Creating sacred space can refer to two things. The first is creating a space where you feel safe, calm, and connected. This could be a room in your home, a space around your altar, a spot in your garden, or even your entire home. The second is creating a temporary sacred space specifically for divination or performing a ritual. This is making sure your space is cleansed and protected from outside energies. It is very important to create sacred space before any type of divination or rituals. This helps to ensure no negative outside energies influence your channeling or ritual work. Creating sacred space can be as elaborate or simple as you would like. There is no set in stone way and I always recommend doing what you feel comfortable with and called to do!
Creating sacred space can be lots of fun! Decorating a space to reflect your personality or an intention you are setting can be exciting and therapeutic. This space should be comfortable and relaxing. A place you can go to, to sooth your soul and ground and center. The possibilities for creating this space are endless! If you love the outdoors and nature maybe its simply a little garden space in your yard with a comfy pillow to sit on. Some people appreciate a less is more approach. Their sacred space may look like a clean little spot, free of clutter. If you love cooking and baking, maybe your sacred space is the kitchen. Set up that kitchen in a way that makes you feel happy and stress free. Where you can go and create and feed your soul. Some people like a more elaborate space, full of trinkets, crystals, and candles. Simply envision a space where you can quite your mind and connect to your divinity. Then Create! This is such an important part of self care!
Divination simply means connecting to your higher self or divine beings. This can be through meditation or the use of tools such as a pendulum, tarot cards, oracle cards, tea leaf readings, scrying, or automatic writing. It is important to recognize, not from a place of fear, that negativity exists. Beings of Light and positivity could not exist without Beings of Darkness and negativity. When you open your crown chakra to access higher realms, the possibility for anything to come through also opens. The same is true for performing rituals. That is why it is important to create sacred space first! Again this can be as simple or as elaborate as you would like. You can recite mantras of clearing and protecting. Call on angels and guides to surround you with love and protection. You can smudge your space with sage or other cleansing herbs. Another way of clearing energy is using sound, like bells or singing bowls. You can use crystals for clearing and protecting, such as a selenite wand for creating a circle of protection. You can set up an elaborate ritual just for creating sacred space. Where you cleanse your area, set up candles, create a circle of protection, call in the quarters, the whole nine. Below I am going to include some books I enjoyed on clearing and protecting your space for those who feel called to extra reading and learning materials. I hope you enjoy creating your sacred space!
Spiritual Clearings by Diana Burney
Archangel Clearings by Diana Burney
Spiritual Balancing by Diana Burney