Shamanic Prayers
In my spiritual practice I have a daily sacred Shamanic ritual that I developed over time, but I also have a light practice. As I was born into a family that practiced the Roman Catholic religion there are many things that I have had to “weed” through to get to a light practice and a shamanic practice that suits my needs.
Let me explain. In my experience as a Roman Catholic there are somethings that this religion has given me in my foundation and that was a deep trust in God, especially as a child. The religion also had its drawbacks for me as well. So when I began to work through major trauma contained in my root chakra there was a need to look at different avenues of healing. When I started my journey and spiritual awakening I was drawn to the Hindu Chakra System. This was a very good model for me to follow in terms of understanding my body and how to work through my trauma, however, as time passed I learned of the Shamanic chakra system and it was important because in a time where I was unable to trust anyone including myself (Hindu - Root Chakra), I needed to connect with the Earth, Animals, Plants, Minerals, Elements, Directions and seasons at a deeper level to actually grow my courage with the Spirit of the Bear in order to open into the layers of trauma from a deep and early age of life. So although I operate from a few different spiritual contexts, I believe that it has given me a broader perspective and more ways to access the things that I needed to access within myself so that I could heal.
What I would say is that in a religious context, which I not longer relate to, there is light component to healing that we are connected to God/Source/Divine Love, but in order to bring Heaven to Earth, we need the deep connection to the Earth Mother, in my case, I was healing infancy trauma that caused ADD and ADHD. The combination of the light and the dark.
The purpose of this blog was to say that we don’t need to be pigeon-holed into one way or the other, that we can extrapolate as we need because we are complex beings. We can embody both because we are both of the light and we are here on this earth which is dark (in a sense). If you have a belief that God is in all things, then the Earth is just as important because she is life giving. In my contemplation I felt that I needed to recognize the earthly energies that are equally as important in my healing and to reconnect or deepen my connection to Mother Earth and I wanted to pray to God this…
God/Creator I pray that I receive the light and that I am able to bring Heaven to Earth but mostly that today I deeply connect with the blessings that Mother Earth has to offer and not only do I pray to you the Father but I also pray to the Mother. I pray that I feel her comfort, her stability, her support, her nurturing, her nourishment, her frequency. I pray that I compost that energy that is no longer for my Divine Highest Good and that I deeply connect with the Kingdom of Animals, Plants and Minerals along with the elements so that I may be gracefully, peacefully balanced and in equanimity here on this Earth in this present moment and at Earth’s speed. I pray that I combine that earth energy with the light and meet myself in the centre with love, compassion, patience and kindness. It is with a great amount of gratitude and humility that I accept this of my own free will, so be it and so it is. Amen.
May this prayer serve you should you need more of Mother Earth to support you.
With great warmth,
Jackie