Welcoming Spring
Dearest Maiden of Spring, the essence of birth, we welcome you.
Spring is a sacred season of birth as we move away from the caves and heavy canvas of hibernation and death from Winters medicine.
It is a phase within our Great Mother Nature, that brings forth a new, beloved and bright path of life, growth, and relieving unwinding of the old cycles and patterns of the past, welcoming in the new growth and life that we desire to manifest, that we innately deserve, no matter how tough we, or others or our environment have been to us.
When ruminating of the poetry that Spring sings to our souls, illuminated in the heart of each and every living and non-living thing, is this:
aliveness
relief from death
orgasm through rebirth
colour, creation, breath
celebration, of the once was from winter and the joy of new beginnings.
It is known that with such a divine essence of such a simple word, Spring, it is a deep relief for so many on this planet to remember that after Winter, there really is rebirth, life after death, warmth after such cold, of a deep, silver season.
The natural world moves in cycles, whether it’s the moon, a woman’s bleed, cell turn over and planetary movement. May this turning remind us that all is impermanent, and it is important to remember that we can move forward, just as the earth and her seasons and cycles do too.
Hence, is the medicine, of Spring, and is an element we care so deeply about in our fabric making process, as the flowers used to dye our Silks, are picked when they are in full bloom, creating a spiral dance of birth and colour to the mind, soul and body when worn.
By adorning yourself in the essence and bloom of Spring, the potent, healing and loving energy of the vibrant botanicals of our Mother Nature is coded and hugs your body like a divine light on a beautiful Spring morning.
To honour, welcome and give gratitude to such an ailment to this Earth, her Kingdoms and her Children, a ritual has been casted below, so you may bow down to the progression and the holiness of yourself, your cycles and the power that you have gained through such divine navigation as you have taken yourself out of such harsh inner and outer Winter climates.
A Soltys Spring Ritual
Gather
- seeds, nuts or pebbles
- your journal
- a Soltys Label plant dyed garment to embed the energy of Spring
- a bowl of water (if you have a sound bowl, this would be perfectly suited!)
1. Walk barefoot in silence in your Soltys garment, preferably in the early morning in a land/Indigenous country that you feel called to, that you feel safe in, that brings you peace and joy, gathering seeds and/or nuts from flowers or trees or pebbles from the sea or cliff and anything else that calls you from Mother Nature for your ritual. Finding this spot in the morning also carries the essence of a new beginning, a new opportunity, a birth when the new day comes, just as the energy of Spring.
2. With this silence, allow your soul, the wind, the song of the birds, call you to a place that sings to you, so you may land and follow the intuition of the earths calling for this ritual.
3. As you arrive at your spot, place your hands on the earth, thanking her for all she does for us, housing the plants and animals and soils that nourish our plant and animal kingdoms and the foods that grow in her soil. We thank her for having the intelligence for creating pollen for our bees and thank the wind for carrying seeds so our plants and flowers may continue to flourish, and thank our animals for helping with all of these processes of bringing life back to life, time and time again. Give gratitude for anything else in your life and on this earth that you feel called to thanking.
4. After this deep moment of heart-filled gratitude, I want you to take hold of your chosen items you have collected in Mother Nature. With your eyes closed, place an intention into your earth pieces and call in what you want to birth in your life, whether its in your work, home, relationships, dreams, anything else that you feel called to. Make it defined, be clear and concise so this wish may manifest with clarity. Do not rush it, meditate with the prayer, feel it, see it in your vision, sing to it, embody it.
5. Once you have rested deeply into this prayer and calling, bury your gifts in the soil if you are by earth or by rocks, under sand or in the water wherever you are in your element that chose to work with you.
6. Meditate on top of that spot with your heart open, telling the universe you are ready to receive the fruits of Springs medicine.
7. When you arrive home, make a herbal or floral tea and drink in Springs beauty, with the remembrance, that you too are beautiful and deserving of a living a life in full bloom
Take this season with a breath of fresh air, for you, are being reborn again.