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I wanted to share this information with you. Hope you enjoy it.
Blessings
~~Celtic
GROUNDING
Grounding is one of the most vital and healthy self-care activities you can do. It is easy and should be done on a regular basis. But what exactly is grounding?
Grounding is the process of bringing your energy in harmony with the Mother earth. Grounding slows, calms, and fills you with strength and steadiness. It is a vital practice for everyone, but particularly for sensitive people who may often feel "wound up," "ungrounded," or drained by their surroundings.
Grounding is also important because our modern lifestyle sometimes rips us away from the healing, strengthening qualities of nature and the earth. Luckily, you don't have to go on a woodland retreat to reconnect with nature. Grounding can easily be done in various way around your own
home:
Methods to Ground
1. Garden Mindfully. The next time you work in your garden, yard, or tend to your houseplants, take time to truly notice the plants. Pay close attention to the shapes of their leaves, the saturated color of the flowers, and feel their textures. We often take plants and trees for granted, never taking the time to appreciate their beauty.
2. Grounding Bath. A bath can be made grounding with bath salts.Salt is very grounding and purifying. In your next bath, add salts and picture the salt extracting your worries and unwanted energies, while you feel yourself connecting with water and earth. 1/2 cup of Vinegar, 1/2 cup of Bath Salts/Epson Salts and some of your favorite herbs in a little herb bag in the bath is not only great for grounding but great for your skin.
3. Eat Grounding Foods. Many foods are very grounding including root vegetables (such as carrots and potatoes) and unrefined grains. Cooking with plenty of herbs and spices enhances the grounding quality of your meals. Carbohydrate found in foods such as potatoes and bread are not only grounding but have a very calming affect on children/adults. In a evening meal can help you to sleep.
4. Trees. Get to know the trees in your neighborhood and nearby parks. Many of us walk, jog or run for stress-relief when all the while we are zooming past one of the best stress-relievers on the planet - trees! Trees are more than happy to help teach you how to ground. During your next walk, take time to stop and notice particular trees that stand out to you. They may be particularly majestic or unusual. Feel the tree's bark, appreciate its form, and let the tree's energy flow through you. Especially take the time to get to know the trees on your property.
5. Routine: Setting a regular routine of self-care may help you. Allot time in the early morning, afternoon, AND evening for yourself. Even if it is just 5 minutes each time, use these times wisely to breathe slow, deep breaths, meditate, and ground. Your day will take on a much different tone with this slight adjustment to your schedule. Make these self-care times part of your daily routine, and stick to it!
If you are a parent with small children, use your child's nap time, favorite TV time, and a time when your partner can watch the children to implement these small, but extremely important self-care rituals.
6. Grounding Meditation. Grounding meditations should be a regular part of your meditation practice. Following is an example of a grounding meditation. If practical, try this meditation outside sometime, on the ground, or near a tree. If you are sitting inside, make sure your feet are planted firmly on the floor.
Quick Grounding Meditation
Sit peacefully and relax. Let the ground or chair support you. Let your muscles go. You don't have to exert any effort to sit there. Take in an easy, deep breath...and let it slowly realease out your mouth. Let your arms feel heavy, pulling down your shoulders. Breathe... Let that heavy feeling flow down your body down your legs, so you feel heavy and relaxed all the way down to your feet firmly placed on the ground. Releasing stress and old unwanted energies from your body into Mother Earth for healing.
Now picture and feel roots growing from your feet down into the ground. Just like a tree's roots...going down into the layers of cool dirt...growing around rocks...traveling further and further down into the earth. Let the roots grow as deeply as you wish.
Now feel the healing, rhythmic energy of the earth itself flowing up through your roots...slowly traveling up...through your roots, up to your feet and quickly filling your entire body. Feel this positive, grounded, earth energy throughout your being. Take in a deep, cleansing breath... and release.
When you are ready, open your eyes and know that this grounded energy will remain with you throughout your day.
