 Make Your Own Releasing Bundle Instructions If you'd like to make a releasing bundle you'll need: A 5x5" square of cotton or hemp fabric, black is a good color for this, as it contains all the colors and represents the shadow side of things that we are releasing An offering of loose tobacco (I used a very small pinch of tobacco and also some white sage and lavender buds-such small amounts-a little goes a long way.) If you don't have tobacco handy - use a pinch of corn meal Many tiny slips of paper to write your releasing wishes on String or thread to tie it up with 1. Assemble your plant material on your square of fabric 2. Add the slips of paper that you've written what you'll be burning up and away, and roll them up nice and tiny before you add them to the pile. 3. Gather the corners up and tie tightly with the string/thread. It will look like a little ball with pointy tips   Solstice was on December 21st! Now is the time to try to plan to set aside some time and build a fire to burn away some of those things you planned to release for the new year... If you do not have access to an outdoor firepit, or barbecue, you can burn it outside, in an open space, and use an earthenware bowl or metal pan. Do be careful and keep the flames under close watch! Verbally thank the Earth and consider making an offering to the Earth of a tiny stone or crystal to thank her for all that she carries for us. Suggestions for things to release: You can write this on your slips of paper: I release Fear into Courage Not Enoughness into Plenty Old patterns of behavior into fresh responses and vulnerability Anger into Cleansing Breath Sorrow into Hope Grief into Rebirth Loneliness into Circle and Support Disempowerment into Confident Action Creative Dormancy into Full Expression Superficiality into True Being Masks into Love of What Really Is Shortsightedness into Eagle's Vision Limitations into Possibility Projections into Conscious Ownership Stuckness into Movement Depression into Light Bondage into Freedom Control into a Loose, Flexible Grasp Obsession into Letting It Be Anxiety into Flow Fragmentations into Wholeness Duality into Oneness Shame into Acceptance of the Processes of Life Mistrust into Trust Judgment into Allowing All these things are little beliefs that keep us from moving forward into our path. We can start here and begin to process this out as the new year enters and heals us. Us this time to bring yourself to a place of release and renewal.
"Imagine if we felt held enough by the Universe, by All That Is, and could shed the old skins to allow a rebirth when the light returns...imagine if we could hold our visions for ourselves as visions for the world and see how what we do as visionary women ripples out and is in alignment with the new consciousness trying to awaken everywhere. Aho!" Instructions and quotes from Pixie Campbell at http://pixiecampbell.typepad.com adaptation by Patsy Patricia
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Solstice draws near. The shortest day of light of the year. And I move toward it gladly, not only because it brings an end to the year by putting us in darkness for a longer period of time, but also because that darkness will, if we let it... bring us a chance to go deeper into our psyche for review and renewal.  Candlelight is a way to bring light and life. The flickering of the burning wick activates our inner wisdom as it flickers in our eyes. The flame flutters as it burns away the darkness with little puffs of smoke. Recipe for Ritual: Blue Candle (taper, chime, votive or jar candle) Juniper berries (protects against accidents & attacks, helps psychic powers) Peppermint oil (to raise the vibration, purify, heal) Plate or dish to place the candle on 4 rose quartz stones (symbolizes the safety of love) Clear quartz stone (symbolizes the light) Obsidian stone (symbolizes the dark) Pine branches or garland in water (use a vase or a bowl to lay the branches in) Pen & paper The intention is for bringing together elements for protection and introspection to reflect on the past year. Read these directions fully before you start. Allow yourself AT LEAST 30 minutes for this process. Bring all the items together and place them on a table in front of you. The end result will be a lit candle on your altar or in a honored place in your house. (I placed mine in the middle of the kitchen table.) Verse to use (if you choose) as you anoint your candle with the peppermint oil. Darkness comes and brings with it time to reflect on the old and new. As I sit, unencumbered, I am protected. My mind is clear, and I discern the difference of light and dark. Now set up your collection of items: * Blue candle with the peppermint rubbed on it in the middle of the dish. * Place the Juniper berries around the candle in the dish. * Place your clear quartz stone on the left side of the candle dish, about an inch away from the dish. * Place your obsidian stone on the right side of the dish, about an inch away from the dish. * Place the rose quartz around the center, aligning with the directions of East, South, West & North. * Place pine branches on the table, near the North side of the table. As you place each item, speak out loud the reason the item is there. Blue candle: Lighting the darkness, driving fear away, allowing introspection and releasing energy that is no longer needed. Peppermint oil (to raise the vibration, purify, heal) 4 rose quartz stones: Symbolizes the safety and protection of Love in our lives. Clear quartz stone: Symbolizes the light which we are moving toward Obsidian stone: Symbolizes the dark that we are leaving behind and the ability to look at the darkness in order to find balance. Pine branches or garland: Pine is used to purify and cleanse. In this instance it is used for discernment as we look at the past decisions so as not to make the same choices that do not serve us in the future. Pen & paper for any journaling after the lighting of the candle. Light the candle and gaze at it for a few moments as you collect your thoughts. Take the pen and paper and write in a stream of consciousness any words or phrases that come to mind. Allow your focus to wander as needed.
