In celebration of the 300th episode, Moonwater provides a powerful meditation. The topic is “Heal from Being Broken.” Enjoy the experience of meeting the God and the Goddess and healing something that has bothered you for a long time. Moonwater provides a meditative experience that engages your imagination and enlivens your heart.
My first husband would disappear for hours into his own video games world. Eventually, I realized that there was no way to really connect. I tried to go into his world. I would assist him with his strategies for gaming. At one point, he got stuck. I was the one who noticed that his character needed to jump and grab ahold of a cliff face.
I tried to earn his love by doing what he wanted.
We were young. Still, at some point, I knew that this marriage must end. My decision for the divorce was one of my better decisions.
Are you trying to earn love?
I have three insights for you.
1. Be aware of fear around being “needy.”
I have noticed a difference between “being needy” and “being human.” Being human includes wanting to be heard—especially by your life mate. Being “needy” may include putting all of your emotional needs upon one person. Where is the fear here?
For many of us, we fear that we’ll never get the kindness, support, and comfort we crave. What can we do? Develop a support system.
For example, my second husband is in weekly contact with about eight people. He avoids leaning too much on any one individual.
If one of his friends is too busy, he just reaches out to others. Do you need a circle of friends?
2. Notice if you’re trying to earn somebody’s love.
Are you “always available” for a loved one? Do they ever give you the space to have quiet time for yourself?
Do you always have to drop everything to fulfill their needs? And, does this feel healthy to you? On the other hand, mutual respect and giving to the other makes a healthy relationship. It is healthy for you to receive from your loved one. So it’s not about “earning love,” it is about sharing kindness.
3. Ask Goddess to transform your experience of love and belonging.
Here is a prayer you can use.
Goddess, Uplift my experience of love. Guide me away from fear and neediness. Show me how to create a circle of support. Envelope me with Your strength. Reveal ways for me to love myself, And increase my capacity to love others. So Mote It Be.
Moonwater reveals how witches can ask for help. She demonstrates how a witch can take the pressure off and make it easier for the person to say, “Yes.” Moonwater includes a powerful prayer to ask the Goddess for support so you make empowering decisions.
“I apologize for my tone,” my friend, Ian, told the nurse practitioner during his phone call. He called because for four days he was having pain in the back of his head. He was unsteady when he stood up. “I’m scared. I have so much hope. I have people who love me, and I love them,” Ian continued.
Are you dealing with health difficulties?
I have three insights for you.
1. Acknowledge the fear.
Ian is afraid to lose his life just when good things are going on. Do you connect with this? We notice that it is important to acknowledge one’s true experience. Fear is often connected with the dread of losing something. Losing time with loved ones can feel devastating. It is valuable to have someone to talk to. Perhaps, you can turn to spiritual elders, a certain friend, or a therapist.
Who can you talk to?
2. Acknowledge how moment-to-moment you experience “shifts” in the day.
Ian pauses. He takes a deep breath. He notices that his dizziness does not stay the same throughout the whole day. He also notices that the body’s symptoms are signals. Many authors emphasize that “the body is a communication device.”
What is your body saying to you? Is it saying: “Slow down”? Or “take care”? Or “get more sleep”?
You may need to see a physician, therapist, or psychiatrist.
3. Invite the Gods to comfort you in your time of need.
When I feel like cr@p or don’t know what to do, I talk to the Gods. I pray or ask, “What do I need to learn about this?”
Here is a prayer you can use.
Honorable Lord and Gracious Lady, Give me comfort in my time of need. Hold me close. Guide me to good choices in this and all situations. Open my eyes to see wisdom and truth. Let me learn from this moment in my life. So Mote It Be.
Moonwater reveals Secrets about Seizing the Moment. Learn how you can identify the Voice of Fear versus the Voice of Intuition. Discover a powerful prayer that invites the Goddess to support you to fulfill your destiny.
“I had to talk to some officials about my father,” my friend, Fred, said. He looked shaken. His elderly father was continuing his violent ways.
“They want me to sign some paperwork. But I don’t know what the hell my father will do next,” Fred continued. Fred’s father had attacked another resident at the facility. The police were called, and Fred’s father had to face a judge. His father was barred from that facility.
Fred was triggered. And why not? His father had physically and emotionally abused Fred as a kid. Until he left home at 17 years old.
Are you triggered now?
I have three insights for you.
1. You need steps to handle being triggered.
Every time Fred talks with his father, the conversation goes bad. So, Fred sets up a phone call with a friend to occur immediately after such a conversation. They talk a bit about the call. But better than that, they shift to talking about something good. Fred is able to make a shift in thoughts and emotions.
Do you have a pattern so you can feel better after some triggering situation?
2. Focus on doing “a shift.”
Sometimes, the way to stop emotional pain is to shift out of a worn pattern. Something triggers a person, and then they go into a negative spiral. Fred calls a friend to do a shift in thoughts and energy. You can also meditate, pray, and/or go for a walk in nature. The idea is that you avoid losing a whole day to feeling bad.
