No matter what faith you follow, I feel this entry can be useful to everyone. Connecting to your belief, and "Walking your Talk," are two things all beliefs should not only understand, but work toward doing. I connect to my own Belief every single day, in one form or another, and I do Honestly "Walk the Talk." My many Students would laugh and tell you, "Yeah she walks it a little too much," but to me there is no such thing a too much. I hope you not only enjoy this entry, but learn a thing or two you might not have known. Blessings!
Connecting to your Belief
{Designed to help you Develop your Magickal and Psychic Skills/Gifts.}
Intro
No matter what Faith or Path you choose to follow, one thing is for certain, you should take the time to learn to connect with your Beliefs. Now I know, you are most likely sitting there saying, “I do.” But do you really know how to? Some do, others think they may, and others still have no idea...so here in this info Lesson I'm going to help teach you how to do just this. Once you do, I promise it'll become an everyday thing in your routine. It has been in mine for many years, to where I do this with out a second thought, and most times with out realizing I am doing so. Lol. So for now toss out everything you know or think you know about Connecting with your beliefs, and read up and see if this doesn't make more sense. :)
Gather Yourself, Let go of Your Fears.
Do you fear the unknown? Have you ever been afraid of your natural gifts? Do you know or recognize those gifts, as just that...gifts? Most encounter them quite out of the Blue, they happen without warning, and can leave one confused and afraid of the unknown. In doing so, many spend the rest of their lives trying to run away from their natural gifts. Many people have this experience with different kinds of “psychic” talents, or gifts they naturally have.
Internal Self Doubt; We all have this at one point in our Lives, or another, some still do to this very day. But stop and think of this; By opening yourself up to self doubt, you can lead yourself into confusion and sometimes fear. The doubt begins when you do not have a clear belief in your magickal or psychic abilities, that have been given to you for the good of the Universe. {Remember talking about Universal Life force in bare basics??} Often your self doubt comes from your own fears. I is in one's human nature to try to avoid the unknown, which by nature does include some potentially dangerous situations. But think here for a moment, what happens when you run from your fears?? It follows you and grows in proportion to your retreat. Most often you are afraid without knowing what exactly you are afraid of, and why. It is this fear of the unknown that can honestly paralyze your own magickal and or psychic development. No lie....remember “in perfect Trust and in Perfect Love,” you enter the circle. That includes trust within yourself and your own abilities.
When you are hit by a fear that comes from either your magickal workings, or psychic intuitions, you may feel very alone because you are highly aware of your difference from others and can't confide in anyone. You may suffer in silence for years, and sometimes people take this to their very own grave instead of confiding in someone. {I know I did when my first Premonition came true at age 8 yrs old!}
The Influence of Others; Equally damaging is the advice from well-meaning people who are consumed by their own fears If you confide in these people, they are likely to tell you that your psychic gifts are weird or even evil. {Sighs, IF I had a dollar for every time I heard that as a child and teen, I honestly would be rich!}Those are the people who are quick to advise you on something they themselves do not fully understand. The Fears of others, like your own, are toxic and will contribute to your own fears and can and will smother your own psychic and magickal gifts.
As you read on and learn how to ground yourself and find your balance, you will be able to get out of the line of fire from other people's fears. You'll find security in your own magickal and psychic intuitions and learn to TRUST yourself and your own personal guidance system.
***Practicing Pointer; It is very easy when you first start to develop your magickal or psychic gifts to become overwhelmed with what you encounter. IF that does happen, you need to stop, take a breath, and go back to doing something non-magickal or non-psychic and onto another activity. ***
Big Picture, Little Picture;
There are 2 ways to focus your mind; the Big Picture, and the Little Picture. Just like with a hologram, if you focus on only one, you may fail to see the other. Just like when you Focus on fear and elf doubt, you may fail to see Love and the strength of the Universe. When you fail to separate your role from that of the whole Universe, you lose focus on your own Life Map. Think about that for a moment now...how many times do we at one time or another slip away from our life/magickal goals and life? We all do this, and we all can control this to be more Balanced. Remember the more Balanced you are, the more Balanced your magickal ad psychic Skills and abilities are going to be.
