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yourself to feel emotions that do not come naturally. Miracles can happen in an instant. Believe it or not, you can ground and center yourself and set an intention in less time than it takes to read this sentence.
You can infuse a meal with any feeling you choose, so before you begin, set your intention. One way to do this is to call upon the spirit of your own mother, grandmother, or favorite great aunt to guide you. If the men were the cooks in your family, you might want to call upon them as well. Not everyone grew up with a “June Cleaver” mother figure. So if your childhood was like mine and you did not have a loving mother, you may wish to use a universal mother figure, such as Mother Earth, Gaia, Mother Mary, Freya, Danu, Corn Mother, or even a mother from pop culture, such as the aforementioned June Cleaver. If you are a mother, you may want to imagine the overwhelming love you feel for your children (if you’re experiencing current tiffs, spats, or issues with them, you might consider remembering the love you felt when they were young) and funnel that loving feeling into your meal.
To Activate Life Force in Your Food . . . Bless it
To activate your food with life force, wash your hands ceremoniously before you begin. Hold each item of food in your hand and imagine love flowing from your hands into every molecule. Alternatively, you could say or chant prayers of love over the food. This can be as simple as stirring the batter and chanting in rhythm with the circling spoon or repeating the name of the Divine with each fold as you knead dough. Even as you butter your toast, imagine spreading happiness and joy which each sweep of the butter knife. Visualize energy surging through you into the food. Hold the intention that each bite will nurture and support those who dine at your table. When the preparation of the meal is complete, bless it again.
Since antiquity, mothers have always subconsciously known that food brings with it so much more than simple subsistence. From your grandmother lovingly adding homemade pickles to her famous potato salad to a mother in a remote village stirring a simple porridge, a mother’s fervent wish that her family be nourished transcends time, and you can also employ this same kind of energy into your food. It doesn’t matter
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whether you are male or female, or whether you are a mother or not, or whether you cook for many or just cook for yourself, you can still infuse the energy of the universal mother into your food . . . simply by feeling balanced and openhearted as you cook. May your meals bring you joy, happiness, and comfort on even the coldest and stormiest of nights.
Denise Linn is an internationally renowned teacher in the field of self-development. She’s the author of the bestseller Sacred Space and the award-winning Feng Shui for the Soul, and has written 16 books, which are available in 24 languages. Denise has appeared in numerous documentaries and television shows worldwide, gives seminars on six continents. With her daughter Meadow Linn--a noted speaker, writer, and chef—she has just written and released The Mystic Cookbook: The Secret Alchemy of Food (Hay House). This gorgeous and empowering book is filled with luscious recipes, stunning photos, imaginative meals and magical wisdom, that open a portal for you to embark on the sacred journey from nourishment to nirvana—and to harness the hidden dimension of food. Visit
www.theMysticCookbook.com for recipes, a guided meditation to connect with your Kitchen Angel and more.
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