1. Love without possessiveness, attachment, or conditionality.
These three things are rooted in insecurity, an expression of fear, which is the antithesis of love. Unconditional, universal love is the key to ending one's suffering with respect to one's fellow man. Love is understanding. (If you truly understand someone, can you ever really be angry at them?)
2. Hope without expectation.
Expectation is believing an outcome is only acceptable if it satisfies certain conditions, thereby pitting us directly against the will of the universe. When we develop a harmonious relationship with the universe, we can trust that the situations we encounter are those we need to grow and advance. These are not always pleasant, and thus hope (not to mention self-forgiveness!) is vital; but it is crucial to hope for the right things: insight, perspective, and the will to be compassionate. These are the tools of understanding, the benchmark of unconditionality.
3. Feel without rationale.
We may feel conflicted when faced with decisions. All too often, we seek to justify a particular perspective while we "think things over". In the process, we create a reason for a perspective or course of action that is actually entirely fictional. Why should this fiction have more bearing on your decision than fact? Rationalization follows from feeling conflicted. Conflict usually means "no" just as as much as "no" does. What feels right requires no justification. (What you do with the feeling might, of course.)
4. Smile without force.
The quiet joy of being is easily drowned out by the desperate and fleeting joy of obsessive gratification (the disease of consumerism). The pursuit thereof causes suffering due to the insatiable undercurrent of lack that accompanies consumer addiction. By shifting focus to simply being instead of being or having something, we seek to re-familiarize ourselves with the quiet joy of being that lies beyond the boundary of ego. Connectedness with this fundamental state is defined as presence, signified by transcendence of the need for the vehicles, roles, and deceptive instruments we use to navigate this illusory reality (i.e. faking emotion, lying, social status, etc.). The conscious attainment and maintenance of presence will result in the complete and total legitimacy and honesty of all emotions, expressions, thoughts, and actions.
5. Accept without effort.
"The quest is to be liberated from the negative, which is really our own will to nothingness. And once having said yes to the instant, the affirmation is contagious. It bursts into a chain of affirmations that knows no limit. To say yes to one instant is to say yes to all of existence."
~Otto Hofmann, Waking Life
The surest sign that something is meant to happen is that it does happen. All that happens is purposeful, and everything is an opportunity to learn, to overcome, to triumph. By accepting what life has presented to you, you own your circumstances and avoid wasting energy by swimming against the current. Know that you will swim with it, one way or another.
6. Seek without desperation.
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way / the time is gone, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say...
~Pink Floyd, Time
Joseph Campbell said, "Follow your bliss." Ideally, this is how one finds their path in life, as opposed to a pragmatic decision. The problem with pragmatism is that it's usually employed to rationalize why something better can't happen. The more of our lives we waste living with our compromises (which we never wanted to begin with), the greater will be our urgency to seek substance if and when we recognize it. And desperation is a form of panic, which causes us to miss important things (new opportunities, paths, details). Those who would seek wisely would do well to understand the importance of receptivity and objectivity on their quest. What we seek need not be pursued; we will attract it to us, given the right thought patterns, the right attitudes, and by patiently following the path that the universe reveals to us.
All will become apparent when the time has come. The time has come when the proper groundwork has been laid. You are investigating the mystery of consciousness. Don't be hasty.
7. Live without regret.
Think of everyone you care about. Picture yourself connected to them all with cords made of your energy - your energy. Now imagine that you are connected to the unforgettable memories (best and worst) of your life in exactly the same way. Everything else in your life is likewise attached (hobbies, activities, reoccurring thoughts, and so on). This is how you expend your energy. How many memories (and people) are linked to feelings of regret? Something you did, something you didn't do? You're holding a pair of scissors. Cut the cords to what you regret, and visualize a ball of pure energy that feeds you on the other end. Regret is wasted energy; it is a failure to recognize what you needed to learn from people and situations. If you regret something you've done, let it go; remember, sometimes we learn who we're not in order to learn who we are.
