Solstice Prayer - Mercy Carpenter and Desiree Mwalimu-Banks in New York

First of alllllllll much love and gratitude to everyone.

We spent the morning in ceremony opening and clearing the pathways and roads. We completed right at the time you all [Wind & Warrior] started in MN. Walking out of the water we continued out through the trees with nature.  With plant butterfly and bee relatives affirming us just as they had in our water time.  7 Geese working in collaboration. Waves quieting and crashing passionately against the rocks in tandem with ceremony. Song dance laughter story telling full range of emoting. Reverence and Clarity. 

When I arrived this morning there was a big space by the water boardwalk with hardly anyone around just folks running past and a family taking graduation pictures.

I danced and sang like how my heart and body wanted. After some Luther, Earth Wind and Fire, Love and thankful songs.  Desiree arrived onto the boardwalk glowing in the sun and we walked to our spot in the water. Which seemed to pull us there because we were speaking and deciding where we were called to be and we had already arrived and it felt right. “What do you think is this a good spot?” As we were already getting comfortable. Spirit had us right at home. Reflecting and  listening to music that we both enjoyed we transitioned to sitting with rocks with a new soundtrack that the elements provided. 

Before leaving the park we sat under the trees enjoying the shade after the sun  came out radiantly. 

A beautiful black women walked passed us in a yellow shirt pulling  a barrel of pink and purple flowers. We remarked at their beauty and she said thank you and walked on past . As it was time for us to head home she came back as we were feeling complete. She returned pulling her cart  and  offered us the beautiful flowers we had been admiring. With that island 🇯🇲 sweetness she encouraged us to receive her  flower blessing. Helping us take the flowers out and enjoying our excitement we felt the success and completion of our time. 

We had discussed connections with water. Here are some of the photos of our time. Mermaid shirts ( that I just had to ask to take a picture of) and joyful energy supported me in coming home and at the same time Desiree was reading a mermaid book.  P.S looking at the pics If y’all would like to imagine the water and that brick-like area with those 7 geese.

Blog Entry by Mercy Carpenter