Extra Grounded

We left Monday Morning Meditation extra grounded. We are still working in the bones, the heart and the brain, lifting the fog of any lies we tell ourselves.

The bowls sounded extra strong and clear, and that was the tone of the energy as well. Connecting us to our strength and clarity.

We connected to the truth in our body.

We connected to hope

We aligned with trust in self and in the earth

We cleared our vision, both our physical eyes and our third eye, or forsight.

There's more truth in your body

There is instinct in your body

As Neptune moved from Pisces into Aires yesterday, we will start to see even more clearly than before. Stay grounded in your body. You can trust yourself even more now. Be ready to take action.

Life is more interesting every day.

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Special Class Sunday Feb 1, 5-7pm for Imbolc

How well this class supports the meditation from Monday Morning about Truth. I could not have designed it better.

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Written by Joanna

At Imbolc, we are in a liminal space. The days are noticeably longer, the light is returning. Signs of the coming spring may be beginning to occur. Daffodils might be starting to bloom and the ewes beginning to drop lambs, which means the return of a rich food source. Hope is on the horizon, but we are deep within the coldest days of winter. We are in the in between, life and death both present and visible.

In Celtic mythology winter is the time of the Cailleach (KAL-yuhk), who is an archetypal hag or crone. The Cailleach wanders the hills with her staff, freezing and bringing death to all she touches. She shapes the land, also providing the framework for rebirth. She lives in a cave, which is adorned with bones of passed ancestors and animals. She not only guards the bones, but also is believed to use a cauldron to boil the flesh from bones, releasing the spirit to be reborn, a key aspect of her role in the cycle of life.

Similar to the crone energy of the Cailleach is that of Baba Yaga. Both represent the harsh, untamed aspect of the goddess. She has nothing to lose. She has lived her life and worries about pleasing no one but herself. She speaks the truth without sugar coating it. Like the bone mother, her shack in the woods is surrounded by skeletons. Death has become her friend. Being a bit of a trickster, she teaches through riddles, challenges, and tests, but her rewards are great for those deemed pure of heart. Her realness and embrace of her raw power serves as a mirror for us, showing us what it looks like to drop all the facades and be ourselves. Baba Yaga resides in the liminal spaces, both physically (in her isolated hut on chicken legs) and spiritually, where transformation occurs. She guides women through rites of passages which are liminal spaces themselves. The journey of the crone is a journey of dying while alive- letting yourself be stripped down to the foundations so only what is real and essential remains. Encountering her archetype forces us to let go of societal masks, comfort zones, and shallow attachments, compelling us to walk the path of our deepest truth. To do this we must confront our fears, weaknesses, and shadow aspects.

If there is one medicine that carries the wisdom of the crone, it is amanita. Amanita, like Baba Yaga and the Cailleach is found in the dead of winter deep in the stillness of the woods. It is a teacher many fear, much like our societal fear of the crone. Looking directly at the truth isn't always easy, but it is always freeing. Amanita holds up the mirror, letting us take a true look at ourselves. As we see the truth all of our false beliefs and constructs are broken down into compost. Amanita pulls us deep into the well, stripping us of all that isn't true until all that is left is our truest self, our structure, through which we can be reborn more deeply connected to the natural cycles of life.

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What are you dreaming into being?

We will work with the essence of Amanita, talk about the dream state and allow the dream to live through you. You will drop into meditation with the sound alchemy bowls and move towards spring equinox with more support and clarity.

Private sessions

Are you curious about the truth your body is holding?

Do you doubt your inner wisdom?

Reply to this email if you are curious about how to access the truth in your body

I promise, in session, you will have a visceral response from your body that will show you how your body speaks to you to help you tap into your truth, inner strength and wisdom.

Much love and stay warm

Sheri