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The Book of Light

January 6th, 2010

This is what I’ve decided to construct. Not a Book of Shadows. I know that the name of that book is part of the witches tradition, but that is the beauty of being a Solitary and making your own traditions in my humble opinion.

I thought about constructing a Book of Shadows and was giving thought to what I’d want to include and the more I thought about it, the more I thought of things I would include. Then the more things I listed to include, the more the similarity of the nature of those things seemed.

The nature of all of the things I would include in my Book of Shadows are things related to energy and healing and life and creation and joy and love. Those are not things of shadow. Those are things of light.

I also believe that working around some of the seemingly darker aspects of “witchcraft” will help me to reach a broader audience and be more readily accepted if not understood. And it’s not that I’m seeking anyone’s acceptance, but more that I believe that if I can bridge the gap between myself and someone else simply by altering my language, why shouldn’t I?

Besides, I find the idea of a Book of Light so much more appealing.
I know witches are said to/to have kept information regarding their magic in their Book of Shadows, but I see it like this.

My LIFE is my magic! Everything in my life, I have created… manifested. Everything I am interested in and am pursuing is under my spell and part of my magic. And my LIFE and my interests and pursuits center specifically around my home and family and health and Spiritual growth.

Maybe it’s… non-traditional, but I went and got myself a 3 ring binder. If I read something online I want to include in my personal book, I print it, punch it and include it. I’m free to use my trusty highlighter and make notes in every margin to my heart’s content! I even have section separators and folders. It organized so many things for me. I had information floating all over about all kinds of things and now I have a single location for all of it!

This translates over to everyone! You don’t have to be a witch to have your own book. Especially for the homemaker or mother. There’s so much we do and are responsible for. It really is wonderful to have a place to put it and a place to find it later! I even include a journal, calendar and my own personal “Tame the House” cleaning schedule/routine that helps me to conquer the chaos of life with boys!

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Conscious Creation, Law of Attraction, Manifestation, Self Love

Chakra Meditation Catch Up

September 4th, 2009

Happy Afternoon!

I’m so happy to be able to finally sit down and talk a little about these chakra meditations. I’m really enjoying my daily meditations. It’s been very cool learning about each one each day. I can tell you for SURE that I’ve got some balancing to do. Funny how little aches and pains and issues now make a LOT more sense.

Anyway, I’m going to put a cork in it and get on with the good stuff!

Wednesday was solar plexus day. The solar plexus is located in the center of your body at the base of your breast bone. It is the center of personal power, ambition, desire and emotion.

Typical symptoms of an out of balance solar plexus are:

Lack of concentration
Failing memory
Falling asleep during the day
Insomnia
Digestive disorders
Eating disorders
Stress-related skin conditions

Meditating to find balance in the solar plexus:
After your preliminary relaxation techniques, imagine a glowing golden light emanating from your solar plexus that grows in brightness with every breath. Feel it’s warmth and allow it to energize your body.

Thursday was heart chakra day. The heart chakra is located in the center of your chest. It is the center of your connection to everyone and everything around you.

Typical symptoms of an out of balance heart charka are:

Emotional confusion
Unloving and uncaring attitude
Narrow-mindedness
Relationship breakdown
Heart disease
Chest, lung and respiratory disorders
Early signs of physical aging

Meditating to find balance in the heart chakra:
Focus on your breath as your breathe in feeling it go deep through your body and back out your nose. Once you’re relaxed, see a healing green light in the air as you breathe deeply and let it fill your body. Fill your heart chakra with the healing green light and allow it to swirl and dance however it will.

Friday is the throat chakra day. The throat chakra is located midway up the neck between the collar bone and chin. Around the “Adam’s Apple” in men. It is the communication center. It’s the center that allows up to express out uniqueness in the world.

Typical symptoms of an unbalanced throat chakra are:

Skin rashes
Heart attack
Weak or bad back
Digestive problems such as IBS
Fear of speaking your mind
Lack of concentration
Attention deficit disorders
Feelings of unease and anxiety

Meditating to find balance in the throat chakra:
After your initial relaxation exercises, see a cool, blue ball of light around your throat chakra. Focus on your breath and feel it as though your actually pulling the air THROUGH your throat chakra. Feel the cool blue light twist in your breath and watch your exhale carry away anything negative in the blue mist

So that’s where I’m at now. All caught up. Tomorrow is brow chakra day.

Here in the states it’s a holiday weekend. I hope you all have a safe and enlightening weekend :)
See you tomorrow!

All of the above chakra information was summarized from:
The Complete Guide to Crystal Chakra Healing:Energy Medicine for Mind, Body and Spirit

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Meditation

The Sacral Chakra Day

September 1st, 2009

Today I focus upon the second or sacral chakra. It is my understanding from what I’ve been reading that, the sacral chakra can extend from your belly button all the way down to the top of your pelvis. It’s signature color is orange, but it can be viewed as shades of blues, purples and golds depending on the person.

(Sacral Chakra Symbol)

The sacral chakra governs creativity, attraction, manifestation, passion, sex, personal identity and is where healers shine the brightest and draw their healing energy from. It’s element is water and it is associated with the moon. It presides over our cycles. All our cycles. We are mostly water and all our cycles require water balance.

This really makes sense to me because I’ve been working through emotional issues over the past couple years and it seems like every time I have a breakthrough, I notice a boost it my own creativity and manifesting. Emotions are also water based and would be associated with the sacral chakra.

It also seems, in retrospect, that the more I let go of what society expects and thinks… and let go of the programming I’ve lived under all my life…. and the more I really have discovered just who I am and what I’m all about… the better my relationship has been with Spirit and the more “in the flow” I feel. The more I strike out to be myself… and keep excitedly discovering new things about myself… the easier and faster I seem to bring manifestations into being.

So, yeah…. what I’m reading about the second chakra really does make a LOT of sense to me.

Last night, I did my root chakra meditation in bed. Today I was walking around outside in the sunshine and was suddenly struck by the urge to do these chakra meditations outside. I mean, barefoot and on the earth seems like the best way to balance your energies. I even read somewhere that just walking around barefoot can help keep a balanced root chakra balanced. You literally draw the energy from the earth up through your feet.

Anyway, my whole evening got away from me because I cooked a big dinner and trashed my kitchen so I didn’t get the chance to do my meditation outside. I’m going to do it in bed again tonight, but I think I’m going to do the third chakra outside sometime before noon tomorrow.

Have a great night :) See you on the upswing!