Inner Door Work: Cord Cutting

Hello Darlings...

Inner Door work is the equivalent to "cord cutting" work.  I just use the visual symbol of a door.  It works.

 

OK, consider that every person with whom you have interacted in any meaningful way throughout your entire life has some type of energetic connection to you.  For purposes of this work, I would prefer you visualize these connections as doorways instead of cords.  Each door represents a single connection.  Now imagine that all of these doors are in a single large, cylindrical building, many stories tall. 

I kinda see mine like the Leaning Tower of Pisa...

Except, it ain't leaning... and I'm on the inside...and it's way, way, way taller than Pisa.  The doors are all on the outer edge of the building, facing in, and overlooking the ground floor, where I imagine that I stand when I do this work.  Have you ever been to an Embassy Suites where all doors over-look the lobby?  That's what I'm talking about.  You can see your doors, or at least the floors... regardless of how many stories it may be.

OK... Doors.  Now imagine that the deeper the connection, the closer to "ground floor" the doors are that symbolize your relationship/energetic connection to a single person.  Obviously, your immediate family is ground floor and your good friends are probably second floor... but, even those folks to whom you may no longer have an active relationship, but to whom you did share a very deep bond at some point...may be situated on lower floors too.  The less emotional of a connection, the higher up they are.

And guess what, every person with whom you have had sexual contact with... yep.... that is a deep energetic bonding.... whether you had a significant emotional relationship with them or not, is going to be on a lower floor.  One night stands, yep.  That cute frat boy you hooked up with and who then dodged you the rest of the year, yep.  That amazing dude (or dudette) at the Panic show, yep.  Your first love, yep.  All of your ex-boyfriends, yep.  All of your ex-husbands, yep.  Get the idea?  If you did the Diddly with someone, they have a significant door.  I can hear some of you saying, "Oh Shit."  I won't tell (glass houses and all...)  It's okay.  But... yes... the more doors you have G'friend... the more "at risk" you are of inappropriate influence messing around in your system. 

Now... if you do not practice any type of "Boundary Integrity" or "Energetic/Spiritual Protection", consider that those Inner Doors are not secured.  I don't know about you, but I have some ex-boyfriends that I definitely do not want to have energetic access to me in any way, shape, or form.  (For those of you who have had very sticky issues with individuals, I bet the dedicated "Cord Cutting" work for a single relationship is fabulous and absolutely worth it.)  But, not just them, really... I do not want anyone I have ever had a relationship with, on any level, to have energetic access to me in any way that is not in Divine Alignment or that doesn't support my Highest Good.  

Don't go away mad... just go away, kind of thing.    

The Inner Door Work was developed as a way to do a full-sweeping, system-wide scan and rectification of any inappropriate energetic connection to you through all of your relationships throughout this life-time.   

Why?  Because 'inappropriate influence' can push you around a bit, sometimes without your even knowing it.  If you are sensitive or empathic, good golly Miss Molly, it's even worse.  Life is hard enough just handling and healing our own "yuck".  You don't really want to have other people's "yuck" oozing in your general direction because you simply did not disallow it, right?

Seems like human beings should have come with some fine print, so we know these things ahead of time.  It would save a lot of grief.  But, whatever... we figure it out as we go, I guess.

To initiate Inner Door Work.....

1)  Connect in with your Higher Self through God and your Spiritual Helpers, whomever they are.  I find that asking for the "appropriate" Spiritual Helpers through God works for me, instead of asking for specific ones.  If you follow a particular spiritual tradition, it makes sense for you to use it in your work.  For example, my Catholic friends would be hitting up Big J for this, or perhaps Mother Mary. 

2)  State your intention to initiate Inner Door Work, which means that you want a full scan and rectification of all your connections, such that only that which is in your Highest Good is allowed access... and all that which is not in your Highest Good is not allowed access. 

3)  Imagine yourself within your "Hall of Doors".... or that imaginary, symbolic building I yacked about earlier.  Imagine your Spiritual Helper(s) standing next to you, ready to do the heavy lifting.  You are going to allow your Spiritual Helpers through God to make the decisions as to door "positioning", okay?  If you KNOW you have a troubled connection with someone... definitely discuss it with your Spiritual Helpers. 

4)  Energy Command #1:  "I request to close all Inner Doors that should be closed, now please." 

Imagine hearing a bunch of doors slamming shut from all levels of the building. Slam. Slam. Slam. Slam. Slam.  Thank you.. thank you... thank you. 

5) Energy Command #2:  "I request to lock and seal all Inner Doors that should be locked and sealed, now please."

Oh gosh, do you hear all those locks turning?  You may even see some doors being boarded shut.  Word. 

