To Enter the Shadow

A shamanic prayer for the time of year – or the times of life – that ask us to enter the darkness of our pain and our past and examine what is there. Perhaps there might be a call to bring light or healing. But perhaps the simple alchemy of witnessing our own experience without flinching or denying what it was, is all the magic we need.

And, we don’t have to walk into that darkness alone. We can call for aid.

“To Enter the Shadow”

Come Odin, come Lady, come wisdom
Come ravens, come falcon, come runesong
Come hunting, come seeking, come finding
Come Odin, come Lady, come witness

Come autumn, come wild-wind, come fire
Come harvest, come feasting, come culling
Come omens, come portents, come warnings
Come autumn, come threshold, come fire

Come winter, come darkness, come shadow
Come memory, come vision, come stories
Come courage, come honor, come changes
Come shadow, come darkness, come winter

Come Odin, come Lady, come witness
Come sorrow, come anger, come grieving
Come insight, come choices, come freedom
Come Odin, come Lady, come wisdom

~Elena Nola