If you can only see the Big Picture, you are detaching yourself from your inner guidance stem. {Or intuition as most people cal it, and to be Honest that inner guidance system is never WRONG!} You may be keeping yourself at such a distance that you are not able to take an active role in the risk work of the Universe. It is possible {And it has happened to me} that you will not take the risk to self-improvement even though you know that is what you need to do. This inaction may and can cause you to feel paralyzed and unable to get on track with your Life Map.
On the other hand IF you only see the Little Picture, you become responsible for all of the Universe's work. {I don't know about you, but my own is quite enough to handle...lol.} You keep repeating Karmic patterns over and over again and fail to see how you have an opportunity to learn, grow, and change. {Remember each life cycle we are reincarnated in, we are done so that we learn from the Karmatic past lives, grow and change into the creation we were meant to be by the Divine.}You get weighed down with the responsibility of not only solving your own problems/issues, but those of everyone else's as well. {Again..more than I care to handle.} How do I know If I am like this? Easy – Others will constantly bombard you with their problem, THEY leave feeling better while you are left cleaning up their mess....Sound familiar??? Does to me! Yeah, I do have people coming up to me telling me their life stories, but I have also Balanced myself so it's not as bad of a drag me down as it once was. I talk a lot about Balance, and as you can see...it is very much so validated. Not just because all life is Balance, but we are as well.
Role of Religion in the Supernatural
OK, so Now let's get into this part here. Ask yourself these; Are Angels/Saints/ or other beings real? Do you rely on them to work their good? Do you look to something to protect you from both the unknown and the known? Can you turn there when you are faced with an unknown fear?
Now to test your belief/faith; Do you communicate with your belief on a daily basis, or just when you remember to, or only at times when you are asking for something? Do you feel that you and this “higher power” are compatible and “In tune” with each other, or do you feel as if you are in conflict more than not?
NO – this is not meant to offend anyone, but only make you sit and think for a moment on how connected you honestly are with your belief. I know many go to their belief in times of need, or wanting something in particular, and yes even in the face of fear and/or death. How often do I connect? Honestly a few times a day. Not just for asking things either...more than not I am thanking mine for the gifts, and things I have been blessed with. I do lot of thanking.....no matter where I am...even if it's a faint whisper saying; “Thank you Lord and Lady for thy Blessings...” or what ever it may be. Why do I do this? Honestly....why go to the Divine (or your belief) in times of need, or wanting, or fear alone? How are you to honestly have a good and balanced relationship with them? Remember Balance is in everything, for Balance IS everything! Do not just ask for things, ask for help, ask to help you with your fears.......thank them too! For anything and everything! Talk to them for no reason at all, in anyway is most comfortable to yourself. Yes, I do that as well...when I need to “Air” thoughts out {As an Empath of my caliber I need to often} I just speak out loud or in my mind to them. “Air” out what's bugging me, what is coming, and plans I may or may wish to have. Lol...I even just say a simple “Hi” to them and nothing more. It is all part of connecting to and with your belief.
Anchor your Connection;
-Connecting deeper to your Belief -
***Practice Point; An Anchor is a Neurolinguistic program (or NLP) words for the process of recalling and experiencing a suggestion given while in a relaxed trance state. {aka; Hypnotic} A touch or key word is introduced and practiced so that when it is used after the trance sate has ended, the same result will be experienced again. NLP is a hypnotic technique that can bring about positive changes by installing new mental images in the unconscious mind.***
OK so, you can give yourself a physical or mental Anchor while you are relaxed and connected to your belief. A few ideas I have used, and still do are these; 1.) Put your thumb and index finger together and squeeze lightly together. (of which I do repeat this a few times), and 2.) I whisper “Blessings,” a few times either with or without the fingers going. Both easy, simple, and serve their purpose. So, what purpose is that?
To keep the level of connection you have to always be positive and be aware. In other words, if you are driving a car, you will always be alert and awake when you trigger your anchor. Understand? Other type of Anchors may be auditory (a specific sound), olfactory (a certain smell), or mental (the memory of a particular smell.) It can even be the positive feeling you get when you are in a special place.
An Anchor is a way to instantly experience a positive connection to your Belief. The more you practice making this connection, the easier it will be for you to make. If you constantly practice triggering your Anchors, you will begin to do it automatically within a short period of time.{Remember I said earlier “without knowing/realizing it?”} The more comfortable you become communicating with your Belief, the more confidence you will have in it, your magickal and psychic abilities. It is part of the key to your psychic and magickal development.
