My name is Elisabeth Black and on Saturday, Jan. 12, I was spirit led to facilitate a circle about the power of love.
Because of the nature of love, my spirit guides asked that I be more self-revealing than I ever have been in past circles.
I shared about my process of opening up to the intimacy of love. I entrusted to others, in the circle, thoughts about my struggles with giving and receiving love and I spoke about the joys that love has brought into my life.
This circle was very beautiful as each person shared about how love has touched their lives.
I found that I wished that people that I am close to and love dearly were present at this circle. Then I began to feel that because I carry them in my heart, they really were with me…are with me. Always.
On my altar, I placed items that carried the resonance of love. I had an open heart ring, a female turkey feather, clam shells, citrine gemstones, rose quartz, aventurine stones, a bell, a note from the universe, mirrors, rose petals, and a heart.
For our journeys, we asked that animals share messages of love with us and let us know just what we need.
As part of our circle, I explained how the Institute for the Shamanic Arts (ISA) had recently participated in a Handfasting Ceremony where two people committed to loving each other. Then I passed out ribbons and we all did a handfasting commitment to love ourselves. We wrapped the ribbon around our wrists and repeated vows.
To share love with others that didn’t get a chance to be present in our circle, we used divination to choose words that were written out. We then incorporated them into some written thoughts which I have listed here for you.
Play Spirit Things
A playful kind, loving spirit
connection to all things is one path of loving
wrap me in a kind, loving and playful spirit…gratitude
connection to all things is one path of loving.
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I am a wave in the ocean.
I am part of a powerful and connected system of sea life and movement
beckoned by Grandmother Moon.
Does it serve me to fear that the other waves head toward the rocks and not the beach
or that they move more quickly or slowly.
I do not control how big they swell or how soon any break.
I fear that I am not important.
I need love knowing that I am only a small part of the whole.
I need to give. I need to receive.
I cannot flow alone.
Hold me mother ocean.
Take all of me.
Move me as I am.
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Love Is….
Nurturing: allowing of what longs to come forth in its own time. No sooner. No later. Just Perfect.
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Divine Thought
Resides within,
and begins with You!
Be open and let Love flow.
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Love is about finding peace with both the head and the heart, the intellectual and the emotional. A balance is needed for a healthy love to survive!!
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Love
Decide in a strong way that there is indeed power in love.
The universe gives you permission to use this love. You are capable.
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To find out more about Elisabeth Black please see:
http://shamanacircle.wordpress.com/is/practitioners/elisabeth-black/
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