Spiritual Journal

Over the past few weeks I've been writing about my experience in each of my meditations. It felt really good to write down each symbol I came across and the more I wrote about it the more I was able to reflect on it. For example I saw a reflection in a spoon that I just found lovely and it wasn't until I had written in my journal that I realized I was looking at myself! Things like this can be a huge step in your spiritual process and understanding. After about three entries of meditation I got really interested in Chakras. It seemed so natural to write notes on the chakras in my spiritual notebook and then to continue to record how my progress with them went as I used the meditative exercises I found. Later on I even began to write down my thoughts about spirituality, my concerns, my goals, my fears, all of it piled into this notebook. I wrote how certain energy made me feel and talked about the things that called to me. I even recorded observations I made about myself and behavior through the day such as one morning where I was feeling especially grounded and I talked about what that meant to me (how I felt, ect).

A spiritual journal/diary/book of some sort can be a great tool in helping you understand yourself and even find patterns and messages that you may have missed out on without it. Any notebook will do but I do think one that "calls" to you will be the best. I use one that is sort of small compared to a composition notebook because its easier to fit in my bags, carry with me, and just overall seems more personal. It doesn't have to be fancy but based on experience I would recommend not using the computer because writing with a pen or pencil is so much more personal and allows you more time to soak in what you're writing.

If you decide to start one tell me how it helps you? If it worked for you? Your thoughts? Improvements you made? Hell even your template if you want to be elaborate? (By the way this is not me asking you to share the personal items that you have with in the notebook, those are very sensitive and are for your eyes only, but I'm asking about your experience with the tool)