I used this journey one night when I had trouble sleeping. Moving backwards in time and being held in the protective and loving embrace of every mother before gave me the gift of sweet sleep. Reflecting on the journey afterwards, a visual of the matryoshka doll emerged.
like butterfly wings that gently gather
then flutter to dust off the tenacious detail and pricks of the day
i fold into myself
then curl me inside the wings of the mother to release
to the dream of assurance, compassion, and peace
i am held in this refuge by mother
when next i see the arms of the one who birthed her
circle and embrace my holder, my mother
then the one who comes even before her swaddles us both
followed by cradler nested in the grand mother before
and she who is held
inside the arms of Mother Heartbeat holds her daughters against her great body
we are embraced, we all
seraph embraces angel tied to butterfly, wound to womb
then Grandmother Wisdom emerges to enclose we all
in protection, understanding and infinite love
mother womb inside mother womb
all down the lineage we are held, one another inside ourselves
and she, Great Grandmother Sky
is held in the heart of our Great Cosmic Mother
and within all these mothers’ arms i am attached
we are invisibly connected
in indivisible
sacred embrace
leaving me to float in Mother Moon’s halo
of grand sleeping dreams
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October 13, 2014 at 4:31 pm
Eve Visconti
This is your gift – doing poetic guided meditations!
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October 14, 2014 at 8:15 am
Teresa
Beautiful work, Maurine!! Love it.
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