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Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energies   
Out with the old, in with the new   
Inner Power   
Bridge of Light   
Chakra Cleansing and ENERGY Raising   
Opening Your Intuition   
Visualisation on the elements of earth, air, water and fire  
Imagery to help depression   
Soul Smile!   
Journey into Past Lives   
Inner Being

Why not take some time out to try these meditations and guided visualisations. Either get a friend to read one out for you, or record it onto tape so you can play it back to yourself. Read them slowly and softly, pausing at the '...'. Most of all - ENJOY!
NB these meditations are not meant to replace health care or treatment for any problem. 


Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energies

Make yourself comfortable. Close your eyes and take three deep breaths....Place a beautiful golden-white Light around your body... Feel yourself relax into that Light. We're going to do a brief chakra exercise.... ....

Place your attention at the base of your spine. Place there a beautiful ball of red energy. Allow that ball of red energy to begin spinning slowly...feel it radiating warmth and earthiness.

Then, place your attention about three inches below your navel. Place there a beautiful ball of orange energy. Allow that ball of energy to spin slowly...feel this energy centre coming alive with vitality...

Then, place your attention at your solar plexus. Place there a beautiful ball of yellow energy. Allow that ball of energy to begin spinning slowly...feel the radiance of this colour emanating...

Then, place your attention at your heart. Place there a beautiful ball of green energy. Allow that ball of energy to begin spinning slowly....feel the vibrancy and clarity of this beautiful colour...

Then, place your attention at your throat. Place there a beautiful ball of blue energy. Allow that ball of energy to begin spinning slowly....feel this crystal clear colour filling this area...

Then, place your attention at your third eye between your brows. Place there a beautiful ball of indigo energy. Allow that ball of energy to begin spinning slowly....feel the gentleness filling this area...

Then, place your attention at the top of your head. Place there a beautiful ball of violet energy. Allow that ball of energy to begin spinning slowly... feel this colour expanding and vibrating...

Imagine that you are walking down a long hallway... At the end of the hallway is a closed door... Allow yourself to put your hand on the door handle... Open the door and walk inside... You are now in a large room... In the center of the room is a beautiful, large, ornate mirror.... allow yourself to walk and stand in front of the mirror.... The reflection looking back at you is the one you see every day.... But now we're going to ask you to do an exercise with us....

Consciously change the reflection in the mirror to one of masculine energy.... This means if you are female, see yourself as male. If you are male, see yourself as even more masculine than you feel you are in your daily life... Change this image into an image of masculinity down to the most minute detail possible.... All the while remember, this is you - this is your masculine self.... We will give you a moment to look at this image of yourself and begin to feel comfortable with it....  ...

Now reach your hand into the mirror and take the hand of the masculine image in yours.... Pull this masculine self out of the mirror so that he stands in front of you.... Imagine that a beam of green energy connects your heart with his heart.... Then take him into an embrace.... As you embrace, feel that the boundaries between you are lessening.... Feel the blending of your energies together.... You blend so much that finally you stand simply embracing yourself....

Now turn and walk out of the room the way you came, back into the hallway and close the door....

Next to that door is another door.... Allow yourself to put your hand on the handle.... Open that door and walk inside.... In that room also stands a large, ornate mirror.... Walk up to the mirror and stand looking at your usual reflection.... Now, consciously begin to change that reflection into one of feminine energy.... If you are female, make the reflection even more feminine. If you are male, make the reflection your female counterpart.... Change the reflection to the smallest detail possible.... We will give you a moment to become familiar with this feminine self....  ...

Now, reach your hand into the mirror and take the hand of the feminine image.... Pull the feminine image out from the mirror so that she stands in front of you.... Imagine that there's a beam of green energy connecting both of you at the heart.... Then take this feminine image into an embrace.... As you embrace, feel that the boundaries between you are lessened.... Finally there are no boundaries.... You have become one, and you stand embracing yourself....  ...

Allow yourself to walk out of the room the way you came.... Close the door behind you.... Feel your consciousness begin to come back to the room here.... Feel your body here in the physical universe.... When you feel ready, you may open your eyes.  

...

One of the reasons we introduced you to your internal male and female archetypes is that we'd like you to develop an ongoing relationship with them. You know, children have imaginary friends; there's no reason why adults can't have them too, although they're not really imaginary. So, pretend that this male you saw in the mirror and this female you saw in the mirror are real people who live inside of you. The first thing we're going to ask you to do is to give them names. You can choose the name. It really doesn't matter, but make sure it is something you're comfortable with because you're going to want to refer to these people many times in the future, for they are real people inside of you.

Now, we're also going to ask you, if you want to do this, to begin carrying on imaginary dialogue with them. When you're standing and doing the dishes, think of 'Mary', your inner female and talk to her. Maybe you feel you're having trouble with your feminine energy, so ask Mary for advice. Ask Mary what she would do in a certain situation. Imagine her response. Do the same thing with your inner male. We'll call him 'Joe'. When you haven't been assertive enough, ask Joe how to be assertive. Ask him for advice. If you develop really strong relationships with these inner archetypes, you're going to begin to transform. The people who have worked with these exercises have had dramatic changes in the areas of their lives where they felt they were weak. So if you really want to accelerate your growth, try it out and see what happens.


