Module 4: SPIRITUAL SELF-CARE

1. Introduction to Spiritual Self-Care

Definition:

Spiritual self-care is the sacred, intentional practice of tending to your soul's needs. It is the conscious cultivation of your inner world, the strengthening of your divine connection, and the remembrance of your true essence. Spiritual self-care nurtures your relationship with Spirit, Nature, your Higher Self, Ancestors, and inner wisdom. It helps you navigate the world from a grounded, heart-led, and soul-aligned space.

Core Purpose:

• To anchor yourself in your truth amidst the chaos of life.

• To keep your energetic and spiritual vessels clean and nourished.

• To deepen your spiritual embodiment so that you live your practice, not just perform it.

Spiritual Self-Care is NOT:

• A one-size-fits-all to-do list.

• A bypassing tool to avoid your human emotions or pain.

• Reserved for a select few or only on special occasions.

Signs You Need More Spiritual Self-Care:

• Feeling untethered, anxious, emotionally reactive

• Disconnect from intuition or creativity

• Energy leaks or feeling spiritually “invaded”

• Dreams becoming intense or scattered

• Increased comparison, self-doubt, or loss of purpose

2. Creating Sacred Space for Yourself

Why Sacred Space Matters:

Sacred space helps the body and psyche remember the holy. It becomes an energetic portal – a container for your spiritual practice, self-reflection, and ritual. It acts as a sanctuary where you recalibrate and commune with the unseen. I also helps to create an anchoring point, building the energy up in a space, and really helps to cultivate routine and strengthen habits when you have a dedicated space.

It doesnt have to be a dedicated room, it can be something small, like a window sill or a shelf. Just work with the space you have available.

✧ Physical Elements to consider:

• Altar cloths, feathers, shells, sacred symbols, crystals, totems, figurines, etc.

• Objects of personal significance (gifts, heirlooms, handmade items).

• Seasonal elements to honour the Earth’s cycles like acorns, pinecones, seeds, flowers, etc.

Energetic Elements:

• Intention (the most important ingredient!)

• Cleansing (smoke, sound, sprays, breath, light)

• Protection (visualisation, sigils, herbs like rosemary or basil)

✧ Altar Types:

• Devotional altar (to Spirit, deity, Ancestors, angels, guides, Dragons, etc.)

  • If working with a particular deity you can ask them what you can use to honour them on your altar, or do a little bit of research into their likes/dislikes, their related symbols, etc. You could also place a statue or figurine of them, or imagery related to them.

  • Angelic symbols can include feathers or angel wings, angel carvings or statues, things associated with a particular angel that you like to work with (i.e. a sword for Archangel Michael), etc.

  • You can perhaps honour your guides by placing something on the altar that is similar to something they have gifted you in a meditation, or something they have gifted you when you have asked for a sign or omen.

  • You can honour ancestors with photographs, items that belonged to them, things you may associate with them or that they liked in this life (i.e. their favourite sweets, or tipple on their birthday), etc.

• Manifestation altar (abundance, creativity, healing, protection)

  • There are countless symbols you can use depending on what you hope to create or achieve. Candles in a particular colour, specific flowers, coins, a peacock feather… Do a little bit of research or just trust your intuition. Remember INTENTION is EVERYTHING, so go on what feels right for you. You don’t have to research anything or go by other people’s experiences. It truly is whatever feels right for you.

• Elemental altar (Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Spirit)

  • These can be used to honour the power of the elements and also Nature Spirits. Again, using whatever items you feel called to bring together.

✧ Tips:

• The key is to pour you love into these spaces, make them look and feel beautiful.

• Keep the energy fresh, try not to leave them so long that they get dusty or the energy falls flat… give them your presence regularly. Perhaps attending to or re-dedicating the space and making alterations with each moon cycles, or on the Wheel of the Year Festivals / Sabbats. Whatever feels right for you.

• Many of the altars I have dotted around my home, or I create when setting up sacred spaces for workshops, etc. are a mixture of all of the above. You do not need to have seperate altars for each of the things listed above, unless you want to!

• When creating you altar or sacred space try Speaking your intentions aloud. This adds a whole other level of intention, ritual, and sacred power to it. The sound vibrations ripple your intention out into the space, and out into the universe. The sound of your voice is very powerful, especially when spoken or with deep devotion, integrity and love.

