Mother’s Council

In my heart I hold a vision of women, wise women, gathering together in a great Circle.  

In this vision I can see us, hands clasped around the great central fire, stars shining above and the wind in the trees.  It is rustling my hair.  Can you feel the breeze brush your cheek? We are here together. 

We have gathered in the sacred grove to share wisdom and knowledge, to offer prayer and blessings, to learn, to hold council, to be nourished and inspired, to connect with the deepest truths within ourselves, to connect with Spirit, to connect with each other.

In this vision, we gather often in this way: We receive and share wisdom to inspire and guide us in our daily lives; we return to our work and our families refreshed, with renewed clarity, direction, and joy. 

We know we are not alone, but thriving together in co-creation with Life. 

In this vision we know our value and we walk in our truth. We are unafraid to Voice our knowledge and share our wisdom.  We welcome the wisdom of others, and are glad for it. 

We are Wise Women- and we know it.  

This gathering is a special one, held for a special purpose. It is a gathering for women who have received and answered that sacred call to motherhood, and are now walking through the initiatory fire cycles of that unique and powerful path of awakening we know as motherhood.

This sacred gathering is called the Mother’s Council.

 

The Mother’s Council is a special gathering just for mothers- mothers of all ages and stages, from pregnant new mamas to great-grandmothers, and all the mothering phases in between. Like all sacred circles, it is an opportunity to be nourished and uplifted, restored and inspired; to bless and be blessed; to connect with others, with Spirit, and with ourselves. But the Mother’s Council holds a very sacred purpose beyond all this:

The Mother’s Council is where mothers Speak Truth & Share Wisdom.

This Truth and Wisdom is the ground, the foundation, the frequency from which we Hold Vision together. In the Mother’s Council, we hold vision for our lives, offering blessings and prayer for our children and families, for our communities, for the land, and for all Creation.


 

What Happens at the Mother’s Council?

The Mother’s Council is a safe and sacred space to gather together with other mothers to connect, center within, offer blessings, and share your truth.

At the Mother’s Council we will:

  • Open Sacred Space

  • Hold Vision

  • Share intentions

  • Offer prayer

  • Sing together

  • Connect within & with each other

  • Have fun together!

  • And always, the heart of it all: Speak Truth & Share Wisdom

 

The Mother’s Council is like a flower, each petal a gift that we receive- and give- through our participation in the circle:

Nourishment: Rejuvenation, peace, presence

Inspiration: Upliftment, sweetness, joy, insight

Connection with Yourself: New awareness of your own truth, conviction & personal wisdom

Connection with Other Mamas: Discover a community of amazing, heart-led mothers!

Connection with the Sacred: Tap into your sense of spirituality & connect with Divine Presence

Vision, Prayer & Blessings: For yourself, your family, your community, and the world

 
 

At the Heart of this flower is the true purpose of the Mother’s Council: to provide an opportunity for mothers to Speak Truth and Share Wisdom.

Each mother is invited to speak her Truth, to share with the Council a small facet of the vast wisdom that lives within her.

She Speaks what she Knows, and she is Received with respect and appreciation. 

And in this we receive the greatest gifts of all:

 
 

Voice Your Inner Wise Woman

The invitation to Speak Truth and Share Wisdom calls us to connect with the deepest, wisest, truest part of ourselves.  It asks us move beyond our self-doubts and self-perceived inadequacies, and reach to connect with that part of us that Knows.  It invites us to create a space to receive the wisdom within us, to attune to the higher frequency of our wisdom body and discover the truth and knowledge that lives within us.  And the invitation doesn’t stop there.

Not only are we asked to connect with this inner truth, but we are invited to speak this truth aloud, unapologetically, in an environment of love and respect.  We are asked to stand in our truth, to authentically express the wisdom that moves within us, to share what we Know- that we and others may benefit from it.

The opportunity to SPEAK our Truth- not to “talk about” the things we think, or go into the story of the drama that lead to our breakthrough, but to actually speak the wisdom means that we must shift into the vibrational state/mindset of our Wisdom Self.  By speaking our Truth in this way, we embody- even if only for a short time at first- our deepest, truest, wisest essence.  Like any thing we practice, the more we do this, it becomes easier and easier to tap into our inner wisdom any time we want to.

This capacity for connection with our Wisdom Self and for Authentic Expression is the fundamental ground of intentional, sovereign parenting and of our own spiritual growth and evolution.  This is where the magic happens.  And it is a medicine that we all need to fully embody and express who we came here to be.

