This Dark Moon, I was instructed to return to the more poetic form, and deliver the message for our preparation for Lughnasadh in that manner. A few of these lines owe inspiration in part to Morgan Daimler’s translation of the Cath Maige Tuired, as I cannot read it in the original Irish, but the English translation rang in my head as I communed with Na Morrigna, and drank inspiration from their cauldron.
The season of harvesting begins
Beginning of a transition
A death that sustains life.Courage falters,
Fear rises,
Insecurity holds us down.Remember your power:
Power from strength,
Strength from conviction.Why do you do this work?
Not hard, we say.
You are called to it.Answering volley with volley,
Shielding those without shields,
Pursuing to strike with bloody destruction,Many fields of battle:
Stand firm in yours,
Your squadron surrounds you.Standing shoulder to shoulder,
No wedge between you,
Focused, taut, ready.The season of death begins,
A time of community-sustaining harvest,
A transition back into a passionate life of service.
Hopefully that message with resonate with some of you! As for me, I’ll be using this to make plans for Lughnasadh, and to confirm another year in service to Na Morrigna.
Many thanks, this resonates perfectly with the Destruction of the first part of 2021, and what I hope is the Creation of the next part of 2021!