Hello!
Welcome to In The Flow with Lori Albert.
So there's no denying that we are in a time of healing.
And it's really extraordinary,
Is really what it is.
We are in a new age and it's a new time of healing ourselves,
Our planet,
Our spiritual-ness,
If you want to call it that,
Right?
Lots of healing going on.
And today,
Instead of doing an actual,
Like,
You know,
Full-on meditation,
What I'd like for us to do is we're going to sit and I'm going to read this prayer.
And I'll guide you through it and it's not,
You know,
It's not dramatic,
Right?
It's not a huge new thing to do.
But this particular prayer is called the Four Directions Prayer.
It's a Lakota prayer and it's talking about the four directions,
Which are obviously east,
South,
West,
And north.
And I've come to learn that each of the directions represents something,
Right?
So east represents the sunrise and it represents birth and new things,
Right?
South represents water and youth,
Okay?
West is the direction of when,
You know,
The sun sets,
It rises in the east and sets in the west,
Right?
So that's like sunset and it's,
It represents adulthood,
Right?
And then north represents our ancestors.
And this particular prayer by,
Her name is,
What is her name?
Her name is Vera Dery.
And this prayer is absolutely incredible.
It's so beautiful and healing on all levels.
And that's why I wanted to read it today because you know what?
We are,
Like I said,
We are in a time of incredible healing in all aspects of our lives.
So opening ourselves up to that and what that means for us can be,
Can be life-changing.
It can,
It can,
If we open ourselves up,
As I've seen so many people do lately,
So many of the people that come to me are just beginning their spiritual journey and it's so amazing to watch.
But healing is a part of that,
Right?
So let's get ourselves comfortable.
Yeah.
And allow your eyes to go closed and let's take a nice beautiful deep breath in and release it.
Absolutely perfect.
Breathing in that fresh healing air today feels so peaceful.
The Four Directions Prayer by Vera Dery.
Creator,
It is I.
Thank you for today's sunrise,
For the breath and life within me,
And for all of your creations.
Creator,
Hear my prayer and honor my prayer.
As the day begins with the rising sun,
I ask Spirit Keeper of the East,
Brother Eagle,
Be with me.
Fly high as you carry my prayers to the Creator.
May I have eyes as sharp as yours so I am able to see truth and hope on the path that I have chosen.
Guide my step and give me courage to walk the circle of my life with honesty and dignity.
Spirit Keeper of the South.
Wolf,
Be with me.
Help me to remember to love and feel compassion for all mankind.
Help me to walk my path with joy and love for myself,
For others,
For the four-legged,
The winged ones,
The plants,
And all creation upon Mother Earth.
Show me it is right for me to make decisions with my heart,
Even if at times my heart becomes hurt.
Help me to grow and nurture my self-worth in all ways.
Spirit Keeper of the West,
Brown Bear,
Be with me.
Bring healing to the people I love and to myself.
Bring into balance the physical,
Mental,
And spiritual so that I am able to know my place on this earth,
In life and in death.
Heal my body,
Heal my mind,
And bring light,
Joy,
And awareness to my spirit.
Spirit Keeper of the North,
White Buffalo,
Be with me.
As each day passes,
Help me to surrender with grace the things of my youth.
Help me to listen to the quiet and find serenity and comfort in the silences as they become longer.
Give me wisdom so I am able to make wise choices in all things which are put in front of me.
And when time for my change of worlds has come,
Let me go peacefully without regrets for the things I neglected to do as I walked along my path.
Mother Earth,
Thank you for your beauty and for all you have given me.
Remind me never to take from you more than I need.
And remind me to always give back more than I take.
Let's take a nice beautiful deep breath in.
To finish up this beautiful prayer.
And release.
You can open your eyes whenever you feel comfortable.
Isn't that prayer absolutely amazing?
It's like it covers everything that we could ever experience in our lives or or feel or do.
It's extraordinary.
And I feel like that when we pray that prayer,
Listen to it or read it,
We become like a little bit more aware of the world around us and all that we have in front of us at our disposal in saying thank you.
So I hope you enjoyed that as much as I did.
That prayer is stunning.
Absolutely stunning.
So thank you so much for joining today.
I hope everybody has a wonderful afternoon,
Morning,
Evening,
Night,
Whatever it is.
From my heart to yours,
Namaste.
