#32 How To Let Go of What No Longer Serves You
Aug 21, 2017The transits we've been experiencing these past few weeks are great for burning rituals that help to let go of what isn't serving you any longer. This eclipse, according to Tosha Silver, is the ending of a major life cycle and the beginning of something much greater.
I just got to sit with my thoughts and things to burn while sitting under the butterfly tree in my side yard. The first thing I noticed was how much more I need to be sitting outside among the butterflies and bumblebees. They brought such good energy to me; I didn't want to leave. I'm noticing I'm spending much too much time in the house.
Three things to release immediately came to mind: Stomach/digestive issues, other people's opinions of me, and any fear that is holding me back from being the best version of myself.
I wrote all three down, crumbled the paper into a ball, and moved to the patio where I sat my butt in front of the chiminea with the wad of paper and lighter on my lap. After I meditated for a bit, I burned the hell out of that paper, and while doing so I witnessed an interesting metaphor unfold right in front of me :
The crumbled paper does not burn as easily as if the paper were flat. It took many, many tries with the lighter from all different angles to get the paper to catch. Once caught, the wadded mass opened only slightly, bit by bit with each continued spark of the lighter. Like an onion, the ball burned layer by layer indicating to me these issues are deeply imprinted. Watching this process allowed me to give myself permission to let go, to be easy with myself, and to be present with everything right where it is. Letting go is a practice, as is being easy with oneself. 
God, I love a metaphor.
