Flower Water Bath - Wash away negative energy

Have you ever experienced a time when you swear the world has turned against you? Or have a bad day when everything that could go wrong did go wrong? When we start our day in a negative way, if we do not change our state of mind, very often we find that bad luck follows us through out the day or week or even month.

There are some fortunate and strong-willed people who could calm themselves down and immediately change their state of mind to good thoughts, that bad luck cycle will easily break.

For those of us who are needs a little more help in that direction can try the Flower Water Bath.

    (Picture adopted from : hardknockdiaries.files.wordpress.com)

Preparation :

• Prepare fresh fragrant flowers (choose as many colours as you can, but stay away from white flowers)
• Remove the stems and leaves, use only the petals
• Prepare a paper bag or plastic bag for disposal of the petals (after bath)

    (Picture adopted from : www.flourishinglotus.com) 

Ritual (with bathtub) :

1. Fill the bathtub with warm water
2. Sprinkle the fresh flowers in the tub
3. Allow the flowers to soak in the tub for 5 minutes
4. Get in the tub and soak for 15 minutes (or longer if you want to relax further)
5. Close your eyes, take in deep breaths to relax your mind, note the fragrance of the flowers and meditate on (or simply think of) something happy 
6. When you have finished bathing, collect the flowers, place them in the paper bag and dispose of them. As you throw them away, imagine the bad luck being thrown away with the flowers.

Ritual (without bathtub) :

1. Fill a basin with water
2. Sprinkle the fresh flowers in the basin
3. Place the basin under the sun for an hour. This will allow the water to soak up the positive energy from the sun and the flowers.
4. Bring the basin to the bathroom and use a washcloth to bath in the flower-energised water. As you bathe, concentrate on a patch of light emanating from the center of your forehead. Allow this light to spread all over your body.
5. When you have finished bathing, collect the flowers, place them in the paper bag and dispose of them. As you throw them away, imagine the bad luck being thrown away with the flowers.