MysticBliss: A Litany to Say at Sunrise

My last lily -- I promise -- but they are so beautiful,
and as each opens in our backyard, it's like a small
package, a gift containing a surprise.

Listening to: This harp.

Today's Bliss Formula: The sky is attempting to clear after a day and a half of rain, which is keeping the grass so green. By now, it would normally be a bit dull with some brown, but the park still has that spring green glow. A treat.

The following was written by Grey Cat, an author for whom I could not find a link, but here is the book it came from.

Obviously, it is best to be outside when you say this. Find a special and private place so that it can be the meditation that it is. I stand and turn to each direction, thinking about each section and what it means for my day before moving on to the next. I say it quietly to myself -- no dramatics necessary unless you like that!

This is a good way to set intentions, to visualize the life you want, to focus on change, or just to bless your time and space.

You'll notice each direction is tied to an element. This is the case in all indigenous spiritual traditions; though they may vary a bit, you will find Celtic very similar to Native American which is very similar to Tibetan and on and on.

A Priestess' Litany for a New Day

I come to the East.
I ask the wind to clear away preconceptions
and muddy reasoning. At this moment
of sunrise, the beginning of a new day, I
come to thee seeking the wisdom
I may need.

I come to the South.
I ask the fire and the full light of noon
to give me courage and energy.
Burn from me all my angers and smallness
of mind. I come to thee seeking right action
and protection in whatever I am called to do.

I come to the West.
I ask the still waters
to hold me sensitive to the material
needs of my world. Let the moving
waters wash from me the busyness of
mundane concerns. I come to thee
seeking the quiet sensitivity
of thy flow in twilight.

I come to the North.
I ask the earth and stones for wisdom,
stability, and endurance. Absorb from me
all stolid heaviness. I come to thee
seeking growth and the quiet of they night.

I come to the Center.
Let me never forget
that all things find their source in
spirit and to spirit shall all return.
I come to thee seeking balance.

I come to the silver light of Moon,
the golden light of Sun.
May I, this day and this night,
find my path and walk it with
grace, serenity, hope.

I begin.