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When we learn memorized formal prayers, it facilitates the likelihood that when we are in challenge, we may find a way to spontaneous prayer. Like many, I was educated with memorization of the Lord’s Prayer and the Lady’s Prayer.The formal prayers I learned, I have relearned a new.

Each line in the Lords prayer is associated with a particular chakra, or energy center. When I get into the bath, with my crystals programmed, and my supplies around me, I begin singing my renewed version, which is translated directly from the Aramaic language, as I wash my body, each chakra with its particular line.

On my altar, I have other tools such as daily readings. I’ve been working with A Course in Miracles for over 30 years. Daily reading one lesson at a time, is a great way to anchor that awareness into our daily lives. ACIM redefines several Christian terms for modern application. You may, of course, have your own favorites, which you will be enjoying reading.

I also have little icons of Saints and Deities from a variety of beliefs systems. They love the tea and the incense I offer to them. I am honor the saint of the day, some of whom I have blogged about here.

Meanwhile, I run a bath into which I use several crystals, which I have cleansed and programmed for amplifying the next rituals that I will be sharing. You may wish to prepare some for our next practices.

After journaling, I use my writing as an opportunity to pray and to cast a spell on my day. Formal prayer includes five parts: gratitude, repentance, petition, invocation, and communion.

Sifting through the material I have processed in my free writing in the journal style, I am able to find my way through this process. We are so blessed, that when we focus on gratitude, we start to shift our focus into that which is most uplifting.

Recognizing my own shortcomings, I repent for them, as I seek to improve myself daily.

I then ask for my needs to be met, petitioning the support that is surrounding us all. I invoke the divine Helpers. And then I sit in the state of communion with them, envisioning my prayers being met completely.

I take what I’ve written and place it on my altar by the candle that has been lit. I offer four little cups of tea to my Helpers.And light incense for them, as an offering.

After all of those former practices, I settle into journal writing. I started writing in my diary as a kid. it has long been a natural place for my reflection. I do so without concerns for grammar, spelling, or syntax. Initially, I wrote three pages daily. Now, I am up to six.

It’s important this writing occur in confidentiality in privacy. It is it’s own practice, and could be exclusively what is practiced on a daily basis.

My next practice involves 108 circles around each breast. From the outer chest toward the inner, first down on the outside and then up on the inside, with both hands working simultaneously, This practice increases the sharing of unconditional love from the heart chakra.

When we are in need of the experience of unconditional love, instead we could reverse the direction of the circles. From the outside of the chest to the inside, first up on the outside and then down on the inside, with both hands working simultaneously, circle 108 times.

This practice involves inhaling for 10 seconds while raising the arms to the side of the body up overhead, opened to about a 60° angle. The hands are formed into soft fists with the thumbs pointing toward one another. The breath is held for approximately 40 seconds. exhale slowly for 10 seconds, allowing the arms to come back down to the lap.

This one minute long breath gives us a chance to reset many internal systems. I repeat it twice. It is especially good for warding off repeated headaches.

As mercury continues to be retrograde, I am supported in returning to yesterday’s post, with the following further detail. Visualize each syllable entering through the crown and exiting through the 3rd eye.

Sa enters the crown and exits 3rd eye.Ta enters crown and exits 3rd eye. Na enters crown and exits 3rd eye. Ma enters crown and exits 3rd eye. For all 11 minutes, visualize truth entering as well as exiting.

This next practice involves chanting for 11 minutes. Beginning in full voice for 2 minutes then a quieter voice for 2 minutes then in silence for 3 minutes then in the quiet voice for 2 minutes then ending with full voice for 2 minutes. Sa Ta Na Ma invokes the vibration of truth.

With each syllable, press your thumb together with each of your four digits. One by one, chanting the syllables as you press them to each digit with a significant amount of pressure. This helps to anchor the vibration of truth into your body.

Conclude by taking long slow deep breath‘s, and retaining that for as long as it is comfortable, sending that vibration into all of the levels of being.

On this new moon, I share with you my next practice in the morning which I learned from Sufism. It’s called Dhikr. Repeated 11 times, inhaling, I circle my head to the left shoulder and down to my heart, and up to the right shoulder and back up to upright. Doing so I say silently “there is no God“ on the outer realm. I take a sip of water.

On my exhale, I descend my head towards my heart and say silently “but God” within my heart. Doing so, I deepen the practice of working within to find light, love, and the peace that are the attributes of the one I referred to here as God.

Continuing to utilize this Mercury retrograde phase to share with you my morning practices. Doing so now as we approach this New Moon phase will support you in setting your own intentions for the practices that will serve you the best.

Initially, I chanted the Gayatri mantra 3x with mudras. Many versions are out there, and you can chant along with me on my YouTube channel, or on our website. And many other songs could be chosen, that are uplifting, traditional, and infusing your day with light.

Ultimately, I have learned the five entire verses in the Indonesian language which are chanted throughout Bali daily, by the school kids, as well as by the priests at all rituals..