The Little Book of Nature Blessings by Teresa Dellbridge

Author:Teresa Dellbridge
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781786783967
Publisher: Watkins Media
Published: 2020-03-09T16:00:00+00:00

AN IMBOLC MEDITATION

Find a comfortable, quiet place, totally free from interruptions. Lie or sit down and take some deep breaths until you feel relaxed and calm. Try to still your mind. When you are ready, close your eyes if you wish and begin the guided meditation.

You are walking along a path, lined with trees. The light is dim, but growing, as dawn is approaching. Beneath your feet, the earth is hard with winter chill. Overhead, the branches are silver with frost. The tree trunks stand dark and silent. All is hushed and bare, and then you become aware of the sound of running water, like the peal of soft bells.

You round a bend in your path and you see in front of you a rock face, carved out in the shape of an archway. From the centre of the carved rock issues a pure, clear spring, causing the rocks to glisten as it tumbles into a semi-circular pool. Surrounding the pool is a low ledge, and on this ledge sits a young woman, who smiles at you. Around her feet, snowdrops sprinkle the earth. As you meet her gaze, the morning sun breaks through and a shaft of light illuminates the waterfall and the pool, so that all around shimmers and the snowdrops shine bright as stars.

The young woman beckons you close. As you approach, you can smell the wonderful freshness of the water and the scent of the earth. Birds are beginning to sing and all around you the woodland is coming to life. The young woman invites you to bathe your hands and face in the water. This water can wash away all that is stale or negative in your life.

As you lower your hands into the water, you find that it is not as cold as you expect. It is as if the early sun has already warmed it slightly. You feel its freshness and a slight effervescence, making your hands feel invigorated. As you splash it over your face, your cheeks tingle pleasantly. The young woman reminds you to wash away all that you want to banish from your life. Feel all that is unpleasant or tiresome being rinsed away, leaving you feeling lighter, brighter and renewed. Take as long as you wish over this process.

When you have finished, the young woman hands you a soft, white towel. You dry your hands and face, and return the towel to her. She now hands you a wooden box. It is fashioned from fine-grained white birch wood and,engraved on its lid in silver is the Celtic triple spiral or “triskelion”. You sit by the spring and carefully open the box.

Within the box you find something to help you with your creativity. This could be equipment of some sort, a symbol, or words of advice written on paper. Whatever is within the box, treasure it. If it does not immediately make sense, don’t try to work it out. Simply treasure it.

You may linger by the spring for a while. You may have questions for the young woman, and she may have a conversation with you.

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