When Friday the 13th Was Sacred: Reclaiming Your Divine Feminine Power

Happy Friday the 13th! While most people today approach this date with trepidation, you're about to discover why this day was once considered the most powerful celebration of feminine energy in existence. Today isn't a day to fear—it's a day to celebrate the magnificent force of your divine feminine power.

The transformation of Friday the 13th from sacred celebration to superstitious fear represents one of history's most successful campaigns to diminish feminine power. But today, on this Waning Gibbous moon, we're reclaiming the truth.

The Sacred Number of Divine Feminine

The number 13 carries profound sacred significance that has been deliberately obscured. In ancient wisdom traditions, 13 represented the divine feminine in her fullest expression. Consider these powerful connections:

• The 13 lunar cycles that govern a woman's natural rhythm, aligning her body with the cosmic dance of the moon. Our ancestors understood this as the ultimate expression of feminine power—the ability to create life in harmony with celestial forces.

• Biblical tradition tells us that Eve was created from Adam's 13th rib, making 13 the number of feminine creation and emergence. Even the Virgin Mary, revered across cultures, is intrinsically connected to this sacred number.

• Ancient goddess cultures celebrated 13 as the number of transformation, rebirth, and the divine feminine's ability to create from the void. It represented the completion of one cycle and the powerful emergence into the next—much like the journey you're on right now.

Friday: The Day of the Goddess

Friday holds unique power as the only day of the week named after a goddess. Frigg, also known as Freyja, was the Norse goddess of love, fertility, and feminine wisdom. Her day was considered the most auspicious for matters of the heart, creativity, and manifestation.

Modern research reveals fascinating patterns that echo this ancient understanding. Statistical analysis shows that more couples engage in intimate relations on Friday than any other day of the week. Wedding proposals spike on Fridays. Creative projects are more likely to be started on this day. Even today, without conscious awareness, we're still drawn to honor Frigg's sacred energy.

The patriarchal shift that demonized Friday as "unlucky" was a calculated move to diminish women's connection to their natural power cycles.

When you combine Friday's goddess energy with the sacred number 13, you create what ancient cultures knew as a "high holy day" of feminine power.

The Waning Gibbous: Your Power in Reflection

Today's Waning Gibbous moon adds another layer of significance to this already powerful day. This lunar phase represents the wise woman—full of experience, beginning to turn inward, but still radiating tremendous light. The moon in this phase rises between 9pm and midnight, creating a bridge between the conscious day and the mystical night.

This is your moon phase. Like the Waning Gibbous, you've experienced your full bloom and now possess the wisdom that comes from that fullness. You're not diminishing—you're distilling into your most potent essence.

The waning energy supports release and reflection, making today perfect for letting go of any remaining beliefs that your power decreases with age. Instead, recognize that like the moon, your influence continues to illuminate the darkness, guiding others through your accumulated wisdom.

The Fertility of Fear

The systematic demonization of Friday the 13th reveals how effectively feminine power can be suppressed through manufactured fear. When something is truly powerful, one of the most effective ways to neutralize it is to make people afraid of it.

Consider how this pattern shows up in your own life. How many times have you been conditioned to fear your own intensity, your intuition, your raw feminine power? How often have you been told that your passion is "too much" or your wisdom is "intimidating"?

The transformation of a sacred fertility celebration into a day of superstitious dread mirrors how women over 50 are often told to "slow down," "act their age," or become invisible. Both are attempts to convince you that your power is something to fear rather than celebrate.

Reclaiming the High Holy Day

Today represents a double dose of feminine energy—the day of the goddess combined with the sacred number of divine feminine power. This isn't coincidence; it's cosmic alignment calling you to step fully into your magnificent power.

Ancient cultures understood that certain days carry heightened energetic potential. Friday the 13th was considered a day when the veil between worlds was thin, when manifestation was amplified, and when feminine wisdom flowed most freely.

You don't need anyone's permission to reclaim this energy. Your life experience has earned you the right to define what's sacred and what's worth celebrating. Today, you're not just acknowledging Friday the 13th—you're reclaiming thousands of years of stolen feminine power.

The Celebration Continues

As this Waning Gibbous moon rises tonight between 9pm and midnight, let it remind you that your power doesn't diminish with age—it crystallizes into something more potent and refined. Like the moon, you continue to illuminate the path for others, even as you move through your natural cycles of expansion and reflection.

This Friday the 13th, you're not just surviving another "unlucky" day. You're participating in an ancient celebration of feminine power that has survived millennia of attempts to suppress it. Your very existence as a powerful woman over 50 is a rebellion against systems designed to diminish you.

Today, you're not aging—you're ascending. You're not becoming less—you're becoming more distilled into your essential power. And on this sacred day of the divine feminine, that power deserves to be celebrated, honored, and fully expressed.

Happy Friday the 13th, magnificent woman of F.I.R.E.™

Today, the goddess energy that flows through you is amplified, supported by cosmic forces and ancient wisdom. This is your high holy day. Celebrate accordingly.

About the Author

Dr. Diva Verdun, the Fierce Factor Expert and Architect of Ageless Power™, is the founder of FENOM University and the Age with Power™ movement, where she empowers ambitious women to crush it after 50 and rewrite the rules of aging. Through her signature Core 4 Principles of F.I.R.E.™ — Purpose, Passion, Prosperity, and Power — she guides women to ignite their inner brilliance, embody their authentic power, and expand into a life of bold, liberated expression. On the campus of FENOM University, Dr. Diva leads transformational experiences, legacy brand training, and deep mindset shifts designed to help women rise into their next chapter with unstoppable fire.

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