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we've always had the keys

ruth st. denis 1919
Ruth St Denis, 1919

"We locked up our wisdom into our bones
And swallowed the keys
They sank in our rivers of blood
And we forgot the maps
Because we had to forget the mysteries
To keep them safe.
We wove our hair into brooms
And swept over our paths
And then burned the earth with our rage
We didn't teach our children
It was the only way to protect them,
we thought
But in them we planted seeds, seeds and keys
And told them stories and riddles and songs
With no roots, just tangled threads
That would take years to unwind
Just enough time
For the rains to fall again
and put out the fires
For the dams to break
For the rivers to flood
For the paths
to be walked again
For the soil to breathe
And as the old bones crumble
Deep beneath the rubble
We find we've always had the keys
Our stories and our maps
Our paths are revealed to some
And the seeds grow again
The threads are unspun
And woven again"

Amara Bronwyn, Hollow Bones

Autumn Equinox - The Balance Between Darkness and Light

Tonight we celebrate the Autumn Equinox here in the Southern Hemisphere, the balancing point of equal light to darkness. From tonight onwards, the nights become longer as we journey towards Winter. I love this time of the year, it is such an activation point for receiving wisdom. Yesterday Tony and I intuitively stopped at a forest trail we hadn't taken before and on a whim decided to venture down. The track was called the Lyrebird Trail but I knew that we may not be assured of glimpsing this magical and shy bird, I have been waiting almost 2 months for a glimpse! But after only walking about 5 minutes into the forest we heard a call that I had never heard before and I hoped...yes... and there it was - the almost mythical Lyrebird standing just a few feet away from us. Lyrebird is a totem for the storyteller and keeper of ancestral memory. I felt this sighting was such a blessing to us, it felt like a gift. I hope that you receive the gifts and signs you are waiting for in the days following the Autumn Equinox - I find the week following these activation points very fertile and potent with transformative energy.

We will be holding our annual Autumn Equinox workshop and activation ceremony this Sunday 24th March at Tree of Life. This focus on this workshop will be releasing Past Life Vows, Oaths and Sacred Contracts to step into your purpose and open up self-expression in this potent time of change. I have a feeling it is going to be very beautiful, there are so many ancestors waiting to speak with us. We hope to see you there.

First sighting of the magical Lyrebird totem of the Storyteller