Moving from the Water Year to Fire Year
Dear Friends,
2022 is?A Fire Year...Get Ready!??This will be a year to connect; to your vision, to your dreams, to your ancestors/spirit/God,?and to your own inner light.?
Light -- Purpose -- Dreams -- Revelation
What makes this a Fire Year? According to the Dagara Medicine Wheel, any year that ends in?a 2 or a 7 is a Fire Year. We are leaving 2021(which was a Water Year) and blazing into 2022!
The transition from one element to another is a time to reflect, release, and prepare to move into the energy of the new element. 2021 was a consummate Water Year. We all felt the deep exhaustion of the protracted pandemic. We felt the collective grief and trauma of so many deaths, our divisive political system, and our failing social structures. To say nothing of our individual experiences. The lessons Covid came to teach continue to challenge us. Because Water Medicine is about emotions, feelings, and healing; the question is did we get stuck in our grief? Did we call on Water medicine to help move through it? I would say we still have more to learn.?
As 2021 comes to a close, it is time to reflect on the teachings and revelations of the Water year. What has it brought up for you? What do you need to delve more deeply into; what do you need to release; where have you found peace or need more peace? These are a few of the questions to explore as Water transitions to Fire.?Fire brings clarity to what is incomplete or yet unseen. It gives us the opportunity to resolve what's left undone from the previous year, and shed light on what steps to take to complete the cycle and clear the path to greater vision and action.
Fire holds the wisdom of our inner connection to spirit/ancestors/God. Fire is where dreams are formed, and passion and purpose are envisioned.?Fire can be both destructive, like a wild fire or volcano, or it can be tempered and clarifying, like a hearth or a forge in which we channel the energy to cut through the bullshit to bring us back to ourselves.?
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Questions for the Fire Year:?
What lights you up? Are you burning hot or cold? Do you need to slow down or speed up? Are you taking time to listen and connect with ancestors/spirit/God? Are you taking action to shine your light, your gift, into the world in the way only you can? How are you being called to impact the world for our collective good??
The Perfect Ritual:
Before the end of January, when Water transitions to Fire, use this ritual that Sobonfu gave us. Do it on Friday, after sunrise and before sunset.?Milk & Honey Ritual for Bringing in Sweetness and Nurturance.?Place milk and honey in a jar. Milk represents the nurturance that you are bringing into your life; honey represents the sweetness of all life. You will be releasing these substances in water, but before you do so, mix the two together. I shake the mixture together in a jar while speaking and so does everyone else when joining in with me to do this ritual. If you are going to a river, walk with the flow, imagining that you are in your flow and the flow of life. See the water taking this wonderful mixture out into the world. If at the beach, go to the water and let the mixture be taken by the waves.
While at the water, call in the Elements of Fire, Water, Earth, Mineral, and Nature as well as ancestors, spirits and God (if you choose).?Pray to those for help to release the energies of the past year and bring light into those places you feel are too dark for you to handle alone.
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Voice what is or isn’t working in your life and do your best to give appreciation for all that you have. In this sacred place of water, hand your feelings over to the Water Spirits so they can be released. Let them cleanse you and help you feel, let go, and start fresh.
Speak from your heart and have a real dialogue with that part of you that needs to voice your feelings of sorrow, of joy, of gratitude. Let it support you in knowing that change is constant and a part of how we grow in this life. Pour the Milk and Honey into the water. And express your gratitude one more time to all the Elements for the gift of healing that is flowing your way.?
My closing prayer for you is:?
May you flow from this Water year easily and gently. May you release what no longer serves you. And may you align and hear your Ancestors speak to you as you awaken the Light of the New Year within you. May you be filled with blessings of love and gratitude. Ashe
Love Susan…?
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PS:?My book,?Walking With Sobonfu, is now available on Amazon and all major online retailers. Please pick up a copy (click the link above and it will take you to the Amazon page to purchase the book).?Please also review the book.?
Pandemic Women’s Group?continues to meet monthly on the second Wednesday?Monday evenings 7:00-8:30 PST. All are welcome to join. Please contact me for the login information.?
In person retreats?will resume, hopefully, in 2022. Including an Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times Grief Ritual. Stay tuned!
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Community Support Specialist at Judevine Center for Autism
3 年Thanks Susan I will make sure to connect.
“a forge in which we channel the energy to cut through the bullshit to bring us back to ourselves”….YES!