On a Journey Back to Her Wings: Meditation

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The Magick Muse Chakra Series - Chakra Meditation

A Chakra Meditation for You

Now that we've had an overview of your chakras,
it is time to combine that knowledge for
a simple chakra meditation.

This exercise will allow you to tune in and tune up
those chakras!

What do you need to get started?

You need a quiet space, a comfortable position, a receptive attitude, and focused attention.

Create your ambiance.
Will you be using essential oils?
Will you be listening to soothing music?

Once you and your atmosphere are settled...

Sit in your quiet space in a comfortable position.

Close your eyes.

Disregard everyday thoughts.

Relax your muscles.

Take a deep breath in, slowly breathe out.

Let go of your thoughts.

Bring your focus to your root chakra.

Visualize the bright red circle at the seat of
your physical existence.

See it bringing energy up from the earth, through your feet,
into your legs,
and right into your root chakra.

Feel like a tree.

Grounded.

Say the sound oo as in the word loot.

Repeat oo as many times as you feel you need.

Take a deep breath.

Move up to your second chakra, your sacral.

See the vibrant orange gently circling and expanding.

Breathe into your sacral chakra.

Know that you are worthy of life's pleasures.

Say the sound oh as in the word mow.

Repeat oh as many times as you feel you need.

Breathe deeply.

Move up to the third chakra, your solar plexus.

This is your power center, circling a bright yellow.

Watch it gently circling and expanding.

Tap into your personal power.

Say the sound aw as in the word door.

Repeat aw as many times as you feel you need.

Another deep breath.

Now we move up into the center of your chest
for the heart chakra.

Breathe into your heart, seeing a beautiful green color.

Feel your heart chakra expand with love.

Connect with compassion and unconditional love.

It circles and swirls and is full of pure love.

Say the sound ay as in the word hay.

Repeat ay as many times as you feel you need.

Breathe in.

Breathe out.

Breathe into your throat chakra,
right in the center of your throat.

See a beautiful cobalt blue color circling.

Open your throat chakra.

Visualize yourself journaling, singing, and
letting your creative self soar.

Say the sound eh as in the word feather.

Repeat eh as many times as you feel you need.

Another deep breath.

Now we move up into our sixth sense, the third eye.

Visualize the color violet, circling and cycling gently.

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Sense beyond, allow your intution to strengthen.

Listen to your inner voice.

Say the sound ih as in the word in.

Repeat ih as many times as you feel you need.

Breathe.

Move up through the top of your head, the crown.

See the white light of the seat of your connection to the divine.

Open your crown to Spirit.

Allow the universe to bring you energy
filling you with pure goodness.

Say the sound ee as in the word bee.

Repeat ee as many times as you feel you need.

When finished, take a few more deep breaths and ground.

Open your eyes slowly.

Take a few more breaths.

Greet the world with a renewed - refreshed self!

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~Amy

The Magick Muse

Amy Riddle, C.C., Holistic Alchemist and Manifestor of Dreams is a holistic life coach, tapping facilitator, reverend, creatress, teacher, writer, herbalist, and all out muse. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Alternative Medicine with an emphasis on herbs. She is a certified professional life coach with the Life Coach Institute of Orange County. Amy craves to inspire others to be healthy and whole in body, mind, and spirit. She has an affinity for striped socks, stinging nettle, and all things faery.

Essential Oils for Meditation

Aromatherapy can be used to deepen
your meditation experience.

I love incorporating smell with my meditations.

Essential oils have been an integral part of religious and
spiritual practices throughout history.

Here are 12 essential oils that you are going to wanna try out to take your meditation practice to new levels.

12 Essential Oils that can

Enhance your Meditation Experience

Bergamot essential oil reduces worry and anxious feelings. It eases the stress of everyday life.

Cedarwood essential oil calms and soothes the nerves. It is very grounding.

Chamomile essential oil takes the heat out of any situation and can soothe frayed nerves.

Clary Sage essential oil is purifying and cleansing. The sweet, soothing aroma brings tranquility to one's being.

Eucalyptus essential oil clears the head and revives the body.

Frankincense essential oil enhances enlightenment and connects the spirit with the divine.

Geranium essential oil restores a sense of harmony and equilibrium. It is considered to be a great balancer oil.

Jasmine essential oil relieves anxiety and uplifts the spirit with its exotic warm aroma.

Lavender essential oil soothes and calms the mind promoting relaxation and natural balance.

Neroli essential oil calms nerves and boost self-confidence.

Rose essential oil soothes emotions and worries.

Sandalwood essential oil brings a deep state of relaxation that takes place on the spiritual level. It calms, relaxes, lifts depression, and banishes anxiety. Sandalwood cools and calms the mind and body. Apply a few drops of sandalwood essential oil to the third eye to empower your meditation experience. It increases devotion and awakens intelligence. Sandalwood increases a sense of peace in meditation and prayer. The ultimate meditation essential oil, in my opinion, is sandalwood.

