Fear or Revere: Reclaiming the Magic of Friday the 13th
Long before patriarchy taught the world to fear the feminine power within us, Friday the 13th was a sacred and celebrated day — a day of the Goddess. It was not about superstition, fear, or bad luck. In fact, it was quite the opposite.
Friday the 13th was a time to honor the Divine Feminine — to nourish the soul, awaken intuition, and embrace creativity, beauty, and inner wisdom. It was a day when women gathered in community, connected to the earth and moon cycles, and stood in their power.
This ancient reverence has been lost for many, but it’s time to remember:
Friday the 13th was never meant to be feared. It was meant to be revered.
Why 13 Is the Number of the Feminine
Thirteen is a number deeply connected to the Divine Feminine:
There are 13 moon cycles in a year.
Women typically have 13 menstrual cycles annually.
Many ancient lunar calendars followed 13 months.
The number 13 was associated with rebirth, transformation, and creation in many goddess traditions.
Thirteen symbolized the sacred cycles of life, death, and rebirth — the very essence of feminine power.
A Woman’s Cycle as Sacred
In ancient times, a woman’s menstrual cycle — or moon time — was revered, not hidden. It was seen as a sign of her sacred connection to nature, intuition, and divine wisdom.
When a woman was bleeding, she was considered a visionary, often retreating in community with other women to receive guidance and dreams from Spirit. Her inner world was rich with intuitive knowing. Communities would even pause to listen to the wisdom shared by women in this state — it was believed they were in direct communication with the Divine.
When a woman was ovulating, she was seen as being at the height of her power — radiant, magnetic, creative. She was celebrated for her ability to hold and create life, both physically and spiritually. Her presence was honored, and her energy was a blessing to all around her.
Interestingly, Friday the 13th often falls during this ovulatory phase of the moon cycle — the time when women were once celebrated as walking embodiments of the Goddess.
What Happened?
As patriarchal systems rose, they feared this divine feminine power. They envied women’s ability to create, intuit, and connect directly to Source — a power that couldn’t be controlled, institutionalized, or bought.
So they demonized it.
They rewrote the narrative.
They vilified the feminine.
The menstrual cycle — once seen as holy — became “dirty.” Women were deemed “unclean” and shamed for their natural rhythms. (Just read the Old Testament, and you’ll find this messaging embedded deeply.) The reverence for the Goddess was replaced with fear-based dogma. Temples devoted to female deities were destroyed or overtaken, and priestesses were cast out or rebranded as dangerous or evil.
The number 13 — a number of sacred femininity — became "unlucky."
Friday, the day of the Goddess, became associated with misfortune.
But this wasn’t accidental. This was a strategy to suppress the sacred feminine — and it worked.
The Truth About Friday
Friday is named after Frigg (or Freya) — the Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, and fertility — later associated with Venus, the Roman goddess of love, abundance, pleasure, and art. Friday has always been a day of celebration, expression, and creation.
When Friday and the number 13 align, it’s a powerful portal for manifestation, love, beauty, and divine embodiment.
This is a day for:
Creating art, music, ritual, or magic
Tapping into pleasure, sensuality, and joy
Honoring the wisdom of your body and intuition
Celebrating the sacred cycles of life, death, and rebirth
Remembering that you are the Goddess, reborn
The Return of Control: Why This Conversation Matters Now
The suppression of the Divine Feminine isn’t just ancient history — it’s happening now. We are witnessing a renewed effort to control women’s bodies, silence their voices, and reshape the narrative of power — this time under the banner of Christian Nationalism, emboldened by political figures like Donald Trump and the movement that follows him.
This isn't just about religion. It’s about power, fear, and a desperate grasp to maintain patriarchal systems by:
Restricting reproductive rights
Limiting bodily autonomy
Reinforcing rigid gender roles
Vilifying feminine power, emotion, and sexuality
Using distorted religious doctrine to justify oppression
What we’re seeing is history repeating itself — the same tactics used thousands of years ago to dismantle Goddess worship, shame the menstrual cycle, and silence women, are resurfacing in modern laws, rhetoric, and policies.
And it’s working — unless we rise, remember, and reclaim our voices.
This is why reclaiming Friday the 13th matters. This is why vision boarding, ritual, and women gathering in sacred space is more than self-care — it is resistance, remembrance, and revolution.
When we gather in sisterhood, we reconnect to a power that cannot be legislated, bought, or controlled.
We remember that our intuition, our bodies, our wisdom — they are ours. They are sacred. They are sovereign.
And they are a threat to systems that rely on our silence.
How to Celebrate Friday the 13
If you're ready to reclaim this sacred day, here are some beautiful ways to honor it:
✨ Create something — a poem, painting, playlist, or spell
✨ Adorn yourself — wear something that celebrates your radiance
✨ Rest or bleed in peace — if you’re menstruating, honor it as sacred
✨ Manifest with intention — journal, vision board, or meditate on what you’re calling in
✨ Connect to other women — gather in circle, in person or energetically, to share and support
✨ Celebrate your body — with movement or self-care
✨ Offer gratitude to Venus — for love, money, pleasure, and beauty
✨ Light a candle and set intentions for what you’re ready to birth
