As I read Gregg Braden’s Secrets of the Lost Art of Prayer recently and began playing with being peace I found my ego needing something to do. It seems that my ego particularly likes to have pictures to watch and gets frustrated and fidgety when I am not “seeing” what I am experiencing. I am no longer willing to fight or give in to the ego so I asked for a visual I could use to soothe the ego and still be in line with my intention of being peace.

I soon remembered a practice I used when I was a child and it’s been so very very helpful to my ego of today. I would like to share it with you here.

Find a quiet time and space. Visualize a warm snuggly, golden blanket that is peace/gratitude/love. Start with your home or immediate surroundings, wrapping everything around you in this golden blanket. Now expand this blanket to encompass your block, your city, state, etc.  Continue wrapping blankets around all the countries of the world. Consider paying special attention to areas where you are aware there is armed conflict, making sure to use peaceful loving intention. Eventually this becomes layers and layers of peace blankets covering all beings. Finish by wrapping Mother Earth in a large, warm, golden blanket of peace. At times when you're feeling very expansive extend out even farther, intentionally loving all the heavenly bodies and the universe as a whole.

This method of prayer opens a space to feel a deep sense of satisfaction and contentment that one can share love all with all things in a way that has surpasses the personality conflicts we sometimes feel with other beings.

It is these personality conflicts that the ego creates which lead to acting in ways that are less than full love for all. As we strive more and more each day to participate in life from a place of full love and acceptance we need to gently soothe the ego when it flares up with indignation or even demands of knowing ‘when do I get to stop giving all the time‘. Using these blankets of love can help you help your ego to remember that peace is a good place to rest in.

Carney Brewer is an energetic body worker whose therapeutic background includes Reiki Master status, massage and polarity therapies, classical music training and core shamanism. To contact Carney please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (207) 450-8587.