Prepare your space. Sit comfortably. Place a book, dictionary, or thesaurus in front of you.
Hand placement & breath. Place your right hand on your heart first, then rest your left hand face down on the book or wooden table in front of you. As you inhale deeply, feel your energy expand through your chest and spine.
Invocation phrase. As you exhale, speak aloud:
“I stand in my truth, I open the way. For only the light, only clarity, and only alignment may stay. And so it is.”
Sound activation. Practitioner strikes a sound bowl, bell, or gong, or both parties can imagine the sound in their mind to anchor the energy.
Hand placement (client). Cross your arms over your chest, right hand on your heart first, then left hand crossing over the right arm, both open handed. This reclaims and returns your energy back to yourself, which signifies completion of the reading.
Hand placement & symbolic authority (practitioner). Practitioner keeps their left hand close fisted, symbolically holding their own personal truth and sovereign authority while keeping their hand firmly gripped around the sound bowl tool ready to strike when needed.
Breathing cue & closing phrase. As you inhale deeply, draw energy inward. As you exhale, speak aloud:
“This reading is sealed, the work is done. I return to myself, sovereign and whole as one. And so it is.”
Complete the reading. Strike the sound bowl, bell, or gong, or imagine it mentally to seal the reading.