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Yet one of the most meaningful gifts we can offer, to ourselves and to another, is the gift of presence. Not more physical presents and buying more stuff and clutter usually for the sake of it, but our mental, physical and spiritual presence; our company, our attention, fully and whole-heartedly.
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Since the summer solstice, I’ve noticed a quiet pull inside me, what could be called a kind of seasonal sadness. If we were in the depths of winter, I might have called this Seasonal Affective Disorder but I realise, this isn’t a ‘disorder’ at all. To feel a sense of sadness or even what you might call a subtle grief, at the turning of the wheel of the year, feels right, appropriate and perfectly natural. If we tune in closely enough, remembering we are the Earth, the elements and the seasons, we might feel as if part of us is turning with the Earth, waning like the Sun, pulling away, already slowly letting go.
At this turning point in the wheel of the year, the Summer Solstice invites us into fullness. The sun, at its highest and brightest, lingers in the sky, bathing everything in light. It’s a moment of pause, of ripening, of gratitude for all that’s come before, of nature’s radiant abundance. It’s a time for celebrating all we’ve achieved so far, as nature continues reaching its full potential over the next six weeks until the harvests seasons begin. Then everything slows down and we’ll be we’ll be acutely aware of the shortening days by then. We can tap into the energy of the Summer Solstice as an energy of becoming rather than a time of more doing.
Beltane is an abundant time of year so it's a good time to practice offering gratitude. Gratitude practice can be misunderstood as something that can bypass difficulties and difficult feelings and messages, but it's important to embrace the both/and - feel and fully acknowledge any difficulties and practice gratitude.
This ritual was created for the Autumn Equinox and is for releasing old energy and what is no longer needed, and for increasing connection and positive energy in form of gratitude practice. It requires a little fire if you are outdoors or candle in a heat proof dish, as well as a piece of paper … Continue reading Autumnal Ritual – Releasing and Increasing
The Autumn Equinox is one of my favourite celebrations of the wheel of the year, for all the seasonal fruits and colours, the mists and cool air, the need for coats and scarves again and of course, the symbolism. There is always something special about the Full Moon closest to the Equinox, and the recent … Continue reading The Autumn Equinox
This is a short, healing, gratitude practice using the four elements of Air 🜁 Fire 🜂 Water 🜄 and Earth 🜃 Take a few relaxing breaths and recite each line, pausing to sense your connection to each element, feel into the qualities of the elements present inside you and cultivate gratitude for them and the … Continue reading Element Gratitude Practice
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