
08/20/2025
Most people hear matriarchy and think it means patriarchy in reverse.
👑 Women ruling over men.
⚡ Power-over dynamics.
❌ Domination.
But that’s not matriarchy at all — that’s a colonized misunderstanding.
Matriarchy = community, reciprocity, balance, and life-giving power.
It’s not about gender or control. It’s about a way of living rooted in ancestral wisdom, the land, and the feminine principle that exists in all beings.
Before colonization, many African and Indigenous cultures lived in matriarchal balance:
✨ Women & womb-holders guided economics, spirituality, and governance.
✨ Communities thrived in partnership, not hierarchy.
✨ Life was organized around cycles, not domination.
Colonial systems erased this memory because it couldn’t be controlled. But the remembering is rising and you are part of it. 🌺
👉 Save this for when you need to remember the truth.
👉 Share it to educate others.
👉 Comment: What part of this reframe hit you most?
Together, we are rebuilding what was never truly lost. ✨