3. Morning Spiritual Practices

We went into this in a lot of detail in our earlier module, but here are some additional thoughts and some reminders - Mornings are a Gateway: The veil is thinner. The mind is not yet cluttered. This is sacred ground for imprinting the energy of the day.

✧ Some reminders and suggestions:

1. Awaken with gratitude – Before opening your eyes, say: “Thank you for this day.”

2. Grounding: Sit up and feel into your body, your breath. Place hands on heart and womb/hara.

3. Spirit Check-In: Ask, "What would you have me know today?"

4. Movement: Stretch, dance, yoga, shake, or sway intuitively.

5. Nature Connection: Step outside, even for a moment. If not possible, breathe with a plant or tree photo.

6. Music: Choose a frequency to match your needs (alpha state, joy, healing, empowerment).

7. Hum, sing, or speak your prayers/affirmations out loud. The healing power of humming and singing is truly powerful, especially if working with mantra and prayers, and as stated in the previous section, the sound vibration of our intention ripples out into the universe, and allows our team mates to understand our requests and intentions in no uncertain terms, even if our own energy or emotions are a bit wobbly.

Sample Morning Invocation:

“Spirit of the East, bring clarity and vision. Spirit of the South, bring vitality and joy. Spirit of the West, bring flow and emotional grace. Spirit of the North, bring wisdom and grounding. Great Spirit, walk with me. Mother Earth, hold me. I am open to guidance and aligned with my truth.”

4. Connecting with Your Inner Self

The Self as Sacred Channel: Your inner voice is the language of the soul. Spiritual self-care means clearing the static so you can hear it.

✧ Practices:

• Mirror work: Look into your own eyes and speak words of truth and power. This is extraordinarily powerful.

• Channeled writing: Let your higher self or guides speak through your pen. Perhaps begin as though you are writing a letter to your guides and see what comes through.

• Emotion tracking: “What am I feeling?” + “What do I need?”

• Authenticity inquiry: “Where am I betraying myself to keep the peace?”

• Connecting to Inner Child: Sit with your younger self in meditation. Offer comfort, understanding, and love

• Ask: “What do you want me to remember today?”

• Working with Tarot or Oracle cards: These are such incredibly powerful tools for inner enquiry. They help the unkown become known. They help to show you perhaps what you are currently unaware of, and help you to get out of your own way. Pulling cards and journalling on them is profoundly helpful on the journey of self awareness and self mastery.

5. Aligning with Spirit Daily

Living in Communion with spirit. Check in or speak to them often. Realise and embrace the idea that your Spirit team are your companions, not a distant or abstract idea. It’s not about perfection – it’s about relationship, and remembering they are soul family, they love, honour and respect you, so speak to them fondly.

✧ Simple Practices:

• Greet your spirit team daily

• Light a candle and speak to your guides

• Pull a daily card and journal on its meaning

• Use breath to tune in before decisions

• Say Thank you when you are aware of their assisatnce, and ask for their assistance when you need it.

  (NB. It is really important to remember that they can’t intervine or help with situations unless we ask them and give them permission to do so, otherwise they would be in violation of the laws of the universe around Free Will, and coming here to experience what our Soul’s require for their growth and evolution. They cannot take the obstacles away, but they can bring strength, courage, upliftment, healing, creative solutions, etc. to help us to overcome them).

✧ Noticing Signs from Spirit:

• Numbers, animals, songs, overheard words, sudden thoughts, and so many more.

• Ask: “What is the message behind this?” - Remember asking the right questions is EVERYTHING, and allowing yourself the time and space to recieve their response.

• Thank your guides when you notice the sings and they will bring more!

✧ Spirit Communication Reminders:

• Create boundaries – not every spirit gets access, not all times are appropriate or convenient, etc.

• Use discernment – trust your gut, not just the message

• Keep a spirit journal to track messages over time

• If symbols come in that you don’t quite understand, you can look up the meaning online

• Messages can come through in so many different ways, and there are so many types of divination out there, many without official names. If you feel something is an omen or a message, trust it. If you are concerned somthing is just your imagination, or your inner-critic / ego / voice of doubt, use another tool or method to get more clarity or confirmation.

