CEREMONY & RITUAL

BY MS. HALBERT, EOCI STAFF MEMBER

My smudging practice is my favorite ritual because it’s what gets me out of my head and connects me from my heart to Spirit. It grounds me. It covers me in a warm, sweet smoke that wraps around me like a hug. It shifts my awareness to myself. It solidifies the present moment and expresses my purest intentions — to live connected, in awareness to Spirit. I can feel the smoke rising through my fingers and the familiar feeling of a loving, peaceful connection that fills my heart as I write this.

My full-moon ceremony yesterday was focused on uprooting deeply held yet, limiting beliefs about myself and my ability to live the life Idesire. Folding the page in half, essentially drawing a line in the sand, allowed me to sever the limiting beliefs and call my energy back to me. This gives my intentions power to manifest rapidly. I no longer give to what does not give to me in sacred reciprocity. My heart felt joy watching the words in ink be consumed by the flames as I released what was out of balance in my life. I am gratefuI. | LH

MS. HALBERT BELIEVES EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. HER INTENTION IS TO BE AUTHENTIC, REGARDLESS OF WHAT ENVIRONMENT SHE INHABITS. SHE BELIEVES SHE WAS CALLED TO A CAREER IN CORRECTIONS TO SHINE HER LIGHT IN AN OFTEN DARK PLACE. SHE ABSOLUTELY BELIEVES THAT SMALL THINGS DONE WITH GREAT INTENTION MAKE AN IMPACT FAR GREATER THAN CAN BE SEEN. SHE FINDS PURPOSE IN HER CAREER. DURING HER PERSONAL TIME, SHE PRACTICES YOGA AND MINDFULNESS MEDITATION. SHE ENJOYS STUDYING METAPHYSICS, A VARIETY OF HEALING MODALITIES, SPIRITUAL PRACTICES, ASTROLOGY, AND THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF ENERGY.