Inrageous/Outrageous Self-Care Enchantments for This Week
I read this wonderful quote during my own “self care and meditation time†this morning: “With deep roots into the earth and broad antennas into the sky, receive the medicine your soul needs to endure life’s transition and discover trust in the unknown†(13 Moon Natural Time Calendar).  The first part, “deep roots into the earth†reminded me that we can ground ourselves strongly and deeply into the rich, loamy and succulent depths of Mother Earth as part of taking care of ourselves and as part of nourishing Gaia.
In the flex and flow of busy life it is important to remember that life is about both “being and doingâ€. In our North American culture we are rewarded and acknowledged for “doing, action and resultsâ€. Spending even a few minutes each day on the “being†part of you, can deepen and enhance all areas of your life.
The self-care enchantments for this week are about you, your being and allowing Mother Earth to nourish you and also about how you can care for and nourish Mother Earth.
Self Care Enchantments for the week:
1.   Use the following “grounding†visualization daily. This is an adaptation of some of the visualizations we have already used, you may also choose to design your own. Sitting quietly in a chair with your feet flat on the floor, or out in the yard with bare feet on the grass, imagine that there are beautiful green pulsing iridescent cords traveling out the soles of your feet deep into the ground. See these cords traveling right to the earth’s core and wrapping around the fiery molten energy deep within Mother Earth. Feel the connection with a force greater than yourself. Feel solid and grounded and pulled down. Feel the heaviness of the soles of your feet. Know that you can access this powerful and natural energy at any time and also know that as you move through your daily life, these cords move with you on the surface of the earth while staying anchored and grounded in the earth’s core. You can add to this visualization by mentally flushing toxins down the cords and out the soles of your feet to be used and transmuted by the earth and you can “pull up earth energy†by visualizing the fiery and powerful core energy and the more gentle generative energy of the soil, coming up through the soles of your feet. Play around with the visualization and be attentive to the subtle effects.
2.   Do some gardening! As Peg Streep says “Gardening is a vehicle for spiritual and emotional connection. It is nothing short of miraculous: You kneel, dig a bit, drip in a seed, add water, and wait. In time the miracle unveils itself, beginning with an ever-so-tentative shoot of green: Life!â€
3.   Commit to one new way to nourish Mother Earth and go “greener†this week.
As always, I would love to hear back from you about your learning process with these enchantments!
namaste,
Zoey
Zoey Ryan
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“Freedom is a bigger game than power. Power is about what you can control. Freedom is about what you can unleash†– Harriet Rubin
I have done some of these exercises in the past and found them powerful. I find the idea of growing roots out of your feet into the earth very grounding as I imagine my chakras opening and earth energies darting up and flowing out of my head and back down into the earth…this seems to be more powerful outside, the connection to Gaia immediate!
I was never a gardener and am finding now my interests have changed and I enjoy watching things grow…as in life..change…
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