Coming of Age Ceremony

On Sunday we were invited to take part in an Apache Coming of Age Ceremony.  Robin, the young lady, had recently turned 13.  Upon our arrival we visited with family.  When it was time for the ceremony the Shamanic Practitioner gave us instructions.  We stood in a circle drawn with corn meal.  In the circle on a blanket were medicine tools (burning sage, a feather fan and a few other things.)  We were instructed to hold hands and to look at the ground, we could not look at Robin until the end of the ceremony.  It was time for us to remember her as a little girl as she was now becoming a woman.  Near the end of the ceremony 4 women of importance in Robin’s life, entered the circle with her, one at each of the directions of the Medicine Wheel.  Each woman gave Robin words of wisdom about being a woman.  After Robin was presented to us as a woman we danced in a circle until it became a spiral.  (this is just a brief synopsis of the ceremony)

It was a beautiful ceremony and we were honored to be a part of it.  My Wonder Filled Moment was being witness to a girl becoming a woman.  Thank you, Robin and family for inviting us to be a part of this.

In Gratitude,

Linda G