Out with the old, in with the new
(my title, as Bernie Siegal didn't give it one)

BERNIE SIEGAL, BERNIE (1990) 'Peace, Love and Healing', Rider.
Click here to find out more about this inspiring book.

Begin by taking some deep breaths... Breathe in peace... Breathe out conflicts and thoughts and fears.... Just fill a balloon with them and let them go.... And when you’re ready, look up and let your eyes close gently if they haven’t by now.... And now let a wave of peace move down through your body.... You might give it a color if you like, or repeat a word like “peace” or “relax” to yourself... Let go of the tension In your jaw muscles, and your neck and shoulder muscles....

I’d like you to try to remember sitting in a school room, a classroom with those old wooden desks, names carved on the surface,... the of your classmates around you, the teacher at the blackboard the board with lessons and chalk writing.... When the board was full and the lesson was done the teacher would take an eraser and just erase the blackboard.... Do that now.... Clean your slate and erase the blackboard of your mind so that you are ready for new lessons and experiences...

Once you’ve prepared the slate for new images, words and lessons, we’ll go on a journey.... You know where we’re headed.... We’re headed for the middle of nowhere, to your corner of the universe,... your own special place in the middle of nowhere,... with its vivid colors, textures, aromas and sounds.... Take yourself to that very special place you have created for yourself.... Once you’re there, find a quiet little den or nest that you can rest in or curl up in.... And take a moment here to absorb the energy of the earth and the sky and to take the time for self-healing.... If there is any problem present within your mind or body, see yourself eliminating that problem,... with any treatment or techniques that you would like to utilize.... And now take another moment for yourself, here in this special safe place that only you know where.

[Pause]

And when you’re done I’d like you' to follow my voice again, and dress yourself for work.... We’re going to build a bridge from your corner of the universe to ours, a bridge over a river that will 
connect with your path through the universe.

So dress yourself for work, and be aware of the weave and fabric and texture of your life, and how that has prepared you for the journey.... And if your garments need to be repaired, repair them
with love so that you’re prepared for your journey and are dressed appropriately to work on your bridge.
...

Then take a look at the bridge you’ve built as you walk across it:
how wide, how long, how strong?
...What kind of a connection 
do you have with the universe?

[Pause]

As you cross the bridge to start down your path to begin your
journey, all of the people in your life will be present ...– family friends, co-workers, people you have all kinds of relationships with.
... Stop and touch them, and talk to them.... See what changes occur in 
your feelings and theirs as you all come together.
... All feelings are appropriate.... They are simply feelings.

[Pause]

When you have completed that, continue on your path.... But if 
you need to stay you can catch up with us later.... As you walk 
down the path you will see an old house off to the side with a garden and a porch.... Walk through the garden, up to the porch steps and into the house, and find the living room.... And when you find the living room, look around in it for a chest. ...

Be aware if the chest is in some dusty old corner, or out in a prominent place.... Have you looked at it many times before?... 
When you find your chest, open it and see what lies within,... what 
your heart would like to tell you.... What gift or message does your heart have for you as you look inside your chest?

[Pause]

When you find the message within your chest make it a part of you and then come out onto the porch and back to the garden....
Find a place where you’d like to plant a seed to create more 
beauty.
... And prepare the soil and take the seed and plant it...
And then become that seed, sitting in the dark, paying attention 
to what it feels like to be that seed.
... Do you know which way to grow? ...Do you know which way up? ...Which way to put down roots? ...You can’t see here in the dark, but you can feel and you 
can know.

[Pause]

So put down roots to give yourself the nourishment and strength 
you need to get a grip on things.
... And then grow, pushing aside problems and obstacles until you break out into the sunlight and 
then stretch your limbs to the sky.
... Grow and bloom and blossom.... Become that unique beautiful individual that you already are....
And just feel the velvety petal, the aroma, the beautiful color....
Grow and bloom and blossom where you are.... When you’re done make that flower a part of you
...

And then continue on your journey.... You will come to a quiet safe place where’d like you to stretch out, or sit, and become small enough to enter our own body.... Go through your body, opening every cell to light, to love.... Harmonize the organs, and listen to what they have to tell you...Go through your body, repairing, rebuilding, recreating.... Walk the corridors of your mind and brain, opening doors, cleaning the shelves of old material, turning the valves and switches in the different rooms to create the changes 
that you want to create in your body, so that you create a new 
self, a new you, a new.
... Then look in the mirror at this new self, 
this new creation
.... And look out of the mirror at yourself.... Reflect upon what you see, and embrace yourself, accept yourself.... Become one with your new self. And then gradually let this new self come back to the room, back to your breathing.... Breathe in 
peace and alertness. 

