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There are many ways in which one can meditate, and everyone
has a different way which suits them. Learning to quiet the mind at will, or turning inwards is one of the most crucial tools
in psychic and spiritual development.
Meditation is something that does take some time to learn.
Please do not become frustrated if your mind fills with thoughts when you first begin! Just keep trying and it will finally
“click” for you. It should become a natural and effortless thing, so that when you feel stress you will be
equipped to know how to relax quickly.
Some
frequently asked questions :
Why Meditate?
People who meditate regularly become less stressed, let the small (or big) stuff go straight over their heads,
feel calmer, happier and more at peace. The senses become sharper and you may even enhance your psychic capabilities too or
meet your spirit guides.
What happens when you meditate?
Real mental and physical relaxation!
Your brain waves shift from waking state to alpha state, the same state as us clairvoyants
and mediums shift to. Your waking mind and subconscious mind work as one, bringing clarity, focus, understanding, peace, happiness,
and positivity. Your problems seem lessened, and your feeling of contentment increases. You feel at peace with the world.
How do we meditate?
There are many, different ways to meditate. None 'better' than any other, it's a matter of
individual choice. A few examples:
Focusing on:
Breath
Colour
a candle - stare at it, what can you see in the flame?
A crystal – feel its smoothness or its texture, how cool or warm it is to the touch
Sound. Listening to calming music, or use a mantra, constant repetition of a word or phrase
can help to quiet the mind if thoughts keep popping in.
A single word, examining what it means to you, what memories it invokes etc.
Touch - fabric, worry beads, a crystal.
Meditate on a particular issue - ask a question
and wait in the stillness for some guidance
Movement – go for a slow walk in a pleasant space, be aware of your movements - each
step – be truly in the moment and feel how your weight moves through your feet, how your hips move etc.
Affirmations and/or visualisations for specific issues.
Guided visualisations, cds or
visual aids
How often should I meditate?
Regular practice will yield best results.
If possible, try at least 10 minutes,
daily. If you can discipline yourself to do it for a few days you will then most likely find that you look forward to it and
miss it when you can't manage it. You will notice the effects very quickly and find yourself going back into medi mode several
times a day - because it's a wonderful place to be - and because you can!
However if you really can't manage every day,
obviously occasionally is better than never.
When should I meditate?
Whenever you can! At around the same time each day if you can, to add to the 'ritual' (see
next paragraph). Whenever you get the chance!
Where should I meditate?
Anywhere you can! In the office, on a train, in a traffic jam (NOT while actually driving
though!). In a museum or art gallery, walking, waiting for the bus. Be selective about the techniques used depending on the setting, but it's fine to do a meditation on the moment, for
example, when eating a meal, appreciate the qualities of your food : its colour, texture, shape, smell, temperature and flavour.
For regular practise at home you may want to designate a particular space. This could be
a cushion on the floor, a corner of the garden shed or a whole room. Perhaps you’d like a little meditation altar and
furnish it with things you love. Candles, incense, crystals, aromatic oils, a small bell, some feathers, stones, flowers,
twigs - whatever means something to you. Performing a ritual such as lighting candles, burning incense , ringing the bell,
playing your singing bowl or a gentle piece of music will eventually shorten
the time it takes for you to reach a meditative state, because you will become 'conditioned' by the ritual and go within without
any effort.
Learning to meditate
is a major key to your psychic development.
Here are some easy, short meditations which may
help you to find your own way of meditating.
QUICK GROUNDING MEDITATIONS:
Grounding is when we need to have a strong base and centred energy to begin psychic work or meditation, it is how we
shed the dross of the day and prepare ourselves to work safely, in the moment.
Meditation 1
This works great
for those times at work when you just can't seem to keep your feet still or relax.
Place your feet flat on the floor
and breathe in deeply. On the exhale, picture the excess energy flowing out of your feet and into the Earth.
Keep doing
this until you feel calm. Usually my feet feel very heavy after doing this.
Meditation 2
Breathe deep from your root chakra at the
base of your spine or even visualise yourself breathing up through your feet.
Feel and “see” the earth beneath
your feet, you may even wish to imagine the smell of the earth..
Visualise roots growing from within the
earth, wrapping firmly around your feet and ankles, up around your calves to the knees. See these roots anchored securely
around a black tourmaline crystal sphere deep within the earth.
Be safe in the knowledge that any energy
that isn't your own will leave your auric field and will travel down these roots into the earth and be transformed into positive
energy.
With either
of these grounding meditations complete you are now ready to go on with any meditation.. some of the following may be useful:
A Centring Meditation:
Sit any way that
you feel comfy, so long as your spine is straight.
Close your eyes and focus on your breathing. Take very long and
very deep breaths through your nose.
Each time you breathe in, hold it for 2 or 3 seconds and then slowly exhale. Continue
this breathing until you feel very calm and peaceful. This usually takes 3-5 minutes
( but that is just me).
Take
as long as you need. It is different for everyone. Just go at your own pace.
