Rites of Spring

Is it our mythic self that yearns for ritual to take our hand and guide us toward wider dimensions? Does this mythos carry our ‘true name,’ that is the name holding the energy of our mystic, magical Self, the soul-Self? Mythic beings require ritual and celebration, talismans and shared Grace. The drudge of daily-do can smother a body wanting to hold wider parameters. With the Spring Equinox, then Passover, followed by Easter, most of the Western world celebrates in some fashion during the coming weeks. Many in northern climes celebrate simply surviving another winter.

Whether we celebrate religiously, or not, the arrival of spring is a powerful time to call down the Gods, for they are calling us. Their demand is to step forward more consciously, bravely, and magnificently. We are being requisitioned to deepen our core, and reach out to share at more profound levels. As the pace of the world grows more demanding, myth and mysticism seek another road, a slower pace, and quiet time. But it is a riskier journey. It asks for greater heart. It begs to leave old minds of intolerance and bigotry.

We are tuning into higher frequencies, faster vibrations. Perhaps there is yet only a faint tugging toward this other, bolder life. Perhaps we hear the call, but do not yet know our ‘true name.’ Creating communion out of celebration and ritual sustains and emboldens to grow toward what is yet not real. It succors everyone, even those standing apart, especially those. It creates community, connecting past and future in vibrations of passionate, creative rhythms.

Asanas: Choose one that makes you feel you are dancing, even when standing still. Find a place within the Asana that enlivens your mind, even with the mind stilled and ‘mindless.’ Create one that fills the heart, even if you come to your Practice in sorrow. This pose holds and caresses you, even as you’re struggling to maintain.