Earth: Design the space. Create an Earth Mandala.

Dr. Sarita Cox — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 00:09:18 +0000

The Earth/Transition Element wisdom deck is best used four times a year for seasonal support in the 18 days around each solstice and equinox. We’ve just left that season behind and entered the Water/Winter season. This post is a re-cap by card title. Our blog is now searchable by now by element wisdom card title, season, dis-order, etc. Please enjoy this supplemental information for transitional times. One of the Ways to Play with Element Wisdom Cards is to create mandalas. I first began making food mandalas when I lived in an ashram in California. As we each took a shift in the kitchen, and I have always loved mornings, it was my delight to make fruit mandalas for the community. It is also the place, I fell in love with persimmons.

Mandala for the Earth Season

To create an Element Wisdom Card Mandala

Create sacred space through ritual.

Design the space. Your sacred expression.

Some of my favorite ways to create sacred space:

Open with prayer.

Bow to the four directions.

Invite our guides.

Give thanks.

Light a candle, smudge, chant.

Choose 5-8 cards. Arrange them in a circle within concentric rings of found or precious materials like seasonal fruits/vegetables, flowers, leaves, shells, stones, sticks, feathers, etc. Choose an elemental center piece: an earthenware filled with soil/clay, a transparent vase of water or a shell, a bell, a wooden bowl, an incense burner. Cards and objects may also be arranged by cardinal directions.

December 12, we enter the Earth season for the fourth and final cycle in 2020. The 18 days around each solstice and equinox offer the opportunity to balance our earth organs of spleen, stomach and pancreas. I have created a mandala with intention and drew 3 Jedi mind tricks, 3 suggestions, 1 body self care tip & 1 inquiry for the season for you. Change is a constant Change directions without losing balance. Does your ‘yes’ serve the balance? Redistribute & Mobilize It’s All Good
Collaboration is the truth
Shake into your muscles
Convert discord into harmony
Yup. I think these wisdoms are spot on. The center is an earthen bowl with Alabama Red Clay. Placing an earthen vessel in the center of the home or filling a vessel with earth in an area of your home or room adds grounding via feng shui placement during these times of change. Cotton bags sewn in Georgia. Cards printed in Mississippi. Bags stamped by me. Persimmons grown at Alberta Orchard Wellness. To learn more or purchase element-wisdom cards, visit our website www.element-wisdom.com

clay – Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc

Earth: Design the space. Create an Earth Mandala.