On December 21 , 2022 on the winter solstice I was told that my auntie was going to meet her creator… This made me feel very angry because I did not feel it was time! From my experiences of death people usually pass away within three months of their birthday… This felt very unnatural So together with my mom my brother and my sister we went up to the hospital to say our goodbyes bringing her frankincense and other gifts to ease and bridge the world! But she did not pass away at all in fact she seemed rather annoyed at us as we said our goodbyes Realizing afterwards that my family had a little trauma over the loss of your father my aunties husband who had suddenly passed away in Thailand without a warning and our response to death feels immediate as a result like we want to be there no matter the distance we would drop everything So in this case I am very grateful for the extra time to have with my dear wise aunt one of my closest family members who is not only family but a dear friend Assume we share medicines and have even shared some travels in Costa Rica together experiencing a great awakening at a young age I remember as she shared a little medicine in my room and some of the wisdom that came from her Nana And how I felt as though I was lifting out of my bed and the corners of the hotel room resort were filled with cloud like mystical haze Ever since then I have loved my visits with my auntie Sharon who was once known as the black sheep of the family for her spiritual connection to those on the other side otherwise known as a spiritual medium Her mother too practised the same spiritual craft born on October 31 in auspicious day and holiday in the Celtic calendar where the veils between the worlds were thin Who this month I have been on a bit of a sabbatical to write and to create I found myself calling to the Cowichan Valley instead of going to Mexico as I wanted all my time to be very much on purpose I had the opportunity to stay with a dear friend at her ecosinuary for the week where I could visit my auntie every day bringing her gifts Of natural medicine and beauty … I realize that my aunt had a lot of energy left in her and a lot of wisdom yet still to teach and share and that she was still going to be with us for sometime However when a little songbird took her last flight in front of us and crashed into Cari‘s deck I felt death calling for more just than this little bird And then the next few days carry realized one of her beautiful best friends, Nikki her dog was dying The day is that followed went quick and as the vet showed up with medicines that would bring her final breath others showed up to grieve and to support Days before Sarah Kerr PhD founder of sacred Deas and teacher of working as a death Doula was on the land… I had a few moments of intimate connection with her and one of the biggest impacts of what was said was beauty is the solution to grief. So together through the beauty of song and flowers we held a Sacred ceremony ritual for this best friend and pet. So many questions continued to arised after this. How do we hold ritual for grief? How do we hold ceremony for the losses and rights of passages that we go through? How do we tend to the dying? And then the bodies of those that have passed whether they be pets peoples or placentas from miscarriages? I’m going to continue this journey of exploration and along the way I will gather the tools and medicines to help in this process . whether it be through sacred death dream pillows, Gathering greif songs , Creating flower Mandela rituals, or planting trees over the bodies of lost children …. I know with a little help from community and contributing more from the beauty on our lives we can help each other grow and grieve … Every month on a Sunday morning , music songstress and bush craft mamas hold a gathering called BackYard Sessions. These are open to the community of all ages.
They run from 9 AM until 1 PM, beginning with an opening circle of gratitude, A lighting of the fire, sensory awareness and nature connection activity.. then going into the teachings of a few ancestral skills, differing each session. This week we got to explore friction fire including a group bow drill demonstration! Where children and adults of all ages participated in the “cooperative tug-of-war “ Of a homemade bow drill kit. This tradition goes back into Many land based cultures including Celtic times in the sacred lighting of the Beltane fire. Ingrid, Who attended the 8 shields tracker school back in New Jersey, continue to share the skills of basket leaving this time twining mini baskets! I had the great joy to join in today as a guest teacher, working with Plant and animal fibers to weave God‘s eyes with the children ! You can find out more about Cari‘s offerings on her website for the Lila Music Farm School - Www. Joythroughmusic.com Every winter I get six weeks off from Forest school , a time where I often head south. After spending a wonderful Christmas with my blood family, I had thought that I was going to head south to the Baja, a rhythm that I know well! So I subletted my house , And only days before the new year I found my plans were changing of a proposed work trip south ! Welcoming the Mercury retrograde… I gracefully excepted the change in my plans as I was feeling a strong pull towards community! After a beautiful New Year’s Eve with the Elemental Collective in sooke , I decided I truly wanted to spend more time connecting with the villages I’ve been getting to know on the island for the last seven years A beautiful soul sister leased me her SUV and I built a nest in the back… perfect for winter camping! After watching the Avatar , the way of the water , I knew I wanted to be close to the Playa for the first couple weeks of the new year, spending my time jumping in the ocean and searching for hot tubs and saunas! I met a mother and daughter living in a long bus - in which she had built up herself… This beautiful space ended up serving as the central hearth for other travellers , aunties and uncles together! Sharing our foods , our stories and our medicines …and deepening in our hearts, I have felt truly truly blessed! Getting to watch sunrises and the moon changing its phases along the ocean has definitely felt like the next best thing to the Baja… Perhaps even better as this place I am deeply rooting into and weaving the connections of the hearth❤️ I’m feeling called to make a map- a beautiful map of the villages and communities that are gathering together in truth and freedom. Please feel free to follow me on my blog or sign up for a newsletter for further updates into the weavings and dreamings of the collective It takes a village We are not alone Find your tribe find your like-minded beautiful humans! What a wonderful week of coming down from the full moon in cancer An archetypal sign , that brings us into our world of home , emotions, and the mother archetype… then The moon passing through the constellation of Leo the archetype of expression and social connectivity! Often full moons can leave us with a feeling of being “hung over” with the high tides of emotions and the emptying out after being so full. This cusp of Cancer and Leo, was the moon in which I came into this world I love it and I know it well. During this week , I transitioned out from being with blood family and a housesit, with my sister, and into the world of unknown - car camping for my winter vacation! During this time , I was reconnected with soul family! January 6 , brought the Epiphany , which is a celebration of the three “Wiseman” travelling from afar , being guided by the stars… Arriving with their gifts and sharing their value of gold , myrrh and frankincense! During this time , I guided a tour with children , to one of the most sacred places I know- of where I have laid many stones, from around the world -Colombia to Scotland - building a bridge between our ancestors in hopes of reconciliation, deep honouring and reverence . Following this I continued West , onward to Jordan River , the land of sunrises and sunsets, moon rises Moonglows and moon sets on water . I came into celebration with some new soul family- a mother and child …and friends on journeys searching for the place to lay their roots and investments . Sharing knowledge , wisdom , joy, love and medicines , we came together to share dreams and hold one another in the manifestations of intentions , seeing their true values. This morning we parted our ways, while a few of us continued on to the most south western tip of Vancouver Island - port renfrew and then up to continue to Weave the villages! With intentions of meeting up again , perhaps in the next full moon or guidance from the stars! On the way out I found a stone… A very epic huge stone a chrysanthemum stone found both in Canada and China - used for the great manifestation and the underground weavings of our dreams to fruition! The stone will carry these intentions for the travellers to find their homes they homes looking for! The parallel incidence was two of us in the group of four were of Chinese ancestoty! Let’s build those underground tunnels from the root up♥️Thank you golden dragons and earth guardians 💫 Until the next time dear tribe!!! |
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