Opening And Cleansing Your Chakras

As you become more open spiritually one of the core things to practise is regularly opening, closing and cleansing your chakras. Your chakras are energy centres which run along your spine. In Sanskrit the word Chakra translates as a wheel or disk, which essentially chakras are. These disks need to be alligned, clear, and spinning to the correct speed and direction. When your chakras are all in perfect allignment and balance you are healthier and more intune with yourself. If you have a blocked, overactive, underactive or misalligned chakra that will affect you both mentally and physically. Many physical ailments can be treated by simply realigning and cleansing your chakras. Each chakra has a colour and crystals attributed to it. There are many more chakras then the ones featured below but as this is the first time I've mentionned them on here we will start with the basic seven chakras.

This simple chakra meditation will help you become familiar with your chakras. As you practice it more and more often it will become a second nature to you. You can visualise your chakras anyway you want it is a personal choice. When you open your chakras you could see them as flowers opening, lift doors opening, or as coloured disks. The only thing to remember is the colour of each chakra how you picture them can be entirely upto you. For the sake of this meditation I will describe the chakras as flowers as more people can easily visualise these. As you open each chakra notice how it is spinning is it clockwise? anticlockwise? is it still? spinning fast or slow?

To begin settle yourself comfortably and take some deep healing cleansing breaths. Listen to your heartbeat and your breathing. Feel yourself relaxing. 

Start off at your base chakra which is located at the base of your spine. You see a large red rosebud, as you allow it to open into a rose see the red light emiting from within it. The rose is spinning in a clockwise position, is it spinnnig fast? slow? or just right? Is it spinnnig anticlockwise? 

As you come to the base Chakra which is located along your spine just below your navel. You see an orange flower bud, allow it to open into a beautiful vibrant flower, see the orange light shining from within. Again note which direction it is spinning. 

Next is the solar plexus chakra, see a large sunflower bud, allow it to open into a beautiful bright sunflower, bright yellow sunny light is emiting from it. Notice again the speed and direction it is spinning. 

Next is the Heart Chakra located on your heart. This is a personal preference you choose as their are infact two heart chakras. If you prefer pink choose pink otherwise choose green. 
See your chosen colour flower and see it open into a gorgeous soft flower, see the pink or green light spreading out from it, it is pure love. 

You arrive at your throat chakra located in your throat, you see a bright blue flower bud, allow it to open. see the blue light emitting from within it. 

Next is the thrid eye chakra located between your eyebrows see a violet daisy bud, watch it open and see a wonderful violet light emiting from it. 

Last up is the crown chakra at the very top of your head, see a deep purple lily bud, as it opens see a strong purple light shine from within it.  

From high above your head see a beautiful pure white light, the purest white light you've ever seen. See it slowly lower over you until it enters your crown chakra. Allow this light to travel down each chakra and gently cleanse them with its white light. When it is done with your base chakra take a deep breath. As you exhale see the white light travel up and leave your body and disappear. Notice how good you feel, how clear you feel. 

Now close each and every chakra the same way you opened them, taking your time to see each one close, if you visualised it as a flower see the flower close back up into a bud. If you noticed any chakras spinning anticlokwise, slow or fast are they now spinning better in a clockwise position.
When you get to your heart chakra close it and lock it with something special to you, you could see a key with a loved ones face on the handle or anything you hold dear. This will help to protect your heart. You can leave your heart chakra open just a little if you wish.

When you have closed each chakra take a few more breaths and slowly open your eyes. 
How do you feel?

Remember Your Loved Ones Today And Every Day

Today is nothing special, it's not Halloween, it's not Remembrance Day. But for some people out there today will be difficult. It could an anniversary of a loved ones death, a birthday of someone who is no longer here to celebrate it. So today light a candle, a tea light perhaps, offer a blessing and remember your loved ones who have moved onto the afterlife. They are often still with us in spirit so make a point of remembering them every single day. Because we shouldn't just remember them on anniversaries, or other occasions. If someone has been an important part of your life think of them often not just on significant days. 

Listening To The Wind

The UK is currently being battered by gale force winds, from Scotland to Devon the entire country is getting very windy. For some people the windy weather can be unsettling, even frightening. I was one of those people who'd be afraid in really strong winds. Until I learnt to understand it a little more. Over the coming days many people will be cursing the weather, blaming it for disruption and causing damage. What we must remember is that this is nature. Yes it can be devastating at times and even dangerous but this is nature, it's what happens. We can't control it, we cannot stop it so the best thing to do is accept it by seeing it in a different way. 

See it instead as a time of deep cleansing, the accompanying heavy rain is washing the earth, and us if we get caught out in it. The wind is blowing away all the negativity, letting it all go. use this weather as a good excuse to do some emotional clearing of your mind and heart. Let go of any negative emotions and patterns through meditation.  

Go to your usual place of meditation be it a chair, a bed or a comfortable spot on the floor. This weather can be dangerous so it's best to do this meditation indoors.  

Begin by following the basic meditation technique I mentioned here: http://jezebeldusk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/basic-beginners-meditation-technique.html
Instead of opening your eyes remain in the calm space you create and carry on with this meditation. 

