Channeling the Inner Warrior

Ladies, you may be channeling your Inner Warrior without knowing it, 'cuz your battle cries and bone-gnawing power struggles are followed by the consumption of a large bag of cheese curls or tears shed over leather-bound family photo albums. A sudden upwelling of anger may be indicative of the need to create necessary change, not of being emotionally volatile, just as a sudden wave of sadness may indicate loss and grief you need to fully process, not hysteria, bad humors or what today they call a chemical imbalance.

What I call, Menstrual Awareness Detox or M.A.D, is the hyper-sensitivity currently labeled P.M.S.. Emotional purging of the nervous system, clears out tension and emotions built up over the month, just as sloughing clears out the uterine lining that has built up. We can thank evolution for our cyclical nature. Moodiness is next to Godliness. With the righteous indignation of PMS Phenomenon and the power and determination of birthing women, is it any wonder that in ancient Greece, Athens was named for Pallas Athena? Goddess Victoria's visage graced the primary currency.

Ever felt independent, needy, horny, and anxious all at the very same couple of minutes? Yes? Now that you realize that you are Emotional-Multitasking, do you reign in your emotions and restore balance or ride out the waves? Tuvan throat singers of Siberia sing four tunes at one time, and although it is not always pretty, it is a spiritual experience.

During PMS, you may evoke your inner Warrior goddess. You may enjoy the sound of snapping pencils as much as chirping birds. However, during your moontime, you may have vivid dreams and visions, creative bursts of inspiration and have lightening bolt revelations. The hyper-awareness is worth the descent into ordinary madness, in which you may channel the Jukebox of Cosmic Consciousness.

Place Warrior Goddesses on the office mini-fridge or your inside your gym locker. Celtic Maeve, Roman Minerva, Norse Freyja, and Babylonian Ishtar who were called upon to maintain peace, defend boundaries and win battles. Those pictures might help you win the favor of a managerial Vulture Goddess or inspire an attorney-at-law Blood Rites Goddess to come to your aid when you need help.