While doing the Grounding Mediation you may want to hold a crystal/stone to help enhance this grounding exercise, below are some that are recomended as having grounding properties, these also can be worn as a necklace/braclet etc. Mant Darl crystals/stones are know to aid in grounding, I think Hemitite is one of the favorites here tho.
Hemitite: Grounding and protection . It is one of the most grounding of all stones, it reduces stress and combats insomnia. It is said to help increase courage, concentrate energy and strengthen the heart. It is very beneficial to those attracted to it, but it is one of those stones that you either love or hate
Mahogany: Increased grounding and protection.
Apache Tear : A stone of protection that prevents emotional draining from others, works as a shield against unwanted vibrations, sharpens vision, helps with transitions
Red Jasper: Protection against unseen lower astral entities. Enables you to work with heavy negativity. Stabilizes emotions
Oils are also know to help ground:
To be grounded means to be in the body and connected to and sustained by the energy of the earth. When we are ungrounded we may get confused, nauseous, light-headed or spacey, and feel unable to hold our ground or perspective. The oils that help to ground are: vetiver, patchouli, oak moss, myrrh, and sandalwood.
AURIC PROTECTION
To be protected in this way means that our boundary is secure, and we keep out negative thoughts, feelings, and projections sent to us by others. When our boundaries are breached, we will take on these negative beliefs about ourselves. We can feel depleted, depressed, and empty, vulnerable to other people's stuff. A healthy boundary allows in good support, but keeps out whatever is toxic to us. The oils that protect and seal the aura from negativity are: rose, lavender, juniper, eucalyptus, rosemary, and fennel.
RELEASING TOXINS
No matter how protected we are, some times negativity gets in--maybe we're tired, or the person knows how to hit our most vulnerable button, or they may be a master of energetic abuse. If we notice that something has gotten through our defence, several oils may help us to release it: eucalyptus, juniper, niaouli, and hyssop.
CLARITY OF THOUGHT AND COMMUNICATION
If we are grounded and protected, our mind can perceive any dangers or threatened attacks, and we can determine the best way to respond. Sometimes we choose silence, sometimes we speak, sometimes we leave, and sometimes we stay. The following oils help us to open our third eye to understand exactly what is happening and what is needed: rosemary, lemon, lemongrass, cedarwood, lime, sandalwood and eucalyptus.
If we determine that we must speak, the oils that teach us how to speak our truth from a place of integrity and power are the chamomiles--both German and roman. Many people have issues around speaking up, so using chamomile as a part of our daily practice can help (drinking the tea with this intention is also helpful).
ENERGY
The great energy healer Roselyn Bruyere has said that the best protection is being full--you can't pour anything into a container that is already full. Oils that help us to be energized include pine, orange, spruce, basil and ginger.
PSYCHIC PROTECTION
Psychic Protection Ever wonder why sometimes you feel drained of your energy under certain circumstances such as: being a sounding board for someone, after doing a difficult reading using whatever tool of divination, after conducting a healing session or as innocent as being pushed in a crowd? Sometimes being aware of your psychic abilities open channels that have been dormant, this also invites all forms of unwanted energies unseen by the human eye. It is easy to get carried away and forget the possible dangers you are exposed to when doing psychic work. However, this possibility should not discourage anyone from developing their psychic abilities. It is a matter of preparation before and after doing any psychic work. Simple words like "grounding", preparation and protection can do wonders to protect you.
Why the need for psychic protection when you are doing something good for others with a clear conscience and the best intentions? You know you are not doing any harm, nor trigger a karmic reaction- yet, why ?
The path to psychic development and spirituality opens up a whole new world, You are tapping into the unknown , unknown and different energies and cosmic influence. This process opens up your bodies in a way that you have never done before. You become aware of new energies, open your aura to receive more influences, and this combination spells power and could be unnerving at times. When you start to recognize these different energies and fully open your chakras, you will probably notice a great change in you. You get that feeling of positivity , exude an aura of confidence, even have that "glow" in your face. This may take sometime to show; it could serve as a measure of your progress. Strengthening your Energy Field Energy field that is invisible to the human eye is all around. Science has proven this. The best you can do is to be aware of these external forces in the environment that is present yet invisible. There are simple steps to protect your energy from being absorbed by another, which could result in physical, emotional or mental imbalance.
