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Ceremony of Renewal
Last night I went to bed and heard a little nudge from Spirit telling me to get back up and smudge, and so I did. I made sure and smudged really well with sage and palo santo wood and then made my way back to bed. I knew instantly I would be gifted with a ceremonial vision.
The vision that came to me: I was painted all white with some sort of powder, from head to toe and laid out on a slab of pine. There was a bowl of smudge burning just beneath my head and the smoke billowed down my entire body. Grandmother Spirit was the one doing everything is this particular ceremony. As I lay there covered in this white powder, she prayed and used a large bunch of leaves to move the smudge smoke over my body. She would use a sweeping motion from head to toe as she chanted her prayers. She then took a large pail of ceremonial water (this is water that has been brewing with herbs for a certain amount of time) and started pouring it over me, starting at my head and going down my body. The water washed away the white powder which she called “the ghost of my past”. She washed away all of the powder and then rubbed me down with an herbal salve that she told me was for protection. Another Grandmother Spirit worked on my feet as the other continued with the herbal salve. The Grandmother working on my feet, looks up and tells me that what she is doing is for a good journey ahead, preparing me for what’s to come. Once the two of them are done they started working on a special breast plate for me. They told me that I needed a little extra protection for my heart. It had been weakened too much in the past year and needed guarding more than usual. So they crafted this special breast plate and slipped it over me and continued with their chants and prayers. I looked down and watched as the breast plate faded away and asked what happened. They smiled at me and said it is still there, not to worry. The two of them then continued on with the sweeping motion, brushing the smudge smoke over my body until I fell into a deep sleep.
I woke up feeling fresh and renewed, looking forward to the journey ahead.
I am thankful for such an honored vision and the gift of ceremony preparing me for my new journey.
Thank you always to the Grandmothers who watch over me.
Many Blessings for safe journeys ahead,
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2015 – Year of the Raven
My entire life has been about others. First it was about my parents, then it was about significant other and children, this year I’m making some changes, this year is all about ME!
Background:
I have always been one of those “fix it” kind of people. Always nursing others back to health. Fixing whatever problems they have, the one giving the pat on the back, the “atta boy”, the one to provide love, care and companionship. The one who kisses all the booboos and makes them go away, gets rid of the monsters and makes sure everyone is okay. Many times over I have changed my ways to adapt and make life easier for someone else. The problem is I was the one making changes and adapting while everyone else remained as they were. A whole lot of give coming from one direction only. Life needs balance. Your work life, your family life, your creative life, your love life…. all parts of your life need some sort of balance. This is something I’ve always sought after but never really found. I’m not placing any blame on anyone other than myself. I’ve made bad decisions and I have enabled over and over again. All with good intentions but still the only blame here is on me.
2014 was one of the worst years of my life so far and I have found myself having to do some deep thinking about how I want the rest of my life to go. Sooooooooo, 2015 is my year to be ME! This is the year I work on fixing me and not others. I will find my own balance, I will enjoy life as it comes and not stress over every little thing coming my way. I will conquer my fears and face life with a whole new vision.
I’m going to keep this topic going to let you all know how I’m doing throughout the year. We’ll see what obstacles come up and how I manage my way around them, we’ll explore new places and learn all kinds of new things, well go on adventures, explore the unexplored and create magic wherever we go! When you see “2015 – Year of the Raven” in the subject line …. you’ll know what it’s about. If you don’t care to know how it’s going.. just skip those posts.
Farewell 2014 … and Hello New Year!
This New Year is MINE! Mine all MINE!
Grab a year and make it yours!
Many Blessings,
Raventalker
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New Year – New You
Once again we are approaching a New Year, it’s time to cleanse yourself of the past and prepare for the year ahead.
On two sheets of parchment (or any paper you like) paper you will make 2 lists: (While making these lists, visualize everything you write down. If you want to get rid of heartbreak, visualize your heart mending – if you want more money, visualize yourself getting a larger paycheck, more money in your bank accounts, etc)
The first list will be of all things you don’t want or no longer need in your life. Be specific, very specific!
The second list will be of things you want to keep in your life and things you would like to see coming into fruition. Again, be specific!
You will take the “Keep” list, roll it up, tie it with a ribbon, say a final prayer and place it in a safe place for the year.
You will then take the “Get Rid of” list and burn it in a fire. Watch that list burn and imagine all the things on that list burning out of your life with it. Be sure while you do these acts that you do them with love in your heart. You don’t want bad karma, mojo or intentions intertwined with your ceremony. Do all things with love. You don’t wish for bad to come to anyone or anything in your lists … you just no longer want or need them in your life so you should wish them away with love and kindness so that the parting may be an easier transition for all who may be involved.
