Meditation: May 19th, 2025

"The ancient ones knew that change and constancy are not opponents but lovers, each bringing gifts to the other. The river remains a river precisely because it never contains the same water twice."

Physical Setting & Preparation

Position yourself where you can witness both stability and change in the natural world—perhaps near a tree with established roots but new seasonal growth, beside water that maintains its course while continually flowing, or in a garden with perennial plants sending up fresh shoots. If possible, bring two symbolic items: something that represents enduring stability (a stone, a piece of wood) and something that represents continual change (flowing water in a small container, a feather that moves with the slightest breeze). Settle into a comfortable position with good posture that allows both groundedness and freedom of movement.

Opening Invocation | Fosgladh

Air an naoidheamh latha deug de Chèitean
On the nineteenth day of May

Nuair a tha maireannachd is atharrachadh a' coinneachadh
When permanence and change meet

Mar an abhainn a tha an-còmhnaidh an aon abhainn
Like the river that is always the same river

Ach a' sruthadh le uisge ùr gach mionaid
Yet flowing with ne…