April WATER

thewomanwhomarriedabearWhen the weather warms up the wood cook stove still comes in handy for drying herbs.
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We’ve been traveling around with @ladyursus talking about cleansing lore and cleaning.
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These last few days things have finally cleared up after the Dark Moon and the intensity of the last few weeks.
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Here in the PNW, it’s been wild rains, and beautiful sunny days, and dark clouds hanging over our heads like the ghosts of winter.
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T.S. Eliot called April the cruelest month for a reason; her moods are mercurial. It’s a time of joy & darkness. Many folks feel unsettled in this time.
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It’s seedling time, wild greens time, blossom time, cleaning time. It’s a moment to tie up loose ends, to take care of lingering things you’ve been putting off. Call that friend (or your mom) you’ve been meaning to visit with, finish that paperwork (congrats on your taxes, y’all), and put away those winter clothes (not too far).
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To settle in, be calmed, we must clear space and spring clean. There’s a reason why this season invites us to sweep out our winter nests. To clear out the dark season of inwardness and meditation, and make room for the light.
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@ladyursus always says that sweeping clears not just dirt, but energy, because energy clings to matter. Sweeping is her meditation, her sacred practice. That’s a great thing to consider as we move from room to room, moving old energy ahead of us, bringing in new energy in the form of fresh flowers & herbs.
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I always tell folks in class of the Celtic & Bavarian myth that we must spring clean in April so that The May Queen will come! Then in May we’re not allowed to sweep, as spring settles in, and makes a home for summer.
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Seriously y’all, if we don’t get to cleaning, spring will never come!
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Do you have a FAVORITE SPRING CLEANING or CLEANSING PRACTICE?
#oldwaysinanewage
#woodcookstove
#noonekeepsakitchenlikeawitch

merkababox🌊April •WATER• Merkababox 🌙
For the month of April we'll be exploring the Water element. Humans are mostly water-based, and therefore resonate strongly with this element.
It is the strongest of the Elements (Aether aside) "Water swallow up the earth, extinguishes the flame, ascends on high, and by stretching forth as clouds challenges the heavens for their own, and the same falling down, becomes the cause of all things that grow in the earth."
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Water is purifying, healing, soothing and loving.
It is the Divine Feminine.
It's cosmic rulers are the Moon and Venus.
It's the element to channel when working with Cats, Frogs, Dolphins, Whales, the order of Sirenia, Otters, Seals, Water Snakes, Sea Birds, and most Fish familiars.
It's elemental beings to channel are Undines, creatures that thrive on intention, love, devotion and gratitude. These beings include Nereides (in the Mediterranean), Naiades (in springs and rivers), Limniads (in lakes, marshes and swamps), and Oceanids or Mermaids (in the sea).
It's deities are Aphrodite, Isis, Yemaya, Ea or Enki, Mary Magdalene, Mariamne, Tiamat, Neptune, Poseidon, Osiris, Sedna, and Njord.
Water is PURIFICATION, PSYCHIC AWARENESS and DIVINE FEMININE.
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