Meditation: Jan 29th , 2025

Meditation of Eternal Bonds

Friendship's Memory - January 29th

Physical Setting

Create a small memorial space with a candle and, if possible, an object that reminds you of your friend. Sit where you can see the sky, preferably near trees that have weathered many winters. Have a handful of seeds or dried leaves nearby to represent the cycles of life.

Opening

[Feel the ancient presence of trees around you, their bare branches reaching toward the winter sky like countless hands joined in fellowship. Watch as their shadows dance with the light, creating patterns of memory on the earth.]

Màthair na Coille, bi còmhla rium
Mother of the Forest, be with me

Mar a sheasas na craobhan còmhla
As the trees stand together

[Notice how the trees, though separated by space, are connected beneath the soil through an endless web of roots.]

Cuidich leam cuimhneachadh le gràdh
Help me remember with love

Body

[Envision yourself in a sacred grove. The ground is carpeted with fallen leaves that hold the stories of countle…