{"id":18494,"date":"2018-09-01T01:10:59","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T06:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=19070"},"modified":"2018-09-01T01:37:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-01T06:37:40","slug":"a-womans-place-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2018\/09\/01\/a-womans-place-6\/","title":{"rendered":"A Woman\u2019s Place\u2026.."},"content":{"rendered":"

Seemingly random,<\/b><\/span> a Facebook group called “<\/span>Fierce Heart<\/b><\/span>” came to my attention. Knowing nothing about it, but loving the name, I went to take a peek. As a Women’s Empowerment Coach and Red Tent Priestess, I promptly joined, very much in tune with their goals. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Paraphrasing the description found at the group, <\/span>Fierce Heart <\/b><\/span>is all about this: A collective group of women across US using drumming\/chanting\/singing\/noise, expressing their anger\/dismay\/outrage\/disgust, taking power, demanding change. A way to express anger and grief.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Galvanize women and provide a way for them to channel that power and remember that they are a force of nature, something that we always, always forget. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Bring your outrage<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bring your tenacity<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bring you despair<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bring your Fierce Heart<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bring your fists<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brings your drums<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bring your voice<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bring your Fierce Heart”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

******************<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I recently had the pleasure of corresponding with <\/span>Rebecca Singer<\/b><\/span>, one of the founders and admins of the page itself. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SM: Before we talk about Fierce Heart, please tell me a bit about yourself.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RS: <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> I’m a shaman. My teachers were a part Irish, part Lakota woman for 13 years, then Costa Rican Shaman, and finally living with The Reindeer People in Mongolia. I’ve also had careers as an actress, teacher, and singer. I’m 68 years old, have lived in several countries, am proud mother of amazing son, and happily married for 10 years!We live near Woodstock NY with our Costa Rican dogs, cat, and rabbit. (Note from SM: Rebecca’s website is: <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/b>www.shamanicenergy.com<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SM: How did you come up with the idea for Fierce Heart? <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RS: <\/b><\/span>For several months I have been asking for guidance in coming up with a ” right action”,during meditations, for these times we are living in. I went to a recent demonstration and came home feeling very dissatisfied, like something else, something new was needed. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For about 2 years now I have felt the urgent need for women in this country to stand up, speak up, but in the some new authentic way.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When I came back from that demonstration , I had a vision of thousands of women in the streets across this country, expressing their outrage. Making sounds that would be dissonant, disturbing to hear, and that would penetrate buildings, patriarchal systems. Women are not allowed to express outrage, which is a form of love.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SM: It’s apparent that here in the US, and abroad, that women are standing up in droves – running for office, calling out sexual harassment\/assault via #MeToo, and so on. Do you consider Fierce Heart to be a part of this wider women’s movement? <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RS: <\/b><\/span> Yes and no. Yes, in that it is on the continuum of women finding their power and voice.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

No….in that it is a new form. Women have been taught for centuries to tone it down, not get Too Emotional, hysterical, too anything. Yet women feel very deeply, and there is a way in which women truly are a force of nature and most women have lost touch with their wild self. So Fierce Heart is out of the Patriarchal box. It us an invitation for women to find the roots of their true voices, through the expression of outrage at this world we live in today. It is not attached to any one political movement. It is about Waking up Women as a force.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SM: I know you have collaborators – is this something you came up with together, or was it your brainchild and you approached them about joining you? <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RS: <\/b><\/span>This was my idea, though I would say it was an idea that came through me. I asked Erin Kaiser what she thought about it, and Vct Pohl, and Deb Rodney….what did they think. These are women I trust, so Erin made the Facebook page, Vct Pohl came on as an administrator and came up with the name.and Deb started doing some writing about it. My other good friends came on board.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SM: How many would you say have joined the Fierce Heart Facebook group thus far? <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RS: <\/b><\/span>We have 800 members. How many of them are actually practicing, I don’t know. I do know that 2 of them are going to be taking this to Bulgaria and there is a women’s group in the UK and members in about 8 states in the USA. at least. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What I believe is that women have to understand that making these sounds in circles with other women is freeing, not traumatizing. Outrage about the planet is bigger than personal anger, and although the sounds make bring up personal memories, if women get together and express their outrage on behalf of animals, the earth, the air, the water……it is healing.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SM: It is my hope that this article would expand that many-fold. What is the ultimate goal of Fierce Heart?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RS: <\/b><\/span>In my mind, the ultimate goal is for women to quit getting stuck in divisive issues and come together to express their outrage, which is a form of fierce love. It’s not personal angst, its way beyond that. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It’s howling for the dying polar bears, for the plastic filled oceans, for immigrants being separated from their families. Choose your interest. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I see circles of Fierce Heat Women with banners that say Fierce Heat participating in demonstrations in circles Using Sound to shift the energy. Not getting stuck in language. Sound is powerful. Sound is a game changer. I want women to find their authentic Voices, not have to sound like men to be heard. First sounds, then words. People are very results oriented, goal oriented, but change is not linear. One thing makes another possible. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Energy builds in leaps and spurts. I hope Fierce Heart becomes a movement that endures, that allows women to take to the street, form circles, and make this sound that has been missing on this planet for so many generations. Because the goal is empowerment of women outside a patriarchal structure.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SM: Do you see this going beyond the November elections?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RS: <\/b><\/span>I hope this goes beyond elections, but this is not up to me. We have a goal of getting as many women as possible outside Oct 21st to make sounds. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If the timing is right, this will have its own life. Women will realize this is empowering and energizing. It’s all about if women are willing and ready to wake up. I personally feel that humanity is in big need of women waking up. Big need. Women need to know they ARE a force of nature. They are powerful. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

