Make me whole again...
Let's embrace de duality within and redefine what wholeness is.
Dakini Elora
Happy Full Moon!
Spring is here, the earth is waking up and every day offers a new masterpiece that gets colored and shaped by the rebirth of nature all around. Our mood lifts up, days get longer, the day wakes us up early in the morning and we know that this is what a new beginning feels like, mixed with the taste of potential and opportunity.
With this full moon we also close a full year of Moon Ceremonies and brings the chance to reflect on what it has been, what it is and the future of this forthnite cycle. Even though ceremonies are part of my life the writting and sharing it was a new dimension added to my practice. Sometimes I struggle to come to terms sharing certain elements or facilitate certain connections openly. That's the reason why there will always be more than what you can see. And less than what you can deal.
This ceremony has been inspired by a regular reading: Astro Butterfly and the latest astrology article Full Moon In Libra – Becoming Whole Again.
I use astrology as a source of context and certain amount of broad direction, but as everything, you'll find the interpretations vary or have different perspectives on the planetary conjunctions so it is always important to find the astrologer that resonates with you the most. And no matter what you bring that reading into your reality to be shaped by the direction of your path.
With spring comes a biological response that we have dressed as "romance". And if we haven't yet, brings that eternal search for oul "soulmate". Or to be more accurate "twin-flame". But behind all that hormonal and emotional rollercoaster that makes life beautiful and painful but so worth living. There is the aim to fulfil a fundamental human need: to feel whole again.
We can go back to Plato and The Symposium explaining the soulmate concept:
“According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves.”
― The Symposium
Plato was born in 428/427 BCE to a noble family and died in 348/347 BCE. And as much as his teachings are forever timeless and still shape filosophical discussions, I feel is time to question some perspectives... or maybe our interpretation of this "wholeness". Or maybe... just maybe... to bring a new dimension of what "wholeness" is.
There is no doubt about how relationships are a powerful way to learn and grow. They give us the opportunity to confront our shadow and give us a reflection so we can "see" ourselves, giving us the opprtunity to exist. The most primary need we have as humans.
But let's face it, to be able to see each other and serve as a mirror we want to ensure that as mirrors we offer the most crystal clear reflection without judgement. Otherwise all we are offering is a projection of our beliefs and needs onto the other person. Our strenght becomes the other persons insecurity. Their insecurity our need to protect them or to put them down if we perceive vulnerability as weakness and a trait that can't be accepted in our partner. The list goes on. And I think we have all been, in one side or the other of this eternal game.
I agree that in order to feel whole we need an external source to reflect back so we can "see" all that we are. But my challenge is with the idea that having a romantic partner is the path to wholeness. And I feel, that we got it all wrong for a long time.
I feel that our wholeness comes from the creative force created out of that connection. In plain language, the children. As they are in fact, the only humans that in someway, will allow us to see our reflection or part of us in them. And yes I, I know what you are thinking. But don't worry, the fun is just starting.
I would like to think, that as humans we have evolved from the time our wonderful Plato was writting about what love is.
“Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.”
― The Symposium
And I don't know what you think or see, but I hear nothing in that process that talks to me about romantic relationships. Do you?. It is true that you need to parts in this "love" process. You with Other. But what Other is, is a much bigger concept that having a husband for the rest of your life. Or to expect that through marriage you are in the path of wholeness.
The path to wholeness is and act of love with all that there is that manifests in a physical form through creation, aka the children.
These children might have human form, or not, might be the sound of an instrument, a poem, a beautiful dress, a garden design, a new piece of technology or an act of kindness that could transform another person's life. Our wholeness is in fact a reproductive process were parts of us manifest outside our being. And if we have a healthy approach, as soon as they leave us, we let them go for them to become what they need or want to be. As love, is also an act of freedom.
And we all have to find our path to wholeness, but for that we need to start to come to terms that all we know is nothing more that a cosntruction initially triggered by the need to survive in a world that doesn't exist anymore. We live in a planet over populated. We built, produce and reproduce as there is no tomorrow. We have concepts that can't be applied to a world that is trying to change while we keep holding it back with Disney and cinderella stories.
Your wholeness is yours, make it epic.
After so much philosofy we are going to go a bit withchy. So for tomorrow night you are going to need a juicy and beautiful orange, paper and candle.
We will cut the orange in half and remove the flesh of each part. So we will end up with the shell of the orange. One half is Yin and the other is Yang, the duality that this existence brings us. In one piece of paper we will write down the things we feel we are lacking or look for in another person as a way to complete us or balance our weaknesses.
For example: money for me is not driver. Sitting here, looking at the hills, watching the birds in the garden, having my familiars peacefully resting next to me, with a tasty cup of herbal tea and listening to music while a write this words is the expression of abundance. Going down the rabbit hole is a driver, meaningful conversations is a driver and the simple perfection of each moment is a driver too. As a partner having someone who can compensate my inbalance is a plus, as it would allow me to see the reflection of my actions and priorities. Allowing me to learn and grow while you provide the same service back to the other person.
You can also use this ceremony to create your desired relationship or improve the one you have. But be mindful if you are with someone, because this type of process can trigger a break up. So if in doubt, reach out and I'll be happy to help you draft it. So it is up to you how and what you need to manifest in order to build your path to wholeness. You can write in your paper your career, or the book you want to write, or the house you want to build. This is your act of love to create your other half and its expression in whatever form you desire in this moment in time.
As usual, remember to write and the end of your paper:
"For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached."
After that, you'll ready it 3 times, put it inside the orange and seal the two halves with wax from a candle and if you want to use a ribbon make 3 knots. To close the process you can release it to the fire or buried in the ground. Depending on your priorities, something fast or more long term. I think you get the gist of it.
Whatever you choose, have a fantastic night and harness the magic of this celebration to guide you and help you start a new reality that you, and only you can create.
Love,
Dakini Elora
If you can think it-You can be it
Let's welcome the magic from the oceans opening the door to our imagination where the seeds of a new reality can arise
Dakini Elora
Happy New Moon guys!
Seems like a life time since last time I wrote in here. I was absent during the last full moon from the blog, but had a wonderful time making a video with a dear friend for a new poem I wrote for International Women's Day. It wasn't done on purpose but Tame Me - A letter to the Patriarchy seemed to fit perfectly this year's theme #ChoosetoChallenge. Maybe a coincidence... maybe...
I shared with the Inner Circle that there was a reason why I didn't post the last ceremony. But the reason is nothing more than a bunch of questions. Some for you and some for me.
Someone told me few months ago that could not understand how I could spend so much time, energy and effort in something that would not give me financial gain. And you might think that "it is not all about the money" and I agree with you. But it is all about energy flow.
I'm an observer that loves experiments and watching ripples and effects. Helps me understand the world, the human experience and the cause an effect between the intangible and material world. And no, this is not a random event. This is my daily life and what makes everything so exciting and unknown.
So in the absence of "data" for longish periods of time I would test the waters to see how deep or shallow is the depth of the situation. Control issues? might be. But I make my best to use this flaw for one simple purpose: learn, adapt and grow.
So, yes the questions. I didn't forget, just wondering if you still remember. Or if they crossed your mind at some point in the last two weeks.
My purpose facilitating this journey is the worst sales pitch you could think of as it is not designed for you to come back for more but for you to "share back for all". I'm not a star to be followed, neither my creations universal truths and finding the line between guidance, support and instructions is a tricky game. Especially as my non-system still somehow a system and it will bring you in a flow that's against the current of the world out there.
Moon Ceremonies are an act of selfindulgment, exploration, healing, connection, power, transmutation... magic. They are a flow of energy through a web of dots of pure potentiality ready to move and dance at the sound of our vibrational frecuency. But we could just say that is just some me-time away from the mundane world that makes forget the sacred within.
So the questions could be many or just one. Could be in the line of did you create your own ceremony? how did you feel without instructions to follow? why are you doing the ceremonies? what are you learning from all of this? are the moon ceremonies becoming part of your life?. Are they really following your flow? Are these posts helpful at all?. Are you giving back to the Universe?.
I question if these conversations with myself reflected through words in a screen are something of value outside my Universe. And if making certain information available to all is the right way to use my channel. Which always brings some concerns and the reason why I bound every ceremony and every word:
"For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached."
So here is my proposition: would you dance with me?. Because I would like to turn this relationship of ours into a conversation. I want to know what works for you, your suggestions, the focus of the next ceremony. So invite you to have your input and create together, becasue maybe now, is time to fly.
So drop a line below and let's the conversation started. But before I go here is my suggestion for this New Moon:
This ceremony is about finding our rythm and connect with magic through movement and imagination. For that you'll need to put together a playlist of music and songs that moves you and lifts you up. And dedicate sometime tomorrow night to turn the volume up, the lights down and let the music guide your body and just let go for as long as you want/need. And as you enter this space I would like you to ask for permission and repeat:
"For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached."
And understand that this space is an act of servitude where you can invite your mind to help you imagine how your body is connected with threads making a web around you. And as you dance you become one with the web. And the web becomes you.
And that, is you entering the world of the Dakini and an initiation to a new reality that also comes with great responsability. And a gift from me to you.
I'll be opening the channel for those who. want to step in. If this doesn't feel right to you, do your own ceremony. Whatever you choose, have a fantastic night and harness the magic of this celebration to guide you and help you start a new reality that you, and only you can create.
Love,
Dakini Elora
Happy New Moon guys!!
How is Mercury Retrograde treating you? We still have a few more days to go until the 21st of February. So it is important to remember that aside the obvious communication challenges that the retrograde brings us, is also a fantastic opportunity to focus inwards and revise outstanding projects, ideas and where we are and/or where we want to be.
I also suggest the reading of Astro Butterfly as I think is quite insightful, from a planetary perspective and easy to translate to your own life.
New Moons are about new beginnings and in our last ceremony we offered our service to a higher purpose by extending our area of influence.
This new world we are watching develop in front of our eyes is a wonderful opportunity to start new, like a blank canvas. Because it is teaching us that what's possible or impossible is just an agreement with our comfort zone and our belief system. And from a space where the conventions in our minds get broken, magic can happen. And our ceremonies are always about magic. That magic that you know deep down. Is familiar. It is a knowing, and brings a smile to your face. But most of the time can't be put into words... can only be felt.
As a new beginning we also experience the end of a cycle. Sometimes they can be big events, sometimes they are small. But one thing can not happen without the other. Destruction and creation are in fact the same thing looked from a different perspective.
So for this New Moon we are going to do a little ceremony was sent from my Spirit Guides yesterday and inspire but the Aquarius influence.
In Shamanism, the spirit boat is a guided shamanic journey to the island of the ancestors. A journey that is both spiritual and physical. It is a powerful tribal ritual for healing, revelation and insight. During the journey you will be guided to the ancestors by the beat of the drum and steered safely through the choppy waters that surround the island. If you have the chance to experience it an join a ceremony I highly recommended.
Inspired by this ancient tradition, for this ceremony we will use our intention and heart energy to create a boat. The aim is to bring us to new shores where truth, healing and transformation will take place. Our boat will be full of our "endings" but also with the "end" of something we know in our heart is holding back our world as we know it. I have asked you before to be the change in the world. I ask you today to "see it" in your minds eye and your heart. And ask our boat to bring us to this new world we want to create
In exchange, we will be asked to take action. And make one thing that would represent that change we see in the world. And you can also do the same thing with your own "endings"
Eg. If we feel that animal cruelty is something we will put in the boat, we can donate to a charity, change our diet or source of food, foster a pet, bring food to the woods for the wild animals, etc... your vision... your canvas... your action. You decide.
So this ceremony is going to be quite simple, but I'm going to ask you to be coherent. As this ceremony is about alignment about who we are and want to be.
If you want to do something extra, here is the "usual" pre ceremony you can use before doing your exercise. Light some candles, get a comfy blanket, create a space and mood that feels safe and comfortable. It's Me Time guys!
You can use the Shamanic Drumming Journey (15 minutes) from Martin Duffy (Shamanism Ireland) for the "pre" ceremony phase of the evening. You can have a little meditation or reflection time. Just some quiet time for you. If you are working on certain things that you want to let go use them as offerings:
a) We are going to transmute anything that’s going on with us at the moment... frustrations, fears, worries, etc... or things that we are working on.
b) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the things you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life) or just let go. In a way, the things that you need to get rid of or moderate.
Eg. I give away/let go my need to control, I give away/let go my need to please others, etc..
Your paper "must" include at the end of the page:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
This is a must :)
c) Then read your paper and if you need add/change anything you want and once you are ready, you will burn the paper.
You might need to adapt this slightly but in a nutshell I would suggest you to say from your heart:
"I love you, I forgive you, I release you and I let you go".
And in that same process we:
"I love myself, I forgive myself, I release myself and I let this situation/habit/person... go".
Other variation could be:
”I love you, I forgive you, I forgive myself, I release you and I let you go”
Remember that any process of change starts within guys! We work on ourselves, so our self-expression changes = the world around us.
For this process we will need a piece of paper and go back to our childhood and remember how to build a paper boat. But before we do it, we can use the paper to write the things we are letting go: the endings that will fuel our new beginnings.
You can decorate, or paint your boat, or add a flag... whatever you feel in the mood and your creativity wants to explore.
Once you are happy with it, you can put your boat in water where it will be left overnight to get dissolved and transformed. And bring us the clarity of the path to follow, so we can reach the vision we want to create.
"Maybe the waters and the wind bring us to safe shores"
And with the simplicity of this ceremony I say goodbye for now.
Lets the magic begin!
Remember make it your own. Add, adapt and follow your rhythm. For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
Happy Full Moon beautiful humans!!
We are nearly saying goodbye to the first month of the year. Hard to believe, isn't it?. The highs of saying goodbye to 2020 and entering a new cycle have transformed into lows in many cases by now. If you don't feel it, you might see it around you. New restrictions, the reality of what's becoming a "new normal" and the challenges that cover any area of our lifes: from finance to our emotional wellbeing.
Things could be better. But the truth is that can always be better. Always...