Yes, it is possible that you are using both positive and negative Anchors already without any conscious awareness on your part at all. The Negative ones can trigger your self-doubt. When you are connected to your magickal and psychic ability, a negative anchor may trigger and bring back an old fear and/or doubt. If this is the case for you, you can use your positive Anchor to re-frame the negative one. So, ow we doing so far? Is this making more sense to you at all? Remember anytime you are practicing any thing here, and you feel uncomfortable, stop and give it a rest. You honestly don't need to rush this, push yourself, or put yourself in a place you are not comfortable with.
***Ask yourself this though; Why am I uncomfortable? It is doubt? Is it fear? What exactly is triggering this? These are the very things you are working to rid yourself of and balance yourself in order to be able to do things better.***
Put Your Belief to Work;
Once you have become comfortable communicating with your Belief, you honestly are ready to begin working with it. How? Hmm...First what type of communication do you have going on? Have you established an open connection, or one that can be opened instantly – whenever you wish – by triggering your belief Anchors? Remember your Belief is part of your inner guidance system (aka; Gut feeling), and when you are more open to its communication, you are also working with your magickal and psychic abilities.
What's your life purpose? What is your Life map? How does this all go together? OK, easy enough to answer IF you are ready to honestly listen. :) As you develop a partnership with your Belief, you will become more in tune with your life purpose and your life Map. This partnership is necessary for your life work, what you do during your lifetime that provides an opportunity for mankind (humankind) to benefit in ways that Help you and others progress in their life maps. (NOTE; Notice the word “Others” in there.)
Exercise; {Bet you thought this wasn't going to have those eh? Haha Naw, you should know me better than that.}
The Golden Light of the Universe
Back in the Bare Basics you were given the exercise to reach out and touch/use the Universal Life Force Energy. This my Dear friends is no different, but it is done in a way that anyone who has not used the Universal Life Force Energy, can do this one with ease. This exercise is to help one receive the Golden Light protection from the Universal Mind, which can help one find your Balance. {Hmm...there's that pesky word again...Balance.} This Light comes through your Belief. It can help one dissociate and step back to get the whole view of any situation that you find yourself in or need to address. Try this first by counting down, than once you learn how to develop an Anchor, you can connect with your Golden Light anytime you want.
To do;
Find a quiet comfortable place, sit down, take a deep breath, exhale, and allow yourself to relax. You may be aware that you have many muscles throughout your body, some are tight and some are loose, each time you feel a muscle stiffen relax it, and as you are doing s you'll feel your body relax more and more. As you begin to count down, feel the beautiful Golden Light surround you and spread throughout your body.
{NOTE: As you experience the Golden Light spreading throughout your body, you may feel different muscles stiffen and relax during this exercise. This is normal.}
Counting Down
Visualize in your mind's eye the Beautiful Golden light starting to flow through your third eye and and down over your forehead, your face, and the back of your head. It flows all the way down to your neck. It is a wonderful, secure, and loving light filled with all the positive vibrations of the Universe.
4.) You now feel this Golden light spreading over your shoulders, down your arms to your elbows, and down your
forearms, wrists, and through to your fingertips. It is a wonderfully relaxing, safe, and secure feeling. You feel
the Energy of the Universe flowing through and over, around your head, shoulders, arms, and fingers. With each
inhale and exhale you feel the Universal Flow, you will go deeper into a safe, secure, and relaxed state.
3. ) You feel the Golden Light spreading slowly down over your chest to your waist. You feel it as it flows over the
upper half of your body, wrapping you in a beautiful secure blanket of Golden Light. With each breath you become
more and more comfortable with this Loving flow of the Universal Energy, and you are going deeper and deeper
into the relaxed state.
2.) You feel the Golden light spreading down to your knees. You are in a beautiful and secure capsule of Universal Love
and positive Energy. As your breathing continues slowly in and out, you will relax more and more, and go deeper
and deeper into your connection with the Universal Mind.
1. ) You feel the Golden Light flow all the way down from your third eye to your ankles. You are almost totally
immersed in the Love and Positive Energy of the Universe. You feel fully comfortable, safe, and secure as you
go even deeper, and deeper marveling at the beauty and Love of your Golden Universal Light.
