Welcome back to my series Simple Self Care–invest five minutes (or less!!) in feeling way better.
I’m fond of saying that my spiritual practice is “free game from the universe.”
If you don’t believe in God or the divine mysterious force that pumps our hearts and animates our breath, that’s all good. As with everything, take what you like and leave the rest. Or just skip this post and take great care of yourself!
We are in a continually unprecedented time and facing uncertainty and instability. We have ancestors who have incarnated during other times in herstory that were unstable and difficult who have wisdom to share with us.
Since we have free will choice, we have to ask to be guided. And we have to listen (hello, meditation) in order to receive that guidance. According to A Course in Miracles, Spirit needs only the slightest invitation to help out.
Here are some SIMPLE PRAYERS / thoughts that I turn to when I need help.
Please help me with [insert issue].
Let the lessons be gentle. (We can ask for this and I would encourage you to do so!)
Let this flow with ease.
Let my helpers find me. (Got that from Luvvie.)
Divine Mother, help me give and receive the love I deserve.
Thanks. (A gratitude list is a form of prayer—it’s also a way to orient your attitude and behavior towards what you want more of.)
Wow. (A simple moment of awe and appreciation–I get here a lot in nature.)
DAILY PRAYERS:
This is the daily prayer from A Course in Miracles. I started using it long before I finished the daily workbook. (Probably 2018/2019 and got consistent over time, saying this prayer daily for the last 4-5 years.) This prayer has had a profound impact on the orientation of my life and how it flows.
“What would you have me do, where would you have me go, what would you have me say and to whom?”
I follow that prayer up with this: “May I speak from my highest self and connect to the highest self of all others, seen and unseen, today and all days.” I got the sentiment of this prayer from an Agape sermon by Rev Dr Coco Stewart and wrote it to follow my daily ACIM prayer.
I also add this to my daily Salt & Light energetic hygiene practice as I’m making my energy flow throughout the world “May all leaders know a miraculous redirection towards peace.” Which I modified from something Marianne Williamson posted.
IMAGINATION WORK:
Imagine roots growing out of your body and into Mother Earth. You can go as far as you want. Some folks (especially air signs) benefit from planting into the mycelium network. Water signs could benefit from going into the underground water table. (I got those ideas from Robin Doxey.)
Personally, I go all the way to the core of the Earth which I believe is a star and bring that bright light up through my roots and flash my body once to release anything “not of me or for me” and then do it a second time flashing my energetic body releasing anything “not of me or for me.”
Imagine a bubble of protection around you. Set the intention that only good can come into your bubble. (I always fortify my bubble with a crystal and set the intention that only God’s Love can come into my bubble.)
Some people like to put mirrors all over their bubble. I do mirrors along the bottom edge and set the intention that any harm sent to me be returned to sender.
Here’s a link to a free Patreon post with my daily energetic hygiene practice/visualization. Here’s a link to a free post about why I think energetic hygiene is so important.
OTHER SIMPLE PRACTICES:
Light a candle! It doesn’t need to be special. It doesn’t need to be on an altar space although it can be! And an altar can just be a special place where you light your candle and have a crystal or a tiny cup of water, maybe a tiny plate for an ancestor bite.
Ancestor bites! I give a little nibble of food for my benevolent ancestors (I’m not feeding the mean ones) most days. I give a little sip of tea for my Grandmother on the altar in her favorite cup.
Flowers on the altar! Flowers in front of a picture of someone you love and miss! I usually pick wildflowers or something from the garden. Spent blossoms work, too. It’s always about the intention of the gift.
I think these types of offerings give energy to our benefics in the other world and thus help their messages and influence get stronger.
Ask a crystal to carry pain for you! Crystals love to have a job and when I’m in pain I like to use them to help me relieve pain. I then cleanse the crystal (run it under water with the intention to cleanse the energy) later once I’m through the pain.
Rosemary plant by the front door/gate for protection. I like to put a quartz to amplify the protection.
I hope some of these practices/prayers help you out! There are lots of “smells and bells” that go along with prayer—my friend / psychic Chrissy Tolley says “choose your fighter” for who you direct your prayers to. I typically direct to the God energy but might also send it to my whole “Spirit team” or name Jesus because sometimes I need Jesus.
I often end with “And so it is” or “amen” or “So may it be” and that’s all up to you. I think the only wrong way to pray is to be mean about it.
If you’d like to learn more from me about how I have woven spiritual practice and self care to great effect for my mental/emotional/physical well being here is a list of all the Spiritual Self Care lessons available on my Patreon membership! Or you can buy the collection instead of a membership!
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