Meditation: May 16th, 2025

"The ancient ones knew that true harmony comes not from silence alone, but from the sacred conversation between sound and stillness—each giving meaning to the other..."

Physical Setting & Preparation

Find a place where you can experience both natural sounds and periods of relative quiet—perhaps a woodland edge where bird calls punctuate moments of silence, a meadow where breezes intermittently rustle grasses, or near water that alternately ripples and stills. Bring a small bell or natural object that can create sound (a stone to tap against wood, or shells that can be gently clicked together). Begin by sitting or standing in a balanced position, eyes either softly closed or with an unfocused gaze, allowing your breathing to find its natural rhythm without forcing.

Opening Invocation | Fosgladh

Air an t-siathamh latha deug de Chèitean
On the sixteenth day of May

Nuair a tha fuaim is sàmhchair a' bruidhinn ri chèile
When sound and silence speak to each other

Mar eòin a' seinn is na h-eòin eile ag èisteachd
Like birds singing and other birds listening

Tha mise cuideachd ag èisteachd ris an dà ghuth
I too listen to both voices

Feel the energies of mid-May surroundi…