Why I Love Friday the 13th

Thirteen is a much-abused number. But it was not always so. It refers to the 13 lunar cycles – which are related to women’s monthly cycles (and men’s as well, but those are less obvious).

Perhaps feeling threatened by the power of women, when patriarchies took over, they felt the need to denigrate women. Thus the number 13 became “evil.” Another example of this type of destructive thinking is how they treated the old wise women of villages, who knew which herbs to use and how to heal. They became known as witches. And we all know where that led….

On our special day of Friday the 13th, join me in celebrating the power of 13 for women – and who doesn’t love Fridays??

More info about the 13 lunar cycles: http://home.earthlink.net/~cosmichand/primer.html

http://www.eowynwood.com/