Offered by Marie McGuigan
Poem
Sacred Sanctuary
Step off the beaten track
To enter the Sacred Sequoia circle.
Shake the world off your feet
As you find silence in the presence
Of the Ancient ones.
Feel yourself encircled by the Mother's wisdom.
Heed her whispers inviting growth.
Drop deep roots to rise upwards
As you soak in rich red tones.
Take time to find a seat in the soft undergrowth,
Feeling their strength behind you.
Release and let go, into the earth,
All that shackles you and holds you back.
Experience reverence and awe
As you nestle into their support -
Embraced and protected.
Allow them to lift you to the highest realms,
Enabling you to see your part
In the grand scheme of life.
Feel yourself renewed and revived
By your visits there.
Invite your fellow sisters to gather
Within this Sacred Sanctuary -
To join hands and be as one
As true power lies in our connectedness,
Rooted in pure love and reaching steadily
Towards the Light.
by Maggie Mc Carney
Reflection
“Sacred Sanctuary” from Luminosity by Maggie Mc Carney
The lines that resonated for me while focusing with this poem were:
“Shake the world off your feet
As you find silence in the presence
Of the ancient ones……
Release and let go, into the earth
All that shackles you and holds you back
Experience reverence and awe as you nestle into their support
Embraced and protected”
I found myself physically shaking my feet moving to release and let go.
Actual physical body movements arose for me while focusing with this poem which is a new experience.
For example while sitting with the words “silence in the presence of the ancient ones” my head lowered like a bow. While connecting to a felt sense of the words “reverence and awe… embraced and protected” I raised my head upward akin to looking towards the sky. I felt a sense of space inside with a few deep internal sighs which felt something like a whole connection.
This is a rich nourishing poem with many aspects of lineage and the natural world/environment to focus with.
Many thanks to Maggie for giving permission to use this poem on the IFN Poetry Corner
Marie McGuigan
March 2024
