A call to gathering in circle.
August 2018
This morning I woke up with my usual back pain. I drove to Montpelier to gather with women for the Sisterhood of Staffs and almost turned around three times from the pain. I kept going anyhow and found myself in a beautiful forest within a circle of women. I felt relief right away.
Through our beautiful ceremony, blessings, prayer and song I found myself feeling a deep calm. A settled self. I laughed, I cried, I felt incredibly grateful.
At the end of our gathering the rains came with thunder. It poured blankets of ice cold drops from the sky. Gray and windy, with such cool air and relief from the heat. Before I got into my car I stood in the rain and felt so cleansed. A layer of something washed away.
When I returned home everything seemed sweeter, kids playing and husband cooking. I felt the call to certain flowers all day, on and off I saw their images come into my mind. Something came to me as I stood in the kitchen listening to the kids play, I then fumbled around to find a basket and headed out to the calendula and lavender. I knew I needed them both, they would cleanse me and help me repair some areas in my body that needed mending. Then I drew myself this glowing bath. How have I not done this yet?! I need this.
My children were mystified by this bath and couldn’t let me bathe alone. They placed calendula flowers all over me and poured water on my shoulders and forehead. I felt so loved.
In ceremony today I wasn’t sure why I was called so strongly to the gathering but I knew that there would be something about it that offered me a great healing. Something I needed at a deeper level and it did just that. My current pain level has dropped tremendously and I feel so at ease. Gathering in circle with women always mends my heart. This gathering however, helped me shift and release some big stuff. I am still in awe...of each of the women I sat with today, their wisdom and love, their hearts...oh their hearts.
