January 22 ~ Today is the last Water Snake day in this nearly complete cycle of the Year of the Black Female Water Snake.
I’m sure many of you are feeling the sluggishness of these times, so get ready for that final release of the tail of the Serpent in your lives!
Only 10 days left until the energies shift into a whole new cycle of rebirth and growth!
NOW is the perfect time for shedding, so we can prepare for the giddy-up time of the Horse, galloping in on Feb 1st 2014.
SEVEN STEPS TO SHEDDING YOUR OLD SKIN
1 ~ SLEEP A LOT
Get 8 hours of sleep, or more, so you can really rest your body, mind and spirit. But most importantly, so you can let go of the old you and DREAM in the new you!
2 ~ SLOW DOWN…STOP
Are you doing too much, or stuck in the rut of routine? Use this time to give up one addiction that’s really old and boring, and tying you down. Simply separate yourself from an old habit by selecting to do something else! It’s a choice.
3 ~ SANCTUARY
Make a sanctuary for yourself somewhere special in your home, or in Nature, where you can suspend all automatic behaviors. You may wish to smudge or burn incense and create sacred space. Remember, the simplicity of self-care, self-soothing and self-love is not a commodity that can be bought. It is a sacred right.
4 ~ SHAMANIC JOURNEY WITH SNAKE
Do some soul searching by taking a journey with Serpent. Simply call upon Her to show you how to soften and surrender. Let Her spiral you into stillness. Ask “how do I shed the old skins that no longer serve me?” Serpent will tell you the Secrets to your Soul. She may tell you to sound or sing or shake or slither around on the floor like a snake! Stretch your spine (standing or supine, but not sitting.) Or spin like a Sufi. Do it! Even just for a few seconds! Shift into the extra-ordinary reality of being with the Snake as your Sister and Soul-friend! Sincerely seek Her sooth-saying…SSSS!
5 ~ SHOWER AND SOAK
SHOWER with a salt scrub or SOAK in a tub with Epsom salts. Take a sauna or steam bath. Get into your sensual self. Slather some silken scented essential oils all over your body.
6 ~ SIT IN SOLITUDE IN STILLNESS IN THE SUNSHINE
Practice Snake Breath. Exhale on a long, slow hisssss.
7 ~ SILLINESS
Silliness is essential. Don’t take yourself too seriously, maybe just pretend you are from Sirius! Be spontaneous and be silly. Learn a new skill. Sew something. Skip on the sidewalk. Sing in the shower. Savor your sense of humor! Put a new spin on your story. Sign up for Satisfaction.
SAY “SAYONARA!” See yourself slide out of an old you and show up with sparkling new skin. Salute yourself!
Simple as this…SSSSSSS!
Love and Hisses,
SSS
Le’ema Dancing Snake