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The harmonious aspects are characterised by feelings of: love, contentment and satisfaction of needs, feelings of being bathed in the nourishing amniotic waters, feelings of warmth, protection and safety, blissful states of symbiotic union, union with the Divine, union with the Great Mother, and union with the Cosmic Void. The challenging experiences can be due to the absorption of unmediated toxicity in the form of: medications, drugs and environmental toxins which enter into the mothers system, invasive or intrusive medical procedures, the mothers stress and emotional state, relational violence in the home or culture, feeling unwelcome, not wanted or feeling unloved, experiencing the effects of severe illness or trauma our mother may experience, shock and grief if loss occurs (e.g. twin, parent or family member), threatened miscarriage or abortion. Image credit: Painting by Olena Provencher, From The Astrology of Love and Relationships by Renn Butler. Used with Permission from Renn Butler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b9efe30ef7163caa81c8a5/64681690-8315-4907-8cb5-0183fd2f5ca2/BPM+2+-+Saturn+Archetype.png Perinatal Matrices - bpm 2 The onset of labour begins the process of feeling immense pressure to escape the birth canal. The contractions and extreme forces of constriction and pressure are experienced as a vital threat to the self’s existence. The previous feelings of Primal Union with the Mother fade out of our awareness and we are catapulted into the underworld terrain – the archetypal experience of Saturn. Our mothers cervix is not yet open, and our movement is restricted, hence in our body and psyche we can have experiences of foreboding darkness, a ‘no exit’ situation, or impending death. During or just preceding this phase, we might have been subjected to the experience of an induction or cervical stretch and sweep to ‘bring on labour’, or a vaginal examination. We might experience the side effects of medications in our mothers system, either ingested, injected, inserted or inhaled. We may experience the atmosphere of panic from those in the birth space. We may feel engulfed in the emotions and pain our mother is experiencing. Image credit: Painting by Olena Provencher, From The Astrology of Love and Relationships by Renn Butler. Used with Permission from Renn Butler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b9efe30ef7163caa81c8a5/10fe1e6f-e0f8-4419-b8ac-b1a96143c6b1/BPM+3+-+Pluto+Archetype.png Perinatal Matrices - bpm 3 In this phase of labour the mother’s cervix is opening more to allow for the baby to emerge. Here experiences of liminality can deepen. We can begin to feel the dynamic forces erupting and a surge of energy encouraging us through the birth canal, freeing us from the previous feeling of being trapped. The forces are immense, we can feel suffocation, strangulation, crushing pressures, and a profound struggle for survival. It can feel like death, but we can also feel the powerful urge to be free. This phase of labour often encompasses the experience of ‘transition’, as we meet the dynamic death-rebirth struggle. In babies born in the breech vaginal presentation, this phase is externally clearly visible as baby emerges from the cervix with their body suspended in the exterior world before their head finally emerges. Image credit: Painting by Olena Provencher, From The Astrology of Love and Relationships by Renn Butler. Used with Permission from Renn Butler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b9efe30ef7163caa81c8a5/1d02c366-debe-4b00-9804-981755c56d24/BPM4+-+Uranus+Archetype.png Perinatal Matrices - bpm 4 This is the final stage of birth, in which baby emerges. In a natural physiological birth in which there is no intervention and baby emerges on their own, there are typical feelings of elation, relief and relaxation in the body as the intense struggle through the birth canal has culminated. It is here that we take our first breath on our own and release emotion from our lungs. We have arrived on earth, and begin the journey of a new relationship with our mother and family. This phase encompasses the birthing of our placenta. Ideally the separation from our placenta is gradual, to allow for a gentle transition into life on earth. If birth has occurred naturally, there might be an instinctual activation of maternal connection, protection and sensitive attunement to baby. This creates the necessary attachment the baby needs to develop a safe relationship of love and trust. If this occurs, we might experience our arrival as safe and welcoming, an experience that feels like ‘heaven on earth’. However, this does not always happen, so the experience for baby entering the world can be one of trauma and shock, rupture, dissociation, separation from mother, harm and violence to the baby, or in rare instances death of mother and/or baby. Image credit: Painting by Olena Provencher, From The Astrology of Love and Relationships by Renn Butler. 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