Today's offering is a ceremony, coming live from my aunt’s house in Oak Park, Illinois.
Through intentional action, we will give shape and form to our desires, our dreams, our imagined destiny.
Instead of crafting with precision and control, the form will be as fluid as the manifestations of our aspirations often are.
The steps are simple to perform. By putting the body in motion, we allow our mind to begin to shift in perspective. As you go through the ceremony, allow your emotions to come forth, don’t feel the need to hold on to them. It is all part of the process.
1. FILL POT WITH WARM WATER
(WATER LEVEL SHOULD BE LOWER THAN THIS)
2. PLACE ON STOVE, ACTIVATE FLAME
3. ADD DASH OF SALT, THE CATALYST
4. ADD TWO MORE DASHES
5. COVER WITH LID, BRING TO BOIL
AS THE WATER BOILS, VISUALIZE A FEW KEY SYMBOLS FOR YOUR DESIRES. FIND TANGIBLE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DESTINY YOU HOPE FOR.
7. SOON IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS WHEN YOU CRACK THE LID
8. CAREFULLY LIFT LID, KEEPING A DISTANCE FROM THE STEAM. PLACE ONE OF YOUR VISUALIZATIONS IN THE CLOUD IN FRONT OF YOU.
9. AS THE FOGGY MATTER DISSIPATES, ALLOW THE DESIRES TO FLOAT AWAY INTO THE ETHER. TRY NOT TO HOLD ON TO ANY OF THEM. EACH OF THE IMAGES FLOATS OFF TO BECOME ITS TRUEST FORM. YOU MAY SPEAK OUT LOUD TO THE CLOUD IN FRONT OF YOU, COMMUNICATING ALL YOUR HOPES, EVEN FEARS.
REPEAT STEPS 7 - 9 UNTIL ALL DESTINIES HAVE BEEN SET FREE.
10. ONCE THE POT IS SAFE TO HANDLE, RELEASE ALL REMAINING WATER INTO THE SINK. IT CIRCULATES INTO THE EARTH. IT TAKES ALL YOUR ENERGY AND EMOTION THAT YOU HAVE PUT INTO THE CEREMONY, CLEANSING YOU AND LEAVING SPACE FOR MANIFESTATIONS OF DREAMS
GIVE GRATITUDE TO THE WATER FOR BEING THE VESSEL AND TO YOURSELF FOR COMPLETING THE CEREMONY.