And as with all ceremonies you should take time to yourself to reflect, prepare and ground yourself before beginning. Cleanse the space, yourself, your mind and body before the ceremony.
Many Blessings,
Raventalker
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Falling in Love
A dear friend of mine posted a picture of a loving young couple and stated that “2015 is going to be the year I fall in love again… Onward and upward Its coming.. its my turn. I can feel it”. (Thank you Januarie for the inspiration)
My instant response to her post was, “I’m going to fall back in love with me!”.
For years I have taken to heart all the terrible things others have said and done to me. I have allowed these words and actions to get stuck in my head, swirling around like a vicious tornado, destroying every positive thought that appeared. I allowed this. These are important words “I ALLOWED THIS”. I would tell myself all the time that I was not what they made me feel like. Their words and actions are a reflection of them and not me. I would repeat these things to myself all the time and yet their negative words and actions still swirled around in my head, leaving me feeling sad, hurt, alone, ugly, useless, undesirable, etc.
I knew these things they said and did were not really about me, so why were they so stuck in my head? Why couldn’t I get them out? Why was I hanging on to them? That’s it! I held on to those words and actions, I was the one who could not let them go. Why? I’m guessing a multitude of reasons, dating back to my earliest memories as a child. I know I wasn’t born to feel this way, so it must have been a million little things throughout my lifetime that just gathered like dust under grandma’s old dresser, that over time built 
up into the largest, scariest dust bunny anyone has ever seen!
2015 is the year I begin learning how to love myself again. I’m going back to the day I was born. Fresh and new to the world without all the crap others left at my door. I’m no longer a collector of their shit. I am falling in love this year and it’s going to be the best happily ever after in history. I’ll be falling back in love with myself. Loving every imperfect inch of me, flesh and bone, body, mind and spirit. I’m going to love every gift, every fault, every thing that I am. I will own it and I will love it! I will love me! Once and for all I WILL LOVE ME!
This is my gift to myself this year… TRUE LOVE… HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
Many Blessings,
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Ringing in the New Year
This New Year is even more special than most that have passed in that this year on the New Year we also have a New Moon.
The New Moon is a time of New Beginnings, a fresh start to take on new projects, new journeys and start new lives, traditions, new ways, new everything!
Cleanse yourself of the past and prepare for the days to come.
Here’s something you can do to help you bring things into focus at this time of a New YOU!
On two sheets of parchment paper you will make 2 lists:
The first list will be of all things you don’t want or no longer need in your life. Be specific!
The second list will be of things you want to keep in your life and things you would like to see coming into your life. Again, be specific. While writing these things out on your list be sure to visualize each of them coming into reality.
You will take the “Keep” list, roll it up, tie it with a ribbon, bless it and thank Spirit for being with you and place it in a safe place for the year.
You will then take the “Get Rid of” list and burn it in a fire. Watch that list burn and imagine all the things on that list burning out of your life with it. Be sure while you do these acts that you do them with love in your heart. You don’t want bad karma, mojo or intentions intertwined with your ceremony. Do all things with love. You don’t wish for bad to come to anyone or anything in your lists … you just no longer want or need them in your life so you should wish them away with love and kindness so that the parting be an easier transition for all who may be involved.
And as with all ceremonies you should take time to yourself to reflect, prepare and ground yourself before beginning. Cleanse the space, yourself, your mind and body before the ceremony. Close the ceremony with an offer of blessings to Spirit and all who may have been watching over you during the ceremony and for the year ahead.
Many Blessings,
Raventalker
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and so it begins…………….
Tonight we say our goodbyes to 2011 and we welcome in a new year… a new year of possibilities… a new year of second, third, fourth, etc chances… a new year of becoming your own personal best… a new year to set your own records… a new year to hope … a new year to love… a new year to dream… and a new year to make those dreams a reality.
I keep hearing this commercial on television and radio about this speaker who encourages our young to go after their dreams the quote the commercial ends with is ” If you do nothing to make your dreams happen… your dream dies with you”. If you take a moment to think about that statement… you can imagine how sad that must be. I also think about all the dreams in this world that were never realized and that must have died within the dreamer. The question of the day is: Will you be one of those dreamers who’s ideas and dreams die when you do or will you be one of those dreamers who goes after your dreams to make them happen.
If you have passion about something, why not at least try your best to make it happen. If it happens or not, at least you tried and maybe someone around you caught that same passion and maybe .. just maybe they will carry on with your vision after you are gone. You never know unless you go after it.
