"Now is the time to begin giving at least as much
to yourself, as you have always given to others."
The MAD Goddess
Throughout the ages women have been the nurtures of the world, but there was a time, before the feminine aspect of the Divine was subjugated, when women were creators as well as nurturers.
Stripped of our birthright to sovereign rule over our own lives, women were consigned to the hand rocking the cradle, the power behind the throne, the silent partner.
"The French have a saying, When a woman loses her blood, she finds her voice."
-- Donna Henes, Urban Shaman
Are you ready to let your voice be heard? Are you ready to unleash the MAD Goddess that lies within?
Charge of the MAD Goddess
In the tradition of Baba Yaga, the witch woman,
and Stara Buba, the crazy old woman
we are the MAD Goddess women.
We sound the call of our sisters.
We invoke the spirits of all our crazy women-folk
who have come before us.
We lay claim to the power of
the MAD Goddess within.
We declare our right and privilege
to be forgetful when convenient,
to disagree, even if it is inconvenient for others
and to say "No"when we feel like it.
We shall be outrageous, rampageous,
umbrageous
and courageous whenever it suits us,
but especially when others say we shouldn't.
Henceforth we shall stop doing what we should
and start doing what we always could have.
We shall dance alone or together
without a care to who is watching.
We shall live this second half of life
with Attitude.
This is how midlife and beyond shall be.
Because we said so, that's why.