churches have sacred space altars,
to light candles
to pray
for healing

Sacred space is visionary space, it is non-ordinary reality.  

It is space that is full of meaning, pregnant with power. 

It is space that has similar characteristics so that each practitioner who creates it usually does similar things. 

The sacred space itself calls to them and tells them what to do.   

The ritual is dictated from the space, not the space from the ritual.

            Sacred space is connected to your own story of what is meaningful. 

If you were to walk on a road and found a rock it might be an impediment and be moved away with annoyance. 

If you were told it was the rock Buddha sat on for his vision and you were a Buddhist it would be the most sacred space, a place of pilgrimage full of meaning.  

When you create sacred space, you find the objects that are most meaningful to you, you bring in light and air, you clean and arrange with love. 

You make the place a place of love, light, healing energy and beauty.  

Each person’s sacred space is their own, deeply tied to personal meaning, the common threads are beauty, cleanliness, meaningful objects and careful arrangement.  

Altars are common to most sacred space. 

They vary by tradition and content. 

Sacred space is made alive by prayer and visioning.

 It is empty without the spirit that infuses it with healing power. 

Art and healing and guided imagery are a great way to prepare for surgery

Its been shown that just listening to a guided imagery tape for 15 minutes

Shortens hospital  stay, reduces pain medication use and really changes things

Making art is relaxing and helps deal with fear and put you in a positive place for healing

Buy an Diane Tusek guided imagery

And make art

Tell anyone you know who is expecting to have surgery to do this and help them 

Tusek D, Church J., Strong S., Grass J., Fazio V.: Guided Imagery in Hospitals: Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. February 1997, Vol. 49, No.2.

The use of Guided Imagery for Surgical preparation and post operative recovery for colorectal patients showed that Guided Imagery significantly decreased pre and post op anxiety, pain and length of hospital stay of the colorectal surgical patient.

when you 

You can let art heal you, others, neighborhood or earth

By doing an art and healing ceremony

create sacred space.

Make a tobacco ring, circle around your place

create loving accepting non judgmental healing circle family

with people present

allow each person to be honored witnessed accepted and loved

then present art you made to heal

to your friends or family in a ceremony

you will be witnessed, blessed and loved

by creator mother earth and your family

to close

for the closing

I always do tobacco offering to each direction 

And let one person at a time offer themselves

then thank each other in a hugging line

you can do this

goddesses and gods

you are.

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