The Ceremony~ Surrender to death.

Surrender to death. Just let go. What is past is dead. We live in the moment. Usually, the Angel of Death will bring us something better than what we have surrendered. The Angel of Death stays behind us throughout our life, eating away the moment we have just traversed and making it possible for us to constantly move into the future. However, we must establish our AWARENESS of the moment between past and future, and center ourselves in it.

We are at a pivotal point in our journey. Until we have been successful in our surrender to death, the snake will not allow us to proceed any further.

Say a prayer to the Mother Earth and offer her your flesh and bones.
Offer the flesh and bones of all your ancestors, as well. By doing so you give them a chance to avoid returning to hell. In this way, the living can give the dead a gift.
Ask Mother Earth to use your flesh and bones as a sacrifice to clean the forest and the rocks.

Dig your own grave in the dirt using a pebble for a shovel. Do this ceremony in any soil that is nearby. Mark your grave with a stone. Acknowledge that you, as you previously knew yourself, are actually dead.
This ceremony can be carried out in any quiet place of your choosing. Find a crystal to represent your own body. Dig a small "grave" in the earth and bury your crystal. Cover it well. Say prayers over the crystal as if it were yourself. Include your ancestors in your prayers. Extend your prayer to the earth itself.

When troubles overcome you later, go back to your "grave" and recover the peace of knowing you have died to temptation and are now free to go forward. Your grave will become a source of strength. Remember "I am now dead. I don't have to suffer from those events or people who continue to tempt me."

Namaste