Sand Paintings
Symbolic work is recommended after an energy healing. This can help the shift we initiated continue and stabilize positive outcomes.
These are traditionally done outside but if your best option is to do one inside, please work inside.
Make a circle (spirit ring) large enough to put some objects in. Best for this ring to not exceed a diameter of 3-4 feet. If you are working indoors, perhaps your ring will be represented by the edges of a plate. Or maybe you will draw a circle on a sheet of paper. If you are outside you might line the outer edges of your circle with leaves, twigs, or stones.
Now place items inside the circle. Use your intuition regarding the objects you choose. In some way, the objects you place in the circle will represent the issues you are working with and/or any feelings, thoughts, memories, or sensations that came up during our session.
Your soul understands symbols and intention. For example, you could blow into a dark-colored leaf your belief that you are not good enough. Blow that belief into the leaf intentionally, the leaf will then hold that energy. As you place that symbol into the circle, your soul will understand what it represents.
Feel free to use objects that might lend themselves to represent something specific. For example, scissors can represent something that we need to "cut away" energetically such as a limiting belief. Found objects such as leaves and flowers may represent something more implicit than explicit. In one example below, a symbolic drawing was created.
Use your intuition when making your sand painting. Effective sand paintings can be made in as few as 5 minutes. Feel free to spend more time in the creation of your sand painting. And keep in mind that the length of time you spend is not important to your soul.
Spend time with your sand painting daily for a minimum of three days. On the first day, you will create the sand painting. On subsequent days you will visit it. Your visits need not be more than 5 minutes and it is OK to spend more time with your sand painting. The most important thing regarding the visits is to be fully present and attentive. During those visits consider if there is anything that needs to be rearranged, removed, or added. Note how you feel in your body and emotions when you visit your sand painting. Be curious. Feel free to keep your sand painting longer than the minimum three days and visit it for up to a week.
When you sense that it is done "working", thank it and dismantle it. If you drew something on paper, we suggest burning it. If you created your sand painting outside with natural found objects such as stones, leaves, twigs, scatter them in the natural world. If you used symbolic items from your home, return them to where you keep them inside.
Below are some examples of "Sand Paintings" created indoors and outside. Please note: the work shown below that was done with paper and crayons also spanned three days. It was collaged with a new element added each day.