Come back gradually, awake and alert, yet relaxed and at peace, back to an awareness of your chair, or the floor, And when the 
voice has stopped, come back to the room and open your new 
eye when you are ready.


elf CInner Power

Sit comfortably with your eyes closed, your ankles and arms uncrossed, hands loose in your lap.... Take a deep cleansing breath and release your muscles.... Take another deep breath and release all your worries.... Breath in calm and breath out peace....Imagine yourself on a beautiful golden beach...a secluded cove with pure white sand, palm trees scattered around you...make yourself comfortable on the sand...marvelling at the brilliance of the colours around you...allowing the warmth of the sun soothe your skin...the gentle breeze caress your face...the powdery feeling of the sand grains beneath your body...sounds of the sea lapping at the shore... 

 

You feel the warmth of the sun begin to ignite a tingling in your belly...this ball of fire grows larger and larger as you realise it is your own personal power... You realise that your number one responsibility is to fulfil your fundamental human need to feel good mentally, physically and emotionally... You realise that you have the freedom and the authority to do anything you feel necessary to satisfy this basic need.... You realise that you are in charge of your own life and well-being....

 

You are now aware of your own personal power centre within you...the self confidence within you.... You are self reliant, self confident and filled with independence and determination... You have opened your mind to the inner security that was laying dormant within you... You are transformed ...  Being aware of this ball of fire within you allows you to think confidently, you talk confidently, and you project an image of self confidence, because you know that if you walk tall, remain calm and accept yourself you cannot help but be confident... You are independent and filled with inner security...connected to this inner power... 

 

This ball of fire within you is radiating out, becoming larger and larger until it encases your whole body...radiating strength and vitality...You are creating a new positive reality... You now experience all the warmth and joy in life while being able to detach and observe the negativity... You know that you have a choice as to how you see things and you now see the positive side of everything that happens.... You see positive opportunities in everything you experience and your positive thinking now results in a more positive life... You experience a feeling of overall well-being and mental calm... You are at peace with yourself, the world, and everyone in it.... Each and every day you find it easier to connect with this energy as you take a deep breath and feel the tingling...

 

Your inner radiance is shining ever wider now as you accept yourself exactly as you are, what you do, how you think and how you feel...and as the energy gets brighter your self esteem increases... And the more you accept yourself, the more confident you are...With this vibrancy comes an enthusiasm about your life and you look forward to the challenges, willing to learn from your experiences....As this warmth and vitality spreads and intermingles with all that is around you, you breathe life with new optimism ... with new enthusiasm....a sense of connectedness to everything...

 

A happy, self assured inner you has emerged...the true you... calm and harmoniously centred at all times....the knowledge that this inner radiance is inside you at all times allows you to remain at peace even whilst allowing yourself to feel your emotions...emotions are neither positive nor negative, only your responses to them...so you can now be objective about them....refraining to label them or respond to them...when you allow yourself to feel an emotion it has a short wick and burns out quickly...when you hold onto an emotion or try to avoid it, its wick grows longer and longer...your inner radiance gives you the power and strength to feel your emotions fully and completely...You are independent and self responsible and you fully realise that you are unlimited in your ability to create your own reality.

 

You feel the warmth all around you now, drawing in energy and vitality...gleaming and vibrant...knowing that everything is perfect exactly as it is... You have given yourself the greatest gift anyone could give themselves: the freedom to be exactly as you are, which releases the Real You, the spark of the Divine that lives within you,... to help you learn and grow on your path from here on in.

  

Repeat these sentences, silently to yourself in your mind.

I have the right to have, and to express my own feelings.

I have the right to love and be loved without terms and conditions.

      I have the right to change, to grow and to fail.

      I have the right to be the first in a long line of successful human beings, and the right to be the last in a long line of scared and angry failures.

 

Bask in this glorious warmth now as it tucks in snuggly around your body....protecting you...Feel yourself on the beach still...sand supporting your body...sounds...colours...feelings...
take a deep breath to absorb these feelings...
and open your eyes when you are ready...


Bridge of Light

GILL EDWARDS (1991) 'Living Magically: A New Vision of Reality', London: Piatkus. For connecting with a soul quality you need, in order to make positive life changes. Click here for more information on this wonderful book.

Relax deeply…with a few deep breaths...letting go of all muscles...worries...then imagine you are in a beautiful meadow... Use all your senses to make this scene come alive...What can you sense...colours...textures...sounds...feelinsg...smells...tastes... Then walk up the mountain behind you....At the top find a temple – your temple of Light.... Picture every detail of this magnificent temple.... As you enter the temple, you are greeted by a being of Light – perhaps your Higher Self of guide.... Allow them to lead you where they will. ...

Tell the being of Light what you wish to do – perhaps connect with a quality such as love, trust, courage, joy, humour or wisdom.... Listen for any comments that the being of Light might make....

Now began to spin a bridge of Light.... See the quality (perhaps as a symbol or colour) in the distance.... Then imagine that a golden strand of light is emerging from your heart, and is connecting with that quality.... More and more strands of light emerge from your heart..., until you have built a bridge of light to the quality. ...

Attach the bridge of Light to the temple..., and begin to walk across the bridge.... (You might find that the quality meets you on the bridge).... Allow yourself to bathe in the quality, absorbing its energy, for as long as you wish....

Then gently come back to the room....feeling yourself back in your body.

(Repeat this meditation several times for maximum effect. If your meditation does not follow the pattern above, that is fine, trust whatever happens is right for you).


