Spraying Sacred Water at NEIU's Peace Conference in Chicago
I did another water ceremony today, at the ‘Gathering for Peace’ here in Ft. Lauderdale.
I brought my secret weapon – the spray bottle.
When I started using a spray bottle in my water ceremonies, it was to reach people in the outer circles. I did an Equinox ceremony with over 500 people, my spray bottle reached every single one of them!
I bought it at the dollar store. (Guess how much I paid for it?) I’m on my third. They don’t last long, but they sure got reach!
I used to set it for the long thin squirt; its powerful and gets the job done. But now, I mostly set it to mist; it has a totally magnetic effect and people move close, wanting to get wet.
At the Wisdom of the Elders retreat, I was in the speaker’s line saying goodbyes. Most people are giving hugs; I’m giving hugs and a squeeze (of the bottle). Squirting holy water in people’s faces revealed a pattern.
On the first squirt, everyone jumps. The next squirt, they all smile. Nice transition! So I learned to give them another squirt, and another. Some people just keep smiling, so I keep squirting.
At first, it was hard to know when to stop. I didn’t want to overdue it, nor did I want to stop spraying someone who was having a good time. And a lot of these folks were going deep into bliss!
Sometimes I got entranced with them, until the hugging line backed up and jostled us out of our reverie. I was ecstatic, jumping into such a playful samadhi with so many people!
I got braver, and for the people who kept smiling, I kept squirting. For some, the more I squirted, the bigger they smiled. And as long as their smile kept getting bigger, I kept squirting!
With a couple people, (the real fun-lovers), the ecstasy kept rising until we started laughing and roaring! The joy got the best of us, we definitely got ‘out of hand’ a few times.
We got a few stern looks, (which temped me to squirt them), but realized they were reflecting my own discomfort for being so ‘out there!’ Fortunately my solution was readily at hand - another squirt!
There’s nothing like a squirt bottle to find the fun-lovers!
(Only $1 at the dollar store, I dare you!)
Ready for a squirt?
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What a great idea, Joe! The energetically charged water is a physical proof of how powerful our words are and a simple way we can achieve a constant state of awareness. Thanks for sharing! Peace.
Joe, another great adventure that had me laughing so much that this time, (I just finished reading your rooster and rake adventure), I had to wipe my eyes and blow my nose! Your rooster story was great, but this one is fantastic. Once again, thank you for sharing. I now realize that I’m not alone or crazy! :)
Much appreciation,
Raven
Its a joy to instigate a flood of blessings!
Yeah, that rooster got the better of me! I hear he’s terrorizing another neighborhood now!
We are all crazy! ;)