0.) You are not fully immersed in your Beautiful and secure Golden Light sent to you from the Universal Mind.
You feel this flow going through your whole body and surrounding you as a Golden Blanket of Yellow Light.
Take a few moments and enjoy this beautiful, Loving Energy.
As you feel yourself filling with the Golden Light, it is natural to feel as if you can float up into he Universe . You may experience yourself lifting up out of your body, and if you are not prepared this can unsettle you, and the unknown can be terrifying. So, as you visualize the Golden Light flowing over, around, and through you also see and feel a Golden thread that extends down from the Universe, that firmly and strongly Anchors you to the ground. This will help you feel safe and secure as you begin to float up toward the Universe, because you know you can always follow the Golden thread back to your place in this Realm. As you practice this routinely you will be more grounded throughout the negativity along your Life map.
Practice Pointer; This is a great exercise for you to practice often. Take it slow, venturing only a small distance at first until you feel safe and secure with your Golden thread tether. Each time you try, you become more comfortable and confident with your direct connection to the Universal Mind, the keeper of your Souls' memories and the holder of the knowledge of your magickal and psychic gifts.
Now once you have mastered this you can ask your Belief to help determine the way your magickal and psychic gifts should be used to benefit mankind. (NOTICE; it says to Benefit....remember we are here to “Heal” and that includes mankind and this Realm.) You can ask your Guides, Angels, or other Spirits to communicate with you in a way you can understand. Use this information to help you become more in tune with your Life map, give yourself a little time to be open for guidance, and than count yourself back up to five and remain open to the message and guidance from the Universe.
Practice Pointer; Once you have counted yourself back to five and have come back to the surface of your mind, you can prepare yourself for guidance from your inner and outer team. The guidance may come in various ways and forms in its manifestation in the way of; inside yourself, something you hear from someone else, dreams, songs, and you may hear it more than once.
Breaking Up Energy Buildup:
One hazard that you can face a you become more and more in tune with your intuitive and magickal abilities is magickal
and psychic Energy Buildup. Yes, it is (like any form of Energy) possible to build up a surplus of the Universal Energy. Like all Energies, if it doesn't find an outlet, it will manifest itself in many different ways – such as having an intense electrical tingling, or a static like energy in the space where you have done this. It is always a good idea when you are working with ANY type of Energy to ground yourself. (How to ground located in Bare Basics 1 – with Circle casting.)
IF the energy surplus is localized, such as your hands or feet or the room in which you have done any energy/magickal workings, it is easy enough to place them on the ground, or cleanse the area in order to ground/release the Energy. Remember that this charged Energy is a healing Energy and you can feel a sense of Universal Peace and Health as you let it flow back into the Universe. The goal is to keep yourself in Balance (there's that word again) and in tune so that you retain the proper amount of healing, magickal, and psychic Energy.
One Step at a Time;
**REMEMBER- it is easy to become so wrapped up in your new magickal and psychic adventure that is becomes the center of your focus. For a period of time you'll be thinking of nothing else, it'll be in your mind every waking moment, and in your dreams at night. You can grow to resent any outside interference that keeps you from immersing yourself in your magickal and psychic development. It is VERY important to be able to find a Balance (mhm..what I been saying) between your magickal, psychic development and the rest of your world. Regardless of the transformation you re going through, you still need to be aware of Family relationships, your work, and other commitments. If you try to progress faster than you should, you will become out of tune with your purpose. You can open up more magickal and psychic Energy than you have bargained for. Remember to make sure that your chakras are always Balanced (Coming in a new lesson) and that your own Energy flow is a positive one. After all, you are only a part of a grand Universal design that will unfold in its own way, in its own time.
{NOTE: It is possible that as you find yourself grow Spiritually you may find yourself out of place with many of your old friends and things you used to do. You may not be able to explain your new knowledge to other no matter how hard you try. Personally, I have had to end relationships due to this, and though I miss them I understand that those relationships were a stepping stone in my growth. When you look upon them as such, it is easier to adjust as your Spirituality grows.}
Along the Road of your Life Path;
If you approach your life journey s a battlefield where the domineering force rules, you will always be in inner conflict. If you work with your Guidance teams and believe that the result of your work will be in the best interests of all concerned, you will be opening your magickal and psychic abilities to help keep you in tune with your Soul's potential growth. You rlife need not seem as of it is a battlefield but can be instead a great adventure into the unknown. Every single day can bring with it the potentials for amazing revelations.
