Time Is Runninng out..Chapter 12 CEREMONIES FOR HEALING

Another ceremony that I have learned is the Blessing the Water ceremony. There are many, many, many, different ways to bless the water and I will share this simple, yet powerful one that each of you can practice and share with others. First of all, blessing the water each time before you drink will connect you with the water that is all around you and inside of you. You simply rub your hands together a bit to build up a little energy and then place your hands over your water for about five or ten seconds. You may wish to think love or balance, peace or health while blessing your water. If you are at home or alone, then you can say this out loud. The actual vibration of your voice saying that word will help to infuse the water with what you say. I want to share some facts about water in great detail for those of you who do not understand the importance, or maybe you can just learn some fun facts! (WATER the Next Great Resource Battle by Laurence Pringle)
“Water is the most important substance we consume. We are mostly water: A woman’s body is 55 to 65 percent water, a man’s 65 to 75 percent. Our blood is 83 percent water. Even our bones are 25 percent water. In our bodies, water makes food digestion possible. It carries hormones, nutrients, and disease-fighting cells to and from body organs. Water makes it possible for wastes to leave our bodies through urine, feces, skin, and lungs.
All this can be accomplished with about two and a half to three quarts of water a day. Take away this water and the chemical processes of life soon break down and stop.
We are conscious only of the water we use directly. Drinking and cooking account for two gallons a day. In the average American home, each person uses an additional eighty-five gallons daily: twenty-four for flushing toilets, thirty-two for bathing, dishwashing, and laundry, and twenty-five for such as gardens, lawns, car washing, and swimming pools.
The total-eighty-seven gallons a day for each person-is an estimate. Other assessments put the average consumption in America much higher, up to 175 gallons a day.
Scarcity of water has long been a fact of life for westerners. It has resulted in water laws that are different from those in the East, and in the building of huge dams and other projects for storing and moving water. Conditions in the arid West are dramatically different from those in water-rich areas. Yet both Nevada (with nine inches of rain annually) and New Jersey (with forty-five inches) face water supply problems.
Water-rich or water-poor, people all over the United States can no longer take dependable supplies of clean water for granted”.
Each time that you practice this Blessing Water Ceremony, you are also Blessing and aligning yourself. This can be practiced in a body of water outside, in the shower, in the bath, or with a bowl of water in front of you. First, you take three to five deep breaths and cleanse your energy and relax the mind. Next, face your right palm upwards and say, this left hand represents the grandmother water spirits. Then, face your right palm up and say this right hand represents the grandfather water spirits. After you say both out loud, scoop up a handful of water and say I now thank and bless the grandmother and grandfather water spirits and connect you both together in peace and balance. If you would like to add a special blessing for yourself, then scoop a second cup of water in your palms and ask for special blessings from the grandmother and grandfather water spirits of life. When you are finished make sure that you give thanks to the water and the ceremony and for all things in your day that you had to give thanks for.