Preparation for Thirty Days of Mary

Thirty Days with Mary

Meditation shawl and rosary

#thirtydayswithmary

The Temple of Mary started off as a community of people who felt called by the Great Mother.  For four years initiations I offered initiations in person during three and four day retreats in the 

Western Cape, South Africa.  As I worked on the Mysteries of Mary tarot deck I started to offer the dikshas* and initiations on-line to a wider group of people.  The Thirty Days with Mary is part of the first initiation into the Temple of Mary.  This is a course of self-initiation. In the ancient mystery schools these initiations were conferred upon initiates by priests and priestess.  But a new mythos is being born in our consciousness and we are each and everyone to midwife this birth within ourselves. It is no longer necessary for a guru-initiate relationship.
You can be your own guru.  You do not need another human being to hold you accountable nor to oversee your spiritual practise.

In these Thirty Days with Mary you will enter and re-enter into a direct and personal relationship with the Divine and in particular the Divine Mother.

I will share with you the initiation mantra as well as the mantra through which you can receive the dikshas and blessings.

An initiate is one who chooses to turn his or her focus inward, into a metaphysical reality and upward into a wider context and upward into a higher consciousness.

An initiation is a ritual which takes the initiate through a doorway and threshold from the mundane ordinary reality into the sacred life.   

You can share on Instagram with #thirtydayswithmary and also on Facebook on The Temple of Mary page @TempleofMary

Creating a sacred space

It is a powerful practise to have a sacred space in which to meditate and focus on your activities. 

You can prepare this space beforehand with a special chair or space on the floor to sit on.

If you already have a meditation shawl, place it in your sacred space.  I suggest that you find

a special white shawl with which to cover your shoulders or head.  

Create your altar with candles, incense, an essential oil burner, fresh flowers and of course a statue 

or image of Mother Mary.  You will probably add to the altar over the thirty days.  

Blessing and consecration of space and items

On the first day of this journey I will share with you the diksha to bless and

consecrate all your items.  

You will need to gather the following items :

meditation shawl

rosary or mala or prayer beads

a few fresh lemons - at least one or two 

one or two cups of coarse sea salt

candles :  white, blue, green, red and gold

small bottles of essential oils : eucalyptus, lemon and rose

a journaling book

a couple of old magazines, calendars or picture books for cutting out images

*diksha is a blessing or energetic transference of spiritual power and spiritual gifts (siddhi)

blessings

Hettienne