Some of my favourite rituals are the unplanned, spontaneous ones that seem to arise from within.
This morning, as I looked out onto a grey and drizzly day, I felt called to have a little look at my herb garden. It is changing now, many of the plants have finished flowering and remind me that I didn’t keep up with pruning this year. Others, like Calendula, are still flowering, intertwined with a mass of seed heads from earlier blooms. Rosemary stands strong and vibrant in the middle.
I began to gather some, Feverfew ‘for peace’ arose a feeling inside. Yarrow ‘for healing’. I realised I was picking them as an offering to my ancestors. I waited to see what I was drawn to next. Lavender ‘for self acceptance’ a feeling inside seemed to know. Rosemary ‘for vitality’.
I carried on feeling my way to certain plants. not worrying too much about what the ‘official meanings’ of them were but instead listening to my own inner guidance.
This little ritual found its way to me today and was a reminder that we do not need to force rituals if we do not feel connected to them. Some seasons, we may feel more aligned with than others, but I always urge you to listen to those sometimes small whispers that draw you to your own spontaneous rituals.
With Samhain blessings,
Nic x
Wild Fen 