********************************<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fierce Heart <\/b><\/i><\/span>is definitely a place for women to be. We need to find our hearts, our voice, our power. With these, together we can change the world.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I encourage all of you to check out the the Facebook <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>Fierce Heart <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>group:<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/b><\/i>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/221315182029680\/<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u> <\/b><\/i>and see if it is good place for you, too! There are sample videos of what a <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>Fierce Heart<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> practice can look and sound like, as well as a downloadable poster for those who might wish to start a local group.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I, for one, am planning on starting a local <\/i><\/span>Fierce Heart<\/b><\/i><\/span> group here in southern Massachusetts; if you live around that area or in nearby RI and are interested, please email me at MysticalShores@gmail.com<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

***<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

About the Author:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Susan Morgaine<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u00a0is a Daughter of the Goddess, Witch, Writer,\u00a0Teacher, Healer,\u00a0and\u00a0Yogini.\u00a0She is a monthly columnist with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>PaganPages.org<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0Her writings can be found in The Girl God Anthologies,\u00a0\u201cWhatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cJesus, Mohammed and the Goddess\u201d, as well as Mago Publications\u00a0\u201cShe Rises, Volume 2, and \u201cCelebrating Seasons of the Goddess\u201d. She has also been published in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jareeda<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>SageWoman<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0magazines.\u00a0She is a Certified Women\u2019s Empowerment Coach\/Facilitator through\u00a0She is the author of \u201cMy Name is Isis<\/a>\u201d, one in the series of the \u201cMy Name Is\u2026\u2026\u2026\u201d children\u2019s books published by The Girl God Publications.\u00a0A Woman International, founded by Patricia Lynn Reilly. She has long been involved in Goddess Spirituality and Feminism, teaching classes and workshops, including Priestessing Red Tents within MA and RI. She is entering her 20th year teaching Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, being a Certified instructor through the Kundalini Research Institute, as well as being a Reiki Master. She is a member of the Sisterhood of Avalon. She can be found at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>https:\/\/mysticalshores.wordpress.com\/\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>and her email is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MysticalShores@gmail.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My Name is Isis<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seemingly random, a Facebook group called “Fierce Heart” came to my attention. Knowing nothing about it, but loving the name, I went to take a peek. As a Women’s Empowerment Coach and Red Tent Priestess, I promptly joined, very much in tune with their goals. Paraphrasing the description found at the group, Fierce Heart is all about this: A collective group of women across US using drumming\/chanting\/singing\/noise, expressing their anger\/dismay\/outrage\/disgust, taking power, demanding change. A way to express anger and grief. Galvanize women and provide a way for them to channel that power and remember that they are a force of nature, something that we always, always forget. “Bring your outrage Bring your tenacity Bring you despair Bring your Fierce Heart Bring your fists Brings your drums Bring your voice Bring your Fierce Heart” ****************** I recently had the pleasure of corresponding with Rebecca Singer, one of the founders and admins of the page itself. SM: Before we talk about Fierce Heart, please tell me a bit about yourself. RS: I’m a shaman. My teachers were a part Irish, part Lakota woman for 13 years, then Costa Rican Shaman, and finally living with The Reindeer People in Mongolia. I’ve also had careers as an actress, teacher, and singer. I’m 68 years old, have lived in several countries, am proud mother of amazing son, and happily married for 10 years!We live near Woodstock NY with our Costa Rican dogs, cat, and rabbit. (Note from SM: Rebecca’s website is: www.shamanicenergy.com SM: How did you come up with the idea for Fierce Heart? RS: For several months I have been asking for guidance in coming up with a ” right action”,during meditations, for these times we are living in. I went to a recent demonstration and came home feeling very dissatisfied, like something else, something new was needed. For about 2 years now I have felt the urgent need for women in this country to stand up, speak up, but in the some new authentic way. When I came back from that demonstration , I had a vision of thousands of women in the streets across this country, expressing their outrage. Making sounds that would be dissonant, disturbing to hear, and that would penetrate buildings, patriarchal systems. Women are not allowed to express outrage, which is a form of love. SM: It’s apparent that here in the US, and abroad, that women are standing up in droves – running for office, calling out sexual harassment\/assault via #MeToo, and so on. Do you consider Fierce Heart to be a part of this wider women’s