It looks like July could be a rough month for those not prepared to face their fears. Prepare by giving yourself some love. Tune into your passion and follow your heart. For the courageous, and I believe your one of the brave, this month will be a time of clearing out, cleaning up, and amazing success. With that in mind I offer this self-blessing ritual, to help you stay on track this month.
One of my Favorite
Self-Care Rituals
I began the following
ritual about 20 years ago and it has remained something I do on a regular basis
to honor myself, my body and connection with Spirit. It is based on a ritual
from The Shadow of the Shaman, by
Amber Wolfe.
Though I often do this
at the New Moon or Full Moon, it is fine to perform this ceremony at any time
you wish to tune into what your body is asking of you, or simply as an “I love
you” moment with yourself.
Incorporate
the Earth Mother into this ceremony, or change it to your own preference
of goddess, archangel, self-identity, religious deity…….. whatever is
comfortable and loving for you.
I also sense the
elements but that is not a requirement to offer self-love to your being.
The candle represents
the fire within, the passion for life and love, and protection.
The incense represents
air, creativity, spirituality and inspiration.
The salt represents
earth, knowledge, wisdom, practicality and grounding.
The water represents
emotions, ability to flow with life, intuition and healing balance.
You will need a
candle, a bowl of water, a small amount of salt and incense if you have it. You
may add gemstones, crystals, feathers or anything else that is comforting to
you.
Put on some quiet music,
if this helps you to relax or perform this outside at a fire pit.
Sit on the floor or
ground, place the bowl of water and salt in front of you. Light the candle and
incense, and begin to simply relax and breathe.
When you are ready mix
the salt into the bowl of water, feeling that your emotional body is grounding
with the Earth. Once the solution is mixed begin the following
SELF-BLESSING RITUAL
Dip your fingers into
the bowl, and touch your forehead (3rd eye area) and repeat “Bless
me Mother for I am your child” Feel the love our Earth Mother moving deeply
within you.
Dip your fingers into
the bowl and dab around your eyes (careful not to get salt in your eyes) Say
“Bless my eyes that I may see you”. I
like to think about how I am seeing myself as I do this.
Dip your fingers,
touch your nose, and repeat “May your essence be absorbed and shared in my
breathing, and may my breath be a blessing in this world.”
Dip your fingers
again, touch your ears and say “May I be blessed with the sound of laughter, love,
and wisdom.”
Dip your fingers again
and touch your mouth, saying “May I bless the world with my communication.”
Dip your fingers again
and touch your heart, saying “May I be blessed with love and may my love be
unconditional towards all living things.”
Dip your fingers again
and touch your Solar Plexus, repeating, “May I be blessed with inner power and
intuition.”
Dip your fingers again
and touch your lower abdomen, saying “Bless my cauldron center, that I may
create harmony in this world.”
Dip again and touch
your feet, saying “Bless my feet that I may walk softly on this earth, taking a
firm stand when required and always walking in balance.”
Dip again and rub your
hands together, saying “Bless my hands that they may touch the world with grace
and healing; that I am able to reach out to the world and hold the hands of
others.”
Now sit quietly for as
long as you like, sending love into any areas of your body you feel need more
love, asking your body what it needs from you to be happy and healthy.
When you are complete,
blow out the candle, and clear the space. You may keep the salt water and use
it in a bath or as a daily ceremony, dipping and touching any part of your body
that would like a blessing.
If you choose to
dispose of the water/salt mixture, return it to the earth in a way the salt
will not kill any plants in the area.
Many Blessings to all.
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