on sacred space
to keep the channel open
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy...that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist... The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.”
- Martha Graham
What does an open channel of sacred space feel like in your body, heart, and mind?
Sacred space in my body feels like one hand over my heart and one hand over my womb. It feels like my moon time, cocooned, releasing, and receiving.
It feels like the movement of my body with breath and meditation in the morning, clearing, expanding, and flowing.
It feels like lighting a candle, watching it flicker or closing my eyes and watching my breath in and breath out. It feels like steadiness of body and mind — presence with this moment. And so it is.
Sacred space in my heart feels like listening. It feels like attuning, not ignoring.
It feels like a grandmother with her hand on my back, holding space for the pain. It feels like softening, not gripping. It feels like understanding and acknowledging without judging. And so it is.
Sacred space in my mind feels like an open channel to receive wisdom from within and beyond. It feels like the silence of a winter night under a full moon, illuminating and reflecting the beauty in everything.
It feels like a sweet cup of skullcap tea and still listening, inviting the sacred to speak and arrive with me. And so it is.
To you, reader and seeker… what does sacred space feel like in your body, mind, and heart?
Thank you as always, for your presence.
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Sacred space in my body feels like a pillar of light moving through the length of my being, descending from the angelic realm and infusing my Wholeness with vibrations that remind me of the quiet hum that color speaks when beckoning the bees. A shimmering comfort of LOVE and safety reminding me of the beauty that is this mystical Earth journey.
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