ALUNA TEMPLE MAGAZINE Edition No3 'INITIATIONS' | Page 26

Next day men were invited to celebrate with us in the great circle around the bonfire.
According to their tradition Mattie and David put some ochre on my face and hands and
announced that they give me the name Thunder Bear Woman - meaning that I embrace the
qualities of masculine and feminine energies like thunder conceiving earth mother.
Suddenly the thunder storm came with heavy rain and I was dancing on the big broom around the
fire with all rejoicing with me.

Later I found out from Grandmother Twylah that:

“thunder beings are powerful entities who offer
humans their assistance in time of major crises.
Their teachings are of truth, and they are filled with
unconditional love.’’
Thunder Medicine © Sherry Reiter

The power of this initiation was in my deep understanding, that it is my medicine to assist
people in meeting their challenges on becoming who they are.
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