So air. It's pretty awesome. The funny thing about air is, it's invisible, you wouldn't know it was there unless you really paid attention, and yet it's the most immediate need we have. When you're underwater about to drown, all you think about is air. If you hold your breath for a few minutes, you'll pass out. Sure, after you get your air, you'll need all of the other things in some order, but air, breath is the first giver of life, the first thing we look for to make sure someone's still alive. (Unless you check the pulse first, shup.)
And you know what's funny? The first thing I think of when I think of air is Libras. You'd think that my first thought would be something romantic like the breeze, or something. Not that Libras aren't romantic, of course. I'm just saying. Air is the Libra's sign, after all, and it generally manifests itself in Libras, Geminis and Aquariuses as a sense of charm, wit, and intelligence, all of which lead to a talkativeness, which kind of makes sense because we use air to talk.
Air is light, air is free, air is constantly moving. You can't hold it down, you can't tie it to anything, and yet it's all around you, cradling your body and warming itself in your lungs, bringing you delicious smells of whatever is cooking near you, providing the basis for your speech and laughter, and playing gently with your hair when it whooshes on by. It's almost got a certain innocence, and a certain playful knowing about it. If your rituals are always too solemn for whatever reason, try incorporating some air symbols into it.
And you know what? Smoke from incense isn't the only way to invite the element of air into your circle or into your life. Try some of these:
--Fans. Flick fans around, maybe even ones that have been dabbed with (hopefully naturally) scented oils to stir up air energy. Use essential oils that were diluted into a carrier oil for best effect. (Synthetic fragrance oils are not as awesome.)
--Blow. Not like that. Literally, blow air out of your mouth. Cleanse your house by blowing in the corners of each room (watch out if it's dusty, lol), or infuse something with your own energy by blowing air on it. (Just don't 'infuse' any*one* with your air energy unless you have permission AND your breath smells awesome.)
--Blow Bubbles! Seriously, who doesn't love bubbles? Blow some bubbles around the circle. Be a kid!
--Balloons! In the same light, balloons are pretty awesome air tools, even just as decorations. Just don't inhale TOO much of the helium, k?
--Silky BellyDance Scarves. Flutter a few of these around in the air; they're so pretty, so much fun, and so... airy!
--An electric fan with Silky Streamers or Ribbons tied onto it. If you have electricity near your circle, you could just set up a few of these with streamers tied onto the cage thingy around the blades. Just be VERY careful that the streamers don't get caught up in the blades, cause that might start a fire. And you're wanting to add air into your circle, not an electrical fire. Seriously.
--Paper planes. I know, we're getting a little corny now, but honestly, it's fun if you've got a few people in a circle and you're just having a massive all-out paper plane war. Giggles galore.
--Singing, speaking, chanting, or even just conscious breathing are all air-oriented and ways to celebrate the existence of air in your life.
--If you're feeling adventurous, you can totally honor air by riding a roller coaster, bungee jumping, or skydiving. Seriously, breeze blowing in your face, free-falling through the air, it's TOTALLY a study in air-full existence. Yeah, it's not in a circle, but screw it, man! Isn't that one of the fun things about being Pagan? Discover the divine and spiritual in everything, even the mundane, supposedly un-spiritual, and 'strictly' recreational. Make your life spiritual, but also make it fun!!
--Use one of those wine aerator machines? Alright, alright, now we're stretching a bit. :P
I hope this has been kind of fun for you to read. Stay airy.
<3 Sapphirescent <3
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