“When you care for your energy field, you reclaim your spiritual power and return to the centre of your own sacred rhythm.”

Plants and their spirits have long been revered in spiritual traditions for their ability to cleanse, protect, uplift, and heal. When working with aromatherapy and herbs for your energy field, you’re not only supporting your physical body, but inviting sacred plant allies into your auric space. These allies work subtly, gently, and potently to shift frequencies, release stagnant energy, and help you realign with your truest vibration.

“Each plant carries a unique spirit, frequency, and medicine. When you call on them with respect, they respond.”

Why Plants Matter in Spiritual Self-Care

• Plants are conscious beings that communicate energetically—through scent, vibration, and presence.

• Their essences help clear energetic debris, raise vibration, and strengthen the aura.

• Aromatherapy is a direct route to the limbic brain (emotion and memory), making it potent for emotional and energetic healing.

• Working with plant spirits creates a deeper connection to Earth wisdom and ancestral healing practices.

Here are ways to integrate them:

“When you step onto the Earth with bare feet and an open heart, she recognises you—and remembers you.”

• Spend time under trees with no agenda—just be.

• Let the forest attune your aura to harmony.

• Trees act as energetic filters, grounding cords, and wisdom keepers.

Ritual suggestion: Sit with your back to a tree and breathe deeply. Ask:
“What do you want to teach me today?”

✧ Wind, Sky, Sun, and Moon:

• Wind: Let it move through your aura, taking what needs to go.

• Sunlight: Recharge and fortify your solar plexus.

• Moonlight: Bathe in her glow for emotional healing, intuition, and feminine connection.

• Stargazing: Reconnect with your cosmic origins and spiritual guides.

Daily Earth Connection Suggestions

Commit to one small act of connection per day:

• Tend to a houseplant with reverence

• Whisper prayers to the trees

• Collect fallen leaves or stones for altar work

• Place bare hands on soil before meditation

• Thank the sun, rain, or wind

“The more you belong to the Earth, the less you are swayed by the noise of the world.”

7. Rituals for Reset & Renewal

Ritual as Medicine - Rituals are sacred technologies—ancient, symbolic acts that help us to move energy, mark transitions, and call Spirit into the mundane. When performed with clear intent, they become living prayers, tools for transformation, and containers for integration. They offer pause points—moments to honour the inner shifts and the changing rhythms of nature and life. Ritual allows the subconscious, the soul, and Spirit to meet in the space between worlds.

“When we pause for ritual, we tell the Universe we are ready to participate consciously with the cycles of life.”

Monthly Ritual Rhythms:

Attuning to lunar and seasonal cycles brings us back into harmony with nature’s flow. These rhythms are embedded in our bones and blood—they remember.

✧ New Moon: The Void & New Beginnings

• Create sacred space with candlelight or incense.

• Set intentions or heart prayers for the cycle ahead.

• Cleanse your aura, altar, or home with herbs, sound, or salt.

• Plant literal or symbolic seeds.

• Work with cards or runes to receive guidance for the month ahead.

Ritual suggestion: Write your intention, fold it, and bury it in soil or keep it under a crystal for the lunar month.

✧ Full Moon: Illumination & Release

• Spring Equinox (Ostara): Plant intentions, cleanse space, honour fertility and new growth.

• Summer Solstice (Litha): Celebrate abundance, joy, passion, and the Sun's peak.

• Autumn Equinox (Mabon): Reflect, harvest, give thanks, begin inward turning.

• Winter Solstice (Yule): Sit in the dark, honour rebirth, call back the light.

Add rituals like creating nature altars, preparing traditional foods, or walking barefoot on the land.

✧ Personal Reset Rituals:

Sometimes, our soul calls for a personal reset—outside of the calendar, and deep in the body.

✧ Elemental Journaling:

• Earth (Body): What does my body need now? What am I holding?

• Water (Emotions): What am I feeling that needs space or release?

• Fire (Transformation): What old belief or habit is ready to burn?

• Air (Mind/Spirit): What new ideas or insights are moving through me?

Try journaling with each element over 4 days or calling in all 4 during a single ritual.

