Tonight I visited my friend Aurora's home to partake in a spring Full Moon ritual to honor our elders and spread their blessings.
It turned out that one of the most respected founders of the Oregon Pagan community, Susan or "Aunt Suz", had passed away or "gone over the Rainbow Bridge". I was one of four present, with Aurora as priestess. After lighting candles, each of us calling an element, we invited all the names we could think of in the community to be present. Being mostly solitary, there were many names I didn't recognise, but I called the ones I did know.
We raised a lot of power and directed it into sachets filled with local wildflowers. The intention is that the energy and blessing of all those spirits invited in, especially Aunt Susie, will be spread around the land and over the community as we distribute and plant the flowers.
As things were winding down, one of our number, a young woman called Shade, expressed sudden pain and fear due to a chronic condition, and Aurora held her and sent healing energy into the afflicted part. Then Aurora said to us, with humor, that Aunt Susie had just sent her a spirit message: "Did you really think you'd invite me in and there wouldn't be a healing?"
Powerful stuff. ♡
I accepted a ride home from Shade, sparing me a brief walk but in the rain and late at night. "Be safe," she said.
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