Chakra Cleansing and Raising

Promotes Self Healing and ESP

Make sure you are in a comfortable position,... whether laying down or sitting...Become aware of your breath...as it goes in....and it goes out...don't try to change your breathing...just observe it...become aware of how your body is relaxing...muscles are becoming softer...breathing more slowly....relaxing more and more with each breath....

Imagine raw energy entering your feet,... mentally feel it moving up to your base chakra at the base of your spine via your legs,... You may feel tingling, especially in your feet and lower legs, don't worry, enjoy this feeling .... The energy reaches your base chakra.... This is coloured red....Imagine an empty, inactive chakra as a small sphere, the size of a tennis ball.... With your mind, imagine your hands opening this sphere,... using the same motion as you would to open a warm, fresh bread roll.... As you open it, imagine a flash of bright, red light fill the room .... Feel the energy in the chakra swirling around and around.... If you visualise it swirling slowly, that's because your subconscious wants you too.... This means that the chakra needs to be energised.... Imagine one of your hands, with its forefinger outstretched as if pointing, dip its finger into the swirling chakra and start to spin it faster, in a clockwise circular motion.... Keep doing this until you feel the chakra swirling faster and faster.... The faster it goes, the brighter it is, and the further the swirling is projecting from your body....  It may or may not expand to reach around 6 feet,... take your time,... and imagine the light emanating from it fill your body,... so your body is glowing red, inside and out.... Now, you may or may not sense long, thin black lines within your body when you imagine this... feel and visualise them gently being forced out of your body by the intense swirling from your base chakra....gently and slowly...its a healing process.... How you imagine the dark spots being removed is completely up to you.... When the chakra is bright, clean and large, you can move on....

Imagine the sacral chakra an inch or so below your belly button,... this is orange.... Feel more energy rising up through your feet, into your base chakra.... See the base chakra overflowing, the energy emitted now rising into your sacral chakra.... Repeat the process described above for opening, stimulating and cleansing the chakra....opening and swirling the chakra...letting the light from it expand...filling your body...expelling any dark blocked areas ...until the chakra is bright, clean and large...

Now you are onto your solar plexus chakra.... This is yellow.... Feel the energy again, rise up into your feet,... causing the base chakra to overflow with energy into the sacral chakra.... The sacral chakra now also overflows,... this time into the solar plexus chakra.... Feel the energy rising up through your body.... Again, repeat the opening, stimulating and cleansing process... opening and swirling the chakra...letting the light from it expand...filling your body...expelling any dark blocked areas ...until the chakra is bright, clean and large...

You may or may not feel a slight change in consciousness...this is fine... perhaps as though there is a vast space in front, not just closed eyelids...

Now you are onto the heart chakra... It's colour is green... Feel the energy rise up through your feet, up your legs, through the base chakra, then your sacral chakra, then the solar plexus chakra,... overflowing all the way, until it reaches your heart chakra... Again, repeat the opening, stimulating and cleansing process... opening and swirling the chakra...letting the light from it expand...filling your body...expelling any dark blocked areas ...until the chakra is bright, clean and large...

Now you move on up to the throat chakra... It's colour is blue... Feel the overflowing of energy from your base chakra, sacral chakra, solar plexus chakra, heart chakra,... all the way up to your throat chakra... Again, repeat the opening, stimulating and cleansing process... opening and swirling the chakra...letting the light from it expand...filling your body...expelling any dark blocked areas ...until the chakra is bright, clean and large...

Feel energy rising up through your feet, mentally perform and feel the overflowing process from your base chakra, sacral chakra, solar plexus chakra, heart chakra, throat chakra,.. and then stimulating your Brow chakra.... It's colour is indigo.... Again, repeat the opening, stimulating and cleansing process... opening and swirling the chakra...letting the light from it expand...filling your body...expelling any dark blocked areas ...until the chakra is bright, clean and large...concentrate well here to improve your innate psychic abilities...

Now the final stage.... Again, feel energy rising up through your feet, into your base chakra, sacral chakra, solar plexus chakra, heart chakra, throat chakra, Brow chakra,... and finally, the Crown chakra.... This chakra is bigger than the other six.... It covers the whole top of the head, from the hairline upwards (or where the hairline used to be).... It's colour is violet at the hairline,... but gradually changes to white at the top of the head.... Again, repeat the opening, stimulating and cleansing process... opening and swirling the chakra...letting the light from it expand...filling your body...expelling any dark blocked areas ...until the chakra is bright, clean and large...

Enjoy these sensations of expanded awareness for as long as you like...having cleansed...stimulated...balanced...each chakra...