Take a further two deep breaths and spend a few moments listening to the wind. 

You see yourself in a safe or favourite place, somewhere you feel happy and protected, whether it's a favourite beach, a forest, or somewhere in your home. 
In front of you see a small gold bag, a piece of white ribbon, and a white feather sitting on top of it. Pick up the gold bag and hold it in your hands. Notice how light and soft it feels. 
As you hold this bag think of every negative emotion, situation, addiction, past lover or anything else you want to let go of. Place something that symbolises that time in the bag, something you remember from these situations. As you put these items and memories into the bag see it expand, you can put as much in here as you need. Anything which is no longer relevant to you or which is dragging you down and holding you back put it in there. 
When you are done filling the bag fasten the white feather onto it and tie it up with the white ribbon. 
Hold onto your little package for a moment and remember everything you are about to let go of. 
Take a deep breath and hold your package up towards the sky, as you exhale see the wind pick up your package from your hand and carry it away. 
As you watch it float off into the sky say "I release you" and see it go. 
The wind is carrying all of this away for you where it will be cleansed and recycled as new positive energy. 
You feel a sense of calm in knowing you have let it go. 

When you are ready open your eyes and take a few minutes to appreciate how free and clear your mind feels. 

Guided Meditation To Open Your Heart

Meditating alone can be tricky for a lot of people. You may find your mind wandering, or you may fall asleep. Guided meditations can be the answer. A guided meditation is a recording of someone speaking calmly and taking the time to slowly allow yourself to explore the experience. 
 On the other hand you could be someone who practices meditation regularly and are becoming bored of your usual meditations. 

Most of the meditations I practice are my own ones which I will share here in future posts. Sometimes however I want a change. You can buy meditation CD's from many outlets but one of the increasingly popular choices is Youtube. Whenever I fancy trying something different or am looking for a meditation for a specific purpose it's usually the first place I look. With modern technology its even more accessible, using an app on your phone or tablet. Youtube meditations don't usually have a video you need to watch, it's just a recording with a peaceful image on the screen. It's so easy to put your headphones in, close your eyes and allow yourself to drift off. 

This is a short guided meditation by Kari Samuels I found last year. It's to open your heart by releasing negative energy left in your heart from previous relationships, people who have let you down or hurt you in any way. This meditation helps you clear all of that so that your heart is open to new love. You may find that this meditation will help you connect to your twinflame. Once you've tried this meditation a few times you'll learn it and will be able to do it without the guided meditation. I personally do this meditation around once a week. It's a nice short meditation only ten minutes in length. 
Try it, see how you find it. 

Finding the right piece of Merlinite

I haven't really spoken much about crystals on here yet so I thought it would be a good time to start writing about them. To start off I thought I'd write about Merlinite.
 Merlinite is commonly known as the Shaman Stone or The Magic Stone. Named after the wizzard Merlin you can begin to understand why. It is said to bring magic into your life. It is known to be a lucky charm and one of its attributes is that it will bring luck into your life. 

It is a powerful stone for sure and can be used to awaken psychic abilities and can even take you on a journey to your past lives. Which I really would not recommend trying without the assistance of someone who knows what they're doing. 
The appearance of Merlinite can be very varied, it is usually black and white but it can also appear blue and white or it may look much more yellow instead of white. Whatever the colour it will still have the same properties. 
Merlinite allows you to explore multidimensional planes of existence co-existing with the physical plane. It is best used during meditation to attempt this. If you struggle with meditation try holding a piece of merlinite while you sit quietly with your eyes closed and note any feelings or images you see. It is a strong protection stone which will dispel any negativity either aimed towards you from another or negative energy you subconsciously create yourself. Many crystals can help us physically and mentally and can be used in healing many physical ailments. Merlinite is a stone purely for the spirit. It's a good healing stone but will only heal spiritual ailments or ailments caused by the subconscious such as nightmares, unexplainable headaches etc. It is not a stone for beginners as if you are not used to it you will feel overwhelmed by its power.

Despite all of this Merlinite has never been a crystal I've particularly ever connected to. I bought a nice piece when it first became readilly available but never really connected to it. For my birthday this year I received five pieces and thought something must be telling me to start using it. Again all of the pieces were absolutely lovely. I only connected with one piece though. I wanted a piece I could wear so I bought a piece from my usual supplier: http://www.crystalage.com a really good website and all the crystals I've ordered from there have been fantastic and the prices are good too. When I received it the next day again I could not connect with it. 
 On Friday I was ordering myself some new crystals. I'm studying for a Diploma to become a qualified crystal healer so am trying to learn about a wide range of them rather then just the basic ones. I found myself again wandering onto the drilled Merlinite pieces. I saw a piece in one of the photos that I really really liked so decided I'd try one more and see if I could connect to it. 