8. Trust without reassurance.
Against the anxiety of the unknown, trust and faith are your sword and shield. I was recently advised to trust in the process of life more. Perspective plays a major part in that, as one must staunchly embrace one's role as an impromptu performer in (as Timothy "Speed" Levitch might call it) "the ongoing wow". It can be difficult, but it's better than the alternative; succumbing to anxiety means submitting to victimization. Do you want your life to happen TO you, or would you rather be involved in the production? When you know everything is an opportunity, why shouldn't you trust in the process?
9. Progress without self-deceit.
As we build steam in personal growth, the ego-boosting excitement of progress can easily lend itself to overconfidence. It's important to be objective when assessing one's own learning & development curves, because they will falter if one overlooks a few steps in the throes of gratification. Taking time to reflect (on both successes and failures) and journal is key as one ascends the stairway to enlightenment. Don't drink the kool-aid.
10. Create without restraint.
We are co-creators in this three-dimensional plane of existence. Our ability to create (abundance, love, art, opportunities, etc.) indicates that we are thriving. Inability to create, the failure to thrive, comes from self-doubt. Whether psychological in nature, due to self-discipline, or simply because one hasn't caught onto the universal rhythm just yet, restraint is only ever self-generated. We fabricate or attract our own obstacles. By consciously finding possibility instead of focusing on hardship, we develop the power and will to bear our dreams over the threshold into reality.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Simple Candle Meditation
Candle Meditation
by Christopher Penczak
1. Start by lighting a white candle on your altar if this is not part of your regular practice. Dim the lights. Sit in your meditative state.
2. Direct your gaze to the burning candle. Do not stare intently , but face the candle with you eyes open. Let your focus soften.
3. Let the image of the candle fill your thoughts. Focus solely on the candle and stay in the moment.
4. Do not strain your eyes. If they are tired, close them, but visualize the candle in your mind. If visualization is difficult, alternate between opening your eyes and studying the candle, and then closing your eyes and re-creating the picture in your mind. This will help you build your visualization skills. Do not worry if you have difficulty holding the image. Hold the idea of the candle in you mind. Relaxation with focus is more important than visual skill at this point.
5. Do this mediation for few minutes at first and build to longer intervals. When done, close your eyes, rest, and relax.
*You can substitute any object for the candle, re-creating it on the screen of your mind.
1. Start by lighting a white candle on your altar if this is not part of your regular practice. Dim the lights. Sit in your meditative state.
2. Direct your gaze to the burning candle. Do not stare intently , but face the candle with you eyes open. Let your focus soften.
3. Let the image of the candle fill your thoughts. Focus solely on the candle and stay in the moment.
4. Do not strain your eyes. If they are tired, close them, but visualize the candle in your mind. If visualization is difficult, alternate between opening your eyes and studying the candle, and then closing your eyes and re-creating the picture in your mind. This will help you build your visualization skills. Do not worry if you have difficulty holding the image. Hold the idea of the candle in you mind. Relaxation with focus is more important than visual skill at this point.
5. Do this mediation for few minutes at first and build to longer intervals. When done, close your eyes, rest, and relax.
*You can substitute any object for the candle, re-creating it on the screen of your mind.
The Four Cornerstones
THE FOUR CORNERSTONES
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1. To Know
2. To Dare
3. To Will
4. To Be Silent
To Know:
To have the knowledge to do the work you have in mind. This means that you must have enough motivation to pursue learning all you can about the subject. You must also have imagination, for without that you will be simply redoing what others have already done. Remember that knowledge is power, and imagination is the use of that power.
To Dare:
The courage needed to do the work, including the courage to carry through to the end and to take all all the consequences which will result. "Where lies your fear, there lies your greatest power." Facing the fear, moving cautiously ahead, and determination to go forward in spite of the fear is the greatest courage known.
To Will:
The will is the desire which gives the work it's impetus, without the will, nothing happens. The desire for the outcome of the magick is one of the main driving forces to make it so. If you only want something haphazardly, that is how you will get it. Develop faith in your own abilities, for your own self-doubts will destroy your work more certainly than anyone else's can. A Witch makes magick manifest because she/he "says so", "As I do will, so mote it be" means it happens because I say it does. This is my will, a very powerful tool indeed.
