Solace Stones: Retreating into Stone Spirit Medicine
There is a solstice occurring tomorrow, Saturday Dec. 21st.
In the northern hemisphere at dawn this will herald the rebirth of the sun and the return of the light.
In the southern hemisphere at sunset there will be a gala of light meant to raise us to ascendency.
Both are rites of passage and devotion that were once held sacred by the wise ones of old.
They would gather or retreat within stone circle and dolmen. They would purify and pray. And then they would prepare to commune with their higher powers, receive the Earth's song, and heal from the geomagnetic energy that poured through the stones themselves.
While in our modern times this no longer occurs, the stones still stand, and they remember.
I can feel within our own community here an increased desire for fellowship, communion, and to have a genuine experience of the sacred. This is understandable in a world that feels increasingly unsafe, uncertain, disconnected, and cruel.
But it's also something in our blood: I firmly believe that all of us here walking the spiritual path now have walked it before, in lives past, and we remember the circles and rites of old.
We remember the stones, too.
It's why we feel a pull to crystal and stone, water and trees, the sun and stars, and each other.
Crystals for Deep Listening
When I feel lost I know now to retreat into Spirit. I take hold of a crystal that sings to me, close my eyes, and listen for its voice. I drop down deep within, and I listen for my soul's voice, too.
The collective crystalline consciousness that I channel teaches us that Spirit finds us in silence. That all we need to do to reconnect with the Sacred is to simply go quiet, let ourselves have some peace, and listen.
There are plenty of circles (you can sign up to join the replay of mine here), and ritual ideas and tips, but for some of you it may be the simple act of finding your own inner sacred that will bring you the greatest healing, or peace, or revelation.
Spirit and consciousness is in all things, which means it's in you, too.
Any time leading up to the end of the year, see if you can carve out some time for quiet for yourself. To sit simply with a crystal, and listen. To let the Earth's song rise up through and around you, and remember your magic.
Wishing you all the best of the season ✨
