How to Create Sacred Space by Lighting a Candle
Producing the Sacred Space
When you feel worn out by your daily battles, or when you’re struggling over a lot of things, it’s a sign you would benefit by creating a bit of sacred space. We put gas in our cars why should we not fuel up our hearts and souls to synchronize with the world and allow ourselves to achieve inner and outer harmony and peace. However, creating that so-called sacred space with a real candle often isn’t practical if you’re at the office. Hence you may want to try one of the virtual Light a Candle sites on the net. I’ve found the one at The Center for Healing Arts the prettiest and most satisfying of the many free offerings. You may want to pay attention to the following tips for either lighting a real or virtual candle:
1. Prepare yourself for the oneness. Before you light the candle, make sure that you’re open to creating a new moment in time. You must be open to receive the blessings of the lighted candle, which can be peace of mind and body, inner strength, transformation of any negative emotion, or pure joy. Preparing your self for a few seconds mean you are looking forward to a positive benefit. It also permits you to concentrate on the activity rather than on your pressing problems.
2. Find a room where you can be all alone. Your mind can easily wander when there is too much noise coming from people or from other things outside. It’s thus advisable for you to find a room where you can be all by yourself. It’s also important that you can free your mind from anxiety, guilt, or negative emotion. After all, the noise may not only come from the outside but also from the inside. It will be good if you can practice meditation before you begin to light a candle and create the sacred space. If doing it on the net from a desk top, then the place where your computer is will have to do.
3. Know the purpose of lighting the candle. What is the reason for lighting the candle? Do you want to remember a friend or a loved one? Would you like to commemorate a very sad event, or do you wish to see it in a different light? Are you hoping to achieve complete peace or gain inner strength? It’s helpful when you can identify the objective of the activity, as staying focused on it the entire time will often help with the best possible outcome. It will also add more meaning to what could have been an ordinary object, such as a candle.
4. Light a candle. When you have determined your purpose and have cleared yourself from ill thoughts, it’s time to light the candle. If you’re lighting a virtual candle, all you need to do is to click on the wick of one that is not yet lit. Before you close you web browser, it’s nice to say a little prayer of thanks to or to send a message to the person to whom you were thinking while lighting the candle.