Tonight here are a few things you may want to try:
~ Light a green candle with the intent of creating your future in a positive and productive way.. imagine your dreams coming true and your reality just as you dreamed it to be. Allow this candle to fully burn out. Light it before the end of this year and let it burn over into the new one. (Green can be substituted with any color if you don’t have a green one handy. Green is the color of health, wealth, success and prosperity)
~ Do something productive to help manifest your dreams. (even if it’s simply writing down your vision)
~ Create a vision board of things you want to make happen this year and keep it visible so that you can be reminded daily of your dreams and of what you wish to manifest in the year to come.
~ Think postive thoughts…. sounds simple … but as you go through your day pay attention to your thoughts and when a negative thought pops into your head … push it away. Negative thoughts damper our productivity and progress and are useless to us or anyone else.
Be sure and do at least 1 thing each day to help manifest your dreams.. even if it’s something as simple as meditating on that dream, recognizing that dream, reminding yourself of the tasks you need to do to make that dream a reality. Every day doesn’t have to be filled with huge tasks… but every day does need to be filled with a type of energy that someday will help you realize your dreams.
Many Blessings for a great year ahead!
Raventalker
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2012 or Bust!
Some say the end is near while others will tell you that 2012 is a year of dramatic changes not only for the Earth but for everyone living upon it.
I ask that you forget what you have read and what you have heard and let go of those ideas of others. Make 2012 YOUR year. Allow 2012 and the all the years after be what YOU want them to be. Forget New Year resolutions and make LIFE RESOLUTIONS! I’ve never been one fond of doing what others do or what others think I should do. I have always been one to follow my own set of rules. Life is what we make it and I plan on making it the best that I possibly can. I am sure hard times will come but they will also pass as they have in the years gone by.
We all have life sitting there right in front of us waiting for us to take it into our own hands and do with it what we wish. Sure there are unexpected things that come up.. thats all a part of life.. it’s what makes it interesting .. it keeps us awake and aware.
If your goal this year is to find love… then find that love within yourself first.
If you wish to shed some weight… rid yourself of what stress you can and watch as the weight follows suit. (exercise and eating right must follow as well)
Exercise you mind, body and spirit daily.
Allow goodness to come into your life by giving it frequently.
Go after your dreams and believe in yourself.
Be smart in your decisions but don’t let fear guide you.
Make no excuses. Plan and then DO!
Life is there waiting …
You don’t want to come to the end of your days thinking of all the lost opportunities and “what ifs” … you want to look back and say “At least I gave it a go!” ” I tried” “I did” “I dreamed” ” I was true to ME”
Many Blessings,
Raventalker
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Making it a Positive New Year
With the New Year getting closer I thought today I would speak about making changes and ridding ourselves of those things no longer needed.
Here are a few ideas that may help you start the New Year on the right foot:
Clean out the closets / Clean house – Throw out or donate all the “things” that fill your house with clutter … “things” don’t bring us happiness and a clean house encourages clear thoughts and at the end of the day when you walk in the door from a long day at work your
spirits will be lifted without having to worry about clearing out or cleaning house.
Make a list and check it twice! – Make two lists … one will be of
all those things you no longer need in your life and things you don’t
want to see coming into your life for the coming year – the other list
will be of what you would like to keep in your life and things you
would like to see come into your life for the year ahead. (remember
to be specific on both lists) When you are done with your lists..
take the no longer needed list and burn it … watch it as it burns
away and imagine all those things burning out of your life and staying
far away from you …. The Keep list should be placed somewhere for
safe keeping …. from time to time take it out and look it over
again … add things to it if you want … but it is a reminder of those
things you want to stay in your life or those things you want to
manifest during the year.
Clear the way – Take a day to clean all your windows and doorways …
its amazing the kind of stuff that can build up around these two areas
and how we really don’t pay much attention to the places we walk in
and out of each day … Opening all the windows will allow your home
to breathe and clear the air .. let in some of that fresh air from
outside …. We go in and out of our doors and as we do we bring stuff
in and take stuff out with us .. even if we have nothing in our
hands… cleaning those doorways will also clean away the energy …
more important is that negative energy that may have built up over the
year … as you clean think of good thoughts and put some postive
energy and happiness into your doorways so that coming or going you
take with you a bit of the postive energy and happiness.
Get Cooking! – On the New Year cook up a good hearty meal charged with
postive energy, health and prosperity for the year ahead … take
some time to enjoy your meal… think about being healthy, happy and
prosperous for the entire year ahead and then ……. RELAX! Take a
bit of time to not rush around.. not to worry and not to busy
yourself.. just take a moment to…. well… be in the moment.
I hope these help..
May the New Year find you all in Good Health and Happiness
Many Blessings,
Waya
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