Meditation of the Warming Heart
Winter Empathy - January 27th
Physical Setting
Find a quiet space near a window where you can see the winter sky. If possible, place a bowl of water before you and a small stone or crystal in your palm. Let the rising steam of herbal tea nearby remind you of the earth's warming breath.
Opening
[Visualize the morning frost coating the branches of trees, each crystal catching the first light of dawn. Feel the sacred stillness of winter's air around you.]
Màthair na Talmhainn, fosgail mo chridhe
Mother of Earth, open my heart
Mar a bhriseas an grian tron gheamhradh
As the sun breaks through winter
[Watch as golden sunlight begins to melt the frost, each drop carrying the earth's wisdom back to her soil.]
Leig dhomh faireachdainn blàths do ghràidh
Let me feel the warmth of your love
Body
[See yourself seated within a circle of ancient standing stones. Snow dusts their weathered surfaces, and a gentle mist rises from the earth between them. The stones pulse with a faint, …
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