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While you may use these prayer beads any way you wish, here is how I use them:
The large bead (next to the charm) is the beginning and ending of your prayer cycle (or call and release of the God/ess). While holding this bead, call upon the deity to guide you and hear your prayers. This God/dess bead is Amethyst which represents the Crown Chakra. The Crown Chakra is about knowing, understanding, and transcendence and so fits perfectly when calling on a higher energy.
The first set of 9 (red) beads are the NINE BLESSINGS. Here, express thanks for nine things in your life that you are blessed with here and now. Getting in touch with the here and now is a way of grounding which is what the Root Chakra is about.
In between each set of beads is a spacer. This is a place for you to pause or REFLECT on what you just prayed about and to clear your mind for the next set of prayers.
The second set of 9 (orange) beads are for NINE PRAYERS for FAMILY. Here in the Sacral Chakra is where we expand out of ourselves and into those who "complete" us.
The third set of 9 (yellow) beads are for NINE PRAYERS for FRIENDS. Now, in the Solar Plexus Chakra there is fire. An object (or person) when interacting with another object (or person) creates friction and fire. This is not friction in a bad sense, but friction that is energy.
After the third set of prayers, there is a large Rose Quartz bead. This is a place to PRAY FOR PEACE. Rose Quartz is often associated with the heart and with peace. You may pray for peace in the world or peace in your family or any other situation.
The fourth set of 9 (green) beads are for NINE PRAYERS for THE WORLD. At the Heart Chakra, we now embrace a larger pattern - we are but a small part in the larger web. As we learn to love, we learn that our love ties us to all
The fifth set of 9 (light blue) beads are for NINE PRAYERS for WORK/CAREER. Your vocation or calling is how you communicate to the world around you. This is the focus of the Throat Chakra.
The sixth set of 9 (dark blue) beads are for NINE PRAYERS for THE SELF. At the Brow Chakra we reach an awareness of who we really are. Our inner vision brings us to a deeper understanding beyond the world outside ourselves.
Back to the Crown Chakra bead, we thank the God/dess for hearing our prayers and complete the meditation.
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