CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER.
Dear Medicine Family,
The Great Lakes Shamanic Community purification lodge scheduled for February 7th has been cancelled in anticipation of another bitterly cold Saturday. Someone suggested we provide an at-home prayer ceremony, maybe even one we could send to the wider community, and asked if I would create one. In my experience, when events in the world and our personal lives are too much to bear, it’s good to go to Spirit and lay down our burdens. So here it is.
Smudge. Call to Spirit in any way you choose- perhaps facing the 4 directions in turn, or on your knees facing any direction you choose. Ask your relations who love you to come and be with you. The very act of calling them reminds us we are never alone, no matter how hard things may seem.
Pour your heart out- your fears, your frustrations, your grief, your rage….Censor nothing. Spirit can take it. And don’t make words do all the work. Some things can only be cried about; others move best with sound alone. Lay it down until you feel something shift. You’ll know when you’re done.
Now take a breath. Remember who you are and the beauty you carry. Send blessings out into the world, into all the dark and sore places; radiate connection, hope and love with all the “you are not alone” energy you can muster. Let the breath of Spirit carry it for you. Know that people all over the world are doing the same thing, in their own way, sending blessings to you. This eternal lifeforce energy always surrounds us- we just need to open to it.
Take three final breaths.
With the first, exhale Peace.
With the second, exhale Hope.
With the third, exhale Love.
Thank all your relations and close your ceremony.
I haven’t said anything here that you didn’t already know. But sometimes if helps to remind each other that Spirit is here for us.
Sending love your way, Debbie