We can be living a financially abundant period but have no time to enjoy the perks that come from having a wider range of options available that might come with a hefty price tag. We could have emotional stability and time to enjoy ourselves but our health might be gone, or have to much pain to fully engage with every day life.
Things can always be better... always...
But how we experience our present... every moment of every day... is not the result of our environment but about:
And on that path of self empowerment we must take the first step: taking responsibility for "everything" that exist in our experience of life. And when I say "everything" I mean it in capital letters and without exceptions.
Taking that level of ownership comes as alien and kind of anti-natural in most cases. But is the key to open the doors to a new Universe where you don't need to be empowered because ALL is you, and you are ALL. You come to terms with the reality that your own existence is the catalyst of your reality, and with time, you'll learn to dance with the rhythms of creation. You'll fail, and succeed, break and blossom but as long as you "accept" your experiences, transmute them and keep your "attention" to this present moment and what is really important to you, you'll be more than grant.
In my last ceremony I used the expression: "fuck the new year resolutions". For many reasons. And I think at this point, if it didn't make sense at that time, it might start to sink in.
Tomorrow is the first Full Moon of the year... no preassure!. And we might have a pool of "needs" that we might feel or have to fulfil. Or a list of "goals" that we want to achieve, in this human construction of 'what a fulfilled life looks like'. Get a promotion, make more money, get another certificate, find the perfect partner, buy a new car, get the newest phone, purchase "stuff" so we can try to replicate for few seconds, that Christmas morning excitement out of the new delivery from Amazon... So today I'll challenge your list of goals:
And if we want to go down the rabbit hole, we might just question what really is to create a better life or a better version of ourselves. And what measuring device we will be using, to evaluate that progress and value our work and achievement.
And I ask: What if behind all that noise, social conventions and rationality is just all about LOVE?
And going back to our goals and achievement lists, here are my last questions:
So here is the deal, do you have plenty of them? Awesome! have more!. You don't? well, time to get those creative juices rolling because this Full Moon is about taking actions of love.
So here we go.
But before we start, here is the "usual" pre ceremony you can use before doing your exercise. Light some candles, get a comfy blanket, create a space and mood that feels safe and comfortable. It's Me Time guys!
You can use the Shamanic Drumming Journey (15 minutes) from Martin Duffy (Shamanism Ireland) for the "pre" ceremony phase of the evening. You can have a little meditation or reflection time. Just some quiet time for you. If you are working on certain things that you want to let go use them as offerings:
a) We are going to transmute anything that’s going on with us at the moment... frustrations, fears, worries, etc... or things that we are working on.
b) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the things you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life) or just let go. In a way, the things that you need to get rid of or moderate.
Eg. I give away/let go my need to control, I give away/let go my need to please others, etc..
Your paper "must" include at the end of the page:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
This is a must :)
c) Then read your paper and if you need add/change anything you want and once you are ready, you will burn the paper.
You might need to adapt this slightly but in a nutshell I would suggest you to say from your heart:
"I love you, I forgive you, I release you and I let you go".
And in that same process we:
"I love myself, I forgive myself, I release myself and I let this situation/habit/person... go".
Other variation could be:
”I love you, I forgive you, I forgive myself, I release you and I let you go”
Remember that any process of change starts within guys! We work on ourselves, so our self-expression changes = the world around us.
So, 'Actions of Love' sounds very altruistic, doesn't it? and there is an element of that for sure on our ceremony, but also different layers to it.
For this last point we can use a candle, cauldron, open fire or firepit. But please always be sensible and keep safety and common sense a priority. Based on what option we have availble of choose we will need to adapt the process.
The Fire offering is a powerful practice as this element would manifest quickly. In my case I will be making a Fairy Smudge to be burned in my cauldron but we don't all have that option.
A 'Fairy Smudge' is something of my own creation I came up with few years ago. I collect bits of flowers, weeds, herbs, leaves and make small pretty arrangements that will be quickly embraced by the fire during ceremonies.
So for this fire ceremony you can use whatever is at hand, from pieces of paper, spices, leaves from the street, tea flowers, etc... and make an arrangement around a candle or create your own interpretation of a 'Fairy Smudge' that you can burn in a fire safely. While you build your creation focus on the moment and the shapes, colors, textures of the pieces you use. You can use pieces of paper to write inspiring words that you want to offer to the Universe. And with that we will set our intention:
Once our intention is set I'll ask you to go within your heart and let it open like a blossom and direct all that love towards everything and everyone. The world needs it, the world needs you... and never underestimate the power of a thought and the fuel of an emotion.
Only embrace these words if they resonate with you my lovelies. But I would encourage you to one thing:
If you feel in great need... give
Feel free to make variations and follow a sequence that makes sense to you. And please, keep in mind to keep health and safety practices through the process.
So lets the magic begin!
Remember make it your own. Add, adapt and follow your rhythm. For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I'll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that's not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don't ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached. If any of you don't want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honored and respected. Always :)
Check your moon in your time zone
Interesting read from Astro Butterfly: Astrology Of 2021 – One Way, Or Another and also New Moon In Capricorn – Reset. Renewal
Happy New Year and happy New Moon guys!!
As you are aware I didn't send a Full Moon Ceremony for the 30th of December. I hope you made your own variation and had lots fun with it. The theme was "creation"and I hope you started to pick your seeds and plan your garden.
My own ceremony has extended for a few weeks now. I have taken some time off to focus on me, my plans, my healing and my transmutation process. Just finished this weekend and I now feel centered, calm, excited, balance and quiet. For some reason very quiet. While trying to keep at ease the balance between what I want to do and what I need to do. And I think is going to be a bit challenging for a while. But we'll get through it. Does this feel or sounds familiar?.
I only hope the New Years High didn't bring you into a rollercoaster to then get plummeted when the reality of January hit us. I have been reflecting about my ability to get sick on New Year's Eve which it has been a theme since my teens and how I manage to end 4 relations in the last 5 years during the Christmas period. Taking the time to reflect, explore our emotions, fears and desires is important to establish patterns and redirect our energy in a constructive and positive way. It will help us to bring new growth.
We have gone through a fascinating year (beloved 2020) to jump into a pool of expectations. Some of them unrealistic and adopted thanks to media, peer pressure and the lot. We have made "a year" the villain and responsible for all our failures and issues... to make a "new year" (that we have not even met!) our saviour. If that it is not disempowering I do not know what it is. The same way we idolatrize the "death" of a year, over spend, over indulge, etc... to then feel miserable in January, which is a bad month for everything: sales go down, people have no money, nothing happens, etc... Would not make more sense to be excited and taking action towards a new "12 month of wonder" after having saved the resources to make them come true?. Instead, we set ourselves for failure, start the new diet, the new exercise plan, the new this and the new that... that it is going to make us happy.
I say "yes" for creating a vision as a manifestation of our inner work, and I say "fuck" new year resolutions. And I'll let you come up with your own conclusions about the statement. But you might like a little poem I wrote called "Success" but be ready to reflect on it as it is not straight forward.
But here we are, mid-January is around the corner, and our first New Moon is in two days time. And we are ready to roll with a new ceremony.
I have done two readings for this moon using runes and oracle cards and this is what the Universe is letting us know and the blessings for the circle:
I think is quite self explanatory, lol ;)
The runes brought us INGUZ = The Seed the rune of male fertility ready to be embraced by the New Moon energy.
Inguz represents the process of a mental seed implanted in your conscious mind to emerge later on as a new creation in your life. Is the rune of potential, growth and creation and ask us for our patience and persistence. It also urges us to revise our lifestyle and goals in order to achieve harmony and balance in life. What a blessing guys. I can't think for anything better for this year ahead.
So this ceremony is going to be quite simple, but I'm going to ask you to push yourself a bit.
If you want to do something extra, here is the "usual" pre ceremony you can use before doing your exercise. Light some candles, get a comfy blanket, create a space and mood that feels safe and comfortable. It's Me Time guys!
You can use the Shamanic Drumming Journey (15 minutes) from Martin Duffy (Shamanism Ireland) for the "pre" ceremony phase of the evening. You can have a little meditation or reflection time. Just some quiet time for you. If you are working on certain things that you want to let go use them as offerings:
a) We are going to transmute anything that’s going on with us at the moment... frustrations, fears, worries, etc... or things that we are working on.
b) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the things you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life) or just let go. In a way, the things that you need to get rid of or moderate.
Eg. I give away/let go my need to control, I give away/let go my need to please others, etc..
Your paper "must" include at the end of the page:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
This is a must :)
c) Then read your paper and if you need add/change anything you want and once you are ready, you will burn the paper.
You might need to adapt this slightly but in a nutshell I would suggest you to say from your heart:
"I love you, I forgive you, I release you and I let you go".
And in that same process we:
"I love myself, I forgive myself, I release myself and I let this situation/habit/person... go".
Other variation could be:
”I love you, I forgive you, I forgive myself, I release you and I let you go”
Remember that any process of change starts within guys! We work on ourselves, so our self-expression changes = the world around us.
The theme of this ceremony is "How can I change the World?". Yes you, me... all of us! How can we change the world? the obvious answer is by changing ourselves. And, in the reality, is the only way we can change the world. But I have a little twist for you as I feel quite playful with words today.
In one way or another, I'm pretty sure you have created some goals, vision or just thought about what you want to achieve or create in 2021. And now I'm going to ask you to think again. And just take a different perspective. I would like you to think about the things you want to do for others, the impact you want to create in the world outside your beautiful Self. What seeds you want to plant, right here, right now?. I don't want abstract concepts like "peace in the world" if you do, you better have a plan and be ready to get your hands dirty. Because I want you to come up with something that you and only you can do. And trust me, you can. How do you want to affect the people around you? How your goals help others or the world itself (nature, animals, local businesses, your enighbours...)?
So for this ceremony we just need a piece of paper to write down all the beautiful things we want to do for others. Then we are going to match them with our own personal goals and merge them into a bigger picture. For example: "I want to write a book" now could be "I want to write a book to make a difference in people's lives by bringing new perspectives to their everyday life". Does that help?
Once you finish make a copy or take a picture and burn it in a safe and conscious matter. Please!. But we want to keep a record of this wonderful ideas. If it resinates with you, I have asked and old friend (the Spirit Animal for the Spider) to help us in this process.
For this ceremony I call upon Mother Spider to let us thread the invisible connections that connect us all. Where space and distance is an illusion and abundance is the rhythm of the pattern we create.
For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached. As above so below and so be it.
In reality, I don't ask you to change the world. In 2021, I invite you to be the difference that you want to see in the world. And may this something we can cherish and keep sharing.
And with the simplicity of this ceremony I say goodbye for now.
Lets the magic begin!
Remember make it your own. Add, adapt and follow your rhythm. For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
Happy New moon guys!!
This is a last minute ceremony as I have been working all weekend. But here we are to embrace one of the most important astrological events of the year: a New Moon and Total Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius.
As you know, tomorrow's ceremony will be the second one of a series of three ceremonies we will celebrate to say goodbye to 2020.
So this New Moon is about Gratitude. But this is not a new topic and to be fair we have done quite a bit of this work throughout the year. And if you, follow the standard pre-ceremony every so often, then you know what I'm talking about.
If I had to pick one single tool or practice that I have explored or learned over the years is to practice gratitude. Personally, I can't see how any personal or spiritual development can be developed without this simple but challenging practice. In the last few years different studies have shown how it can change the brain at a physiological level. Yes, gratitude can change your brain.
In these articles you get some insights on the chemistry process that happens when we express and receive gratitude.
But this process might look very simple but yet it's simplicity it's what makes it complicated. Gratitude should be built on "acceptance" and "non-judgement" and expressed with "non-attachment". And in that lovely cocktail of words is where the magic happens. There is a little story I have been sharing over the years that I think is truly fitting for today. I tend to tell the story "my way" but this is the original version. So take a few minutes to reflect on it. This is your pre-ceremony:
The story of the Litle Soul - by Neale Donald Walsh
At this stage you probably guess that our exercise of gratitude involves a bit more than sharing some lovings and cuddles. The challenge is when we live situations where we need to become an expression of forgiveness. Because by accepting the experience with no judgement we can be grateful for what help us to become. Obviously, there are experiences and experiences... but like the little soul story our "soul contracts" are designed to achieve an outcome... but how we get there sometimes is proportional to the level we want to achieve in this life time.
I'm always quite mindful of bringing this side of gratitude up. And I would ask you that in any moment this is bringing some emotions or thoughts you don't feel ready to deal with, to please stop this process. And please reach out if need to talk. But I felt it was time to go a bit more down the rabbit hole. Specially because this year we are about to end has been portrayed as the evil of all evils. But is it?, what if we just get on with it and start the ceremony ;)
If you prefer to do something extra, here is the "usual" pre ceremony you can use before doing your exercise. Light some candles, get a comfy blanket, create a space and mood that feels safe and comfortable. It's Me Time guys!
You can use the Shamanic Drumming Journey (15 minutes) from Martin Duffy (Shamanism Ireland) for the "pre" ceremony phase of the evening. You can have a little meditation or reflection time. Just some quiet time for you. If you are working on certain things that you want to let go use them as offerings:
a) We are going to transmute anything that’s going on with us at the moment... frustrations, fears, worries, etc... or things that we are working on.
b) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the things you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life) or just let go. In a way, the things that you need to get rid of or moderate.
Eg. I give away/let go my need to control, I give away/let go my need to please others, etc..
Your paper "must" include at the end of the page:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
This is a must :)
c) Then read your paper and if you need add/change anything you want and once you are ready, you will burn the paper.
You might need to adapt this slightly but in a nutshell I would suggest you to say from your heart:
"I love you, I forgive you, I release you and I let you go".
And in that same process we:
"I love myself, I forgive myself, I release myself and I let this situation/habit/person... go".
Other variation could be:
”I love you, I forgive you, I forgive myself, I release you and I let you go”
Remember that any process of change starts within guys! We work on ourselves, so our self-expression changes = the world around us.
This ceremony is quite simple but quite lovely and you are going to need a couple of things:
Each paper represents a month, so we need to write the month on top of each page. Then we will take few minutes to write or draw in each month things that we are grateful for that happened in that month. And I invite you to explore those "not nice" experiences we sometimes live and find ways to be grateful for them.