 
 

Be Received In Your Truth

In the Mother’s Council we are not only offered the opportunity to connect with and share our wisdom, but we are given the opportunity to be received in our Truth.  Rarely are we invited to access and share our Truth- but even more rarely are we truly received in our wisdom.  

We all have so much wisdom; we have learned so much from our life's journey- yet so rarely do we feel we have an opportunity or an invitation to share that hard-won wisdom with others.  This is that opportunity (and it won't be the last!). 

What does it mean to be deeply received in our Truth?  It means our words- and the deep space within us where they come from- are respected.  We are taken seriously.  We are listened to.  We are loved and accepted for who we are and what we share.  We are SEEN.   

The reason why so many of us long for this is experience is because on a deep level we know how very very powerful this experience is: when we are fully received by others, we are able to receive ourselves more fully than ever before.  We own our power.  We begin to see ourselves as someone worth listening to, someone who has wisdom, someone who knows her own mind, someone with good instincts and valuable knowledge.  Not only this, we begin to get access to the specifics of our own unique knowledge and wisdom, in a way that both we and others can benefit from it.  There is confidence, esteem, and appreciation for ourselves that grows from this- and so much more. 

We learn that it is safe to walk in to world knowing our power AND sharing it.  

We can give each other this gift, by holding space to receive the wisdom of each other.  Together we can create an environment that IS safe, loving and respectful, and in this way we can develop our courage to walk our wisdom out into the world.  And there is nothing more potent or valuable for the world, for ourselves, and for our children, than that gift.  

YOU are a gift to this world.  It is time you knew exactly why.  Come to the Mother's Council, and discover the wisdom that you have to share.  You may be surprised at the Truth that speaks forth from your own lips.

 
 

Gift Others With Your Wisdom

The third gift of Speaking Truth and Sharing Wisdom in the Mother’s Council is completely obvious, but so so important to point out: When you speak your Truth and share your Wisdom, we all get to receive (and benefit by) your wisdom!  We all get to be inspired, blessed, guided and uplifted by your knowing and your truth.  

It is time that we stopped allowing ourselves to suppressed, held back or covered up.  We need to move beyond patterns of petty jealousy, and recognize that we- and all the rest of the world- benefits when each of us is operating in her full strength, living her unique genius and sharing her unique wisdom.  We need each other!  There is a reason each of us is on this Earth right now.  It is time that we give each other permission to share what we have learned and discovered, to inspire and support each other, to be bring forth our light to shine as brightly as possible.  We need your light.  

This world needs you, specifically.  Your kids need you, not some generic mom or babysitter that keeps them out of harm’s way. The wisdom you have gained along the path you have walked, the lessons you have learned, the knowing you intuitively hold: it is needed.  Your wisdom is unique, beautiful, and precious.  

What wisdom lives within you that wants to be shared?

 

If you long for this kind of sacred space with other mothers, if you feel called to this gathering and inspired by this possibility, please join us at the next Mother’s Council! 

Monthly Gatherings:

Virtually (by Zoom): First Week of the Month, day & time variable

In Person (Northeast Connecticut, USA): Third Tuesday, 7pm EST. 

This event is free, and welcome to mothers of all ages and stages.


And if you feel called, inspired, excited by this possibility… BUT… are also feeling a bit of self-doubt, I’d like to share with you some things that I Know.

THIS I KNOW:

~ There is a wise Inner Goddess within you.  There is a place of deep Knowing that exists within you, that you can tap in to at any time.  You have Truth, Knowledge and Wisdom to share.


~ Your life doesn’t have to be perfect and you don’t have to feel inspired or happy all the time in order to: a) have deep wisdom within you  b) access that wisdom, or c) be worthy of sharing your wisdom.  

There is a wisdom within us- what some call our True Essence, our Higher Self, our Divine Nature- that has always been within us, undiminished despite whatever challenges, traumas or “failures” it seems that we have experienced.  AND, it is often through the fires of adversity that wisdom and knowledge is deepened and expanded within us. When we receive our own wisdom, we are better able to address the current challenges in our lives.

Waiting around until we stumble upon perfection before tapping into our inner wisdom is backwards.  It is by accessing our wisdom that we are able to receive the support of our own inner knowing to inspire, inform, and guide our own lives- and through this ever-evolving path of knowing and expressing our Truth we are able to create true thriving and deep satisfaction in our- and our family’s- lives. 


