#personal meditations

[thehazeldruid]

Introspective Meditation

~This is one of my personal meditations~

This meditation is one that I do when I feel out of balance and out of touch with myself for whatever reason. Be it too much work, too much stress, or what have you. Get a notebook or a piece of paper for after the meditation is over, as you’ll be asking yourself some questions during this meditation.

*Start by getting comfortable (for me I light incense, turn on some soft music, close the blinds and maybe light a candle, depending on how I’m feeling) and sit.

Breath slowly, in deep even breaths, fix your eyes on a single point on the wall and just listen, and feel. *Focus on your heartbeat, as it is the natural rhythm of your body. What better way to get back in sync and in touch with yourself than by listening to that?

Try to time your breathing with your heartbeat, and once you feel they are synced, close your eyes.

As this is an introspective meditation, ask yourself these questions but do not focus too much on finding the answers.

As you ask yourself each question, allow a minute or two for the answers to come to you.

How do you spend your time? Do you spend it wisely? Do you take time to take care of yourself emotionally, mentally and physically?

Do you take anything for granted? Things, people, pets, a job or the like?

Are you getting enough sleep? Eating enough?

Are you true to yourself and your beliefs? Do you adhere to the guidelines and standards you set for yourself?

Am I achieving the goals I set for myself?

Do I let matters outside my control stress me out?

*After you’ve let the answer to each question come to you, write the answers down. Now get comfortable again, and settle back in to your meditative, relaxed state. Now is the time to answer the questions for yourself, and when you do, if you answered any of them with a ‘no’ answer them now with a way to adjust or fix the issues.

Best of luck on your introspective journeys!

M.G.

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The Hazel Druid

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[redwood-and-maple]

Ogham Meditations: The First Aicme

I've been doing some meditations on each ogham fid, or letter, and I thought I'd post them here. The translations for each fid and their keyword come from Erynn Rowan Laurie's Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom. Everything else is my own thought.

(Note, there's some inconsistencies in my writing, as I only wrote summaries of my meditations in my journal for Beith, Fern, and Sail, and Lus and Nin I didn't write down at all and had to redo. The fifteen letters after this one will be more consistent.)

Beith - B

(bayth) Meaning: Birch Keyword: Purification

What are the benefits of cleanliness? It helps prevent you from getting sick, of course, but also it has great effects on the mind. Clear spaces help me think more easily, and I remember how eager I was to shower again when I couldn't for three weeks after top surgery!

Spiritual cleanliness is also helpful. Energetic residue can interfere with one's day. I know from first hand experience that not grounding properly before and after trance can leave me in a state very similar to sub drop. House spirits also like it when the house is clean!

However, I mostly associate purity with negative things. Sterile environments are very difficult and costly to maintain, and should in my opinion be reserved for those who need it most. Trying to cultivate a "pure" spiritual practice leads very quickly to folkism and white supremacy.

Like many things, it comes down to balance.

Lus - L

(loosh) Meaning: Herb or Flame Keyword: Inspiration

Inspiration, from the herb or the flame. Awen. Imbas. Flow state. Making. It all feels so easy, then. Orange yellow flame. Fire in the head. Spirit above. Inspiration comes easily to me. I'm an ideas guy.

How does one seek inspiration? By experiencing. Each experience or piece of art is like striking flint. Eventually, there's a spark.

Experience. Take in the senses. Be in the world. Share art. Lower inhibitions where it's safe. Feel.

Life. The inner spark, the mysterious thing that took a soup of hydrocarbons and made it alive. Every cell has an inner fire, is burning fuel for energy.

Spark. Flame. Imbas. Inner drive. Life and consciousness. Creation is inspiration and thought made manifest. Feel. Spark. Plan. Make. Reflect. Water, fire, air, earth, water again.

Inspiration is the beginning. The call. We must all start somewhere.

Fern - F

(fairn) Meaning: Alder Keyword: Protection

The protection of Fern is often necessary. Think of bundling up in the winter to protect from the cold, or sunscreen to protect from UV rays. People protect themselves from others by altering their behaviour based on who they're interacting with. This includes masking as neurodivergent people.

