This meditation is called Vivienne's Blessing.
It is a guided visualization and ceremony.
Start by taking a deep breath in through your nose and exhale softly through your mouth.
Let your shoulders relax and your jaw loosen.
Feel your body sink deeper into stillness with each breath.
Inhale and exhale.
Let your awareness soften like mist drifting over water.
Allow your eyes to soften and close and allow yourself to open to the journey.
Imagining now that you are entering the mists.
You find yourself standing at the edge of a still lake.
Mist swirls softly around your feet and curls across the surface of the water.
The air smells of wildflowers,
Old stones,
And something ancient,
Something sacred.
This is the Lake of Avalon.
You feel no fear,
Only calm.
The water is like glass and the mists shimmer with a silvery light.
A narrow boat waits for you at the water's edge,
Simple,
Wooden,
And familiar somehow.
You step inside.
The boat glides gently across the lake as if pulled by an unseen hand.
You feel yourself drifting deeper between the worlds.
The isle appears before you.
As the mist parts,
You see the green rise of the Isle of Avalon.
Apple trees heavy with fruit,
The scent of herbs in the breeze,
And a tall woman in shimmering robes waiting at the shore.
She stands near a pool of sacred water,
A silver chalice in her hands,
Her eyes are ancient as starlight and soft as the moon.
This is Vivienne,
The Lady of Avalon.
She does not speak,
Not at first,
But her presence surrounds you like water,
Like memory,
Like a dream you've always known.
She gestures for you to come closer.
You step onto the soft,
Mossy ground,
You feel your feet rooted deep in the earth of Avalon.
Vivienne gazes at you with love and depth,
Seeing your whole self,
Your pain,
Your strength,
Your lineage.
She speaks to you in silence through your heart.
You are ready to remember.
The veil is thin,
The wisdom is within.
What you seek is already seeking you.
She raises the silver chalice to your lips.
You drink cool,
Sweet water that awakens something inside you.
Visions flicker behind your eyes,
Symbols,
Memories,
Truths you once knew.
Vivienne now places a veil soft as mist over your shoulders.
This is the veil of the priestess,
Of the seer,
Of the sovereign.
Wear it with truth,
Walk your path in power.
You bow your head in gratitude.
Vivienne reaches into her robe and hands you something small.
It is glowing slightly,
Humming with energy.
This is the seed of remembrance,
She whispers.
Take it with you.
It will grow as you walk your path.
You tuck it gently into your heart space and it melts into your chest like light.
A living memory of Avalon now planted within you.
Vivienne smiles softly and with a nod she begins to fade into the mist once more.
You feel her presence still.
Behind you,
Beside you,
Within you.
You return to the boat,
The veil still resting on your shoulders.
The boat begins its journey back across the lake.
Through the mist,
Through the veil.
Back to your body,
To this time,
To this breath.
Begin to return now.
Start to wiggle your fingers and your toes.
Feel the ground beneath you.
Feel your breath.
Steady,
Real,
Present.
Take a moment to place your hand over your heart.
Whisper to yourself,
I remember.
I'm the priestess and the path.
I carry Avalon within me.
When you're ready,
Gently start to blink open your eyes.
The mists have parted.
But the lady walks with you still.
Remember that you are the chalice and the sword.
You are the moon and the wellspring.
You are anointed with the remembrance of your truth.
Rise,
Priestess,
And return whole.
Avalon.
