Releasing the Sword to Reclaim the Waters of Birth

By CarolMarie Fiorito, Aine Cailleach & Dhyana Kluth

The Lady of the Lake is steeped in a rich history of stories told from a patriarchal prospective, of the wounded warriors turning against the heroine who offered the sword that saved and protected a kingdom.  Hidden within the myth, there is the older story of one who protects the feminine waters.  As she receives the deadly sword, The Lady of the Lake restores balance in the world. By dissolving the wounded masculine's call to arms, a kingdom at war becomes a queendom of peace. 

Now this feminine energy is re-emerging with her story and her balm. We are understanding the real story of the Ladies of the Lake who are now returning as we awaken to birth a new Earth. They are the breaking waters of this beautiful birth. 

A great shift is occurring. We can feel it in our wombs when we tune in and feel everything unfolding around the world. We see it everywhere in the obvious and the subtle.

The momentous energy surge to protect the waters at Standing Rock against the corporate forces working to build an oil pipeline through sacred lands of the Sioux tribe, at this Samhain time when the veil is thin between our world and the spirit world, has led many to call upon the ancestors, to pray and come together in unprecedented ways.

For the first time, the tribes are gathering in a unified peaceful protest against a mirror of an injustice that first occurred generations ago. People from all walks of life and lineages - even the sacred buffalo and eagle - are migrating to South Dakota to support the protection of the waters and sacred land. The United Nations has also answered the call to show

up, observe and verify claims of human rights violations.

The intensity of the United States presidential campaign and a roller-coaster of criminal accusations, lewd behavior and lack of accountable journalism has left many of us in turmoil over what will unfold as the election draws near, desperate for a favorable outcome, determined at all costs.

We are awakening to what was once hidden.

We are willing to work harder than ever before for what we believe in. We are raising our voices and showing up. 

And we are ready to fight. 

Still holding on to the patriarchal tethers, some feel this rage of ancient wounds and want to ask her for the sword as we have for so long.

We offer a prayer for peace to us all at this time.

May we all stay connected to Love and Life as our greatest truths.

May we all be vulnerable enough to feel our deepest feelings, lean in for support, see the greater (or sometimes lesser) energies at play, and be brave enough to know when we are wrong, know when we are right, and have the courage to explore it all.

Above all else may we choose harmony as spiritual beings in this material existence and never stop loving ourselves. Love and support in the great unknown going out to you all.

We offer a prayer to our Ancestors.

We all need guidance.
Help us to make wise choices that will sustain all life on Earth
Help those with the power to effect great change to see clearly with their hearts connected to their power.
Help us to select our true leaders.
Guide the journalists and media to uncover and report Truth.
Now while the veil is thin,
Hear our prayer,
And allow us to tune in,
To the wisdom within.
May we hear Spirit speak to us
In all the subtle ways of Nature.
May our hearts grow roots,
And like Trees,
Discover we are all a family.
Dear Ancestors that came before us.
Give us the courage to heal the past
And stand together.

We seem to be a nation polarized.  There are energies at play that would like for us to believe and act as if we are separate from each other, to keep us fighting on opposite teams, ignorant of hidden truths because we are too preoccupied to see clearly.  The Ladies of the Lake ask us to lay down our swords and reflect in her waters.

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This link explains the history of Samhein and offers lovely ideas for how to celebrate with ritual and mindfulness.