The best way to do that is by answering the question: What did I learn from that experience? and how is that enriching my life?. For this New Moon ceremony we will be like the little soul, ready to embrace growth and expansion by raising above the circumstances. This New Moon ceremony is a gratitude exercise for this wonderful year 2020.
We are going to keep our 12 papers, and we will finish this ceremony in the next Full Moon, so use only one side of the paper and be as artistic as you feel. So if you prefer to use symbology instead of writing, go ahead.
You can split this process in 3 days doing 4 months at the time starting tomorrow evening. And maybe invite partners, friends and family to do this with you. You'll be surprised about the impact that a little exercise like this can achieve.
And with the simplicity of this ceremony I say goodbye until tomorrow evening
Lets the magic begin!
Remember make it your own. Add, adapt and follow your rhythm. For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
Happy Full Moon beautiful humans !!
This is a last minute kind of written ceremony (again!). But after a day in the forest, fasting, soul connection with beautiful friends, some laughs and the help of and new old friend I found in the forest who offer to help with this migraine, I'm finally able to sit in front of the computer and write this down.
Tomorrow's ceremony will be the first one of a series of three ceremonies we will celebrate to end 2020.
It is not a spoiler alert. I promise!. But hopefully help you guide your intentions, reflection through the next 30 "and a bit" days.
Today's ceremony has come to me in pieces from different places and sources but was completed in the forest thanks to this amazing being:
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Found him after going completely off track and getting lost for a while as I had no reference from the path. As I spotted through the density of the trees the clear area around, all I can say is that felt like going into a sacred space like an altar in a church. It's hard to get the proportion from the pictures but you'll need four people to hold it with your arms open. Absolutely stunning.
So, as we don't have a lot of time and need to ensure I get enough rest today, let's get on with tomorrow's ceremony!.
So here we go.
But before we start, here is the "usual" pre ceremony you can use before doing your exercise. Light some candles, get a comfy blanket, create a space and mood that feels safe and comfortable. It's Me Time guys!
You can use the Shamanic Drumming Journey (15 minutes) from Martin Duffy (Shamanism Ireland) for the "pre" ceremony phase of the evening. You can have a little meditation or reflection time. Just some quiet time for you. If you are working on certain things that you want to let go use them as offerings:
a) We are going to transmute anything that’s going on with us at the moment... frustrations, fears, worries, etc... or things that we are working on.
b) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the things you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life) or just let go. In a way, the things that you need to get rid of or moderate.
Eg. I give away/let go my need to control, I give away/let go my need to please others, etc..
Your paper "must" include at the end of the page:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
This is a must :)
c) Then read your paper and if you need add/change anything you want and once you are ready, you will burn the paper.
You might need to adapt this slightly but in a nutshell I would suggest you to say from your heart:
"I love you, I forgive you, I release you and I let you go".
And in that same process we:
"I love myself, I forgive myself, I release myself and I let this situation/habit/person... go".
Other variation could be:
”I love you, I forgive you, I forgive myself, I release you and I let you go”
Remember that any process of change starts within guys! We work on ourselves, so our self-expression changes = the world around us.
As you know already this Full Moon Ceremony is about acceptance. It goes hand by hand with the Gemini and Moon Eclipse astrological meaning. Even though it wasn't choose on purpose.
"You can’t go wrong when you take action at a North Node eclipse. You can’t go wrong if you do things a bit differently. You can’t go wrong if you change your mind, or even your world view.
The worst thing you could do, is to do nothing at all, to dismiss what life offers you. If you don’t feel challenged in the process, if you don’t feel resistance, you’re saying NO to your North Node. It is ok to feel challenged, it is ok to feel out of your depth – because this is exactly what the role of the North Node is.
The Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse in Gemini is our opportunity to open our minds and have the courage to think differently. This is a time of full disclosure – this is a time when the Universe will speak to you directly. Pay attention to what it has to say, because it may change your life." - Full Moon And Lunar Eclipse In Gemini - Disclosure
And part of this process of opening our minds and the courage to face what the Universe is trying to show us implies "to embrace and accept all that there is without judgement".
And as we get close to the end of the end of 2020 we can take this opportunity to reflect on the situations, experiences, relationships, challenges, lessons and specially the things that we can not change. Accepting things as they are, people as they are, challenges as they are is not to surrender or to give up. But the reality as that we can only change how we react and/or act in these scenarios but not how the other part decides to embrace the experience or is capable to react, deal or embrace it is something we have no control over it. Acceptance involves to be ok with whatever happens, with the consequences of our decisions, emotions, actions. Is to embrace the opportunity of gain and loss, the unknown, the chance to hurt or been hurt. Acceptance is to be ok with no being strong all the time and perfection is in the vulnerability of our cracks.
It's ok not to be ok. It is also ok to be ok when the world around you is not ok.
In this Full Moon Ceremony we will connect with the four main elements Water, Earth, Wind and Fire. The Moon energy will represent the VOID of full potentiality.
We will also work through the Past, Present and into the future. And each element will be used to transmute a specific emotion or situation. You can narrow it down to suit your specific situation.
Element | Items needed | To be transmuted |
Water | 3 glasses and a jug of water | Tears, sadness, emotional hurt or pain |
Earth | 3 pots (plant optional) | Weakness, lack of confidence, insecurities or indecision |
Wind |
3 spoons of some kind of flour or icing sugar |
Things that no longer serve us, and we need to let go. |
Fire | 3 candles | Anger, hurtful words said and heard, arguments, fighting |
So, as you can see we have 3 items for each element representing: past, present and future.
We will work through each element one by one but you can choose the sequence. You can start by Water or Fire. Your choice.
"For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached"
Here is a little suggestion.
You can use the third pot to plant a seed or plant and use the last cup of water to water the plant. And use the last blow (wind element) to blow the candles when you are ready to end the ceremony or you are ready to go to bed.
Is a way to close the processes between each other and create synergy between the elements. While we pair female energy elements (Water - Earth) and male energy elements (Wind - Fire).
Feel free to make variations and follow a sequence that makes sense to you. And please, keep in mind to keep health and safety practices through the process.
So lets the magic begin!
Remember make it your own. Add, adapt and follow your rhythm. For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I'll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that's not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don't ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached. If any of you don't want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honored and respected. Always :)
Happy New moon guys!!
This is a last minute kind off written ceremony. Even do it came to me few days ago and I got some reassurance this morning that was the right thing to do. As it is quite simple and what you need is pretty easy to get and most likely you'll have it at home. I hope this is not too much inconvenience. But I had to acknowledge my needs and put myself first in the last few days.
I have no big bonfire ready this time and I hope your self-love jars have been disposed or you have a plan to release them. I must send you a picture of what happened to mine in the bonfire. Half melted but still intact somehow.
I was reading a bit about what's going on with our planets at the moment and how some cycles are closing right now. If certain areas of your life have felt stuck since early September, they'll start to get unstuck if they haven't already. But overall we are entering a phase of deep healing right now and it is good to acknowledge how we feel and think about us and everything else.
This ceremony is quite special and extremely symbolic. It doesn't really have a name, but we will be tapping in the energy of my ancestors and what makes Dakini be. There are certain symbols in life. Things that follow us or seem to have a connection with us through Life. This very special little thing that has been with me and has marked very important moments and things in my life come in the shape of an apple.
Sweet childhood memories, people, spirit guides and even what made me buy my house revolved around a simple little thing and apple. And it took many years to see certain connections between all of them. And they did when Dakini finally became clear and I embraced what it means that connection.
Apples have been used in magic through different cultures and have become a symbol of temptation, health, youth, knowledge, wisdom and power. I think we can all agree that Adam & Eve story would not be the same without that little juicy fruit.
So, I guess that by now you know what we need for our ceremony. Yep, an apple.
But before we get down to business I would like to share a couple of things we can expect for the next 4 weeks as a consequence of this New Moon in Scorpio and it's healing energy:
As you know I leave it up to you to pencil down the details of the things you bring and let go to your life and the elements you work through in our ceremonies. But if I might suggest something I would encourage you to use these pointers in the ceremony.
So here we go.
But before we start, here is the "usual" pre ceremony you can use before doing your exercise. Light some candles, get a comfy blancket, create a space and mood that feels safe and comfortable. It's Me Time guys!
You can use the Shamanic Drumming Journey (15 minutes) from Martin Duffy (Shamanism Ireland) for the "pre" ceremony phase of the evening. You can have a little meditation or reflection time. Just some quiet time for you. If you are working on certain things that you want to let go use them as offerings:
a) We are going to transmute anything that’s going on with us at the moment... frustrations, fears, worries, etc... or things that we are working on.
b) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the things you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life) or just let go. In a way, the things that you need to get rid of or moderate.
Eg. I give away/let go my need to control, I give away/let go my need to please others, etc..
Your paper "must" include at the end of the page:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
This is a must :)
c) Then read your paper and if you need add/change anything you want and once you are ready, you will burn the paper.
You might need to adapt this slightly but in a nutshell I would suggest you to say from your heart:
"I love you, I forgive you, I release you and I let you go".
And in that same process we:
"I love myself, I forgive myself, I release myself and I let this situation/habit/person... go".
Other variation could be:
”I love you, I forgive you, I forgive myself, I release you and I let you go”
Remember that any process of change starts within guys! We work on ourselves, so our self-expression changes = the world around us.
There is a little secret inside every apple, you might not know about. Or noticed before. Especially because we are taught to cut an apple vertically. Yet, if we cut an apple horizontally we find ourselves with the magic gift of a pentagram made of seeds of full potentiality. A beautiful star to nurture our mind, body and soul.
We will cut the apple in half but horizontally (see the pic) then with a little knife, pen or marker we will carve/write next to each seed a word based on the pointers we listed before:
If you need to reconcile with someone or parts of yourself, or accept back in your life used a word that represents that. You might interpret "share what's mine" with "openness" or "emotional depth" with stability and be comfortable with your feelings. Who doesn't need resilience? But if you think of strength, just think about it as a flexible, fluid force. So I leave it up to you.
Once you finish, put back the two parts of the apple together, and then we will seal the apple back with candle wax and decorate the outside of the apple. You can do that by peeling the skin or attaching things to it. This part is going to be completely up to you and go as far as you want. If you have paint, use paint. Seeds? why not?... go with the flow of the Scorpio energy of the new moon and when you are finished we will tie a ribbon around the apple covering the cut we made, and we will make three nots. As you tie the knots we will say:
"For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached" with each knot.
After that you can make a ribbon if you feel like it as a symbol of infinite possibilities.
We will leave our apple outdoors or near a window to embrace the New Moon energy and I'll leave it up to you to what feels right to you after that. So you can dispose of it or transmute the apple.
Suggestion: if you use edibles in the full process of decorating, you could choose to eat the apple first thing in the morning. You can use lemon juice to stop the oxidation of the apple so it doesn't turn brown if you cut the skin, etc...
And toffee or something sticky to put the apple back together. It could be a lovely way to transmute and integrate your intentions within you.
So choose whatever way works and feels right but please keep in mind to keep health and safety practices through this whole process.
Note: This time, to connect each other in support and to magnify the intention and energy I'll be creating a separate offering for the group in a special place.
So let's the magic begin!
Remember make it your own. Add, adapt and follow your rhythm. For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
Hi guys!
And time to say goodbye to October!! This is our last ceremony this month and what a way to end it: Full Moon, Blue Moon and Halloween. That's all! lol
First of all, I would like to apologise for the late post. Let's just say that technology hasn't been very co-operative. We are still in mercury retrograde until the 5th of November so this doesn't come as a surprise, yet it's actually quite inconvenient. Anyway, we're here now so let's make the best out of it.
As this is our last ceremony this month, we're going to integrate our first full moon and our new moon into this last full moon ceremony (obviously with a twist).
During our Full Moon on the 1st of October we did something a little bit different: we created beautiful and absolutely gorgeous and outstanding jars of self-love. These jars were full of trinkets, spices, colourful items and a lot of intention. And they have been with us for a month supporting and inspiring us. But as you can imagine now it's time to let go…
Then in our new moon we did a good bit of personal work exploring our personal situations and reasons to do what we do, to be what we are and to question what we accept in our reality. We made uncomfortable questions, and we faced our fears. Just because we deserve better.
But here we are are... embracing this new full moon during the same day we have a big celebration: Halloween. To that we have to add, the fact that is also a blue moon.
There seems to be quite a bit of confusion over the internet about this. I did see in extremely popular blogs how the last New Moon was actually called a blue moon which is completely incorrect. When we have two full moons in one calendar month the 2nd full moon is what we call a blue moon. That’s it. Quite simple, and that's where we get the expression “once on a blue moon” due to the fact that is a rare occasion.
But going back to our ceremonies, the work we did during our new moon has been a process of reflection for the last 14 days. And now it is also time to let it go.
Halloween is a special day, were the veil between worlds and the presence of our ancestors can be felt closer and more intense. So we are not going to go over the last two ceremonies but use the things we have to let go from the processes we started to fuel the bonfire of this ceremony.
Bonfire comes from a Middle English word 'banefire', which means a fire for burning bones, 'bane' being an old word for 'bone'. As the name suggests, bonfires were originally used for burning bones, and also on occasion for burning people convicted of heresy as well as prohibited items, including books.
For many of us the representation of the bonfires and a night like Halloween can be associated with painful past life experiences of being burned at the stake. Not a nice thought. But sometimes we don’t realise that in many countries this is still a sad reality for many women today. That is why August 10th has been declared a World Day against Witch Hunts. It’s hard to believe, isn’t it?.
Only in Ireland the Witchcraft Act of 1735 inherited from the old English legal system was only revoke in 2006. This Act stated that “Any person who shall pretend or exercise to use any type of witchcraft, sorcery, enchantment or pretend knowledge in any occult or craft or science shall for any such offence suffer imprisonment at the time of one whole year and also shall be obliged to observation for his/her good behaviour.”