A person can get value by venting during a chosen time. My husband and I take walks together. I remember my husband saying, “I’m going to vent about the problem until we get to that traffic light. Then let’s talk about something else.” That became our signal to do a “shift.”
Do you have a pattern of making a shift?
3. Consider a “Meditative Walk” to help you release pain.
I have learned to take a certain kind of “meditative walk.” It works better with nearby trees.
As you walk you can say something like:
I thank you my friends, the trees, I thank you grass and shrubs. Help me dissipate the negative energy within me. Negative energy flows downward. Out of my feet. Into the ground. Into Mother Earth. Such energy is now harmless. I am clear. I am safe. So Mote It Be!
Moonwater reveals the startling differences between Self-Love and Numbing Yourself. She also unveils the path of using pain to create your best life. This includes fulfilling your spiritual destiny. Learn a powerful prayer to the Gods.
I felt gutted by an awful text. This person does not know me, but they showed big-time irritation. I used words like “Sorry for the inconvenience. ….. mistake …. Please let me know about …. Thank you.” But this person made a big thing out of a small situation.
Have you recently received an awful text?
I have three insights for you.
1. Avoid ruminating.
The text really bothered me. I felt the person was so irritated at me for such a small matter. I had trouble falling asleep that night because I just kept ruminating on what I could have said to make the situation better.
Do you ever pause and realize that it does not matter what you might have said? That is, some people are just twisted. They’re going to be mad at somebody—and you just happened along.
To avoid ruminating, you can run a chant in your mind. Something like: Thank you, Goddess. I’m grateful for all my blessings.” You can repeat this over and over – in your mind – and perhaps, fall asleep.
2. Do what you can—let go of the rest.
The thread of texts ended with the other person insisting that she not be bothered. The problem was one I did not create. The delivery service screwed up the address on my order.
Dealing with the other person, I just replied with “Certainly.” End of conversation.
I don’t know what was going on in this person’s life. Maybe they are having family problems. Or perhaps, they fear losing their job. Who knows?
So, I guide myself by saying, “You did your best and let go of the rest.”
3. Invite Goddess to Support You by Pouring “Clear Water” into you.
Years ago, I saw a workshop leader pour clear water into a glass cup that was befouled with inky water. The clear water went in. The inky water flowed out … until only clear water remained in the glass cup.
I did a brief meditation. I visualized myself as a vessel of water befouled with the negativity of that text. I then used a prayer to the Goddess. I invited the Goddess to pour “clear water” into me.
Prayer to the Goddess:
Dear Lady of the Moon Guide me to stay strong Pour Your loving energy like clear water into me. Have negative energy flow out through my feet Dissipating into the earth Made Harmless to all. So Mote It Be.
Moonwater reveals the secrets of how witches discover what their life is for. She uncovers ways witches can use times of confusion or feeling broken. Witches can use such times as important steps for living a fulfilling and authentic life.
“Are you lonely?” I asked Rene, someone in my circle.
“What? Me? No, I’m all right,” she replied quickly.
She did not seem all right.
Some definitions of loneliness include: A state of mind in which the person feels “empty, alone, and unwanted.” (noted at verywellmind . com)
Let’s face this together. We, witches, can feel lonely because certain spiritual paths openly discriminate against us.
How can you strengthen yourself and rise out of loneliness?
Here are three insights:
1. Call out the idea of “being broken.”
Has this happened to you? You felt broken in some way, and you had no energy to interact with anyone…?
I have had this for many days, due to my depression symptoms. I just want to lay in bed all day and do nothing but sleep and weep.
But what I really need to do is get my butt out of bed and do stuff. Even though I don’t feel like it.
By doing something that fulfills one of my responsibilities (caring for my elderly parents and their medical appointments), I build myself up. How? I have evidence that I am taking action. I am doing good things. I am capable and worthy.
My depression symptoms call me “broken.” But my actions show evidence that I am capable.
2. Make your healing independent of another human’s approval.
I do many things to heal without others’ interference or approval. I brew Mead and wine. I knit and make soap from scratch. I also like to bake. All of these things I do for me.
Yes, it’s nice to share my art with others. I enjoy giving my works to people to appreciate. But that is independent of why I do what I do.
To me making a good brew or bars of soap is good healing. What am I healing? I am rising from the pain caused by my depression symptoms to create my art.
I like the process of creating things. I enjoy the end products, too.
I make sure to take walks and do a bit of weight training.
Are you doing something for your health and peace of mind?
3. Ask the Goddess for support for your new “first step” actions.
To alleviate loneliness, one often needs to take certain steps forward. Perhaps, you decide to attend an in-person workshop. If you’re an introvert, you may need to practice asking some questions.
Rehearsing for talking with new people takes energy.
Consider praying to the Goddess for support and new energy.
A Prayer:
Lovely Lady, Bless me with your support for good healing. Fill me with empowering energy. Guide me to prepare to meet new people. Support me as I talk with people So, I have the energy to truly listen. May You light my way in the darkness. So that I may create connections and friendships. So Mote It Be.