Art by Stasy Vo
What magical times we live in as we head towards two different resets on the 20th and 24th of February - a cycle that last took place 36/7 years ago and another in 1527. And it is no coincidence that we have been bestowed with a gift of showering together under the creative green waters of An tUiscedóir’s urn, as well as immersing ourselves in the warm waters of An tIasc, as Mercury and Venus change signs, both sojourning under the toning voice of Fomalhaut and Deneb in early Pisces.
This video discusses in more depth the creative waters we are drenched in, as our star-light balances the erotic, whilst Jupiter amplifies the music of the swooping eagle of Vega.
Below is an incantation to open up the pathway to Fomalhaut, known by Christians as the Archangel Rapha-el. You can use either or both, depending on what feels apt, as much of our star-light has been renamed by various religious traditions and I realise that some may prefer to stick with a more conventional chant than to embrace the tradition held alive by the Gladr in Iceland.
I’d love to hear your experiences and reflections to this week’s activation.
Grá Mór, a chairde
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Fomalhaut, luminous healer,
I step into your sacred waters,
Bathing in currents of spirit,
Where the veil of ordinary dissolves,
And the heart awakens to wonder.
By your light, I see the dream behind the dream,
The hidden pulse beneath all things,
Where truth and enchantment entwine.
Wash through me, Fomalhaut,
Unbinding fear, dissolving walls,
Opening my heart like a flower to the infinite sky.
Guide me along the currents of the unseen,
Where healing flows as silver streams,
And love rises unbidden from the depths.
Let my spirit be both vessel and river,
Reflecting your light, carrying your grace,
To all who wander in shadow and seek the dawn.
Fomalhaut, I call you, I honour you,
I surrender to the sacred alchemy of your presence.
So be it, and so it flows.
A Prayer Dedication to Rapha-el
Beloved Rapha-el,
Healer of hearts, guide of souls,
I come to you as one who seeks to bathe in the sacred waters of spirit.
Wash over me in your gentle currents,
That I may dissolve the edges of reality
And open my heart to the enchantment of the unseen.
Lead me to the dream behind the dream,
Where hidden truths awaken and wisdom flows freely.
Mend my wounds, release my fears,
And teach me to move with grace between worlds,
Seeing the sacred in all that is and all that is yet to come.
Rapha-el, keeper of light and healer of hearts,
I dedicate myself to your guidance,
Trusting that in your embrace,
My spirit may bloom, my heart may open,
And love may flow unbounded through me.
Amen.
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