God's will for Sacred Relationship
One of the most vital desires of the human heart is to find fulfillment in a growing sense of intimacy, love and tenderness with a Beloved. There's a longing for a union of Spirit, soul and body which would allow the passion, pleasure and playfulness of the cosmos to dance through our being, to assist us in re-awakening to our innate divinity, to dissolve feelings of separation, isolation, and assist us in manifesting our soul purpose.
If all this sounds like pure fantasy we can be encouraged by Ancient Hebrew wisdom which affirms, "And with a generous hand you (God) satisfy the desires of every living creature. Ps 145:15. God wants us to accept our spiritual inheritance of a fulfilling love life. Our path of Self-realization challenges us to transform every belief that gets in our way!
Sacred Relationship empowers
Even advanced meditators agree that their experience is enriched when they meditate with others. And the power of consistent, combined intention becomes a key factor in assisting partners in Sacred Relationship enjoy higher states of awareness. The heart opens wider. The mind and body feel the benefits more intensely, and both feel empowered by a growing awareness of the God/Goddess within.
The vitality of Sacred Relationship can become so strong that it enables the flow of Pure God Love to heal core issues of personal challenge with a growing ease and grace. It's the assurance and strength of loving support that becomes more tangible, available.
God creates through pleasure
It's no coincidence that the procreation of humanity occurs through the pleasurable act of lovemaking. Divine Pleasure is at the heart of all true creation. Sacred Relationship is designed as an ideal setting to blend divine purpose with human desire so that the Divine Plan for personal and planetary awakening may manifest with greater delight and effectiveness.
In a recent Unity Magazine article Bible scholar, Rocco Erico, explained that the Aramaic word for ‘will' that Jesus used in the Lord's Prayer could just as well have been translated as ‘delight' or ‘pleasure'. Sacred Relationship offers the grand possibility for allowing God's delight and pleasure to be expressed ‘on earth as it is in heaven'.
Sacred Relationship is natural to our being
Divine Love is the primal energy at the core of all manifestation. It is the essence of us, and enjoying all that Divine Love would gift us is our natural state. As we become clear with the Sacred Presence in us, it naturally becomes more clear in our Beloved, and in every relationship.
Nothing real needs 'fixing'
Education regarding the healing process has revealed that traditional, allopathic medicine sees illness as a problem in the body that needs to be cured. In a more inclusive, holistic approach ill-health is viewed as resulting from the natural healing systems of the body being blocked. Here, emphasis is placed not on the illness but on allowing the healing power of the Infinite to work more effectively.
It seems to me that much of our New Age involvement's focus on relationship is similar to the allopathic way of dealing with problems - couples focus on correcting what's wrong, what needs improvement. A left-over puritan work ethic encourages us to buy into the glib sales pitches, You have to work the principles for the principles to work for you. No pain. No gain. We can be assured that ego's assessment of our relationship will always take our attention away from our Real Self, and, in encouraging us to invest our attention upon ‘unreality', it will most certainly create more of what we don't want!
In Sacred Relationship issues of fear, judgment, anger are perceived holistically - seen as evidence that the natural, transforming flow of Divine Love has been blocked. Issues are embraced as wake-up calls reminding us to re-align with our true Self-identity. By practicing sacred ritual of joy partners aren't running away from reality. They are allowing Reality to manifest, unrestricted by the limitations of the intellect.
Opening To Sacred Relationship
As couples regularly practice simple rituals to quiet the mind, become receptive to the call to Sacred Relationship, they receive the guidance that perfectly leads them in their own, unique path of discovery - finding that which meets their practical needs and fulfills mystical longing. Expressing love for your Beloved in daily ritual trains the mind and body in being more attuned to the God/Goddess within, in effect creating an energetic pathway which enables them to move into a state of oneness and intimacy ‘in the twinkling of an eye'.
Here are some ways of creating that state of awareness:
1. Dedicate Sacred Relationship Time
Couples dedicate at least the first and last 5 minutes of each day to relaxed, intimate sharing. This opens receptive, intuitive faculties which allow the flow of revitalizing, sensual life to integrate body and mind. Soon, they find that body and mind remind them of this special time, preparing for it by providing increased enthusiasm and alertness. They become as two magnets, drawing each other closer in Oneness Awareness.
2. Create A Special Space
Partners in sacred relationship dedicate their bedroom as a temple of love. Practicing rituals at the same time in the same place builds a resonance of harmony, respect and divine perception that invites Self-realization. For rituals turn off the telephone, unplug the TV. Employ candles, flowers, incense, symbols of the Divine Presence to add to the feeling of relaxation, tenderness and adoration.
3. Harmonize Through Breath
Try beginning your ritual with a few minutes of ‘harmonizing breath' where each partner slowly breathes in - opening to feel more love in the heart - breathing out, sinking more fully into the pleasure of receiving. Attuning to each other's breathing opens the way for sharing from your whole being. Tantra yoga offers many ways of utilizing breath and the body's energy centers for awakening and intimate bonding - mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically.
4. Invoke Divine Awareness
Declaring the love we feel for our Beloved honors both the Source of our love - our GodSelf - and the God/Goddess of our Beloved. Verbalizing our most intimate feelings of passion and pleasure empowers and validates the ritual. Take time to feel the Flow of the Infinite filling your mind, warming your heart, your throat with Love/Light before you begin. You might like to include some of the following:
