To me...

What does it mean to be a women to follow the goddess Babalon? To me its all about the refusal of none, of nothing. To do and accept everything in life, to live free from the repression of the Christian world. Woman has not had an easy ride. In the last aeon she has been classified into too many boxes, we have been torn apart and stripped down and put into shackles. Punished for something that might not have happened. Punished for our wanting of more, basically been put in our places. To me Babalon is my freedom, she is the breath in my lungs and the passion in my loins, she is my lust and sexual power! My unstoppable need to be free!

We live in a world where free women are called names like slut and whore. What for? Being free expressing our own sexual power, giving into desire? The word sex is not a dirty word, the act of sex is not a sin it isn't something that we should feel ashamed about. Those days have gone and if they haven't, well they shall. Sex is as natural as taking a breath, it's a need like sleep and a heart beat. We are, all of us created in that moment of passion, in the true moment where we are truly alive and one with that divine spark. Who in that one moment has not forgotten themselves totally, and given in to that roar? Who has not given in to that animal inside them, in that pure moment of orgasm?

But let's not be animals, let's strive for more. That energy I create in that moment of passion is to me Babalon. I clear a space, I see the goddess and then in that moment I become the goddess. I become one with her, my pleasure is hers, my delight is her delight.

Women are changing we are becoming as strong as men; we are sharpening our swords ready to stand side by side in battle. We are ripping apart these “boxes” and standing on our own two feet. We are woman, we are free and equal! Highly driven and always wanting more, we don't need to be a wife or a mother to find our place in the world, we are doing it off our own backs. It always takes me back to see how far we have come, how many miles on the journey we have walked together. I am so thankful for everyone that took a stand and in doing so took a risk, all so I can be here today writing this in freedom.

I am not ashamed of what I am, I am proud of my body, my tempting ways, I am a huntress on the prowl with needs that need to be fulfilled. It is not just love I am seeking it is force and fire. I am Babalon!

I am not afraid of the power of myself, of the driving force of my sex. It is strong and powerful, it is my own bench mark. I am not maddened by the repression of the feminine, I have chosen the path to walk down with power, my freedom on this plane is my own. I am not a slave to the machine but make my own path, carve out my own steps up this mountain to enlightenment. I hear the call of the wind and answer, I feel the power of the moon stir me in my own cycle and I feel alive. It is not a curse but a symbol of what I am, a women. This power is mine and also yours, no person can take this away from you, it's in your DNA. You have the right to be free, you have the right to give in to lust and sex without feeling the shame of our forefathers. We are the children of this new Aeon, we do not feel shame, we don't not feel restriction, we feel love, light and liberty!

So to me, to be a Scarlet Women is to be me, to try new things, refuse no point of view, no action, to feel everything that this world has to offer and in doing so feel none of the shame and restriction that is meant to go with it. I do not judge in the hope that you do not judge me, but if you do that's okay. Call me a whore and I will smile, call me a slut and I will be filled with joy, these are your words not mine. I have taken them back and in me I have made them strong again!