a stone's throw away-a ritual for your soul

This ritual is simple but meaningful. It's designed with the direct purpose of helping you become more in sync with your soul and spiritual center. All it requires is an open mind ang something you see everyday that can be found around the house, literlly.
On a Friday afternoon, take a short walk by yourself or with a close friend. Think about something positive (maybe one of the memories) or talk casually with your friend. After few minutes when there is a lull in your conversation or thought, ask your soul to open its doors with this chant:

Sweet serewmety soul of mine,
Open bright, shine with light.

If you haven't, stop walking, close your eyer, and take three deep breaths. When you open your eyes, glance toward the ground and pick up a stone that calls to you. It can be itty-bitty, or heavy and hard. Bring it with you and return inside.
Once indoors wash the rock in cool water. Dry it well and bring it back to your room. Find a comfy place to sit and roll the stone between your palms. After a few seconds it will probably start to be warm from the friction. Stop rubbing the stone, but hold it tíghtly in your palms. Softly open your hands to reveal the stone and blow on it with three deep breaths, and say this poem aloud or silently in your head:

Stone of Earth, dirt
Cleansed by water, rubbed with warmth,
I breathe my breath of life upon you,
Air sent with harmony's message,
Message rebeived.

The ritual is done. Keep the stone in a safe place.

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