However, there are restrictions to having shields up at all times. Warm clothing restricts movement. In order to bond with people, there is some amount of vulnerability required. Having safe spaces where shields can be let down, like a warm house, are necessary.

Sail - S

(sahl) Meaning: Willow Keyword: Flow

Going with the flow is not always helpful. Sometimes, resistance is necessary. I think about Nuada allowing for the tyranny of the Fomorians before the coming of Lugh. However, surviving is also resistance, sometimes! Perhaps sometimes people need to wait for the right moment to act. That discernment is often difficult.

And really, how good does it feel to stop trying to do what I think I should be doing and just be? To stop fighting my weaknesses and play to my strengths? Going with the flow of nature does and has felt so, so good.

Nin - N

(nihn) Meaning: Letters or Support Keyword: Connection

Connection. Contract, written, oath given. First numbers and letters in human language were to make accounts for trade. The weaver's beam. We are social creatures. We need each other. We are stronger together. We give and take so many times that it cannot be accounted for. To trust is to not account.

Diplomacy. Marriage. Oath. Family, blood and fostered. Community. I help bring people together. I'm scared of rejection, but I crave connection. I want people to like me the way that I like people.

I want to share and spread joy, to facilitate in the spreading of joy.

A gay bar. Dagda's cauldron. Somewhere to gather. May none leave unsatisfied.

No one deserves to be left alone.

#ogham #ogam #meditations #personal meditations #druidblr #paganblr

[psqqa]

yes, yes i know edgeworth’s big wet eyes and loser boy personality have captivated us all, but listen. listen.

phoenix wright

phoenix “genuinely unable to reconcile the girl on the stand with the girl he dated for eight months, a cognitive dissonance so profound it’s ultimately explained by them being literally two different people, but which he first sits with for five years and does not talk about at any point to anyone” wright

phoenix “don’t mention that name to me. i don’t want to talk about it. i don’t want to think about it. i am just going to keep myself in this state of perpetual crisis mode focus on other people’s problems until eventually i die and get to hang out with mia on the astral plane and never have to deal with any of these emotions ever again” wright

phoenix “overnight loses his career and reputation and sense of identity while gaining an adopted, probably pretty traumatized eight-year-old daughter, and rather than leaning on his friends for help, or getting therapy, or taking any time to process any of this, he *checks notes* spends seven years dedicating all his free time and energy to investigating the weird fucking circumstances around it and maintains a friendship with the guy he suspects was behind it all” wright

phoenix "runs across a burning bridge and falls through it, half a day after the game establishes that he is terrified of heights, because his friend is on the other side of that bridge" wright

phoenix “i sure felt surprised. maybe i had my poker face on” wright

phoenix “looking back on it that was actually a pretty dark period in my life” wright

phoenix “don’t ask me how i got started. i don’t remember” wright

phoenix “only you stood still, your eyes calmly watching” wright

phoenix “sometimes, life just sucks” wright

just

phoenix wright

crunchiest man in the world

and all i wanna do is chew and chew and chew on him

#ace attorney #where are all the people gnawing on phoenix's bones so white?? #i need to find the phoenix bone-gnawing corner of this fandom PLEASE #this is me asking for the Phoenix Fic btw #where is the fic meditating on phoenix's whole mental state in general? #where is the fic about how it's phoenix's cageyness and poker face and flat affect under stress that is the hurdle? #the relationship ramifications of being actually really fucking hard to read when it comes down to it? #where is the fic about the week of his disbarment? #the one detailing the panicked blow by blow of it rippling through his social circle while he stands in the eye of the storm? #the one that ends messy and anxious and unresolved because it's week 1 of 7 years? #where is the birth of phoenix wright: poker legend fic? #where is the art school/theatre major phoenix fic? #no not the able to art/act phoenix fic but the kind of person who chooses to go to art school/study theatre phoenix fic #where is the supremely disinterested in pop culture phoenix fic? #where is the actually incredibly meticulous and competent phoenix fic? #capcom can tell me all they want that he's essentially an adhd disaster flying by the seat of his pants making it all up as he goes #but that's not what they're actually showing me #they're the ones who created an in-fiction legal system that functionally necessitates that #and the nature of the game is that phoenix is almost always proven right so rather than him coming off as hare-brained #his opponents rather just come off as short-sighted. either negligently or maliciously so #and the choices the writing makes in service of retaining mystery and audience suspense in fact function to make phoenix a person #who is astute and puts the pieces together but is cautious in his conclusions #i will grant them that phoenix does tend to lose sight of his overarching goal in getting drawn into proving or disproving minor points #the fact that edgeworth on the other hand never loses sight of this or where the various arguments stand in relation to it #is his sexiest trait as a character by far #but those minor points are actually functionally critical to the ultimate argument phoenix makes #so even though i do read that trait through the game mechanics i do also judge the other characters for being dicks about it #my point is phoenix wright does in fact have the character of a lawyer and is conventionally good at his job fucking fight me #my point is that you all have had 20 goddamn years to Rotate this man #my POINT is that there should be Intricate Fucked Up Meditations On Phoenix that rewire my fucking brain and i NEED to know where they are!

