Healing Self-Confidence Bath Ritual (Patreon)

With this Full Moon being very focused on self-confidence and building self-esteem, why not try a bath that helps enhance that?! Having confidence in yourself can help you feel happy and more comfortable with yourself. Having that little boost of self-love and self-esteem can be quite encouraging!

What you'll need:

- White candles

- Black candles

- Lemonbalm tea (or any other tea)

- Cushion

- White wine (or any other beverage)

- Sentimental Item

- Mirror

Crystals you can use:

- Rose Quartz

- Clear Quartz

- Lapis Lazuli

- Angelite

- Amethyst

What to do:

- Start by preparing the tools and area for ritual. Be sure everything is charged and cleansed. Place charged stones, brew tea, pour wine, light candles. Make sure to bring a special item with you into the bath. A toy from childhood, a flower, a piece of linen, whatever it may be. Place it on the tub or on the floor beside you.

- Prepare body and mind for ritual. Remove makeup if need be. Take down and brush your hair gently. Look at yourself in the mirror for a while. Compliment yourself. (Today I told myself that I love the way I radiate positivity.) Drink your tea, run a bath and hop in. Bring a pocket sized mirror with you and place it on the opposite side of the bath, facing you. Look at yourself. Be confident in what you see. You are your own goddess/god. You have the ability to change the way you feel.

- Cleanse yourself. Allow the energy surrounding you inside. Embrace the white light begin to balance your energy. Get rid of any negativity or self-destructive thoughts. Let your mind flow with the thoughts and try not to get caught up in how you look in your most natural state, for now. Focus your energy on restoring and cleansing. When you're done, dry yourself off and set yourself up in front of your altar. Bring your mirror with you.

- Call upon any specific body/mind issues you have with yourself. If you're just beginning your journey to self-confidence, start small. Trouble accepting your true physical/mental form, self-doubt, self-criticism, and specific worry thoughts are great things to call upon. Be present with yourself.

- Have a conversation with yourself. What makes you self-conscious? Are you worried about pleasing others? Are you unsatisfied with yourself?Acknowledge and feel your struggle. Validate yourself.

*If you're thinking about multiple issues at once it may be a hinderance. Focus on only one struggle at a time and repeat process for others.

- Apply the following 3 elements to the struggle you've been focusing on.

1. "This is a moment of weakness. Im unhappy. I'm hurting." Acknowledge your pain using mindfulness. Use a calming voice with yourself. You can talk to yourself like a friend, your grandmother, or a goddess. Simply find a kind soul, incapable of judgement and use them as your second voice. Validate how you're feeling about the situation.

2. "Self-confidence can come and go. You are not alone." Remind yourself of common humanity. That it is part of the human condition to judge yourself too harshly. It is normal to struggle with self-confidence. Everyone goes through this at least once, even multiple times, in their life. It's completely normal to feel like this from time to time.

3. "Be grateful for what you have. Be kind to yourself. I love who you are now. I support you. I care about your well-being. I want to be confident." Use a self-hug or physical gesture of your choice. Be gentle with yourself. Speak words of moral support to yourself. Don't do anything you're not comfortable with.

*If you're struggling to speak positively, imagine you're talking to a close friend or loved one. What would they want to hear? What would you say to them in their times of self-doubt? Repeat these phrases back to yourself.

- Notice how you feel now. Are you feeling more confident? Do you have unresolved emotional energy? If you do, don't feel discouraged. Accept yourself and how you feel wholeheartedly in this situation. Be sure to set intentions for next time without expectation.

- Why is this so hard to do? Self-doubt is a natural response to societal pressures, judgement from, and competition with, others. Self-criticism is located in the flight or flight system! When we are judged unfairly, this part of our brain is triggered and it becomes easier to pass judgment upon yourself. Our own self-concept is threatened after failure.

- We flee with isolation, fight with self-criticism, and freeze with rumination. (focusing on negativity) Ask yourself if your self-criticism is attempting to help you. Be gentle. Don't beat yourself up for beating yourself up. Take this time to recover and recenter.

- When you're ready to complete the ritual, drink your wine offering to thank the energy for giving you the strength to face your confidence issues on your own. Be proud of what you achieved during ritual. Drink the wine to represent your new found confidence and peace within yourself. Leave out your stones to heal negative thoughts and to continue your self-confidence journey after ritual.

Source:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/aminoapps.com/c/pagans-witches/amp/blog/healing-self-confidence-bath-ritual/kw7X_ng8sGu7J30gDeVjPrBdEBPP1VEjvQX