Historian Wolfgang Behringer, who works as a professor specializing in the early modern age at Saarland University reports that "Between 1960 and 2000, about 40,000 people alleged of practicing witchcraft were murdered in Tanzania alone. While there are no laws against witchcraft as such in Tanzanian law, village tribunals often decide that certain individuals should be killed,"
How is this for a scary story to tell your friends on Saturday night? Well, this is the world we live in.
I remember how few years ago I was headhunted to work on a project in Tanzania that didn’t go as planned. But can you imagine lovely Elora in the middle of Tanzania, making bonfires and dancing to the full moon? That could have been fun… and risky.
At the same time, we have a completely different reality in the west, where witches and witchcraft are becoming mainstream. So mainstream that witches have been using the hashtags #BindTrump and #MagicResistance to join their forces to create a "Blue Wave" spell on October 31 and on November 2 to stop Trumps reelection. Facebook group Bind Trump (Official) has over 6,200 members alone when I last checked.
Even the figure of the Magus or Magician has gained a great momentum in the last 2 years. Even do is not as popular and more highly specialised in most cases. But we can all agree that this “renaissance of the occult” is infiltrating all levels of consciousness and awareness. When most of the time access to this type of power was concealed to the elites behind closed doors or made a mockery in the media. But here we are in 2020 embracing all that we are and all that there is within. Where past, present and future merge to honour our truth. For the good of all concerned before us, beside us and in front of us with no strings attached.
Because here is the deal my lovelies: what’s the point to turn on a light to hide it behind a door?.
In 2006 at the time that the Witchcraft Act of 1735 was revoked here in Ireland, I was in full swing exploring the non ordinary and in that same year I started Letsmoveon. I was doing workshops, having mind blowing experiences and facilitating my first workshop about introduction to Life Coaching in Dublin. But there was something that everywhere I went and with every teacher I had was a common denominator: you can’t tell people what you really do.
After that, it was like snowball effect of labels and words so people could fit me in “comfortably” in their realities. So that I could be accepted, understood, taken seriously and attractive enough commercially. Not very successfully.
Witches have not only been prosecuted but have also being demonised. Even it its own definition:
Witch: a woman who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them to harm or help other people - Cambridge Dictionary
So if you look for the antonym of the word witches this is some of the stuff you get: angels, babes, beauty, cupcakes, dolls, foxes, honey, hotties, stunners, sweethearts, sweeties, nice, ladies… What happened with the magical powers? So we need to go to the Oxford Dictionary to find the term White Witch: a person who practises magic for altruistic purposes. Which sounds to me like the Robin Hood of the magic world… a thief, a criminal but feeds the poor. So it is ok. We can tolerate it but still a thief that can be prosecuted and put in jail.
In other words, what is the term for a woman connected to the Universe who develops magic and skills out of the ordinary?. No more or less. Just that and without judgment. Well... no, there is not such a term. Obviously because it seems that if a woman has access to any kind of power it makes her evil.
So for many reasons and sometimes not of my own making, it was easier to be a "coach" than having to explain my true nature.
So in this Full Moon we are claiming our voice as an expression of our true nature honouring our ancestors for their sacrifices and their suffering. We take back the power and make every bonfire lit in this planet a symbol of our strength. Make each flame lit in this full moon a sign of empowerment for each woman that came before us, each woman that will come after us and each sister that walk with us in this Present.
Because if magic is not real, if we witches (of all types) don’t exist... what the fuck is all the fuss about? But someone, somewhere forgot that you can’t burn what’s made of fire.
So this full moon ceremony is an offering of fire. Due to logistics and restrictions we will need to be creative with this process. And sensible please!.
I have a pretty big bonfire ready to go for the circle but for your own ceremonies here are my suggestions:
If you have access to an open fire you can do this process and also let go of the self love jars for final transmutation. If you do this by emptying the content and recycling the glass jar, is something I leave up to you. You can also opt to dig a hole somewhere in nature and do it when you have the opportunity to get there. Otherwise, use water to let go of the contents and again recycle the jar.
In the other hand. The three pieces of paper we got from our New Moon can also be set on fire on Saturday. Only if it is safe for you to do so.
For this full moon our aim is to heal the world by liberating ourselves and the ones before us from the victimisation of women at the hands of ignorance, jealousy, cowardice, hunger for power and commoners. And honour their memories for the warriors that they were, and we carry with each one of us in this life time.
Remember make it your own. Add, adapt and follow your rhythm. For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
Hi guys!
How is life? Any fun times dealing with communications and technology lately? We have entered the last Mercury Retrograde of the year yesterday -13th October 2020- but you might have been feeling some effects way before that and also way over the 4th of November when we should be free again of it's interesting influence. So, if that's the case, just take a deep breath, relax, have a laugh at the situation (please do!) and let's focus in the opportunities that Mercury creates for us.
The term retrograde comes from the Latin word "retrogradus", which literally means “backward step.”
As the name suggests, retrograde is when a planet appears to go backward in its orbit, as viewed from Earth but it is just an optical illusion. In reality it doesn't change direction... it just looks like it is.
As Mercury is the planet of communication and travelling or transport, during this perceived backward motion, the things the retrograding planet is associated with go a bit la la. That's why we have issues with relationships, misunderstandings, technology, contracts, arguments, etc... some of them are to challenge ourselves, to reveal some truths, to help us reflect on our reactions and some of them are just there so the Gods might have a laugh at our expense.
So it is Mercury Retrograde a shitty time of the year? Well, all depends how you look at it and the perspective from your view point. But the harsh side effects of this transit are generally things that are meant to happen for the better.
It's a way to force us to review, recheck, reevaluate and revisit. Given that Mercury retrograde is not a time to start something new, it makes sense that we should slow down and recalibrate our lives. So here are some benefits of this amazing time ahead of us:
As this fantastic year we are living has already brought us so much introspection and give us ways (that we didn't even thought were possible!) to nurture our inner worlds, the next few weeks are going to be the perfect little topping for this beautiful life we get to experience.
Here is the "usual" pre ceremony you can use before doing your exercise. Light some candles, get a comfy blancket, create a space and mood that feels safe and comfortable. It's Me Time guys>
You can use the Shamanic Drumming Journey (15 minutes) from Martin Duffy (Shamanism Ireland) for the "pre" ceremony phase of the evening. You can have a little meditation or reflection time. Just some quiet time for you. If you are working on certain things that you want to let go use them as offerings:
a) We are going to transmute anything that’s going on with us at the moment... frustrations, fears, worries, etc... or things that we are working on.
b) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the things you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life) or just let go. In a way, the things that you need to get rid of or moderate.
Eg. I give away/let go my need to control, I give away/let go my need to please others, etc..
Your paper "must" include at the end of the page:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
This is a must :)
c) Then read your paper and if you need add/change anything you want and once you are ready, you will burn the paper.
You might need to adapt this slightly but in a nutshell I would suggest you to say from your heart:
"I love you, I forgive you, I release you and I let you go".
And in that same process we:
"I love myself, I forgive myself, I release myself and I let this situation/habit/person... go".
Other variation could be:
”I love you, I forgive you, I forgive myself, I release you and I let you go”
Remember that any process of change starts within guys! We work on ourselves, so our self-expression changes = the world around us.
So yes Mercury Retrograde is not for the faint-hearted. Be ready, for things from the past to come back. But do not rush into conclusions. Not all shiny things are made of gold my lovelies. So take your time, explore and give yourself the chance to make the best decision you can possibly make. It's time to align:
These 5 questions came to me on the last Full Moon out of doing some inner work and working with my runes. And it is a mind blowing exercise. So before you start asking yourself these questions... make a nice cuppa... light the fire... play some music... and get ready to amaze yourself. Because I would be very surprised if you don't find discrepancies in different areas of your life. And as much as this might sound scary. Facing these questions, help us bring our life to a new level of harmony and inner peace. So go for it!
And here is where our beautiful New Moon in Libra comes to play.
New moons are about new beginnings, yet our Mercury Retrograde is telling us not to start new things. What a contradiction, right?... maybe?...
This new beginning can be a new push and new way to solve an issue or a situation we already had. It is going to require extra work and we might need a bit of that downtime to recharge from the effort. But with the intention of finding harmony and balance in our lives (New Moon is in the sign of Libra) I invite you to take some Me Time to self reflect on those 5 big questions for 3 different aspects of your life. Then compared the answers against each other. Ideally, what we want, need, have and accept would be the same. Ideally... but we want to dig some dirt here guys... so don't go easy on yourselves, and challenge your beliefs.
You deserve all the stars in the Universe my dears, so don't settle for breadcrumbs.
Now... questions 3 and 4 are kind of the same question... but done from different perspectives. Let me use an example:
There is no issue with the want, need and what for. But what we have and accept is a contradiction and doesn't serve us. And in some cases can be the result of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Where we believe that certain realities are out of our reach. There is no better time, that this time, right here... right now, to confront them. Yet it is time to reflect and bring these issues to surface. But try not to rush into quick decisions or actions. We will spend the next few days or weeks letting settle the dust so we can see more clear which way to go. And questioning our perspectives and answers to the questions. To see if they are written from our ego... or from our true self.
So, I told you this month was going to be fun, right? Well, fun it is for sure, lol
Ready?
Your life is your greatest masterpiece so make it awesome!
Note: This time, to connect each other in support and to magnify the intention and energy I'll be creating a separate offering for the group.
So let's the magic begin!
Remember make it your own. Add, adapt and follow your rhythm. For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
Hi guys!
And hello October!! What a month we have ahead my lovelies. Two full moons and a new moon ceremony all in the same month. Yep... three ceremonies in October!!
I must confess that in this new 6 month cycle we have started, the energy, the inner work, the synchronicities and omens have been pretty intense. The last two ceremonies have been more than memorable. And when you have experiences like that, sometimes the expectations and the worry that the next one won't be "as good as" is always there in the back of your mind.
I was thinking over the weekend about what was going to be our next celebration and Saturday night I got that feeling that this full moon was time to just "be". So for this full moon we will create a Self Love Jar focusing in the gratitude of our journey. This is a simple but thoughtful process. You know the drill... the more you put into it... the more you'll get out of it. But here is the "usual" pre ceremony just in case you fancy a bit extra but gathering the elements will suffice for this full moon.
You can use the Shamanic Drumming Journey (15 minutes) from Martin Duffy (Shamanism Ireland) for the "pre" ceremony phase of the evening. You can have a little meditation or reflection time. Just some quiet time for you. If you are working on certain things that you want to let go use them as offerings:
a) We are going to transmute anything that’s going on with us at the moment... frustrations, fears, worries, etc... or things that we are working on.
b) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the things you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life) or just let go. In a way, the things that you need to get rid of or moderate.
Eg. I give away/let go my need to control, I give away/let go my need to please others, etc..
Your paper "must" include at the end of the page:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
This is a must :)
c) Then read your paper and if you need add/change anything you want and once you are ready, you will burn the paper.
You might need to adapt this slightly but in a nutshell I would suggest you to say from your heart:
"I love you, I forgive you, I release you and I let you go".
And in that same process we:
"I love myself, I forgive myself, I release myself and I let this situation/habit/person... go".
Other variation could be:
”I love you, I forgive you, I forgive myself, I release you and I let you go”
Remember that any process of change starts within guys! We work on ourselves, so our self-expression changes = the world around us.
Note: This time, to connect each other in support and to magnify the intention and energy I'll be creating a separate offering for the group.
So let's the magic begin!
The pre ceremony is going to be collecting the items for your jar as there might be a bit more involved than expected and tricky logistics for some of us to get all the bits. Here are the basics:
And here the fun begins because now is time to collect your bits. This whole exercise is about intention and meaning: the meaning that you can associate to certain items, elements or ingredients and the intention you give them. Overall is the representation that every element has for you. So the following list are suggestions but you can go as wild as you want and there is no right or wrong here. I would only advice to use elements that can be disposed.
Suggestions:
Little by little you can collect all your bits. Write a list of things you would like to express to yourself and you can write them on the leaves and add them to the jar or use some ingredients that might represent them. Be creative and have fun with this part. On our full moon we will add them to the jar and once they are all in you can add 3 spoons of honey. Close the lid and seal the jar with the wax of the candle. Be gentle with this part and please ensure that you take no risks to set anything on fire. Safety first.
Once the jar is sealed you will leave the jar outside for the full moon to charge and get her blessings.
Suggestion: You can also write on the jar with a marker. Write your name or "I am" and even decorate the jar if you feel like it.
We are going to keep the jar until the next full moon to keep us inspired and recharge our love for who we are, who we were and who are we becoming.
For some self love inspiration: Poem - The Path to Saggyness
Remember make it your own. Add, adapt and follow your rhythm. For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
Happy New Moon guys!
I'm not sure about you. But I feel like starting a new cycle. Like a New Year celebration without the crackers, the champaign or the turkey. But still a milestore that just happened to be located in a random date of this rather random year 2020.
So I wanted to start this new cycle with something special and a bit different. And this is what came to us: a beautiful shamanic ceremony called "despacho".
In Peru (as well as in parts of Bolivia and Ecuador), there’s an ancient ceremony called the “Despacho.” The word means “sending a message or care package” in Spanish and it’s an act of love that reminds us of the interconnectedness shared between all beings, elements, spirits, and sacred places. Despachos provide us with the opportunity to momentarily return to the essential unity with all that exists, with the living energy (Kawsay Pacha) of the Universe.
Among the Quechua Indians, the despacho ceremony is the centerpiece of their spiritual and ritualistic heritage. When the locals go to see a Shaman, whether they go in search of better health, a more loving relationship, or healing from grief, the first thing often done is a despacho.
Despacho rituals are designed to align, balance and harmonize the three levels of consciousness: Yankay (the physical universe), Yachay (the spirit or wisdom center), and Munay (the feeling or heart center). In building your own bundle or despacho, you are bringing all aspects of your consciousness into the process. You are entering an altered state of consciousness that is alignment with all these energy centers.
There are multitude of different despachos, like the “Inti/Chaska Despacho” (sun), “Aya Despacho” (soul guiding), and the “Cuti Despacho” (negative energy repellent) to name a few. While all despachos share similar elements, they are designed differently according to the intention of the person.
