Rituals
Rituals have played an
important role for centuries.
Namely religious and
spiritual based the act of performing rituals is something that we as
humans have been doing since the beginning of time.
( I am sure I was there,
but I just don't remember the details at the moment )
Our rituals become our
habits. But in place of habits, rituals are moments we create to
create our moments of prayer, gratitude and manifestation.
Rituals can also play a
huge role in grounding ourselves into our day, at the end of a day
and at the beginning of a coming together.
Rituals also play a role
in creating a sense of safety and protection and a way to quell
nerves before an event. Like going to a job interview, entering your
house at the end of the day after a long day away, before a
competitive event or when your child comes home from school.
In the late 1940s, anthropologist Bronislaw
Malinowski
lived among the inhabitants of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
When residents went fishing in the turbulent, shark-infested waters
beyond the coral reef, they performed specific rituals to invoke
magical powers for their safety and protection. When they fished in
the calm waters of a lagoon, they treated the fishing trip as an
ordinary event and did not perform any rituals. Malinowski suggested
that people are more likely to turn to rituals when they face
situations where the outcome is important and uncertain and beyond
their control – as when sharks are present.
My rituals are a long way from shark infested waters.
But my favourite ones do include water.
On rising in the morning I religiously drink warm
water with the juice of a lemon and a decent splash of cayenne
pepper, to waken up my sleepy digestion.
I then do a combination of dry skin brushing, face
washing with aloe vera and egg white and I say hello to my beautiful
self.
In fact before I even get our of bed I smile to
myself and whisper “Thank you Thank You Thank You” in immense
gratitude to spirit as I hear the sounds of the jungle waking up
around me.
After my self care I like to do some yoga and a few
of the 5 Tibetans.
One ritual that my son and I make sure we do every
morning is our Morning hug.
This entails us laying down on the bed or on huge
cushions as we laugh, tickle and re tell our dreams from the night
before.
This is one of my favourite ways to connect with my
son.
After all of this my all time rock on ritual is
self pleasure .
And to self pleasure by the river on a rock in the
jungle is the best way for me.
I go down to the water hole on the property with my
coconut oil and a rug and find my favourite rock to lie on.
And I walk through the jungle bare footed.
Skin on the earth is the surest way to connect to your
Wild Womban.
What ever it is that I am wanting to call in I think
about and imagine having it in my life now.
With Morpho butterflies and hummingbirds flying all
around I bring myself to delicious orgasm shooting my energy up to
the universal cup of dreams and manifestations.
After this with the hugest smile on my face and warm
fuzzies running through my belly I swim and exercise under the water
fall in the water hole.
Pura Vida in deed.
Pure life at its best.
Happy Ritual
making.
Have a glorious day
Melissa in the Jungle of Costa Rica
