Women of the Red Tent

HISTORY OF THE RED TENT
In such ancient cultures as that of Native Americans, Africans, and Chinese, red is a symbolic color of strength or female power. The Red Tent is rooted in ancient Christian history as a gathering place for women. In biblical times, women were admitted to the Red Tent when giving birth or menstruating because the men in their communities feared contamination from these biological processes. In the book “The Spirit of Indian Women”, the author states . . .

“When a woman is having her moon, her blood is flowing, and this blood is full of mysterious powers that are related to childbearing. At this time, she is particularly powerful…a woman’s power and a man’s are opposites, not in a necessarily bad way, but in a good way. Because of the power a woman has during this time, it is best that, out of respect for her men and for their medicinal trinkets and beliefs, she stays away from them. During this time, the men would often build a small lodge for the woman while other female relatives serve on her needs.”

Thus, the Red Tent.

The Red Tent eventually became a sacred gathering area where women went to celebrate life as they learned from one another to strengthen themselves, their families, and their communities.

The many challenges for today’s woman sometimes do not allow her to catch her breath. The pressures of everyday living make her not only wonder just how much she can take but more importantly, is this all there is. Is this it? Henceforth, those inquisitive thoughts and questions can cease because a community exists whereby she can not only discover who and what she is but gain and maintain a better understanding of herself, her species, her universe and her relationship and place in all of it.

As a woman, you are not powerless in any situation. Come and discover yourself “all over again” in real-time and experience the joy of sisterhood with sister friends.

Your Sister’s Keeper
By celebrating and acknowledging our differences, without judgment, together, we women, sister to sister, can cultivate our talents, skills, and abilities for the sake of our families, our communities and the world. By doing these things, we use our gifts as powerful streams of influence to promote change. Change in ourselves as well as those things that we care most deeply about. You can rise no higher than your sisters, so come with open arms and unbowed head, come into the Red Tent and experience the greatest gift we can give one another…rapt attention to one another’s existence…We ARE kindred spirits!

Contact us today to learn how you or a loved one can join the Women of the Red Tent to increase or enhance your sister strength through collective sister understanding to build upon and make better our collective sisterhood.

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