This ritual is layered and meant to be repeated many times; accepting our heartbreak, loss, grief, and trauma isn’t easy, but it’s always worth it. If you work this practice and feel that it’s overwhelming, look for a licensed therapist who can assist you on your healing journey, like I have.
Find a quiet place where you will not be disturbed. You may play some soothing music and light a candle and some healing incense. You’ll also need a jar with a lid (it can be plain or you may decorate it), a sheet of paper, and a fireproof dish. Write down a wound from you past and how it made you feel. It’s okay to cry, scream, punch a pilllow, and just let it all out. Now look at the wound and see it with new eyes. See the person you were at the time the injury took place. Send that person love and healing. Treat them with teh same kindness you would treat a friend and let them know that you support them. Write a loving note of support to them on on the other side of the paper, telling them how brave and strong they are because htey made it through a hard time. Light the paper and let it burn in a fireproof dish, sending the message of love to your former self. Put the ashes into the jar. Mix in a pinch of chamomile, ground ginger, and sage from your kitchen. You may also add lemon balm, skullcap, and passionflower if you have it. Repeat this no more than once a week with as many wounds as you need or the same wound multiple times as needed using the same jar.
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