If you’re like me, you can find yourself stuck in the descending spiral of negative self-talk. Many times, when we start feeling down on ourselves or overwhelmed what we’re really looking for is a way to release something we don’t like about ourselves or a personality trait we believe is holding us back in some way. When these times strike, and you’re feeling a bit “less than”, I invite you to give this simple yet transformational mindset ritual a try.
Step 1: Prepare Your Space
Gather a bowl of water, a white candle, matches, some paper and a pen or pencil. In the absence of water, a dark colored crystal or mirror will work just as well. Dim the lights, ignite the candle flame and look deeply into the bowl of water or the surface of your crystal or mirror.
Step 2: Question, Contemplate and Transform
Ask your Higher Self, “What is it that I most need to let go of to secure a healthy and prosperous future?” When you have your answer write it on your piece of paper. It could be one word. It could be a sentence or paragraph. It is whatever you need it to be.
Turn your focus to the candle’s flame. Contemplate three ways in which the behavior, emotion or thing you need to let go of has helped you.
For example, if you wrote down that you’d like to let go of “impatience”, you might focus on how your impatience has made you a high achiever, a risk taker or an out of the box thinker.
Step 3: Embody Your Hidden Treasures
If it is safe to do so, take the word(s) you wrote and surrender them to the flame allowing the fire to diffuse what needs to be released into something new and beautiful.
Feel the energy of your new creation. Let the positives of what you are releasing travel through your body filling you up as the flames consume your former incarnation.
Take as long as you need to write a short and simple mantra or poem about your experience. Perhaps write a thankyou note to your Higher Self for her guidance and express your joy as you look ahead with gratitude for discovering your hidden treasures.
Scrying or looking deeply, using water, a mirror or a darkly colored crystal is an ancient process for opening the subconscious and communing with the Higher Self.
May this simple mindset ritual lead you to many treasures hidden deep within.
