Healing From Grief: The Ritual Of Release and Restoration “Unlike people in the West, the Dagara believe it is terrible to suppress one’s grief. Only by passionate expression can loss be tamed and assimilated into a form one can live with.” —Malidoma Some’, African Elder https://youtu.be/_Eqk7GF7Kd0 Overview: Have you experienced loss or trauma that you just [...]
This ritual is based on the element of water. Water is associated with bringing you into a place of healing, reconciliation, and flow. Today is the perfect time for you to get to the water and allow the healing energy of this element bring into right relationship the things that have worked their way out [...]
This ritual has to do with releasing energy that you may be carrying from the past that is preventing you from opening your heart. It’s a ritual designed to encourage you to open your heart to receive love and to give love in ways that will enrich your life. Release Negative Energy The first step [...]
As we enter into this fire year of 2012, we begin with the ritual of getting clarity, setting intention, and rallying the forces that will guide us in the coming year. It is said that there are 2 truths about self-awareness: You are not who you think you are. You are who you think you [...]
As the year comes closer to an end, we want to be clear of the obstacles and energies that have held us back for too long. This particular ritual focuses on the obstacle-removing power of water. Facing Your Obstacles To begin this ritual, find your way to moving water. This can be a river, stream, [...]
This earth ritual facilitates the release of not-yet-manifested energy and the birth of a new vision. Earth energy in this cosmology is about nurturing, abundance, welcoming, and home. Ask for What You Desire As you do this ritual, allow yourself to freely ask for the nurturing that you need in your life. Ask the great [...]
This rejuvenating ritual is based on mineral. Mineral represents communication: how can our purpose be communicated within ourselves to to the rest of the world? Each of us has and lives a story. Some of us feel this story is out of sync with who we really are. This mineral ritual can benefit us in [...]
The element of nature is one that inspires personal transformation and guidance towards an authentic life. Nature rituals of renewal promote reflecting inwards and asking yourself questions of truth. The ritual I write about today involves personal energy, focus, and discovery. Shift Your Perceptions With this ritual I recommend that you spend some time in [...]
We perform rituals involving nature and its gifts to help rebalance our lives, shift energies, and experience an overall positive transformation. I’ve talked before about different restorative rituals, such as a transformative ritual using fire, a ritual of reflection using nature, a communication-based mineral ritual, an earth-based ritual to create a feeling of home, and [...]
