Exercises

Hey, it's been awhile. Getting over the holidays while being pregnant took me just a bit longer than I thought, but here I am again. Anyway, I wanted to share a quick exercise with you that can be altered to fit your practice in pretty much anyway you want it to. I use this practice mainly to get in touch with my own personal correspondences, but you can use it to get more comfortable with whatever area you want. The main supplies I use are candles and a journal/notebook. I'll give you an example I've done before:

No matter where you look everyone seems to have their own list of color correspondences. I look at those and think they are fine for others, but what about me. I want something that is meaningful to me. So what I did was picked a color, found a candle in that color and maybe some other items in that color also and laid them out in front of me. Then I started writing. If I couldn't think of anything to write I'd stare at the color until something new came to me. Now, the writing isn't just any writing, it's writing about the color. That way I can look back and see what the color means to me. You can alter this anyway you need to to get it to work for you. Maybe you want to visualize the color (assuming you're using this practice for color correspondences), maybe you want to write a story about the color, the choice is your's. I just thought I'd share to give you a boost, and maybe an idea. Something to keep in mind is that this can take time. Don't plan on having all of the answers after your first sit down. Maybe you want to cycle through a group of similar things, then go back later and do it again and compare your notes to see if anything has changed or if you can decipher something new.

Above all, take it seriously. If you feel like an idiot doing this type of practice, maybe the exercise isn't for you, maybe the practice isn't for you, or quite possibly it could be your mind telling you you're not ready for it and to try back later if you really are serious about it.