Sage, Moon Water, and Prayers
By: Pamela J. Nikodem
Tags: Mindfulness, Growth, Self-awareness, Meditation, Self

The encounters, which involve a false read of your facial expressions may provoke an unwarranted experience. People perceive the world around them as they perceive themselves, often, with a veil of anxious and fearful expression.

Faces reveal often what we don’t realize to someone else as mad, irritating, or a questionable look of confusion. Sensitive souls tend to see whatever is reflected into their minds by their trauma and past pain.

Now, the whole concept does not excuse someone from negative behavior. However, the idea helps the recipient of negative behavior to set any emotions aside and allow the individual to express their thoughts without condemnation.

Anyone who is on guard has a spirit of negativity and may be fear-based. Fear of abandonment, fear of rejection, and fear of loss are three which show up when we have conflicts with sensitive, traumatized individuals who have not dealt with their trauma.

Sensitive souls tend to see whatever is reflected into their minds by their trauma and past pain.

Every action involves a response. Some actions receive reactions, which then sets into place a movement of negative statements, attitudes, and alienation.

To combat the negative energy we let off when we encounter a split in the calm and serene air, we can use special sprays to enlighten and liven the air. One such spray I bought from a Rock and Chrystal shoppe in DePere, Wisconsin.

The spray is a long process involving Palo Santo wood, sage, peppermint, and moon water (water set out at the full moon), plus some other herbs. The fresh spritz cleans and energizes the air within a space.

I believe in prayer and meditation, so when I invoke the Holy Spirit into my presence, I also ask the Creator, (my Higher Power: HP), to bind and rebuke any darkness or evil spirits, which linger after negative behavior is spewed forth. As I pray, I call upon my HP to descend upon the room.

I invite the presence into my soul, and place my hand upon my heart. As I do so, I truly believe in what I speak. As I bind and rebuke, I also ask for hedges of angels to surround my being, my home, and the room. I even go so far as to rebuke any spirits, who try to catch a ride back into my home.

When I use the spritz I feel as if I am reviving my soul, in unison with my Higher Power.

I cannot stop anyone else from their negative mindset, however, I can resist the impulse to allow their negative feedback, statements either passive or aggressive, to stagnant or still my soul.

Often, we fight against the void, by some form of demand. Instead, as we let go, in prayer, in peace, and in the presence of serenity, we find our ground. We lift each other up, when we stop to respond, rather than instantly react.

Much easier said than done, as I only today remembered my spritz and my prayer. I noticed myself reactive instead of responsive when I felt reacted toward. Rightly so, I was hurt. The tears came down, and I felt defeated.

As I reflected on the emotions, I realized my meditation in the morning, before everyone woke up, helped me remember my spritz. I remembered, thankfully, as I had allowed space to become part of my day, instead of the mad rush to please, do, and accomplish tasks, some insurmountable.