Heartfelt Prayer

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The Full Flower Super Blood Moon (on a Wednesday) is the culmination of this science experiment and here we are, dear Adepts! The daily prompts thus far have been leading to this one, so lean in, will you?... 

The end game here (for me) has been to get some important themes in the forefront of my mind via day-resonant writing prompts: abundance, creativity, shadows (fears), shine, mystery, vigor culminating with a well-articulated communication from the heart to move through a challenge in my life. In essence, a heartfelt Prayer. The magic of today, of course, is optimal conditions to merge with the big flow of the “celestial court” and write down in as plain language as I possibly can the Prayer that wants to express itself through me. And then link that Prayer up with the full moon this month, which is also the auspicious lunar holiday to celebrate the Buddha’s birth, death and enlightenment. This is the basic idea anyway. 

And what is the nature of the experiment we have done here? Well, the incredibly simple and obvious hack of tuning in to the days of the week and associated celestial bodies has allowed us to work what is already in motion with an ongoing aspect of modern life that everyone on the planet (for the most part) has a sense of and is an active participation in : the seven day week. By virtue of lining up with this higher order we can actively link up to the “music of the spheres” which is the whirring and spinning and orbiting of the visible planets (plus the sun and moon) in the heavens. Ultimately though, I propose that this experiment serves as a boost in realizing our true nature as a creative, active, divine force in the world.

Naturally, this science experiment can be extended, if you feel called, as a way to diversify your ongoing experience and harness yourself to the larger mystery of the celestial-scape. There are 52 weeks per year of course so find the next week that makes sense to you and have at it! 

Without further chatter, here’s the culminating writing prompt from our time together...

• Wednesday, theme: Communication / Release - articulate yourself from the heart.
  • Zoom in: Write as clearly as possible your Prayer for your life at this time. Don’t think about it too hard. Just start writing “The Prayer for my life is….”
  • Zoom out: Write as clearly as possible your Prayer for humanity, for all beings. Don’t think about it too hard. Just start writing “My Prayer for all beings is…”
  • MERCURY - this ‘lil planet has an influence! Good to merge with yet can be difficult to manage when in retrograde. (It goes retro starting May 29. Best to get that Prayer in before we go a bit haywire, no?) 
  • Wear green, head to toe if possible.
  • Tune in to your heart space and pull your Prayers out throughout the day and read them aloud. There is power to reading out loud. Feel your heart beating as you read. Feel the vibration of the words in your vocal chords, clearly communicate with the physical elements your prayers throughout the day. 
  • Embody your Prayer in as many ways as possible today - take a salt bath and saturate the waters with your Prayer, get a massage and imagine your Prayer being pressed into your body, dance while you hold the sentiment of your Prayer in your heart space. Embody the Prayer as fully as you can in as many ways as you can throughout the day. Re-read it often in and around all these activities. Out loud. Read it out loud! 
  • Build and Burn a despacho with your written Prayer as the base of the Prayer packet. Make it as beautiful as possible. A despacho “recipe” is below but know you can do what you will. The ingredients are typically found in most homes and yards (or parks). A despacho simply harnesses the physical elements and employs the transformational qualities of fire (or decay) to represent and manifest a Prayer or Intention. Burn your despacho in the evening of the Full Flower Moon and use the other sheets of writing paper from the week as kindling. Take pictures of everything beforehand if you think that will be helpful. Above all, I encourage you to enjoy the process and work with your own Inner Child to create it.  May it be so!

Despacho Instructions: A despacho hails from the Q'ero people in the Andes mountains as a means to create a prayer bundle that one offers to the elements by burning or burying. It's a way to harmonize and align the physical world with inner wisdom and a heartfelt prayer. To construct one, first you need a despacho base. I suggest you use a sheet of paper, folded into 9 squares. In this case I suggest writing the Prayer you develop on 5/26 on the base. (Use the other writing sheets as kindling if possible. Burn it all!)

• Gather elements of the physical and metaphysical worlds - get creative, make it beautiful and intentional. The idea is to represent as many aspects of reality as you can. These items listed below are a good starting point. But you're encouraged to be creative and channel your own Inner Child. You should ideally resonate with all the objects to be included in your despacho. 
  • Wind/sky – cotton, paper stars (Sometimes I include asteroid material I have access to!)
  • Earth/vegetation – dirt + leaves and flowers from the yard
  • Sustenance of life – bits of food from your most recent meal
  • Sweetness of life – sugar, chocolate
  • Joy of life – rum or other alcohol
  • Masculine – sticks, white rose petals
  • Feminine – shells, red rose petals
  • Purification – sage, rosemary
  • Sacrifice – hair, blood
  • Make the whole thing super pretty – use crystals or stones to hold it down while you build it (you don’t need to burn these items but everything else, yes!)
  • Twine 
• Construct the despacho in as intentional manner as you can, resonating with each of the elements listed above as you place them onto the base in a beautiful arrangement. Imagine you are latching your Prayer to each of the elements represented. This experience can be as elaborate or as simple as you wish. Once you’re complete, say your prayer once again and gently fold the whole thing up and tie with some twine or a gorgeous ribbon, as you wish. (This is why you pre-folded your paper into 9 squares, make sense?) Burn this prayer packet in a fire pit and 90% alcohol can get it going if necessary. No matter what it’s good to have a big, raging fire in a proper fire pit if you can. Your alternative is to bury your despacho and invite the transformational power of decay to transform your despacho. Sure, this might be a bit witchy poo but I can assure you despachos are 100% legit and I've constructed many over the years. I respect this process very much. 

Thanks for participating with me, Adepts! Over and out for now on this particular science experiment. Time for me to keep movin’. Who knows what will happen next? May it be so.