In Winter, we turn to the North. We acknowledge the Earth, our physical bodies, the ancestors, and our ability to manifest on the physical plane. We ask the North to enhance our powers of observation, listening, and how to be Silent.
Winter is the dreaming time when we return to the womb, to our cave, to stir our cauldron, to dream, to be in the formlessness, to incubate, and to regenerate ourselves. We are letting go of what we are ready to let go of, in order to transform into something new. This time represents the formless void in the transformational cycle when what is no longer and what is to be has not yet appeared.
On this day, we have the opportunity to drop the image that we have of our ourselves into the fire, to release it back into the dark mystery to be reborn with the Sun. With the help of the Aquarian moon and invoking the wisdom of winter, we release our attachments to “looking good” and allow ourselves to Break the RULES we set for ourselves, entertain new possibilities and allow more light to shine through our lives and livelihoods.
Beautiful and captivating paintings. I’d like to know more about the artists
Thanks for sharing this photo.
Thanks Maryann,
Sorry for the tardy reply – I’m not used to the “comments” function of my website yet
Those body paintings were made in a ritual I lead for the winter solstice at my studio in petaluma. 6 of us got together, did a grounding meditation, then outlined our bodies (winter is the season of the root chakra, grounding, element of earth, ancestors and the physical body.) As we painted, we focused on listening to what our intuition was telling us about what our body wants…. through color, symbols and the movement of the process…. without being too analytical about it or judging. I’ll tell you this, it was really really fun (and interesting.) THanks for making a comment.