There is something about a Dark Night of the Soul that is indescribable. It is not depression, though often mistaken for it as it shares some similar aspects, but a Dark Night of the Soul has a Spiritual element to it. Somehow you know something greater is afoot for you to pass through, a test of faith that shakes the very foundation of everything you know, sometimes even destroying those foundations. Despite its name, this generally lasts many days and nights, not just one. There is a pause, a disconnect, a definite blanket damping out the light even if one is able to periodically resurface with laughter and short times of ease. It may not be apparent to others and it may take you some time to realize a Dark Night of the Soul for what it is. The expression “the night is darkest before the dawn” is meant to give hope, but when you are in the middle of it, dawn seems impossibly far away. That is why this elixir was created. To help ease this journey and shift into the light again while still retaining the higher purpose of the Dark Night. Lovingly Prepared With: Rain Drops & the First Snows – Some medicine traditions believe the Rain blesses us and bestows forgiveness. The water that holds the imprint of the energy and crystals used was rain water & gently falling snow gathered during the darkest nights of the year, and coincided with my own Dark Nights. There was a deep knowing this gentle blessing water gifted from Nature was meant to soothe aching hearts & souls. Mookaite – the piece of Australian Jasper used looks just like the yolk of an egg with a little wriggly red line from an edge to the center. Immediately this piece spoke to me of being nurtured and held like a baby and of new beginnings. Mookaite supports, sustains, brings peace and a feeling of wholeness during times of stress. It is great for times of difficult decision making as it helps us to accept change while discovering all the possibilities in a situation in order to choose the right one. Mookaite eliminates and blocks unwanted outside influences providing a protective shield against negative or dangerous situations, while promoting renewed energy, new ideas, enthusiasm and kindness within us. Hiddenite – a crystal of renewal, providing hope in difficult circumstances, Hiddenite helps in healing deep psychic wounds of the heart and dispels negativity, shielding the body’s energy fields from unwanted energies and influences. This crystal provides a constant pulse of loving heart energy. Selenite – remarkably peaceful carrying a very high vibration, instilling clarity of mind and a deep sense of inner peace. Selenite also cleanses and charges other the other gemstones, while being a powerful aid in psychic communication for interaction with wise ancestors, angles and spirit guides. Empowered by: As mentioned above, the water and intention of this elixir was gathered over many nights of my own Dark Night of the Soul. On the auspicious Winter Solstice of 2012, the longest night of the year, I felt a shift from darkness to light in my being and knew the time had come. After a ceremonial despacho and a shamanic journey to An Cailleach for guidance, this elixir was created during the time cited by ancient Mayans for the great shift of consciousness as we make our way out of the depths of a Bronze Age and begin to head toward a new Golden Age. On the first morning of this new age the sun’s rays further empowered this elixir – truly bringing the Dawn to a Dark Night.
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On Samhain night (pronounced sow-in) it is said the veil between the worlds is at it’s thinnest. That mysterious cloak separating the realm of our deceased from the realm of our living. Many cultures subscribe to this thought, from pre-Celtic peoples to modern Mexican. This dark time of the year is closely connected with the Crone, or Wise Old Woman, and marks the beginning of the end in the yearly cycle. On this night, more commonly known as Halloween, and within three days of the Full Moon, I created a gemstone elixir intended for working with our Ancestors. Specifically for healing work. This work may be taken on with intention and ceremony, or through Shamanic processes; journeys, curse unraveling, negative core belief repair, or even before meditation and opening your heart to communication; thereby facilitating conflict resolution or ‘saying what was left unsaid’. Perhaps you have other methods at hand in your healing basket. Simply take 3 drops under your tongue before you begin and periodically as you are called to during the healing work. Get creative, you could add a few drops to a preparatory bath, anoint candles, tools, objects or yourself, mist your sacred space or even as an offering. This Ancestral Healing Elixir was lovingly prepared with: Clear Quartz crystal with a naturally formed Ancestral Timeline: This type of formation has an inherent ability to trace ancestral difficulties to it’s source for healing to take place as well as holding the regular clear quartz aspects; amplifying energy, being easily