As we lead into the holiday season with a Mercury Retrograde (Dec. 3-22) this is an auspicious time for listening. What better way to hear messages from Spirit than to try this holiday meditation:
- Sit or lay down in a quiet place. Tune into the same energy of the quiet fallen snow. Little white crystals are gently landing on the ground, making a soft noise as all the birds and animals become quiet in awe of mother nature. You are inside where it is warm and cozy.
- You feel your body relax from head to toe. Each cell of your body melts into the next and your senses become aware while your physical body stays completely calm and relaxed.
- Now tune into your ears. Feel them open to sound. Feel your ear drums open and the space between your ear and throat. Go ahead and gently wiggle your jaw and yawn if you would like to. Clear your ears energetically.
- In the stillness you hear the sound of jingle bells. The sound is far away but it is coming closer. It is a joyous sound. A sound of hope.
- As the ringing of the bells approaches it suddenly stops. All is silent once again. Suddenly you hear another sound. It is a large bell ringing back and forth like a church bell or a liberty bell. It is slow and melodic. It too rings out through the night and then suddenly stops leaving you in silence once more.
- Tune into your ears again. Concentrate on a question you would like to ask Spirit. Ask for the jingle bells to be a yes or favorable outcome and for the large church type bell to be a no or a negative outcome. Practice first with a simple question. Am I in meditation? Hear the jingle bell. If you hear the church bell then take a few more minutes to deep breath and further relax.
- Now go for a question you really want Spirit to answer. After you ask this question, blank your mind and HEAR the bells- is it the jingle bells or the large single bell? If you get the jingle bells than you can proceed with the path you are on for that question. If it is the church type bell it doesn’t mean that anything bad is going to happen, however a redirection or more time spent figuring out the situation is required. It could be a clear “no” which will release you from the situation, freeing you up to move forward after the Retrograde.
- Repeat this process with as many questions as you would like, throughout the December Retrograde. It will help you become clearer about what you are reviewing and rethinking and by the time the holiday and New Year is here you will have some answers to go forth with! Don’t forget Saturn moves into Capricorn on December 20 giving all of our hard work and plans a HUGE favorable boost so practice discernment now and you will be fine tuned to take advantage of the new chapter in your life.
