Nov. 25 GGCN Magazine Suzanne Lewis

The Time Has Come To Gather Grandmothers

Sharing my all year long favorite cross cultural wisdom tool called the Thirteenth Lunar Month Four Rivers Exercise. I am called to share this time honored, cross-cultural divination practice the last full moon month in December into the first full moon in January. This “predictatory” thirteenth lunar month, a time that is open to us to work closely with our spiritual community (visible and invisible) during what is called the “Crack Between the Worlds” period.

As a review of this long time observed practice by many Indigenous Peoples and originally taught to me by Dr. Angeles Arrien, this time of the Crack between the Worlds can offer hints to what the next season of growth or life has to offer. It’s a possible preview of our next season/cycle/year of growth, if we can commit to daily review and journal the activities we experienced in the four rivers listed below. Cross culturally, all healing begins with our “waters.” The most potent time of the year, the twilight month of the year.

The four rivers of life are:

the river of challenge West authenticity

the river of love South relationships

the river of inspiration North integrity

the river of magic and wonder East right will/right action