For sisters who have chosen the "Cerridwen" Closing Ceremony:
Once everyone has settled into the space we will turn the focus to the guest-of-honour. A big part of a closing ceremony is acknowledging the guest-of-honours journey, as their loved ones hold space for them to share their story.
I encourage the guest-of-honour to physically write out the story that has prompted their transition of womanhood seasons, including:
- Preconception - saying goodbye to the maiden and welcome the next womanhood season;
- Early birth/miscarriage/termination - to honour the journey;
- Postpartum - to integrate and be held sharing your birth story;
- Break-up/Divorce - to acknowledge to end of a significant relationship and clear energetic ties;
- Hysterectomy/Menopause - to honour the womb and welcome the next womanhood season;
- Other life event eg. moving overseas/changing careers - to explore all the lessons learnt.
Please note: If the guest-of-honour is in their early postpartum, it's ideal to write out their birth story as early as possible after birth - starting their story at whatever point feels right. Their recollection of events with morph and change with time, so writing down the events as they remember them (at different points in their postpartum) can be helpful in creating a rich picture of how it looked, felt and transpired for them.