Affection. Devotion. Caring. Unconditional Positive
Regard. Who can't use more of this in their life? What
the world needs now is Love, yes?
So this month let us focus on bringing all kinds of
love into our world, whether you are single and want
to bring romantic love into your life or you are in a
relationship and would like to deepen and strengthen
those bonds, or you just want to bring Divine Love
into the world at large because it sure needs it,
doesn't it?
You can make this as simple or as elaborate as you
feel you would like, including a relaxing bath, a
candle and card meditation or just an affirmation to
repeat daily for as long as you wish to concentrate on
bringing Love into your life and your world.
Let us start with the fine art of the ritual bath. The
first purpose of a ritual bath is to cleanse ourselves
both physically and spiritually, as a preparation for
focusing on the meditation or ritual we are
performing. The second purpose of the bath in this
instance is to pamper ourselves with a luxurious and
beautiful experience. Giving yourself love is the
first step in bringing more love into your life.
There are several choices in preparing this bath. You
can use essential oils or prepared bathsalts or your
favorite bubble bath.
Choose three or four scents that you like mixed
together and add 5 to 10 drops of each of the oils to
your bath as it is running.
(Adjust the amount of oil
according to what smells delightful to you.)
I like to
use about 8 drops each of Rose and Jasmine and 4 to 5
drops of Apple Blossom.
When I am feeling really
decadent I add 3 or 4 drops of Vanilla and just a drop
or two of Egyptian Musk (for lust and sensuality) to my bouquet of a bath.
Now
light some candles, put on some soft music, sink
into the scented water and enjoy some peaceful
reflection on the idea of Love and what it means to
you and how you would like to see it manifest in your
life and in your world.
You can also use prepared bathsalts. Love bathsalts
help you focus on all matters of the heart and Divine
Love bathsalts help to promote peace in the world.
And of course, if you and your partner would like to
share in the experience, there are Lust bathsalts for
all your wonderful Lupercalian needs.
Next let us talk about candles. You can use white,
pink or red candles for this meditation. White is for
purpose and peace, pink for love and harmony and red
for passion and intensity. Use one candle for your
focus, or one of each color. Anoint the candle with
Love oil or Divine Love oil, or use one of the
essential oils you used in your bath. Set it aside,
ready to light when you have your Tarot cards set out
for your meditation.
There are three different card layouts you can use for this
meditation depending on your purpose and focus.
To Enhance Love in Your Life:
Say you already have a wonderful partner, on what tarot images
should you meditate to enhance the love you have?
The Ace of Cups, the Two of Cups and the Lovers.
Focus your meditation on the ways that love flows
between you. The Ace of Cups represents the flow of
feeling, the gifts of love. The Two of Cups is a
protected and cherished relationship and the Lovers is
the Divine connection between loved ones. Lay the
cards out in a triangle, the Ace at the top, the Two
and Lovers under the flowing waters from the cup.
Affirmation to repeat: "Let Love Deepen the Flow
Between Us."
To Bring Divine Love into The World:
So you would like to teach the world to sing, or at
least be a little happier on the drive to work in the
morning. The Ace of Cups, the World and the Ten of
Cups are your focus. With the Ace again at the top of
the pyramid and the World and Ten of Cups under,
visualize hope and good feelings flowing outward from
you into the world. See that energy lightening and
brightening the people all around you, as the Ten of
Cups represents the family of your heart. Let the
whole world be wrapped in that love.
Affirmation to repeat: "Let Divine Love Be the
Connection Between All."
To Be Ready for Love in Your Life:
And now on what should you focus when you feel ready
to have Love in your personal life? The Ace of Cups,
the Nine and Ten of Cups. The Nine of Cups
represents a content and fulfilled person, one who is
ready to share what they have with others. With the
Ace above and the Nine and Ten supporting, focus your
meditation on all that you are ready to share with a
partner. Welcome the energy of growth and positive
change into your life like the Spring runoff after a
long Winter.
Affirmation to repeat: "I Am Open and Ready for Love
to Flow In."
Now that you have had a relaxing and cleansing bath,
chosen and laid out your Tarot cards and readied your
candles, light them and take a deep breath, letting go
of tension and bringing all your concentration to the
ideas you have chosen as your focus.
Study the pictures on the cards you have chosen. Pay
attention to the elements that leap out at you for closer
notice. Pay attention to how the candlelight makes
the images look to you.
Now close your eyes and visualize how you
would like to experience the flow of love building in
your life. Repeat your affirmation and Let the Love
Flow!
Stephanie S. Sommers has been a student of esoterica and symbology for the best part of twenty years. She has been reading and teaching Tarot professionally since 1989 and enjoys sharing that knowledge and learning more with every student she meets. She is a Wyoming native transplanted to the Denver Metroplex and has been thriving there since 1999.
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To Enhance Love in Your Life:
Say you already have a wonderful partner, on what tarot images
should you meditate to enhance the love you have?
The Ace of Cups, the Two of Cups and the Lovers.
Focus your meditation on the ways that love flows
between you. The Ace of Cups represents the flow of
feeling, the gifts of love. The Two of Cups is a
protected and cherished relationship and the Lovers is
the Divine connection between loved ones. Lay the
cards out in a triangle, the Ace at the top, the Two
and Lovers under the flowing waters from the cup.
To Bring Divine Love into The World:
So you would like to teach the world to sing, or at
least be a little happier on the drive to work in the
morning. The Ace of Cups, the World and the Ten of
Cups are your focus. With the Ace again at the top of
the pyramid and the World and Ten of Cups under,
visualize hope and good feelings flowing outward from
you into the world. See that energy lightening and
brightening the people all around you, as the Ten of
Cups represents the family of your heart. Let the
whole world be wrapped in that love.
To Be Ready for Love in Your Life:
And now on what should you focus when you feel ready
to have Love in your personal life? The Ace of Cups,
the Nine and Ten of Cups. The Nine of Cups
represents a content and fulfilled person, one who is
ready to share what they have with others. With the
Ace above and the Nine and Ten supporting, focus your
meditation on all that you are ready to share with a
partner. Welcome the energy of growth and positive
change into your life like the Spring runoff after a
long Winter.
