Over the last couple of weeks, I've been thinking about my grounding habits as well as how I clear my energy. And I've realised that I don't do it nearly as much as I think I do, or as often as I feel I should.
I used to light Dragon's Blood incense regularly (if not daily) to cleanse and protect my energy but I stopped doing that (and I'm not entirely sure why). I miss the scent of it and how I felt after burning an incense cone. This is definitely a habit I'd like to start back up again.
I've been trying to ground myself more mindfully so that I can be more present without my emotions getting involved. Yes, I've had some hiccups along the way but predominantly, I feel like I've been doing okay with being more grounded.
But I can certainly do more to help myself to stay grounded. I have a meditation app on my phone that I want to use and get into a habit of doing daily meditations (not just one a day but a couple at least). This would help me to "properly" ground while taking my time to do so, while the incense could help in a much shorter timeframe.
I use my tobacco habit to help me to stay grounded (as I mentioned previously). It helps because I can't roll a cigarette if I'm in an emotional state so I have to be able to focus on what I'm doing.
I do have a small silver bell with a pentacle engraved on it that I want to use to cleanse my energy before writing these posts as the chime is so clear that it cuts through any tension and stress to clear them away.
I have literally just discovered that I could use essential oils in an oil burner (that I use for soy wax melts) to promote certain atmospheres within my entire home, like "less stress", "relaxation" or even "energise" if I felt I needed more energy (which is very rare!).
Crystals could become a part of my grounding and clearing rituals as some of them promote and help these activities. Selenite is a great cleanser as it channels the power and energy of the moon (I keep some with certain oracle and tarotdecks). But I do have some that I could place around my home to ground and cleanse - and I'd use the full moon energy to cleanse and re-energise them every month. Some of my crystal collection include the following which I'm going to strongly consider using around my home: black tourmaline, bloodstone, hematite, jasper, obsidian, smoky quartz, and tiger's eye. I have at least one of each and 4 rooms that they could be placed in, so there is plenty of creativity to explore there.
This is a strange feeling but I actually feel pretty grounded when I'm just being, not doing or rushing around trying to get things done - when I am actually present within myself. I also feel grounded when I fuss my cats they promote mindfulness just by being themselves.
When I am grounded, I notice that events faze me less and I can just deal with them - almost like I'm detached but without actually being detached from the situation (sounds weird and like it doesn't make sense but it really does).
Cleansing my personal space promotes a feeling that my space is my sanctuary, the place where I can just be without any judgements or criticism of the state of my home or myself. It creates a truly safe space for me and my cats (who are a part of my Craft in their own ways).
I've been trying to pay more attention to the lunar cycles and how I can live more in tune with the moon's energy (this actually ties into the latest meeting of the Priestess Path course eerily well). During certain phases (full moon particularly), I have noticed that there is an upswing in the number of funky incidents that occur but that is in the outer-most parts of my life instead of the closer, inner parts and this is what I'm most interested in looking into moving forwards.
The last full moon in June was a supermoon and the biggest of the year as well as being the last of four supermoons in 2021. Looking back, I was definitely more emotional than usual, with events throwing me off-balance very easily, likely as a result of my not being as grounded as I hope I am.
Gazing at the moon always brings me to the present moment. I never realised this until now but moon-gazing promotes that mindfulness as well as cleansing me of everything. Back in 2019 when I would walk home at night, I would always look for the moon, even if there was some cloud cover, as I felt as if she was always guiding me home. Moon-gazing feels so familiar to me, almost like I am doing something I used to do in another life.
I hope my musings inspire you with your own grounding and clearing practices.
Love and peace to you all!
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