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The long dark night; channelled message from the Divine Feminine of Hildegard. (3 min read)
A message from the Divine Feminine for Yule!
Ok. We’re not quite there in terms of the Winter Solstice itself, but the period of the 12 nights traditionally associated with Yule has begun, by the old ways.
Today we would have welcomed in the Feminine for this period at this time. Connecting in with our own female ancestors as well as the Goddess energy.
Some friends and I were drawn to go to a local spot to do this. Kids in tow (of course!) The mild day welcomed us to the lakes.
Indeed a sacred spot long forgotten. But we felt into the layers of energy that were there. With a little help from St Lucy, (Hecate, Bastet and dragon energy also giving a much needed hand) the energy was lifted to restore the sacred nature to the area. And nature is the right term as it reconnected nature to the spot. As we felt the energy lift upon the Saints arrival, the sound of the woods returned. Before silent. Now the life of the spot was able to flow and move again. As it had always intended to be on this spot.
We spoke about how the Masculine was recognised throughout this period. The Green Man, the Holly King having merged with our visions of Father Christmas. The Oak Prince, the new light coming in during this period, being recognised through Christ in the New religions. The feminine was given a nod. But it was no balance at a time in the year when manifestation was truly needed.
Today, the start of the 12 nights, was given over to the feminine in the old religion and the Christian church assigned the day to St Lucy.
It was her who drew is to the spot so she could realign what lay there. The King of the Forest, The Green Man, the Holly King, already clearly present. Even though he was a little under it, his presence was clear. He needed a feminine counterpart to balance the spot, and the area, again. And the original Feminine energy from that spot was able to make herself known, a White Lady, emerging from the lake able to meet the land once more.
And the spot was perfect. Holly, ivy, mistletoe; all the seasonal trimmings!
Finding an information board on the area confirmation of much of what we had picked up from the layers. Just perfect.
As I lay in my bath tonight reflecting on St Lucy and the events of the day, I saw the herbs in my bath form a wheatsheaf. And I had an image from an oracle card pop into my head. Although when I picked up the card the wheatsheaf was not present as it had been in my mind, St Hildegard was certainly associated with grains and healthy living. She is depicted on the card as a shining light; again linking into our roots for bringing the Sun back.
Hildegard was a great herbalist, nutritionist and writer. She had a vast understanding and firm grip on the power of our emotions and psychy as well her connection to Spirit.
She was truly deserving of the title mystic.
If you’d like to find out more about her I found this sticky article fascinating. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.healthyhildegard.com/hildegard-von-bingen/amp/
She speaks to me now through my soul. A connection calming and clear. Playful and intelligent.
“Frivolities of femalehood. They have always and will always be there. Bonds will be formed through them. But how strong will those bonds be? Frivolously strong maybe? 😉
So why are you then surprised when it all turns to mush?
Bonds formed through the mind are the strongest.
Bonds formed through a mutual intelligence and knowing. Through mental combat and play. Through a shared understanding and viewpoint of a situation.
These are the bonds that make good friendships.
These are the bonds that take you through the long, dark night.
When you are staring listlessly through a window in the dead of night, to know you have someone to turn to makes the dark less empty.
For this is what you battle with in this period. The emptiness.
If your mind and your friendships are based in the frivolous, in emptiness, then the night is longer and harder.
If your mind is filled with wonder, joy and awe AND you can share it with someone, if you can inspire that in someone, then your life is truly full. Truly full.
Never forget you get out of life, what you put into it.
Pour poison, darkness and despair into your cup that’s all you’ll consume.
Joy, wisdom and truth on the other hand . . .
Bid ye well on this fair night’.
How are you connecting into the feminine as well as the masculine this Season?
Which female saints and goddesses are you drawn to and why?
This hopefully won’t be my last message this Yule.
But till next time my friends!
Love as always
Rachael x
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