The Anchored Retreat

GROWING UP TO ANCHOR WITHIN

Once, I had an inner visual of a big stone that lay on the bottom of the sea, at times this stone was not visible because the water levels rose above it. The stone was uncovered when the water levels were lowered. In this metaphor the water represented my energy levels and the stone a wounding or a blockage. The message I received was that there are times when I serve myself better by allowing this stone to be uncovered and truly felt. Not necessarily by deliberately lowering my energy levels, but by not trying to “fix it” when the stone is starting to show.

 Just like we at times avoid feeling uncomfortable feelings by distracting ourselves with “doing”, the manifestation of the same pattern in “the spiritual realm” is to get caught up in fixing ourselves, to overdo a routine or get high and blissful by all kinds of available tools. At times pain or forms of suffering might be our best guide to change, to set us out of control into the darkness and unknown and sink even deeper into our self-discovery and experience of life.

 Another form of hiding or avoidance is behind “the teacher”, “the space holder” or “the healer”- role. This is a time when many awakened souls are being challenged around the question “Who am I if I am not a helper, healer, or a teacher - who am I when I am not supporting others?”. There are some interesting things happening in letting go of these identities.

It is no news that we need new societal structures that align with our increasing frequency and vibration, new structures that are founded upon humans taking responsibility for managing their own energy and relying on inner authorities rather than outer. The same development is needed and is happening in all dimensions. Even though we always will need each other, to me it seems that the way we help each other is shifting from a focus on carrying to inspiring. In walking this new pathway, many of us have some letting go to do. I am certainly on this journey. To me it feels like coming back to something new, to let myself fall in love with life as a human again, from a new perspective in a new version of myself. It is a lot of back and forth no point in trying to foresee or figure things out. It is not pretty nor smooth, it rarely is in the midst of profound change. I am starting to taste the flavor of this new age, how it is starting to show and what it really means. We are being asked, lovingly but firmly, to grow up and rise to the challenge. I can taste the flavor of this new age, how it is starting to show, what it really means. To being asked to grow up, lovingly but firmly, and rise to the challenge we are in.

The Anchored Retreat enhanced this taste, of something new. After the retreat I realized that I have been on my way to this retreat for a while. Below I wanted to share the journey there.

FARAOE ISLANDS

The initiation came through the embrace of the Faraoe Islands; you made me remember an ancient part of me, like an old folk song resounding through my body. You immersed me into the elements in a way I have never felt before, a glimpse of how it is to become the elements. The fairies circled as the Dragons sighed. You offered me a thousand waterfalls, eternal greens, timeless space, great perspective, peace and a warm presence igniting the beauty of life in its simplest form.

ALE STENAR

Ale Stenar, a sweet and short recounter in your energy where I have been many times before in this lifetime, this time felt different, just as much a goodbye as a hello. The formations had me remember where I come from, while letting it go.

SWISS ALPS AND EMMA

 The Swiss Alps, with your pointy clarity and great pride, injecting me with freshness and courage. A long-awaited encounter with the spirit of Emma Kunz, emitting a pioneering, fearless and committed energy – a relentless and confident movement forward despite worldly obstacles and outer sceptics.

PYRENEES AND MARY MAGDALENE

You majestic Pyrenees serving me with both adventures and myths, holding keys to great and secret gifts of both light and darkness. A reconnection with the soft energy of Mary Magdalene and the path of the Cathars lined with mystery, sacrifice, deep love, suffering and through it all the path to softness and self-love.

MONSERRAT

Monserrat, never have I met such a powerful and deeply anchored light, my legs shoke and my soul was humbled. Through the eye of the Dragon, you brought me to presence and greater responsibility; our meeting is not over, I am coming back.

THE RETREAT IN DEIA - NOVEMBER 8-13, 2022

All dots connected with you Lady Mallorca, with your many shapes and forms, always welcoming, kind, soft and warm. Serra de Tramuntana, the deep ocean, the wise storytelling olive trees, the storms, the thunder, the lightening, the rain, the sun, the rainbow, the crystals, and your red soil. During the Anchored Retreat you invited us into your depths and showed us your life force. You inspired to anchoring into the earth in a way I have never done before, what I once found in the Universe is now being found within the Mountains, the Waterfalls, the Trees and the Soil. My roots are weaving into eternity, the source and the void until I no longer know if I am grounding or losing my ground, if I am anchoring or weighing my anchor. It is turning me upside down until I only know of one port to anchor – deep within myself. The blissful dreams are bidding farewell and I am now invited to draw what we have awakened into the very real, the juicy, the relentless, the bumpy, the back and forth, the present and alive - the road without promise or guarantees.

Through the mountains I hear her voice singing so clearly into my heart, a song reminding me of the simple things in life, to laugh, to eat, to explore and to enjoy this time on earth – to live and to love. With her tune resounding within, it sounds so simple, I ask her how to find that tune in my own heart and she whispers in my ear that it is already there, it was always there - you are love, you are loved.

My heart is filled to the brim with gratitude, for spending time on this land in the sacred monastery with the beautiful heart filled women gathered around the food, the stories, the sound and the fire. The beauty of connection, sharing, togetherness, laughter and co-creation of energy never ceases to amaze me, how we are all part of a greater plan. To trust that we do not have to effort to receive nor to be loved. Thank you.

With love and gratitude, Sanna

All photos from Deià and the Anchored Retreat November 8-13, 2022 : Hanna Muregård @hannamuergaard