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Creating Bridges: Spirituality & Philosophy:
Wisdom Walks In Circles:
Offering of Prayer Flags
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by Margaret Lewis |
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Dear Friends,
Our days are growing shorter, with daylight lingering pale at mid-afternoon. ‘Tis the season of igniting the inner light, with glowing embers of prayer and thanksgiving for all we have reaped this year. As we move into the season of inner light, I watch my prayer flags touched by the winds of spirit, and my heart swells with gratitude for all the gifts of this past year.
Offering of Prayer Flags
Great Spirit, Mother Earth, Power of the Four Winds,
All the Elemental Energies that surround me and guide me,
Be with me as I offer my prayer-filled flags to the wind.
I place my intent to bring the power of intuitive prayer into my life,
To activate my higher mind, my wisdom belly, and my compassionate heart.
May the Spirited Horse of prayer ride steady and strong,
Uplifting all beings to the experience of perfect health, happiness, and fulfillment.
May all of creation live in harmony, peace, and in service to the highest good of all.
With these prayer flags of color and powerful symbology,
I offer blessings to all who touch the wind.
During our autumn online course relating to the Inner Adult, we hung prayer flags outdoors that were devoted to the power of intuitive prayer. We courted the winds of spirit to fill them with its song. When we tied our flags to a pole or tree branch, we did it with the intent to bring the power of intuitive prayer into our consciousness. The prayer I expressed above offers my intent at the moment I tied my prayer flags to my dogwood tree.
"Lungta" is a Tibetan word for prayer flags which means Wind Horse. Prayer flags are tied outdoors to trees, poles and temple roofs as gifts to the winds of spirit. When the wind flutters a prayer flag, it is like thoughts tracing along the synapses of our minds. When I watch my prayer flags dancing in the wind, I'm reminded of my flashes of momentary prayers that drift on the edges of my daily thoughts and concerns. Like our thoughts, wind is a force that awakens the prayers contained in the flags.
With time and the elemental forces, prayer flags fade in color and fray on the ends. Like our lives, even our prayers are impermanent in this realm of physical life. Until we are called home to spirit, the wheel of life teaches us that all is temporary. Our prayers can fade too with the impermanence of our emotions and intent. It is hard to remain steadfast to our lofty hopes and aspirations when the forces of life challenge us, distracting us from our prayerful intent. I look at the frayed edges of the cloth and am reminded of those times when I feel worn and threadbare. Yet, the winds of spirit still blow through me, no matter my condition.
Remembering our spirit is the reason for this season, but too often, we become caught up in the headlines of holiday activity that barrages our sensibilities. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest and most colossal shopping day of the year. Newspapers reported long lines of shoppers awaiting the predawn store openings.
One holiday's light is barely snuffed out before the next one presses its weight upon us. There is a buzz in the air that is contagious, like a virus that infects so many with the frenzy to get out and go get it. What are we getting? What is the point of all the shopping and consuming? It all begins to blur and fray at the edges as we take this season's greetings and grind it into a momentary arcane gander at humanity's need for fever over what was meant to be a holy, joyous, and reflective time of year.
No matter how stressed or weary or threadbare our energy becomes, the winds of spirit blow through us during this season of light, softly and sometimes strongly reminding us of the ever presence of spirit sprinkled among the swirls of chaos and frenzy we create.
With the Solstice comes the return of the Sun's light, bringing renewal, regeneration of our hopes and dreams for the coming year. The winds of spirit are constant my friends, and it is time to take stock, to take that moment of silence and wonder, so we can feel our truest nature and spiritual calling. Look up to the Pleiades, twinkling at full-rise this time of year. Look to the lights on the trees and holiday decor and take a moment, a long deep breath of remembering your inner light.
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Margaret Lewis,
Author & Shamanic Practitioner
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Margaret is a highly regarded professional speaker, workshop facilitator, business and personal development consultant, gifted spiritual practitioner and author. For over 20 years she has provided countless training seminars and workshops on a wide range of life management and personal development skills.
Margaret H. Lewis offers self-development tools for personal transformation that include books, spiritual counseling, and online courses. Embark on your journey of self-empowerment and discover greater access to your inner voice of intuition, which will bring you clarity of individual purpose and the bliss of manifesting your dreams.
Margaret’s upcoming book, Landings, The Spiritual Return to Living Fully in the Body, is due for release in 2006! Read a brief overview of the Landings storyline --
http://www.wisdomwalks.
com/
WhatsNew/WhatsNew.
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Margaret’s first book, Wisdom Walks In Circles, The Spiraling Journey of Your Inner Voice, offers a compelling story of a hero's journey to the heart of intuition. In private consultations, Margaret has assisted hundreds of people in releasing the blocks that are holding them back from achieving their goals and visions of fulfillment.
To set up an appointment with Margaret, please email her at
info@wisdomwalks.com
or visit her online store at
http://www.wisdomwalks.
com/.
A Note from Margaret:
Each Wisdom Walks Online Learning Experience, whether it be an online course, personal seminar, or a focused mini-course, addresses a specific life stage and its particular attribute of intuition. There are no pre-requisite courses. You are welcome to join our series of courses from any stage on the wheel of life.
Online courses include a comprehensive workbook, online audio versions of all the meditation and visualization practices, two conference calls with your classmates and Margaret, and the online message board for discussion circles relating to the work of the course.
To Read more about Margaret's Online Offerings
http://www.
wisdomwalks.com/
Services/courses.html
Come join Margret in an online adventure of spirit with unique coursework offering pathways for reuniting with your Wise Inner Teen!
Visit her site for a full course description:
www.wisdomwalks.com/
Services/kuanyin.html
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