To be Silent:
This is the hardest part, especially for newer magi who wish to share their latest working with others. Never share what you are doing with anyone who may cast aspersions or doubts on your work. Remember "power shared is power lost" which is an injunction against loose lips telling all about their latest spell! Be careful with whom you share your secrets. The burning times may be past, but people are still human after all, and emotions such as fear, or jealousy, or envy can certainly hinder any working.
by Lady Bridget, © 1997
***Also known as "The Four Cornerstones of Wicca", or "The Witch's Pyramid", or "The Four Cornerstones of Magick" depending on the tradition and the teaching, but they all refer to the same four basic principles stated here.
Thirteen Goals of a Witch
*repost from another site
Thirteen Goals of a Witch
- Know yourself.
- Know your craft.
- Learn.
- Apply knowledge with wisdom.
- Achieve balance.
- Keep your words in good order.
- Keep your thoughts in good order.
- Celebrate life!
- Attune with the cycles of the earth.
- Breathe and eat correctly.
- Exercise the body.
- Meditate.
- Honor the God and Goddess
- Know yourself.
- As far back as Socrates, and most likely much farther, this was advice best followed. If you don't know what you want, you are not likely to get it. Consequently if you don't know what makes you happy, you are not likely to find your happiness. You also need to know your own strengths and weaknesses.(back to top)
- Know your craft.
- Wicca is a craft, hence the term Witchcraft, the Craft of the Wise. This is not something you learn from reading a few books, although they can point you in the direction your path can take. This is something you will learn by living it. Know what you want to study - understand your spiritual path.(back to top)
- Learn.
- Learn everything you can, everything you have an interest in. You don't have to master every subject completely, but a thorough knowledge of many subjects will help you grow spiritually, and be open minded about subjects you don't know anything about. (back to top)
- Apply knowledge with wisdom.
- This is perhaps one of the hardest to practice. Put it this way: You can read a dozen books, but until you put into your life what you have read, it is useless to you. Also, the wise person will use their common sense regarding whatever it is print, and especially on the internet. One person's "truth" is not necessarily truth for all; only you know in your heart of hearts what rings as "truth" for you. Knowledge is power, but without wisdom, you will not be able to have control over that power. (back to top)
- Achieve balance.
- Is this like "moderation in all things"? YES! Your time cannot be totally consumed by something without the rest of your life suffering the consequences. We have a tendency, most of us, to dive into a new area with total concentration, and that can be wonderful, as long as we don't ignore everything else. Women are usually pretty good at this, since we have to balance husband's needs, children's needs, and job needs all at once. What most often suffers, though, are our own needs. Many times we all feel as if we are too rushed, and pulled into many different directions at once. Try to balance your life so that you feel invigorated instead, and so you also enjoy what you are doing. (back to top)
- Keep your words in good order.
- Have you heard that "A witch is only as good as her word"? It comes from a time when the person's word was their bond, and it still is as important today. When you say a thing, you make it so. Why does your magick work? Because you say "So mote it be", and your words and your will have that power. When you don't keep your word, you are breaking that bond. Be very careful HOW you speak, what you say, negatively or positively, is what you bring into manifestation. Another reference to this is found in the Christian Bible, in Genesis, where it says "In the beginning was the word". Words have power, which is recognized many religions.(back to top)
- Keep your thoughts in good order.
- "Energy follows thought" is another Wiccan saying. Again, what you think, thought often enough, you bring into manifestation. Every single invention started out as a thought. Think about it! Positive thinking and positive affirmations can make a difference in your life. (back to top)
- Celebrate Life!
- Life is meant to be joyful! The whole earth is alive, and so are you! Think about all the senses you have, and all the sensations you feel, and how fantastic that is! We are linked to all life, everywhere.(back to top)
- Attune with the cycles of the earth.
