beauty ritual

Last week I took part in a course called Introduction to Nature Communication by Ecofluency, run by Dr. Saskia von Diest. I loved it and found so many correlations with the ritual and shamanic work that I do. This was part of my preparation for the Becoming a Good Ancestor programme creating nature medicine rituals for each month.
One thing we discussed was beauty and how it harmonises our state of being and brings us in alignment with the world around us. Beauty holds a particular frequency that our soul recognises and gets nurtured by. Nature is the best place for this food for our soul, but it could be found anywhere. 
Ritual:
A quick ritual you could do being anywhere, for example on public transport, is to call in the Four Directions and invite the beauty of each direction to manifest and surround you. Being on the tube, become aware of the directions, where is East, South, West and North (quickest way is to use the compass on your phone). Close your eyes for a moment, centre yourself, create a safe space around you (imagine being in the middle of a sacred safe space of divine energy), set the intention to connect with Beauty and call in the powers of the Four Directions. Open your eyes, look to the East, imagine saying "I invite the Beauty of the East to be present for this ritual" and notice what shows up in that direction. It might be a beautiful person, item, view of the window, situation, etc. When you see it, welcome it and say thank you for showing up. Move to the next Direction. Notice how your body feels when you get in touch with Beauty of each Direction. Breathe. End the ritual when you are ready. 
The more you do this ritual, the more you start seeing beauty in any place, any situation, creating more space for gratitude and grace.
Let me know if you have any questions and I would love to hear how this worked for you. 
                                                       

This week we started the Becoming a Good Ancestor programme. If you missed joining the full programme, you have a chance to join only the live monthly rituals. The link is below. The first one is on Monday, 24 January 6-8 pm GMT. We will work with ancestors of the Four Directions and our dreams for this year. 
On Saturday, 29 January we are meeting for our first family constellations circle of the year. There are some representative places available. 
Wishing you a flowing weekend,
Aleksandra Shymina