 Mary Wainwright has been connected with Cygnus since its very first beginnings in 1991, first as a member, and later as one of our office team.
These days, she devotes her life full-time to healing, and visits Cygnus twice a month to offer Reiki, Seichem, Flower Remedies and Homeopathy, as well as a compassionate listening ear, to all our staff. This has helped us make tremendous steps forward in our personal and spiritual growth, as well as in our physical healing.
That’s why we so much wanted Mary to be able to have her own healing room in our new shop in Lampeter, so that more of you can benefit from what she has to offer. You’ll find full details below.
Dear Friends,
Looking back with that wonderful gift of hindsight, I suppose the opportunity of change had been presented to me many times before, but as we do, so often, I ignored the omens and carried on remaining comfortably unhappy with the situation I had created for myself. I was reading a book called Broken Open by Elizabeth Lesser: I found myself lost in its wisdom and this was enough, I thought, to heal the scars of my life. Then, the very next day, my brother was killed in a road accident: my world was shattered, changed forever, and my soul was truly 'broken open'. From that moment I promised myself to take hold of the life I had.
So, some nine months later, when I was offered the chance of a few days in Italy with a dear friend, I took it, knowing that not everyone supported me in this decision. I made a choice, and was prepared to live by its consequences, however they were presented to me. Every action has a re-action, and how!
The numerous synchronistic events that occurred during those few days are still unfolding and could fill a book. They can only have been written by an unseen guiding hand who knows the needs of my emerging soul.
I had not been on an aeroplane for some twenty five years, and as my legs turned to jelly at take off my heart let go into a soft stream of tears: the pain of loss and the joy at the prospect of inner freedom. How I thanked my brother, the catalyst that had brought me this far. As I closed my eyes at brief intervals on the flight, vivid colours and images flooded into my mind and a sense of awakening came over me: I know he was with me.
We had planned to stay with friends in Italy, but on our arrival learned this was not possible due to sudden illness in the family. And so we were 'guided' to stay at Soviore, Sanctuary of Our Lady, nestling in the mountains. Our room was very spartan, covering only our basic needs. Crisp white sheets and a blanket folded at the end of a simple wooden bed; no duvet, no carpet, no kettle, no coffee and my mobile phone clearly redundant! As the main accommodation was full we were able to use a room in the old nuns' quarters. The stark reality of their simple lives, given into service, became apparent to us and it was a privilege to touch into such devotion. We too felt a deep sense of connection.
The evening was made even more special by our being invited to a service in the church which is part of the Sanctuary. All in Latin with only us attending, a magical moment was created; my heart was full and blessed.
Soviore is where a vision of Mother Mary is said to have appeared around the year 740, and I can confirm what an amazing place it is.
On the second afternoon we took a walk down the steep mountain path, descending through pine forests and olive groves to the coastal town of Monterossa. We talked endlessly about our lives, sharing experiences, supporting each other and opening our hearts. As we passed the small shrine where Mother Mary is said to have appeared I saw two heart-shaped stones on the path: they seemed significant somehow, so I picked them up and turned them over and over in my hands. As I did I heard a voice within myself asking me to stop and stand still, and as I listened to my inner voice a butterfly appeared, flew around me and then landed between my feet.
We stopped and sat down on the path, becoming aware of a bank of yellow flowers, cascading over the path to our left. We both 'asked' and then picked one of the blooms and held them gently in our hands, eyes closed and completely still within the 'heart of peace' that had surrounded us. We were held in a golden bubble; life carried on but we were frozen in time, and yet 'broken open' into another dimension.
We have both worked with flower essences for a number of years and yet this personal connection that we were given from Mother Nature, the greater universe, was truly a gift, and an amazing experience: it literally stopped us in our tracks.
Messages, feelings, sensations and emotions flooded through us from above and we were humbled. A beautiful hummingbird hawk moth appeared and swiftly visited each bloom and then flew out of sight.
The flower spoke volumes: that we are all individual, and yet all connected to a single source. Each has a gift, a purpose, a special way of being: to experience life as an individual but also to be a single spoke within the wheel of consciousness that turns constantly, radiating divine love; and through acts of compassion and an open heart to transform not only ourselves, but all humanity. To deny the world our personal gift is to live life without a purpose. We are that purpose.
Back home again, within one week, I reflected on my time away: I had only gone to Italy because of the 'gift of change', and on my return nothing was the same. My family, my relationships, my way of living: everything changed. I had surrendered to divine law and lost and found it all. I had asked and asked for change, but not this, I thought: this was not what I had expected or asked for. And yet the grinding process which so often accompanies change had transformed me, 'broken open' the shell of pain around my heart and revealed that inner pearl of wisdom to which I had so desperately tried to break through. There was no way back. The message of the flower came to me again, and so through an open heart I carried on, to find hope, which revealed my inner strength, to dispel fear and move to faith, from where comes love – and love conquers all. So I move on gently, with small steps, resting for a while, looking forward with courage, and back with gratitude, that each day is done, and yet a new one dawns. AWESOME!
Oh! Just to let you know – I return to Italy in September!
From Mary with LOVE,
the Energetic Vibration of Life
“Energy healing allows you to see the reflection of your true self and move beyond it through self-awareness and acceptance. In allowing compassion for yourself you will move towards a better understanding of where you are and the experiences that brought you to that place, and realise your unlimited potential for growth.”
Mary Wainwright
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