Sacred Tears by Courtney Weber

Author:Courtney Weber
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Published: 2024-04-05T17:53:19+00:00

Rituals of Compassion: Air and Fire

Depending on what your needs are, this series of rituals may help you address different areas of your life with different needs.

A Ritual to Communicate Needs Using the Power of Air

Consider doing a smoke cleansing using rosemary, lavender, or another accessible herb that you find cleansing and healing. Use the smoke to cleanse your home of misconceptions and unwanted words. If you’re not sure what your needs are, use the smoke to help clarify what your needs might be. A suggested incantation for this is below:

Winds of healing, I welcome thee.

Air of clearing, I embrace thee.

Wisps and whispers, I fear you not.

Words of comfort and home, change is brought.

When the smoke has gone out, consider snipping a few pieces from the herbs you used to smoke cleanse and carry them in a sachet with you when out and about.

If you live in a place where you cannot use smoke, you have an allergy, or you simply don’t want smoke in your house, soak a few plants commonly used in smoke clearings (such as lavender, rosemary, or cedar) in a bowl of water and sprinkle it around your home or space to create the same desired effect.

A Ritual to Align Fury Using the Power of Fire

When you are feeling such rage that you are unable to focus on other things, it may be time to allocate that rage to something else. It’s often said that anger is a screen over injury, and anger is a natural byproduct of loss and grief. The challenge is not to automatically extinguish it, but to sit with the anger and look deeply at it, understanding its source and its many parts. Like fire, anger is best used when directed at a purpose. When left unchecked, like fire, it can consume us and those around us. When we better understand what fuels our anger, we can navigate it for our best use instead of letting it consume us.

When you are ready to sit with your anger, take a candle (flame or battery-operated) and bring it to your magick space or a private space. Light (or turn on) the flame.

Speak to the flame. List the things that anger you now, whether related to your loss or not. Don’t try to justify or explain your anger. This is not the time to include, “I shouldn’t be angry … but …” Just as there are no rules about what “should” and “shouldn’t” burn, on the grief journey there are no rules about what “should” or “shouldn’t” anger you.

After you have sat with the flame for a while, imagine pinning the things that anger you to the flame. What does the anger look like when it’s outside of you? Now that you’ve seen it, what do you want to do with it? What actions do you want to take? Are there measures of comforting yourself you’d like to embrace? Again, this is not necessarily about pushing to rid yourself of anger. The anger will leave you when it’s ready.

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