✧ Fire Releasing:

• Write down limiting beliefs, stories, habits, or relationships ready to be released.

• Burn safely with breath and prayer: “I honour you, and now I let you go.”

• Offer the ashes to the Earth or a body of water.

✧ Water Blessings & Anointing:

• Use moon-charged or blessed water.

• Intuitively anoint parts of the body: third eye (intuition), heart (compassion), feet (path), hands (service).

• Speak blessings over yourself: “I bless my words, my steps, my touch, my heart.”

✧ Salt or Earth Cleanse:

• Stand barefoot on the Earth or in the shower with salt.

• Visualise all that is heavy draining into the soil or water below.

• Finish with a prayer of replenishment and a drink of herbal tea.

✧ Digital Detox & Reconnection Days

"If the body needs fasting, the soul needs stillness."

Our digital world can fragment attention and disconnect us from the subtle realms. Intentional offline time helps reweave your spiritual connection and rebalance your auric field.

Suggestions:

• Choose one day per week or month for no screens, no scrolling.

• Create a soft plan: meditation, nature, journaling, movement, silence.

• Reconnect with the unseen world—walk in nature, read sacred texts, prepare food mindfully, or do divination.

• Spend time in sacred stillness—watch candlelight, stargaze, sit with the trees.

Ritual suggestion: Light a candle at sunrise and sunset to mark your day of stillness, inviting spirit to guide you through the spaces between.

8. Boundaries as Spiritual Self-Care

Energetic and emotional boundaries are sacred technologies of self-respect. They are not about shutting others out or building barriers but about creating a strong, clear container that allows your energy, time, and sacred presence to be honoured. Think of them like the permeable skin of your energy field—porous enough to allow love and connection in, but intelligent enough to filter out what’s not aligned.

“True boundaries aren’t walls. They are gates, governed by discernment and sovereignty.”

Energetic Practices: Protecting and Preserving Your Field

Just as we wash our physical body, our energetic body requires daily maintenance and protection. These practices help you remain open-hearted and clear-souled—without absorbing others’ heaviness.

✧ Shielding Visualisations:

• Mirror Shield: Imagine a cloak or egg of mirrors facing outward, reflecting away any projections or negative energy.

• Elemental Shield: Call in fire, water, air, or earth as a protective layer around you.

• Light Bubble: Visualise a golden or iridescent orb surrounding you, allowing love in, but filtering anything else out.

Affirmation: “I am safe, sovereign, and energetically clear.”

✧ Cord-Cutting Rituals:

• Visualise or feel where energetic cords from people, situations, or old patterns are attached.

• Call on Archangel Michael with his sword of light, or use a crystal blade (e.g., selenite or obsidian) to sever these cords with reverence and intention.

• Send love and release both ways.

Affirmation: “I lovingly release what no longer serves. I call my power home.”

✧ Aura Sealing:

• Use your hands or intention to “zip up” your energy field from root to crown.

• Apply protective oils to pulse points or anoint your aura (e.g., frankincense, lavender, cedar).

• Sweep your energy field with a feather, sound tool, or herbs.

Tip: Pair this with breathwork—inhale light, exhale old or foreign energy.

Sacred “No” Practice: A Devotion to Self-Integrity

Saying “no” is a form of energetic hygiene. It prevents overgiving, burnout, and spiritual depletion.

• Say no with love and clarity: You don’t need a long explanation. Trust that honouring your truth serves everyone.

• Honour your capacity: Tune into what you actually have to give today—emotionally, physically, spiritually.

• Don’t abandon yourself to keep others comfortable: Rescuing, fixing, or overextending may feel generous, but it often stems from fear or conditioning.

Mantra: “My ‘No’ is a sacred ‘Yes’ to myself.”

✧ Ritual Exercise:

Stand in front of a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, and say:
“I honour my time. I honour my energy. I honour my boundaries.”

Sacred “NO” Journaling Prompts:

• Where have I overgiven this week?

• What am I tolerating that drains me?

• Where does my body say “no” before my mouth does?

Physical Boundaries: Space as an Energetic Statement

Your physical space mirrors your energetic field. Claiming and tending to your space reinforces your inner sovereignty.

