the divine postpartum: a manual to accompany and be accompanied

It is of great importance that we think of the process of transformation that a women’s body goes through from the very moment of conception. Physically, a woman’s body changes and modifies drastically during gestation, now the return to that body will be again a profound transformation. In hormonal terms, our body also goes through very drastic changes from conception, to gestation, birth and post-partum, and it is well recognized that our hormones are responsible for our emotional states and health in general, in every person, this is why when we analyse all the hormonal movement and the physical changes that occur from conception, we will then understand the importance of helping to stabilize the mother in her multiple dimensions.The post-partum, in the native peoples cosmovision, is considered a very important time in a woman’s life, forwhich she prepares during her life so that she can navigate each of the phases in a more conscious and pleasurable way. A woman spends nine months in the full moon phase, in this phase of the cycle she anchors herself within the archetype of the mother. In this stage she stops menstruating and she is maintained this bright phase of female cyclicity, but then, once she arrives to the birth, she opens up and with all that heat force retained inside of her body, brings her baby into the world, which leaves her very tired, cold, and with very special necessities that mean she will never be the same woman again.Although fecundation, pregnancy and birth have their own challenges, the main difficulties arrive just after birth, given that generally we are not taught that it could be a vulnerable phase in the life of a woman. But the fact is that there are cases where postpartum depression occurs and modern science has alreadystarted to consider the importance of this period and have commenced to generate different treatments. Even so, generally only the physical wellbeing of the woman is treated, without consideration for their emotional, mental and subtle energetic state.This big period of post-partum for the Muisca tradition means the stage of the waning moon. The waning moon is a very dim light, but this light is enough to guide us through to find our path, because, in fact when the moon is waning it is losing its shine. One is going into the depths and darkness, which is the new moon. It is the chance to die and be reborn. Read more