[queerprayers]

holding your gay lover ash wednesday afternoon is like. the myth of the ancient martyr wouldn't understand us but I'd die for love too, I would. and I will, we all will.

I'll take my pink eyeshadow off in a couple hours, to be replaced with a smeared cross, a bigger love, a love I'll die into. I'll wash it off when I get home so I won't break out (and so it won't get on my pillow) and it'll still be there when I look in the mirror out of the corner of my eye.

either life or death will separate my butch and I—whether God leads us diverging ways or Sister Death claims us one by one first, I only get this for now.

but God asks us to live for now, to love for however long we get to, and to remember the whole way how fragile it all is. I don't pretend to know the why, but I hope I never forget the way my hand is warmer in another's.

I understand the rib story now, y'know? not in a way that triumphs over the love for my sister or my friend or my grandfather, but in a side ache that means we're slowly becoming made out of each other. I would be complete without it (I have been all along)—and also: the more people I love, the more faces God lives in.

I don't presume to know how love exists after death, but I hope—I know—we all return to the same dust. till death do us part, to become something else that can love easier and forever.

#thought dump on the way to church #sister death in the st francis way btw #ok to rb #if u want my butchfemme death meditation lol #and disclaimer: romantic love does not have a monopoly on any of it including my tag: #to love another person is to see the face of god

[turtleblogatlast]

Something I like about Leo is that he’s honestly really chill? It’s easy to remember the moments where he’s being obnoxious or excitable but I feel like most of the time he’s incredibly “go with the flow” and has an overall affable demeanor.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rise leo #Genuinely speaking I feel like said demeanor is incredibly useful for when he has to charm and/or persuade people into listening to him #I have a whole post talking about Leo’s charm and how he consistently gets people to hear him out even if he’s annoyed or upset them #like they’ll still listen to what he has to say in full #his charisma stat is real and utilized quite often in this series I swear he’s not just a loser cringeboy all the time 😭 #if he wants to persuade and/or charm then he honestly sooo often does #me listing the 400th reason why Leo grows up to be the worlds best ninja and a good 365 of those reasons are Leo’s various subterfuge skill #Like most episodes where he’s not the main focus (and even many where he is) #he’s a voice of reason who notices things quickly and is often the one taking point to talk down situations #something interesting I found between Leo and Mikey is that #Mikey tells people what they need to hear #Leo tells people what they want to hear #not only out of his own agenda either #when bullhop was wrecking their home leo was the one that negotiated to make the situation go smoother #even if he would have rather bullhop left #meanwhile Mikey is the one who bluntly tells things as it is #small character moment that means a lot to me #Mikey is an honest boy who is upfront about his feelings #Leo prefers to let people make their own decisions he wants them to through steering the convo in that direction #but he is easily cowed by guilt #regardless leo is a people person - he knows how to talk to them and how to manipulate/persuade #and I like that his bros know this and often push him forward to do the talking if they wanna charm someone into doing what they want #I think Leo’s hope speeches are also an example of this - he’s saying what people really want to hear (and often it’s ALSO what they NEED) #the further the series goes on the higher Leo’s inner stress rises and he just keeps that chill aura anyway #there’s a reason!!! he wanted to go to a SPA so badly!! #literally the first thing he does when he gets in is rest #no joke meditation would do him good? like- it’s a Leo thing and I genuinely think rise leo would be no different here

[eamour]

edward art's "i am the creator" meditation

in this post, i wanted to share with you one of the meditations from edward art's spiritual series. this meditation is once again all about "feeling". now, edward distinguishes between "understanding something intellectually" and "feeling as a deep level of knowing" — and this meditation shall help you to realise that you are indeed the creator of life!

here is the link to the original source !

steps

1 ⋮ lay down or sit up on a chair. just relax.