movement? RS: Yes and no. Yes, in that it is on the continuum of women finding their power and voice. No….in that it is a new form. Women have been taught for centuries to tone it down, not get Too Emotional, hysterical, too anything. Yet women feel very deeply, and there is a way in which women truly are a force of nature and most women have lost touch with their wild self. So Fierce Heart is out of the Patriarchal box. It us an invitation for women to find the roots of their true voices, through the expression of outrage at this world we live in today. It is not attached to any one political movement. It is about Waking up Women as a force. SM: I know you have collaborators – is this something you came up with together, or was it your brainchild and you approached them about joining you? RS: This was my idea, though I would say it was an idea that came through me. I asked Erin Kaiser what she thought about it, and Vct Pohl, and Deb Rodney….what did they think. These are women I trust, so Erin made the Facebook page, Vct Pohl came on as an administrator and came up with the name.and Deb started doing some writing about it. My other good friends came on board. SM: How many would you say have joined the Fierce Heart Facebook group thus far? RS: We have 800 members. How many of them are actually practicing, I don’t know. I do know that 2 of them are going to be taking this to Bulgaria and there is a women’s group in the UK and members in about 8 states in the USA. at least. What I believe is that women have to understand that making these sounds in circles with other women is freeing, not traumatizing. Outrage about the planet is bigger than personal anger, and although the sounds make bring up personal memories, if women get together and express their outrage on behalf of animals, the earth, the air, the water……it is healing. SM: It is my hope that this article would expand that many-fold. What is the ultimate goal of Fierce Heart? RS: In my mind, the ultimate goal is for women to quit getting stuck in divisive issues and come together to express their outrage, which is a form of fierce love. It’s not personal angst, its way beyond that. It’s howling for the dying polar bears, for the plastic filled oceans, for immigrants being separated from their families. Choose your interest. I see circles of Fierce Heat Women with banners that say Fierce Heat participating in demonstrations in circles Using Sound to shift the energy. Not getting stuck in language. Sound is powerful. Sound is a game changer. I want women to find their authentic Voices, not have to sound like men to be heard. First sounds, then words. People are very results oriented, goal oriented, but change is not linear. One thing makes another possible. Energy builds in leaps and spurts. I hope Fierce Heart becomes a movement that endures, that allows women to take to the street, form circles, and make this sound that has been missing on this planet for so many generations. Because the goal is empowerment of women outside a patriarchal structure. SM: Do you see this going beyond the November elections? RS: I hope this goes beyond elections, but this is not up to me. We have a goal of getting as many women as possible outside Oct 21st to make sounds. If the timing is right, this will have its own life. Women will realize this is empowering and energizing. It’s all about if women are willing and ready to wake up. I personally feel that humanity is in big need of women waking up. Big need. Women need to know they ARE a force of nature. They are powerful. ******************************** Fierce Heart is definitely a place for women to be. We need to find our hearts, our voice, our power. With these, together we can change the world. I encourage all of you to check out the the Facebook Fierce Heart group: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/221315182029680\/ and see if it is good place for you, too! There are sample videos of what a Fierce Heart practice can look and sound like, as well as a downloadable poster for those who might wish to start a local group. I, for one, am planning on starting a local Fierce Heart group here in southern Massachusetts; if you live around that area or in nearby RI and are interested, please email me at MysticalShores@gmail.com *** About the Author: Susan Morgaine\u00a0is a Daughter of the Goddess, Witch, Writer,\u00a0Teacher, Healer,\u00a0and\u00a0Yogini.\u00a0She is a monthly columnist with\u00a0PaganPages.org\u00a0Her writings can be found in The Girl God Anthologies,\u00a0\u201cWhatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cJesus, Mohammed and the Goddess\u201d, as well as Mago Publications\u00a0\u201cShe Rises, Volume 2, and \u201cCelebrating Seasons of the Goddess\u201d. She has also been published in\u00a0Jareeda\u00a0and\u00a0SageWoman\u00a0magazines.\u00a0She is a Certified Women\u2019s Empowerment Coach\/Facilitator through\u00a0She is the author of \u201cMy Name is Isis\u201d, one in the series of the \u201cMy Name Is\u2026\u2026\u2026\u201d children\u2019s books published by The Girl God Publications.\u00a0A Woman International, founded by Patricia Lynn Reilly. She has long been involved in Goddess Spirituality and Feminism, teaching classes and workshops, including Priestessing Red Tents within MA and RI. She is entering her 20th year teaching Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, being a Certified instructor through the Kundalini Research Institute, as well as being a Reiki Master. She is a member of the Sisterhood of Avalon. She can be found at\u00a0https:\/\/mysticalshores.wordpress.com\/\u00a0and her email is\u00a0MysticalShores@gmail.com My Name is Isis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":212,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/212"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18494\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}