programmable for specific intention, enhancing mental clarity, harmonizing & balancing energy while being, healing and protective. Petalite: sometimes called the “stone of angels” it is extremely useful for ancestral & family healing, going back to a time before the dysfunction arose. This gemstone carries a high spiritual vibration, facilitates connection with the spirit realm, intuitive ability & clairsentience while clearing negative energy and lending protection. Petalite brings a peaceful calm to situations and is quite useful for astral travel & meditation. Also considered a shamanic stone. Labradorite: bringing clarity, understanding, harmony, strength, enhancing intuition & psychic perception, especially during times of conflict and change. Linked to the Crone, Labradorite facilitates inner knowledge of the Mysteries, helps to release judgements and bring ‘shadowed aspects’ into the light. This stone is also considered a shamanic stone and supports shamanic journeying. Citrine: offers courage & self discipline, supports getting tasks done & matters settled. Great for uplifting mood & bringing forth feelings of Generosity. Helpful with healing emotional trauma. A stone that never needs energetic “cleaning” after use and is a gentle beacon of Light during intense work. Empowered by: Samhain Energy: A long held time of communion with Ancestors and the Deceased. Full Moon: A most profound refection of the Life, Death, Rebirth cycle, the Moon at it’s fullest heightens energy & empowers intention. This elixir is intended to be the Tender Loving Care, fertilizer if you will, to your seeds of manifestation; your intention work. It can be used on its own, but will be extra potent as a follow up to the “Seeds of Manifestation” elixir made during the Solstice Total Lunar Eclipse 14 days before this one, which was made during the Partial Solar Eclipse of January 4th. The energies of these two events are strongly related to each other; therefore each elixir complements the other very well. That being said, feel free to use this “Intention TLC” to boost the energy and drawing force of your intention and manifestation projects. As always, consider your projects carefully, remembering to Harm None, including trodding on someone’s Free Will; no matter how ‘helpful’ it may seem. The Divine works in mysterious ways, it’s best to be clear all intentions only come to fruition if it be for the Highest Good of All. Blessings on your Path! This gemstone elixir was empowered by: New Moon: a powerful time for self healing and bringing new things into our lives, it’s all about Rebirth & Planting Seeds, the perfect time for new ventures, new relationships, or new homes and the like. This energy is super charged by a Solar Eclipse. Solar Eclipse: occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, and the Moon fully or partially covers the Sun. Eclipses generate energy, and this one carries a massive amount of Transition, Vision, and Inner Reflection energies with it. Meteor Shower: Bringing Akash-Consciousness; enhancing Manifestation even further! Planets Direct: a number of planets have gone direct, Mercury only days beforehand and Neptune & Chiron within hours – this also adds to manifestation energy. And lovingly prepared with: Shiva Lingham: in Sanskrit means a “sign”, it is a highly symbolic egg shaped balancer and masculine energy that awakens kundalini and balances energy centers. Collected from the sacred healing banks of the Narmata river in India, Shiva Lingham facilitates being deeper in love with oneself and at peace within the core of your Being. This is the desired state for setting strong intentions that come from a place of true healing and benefit for All. Moonstone: for its Lunar connections, but it also carries a soft tender vibration facilitating inner peace & security. This gemstone also balances and promotes all rhythms of the body while supporting flexibility and flow in life. It is lovely for inspiring new beginnings, and for supporting wishes. Moss Agate: represents the Earth with its strong connection to Nature. It has a stabilizing affect and is said to refresh one’s soul with feelings of freedom and expansion. Moss Agate is a gemstone of new beginnings and abundance. Citrine: for the Sun who plays an integral part with regard to the Eclipse. Citrine brings happiness, joy and optimism. It offers courage & self discipline, supports getting tasks done & matters settled. Great for uplifting mood and brings abundance, good fortune & feelings of generosity. Helpful with healing emotional trauma, sleep disturbances, and addictions. Rose Quartz: the self in this equation, with pure support for our Hearts. It supports with unconditional love, a very soothing and happy stone. It comforts and heals any wounds the heart has accumulated & dissolves stored energy from trauma. The Soul sighs with relief when it senses Rose Quartz energy as it intuitively knows healing has come with gentleness, forgiveness, compassion, kindness and tolerance. Does the Trickster keep bringing the “same old” problems into your