Pink Moon (Part Two): Pink Altar

[windinthemaples]

Lots of rose quartz, the vintage floral saucer I received at the Midsummer Faerie Celebration from Sarah & Jenn, pink candles, rose buds from the bouquet I bought myself, a decorative pink egg-shaped sculpture (sometimes in life, change is necessary and sudden--the egg is meant to crack and so, perhaps, must I). A glittery spin-art that Graeme made me a couple weeks ago. A heart-in-hand plaque that reads, "To the world, you may be just one person but to one person, you may be the world." Red and pink stained glass butterfly, other stones and whatnot, pink fabric.



Lady Pink, help me to remember to be compassionate to myself so that I can be limitlessly compassionate to others. Help me forget my pain, my troubles, my fears by focusing on the ways that I am always capable of improving someone else's day. Show me where to give and open my heart to feeling worthy to receive.

Blessed, Blessed, Blessed Be. <3

Comments

[cloverdew.livejournal.com]

This is so beautiful and wonderful. I wish I had something pink, but I've really got next to nothing. I have a tiny dried rosebud, a tiny rose quartz, and a tiny pink candle for the time being. I'm keeping some of the things from my Black altar on the Pink altar, but I feel like this is really indicative of how much time I spend on myself versus others and the work I need to do with Pink.

Lately, I've been running away, getting more and more closed off because I'm afraid to ask for help and too scared to let myself be loved. I've never had a problem with this before, but I know that it's something I need to work on.

As you say, Lady Pink, help me to remember to be compassionate to myself so that I can be limitlessly compassionate to others. Help me forget my pain, my troubles, my fears by focusing on the ways that I am always capable of improving someone else's day. Show me where to give and open my heart to feeling worthy to receive.

[sugarmaplelife.livejournal.com]

{{{{{hugs}}}}}

When you posted about the H.A.L.T concept, I found it so eye-opening. I know those sensations intimately and have felt like the only one. (More trickery of that misleading mind.) I hope this month helps convince us both that we are worthy, lovable, and never alone. <3***Love!***<3

[cloverdew.livejournal.com]

I have found it so, so, so useful. It helps me get to the root of the problem. Hungry is usually the easiest to solve, tired comes after that. Lonely and angry aren't quite so easy, but at least it helps to know what the root of the problem is. I added an S to the end of that so it's now H.A.L.T.S. for Hungry Angry Lonely Tired Sick(or injured) because I'm a baby and I get lonely and cranky and whiney and very sad when I'm sick or injured and there's no one to take care of me. :(

I am hoping this month teaches me that, but knowing what I know of myself, I could work with Pink the rest of my life and never truly master this. Perhaps I will take more than one month with Pink, I am not sure.

I made a collage the other day from words in whole living and Real Simple magazine, which were all pink or black text and which helped me to remind myself what things are really important when caring for myself and others.

I'm struggling a lot this month and I know you are, too. I'm going to the doctor on Wednesday and I will be relieved once it's over, although I am scared and nervous now. On the other hand, if it doesn't help, I will be angry and I just hope with everything I have that's not the case. I really hope she can help me. I'm just not sure what I need or how to take care of myself.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Your altar is stunning. I'm going to struggle with the altars, I think, because where my life used to be full of found objects, objects of magic, altar objects, I am now very minimalistic in nature and have far less of anything to make an altar in different colours.

That hand with the loveheart in it, is so beautiful. I love that. And that pink egg I think has an interesting meaning that you pointed out; maybe the egg needs to crack, maybe you need to let yourself be born again.

[sugarmaplelife.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I scrounged through every drawer and closet, box and bag to find anything pink. :D I'm quite pleased with the energy it gives off.

I think as an artist, you'd have this color altar in the bag. You could draw or paint something that encompassed that color's energy and it'd be more perfect then anything I can dig up out of my jewelry box. :) <3

[kehleyr.livejournal.com]

Oh I love your altar!

[sugarmaplelife.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It is so peaceful to be around, I'll miss it when next month's color comes to take its place. Who knew how much pink I needed in my life? :)

[elfinecstasy.livejournal.com]

That quote - to the world you may be just one person...

I saw it on a bookmark a couple weeks ago and sent it to David (papabear62) who co-wrote the workbook, to honor Pink....

:-)

[sugarmaplelife.livejournal.com]

I hope you know the solace I take in knowing that you're reading your way along my journey through the colors.

I received the heart in hand plaque awhile ago, contributed it to a charitable raffle and won it back again. ;) Now that Daniel and I are on the road to adopting our second child, the quote means so much more to me. I found a pink fridge magnet with the quote on it when I was buying all the books I could find on international adoption this winter and so it is holding court on my fridge as a reminder of the Pink Month, too. :)

[suzanna-o.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing your journey. ♥