PROMPTS
ANCESTRAL WISDOM
creative prompts for the month of november
November is the month of the Scorpio — the zodiac’s eighth sign. Meditating on this fixed water sign, author Julie Loar reminds us that ‘every strand in the web of life is connected.’
‘The spider is the goddess sign for Scorpio,’ she writes, ‘as she is the great weaver who spins creation, and the literal web of life, from her own life force. In Scorpio the substance of life is spun out of the spider’s belly, creating the potential for something to manifest.’
This month, we invite you to meditate on the interconnected threads that weave their way throughout your own life and lineage, to spin creation, and to manifest what it is that you most desire.
An interconnected thread within one’s family history might be the pearl pendant that has been worn throughout the generations, or the butter cake recipe that has been passed down from a grandmother to her children and to their children in turn. The butter cake with icing of passionfruit and flavour like sunshine.
As the year 2022 draws towards its close, we are now looking back to seed our dreams for the year ahead. For 2023 and beyond. What does this future hold for your self and for your creative practice? Spin your web of ancestral wisdom.
CREATIVE PROMPTS
1. Meditate on the past
What comes up for you?
2. Dream into the future
Where does it sit in your body?
3. Call to mind a relative you admire
List three of their qualities that inspire you:
4. [Ancestral meditation]
What emotions do you notice when you meditate on the word:
Mother—
Father—
Grandparent—
5. Write a letter to your forebears
Bury it beneath a favourite tree
6. Contemplate a tradition that has been passed down through the generations
How have you made it your own?
7. Plant your traditions
Arrange them on the dinner table
8. Write down what comes to you, stream of consciousness style
---* coming together exercise
shared moments that have filled your cup
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fill out the blanks until you feel connected