Spotted Eagle Ray

Solitary being

Daughter of primordial oceans

Birthed in wildness and wonder

Sage, crone, 200 million years wise

Earth’s essence and legacy

Duality, balance, equanimity

Water and air

Darkness and light

Hunter and hunted

Peaceful yet deadly

Keeper of eternity

Storyteller of mystery

Witness to ascent and descent

A warning to walk with humility

A reminder to live with grace

Spotted Eagle Ray

Wise solitary grandmother

What are you inviting me to?

You who wander the seas

You who embrace your wildness

You who open to age and legacy

You who keep your own counsel

You who don’t fight paradox

You who wound and are wounded

You who accept life and death

You who live the contradictions

You who play with spiral cycles

You who dance with mystery

You who guard the ancient memories

You who ground us in our newness and eternity

Spotted Eagle Ray was written by Gretchen Martens and originally published in House of Peace. Watch Gretchen read Spotted Eagle Ray .