Creatively Invoking The New Year with Sorority, Intention, Incantations, Stitchery & Felt
I was fortunate this New Year's eve to have an opportunity to get together with a portion of my CREATIVELY CONSCIOUS Sisters (some of the original collection of women from my women's art retreat this past summer) and do a crafty version of a New Year's Invocation.
My gift to the women were little precut and personalized embroidered heart sachets that had charms, wishes and love stitched onto them.
As part of the process, I had each woman consider what the people, places and things that impede their daily dreams and goals are and on that sheet of paper physically write and name those things as what I like to call our 'Chief Censors'.
After that we wrote down what our deepest desire was for this up and coming new year...not so much a resolution but more something we wanted to see realized and manifested in our lives.
I wanted us to ritualistically experience a metaphor for being released by that chief censor into action towards our deepest desire. So I brought a stainless steel bowl in which to individually 'torch' the chief censor and watch it burn into ash and into the ether while asking to be released from it verbally.
We rolled up our our deepest desire and placed it along with stuffing and fragrant filling into the core of our heart sachet. Each woman went through the process of physically stitching her deepest desire into her heart....
"Wishing you all a wonderful New Year!!"-Amarettogirl
Reader Comments (3)
Wow! It looks like an amazing time! Happy New Year! Wishing you the best year ever!
Marisol,
Our gathering renewed my strength and transformed me internally. And I am sure our sisters had their own transformations too
thank you for implementing this lovely ritual.
Love ya!
K
I have done similar rituals in my life as we did with the Chief Censors. However, this experience carried with it the power and essence of women. Being a part of this Witches of Eastwick, Ya-Ya ness was a blessing and treat indeed. I am honored to be a part of this sisterhood. My soul is enriched by each of you amazing women! So here is to all the Traveling Pants and YaYa's of sisterhoods....RAWR....roar with pride, love and power and make this an amazingly passionate and creative New Year!!! <3<3<3