Today's Goddess: KISHI-MUJIN

Omizuturi (Japan)

Themes: Protection from Evil; Meditation; Balance; Banishing

Symbols: Water, Pine

About Kishi-Mujin: Kishi-Mujin is a Mother Goddess figure in Japan who wraps
us in arms of warmth and safety, as welcoming as the spring sun. She is a
compassionate lady whose goal is to bring life into balance by replacing
sadness with joy, fear with comfort, and darkness with light.

To Do Today: Follow the Japanese custom, observe this day as a time of
reflection: a time to meditate, recite sacred verses, and present offerings
of water for blessing. Additionally, on this day, Buddhist monks shake
sparks off a pine branch for people to catch. Each ash acts as a ward
against evil influences. A safer alternative for banishing negativity or
malintended energies is simply burning pine incense or washing your living
space with a pine-scented cleaner.

To invoke Kishi-Mujin'<WBR>s presence in your life, find a small-needled pine
twig and dip it in water. Sprinkle this water into your aura, saying,

Away all negativity, darkness flee! Kishi-Mujin'<WBR>s light shines within me!

Dry the twig and use it as incense for protection anytime you need it.

Finally, before going to bed tonight, honor Kishi-Mujin by stopping to
meditate about your life for a few minutes. Are you keeping your
spirituality and everyday duties in balance? Are your priorities in order?
If not, think of creative, uplifting ways to restore the symmetry.

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