by Susan Weiser Mason & George Mason,
We observe the seasons using the lens and practice of five element acupuncture. By drawing attention to how every season has an energetic texture that presents opportunities and tasks, we can come to know what living in harmony looks like throughout the year.
Spring’s clarion call is to begin!
This is a wonderful time to initiate. When we’ve made the decision to plant, we go ahead and put the seed in the ground, literally or metaphorically. That is exactly what Spring is asking of us. To postpone or forget this task will have a ripple effect throughout the entire year. There may not be enough time for the seed to grow and mature in the fullness of summer, or to adequately ripen by Fall. If that’s the case, there may be no harvest so it will be difficult to let go into Winter as we are called to do. Lack of reserves will undermine our ability to embrace the opportunity Winter offers, which is to rest and rejuvenate. Therefore when Spring finally does come, many of us will feel depleted and challenged to marshal the reserves to meet the explosive upsurge of energy so evident this time of year.
Spring comes alive through our relationship to place. We see Great Salt Bay flowing towards the open ocean. The Damariscotta River animates our world and orients our comings and goings. We see buds swelling mile after mile along her banks announcing Spring in one masterful gesture. We are all called to participate in this unfolding; it is a birthright. To be distant from this cycle of renewal only confirms a legacy of estrangement from the land.
Wake up to our true Home! That is the call of Spring, and the voice of Earth’s great longing.
Susan Weiser Mason and Traditional Acupuncture are located in Damariscotta Mills / Nobleboro. She has been practicing since 1986. For more information go to www.susanacupuncture.com or call 207-563-1571.
George Mason is a visual artist. He is a licensed acupuncturist, and no longer in practice. www.georgemasonart.com