- Be aware of the seasons, and the phases of the Moon. Wiccans do this by celebrating the Esbats and Sabbats. Everything runs in cycles, our bodies, the animals, and the plants. Gardners know that timing is important in planting, not just with the seasons, but also with the moon. You can even do such things as trimming your hair more effectively by utilizing the moon's cycles. (back to top)
- Breathe and eat correctly.
- Breathing is very important to life, and to proper magick, to energy raising, not to mention, your health. Breathing deeply from the diaphragm should be mastered. Also breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth, especially during meditation, or other forms of energy control and conciousness control. Eat to live, don't live to eat. Eat what is a proper diet for you, and not until you are stuffed. Eating the wrong foods, and eating too much of anything, will inhibit your ability to do much except take a nap! (back to top)
- Exercise the body.
- This is so important, and gets ignored so much in our techno-pagan society. Exercise relieves stress, tones muscles, burns fat, and adds years to your ability to enjoy life. This is the physical vessel your soul has incarnated into, at least take care of it! And while we're on the subject, along with exercising, drink plenty of water, at least 6-8 glasses a day. This will flush out the toxins that are caused by stress, as well as by other factors. (back to top)
- Meditate.
- This concept one of the most misunderstood by many students today. What people think of when they see this word, is perhaps an Indian Yogi sitting in the Lotus position and chanting "om". While that is one valid way to meditate, there are many others, including mediation through concentrating on an object, a thought, your own breath, your own body rhythms, or concentrating on nothing at all. Other ways to meditate are to dance, to move the body, as in T'ai Chi, or Sufi Dancing, or just in exercises such as walking, when you are being at one with your body and not thinking about anything at all. Another form of mediation is by doing a skill over and over, something repetative, to the exlusion of all other thoughts, except the total concentration on the skill you are doing. Many people who say they can't meditate, or have trouble with it, are only aware of one kind. There are so many different ways to do this, that there is a method to suit each person. (For more information, get the very small book "How To Meditate" by Lawrence LaShan.) (back to top)
- Honor the God and Goddess.
- Since God/Goddess dwell within ourselves, while we are honoring them, we must also show honor to ourselves, and to others. Try this simple exercise: the next time you are standing in line somewhere, try to see the God and Goddess in each person in line with you. Really look at them and see their innate deity. This is one that may take practice, but when you really see it, it will have impact. We are all divine, we are all God and Goddess both. (back to top)
- * Posted by Lady Bridget © 1998
Note: This list has been published in Scott Cummingham's "Wicca for the Solitary Practitioner", and was also accessed through a British Traditional Source. I do not know who the original author of this list is, but the comments that follow are my own. -Lady Bridget
- Know yourself.
- As far back as Socrates, and most likely much farther, this was advice best followed. If you don't know what you want, you are not likely to get it. Consequently if you don't know what makes you happy, you are not likely to find your happiness. You also need to know your own strengths and weaknesses.(back to top)
- Know your craft.
- Wicca is a craft, hence the term Witchcraft, the Craft of the Wise. This is not something you learn from reading a few books, although they can point you in the direction your path can take. This is something you will learn by living it. Know what you want to study - understand your spiritual path.(back to top)
- Learn.
- Learn everything you can, everything you have an interest in. You don't have to master every subject completely, but a thorough knowledge of many subjects will help you grow spiritually, and be open minded about subjects you don't know anything about. (back to top)
- Apply knowledge with wisdom.
- This is perhaps one of the hardest to practice. Put it this way: You can read a dozen books, but until you put into your life what you have read, it is useless to you. Also, the wise person will use their common sense regarding whatever it is print, and especially on the internet. One person's "truth" is not necessarily truth for all; only you know in your heart of hearts what rings as "truth" for you. Knowledge is power, but without wisdom, you will not be able to have control over that power. (back to top)
- Achieve balance.
- Is this like "moderation in all things"? YES! Your time cannot be totally consumed by something without the rest of your life suffering the consequences. We have a tendency, most of us, to dive into a new area with total concentration, and that can be wonderful, as long as we don't ignore everything else. Women are usually pretty good at this, since we have to balance husband's needs, children's needs, and job needs all at once. What most often suffers, though, are our own needs. Many times we all feel as if we are too rushed, and pulled into many different directions at once. Try to balance your life so that you feel invigorated instead, and so you also enjoy what you are doing. (back to top)
- Keep your words in good order.