Aren’t there times when you feel drained after listening to the tales of woe of another? When the presence of a particular person makes you feel uncomfortable? Sometimes you wonder how did you get "sucked" into something you don’t care about? What about those sudden grips of anxiety?
These are samples of intrusion into your energy field. Some refer to these fields as Auric field. Continued exposure is not healthy, it is draining, and yet, simple enough to deal with. Steps to psychic protection: Exercise, fresh air, meditation, good nutrition and hygiene. This sets you off to a good start. For those who are engaged in healing, counselling and like professions, it is easy to get entangled in clients’ problems. Protection is important to maintain positive emotional objectivity. Protect yourself, cleanse the energy field before and after a session. Today, there are all kinds of tools in the market- add to above aroma therapy, delete space herbal and oil essence, music, candle power, just to name a few.
Smudging This is a common Native American tradition. It is the practise of using smoke and fragrance of various herbs to "cleanse: the atmosphere of negative energies. Fragrances, be it essential oils or incense strongly affect the aura and energies of the emotional and mental nature. this method provides a high energy vibration, delete space effective protection and dispels surrounding negative energies. `
1. Sage and sweet grass combination is common.
2. Incense
3. Oils and other essence
4.Quartz crystals or stones Crystals are charged with their own electrical energy. They are gaining popularity in today’s New Age society. They have been around long before man. Crystals are used in vibrational healing, for protection and inspiration, not to mention their use in technology. They can be programmed and dedicated for the purpose of protection.
A. Hold a small quartz crystal in your hand; this increases the auric field.
B. Double terminated quartz crystal are known to be effective Hold one in both hands at your solar plexus, relax and visualize the energy of the crystal pour to you.
C. Carry a pouch of selected crystals to heal you and protect you.
D. Program a crystal to protect your surroundings period The cleansing vortex This is a visualization exercise for cleansing and purifying the entire auric field. It is very helpful for one who has had a bad day, when you interacted with a lot of people and beginning to feel drained, good to release all the unwanted energies accumulated through the day. This exercise helps sweep out energy debris, preventing it from accumulating and thereby creating imbalance.
Steps: This is a guideline;you can modify to suit your style.
A. Sit down comfortably, do some breathing exercise, in preparation.
B. Above your crown chakra, in your mind’s eye, visualize a small whirlwind of crystalline white fire beginning to form, liken to s spiritual tornado. As it takes on a funnel shape, enlarge it enough to fill in your auric field. The small end of the funnel now enters through the crown of your head, pass down through the middle pillar of your body.
C. This whirlwind of spiritual fire should be seen as rotating and spinning clockwise. See, feel and imagine it moving down sweeping off all the unwanted debris accumulated throughout the day.
5. See this vortex exit out through your feet down into earth itself, this is carrying down the debris into the lower realms and lower kingdoms. Pure white light/ waterfall For those who are able to visualize, this is another way to protect yourself, period just imagine yourself under the protection of the white light or under the waterfall. Lastly, always remember to ground, cleanse, open and close your channels before and after psychic work.
Please remember that your personal environment can always be free of negativity. No matter what others around you may be doing, you are always protected from negativity from the strength of your white light shield, this strength also come’s from faith and from within. By turning negative karma/energy into positive.
Developing psychics are constantly trying to interrupt the vibrations they feel from people and places. If you are in a room where the fear thoughts of others are strong, or around people who’s higher chakras have not yet being opened, you may mistakenly interpret the vibrations you feel as evil or negative.
The easiest way to rid yourselves of your fears, thoughts, your own and others is white light cleansing. In you mind fill yourself and/or see the whole room filled with white light. Start at one end and finish at the other...All negative vibrations will instantly disappear and u also will have helped the environment.
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