Physical Setting & Preparation
Find a quiet place where you can sit comfortably, ideally near an open window or outdoors where you can feel the fresh spring air. Have beside you a small bowl of soil or a potted plant, symbolizing the earth that is awakening. Place your hands on your knees, palms upward in a gesture of receiving. Take three deep breaths, feeling the cool air of early spring filling your lungs, noticing how the days are growing longer as we move further into spring.
Opening Invocation | Fosgladh
Fàilte ort, a Mhàrt, mìos na h-earraich.
(Welcome to you, March, month of spring.)
A' Mhàthair Talamh, dùisg bho do chadal geamhraidh.
(Mother Earth, awaken from your winter sleep.)
Air an là seo, an siathamh là fichead, tha mi a' faireachadh d' anail bhlàth.
(On this day, the twenty-sixth day, I feel your warm breath.)
Close your eyes and visualize the world around you awakening. The early spring flowers—snowdrops, crocuses, and early daffodils—push through the soil. The birds have retu…
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