(Don't forget to drink water as you read this) How is everyone? How was you and your family's week and weekend? Mine was a busy, but, pleasant one. I did smudge this week for a google friend. I'm happy that my google friend felt the calming effects smudging can give, even all the way from the east to the west coast. :) good times.
And today along with sending positive smudging energy for us to ready us for the week ahead. I will also smudging extra for dear friend of mine who's in need. If I am able to help those that allow me to, why not. It feels good to help others if I am capable of helping them. Did you do anything to help anyone this week? It can be any kind of help. Whether it's helping with directions. At work, with a coworker and or with a friend or family? I have a story that I know you all will enjoy. It definitely ranks Zenful for a little girl's life at this moment and for ever. A friend of mine took a young girl to get her hair did. :) This young girl's hair is very thick, coarse, unkept and cared for. :( Not in the best conditions. My friend took this young girl to the salon to have it washed, cut, and straighten. A spa hair day. The young girl was very nervous because she had never done anything like this. I was able to see a before and after picture. What a beautiful young girl. The confidence and happiness in this child's eyes in her after photo due to her amazing new hair style. The energy that was strong from her glee flowed from the text pic sent. My smile mirrored hers, I had a cheesy grin. I was so happy for her. I was so glad (that my friend not only surprised me with delicious vanilla on vanilla cupcakes, my favorite, this past Friday morning & yes I ate one at about 10:15AM or so...it was delicious and I'm sticking to it! :) ) but that I was able to share this great positive experience she gave to this young girl's life, forever. This young girl will never forget this. I can't imagine how kids, as cruel as they can be, must have teased her. My friend helped change that. I'm grateful for her. I don't know this young girl. But I am so grateful that God and the Universe placed this young girl in her path. Thank you. You know who you are, as you read this.
Doing something, anything positive for someone is such a great energy boast. Lets see how helpful we can be this up coming week.
So as the title reads, this is the Full Moon weekend. The Full Moon was on Friday. I, myself didn't smudge for this months Full Moon. Why,? I didn't have all the supplies I needed for it and I was also busy this past Friday and wouldn't have had the energy to perform a decent ceremony. But I will do the Full Moon ceremony for next month and you can be a part of it with me.
Here is another link that I found with more information.
http://astrology.about.com/od/themoon/a/FullMoonRit.htm
I will also use this as a guide for my next month's (November) Full Moon smudging ceremony. Ironically it's on a Sunday, November 17th. Which is great because it's also Sunday Smudge Day & the blog gets posted :)
I like the meaning behind smudging during a Full/New Moon ritual. This year 2013 is slowly creeping to an end. Is there anything you want to purge, to let go of, to end 2013 cleansed and free of what needs to be let go in order to begin a new, in 2014? There's a few I can think of. If you also have one or two or three things you want to let go of start to write them down. Save them until next month. Let's all begin to let go of them on the next Full Moon. And do so again the following Full Moon after (December) so we can begin the New Year with a positive state of heart, mind, body, and soul.
For me this November is extra special for three reasons. My daughter and my birthday are this month as well as Thanksgiving Day. Its a month of extra Blessings. A day we celebrate once a year to show how we are able to give a major thanks to all that we are Blessed for. I am thankful everyday, of course. I'm thankful for having the means so I'm able to cook extra of my family's favorite foods during the holiday months. I'm thankful for one year when my kids were too young to remember we had a blizzard during Thanksgiving long weekend.(Thursday-Friday) It was the bestest snow day Thanksgiving we ever had. That's the best part for me. The being with my family which consists of my two children and husband, and our cat Valentine's. Especially during that nor'easter. Snowed in with just the four, er um, five of us because of the cat. Lol. House smelled of turkey and cinnamon among other delicious smells. It was so nice. It's the coziness, that feeling that I've created for my family that I so enjoy and am thankful for. Maybe we can get a repeat of that this year. That would be awesome! We'll see.
So this year I will do~the Full Moon ritual~up a little extra special. As I figure it out I'll keep you updated in my future Sunday Zenful Blogs. :) I do know that I will continue to do what I've done in my past Full Moon smudgings but I'd like to add something new to it. This may read all rather "witchy" but there's something about smudging and then adding the Full Moon purging to the ceremony that is rather liberating. This practice helps me and mine; I harm none and only offer the release of negative energy and protection for those whom I love and care for.
And on that note....let's begin our Sunday Smudge Day Ceremony. I'll give you a moment so you can settled yourself in your happy place.
Here is my happy place this week.
Would you all like to join me here? Have a seat next to me and let's clear our minds together... Are you ready.... Deep breath...exhale that negativity from last week and or this weekend. Or whatever that may be clouding your mind.
I'd like to ask The Lord our Father as well as The Universe to be here and watch over us today as I smudge & cleanse each of those that are reading this as well as myself and my family. I'd like to also ask my ancestors to be present, as well as the elements earth, rain, wind, & fire. I'd like to call on the goddess of the north, east, south, & west. As well as our archangels Raphael for healing, Michael for protection, Gabriel for revelation & Uriel for wisdom.
Please release us all of any negative energy that does not suit or support our needs. Please Lord and Universe be here with us and help us during our time of need healing, protection, revelation, and wisdom we may be seeking.
Please let us all have a drama free and great work week. Let our kids have a wonderful week at school and or day care. Please let all issues regarding friendships, spouses, or family be resolved as they are meant to be. In a kind and peaceful manner.
Please see the sage smoke carry away all your worries and blow them away with the element wind, burn them away with the element fire, soak them away with the element water so that the element earth may ground you. Take these few minutes to visual this and clear your worries away......
Ending prayer...I'll now light sweetgrass which has a licorise kind of scent to it. Imagine the smoke of the sweetgrass wrap us all in loving and positive energy.
I'd like to thank you Lord and The Universe for giving me the opportunity to share my Zenful experience with others. I want to thank my ancestors for being present. I'd like to also, thank the elements earth, rain, wind, & fire for being with us. I'd like to thank the goddess of the north, east, south & west. As well as our archangels Raphael for healing, Michael for protection, Gabriel for revelation & Uriel for wisdom.
Thank you Lord and Universe for always looking out for us and for giving us all the Blessings we have.
Thank you for my yesterday, for my today, and for the abundance of a wonderful week ahead. ~ Namaste~
A. Reyes.
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