Musing...
"Keeper of all life, Hidden Seed deep in the dark soil of the earth, Fertile Ground, Womb of the Night, bring us new birth.” ~ Sara Thomsen, lyrics from "Darkness Cover Me"
Kate’s Turn:
The lyrics above are from a Winter Solstice event I attended that spoke to me about the ‘becoming’ that happens unseen. The darkest night of the year is a time when the Earth womb of darkness expands to her largest in order to embrace the dream seeds of a winter season.
My winter practice entails lighting a candle in a daily meditation in which I stoke the inner light, my creative fire, building energy for something new to take form. I shifted my winter schedule to open space for being in relationship with my creative nature. I currently have no agenda for that time, but intend to take my light (creativity) and bravely go dark, being open to the new blooming that awaits. Simultaneously, I witness my amaryllis bulb, ever so slowly, beginning to show some greening and I anticipate its promise unfolding as well.The lyrics above are from a Winter Solstice event I attended that spoke to me about the ‘becoming’ that happens unseen. The darkest night of the year is a time when the Earth womb of darkness expands to her largest in order to embrace the dream seeds of a winter season.
“To go into the dark with a light is to know the light.
To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight,
and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings
and is travelled by dark feet and dark wings.
~ Wendell Berry, poem "To Know the Dark"
Get Fired Up:
How can you welcome the dark to gestate your dream seeds?
What action is calling you to honor your becoming?
