Grounding in Difficult Emotions
Confident Witch Circle: Berkano • $49 • July 10, 8pm • Pre-Registration Is Required
The Arms to Hold You
When you were small and the world got to be too much to handle, someone was supposed to be there to pick you up, to hold and hug you and tell you everything will be okay.
Not all of us got that comfort and healing, though. Not every time we needed it. Maybe not ever.
You're not small anymore, but the world can still be a little too big. Fear still comes, grief still comes, the boogey-man is different but still lurks around the corner, and now YOU are the grown adult in the room. Most of the time there's no one else there to hold you through the struggle.
So you white-knuckle it. You go numb. You stay busy enough that you don't have to feel the pain. You call it coping, getting things done. It's survival.
We are remarkably good at leaving ourselves alone in the hardest moments of our lives.
The past fortnight was about doing hard things, standing tall under the midsummer sun. This fortnight, it's time to catch your breath. We are sitting with Berkano, the birch, the rune of the Mother, of healing, of new growth rising out of what seemed like total loss. Berkano carries the oldest magick there is: the healing arms of the Great Mother.
And the opportunity to learn how to be held and surrender, how to not only hold others but find the arms that can hold you, too.
What we'll explore:
- Berkano and the Mother. She who tends, mends, and begins again. Healing of mind, body, AND spirit.
- Grounding without numbing. There's a difference between dissociating and grounding. We'll practice non-reactivity and relaxation, too.
- Re-mothering yourself. How to find the sense of being held when you're the only adult in the room.
- Resting in the middle of the fight. Without rest, we cannot continue. How to set yourself down for a moment without giving up the war.
- A practice to take home. Small, specific, and yours to keep.
Never done this before?
Good. I made this for you, too.
I scheduled it for after the shop closes for the night so that it's quiet and we won't be interrupted. Come as you are; you don't need to know the runes first, or own your own witchy tools, or even have cracked open a book. You'll be in the room with others who are new as well as folks who've been studying and practicing for years. That mix is intentional; as we walk the spiral path, we learn new lessons even when we study familiar things. For new folks, that means you get to hear from the experiences of many teachers, not just one.
This one might feel a little tender, and that's okay. Your feelings are valid; we're here to help you, not shame you. We've all been there (and anyone who hasn't, will be eventually).
Sit wherever and however you're comfortable. Speak or stay quiet, it's up to you. (We're big on consent here.) Bring a notebook to take notes ... or just bring yourself.
The Confident Witch Circle
Confident Witch Circle is ongoing, initiatory-style training that happens to be open to everyone. You don't need to have made the last one, and you don't need to sign any contracts or call yourself anything in particular. Curious newcomers and longtime practitioners share the same space as the spiral path takes each of us through new layers of the same journey.
You'll walk out knowing how to stay with yourself when it's hard, with a practice for finding the Mother's arms at any time. It's not always comfortable, but it's always worth it.
For students working toward Shield Wall certifications, this class counts toward the following badge:
- Grounded / Mabon — Grounding in Difficult Emotions
The spiral path brings these teachings to you in new ways with every pass. Bring what you know, and catch Solinox after class if you have questions about badge certifications.
Cost is a barrier for some. Reach out before you decide not to come, or if you'd like to sponsor a scholarship.
About Your Teacher
Lord Solinox Silverstar
they/them
Lord Solinox Silverstar is a 3rd-degree High Priestx in the WISE-ATC tradition, founding clergy of Weavers of the Web, ATC, a teacher at Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary, and the owner of Keys To Manifestation. They teach because they believe that every person carries the capacity to heal, to begin again, and to mother themselves through the hard nights. The work of this class is putting that capacity into your own hands.