Once again, the power behind this ceremony and the most important ingredient is intent. As with any offering, having a special inner connection with each component of the despacho is what allows our emotional center to align with everything else. It has to be meaningful to you. But also keeping in mind that whatever ingredients you use... will be released into the elements.
Trying to choose what we include in the despacho might sound a bit daunting but I'm sharing with you in a minute some ideas I gather around the net. The important thing is to ask yourself: “Does this item increase my gratitude towards existence in this moment or not?” If it doesn’t, I move on to another item.
You can give them symbolic meaning, for example, sugar might represent an appreciation of the “sweetness of life" and flower "beauty and harmony".
Note: you can choose to use the 3,6,9 pattern or create a little mandala in your center square.
Once you have filled the despacho with your prayers and vision for yourself and the Earth, fold the bundle into the shape of a gift; left to right, right to left; then bottom up and top down. Tie it with a white cord or ribbon and add one “Qintu” (see below) for any “forgotten prayers.”
Ingredient suggestions and their representations:
Now feed your prayers with a handful of what sustains you:
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And then add a few more pinches of “sweetness”:
When you have placed all your items in the despacho, the corners of the large paper are then folded over the contents so that they all overlap at the center to form a smaller square. Tie the despacho without flipping it over so that all the prayers are sustained.
Then you can adorn your despacho with ribbons or other decorative elements, and then we will offer to Nature. You can do this by either:
If you burn it, do not look towards the flames until after the despacho has completely burned up. This symbolizes non-attachment to the outcome and release of all claim to that which has been given away.
Like any harmonious, balanced and thriving relationship, cultivating a deep connection with Spirit requires a healthy dose of giving. Always be generous with your offerings and abundant with your action towards Mother Nature.
At the end of your ceremony, the energy of intention that is captured and contained within the despacho is released back into the universe, where its message of reciprocity and gratitude can reach the most appropriate form of manifestation. The result is renewed harmony and balance in ordinary life.
May all our prayers be heard: "for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached".
Remember make it your own. Add, adapt and follow your rhythm. For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred space might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
Hi guys!
And hello September!! How are we keeping? Ready for another Full Moon Ceremony? I hope so because we are about to celebrate six months & twelve ceremonies since we started back with the full moon of April.
I started the circle also as a celebration of my rebirth as Elora and as a way to share 20 years of a mad and beautiful spiritual and personal journey, lessons and insights.
My aim is to empower you and support you in your journey with certain level of guidance but with the encouragement and flexibility to find your way and make your own journey. No expectations, no obligations, no requirements except that the circle is bound to create harm to yourself or others "for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached".
Back in April we were only a couple of people and even do I'm not promoting the circle publicly and has been completely closed and private for the majority of the six months, we are 12 beautiful souls making the world beautiful with a bit of magic. I have seen the changes in my life and changes in your life since we started. Just when the world went into lockdown shrinking in fear we have created new opportunities, relationships, business ventures, jobs, areas of interest, and use all that we were to be what we are to create a better version of ourselves and the beauty in our lives and the lives of others. All of this, is thanks to each one of you. It doesn't matter for how long you have been here, how many ceremonies have you done... I'm thankful and blessed for having the opportunity to share, experience and grow with you. None of this would be possible without you. You are the circle.
And for that I'm forever grateful.
I have been thinking a lot about this ceremony (not the best idea! lol) but as I sat down to write this, and after losing my first article into the ether of the internet, I still don't know the ceremony. But as always I leave it to my guides to bring the words and ideas that need to flow.
Back in April in that first ceremony we started taking baby steps and using a simple process of transmutation: letting go to create the space (a womb, the void...) to bring new things and experiences to our lives.
This is the first transmutation we did
1) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the thinks you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life). In a way the things that you need to get rid of or moderate (you will burn this paper).
Eg. I give away my need to control, I give away my need to please others, etc..2) Reflect on it and if some of them can be put into action/goal… write the action in a separate paper (you will keep this one) + the thing you want to replace the thing you are giving away:
E.g I bring trust into my life, I bring self love and healthy boundaries, etc...
Simple right? but from there we have built Kolams, use the 3,6,9 vibration that Tesla talked about, made moon water, pampered ourselves, made teas, we have burned candles, papers, made offerings and let go, accept, forgive and let go, let go, let go over and over again.
I'm not sure if you have ever considered why I don't use the term manifestation as the purpose of our ceremonies. But if you do, here is why.
Manifestation is a consequence of transmutation. Without the groundwork and the personal growth that we all deserve to invest in, the act of manifestation becomes an ego based exercise most of the time based in material stuff. Is like having sex without intimacy. Fun but boring after while, and usually something or someone pays the price of that relationship.
And here is the trick "someone or something pays the price" because to create anything we need a source, materials, ingredients, something we give as an offering. A sacrifice if you may.
My journey and path as a "baby" Dakini (as I like to call it) is to bring to you a new way of balance within you and the Universe, and eternal dance of intimacy and love within you and your life where transmutation becomes a manifestation in the feminine with respect and honour for all things. We raise our consciousness from the darkness of the womb, destruction of the ego and our attachment to pain and suffering.
We embrace the change and flow of life outside the stories we have been made to believe about who we are, what we do or can be. And we use all that bullshit to fuel our stoves and cook life as a Michelin star restaurant.
That's what we do with every candle, every word, every tear and every laugh we offer to the Moon.
On September 2nd, 2020 we have a Full Moon in Pisces. This is one of the positive Full Moons of the year because it is sextile Uranus in Taurus.
This is a highly feminine, receptive, and manifesting Full Moon – an opportunity to turn your brilliance into something real that can benefit the world in a tangible way.
You will be especially influenced by this Full Moon if you have planets or angles around 10° in Pisces, Virgo or Taurus.
Tomorrow night I'll be making a bonfire and make two important personal offerings to help us all connect and weave through the councious fabric of the Universe. The intention is clear: embrace the power within to be the change we want to see in the world. Integrating all the learnings of the last months and spending time to reflect on our achievements and in what we have and don't have any more in our lives. Identifying areas of improvements and accept that what it is there, is there for a reason. And we'll ask the moon for her bright light tomorrow night to help us find the path of learning, growth and happyness that we deserve.
We'll call upon our guides and power animals. To source itself. To guide our words, thoughts, feelings and steps towards a brighter path. Surrendering to the learnings necesaries to do so.
Tomorrow we will lit the fire again. The fire that we are and from there we will just sit in contemplation and gratitude for all that we have done. We will write it all down. And when we are done... we will give it back to the fire as an act of integration and acceptance that we are not who we were 6 months ago and that we are ready to evolve into a newer version of ourselves.
"For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached" (please add this to your papers).
On top of that, my suggestion is that you pick another element from another ceremony or your own. This is for you to add to this ceremony your own individual power within the collective. So use your creativity or go through past ceremonies. This is your thing ;)
Even do this is not in order I share with you the "usual" pre ceremony you can do beforehand. And please, as always, be mindful of lighting fire indoors or outdoors so please be safe and mindful.
You can use the Shamanic Drumming Journey (15 minutes) from Martin Duffy (Shamanism Ireland) for the "pre" ceremony phase of the evening. You can have a little meditation or reflection time. Just some quiet time for you. If you are working on certain things that you want to let go use them as offerings:
a) We are going to transmute anything that’s going on with us at the moment... frustrations, fears, worries, etc... or things that we are working on.
b) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the things you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life) or just let go. In a way, the things that you need to get rid of or moderate.
Eg. I give away/let go my need to control, I give away/let go my need to please others, etc..
Your paper "must" include at the end of the page:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
This is a must :)
c) Then read your paper and if you need add/change anything you want and once you are ready, you will burn the paper.
You might need to adapt this slightly but in a nutshell I would suggest you to say from your heart:
"I love you, I forgive you, I release you and I let you go".
And in that same process we:
"I love myself, I forgive myself, I release myself and I let this situation/habit/person... go".
Other variation could be:
”I love you, I forgive you, I forgive myself, I release you and I let you go”
Remember that any process of change starts within guys! We work on ourselves, so our self-expression changes = the world around us.
This month our element will be fire, and we will let the ashes be brushed away by the wind. Both, male energy elements to balance our beautiful New Moon female energy.
Remember make it your own. Add, adapt and follow your rhythm. For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
!Saludos desde España! Hello from Spain guys!
How's life? holidays? working? I'll be travelling on the new moon this time so to avoid last minute logistic issues (as it happened in the last full moon) I'm preparing this ceremony much earlier than usual. But as I'm writing this I know that I might not finish it in one go. So lets the flow begin!.
Lately, I have found myself wondering about my journey and how I live my life. And the Past has come back to the Present with the intention to create a new "possible" Future. And I can tell you, that I wasn't planning none of it.
I can also assure you that is bringing some challenging thoughts and emotions and I'm working on them, as the gift that they are. Even if they make me feel very uncomfortable at times. Through this process my focus is to be true to myself, and push my self limitations. So during the Lion's Gate (8th of August) I took the step to explore a relationship from the past, even do it feels risky, out of my reach and with the potential to create some emotional turmoil in my very happy beautiful life. When this opportunity landed on my doorstep, all I could think of was: Why would I risk my happy Universe to invite a potential source of "destruction"?. Why would I invite "change" in to my perfect world?. We both know that a new opportunity or situation is just a new experience. Neither good nor bad. But our fear, instinct of self-preservation and limiting beliefs can play amazing tricks. And even do, you know it in your head you need to make peace with your heart so your emotions doesn't sabotage the experience.
So the question is quite simple and reasonable: Why would I put my happiness in jeopardy. For one simple reason: my happiness has become my comfort zone.
Interesting? I hope so! I find it fascinating!. The reality is quite simple: there is no growth in a permanent status quo and happiness is a way of being; not a temporary emotion. Emotions come and go unless we create attachments and a sense of identity around them. The truth is that "you feel sad" but "sad" doesn't make you = "you are not sad". Yet, social conditioning designed to control the masses through disempowering makes believe, think and act accordingly. Nothing can "make you" unless you allow it, even past experiences.
The past is a subjective perception of our ego. We can choose to perceive ourselves like victims or victors without changing an event but the point of view = creating a different story of the "Self". This simple but complex concept give us the power to change the past and set us free. I would encourage you o explore it in your own terms at your own pace.
But I think we can all agree that only through freedom we can create a new bigger and better reality. And that is why is so important to heal the past. We have spent nearly six months doing a lot of release. It might even sound monotone. But we need to take showers and mop the floors in the same way we need to clean up our emotional and mental health. Is part of our self maintenance. And the reason why we meet here every New and Full moon.
For this Ceremony I want to change something: our Pre-Ceremony. But if you feel you need to follow the usual one, or make your own, or mix and match different aspects... go for it! This is your process, your path, your choice.
I have also cast an affirmation/spell which is something we haven't done before, so I hope you enjoy it. Our aim this New Moon is to channel the creative force of Leo to move through the past, acting in the present, creating a future that expresses our soul purpose and right to be "happy".
So what do you think if we just get on with it?.
You can use the Shamanic Drumming Journey (15 minutes) from Martin Duffy (Shamanism Ireland) or some inspiring music to suit your mood. So if you want to dance go for it. If you want to connect in a more meditative state you can use some relaxation music or even a guided meditation.
For this pre-ceremony we will claim our throne like the Lion King but from our female energy. Not as a consort but as the queens of our own Universe. So as a queen or king we will get ready to be crowned in a ceremony. We will do the same. We will bathe, dress and decorate our beauty with beautiful things that express our taste. So get ready to dress up ladies!
There is only one requirement: incorporate the color yellow in your clothe, makeup or flowers for your room. But go for any other ideas you might have. The yellow color, represents our will power and resinates with the Leo energy.
Take your time with this process, play some music, get ready at your own pace. Use scents, perfumes, incense, have a nice meal, tea or drink (but mind the alcohol during ceremonies... please) and just enjoy your own company or share this process with your loved ones.
Remember the regal presence of the lion. You are the lion. You are a queen and you are claiming your crown.
So, once you are ready we will initiate our ceremony. For this, we need 3 yellow candles. Each candle represents the Past, Present and Future. If you want to release and/or bring something into your life you can write it in the candle. But remember you need to transmute. So if you bring something, you need to let go of something else.
If you are unsure about what you are asking, the phrasing, etc... reach out. I'll be happy to help. But no matter what, you "must" include written in paper with your candles:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
Note: If you can use yellow paper, even better!
New moon affirmation/spell:
I accept and embrace my light, sharing it with the whole Universe, to be the change I want to see in the world.
I claim my power to be a living example of my soul expression as an act of love towards all living things and to be a guiding hand of the Mother, creator of all things.
I allow myself to connect with each moment without fear of the Past or anticipation of the Future, being a creator in the Present.
Right here, Right now I claim my crown as the creator that I am and I claim my new beginning in this new Moon with the guidance of Leo.
For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
Add on: you can use the vibration of a singing bowl or high vibration music as a background while you recite your affirmation/spell.
I hope you enjoy this process and make it your own. Add, adapt and follow your rhythm. For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle.
Feel free to share the love in the WhatsApp group or privately. But don't underestimate the power of gratitude and voicing your expression. Can move mountains.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred space might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
Hi guys!
I made it. Finished the "shed" project enough to pack few bits and pieces on it. Reorganised the majority of my paperwork at home. Got another big clearing done in the house and continue simplifying life while getting ready for my annual ritual to go to Spain.
Covid-19 has definitely made this annual experience more adventurous than ever. But we made it, even do sitting down to do this has taken much longer than expected. So, I'm now writing this to you sitting from a hammock in sunny north of Spain while my parents are telling me stories and I'm spending some time with them.
The last 48 hours have been very reflective about what I am, where I am going... while challenging some decisions and beliefs about myself and what I can and can not have in my life.
I'm really glad that you all enjoyed the last ceremony. It was real fun and as it is a bit late today, for once, we are going to go down to business today.
