Physical Setting & Preparation
Find a place where you can feel the earth beneath you and see the sky above. If possible, sit near a body of water—a stream, pond, or even a bowl of water placed before you. If indoors, position yourself near a window where you can observe the world awakening to mid-spring. Have a small stone or crystal to hold in your hand. Take several steady breaths, feeling your body settle into the present moment as the mid-April energy flows around you.
Opening Invocation | Fosgladh
"Tha mi ag iarraidh sìth na talmhainn, sìth an uisge, agus sìth na gaoithe a tha a' seideadh tro na craobhan òga." (I seek the peace of the earth, the peace of water, and the peace of the wind that blows through the young trees.)
Feel yourself rooted to this moment in the year's turning. April 15th stands at the heart of spring's unfolding—the balance between the equinox behind us and the summer solstice ahead. The world pulses with a quiet expectancy, like a breath half-drawn, holding poss…
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