season of the ripening and harvest,
ask yourself what in your life blesses you with the opportunities for opening and abundance and what closes you, limits you, or has a 'passed its sell by date' feel.

This season calls us to open even further to receive, whether it is the beauty of the world and its gifts, or our own inner wisdoms and inner voice. Time to allow our own unique wholeness and compassionate heart its place in the world as we hold ourselves in kindness, forgiveness and acceptance.  

With Lammas focussing particularily on the energy of the creatrix, or mother energy, take this opportunity to discover and explore the delight of the ripe full bodied feminine within. It's the feminine energy that can give birth to life, whether that be another human being or herself and her creativity, presence and being in the world. It's the energy to nourish life - yours and others -  its emphasis is on connection, and co - creativity in union with others, coming from a place of love, beauty and plenty.  IN - JOY !

For many of us, we grew up learning a different way to obtain or 'get', either from striving hard through suffering and sacrfice or through manipulations, by pleasing and becoming what we think was wanted by another to get our way.

 And with much of this world based from a foundation of mistruth, it is radical to step away from this into our own authenticity. Yet when we do, and we each make another move towards that end, shining our own light, even if its not always easy going, it makes for a deeper integrity to ones own inner essence and core, as well as giving others a chance to do the same.

Birthing, like the Creatrix, life in truth and beauty.

And here is a poem I have been getting to know and really love - thanks to Carly Mountain for bringing it to my attention.

Autobiography of Eve by Ansel Elkins

Wearing nothing but snakeskin

And I have just returned from a radical act myself, as nine courageous women took a thunderous journey on my summer retreat. Travelling and crossing many thresholds , sometimes to traverse fear and terror, we connected to ourselves and with each other, to meet more of ourselves and remember.

Each woman took the chance to move from their old kingdom of outworn habits and patterns, to step into new territories, the land of the wild wise embodied feminine, in her naked word and in her silence, in her ecstatic dance and in her stillness, in her power and her vulnerability.

 For 5 days we plumbed the depths with poetry, song, dance, emptiness and fullness. We ate, slept and dreampt together in a mysterium of non verbal space , and when back into words many spoke of how incredible it was, for total strangers before, to come into such a deep communion and place of trust with each other after so little time.  

So I take a deep bow of gratitude to them for taking that radical road, for Meriel providing such a beautiful 'temple' for us to work in, and in all I am so grateful for the privaledge of seeing women shine in their diversity and authenticity,  together - unity through diversity - yes yes yes.