Rite Remembering Part 1 - The Solo Series

In every traditional initiation, the threshold is faced in solitude.

So if birth is supposed to be a rite of passage…

Within 'modern' birth circles, we’ve been told that birth is a rite of passage - and women reclaim birth when we honour this. Books have been written about it!

But what was also suggested, was a midwife stands at the threshold—guardian-ing the rite.

Here’s the problem: A true rite of passage does not have a guardian. A rite of passage requires the initiate to walk alone. That is it's ENTIRE intention, and purpose - as a rite.

So why has birth been framed differently?

And why are birthworkers placed at the center of something that - by its very nature - must be faced alone?

When you look deeper at traditional initiations across cultures, the structure is always the same:

1 The initiate is prepared in advance. Spiritual mentorship before entering the wild.

2 The threshold is crossed alone.No one guiding, or to outsource to.

3 The return is witnessed.The moment the initiate emerges, changed, and is fully received by the community.

How did birth—the most ancient, organic initiation of all—get framed differently?