Red-Winged Blackbirds are directly connected to the Goddess and primal feminine energies. It is also associated with the astrological sign of Cancer.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Mandala Study for Red winged black bird
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3QicOAiBXk song of red winged black bird
Sacred Space
I found this description of meditation very helpful. I hope you enjoy it. http://en.allexperts.com/q/Pagan-Wiccan-Religion-3207/2011/7/spirit-guides.htm
So dreams and meditation are the best way to introduce yourself to the spirit guides and see if one has already been following you around or not.
You say you have been trying this route but there are some methods you need to follow.
This is the direction I give my students:
We are going to meditate for the purpose of building an altar on the spiritual plane. I know they say to meditate and think of nothing but this is absolutely impossible and has no purpose at all. Cleanse your self and your sacred space. Light a yellow or purple taper candle. Burn whatever incense most pleases you. Get comfortable but do not lie down. Keep your back straight. I like a straight back chair for good meditation. Do the deep breathing and relaxing part then when you are ready I want you to go to the natural place in the world that you find most peaceful. Some like the beach, some the forest, some a grassy meadow...
Where is your natural peaceful place? Create it in your mind. Make it perfect in your mind. Smell the salt spray from the sea or the wild flowers, hear the waves or the birds, see gulls or butterflies or whatever kinds of natural things and creatures may reside there...make it a real natural place in your mind.
This in your internal sacred space. Now build your self a place in it. Create a place to be there. Find a spot for an altar. Use drift wood, flat rocks, tree stump, whatever you like. Find a rock or log to sit on, a grassy place to lie down. This your home within your mind. Create it.
This takes time...it may take many sessions. Get as far as you can, when you lose focus quit, come back again later and continue construction.
When you like your space in your head and your altar is built, then lets have a ritual there. Let's light some candles and lay an offering and sit in front of that altar and ask the Goddess and any spirits who are with you to communicate with you in this place. From now on when you visit PAY ATTENTION. Animals may come and go, talk to them, watch what they do, follow them to other places. Watch for changes that you did not make...paths to follow, a boat to get into, gifts left for you to find. I have actually had people be sitting there when I go in who had interesting things to say. This is one of the easiest ways for spirit guides and all other spirit to reach you.
Once this is established well in your mind...your internal sacred space...they can reach out to you in your dreams and draw you into that place if they need to see you.
Give this exercise a try.
Labyrinth
So dreams and meditation are the best way to introduce yourself to the spirit guides and see if one has already been following you around or not.
You say you have been trying this route but there are some methods you need to follow.
This is the direction I give my students:
We are going to meditate for the purpose of building an altar on the spiritual plane. I know they say to meditate and think of nothing but this is absolutely impossible and has no purpose at all. Cleanse your self and your sacred space. Light a yellow or purple taper candle. Burn whatever incense most pleases you. Get comfortable but do not lie down. Keep your back straight. I like a straight back chair for good meditation. Do the deep breathing and relaxing part then when you are ready I want you to go to the natural place in the world that you find most peaceful. Some like the beach, some the forest, some a grassy meadow...
Where is your natural peaceful place? Create it in your mind. Make it perfect in your mind. Smell the salt spray from the sea or the wild flowers, hear the waves or the birds, see gulls or butterflies or whatever kinds of natural things and creatures may reside there...make it a real natural place in your mind.
This in your internal sacred space. Now build your self a place in it. Create a place to be there. Find a spot for an altar. Use drift wood, flat rocks, tree stump, whatever you like. Find a rock or log to sit on, a grassy place to lie down. This your home within your mind. Create it.
This takes time...it may take many sessions. Get as far as you can, when you lose focus quit, come back again later and continue construction.
When you like your space in your head and your altar is built, then lets have a ritual there. Let's light some candles and lay an offering and sit in front of that altar and ask the Goddess and any spirits who are with you to communicate with you in this place. From now on when you visit PAY ATTENTION. Animals may come and go, talk to them, watch what they do, follow them to other places. Watch for changes that you did not make...paths to follow, a boat to get into, gifts left for you to find. I have actually had people be sitting there when I go in who had interesting things to say. This is one of the easiest ways for spirit guides and all other spirit to reach you.
Once this is established well in your mind...your internal sacred space...they can reach out to you in your dreams and draw you into that place if they need to see you.
Give this exercise a try.
Labyrinth
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