You can also use sound to centre yourself.
Just sit quietly and ring a small bell or chimes, or use a Tibetan singing bowl.
Focus on the soft
sound and breathe deeply.
Keep making the
noise until you feel centred.
A Basic Meditation
with a Candle or Incense
This is a useful
meditation for relaxation, relieving stress and beginning your journey into more complex visualisation and meditations.
This meditation is
very important in quieting the mind, which is a stepping stone to other meditations and visualisation.
Before you begin
this meditation it is important to understand the purpose behind it. What should be achieved is the feeling of your thoughts
slowing down and hopefully in time, you will reach the point of turning your thoughts off completely.
It is quietness you
are seeking.
A few recommendations
before beginning:
Choose a quiet location
where you will not be disturbed, a lot of people find the bath the best place to meditate.
Wear comfortable
clothes (or obviously none if you are in the bath! :0)). Dim the lights as much as possible. If you are new to meditation,
it may be helpful to begin by doing your meditation in the morning when you first get out of bed. Your mind won’t be
as full with the thoughts of the day and it will be easier to quieten down the thoughts that do pop in.
A focal point is
required for this form of meditation, a candle or incense or anything simple as your focal point will do, even a dot on a
wall!
Begin in a reclined
but seated position, either in a comfortable chair, recliner or in the bath.
Position the object
you are using as your focal point at eye level in front of you.
To begin, look
at your object and focus all your attention on it. Notice the flame of the candle and how it bends this way and that. Notice
how the smoke rises from the incense, or notice the shape of the dot on the wall. Notice the details of the object you are
using and focus on them.
Now as you are doing
this, begin to notice your breathing. Breathe in through your nose as deeply and slowly as you can….but don’t
make yourself uncomfortable.
Then hold the breath
for a few seconds and exhale through your mouth.
Try to keep this
relaxed breathing going throughout your meditation. Remember it takes time to get used to and it really is not a big deal
if you begin breathing through your mouth again.
In and out ..breathe
slowly as you focus on your object……
After a few minutes,
you will notice that your eyes want to close….allow them to.
When your eyes close,
begin focusing on the back of your eyelids. You will notice that random thoughts will enter your mind…Try not to think
of them but just notice they are there and let them go.
Breathe deeply and
just let go…..If thoughts come, just let them pass on by…….Soon you will begin to slow or completely stop
your thinking process….You will feel very relaxed .. See how long you can go.
Now once you
begin to notice thoughts once again, its time to bring yourself back to the present.
Keep breathing deeply,
but begin to notice the back of your eyelids again. Become aware of your surroundings and slowly open your eyes…You
should feel very refreshed and relaxed
:0)
Psychic Development 4 - Closing Down or read on for more meditations..
Power of the Sea Medi
Clear your mind, have no distractions around you.
Close your eyes and breathe deep:
Listen to the gentle waves
Calmness is within you
See how the sunlight glints and plays on the waves
Look far out to sea, as far as the horizon takes you
Feel the breeze, let it inside with a deep breath Feel the soft sand between your toes
Sit in the warm sand
Allow the oceans power inside - breathe deeply and slowly in time with the waves
See the white curl on the crest of the wave
You are breathing with the ocean
Feel its force and its gentleness as one
The waves rhythmic lull fill your senses
You are calmed and rested.
Springtime Meadow
With eyes closed and breathing deep and even:
Take yourself to a spring meadow
Look at all the colours around you, feel the greenery
You feel warm under the gentle spring sun
Hear the birds song
Smell the fresh grass, run your fingertips across the grasses
Catch the scent of wild flowers
Find a spot to lie in the long grasses and admire the sky
Relax, stretch out all your limbs
Breathe in with all of your senses
Let your spirit be infused with these elements
You feel content with the earth
You are peaceful and happy
Recharged with energy, you breathe in and out in long deep breaths
Feel the energy course through you
You are cleansed and ready to face the rest of your day.
Colours of the Chakra Medi:
To visualise your chakras, try to picture them as spinning balls of energy. Visualise each colour cleansing its chakra.
This is a great start for the day, boosting energies and motivating the spirit!
Root
/ Base Chakra:
Bright red
Sacral / Sexual Chakra:
Bright orange
Solar Plexus Chakra:
Sunny yellow
Heart
Chakra:
Bright green or a bright pink
Throat Chakra:
Light blue
Third Eye Chakra:
Transparent indigo
Crown
Chakra:
Violet or white
Coloured Candle Medi
Candle colours are the basic colours associated with the Chakras.
They can be used to enhance any meditation and
bring well-being in the areas associated with their colour.
Choose a meditation and burn the candle of your chosen colour while focusing upon the properties associated with that
colour.
WHITE CANDLE
For higher awareness, protection (from the material plane).
Used for Centring yourself
because your not distracted by colour;
Used most often in Meditation for inner peace, Spirituality, and attaining a higher
power.
