Sacred Health Institute — New Orleans

9-Day Sacred ReleaseJournal

A spacious companion for forgiveness, release, and grounded return to yourself.

Designed to breathe. Print or use digitally.

Welcome

This journal is your companion through the 9-Day Sacred Release — a gentle, structured clearing for the root and lower chakras. Each day pairs a Goddess archetype with a morning devotion and an evening journaling practice.

Move gently. Repeat a day, take a rest day, or extend the journey. Healing responds to honesty — not speed. Let the blank space breathe. Let truth arrive at its own pace.

How to use this journal

Morning (AM)

Sit with the day's Goddess archetype. Read her story. Let her medicine meet you.

Evening (PM)

After meditation, silence, or grounding — journal from the prompts. Write as much or as little as you need.

Forgiveness Process (Days 3–8)

Move through the five-step process: Understand → Innerstand → Overstand → Shift → Recall from love.

Safety note

This journal is educational and spiritual in nature. It is not a substitute for emergency, psychiatric, medical, or crisis care. If you are in immediate danger, call 911. If you are in emotional crisis, call or text 988 (U.S.).

My intention for this 9-day journey

Day 1 — Sekhmet

Protection + Holy Anger

Date: ________________________

“She is the part of you that knows what is sacred — and refuses to let it be violated.”

AM — Sit with Sekhmet

Read Sekhmet's story. Sit in stillness for 5 minutes. Ask: What am I protecting? What is sacred in me? What boundary is asking to be honored?

PM — List making (Day 1 task)

List all things in the categories of anger, sadness, betrayal, etc. If it is low vibrational (brings no joy), list it. People, places, events, time — anything. Exhaust the mind of all negative memories.

Closing invocation

Sekhmet, guardian of what is holy, help me protect my peace with truth. Help me release what does not belong. Help me stand rooted — without losing love.

Day 2 — Kali

Fierce Liberation + Truth

Date: ________________________

“Kali is the love that refuses illusion. She clears what is false so what is real can finally breathe.”

AM — Sit with Kali

Read Kali's story. Ask: What am I still holding onto that is hurting me? What truth have I been avoiding because it would require change?

PM — Sorting the list (Day 2 task)

From your Day 1 list, cross off what can be forgiven immediately. Circle 1 item from each category (or 6 items total) that will require deeper release. Arrange from least to most difficult to forgive.

My ranked forgiveness list (least → most difficult)

#6 (least difficult):

#5:

#4:

#3:

#2:

#1 (most difficult):

Closing invocation

Kali, liberator of the bound heart, help me release what is false. Help me stop bargaining with pain. Help me choose truth with tenderness — and walk forward free.

Day 3 — Hekate

Crossroads + Shadow Wisdom

Date: ________________________

“Hekate is the light at the threshold. She helps you see clearly — and choose cleanly.”

AM — Sit with Hekate

Read Hekate's story. Sit in stillness. Imagine a lantern lighting the path ahead. Ask: What am I standing at the threshold of? What truth have I been avoiding because it would require a decision?

Forgiveness Process — #6 (the least difficult)

In silence and meditation, recall the person/event clearly. Feel the emotions as an observer watching a dramatic film — emotional but detached. Then move through:

(1) Understand:What am I feeling? Why do I feel this?

(2) Innerstand:Change perspectives. What reasoning comes to mind? Repeat until clarity.

(3) Overstand:Change the outcome in memory through your abundance of grace, love, and forgiveness.

(4) Shift:How did you shift with the clarity gained?

(5) Recall from love:Recall the image again from unconditional love for yourself and the event.

PM — Journaling after the process

What shifted? What did you notice? What clarity arrived?

Closing invocation

Hekate, keeper of thresholds, light my path with truth. Help me choose cleanly. Help me leave what is not aligned — and walk forward with steadiness.

Day 4 — Quan Yin

Compassion + Mercy

Date: ________________________

“Quan Yin is tenderness that does not abandon truth. She holds grief without drowning in it.”

AM — Sit with Quan Yin

Read Quan Yin's story. Place one hand on your heart and one on your belly. Ask: What part of me needs mercy today? What would tenderness look like without self-abandonment?

Forgiveness Process — #5

In silence and meditation, recall the person/event clearly. Feel the emotions as an observer watching a dramatic film — emotional but detached. Then move through:

(1) Understand:What am I feeling? Why do I feel this?

(2) Innerstand:Change perspectives. What reasoning comes to mind? Repeat until clarity.

(3) Overstand:Change the outcome in memory through your abundance of grace, love, and forgiveness.

(4) Shift:How did you shift with the clarity gained?

(5) Recall from love:Recall the image again from unconditional love for yourself and the event.

PM — Journaling after the process

What shifted? What did you notice? What clarity arrived?

Closing invocation

Quan Yin, mother of compassion, teach me tenderness without self-betrayal. Help me hold what hurts with breath and dignity. Help me return to myself in mercy.

Day 5 — Green Tara

Swift Protection + Fearless Action

Date: ________________________

“Green Tara is compassionate action. She does not ask you to stay in harm to prove love.”

AM — Sit with Green Tara

Read Green Tara's story. Sit upright. Feel your spine lengthen. Ask: What action would restore safety in my body and life right now? What boundary needs to become a clear decision?

