What is deeper than water and capable of flowing with all that you bring to this world? In my view - your spirit, your soul, your essence, your Self energy, your Higher Self.
Whatever you want to call it - that which is bigger than your personality, bigger than your wounds, which holds your personality and heals wounds. This presence brings more and more of the real you into this world.
It took me So Long to get a reliable felt sense of this Self/Soul/Spirit presence of ME. In my religious upbringing, souls were paired with a threat - your soul might be damned to hell if you don't follow the rules. In IFS, I did not trust the concept of Self Energy. It did not feel possible that there was something bigger than my wounds, bigger than the parts of me that so much wanted to be heard.
I rejected 'unblending' for such a long time. Unblending is the IFS term for having an authentic sense that a part is a part of one's True Self, and being able to relate to that part from your bigger Self. For a long time I perceived it as diminishing, uncaring towards my parts/feelings, and with some people, force in trying to make that unblending happen.
Now, after practicing IFS for over 10 years, plus adding in energy work, I totally get how unblending accelerates the healing. For me, the key was patience with my parts, and then learning energy healing, which has boosted my tangible sense of energy and of my bigger self.
Some days I call it my soul. Some days, it's the essence of me. Today my prayer is "help me remember who I truly am, and what I am here to do".
But how to get there without force and without rushing?
The power of water comes to mind.
The patience of a river carving the immense gorgeousness of the grand canyon.
The resilience of water carving holes in rock.
The never ending supply of water, recycling, cleansing, renewing.
Our gratitude towards water and all the gifts it brings.
Our gratitude towards our own water element in us, that brings flexibility, intuition, emotions, and connection to spirit.
{Have you seen these amazing photos of how thoughts and images imprint upon water?
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I regularly turn to the water element to help me remember my flow, my life force, and the power of something so dedicated and yet so flexible.
Most mornings I stand with my hands over my water glass or mug of tea, and ask water to teach me, to help me remember. This bigger-than-me element communicates well with my spirit, often bringing grounding, love, flow into my body, helping me expand bigger than the moment, and be in the moment at the same time.
Do you pray over your water, or connect to the water that lives in you?
With watery loving blessings,
marta
PS - Connect with the Water Element in the upcoming Aura Explore class on March 2nd.