My friend Karen wrote this very lovely and personal post about the 31 days to The Morrigan prompts, and her journey with them. It’s a good read, and I think a great example of how sometimes we speak to each other through our work.
When I started #31DaysMorrigan this year, it was a last-minute decision. It had been eating at me that I didn’t do a formal event last year. To be fair, last year was an awful year in general for me, with generous moments of goodness. Such is life, it happens, and because of things, I was also in a period of healing that had me not working with The Morrigan. She had put me in Brigid’s arms, and there was no guilt or obligation.
But it still bugged me as I had been doing it for a few years.
This year started to look the same, in terms of energy and struggles and just lack of motivation. But I had been kicking up my meditation time and trying to be better at my devotions and magickal work. Realizing that October was coming, and I hadn’t had a list prepared, I almost said it didn’t matter.
But it did, and I knew the moment I went to say that, I was wrong. I felt the urgency to make and share a prompt list. I needed it. And others needed it. And that’s where I got it in gear. Karen said it best, and whether it’s a reassuring serendipity, or a deliberate connection that both of us would remember need this message. If you don’t keep up with the important things, they disappear.
So far, this 31 Days has gone differently than I expected. I normally seek to do more artistic and creative work, but I’ve really hit the basics. It’s been meditations and reflections of the prompts; it’s been exploring lore and sitting down to discuss them with Herself. What does it mean to Her, and what does it mean to me? What is my personal gnosis, what is shared and what is presented within the texts? Where does ancient Morrigan begin, and modern Morrigan end?
I think I like this best though. Sometimes in the shadow of the world, you lose the shape of your fundamental foundation. And sometimes the ground moves, and you realize your foundation needed work, needing bolstering and support, and reshaping, or else the pillars of your beliefs start to lean and fall.
As a spiritual companion, I walk my path, and I walk with others. For me, there is a beauty and power in witnessing someone else’s spiritual journey and development. My path is proof that despite our differing perspectives, we can share them respectfully and find beauty of them. Whether the prompts I provided resonate or not with her followers is not for me to determine- it’s for each person individually.
And that's one of the main reasons I do this, and put it out to everyone. To encourage exploration and connection- to The Great Queen, and to each other.
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