01/02/2025
Imbolc Blessings!
My next shamanic will focus on what aspirations we wish to offer up to the potent Spring goddess Brigid. As we look at what we wish to release to the care of winter and what our inner light invites in with the turning of the season.
A Poem for Imbolc:
As winter draws back her veil
The blackthorn blooms
The birch blood begins to rise under the wolf moon
The wild eyed buck veers and prances
From the forest shadows
The doe eyed deer dreams and dances in soft spring meadpws
Winter holds the fate of all
Hanging in her crystal ball
Sweeping her chidren up to sleep in her star studded skirts
Setting them down ,blinking in the light of springs new birth
All is transformed in a twinkling of an eye
Scattering diomonds in her path
Sparkling drops of snow soften a steely grey sky
And the frosts talons sink their grip
Merciless as the death crones laugh
Fear not your demons or your darkness
Know your strength , the gift of springs promise
Gentleness is not a weakness
Sweet child of Spring
Know your purpose on this earth
The healer's leaves are evergreen
Unfold with the light of the morning crocus
Rise from the mud , the wisdom of the lotus
Soar from the dark skies
A black crow on the wing
Embrace your dark feminine the wild heart within
Celebrate the magic that the darkness brings
Rejoice in the light as a new cycle begins
From the deep womb of the earth
The first stirrings of spring
Imbolcs blessings
Ruth Brown
Shamanic Healing Workshop- Monday l17th February . 7-8.30 The Soul Spa
Through the sacred beat of the drum and guided by poetry inspired by my.own healing journey we enter a state of altered consciousness whereby the gateway opens and we connect with our ancestral roots and spirit guides.
During this 90 minute transformational workshop we will be continuing to explore our shadow side but focusing more on ancestral healing and its influence on our lives . Our shadow side can be described as our repressed emotions , memories , behavioural patterns , negative traits that are often buried in the subconscious. Some through our conditioning we are taught to repress and others too painful or uncomfortable for us to acknowledge. Their roots often lay in our upbringing or through trauma and may have been passed down through generations.
Only by accepting and embracing the shadow side can we release it and bring it into the light. By doing this we not only hold the key to our own medicine but are we begin to heal past ,present and future generations. As we find our own voice we hear the echoes of our ancesters unprocessed pain . As we sit and listen to the songs trapped in the temple of our bodies walls we hear the echoes of their cries. And we listen ar last.
By doing this we allow ourselves to let go of the past , the havoc its reaped in our lives ,the repeated patterns of unhealthy behaviour and we begin attract more positive energy into our lives.
Through ceremony and a guided meditation we will begin to actively release the layers of trauma and conditioning , shedding these negative traits that no longer serve us and reclaiming our true power without ego, through unconditional love and compassion we have for ourselves , the light and the dark.
Through drumming and chanting we connect with those deeper parts of ourselves, our wild indominatable spirit and embrace the essence of our being.
Through breathwork we release and are guided gently back to a grounded , centred state connecting with the heart chakra .
Bring a drum or rattle if you have one as I have limited availability. Feel free to bring your own related poetry or song that we can weave into the ceremony . All welcome.
Call Ruth on 07908750534 to book your place.
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