One of the tricky bits about basing a modern spiritual practice on an ancient culture is interpreting the artifacts that archaeologists have discovered.
Case in point: The Hagia Triada Swinger (image above).
This is a ceramic model from the Minoan villa of Hagia Triada, with a female figure swinging between two posts topped by birds. The cords that originally held her up have long since disintegrated, but the marks they made are still present.
Could this simply be a lovely little decorative piece that reminded its owner of a favorite leisure time activity? Yes.
Could it be a depiction of a ritual activity that used swinging to induce trance states? Also yes.
In the ancient world, the lines between spirituality and the mundane world were quite blurry by our modern standards. So unless an object is found on an altar or shrine shelf, it can be difficult to determine how it was used. The so-called "villas" in Minoan-era Crete were probably religious houses, similar to medieval European monasteries and abbeys - smaller than the temples but also largely self-supporting. They would have housed people dedicated to the deities, whose lives revolved around religion but who also had personal interests as well.
In this case, even though we can't know for certain the original intent of this figurine, we can take inspiration from it: Make an offering, then spend some time swinging while calling to your favorite Minoan deity, allowing the rocking motion of the swing to open you up to whatever the deity wants to share with you.
In the name of the bee,
And of the butterfly,
And of the breeze, amen.