Silent Storms

Long time...

Everyone...

It's been a long time. Life got in the way of me posting here, but I learned much, both about myself and Darling's illness. This will be my last blog. Sadly, time will no longer allow me to continue this. But I want to thank you for every message and every e-mail. They have been of huge value to me.

I want to leave you with a small ritual I've devised to help dissolve the limits of my fears. First, this is simply a ritual to help. It's not connected to any religion or occult practice. You can chant or pray as you please, or modify the ritual itself to suit your needs. It will work with any spiritual path you choose.

Step one is to make a list of all the things you find too overwhelming to deal with. It could be related to the illness you're having to deal with, or anything else that you find too hard to even think about.

Step two: fold, cruch, or tear your paper to bits and put it in a heat resistant bowl. If you wish, add a cone of incense and light some candles.

Step three: burn it. Make sure that everything burns to ashes.

Step four: bury the ashes or throw it to the wind.

While doing the ritual you can chant or pray any words that seem appropriate. The idea is to let go of the worry attached to the problems you wrote down. What you're burning is not the problems themselves, but the limitations they impose on you. This helps create some space in your psyche for dealing with your problems in a more effective way.

Try it and see what happens!

So this is it. Thank you so much for listening, or rather for reading. Anyone wishing to contact me directly can do so at : cathastrii@yahoo.co.uk, or you can post a comment. I'll be checking back from time to time.

Be well.

Posted by cathi at June 24, 2004 08:02 AM | TrackBack