Heart Chakra

The emerald is a power stone, which helps to balance the physical, emotional and spiritual bodies, neutralizing any energy blockages in the fourth Chakra area.

I often use a raw emerald stone for opening or activating the Heart Chakra, and also use it to balance and protect the Heart Chakra.

It is an excellent stone for healers who may occasionally take on their clients issues, and a good choice for those in the ‘healing profession’, like Doctors, Nurses, Counselors, and Psychiatrists.

The emerald promotes serenity, healing, clarity, tranquility, harmony and love.

A friend of mine refers to it as “the stone of healing and hope”. I rather like that!

“All healing is first a healing of the heart.”
– Carl Townsend

New Moon & Spiritual Bathing

In the great creation myths water was seen as a divine, nurturing, life-giving, cleansing, and renewing force.

We are all connected through the cycles of the ocean tides, the healing rains, and the life sustaining power of water. Every flowing river, stream, lake or natural spring has the power to refresh, calm, and balance our energies. Water’s spiritual energy can be very transformative and many people all over the world take part in some form of spiritual bathing.

A spiritual bath usually combines water, prayer, chants, sacred plants, herbs, stones, honey, or milk to cleanse away all negative thoughts and emotions that may be at the root of physical, spiritual and emotional illness.

Below is a New Moon spiritual bath ritual for manifesting a new job, to birth a new project, or begin a new phase of life.

On the day of the new moon gather some local flowers and herbs such as rose petals, lavender, marigolds, jasmine, plantain, strawberry leaf, chamomile, and basil are good choices. Simmer the herbs in a pot of water and strain into a container.

After sundown when the night sky is completely dark, it is time to prepare your bath:

• Prepare your bath while meditating on what you wish to manifest. Pour the herbal flower infusion into your bath.
• Put on some relaxing music and light some candles.
• Keep your mind focused on the desired outcome during your bath. Use a wooden bowl to pour the bathwater over yourself while saying prayers, chanting, singing or meditating.
• Think about the new moon: what would you like to bring to fruition, and how will you accomplish or manifest your dreams.
• After your bath give a prayer of thanks.

“Think of yourself as a growing plant. A plant puts forth beautiful blooms when it has the energy to do so. The more it is fed, the less energy it needs for growth. If at any point your growth requires too much effort, try to find the needed nourishment. This is your responsibility. The river of life will take you to many places, but you must feed yourself along the way.” – Sandra Ingerman – A fall to Grace.

Everyday Goddessing  is about sharing magical techniques and sacred wisdom with other beautiful Goddess women. I believe that within every woman there is a goddess, a wise woman, beautiful, creative, powerful, with a deep soul, and that everything we need and are looking for is already inside  each of us. – Rose Arizmendi

Gratitude

Here is one of the meditations from The Healing Rhythms Program. It’s Great! Go here for more info.

New Moon

For some the new moon begins at the moment when the sun and moon are aligned in the same sign, but for others it remains the dark moon until the crescent is in sight.

During this time we may instinctively find ourselves seeking solitude, turning towards our deepest self. Think of it as a time of rest like the dormant seed lying beneath the winter snow waiting for the warmth of the sun to return. The never ending cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

As the moon wanes towards darkness which lasts about three days, our dreams shift and change, reflecting our inner and outer life, our past, present and future. They are a potential source for great wisdom and guidance, therefore preparing us for the new beginning that the new crescent moon will bring.

During the dark of the moon it is important for us to pay attention to the ebb and flow of our energies. If we find ourselves feeling tired and out of sorts, we should take some time to relax and meditate to clear our mind and spirit, to recharge our batteries so that healing and renewal can happen.

Stillness is the key . . . a chance to listen to our inner voice.

Everyday Goddessing  is about sharing magical techniques and sacred wisdom with other beautiful Goddess women. I believe that within every woman there is a goddess, a wise woman, beautiful, creative, powerful, with a deep soul, and that everything we need and are looking for is already inside  each of us. – Rose Arizmendi

Forgiveness

A wonderful message about getting our Spirit/power back through forgiveness.

Caroline Myss – Why People Don’t Heal