Bathroom Decorations to Encourage Positive Images
Small garnishes, carefully chosen for their positive input, are more
effective than you might initially suspect. Bright colours, for
example, encourage fresh energy, while pastels inspire quiet
insight. Plants arouse a stronger connection with nature, and Divine
images give us positive portraits of the Goddess-self on which to
focus.
Before you begin hunting for significant items to add to your sacred
bath space, understand that your accents do not have to be
expensive. Nor do I expect everyone reading this book to completely
remodel their bathroom! In fact, the subtle touches are twice as
powerful on a subconscious level, so start out small.
The emotional response you have to your embellishments is of primary
consideration. Each item placed in your hallowed area should remind
you of personal completeness, encourage self-assurance, and bring a
smile to your face. I can provide a list of helpful suggestions, but
the way you employ each adornment may be quite different than what I
suggest. Please follow your instincts. They are a good friend to
which to listen.
Below are some decorating options. In each case, scrutinize the item
(s) for both symbolic value and practicality. There is no need to
sacrifice utility for metaphysical goals in the quest for the Sacred
Self. If anything, this search is an exceptionally sensible
endeavour that carefully blends daily living and spirit into a
unified, dynamic whole.
SOAPS—Specialty shops and import stores carry soap in all kinds of
shapes. For constancy and calm in your life, a good choice might be
sea shell shaped soap. For a lovely Goddess image try cameo carved
soap. [I have also seen soaps in the shape of the Willendorf goddess�?BR>Shayleah]
The colour and scent of the soap also has metaphorical value. I
prepare home made soap with specially chosen herbs and colour bases,
during waxing moons, to accentuate my goals. With commercial
varieties, however, there is no reason not to purchase the soap
during an appropriate moon phase instead! Here is a brief list of
common colour and aromatic associations:
Colour: red, orange
Scents: cinnamon, clove, ginger
Attribute: energy, power, purging, fire, leadership
Colour: yellow, orange
Scents: lemon, rosewood
Attribute: creativity, inception, dawn, illumination
Colour: green
Scents: pine, cedar, mint
Attribute: growth and change, well-being
Colour: blue
Scents: lotus, lily, lavender
Attribute: calm, water, healing, nurturing, the moon
Colour: brown
Scents: chamomile, basil, musk
Attribute: grounding, earth, fertility
Colour: black
Scents: frankincense, sage, myrrh
Attribute: banishing, rest, contemplation
BASKETS—Hanging baskets hold an assortment of practical, everyday
bath items. Combine therein your soaps and scents with a few
insightful embellishments for an elegant and useful accessory.
Choose ornamentation for the basket(s) to reflect aspects of your
goal, or various spiritual ambitions. A live plant with vines in one
basket symbolizes both grounding and growth towards the "light," for
example. Dry flowers scented with aromatic oil affixed to the
outside of the basket convey their subtle message each time you enter
the room. For this illustration dried mint is a good choice.
Similarly, choose the basket's hanger for its colour, or even the way
it's braided if made form yarn. Two strands of yarn symbolize
partnership, while three work better in balancing the body-mind-soul.
RUGS, TOWELS, WASH CLOTHS, SHOWER CURTAINS, BATH MATS—All the items
listed herein can be picked for your sacred bath according to hue.
Also, look at their patterns. Do they make a design that reminds you
of something beneficial? Are there pictures or words emblazoned on
the surface that inspire good thoughts? To find one or two that suit
your higher senses, try second-hand stores and wholesale outlets.
Next, consider the texture. Some individuals react more strongly to
tactile input. What feelings does the cloth's weave and nap
emulate? Is it smooth, comforting, and calm? Or perhaps it is
slightly rough to activate alertness?
Shower curtains have scenes or designs which can be very
stimulating. For tub mats, I like the self-stick cut-outs that you
can lay in meaningful patterns. Runes offer one option here, being
easily laid out using flower cut-outs.
TOWEL RACKS-- When I'm not taking a shower, I like using these as an
alternative herb dryer! If you don't happen to be a home herbalist,
however, an alternative is making a sachet of herbs and hanging it
from the rack. When the room heats up, the herbs naturally release
their transformational aroma. One recipe recommended for positive
spiritual ambitions is: one teaspoon each of lavender, orange rind,
lemon peel, pine needles, ginger, and rose petals. This inspires
peace of mind, health, cleansing, purification, energy, and love,
respectively.
ART & LITERATURE—While not quite as practical as the other
suggestions in this section, mindful choices and placement for art
can also help your spiritual pursuits. One of the best locations is
the back of the bathroom door, or on the wall across form the
mirror. There are hundreds of interesting posters that depict
everything from the eight-fold path of Buddhism to pastoral woodland
scenes.
Similarly, almost everyone likes to have a few good books or journals
handy here, so why not choose them according to your goals? Read
Time or Newsweek when your awareness of the world needs improvement.
Or, read books like Loving the Goddess Within by Nan Hawthorn when
you struggle with self-admiration and confusion over sexuality. This
way, every moment spent here is applied in a positive manner!
Thinking about each object placed in the sacred bath will improve
your understanding of your own vision. Just like assembling a jigsaw
puzzle, each time we consider the meaning behind something, we also
have to look carefully to our own hearts and lives to see where it
fits. Slowly, these pieces start coming together and form a
recognizable portrait—the portrait of the REAL person within.
Source: Patricia Telesco, "Mirror, Mirror: Reflections of the Sacred
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