6) Energy Command #3:  "I request to have guarded all Inner Doors that need guarding, now please."

Probably the doors that are boarded up, now have a guard posted in front of it.  Don't be alarmed if your "guard" is an animal.  For whatever reason, Griffin's and the like sometimes show up for guard duty... sometimes angels... whatever.  It is what it is.  It's your head, after all. 

7)  Energy Command #4: "I request to cleanse, clear, and purify all Inner Hallways, now please."

OK, you won't see this part.. cause it's on the other side of the door.  Basically imagine a nice group of Warrior Guardian Angels going down these "halls" with blow torches of Holy Fire... burning the yuck "between" you and whomever the door represents.  If you want to do forgiveness and release work here, golly, that would probably be groovy for you.

8)  Energy Command #5:  "I request to open all Inner Doors that should be open, now please."

Yes, that's right...  how about asking to empower the connections that are truly good for you... the people, places, events, opportunities that you should connect with.  I imagine this as new light and fresh air streaming into the building... so refreshing.  Mmmm... good people.  Come to me. :)

9)  Energy Command #6:  "I request to Bless, Optimize, Stabilize, Amplify, and Seal this work under Divine Will, such that it maintains integrity in perpetuity. Amen and Thank You."

OK... that's it.  Inner Door Work.

Now do it again for your "Soul Level Hall of Doors" too, which represents all connections through time to all your past lives, basically.  Same exact protocol... just intend for your Hall of Doors to represent your Soul Self, not just your here and now self. 

Not a bad bit of energetic re-calibration to do on a slow day, I figure.

Ummmm..... perhaps a nice salt bath afterward.

Hope this helps!! :)

OH, if you would like to grab a rock for this work, try Red Jasper, Kyanite.... ummmm..... Herkimer Diamond.... ummm.... whatever is waving at you in your collection.  Obsidian... Labradorite, that kind of thing.

Christopher and I have a brand new website and blog. :)  I'm going to leave archived blog articles up in here, but all new articles will be published under the new site.

Our new website is here:
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Our new blog, which we have integrated together, is here:
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Smoky Quartz: Ally for the Sensitive

Thank you Smoky, for helping me brave the World-at-Large...

Okay, so why smoky quartz?  First, if you are a "sensitive" person, like I am, you definitely need smoky quartz for expanded energetic/spiritual protection, aka "boundary integrity". 

How do you know if you are one of these people?  Hehe, I've got a great measure. 

On a scale of 1-10, how upsetting is the idea of going into a Walmart during the holiday season? 

Seriously, that is a great measure of how sensitive you are to outside energetic influence.  If you cannot hack Walmart during the holidays because it makes you feel all squirrel, uneasy, and agitated... congratulations, you are likely fairly energetically sensitive.  When I first began to open up energetically, there was no way in hell that I would go into a Walmart during the holidays.  Any day, actually, it was somewhat uncomfortable... but the holidays definitely kicked my ass.  I just couldn't do it.  I've come a long way in adapting to my level of sensitivity and one of the best tools that I have found is good, ol' smoky quartz. 

Sensitivity Issues

Maybe your anxiety when in a large group of people has more to do with your being smacked around with everyones "energetic crap" than it being something about "you".  It's pretty common for sensitive folks to suffer from social anxiety because they haven't identified that it is an energetic issue.  Here is how to see if your issues are energetic and not personal: Get two juicy smoky quartz rocks to put in each pant pocket, pushed deep by the groin area.... then go out on your regular public errands and rate your comfort level vs. without the smoky.  I bet you will feel better, more settled, less twitchy. 

The additional added benefit is that smoky quartz will pull you back into your body so that you can "be here now" instead of floating around the spiritual levels without bringing it back down to Earth.  We need you on Earth.  This is where the party is.  No light can be turned on without also being grounded.  Smoky helps the Space Cadets out there to be a bit more together for functioning at this level.  My nickname has sometimes been "Spacie Stacie".  It was a runner up for blog title. :)  Anyway...

How to Choose the Best Smoky Quartz

Smoky quartz is unfortunately one of the most "messed with" stones on the market.  Distributors will artificially irradiate smoky quartz to make it darker, which they think is more "marketable", and hence, make them more money.  Blah, phooey.  I wish these dudes would smarten up already and leave the smoky quartz alone.  The Earth gives Her smoky quartz a little zap that makes them perfect.  Everything else is unnecessary.  The picture below is from a Cal Tech website that had an interesting discussion about rock treatments.  I've linked the site through the photo, if you'd like to see it.