It takes both courage and risk to trust in your Belief to go against the flow. It is ok to know what others around you may not know. Once you understand that you have access to the secrets of the Universe, you can feel free to use this knowledge to help others if they so choose to allow themselves to learn. Keep in mind though, You are ONLY a piece of the Universe, and your job is to focus on your own assignment....theUniverse wil take care of everyone else.
{Referance; The Only Psychic Power Book you'll ever need by Michael R. Hathaway, D.C.H.}
Walking Your Talk
Meditation, Energy & Action (Pagan's Path)
When you put patterns into your life to live your beliefs, they become part of you, part of who you are and what you are. Many people talk the talk of being a spiritual being. Some put their beliefs into practice once a week, or only when they're conducting rituals. Many forget that walking a spiritual path means walking it every moment of your life. It's not enough to give it lip service to impress your friends, or give yourself a false sense of "living right". It means "Walking Your Talk"
Many years ago a wonderfully kind Native American Shaman named Roger, told me that when he looks at me, he thinks, "walking your talk". When he said it to me I was filled with such elated tingly energy that his comment has always stuck with me and I began to develop the concept for for "Walking Your Talk" and how to teach that to others.
We do a lot of talking around here about the Divine, working with the GreatSpirits, or a Goddess, but how often do you remember that these terms are not restricted to your spiritual practices, but rather part of your very being and life? Here in this article we're going to talk about the Divine in a more practical sense of how you and the Divine are connected. How you practice your beliefs on a daily basis and why this is important for any spiritual being. Putting your beliefs into a daily practice is how you live on your chosen spiritual path. It motivates your day, week, month, year and your entire life.
Let me start with a definition: Divine Universal Spirit - we're talking about the Divine force in your life. Whither that's the GreatSpirits, a God or Goddess, Jehovah; its what YOU call the Divine force in your life. For this article, I'll be calling that force the Divine Universal Spirit.
The three main components to Walking Your Talk.
Meditation - To feel the Divine Universal Spirit within you and in your life.
Energy - What you create and put out, you will get back
Action - Putting your spiritual beliefs into practice.
Meditation
Each of us is a creation of the Divine Universal Spirit. We are connected to it, part of it and it lives within us. Most everyone here believes they have a higher self, what some call the God Self; what I prefer to call the Divine Self. The part of you that works on becoming an enlightened spiritual being. Many people hold their spiritual being separate or at a higher level than their physical being. From one perspective this maybe an accurate view. But we are still physical incarnated beings and a part of your physical being also needs to be present and cared for in a spiritual way to work toward achieving enlightenment in this lifetime. So let's work on how to bring those two parts of the self together.
The Divine Self is that part of our higher mind that connects us to the Divine Universal Spirit. But it's more than just a bridge to the Divine consciousness. It's also where we have the ability to create, to alter and to develop what we are, what we do and what we can achieve in this life. Not just on a spiritual level, but also on a physical level.
We often forget this. We often forget that inside each of us is a "creative" source of energy that is connected to an unlimited supply of Divine Creation energy. Nothing we want to achieve can be halted or deterred when we make that connection and utilize that source of energy in our lives. Nothing is stronger than the Divine creation. You have the ability to create happiness, achievements, success and enlightenment all within your very being. Again, not just on a spiritual level, but on a physical level as well. The problem a lot of people face is how do you tap into that part of yourself where the unlimited universe exists? It starts with meditation. Many times I've said here on PagansPath and on the associated messageboard board, "if you don't meditate, it's time you start" and I point people to the Student's Meditation Guide here on the site. Now let me tell you why I always say this.
Meditation is the way we build the bridge between our conscious (physical mind) and subconscious (spiritual mind) and super-conscious (Divine Self). By making this connection stronger and stronger each time you meditate, you are establishing a permanent bridge between these conscious minds. One you can use not just in meditation, but through out your waking day. When you're faced with an issue, or a problem, you can easily cross the bridge and look at what's going on from a higher perspective, or the view from your Divine Self. Doing this can help you react to negative situations in a positive light, instead of reacting in a knee jerk negative way and making matters worse.
