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Meditation Is Important
Meditation is important in building a relationship with the god and
goddess- all aspects of the god and goddess. Some of us meditate and
actually have visions of the god and goddess, and from then on we are
able to have a vivid image of what the god and goddess look like in
our minds, and what their personalities are like. Meditation can lead
us to our spirit guides, animal guides, faery folk, the guardians,
and even lead us to a magickal name for ourselves. In my case, I had
a vision of the god and he gave me my magickal name.
Many people are aware of the importance of meditiation, but might not
know exactly how to go forward with it. A friend of mine mentioned
to me that she attempted to meditate each night but was unsuccessful-
her thoughts aways wandered to other things. I used to have this
problem as well, and really had to practise to bring myself to the
point where I could shut out the mundane world and concentrate on
another realm. About three years after I chose my spiritual path, I
met a lady at college who was a Celtic Pagan, and she helped me
develop an effective meditation technique. I had been successful with
meditation but I always had a difficult time with concentration and
bringing myself to a deep altered state of conciousness. This simple
technique she taught me was what I needed:
When you are ready to meditate and have chosen a place where you will be undisturbed, either lie down on your back or sit upright with your legs crossed. If you chose to sit, make sure your back is straight so that you can breathe properly.
First, begin breathing slowly, with deep, rythmic breaths.
Concentrate on your breathing for a while until you are relaxed. Make
sure your muscles are relaxed as well. You may want to actually focus
on the relaxation of each muscle in your body- begin by concentrating
on relaxing your neck, shoulders, arms, hands, waist, rear, legs,
feet, etc. Then focus once again on your breathing and refrain from
focusing on your body.
Now, begin to visualize your "astral home." This will be the place
you return to each time you meditate. Your astral home should be a
place that is visually stimulating and beautiful to you. It can be a
real place or one you create in your mind. Have you always been
facinated with Stonehenge? Why not make that your astral home? Do you have a garden in your back yard where you love to spend time? That could be your astral home. Any place that is peaceful and beautiful
to you.
As you begin to visualize, concentrate on your surroundings and what
they look like. What do you see? Are you walking on grass, stone, a
walkway? Are there trees surrounding you? Is it day or night?
Concentrate on creating details.
Now, concentrate on the sounds. Do you hear birds singing, the wind
blowing? Is there a creek or ocean nearby? What do you feel? Is the weather warm, cool? What does the ground feel like?
Now, when your astral home is visually complete, begin to walk around
and enjoy it for a moment. Look at everthing and touch everything.
Next, walk to the center of your astral home and sit down. Take in
the surroundings and breathe deeply. Begin to focus on the reason you
are meditiating. Do you wish to find a magickal name? Are you
searching for the god and goddess? Open your mind to what you want
and wait for it. You might ask the god and goddess to join you in
your astral home. Tell them they are welcome and that you would like
to speak with them. Don't command them to appear, be polite and ask
for their presence. And don't ask repeatedly, just ask once and wait.
When you are ready to return to the "real" world, bid farewell to
whatever entity you may have contacted, and thank them for speaking
with you. Slowly begin to walk away from your astral home. Visualize
your house or apartment and imagine you are walking through the front
door. Visualize yourself sitting or lying down in the spot you began
your meditation. Now, slowly open your eyes.
You shouldn't expect to be successful even in your first several
attempts at meditating and meeting a deity or finding a name, etc. It
may take quite some time to achieve what you want. Don't be
discouraged, just keep practising. You will be better focused over
time.
Meditation is not only for the purpose of meeting deities or finding
names, spirit guides, etc. You should meditate on your goal when you
cast a spell also. You most likely won't want to visit your astral
home when performing a spell, but rather concentrate deeply on what
you wish to achieve. You can take as much time as you need for this
when you perform a spell. FOCUS is the key to successful magick.
I hope this is helpful to you. I can't stress enough how important
meditation is in your practise.
Authior Unknown
Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.
Confucius
French composer Erik Satie holds the record for shortest and longest composition in the world. His piano piece Vexations lasts for just under a minute. However, Satie states in the score that it should be played 840 times in succession a nonstop playing time of 14 hours.
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