life? Need to release patterns, habits, baggage or cycles that are no longer serving you well? Changing jobs? Moving house? Need to respond differently to a ‘stormy’ situation? “Loving Storm” gemstone elixir is intended to facilitate powerful change for bringing in positive energy while supporting your heart through the transition. Lovingly prepared with: Fulgurite: Sand struck by lightning and solidified by the intense heat invokes quick & powerful transformation. The Morrigan: A Celtic deity of Battle who sometimes appears in the form of Crow, this elixir was empowered on an altar dedicated to The Morrigan. Airts of the North: In the Celtic Wheel of the my lineage, the North is the place of Battle and of the Warrior, but also the calm before the storm. The quiet resting place where seeds of ideas germinate before sprouting into action. The Cailleach lives here, an old woman Creatrix with destructive storm energy, also of Celtic decent. Citrine: Brings Happiness, Joy and Optimism. Citrine offers courage & self discipline, supports getting tasks done & matters settled. Great for uplifting mood and brings Abundance, good fortune & feelings of Generosity. Helpful with healing emotional trauma, sleep disturbances, and addictions. Rose Quartz: Supporting with unconditional love, a very soothing and happy stone. It comforts and heals any wounds the heart has accumulated & dissolves stored energy from trauma. The Soul sighs with relief when it senses Rose Quartz energy as it intuitively knows healing has come with gentleness, forgiveness, compassion, kindness and tolerance. Wild Woman Mystery Card: I pulled the ‘Illumination’ card from this deck and kept it on the altar beside the elixir. Illumination is an Awakening. Your Divine nature. Purifying your body and soul. ”Thanks for giving me every experience I have had...it has taught me what I needed to learn.” *Excerpts from “Wild Woman Mystery Cards” by Elizabeth MacLeod Find them at www.wildwomanenchanted.com For those of you interested in Astrology, the planetary aspects also supported this elixir nicely. Full Moon in Aries: Decisive, forceful, a high-strung and controlling Moon, as well as being spontaneous, energetic, and honest. It suggests an aggressive attitude, quick temper, impulsiveness and brutally direct behaviour, acting with emotion rather than reason, restless and risk-taking. Mars squares Neptune: lends ability to dissolve old angers and pains. To ”bury the hatchet.” An opportunity to let go of violence or tension caused by differences, and empower those who once felt like victims, a shadow side of Neptune. Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: to take us into the past for better or worse, of enduring desolate moments, teetering on the edge, and recovering Joy afterward. From this square we may also be able to notice and let go of an old pattern of avoidance and find a new way to face our problem peacefully. Or find that our motivations, our old reasons for doing what we do, also dissolve, and now we need to search for fresh inspiration. - *Excerpt from We’Moon, a fabulous resource www.wemoon.ws Sun: Created on the Full Moon, empowered overnight & bottled on the day the Sun shifted zodiacal signs - from airy Libra to watery Scorpio. Therefore, latent in the “loving Storm” elixir is the need to complete old business on a high note. Emotional Charge: During the day of this elixir creation I went through the gamut of healthy emotions related to big stormy change. As the external world heated up I was able to fully embrace Trust and Calm instead of fear, then a short lived & appropriate shake to my core as ‘lightning struck’, followed by an easy regaining of Centeredness and Faith in the process of allowing the Highest Good to manifest as the Universe intends it. A positive internal change had solidified while the external realm makes the big shift for the better. Shamanic Elements: Guidance from the Cailleach, the Morrigan, the Warrior & Airts of the North for this creation process was incorporated. Transfiguration with Áine, a Celtic goddess of Sovereignty, the Sun, Love & Delight also infused the “Loving Storm” elixir. Fill your heart and soul with the healing power of Love. Rose Quartz is a gentle yet powerful heart centered stone that washes over us with a soft, soothing cleansing; releasing us from traumas and healing our internal wounds. This allows our heart energy center and etheric body to attune to all forms of love; universal love, unconditional love, self love, platonic love, romantic love, family love. This is a happy stone that lowers stress while facilitating the removal of fear, anger & grief. Particularly helpful for emotional healing of childhood traumas and any associated guilt, Rose Quartz brings inner peace and sweet calming nourishment. Feelings of self worth & body image improve with the inner fulfillment Rose Quartz brings you. Take as needed to bring comfort & support to your heart, to raise your energy and surround yourself with pink light. When doing deep inner work clearing stored trauma imprint