But more than that, it helps you to "see" with your Divine Self, or another way to say it, with your Spiritual Eyes. It can help you see why situations occur from a spiritual perspective. What lesson you have set up to learn in this event. You can tap into your Divine Self and guide your physical actions through out the immediate situation and through out your day. This helps each person walk the path of their soul, make choices during the day that leads them closer to fulfilling the purpose of their soul and the intent of their life in this incarnation. From working on karma to learning the spiritual lessons you set out to fulfill for your inner spiritual purpose. All this starts ... with meditation.
Energy
Because your Divine Self has the energy to create, you have the ability to create your day in the manner in which you desire. That in turn will create your week, your month, your year and your life. You can create happiness, success, and prosperity in Mind/Body/Spirit. All three of these are needed to become a truly healthy and holistic being.
{A quick note about prosperity. We're not just talking about financial prosperity, although that is part of it. But more so, we're talking about the prosperity of spiritual enlightenment, mental happiness, love, compassion and so on. In other words, the prosperity of all aspects of your life in both a spiritual and physical sense.}
How we think each morning starts the process of creation. Thought is energy that we put into motion on the ethereal plane. It moves around us, through us and walks the path we walk until it manifests in physical form. Once in physical form, the event created by our thought will generate a reaction from us. Again, creating a thought that creates a pattern of energy that we put into motion. It's a cycle of energy that we establish around ourselves each moment of our lives. In other words, this is the Law of Accountability in action. What you put out, you get back. That law is not just for spells or rituals. It's for how you live your life and conduct yourself through out your life.
So you can see how it can be important for people to create positive energy in their life. Starting each morning, and moving along through out their day. How you feel about yourself, about where you have to go or whom you have to interact with, all starts with those first thoughts of the day. Dread creates negative energies. Excitement can create positive energies. And so on. Those thoughts set up how you will face the people and situations that cross your path. And how people will react to you along the way.
If you can start your day with positive insight, then you set up a pattern to react to situations (even bad situations) in a positive manner, and positive energies are created and brought to you. If you start your day with negative insight, then you set up a pattern to react to situations in a negative way and it's like a snowball effect. Negative thoughts; create negative energies, which establish negative activities or situations, which create negative thoughts again. Then things can go from bad to worse, because you're bringing negative situations upon negative situations into your life.
Self Created Energy is a way of saying what we create we get. And unfortunately as human beings, what we create can be influenced by a number of factors in our lives. From what others say to us or about us, and what we see within us and when we look in a mirror; we are creating a picture of who we are. We take on society's image of who we're supposed to be and what we are or aren't and we create a picture of our self in our mind. . This is a BAD move on our part. This is the self-created energy we wake up with each day and what forms our view of the coming day. To move beyond this, you need to look within yourself and connect with your Divine Self. What you ARE and always will be is a beautiful creation of the Divine Universal Spirit incarnate. We're not talking about going around feeling as if you're God like. We're not talking about being above anyone else or holding a level of egotism that makes you superior.
The Divine perspective is merely an awareness of your equal value to all other things in and around the Divine Universe. Nothing else has greater energy than the Divine Universal Spirit and you working together. And nothing else is more beautiful or complete than that. I cannot stress how important this view is. Nothing can stop you, limit you or hold you back, as long as you are working in concert with your Divine Self and the Divine Universal Spirit. With this thought firmly placed within your mind, you can face anything, accomplish anything, attain anything, and surpass all limitations people and society place on you.
Action - Walking Your Talk
So how do you go about putting all this into action? There are 3 steps to putting your talk into action.
1. ) Setting your day with positive energy.
2.) Creating supports for your daily activities.
3.) Ending each day with thanks and gratitude.
1. Setting your day with positive energy.
First, set aside at least an hour each week for a meditation that takes you to your Divine Self or Higher Mind. Focus on your own spirit, it's knowledge, wisdom and it's connection to the greater Divine Universal Spirit. Really "feel" yourself at this level of your being. Along with the love, compassion and energy of the Divine in and around you. Pull this awareness into your physical being, your conscious and subconscious minds.