So for this Full Moon Ceremony I would like us to make something new ladies: we'll make Moon Water!!!. This is going to be fun and easy. And it is a way to close the water ceremony we started in the new moon. But this time, the water will be drank to help us heal and clear any toxicity due to our daily lives or the process of letting go. Makes sense?
For this ceremony we will use only one element: water, but we will have some fun with other bits ;) But before I share with you the "usual" pre ceremony.
You can use the Shamanic Drumming Journey (15 minutes) from Martin Duffy (Shamanism Ireland) for the "pre" ceremony phase of the evening. You can have a little meditation or reflection time. Just some quiet time for you. If you are working on certain things that you want to let go use them as offerings:
a) We are going to transmute anything that’s going on with us at the moment... frustrations, fears, worries, etc... or things that we are working on.
b) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the things you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life) or just let go. In a way, the things that you need to get rid of or moderate.
Eg. I give away/let go my need to control, I give away/let go my need to please others, etc..
Your paper "must" include at the end of the page:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
This is a must :)
c) Then read your paper and if you need add/change anything you want and once you are ready, you will burn the paper.
You might need to adapt this slightly but in a nutshell I would suggest you to say from your heart:
"I love you, I forgive you, I release you and I let you go".
And in that same process we:
"I love myself, I forgive myself, I release myself and I let this situation/habit/person... go".
Other variation could be:
”I love you, I forgive you, I forgive myself, I release you and I let you go”
Remember that any process of change starts within guys! We work on ourselves, so our self-expression changes = the world around us.
This month our element will be fire, and we will let the ashes be brushed away by the wind. Both, male energy elements to balance our beautiful New Moon female energy.
So, we need a jar or bottle to keep the water, and then we will give the water some love and let the moon make some magic. So here are the instructions guys:
Add on: you can use the vibration of a singing bowl or high vibration music to charge the water.
Remember make it your own. Add, adapt and follow your rhythm. For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
Check your moon in your time zone
Interesting read from Astro Butterfly: Mars Conjunct Chiron – The Spin Doctor and New Moon In Cancer – Inside The Fence
Hello guys!
Is time for another beautiful New Moon Ceremony!!! But before we start I have a little question: How is July treating you and how have you been since the last Full Moon?
I believe that some of you are having an eventful time right now with beautiful manifestations and syncronicities. I also believe that we all enjoyed sourcing and making the Kolams in the last ceremony. I'm sure we will get to make more in the future, but we have something slightly different today.
Even do I got the inspiration few days ago for the ceremony I have been trying to figure out in what way it was going to materialise. As I was very tired after taking the job of start building a shed on my own yesterday, I decided to go outside clear the table so I could writte this from the porche and take some time to pull some weeds from the veggie garden. No music, no talking... just the sound on nature, some cars on the road and the intention "to be present".
I pull weeds when I feel is necessary. I don't have a routine or consider the thought to have a pristine, weed free vegie patch that has nothing but soil. I let weeds grow a bit and then I pull them so the veggies have some company but are not sick of too much crowd.
Sun was shinning and temperature is just perfect to be outdoors for Irish starndards. So made a cuppa and started the destruction process. Some of the issues when growing from seeds in normal soil (not weed free) is timming. Things start to grow and to know what is a weed or what is something else is a raffle. You need to wait a bit to be able to see if what you thought it was a veggie is actually a weed.
In my case I have been getting seedlings from friends or from the shop so anything on the raised beds is completely define: if I haven't planted it, is a weed. Or is it?
Today I was seating in mi little step with my cuppa working away when I notice something different. Something I have seen before. So in the middle of my celeries I got a little surprise: a beautiful little lamb lettuce that has decided to invite itself. I was so please with the find! love lambs lettuce and it will be a beuatiful addition for the winter for some green leaf salads. So there I was happy as Larry with my litle treasure to then find that there lots of little lamb lettuces all over the raised bed. Jackpot!.
But here is the moral of the story: if I was pulling weeds 5 days ago I would have not been able to see the difference between the weeds and the lamb lettuce. In the same way there is a tomato plant, some type of squash/pumpkin and some other thing (not sure what it is!) that are now happily growing in my vegetable garden that at some point were potential weeds. It is all about timming and letting things evolve so you can see what you need to see once you learn to read the signs.
The other moral of the story is that one you spot a lambs lettuce, you then can see them everywhere they are. But for that you need to learn how they look, feel, taste... and for that, "you need to be around lambs lettuce' so you get to know them ;)
In the same way the more you spend time in a higher vibration you "train" yourself "to see" and what we usually call "attract good things". In reality we are not attracting things... we are just moving with things of a different vibration. And as we raise our conciousness the world we manifest becomes a manifestation of our soul and nature. In reality is a just a complex dance of energy.
I was smilling to myself through this "picking weeds" process and I was getting concious about time as I had to start writting this for you and while I was in Elora's happy could I got awackend by a different noise: the sound of a cricket.
I don't recall ever hearing a cricket here and I knew that sound was a calling to say: stop weeding, is time to write. I also knew that it was a meaningful encounter. So here is spiritual meaning of the cricket:
Cricket symbolism is a sign of exceptional luck. Furthermore, this spirit animal says that the things that you have been working toward and dreaming about are now possible. Therefore Cricket meaning directs you to stay open to guidance and messages so that you will know what you have to do. You may be guided to buy a lottery ticket, interview for a new job, or be in the right place at the right time. In other words, Cricket symbolism is letting you know that all things are possible right now. All you have to do is feel that you deserve it!
- Source: Spiritual Animal Totems
So for this New Moon Ceremony I would like us to thank the cricket for appering to us in this process and its guidance. To know that all is in divine timming. To know that we don't have to put preassure on ourselves because we think we should have, be or get done all this list of expectations, goals, ideas that most of the time are not coming from our soul expression but by an external source, society, ect...
We need time to see if what grows in the veggie garden is a weed or some amazing little treasure. And if what we believe is a treasure ends up being a weed. Don't be afraid to pull it and make compost with it so it can transmute into nutrients for the next veggies you are going to grow. Is not a failure to pull the weed. But it could be a mistake to let it grow to the point that takes over the garden and no more veggies can grow.
I'll let you reflect on that metaphor and situations in your own life.
In the last Full Moon Ceremony we tapped into the sacred vibration of 3,6,9 and as I said at the time and would like us to continue playing with it.
We have set intentions, goals, practice gratitude, embrace self love but we have done a lot of work in letting on. A lot of work.
We have used phisical items like notes to create a material representation of those things that no longer serve us and for this ceremony we are going to indulge that letting go in our physical bodies.
Don't worry, not blood or knifes are necessary!! lmao.
This ceremony has again two parts and we will be using two elements: fire + water. But before I share with you the "usual" pre ceremony.
You can use the Shamanic Drumming Journey (15 minutes) from Martin Duffy (Shamanism Ireland) for the "pre" ceremony phase of the evening. You can have a little meditation or reflection time. Just some quiet time for you. If you are working on certain things that you want to let go use them as offerings:
a) We are going to transmute anything that’s going on with us at the moment... frustrations, fears, worries, etc... or things that we are working on.
b) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the things you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life) or just let go. In a way, the things that you need to get rid of or moderate.
Eg. I give away/let go my need to control, I give away/let go my need to please others, etc..
Your paper "must" include at the end of the page:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
This is a must :)
c) Then read your paper and if you need add/change anything you want and once you are ready, you will burn the paper.
You might need to adapt this slightly but in a nutshell I would suggest you to say from your heart:
"I love you, I forgive you, I release you and I let you go".
And in that same process we:
"I love myself, I forgive myself, I release myself and I let this situation/habit/person... go".
Other variation could be:
”I love you, I forgive you, I forgive myself, I release you and I let you go”
Remember that any process of change starts within guys! We work on ourselves, so our self-expression changes = the world around us.
This month our element will be fire, and we will let the ashes be brushed away by the wind. Both, male energy elements to balance our beautiful New Moon female energy.
As I said this ceremony has two parts and we will be using two elements: fire + water.
We will cleanse our physical energy field with fire with the help of incense, sage, palo santo, candles and/or an actual bonfire.
We are going to apply the 3,6,9 rule so be ready for some imagination.
The concept behind this cleansing is to release any "toxins", "residus", "negativity" from our energy field. Basically the espace in direct contact with our physical body.
We will take a minute to think of all the things that we have been working on and letting go and set the intention to remove any cord or connection to our physical body that might be left. And we will ask the fire element to transmute this energies through the indigo blue flame.
We will use sage, incense or palo santo to cleanse us by passing the smoke around our body 3 times. Ideally we would like to be able to sit or let the smoke to raise through. So here is my suggestion:
Use 3,6 or 9 tealight candles making a circle. In the center of the circle lit 3,6 or 9 sticks of incense, sage or palo santo (or one of each). Stand in the center of the circle letting the smoke surround you. Stand for 3,6 or 9 minutes while you focus your intention to leting go. Visualised and Indigo Blue Flame raising from below your feet and going through your body.
... [for the good of all caoncerned and with no strings attached].
We will cleanse our physical energy field with water that we will charge with the new moon energy and some little bits. This water will then be used for the next 3 days as part of our daily washing routine.
So let's get on with the details!
In a bowl add 3 glasses (some type of mesure) of water (from a fountain, well or rain water ideally if possible). We will then add 3,6,9 elements to it: flowers, herbs, crystals, spices, pinch of salt, drops of essential oils or anything else that migh come to you.
Note: Do not mix crystals with salt as it could damage the stones. Even do salt is a powerful cleanser it should never be used to cleanse crystals.
We will then leave the bowl outside or near a window for the Moon energy to do its magic. Next day in the morning we will use 1/3 of the water and rub our body with it. And then shower as usual. You can also added to a bath. But you must shower after and set the intention for the water to wash away anything that does not longer serve you.
... [for the good of all caoncerned and with no strings attached].
Add on: you can use the vibration of a siging bowl or high vibration music to charge the water.
Remember make it your own. Add, adapt and follow your rhythm. For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle. And remember to thank the spirit of the cricket!
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
Check your moon in your time zone
Interesting read from Astro Butterfly: The Astrology Of July 2020 – Back To Normal?
Hello superheroes!
How is your journey going? Ready for some "me time"? I hope you are, because we are ready to celebrate the July's full moon known as the Buck Moon or Thunder Moon. We also have a lunar eclipse, and we still have Mercury in Retrograde until the 12th. So plenty of fun for all.
The level of manifestation since last full moon ceremony it has been quite spectacular in my world. Nearly to the point of being uncomfortably amazing. And most of these manifestations gathered around the last new moon. From getting the extra days off I needed this month to wrap up the transmutation of The Haven, to get country temporary mobility in my day job or to change the name of my job title away from "guru". These are just "some" realities I really wanted or needed to have in my life for personal reasons but their implementation affects a lot of people and that's the reason we always focus our manifestation "for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached". The last one do (about not being a "guru" any more) it's a freak manifestation.
Back in March/April I was going through some challenges with very low vibrations which required a lot of energy to shift. To step out of getting sucked into someone else's drama or go into war mode I had to refrain my priorities and my thinking process to channel my emotions in the right direction (the best one for me). So I took a couple of days off to gather distance and perspective from a higher view point. Basically, stepping out of a toxic environment to detox, gather strength and then be able to go into a "battle" of love and detachment = "not my circus not my monkeys" as the polish proverb says ("nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy").
So to train and keep myself in check I wrote a small list of statements or affirmations that I had next to my computer, so I could read it every day. First one in the list was: "I'm a Dakini not a Guru", as a reminder of my higher purpose. So every day I would read my list from top to bottom like a little mantra. Not towards others but towards myself. But in that process a freak occurrence happened and is that 3 months later I was told that my day job title would not be "guru" any more. The reason why I'm sharing this with you is that to create magick you first need to see it first. And that's an art in itself. And takes time, patience, observation and self reflection. Is not a quick fix, or something you can do in a rush and the reason why our "me time" and moon ceremonies are so important. They keep us in check and keep our vibration high.
So, time for the next story...
I need music nearly as much as I need food to survive. And a week without new songs is a week without flow. Last week I came across a beautiful song from Cat Power called "3, 6, 9". I shared it with a friend who then asked me about the meaning of the lyrics. Read the words few times and it was more clear to me that it was about an abusive relationship but the "3, 6, 9" made no sense. Elora being Elora decided to investigate with Mr Google to see if there was any meaning for this "3, 6, 9" malarkey. What I wasn't expecting was a to find a quote from Nicola Tesla:
"If you only knew the magnificence of the 3, 6 and 9, then you would have a key to the universe"
– Nikola Tesla
This is a very interesting article and an extract from a telegram from July 11th 1935: Why did Tesla say that 3,6,9 was the key to the universe?
In Magick, we always use the power on 3 to make a spell or from the perspective of NLP we would repeat a statement 3 times. Even in Reiki you will repeat a symbol in multiples of 3's. In the Christian religion the Trinity (Latin: Trinitas, lit. 'triad', from Latin: trinus "threefold") holds that God is one God, but manifests in 3 elements: the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit.
In Hinduism, the Trimūrti (/trɪˈmʊərti/; Sanskrit: त्रिमूर्ति trimūrti, "three forms") is the triple deity of supreme divinity that represent the functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction (Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer). Personally I prefer this interpretation of the mystery of existence but it is not the only one as you can see.
In a more mathematical or scientific way, the 3,6,9 represents energy/field/consciousness, which equates in to electricity/magnetism/consciousness.
You can find a lot of stuff online about the "3,6,9 manifestation" so invite you to explore on your terms if this is something that resonates with you. But I recommend these two articles in Quora if you are interested in the mathematical and numerology meaning of these numbers:
Some of you know that I use a personal type of drawing as a spiritual practice. Started in my early teens as a way to switch off from listening to my teachers but took me years to be able to keep up and draw larger areas but also to understand what was all about. My drawings are a way to weave energy at a vibration, creating the fabric of the Universe. And it follows some universal rules that help us raise our consciousness and can be an act of creation, destruction and/or transmutation.