Forgiveness Process — #4

In silence and meditation, recall the person/event clearly. Feel the emotions as an observer watching a dramatic film — emotional but detached. Then move through:

(1) Understand:What am I feeling? Why do I feel this?

(2) Innerstand:Change perspectives. What reasoning comes to mind? Repeat until clarity.

(3) Overstand:Change the outcome in memory through your abundance of grace, love, and forgiveness.

(4) Shift:How did you shift with the clarity gained?

(5) Recall from love:Recall the image again from unconditional love for yourself and the event.

PM — Journaling after the process

What shifted? What did you notice? What clarity arrived?

Closing invocation

Green Tara, swift protector, guide my steps. Help me act without fear. Help me choose what is safe. Help me move forward with a clean heart and a steady spine.

Day 6 — Miriam of Magdala

Sacred Witness + Anointed Devotion

Date: ________________________

“Miriam is the medicine of being seen without being shamed. She is devotion that does not disappear.”

AM — Sit with Miriam of Magdala

Read Miriam's story. Sit quietly. Imagine warm light at the center of your chest. Ask: What truth do I need to witness without minimizing? What part of me needs to be anointed with dignity and care?

Forgiveness Process — #3

In silence and meditation, recall the person/event clearly. Feel the emotions as an observer watching a dramatic film — emotional but detached. Then move through:

(1) Understand:What am I feeling? Why do I feel this?

(2) Innerstand:Change perspectives. What reasoning comes to mind? Repeat until clarity.

(3) Overstand:Change the outcome in memory through your abundance of grace, love, and forgiveness.

(4) Shift:How did you shift with the clarity gained?

(5) Recall from love:Recall the image again from unconditional love for yourself and the event.

PM — Journaling after the process

What shifted? What did you notice? What clarity arrived?

Closing invocation

Miriam of Magdala, sacred witness, help me tell the truth without shame. Help me anoint my life with dignity. Help me remain devoted to what is holy in me.

Day 7 — Auset (Isis)

Restoration + Divine Motherhood

Date: ________________________

“Auset is restoration after rupture. She is the medicine of gathering what was scattered and rebuilding what was broken.”

AM — Sit with Auset (Isis)

Read Auset's story. Place one hand on your heart and one on your womb space or lower belly. Ask: What part of me needs restoration, not judgment? What is one small rebuilding step I can take with love?

Forgiveness Process — #2

In silence and meditation, recall the person/event clearly. Feel the emotions as an observer watching a dramatic film — emotional but detached. Then move through:

(1) Understand:What am I feeling? Why do I feel this?

(2) Innerstand:Change perspectives. What reasoning comes to mind? Repeat until clarity.

(3) Overstand:Change the outcome in memory through your abundance of grace, love, and forgiveness.

(4) Shift:How did you shift with the clarity gained?

(5) Recall from love:Recall the image again from unconditional love for yourself and the event.

PM — Journaling after the process

What shifted? What did you notice? What clarity arrived?

Closing invocation

Auset, restorer of what was broken, gather me back to myself. Help me rebuild with patience. Help me mother my heart with tenderness. Let restoration be my inheritance.

Day 8 — Sophia

Holy Wisdom + Clarity

Date: ________________________

“Sophia is wisdom that does not shame you. She helps you understand what happened, what it taught you, and what you will never permit again.”

AM — Sit with Sophia

Read Sophia's story. Sit quietly. Ask: What is the clean truth of this season? What lesson must become a boundary? What wisdom am I ready to live by now?

Forgiveness Process — #1 (the most difficult)

In silence and meditation, recall the person/event clearly. Feel the emotions as an observer watching a dramatic film — emotional but detached. Then move through:

(1) Understand:What am I feeling? Why do I feel this?

(2) Innerstand:Change perspectives. What reasoning comes to mind? Repeat until clarity.

(3) Overstand:Change the outcome in memory through your abundance of grace, love, and forgiveness.

(4) Shift:How did you shift with the clarity gained?

(5) Recall from love:Recall the image again from unconditional love for yourself and the event.

PM — Journaling after the process

What shifted? What did you notice? What clarity arrived?

Closing invocation

Sophia, holy wisdom, settle my mind and steady my heart. Help me keep what is true. Help me release what is false. Let clarity become my protection and my peace.

Day 9

Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Release

Date: ________________________

Spend the Day Thanking God for Immediate Forgiveness, Unconditional Love, and Perpetual Grace. You May Burn These Pages If You Choose, In Safe Ritual & Release.

Unceasing Anointing. Almighty.

Morning gratitude

What are you grateful for after these 9 days? What has been released? What has been restored?

Evening closing reflection

What do you feel in your body today? What is lighter? What truth did you remember about yourself?

A letter to yourself

Write a short letter to yourself — honoring what you did, what you released, and what you are choosing going forward.

Integration Reflection

After completing the 9-Day Sacred Release, take time to integrate what has been revealed. These questions are not meant to be rushed. Return to them over the coming days as clarity continues to arrive.

Prompt 1

What has been released in me during these 9 days?

Prompt 2

What Goddess archetype spoke most powerfully to me, and why?

Prompt 3

What boundary became clearer through this process?

Prompt 4

What does restoration look like in my daily life going forward?

Prompt 5

What is one sacred commitment I am making to myself today?

Closing blessing

“You have gathered what was scattered. You have restored what was broken. You have returned to yourself with grace. Go forward in peace.”

— Sacred Health Institute, New Orleans

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