Each morning, before you get out of bed spend about 5 minutes creating the positive spiritual outlook for your day. Do this through a focused, calm, visualization or light meditation. Think of yourself as the Divine Spiritual Being that you are. Talk to yourself about walking your spiritual path as you go about your activities of the day, from the perspective of your Divine Self. From the positive light and insight of the divine beliefs you hold near and dear to your heart and soul. {from Crystal; yes this is very effective, and something we all need to practice on a regular basis.} If you have negativity in your life, you can start your morning introspection with a quick visualized scenario of clearing negative thoughts and energies from your being. Then set the foundation of positive energy for your day. You can adapt a variety of Clearing and Cleansing processes to this effort. Shorten them, alter them, do whatever you feel right to do in the time you have in the morning.
2. Creating supports for your daily activities.
The atmosphere you place yourself in during your day is also important. If your home or office feels negative to you, then it's time to clear and cleanse it. So here are a few suggestions.
At home you can state an incantation and light a candle at the same time to clear and cleanse your home. This doesn't have to be a big ritual, but you certainly can do that. There are several ritual examples on PagansPath to help with that. One of the things I do is purchase a small candle in a jar (something like small candle.) I take Sharpe marker and write my incantation on the label. It doesn't have to be readable, you know it's there, the candle energy will know it's there, but you're setting the intent of the candle and it's energy. Each morning when I light that candle, I say the incantation. It should burn for at least 1 hour, or you can let it burn (attended) through out the day.
If incense are your thing, you can do the same thing with those as you can with a candle. Once you say your incantation and light the incense, walk it around your room in a clockwise motion and visualize the energy of your incantation being spread throughout the area. If you have more than one room that feels negative, use the incense in those rooms as well.
If you're in an area where you can't use a candle or incense, such as your office at work, take a moment at home to program a clear crystal with the energies of one of the two previous methods. Again there are articles on PagansPath that can walk you through this process. When you're at work, pull out the crystal and walk it around the area in a clockwise motion and repeat your incantation as you move. If you work in a cubicle, you may just want to do this in your own little space. If you work in a store, you can easily put the crystal in your pocket and stroll around, saying the incantation to yourself as you move. Find yourself a rose quartz crystal. There are a variety of shapes and sizes to choose from. I recommend one about the size of an old silver dollar. The one I carry with me is heart shaped. But that's just me. Take some time to sit down and program this crystal as your support tool for staying focused and guided by your Divine Self. When ever you feel you're in a situation that may become agitated, pull out that crystal, stick it in your pocket, hold on to it, whatever and allow it's energy to help you through the event. Periodically recharge this crystal (about once every month or two months should do).
3. Ending each day with thanks and gratitude.
Just as important as setting your energy in the morning, you need to set it at night and remember where all this came from. Giving credit where credit it due is also a key component to a spiritual path. It builds confidence in yourself and your own abilities. It affirms your connection to the Divine Universal Spirit around you.
So each night when you go to bed, don't lay down you don't want to fall asleep during your thanks. Sit in bed, close your eyes and connect with your Divine Self. This doesn't have to be a full-blown meditation, just a relaxed and calm moment of your day. See your being connecting to your Divine Self. Give thanks for the efforts your soul assisted you in during the day. Then let go any negative patterns, thoughts or energies. They'll serve you no purpose during sleep anyway, so let them go for now. See them float out your window where they can be dissipated in the Divine ethereal realm. Then give thanks to the Divine Universal Spirit that walks with you. And finally give thanks to the blessings you have in your life and that you had in this day. There are some, believe me. Even if you just say thanks for the roof over your head, remember not everyone has that. Be thankful for what you have.
{From Crystal} Or take a moment or two in your day to give thanks. You honestly do not need much time for this, or do all that is listed above. I often, after work as I walk under the night sky up to my doorstep, look up to mother moon, take a deep breath, exhail it, and say a thank you for all my Blessings through out the day. Sometimes I will name them, other times it's just a general thank you. Does this really work and is it really needed? Yes, and Yes. It lets the Divine know you have not forgotten here you came from, your gifts, those “little things” in your day you have noticed, or the larger ones you do. Giving thanks re-affirms not just to yourself but to the Divine as well that you are aware with out them and their guidance/help/assistance you wouldn't be where you are today in your life map/path.
~namaste