Garden Meditations

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Sit back, relax and smell the flowers. This page is for pure pleasure..........and some of my thoughts. ~Naomi Shifra~

Garden of my soul,
you inspire me to weed out negative thoughts,
to till the soil with new ideas and ideals,
to plant new love and watch it grow.

As I sit and watch the birds hover above the flowers,
I allow myself to inhale the aroma of Mother Earth,
to feel the sunlight upon my upturned face
and to thank the Goddess
for sharing Her beauty and bounty with me.

Reflection can be thoughtful evaluation,
contemplative meditation,
or creative envisionment.
All require peace of mind,
uncluttered with the demands of worldy life.
Get away from it all, even for a moment.

Emotional tranquility brings clarity.

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The Empress, or Goddess, is the guardian of life.
Standing before the Earth,
She represents your charge to protect it and all that lives.

Life is a golden miracle.

The Goddess honors and respects all of life
for its inherent richness and beauty.
No fruit is too small, no being is too weak,
no idea too foolish, and no emotion too immature.
The Goddess is One with all.

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Let us strive to follow Her path.

...self-renewing movement taking place in accordance with immutable laws and beginning anew at every ending. The end is reached by an inward movement and this movement turns into a new beginning in which the movement is directed outward...a fixed law of change and transformation.

( I Ching, p. 126 )

I invoke the presence of the Sacred, the presence of the Divine. I invoke
the power of the Chakras, the Sacraments and the Tree of Life.

Awaken and be active with me.

Divine Spirit, bring me into union with you. Remove the obstacles that keep
me from the experience of your presence. Let me clearly perceive your
guidance. Walk with me into my mysteries; replace my fears with Faith.
Give me the capacity to abide in mystery full time. I give up the need to know
why things happen as they do. I surrender my will to your Will. Let me
feel your presence as much in change as in tranquility.

Show me the purpose for which I have been born. Align my energy to Divine
purpose. I accept the task that emerges. Speed up my evolution. Show me
things energetically, rather than have me live them. Take away my
distractions, false voices, my illusions and misconceptions. Show me my
shadow side, and what I'm here to learn. In becoming a balanced and
conscious being, help me to develop honor, creativity, integrity, endurance,
commitment, compassion, harmony and mercy.

I call my Spirit back into present time. I unplug my energy from the
people, places and things into whom and into which I have invested it. I
will no longer finance the past or past memories with my energy. Help me to
remember that all the people in my life are here according to Divine Plan.
They are helping me fulfill my sacred contract, as I am helping them with
theirs.

I bless, forgive and release those whom I perceive as having harmed me. I
ask forgiveness and release of those I have harmed in any way. Thank you
for my life in just the package it comes in, just as it's unfolding. Thank you
for the many teachers, guides, and inspiring people in my life. May there
be Divine Harmony among all of us.

May all be blessed with peace and joy, love and light!