For those of you doing spiritual practice tonight...

GROUNDING is key.


Ground before. Ground after.


Use your favorite technique, or stand outside on the earth in bare feet -- for those of you in New York City......improvise.


This is a night for expansive spiritual work of many kinds. You yourself can expand your ability to open to guidance, or to new friends in the spirit world.


Grounding before will help keep you safe. Grounding after will create a vehicle for excess energies to leave your body and your aura.


Eat, too. Something...grounding. Like potatoes. Or meat.





May you be well, may you be at peace, may you fly beautifully and land safely this Halloween night.


with love, Duffi







ps. If you need help with techniques, search for grounding exercises on this blog.

Upcoming Topics

Yes, well, I've been down for the count. The count having finished, I'm back up. I've restarted my thinking on two topics: tattoos, and the "minor" chakras in the fingers. I'll be posting soon about both.

Remember, too, that the season has changed, both astrologically and visibly. Look around you and see where you are. Remember your grounding, and put your roots down (even those of you who travel a lot can do this; as humans, our roots come with us) where you are. Feel the earth as it turns and whirls in its dance through space.

for those of you who are new to this blog

You might want to explore some of the earlier posts; the basic information about chakras; how confidential my work is (in a word, very); the grounding information. There's a lot here that you will find useful. Play around. I'm open to questions or comments. If you need privacy, send me an email at heartpsychic8@aol.com.

May you be peaceful and well this Labor Day weekend.

TIPS FOR QUICK GROUNDING

We don't always have time for a full grounding meditation. Here are some ways to bring ourselves back into our bodies that I have found helpful.

*Rock back on your heels. Best done barefoot, you can also do this in sneakers, flat-heeled boots (cowboy boots are fine), and any flat shoes. Stand up straight and rock back very gently until you can feel the very back of the bottom of your heel. Take a deep breath. You've connected to your feet.

*Take a deep breath, and imagine on the exhale that there's a line going from your root chakra all the way down the back of your legs. The line stops at the grounding point mentioned above.

*Notice your belly. Are you holding it in? If so, take a deep breath, and on the exhale, release your belly. Feel the bottom of it, sitting just above your pubic line.

*If you're sitting down, rock very gently back and forth on your bottom. On the inner edge, just outside the root chakra, are two protrusions from your pelvic bones. In yoga, these are called the sitz (or sit) bones. Bring your awareness to the point where these bones are contacting your chair or seat.



Practiced regularly, these quick grounding exercises can increase your feeling of being in your body.