When you are ready to close your chakras to maintain this balance and wellbeing...begin with the crown chakra and see its light begin to shrink back to covering the top of the head, spinning gently...take the energy back down through the feet...deep into the earth...forming strong golden roots...now imagine a trap door closing and protecting that chakra...locking it with a key...

before moving on down through each subsequent chakra, grounding and closing it....the brow chakra's light back to the size of a tennis ball...energy flowing through the feet...forming strong golden roots...now imagine a trap door closing and protecting that chakra...locking it with a key...

the throat chakra's light back to the size of a tennis ball...energy flowing through the feet...forming strong golden roots...now imagine a trap door closing and protecting that chakra...locking it with a key...

the heart chakra's light back to the size of a tennis ball...energy flowing through the feet...forming strong golden roots...now imagine a trap door closing and protecting that chakra...locking it with a key...

the solar plexus chakra's light back to the size of a tennis ball...energy flowing through the feet...forming strong golden roots...now imagine a trap door closing and protecting that chakra...locking it with a key...

the sacral chakra's light back to the size of a tennis ball...energy flowing through the feet...forming strong golden roots...now imagine a trap door closing and protecting that chakra...locking it with a key...

the root chakra's light back to the size of a tennis ball...energy flowing through the feet...forming strong golden roots...now imagine a trap door closing and protecting that chakra...locking it with a key...

Take your time to come back to the room when you are ready.


Opening Your Intuition
Orin and DaBen 

I have a deeper part of my being
called my intuition.
It is always sending me guidance
and assisting me in choosing
my highest path from
moment to moment.

To open my intuition
I relax my body at a deep level,
going within to a deep,
serene part of my being.

I adjust my body 
so that I feel comfortable.
I take a deep breath in
and let myself grow even
calmer and more peaceful.

I am in touch with the inner world
of my thoughts and feelings,
the language of my intuition.

I let my mind become clear
like a clear mountain lake
that can reflect the thoughts 
of my higher mind.

I let go of any 
thoughts I do not want.
I open to receive the loving, clear
thoughts of my soul 
and inner being.

I put my awareness 
on the top of my head,
called my crown center or spiritual center.
I imagine building a channel of light
that goes straight up 
from my crown center
to my higher self and soul.

I observe that I have a channel
through which energy can flow from
my soul and inner self
into my mind and being. 

I call upon my soul to join me.
It responds instantly to my call.
I feel my soul
like a gentle presence of light and love.

My soul sends me energy and light
to connect my mind
with my higher mind.

My ability to know 
and to follow my intuition--
to hear the messages,
guidance, and information
from my soul--
is opening up.

Energy and light 
flows down this channel of light
through the top of my head.
I am becoming 
more aware of my intuition.

I receive information 
and guidance from my soul
in a flash that is beyond time.
I KNOW.

Light flows down 
through the top of my head
into my third eye, 
my center of soul vision
located between my eye brows.

My soul vision is awakening.
I see the true reality -
the light behind all form
and the love that is within all beings.

I imagine a beam of light
coming from my third eye,
lighting up the path in front of me.
I see my next steps clearly.

I listen to my feelings,
thoughts, urges, and dreams.
I know these are the ways my soul
and deeper self speak to me
as they guide me 
and lead me to my enlightenment.

I open my intuition.
I listen to the whispers, 
my inner messages.
I pay attention 
to the subtle signals and signs.
I follow them with action
when it feels right to do so.

I think of a decision I need to make.
I imagine light coming down
through the top of my head.

I look out through my third eye 
at this situation
and let light flow out 
from my third eye
to this situation.

I allow guidance 
to flow into my mind
from my soul and deeper self.

I now know what my heart 
is telling me to do.
I can hear the whispers 
and deeper urges.
I let go of what others 
expect me to do.
I trust in myself 
to make good decisions.

I follow my intuition in this area.
I take the action I feel drawn to take.

As I listen to
and follow my intuition,
I am choosing my highest path
from moment to moment.
I am creating my highest future.

 


Visualisation on the elements of earth, air, water and fire, beyond and within  

TONY NEATE (1995) 'Channelling for Everyone', London: Piatkus.
Click here for more information on this book. 

Prepare yourself with a few deep breaths... then relax each muscle for several more breaths...

Centre yourself,...by focusing on your tummy rising and falling as you breath for a minute...balance your aura by imagining it as a protective shell around your physical body...fill it with comforting, cleansing white light...and inwardly smile ...

   Find yourself facing a gate which leads into a field... open it and walk into the centre of the field in bare feet ...through your inner senses, become aware of the colours around you – the greenness and the blue sky... hear the sound of birds, or maybe the silence... smell the grass...feel the earth, firm and stable, beneath your feet, linking your own body with the physical being of planet Earth itself....

   Breathe the clear air deeply into your lungs,... feeling the connection with all of nature... marvel on infinity above you, aware of the infinite possibilities of your own mind and imagination that can focus wherever you will...

   Walk to one side of your field... where you will hear and see a stream of clear, pure water, bubbling over stones as it descends from its source in the hills beyond.... Step into the middle of the stream and feel the water flowing round your ankles... marvel at its adaptability as it meets any obstacle ... turn your mind to any feelings or issues you may have that you wish to let go of and release from your inner world ... name them one by one and allow them to relax down through your body into your feet and flow out into the stream,... to be dissolved and washed away... breathe them out....

   For a moment consider the wisdom of water in its ability to accept the nature and quality of whatever it meets... are you able to accept your own nature, light and shadow? ...Are you able to accept the nature of others, their light and shadow?...

