64: Mermaid & Swan Magic with Seren Bertrand

Welcome to another fascinating episode of Unclassified Woman.
It's a biggie so grab a cuppa and a journal ;-)


Today I'm speaking with a treasured mentor of mine, Seren
Bertrand. It's always such a pleasure to speak to her as she
weaves together so many colourful threads of wisdom in what she
shares.


What do mermaids, swans, Isis, harps, and Cornwall have in
common? You might be surprised---and you’ll never know if you
don’t listen to this amazing conversation in today’s show.


We’re talking about feminine consciousness, Celtic traditions,
the interconnectedness between the human body and the earth, how
we tell our stories from generation to generation---and much,
much more. Get ready for some major “Aha” moments!


Seren Bertrand is a womb mystic and midwife of feminine
consciousness who has been a visionary leader in women’s
empowerment for over two decades. She is the co-founder of The
Fountain of Life Feminine Mystery School and the co-author of
Womb Awakening: Initiatory Wisdom from the Creatrix of All Life,
which has been described as a revelation and a masterpiece. It’s
an amazing book and I highly recommend that you get yourself a
copy! 


"Often we are called to a lineage or a place and we don’t know
why. We just have to surrender, listen and travel with it." -
Seren Bertrand


Seren graduated with a degree in English Literature and Modern
Philosophy before embarking on the twin paths of a career in
writing as well as journeying deeply into the spiritual feminine
traditions. Her writing on female Tibetan refugees was nominated
for an Amnesty International Award for human rights reporting.


She is passionate about the practical embodied awakening of women
and men in a mystical yet no-nonsense way which calls us into our
true feelings, brings us back into the body, and roots us into
the wisdom of the earth. 


What you’ll hear in this episode:


How the book-writing process felt like a pregnancy with a
gestation of more than five years---and then a birth.

Receiving the Silver Nautilus Award for the book, which
covers many topics that were considered forbidden and heretical
for thousands of years: menstruation, lunar consciousness, and
birthing wisdom.

For Seren, the book’s release has brought deep feeling states
of the feminine consciousness.

Allowing yourself to become the container for the primordial
birthing energy in every part of nature.

The next book that she and her partner, Azra are already
working on and how it feels like a continuation of that birthing
process.

The academic reading and research that goes into the writing
journey.

Listening with your entire body and not just your mind and
ears and how oral traditions factored into ancient Celtic
Shamanism.

Plans to create an audiobook version with harp accompaniment.

How a book is connected to your voice and vibration, which is
connected to your womb, transmitting waves of energy and sound.

Discovering the path of the swan priestess in Celtic
mythology

The cellular memory in Seren’s DNA of the Druids and Celtic
traditions.

The tradition of the prehistoric, feminine, Shamanistic,
earth-centric womb religion of the faery folk and their history.

Stories as a connection and an intimate weaving of “patchwork
consciousness”.

Seren’s interest from a young age in having a great love for
the land and a feeling that different places have different
personalities and characteristics.

The significance of Cornwall as a sacred site.

How to explain ley lines, womb awakening, and the gift of the
human body.

Understanding that the human body is more than a “mechanical
lump of flesh” and why it’s a sacred landscape.

The benefit of spiritual lineage in how they transmit through
an unbroken thread in epigenetic memory.

The calling in Seren’s life of the harp and how she learned
to play and find her teacher.

Why womb consciousness is the key to all creation.

The story of Cygnus and its significance, Seren’s “Star Swan”
name, and the swan connections to ancient Celtic traditions.

One of the foundations of womb witchcraft: developing a
lineage with the earth.

Why the swan is the symbol of feminine Shamanic traditions in
cultures across the world.

The portals of life and death and the common threads between
the mermaid and the swan.

The mermaid and the swan priestess: not just symbols, but the
legacy of real-life women who are our ancestors who are
transmitting to us.

The significance of the 11th day of the 11th month in Pagan
worship and the swan feast, which is based on the migratory
patterns of the swan.

The interconnectivity of each of us to the earth and the
celestial realm.

The importance of taking guidance from our ancient ancestors:
“You have to connect backward before you can move
forward.”

How stories can find a voice to reveal themselves in
succeeding generations, even in trauma: “If we don’t tell
the story, then we pass it forward to the generations after
us.”

The courage that comes in the gift of going through the
shadows



Resources:


www.thefountainoflife.org  - For more information about
Seren and her work.


Find Seren’s book at www.innertraditions.com or
www.amazon.com  : Womb Awakening: Initiatory Wisdom from the
Creatrix of All Life


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