Elemental Anchors: The Forces That Hold Us Steady
Practices for the First Cycle of Astronomical Grief
Ways we stay steady as we explore.
To learn more about The Four Forces, read the intro post to this series. To learn more about anchors, read the prelude to this series.
The Love Force
An Always Anchor - Gravity.
A gravitational Love practice
You can be in movement or be still.
You can be alone or with others.
Play with this. In your playing, bring your attention to gravity.
Where are you feeling the steadiness? Where are feeling the pull?
Does it feel like Love? If so, how?
Explore and play in this Anchor.
The All-Light Force
A Cosmic Anchor - Sun
A warmth practice.
Get by a window or go outside.
Close your eyes.
Find the sunshine with your face.
Feel into the warmth.
Let yourself sweat a little if possible.
Smile.
The Alchemical (or Magic) Force
An EarthMagic Anchor - Seed
A waiting practice.
Plant a seed.
Actually, plant several.
Visit them daily.
Notice what changes. Notice what doesn’t.
Remember one of it's beginnings was that of a seed.
The Grief Force
An Identity Anchor - Longing
A naming practice.
Consider today.
Only today.
Explore your longings that are present today.
Record them.
In all this, give thanks. Thanks for the gravity, thanks for the warmth, thanks for the waiting, thanks for the naming.
If you are comfortable, share some of what is emerging in you from just reading through this.