When I learned Pele’s Ward (given later in this grimoire), I did so as a test from Pele and Abaddon. Later, when trying to think of how to word and give examples for practicing this, I admittedly struggled. I struggled with putting my thoughts into the right words and trying to explain something like that in a usable way for others was getting the better of me. The answer came from Pele when she asked me to create an elemental meditation and gave me the outline for it. I then realized that this meditation was the precursor for explaining the ward mechanism.
In essence, the meditation consists of three parts : Connecting with your Self, connecting with the elemental energy type, and drawing it into oneself for use. Whether for meditation, inner work, grounding, or energy balancing, this meditation is a way of using the natural elements to aid yourself and your workings that can be incorporated into most practices without issue. I would encourage you to ground the excess energy raised, especially if only doing it for one or two types, as this may cause a noticeable imbalance.
The Fire and Earth Meditation
Her description for this was “I want you to create a meditation where people connect to the Earth, deep down inside (of it) to the magma, and pull it into themselves.” I then saw similar examples for Water, Wind, and Nature that harness the same mechanism. Instead of relying only on the energy the practitioner has available, the energy is pulled in raw form from Nature and the practitioner’s energy supplements this.
The description left a few things out that need to be addressed. One is this – how you get into your meditative state is up to you. I used ritual music and it’s not uncommon that I start this music well in advance of my ritual – sometimes an hour or more before. This can also be done throughout the day to help relieve stress. However, it should still be done before ritual to get into the state until one has done it so many times, it starts happening on its own.
Another item is that this calls on one’s inner “Divine Spark”. This doesn’t have religious meaning behind it. I’m not religious and don’t believe in much but the All, which I call the Tao. But the Tao or the All isn’t the “Divine Spark”. You can consider it the Higher Soul, Divine Spark, God Form, however you want to look at it. All of those are right and wrong, depending on perspective. The important part is that the practitioner connects with it to enhance their working, to leverage the part of YOU that connects with the All. If this is conflicting to you, then leave that part out. Use what’s useful for you and revisit the rest another time.
Finally – the Mind directs, the Will sees it through. If you’re struggling with some part of any of these rituals, then let your Mind direct what is to happen, hold it steadily, and step aside to let your Will carry it out for you. This can help make some of the more complicated parts of workings be carried out much more smoothly than trying to work out the exact details and mechanisms mentally. Let the mind direct the result and let the Will make it happen however it does it. If it needs adjusted, say to allow for friendly spirits, set that intent, direct it with the Mind and let the Will do the work to see it through.
The Meditation:
Center yourself and focus on your breath as you meditate and calm yourself.
When you’ve calmed your waking mind, delve inside oneself and focus on your Divine Spark. Connect with it, become “one” with it.
With the “authority” of that spark, begin sinking into the Earth. Continue sinking, deeper towards the center of the Earth itself, until you come to the molten river of magma below, the mixing of Earth and Fire.
Using your authority, pull the energy up into yourself, filling yourself as much as is comfortable for you. Feel its warming and grounding energy mix with your own. If you feel there are inner obstacles, let the Fire burn them away. Where the Fire is too hot, let the Earth tamp it down. Let it energize and refresh you.
When finished, send it back into the Earth and move your centered attention from your Spark back into your head, to resume as your waking Self. Take whatever time is needed to return to “normal”. Send any excess energy back into the ground as needed.
