Shadow Phoenix, the Black Phoenix of Protection, was channelled by Daelyn Wolf in December 2013 under her SpiritLight Reiki and Witch's Way names.
The system rests on a distinction the manual draws carefully: the Phoenix everyone knows is celebrated for rising above obstacles, but the Shadow Phoenix is a different aspect altogether, a quiet watcher-protector, jet black in colour, whose feathers keep her from being detected while she keeps an eye out for whatever might block your energy or bring trouble.
Once connected, the practitioner is described as gaining an inner alarm, a sense of unease that arrives early enough to be useful when something is likely to interfere with their path.
The Black Phoenix works by consuming rather than repelling: she swallows heavy energy, and because she is pure love and light within, nothing can linger in her, so what she takes in is transmuted and released as positive energy. The channelled symbol shows the Black Phoenix within a circle of pure light protection, and the images drawn for the system show her flying above fire.
What this attunement is intended to support:
- It is traditionally used to support strong personal protection against energy, entities and situations that would hold you back.
- It is intended to give an early inner warning when something is likely to interfere with your direction.
- It is used to support the release of sorrow, stress and blocks lodged in the energy field.
- It is aimed at confidence and personal empowerment, and at standing in your own power when challenged.
- It is used to support trusting your own heart rather than other people's opinions of what is best for you.
- The transmuting quality means heavy energy is turned to something useful rather than simply pushed away.
What you receive:
- The Shadow Phoenix symbol, showing the Black Phoenix inside a circle of pure light protection.
- Three worked visualisations: one for surrounding yourself with protection, one for release, one for confidence.
- Full instructions for receiving and passing the attunement in person, at a distance, or by chi ball.
Who this is for:
- People who feel watched over by nobody and want a protective presence they can call on.
- Anyone whose confidence has been worn down by the words or attitudes of people around them.
- Practitioners drawn to phoenix and shadow imagery who want a defined practice built on it.
How it is used:
Print and cut out the symbol for your altar, set it beneath a white or black candle in a safe holder, carve or paint it onto a candle, or simply visualise it in the centre of your palms, name who you want protected, press your palms together and run the energies. For protection, see yourself riding the Shadow Phoenix as she carries you up and away, both of you inside the circle ringed with flame, and watch her draw the negativity in like smoke until calm fills the space it left.
For release, take three deep breaths and exhale forcefully each time, seeing the phoenix hover like a hummingbird and take in everything you blow out. For confidence, see her circle around you, lift you until you are flying as she flies, and break with you through a solid ring ahead, rising higher.
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