06/13/2025
Friday the 13th is not what youâve been taught!
In mainstream culture, Friday the 13th is often shrouded in superstition, called âunlucky,â whispered about with fear. But the truth is: this day was once revered. Before the rise of patriarchal systems, this day was a sacred day of the Goddess, a celebration of divine feminine power, creativity and magic!
âď¸In many ancient and spiritual traditions, Friday the 13th was considered a powerful and sacred day to honour the Divine Feminine, a time when the veils between seen and unseen were thin, and feminine wisdom flowed freely.
âď¸Friday is named after Freyja, the Norse goddess of love, fertility, sensuality, and war. A fierce and WILD embodiment of feminine sovereignty, Freyja was a keeper of beauty, passion, and magic. Her day was revered as a time to honour women, intuition and the spiral of lifeâs cycles.
âď¸The number 13 is not a curse, it is a sacred number of the moon and the womb. There are 13 lunar cycles in a year, each mirroring the tides of our blood, our emotions, our intuitive knowing. For many cultures, 13 was a holy number, tied to the rhythms of women, the Earth, and the cosmos.
So what happened?
As patriarchal systems took hold, the feminine was feared, and so it was rewritten, turned into myth, shame, and misfortune. Friday the 13th became âunluckyâ not because it was dangerous, but because it was powerful.
Midwives became witches, sacred rites were name heretical and the very symbols of feminine strength, the moon, the cycles, the number 13 were stolen and used to instill fear where there was once reverence.
We reclaim this day as a celebration of the Sacred Feminine, of Freyja, of Oshun, of Yemaya, of Mami Wata.
Do something a little sassy today!
Say NO without explaining yourself, wear the red lipstick and the âtoo muchâ dress that you have been saving for whatever reason, dance, sing and celebrate with your âsistersâ.......
Today, we remember.
Today is ours.