Wednesday, February 25, 2015

2015: year of the mermaid


2015 is the year of the mermaid. I know that because I just decided so right now. It is my (belated) new year's resolution, before I become a woodland faerie next year (stay tuned for explanation).

The mermaid is gorgeous and wild. ruled by great mother ocean and aligned with the water element, mermaid seeks fluidity, harmony, and depth. 

Her emotions are her power. She hides not from pain and suffering, nor does she wane in the warm glow of ecstasy. She allows her experiences, internal and external, to wash over her like a wave - sweeping, all-encompassing, and then gone, silent and still.

Mermaid is a nomad and an creature-lover. Always exploring, adventuring, and meeting magical animal and plant friends along the way. She is totally present in the moment, not rushing to the next adventure before exploring the current one entirely, trying different angles and viewpoints to see from where she can get the best view (the best view to her is always the one that makes her heart sing with beauty!).

Drawn ever-seaward, mermaid is pulled here and there like the tide by the moon. To her, the ocean is freedom, purification, home. not grounded with feet on the earth, like the woodland faerie (whose year is 2016), the mermaid's centre is in her heart and speech.

Sound is her sensual pleasure, and it must be communicated from the wisdom of the heart. To close up, to hold back, is to deny life to the mermaid, who leads with her heart. she loves to sing, to create sound and rhythm, and to feel her body move with this sacred dance.

Mermaid is kind, sensitive, attentive, and a good listener. her intuition leads her to the best way to care for people, animals, and plant-friends. and care she must! Her empathy is as deep and as wide as the sea.

Mermaid's weakness is loneliness, brought about by long bouts away from home. She is non-dualistic, seeing other beings not only as her brother, but as another image of her self. She dissolves borders and membranes which appear to create separation. She is an expert at merging all of life. separation, or threats of separation, can feel wrenching for her, a threat to the unity and oneness she seeks. But mermaid, don't cry, remember relationships are eternal and separation is only illusion. There is a time for proximity and a time for space, just as the wave flows and ebbs.

Everything mermaid does is infused with a playful and light-hearted joy. Her work is done efficiently, but is often a means to an end, a mere formality so she can quickly return to the realms of play.

Her relationships are lightly-bound and forgiving. Laughter fills the space around her. 

Mermaid, this is your year. 

Be as gorgeous and boundless as you dare! 

Seek only joy within the glorious revelation of each moment! 

Swim, romp, and sing! 

Connect passionately and meaningfully, and let go with grace and ease. 

Let your hair be wild. 

Rx