CAULDRON MEDITATION FOR SPRING EQUINOX

 

Equinox is a time of balance and equilibrium. Day and night, light and dark, are equal. Equinox is a time to seek personal harmony and balance.

Begin by breathing deeply, releasing all tension and worry as you exhale. Breathe in the awakening and renewing spring energy that surrounds you.

Find yourself walking in a place of nature. Be aware of the sounds and colors around you and any birds or small animals. You may notice the scent of spring wildflowers and the budding leaves on trees.

You come to a stone circle with a stone altar at the center. A cauldron sits on the altar. Four large stones about the circle mark the cardinal directions, which are associated with the elements of air, fire, water, and earth. Center represents spirit.

Air is associated with the east, your mind, choices, inspiration, and clarity. Fire in the south represents your Will, creativity, passion and compassion. Water in the west corresponds to your emotions and intuition, releasing the past and forgiveness.  Earth in the north is the place of the physical    body, manifestation, and stability.   

        The center of the circle                                                   is your own center.                                    

Take a few moments to walk to each direction. Meditate on the qualities of air, fire, water and earth in your life. Are these elements in balance?  Are you at peace in your center?

If you sense an imbalance with an element examine the opposite one for the energy you need, and bring that into your life.

       Air, with its analytical powers of mind,           balances the emotional responses and   gift of intuition of the west.  

  Water balances and softens the objectiveness   and detachment of the mind.

Fire, with its creativity, passion and spontaneity, is balanced by the steadiness and stability of earth.

Fire lifts Earth into passion and action.                   

Light a candle and place it in the cauldron.  The wax of the candle is of earth.    It becomes liquid, of water, as it burns.         

Fire and air transform the candle                          to release its essence.                                                   

The cauldron and the candle represent      your body with the flame of your spirit within.  

You are always at your center.

You only need to remember.