Last Friday, while vacuuming and mopping, my brain was running some old, unhealthy patterns that I’ve been working hard to transform. Then I saw this:
(photo caption: CitraSolv Snake.)
And everything changed. I remembered to gently notice what my brain was doing, and then to embrace my brain, my thoughts, and myself with Love and acceptance.
I keep learning over and over and over again that I cannot excise and get rid of the parts of myself that I don’t like- what those parts need and respond to is Love.
Of course, later that same day, without even looking for it, I came across this Mantra Song I’d been given by my Spirit Guides several years ago:
“Song of Snake”
My path, once convoluted,
is now subtle and sublime
Revealed to me by Spirit,
I know for sure it’s mine
I slither and slide
from side to side
From obstacles
I’ve no need to hide
I can go under and through,
or over and along
I recharge on hot rocks or deep in the Earth,
and I sing my heart song
My song is of growth and change,
and transformation too
When my skin gets too tight and constraining,
it’s time to break through
I keep what I’ve learned from the old,
I leave the rest behind
I stretch into new lessons
of Spirit, Emotion, Body and Mind
I try to be gentle and loving,
to take only what I need
I seek to transform into love,
our current state of greed
As One Who Crawls Within the Earth,
I’m also a lover of Sun
I seek to foster our rebirth,
our knowing that we are all One
I reach for this as best I can,
while I honor the day to day
I trust success on my own terms
and our Sacred future ways
And just yesterday (Saturday) I heard a definition of mantra that I resonate deeply with: in a TEDx talk, Anchal Dhir said that Mantra literally means “mind altering chant” in Hindi.
I have worked with “mind altering chants” a lot in my 8+ years on this path of Shamanic Healing. Healing is a life-long commitment- there is always more to heal underneath the layers we have already transformed…
And as always, I’d love to hear your stories that emerge in resonance with mine!
Blessings and Courage,
Betti