JOURNALING PROMPTS ON EARTH, THE CAVE & THE WINTER ROOTS
Journaling is a potent practice I always recommend wholeheartedly. Even more so, at this time of the year - as we are naturally pulled into deeper realms of introspection.
Here in the dark fertile void of the Winter, our inner vision is heightened. There are so many questions worth asking ourselves: questions with open answers, that unfold and shed in layers, like the skin of a serpent. Slowly but surely revealing what resides below.
For this Season I wanted to share some prompts that will allow us to: 01) Connect to the Element of Earth 02) Explore our relationship to the symbol of the Cave 03) Come into sensorial awareness of the Winter where we live and 04) Tune into our roots and the ways our ancestors used to live.
I created these printable sheets, filled with beautiful questions for your own journaling practice.
Feel free to click through the download button above to access them. I highly recommend printing them for a more hands-on experience, using soft paper and a pen that feels good to you. If you don’t have a printer you could also can scribble on the sheets digitally (on an ipad for example) or take inspiration from the prompts (also written below) to journey in your own journal.
Enjoy!
EARTH
01. Use 3 keywords to describe what the Element of Earth brings up for you.
02. In what ways do you connect to Earth these days?
03. Draw an earth talisman or treasure you have picked up in Nature lately.
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THE CAVE
01. Have you ever seen a cave in real life? How do you remember it?
02. If you had a cave to yourself, what would it look like?
Feel free to draw it below, or make a list of things that would be a part of this space.
03. What would you wish to feel when you enter this cave?
04. Who is invited here in this holy place? Who is not?
05. Does your home feel like this cave?
If not, then what 3 things could you add or change, to remind you of it?
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WINTER
01. Describe your current experience of Winter through the senses.
a sight / a smell / a sound / a texture
02. What changes do you notice in your environment?
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ROOTS
01. Where are your ancestors from?
02. What sense of connection do you feel towards them and to this thread that leads all the way to you?
03. How did your ancestors spend the winter, or how do you imagine their lives at this time of the year? What did they eat, make, do?
04. Is there something you wish to honour & re-create from their lives?
05. How would your grandmother take care of you if she was around?