Cleansing And Centering In Our Own Self-Fire

…First, let’s recognize that not everything that troubles us is sourced in us. That doesn’t mean that we are not responsible for what we hold on to. It means that some things are easier to get rid of because they come from others. That ‘easy’ cleansing work is important and should be done often, to keep us from becoming attached to others’ opinions or ideas of us, leading us to internalize those things.

The complexes we’ve developed on our own are more tenacious and require a greater depth of engagement, which we’ll get into in later chapters (posts).

For now, we start this whole shebang with sending away what we can and getting centered in who we are.

Find a comfortable, quiet place. Stand or lie down, if possible; we want to expand the belly as much as we can.

Start in the middle of you, with a tiny pinpoint of attention. Begin in the beginning, where your soul-fire burns brightly. Breathe into that place and let it become a sort of filter expanding within you and pushing out from you the things that aren’t yours. See a momentary spark in each place that your soul-fire touches something that no longer serves you and watch that something dissipate. Let the filter of light expand with each breath you take and feel it, moving out and out from you. Keep this flow going until you feel clear. If you’re not sure what that feels like, read this paragraph slowly and take 3 big breaths between each sentence. Then go on to read the rest of this prayer/poem, again with 3 breaths between lines.

Breathe into the light in the center of you. Air feeds fire.