If you come to me as a victim, I will not support you.
But I will have the courage to walk with you through the pain you endure.
I will place you in the fire, strip you bare, and lay you on the earth.
I will wash you with herbs, cleanse you, and you will purge the anger and darkness within you.
I will strike your body with healing plants and have you lie down on the grass, facing only the sky.
Then, I will blow upon your crown to clear away the old memories that keep you repeating the same behaviors.
I will blow upon your forehead to scare away the thoughts that cloud your vision.
I will blow upon your throat to release the knot that prevents you from speaking your truth.
I will blow into your heart to frighten fear away — far away — where it can no longer find you.
I will blow into your solar plexus to extinguish the fire of hell you carry inside, so you may know peace.
I will blow into your belly to burn the lies and the love that was never Love.
I will blow away the lovers who left you, the children who never came.
I will blow into your heart to warm you, to rekindle your desire to feel, to create, and to begin again.
I will blow away the debris that weighs you down — the burden of trying to love someone who did not wish to be loved.
I will take a broom, a sponge, and a cloth, and I will carefully cleanse all the bitterness within you.
I will blow into your hands to break the bonds that keep you from creating.
I will dust off your feet and erase the footprints of your past, so you may never return to that painful place again.
I will turn your body so that your face kisses the earth.
I will blow through your spine from the root to the neck, to awaken your strength and help you walk upright once more.
And then, I will let you rest.
After this, you will cry.
And after crying, you will sleep.
And you will dream — beautiful and meaningful dreams.
And when you awaken, I will be there waiting for you.
I will smile at you, and you will smile back.
I will offer you food that you will eat with joy.
You will taste life again — and I will thank you.
For what I offer today was once offered to me, before darkness lived within me.
And once I healed, I felt the darkness leave — and I wept.
Then we will walk together, and I will show you my garden and my plants, and I will lead you back to the fire once more.
And together, we will speak with one voice — a song of gratitude for the blessing of the Earth.
We will shout into the forest the desires of your heart.
And the fire will listen and whisper its echo — and together we will create hope.
And the mountains will listen and whisper their echo — and together we will create hope.
And the rivers will listen and whisper their echo — and together we will create hope.
And the wind will listen and whisper its echo — and together we will create hope.
Then, we will bow before the fire and call upon all visible and invisible guardians.
And you will give thanks to them all.
And you will give thanks to yourself.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