patterns, honour your process, work through emotional releases, let healing tears flow and be prepared for possible surfacing of forgotten memories and feelings. Think of it like an emotional detox, toxins are being brought to the surface to be cleared away and instead of physical reactions like itchy skin, they are emotional & energetic in nature. Depending on your level of intention, other supporting work, and depth of the wound, this may occur on a more subtle level taking months or even years to clear or perhaps with an unmistakable sudden shift. Amethyst and Citrine work well with Rose Quartz, and can be carried in your pockets or used in elixir form in conjunction with this one. Take 3 drops under your tongue, in water, your bath or anoint your heart, wrists and forehead when needed or as called to. If doing concentrated heart healing, take daily during and after the focus work. Be creative! Add to talismans, artwork, candles, meals, mist over your bed or make an energetic room spray. Rose Quartz: Pure support for our Heart with unconditional love, a very soothing and happy stone. It comforts and heals any wounds the heart has accumulated & dissolves stored energy from trauma. The Soul sighs with relief when it senses Rose Quartz energy as it intuitively knows healing has come with gentleness, forgiveness, compassion, kindness and tolerance. Stuck in a rut? Desire a rapid transformation? Need a kick to get your journey started? At the stroke of Midnight on New Year’s Eve, a time when billions of people put energy toward new beginnings and life changes, I dropped Moldavite into an elixir. Moldavite is known for facilitating intense, rapid transformation toward one’s highest good. This healing change can take place in the spiritual dimensions, physical body, etheric body, dream time, and is a great support for breaking habits or when conventional modalities lack the needed impact Modavite has unique and mysterious origins, is entrenched in legends and has been regarded as a spiritual talisman for over 25,000 years. A naturally formed glass from a meteoric impact in the Czech Republic, it has been found at the excavation site of the Venus of Willendorf with clear spiritual significance, some say the Holy Grail of Arthurian legend was moldavite, in some cultures it is a traditional betrothal gift, and of course thoughts of extraterrestrial associations abound ~ there are unending stories of amazing proportion, all portraying moldavite as a facilitator of becoming whole and enlightened. What will your story of moldavite be? What new vibration will you feel and attune to? Perhaps a new direction, new spiritual guide, new level of health, or a dramatic change to push you through to something better? This gemstone elixir was lovingly prepared with: Moldevite: a supercharged rare and powerful gemstone of Transformation said to have ‘fallen from the sky’. It carries storm energy – intense & cleansing. One may feel physical heat sensations and rise in energetic vibration. Due to its cosmic qualities, information from across the Universe may make itself known to you. PLEASE use with caution. Slowly get familiar with this energy over time before diving into major work. Empowered by: Massive population intention & energy of the ‘Western’ New Year. Billions of people on this night set intentions for positive personal change ~ what are often called New Year’s Resolutions. They celebrate together and feel a sense of something new and exciting about to happen. They make plans for the year to come and say good-bye to what has passed. The energy is high, folks dance, sing, make merry, and even embrace old ways such as banging pots and pans outside to ring in the new year’ by warding off ‘evil spirits’ as well as opening the front and back doors of their homes to let a cleansing wind pass through “out with the old, in with the new”. That is a lot of charge to add to an already powerful change maker such as Moldavite! My most sought after elixir was created over two days, from Lupercalia to Valentines. Since ancient times, folks have been honouring; love, attraction and sexuality near the Ides of February and these qualities lay at the roots of those two festivals. While often thought of as a celebration of couplehood, either in the polyamorous or monogamous sense, this is a perfect time to check in on a deeply personal, singleton level ~ How in love with Yourself are you? What healing around your sexuality does your inner self need? How have you wooed and pampered your soul lately? Perhaps now is the time to fall in love with the wonderful being that is You. Take yourself out to dinner. Soak in a candlelit bath. Laugh at your witty jokes. Relish in your sensuality. Tantalize your tactile senses. And most of all, look inside the deep quiet parts of yourself, accept, forgive, love and bring into the light what is there. Embark on soul work. Honour your shadow aspects. Allow yourself to flourish as you were meant to and toss away any ‘old tapes’ that play. Love Thy Self. This elixir was intended to facilitate your