2 ⋮ now for this meditation i want you to close your eyes. just sit with your eyes closed for a minute. just see the blackness. now i want you to pretend that the outer-world does not exist anymore. ALL you have is your awareness and this blackness. keep repeating something like this: "the outer-world no longer exist. i am just here now." this means there is nothing to achieve or get or be afraid of in the outer-world because it does not exist.

3 ⋮ now that you starting to feel yourself to only exist in your mind. start to tell yourself that this is your home. your mind is your home. home meaning it is SAFE. start to FEEL you are completely and entirely safe in your mind. there is absolutely NOTHING to fear, ONLY what fearful things you create. start to FEEL that you are the CREATOR in your mind. but just FEEL this and keep sitting in the blackness. FEEL and repeat this: "there is nothing to fear in here. i can have what i want in here." in here, simply meaning your mind.

4 ⋮ you by now, should start feeling safer and safer. you might want to fear the outside, but simply remind yourself it does not exist. now, start to FEEL the possibility of what you can be and have. IF IT WAS SIMPLY YOUR AWARENESS AND YOUR MIND, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? i hope you can by now see and feel where i am getting at. if the outer-world did not exist at all, and it was just you and your mind, wouldn't you feel free to do anything and have anything? you might start to feel excitement. maybe the fears are starting to melt away and are starting to be replaced with safety.

5 ⋮ now that you are starting to feel yourself to only exist in your mind. start to see yourself where you want to be. become a king, or have your desire. it does not matter, it is your creation. you have no rules here. there are no rules in your mind. no consequences because the only consequences you have are the ones your create! if you want to FEEL that nobody can hurt you, then they can't! if you want to feel that you no longer have to fear this or that, you don't have to! If you want to feel that everyone loves you, you can! it is all yours in your mind! the outer-world does not exist.

6 ⋮ now that the FEELING of safety, freedom and fulfillment of your desires start to stir up in you, INTENSIFY them! FEEL them and then raise up it. FEEL deeper. FEEL the safety deeper and deeper, and then the freedom deeper and deeper. keep intensifying it until it overcomes you. the key to do this is to remember there is NOTHING to fear if you intensify it! when you intensify it and start fearing, you will see how limiting and useless fear is. it stops you from FEELING deeper. you say you deserve the upmost love? then FEEL that you do on a DEEP DEEP level.

7 ⋮ this mediation is to show you that when you imagine, you should imagine as though the outer-world and all its limitations does not matter. YOU ARE THE CREATOR. you might struggle to feel these things but it is only because you are afraid to imagine what you truly want. once you let go that fear, then you will see what i am saying. you will feel the freedom that was there all along. this is what changes "self." neville would always "turn his back on the senses." he would completely ignore the world, as though is never even existed and he would fall sound asleep in his MIND.

with love, ella.

#edward art #edward art supply hands #law of assumption #loa #loassumption #the law of assumption #manifestation #neville goddard #manifesting #manifest #manifesting it #manifest it #how to manifest #master manifestor #eiypo #self concept #specific person #spiritual #spirituality #manifest your dreams #manifest your life #manifest your reality #loablr #loa tumblr #loa blog #meditation #i am the creator #shiftblr #reality shifting #shifting realities

[hwiyoungies]

it’s ok wonwoo we’ve all been there

#svtgifs #svtcreations #svtsource #svtdaily #forsvt #fywonwoo #seventeen #jeonghan #minghao #seokmin #wonwoo #not gonna lie i personally hate meditating LMAO #so when they showed him like that i was like oh my guy fucking same #this is 100% because it reminds me of a former friend but i find it pretentious #or rather it reminds me of her and she was very pretentious about it #in the sense of she 100% thought she was morally better than the rest #anyways this is not about my former friendships LMAO #also was able to make these just because i ended up using a screen recorder #b.edits

[lycheeteeni]

Resolve 🪷

🌸🌺🌼

In a breath of fresh air, long craved,

I confront a stalemate, deliberated and braved.

