Justin Matthews, an author, facilitator, and presenter, utilizing vibration and voice to create a space of intention and healing. I am also a member of Sacred Acres Mission, an LLLP engaged in Collective Land Trust for hosting cooperative employee-owned businesses and preservation. Ten percent of all proceeds from publications and events go directly to the Collective Land Trust held by Sacred Acres Mission. Half of all property held in trust is designated preserve for environmental conservation and spiritual contemplation.

I incorporate gong, chimes, chant, singing bowls, and the element of water for the purpose of setting intentions and aligning energies to those intentions. During the sound journey, members are encouraged to perceive their Divine purpose, allow for a clear connection to Source energy, release any current paradigm of limiting thought, and embrace the feelings of freedom and compassion channeled through vibration. We use the element of water to magnify and vibrate these intentions through all of creation. I will lead the group through a series of visualizations for surrender, acceptance, and embracing this new paradigm. Chanting and intonement are used to strengthen this change, and after we have placed these feelings and energies into the water, they are offered to the Earth to join with the waters everywhere.

Fables are a method of storytelling and teaching as old as human history. After the sound journey, I invite participants to remain and listen to a story. I have written each fable as a short journey of thought and emotion meant to present ancient teachings in a new way. We have all heard the saying, “Love thy neighbor as thyself,” but it is through the power of storytelling that these messages have context and teach a lesson that lasts. Think of this closing ritual as half entertainment, half thoughtful, and entirely welcoming to everyone’s inner child. All stories are created through stream of consciousness and never streaming AI.