Words by Emma Lucy Knowles
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I adore this time of year. The Vernal Equinox is about to bounce back into action on the 20th of March, signalling the official arrival of spring, the clocks going forward, and finally lighter and brighter days!
From this time onwards, the sun starts to power into her peak – or the Summer Solstice – as we lovingly know and celebrate it.
In order to make the most of this profound energetic progression and to bring your energy into full beam, in harmony with the sun, we wanted to share this Equinox to Solstice Ritual.
The Ritual in itself is simple – all you need is you – and to commit to practising it a minimum of once a week until the Summer Solstice falls on the 20th of June 2024. If you’re an early bird, I would suggest doing it in the morning, or at the end of the day if you’re a night owl and a dream weaver. In fact, there’s nothing stopping you doing this twice a day if you’re feeling it!
The Equinox to Solstice ritual
Grounding
First, we root strong to the earth. Come to stand with your hips shoulder distance apart. Rise up onto your toes and drop your heels heavily into the floor 3 times. If easier or more comfortable for you, please raise one foot at a time and drop your heel on each foot 3 times.
If you feel more comfortable in a seated position, then please do so. While it is lovely to do it outside, if you can and weather permitting, it can be just as powerful to do it in your own home.
Liberating
Now it’s time to shake the energy from the body, just as the leaves fall from the tree to make room for the new growth. Raise the arms to shoulder height and with feet rooted, shake your arms, hands, fingers out, as though you were shaking all the old extremities of energy from the body and being.
Do this at least 6 times, allowing your whole body to get involved as feels comfortable.
Nurturing
Bring hands to belly, one on top of the other, about two fingers below your belly button. This is your lower dantian in Chinese medicine, a focal point of great energetic source and transformation. From here, close the eyes and bring awareness to the energy beneath your hands.
As you inhale, fill the belly and expand the energy outwards. As you exhale, draw the belly and your energy back in. Repeat 6 times.
Expanding
From here, visualise or sense a golden light as warm as the sun, growing in your belly. With every breath in, you expand this light through your body, nurturing your body and being. As you exhale, you draw that energy back to your centre to re-empower before repeating the cycle.
Every time you inhale, you expand your light wider, beaming like the sun over your home, your neighbourhood and the world around you. As you exhale, you draw your light in, back from anywhere your mind is misspending it, back from anyone who you feel energetically is wasting or taking from it.
Feel your power! Bathe in it and spend as long as you need here, but for a minimum of 8 breaths in and out.
Radiating
When you are ready, allow your hands to drop down by your sides. Feel the energy moving and dancing through your body. Gently open your eyes and feel the energy continue to vibe through you, ready for you to take into your day or sleep ahead.
Practise this ritual as often as you need and witness how over the next few months your energy and power will grow…simply by taking the time to bathe in your brilliance and radiance. Take note of how the world starts to react to your expansion and how you react differently to life around you. If you have a tough day or something throws you, just remember that your light never leaves you. It always shines bright within you, just waiting for you to reconnect with it and enjoy the glory it brings.
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Emma Lucy Knowles
Clairvoyant, Healer, Reader, Teacher, Translator, Author and Coach
@your_emmalucy
