Made an Offering
Today I made an offering to the Gods of this land to let them know that I want to get to know them
I went to Minnehaha Park, and walked by the stream, looking for the right place to make an offering. It was a beautiful day, and there were lots of people around, so I just kept walking. Sometimes there were sections where I was walking alone, and I would talk to the Gods, trying to get a dialogue started, and open myself up to them.
There's a fire pit surrounded by a circle of benches near a stairwell out of the ravine. It struck me how people are drawn to the Gods of this place, whether they know they are here or not. People are drawn to that wonderful place. The beauty and character of the place seemed so alive with the Gods. There was a place where the roots of a tree had formed steps where people walked.
Eventually, I found that I had followed the stream all the way to the river. Just as the stream met the river, out in the middle and surrounded by shallow water, there was a rise of sand. I decided to go there to make the offering, so I took off my shoes and walked across. There was a circle of stones on the sand, and a large flat stone in the center. As I entered the circle, I felt a rush of energy. It made me so dizzy that I almost threw up. It was an astoundingly powerful energy.
Along the walk, I had realized that most of the things I was offering were of this place, and therefore of the Gods, so really i was returning them. I offered local bread, a stone from my yard, water from my house, local honey, ashes from sacred fires, and I played a singing bowl.
There was a woman there with her grandchildren. As I left, she asked what I was doing, and I said I was making offerings to the Gods and guardians of this land. She said, "Oh, thank you."
On the walk back, I went up the stairwell near the fire pit, in case it should ever come in handy to know where that was. There was a sign by the road that said 5235, and a sign in a parking lot that said it was patron parking only, and to call 612-230-6400
Just as I got back to my car, it started to rain. It was a beautiful outing.
I went to Minnehaha Park, and walked by the stream, looking for the right place to make an offering. It was a beautiful day, and there were lots of people around, so I just kept walking. Sometimes there were sections where I was walking alone, and I would talk to the Gods, trying to get a dialogue started, and open myself up to them.
There's a fire pit surrounded by a circle of benches near a stairwell out of the ravine. It struck me how people are drawn to the Gods of this place, whether they know they are here or not. People are drawn to that wonderful place. The beauty and character of the place seemed so alive with the Gods. There was a place where the roots of a tree had formed steps where people walked.
Eventually, I found that I had followed the stream all the way to the river. Just as the stream met the river, out in the middle and surrounded by shallow water, there was a rise of sand. I decided to go there to make the offering, so I took off my shoes and walked across. There was a circle of stones on the sand, and a large flat stone in the center. As I entered the circle, I felt a rush of energy. It made me so dizzy that I almost threw up. It was an astoundingly powerful energy.
Along the walk, I had realized that most of the things I was offering were of this place, and therefore of the Gods, so really i was returning them. I offered local bread, a stone from my yard, water from my house, local honey, ashes from sacred fires, and I played a singing bowl.
There was a woman there with her grandchildren. As I left, she asked what I was doing, and I said I was making offerings to the Gods and guardians of this land. She said, "Oh, thank you."
On the walk back, I went up the stairwell near the fire pit, in case it should ever come in handy to know where that was. There was a sign by the road that said 5235, and a sign in a parking lot that said it was patron parking only, and to call 612-230-6400
Just as I got back to my car, it started to rain. It was a beautiful outing.