Prayer to the Snow in January
Let’s Give Thanks for Winter Blessings!
It is January, the dark time is shifting slowly towards the light, but we are still dreaming in darkness. In the deep realms of Creation, the Sun struggles in his epic battles with the Lord of the Dead.
After all, in order for there to be a hero in the sacred story, the tension between Inner and Outer, Dark and Light, and Cold and Heat must play out.
On the surface, that means that the land longs to rest. It needs its long Winter sleep, in order to prepare for its awakening in Spring. We have prayed for this, both in our Harvest Ceremony last October, and in our daily longing for balanced weather. So, let’s give thanks.
A Gratitude Prayer for Winter Weather
(As you look up and let the snow fall on your face.)
Oh, how I have prayed for you!
Wind, you are welcome! I hear your voice. I feel your cold breath touching my skin.
Clouds, I welcome you in your whiteness, heavy with life-giving moisture!
Gentle Snow, thank you for blessing the sleeping land with your blanket. I am honored to feel your touch!
I have prayed for this, this balanced Winter weather, and I am so grateful.
I thank you, I thank you, I thank you for your blessings!
Now, you can go about your day, knowing that you are part of the sacred story of Weather Balance. What a satisfying feeling!
We are Adam Laufer and Erin Everett, and we are weather workers, tepahtiani healers and ceremonial leaders in the ancient lineage of graniceros (also known by our traditional titles quiaquepiz and quiatlzques). We were called to this work and initiated in 2003.
All year, we and our colleagues work for beneficial weather for the area in and around Asheville. Our work involves gratitude and giving back, elements in a universal language of ceremony that has its echoes in all authentic traditions of human beings.
We also offer healing and counseling appointments both in-person at our location in the Asheville, NC area and via phone or Zoom.