- Have you heard that "A witch is only as good as her word"? It comes from a time when the person's word was their bond, and it still is as important today. When you say a thing, you make it so. Why does your magick work? Because you say "So mote it be", and your words and your will have that power. When you don't keep your word, you are breaking that bond. Be very careful HOW you speak, what you say, negatively or positively, is what you bring into manifestation. Another reference to this is found in the Christian Bible, in Genesis, where it says "In the beginning was the word". Words have power, which is recognized many religions.(back to top)
- Keep your thoughts in good order.
- "Energy follows thought" is another Wiccan saying. Again, what you think, thought often enough, you bring into manifestation. Every single invention started out as a thought. Think about it! Positive thinking and positive affirmations can make a difference in your life. (back to top)
- Celebrate Life!
- Life is meant to be joyful! The whole earth is alive, and so are you! Think about all the senses you have, and all the sensations you feel, and how fantastic that is! We are linked to all life, everywhere.(back to top)
- Attune with the cycles of the earth.
- Be aware of the seasons, and the phases of the Moon. Wiccans do this by celebrating the Esbats and Sabbats. Everything runs in cycles, our bodies, the animals, and the plants. Gardners know that timing is important in planting, not just with the seasons, but also with the moon. You can even do such things as trimming your hair more effectively by utilizing the moon's cycles. (back to top)
- Breathe and eat correctly.
- Breathing is very important to life, and to proper magick, to energy raising, not to mention, your health. Breathing deeply from the diaphragm should be mastered. Also breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth, especially during meditation, or other forms of energy control and conciousness control. Eat to live, don't live to eat. Eat what is a proper diet for you, and not until you are stuffed. Eating the wrong foods, and eating too much of anything, will inhibit your ability to do much except take a nap! (back to top)
- Exercise the body.
- This is so important, and gets ignored so much in our techno-pagan society. Exercise relieves stress, tones muscles, burns fat, and adds years to your ability to enjoy life. This is the physical vessel your soul has incarnated into, at least take care of it! And while we're on the subject, along with exercising, drink plenty of water, at least 6-8 glasses a day. This will flush out the toxins that are caused by stress, as well as by other factors. (back to top)
- Meditate.
- This concept one of the most misunderstood by many students today. What people think of when they see this word, is perhaps an Indian Yogi sitting in the Lotus position and chanting "om". While that is one valid way to meditate, there are many others, including mediation through concentrating on an object, a thought, your own breath, your own body rhythms, or concentrating on nothing at all. Other ways to meditate are to dance, to move the body, as in T'ai Chi, or Sufi Dancing, or just in exercises such as walking, when you are being at one with your body and not thinking about anything at all. Another form of mediation is by doing a skill over and over, something repetative, to the exlusion of all other thoughts, except the total concentration on the skill you are doing. Many people who say they can't meditate, or have trouble with it, are only aware of one kind. There are so many different ways to do this, that there is a method to suit each person. (For more information, get the very small book "How To Meditate" by Lawrence LaShan.) (back to top)
- Honor the God and Goddess.
- Since God/Goddess dwell within ourselves, while we are honoring them, we must also show honor to ourselves, and to others. Try this simple exercise: the next time you are standing in line somewhere, try to see the God and Goddess in each person in line with you. Really look at them and see their innate deity. This is one that may take practice, but when you really see it, it will have impact. We are all divine, we are all God and Goddess both. (back to top)
- * Posted by Lady Bridget © 1998
Note: This list has been published in Scott Cummingham's "Wicca for the Solitary Practitioner", and was also accessed through a British Traditional Source. I do not know who the original author of this list is, but the comments that follow are my own. -Lady Bridget
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram
The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (LBRP)
This banishing ritual can serve to center the magician before a series of magical acts. (Banishing is ritual intended to drive out an undesirable spirit, entity, energy, etc., inhabiting a particular place.)