The Picture On Their Website http://www.crystalage.com 

When my package arrived on Saturday I opened it and was absolutely amazed, the very piece from the picture above was sitting in my package. I couldn't believe it. I checked the picture again and it was without a doubt the very same piece 

I sent an email to the shop as I really couldn't believe it and I thanked them for another lovely order. When Jan their office manager replied to me she herself was surprised and told me the photos were taken some time ago and that the piece was obviously waiting for me. It must have been fate. I put it straight onto a piece of cord and have been wearing it ever since.

True Ghost Stories Part 5 - A lost Visitor

Some years ago whilst renovating the house we had a wall taken down. The wall formed a small hallway from the front door into the main living room. As it made the room seem so small we decided to have it knocked through. 
 Once it was done and the room was redecorated we noticed one evening the curtains were moving ever so slightly. Initially I thought it was a draught from the window. When it continued to happen every night I began to wonder. One particular night the curtain caught my eye, I asked if anyone was there and it moved much faster then stopped, I asked a series of questions and found out it was the spirit of a young child. A little girl. She was very unhappy and upset as she was looking for her daddy, she couldn't find her daddy and she was waiting for him to come home from the river. I was given a date of over a hundred years previous. I explained to her that her daddy didn't live here and no one else would be arriving.  She then disappeared and I didn't see anything else for quite some time around the curtains. Some weeks later the same thing happened again with the curtains. It always made me feel so sad for her she was obviously lost and trapped. Someone eventually managed to cross her over and reunite her with her parents.
 In the back garden the washing line was hanging off of an old ships mast, as the house was originally built for dockers working on the river at some point one of the dockers must have brought the mast home from a ship which had either been lost or being disposed of. We found out that the little girls Daddy did in fact work on the river, perhaps he was on one of the boats, perhaps the mast was from his boat or in some way connected to him. 
It was a sad story but I was happy once she got crossed over. Once she had crossed over the curtains stopped twitching altogether. 

On that note I wish you all a spooktastic Halloween. If you're at home tonight I'd recommend tuning into the pilot episode of UK Haunted which starts tonight at 10pm on showcase TV (UK ONLY) it sounds like it's going to be a good show with no acting, nothing put on and nothing fake. 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! 
If you look up in the sky during the witching hour you might just see me fly by on my broomstick with my cat on the back.

True Ghost Stories Part 4 - Agatha

If you follow me on twitter you'll probably have noticed that every once in a while I mention the ghosts of my house. People who have never experienced ghosts are under the misapprehension that if you live in a haunted house you hear things all through the night, things get thrown around and it never really stops. This is not the case at all. 
 The house I currently live in was built in 1860 as a dockers cottage, it's old and small but perfectly cosy. The most active ghost is of a lady called Agatha. 

When I first became aware of Agatha's presence it was very subtle, I'd often notice a smell of freshly cooked bread filling the house. It was odd but comforting and I began to wonder if I wasn't quite alone. As I began to take more notice the smell of cooking food was happening more frequently. It was always traditional english foods I'd smell like steak and kidney pies, bread, cakes for tea. All very comforting and the sort of things you'd expect a Victorian lady to cook. I'd then start to hear the sound of pans from the kitchen, not loud as if being thrown just the sounds you'd expect to hear if someone was cooking.  One day I called out "Is anyone there, I know you are I can hear you" and I'd hear a slight sound in response. 
 One night I was lying in bed trying to drift off to sleep and felt someone lightly tucking me in, just like my mum would when I was a child. Again it was comforting. A few months later I again tried to make contact. When I asked out loud what her name was the name Agatha came to me out of nowhere. Since then that's what I've call her. 
Agatha isn't an evil spirit and doesn't cause mischief, unlike Poltergeists. However if I have ever ignored her little sounds she'd do something to make me take notice like nudging the bed so it jolted a little or dropping something in the kitchen. When I have caught brief glimpses of her she is dressed in Victorian dress which matches the age of the house. I've noticed her being very curious about modern technology. One night I remember turning off my old windows pc upstairs and it all shut down as usual. I switched it off from the plug and went downstairs. My Mum who was there at the time then walked past the stairs and said "You've left the computer on" to my amzement as I looked up the stairs you could see a blue glow coming from the dark room. As we went to investigate the computer had indeed switched back on. Turning it all off again I again left it. For the same thing to then happen. after the third time it happened I said "Agatha what are you doing?" and it stopped. 
 On another occasion I was cooking dinner for me & my Mum, I had left the pasta sauce cooking in the pan. I left the kitchen for a few minutes and it had started to burn. My Mum walked into the kitchen and saw the saucepan be moved across off the heat onto the cold hob. Again it was Agatha helping out by making sure it didn't burn. 
  I've come to accept that this house was Agatha's first so whenever I've had building work done I've sought her permission. One time we had the decorators in. We kept the bedroom door closed and told them to not go in there if they didn't mind. They agreed, they were decent blokes who had been working on the house a few weeks. We left them to go shopping. I had told them Agatha would be keeping an eye on them. On returning home one of the decorators was as white as a ghost. He said "I'm really sorry I know you said not to but I heard someone in the bedroom and thought someone had got in through the open window" as he opened the door to look it was indeed empty. he couldn't believe it. 
I've become used to having Agatha around and although she's not active everyday you always know when she is about.