IF THERE’S TOPIC THAT I’VE ADDRESSED BEFORE, BUT NEVER FULLY IN-DEPTH, IS SPIRITUAL TRAUMA AT THE HANDS OF ORGANIZED RELIGION (IN MY EXPERIENCE, NONDENOMINATIONAL CHRISTIANITY). SPECIFICALLY, THE WAVE OF 2000’S “PURITY CULTURE.”
☾ PURITY CULTURE IS A SERIES OF TEACHINGS ANCHORED BY THE MAIN PRINCIPLE OF ABSTINENCE UNTIL MARRIAGE. WHILE IT’S TAUGHT TO EVERYONE, THE MAIN FOCUS IS TARGETING WOMAN (AGES 10-18) IN REGARDS TO THEIR “SEXUAL PURITY.” IT PERVERTS THE TRUTH BEHIND SACRED SEXUALITY AND (PARDON MY FRENCH) AND ROYALLY FUCKS OVER THE DIVINE FEMININE. ☾ IT WASN’T UNTIL THE START OF THIS YEAR THAT I HAD A FIRM GRIP ON THE DEPTH OF TRAUMA I HAD BEEN HARBORING FROM BEING RAISED IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW A GENERATION OF WOMEN MAY HAVE BEEN RAISED IN, SO YOU CAN EXPECT ME TO TALK MORE ABOUT IT HERE MOVING FORWARD.
☾ IT’S A NICHE TOPIC, BUT IT’S SOMETHING THAT IMPACTED ME GREATLY AND I KNOW IT WILL FIND OTHERS WHO FEEL THE SAME.
☾ I’M NOT A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, BUT THIS IS A SMALL LIST OF THE THINGS THAT I’VE HAD TO WORK ON TO HEAL THAT TRAUMA. IF ANY OF THESE THINGS RESONATE WITH YOU, MAYBE THIS MESSAGE FOUND YOU FOR A REASON.
☾ WARPED SENSE OF SELF AND LITTLE-TO-NO FOUNDATION FOR PERSONAL IDENTITY
☾ A FEELING OF NOT HAVING BODY AUTONOMY
☾ A DISCONNECT BETWEEN MIND AND SPIRIT VS. THE PHYSICAL BODY
☾ TIGHT OR CHRONICALLY BAD HIP MOBILITY, FROM PENT UP NEGATIVE ENERGY ON THE TOPIC OF SEX AND FEMININITY
☾ A PERCEIVED INABILITY TO FORM HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS (MAINLY ROMANTIC BUT CAN BE OTHERWISE).
☾ AND JUST IN CASE ANYONE NEEDED TO HEAR THIS TODAY… FUCK PURITY CULTURE. IT WASN’T HEALTHY FOR YOU, IT’S NOT THE TRUTH. IT WARPED YOUR SENSE OF YOUR TRUE IDENTITY AS A DIVINE FEMININE. YOU’VE GOT AN ALLY IN THAT HERE AND I WILL REMIND ANYONE WHO NEEDS TO HEAR IT.