Greetings.
Welcome to this guided meditation for Mabon,
Also known as the Fall Equinox.
If you're so inclined,
Light your favorite smudge.
It could be cedar,
Palo santo,
Sweet grass,
Or whatever it is that you like to use for smudging.
You don't need the physical smudge for you can imagine that you're smudging yourself during this meditation.
If you're using a physical smudge,
Go ahead and light it now.
And let it stay lit during this meditation.
Beautiful.
This is a somatic meditation.
So as we begin,
Know that you do not need to be completely still,
For it is not necessary.
There may be times when you need to move in order to be still.
Connect with your medicine.
Or to connect with what's happening in the meditation.
If you would.
Please put yourself.
In a comfortable position.
You can be seated.
Lying down or standing,
Whatever feels comfortable for you.
Go ahead and take a few deep breaths in through your nose.
Long,
Slow,
Deep breath out through your mouth.
Feeling yourself become more relaxed?
And grounded into the surface beneath you.
Another deep breath in through your nose.
Long,
Slow,
Deep breath out through your mouth.
Feeling yourself now more in this present moment.
As we begin,
We call on the spirit of the North,
The South,
The East,
And the West.
We call on the energy of the Great Mother Goddess of Harvest.
And we call on our ancestors of light to support us.
Guide us and to help us connect.
The medicine,
And wisdom.
Of this fall.
And as you continue to relax,
Please take this initial wisdom in.
When we connect to our inner medicine.
We're connecting to that which leads us.
Whether that's wisdom,
Or specific action we need to take.
Sometimes this medicine shows up as an animal spirit.
Sometimes it shows up as the wisdom of a goddess.
There's many ways that you can connect with this wisdom.
Either way is what helps you to live your life in balance and be able to manifest.
As women,
We so often look for the answer outside of ourselves.
But in the goddess-centered lifestyle.
We know that the medicine lies with us.
And that is the medicine we are here to connect with today,
Dear sister.
Specifically.
The medicine you're connecting with is for the fall equinox.
You'll connect with it.
And use it as a guiding light all season long.
And so we will continue into the meditation again,
Taking a deep breath in through your nose.
In a long,
Slow,
Deep breath.
Out through your mouth.
Continuing to feel yourself grounding.
And connecting with the surface beneath you.
Taking another deep breath in through your nose.
A long slow deep breath out through your mouth.
In your mind's eye.
I want you to imagine roots coming up from Mother Earth wrapping around your ankles,
Grounding you deeper into the earth beneath you.
And these roots go deep,
Deep,
Deep into Mother Earth.
Connecting you to your ancestors of light.
In the beautiful.
Power.
Of Mother Earth.
To help you prepare with connecting with your medicine.
What I want you to do is to connect with the smudge,
Real or imagined.
Just like the energy of autumn.
The winds of change blow.
The leaves are released from the trees.
And so we're releasing and letting go of whatever needs to go.
Using the smoke of your smudge.
You can physically smudge yourself.
And also imagine in your mind's eye.
The smoke passing.
Through your roots.
All of those roots that connected to your ankles and they have gone deep down into Mother Earth.
Just see that smoke passing up through those roots.
And it's all about clearing and releasing.
So just allow the smoke of the smudge to clear and to release whatever you no longer need.
Whatever is clearing maybe you know exactly what that is or it could simply be an energetic release.
As you feel the magic of the smudge.
Cleaning and clearing you.
You may even feel emotional.
You may even need to cry.
Maybe you need to move your body to help it release and let go.
Just allow the smudge to do the work that it needs to do to support you.
And know that your ancestors and mother earth,
They are here to supporting you.
The smoke is coming through the roots into your body,
Your spirit.
Your mind.
Your emotions.
Helping to purge,
Clear,
Clean and cleanse.
The ancestors?
Blow their breath into your roots.
And Mother Earth's energy awakens your roots,
Activating your ability.
To connect with your own medicine.
And as these roots are now activated.
Begin to feel energy.
Coming through them.
Coming into your body.
Now that you're clearer.
