It was on a warm evening of December 2011 in Oaxaca, Mexico, while I was hosting dinner for a few guests, that I had my first realization about my relationship to sacredness. We were a few friends from all over the world gathering on the colorful patio of my rental house, right by the cliffs of the Pacific coast in Mazunte. Aurore who is an elder from Quebec, came to keep me company in the kitchen while I was preparing food. And in the kindest tones she told me: “I am sorry if this comes out very directly, but the way you smoke is not sacred.” She had seen me for a few days now smoking Hashish with Tobacco quite often. It took me a moment to understand her observation, and I thanked her. I had an addiction to these medicines, that I was able to clear since thanks to shamanism and ThetaHealing. What Aurore helped me understand that day impacted me for the rest of my life.
  In today’s world it is very easy to get caught in the doing mode, and we forget to be grateful and present. What the ancient ways teaches us is to take a moment to cultivate presence with the visible and the invisible. How do we bring more intention into our daily lives? Thanking the elements and seeing the divine in all things, is a great way to bringing ourselves back into the now. If we need plant medicine, we can thank its spirit, but also the fire that heat the water, and the water that will infuse the tea. If we are a smoker then we can thank the spirit of tobacco, say a prayer, and be grateful for the fire, and the air elements, can help have more meaning in our day. Taking a bath, eating food, or drinking a glass of wine becomes a ritual. Walking barefoot on Mother Earth can be sacred as we have reverence for the ancestors of the land, while Mother Earth takes care of our energetic field by grounding us.
  Magic happens when we direct energy towards the simplest things. The art of reclaiming our innocence is so much fun. I love buying flowers to bring beauty and sweet vibration to an apartment. Offering a song or some hair, before asking for permission to take something from Mother Earth, and feeling her answer, makes me feel alive. My innerchild gets so excited when I find a pretty stone and decide to make a land altar at a park or on the beach. I believe children understand the sacredness of life more naturally. It is still possible for us to access this innocence and magic in every instant. I wish for all of us to reclaim our ability to slow down, and be able to find awe in every moment of this blessed life on Earth.
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