Acceptance soothes wounds, as medicine to pain,

Relieved by absence, where my presence was in vain.

Beyond your walls, my refuge lies,

Unwelcome, I'll seek under different skies.

Your space perturbed, my journey denied,

Battles fought, answers reveal in high tide.

As long as my feet can tread,

Wisdom sought, no path unread,

Against dead ends, I'll forge ahead,

Sails set for new horizons, spirit led.

JI🪻

04-25-24

🌻🌷🌹

#recovery #poems on tumblr #spilled poetry #poetry #original poem #love poem #the tortured poets department #mental wellness #mental health #positivity #ptsd #poets on tumblr #writeblr #writers of tumblr #romance #personal #5k #self care #self healing #love #calm #meditation #reflection #text #poem #spilled ink #alone with my thoughts #heartbreak #mindfulness #trending

[wtfforged]

i can draw whatever i want

#and if that so happens to be my comfort characters meditating together then so be it #this is my house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #ngl wasnt gonna post this but ive been posting too much pretty or easily consumable stuff lately so i need to dim my blog back down- #w/ incredibly self-indulgent and/or my typical messy stuff #and god was the sleep was taking mmewhn i drew this #btw do you know the agony? the agony i feel? upon seeing that i can more easily draw zoro from memory now than zen? #zenyatta? my comfort character and enitre personality of 7 fucking years? #i guess it helps that zoros design is VERY simple and ive been drawing him constantly lately. but god #my roots......... #wtf... art #zoro #roronoa zoro #zenyatta tekhartha #zenyatta

[blackboujeebeauty]

Creating a well rounded lifestyle between work life & personal life going into 2024 is at the top of the priority list.

Monthly Self-Care Days,

Pilates Classes,

Morning & Evening Meditation,

Church on Sunday's,

#self care #luxury #lifestyle #self love #self care sunday #faith #spa #meditation #personal growth #black girl things #black girl thoughts #love #feminine beauty #feminine #black girl moodboard #black girl aesthetic

[m-a-k-k-u]

A Monstrous Person’s Time: Madness Syndrome ▪︎ Kedamonotachi no Jikan: Kyouisonshou Kougun

#a monsterous persons time #kedamonotachi no jikan #manga #manga cap #seinen #josei #shounen #mangacap #monochrome #jikancapkku #♠️medit #♠️kedamonotachi no jikan #manga panel #manga edit #manga art #black & white #q

[conscydraws]

It's finished. My 111 hours long lovesong dedicated to Jusant ~💕

#conscydraws #Jusant #jusant fanart #This game became very special for me #There's so much love and warmth that i constantly felt like under the warmest of blankets when I was playing it #it's especially amazing that they managed to provide such vibe despite the world around dying #Or it may seem so at first. We see relics of the past and messages left by the former inhabitants. But flora and fauna keeps on living. #i've felt similar emotions playing hld and also having my own journeys through the wilderness. #It feels personal #It feels like you're getting in touch with your inner self while also experiencing the in-game world and characters' stories. #I'm very thankful that i had such experience. That this game gave me that. #I had to depict some of my feelings and my all-consuming love to the blue bean 🤲 #spending a solid 111 hours on this painting. #I don’t regret that in the slightest cause this time it was similar to a blissful meditation #in the end founding a way to enhance this painting and achieve the quality I was aiming to #I had to scrap the blue beans at the top part of the image #But I guess I will paint them separately some other day #indie games #artists on tumblr #illustration #digital art #digital illustration #digital painting

[urloveangel]

Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at the moment.

