------------------------------------------------------------ GROUNDED SPIRITUALITY There is difference between being spiritual and avoiding physical and social reality, and being truly spiritual as part of being here, right now, connected to the present moment. For The Cardinal Method of Life Connection ℠, Hematite is a great stone to ground us and keep us aware of both our spiritual wisdom and the present moment. It brings peace and awareness of our physical reality, our bodies, and the people and environments around us. In the CMLC ℠ perspective , Hematite is a related to the Earth Chakra and connects us to the peaceful ability to consent to reality as it is, clearing away our perfectionism. It belongs to the Trigonal Crystal System, and like all Trigonal stones, it also aligns our Crown Chakra. For more information about the concept of grounded spirituality, there's a whole chapter about it in the bo...
The lotus flower appeared in legends originating from ancient Egypt. It played an important part in ancient Egyptian religion. The pure white lotus flower, the only plant to fruit and flower simultaneously, emerges from the depths of the muddy swamp. Growing from the mud at the bottom of ponds and streams, the exquisite Lotus flower rises above the water and is usually white or pink with 15 or more oval, spreading petals, and a peculiar, flat seedcase at its center. A Lotus Flower is a symbol of the sun, of creation and rebirth. Because at night the flower closes and sinks underwater, at dawn it rises and opens again. According to one creation myth it was a giant lotus which first rose out of the watery chaos at the beginning of time. From this giant lotus the sun itself rose on the first day. A symbol of Upper Egypt, the lotus flower played a prominent role in the version of the creation story that originated in Heliopolis. Before the universe came into being, there was an infinite o...
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