Autumn and Winter — When Your Feminine Energy Turns Inward
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🕒 Reading time: approx. 7 minutes | topics: Enchantress & Wise Woman archetypes, inner rhythm, release, regeneration
After the full bloom of summer, feminine energy begins to turn inward — toward silence, release, and deep transformation.
This is the darker half of the cycle — not dark as in “bad,” but dark as in mysterious, fertile, and unseen.
If we’re unaware of this shift, this is the time when our surroundings often meet our so-called “crazy self,” or the “dragon woman” memes start to make sense. But when we bring consciousness to this phase, it becomes one of our most powerful and creative portals.
For centuries, the patriarchal rhythm of society has aligned women with the masculine pace of the sun — a 24-hour productivity loop — while the feminine rhythm of the moon, the sacred 28-day cycle, was forgotten. Yet it’s in the dance between light and darkness that our true wisdom lives.
In this part of the cycle, we meet two archetypes: the Enchantress and the Banya (Wise Woman / Crone) — the energies of intuition, creativity, and renewal.
🍁 Autumn — The Time of the Enchantress
Roughly a week before menstruation, many of us recognize the shift — the famous PMS phase. The Enchantress, also known as the Wild Woman or the Creative Witch, awakens within us.
From the outside, she may look moody, distracted, or chaotic — but beneath the surface, the gates of intuition open.
If we allow her expression, this energy can become wildly creative and deeply magnetic. It’s the perfect time for intuitive work, art, journaling, or simply rearranging your space.
If we suppress it, the same energy turns inward and becomes self-critical, restless, even destructive.
Think of the Enchantress as the storm before renewal — her passion and unpredictability clear the path for what’s next.
If you’ve ever felt more sensitive, irritated, or dramatic during this phase — you’re not alone. Our hormones shift, our perception sharpens, and the world can feel too loud, too much.
The key is awareness: when the fire rises, channel it into creation instead of conflict. Write. Paint. Move. Sing.
And above all — be gentle with yourself.
🪞 Reflection for the Enchantress phase:
How can you give shape to what’s stirring within you right now?
🎬 If you have three minutes, watch this scene with Penélope Cruz in
Vicky Cristina Barcelona on YouTube — it captures the wild, intuitive, magnetic essence of the Enchantress perfectly.
❄️ Winter — The Time of the Banya (Wise Woman / Crone)
Menstruation is your inner winter — the sacred pause.
The Banya, or Wise Woman, invites you to slow down, release, and return to yourself.
Energy is low, but intuition is at its peak. The body and soul cleanse, the mind quiets. When you allow yourself to rest — even for an hour, an afternoon, a day — you prepare the ground for the spring to come.
Some women feel less sexual during this time, protecting their energy for inner work. Others feel free to make love without the pressure of fertility — reconnecting with their bodies in new ways.
There’s no right or wrong, only presence.
Years ago, I began to notice how naturally my body sought purification during menstruation. Each month, as I bled, I felt something old leaving — a layer of who I once was, making room for who I was becoming.
This is the time for radical self-care.
Wrap yourself in softness. Light a candle. Rest. Let your body feel safe.
That’s why we created the Hip-Hip BLOSSOM (for moderate flow) and BLOOM (for heavy flow) collections — designed to support your sacred days with natural comfort and beauty.
🪞 Reflection for the Banya phase:
What emotions or stories are you ready to release with your bleeding this month?
🌕 The Complete Circle — and Beyond
The four archetypes don’t live in strict weekly boxes — they flow into one another, just as the seasons do.
Each woman experiences these shifts differently. The key is awareness — learning to recognize and honor your own rhythm.
During menopause, all four archetypes converge: the Maiden’s curiosity, the Mother’s heart, the Enchantress’s creative fire, and the Banya’s deep wisdom. Together, they form the Whole Woman — able to give and receive, to act and to rest, to hold both light and shadow with grace.
🌙 Closing
The menstrual cycle isn’t merely biology — it’s the dance of the seasons within your body.
When you move with it instead of against it, struggle transforms into surrender, and surrender into strength.
Each cycle offers a new chance to listen, to heal, and to begin again.
Because every period is not an end — it’s a pulse of renewal, the heartbeat of feminine energy itself.
✨ Reconnect with your body’s rhythm — with Hip-Hip.
Every piece is designed in honor of the feminine cycle: safe, natural, and beautifully made.
