“A number of womb sites across the world were aligned to the constellation of Cygnus – the celestial swan – said to be the vulva and Womb of the Cosmic Mother, and the celestial origin of our species. Shamanic journeys into Womb Consciousness often involved flying on the back of a magical swan or swan barge into the primordial center of the black hole for a wisdom initiation of death and rebirth. Womb priestesses and shamans wore ritual swan feathers or magnificent white swan