Find a place to get comfortable. Take a few deep breaths and close your eyes.
We are walking in a small village and as you turn a corner you see a small public garden. You enter the garden and although it is a bit cold you decide to sit for a bit and absorb the beauty of this place. You sit on a stone bench and look around the garden. The plants are coated with frost, although the sun is just starting to peek out from behind the clouds. As the sun emerges, the frost and ice on the plants glow and sparkle making the whole garden come to life. You see that even in this place that appears dormant and sleeping for the winter there is light and life.
Winter is a time of year to go within and reflect on what has occurred over the past year. It is also a time to begin planning for the next year and allowing that light and life to start glowing from within you.
You start to shiver and decide to walk around the garden a bit. The glowing plants look like sculptures and create a frozen fairy world. As you walk around you reach out to touch a plant and it is cold and wet on your hands. You look down where you touched and you see that this area no longer glistens. It was not ready to move on yet and you are reminded that it is the same for you at this time. Although you may glisten and glow you must wait a bit until it is warmer to start shaking off the frost and beginning to grow again. Let this light inside percolate and let the rest of winter prepare you for the burst of energy you will need to grow anew.
You begin to exit the garden and see that an old woman is standing in a nearby doorway waving you towards her. You walk near and she says that she saw you in the garden and wondered if you would like a warm drink. She feels like a Grandmother to you and you redily accept. You follow her in and she asks you to sit in the living room. Soon she returns from the kitchen with hot chocolate for you and herself. She asks you what brings you to the village, and you tell her that you were guided to this place. She informs you that many are, and that this is the place to connect with winter.
You look closely at her and see a twinkle in her eye. You realize that she is the Crone and that this is her place. You are humbled by being invited into her home and even served by her. You ask her if there is anything she needs from you. She says that there is nothing at this time but she hopes you will visit again and that there may be something in the future. You ask if she has anything to tell you. She says that you learned most of what you need from the garden but she tells you to use the internal light of winter to incubate the person you want to be in the coming year. This is the time to look at what you no longer want to be and begin to move forward into what you hope to become. Don't push aside what you would like to change but learn to use these aspects in a way that moves you forward instead of keeping you back. She asks you to think about this over the coming months and what is needed will become clear.
Thank her sincerely for her time and hospitality. She escorts you to the door and you leave reluctantly but know that you can return at any time. You walk through the village without looking back and feel the true amazement of the encounter you just had. Bring this feeling of gratitude and wonder with you for the rest of the day and even longer if you can as you return to your body and open your eyes.
This was written while in meditation and it is what spirit asked me to bring you this evening. I hope you enjoyed it and I hope to journey with you more in the future. You can connect with a group of like-minded folk by asking to join the "ASMR Relaxation Group" on Facebook, or find me on www.jessicacrossasmr.com.
Jess