• Mark your territory: In shared homes or busy environments, use subtle energetic tools—crystals, blankets, salt bowls, plants, or candles—to mark and tend your space.

• Create a sacred boundary zone: A room, corner, or altar that is off-limits to others unless invited in.

• Energy clearing for shared spaces: Regularly cleanse with herbs, sprays, or sound. Set boundaries with intention—“This space is mine. Only love may enter here.”

Practice: Reclaim lost space by walking the perimeter of a room and whispering: “This is sacred. This is mine.”

Spiritual Discernment: Your Soul's Security System

Your sensitivity is a gift—but it must be paired with discernment to ensure you’re engaging with benevolent, high-frequency energies.

• Always check who/what you are connecting with: Use your intuition and ask any spirit, energy, or inner voice:
  “Are you here for my highest good and in Divine Truth?”

• Never invite in what you wouldn’t welcome into your physical home: Your spiritual space deserves the same integrity as your physical one.

• Use tools of clarity: Pendulums, card pulls, or channeled writing with your guides can offer confirmation.

• Stay grounded and protected before opening to spirit: Never connect from a scattered or fearful state.

Reminder: Being spiritually open doesn’t mean being spiritually unguarded.

9. Soul-Nourishing Activities

These aren’t indulgences – they’re medicine.
In a world that often demands productivity and performance, engaging in soul-nourishing activities is a radical act of self-love, spiritual devotion, and energetic alignment. These practices fill your cup, return you to presence, and reconnect you with the joy and beauty of being alive.

✧ Creativity as Devotion:

Creativity is not just for artists—it’s a portal to the sacred, a way of listening to your inner world and honouring the whispers of your soul.

• Collage & Vision Boards: Create intuitively without overthinking—use images, colours, and textures that spark something within you. Let your hands lead.

• Painting & Drawing: Express your emotions, dreams, or spirit guides. Don’t aim for perfection—aim for truth.

• Clay & Earth Crafts: Shape your intentions into physical form. Mold clay, shape beeswax, or create sculptures from natural materials.

• Flower Arranging & Mandalas: Weave beauty with intention. Use seasonal flowers or leaves to create altar pieces or sacred centerpieces.

Practice idea: Light a candle, say a prayer, and create something simply for the joy of it—no outcome needed.

✧ Earth Connection as Communion:

Your soul is interwoven with the Earth. Connecting with nature is not just grounding—it’s ancestral, sacred, and healing.

• Tree Companionship: Sit with your back against a tree, breathe with it, and listen. Let your nervous system recalibrate in its steady presence.

• Offerings to the Land: Leave biodegradable offerings such as song, hair, tears, or flower petals. Speak your gratitude aloud to the spirits of the land.

• Nature Mandalas: Gather fallen leaves, acorns, stones, or petals. Arrange them into a circle or spiral as a devotional act—then release them back to the Earth.

• Seasonal Crafts: Weave your awareness into the Wheel of the Year. Create garlands, herbal bundles, or altar pieces to honour solstices, equinoxes, and cross-quarter days.

Try this: Whisper a prayer into the wind or sing to the river. Let your body remember its kinship with all life.

✧ Joy & Play as Sacred Reclamation:

Joy is not frivolous—it is alchemical. Laughter, lightness, and play open us to receive divine energy, move stagnant emotion, and reawaken childlike wonder.

• Laughter Rituals: Watch a funny film, tell jokes, or laugh with friends. Laugh on purpose. It shifts energy like nothing else.

• Music Magic: Play songs you loved as a teen or child—dance, sing along, cry, or just feel.

• Unproductive Delight: Colour outside the lines. Build a blanket fort. Stare at clouds. Make something pointless and beautiful.

Try this: Add "joyful nonsense" to your to-do list and honour it like a meeting with Spirit.

✧ Gratitude Magic:

Gratitude is one of the highest vibrations. It softens the heart, anchors the soul, and opens the channel to Spirit.

• Whisper Thanks to the Stars: Step outside at night. Look up. Whisper your gratitude to the cosmos like a prayer.

• Gratitude Stones or Tokens: Carry a small object (stone, shell, crystal) and charge it with daily gratitude. Hold it when you forget.

