As I sit to write this post, the skies are blue, the sun is shining and the colour I can see from the window is no longer just fresh new shoots- green is everywhere, with colour pops of pink, red, white and yellow. The energy shift from Winter to Spring was a gradual one; each day a little warmer, a little brighter and just a little longer. I’d enjoyed the nourishment and cosiness of Winter- it was what my soul had needed- but Spring brought newness.
Spring brought expansion- as the weather warmed, I was outside more and more, soaking up the sun and connection came to the front of my mind. So, honouring this call, I spent time with family on days out to different places; some in nature and others in aquariums or wildlife parks. I connected with friends, sitting in circle for either ritual or casual drumming. I spent days at the beach, or walking local paths to witness Spring start to flourish and then shift into late Spring. It was an expansive energy; one that brought joy as I delighted in being in my garden, working with the earth, planting and nurturing. It was a feeling of joy to watch my garden flourish, bloom and grow. My attention shifted from my home to my surroundings- yet a further expansion of me, the places I frequented, the trees I saw on a daily basis.
With this expansion, a lesson from Winter in working from the roots continued; but Spring meant it was about nourishing myself to meet this expansion; it was a self-awareness of what my body needed. I experimented with different meals, drank more water and more herbal drinks. I reduced alcohol, fizzy drinks, fast food. I delved deep into cycle syncing- giving my body what it needed the most depending where on my cycle I was. I planned meals after developing a core list of foods I’d need whether I was menstruating, in my follicular phase, ovulating or in my luteal phase. It’s something I’ll continue to journey with to find what does and doesn’t work for me.
Spring also brought with it a reminder of balance. It was easy to quickly make plans for days out, creating a hectic schedule for myself and my family. With the expansion came an energy of “go-go-go!” and although it was rooted in the sensual season of Beltane, it quickly became unbalanced and I found myself run down on days, unbalanced and slipping into old habits of less nutrition in favour of quick and easy meals, late nights and early mornings.
This was where more Spring Enchantment resided- that line that held the balance of expansion and rest. The inner and the outer. In the quietness of late nights that still held the fading sunlight, it was the inner voice I learned to discern what it was I needed the most. To ride on expansive energy, or to run with it. Both would move me forward, but one required more energy than the other.
Spring’s Enchantment.
Throughout the months of March to June, I journeyed with the enchantment of Spring. I found it in the natural expansion of the season and the nourishment of my body to support this extra energy use, the joy of watching flowers bloom as a product of my hard work, the colour of these flowers and how they inspired my muse, the call of deeper connections with friends and family and also the reminder of balance- to not expand too much, too quickly.
Now, Spring is starting to bloom into Summer and is continuing to expand. Energy is shifting, and I’m looking forward to working with the enchantments that Summer has to offer, whilst carrying on with the enchantment of the season’s already passed.