Your birthday – the day you pierced the veil between the non-physical and physical world. For some of us it‘s a day we love to celebrate. For some of us it’s a day we want to avoid at all cost. For me it‘s a mixture of both. In an attempt to build a better relationship with this event, I started honoring its spiritual nature since a few years. It gave me my power back to make this MY day regardless of any other people involved. Keep reading for some of my Spiritual Birthday ritual ideas.
1)Experience a „Re-Set“ in your Birth Place
Going back to the place you were born is far more than just a physical trip. It’s the place you crossed the bridge between the non-physical into the physical world. And as such it gives you a strong energetic re-set. And when I say strong, I mean it. Returning to your birth place as close as you can, brings you „back on course“ – back in touch with the original intention you had for coming into this life. You can enhance this ritual by listening to music of your birth year or music your mother listened to during the pregnancy. You can also eat foods and drink water in restaurants of your birth place to ingest the specific frequency of this place. If you don‘t know the exact location you were born, just get as close as you can. Whatever it is, make it yours!
2)Connect to your Ancestors
Another idea is to treat your birthday similar to Samhain. On the day you were born, you pierced the veil between the non-physical and the physical. So it is a perfect time for connecting with the realms beyond. Doing this is quite intuitive. You could get out some old pictures and books and do some research about your heritage. You could meditate with the intention of connecting to your ancestry. You could build an altar to give thanks. The sky is the limit.
3)Connect with your Birthday Mates
How about connecting with souls born on your exact birthdate? This could be people you already know or you could meet some new people. Facebook is a good source as it contains people‘s birth dates. Another good source are Astrology Forums. If you are socially anxious like me you could also connect to celebrities who share your birthday by doing research about them. Meditating with the intention to connect to the energy of all people born on this day is also a wonderful idea.
4)Get your Birthday Gifts from Nature
What does nature offer in your birth season? Pine trees in winter, sweet daffodils in spring, fresh fruit in summer or colorful leaves in autumn?
As my birthday is in May I have a strong emotional connection to Woodruff. So I go to the forest to carefully collect some. I take those that haven`t blossomed yet and dry them until the leaves have turned black to brew a tea out of them. Woodruff tea feels like a birthday gift from nature to me! During the forest walk I focus on gratitude towards the spring and its blossoming nature. What is growing in your birthday season?
5)Bake yourself an „intention cake“
The day before my birthday I usually bake this juicy vegan carrot cake. So I wake up in the morning with a beautiful cake and maybe some flowers. While baking I set a powerful intention and ask the ingredients to awaken. I also make sure that I am in a relaxed mood to not transfer any stress onto the ingredients. I listen to my favorite music and dance my heart out.
BONUS Tips: Change the Date & other reliefs
Celebrate on another day, if you have negative associations with your birthday e.g. from childhood. Besides changing the date, you could also travel somewhere else or you could explicitly avoid parties… or maybe throw one for the very first time. Just ask yourself: What do I dislike most about my birthday right now? And then: What does this tell me about how I WANT my birthday to feel like? And then make the neccessary changes, even if they are small. Feel free to change anything that is needed to feel good about it, because, guess what, your birthday will come every year – so it is relieving to develop a better relationship to it.
Have a wonderful Birthday! Love, Frauke ♥