It has been a challenge to be able to move my drawings into a digital format and I won't bore you with the technicalities of the process but let's say that it has taken years to find a reasonable solution. 24th (2+4=6) of June (Saint John's Day) I heard the song "3,6,9" while I was researching to get a graphic tablet that I could use (as a non-graphic designer) to do my drawings. I manage to get the last tablet in the store at 6 minutes to 6pm and 3 days later I was doing my first digital drawing with this tablet that cost me 369EUR. 9 days later will be the 6th of July. The day I thought we were doing our moon ceremony for some reason.
So much fun, isn't it?
So, let's bring all this back into our practice. With the lunar eclipse we will gather more momentum once the eclipse is over. Personally, I will suggest splitting the ceremony in two days: one today (5th of July) and the next one tomorrow (6th of July). But do whatever feels right for you.
But here is my suggestion:
This Full Moon is all about closing the chapter. She is ready to move on from all the challenges in the last month. If you are closing chapters, she is ready to help you close the door while you learn from your past and don't repeat the same pattern. Is time to let go.
And for this Full Moon we are going to do something completely different that you can also share and create with friends an family now that covid restructions are a bit more relaxed. We are going to create a special mandala and offered to the wind. No fire this time, but remember that wind fuels the fire and we are still working with a male energy element.
"A Kolam is a symbol of invitation. Traditionally kolams were created using flour to invite small creatures such as birds to eat it, thus welcoming other beings into one's home and everyday life. A daily tribute to harmonious co-existence. The Kolams are symbols for prosperity and wealth, warding off evil spirits who can not enter the complex geometric designs."
- Source: KAPUNDA HIGH ART AND DESIGN
You can use a geometric design, or not and use other edible elements like seeds fruit, etc... but I'm going to ask you for one simple rule: introduce the 3,6,9 into it and use your imagination. No rules. Just go with it and invite your loved ones.
You can do this in a plate, slate, tray and when you are ready offered to the wind to bring it were is necessary and to nurture any create that might need it.
We are going to leave this offering for 3 days outdoors or until is all gone. Can be as big or as small as you want but have: 3, 6 and 9 identical elements. If this is too complex for your setting have 3 grains of rice, 6 lentils, 9 raisens.... whatever you have is handy. If food is a no no for whatever reason use sand and pebbles. Just keep the sequence and or multiples of 3,6,9.
Intention: We are closing chapters. And this offering is a way to let go of attachment, be worried of making mistakes and embracing the futility of life for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached. You can incorporate de usual Pre Ceremony but you can just have fun playing.
Suggestion: if you are going to work alone and with an affirmation like "I accept abundance in my life" I would suggest you repeat it like a mantra while you create your Kolam. 3 times with each element you add to it. And you'll end up the process repeating 3 times:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
Note: We will build the Kolam today and put outside tomorrow 6th of July.
We are going to continue working with the 3,6,9 in our next ceremony and maybe a bit longer than that. I haven't been told yet what's the story with this. And I hope you enjoy it and that are happy to bring a new element to your practice: The Power of Three.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
Check your moon in your time zone
Interesting read from Astro Butterfly: What’s Going On At The Moment – Eclipses And Retrogrades
Hello guys!
How have you been? Interesting times, aren't they? The last few weeks have been packed with a lot of turmoil in the world but in the scheme of what is 2020, it only adds another dimension to this year. And I think that between amazing and shocking, we have a good rainbow of possible adjectives to describe the first 6 months of this unique year we are living.
A lot of people are seen 2020 as a disaster. Other as an opportunity. Others as a blessing or a pain in the arse, or nuisance or, or, or, or... But I think that we all agree that things won't be the same. And things "changed".
"Change" tends to get a bad reputation and something to be avoided for most of us. Control and stable is good... but change and unknown is a no-no. And this year is giving us a triple dose of: "What the f*** is going on?". Crisis, chaos, destruction, death, fear, the lot...
"But change is the only constant in life" and that is the real and only truth.
Everything is in continuos motion. But if you need a change of direction... if something needs to stop and something else appear... crisis is necessary.
Yes, we have heard that before, haven't we?. You want to get a boyfriend. And you get it, but he is boring and lazy after a couple of months. You want a new car and you get it, but you need to work overtime to pay for the taxes or breakdown every couple of months.
We want lo let go of certain people, situations or things in our lives... and we do... and we create so much space that we feel lost and with a life that feels empty. AKA: The Crisis.
But the crisis is just a transition. And transition is a completely natural process. So it is ok to feel whatever we feel when we feel it. What it is not ok is to think that other things have the power and ownership of our happiness and joy. So if we get what we want or get rid of what we don't, then and only then we will be happy.
John fisher described the process of transition in this simple curve:
To understand this process is a powerful tool, that I'm pretty sure you can relate to as you are human. The more you understand this process, your emotions and how change happens, the easiest is to go through this journey.
Yes, you will go through this process. You like it or not. But they key is how long you stay in each step of the way. Not avoiding it. Sometimes we can get stuck in one of them and make that step our vision of the world and life.
Everything has a purpose. Everything. And everything has a process.
We can't always feel happy and it can't always be light... but I can't always be dark either. All is as it needs to be. Because there is a process... for everything. And as we are in our "quest" I thought it was important to bring some light into the process, emotions and stages of this transition.
But for this new moon we have a couple of amazing things happening: A summer Solstice + Sun eclipse. That's all. lol
This New Moon is not only ready for new beginnings but for bold new beginnings. Is ready to take a step further in that dream or that project or that goal in your candle. Is ready to burn down to ashes to raise as a Phoenix. Bigger and better than never before. Is ready to bring light and help us with the clarity that sometimes we miss. So it is time to light the light within!!
You can use the Shamanic Drumming Journey (15 minutes) from Martin Duffy (Shamanism Ireland) for the "pre" ceremony phase of the evening. You can have a little meditation or reflection time. Just some quiet time for you. If you are working on certain things that you want to let go use them as offerings:
a) We are going to transmute anything that’s going on with us at the moment... frustrations, fears, worries, etc... or things that we are working on.
b) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the things you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life) or just let go. In a way, the things that you need to get rid of or moderate.
Eg. I give away/let go my need to control, I give away/let go my need to please others, etc..
Your paper "must" include at the end of the page:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
This is a must :)
c) Then read your paper and if you need add/change anything you want and once you are ready, you will burn the paper.
You might need to adapt this slightly but in a nutshell I would suggest you to say from your heart:
"I love you, I forgive you, I release you and I let you go".
And in that same process we:
"I love myself, I forgive myself, I release myself and I let this situation/habit/person... go".
Other variation could be:
”I love you, I forgive you, I forgive myself, I release you and I let you go”
Remember that any process of change starts within guys! We work on ourselves, so our self-expression changes = the world around us.
This month our element will be fire, and we will let the ashes be brushed away by the wind. Both, male energy elements to balance our beautiful New Moon female energy.
For this ceremony we are going to create an Altar of Light to celebrate the Solstice with candles, flowers, crystals... but candles. Lost of candles!
Sunday is also the day of the Sun and the shortest night of the year and with this Altar of Light we will celebrate the light within us and the world around us. This is a ceremony of praise and recognition. Basically: GRATITUDE.
1) We will use candles, flowers, ribbons, crystals... anything you can think of to decorate the altar. Always keep precautions to ensure safety when you light them please.
2) If you still have your candle from the last ceremony, you can add it to the altar.
3) Lighting the candles
We will start by lighting our candle from the last ceremony (if any left) but before you do I need you to commit to a step forward towards your dream/goal. As small or big as you want but needs to happen within the next 24 hours.
4) We then write in a piece of paper (or reflect) all the beauty and great things about yourself. And I want a pretty good sales pitch here! Don't play coy or humble. This is a ceremony of light not grey! lol so channel the spirit of the peacock if necessary, but it is time to show your "shine".
5) Then write about things outside you that you are grateful for, people, experiences, the smell of roses in garden, the food you had for lunch... anything and everything. Go for it!.
6) The challenge: "see the light in the dark".
This is optional. But if you want to push things a bit further... find the good in the bad. And for that I would like you listen to a Story for Life. The Story of the Farmer. If you feel ready, write about the blessings of a negative experience or situation and bring some light into it. As I said. This is optional.
We won't burn these blessings and reflections of gratitude, but we will keep them. Remember that we are in our heroe journey. Getting out of our comfort zone and in days when we might need some light we will be able to go back to these pages and notes. Use colors, drawings, bullet points, charts... whatever you fancy! And have fun :)
If you have the opportunity to light a fire, do. If a bonfire.... even better! And burn down the paper with all the things you want to let go. I'll be lighting a big bonfire for the circle. In spirit, you can tap into it to make your offering.
Remember make it your own. Add, adapt and follow your rhythm. For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
I hope you enjoy it and have fun making the altar! Use your imagination and creativity. Play!.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
Check your moon in your time zone
Interesting read from Astro Butterfly: The Astrology Of June 2020 – Solar Eclipse In Cancer
Hello guys!
The Strawberry Full moon is nearly here, and we have some homework to do!. We won't go on, on how quickly time goes, etc... because we all agree that our "every couple of weeks" ceremonies seem to happen sooner than we think and time is really flying. I'm also delighted to see how you guys are making this ceremonies part of your life, your "me time" or an exercise of reflection and self-care. You are truly awesome!.
Before we go into the nitty-gritty detail of this full moon I just wanted to say that it's great to link up outside the circle and in between ceremonies so feel free to reach out if you want to clarify processes, clear doubts, write your affirmations, etc... You can also use this post to ask some questions and I'll do the best to get back to you within a couple of days.
For the last New Moon Ceremony I had some ideas about what we were going to do, but as this process is unique every time I write it (and I channel the instructions) what I thought we were going to do, and what we did, were two different things. I need to have a serious chat with my spirit guides to see if we can get a bit more time to plan. And as I'm writing this I feel them looking down at me having a great laugh. So not sure if this is going to happen soon guys. But I'll keep negotiating! lol.
The challenge of this new moon is this: we will open ourselves to let go of the idea of who we should be and how life should be. That's all. - New Moon Ceremony: 22nd May 2020
"This Full Moon / Lunar Eclipse is square Mars, so it triggers the Sun-Mars square. The Mars cycle is a metaphor for the hero’s journey. This first Sun-Mars square (which occurs on June 5th, 2020) is when the hero leaves the “familiar world” and crosses the threshold to the “unknown world”. This phase of the Mars cycle is when the hero is the most vulnerable. This is the Victim state of the Hero. Later in the Mars cycle, when we have the Sun-Mars opposition (on October 13th, 2020) the hero will have to confront the villain. That’s why right now, at the time of the 1st square, we’d better get ready. It’s time to draw on our resources, find a mentor, and ask for help. Which internal resources can you capitalize on to get ready for the “battle”? Which skills do you still need to master? The Full Moon / Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius is a great time to see where you’re at and make an inventory of your assets."
And the hero is no hero because he wins a battle but because is ok with the consequences of his/her actions. Because he/she dares to question the status-quo and change the world by changing his/herself. Because is better to have the opportunity to flourish than to make our existence and purpose in life meaningless just to tick a box to fit social expectations. Do you want to live your life to the fullest? Well, this is how.
In this process we might need to break some eggs, or burn some omelettes but as Thomas A. Edison said:
“I didn't fail 1000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1000 steps.” - Thomas A. Edison
So let's take the steps. Let's plant that seed, feed that seed, care for that little plant already growing... it doesn't matter at what stage you are, is time to jump guys.
You can use the Shamanic Drumming Journey (15 minutes) from Martin Duffy (Shamanism Ireland) for the "pre" ceremony phase of the evening. You can have a little meditation or reflection time. Just some quiet time for you. If you are working on certain things that you want to let go use them to fuel your dream:
a) We are going to transmute anything that’s going on with us at the moment... frustrations, fears, worries, etc... or things that we are working on.
b) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the things you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life) or just let go. In a way, the things that you need to get rid of or moderate.
Eg. I give away/let go my need to control, I give away/let go my need to please others, etc..
Your paper "must" include at the end of the page:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
This is a must :)
c) Then read your paper and if you need add/change anything you want and once you are ready, you will burn the paper.
And you might need to adapt this slightly but in a nutshell I would suggest you to say from your heart:
"I love you, I forgive you, I release you and I let you go".
And in that same process we:
"I love myself, I forgive myself, I release myself and I let this situation/habit/person... go".
Other variation could be:
”I love you, I forgive you, I forgive myself, I release you and I let you go”
Remember that any process of change starts within guys! We work on ourselves, so our self-expression changes = the world around us.
I'll let you decide this month what element you want to use to clear the ashes: the wind (male), water (female) or earth (female)... but please be sensible while burning and letting go of the ashes. Safety always first ;)
So the process of this ceremony is going to be quite simple, and we are going to need one candle. Preferably a long candle not a tea light.
1) We will use a needle or pen or something sharp (but safe! Do not do silly things and cut yourself!) to write in the candle.
2) We will ask the candle to show us the light to see the path, resources and choices we need for this journey ahead. You are the light. But the candle will be your reflection.
3) You can write in the candle itself a question, a dream, a goal but I need you to go big and lotto numbers do not apply here ;)
4) Until the next New Moon you will sit and light your candle until is all gone to meditate/write/work on the resources you need, your strategy, plans, changes, dream etc... I would suggest you do this daily even if it is just for few minutes or you just light the candle for two seconds. This will fuel your energy and your goal.
5) Make this process something enjoyable, burn some incense, play some music (if you haven't done it already) and let the "light" inspire you and show you what you don't yet see. I would personally add some strawberries or something yummy for the craic ;)
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle.
Hopefully I give you enough options and scenarios to accommodate your personal situation and is simple enough to follow. Remember this is about you and finding your expression while we work as a group. Probably what I love the most about the way this process has unfolded.
I hope you enjoy it and have fun tomorrow, even with the things that might make you uncomfortable or sad or scare you... they are just things, emotions, moments... and you are much, much, much bigger than that. You are a whole Universe!.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
Check your moon in your time zone
Interesting read from Astro Butterfly: New Moon In Gemini – 1001 Nights
Hello guys!
