Feeding the Dragon
Rarely do I know in advance what an earth connection ceremony will involve. Many evolve when someone asks a question and it becomes clear that some landwork is required. Though as the details change, right up to the last minute, what it will entail exactly is usual hidden - and the deeper meaning later still.
This one was completely unexpected … when I reached the Croatian coast I could see and feel the dragon energy and went to find him. There was a sign … something like “ Gryphon 100m” ( I never got a photo) and that was my sign - literally! The rock there looked like dehydrated dragon skin and the feeling I got was of a being who had been greatly neglected, dehydrated and undernourished. So I knew I would be offering water and nourishment.
What surprised me were some of the specific requests … chicken, tomatoes and chocolate milk - all firsts for me! So I went shopping and gathered a selection of fruits too. Native herbs in a tea blend for healing, salt I had from my own birth place, local water - ( I collect waters from many places).
Later that evening after opening the space there, I began laying the gifts in a mandala. Cleansing and purifying first with the salt and water, next the herbs … then laying out the sweet, nourishing, immune system building fruits that contain so much more wisdom of the ancients … the tomatoes, chicken … finally the chocolate milk … these ceremonies can be so much fun, though they are serious too. Chocolate is about the sweetness and richness of life - joy and pleasure. All these foods seemed to be the ones chosen by someone long deprived and craving nutrient dense nourishment.
Contemplate that on all levels …
His movement was so strong and fast I could hear him, as dehydrated scales sounding like terracotta tiles clattered across the rock, as he moved through the hills to find me. So skinny he was more serpent-like, still fierce he reared up and roared - a desert fire-earth dragon … my dragon self roared back … and then he ate, I left.
Allies now, his spirit continued to follow me through Croatia guiding and supporting me.
Deep gratitude for him and his land.
with much Love,
from my Heart to yours
Tania Aurora White Crow