Cailleach

My neighbors accused me of conspiring with fairies, walking the street while they dreamt, and stealing or overtaking . They were afraid of me because I was unbound by men in a phased by the worst of winter storms.

However, they also looked to me for help because of my preternatural keenness, observing that I could easily heal a dying garden or an injured bird. They referred to me as Cailleach, known in local legend as the Queen of Winter, though she had one crystal blue eye, and I have two.

Earthy and unyielding, I tended not to view dualities, seeing everything as flowing and connected. I was always like a child in that way, just as I am a child now, in this life.

Drinking from the well of youth at winter’s end, after the snow has melted, Cailleach grows younger month by month. Similarly, each time I am born, I grow wiser to who I am.

In my lives, I have always been an islander, which is why my soul is fluid, having been carved from the wind and the ocean. I am blessed with mothers made from moccasin flowers, difficult to grow, but providing soothing to those around them.

During each lifetime, I help my mother return to her Self, to her keystone, helping to balance all the world. This time, I provided her with the gift of sight through a camera lens, her very own crystal eye.