    Step out of the stream and lie down on the grass in the sun... feel its warmth as it permeates your whole being and drink in its healing energy... dwell on the nature of fire for a moment,... its power to transform and also its power to destroy if it is not contained and handled well... are you able to handle your own inner fire with wisdom?...

   Return to the centre of the field,... remembering your connections with the earth, the air, the water and the fire ... walk back to the gate and go through it,... closing behind you.

Gently return to where you are sitting or lying.... Refocus yourself back into your body,... by breathing through your crown and out of your feet,... down into the earth.... Feel centred within your auric field....and open your eyes when you are ready...


Imagery to help Depression
(approximately 14 minutes)  

BELLERUTH NAPARSTEK, (1995) 'Staying Well With Guided Imagery', London: Thorsons.
Click here for more information about this book with many more meditations for healing.

Please get yourself comfortable... shifting your weight so you’re allowing your body to be fully supported... and your head, neck, and spine are aligned...

And taking a couple of deep, full, cleansing breaths, inhaling as fully as you comfortably can... sending the warm energy of your breath to any part of your body that’s sore or tense or tight... and releasing the discomfort with the exhale... so that you can feel your breath going to all the tight, tense places... loosening and softening them... and then gathering up all the tension and breathing it out ...so that more and more you can feel safe and comfortable, relaxed and easy, watching the cleansing action of the breath... with friendly but detached awareness...

And now... imagining a place where you feel safe and peaceful and easy... a place either real or imaginary... a place from your past... or somewhere that you’ve always wanted to go... it doesn’t matter... just so it is a place that feels good and safe and peaceful to you...

And allowing the place to become more real to you ...looking around you... taking the place in with your eyes... enjoying the colors... the scenery... looking over to your right... and over to your left...

And listening to the sounds of the place... whatever they might be... wind or water... birds or crickets or a whole blend of sounds... just so your ears can enjoy the unique music of your special place...

And feeling whatever you are sitting against or lying upon... or perhaps feeling the quality of the ground beneath your feet... whether it’s sand or pine needles or grass... perhaps you’re in a cozy armchair... or sitting on a nice, warm rock in the sun .

And feeling the air on your skin... either crisp and dry... or balmy and wet... perhaps you are indoors, feeling the warmth of a cozy fire on your face and hands... or maybe you are outside, and there’s just the subtlest caress of a fragrant, gentle breeze on your face... so just enjoying the feel of the place on your skin...

And smelling its rich fragrance... whether it’s the sofi, full scent of flowers... or sharp, salt sea air... sweet meadow grass... or maybe the pungent smell of peat moss on the forest floor...

And as you become more and more attuned to the safety and beauty of this place... feeling thankful and happy to be there... you begin to feel a kind of tingling... a pleasant, energizing something in the air... something that contains expectancy and excitement... a sense that something wonderful is just about to happen...

And as that certainty settles around you, you notice that the tingling is taking on a kind of a glow... that the air is alive with vibrant energy...

And from somewhere above you, a cone of powerful white light is softly and steadily moving down ...forming a tent of vibrant tingling energy all around you... surrounding and protecting you... illuminating everything it touches with exquisite brightness... highlit definition... vibrating color ...giving everything it shines on a fresh, new beauty...

You can feel the air around you intensifying, glowing, dancing with sparkling energy... and with a sense of gentle wonder for such stunning beauty... you feel the tingling energy of the light moving down into your body... softly entering your head and neck... warming your shoulders ...feeling the muscle subtly soften, release, and expand...

Gently penetrating into your chest... and moving into the heaviness around the heart... slowly and easily... softly massaging and opening... moving all around the edges of the heaviness... steadily kneading and softening and releasing...

And continuing down the spine... filling your back and torso... penetrating into the layers of tissue... deeper and deeper... slowly and steadily moving into every organ... cleansing and clearing .

Sending a warm, vibrating softness into the weariness in the belly... gently warming and opening ...soft and easy... filling it with the powerful, healing energy of the light...

Working its magic deep inside your body... moving with deliberate intelligence to the hidden places where pain and disappointment are stored... right to the center of the heaviness... and feeling the spaces loosen and lighten as you breathe into them ... sensing the beginnings of energy awakening ...old sparks returning...

You gradually become aware that you are not alone... that there is a warm presence all around you... and looking around... surprised but not surprised... you see that you are surrounded by' gentle, loving beings... immediately recognizable as allies... smiling and nodding in the soft beauty of the light... some perhaps familiar... or perhaps not... but all warming you with their protective presence...

One of them softly approaches you... and with a wonderful, deep, gentle look, directly into your eyes... gently touches the center of your chest... with a u arm, gentle touch... sending a charge of gentle but powerful energy directly into your heart ...strong waves of nourishing, vital energy... moving right through barriers of dull, deadened space ...melting away the thick, heavy fog... releasing and awakening the core energies beneath... and you can feel the energy begin to spiral... wider and wider... charging and renewing each and every cell...

So just letting yourself feel the stirrings of your own energy... as it starts to bubble up, simmer, and roll to a boil, deep in your center... sensing your own unique, vital life force... pulsing and vibrating... radiating strength and purpose to every corner of your being...

