{"id":70,"date":"2010-06-08T15:55:04","date_gmt":"2010-06-08T22:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sagespirit.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/?p=70"},"modified":"2012-05-31T13:29:57","modified_gmt":"2012-05-31T20:29:57","slug":"circle-of-stones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sagespiritcoaching.com\/blog\/?p=70","title":{"rendered":"Circle of Stones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sagespirit.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMGP1094.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-71\" title=\"IMGP1094\" src=\"http:\/\/sagespirit.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMGP1094-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sagespiritcoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMGP1094-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sagespiritcoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMGP1094.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">I gather a circle of stones.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful to live in a place of natural abundance. At least a dozen species of wildflowers greet me during each walk. I\u2019ve also grown in the habit of noticing the plentiful, powerful minerals that grace this place \u2013 quartz, obsidian, jade and others I cannot begin to name.<\/p>\n<p>I am called to ritual each day:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sending gratitude, love, blessings, and Reiki to the earth<\/li>\n<li>Asking for stones to speak to me, especially those who would like to be included in my circle to assist in expanding my spirit<\/li>\n<li>Noticing shapes, sizes, and colors<\/li>\n<li>Sensing how they feel to me and how they make me feel<\/li>\n<li>Talking story to myself during the gathering as if I sit with a circle of Elders<\/li>\n<li>Sitting by my circle after the gathering to place my new stones<\/li>\n<li>Meditating on the circle, sending Reiki blessings to the circle and all-that-is<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Today I notice a freshly burrowed hole on the crest of a hill. A heart-shaped chalcedony lay kicked out by the new residents, an offering to me, a treasure. The heart appears nearly quartz-like, pristine white with a red slash from top to bottom down the middle as if to signify the two ventricles of a heart coming together in union. Feeling the hard, cool stone in my hand, my life begins to synergize into a whole I haven\u2019t felt in several days of witnessing the earth\u2019s and ocean\u2019s chaotic attempts at healing. I feel a flood of creativity enter into my heart and mind in a way that feels completely integrative.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sagespirit.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMGP1139.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-73\" title=\"IMGP1139\" src=\"http:\/\/sagespirit.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMGP1139-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sagespiritcoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMGP1139-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sagespiritcoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMGP1139-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sagespiritcoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMGP1139-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I gather a circle of stones. They nurture me, inspire me, and feed my creativity. They call to me in my sleep, in my dreams, away from living slumber and into life \u2013 awakening!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>What new ritual calls to you? <\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>What would your heart like to create? to integrate?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I gather a circle of stones. I am grateful to live in a place of natural abundance. At least a dozen species of wildflowers greet me during each walk. 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