• Family & Community Practice: Invite children, partners, or friends to share one thing they’re thankful for. Create a ritual at mealtimes or bedtime.

Practice idea: Keep a “Blessings Jar” and drop in notes of beauty and gratitude. Open it when you need a reminder.

✧ Sacred Service:

Serving others from a full cup is not self-sacrifice—it’s a natural overflow of love and light.

• Share Your Medicine: Offer your gifts without expectation—sing a healing song, make a plant salve, hold space for a friend.

• Kindness as Spellwork: Smile at a stranger. Feed birds. Leave an anonymous note of encouragement. These tiny acts ripple outward.

• Bless the Earth as You Walk: With each step, silently say “thank you” or “bless you” to the Earth, the sky, the unseen realms.

Mantra: “My presence is a prayer. My joy is an offering.”

10. Sacred Sleep – Spiritual Bedtime Rituals

Overview:
Just as we begin our day with intention and connection, we must also honour the sacred closing of the day. Your evening routine is a threshold—between the seen and unseen, the active and the still, the conscious and the subconscious.

Sleep is not just a biological necessity—it is a deeply spiritual practice when approached with presence. The hours before bed can be a portal for:

• Healing and regeneration

• Astral travel and lucid dreaming

• Visitations and spiritual guidance

• Integration of lessons and emotions

• Planting seeds of manifestation for the following day

When we wind down with care, we gift ourselves more than rest—we open to transcendence, communion, and inner renewal.

Some things to note around bedtime routines and suggestions of things to include in yours:

1. The Importance of Conscious Closure

   Sleep is a liminal space, where the veils are thin, and the soul can journey beyond the physical.

   Your bedtime rituals help you seal the day energetically, release what is not yours, and enter dreamtime with clarity and protection.

   These practices signal to your body and spirit that it is safe to let go.

2. Clearing and Grounding Practices

   To prevent carrying the energy of the day into the dream realm, we clear and ground:

   • Smoke or spray cleansing: wafting sage, palo santo, or a gentle aura spray around your body.

   • Visualization: Imagine roots growing from your feet into the Earth, releasing all tension, emotion, and heaviness from the day.

   • Grounding crystals: Place smoky quartz, black tourmaline, hematite, or shungite under your pillow or near your bed.

Optional Practice: Light a candle and say, “With this flame, I release the day. I return to peace.”

3. Evening Reflection & Gratitude

Reflection softens the mind and opens the heart.

• Use your journal to write a few lines about your day:

  • What did I experience today?

  • What emotions came up?

  • What lesson emerged?

  • What can I release now?

• Write 3 things you’re grateful for.

• Suggested journaling prompt:
  “What parts of myself need extra love and care as I fall asleep tonight?”

Even a 3-minute reflection can shift your energy profoundly.

4. Energetic Hygiene Before Bed

Maintaining clean energy is a cornerstone of spiritual well-being. This is especially important before you sleep, when your spirit becomes more receptive.

• Call your energy back: “I now call back all parts of my energy that I gave away today, cleansed and returned with love.”

• Cut cords: Use your hand, a crystal wand, or visualisation to cut energetic ties from interactions or places that feel draining.

• Seal your energy: Imagine a soft golden or white light cocooning your entire body. This is your sacred shield.

Optional Practice: Use a feather to gently brush around your aura, clearing debris and inviting calm.

5. Communicating with Spirit Before Sleep

The dreamworld can be a powerful space for healing and divine connection.

• Say a short prayer or intention:
  “Dear Spirit, I welcome your messages tonight. Please bring healing, clarity, and whatever I most need.”

• Invite your guides, ancestors, or higher self to walk with you in dreamtime.

• Create a “dream altar” beside your bed: include symbols like feathers, crystals, photos, or items that connect you to your spirit team.

• Keep a dream journal nearby for morning reflections.

Suggested affirmation: “My dreams are sacred. I receive Divine guidance in perfect alignment with my soul.”

6. Creating a Sleep-Supportive Sacred Space

Add calming touches:

Guided Meditation:

Here is a guided meditation I have recorded for you to listen to at bedtime, to settle down and surrender, to call all of your energy back to you, to call in your team mates to walk with you in dream time, etc. If you do listen, I hope you enjoy it and find it beneficial…