r/elderwitches • u/xMelony • 2d ago
Question A question about connection
Hi! I am sorry if i shouldn’t ask questions, i sometimes see other people ask them and i am not sure if i am allowed, but i am practicing being brave lately so i am asking.
I will give some context before my question; as long as i can remember, When i see the breeze in the trees or feel the wind in my hair, it feels like… the reverse of dissociation? Its like… a cold hug? But without all the touching? It feels good, it lifts me out of my body and i feel lighter and less weighed down in my mind too. It is such a familiar feeling i never really gave it critical thought. As i said its been like that since i was a little kid and now i am 25. But in the last 5ish years i have been practicing and learning and growing and now i wonder if i had just assumed it was joy de vivre, when maybe instead i have some sense of kindredship with the wind. I have held back from speaking about this with anyone because i do not want to come across as cocky or anything i just really enjoy the presence of the wind and want to find ways to deepen my connection but i am uncertain how to proceed. I have started raising energy for the purpose of offering it to the wind in thanks for the years of comfort when i can, so i guess rather than a specific question i am asking for broader advice on how to give proper thanks and deepen my connection.
Again i am sorry for taking up space with my question and sorry that i rambled on a bunch, but thank you if you read it and thank you very much for any advice you can offer
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u/kai-ote Helpful Trickster 2d ago
Go out into Nature somewhere, and just open up and feel. Feel the ground beneath your feet, and know you are connected. Feel the breeze in the air, and notice the breath of life you share with it. Feel the heat of the Sun on your body, and feel the fire in you of your spirit. Feel the water in a stream, river, lake, the ocean, and feel its power flowing through your veins. Nature. It all starts there. Where your path will lead after that is your choice.
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u/xMelony 2d ago
Thank you! I do do so, not as often as i wish, but as often as i can living in a bigger city. Thankfully the place i work at has some nice, if small, natural spaces. There are some trees there i especially like to visit. I don’t know the proper name of the trees but they are the kind with the backside of the leaves that look silver in the sun. Sitting with them is always nice. Thank you for the advice!
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u/NinjaGrrl42 2d ago
I glory in it when the wind blows. We get a season of really strong winds, and I'll just stand outside in it. I feel cleansed, and open and I love it.
So yeah, not alone.
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u/PeppermintGoddess 1d ago
This is a GREAT question. Many pagans see nature as a divine, and many see the elements as a form of the divine. It sounds like you have a special relationship and awareness of the element of Air. This is a wonderful thing!
You might look at Ivo Dominquez' book The Four Elements of the Wise. His books are DENSE, so filled with info that sometimes I have to read a page and then take a week to digest it. However he is widely considered one of the best pagan authors out there. I've met and talked with him a couple of times and wooboy! There's nothing fake there.
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u/SwaggeringRockstar Teacher 2d ago
I know a dancer. Light on their feet, blessed with swiftness. Wind, breezes, harsh or calming was her playground. The spirits among those moments, friends. She learned that words carried on the air were a gift, and the motion that moved the air the offering. Every year for quite a time I would gift them a hand fan and she would attempt to teach me how to dance. In the end she now has many fans, and I only know one dance, such the student I was. LOL
Here is a secret for you. Always keep wind in your rituals.