Healing for Japan Ritual

March 2011
by Selena Fox

On an altar or table, place one or more symbols of Japan. This could be a print-out of a small map of Japan, an image of the flag of Japan, the name Japan written on a card, or an object that came from Japan.

Also place a Sun image to represent the Japanese Sun Goddess as Amaterasu Omikami. This might take the form of a solar symbol, glyph, or a traditional or contemporary Amaterasu rendition.

In addition, place symbols of the Elements of Nature, such as a small rock or stone for Earth, a lit incense stick in a holder for Air, a lit candle in a candle holder for Fire, a bowl of clean water for Water, and a quartz crystal for Spirit.

If possible, also have available some time of musical instrument to sound during the rite, such as a rattle, drum, singing bowl, didgeridoo, or flute.

After assembling the items and just before performing the rite, wash your hands with flowing water as a way of purifying yourself for the ceremony.

To begin the rite, connect with, sanctify, and honor the place where you are doing the rite and then experience yourself connected with the larger circle of life that is the biosphere of Planet Earth.

Spend a few moments in silence, connecting with, honoring, and asking for assistance of the Divine according to your own spiritual path, religious tradition, or philosophy.

Then, focus on being a conduit for spiritual healing.

Next, make a sacred sound with your voice and/or a musicial instrument, and as you do, experience yourself connecting with others who are also involved in spiritual healing work for Japan.

Now, focus on Japan as a whole as you sending love, compassion, strength, support, and healing.

Call on the Elements, using associated symbols as part of prayers of relief.

Powers of Earth, aid the distribution of food and supplies to those in need.

Powers of Air, bring plentiful clean air to breathe to those in need.

Powers of Fire, restore electricity & other sources of energy to those in need.

Powers of Water, bring plentiful clean water to those in need.

Powers of Spirit, bless those in need with healing, support, resilience, comfort, and love.

So Be It.

Make a sacred sound with your voice and/or musical instrument.

Holding or directing your attention to the Sun symbol, connect with the Sacred Sun:

Amaterasu Omikami, Sacred Sun, help Japan, its inhabitants, and all those impacted by these disasters.

Bless, protect, comfort, and renew the Living who have survived the earthquake, the aftershocks, and the tsunami.

Bless those who have died and who are dying in their transitions to the Otherworld, and comfort their living loved ones.

Bless, strengthen, and protect those doing rescue, relief, and recovery.

Bless with stamina, wisdom, and effective communication and collaboration all those who are helping and seeking to help.

Bless, renew, and make safe the land, the waters, the air, and the nuclear power plants.

So Be It.

Make a sacred sound with your voice and/or musical instrument.

Now do a healing and well-being meditation. This can be in silence, with chanting, through playing a musical instrument, or a combination.

To conclude, give thanks to the sacred forces you worked with:

Thanks to the Divine. Thanks to the Earth, the Air, the Fire, the Water, and the Spirit. Thanks to Amaterasu Omikami, Sacred Sun.

Continued Blessings to Japan, to those there, and to those connected.

Blessed Be.