Eckhart Tolle

#eckhart tolle #quote #life #divine love #divinity #spirituality #spiritual quote #mindfulness #new earth #consciousness #awareness #meditation #higher self #posted #personal growth #self healing #life purpose #awakening

[that-one-girls-blog-posts]

🤍💗🤍💗🤍💗🤍💗🤍💗🤍💗🤍💗🤍💗🤍💗🤍

#aesthetic #aa #selfcare #self love #that girl #journaling #meditation #spirituality #books and reading #personal development #personal growth #self help #higher self #self healing #thewizardliz

[eamour]

edward art's "pharaoh/king" meditation

here goes another meditation of edward's spiritual series emphasising the importance of feeling. again, another meditation represents another way of practicing the feeling. in this meditation, you embody and feel yourself to be the pharaoh, the king and the creator of your reality.

here is the link to the original source !

steps

1 ⋮ lay down, and relax. any stresses in the body, release them with ease. breathe and release. if you have pains in your chest, gut or feeling tightness, just relax.

2 ⋮ close your eyes and imagine to the best of your ability, it does not have to be perfect: see yourself first person sitting on a throne. now imagine someone feeding you grapes. see someone massaging your feet. hear someone tell you it is an honor for them to serve you. hear them call you, “your grace.” say, “no” to something and let it be a “no.” FEEL the power of your words and the power of your presence. FEEL the calmness and intensity of being the highest. now, switch over to being pharaoh. to the best of your ability, see yourself (first person) on top of the pyramids. you are the head of this land. see the sand, the sun, see what you own. you are the highest ruler on earth. you are divine. FEEL the power of being on the highest rank. everything you say, goes. it becomes. all work for your desires being fulfilled. FEEL the calmness of abundance. FEEL majestic. FEEL like a loving pharaoh and all the people love you. even though you are pharaoh you do not have to treat anyone as though they are less. you don’t have to put anyone down because you KNOW you are pharaoh. others just by your presence are inspired. your very presence sparks light of faith into the minds of men and women. you do not have to fear. your enemies turn into joyous followers when they enter your presence. you have no enemies. if you want something, you get it. no questions asked. you are the highest. you do not feel fear, but intense confidence in every word you speak. FEEL the deepness, the stillness and strength in your breath. since you feel no fear, you speak with the highest authority. no insecurities reside in you. there is no need for insecurity, for you are abundant in everything. you fear nothing. fear fears you. evil fears you. you uphold the highest form of love to all of humanity. you do not waste time condemning but you uplift yourself. condemning, fear, guilt is for the unenlightened mind. you are far beyond and you see how this is your dream. you can dream the dream to your heart's desire and it must happen. you know there is one greater than you inside of you. the CREATOR of all, the DREAMER. you worship this CREATOR, the mind. you only put into it ALL that is loving, ALL that is the highest, ALL that is noble, ALL that is magnificent, and you only attach the highest of words to “I AM.” you worship the CREATOR and the CREATOR blesses you. you reply with gratitude and more worship. this relationship is the greatest of all relationships.

3 ⋮ focus intensely on this FEELING. FEEL that and do not allow the lowly feelings of fear trying to hold you down from your magnificence. if you are not willing to FEEL to an ever increasing degree of intensity of magnificence, then why do you even have a mind? you can do anything with your mind, then why not do anything? the dreamer is inside, let him dream, and dance a new song into existence. worship the one within, and in return it worships you. condemn it, and it condemns you. there is only one.

4 ⋮ this meditation is not just a simple "meditation." this is to actually change how you see yourself. it is to rework the clay (your mind) and shape to what you want. this meditation taught me how much i hinder myself in my mind. how much i chose my own prison instead of my exaltation. it also showed me that (fantasy) can spark creativity and the FEELING i want. this showed me how much i can actually have within. it taught me to say the words, "why not imagine this?" and gave me the confidence to imagine what i want. you can be royalty in your mind. you do have what you want in your mind. if it does not change your feeling then you are convinced you don't have it. the ONLY times i have ever changed reality and myself is when i actually do whatsoever i WANT in my mind. when i free myself, my whole feeling changes and as neville says: "a change in feeling is a change in destiny."

with love, ella.

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[imaginalstudio]

giving yourself the love you have been looking for "outside of yourself", may be the greatest gift that can be given to the world.

#spirituality #personal #meditation #thoughts #mine #love #self love #new achievement unlocked