You're able to connect with the medicine and wisdom that you're seeking for the Fall Equinox.
And now in your mind's eye.
You'll begin to see.
A woman appear.
She is the goddess of harvest.
Just take in her beauty.
Or wonder.
And her glory.
She can be whichever goddess of harvest you wish to connect with.
Just know that she's here to support you with her presence and if it feels safe,
Allow her to lay her hands on your head and touch you in a loving way.
Now,
Begin to feel your medicine start coming in through your roots.
Into your body.
As a sensation.
Somewhere in a particular part of the world.
Of your body.
Just tune in without overthinking.
Where are you noticing the medicine settle in your body?
Tune into your body.
Know that it could feel like a small inkling of knowing.
You actually don't have to know anything definitively.
It's just important to go with your first thoughts.
Where are you feeling the medicine settling into your body?
And just put your hands on that part of your body.
Connect to the medicine,
You can rub that part of your body or simply let your hand rest there.
Whatever you need to do to really begin to tune into that medicine.
Maybe it's in your back.
You could feel it in your feet.
Maybe it's in your shoulder.
There's no right or wrong here.
And as you put your hands there.
Tune into what message are you getting?
What is the medicine?
Again,
The medicine is wisdom.
It could be a lesson.
Maybe you see an image or feel a sensation.
And even see an animal totem.
You could hear a word.
Just stay open to the message that is coming to you.
And again,
Dear sister.
Go with your first thought.
Trust yourself.
Don't overthink this.
As beautiful.
This is your medicine for the fall.
For you to take fully into this season with you.
Just be at one with it If you feel like you are not fully hearing a message Just stay tuned into your breath and into your body.
Knowing that the wisdom will come to you.
Sometimes it comes in what I call time release.
And you've just primed your body for that message to be.
Time release to you.
What I want you to do now is to begin to feel the medicine flow all throughout your body.
From the tips of your toes.
Through your legs.
Your pelvis.
Your torso,
Shoulders down into your arms and hands.
To your neck and your head.
Feel that medicine.
This is the medicine that will support you all season long.
All the way until the winter solstice in Yule.
Beautiful We so often look for the answer outside of ourselves.
But the medicine is within us.
And the greatest medicine that you can follow as a woman is the medicine that comes from within you.
I just want you to take a deep breath.
Releasing.
And just feel the wisdom intensify.
Just really feel it intensify,
Magnify this wisdom,
This message,
Whether you have words for it or not.
Intensify it and I want you to go on ahead and lock it in.
You can make that sound that sounds like a lock.
Lock it in.
And just give thanks to your inner goddess and soul.
For bringing the medicine and wisdom to you today that will guide you through the fall.
And now give thanks to the Goddess of Harvest.
Who is sat with you and supported you.
As you bow and say thank you and goodbye to her.
She bows to you and reminds you that you're always connected to her wisdom,
The wisdom of manifestation,
The wisdom of harvesting.
And the wisdom of cycles.
And now also bow and give gratitude to your ancestors of light.
And Mother Earth thanking them for their support today.
Knowing that you are always guided and supported by them.
And if you would,
Please take this blessing in.
We call on the energy of the North,
The South,
The East,
And the West.
The ancestors of light.
And all of the goddesses from time immemorial.
To surround you.
Guide you.
Protect you.
And support you.
On your Goddess path and journey.
Remember,
You can always connect to the power within by coming back to this sacred place connecting with your roots.
Now begin to feel yourself.
Coming back.
Into your body.
Maintaining that connection with the roots while wiggling your feet.
And your hands,
Moving them back and forth.
Inhale….
And exhale.
Feeling yourself coming back into this now moment.
Begin to stretch your body,
Feeling yourself coming more and more into this now moment.
When you're ready,
Open your eyes.
Pull out your journal and write down what came to you.
I wish you a beautiful fall.
May it be a blessing to you.
May you be supported.
And as we say in Afro-spirituality,
Ashe a tech.
And so it is.
Thank you for joining me today.
Beautiful work,
Goddess.
