Love

This may seem a bit odd to do and innerstandably so.

Stand in front of a mirror completely naked. What do you see? Are you having a hard time even looking at yourself? Are you scoffing? Judging yourself? Shaming yourself? What are you feeling? Sad? Angry? Embarrassed?

There are two things to consider, you have a spirit and a spiritual house. Your body is merely an avatar; a holographic projection of your highest self. It does not define you. It is simply a place where your spirit resides while in this 3D realm, hence it is your spiritual house.

Next, while looking yourself deep in the eyes, out loud, call yourself out on everything you have done you know was wrong, whether it was lying, stealing, cheating or anything else you know in your heart of hearts was wrong. I guarantee you will not finish with a dry eye. Why is this important?

When it comes to traditional praying, you think the prayer in your head, your eyes are closed or you are staring at an inanimate object. In doing this Mirror Technique, you are facing the shame and humiliation of being called out, especially by yourself. A little humility breeds humbleness.

Now after you have finished and wiped your tears away, still standing naked in front of the mirror, out loud tell yourself, “I forgive you [your name].” Then tell yourself, “I love you unconditionally [your name].” Have a conversation with yourself. There is nothing wrong with that. Have fun with it! Learn to laugh at and with yourself!

This mirror technique is crucial in the beginning stages of your healing process while on your spiritual journey because one cannot move forward in a positive light with negative baggage. How can one expect to be true, just and honorable with others if they are not first true, just and honorable with themselves? I am here to tell you that it will be virtually impossible to forgive others and to love them unconditionally if you cannot first learn to forgive and love yourself unconditionally. If you love yourself unconditionally, then technically speaking, you are never alone. You will always be in good company!

You receive signs from your guides every day in various forms while on your spiritual path. They are trying to connect with you. They are your healing team.

Speaking to your guides can happen anywhere and at anytime. It does not require you to get down on your knees and put your hands in prayer position. However, you may want to utilize a mudra if you are able to at that time. It is not required to call your guides with titles such as Lord, God, Master etc. You simply have a conversation with them as you would with a friend. We have all talked to ourselves before and still do. But what you do not realize is when you do that, you are actually speaking to your guides.

Now even though we all have spirit guides, everyone has that one main spirit guide which is your higher self. Have you ever had a gut feeling about something and it turns out you were correct? That is called your intuition and it was your higher self guiding you. You may have asked a question, when talking to yourself, and immediately received an answer. That was your higher self guiding you yet again.

Always finish your conversations with your guides, or higher self, with saying something like thank you, that you appreciate it, or are grateful for the help. Then soak in all those self-love vibes.

White sage is typically a bundle of herbs and Palo Santo is a specific wood that comes from two different kinds of trees. Both of these, when dried, are used for practices that are said to cleanse a space, or yourself, of negative energy.

It is recommended to use them separately as sage is said to release the negative energy while Palo Santo is said to bring in the good.

While using sage, you can recite the following affirmation; 

"I cleanse myself of all negativity, attachments, addictions and contracts from this realm and any other realm, as they do not serve me nor belong to me."

Meditation is really a great tool to assist you to connect spiritually to your soul. It can take you to places, and by places I mean different dimensions or realms, that you cannot access just by going through your typical day-to-day activities.

Learning how to develop self-love is not always about doing things, sometimes it is about the things you have and the intentions you set.

Yes, crystals are something material, but they come straight from Mother Earth herself, which gives you a deeper connection to Gaia as a whole, which itself is a spiritual practice. In spirituality, it is recognized that we are all one, along with Gaia. We are all a part of the ecosystem and using crystals brings us back to that connection.

Crystals can be used while meditating, journaling, sleeping (put it under your pillow), for self-pleasure and sensual and sexual practices. 

Rose quartz is the crystal of love. I recommend one experiments with crystals to find what works best for them. You may find a couple of crystals that work well for you by themselves or in conjunction with each other and the Rose quartz.

Movement is extremely important and something that allows you to move energy (aka bad vibes) out of your body. It can also help to release any negativity that you’re holding on to.

But here we are speaking of movement without restriction because while it is great to move, most movements are very controlled; meaning that movements like weight training, running and even yoga are all practices that have you typically moving in the same patterns over and over.

Moving without restriction through ecstatic dance or just dancing or through yoga that you just flow through without a guide or thought of what to do next, allows your body to move as it wants.

This allows for a deeper spiritual connection, as well as, to your body and gives you the opportunity to move how your body needs it to do.