Write down anything that comes to mind about the past year. Examine what you may or may not have enjoyed from the situation. Do not dwell on a single incident. Write a few sentences and then move on. Continue this for about 7 to 10 minutes, writing about anything that you remember at this time. At the end of the time, take the papers you have written on and fold them together into 3rds. Slide the papers under the Pine branches as the candle burns. (If you need to leave, blow out the candle! Do not leave the candle unattended.) Allow yourself to sit and look at the candle flame with a soft gaze for a few moments and then let your eyes close, as you contemplate the past year, with love and contentment. Gather the pages that you placed under the pine and tear them into bits, with the intention of releasing all regrets and sending love and light to each situation. You may discard the pages either in the trash or by carefully burning them in an outside receptacle. Do this ritual as many times as you wish during the week before the Solstice. Each time you light the candle, allow yourself to go to a place of love and understanding as your intent is to review and release energies and lessons that no longer serve the highest good. Herbs and Minerals: Sage, Salt and Water December brings us to the end of the year, the end of the cycle and the moment of reconsideration for what it has been that brought us here now... The blend for this week will be about bringing our thought process into a state of introspection. Remembrance of what has been happening... and a look into the why of it. also beginning to cleansing ourselves of the past so as to set new objectives for the coming cycle of change... 
REMEMBER the RULES of KARMA: * What you set out toward others will come back to you 13 fold. * You have to option to break the cycle. * Acceptance of the lesson can come in the form or acknowledgement. Karma can be a blessing or a scourge... you can choose.  Gather together: * Sage and a dish or bowl to burn it in. * Bowl of Water * Bowl of Salt * Clear Quartz Crystal of your choice Wash your hands with the intention of cleansing yourself entirely. Make a space for a mini altar... this can be a table or a corner of your room. A special little place that will not be disturbed for a while. Light the sage and move around the smoke around the space with the intention of clearing out any energy that is complete and no longer serves you or your household. Move throughout your home with the sage with the same intention. Place the dish with the sage on your mini altar... I like to put it on the front center area, to act as a cleanser for anything else I may add to the space. Hold the bowl of water in your hands and envision white light going into the water and purifying it. Place the bowl of water on your altar ... I like to place the water on the Western side of the table... if you chose to follow the Pagan standards. Allow your thoughts to go to finding the courage to face your deepest feelings and embracing them for learning and release. Hold the bowl with salt in it in your hands. Envision white light going into the salt to purify and brighten it. Place the bowl at the Northern side or your altar. This is for clarity and enlightenment. Hold the crystal in your hands. Envision white light going into and around the crystal, clearing out any previous programs or energetic thoughts. Ask the crystal to work with you during this December ritual. Place the crystal where ever it feels right on the space. Sit or stand beside your mini altar. Allow time for meditation before you need to go do something else! Focus on the feeling of the earth beneath your feet. Focus on your body as it sits or stands beside the altar. Focus on your breath. Allow your focus to reach out to each of the elements that you have place on your altar. Sit with yourself. Allow your thoughts to flow backwards to the previous actions and activities of the past year. Allow this to happen as if you were watching a video... fast forward through anything that does not need attention. Slow motion for the things that stand out. Look at the lessons. Look at the actions that may need an apology or forgiveness. Make the apology and forgive. Allow yourself time to accept the actions. only a few moments... don't dwell! And then move forward, bring your focus back to the water, salt and crystal on your altar. LIght your sage, once again, as you ground yourself by bringing your attention to your feet on the earth. Perform this ritual as many times as needed until the eve of the Winter Solstice Use with grace and ease as you recollect and release all that no longer serves you.
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