Meditation brings deep relaxation, inner peace, and balance.

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When we are earthed, centered, and connected in a meditative state we are part of the universal whole.

For simple meditation guidance, read:
"Meditation is Good for the Soul".

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Are you kind of lost as to where to even begin?

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Peace, Inspiration, & Love,

~Amy

The Magick Muse

Amy Riddle, C.C., Holistic Alchemist and Manifestor of Dreams is a life coach, tapping facilitator, reverend, creatress, teacher, writer, herbalist, and all out muse. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Alternative Medicine with an emphasis on herbs. She is a certified professional life coach with the Life Coach Institute of Orange County. Amy craves to inspire others to be healthy and whole in body, mind, and spirit. She has an affinity for striped socks, stinging nettle, and all things faery.

Elizabeth Gilbert Inspiration

I love Malaprop's bookstore.

It was the first place I sat foot in on my first trip to Asheville.

My first thought was, "I am home."

I love Malaprop's for numerous reasons,

one being their Rocket Surgery latte.

Another is the brilliant authors they present.

When I saw Elizabeth Gilbert was coming to town,

I jumped at the opportunity to see her speak.

My intuition told me this would be a good one.

My intuition did not let me down.

She is utterly brilliant.
Honest and genuine with a slight mischievous streak.
This is my kind of woman.

She was here promoting her latest book,

The Signature of All Things: A Novel

I admit I was not initially drawn to the book.
However, I'm drawn to Elizabeth Gilbert, and
since I was going to see her, I started to read it.

I am loving the book.
I'm only about halfway through, but
this book is so much better than I expected.

I don't know what I expected.
I certainly didn't expect to read about a
16 year old girl into botany that would
disappear into her binding closet to masturbate.

For me, that's when I really got into the book.

I think I need a binding closet.

When I met her, I had to ask, "So - did you have your very own binding closet as a young girl?"
She laughed and said "Didn't we all?"

So yeah, I got to talk to her about masturbation,
which makes me smile.

Me and Elizabeth Gilbert

During the Q & A, someone asked her about her
spiritual practice and meditation.

She mentioned she just started getting back into meditating
after taking a bit of a break.
9 years to be exact.

Everyone laughs.

She went on, talking about her writing. When you see Elizabeth Gilbert talk about writing, well, it's a transformative experience. Here is a woman that knows her deepest passion, writing.

At some point she was like, "Maybe I should stop trying to meditate and just write."

Writing is clearly Elizabeth's meditation.

I'm a spiritual person.

It is part of me, who I am.

Sometimes I overdo it though.

I overdo the spiritual practice,

which doesn't make it quite so spiritual anymore.

Rising in the wee hours of the morning before the sunrise, I have meditated, read spiritual books, drawn oracle cards,
sat with myself, talked to the Universe,

written my morning pages, and done yoga.

The thing is -

I'm unable to do all of these things every single morning.

It's too much. It's overkill.

It becomes frustrating.

"Okay, morning pages done. Now let me read something deep and life changing. Okay. Now for an affirmation. Now for meditating. Should I meditate on my chakras or that affirmation I just read? What was that affirmation I just read?"

When did spirituality get so damn complicated?

This isn't right.

All of these practices serve their purpose,

but no way can I do all of these every morning.

I'll be in spiritual practice all day.

And if I push myself to do all of it every morning?

Well, there is nothing enlightening about that.

You can't half ass your spirituality.

I've been tapping on a regular basis and it has calmed me down.

So now in the mornings, I get up and do yoga.

For me, this is my meditation right now.
When I do yoga, I don't feel like I need to do meditate.
I'm calm. I'm serene. I feel balanced.

I remember when I first started meditating back in 2001.
I was told meditation is mediation.
You can't go on a walk and call that meditating.
You can't go on a run and call that meditating.

I call bullshit.

Elizabeth Gilbert has reminded me that
meditation can be anything really.
Anything that you get completely lost in.

Get lost in something.

Yoga. Writing. Painting.
Whatever tickles your fancy.

Do it fully.

Don't half ass it.

Give in and give it your all.

I promise you it will be just as good,

if not better than a meditation session.

Peace, Inspiration, & Love,
~Amy
The Magick Muse

Amy Riddle, C.C., Holistic Alchemist and Manifestor of Dreams is a life coach,
reverend, creatress, teacher, writer, herbalist, tapping facilitator, and all out muse.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Alternative Medicine with an emphasis on herbs.
She is a certified professional life coach with the Life Coach Institute of Orange County.
Amy craves to inspire others to be healthy and whole in body, mind, and spirit.
She has an affinity for striped socks, stinging nettle, and all things faery.

M is for Meditation Essential Oils - Pagan Blog Project

Essential oils have been an integral part of religious and
spiritual practices throughout history.

Aromatherapy can be used to deepen
your meditation experience.

I love incorporating smell with my meditations.

Image Credit

Today I present to you -
12 Essential Oils that can

Enhance your Meditation Experience
Enjoy!
Try them out and let me know your results.