Well got a little off track. Today I want to do Sacred Space.
What is it? This is a created place for healing to do its thing. Sacred space is first and foremost a safe place where intimacy between healer and patient are of the utmost importance. A sick person is vulnerable and will need the strength of a boundary as well as positive energy. Many places have been considered sacred, or set aside so that the god of healing can perform through the agents he or she chooses. Some examples of sacred space include but are not limited to sweat lodge, shrouded grove, fire circle, and anything you can think of to make your place set aside for healing and love and compassion.
Most important and above all is the confidentiality of the area, healer and participants. Everything that happens there should stay there. A person not well is vulnerable and may not open up to the healing if they do not feel safe, loved and taken care of. To “do what you will but harm none” is the same as a physicians oath they take when becoming a doctor and this should be of utmost priority.
This space can be created inside in a room set aside for such things or out in your yard or somewhere where you are guaranteed privacy. You should be able to adjust the temperature at will such as water and fire features or a thermostat. You should also have an enclosed container for contaminated linens and other items you will want to discard.
The medicine wheel and its directions can be helpful for the set up of sacred space and I think some type of music should be incorporated.
I hope you find this introduction to sacred space helpful and I will post more about it as I go on with my blog this summer.
What is it? This is a created place for healing to do its thing. Sacred space is first and foremost a safe place where intimacy between healer and patient are of the utmost importance. A sick person is vulnerable and will need the strength of a boundary as well as positive energy. Many places have been considered sacred, or set aside so that the god of healing can perform through the agents he or she chooses. Some examples of sacred space include but are not limited to sweat lodge, shrouded grove, fire circle, and anything you can think of to make your place set aside for healing and love and compassion.
Most important and above all is the confidentiality of the area, healer and participants. Everything that happens there should stay there. A person not well is vulnerable and may not open up to the healing if they do not feel safe, loved and taken care of. To “do what you will but harm none” is the same as a physicians oath they take when becoming a doctor and this should be of utmost priority.
This space can be created inside in a room set aside for such things or out in your yard or somewhere where you are guaranteed privacy. You should be able to adjust the temperature at will such as water and fire features or a thermostat. You should also have an enclosed container for contaminated linens and other items you will want to discard.
The medicine wheel and its directions can be helpful for the set up of sacred space and I think some type of music should be incorporated.
I hope you find this introduction to sacred space helpful and I will post more about it as I go on with my blog this summer.
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