art of the whole healing ro!ess TI"E# this $a% not be an ob&io's ele$ent in %o'r healing b't in toda%(s fast tra!k world it is i$ortant to take the ti$e %o' need to regain %o'r balan!e and re!o' %o'r energ%) For instan!e it takes longer to take a ill in a sa!red $anner* with a si$le rit'al and ra%er* b't the di+eren!es in e+e!ti&eness !an be a$a,ing) H-"O-R# this is an essential ingredient in re!o&er% and if %o' feel too low in sirits to s'l% it %o'rself* !all a friend to hel %o' or get the !o$ed% &ideos o't) H'$o'r takes the draining ower fro$ the .illness( and allows 's to kee a sense of ersonal resonsibilit% with o'r healing and $ake $a/i$'$ 'se of the strengths we do ha&e) TR-ST# fears are ine&itable and often &er% irrational 0 b't the% are great energ% drainers and it is &ital to !lear the$ awa% as the% arise) An e+e!ti&e wa% to do this is to dedi!ate a bowl of water to %o'r healing and seak %o'r fears into it1 then ti it onto the earth or down the l'ghole 0 wat!h the fears 2ow awa%) Ask "other Earth to take the$ and transfor$ the$ into new energ%) Or if %o' feel $ore !o$fortable with the ele$ent of 3re* seak into a dedi!ated !andle and then blow it o't* e/ting'ishing the fears with the 2a$e) RIT-AL# si$le rit'al ena!ts o'r inner intent) It also signals o'r intent !learl% to Sirit) 4are to be an indi&id'al in what s%$bols and $aterials %o' !hoose to 'se in rit'al and whi!h feel right for %o'1 'se !olo'rs* shaes* i!t'res* so'nds 0 whate&er reresents %o'r $eaning strongl% and !learl%) -se ite$s that reresent the things %o' are seeking* s'!h as fresh 2owers for &italit%* a feather fro$ a bird of ower s'!h as a hawk to hel %o' .h'nt( health* and so on) FACTS# ha&ing infor$ation abo't what is haening to o'r s%ste$s is art of the healing ro!ess) That wa% we !an fo!'s o'r rit'als and re!o&er% strategies in an infor$edwa%* knowing $ore !learl% what end0res'lts we are seeking) It is no good working to take ain fro$ the bones for instan!e* when the reason for the ain $a% lie the ner&o's s%ste$) Gather all the infor$ation %o' !an fro$ the $edi!al eole* books* the internet 0 re$e$bering of !o'rse that it needs to be sifted for a!!'ra!% and s'itabilit%) ALTARS# set ' a sele!tion of ite$s on a bea'tif'l !loth that reresent %o'r health and healing ro!ess) It !an in!l'de s%$boli! or a!t'al doses of the $edi!ine %o' are taking 5taking !are not to lea&e this in rea!h of those it $ight har$6* fresh 2owers* a bowl of !leansing water 5rela!ed at least dail%6* and an% other energies %o' wish to in&oke* erhas an ani$al known for its strong bones* a herb that strengthens the $ind* or a $ineral that !leanses the blood) Follow %o'r int'ition and kee the altar !lean* reg'larl% s$'dged and allowing an% s'bstit'tions or additions to take la!e in the ite$s 'sed 0 this $a% re2e!t the rogress of %o'r healing) A CIRCLE OF INTENT One &er% si$le wa% of !larif%ing and e$owering %o'r intent is to draw a !ir!le in the !entre of a ie!e of aer) Call for Sirit(s hel in %o'r 's'al wa%* with a ra%er or song* or b% lighting a !andle 0 'se what is right for %o') Now re2e!t on the ingredients of %o'r life* what %o' want in it* what %o' want to release or erase fro$ it) 7rite things %o' want to kee* attra!t in and strengthen insidethe !ir!le %o' ha&e drawn) 7rite those things %o' wish to release or eradi!ate o'tsidethe !ir!le) Take a air of s!issors and !'t all ro'nd the !ir!le) 4isose of the .o'tside( list in a wa% that feels owerf'l to %o'* erhas b% b'rning it with so$e aro$ati! herbs* or b'r%ing it in "other Earth and asking her blessing for %o'r ath ahead) There is no need to se!if% how %o' want to a!hie&e this intent* %o' are asking Sirit to hel in the $ost har$onio's and aroriate wa% .an( it har$ none() Now de!orate and !elebrate this !ir!le of %o'r intent* and la!e it where %o' will see it often) 7ishes $ade in a sa!red wa% are not !an!elled 'ntil %o' 'se %o'r intent to do so) If an%thing does need to be re$o&ed fro$* or added to* %o'r intent !ir!le* %o' !an either reeat the whole ro!ess* or add or erase the words in a wa% that feels owerf'l to %o') If %o' do not re&ise %o'r list reg'larl%* %o' will 3nd the old re8'ests and drea$s stalking %o'0 the% are still .on order( 0 and this !an $ake life $ightil% !o$li!ated9 "A:ING A "E4ICINE 7AL: 4e!ide on the 8'estion %o' wish to walk with) Choose the starting ti$e* d'ration and lo!ation of %o'r walk) Go o&er the .threshold( into %o'r sa!red $edi!ine sa!e and state %o'r 8'estion alo'd) In&ite an% sirit beings that %o' are 'sed to working with if the% wish to !o$e with %o' on %o'r $edi!ine walk) P't %o'r awareness on f'll alert* stret!h all %o'r inner and o'ter senses and be aware of all %o' e/erien!e) Cross ba!k o&er the threshold* o+er thanks to Sirit and lea&e a heartgift) Re2e!t on %o'r e/erien!e and let 'nderstanding of what haened de&elo within %o')