Can we use the Creation Meditation for others?

[Susan Gold]

Dear Misa,

I posted this question in the Creation Meditation forum.  Would you prefer to answer it here or there?  I've copied it here ...

>>We have discussed that when addressing a personal issue involving a partner, family member or friend, that our part is to hold ourselves and our relationship to our issue with others in love, in the sacred womb of creation within us.  In other words, avoid the tendency that we sometimes have to want the "other" person to change in order for us to be at peace with the issue.

I have a variation on that question.  I have recently joined a discussion about the ways in which we can support others who are asking us for help.  When we cannot lend a physical hand, what other options do we have?  Certainly there is prayer.  I am aware that some people prefer not to receive prayer unless it is specifically asked for.  And I am learning that the highest form of prayer that I can offer may not be to wish for what "I" think the best outcome or solution may be.  I'd rather ask the Divine to shed grace and light or to surround the individual with love.

I'm wondering if the Creation Meditation may be used in this way.  During a circle I was participating in recently, a friend asked for help with an ongoing issue that threatens her financial security.  As I held her in prayer, I found that I was surrounding her with love and felt the urge to bring her request into my sacred womb.  Hence my question.

Thank you in advance for your thoughtful response.

[Reverend Misa]

Dear Susan,

This is a significant question.  Indeed the ancient practice does allow for holding someone else. This is an advanced stage in the practice, generally taught to elders as they were preparing to be initiated as an Elder of the Water.

Non-elders can do this too, if you are feeling called to do so; however, I encourage you to read this completely before you do, because as you have wisely pointed out, the way in which this done can make a big difference for the individual you are helping.



Here are the steps taught to the elders when they felt the call to hold someone.   

1)  Before holding others in the sacred womb of compassion, it is recommended that you develop a deep and strong practice of being able to hold yourself.  As your own woundedness melts away, you are clearing out your own limits and attachments, readying yourself to be a pure vessel/womb, through which others may experience their own transcendence of limits into spiritual freedom.

2)  As our Elders of the Water Ceremonies have discovered, it is quite important to have no attachments to outcomes when holding someone else in the sacred womb of our awareness.  In this way, as an individual (or group of people) is being held, there is adequate space for their own souls or consciousness to recreate themselves in sacred awareness and unfolding.  We are simply the container of compassion. The transformation occurs within them, and therefore the issue then transforms, if they choose to allow that to happen in the safe harbor of our container/womb.

3)  In this practice, we are not praying for, holding an intention for, or directing an outcome.  The person usually comes with a pressing issue.  We can be mindful of the issue, but most of all we are not trying to transform the issue.  We are quite simply holding the individual in compassion, without judgment or attachment to outcome, so that they are in the best environment possible to transform themselves.  This is a powerful aspect of the meditation because it is pure feminine energy.  This is the essence of the Sacred and Divine Feminine.  In this space, transformations for people can be profound.

4)  Elders learn to hold open their energetic field with an invitation to hold in compassion those who wish to receive that support, and then observe who enters their field to be held. We do not reach out to people or attempt to persuade them to enter our field.  Again, invitation is key because it is the energy of Divine Feminine.  When an individual chooses to step into our field, they come willingly, and are welcomed in our loving compassion.

5)  This is a silent practice, again fully embracing the Sacred Feminine. We are not directing anyone in thought or word. They get to bathe in our silent field of love, so that their own sacred thoughts—their own deeper truth—can arise.



Here is an image you can use:

Think of yourself as a loving, compassionate mother, holding her arms wide open for anyone who would like to receive a hug.  The loved one approaches you if they would like to be hugged by you.  As this mother, you say nothing.  Even your thoughts are quiet.  Your heart is full of compassion.  In your arms there is only acceptance, understanding and love.  Silently, you hold this loved one until they feel renewed within themselves and are ready to venture into the word once again.


The gift of holding someone in the Divine Feminine is simple, profound and very powerful!
Let me know how it goes for you!


For ways you can bring your Sacred Feminine energy into physical action, read our Forums, Community Event Listings article about Volunteer Ideas for Busy People on Martin Luther King Day:  http://newdreamfoundation.com/forums/index.php/topic,631.0.html

Big Hugs,
Reverend Misa

May love, compassion and truth prevail.