To Meet the Crone and Her Consort: A Guided Meditation by Eira Alarches @ SnowStones.com
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Overview:
Find yourself a comfortable space where you can lie back and stretch out. Dim the lights, or work by candle light. Eye covering is necessary for those who have difficulty focusing or concentrating. A blanket is suggested for warmth. Music is encouraged, I strongly recommend Llewellyn’s ‘Celtic Legends’. Use nothing that has words or over-powering sound, the speakers voice is the most important tool of this meditation next to your own mind. Incense could be Patchouli, or another earthy scent.
We are going to begin by relaxing and breathing in the sweet air around us. Breathe in, and feel the energies of the Earth coming into yourself from the Earth below you. Hold in the natural goodness, and then as you exhale, release your stress, your worries and your pain. Release your negativity to the Goddess; feel refreshed and renewed in Her love and comfort. You are Her child, and She forgives you. She wants you to forgive and love yourself. Breathe in, and breathe out, slow, deep and rhythmic. Feel your heart beating within you, feel the pulse of all life grow strong within your own soul. With each breath you take you are cleansing yourself of all thoughts, all troubles and worries. You are giving yourself up to the Goddess’ tender care; you are warm and safe here.
Begin to relax by letting the stresses you have roll off of you and seep into the Earth. Relax your scalp, feel your forehead and eyebrows fall into a position of repose. Feel soothing tension slip from your temples, your jaw and your cheeks. Relax the muscles in your neck and throat, feel at ease. Soothe the muscles in your shoulders and in your back, feel your tension slide away from you and down into the Earth where it will be reborn as positive energies.
Feel the muscles in your belly loosen, relax and press themselves towards the comfort of the Earth Mother. Feel your hips come to rest in a comfortable position, feel your thighs lay still and relaxed. Feel the tension slip away from your knees, your calves, and your ankles. Make each toe relax and feel the natural pull to the Earth, let all other worries fade into the ground and away from you. You are at peace. You are one with the Earth’s energies.
Before you a world is opening up. You see yourself standing in a field of green grasses that come up high on your legs. There are wild flowers, yellow and blue and pink mixed into the sea of green grass that stretches before you. You are standing on a small rise, and you feel like it’s the top of the world. Everything is fresh, clean and free here. You are completely safe. The sunlight is soft and bright, the breeze is warm on your skin, and the sky is a brilliant blue. There are no clouds, but you can hear birds chirping, and as you turn to look, you see that at the edge of your field there is a forest. Small trees turn to thicker woods, the grasses seem to taper off and turn into darker vegetation.
There is a path before you through the grasses, and you find yourself stepping onto it, walking towards the trees. There are maples, birch and oaks. Those trees nearest you are younger, smaller saplings, with bright green leaves growing up in the grasses. You feel completely safe here, stepping into the shade of the trees. Birds sing as the light filters through the trees onto the path ahead and you walk further under the canopy of leaves.
There are more wild flowers here, trilliums and small bushes with red berries on them. You step carefully along the trees, reaching out to touch their bark, to greet them like old friends. They sway slightly in the warmth of the breeze, the leaves rustling above you and granting you welcome. You can hear a filtered noise through the trees ahead, and as you come closer and closer you recognize the sound of water running.
As you step through the trees along the path there is a small but steadily running stream of crystal clear water. Smooth stones of browns and greys grace the banks, and you crouch down to get closer to the water. Reaching in, you cup your hands and bring to your lips the sweetest taste of refreshing life. You feel the cold crispness of it race down your throat and instantly feel renewed. You are cleansed, you are empowered. Standing up, you step across stones in the stream to reach the other side of the water. As you continue along your path, the bubbling laughter of the stream is left behind you.
The trees here are older, and as you walk deeper into the wood you realize they are so full of joy at your passage. They are happy you’ve come home to them.
As you walk further into the forest, the shadows become deeper. There is the smell of earth, leaves and living all around you. The sun is completely filtered now, but the path is clear and you know your way. Ferns grow up from black earth and moss covers the fallen tree trunks of those trees naturally succumbed to age. The trees are thick, deeply rooted and gnarled with their age now, the canopy over your head is thick and lush.
You pause for a moment, and can feel the drumming thump of life within your chest. It’s a constant rhythm, a beat that you feel completely connected to. The pace is quickened, and you know you are excited. You look to your right, and through the trees there is the movement of under brush and then… In all His majesty, a giant White Stag comes into view. His massive form brushes through the trees in graceful beauty. The huge, gleaming rack of antlers that adorns him catches the lowest of light and it seems, to your naked eyes, that the whole of him glows with power.
He lowers his head and your gazes connect. His power is staggering, awesome… And you feel touched by His very presence. He communicates with you, directly to your soul. His whisper is as silent as the trees speaking, but He tells you everything you need to hear.
The great White Stag raises his head, and whispers ‘Welcome Home’ before returning to the forest, quickly melding into the trees and out of your sight.
The pathway stretches onward in front of you, and you know you are almost there… Only a short journey remains. The trees around you seem to surge with energy to encourage you to finish.
The underbrush is almost non-existent now, as you step along the pathway your feet sink silently into the softness of mosses and mulch. The air is slightly thicker now, and in a moment you can identify the scent of freshly baking biscuits. You rush forward, and step into a small clearing where the trees have opened up to grant you your first glimpse of home.
There is sunlight pouring in to illuminate a small but neatly kept cottage. The roof is thatched is darkened brown twigs, the walls have been washed white, and the windows are polished and gleaming glass. Smoke swirls out of a small chimney, and the scent of biscuits is stronger now. A small garden grows to the rear of the cottage, where you smell the sweetness of sweetpeas and see the spiralling green of pumpkin stems. Firewood is chopped and neatly stock piled beside one wall, and a well sits a few feet off, made of tumbled grey stone. Beside it stands a woman. Her almost pure white hair is neatly braided and she wears a rich robe of velvet green. Her eyes are a matching colour, and as you look into them, there you find the secrets of the Ages. She holds out a hand to you in welcome, and bids you come inside to sit with her a while.
You feel completely welcomed into this beautiful home, and you know that here everything is sacred and protected. You feel loved as a table is set with honey and herbal tea, along with biscuits and cheese. You talk about all the things that you know are in your heart, and listen for responses from your most beloved confidant. You feel completely at peace, and you focus on the answers you know in your heart to be true.
Before you go, She tells you there is one last thing. You are more than welcome to return here any time, and She wants you to know that even after you have left here, She will be with you. You are the same, you and Her. Made special, made strong with will and power. She reaches into a pocket of her robe and pulls out a small handful of cloth. She hands you the gift, and bids you open it.
What is inside the gift is for you, it is sacred and special. It will remind you of your connection with this beautiful place and the peace you’ve discovered within yourself here.
Slowly come back to
this place and this time. Remember everything the Goddess and the God have told
you, revel in this special information. Remember that you are welcome back at
any time.
Note that Eira Alarches
and SnowStones.com can take no responsibility for outcomes or events based upon
the use of the above listed Rituals.
Please use Common Sense, Reason and above all, Love.
Copyright Eira Alarches© 2008
