A PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN DIRECTIONS

Hello, my friends!

Today, I’d like to share with you about the Seven Directions.

Indigenous peoples remember that we live in connection with the land, and that human life is reflected in the cycles of the sun, moon, and seasons.

These cycles are ingrained into the operation of the planet, visible to us as different times of day or season, as well as different qualities of energy or feeling.

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For all of us who live on the planet, the East is where the sun comes up and the day begins. This direction is connected to light and air and beginnings.

The East heralds the blessing of the new day, and this energy is present in all moments of beginning.

For those of us in the Northern hemisphere, the sun stands to the South at noon. This direction is connected with work, learning, and development, the fire of action and will.

The South brings fresh energy to build and create, and it helps us to learn by acting.

The West, for all peoples on the planet, is where we watch the sun go down. This direction is connected to water, to ease and flow, sinking and connecting and deep change.

The West reflects the lessons that we have learned through this cycle of action, and it keys us into the network of life that makes these actions meaningful.

For those of us north of the equator, the Sun is hidden in its northward journey. We see the sun go to sleep, and all of the previous cycle is condensed and solidified into wisdom, and into the foundation that we bring forth into the next cycle.

The North carries the energy of lessons learned and the rest prior to new action.

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These are the directions that most are familiar with, but we live in more than two dimensions.

The direction above is associated with the Great Mystery, with the One source of all life and Being. Upward, we connect with the singular Spirit that manifests infinitely in Creation.

And, when we direct our sights downward, to the earth beneath our feet, we bring our attention to our Mother, the Earth.

She gives us our bodies and carries us upon her skin. She offers water and air, providing nurturing, stability, and support for all her children.

And still, this is not the end.

There is the Seventh Direction, within, where we connect with our inner world and with the light of Spirit within us.

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And this is beautiful as a story, as a way of understanding the world and its cycles. Understanding human life more deeply.

But it goes much further than that.

Every single Being stands at an intersection of these forces, the energies of all seven directions.

You can feel it, if you get still and pay attention.

I encourage you to try.

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When you next have an opportunity, turn towards the east and remember the energy of the new sun, the new day, fresh light and beginnings.

Feel the quality that enters your body and subtle senses as you attune to this direction.

Begin a conscious communion with this subtle force that is available to you in every moment of your life in the body.

And continue around, turning to the south and feeling the fire and drive that enters your experience from that quarter. Honoring that energy in your life and expressing thanks.

And then to the west, to water and change and the reflection of the path ahead and behind. Feeling the emotional current of this quarter and honoring this aspect of your experience.

And then to the north, giving thanks for the trials and the lessons learned, the wisdom reached through the university of life. Honoring the structures that we create in our lives as expressions of this wisdom.

And then, returning to the east, look up. Offer thanks to Spirit, the singular source of all consciousness, the I AM presence at the core of each of our Beings.

And look down, remembering your body, that is the earth. Remembering the sensual, vital, creative essence that comes from the union of spirit and matter. Remembering the nurturing and nourishment that we receive each day from our Mother, deserving or not.

And finally, within, to the still quiet space that forms the gateway to our inner world.

We honor the blessing of this life and the unique expression of feeling, story, and will that constitutes our individual life.

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As you offer thanks for each energy of your life, towards each direction, I encourage you to open to receive the feeling of these directions:

The light of clarity in the east, the fire of drive in the south, the flow and connection of water in the west, the firm wisdom of earth in the north.

And, just as much so, to the light of the One, and the loving embrace of the Mother.

Finally, we come home, to the Seventh Direction and the seat of our embodied experience.

When you practice this, you create a sacred space around you and consciously activate the energetic circuit linking you to all of Creation.

This brings a quality of aliveness and loving awareness into our space, and helps us to be more present, more grounded, and more conscious of the living world.

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Although we are not often taught this, we have access to all of this energy all the time.

All we have to do is slow down and get still, and then invite this feeling, this clarity or drive or compassion or determination, any energetic support we need in that moment.

Ask, and ye shall receive.

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And, to take it further, by cultivating a conscious connection with the energies of our Being, we move into a deeper, more vital, and more joyful relation to our experience.

We uplevel, experiencing more energy, more hope, more clarity, and more meaning.

This is a huge subject, and I’m so delighted to be able to share it with you.

If you’d like to know more, let me know in the comments!

Thanks and blessings!

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P.S. If you like this, you’ll really enjoy my book, Only Human: an Operating Manual for Sensitives and Seekers.

Here’s the link if you’d like to check it out:

Amazon.com: Only Human: An Operating Manual for Seekers and Sensitives: 9798887596631: Bouseman, Israel: Books