1 - Face east . Take a few deep breaths and relax.
2 - With the index finger of your right hand (or with a wand or athame held in your right hand), point to your forehead and vibrate the word AH-TAH. (aaaaaaaahhh-taaaaaah)
3 - With your right hand, point the ground . Vibrate the word MAHL-KOOT. (maaaaaahhl-kooooot)
4 - With your right hand touch your right shoulder. Vibrate the Veh-G'BOO-RAH. (veeeeeeh-geeehhhh-boooo-raaaah)
5 - With your right hand touch your left shoulder. Vibrate the Veh-G'DOO-LA. (veeeeeeeh-geeehhh-doooo-laaaaa)
6 - Fold hands at your chest as if praying and vibrate Leh-Oh-Lahm. Ah men. (Laaaay-ooooh-laaaam. Aaaaahhhhh-mennnn)
7 - With the index finger of your right hand, draw a pentagram in the air in front of you in the following manner:
From in front of your left hip draw a line in the air to a point above the top of your head. From there go down to your right hip, up to your left shoulder, over to your right shoulder and back to your left hip. As you draw, picture in your mind the lines in the air as being bright flaming blue color. Make sure you end the pentagram exactly where you began drawing it in the air. Point to the center of the five pointed star, pushing your energy into it, and vibrate YUD-HEH-VAVH-HEH.
8 - Pivot 90 degrees clockwise. As you do so , use your right hand to draw a line in the air from the center of the first pentagram to the center of the area you are going to use to draw another pentagram. Visualize this arc as being bright, white. Draw another blue pentagram in the air in the same way you drew the first one. Point to the center of it, pushing in your energy, and vibrate AH-DOE-NYE.
9 - Repeat this procedure turning 90 degrees clockwise. After you make the pentagram, point to the center and vibrate EH-HEH-YEH.
10 - Repeat again, only this time vibrate AH-GLAH. Draw a line from this pentagram to the first to the first one as you again pivot 90 degrees. You should again be facing east.
11 - Picture the 4 pentagrams connected by a circle of light. Allow that circle of light to expand until it forms a sphere around you. Now spread your arms out to the side and say the names of the Archangels:
Before me, Rah-Fay-El
Behind me, Gahb-Ray-El
On the right hand, Mih-Chai-El
And on my left hand, Ur-Ree-El
Before me flames the pentagram, and within me shines the six rayed star.
12 - repeat steps 2 - 6.
*NOTE ON SPEAKING WORDS PROPERLY: Think of a catholic mass. Long drawn out chants. Vibrate with them, feel them as real.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Pink Light Meditation
This meditation uses Pink Light, and is especially useful when you are angry with someone or are feeling upset towards someone. It can also be used to heal broken hearts, and to give someone that extra boost if they are feeling down. It can also be used when you would just like to send someone a little extra LOVE.
First, put yourself into a meditative state, using a breathing technique, or other form of relaxation method of your choice.
When you feel you are relaxed and ready for visualization, begin by forming a *Sphere of Energy & Protection.
Once you are energized, grounded and protected in your Sphere Of Energy & Protection, visualize the person that you are having problems with, or whomever it is that you will be sending light to. Once you have them in your mind's eye, visualize them in their own protective sphere, but allow there to be communication between the two of you. The goal is to ask them to come to you, then offer them protection from outside sources, and then allow space for you to do your work. This process need not be as intense as building your own personal sphere, and should be quite easy to visualize.
Once you are ready, visualize your Heart Chakra opening. This is much like a flower, opening it's petals. As your Heart Chakra begins to open, visualize the softest, most loving, pure PINK light, coming from your heart, and send it directly to the other persons heart. Feel this light of love flow from you, into their Heart Chakra. You can visualize this however feels comfortable to you. Let this connection flow for as long as it needs to. You may converse with the other person if you so feel. You may have whatever interaction you feel appropriate. (sometimes with people you are having difficulty with, you may find yourself arguing with the person or trying to solve the issues. Try not to think too hard about this, instead, focus that pink light on them and allow it to heal you both.) You will feel when you are ready to stop. (This exchange may be emotional. Especially if you have issues with the person, this can be a very healing experience. Allow yourself the space to feel every emotion without attachment.)
