It is important that you communicate to your family your goal to establish a sacred place. Explain that you need this place in order to achieve your creative goals. Invite each member of your family to participate as you make your sacred place a reality and they will learn to respect and even cherish it.
Here are some easy steps to help you make your sacred place.
1. Define your sacred place requirements.
Assess your long term goals to help you identify what your environment requires. Ask yourself the following questions:
Do my creative goals require a physical space?
Do I need silence or can you have distractions?
Does my space require special lighting?
Can I work in a dark basement with lighting or must you have day light?
Does my sacred place need to be accessible 24 hours a day?
Can it be shared?
Do I need water nearby? Heat? Ventilation?
2. Find a sacred place.
There are probably many areas in your home that could be transformed into a sacred place where you can work on your creative goals. It is not always necessary to have a "doors closed" environment to accomplish your creative goals. A simple altar can easily be made from a dresser top or even a small box. Consider the following when searching for your sacred place:
— extra room
— dining room
— basement or attic
— a defined corner of your bedroom or any other room
— closets
— children sharing bedrooms to create an extra room
— porches
— intimate nooks in any room of the house
— hallways
— night stand
— window sill
— garage
— garden
— an old suitcase
— a cigar box
3. Personalize your sacred place.
Explore ways to create an environment that is conducive to your individual style of creating. Decorating your walls and lighting candles may be important to the ambiance of the space, but be realistic about what your space needs in order to be functional. Consider the following points and stimuli when personalizing your new sacred environment. Make this a place you want to live in by hanging pictures, lighting candles or placing cozy pillows on the floor. Incorporate your tasteful little goodies with the functional needs of the space and you will end up with a place that is nothing less than "sacred". Whatever you do to make your sacred place be sure to make safety a priority.
Consider the following points and stimuli when creating your new sacred environment:
— lighting
— comfort
— sound
— color
— alters
— essentials
4. Visit your sacred place.
Today's woman has an amazing ability to accomplish so many unbelievable tasks in any given day. Use this creative ability to structure some time for yourself so that you are able to visit your newly found sacred space on a regular basis. Mark your calendar and meet your appointment as if you were going to the doctor or a job. Create your own ritual by either starting your visits with music and journal writing or simply sit in deep silence to welcome the creative spirit into your life. The value of this time will be well spent and depending on how often you visit your sacred place you will begin to see your life have new meaning as your creative journey gracefully unfolds.
