Menu
carol weaver, creative dreamer…
  • MY COLOURWATERS
  • GRAPHIC SERVICES
  • MY MUSIC
  • CALENDAR
  • BLOG
  • CONTACT
    • SHOP
      • IWD POSTER BY WEAVER
      • FAV BOOKS
      • MY ART + PHOTOGRAPHY AT REDBUBBLE
    • SUBSCRIBE
    • NETWORKING LINKS
  • ABOUT WEAVER
    • GIVING BACK
  • MY COLOURWATERS
  • GRAPHIC SERVICES
  • MY MUSIC
  • CALENDAR
  • BLOG
  • CONTACT
    • SHOP
      • IWD POSTER BY WEAVER
      • FAV BOOKS
      • MY ART + PHOTOGRAPHY AT REDBUBBLE
    • SUBSCRIBE
    • NETWORKING LINKS
  • ABOUT WEAVER
    • GIVING BACK

honouring grief + sadness during covid...

4/27/2020

4 Comments

 
honouring my grief...honouring my grief...

It’s been quite interesting during this time of isolation of the pandemic, the corona virus, covid-19... this morning a dear friend called it the, ‘isolation inflammation’...

When the covid/isolation lock-down began over a month ago, i have to admit i felt a huge wave of relief... where, we and the world could finally, simply, STOP.  

I actually haven’t minded the break at all... have enjoyed resting... ‘being’ and doing some long-overdue tasks that never seemed to get done when i was busy working + teaching.  

However, it’s also been a bit of a stressful time too - not knowing what’s next or when this pandemic will even be over... and, how it’s affecting so many people all over the planet... Many folk are sick and/or dying and numerous lives devastated.  It’s the not-knowing that is the strange feeling, that seems to sit somewhere un-known until...

...out of the blue, i suddenly feel guilty or a sadness comes over me - even some anxiety or fear... like i’m grieving something... or perhaps i’m feeling our Mother earth’s grieving... or what...?

This virus is affecting us all on a global level... and, a few of the positive things that have come out of this is that, just after a few weeks, of the world literally shutting down... it seems our Mother is getting a long-overdue, great big rest - just like us... a time to simply breathe and relax... a big collective ‘sigh’ and just ‘be-ing’...

And, what’s exciting is that all kinds of animals are showing themselves in places that they couldn’t before... waterways are clearing... pollution is lifting and so much more...

Is this a message from our dear Mother?  That perhaps we as a species can slow or halt climate change, if we only slow down and realize what’s truly important?  I myself thought this whole pandemic-thing was initially a ‘distraction’ away from the growing concern of our climate...

Whatever ‘this’ is... we may never know the why... though, what i do know is... when this pandemic is over, our way of being and our world will have shifted and changed... and now is a time where we as a global family can choose to dream our world into being... that our ‘old world’ is dying because it has to... because what we have been creating is not sustainable - it’s NOT working... 

Some wisdom-keepers are saying that we are the new midwives for our beautiful Mother... as she dreams her own dream into being... as we and She are being re-birthed into a whole new way of ‘be-ing’... We certainly live in interesting times eh?... x (((o)))

Below, is a simple ceremony... to help us honour and gently release grief/sadness... knowing that as we release ‘dark + heavy energy’* through ceremony... it falls to our Mother earth where She composts it back into Light... ie., ‘As we feed Her - She feeds us'... a beautiful reciprocal exchange, a sacred relationship...


clearing grief + fears - a simple ceremony...

a grief bundle or altar...my grief bundle or altar...
I have held a “grief bundle” or mesa for a while now and work with it when i feel i need to... This is a simple process... an ancient practice that will honour our grief/sadness + release it through co-creation with the earth’s gifts of cleansing fire + salt through simple ceremony...

What you will need...
  • a cloth - doesn’t matter what colour, though often black is often used...
  • a white candle or two... (matches to light)...
  • a small bowl of water...
  • some salt - about 1/4 cup... (a natural salt like pink Himalayan is good)..
  • some small stones or one stone (from the earth that represent your grief/sadness/fears)...
  • anything else that you wish to include that represents your grief/sadness, etc...

Assemble all your items + to prepare/create ceremony... 
(can be offered inside or out)...
  • be in a quiet space and mindfully open + create a container of sacred space around you... whichever way works for you, as it’s important to ‘be’ in a safe space (ie., turn off phones, etc)... 
  • light the candle(s) - which opens the ceremony...
  • place the salt in the bowl of water + mix...
  • spend some time with each item you have chosen to represent your grief/sadness/fears and when you feel ready, using your breath with intention, blow your feelings into the stone... letting them go to our Mother earth - who will hold those feelings safe within Her belly... 
  • sit within the peace of quiet for as long as you need... knowing that the salt water will draw the grief/sadness/fear out of your body... 
  • when you feel complete, blow the candle(s) out - which completes the ceremony... and close your sacred space around you...
  • your can either wrap your bundle or place as an altar in a special sacred place in your home... 

