Welcome to day three of Walking with Mary
Today we step into our sacred space again.
Today we step into our sacred space again.
Over time you may become aware of how the energy
‘builds up’ and gather in your space.
‘builds up’ and gather in your space.
The more often we repeat the same prayer and mantra, the more
powerful it becomes.
powerful it becomes.
You may choose to wear a meditation shawl. It is tradition
in the Tantra Shakta tradition and the orthodox Marian
tradition to wear a shawl or a veil.
If you keep an open mind and try it for yourself, you may
experience the intimacy with yourself, your breath
and your thoughts, facilitated by the sacred space
of the veil.
We open our sacred space by repeating the prayer for the week
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace,
The Lord is with thee
Blessed art thou among women
and Blessed is the fruit of thy womb
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
oh Rose Queen
You bestow your Blessing upon us
Now and Forever
The next part of the Immaculate Practise
is the repetition of the mantra with your rosary or mala.
When you have said the prayer with intent and focus,
pick up your rosary and repeat the daily mantra.
Please complete the rosary at least twice and a 108 bead mala at least once.
As you become more comfortable, or if you are already a seasoned meditator,
then repeat this mantra up to 6 times around the rosary.
For a mantra we use the rosary in the same way as we do a mala or prayer beads :
you move the beads one by one through your fingers, repeating the line of the mantra on each bead.
This mantra is to be repeated daily for the thirty days.
The more we work with a mantra, the more
it vibrates through our cells and energy and transforms our mind and energy bodies.
Om Jai Mata Mary Ma Namaha
Sit quietly for a few minutes, just allowing yourself absorb the energy you have invoked.
Enjoy it …… feel the presence of the Sacred embracing you, flowing all around you.
We rejoice in our physical nature, appreciating this time to pause and remember the holy
purpose of our lives. We feel gratitude for those travelling with us on this path of love
and freedom. Feel a smile forming on your face. You are happy to be here in this
peaceful inner place. Let there be peace.
You can draw a daily card for your altar, or
contemplate your weekly card.
You may want to keep your journal or notebook
at hand and make notes of any thoughts or feelings
which may arise as you read today’s sharing.
The next part of the Immaculate Practise
is the repetition of the mantra with your rosary or mala.
When you have said the prayer with intent and focus,
pick up your rosary and repeat the daily mantra.
Please complete the rosary at least twice and a 108 bead mala at least once.
As you become more comfortable, or if you are already a seasoned meditator,
then repeat this mantra up to 6 times around the rosary.
For a mantra we use the rosary in the same way as we do a mala or prayer beads :
you move the beads one by one through your fingers, repeating the line of the mantra on each bead.
This mantra is to be repeated daily for the thirty days.
The more we work with a mantra, the more
it vibrates through our cells and energy and transforms our mind and energy bodies.
Om Jai Mata Mary Ma Namaha
Sit quietly for a few minutes, just allowing yourself absorb the energy you have invoked.
Enjoy it …… feel the presence of the Sacred embracing you, flowing all around you.
We rejoice in our physical nature, appreciating this time to pause and remember the holy
purpose of our lives. We feel gratitude for those travelling with us on this path of love
and freedom. Feel a smile forming on your face. You are happy to be here in this
peaceful inner place. Let there be peace.
You can draw a daily card for your altar, or
contemplate your weekly card.
You may want to keep your journal or notebook
at hand and make notes of any thoughts or feelings
which may arise as you read today’s sharing.
Today we are reminded of the universality of Mary
and the mystery of who she is.
To some she is the literal figure in a Bible story;
to others she is a Western goddess;
some know her as Queen of Heaven and the Angels
and still others know as her Mama, Gaia,
Mother Earth and our nature.
‘I realized that all the powers of the Mothers,
of Tara, Durga, Kali are in Mary.
of Tara, Durga, Kali are in Mary.
She has Tara’s sublime tenderness;
Durga’s inaccessible silent calm force;
the grandeur and terribilta of Kali.
But Mary is also a woman,
a poor woman
and a human mother. – Andrew Harvey
Visionary or apparitional culture is no static force, a cultural ‘given’
that people can join as members.
It is dynamic, responding to contemporary political, social and religious realities
and shaping those realities, and is also shaped
by the individuals who identify themselves as Marian devotees
and visionaries.
Visionary culture is a confluence of Catholic devotions, symbols,
and traditions of innovative responses to modern
contexts of negotiations among social, religious and interpersonal
forces of the interactions of apparitions believers
and apparition doubters and of the loving
and guiding influence of Our Lady, who for believers is imminently present.
Visionary culture is a worldview, a palette of practices, an understanding
of the cosmos, a palette on which individuals paint
the stories of their lives.
Extract from Out Lady of Emmitsburg by Jill Krebs
that people can join as members.
It is dynamic, responding to contemporary political, social and religious realities
and shaping those realities, and is also shaped
by the individuals who identify themselves as Marian devotees
and visionaries.
Visionary culture is a confluence of Catholic devotions, symbols,
and traditions of innovative responses to modern
contexts of negotiations among social, religious and interpersonal
forces of the interactions of apparitions believers
and apparition doubters and of the loving
and guiding influence of Our Lady, who for believers is imminently present.
Visionary culture is a worldview, a palette of practices, an understanding
of the cosmos, a palette on which individuals paint
the stories of their lives.
Extract from Out Lady of Emmitsburg by Jill Krebs
In her the full path of the sacred feminine is lived.
In her we have a complete image of the Divine Mother,
an image at once transcendent and immanent,
other-worldly and this-wordly,
at once mystical and political and practical.
In Mary the Divine Mother comes to earth and lives on earth
and lives, the passionate, strong, serious,
simple and transforming life that shows us all how to live.
Who is she to you?
What are the whispers in your ear?
What are the winds stirring up in your heart?
It takes great courage to answer that call
and to step out of the comfort and security
of the un-examined room in which we live.
Has she been calling you?
Then today is the day to answer.
into the unknown
To do that which you have been avoiding,
to see and hear that part of yourself that has
been tugging on the hem of your coat,
begging for attention
Close your space with the prayer and step out into your
day
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace,
The Lord is with thee
Blessed art thou among women
and Blessed is the fruit of thy womb
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
oh Rose Queen
You bestow your Blessing upon us
Now and Forever
blessings
Hettienne
