Birth of My Godson

My Godson, Alexander, was born during the full moon in November. His mother, Candra, woke up early in the morning the day before, feeling the beginning surges that would bring him into the world. Candra and Aquilus spent that day together excited to meet their son. I anxiously awaited phone calls with updates on the status. And so it went, with Candra's earthy nature, things took a little while to really ramp up. I assumed as much and went to bed early, at 9pm. Around 2:30am I get a call from a very chipper Candra saying she and her entire family were heading to the hospital. From the sound of her voice and her reassurance not to rush, I decided to take my time. I arrived at the hospital around 3:30am. Candra was doing well, and the energies were beginning to swirl about her.

At 4am, she got decided to spend some time soaking in the hot tub. We spent two hours there chatting about politics and other mentally stimulating subjects. She only paused every couple of minutes or so during a contraction.

At 6am, she decided to walk around a bit, to get things moving. I offered my guided visualization/hypnosis skills, which she gladly accepted. With each contraction, I opened up the channel and guided the loving, supportive energy of Diana Claria through Candra. I compounded that with "opening" suggestions and visuals. Things progressed more quickly after that. I loved watching her "dance the baby out." She engaged in a subconscious practice of spiraling the hips, an ancient belly dance movement, which facilitates birthing. It was beautiful!

Around 8am Candra experienced what should have been a 20 minute transition, which included 2 cm of dilation and her water breaking, in about 2 minutes! It was intense. The energies swirling about her moved more rapidly, drawing even upon energies from the room. I had to keep myself consistently connected to the Two Suns (Above and Below) in order to maintain my own energy.

Soon she was pushing. Aquilus held one leg with each push, and a kind nurse the other. I stayed at her shoulder offering the power of my words, and loving energy from my hands, and an almost unconscious low moan to keep her own moans at a lower pitch (easier for pushing out babies that way, in lieu of a high pitched squeal, which prevents the energy from moving down and out the birth canal). The same had happened at my friends childbirth the previous month, and it ended up at both childbirths sounding almost like a very low chant.

At about five minutes before 9am, I told Candra's mother that the baby might be born at 9:23am. That's the time Sophia was born, only in the evening. She only laughed, because at the rate things had gone before, it didn't seem likely to her. Candra didn't even make it to 9:23am. She gave birth to Alexander at 9:15am, totally naturally, and he weighed a whopping 9lbs, 10.5oz! He was huge! She tore a bit, but was otherwise in the best of health, alert and aglow with her initiation into motherhood. I was elated to be at the birth of my godson, in the presence of those ancient spirits, the Matronae, and the Birthing Goddess, Diana Claria, at the liminal time of life itself. To be present at that magical moment when life enters into the light was absolutely amazing! Candra is an inspiration to all women who wish to experience natural child birth.