| Prayer/meditation
beads, or rosaries, have been used as a meditative tool worldwide for many thousands of
years in nearly every
religious tradition. However, for each
individual, they are a unique experience.
In my own
life, they have acted as a focal point in reaching out to the
magic and peace of the Feminine Divine through meditations, prayers, and
chants.
The
structure of Meditation Beads can be loosely described as follows:
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| 1. A
pendant is chosen for the meditation beads to represent and honor the
Goddess, nature spirit, archangel, saint, ancestor, or whatever symbol
best represents your individualized spiritual path. This is where an
invocation prayer is usually said. Instead of a pendant or
other religious symbol extending from the circle of the beads, a
silver bead or other bead of choice can be worked right into the circle of beads
themselves to represent the God/dess.
2. A
meditative circle is formed by the circular strand of beads themselves. The bead
layout in my Goddess format is three groups of nine beads each, with a
bead that separates these groups called a divider bead that is
usually a bit larger. Nine is
a lunar and very feminine number symbolic of the Goddess, but there is
NO SET NUMBER of groups of beads or numbers of beads within the
groups. It can be five groups of ten beads, so you can use a
regular Catholic Marian rosary, or three groups of thirteen as
in some other Pagan formats. If you are having beads
custom designed, choose a number that resonates for YOU!
3.
A "center" usually connects the pendant with the circular strand of beads. I
sometimes place a bead or beads between the pendant and the center for a
more extended "entryway" into the circle formed by the beads,
I usually use three.
Chants are also said on the center and on the beads connecting it to the
pendant ,all according to personal preference. Let me know what you
have in mind, and I will work with you on a design.
The
chant(s) said on the circle of beads is/are a matter of personal
spiritual preference, but we have many suggestions both here on
our website and in our extensive files at our egroup
MysticRosary.
Peace
and Blessed Be
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