Once you feel you have sent all the light the other person can take, slowly let the flow stop. Thank the person for allowing you to send them pink light, and stop the flow completely. Release them from their sphere and allow them to go back from which they came.
Once they have left you, begin to bring yourself back. You have the option of releasing your sphere of protection, step by step. First the blue light, then the gold light and finally the white light. Or, you may keep the light with you to keep you energized throughout the day, or you may send any extra energy to the Earth that you do not feel you need or want.
Once you have accomplished the releasing and are ready to come fully back to reality, slowly open your eyes and take a minute before you get up and walk around. This can be a powerful meditation which may leave you feeling light headed or spacey. Bringing yourself back with with a little food or drink is helpful.
Enjoy!
First, put yourself into a meditative state, using a breathing technique, or other form of relaxation method of your choice.
When you feel you are relaxed and ready for visualization, begin by forming a *Sphere of Energy & Protection.
Once you are energized, grounded and protected in your Sphere Of Energy & Protection, visualize the person that you are having problems with, or whomever it is that you will be sending light to. Once you have them in your mind's eye, visualize them in their own protective sphere, but allow there to be communication between the two of you. The goal is to ask them to come to you, then offer them protection from outside sources, and then allow space for you to do your work. This process need not be as intense as building your own personal sphere, and should be quite easy to visualize.
Once you are ready, visualize your Heart Chakra opening. This is much like a flower, opening it's petals. As your Heart Chakra begins to open, visualize the softest, most loving, pure PINK light, coming from your heart, and send it directly to the other persons heart. Feel this light of love flow from you, into their Heart Chakra. You can visualize this however feels comfortable to you. Let this connection flow for as long as it needs to. You may converse with the other person if you so feel. You may have whatever interaction you feel appropriate. (sometimes with people you are having difficulty with, you may find yourself arguing with the person or trying to solve the issues. Try not to think too hard about this, instead, focus that pink light on them and allow it to heal you both.) You will feel when you are ready to stop. (This exchange may be emotional. Especially if you have issues with the person, this can be a very healing experience. Allow yourself the space to feel every emotion without attachment.)
Once you feel you have sent all the light the other person can take, slowly let the flow stop. Thank the person for allowing you to send them pink light, and stop the flow completely. Release them from their sphere and allow them to go back from which they came.
Once they have left you, begin to bring yourself back. You have the option of releasing your sphere of protection, step by step. First the blue light, then the gold light and finally the white light. Or, you may keep the light with you to keep you energized throughout the day, or you may send any extra energy to the Earth that you do not feel you need or want.
Once you have accomplished the releasing and are ready to come fully back to reality, slowly open your eyes and take a minute before you get up and walk around. This can be a powerful meditation which may leave you feeling light headed or spacey. Bringing yourself back with with a little food or drink is helpful.
Enjoy!
Sphere of Energy & Protection
Sphere of Energy & Protection: This meditation offers energy, grounding, protection and sacred space to do work in.
We begin by calling in White Light from the Central Sun of the Universe, to come in through the top of your head, filling your body with pure white light. This light will connect you with the spiritual center of the Universe. Let the light flow through you, filing your entire being with light, energizing you. Let the light flow out of your pores, surrounding your body in a perfect sphere of white light. When you feel that you and your sphere are full enough, allow the white light to stop flowing, and say something along the lines of, "I ask the White Light of the Universe to fill me, surround me, guide me and protect me, thank you."
Now, visualize Gold Light, from the Center of the Earth, to come up from the ground, through your feet, filling you with the most beautiful gold light you have ever seen. This gold light will anchor you to the earth, grounding you. Allow this light to fill your being with gold light, mixing with the white light, until you are a being of pure white and gold light. Allow the gold light to flow out of your body, mixing with the white light, until your sphere is also full of gold and white light, grounding you to Mother Earth. When you feel that you and your sphere are full enough, allow the gold light to stop flowing, and say something along the lines of, "I ask the Gold Light from the Center of the Earth to fill me, surround me, guide me and protect me, thank you."