~ It doesn’t matter how “spiritual” or “religious” you think you are or are not.  We are speaking to the most fundamental and universal of all that is sacred and holy: Life itself.  You are a child of Creation, and the wisdom of the Life Force runs through you.  Together we gather in a sacred way to bless and celebrate Life, and learn to walk in harmony with All Our Relations.


~ This gathering is inherently reverent, respectful and non-judgemental.  It is a safe space to be yourself and to share yourself.  There is no “right way” to be, and you don’t have to “come up with” something “smart” to say.  We are simply speaking to each other from the Heart, sharing, expressing, blessing, and holding vision for that which is dearest to us.  We are all different, and part of the beauty in this world is to behold and receive the gorgeous uniqueness that we each bring to the circle.  You are welcome, and you are valued.  Please consider sharing your light with all of us.


~ The Mother’s Council is a practice.  That means it is a space for engagement, exploring, learning, expressing and connecting.  It is not a performance and it does not require or desire “perfection” (what would that even mean??).  It is a circle that we can come back to again and again for nourishment and inspiration, to pray and offer blessings for our world, to receive the wisdom of others and to tap into our own wisdom.  It is a place where we can share the best of ourselves and step into our own power.  It is a place where we can grow into discovering what that might mean for us, right now.  

~ When you consistently tap into your Core Knowing and explore what it is like to speak that Truth aloud, you are transformed.  Your view of yourself- and of the world around you- changes.  This world needs women who know how to hold their power and speak their Truth.  Our families and our children need mothers who are anchored into their own Inner Wisdom: who can access peace in times of turmoil, confidence in decisions, and stand sovereign in their Truth despite the opinions of others.  The Mother’s Council is that place where we can gather together as mothers to help each other to connect with that strong, powerful Wise Woman within us- and bring her forth into the world more and more.                                        

Your Voice is needed.  Come Speak to Us.

Testimonials

“Most of my adult life has been dedicated to mothering. It is the role that calls the most from me and that occupies the majority of my time and energy.

Yet when I first heard about the Mother's Council, it seemed too hard to make the time for it; I didn't know exactly what I would get from it and I didn't feel “qualified" to participate.  Even though I've been a mother for nearly 20 years!  And now I was telling myself that taking two hours a month to be with other mothers is too much?!  And I realized: that right there is why there needs to be a Mothers’ Council, and why I need to participate!   

As it turns out, the Council was very much a meet you where you are type of thing. Happy, overwhelmed, grieving, peaceful, it didn’t matter.  Every mother and her genuine feelings and experiences were welcomed. 

And so now when I have those days when it seems too much to commit to a zoom call or those days when I feel too self-conscious to speak my truth, I know that those are the days that it is the most important for me to join.”

- Aimée

“I have participated in two of Rhiannon’s Mother’s Councils, on Zoom.

I was pleasantly surprised that Zoom didn’t detract at all from my experience of deep meditation, reflection and connection.

The Mothers Council uses among other things, drumming, song, sharing from your wisdom and heart and gives you the freedom to speak when and if you are moved to.

No one has to speak or share. In the last Council a woman was ill but wanted to be a part of the circle. She chose to mute herself and turn off her video. She never said a word, but was held in love and was a full part of the circle.

I’m amazed how many times I have been moved to tears by others and my own shares. When invited to share our wisdom or a prayer I never know what to say; but I know it doesn’t have to be perfect and I trust that what I’m moved to say is exactly what I and maybe others need to hear.

Each time I have participated in the Mother’s Council I have come away feeling deeply nourished.

I encourage Mothers of all ages, new moms, older moms and grandma's to give it a try.”

~ Donna

“I am so glad that I decided to join Rhiannon’s Mother’s Council. This sacred space enables mothers, of all ages, to express themselves in a caring atmosphere. Rhiannon makes it so easy to share thoughts, intentions, personal truths, and emotions freely, through her welcoming nature and loving guidance. At times, I was surprised at my inner thoughts bursting forth to share with the Council members. 

     Rhiannon incorporates blessings, music, and songs into the circle, inviting members to join in with her, if they wish to participate. She encourages individuality and freedom of expression, without any judgment. 

     Thank you, Rhiannon, for this wonderful gift!”

~ Fleming