First when I say "worship" I mean whatever you do to come before your Deity. Give honor to, commune, give offerings, hold a rite, etc.
Most everyone has an altar, of sorts, in a place where they go to worship their Deity on a normal basis. It may be a TV tray that they set up for the rite, and take down afterwards; some have converted the spare room into a shrine with a permanent altar. And as special as these are, I'm not asking about them.
Many people have a special place they go. The backyard, a near by park, a wooded area just outside town, or down by the stream or river. These are well and great, but still not what I'm asking about.
I'm asking about that one "Best place I've ever worshiped in the whole galaxy" type of place. You may have been there only once, or you may go as often as you can. But it is the one place that stands out to you as being, or having been, the place where you "really made the connection".
For me, it is underwater. I am surrounded by a very formidable element, water. Not to diminish Air, but I'm surrounded by that all the time. Underwater is almost like being in the Underworld for me. Nowhere else do I feel the energies like I do underwater. Nowhere else do I become so relaxed as I can underwater.
While I cannot recommend that you attempt to mediate underwater; for me it is a form of meditation. There is a certain amount of focus required in order to return to the surface alive. And I liken that to what it takes to meditate. You need to prepare yourself, you need to know what you will be doing while you are down there, and you are never sure what will take place while you are down there.
I've actually held a couple of rites underwater and they were fantastic. The only downside is trying to light the candle... you will work up a sweat, trust me.
Most everyone has an altar, of sorts, in a place where they go to worship their Deity on a normal basis. It may be a TV tray that they set up for the rite, and take down afterwards; some have converted the spare room into a shrine with a permanent altar. And as special as these are, I'm not asking about them.
Many people have a special place they go. The backyard, a near by park, a wooded area just outside town, or down by the stream or river. These are well and great, but still not what I'm asking about.
I'm asking about that one "Best place I've ever worshiped in the whole galaxy" type of place. You may have been there only once, or you may go as often as you can. But it is the one place that stands out to you as being, or having been, the place where you "really made the connection".
For me, it is underwater. I am surrounded by a very formidable element, water. Not to diminish Air, but I'm surrounded by that all the time. Underwater is almost like being in the Underworld for me. Nowhere else do I feel the energies like I do underwater. Nowhere else do I become so relaxed as I can underwater.
While I cannot recommend that you attempt to mediate underwater; for me it is a form of meditation. There is a certain amount of focus required in order to return to the surface alive. And I liken that to what it takes to meditate. You need to prepare yourself, you need to know what you will be doing while you are down there, and you are never sure what will take place while you are down there.
I've actually held a couple of rites underwater and they were fantastic. The only downside is trying to light the candle... you will work up a sweat, trust me.
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