Before and After of Irradiated Smoky Quartz

Natural smoky quartz is gently shaded and can often have wisps of "smoke" through the crystal.  Irradiated smoky quartz is super dark, pitch black... and is often so dark that you cannot see through it.  A lot of the time, man-irradiated smoky quartz has to have all sorts of care and restoration before it is "work ready".  [If you have a smoky quartz to rehabilitate from being traumatized by irradiation, I would recommend burying it or placing it by a favorite tree for an extended time.  It can be used after some special care, I've used irradiated smoky before... but it feels more like we are helping to care for ~it~ vs. it taking care of us.] 

A lot of the natural smoky quartz can have just a slight golden undertone, some people would call it a smoky citrine.  Those are lovely.  If you can find one, grab it.  Likewise, smoky quartz that has amethyst and inclusions are also awesome.  I've already written about them on an earlier blog post.

One of the most impressive things to me when I began working at Enter the Earth was that the smoky quartz and citrine in the store was natural and not treated.  I could immediately tell the difference.  The smoky "pebbles" are beautiful, juicy and hand polished... which make them perfect for "pocket stones".

Pocket Placement Importance

Larger crystals are wonderful for "boundary integrity" and the creation of "sacred space" in your home, but for going out and about in the world, I highly recommend getting two tumbled smokies that are large enough to be juicy, but small enough to fit in your front pockets. 

In crystal healing, your front pocket position corresponds to the "root chakra", which is the chakra that smoky quartz most "tickles".  So, placing the stones in your pockets, pushed down to the end near the crease of your legs (groin area) actually put smoky quartz exactly where it wants to be to do the most good for you.  Yes, wearing smoky quartz in jewelry will help too, but having the stone in the proper chakra placement ~optimizes~ the effects.  So, pocket rocks.... root chakra stones.  It works.

An alternative placement is by your feet or ankles.  If you can get a smoky quartz anklet, and put it on both feet, that would also be quite helpful.

Smoky & Labradorite Pocket Rock Combo Option



Click here to see Smoky Quartz & Labradorite Pocket Rock Sets.

I use one natural smoky quartz and one labradorite.  For whatever reason, the smoky goes in my left pocket and the labradorite goes in my right pocket.  It just feels right.  The smoky keeps me grounded with enhanced "boundary integrity" and my labradorite helps to fill in any weakness in my overall auric field.  Labradorite is protective and stabilizing because it makes my energy field stronger and less vulnerable to inappropriate energetic influence from others or the environment.  It's the energetic equivalent of "walking softly and carrying a big stick".  I like this combination very much, but if I didn't have a nice labradorite to put in my right pocket, I would have a smoky in each pocket.  

So, my sweet sensitive souls out there... I hope this helps you! 



 

Christopher and I have a brand new website and blog. :)  I'm going to leave archived blog articles up in here, but all new articles will be published under the new site.

Our new website is here:
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Our new blog, which we have integrated together, is here:
http://blog.etemetaphysical.com/   

Labradorite - Flashdance - Metaphysical Meaning

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Too Much is Not Enough... 

For a long while, there were only two rocks that I put in my pocket every day when I went out into public: smoky quartz and labradorite/spectralite.  Labradorite ranks as one of the stones that is a "must have" for anyone who uses crystals and gemstones as energy work tools.  It has a wide range of uses from daily protection/shielding, energy cleansing, as well as more esoteric uses for spiritual work. 

Some of you are confused by the use of the term "spectralite".  Don't be.  It's basically "labradorite on steroids", at least, that is how I explain it.  Spectralite is labradorite that is particularly high gem quality with a wide spectrum of colors within the flash.  The stone pictured above is a good representation of a labradorite that is called spectralite.  Spectralite, spelled with an "a" instead of an "o", is the gem quality form of labradorite from Madagascar. 

I find that Madagascar has some of the most beautiful and "hot" (stacie-ism for "energetically potent and particularly useful") labradorite on the market.  I recently discovered that labradorite from Madagascar, unlike labradorite from other places, may contain pyrite within it.  For whatever reason, I adore any stone that kanoodles with pyrite.  Pyrite must do something synergistic and punchy for whatever other stone is with it.  Anyway, as much as I would like to believe I can be done getting labradorite, I think I may never actually have enough.  I have several personal pieces and I have moved some along to others.  As soon as one gets placed elsewhere, I find myself excited to sort through the labradorite at the store to find another one.  The last one I got was a spectralite pebble that has purple in it.  *sigh*  Purple is so dreamy in labradorite/spectralite.  It just makes me happy to see it in the flash.  I'm a simple girl.    

OK, why does it make the cut as one of the stones that could I interact with on a daily basis? 