YELLOW CANDLE
Used to visualize greater intellect and will. Good when concentrating on
creative endeavours.
Said to increase psychic awareness and clairvoyance.
When trying to expand your imagination, this is a good colour to
concentrate with.
GREEN CANDLE
Used when you are concentrating on finding prosperity, money, and attracting
wealth to yourself.
Also used by some when they want to concentrate on getting married,
have a time of good fortune
or getting pregnant.
ORANGE CANDLE
Used when visualizing more Creativity in sex.
It is a stimulating colour
and related to healing energies.
This is healing for sudden losses or changes.
BLUE CANDLE
Used to concentrate
on health, self-expression, peace and tranquillity;
and greater understanding of those around you.
PURPLE CANDLE
Used
to stimulate extra-ordinary awareness (psychic powers);
Comfort that this has been a colour associated with Dignity, Spirituality,
and Success it's vibrancy attract people to it.
INDIGO CANDLE
Electric in nature, the colour is said to increase
intuition,
Meditation Ability, Spirituality, It is the colour of power.
DARK PINK CANDLE
For finding a pure,
gentle, unconditional love and now.
Also used when concentrating on Spiritual Healing
LIGHT PINK CANDLE
For
love, especially sexual in nature also used to concentrate on being a
woman, Emotions of Love, Romance, and a true shared
Spiritual Awakening.
DARK AND LIGHT CANDLES
if making your own..
Colour with black added brings a darker shade and both the protection of black with the colour
symbolism.
Colour with white added and brings with it both the colour symbolism and the white purity and protection from corruption.
An Angel Meditation
Let a stone,
pebble, piece of gravel or crystal rest in your palm.
Make sure you will not be disturbed.
Whether you are inside
or outside you may like to prepare the space in whatever way feels sacred to you..
If you
are new to meditation then perhaps prepare the room with incense or oil burner fragrance, angelic music, flowers, crystals,
an altar or clear the space with the sound of a tingsha or a singing bowl.. However
you prepare your sacred space is fine and unique to you.
Light a candle .. then begin.
Meditation
1. Sit quietly cross-legged or with your feet flat on the floor.
2. Visualise roots growing from the base of your
spine or your feet, down into the earth, anchoring you to a black tourmaline sphere.
3. Imagine a pyramid of pure white
light descending from the heavens and being placed round you or your meditation group.
A
second pure white pyramid rises from the centre of Earth and joins the first one. You are in the very centre, totally protected
by the light.
4. Visualise pure white light pouring down through your crown chakra from above. As you breathe in, bring
the light down to your heart centre. On the out breath, let the light flow down from your heart, through your body, allow
the light to travel through your limbs and relax the body completely. Take a moment to allow the light and breath to relax
you, breathe in.. and out… in with the light… flowing from the heart as you breathe out.. you are now deeply relaxed.
5a.
Bring Archangel Michael into your thoughts and allow a radiant blue light to come to you.
b. Ask him to place his energy
around you, the energy of courage and strength.
c. Breathe in these qualities deeply and let them flow down through you,
into your arms into your hands and into the stone in your palm and the very earth beneath you, feel the energy grow on every
out breath.
d. Hold the vision of Michael standing over the Earth, cutting away all cords that attach humanity to lower
energy.
6a. Visualise Archangel Gabriel and allow a shimmering white light to flow into and around you as he draws close.
b.
Ask Gabriel to pour purification and aspiration into you. Again breathe in these qualities and let them flow down through
your limbs into the stone you hold and the earth below you.
c. Hold the vision of Gabriel illuminating the world in white
light.
7a. Think about Archangel Uriel, who dissolves fear and brings peace to humanity. Sense his ruby light flowing through
you into the stone and the earth.
b. Breathe out all fear.
c. Visualise angels of peace enfolding you in their wings
and relax deeply into their embrace, feel the feathers tickling your face, and the love and warmth of these angels.
d.
Visualise angels of peace circling the entire world.
8a. Think about Archangel Raphael, who brings healing and abundance
and opens the inner vision. Allow his emerald light to flow through you and inot the stone and the earth.
b. Ask him to
open your mind to enlightenment.
c. Hold the vision of all the people of the world whole and healed, living in co-operation,
harmony and abundance.
9. Focus on the stone in your palm. . Picture yourself holding this stone and others holding the
same energy in places round the world.
10. Lift the stone to the top of your head and visualise a symbol of protection,
such as a cross or ankh, being placed over your crown chakra.
11.As you bring it down hold it close to each of your chakras
in turn, the brow, throat, heart, solar plexus, sacral and base, visualising the symbol of protection going into each one
of them as you move through them.
12. Ask Archangel Michael to place a deep blue cloak of protection around you. Sense this happening. Then zip it from your feet to your
chin and pull up the hood and let it cover your third eye/brow chakra.
13.Thank the angels for working with you.
14.Within
the next few days take the stone and place it where it is most needed to bring peace and harmony. It may be anywhere, a hospital,
or in a public place where many people will benefit from it.
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