Now, we add the final protection. We call in the most brilliant electric blue, from the hottest summer day, to come to us and surround our sphere in a shield of electric sizzling blue light. See the electricity popping across the surface, allowing nothing to penetrate your sphere, giving you a safe and sacred space to do your work. (It is sometimes advised to leave a small space open at the top of your sphere for messages to come through, sort of like sitting inside of a large Christmas ornament.) Once you feel your sphere is protected enough, say something along the lines of, "I am now protected. This is now sacred space. I allow messages to come though from my guides and teachers (if you so desire). I do this for the good of all, according to the free will of all, so be it."
Now that you are energized, grounded and protected in your sacred space, you are ready to go, and may chose to do whatever you like, be it meditation, spellwork, or just going on with your day.
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When you have finished your work, you may begin to bring yourself back to waking reality.
You have the option of releasing your sphere of protection, step by step. First the blue light, then the gold light and finally the white light. Or, you may keep the light with you to keep you energized throughout the day, or you may send any extra energy to the Earth that you do not feel you need or want.
Once you have accomplished the releasing, and/or are ready to come fully back to reality, slowly open your eyes and take a minute before you get up and walk around. This can be a powerful meditation which may leave you feeling light headed or spacey if you are inexperienced. Bringing yourself back with with a little food or drink is helpful.
Enjoy!
We begin by calling in White Light from the Central Sun of the Universe, to come in through the top of your head, filling your body with pure white light. This light will connect you with the spiritual center of the Universe. Let the light flow through you, filing your entire being with light, energizing you. Let the light flow out of your pores, surrounding your body in a perfect sphere of white light. When you feel that you and your sphere are full enough, allow the white light to stop flowing, and say something along the lines of, "I ask the White Light of the Universe to fill me, surround me, guide me and protect me, thank you."
Now, visualize Gold Light, from the Center of the Earth, to come up from the ground, through your feet, filling you with the most beautiful gold light you have ever seen. This gold light will anchor you to the earth, grounding you. Allow this light to fill your being with gold light, mixing with the white light, until you are a being of pure white and gold light. Allow the gold light to flow out of your body, mixing with the white light, until your sphere is also full of gold and white light, grounding you to Mother Earth. When you feel that you and your sphere are full enough, allow the gold light to stop flowing, and say something along the lines of, "I ask the Gold Light from the Center of the Earth to fill me, surround me, guide me and protect me, thank you."
Now, we add the final protection. We call in the most brilliant electric blue, from the hottest summer day, to come to us and surround our sphere in a shield of electric sizzling blue light. See the electricity popping across the surface, allowing nothing to penetrate your sphere, giving you a safe and sacred space to do your work. (It is sometimes advised to leave a small space open at the top of your sphere for messages to come through, sort of like sitting inside of a large Christmas ornament.) Once you feel your sphere is protected enough, say something along the lines of, "I am now protected. This is now sacred space. I allow messages to come though from my guides and teachers (if you so desire). I do this for the good of all, according to the free will of all, so be it."
Now that you are energized, grounded and protected in your sacred space, you are ready to go, and may chose to do whatever you like, be it meditation, spellwork, or just going on with your day.
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When you have finished your work, you may begin to bring yourself back to waking reality.
You have the option of releasing your sphere of protection, step by step. First the blue light, then the gold light and finally the white light. Or, you may keep the light with you to keep you energized throughout the day, or you may send any extra energy to the Earth that you do not feel you need or want.
Once you have accomplished the releasing, and/or are ready to come fully back to reality, slowly open your eyes and take a minute before you get up and walk around. This can be a powerful meditation which may leave you feeling light headed or spacey if you are inexperienced. Bringing yourself back with with a little food or drink is helpful.
Enjoy!
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