Setting Intentions Using the Four Planes

You may be familiar with setting intentions for goals or manifestation. Setting intentions is a conscious practice that supports your journey towards life goals that align with your values. You might dedicate your intentions to the Universe, your Spirit helpers (Spirit), Ancestors, Unicorns, Goddess/Gods.

The term "intentions" has the same value or meaning as a prayer, a chant, an invocation, or spell.

The New Moon is a favourite  cycle to put out to Spirit for what you want. As well as the beginning of Spring or the Spring Equinox. You can also look to the end of a year to reflect on the past twelve months with an intention of working with the four planes of existence - physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.

Have a page prepared for each plane and think about goals you would like to work towards. Below is a guide to to give you some ideas.

Physical

Material needs for survival such as accommodation, money, food, physical safety etc. Correlates to the element of earth.

Can relate to aspects of physical health such as:

·  Diet

·      Exercise

·      Sleep

·      Taking timeout to recover if necessary

Things that support your physical health:

·      Getting the spectacles you need

·      Loved ones and friends around you

·      People you surround yourself with

·      Honouring your body and its experiences

Places that bring you peace

Physical surrounds

Spring cleaning your home

Simplify life

Vege garden to re-connect with earth / grounding

Emotional

Corresponds to the element of water

Psychological health

How we react/respond to our emotions

How we express our emotions

How we internalise our emotions (impact on self)

How we externalise our emotions (impact on others)

Creatively expressing our emotions (art, writing, dance, slam poetry)

How we how honour our emotions – connect with them

With whom we share our emotions

The emotions of others we expose ourselves to

Mental

Corresponds to element of air, thoughts and communication

How we are thinking

Of what we are thinking

How we are speaking (to ourself and to others)

Of what we are speaking

How we take in life (link to lungs and breath)

How we recognise joy and live joy

Skills and knowledge, ideas, learning – formal or informal learning

What we expose ourselves to (mental diet)

How we expose ourselves to it

Spiritual

Can correlate to element of fire

Connection with self and what you see as ‘Spirit’ eg higher self, Soul, guides, the earth, divine spark within

What nourishes you (‘soul food’ – spiritual diet) nature, meditation, watching the sun rise, appreciating the wonder in life etc

The following example indicates some ideas for setting your intentions using the four planes of existence. You will notice there are some which are repeated in other planes. Many of your intentions can and will be used in each plane for example: you may want to support your partner physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

This is a great spiritual practice for a New Year's Eve, solitary practice, between partners and in circles.