The end of the year is upon us. As we are celebrating the return of the light with the natural celebration of Winter Solstice, an old friend might appear your Shadow. Not to my own surprise, right around the Solstice,I became shrouded with my old dark wounds and trauma. As I reflected it always happens at this time of year, your light seeks to illuminate the darkness within. Tis the season of transformation. It is a beautiful marker on my forever quest to heal, grow, and expand. To be an alchemist and architect of ones life. To learn from my journey and to embrace the teachings that are thrown at me in this school room called Earth. As well as it is my mission, to be a light for others to reach their potential and embrace the universes amazing possibilities.
Here are some nuggets I found to alleviate and heal some of my trauma and hopefully yours. Earlier in the week, I spent my work day co-listening toMarianne Williamson's wisdom. Through various lectures and interviews. In her book Tears to Triump she says that, “There exists a spiritual vacuum at the heart of our society, the natural consequence of which is a low-level sadness. The very worldview that permeates our civilization is depressing. A mechanistic interpretation of the world teaches us to see people as machines, not as multidimensional beings — as bodies, but not as spirits. This mindset denies who and what we actually are. We live with endless, tiny repudiations of our true nature throughout the day every day of our lives. Simply living in today’s world is emotionally traumatic. But our emotional disconnection from each other, from ourselves, from nature, from God — indeed, from any sense of transcendent reality — is not one specific violent event. Rather, it is the consistent, rolling trauma of living in a world so disconnected from love. We are not just depressed about specific incidents, and we are not just depressed as individuals. We are depressed collectively. Here is what I got. Accept and honor your suffering, but then surrender it to the Universe and then return to the river of Love. This is really a daily practice. After that then I listened to whole day with Tony Robbins. At his lecture Leading an Extraordinary Life on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday, he ended with a very profound meditation. It begins at 1.34 minutes. To Summarize, Tony said your heart has its own intelligence is our true center of power and knowing. His guide was to:
I had huge shift. That night in my dream, I was what seemed to be for hours, meditating with a Rose quartz on my heart. Giving gratitude to my HeART over and over in a semi lucid state. Here is my holistic recipe to transform your own suffering, into the light of love. It is the integration of aromatherapy, crystal work, creative writing, yoga, candle work, and art. You will need
Here is the ritual process. Create a safe and sacred vessel. A place to be alone for a while. Have any sacred objects in your space. Review the process below. Make sure the Frankincence scent is filling the air. Take a moment, close your eyes, and breath three times deeply into our body. 1. Begin by taking a piece of paper and write a letter to your suffering self. Write about how you feel, what memories are being stirred up, and what triggers activated this old wound. Let it all out of your inner world. 2. Next take your candle, write on the glass with a sharpie~ I am love, I am an alchemist, and I am being healed. I am letting go of what know longer serves. Light the candle with a intention. Have a bowl of water next to you. Then burn safely the letter that you wrote to your suffering self up, into ash. Place in the water bowl. 3. Gently stand and stretch in the yoga pose the Kali Mudra. Extend your arms with your hands interlaced and point to the sky. This is the fierce Goddess pose. Feel and breathe into your inner power. Review this link HERE to walk you through this empowering yoga pose. 4. Then take another piece of paper and write all that you want to let go of in your life. And all that you want to bring in. Write about your ultimate mission, your vision, and your purpose in life. 5. Next step do the Tony Robbins short meditation and get into your zone of gratitude.
5. Create a circle on the piece of paper and start creating your Mandala of Self Love to yourself. You can use the archetypal symbol of the Yin and Yang for container within your circle. See what that is HERE. 6. Keep your candle burning till it goes out (if you feel safe) 7. After you are done with your Mandala, gently stand and open your heart to the sky. This is standing yoga pose, were you extended your arms to the sky. Then with your palms open bend back with your elbows. Into a soft back bend. 8. Honor your art. Stare at your Mandala and write in your journal, about the process and how are you feeling afterwards. Any new insights or revelations? Has it become your oracle, revealing new territories to discover and learn about? 9. At night place the Rose Quartz under your pillow and watch your dreams. Record them the next day. In the morning be gentle with yourself and do not pop on the daily news. The next morning reflect on do you feel better? Is your suffering at bay? Do you feel transformed? Do you feel empowered? Let me know in the comment section below! Also, realize that by using this process, which multi-sensory you are building a bridge from your conscious to subconscious mind. When you unite these two parts of your self true transformation and healing will occur.
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