Surrender
Release Your Resistance
Know Thyself
the journey to re-member who you are
Empower Change
Cleanse & Purify
the journey to fuel your transformation
Activate Balance
Live In Alignment With Absolute Truth
the journey to balanced action always
FULL DEVOTION IS REQUIRED
Offer gratitude that you GET TO go
on this sacred journey at this time!
Surrender: Release Your Resistance
KNOW THYSELF
This journey is about surrender. You must release your resistance. Just like the process of puberty means the close (or death) of the childhood for the sake of adulthood, you must let go of who you think you are so the emergence of more of who you truly are can tranifest!
Look at the many lessons nature give us:
the seed of the oak tree
the butterfly’s Chrysalis
the attraction of water + fire surrendering to the emergence of steam
To this end, there are practices and rituals that support you to have the energetic resources necessary for FULL surrender in this process. The surrender is not to any person it is to your divine self!
Practices
- Observe Taboo
- Sacred Space
- Mirror Meditation: "I am..."
- Record and Re-Record "I am.."
- Prayer and Meditation
- Spiritual Baths
- Reading Sacred Texts
- Journaling
- Writing Assignments
- Rituals
- Study
“I am” Practice
Handout - Link Here
Recording - coming soon
Taboo
1. It is now taboo to say the phrases*:
‟I am not…”
‟I cannot…”
‟I don’t have…”
‟I don’t know…”
Instead affirm:
‟I am …”
‟I can…”
‟I have…”
‟I know…”
*root chakra work. TRUST & Safety: “To exist, To be, To have”
This is a practice. Notice when you slip. Then make a different choice of language. Do not judge it. Practice it.
For example:
The teacher assigns the student to draw a picture representative of their energetic body after reading a book about chakras and subtle energy. In the past the student might have said, “I can’t draw.” Since receiving the above taboo a week ago the student says instead, “I am able to draw basic shapes and do basic shading.” A year after receiving the taboo the student says instead, “I am going to enjoy what representing my energetic body will teach me. Thank you!”
2. Judgment is Taboo. Judgment of self and others.
Transformative Play & Practice
Character Development as Ancestral Remembrance - - > > >
New Story Prompted Writing (Energy: Oṣun and Orunmila)
Purpose Practice and Exploration (Roles Listing, e.g. creative, spiritual, etc.)
Film Engagement (watch Besouro on Youtube)
FILE HERE (Char. Dev.)