You see in the eyes that are looking at you that they see what you see... that you are healing... that you are remembering your own vitality and aliveness... that you can feel it deep inside you ...breathing in to touch it... (pause)... breathing out to let it move through you... (pause)... deep, full, nourishing breaths...

And suddenly you know with your u hole heart ...with your whole being... that you are healing ... that you will continue to heal... that-the heaviness will continue to lighten... that the fog you’ve been trapped in will continue to burn away in the bright, humming light... as more and more you are able to release the places where feelings are held... breathing out pain and tiredness... (pause)... breathing in the beauty of the dancing light... (pause)... and releasing sadness and despair with the out breath... (pause)... taking in joy and hope with the in breath... (pause)... and breathing out resentment and pain...

Knowing you are healing... feeling your heart expand and open to its own vastness... attuned once more to the brightness of your own being... and the generosity of your spirit... breathing in to touch it... (pause)... and breathing out to send it all through you... (pause)...

The special one says to you, “Remember, we are always here... it is you who come and go... call for us anytime and we will come... to help you heal... to help you remember who you really are” ... and gathering up a handful of the glowing, vibrating light... gives it to you for safekeeping ...your own special supply, to use as needed...

And with a special look of deep understanding ...bows and fades away with the others...

And so... feeling peaceful and easy... you watch as the light slowly begins to withdraw... returning to wherever it came from... until it is gone altogether... for now... knowing it is yours to call forth whenever you wish...

And once again, you see yourself in your safe and peaceful outdoor surroundings... feeling safe and relaxed and easy... although perhaps the colors around you are brighter... the sounds more vivid ...the air more alive...

You might feel that something powerful has happened... that a major shift has occurred... and will continue to occur... with or without your conscious working on it...

And you see very clearly that you can call forth this place... the light... the magical band of allies... whenever you wish to further the work that you have already done...

And so... feeling yourself sitting in your chair ...or lying down... breathing in and out... very rhythmically and easily... gently and with soft eyes... coming back into the room whenever you are ready... knowing in a deep place that you are better for this...

And so you are...


Soul Smile! :o)

Take a few slow, deep breaths, breathing deeply into your belly...sigh heavily on the outbreath...letting go further with each breath...allow yourself to drift...muscles relaxing...knowing you are safe, comfortable and in complete control...

Imagine you are on sailboat...lying comfortably with the gentle warmth of the sun of your skin...soothing and calming...you can feel yourself inwardly smiling as you feel yourself and the boat bobbing gently up and down on still waters....the rocking motion makes you sleepy...as you feel yourself relaxing more and more with each breath...any thoughts seeming to be carried away by the lapping waters...

As you rock, back...and forth...back...and forth...you feel warmth of the sun begin to infuse your body...tingling and expanding...bigger and bigger until your whole body is radiating...and filling your body it fills your mind...surrounding you outside of your body...calming and clearing...and filling your mind, it fills your spirit...an expansive feeling of peace and tranquility...

On reaching this peaceful space, it fills your awareness with a golden light,... as though the sun itself has filled your existence...your higher self and your  subconscious mind are here to help during this adventure...guiding you towards healing...guiding you towards light...using wisdom to create a positive new reality for you.... To help you connect more and more with this golden light - your inner self - and those qualities that are naturally you...this golden light is pure love...feel it pulsating throughout your body, mind and spirit...inwardly smiling wide...a grace and warmth and inner knowing that all is as it should be...allowing you to connect with states such as joy...feel joy emanating from this golden light as a beautiful colour showering down on you...each droplet melting into your body...fusing with each cell...sense grace emanating as another beautiful colour showering down...melting...fusing... peace...clarity...strength...

As this rainbow of beautiful qualities fills your very being more and more...send out gratitude...as a crystal clear silver light...sparkling and shimmering...send out this light to all that is around you...feeling connected...free...balanced...in harmony with everybody and everything....as everything is indeed this beautiful golden light...everything and everybody shimmers with this golden light within...you can see that now...each one is as beautiful as you...each one full of grace...peace...clarity and strength...

So, every day you feel these qualities more in your life. This connectedness allows you feel your feelings fully...to release thoughts about the future or the past... enabling you to enjoy and appreciate the wonder of each moment.... The wonder of each breath.... As you notice each breath, so this fills you up with a sense of these golden qualities...as you inner self smiles warmly at the decisions you have made to open yourself to the magic within... 

Every person is free... You have been given this day to use as you will... What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it.... When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever;... in its place is something that you have left behind... More and more with each day you find you choose to listen to your inner self....feeling this golden light as an eternal flame burning brightly...appreciating the opportunities and learning from your feelings...feelings are the key to living...so feel them fearlessly....

Emotions are our friends, whether painful or joyful. Painful emotions are messengers to what we need to heal so you allow yourself to embrace them,...only then can you tap into their wisdom... and learn from them... 

So with each day you become much calmer, more centred... and much more relaxed... And as you become, and as you remain  more relaxed, each day you develop much more peace within yourself and within your life...The golden light always finds a way to shine through even if you forget about it...a flash of intuition...a knowing inner smile...a feeling of gratitude for the fresh rainfall clearing the air.... Because of this, every day you have a greater feeling of wellbeing, a greater feeling of security and connectedness than you have felt before.... You begin to feel this strength from within, motivating you to face any and every obstacle that may stand in the way of balance; seeing that obstacle as an opportunity to learn and grow.

