Selkie
Come out of hiding. Embrace who you really are.
There are many thoughts about what the ancient story of the seal people, or selkies, signifies, but for me it’s about the masks we wear, things being taken from us, how we hide parts of ourselves, the longing for home, the call to be wild and free, embracing our true self, answering the call deep within, and sharing our true voice.
In Celtic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic mythology, there are different versions of the story, but here’s one example: A man finds a selkie (seal) woman on the beach. He steals her skin (without which she can’t return to the sea), hides it, and convinces her to become his wife. The selkie woman feels the ocean calling to her deep within and yearns for it daily. The couple lead a normal human life and have children, but eventually, the selkie finds her hidden skin and returns to her home in the sea.
It’s time to come out of hiding, to show the world who you truly are. To embrace your uniqueness, your weirdness, your ‘you-ness’. To swim freely in the ocean of your life.
Card of the day from The Healing Waters Oracle
How are you being called to embrace who you truly are? Are there ways that you’re hiding your unique light from the world? How can you embrace even more of who you truly are? Are there ways that you’re not showing up as your full, true self in your life or in your relationships? How are you being called to share your voice? Where do you feel held captive? What do you need to do to feel free?
SOUL INQUIRY
How can you embrace who you truly are?
