Talata Anuhauka// Happy Fall Equinox!
This equinox marks a season since I was reborn, as the summer solstice marked a moment of profound becoming. A moment I stepped fully into the light of Sol and into the river that carries me back to Bawa.
I have so much to share from my journey over the last season, and even more as we move into this next one. For now, I’ll begin with a prayer I recently transcribed and translated to Hiwatahia Taino, a reconstructed language of the Taino peoples from which I am descended. I ritually say this prayer in my astrology practice before I interpret someone’s chart for them or write about the astrological weather for my monthly Sacred Taino Healing newsletter forecasts. I have placed ‘our siblings’ in brackets where I would speak the consultee’s name if it were a one-on-one consultation. I chose this as my final project in the first Hiwatahia class I took with tekina Ra Jikotea Niaku’no Ruiz León, completed in July.
Talata Anuhauka, Happy Fall Equinox!
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Da traha ibekeba tan hutuma’ju, // I am full of gratitude
da'kuasa'i hebeyo'no, cemi, kena xocuya itai’no, // my dearest ancestors, cemi, and planet relatives,
kei da eherawa {wa ataiyu’no} ukaidan. // as I serve {our siblings} today.
Hahom bia bu ehibu'hu // Gratitude for your guidance
tan daka daye, aniki, kena koroko // of my tongue, heart, and mind
oma ka semiku'au tan Venus, // with the sweetness of Venus,
ka kekiwa'nei tan Jupiter, // the wisdom of Jupiter,
ka ahiarei adahi tan Mercurie, // the word medicine of Mercury,
ka bikida’ni kuya alu ka buriti tan Katti, // the nurturing reflection of Luna,
ka hawaba umayaru'sao tan Wehi, // the warm direction of Sol,
ka awunikira'sao tan Marte, // the protection of Mars,
kena ka akirauma tan Saturno, // and the discipline of Saturn
tosa alaniwa'no dinawa daka // that flows through me
kei aba tureiteki'lo kaidiwa'ni xocuya'dao adahi. // as an astrologer sharing planetary medicine.
Da traha hahom'se bia ka abowadurawa'sao // I am grateful for the interconnection
tan tokowa tosa le kena tokowa wo do. // of all that is and all we are.
Ainka {wa ataiyu’no} le ahan'aki alu toho abowadurawa’ki’au, // May {our siblings} be affirmed in this interconnectedness,
bokoto'aki anai ka anxihi tan ka wararawatea tan murulu'no. // held by the love of the zodiac.
Ainka wo kuhawa hanai o'uo alu wakia // May we illuminate their place in our
ba’karieburuku'kui itai’no, // great universal family,
kena ainka naya adira anibi’ei arikawa'ki // and may they feel wholly seen
alu ka yarube naya kansihi, // in the way they need,
ka yarube tosa antira'no areidawa'ni kena ehibu'hu ukaidan. // the way that brings healing and guidance today.
Arikoma bu xocuya'no, cemi, hebeyo' no, kena itai'no // Thank you planets, cemi, ancestors, and relatives
bia ka okolo tan bu adahi, // for the gift of your medicine,
aba okolo da traha hahom’se // a gift I am thankful
A~ kaidiwa oma {wa ataiyu’no} ukaidan. // to share with {our siblings} today.
