Take a Breath

Well it certainly has been a long time since I posted. Many many things have happened. Far too many to begin documenting here in detail. Suffice to say the wheel has turned many times, CAYA Harvest Home went off splendidly. Exhaustingly wonderful in all it's detail.

I have many Blog post in the work, including the Physical Warrior, the conclusion of Persephone's story, and one on the Power of Vocals in Warding. These however will have to wait for the moment.

Now I find myself once again at the time of year when the veil begins to thin, and my world is once again turned on its head. Prehaps it comes with the territory of being a daughter of the Morrighan and Dadga, but whatever the reason whenever October rolls around, my life is on the fast track to transitions, and endings. This October brings a move once again, and the end of my family home, and the beginning of my immediate family moving across the country for the first time without me.

Needless to say it's all a little overwhelming. It has been observed that I have never before been without structure in my life as it is now. I have moved many times, to many places, in shorter times than this one, but always before with a destination. Always before with orders as to where I will land. It is the...uncertainty that causes my insides to cringe and my stress level to rise.

So. Today I endeavored to get some control over my raging emotions and stress, and wash them all away. A spell I will share with you fine folks today.


Materials

• Bathtub cleaning products and instruments
  
• Candles
  
• Calming colored muslin square (approx. 5"x5")
• Ribbon in your power color (approx. 8")
  
• 2 tbs salt (sea)
  
• 1 tbs dried peppermint leaves
• 1 tbs dried rose petals
  
• 1 tbs sandalwood chips
  
• A Beer (of your choice)
• Your favorite Soap

To start with, set up the bathroom to your pleasure. Light as many candles are you'd like (or is safe), set up an altar, put on your favorite spell music, bring in fresh flowers. Whatever it takes to set the mood for calm and peace.

Then place all the herbs and salt into the muslin square, and tie it up. Take a moment to ground and center yourself. Imagine the calm, the peace, how you'd like to feel, how you'd like things to go. Put all that into that little sachet.

Now, clean your tub. - Wait, here me out! You are going to feel better, sincerely, this is not trickery just to get the ring around the tub out. It just happens to be a nice side effect - Scrub your tub, and as you scrub visualize and vocalize everything you want scrubbed out of your life, your mind, your body. Get as loud, as angry, as you like, let it all out on the tub and that grim!

I Scrub OUT self-doubt, anxiety, stress!
I Scrub OUT lack of funds, closed doors!
I Scrub out the obstacles that stand in my way!

Let the tub have it, for as long as you need. Till every bit of grim, every bit of negativity is scrubbed out. Till none can cling to anything any longer.

Then rinse it all away.

I rinse away my stress, and melancholy
I rinse away those obstacles that keep me from Happiness
From Prosperity
From Success
May my ancestors and Gods (name whomever you fill appropriate) bear witness
I rinse them all away

If the tub is still not clean, have at it again. You want that tub to sparkle.

Now that the work is done, now that you've rubbed out all that frustration and stress, draw yourself a bath. A good hot one, throw your sachet into it, add bubble bath if you'd like.

Crawl in and breath deep. Feel your muscles unwind. The stress seeps out of you. Think of all the good things in your life, be grateful. Think of all you hope and dream for, know that you can achieve them, it will take work as it took work to clean this tub. All is possible.

Take a nap, clean your nails, pumice your heels, daydream. Stay in there as long as you need. And when you fill ready, take your favorite soap and start to clean. Make sure you get good a squeaky clean. See all that grime and dirt, that stress and negativity bubble up and wash away. Make sure to shampoo and condition your hair!

Now here is the fun part.

Pop open that Beer, take a swig for the bath and the Gods, and a swig for yourself.

Now pour the rest on your head.

I know sounds crazy, my partner would squawk "And waster a beer!" But here me out.

One, beer is a symbol of wealth, prosperity, and magic. It is alchemy at it's finest, taking raw materials and over time with process, becomes something entirely new. It evokes images of feasts, and good times. It is the relaxing moment after a long days work, and culmination of the years growing and harvesting in one cool sip. You are bathing yourself in magic and wealth.

Plus it's actually very good for your hair. Gives body, and helps clean away residue.

Go slow, let each foamy drop pour over your head, soak it up into your hair. Lick your lips, smile.

I am surround by love, prosperity, and success
As my hair never ceases to grow throughout my lifetime,
Let my chances and opportunities for wealth, happiness, and peace
Continue to grow around me.
I soak it up into my body, into my soul.
I am capable of achiveing all that I wish to achieve.
(State what you will achieve)
I am bathed in the bounty of the Earth
By the Land
By the Sea
and by the Sky
So mote it be!

Now rinse off, drain the tub. Watch as all your that muck you were carrying on your shoulders, all that grim you cleaned off you spiral down the drain and back to the Earth to be cleansed and made anew. Rinse out your tub, you want none of that grime and negativity sticking around!

Take a deep breath and go about your day! (Take note of extra volume, and shine in your hair ;)

That's my stress relieving spell for the day. Hope it works for you, it helps to have a nice meal too.