Nourishing my chakras

It's been only a week or so since I began doing a 10-minute guided chakra meditation but wow! I'm beginning to feel balanced and more positive about things. Once I decided that I was not going to stress about whether I was meditating correctly or not, that I was just going to start doing it and see where it went, it has become an enjoyable part of my day that I look forward to.

Like a lot of people, my first concern about meditating was that I wouldn't be able to still my mind long enough to get any benefit from it. That was my only concern, to be honest. And it turned out to be true -- my mind sometimes won't find calm. Rather than fight it, I decided to go with it. I just let those random thoughts flow but I slow them down and take a look at them as they think their way through my mind. I also try to pull myself back to the words the guide speaks and learn more about chakras.

After a couple of days of doing this meditation, I could tell which chakras needed nourishment. Definitely, my root chakra was the most deprived. How did I know this? I didn't. I just felt it.

I could easily envision the color red and its nourishing, healing energy entering with my breath near the base of my spine, and my racing mind stilled as I was guided through this part of the meditation.

It makes sense. The past year has been tumultuous. I felt alienated from my family and friends. I had problems making ends meet financially. I felt like I was being pushed out of my own home. I was angry and hurt most of the year.

When the soothing guide on the video told me to reach down, down into the earth, I felt at home. I felt calm, stable, and centered. I belonged.

Another thing I assumed about meditation was that I needed to set the stage before meditating. I guess that's true but I don't schedule it at a specific time. I just get settled into my day, smudge, make some tea, listen to the early morning news, and brush my teeth. I let the dogs out and wait for them to return before settling into a comfortable position to meditate, usually within the first half hour of getting up each morning.

My favorite part of the meditation is near the end of the meditation when the guide tells us to bathe the crown chakra with warm golden light. Just feels good.

Try it yourself if you haven't already and let me know what you think.

Until next time. Peace.

Witchy wisdom

I'm learning so much on my journey to become a psychic medium. When I first started this blog, it was the memes and other posts of witches and mediums on Facebook that I first connected with and learned from, people like the Sage Lady and Wayward Witch.

At about the same time, I was making connections with people on social media that felt deeper than just making new online friends. Some were people I had known in the past in some way, like one who was a student at the high school where I first taught in Tohatchi a long, long time ago. I am so old.

I had intended to blog about each person who has influenced me so far and how they have influenced me but there are so many. As I listed under each name the things I have learned, I realized that almost everyone on my list was sending out similar messages and lessons. That's why I decided instead to organize my thoughts as to the --

Messages received and lessons learned

The main message I received from many is that I need to slow down and achieve balance. I've been "stirring the pot" and now I need to step back and let the flavors simmer. I need to find calm for myself.

Recommendations to accomplish this include holding onto some calming blue chalcedony, practicing daily 10-minute chakra balancing meditation, conducting a bowl burning ceremony to release negative energy/let things go, and learning to immerse myself in the moment.

Another common message was that change is coming, good change, and it might happen quickly. I'm headed down paths unknown but Spirit will be with me. All I have to do is picture it happening and it will. Life is speeding up but I need to maintain calm from within.
 

So what am I doing?

I'm blogging, first and foremost, which is a grounding activity for me.

I walk whenever possible, even if it's only through the supermarket. You can get some good walking in at Smith's.

I have an acre of land and I will also "pace" in the front yard, simply walking back and forth along this little path the dogs have made. The fresh air is cleansing.

As I pace, I chant, asking Spirit to send me "positive energy, love and light; healing energy, love and light; and calming energy, love and light." Sometimes I talk to myself, planning out loud my day.

I smudge a lot, sometimes multiple times a day, and I continue to add crystals and rocks to my collection. I love to make rock arrangements with them, very calming.

I've also recently begun doing a 10-minute meditation when I feel the need. It often happens that, when I first begin the meditation, I almost stop because I feel like I'm too nervous but then I concentrate on the guide's voice and it all comes together. Each time, I'm able to calm down a little quicker. It helps me get off to a good start to the day.

I continue to pay attention to my mentors and ask questions. I love what I'm learning so far. What I appreciate most about almost all of what I've learned is the positivity and love shared among these special people. Thank you.

Until next time. Peace.

Nine crows on a wire

I blogged recently about numbers and their messages. Since becoming so aware of their power, I have started to pay much closer attention, and since writing that blog post, I've experienced a few interesting things.

The other day, on my way home from a visit with medium Candace Lord, just outside of Edgewood by an RV park I wouldn't mind living in, I spotted nine crows sitting on a wire. It felt great. I waved at them. They nodded back. I knew it had to be a good thing and determined to look it up when I got home.

First, I looked into the number 9, without the crows, and this is what I discovered:

• 9 is associated with learning to say no, something I had just done recently in a big way. It was a good move.
• 9 is associated with problem solving, and I feel I am solving many problems lately, especially on that day that I saw those crows.
• 9 is optimistic.
• 9 is visionary.

As for the significance of nine crows -- they represent love and positive recognition. That speaks to me, too. I had received both love and positive recognition at my reading earlier that afternoon.

222
When I got onto social media that evening, I looked at the data on my Facebook pages. I have three -- my personal page, Live and Learn New Mexico!, and Moriarty Michelle, a Medium in the Making. For the day, on each, I had two reads. That's 222, an angel number. I have been seeing it often lately.

The main message I get from this number is to have faith in how my life is working out, that something significant could happen if I just trust myself but it might take a little extra work. I also want family harmony but might have to accept that not all relationships can be made harmonious.

222 is preparing me for positive change. It is also allowing me to achieve balance.


Numerology is fascinating, I must say. Until next time. Peace.


Sources:

http://numerology-thenumbersandtheirmeanings.blogspot.com/2011/05/number-9.html

https://thesecretofthetarot.com/meaning-number-222/