In the picture above, you see my meditation place on a random day. It’s how I left it yesterday night. It conveniently faces east. I read somewhere, that facing east while meditating is good. Also, it is in front of a window, which allows me to see the garden, which is great.
Ok, lets dig into it. I have a symbol for each direction:
In the front left, you see a flask with water, which I like to energize in the full moon. This is west and the element is water.
On the table on the right side, just below the plant, you see some stones in a little bowl. That’s south, with a red carnelian for fire.
In the middle, below the window, there is a Chakra stone for air. I’d like to add a symbol for air, maybe a feather. That’s east.
On the left side, in the middle of the table there is also a little bowl. Usually, there was a stone there, but i recently took it with me on a journey and misplaced it. I’m sure it’ll turn up eventually or my kids gift me a new one. That’s North with the element earth.
With those four elements, I cast my sacred circle. I’ve written it down here:
Moving on. I have plants. I’ve heard it’s bad when they are pointy or they at least should point upwards. Well, they point upwards and some leafes are pointing at me. But I actually like that. It feels like pachamama is watching over me.
I’ve arranged candles around the place. They’re electric. I know, real ones would be better, but I tend to move a lot and I’d have to take more care. So, well.
Lately I added a clock. I tried to avoid it for a long time, but it actually allows me to relax better. This is why I keep it for now.
I have a towel, because I tend to cry a lot. A lot. I know, yogis say not to move and to “let the emotions pass like clouds in the sky”. Well, my emotions are rather intense and they want me to process them. This is what I do and me processing emotions is also the reason for the pillows behind me. When it gets too intense, I like to lie down. There are occasions, when I also have really intense experiences with kundalini and lying down gets handy when my body is overwhelmed by the energies.
My wand is there too, you can’t see it in the picture, though. It lies on the right table behind the plant.
I don’t use a meditation cushion. I have one and tried it, but it didn’t stick. Sure, my posture is a lot better, but it also makes moving harder and as mentioned above, I move around.
Maybe you’ve noticed, that the place is somewhat closed, except for the window. That is by design. I like to be by myself, when I’m there.
Love, Julia