Welcome to this Wheel of the Year meditation.
A simple but powerful journey through the four seasons of the year.
From winter,
Spring,
Summer and autumn.
We will visualise and take some time to pause and reflect as well.
Close your eyes and relax as we settle and breathe.
Let the body soften and the mind calm as we take a little time in a simple guided visualisation as well as a chance to let the body be still.
Let us visualise the circle of the year.
We may see fields laid before us where the change in seasons can be clearly seen as the days pass.
Or a grand spiral labyrinth where all the year's changes can be seen all at once through sections divided.
Perhaps we watch over this place or stand within it.
Take a pause to see and feel the unique magic of each season.
We start in winter slumber.
Dark,
Icy,
Cold,
Dormant and restful in stillness.
There is a quiet here that calms you,
Invites you to pause and exhale a frosted breath.
The earth is paused,
Frozen for a moment in time.
The outer glow from the sun is just visible on the horizon,
Distant but present.
Dawn breaks and we begin to stretch into light and warmth.
Springtime,
Green shoots and flowers rise.
You can feel a sparkling freshness like morning dew.
You can feel it in the air,
Crisp and bright.
The sun rises high in the sky now and you dance into bright sunlight.
Birds swoop and sing in bright blue skies and you can smell sumptuous roses,
Honeysuckle and lavender in glorious scent and colour.
A haze of heat shimmers over golden fields and beaches.
See now in your mind's eye,
Nuts,
Apples,
Golden leaves that drift and fall to earth.
Golden sunlight glowing through trees as it sinks towards the horizon and bonfires burning with scents of smoke,
Roasting foods and fireworks.
Now,
Gently back to darkness,
A rest and quiet fills the circle,
Repeated through life.
The years turn but also each day we rise,
Stretch and dance into full light.
Settle down for evening and finally back to the dark rest of night.
See this cycle,
See the changes,
Each day,
Each year precious and filled with wonder.
See the changes,
Each year precious and filled with wonder.
See the changes,
Each year precious and filled with wonder.
When you feel ready you may return to the world with a stretch and a smile.
You have journeyed far.
I welcome you home and thank you for joining me.
