Ode to the Last of the Female Lineage
Mysteries of our Female Heritage: Introduction to the arts and teachings of Anneke Wittermans and Suzan van der Voort
My sister Astrologer Melanie Reinhart and I are delighted to introduce you to two wonderful Dutch women, who delve into treasures of our female heritage through embodied research of goddesses, ancient and cosmic.
Anneke Wittermans, dancer, poet, teacher, wisdom keeper and visionary, sees the hidden potential of people and situations. She became interested in embodying the power of ancient statuettes through choreography congruent with essential qualities of human existence, hence the name DIADANS, Dance of Light, and her foundation, Beweegreden (Move with Reason). Her explorations in movement, images and poetry bring alive dimensions of female divinity.
Suzan van der Voort, healing practitioner and deep listener, joined Anneke in Diadans in 2010. She composes songs originating from their poetry, conveying vibrations of harmony, comfort and peace to soften and heal. She created Centrum Human Living Art in Voorhout, Netherlands.
Melanie, known for her pioneering astrology research on the Centaurs, was drawn to Anneke’s perspectives on Chariklo, the ‘Graceful Spinner’ who became Chiron’s wife. She shared Anneke’s links in a newsletter which caught my attention, and I joined several live Wednesday ‘Cocreate and Wonder’ zoom engagements on offer. I know many of you love Chariklo as well, so please do click the link above to learn more and find the current schedule.
The below video dialogue centers around creative insights from Anneke and Suzan on a deep theme rarely talked about, yet touching the lives of many women who are the last of their family line, holding a special destiny and unique place in their ancestral lineage.
Anneke writes, “The last of the female lineage can escape the expectations of the line, are slightly different and, can see life differently. They are liberating. They free the line of the ancestors from repeating over and over again. I am grateful to the last of the female lineage. It is precisely in that position that I see these women have a different view in life and living. It is time to acknowledge and honor.”
Whether you are one of these women or not, this discussion is bound to touch deep soul chords that resonate with the arising of the Divine Feminine in these times.
See more of Anneke’s work in Dutch here or in English here
and her Youtube channel Anneke Wittermans English
Hear Suzan’s songs on her Youtube channel here (more clearly than our video could accommodate).
Thank you for this ode and honoring. I have never felt acknowledged in this special way for choosing to not have children. There is so much judgement placed on women in my generation. (Born in 1963) I am the last of the maternal lineage and my awakening involved a direct intention to heal the hurt and pain in my maternal line and for it to stop we me. For so long I didn’t understand the unconscious and hidden motives of my heart. This session today pulled my heart strings and I am so grateful for it. What really shimmered for me especially was the understanding of the water element within me (I have natal trine of water signs) and mixing it with the air element to proliferate the primordial cosmic feminine wisdom in my light. Thank you again for this beautiful poetry, song and reflections. 💝
Thank you again for your ethereal messages. This morning I was just looking at photos of my Nonna in Italy as a girl with her 3 sisters, mother, female cousins and later, even her daughters around her. And then photos of them with me as a child in England. I had so much Divine Feminine influence in my early years! And I am the last female of my motherline. I hope I live for them all.