Elemental Anchors: The Forces That Hold Us Steady - V
Practices for the Fifth 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.
There are lots of reasons right now to be with others. So in that spirit, we are focusing on One Another in this issue.
The Love Force
Relations Anchored in Love
I have learned from Indigenous teachers such as Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley, Asha Frost, and Robin Wall Kimmerer that we are related to all beings, not just the human ones. So in the spirit of this wisdom:
What human relations help hold you steady?
What plant relations help hold you steady?
What water relations help hold you steady?
What animal relations help hold you steady?
What (insert being here) relations help hold you steady?
The All-Light Force
Tethers Anchored in Magnetism
Allow yourself to open.
You may need quiet. You may need outside. You may need dark. You may need water. You may need people. You may need music. Whatever you need to open, give it to yourself.
Notice when you open, what are you desiring? If you follow the attraction, can you name what's at the other end, what has been magnetizing you?
The Alchemical (or Magic) Force
Knitting Anchored in Magic
Tap someone you know and Love.
Someone who knows and Loves you back.
Dream together. Knit a desired future together with someone through mutual Love.
The Grief Force
Grounding Anchored in Longing
If you can, put bare feet on the ground.
Or lay down on the ground.
Or put your hands on the ground or in the dirt.
Be with the Earth, the ground has been longing for you.
Who have you been longing for?
In all this, give thanks. Thanks for the relations, thanks for the tethers, thanks for the knitting, thanks for the grounding.
Comment below what's emerging for you?
Restack your favorite anchor practice.