To Know the Child Within
Items You Will Need:
-
Green or blue candle to signify healing
- An incense or essential oil which reminds you of -your childhood
- Doll or poppet to signify the child you once were
- Salt water
- White cloth
- Your altar, which could just be a table which you
- dedicate to this purpose
The Spell:
Light your candle and the incense.
- Choose a particularly good childhood-memory.
- Hold the poppet in your arms and think -about the child you once were.
- Now treat the poppet as though it were a-child.
- Say:
I name you [use your own childhood name or
nickname]
- Hold the poppet in your arms, croon to it, -rock it, and talk to it.
- Tell it everything you would have liked to -hear as a child.
- Imagine that it talks to you and tells you how-it feels and what it wants.
- You may even hear your own childish voice.
- Let your own voice change in response. Play -with the poppet.
- Now become aware of your adult self again.
- Sprinkle the doll with a little salt water to -cleanse away the negative past.
- Raise your own energy by whatever method -you prefer – breathing, colour, a brief-meditation or an appeal to the gods.
- Visualize yourself pouring that positive-energy into the doll, which represents your-own inner self.
- Imagine the child you would have liked to-have been, and project that image into your -doll.
- Continue until you can feel a change in the -energy and you feel at peace.
- During that time you may find that you are-crying or laughing just like a child. This is-simply a release of energy and is perfectly-acceptable.
- You may find that the poppet or doll begins to -feel vibrant and alive, glowing with white-light and love.
- Kiss the poppet or doll.
- Wrap it in white cloth as you would a baby -and lay it to rest on your altar.
- Leave the candle to burn out.
- Leave your sacred space secure.
It is important that you give yourself time now to=return to normal, so you will need to spend a little-time just appreciating the person you have become.Ground yourself by whatever method you choose, touching the ground, taking a walk, having a bath or-whatever you prefer. A nurturing activity such as-cooking is also good. You will probably find after this-technique that you tend to dream somewhat vividly, as-you uncover some of the joys and hurts of childhood.