Meditation: Feb 5th, 2025

Imbolc Sadness Meditation

February 5th, 2025

[Physical Setting Directive: Find a quiet corner where you can sit undisturbed. Have a bowl of soil or earth before you. As you meditate, let your fingers gently touch the earth, feeling its cool dampness. Allow your tears to flow freely if they come - they are as natural as spring rain.]

Opening - Embracing Winter's Last Tears

A' Mhàthair Chaomh, gabh ri mo bhròn Gentle Mother, accept my sorrow

Mar a ghabhas an talamh ris an uisge As the earth accepts the rain

Tha mi a' tighinn thugad le mo dheòir I come to you with my tears

[Feel the heaviness of late winter in your bones. Notice how the earth holds both decay and promise, how last autumn's leaves nurture tomorrow's growth. The sky holds both clouds and growing light.]

Body - The Deep Thaw

Mar sneachd a' leaghadh gu uisge Like snow melting to water

Mar reothadh a' sgaoileadh sa ghrèin Like frost dispersing in the sun

Mar sin sgaoileadh mo bhròn So may my sadness disperse

A' sruthadh sìos don talamh F…