Amazing how quick time goes, right? It only seems few days ago that we were doing our last full moon ceremony and here we are again, getting ready to set up some intentions and play with the beautiful energy of the moon.
New moons are magic new beginnings full of potential and opportunity but also a good time to reflect. You know by now that I have been on a "gardener" mood for a while. Trying to make my environment easier to manage, prettier and more fun. Around three months ago I started to tackle a raised bed that was built around five or six years ago and went wild... overgrown and a little nightmare to handle. I first cleared all the vegetation. I used every tool I had and finally managed to make it look "tidy". But I knew that if I wanted to use the raised bed and bring some life into it again I had to go a bit deeper. And the digging began!.
It took days and weeks to get it cleared of roots. The ground was so packed of them that there was no room for anything else on it. There was no point to plant anything. Nothing would grow. I needed to create room for new "opportunities" aka: vegetables ;)
I know you are a smart bunch and by now you have me half figured out. So I think you are guessing where I'm coming from and where I'm going...
We talked before about how the full moon represents more male energy and the new moon female energy. But for a second, let's leave the moon and let's go back to primary school and talk about bees and flowers. So, boys and girls have different bodies and they complement each other (from a physiology perspective) in order to create life. The male genitals manifest and express outwardly but the female inwards. The male is the seed. The female the fertile ground for the seed to grow. Full moon. New moon.
So tomorrow night we will have a new moon. And like that fertile ground ready to receive and nurture that seed. That female energy is ready to accept and nurture your intentions, ideas, dreams, adventures... new beginnings. It doesn't matter how big or small it is. Never underestimate the power of a seed.
But we also know, that to get to the point of having a wonderful rich and fertile ground ready to be cultivated, we also need to clear the weeds and sometimes dig some deep roots that have been there for a long, long time.
In our ceremonies we bring new things into our lives through conscious intention and repetition. But we also let go of "things" that no longer serve us. With the purpose to create room for the new to come. This is what "healing" is about guys. And not always gets done in an instant. Sometime when we think is cleared and "tidy" we find roots and stones and things we never saw before and didn't realise where there. That's all the fun!.
And remember: there is no healing if we are not ready to let go of attachment.
We are so conditioned to live in a low male energy vibration that "control" rules our lives, and we perceive the void of the female energy as a very scary place: the magic of the unknown. But that control over what happens, how, when, with whom, etc... makes us vibrate at a different sync than the rest of Nature. We want things to stay as they are. Sometimes even if they are a disaster! But as long as things are, as they are... we are in control... we are safe... we understand... we ARE.
But you and me know, that things change. And that we see the beauty of a seed coming out of the ground. But don't see the beauty in that plant or tree going back into the ground. Reaching that point on its journey were offers a last flower or fruit or a beautiful scent able to nurture our soul through our senses.
In our last ceremony we did a little ritual with a flower, remember? It was beautiful. It was radiant, fresh, vibrant... but time went by and everyday we looked at that flower for what it was and now what it is. What once "was" but will never be again. Without an option to "be". Just "to be" right now, right here as it is.
Our flower was full of devotion and admiration. Now, fifteen days later, she has changed and instead of appreciating those changes of this new way of being that kept changing every day we saw the flower for what it was not any more.
How we perceive the world is the same as how we perceive the transformation of that flower. And understand that there is a moment for everything, and we need to let go of what the flower once was in order to appreciate what is becoming. Even if it is going to disappear into thin air. We need to let her go in order to celebrate her whole existence. Basically we move into the flow and let go of a "control" mindset.
For this new moon I invite you to look into the void and open yourself to see the beauty in the process of transmutation without judgement. Sit down with your flower and reflect upon her journey and how every day changed. And it was ok. And it is ok. Because it is ok to become something else, even if we don't know what it is or what it was expected or even planned. Because at the end of the day... that flower... is YOU.
I know I'm making you think and reflect. But also know that little by little and in your own way you are integrating some of the ideas we talk about. And that's all that matters.
I'm going to leave it like this for today. I hope you enjoy it. Have fun! Ask any questions you might have and make it your own. You are the magick. I just give you the canvas.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
Check your moon in your time zone
Interesting read from Astro Butterfly: Astrology of May 2020 – Venus Retrograde and North Node In Gemini
Here we are again guys! This is our second full moon in this circle!!. Since that first full moon in early April. We have welcomed new people to the Whatsapp group and started to share and sync. I have worked with some of you privately and started to test some ideas and discuss some of my plans medium term. As you know, I haven't launched the website yet and I'm taking time to experience and learn. And I'm really grateful to have you all here to support me while I support you through this process.
In the last 3 ceremonies we have added different elements, tried new things while you learn to make your own practice and what feels right for you. So I try to give you enough... but not too much guideline that becomes a chore and you need a printed to do list instead of getting moved by the flow of the moon. And that is all I want for you. And my purpose is to nurture your individuality while being part of a group. So I hope I can transmit that.
Not sure if you recall this, but in our last Full Moon I mentioned that "we work with our male energy in a Full Moon" and with our female energy in a New Moon. So, again, we will be tapping into that gorgeous frequency to help us move mountains if necessary. Because everything is impossible as it is done... so I say... let's fucking do it. Let other worry about if it is possible or not. While they are busy arguing... you can just change the world!.
So for this May or "Flower" Full Moon in Scorpio we are going to work on our senses! Are we ready?!
So, as the logistics of this lockdown or "cocooning" (as the Irish government tried to rebrand without much success) can make logistics a bit challenging. We might need to use our imagination a bit.
So, some of you do a little meditation, follow a process, use a singing bowl, pray and I believe that some of you are becoming quite fond of the Shamanic Drumming Journey from Martin Duffy (Shamanism Ireland) that I have shared with you on our last Full Moon. For that "pre" ceremony phase of the evening I would love to suggest one thing: flowers. If you can get one awesome, if you have one even better, if you don't draw it, paint it, look for a pic in Google search that takes your breath away, use a perfume that might inspire you or make you think of a garden. If you are out of ideas ask in the group, I'm sure we will find a creative solution for you. But no matter what bring a flower in your life tomorrow.
Some believe that when humans saw the first flower in this planet they raised their level of consciousness as a consequence of its beauty. True or not. We can't deny the amazing effects that flowers have in our mood and how their beauty is present in pretty much every ceremony we might think of. Even funerals.
So... here is my suggestion...
1) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the things you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life). In a way the things that you need to get rid of or moderate (you will burn this paper). Or things you are working on at the moment.
Eg. I give away my need to control, I give away my need to please others, etc...
PS:This is going to make our compost! And remember to write at the end: "for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached".
2) Reflect: We will then reflect with our flower on what we would like to have in our life if "those things" were not there (remember we only work within, and we don't affect other people's life's). Hold or look at your flower. And ask your flower to open up for you new possibilities to see the world, yourself and solutions to your challenges. Ask your flower to enlighten you.
If you have the possibility to be bare foot in the ground awesome, if you can't just set your intention. Touch your flower, smell your flower, feel your flower and use perfume if you are using a picture. While you get your feet stuck on the ground and let yourself open to receive guidance from your flower and Mother Earth.
You might get an answer straight way. Or you might not. It might take few hours or days for your flower to show you it's beauty and bloom. So until the next New Moon ceremony pay attention (keep note on your questions) and pay attention to the flowers in your life, on your laptop, your home, your telly, it doesn't matter... just let your flower speak to you. Keep your flower near you and every day thank her for the gift and beauty she brings to your life and keep her no matter what until the New Moon (don't throw it away and don't use a full plant!).
Remember that these are the things we want to bring into our life as an exchange for the ones that we are giving away (this is part of the art of transmutation):
E.g I bring trust into my life, I bring self love and healthy boundaries, etc...
If you don't have anything in particular you want to bring into your life/you I would like to encourage you to offer that gift to the Universe. Is like donating that energy to be put to good use, to raise the vibration of humanity and this planet.
Let me put it into different words: by working on your challenges and your "shit" and letting go of the things that no longer serve us we create a better world. And that becomes the objective and not the consequence. Does it make sense?
If you decide to write a note down of the things you want to bring into your life, we will keep it until the New Moon in a place we can see every day. If you don't just offered to Mother Earth to be nurtured and safe until the New Moon.
We will burn the paper (as usual) of the things we want to leave behind but we will let the wind to take away the ashes this time. Using both male energy elements for this process. Leave a plate outside a window, or throw it through a balcony (if there is nobody in the street!!)... just be sensible, please! but let the wind do it's thing.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony.
Hopefully I give you enough options and scenarios to accommodate your personal situation and is simple enough to follow. Remember we will use the flower on our next ceremony... for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached 🙏
I hope you enjoy it. Make it as sensual as possible. Have fun! And ask any questions you might have and make it your own.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
Interesting read from Astro Butterfly for this New Moon in Taurus.
How are we beautiful humans?
I hope we are all good, safe, happy and excited about this New Moon Ceremony.
For those that are new to Moon Ceremonies... it’s good to know that during a New Moon we tap into our female energy to create new beginnings. Female energy is fluid, sensual, empathy, nurturing, fuelled by emotion, wild, mysterious, healing, and able to create miracles (no rational explanation).
Our culture and society is so shaped and conditioned by a patriarchal mentality that we talk and praise the power of the Full Moon. Yet the New Moon is like the underdog. Invisible and not valued because is not shinny enough. Yet is the void... the womb were creation and infinite possibilities happen (with the right combination of male energy).
In our last full moon we had the chance to offer and surrender certain things we wanted to let go and change. And we made a beautiful list of things we want them to be transformed into or we want to bring into our lives. I asked you to keep that list close to you and now is time to give it to the New Moon to make her miracles.
So tonite we will do two different things:
1) We are going to transmute anything that’s going on with us at the moment... frustrations, fears, worries, etc...
2) We are going to bring in: clarity, wisdom, harmony, abundance and self love.
For this we are going to do a little exercise that I hope you all enjoy and I was guided to share with you during the last full moon:
I hope you all like a good cup of tea or coffee. Because we are going to need one... well two! Lol
So we are going to make two cups of tea/coffee. The first one will take away our distress. The second one will bring us harmony and peace. How does that sound? 😉
To do this process we will first reflect on the things that are not working for us while we hold our first cup and stir it anti-clockwise. As we stir we recreate the emotions, thoughts, experiences etc that are bothering us. And as we stir (always anti-clockwise) we little by little let them go pouring them onto our cup. While we repeat:
”I love you, I forgive you, I forgive myself and I let you go”
And keep going at it until your heart feels lighter or a smile comes to your face. Or a tear or whatever it needs to be. You’ll know when you are ready.
Once we do this we will put this cup outdoors or in a window for the New Moon to take it away. And the next day we will pour the content of this cup into the ground for Mother Earth to transmute that energy.
But before that we will enjoy our second cup. For our cup we will stir clockwise while we bring clarity, wisdom, harmony, abundance and self love. And when you are ready you’ll star drinking the cup little by little while you visualised how all those things will look like in your life. And enjoy it every sip at the time.
And when you are done, we will get our list from the last ceremony and burn it. Accepting that those wonderful things are now part of is and with fire we seal that deal.
This New Moon in Taurus is also about sensuality, beauty... so nurture yourself, pamper yourself, treat yourself... so that your cup is so full that overflows.
And remember... for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached 🙏
I hope you enjoy this ceremony and the inclusion of new elements: water and earth. Both female energy.
Ask any questions you might have and make it your own.
Have fun, be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacredspace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
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So ladies and gentlemen!! For tomorrow evening or tonight (if you prefer to get up at 3:35am Irish time). I would suggest the following.
I already shared the shamanic journey from Martin so if you got an answer or a connection to a power animal focus on that connection and answer.
Tomorrow is a full moon, so we will be working with our beautiful male energy helping us to challenge ourselves and find determination to conquer the world
I did a little reading for this moon and I got: Transformation + Movement into Balance + Slow and Steady. Which is quite significant for the time we are living in the world but also with the fact that this beautiful Pink Moon is aligned in Libra (Balance).
Balance is a beautiful but challenging goal. And sometimes make us set really high expectations about us, others and situations. So I would like us to think about balance as a couple dancing Tango. Sometimes one step forward. Sometimes one step backwards. But in continues flow and harmony creating the beautiful dance that life is. What do you think?
Our external manifestation (what we call reality) is a projection and consequence of our inner world. That’s the reason why the only balance and change we can make in the world we live is inside each one of us. Great news about this? You don’t need anybody else’s permission ;)
In a moon ceremony we harness the high vibration of it’s energy. Think it like this: over 60% of your body is water. Your brain and heart even reach up to 73%. And what planet is able to move the sea?... yep! The moon :)
So for this ceremony I would suggest the following:
1) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the thinks you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life). In a way the things that you need to get rid of or moderate (you will burn this paper).
Eg. I give away my need to control, I give away my need to please others, etc..
2) Reflect on it and if some of them can be put into action/goal… write the action in a separate paper (you will keep this one) + the thing you want to replace the thing you are giving away:
E.g I bring trust into my life, I bring self love and healthy boundaries, etc...
So during your full moon ceremony I would suggest you light candles, incense, put some music if you like, do it outdoors or indoors think about it as a pampering exercise. Have even a treat, a nice cup of tea or a sweet…. And whatever amount of time you dedicate to it… make sure it is YOUR ME TIME.
You can do a short meditation, prayer, relaxation exercise… for now I’ll leave this up to you :)
You will read your papers and if you need to add/change anything you can do that for sure and once you are ready, you will burn the paper that you “give away”. But before you do that I need you to write and the end of your paper:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
This is a must :)
So, please be mindful when burning the paper, use a container big enough to hold it and have some kitchen tools to be able to handle it and a lead in case anything goes wrong. Please!
I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
So, until the next New Moon: 23rd of April 2020. We will keep and read our “bring” list on a daily basis. Keep it under your pillow, in the wall, whatever makes sense to you and it is easy for you to remember to look at it daily and as regular as possible.
And with this I’ll leave you to it. I did say I was going to send you homework ;)
Have fun, be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred space might be handy ;)
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