Labradorite is one of the best "pocket stones" you can use.  The placement of the labradorite in your pocket puts it in the groin placement area commonly used in crystal healing layouts.  "Grounding" stones that are black, gray, brown, and red are the best kinds of stones to put in that pocket/groin position because it is the ~proper chakra placement~ to provide you with the maximum amount of energetic support.  The dark gray part of the rock is actually a little grounding and stabilizing, but not in the same way as smoky quartz or other darker stones.  I feel that the dark color of labradorite creates a type of "modulation" grounding of the higher light energies found in the flash to be more useful and accessible at the physical level.  In other words, it grounds the higher vibrational qualities of itself quite perfectly.  It is a prime example of a stone that walks in both the spiritual and physical worlds at the same time.  It's a lesson for us all to learn.  

In fact, the ability for labradorite to walk in both worlds is one of the main reasons it makes its way into my pocket when I leave the sacred space of my own home and go out and about in the world.  I'm a sensitive girl and I need strategies to manage the onslaught of energetic information and stimulation found in the world beyond my own walls.  Labradorite fills out my auric field so that my field is stronger and less permeable to the energies of other people, environments, etc.  It is similar to being within an egg of protection, even though it's not technically "protection" in the way you might consider it.  It is protective and shielding because it makes me stronger and less vulnerable.  When I am energetically comfortable and buffered in this way, I am more able to be open to the "regular world" without compromising my own stability, and without having to shut down my sensitivities/empathy that might do some good for a few folks that wander in my direction.  So, basically, labradorite helps me to walk in both worlds at the same time too.

 

We included labradorite as the center stone in the Wooey Work Support Crystal Grid for the energetic strengthening and buffering action.  The center stone is always the main player in any grid, so all the other stones express through the lens of labradorite.  The other stones in this grid are: Kyanite, Prehnite, Green Opal, Celestite, Quantum Quattro Silica, Fluorite, Amazonite, Sand Dollar, and White Aventurine.  The grid energies are intended to help sensitive people deal with the demands of the world, while maintaining core integrity.  It's hard to feel okay out there when you pick up on everyone else's bullshit, isn't it? I empathize.  Ok, that was sorta funny.  I'm empathizing with other empaths about being empathic.  I think I just went all "inception" on the concept.  Annnyway.

 

 

Wooey Work Support Crystal Grid at ETE Metaphysical

 

When I do shove labradorite in my right pocket, I always partner it with smoky quartz in my left pocket.  I'm not certain why that orientation feels right to me, I just know that it does.  Smoky quartz is a traditional "grounding and protection" stone and it fills in whatever needs I still have after the labradorite makes my energy field stronger.  I highly recommend this pocket rock "power combo" for anyone who has trouble with energetic bleed through while they are out in the general public.  Ha, I can even go into a Walmart during the holidays at this point in my development.  And, if you are sensitive... you know how much of a success story that is. :)  You might also enjoy my blog article "Smoky Quartz: Ally for the Sensitive", if this information seems important to you.   

 

Labradorite & Smoky Quartz Pocket Rock Combo at ETE Metaphysical



Other lesser known qualities of labradorite....

I do not think it is in the books, but labradorite is one of the best energetic cleansing stones you can use with intention.  This makes it a fabulous addition to any healing specific crystalline grid, sacred space grid, medicine pouch, gem elixirs, or crystal healing tool of any kind.  Energetic cleansing is one of the most important skills for anyone to learn and generally the first thing you need to do before engaging in any other healing process or protocol. 

Labradorite Energy Cleansing Protocols

Bathtub Option:  I recommend adding a cup of Himalayan Salt to the bath water to increase the cleansing and releasing potential of your session.  Hold the labradorite at each chakra for about 2-3 minutes, or until it feels "done", while saying, "I request to cleanse, clear, purify my entire system, and to remove anything not present in my Highest Good, now please."   If you can't use your tub, you can do this laying down in bed too.  The bath just makes it nice.  I also recommend using the "rock breathing" method if you feel that would be helpful.  To do this, just imagine breathing through the labradorite and into the chakra, then breathing out through the labradorite... releasing anything that isn't present in your Highest Good.  If you are doing well without the breathing and it seems too complicated to you, skip it.

 

Make Your Own Gem Elixir for Energy Cleanse Option

If you know how to make a gem elixir, labradorite is excellent by itself or with other cleansing stones for an auric spray or gem elixir you can drop under the tongue.  The stones that I use in the crystalline grid above are good partners.  Make sure you check the books for which stones are not okay to have in water for consumption, okay?  If you aren't sure, use a non-contact form of elixir making.

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