Physical Setting & Preparation
Find a comfortable place near running water - a stream, fountain, or even the sound of rain on windows. If indoors, have a bowl of water nearby. Place your bare feet on the ground if possible, or rest them flat on the floor. The water represents the thawing of winter ice, carrying healing energies from the Earth Mother. Wrap yourself in a warm blanket or shawl, creating a protective cocoon for your healing work.
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"Tears are the river that carries our pain to the great ocean of healing." — Wendy
Opening Invocation | Fosgladh
A Mhàthair na Talmhainn, thig le do leigheas
Mother of Earth, come with your healing
Mar a leaghas an sneachd
As the snow melts
Mar a ruitheas na h-uillt
As the streams flow
Sruth do ghràdh tro mo chorp
Let your love flow through my body
[Visualize the winter ice melting, becoming clear streams that carry away all that needs healing. Feel the fresh energy of early spring beginning to stir.]
Body of the Working | Corp
Tha mi nam laighe air do chòir
I lie in your presence
A' faireachdainn do chumhachd leigheis
Feeling your healing power
Tro gach cnàimh is fèith
Through every bone and sinew
A' sruthadh mar an t-allt earraich
Flowing like the spring stream
[Feel the Earth Mother's healing energy entering through your feet, flowing up through your body like spring water rising through soil. Let it pool in any areas that need healing.]
The Deep Working | An Obair Dhomhain
Mar a dh'èireas luibhean ùra
As new herbs rise
Tro thalamh an earraich
Through spring soil
Mar sin èiridh mo neart
So shall my strength rise
Às ùr bhon ghrunnd
Anew from the depths
[Imagine healing herbs pushing up through spring soil - comfrey, chickweed, nettle. Their vital energy becomes your energy, their strength your strength. Feel the Earth Mother nurturing both the plants and you.]
Afterthought | Smuain Dheiridh
Take a moment to contemplate:
As the Earth heals herself after winter's cold, what within you is ready to be healed? What new strength is beginning to emerge from beneath the weight of depression?
Closing Blessing | Beannachd Dheiridh
Beannachd an leigheis
The blessing of healing
Bho Mhàthair na Talmhainn
From the Mother of Earth
Mar a dh'atharraicheas an t-earrach
As spring transforms
An talamh reòite gu beatha ùr
Frozen ground to new life
Mar sin biodh mo leigheas
So may my healing be
[Feel the Mother's healing energy settling deep within you, like seeds nestled in warming soil, ready to grow into new strength and vitality.]
beautifully done!
Thank you again