Persefoneia
Per•sef•o•nei•a adj. 1. of, relating to Persephone 2. A set of states [recognition, preparation and surrender] preceding transformation.
The initial hypnagogic state of transformation is silent, ineffable with temporary suspension of all external signs of life (the roots in deep earthbound sleep remained motionless).
In preparation, it is necessary to acknowledge and release depths of grief and to honor beloved persons living or dead. With sacred vessels, she offers libations of milk, honey, and wine. She can now sever ties and emotional attachments so that she can turn and remain inward-focused.
Once she accepts the inevitability of transformation, she crosses over to a new state of consciousness marked by hypervigilance and denuded sensitivity to messages of low frequencies, barely there. Sustained, focused introspection purifies intent; she can now become witness and participant, subject and object of the irrevocable transformation.
This act of surrender is a leap of faith, as the outcome of the transformation is unknown. Carl Jung might have said: “She is heeding the summons to surrender to the gods, to what wishes to live through her into this world.”