Soul Retrieval
written by: Lasara Firefox Allen
@firefoxallen
To my bones the ancient stones spelled home. Arriving in the Scottish Highlands as daylight waned, Clava Cairns, an archeological feature built by long-dead hands, radiated power. The fact that those hands belonged to ancient ones who were the ancestors of my blood lineage was profound and overwhelming. As we entered the golden hour, some part of my soul—which I had not previously known was absent—flew, bird-like, back into my body. I found myself weeping with awe. Reverently caressing time-worn stones as the sun inched toward the horizon, I gave thanks to the ancestors for my breath.
Lasara Firefox Allen, MSW, (they/them/Mx) is a Witch, writer, nonprofit executive director, and coach. Born and bred in California, Lasara currently resides in Oakland with/in the ancestral and contemporary lands of the Ohlone people. Lasara is of Scottish descent. Lasara practices from an intersectional and anti-oppression-focused feminist framework. They are a co-conspirator for our collective liberation.
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