You can choose to offer this ‘grief ceremony’ as many times as you feel you need to... and when you feel ready, you can disperse the stones back to the earth by burying them, or placing them in the ocean - which will also continue to clear for you...  

It’s an honour to share this simple, yet powerful process with you...
it is my hope it can help during this time or anytime you are in need...
with much love + light, weaver x (((o)))

*NOTE:  ‘dark and heavy energy’ (like grief/sadness, etc) is not negative, positive or bad energy... it’s just simply ‘heavy and dark‘... and it can weigh us down... This type of energy doesn’t serve and often, it’s not even ours to hold... See energy as light or dark, and know the ‘dark’ can be released easily... we don’t have to feel we have to hold onto it... One of the many gifts our blessed earth Mother offers is, She can release that ‘dark’ energy for us - She transforms it, like compost, back into Light - which is who we truly are! 

NOTE:  re washing or what to do with the stone/stones after...
it’s up to you what you choose to do with your stone/stones... check in with them + ask.. sometimes stones have done their work + tell you they need dispersing... they are the wise ones + the story-tellers of our blessed Mother... the land.  and they will tell you.. use all your senses to hook in, ask + listen... as we all connect in different ways.. some see, some feel, some hear, taste, etc.. etc... hope that helps... 
with brightest blessings of much love, wx (((o)))

a grief bundle or altar...
my grief bundle...
4 Comments
Caroline link
4/27/2020 09:16:34 pm

Thank you Dear weaver,...I have long looked for a way to process the grief and sadness and loss I have felt for over a year now,...Thank you for this beautiful, simple ritual.

Xo,....Cj

Reply
Rhiannon
4/27/2020 09:29:33 pm

Thank you. I'm going to do this tomorrow.

Reply
Donna
4/27/2020 10:12:32 pm

Thanks Carol.

Reply
Bessie
4/28/2020 12:18:32 pm

Thank you so much for this gift, dear Carol. I do have one question: is it necessary to get rid of the stones or could they be washed and saved for another ceremony?

Thanks, again! Many blessings!

Reply

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    i wish to acknowledge with gratitude that i live, work + play on the traditional and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation...
    carol weaver

    my blog writings...

    i'm a creative soul choosing to walk softly on our blessed earth mother's back... more here...



    My Redbubble Shop
    Click to visit >>

    Follow me on Spotify >>
    Follow me on Spotify >>

    Join Canva for Free
    The Best Free + User Friendly Graphics Program; Canva >>

    my music + journey drumming tracks at bandcamp >>

    Picture

    categories

    All
    Animal Spirits
    Animism
    Animistic Stories + Legends
    Animistic Tools
    Archetypes
    Dreams
    Drum Birthing
    Gabriola
    Growing Up
    Healing Trauma
    Laughing Wolf
    Musings
    My Birth Mother...
    My Original Art
    Prophecy + Wisdom Teachings
    Sacred Ceremony
    Sacred Drums I Have Birthed
    Songs + Poems
    Sound Healing
    Stuff That Really Happened
    The Healing Drum
    Trance Journeying
    Videos
    What Is Remembered Lives!


    Subscribe

    Shamanic Journey Drumming

    Picture

    Picture

    Picture

    archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    November 2022
    October 2022
    August 2022
    June 2022
    April 2022
    November 2021
    June 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    September 2018
    March 2018
    September 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    September 2016
    July 2016
    March 2016
    January 2016
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2014
    December 2013
    October 2013
    December 2012
    February 2012
    October 2011
    August 2008
    February 2007
    March 2006
    November 2005
    September 2005
    August 2005
    July 2005
    June 2005
    May 2005
    January 2005
    January 2004
    May 1995
    April 1995


    links

    • Healing Drum Quotes >>



    Celtic wolf drum by weaver © 2019...

    Picture

    weebly logo

    Picture

    Buy Me a Coffee at ko-fi.com
    Picture
JOIN MY MAILING LIST
• home • ​my colourwaters • graphic services • my music • ​calendar • blog • ​contact • ​about weaver •
copyright  © 2006-2023 |  carol weaver  |  proudly powered by weebly 
"creating safe, sacred space for healing + creativity to begin..."