process. Take as needed when feeling low on self appreciation, when you need to renew the pledge to self care, feeling a loss or overdrive of sexual desire, when body image is an issue, when mourning a break up, feeling lonely or during concentrated inner working. This elixir was lovingly prepared with: Red Garnet: a commitment to yourself, with love, devotion, trust, courage and honesty. Facilitates release from anger, particularly toward oneself and brings emotional harmony. Balances sexual energy and libido, clears inhibitions and feelings of taboo. Shiva Lingham: a highly symbolic egg shaped balance of the union between the feminine and masculine energy. It awakens kundalini and balances energy centers. Collected from the sacred healing banks of the Narmata river in India, Shiva Lingham facilitates being deeper in love with oneself and at peace within the core of your Being. Rose Quartz: Pure support for our Heart with unconditional love, a very soothing and happy stone. It comforts and heals any wounds the heart has accumulated & dissolves stored energy from trauma. The Soul sighs with relief when it senses Rose Quartz energy as it intuitively knows healing has come with gentleness, forgiveness, compassion, kindness and tolerance. Citrine: Citrine brings happiness, joy and optimism. It offers courage & self discipline, supports getting tasks done & matters settled. Great for uplifting mood and brings abundance, good fortune & feelings of generosity. Helpful with healing emotional trauma, sleep disturbances, and addictions. Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year ~ always a good time to set intentions, plant the seeds of manifestation to germinate in the dark, holding focus as they sprout with the returning light and come to full bloom. Listing & Sifting; what is to let go of, what is to die with the old passing in the darkness and what is to bring into being, birthing in the light. This solstice, of all the solstices, holds extra energy to lend support to our seeds of growth and change. Amplifying the vibration of this time is not just a Full Moon, but a ‘Super Moon’. It’s at its fullest while orbiting it’s closest to the Earth. It’s the longest night of the year, the first of Winter, with a full moon as close and bright as can be. But that is not all… mere hours before the ‘official’ point of solstice a total Lunar Eclipse. A concentrating, amplifying, awe inspiring event in itself. Place yourself back before technology, before weather forecasts, city lights, cell phones, to a time where all women bled the same days and in synchronicity with this powerful Moon, shining bright and in full glory ~ casting us from this darkest of times ~ and then it is blotted out by the Earth’s shadow and takes on a magnificent RED hue. We are now in the darkest of dark. The ultimate womb. A place of quiet growth. The still darkness before emerging into the light. The Moon, the Earth, and the Sun in total alignment on the longest night of the year. And it’s pointing to the place within the Milky Way the Mayan’s believed marked the source of all Creation. Phewf!! That is the recipe for one powerful night. So, I made a powerful elixir. It is intended for use while doing manifestation work, while setting strong intentions, planting and germinating new seeds for your life. You can take it as needed during ceremony or over time. It is best if you can embody the peaceful joy of being ‘in right relation’ while visualizing, meditating, journeying, collage making, singing or writing about the seeds you are planting with this work. Find a way that clarifies yet leaves room for the Universe to co-conspire with you. If you are not feeling in a balanced, easy hearted way, wait until you do. Perhaps try the Ultimate Balance elixir first. This isn’t something to rush into, a right time will come. This elixir was lovingly made with: Moonstone: for its Lunar connections, but it also carries a soft tender vibration facilitating inner peace & security. This gemstone also balances and promotes all rhythms of the body while supporting flexibility and flow in life. It is lovely for inspiring new beginnings, and for supporting wishes. Moss Agate: represents the Earth with its strong connection to Nature. It has a stabilizing affect and is said to refresh one’s soul with feelings of freedom and expansion. Moss Agate is a gemstone of new beginnings and abundance. Citrine: for the Sun which on Solstice seems to ‘stand still’ then makes it’s return. The Sun also plays an integral part with regard to the Eclipse. Citrine brings happiness, joy and optimism. It offers courage & self discipline, supports getting tasks done & matters settled. Great for uplifting mood and brings abundance, good fortune & feelings of generosity. Helpful with healing emotional trauma, sleep disturbances, and addictions. Rainbow Obsidian: representing the darkness of Winter Solstice and of the Eclipse. This gemstone clears the emotional body of any lingering patterns of emotional trauma. It is a grounding stone that brings hope, alleviates stress and