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Samhain Meditation!
Relax......take some deep cleansing breaths.....breathe
in........breathe out.......breathe in......breathe out....Feel yourself
connecting to the Earth below.......feel the energy of the Earth
climbing up your spine......and breathe in......breathe
out..........Feel yourself bathed in the energy of the Sun and
wind........breathe in........and breathe out.......let go of the world
around you........be right here.......be right now......you float on the
wind.....breathe in.......breathe out.........and as you float on the
wind.......you come to another time and place.
Night is falling....through the trees you can see the flicker of lights
that are the fires of the village where your clan sits to feast....but
you will not join them....you hear the wind sighing in the
treetops.....you know that on this night the old year dies and the new
year is born......And you, who are now old and weak.....you who are
tired and full of pain.....you will pass with the old year into the
darkness........
You travel down the narrow path through the forest......the way is dark
and narrow, but your feet know the path......before you you see an open
meadow.....you step from the trees into the grassy field...... it is
dark for there is no moon, but the stars cast light enough to
see.....faintly across the field you can see the barrow which is the
burial place of your ancestors.......the door to the barrow stands open,
lit by torches, and you approach it slowly......slowly you enter in,
feeling the weight of the years upon your shoulders.
The stones surround you, strong as the bones of Earth.....And ahead you
see the chariot that will carry you to the realm of Annwyn.....With a
deep sigh, you lie down upon the chariot.....And here in the dark of the
Earth, you prepare yourself to die.
And as you lie here....here in the depths of the Earth......there come
to mourn you those whom you have loved in this lifetime......parents,
friends, lovers, children......you see before you the familiar
faces......and you remember the good times.....the warmth of a lover's
kiss.....the touch of a child's hand.......the pleasures of joy
shared.....You hold each memory before you like a bright
jewel.......taking one last pleasure in the thought.....then the memory
tumbles to the floor to glitter like a diamond in the darkness.
And other memories come.....Memories of a lifetime lived.....memories
which bring you joy.....the brightness of a summer's day......the joy of
a task well done......the raising of a family......Remember now all that
you can of what has been precious to you.............
And as you hold each memory in your hand, it glitters like a precious
jewel, then tumbles to the floor.
Now the others are gone.....the torches flicker and go out.......and you
lie in the darkness awaiting your death..... And as you lie there, other
memories come......Memories that are not so pleasant, memories you would
like to forget......
You remember the times when you were not a friend......when you were
unkind....when you betrayed a trust......when you were too busy to
care.......when a loved one hurt you or was untrue......the memories
bubble up from deep inside....welling from deep inside....and there is
pain once more as the tears gather in your eyes......You cry out in
anger and pain.....and your tears flow downward to pool in the cauldron
on the floor.....
And still the memories come....all of the failures of your life.....the
opportunities lost........all that it is now to late too set
right......Each painful piece of your life comes forward now and forces
you to look it in the face once more....................................
And the anger and pain flow with your tears....like a stream of darkness
they flow downward.....and pool into the cauldron on the floor.
And at last.....all the memories are gone....no more joy.....no more
pain......only the darkness of the barrow.......Your heart slows and
stops......your breath sighs outward one last time......And Death claims
you at last.....you float in the darkness....and it is warm....and
safe.....and there is no more pain................................
You float in the darkness.....without pain.....without grief.....without
guilt......you have left all that behind......it cannot touch you
now.....
You float in the darkness......surrounded by the body of the Great
Mother.....safe in the darkness.....and you listen to the heartbeat of
the Mother that surrounds you.......and as you listen to the beating or
her heart.......you feel your own heart beat in answer.......You breathe
deeply....and the air is clean and fresh........Slowly you open your
eyes, and the room is bathed in sunlight........You sit up
slowly.......you look at your body.....and your body is whole and
strong.
You look around you......and the walls of the room pulse with
life.....the floor seems covered with a carpet of jewels that sparkle in
the light.....and in the center of the room is a cauldron that seems a
pool of darkness.......And a voice says to you......"choose
wisely....take with you what you need"......and so you chose which
memories to take with you into the dawning......and you know that only
that which you chose will go with you....all else will be purified in
the body of the Mother.......
You step forth from the barrow.....into the sunlight.....and the barrow
closes.....burying all that was of the old life deep within the
Earth.....there it will cause no further pain....
The meadow is bright with sunlight now.....the sky an aching
blue.....the new year dawns....You cross the meadow and enter the
woods......the path now runs straight and true.......ahead you can hear
the voices of your kinfolk greeting the new day.....you hurry ahead to
greet them......and they welcome you home.......and you know that you
are safe.....and you know that you are loved..
You feel rested.... and cleansed..... and relaxed. When you are ready,
open your eyes and return to this world....
by Lark
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