Robin Ivy Haywood

Here are a few tips to get you started... 

• Begin with a centering few breaths and center within your heart. Light a candle and call upon the directions of East, South, West, North, Sky, Earth as well as Creator god/goddess, loving spirit guides and helpers you may have to assist you. Remember to thank yourself and your others for assisting.

• Each prayer tie created will have its own empowerment intention placed into it.

• You will follow the directions for each color of fabric which represents the four directions plus the sky and earth.. Place a little tobacco in the center of the fabric then seed your prayer. Next, wrap and tie the string around the gathered fabric to create a little bundle. The Crystal will be placed in the Earth tie!

• Yellow is the first color you will begin with. It is the color for the direction of the East.  It represents new birth, the morning star which is Christ. This direction brings renewal and the animal associated with it is the Eagle. An example of a prayer maybe: "In the birth of each new day I will be renewed and strengthened in faith and joyful empowerment to renew my life and the earth."

• Red is next which is the direction of the South. It represents fertility, growth and fruiting. The animal associated with this direction is the deer, cougar or coyote. 

• Black represents the direction of the West. This direction represents inner work and healing. The animal is the bear. What inner work and or healing maybe needed?

• White represents the North. The North is supported by the animal the white buffalo. This direction is about the passing of the eternal wisdoms. What have you learned and grown in wisdom from? What can you share with others?

• Blue as I am sure you already guessed is the color for the Sky. It is supported by Creator/God/Ancestors/Angels/Star Nations..... An example of a prayer is: "Open me to be wildly inspired by Creators guidance for how to live into my dreams for loving, balanced, healthy relationships with myself and everyone and everything in life."

• Green....Ahhhh....Yess...Mother Earth! The Goddess Mother that helps sustain our life. This is where you will place the crystal with your added prayer for all your prayers to grow. This is also an offering to her as a show of gratitude and love for all she does to support you and all life. May all your prayers be grounded in the earth to be nurtured and to grow in healthy body, mind and spirit!

• Once it is complete decide how long your tie will be kept - 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months. a year, or longer. Depending on the reason you created your tie will determine the length it will be flown and worked with. If it is a new year tie, celebrating a passage in life, or created at the beginning of a birth or project you will keep the tie for longer. If it is created for a new moon cycle you will work with it for a month or more. I encourage you to  empower yourself to sense the length and time to keep it.

• It is an empowering step in the activation process for the prayer tie to be put under your pillow and slept with for three nights. After the third night you may begin to work with the prayer tie as you feel called. You may place it outside, on an alter space, hang it from your car rearview mirror. You may meditate with it. Maybe it will be outside for a while then maybe you'll bring it inside. Allow it to be worked with and rotate it around your environment as called.