facilitates a view of the big picture. Rose Quartz: the self in this equation, with pure support for our Hearts. It supports with unconditional love, a very soothing and happy stone. It comforts and heals any wounds the heart has accumulated & dissolves stored energy from trauma. The Soul sighs with relief when it senses Rose Quartz energy as it intuitively knows healing has come with gentleness, forgiveness, compassion, kindness and tolerance. Shamanic Guidance: I was sweetly informed the Rose Quartz needed to be added by my Soul Retrieval Guide, and a healing spirit infused this elixir in the spirit realm with healing light. Total Lunar Eclipse & other planetary aspects: In addition to what is mentioned above, an eclipse magnifies an entire month’s worth of astrological energy into a few hours. Much was happening in the sky this night, let alone during the entire month. Feel free to look up planetary aspects for December 2010. Due to a Mercury Retrograde and Mars activity, looking inward, finishing off projects or situations before moving on, communication and how we relate to others was a focus this month, important supports to the intention of this elixir. Empowered on an altar with cyclical properties, self honouring & healing, and Sun & Moon aspects. This gemstone elixir was poured during the actual eclipse and set under a special alder tree where the moon’s returning light energy would infuse it. May all your manifestations come to be if they facilitate the highest good for all. Blessed Be. The creation process began on the International Day of Peace and was infused & bottled during the auspicious “Super” Harvest Moon of 2010. The rare conjunction of a Full Moon during the Autumn Equinox added Feminine strength to the balance and equality of night and day, rising into the Eastern sky while the Masculine Sun set over the West. It was a beautiful moment on the Ocean witnessing this ultimate point of balance. The Intention during creation of the Ultimate Balance Elixir was more than just a balancing of energies, but also mood support during the transition into the dark womb incubation period of the year. The turning of the wheel from the outgoing time of the Big Sun to the internal Little Sun can be a rough time if one is not prepared and fortified. This vibrational medicine was lovingly prepared with: Shamanic Guidance: a journey to the Sidhe for confirmation of the stones chosen as well as receiving additional ingredients. Citrine: A warming sunshiny golden stone of masculine quality that never needs ‘clearing’ or ‘cleaning’, it does not accumulate or hold unwanted energy ~ one of very few crystals of this nature ~ brings Happiness, Joy and Optimism. Citrine offers courage & self discipline, supports getting tasks done & matters settled. Great for uplifting mood during long winter months and draws near Abundance, good fortune & feelings of Generosity. Physically balances digestion, food disorders, allergies, diabetes, kidneys, liver, spleen, respiratory & circulatory systems. Helpful with healing emotional trauma, sleep disturbances, and addictions. Sensuality & Sexuality can also be heightened by Citrine. Onyx: This dark black Grounding stone also protects against unwanted energy, but in a slightly different way than Citrine. Helps smooth out “roller coaster rides” of emotions and is valuable during difficult or confusing times of our lives. Onyx helps you release the past or attachments and supports you during times of change. Its excellent in centering oneself & aligning with your Divinity or Higher Power. Onyx balances hyper sexuality. Physically supports healing of teeth, bones, feet, glaucoma, epilepsy & cellular damage. Apple Seed: Very feminine & fertile, apple is associated with Love and is held in high respect by followers of many spiritual paths. In its seed form, it also represents the incubation period we cycle with during Winter. Apple wood is helpful for making clear choices when similar options are presenting themselves to you. Connected with the Sidhe, it promotes Visions, Peace, Harmony and Oness with Elementals & Fae. Joy: A beautiful overflowing expression of love, filled up with gratitude, support and right relationship with purpose expressed in a single tear of Joy. Emotion aided the catalyst of alchemy taking place here. Singing Bowl & Song: Deep resonating sound vibration from a large hand forged brass singing bowl followed by a lullaby~like song “Sanctuary” invoking the peace of personal sacred space to be present within the energy of this elixir. Reiki : As always, Reiki, a channelled energetic healing technique, was added to this elixir. Feel free to glean more information about reiki here. Empowered by: The light of the Full Harvest Moon as well as Morning Sunlight just South of my creation space in the Center and followed by charging on a Balancing Altar of my North to complete this three day creation process. Appropriate libations were poured for the Sidhe, Elements and other Helping Guides of this process. ~Bless~ |
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