Women have lost their faith in themselves and their bodies. We are taught to seek out the opinions of experts, as if our own perceptions and innate wisdom are not to be trusted. We are not qualified to determine what is best for ourselves. Surely our bodies will betray us. Not if, but when?
Birth is an intimate experience. Most other species birth in privacy. Disturbing the mother can interfere with the birthing process. Only human primates need to have a theatre in which to give birth, a large cast of characters and multiple high dollar props. The high tech machinery alone requires a large amount of space. We need bright lights, as bright as possible please, and supplies wrapped in obnoxiously noisy paper wrap. There's no way to unwrap those covertly! Distractions are the name of the game, lots of people, staff and housekeeping going in and out of the room. Distractions, measurements, assessments, checks, questions and directions, directed labor, managed labor all keep the mother from going within, where her power and wisdom reside.
Women have been conditioned to fear birth, to fear the pain and travail of birth. Why be bothered with discomfort when there are pharmaceuticals to alleviate pain? Why not? Well, what if the pain of childbirth serves a purpose? I believe it does! I believe the purpose of the travails of labor is to solidify the bonding between the mother and the baby and to prepare one for the travails of parenting a child. If drugs are used to alleviate the pain of life, then as a parent you will need a lifetime supply as parenting can be painful.
The extremes of labor brings a woman face to face with her perceived limitations. Her resources are called upon. It is not easy, this "labor". It is truly a labor of love.
I believe this was an intentional theft of one of the paths of power available to women. It was so gradual, and under the guise of alleviating our suffering, that women were not even aware of the damage being done. Now the path is hidden. The way is obscured.
Why did women give up their power? We were deceived, misguided, misled and misdirected. Not only did they take our births away, they also took our children away. Women were persuaded to hand over their little darlings to strangers for many hours per day under the guise of the woman finding her power and fulfillment throughout work or a career outside of the home, instead of realizing the sacred work of raising their own children to be human beings.
The stage is set for turning over other important things in your life to the experts, such as your family's health or your child's education. School is where they develop their world view. Beware the experts! We are then taught to willingly hand over our adult male, and now female children, to defend our corporate world takeover. It is shameful!
Now we have a generally dysfunctional society full of dysfunctional people and dysfunctional families.
Be your own expert. Acknowledge the truths. Chart a course and sail forth...
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