Now, take a long deep breath, and as you breathe out, think to yourself the words 'golden light'... This long deep breath, with those words, golden light, allow you to feel that inner warmth...the emanating rainbows...is your own personal control mechanism and helps you feel instantly as peaceful and tranquil as you are right now... And the more you do this, the more effective it is.... With those words “golden light”.

As you continue to bob back and forth on the sailboat, know that these waters are the journey of life...continuing on this fantastic voyage into unknown territory...perhaps challenges...perhaps utmost joy... freedom...wherever it may take you.... the golden light is always with you...

Continue relaxing as long as you wish...then when you are ready...feel your body where you are sitting or lying...stretch your limbs...and open your eyes when you are ready.


Journey into Past Lives

Sit or lie down comfortably... Just focus upon your breathing to relax.... Focus your attention upon the highest point of good in the universe,... the divine light, the spark which resides in all of us...the Creator of all that there is.... Feel the unconditional love of the Creator as you focus your attention.... Allow that unconditional love to surround you.... Call it to you as the brilliant white light,... the pure unconditional love,... filling your aura at every level of your being.... Expanding your aura, until you are enclosed within the beautiful, protective, pure, unconditional loving, white light of the Creator.... The presence of the Creator is with you, around you, within you,... and all of your teachers are drawn towards you, by the pull of the white light of the Creator that is now with you... and you are now a part of a group gathered within the white light of the Creator....

Focus upon your breathing.... You are breathing in the white light of the Creator,... and with every breath you become lighter, purer, more in touch with your Higher Self and your God Self....

Focus your attention upon your heart centre and feel it fill with the love of the Creator.... Add your love to that of the Creator.... Let it blend and mingle with the love in your heart centre and it will start to overflow and radiate out from you....

Look deeply into your heart centre, and you will see a crystal,... a most beautiful crystal,... and as you look at it,... it is as if it becomes larger ...and larger and larger,... until you find yourself merging in to it.... Not becoming one with the crystal, but entering into it....

As you enter in to it you notice a little red dot, right in the very centre,... which is getting bigger and bigger as you come close to it.... You realise that it is not a red dot at all,... but a red covered book,... with gold embossing on the cover, gold around the edge of the pages....

Approach your red book,... and as you approach ask that it open at the specific part in the specific past life that is appropriate for you to be investigating at this time.... When it opens, look therein....

Take what is given to you from the book... and let it flow and let it grow.... Reap from it what you sowed in that life....the purpose of that lifetime...the lessons learned...

Take as much time as you need....

To Conclude

When you realise it is complete... withdraw from the crystal,... feel the love in your heart... and then bring yourself back to the consciousness of the room,... giving thanks to the Creator for what you have been given.


Inner Being

Take a few moments to observe your breath...as it goes in...and it goes out of your body...notice that with each breath...how you may or may not feel more and more relaxed...Now that you are comfortable and relaxed I am going to ask you to imagine certain things... Just get a sense of what it might be like...  Just let yourself go deeper and deeper into relaxation with the words I am going to say....

I want you to picture a suitcase... It's a big brown sturdy leather suitcase with big gold locks... This suitcase is for you to put all your fears and worries into for safekeeping for the time being as you are not going to need them for a while... Open the suitcase and imagine yourself filling it with anything you wish and feel your mind relaxing more and more with each thing you put into the case... Notice the weight easing off your shoulders and how lighter and lighter this makes your body feel.... It's a good strong case so you can be sure it can withstand a lot of pressure as you pour all your negativity into it.... It may be things that are worrying you at the moment,... problems that are upsetting you, so see the suitcase becoming more and more full now as you know you can offload anything into this case.... You may find you need more than one case, so produce as many as you need………Now you have finished filling the case for the time being, so fasten them tightly shut and imagine putting them by the side of your chair....

Your mind is now clear and relaxed,.. and you feel your body is becoming lighter and lighter.... Let yourself feel lighter and lighter as you gradually begin to imagine yourself floating gently upwards,... leaving the image of yourself on the chair below.... Your suitcases are by the side of the chair but they are safe and you do not need them where you are going,... so you feel comfortable leaving them behind..... You can now see yourself below sitting in the chair in the room, and all the familiar things in this room.... Let yourself float higher and higher,... and as you drift beyond the roof of the building you feel the gentle sun on your face.... It's a warm, clear autumn day and you see a golden leaf carried by the breeze towards you... which is big and strong enough to support you.... The leaf sweeps under your feet and carries you gently on the breeze as you feel totally free and easy... You are in complete control and feel comfortable as you let the leaf carry you higher and higher.... You look down at the building you have just been in and watch it become smaller and smaller;... the higher you go the more calm and relaxed you feel.... The whole town begins to look the size of a postage stamp... as you drift higher into the clear blue sky as you reach the clouds... They are fluffy, clean and white and cushion you as you meet them....

Soon, as the clouds disperse and you float past them,... you find yourself reaching a sky that is a beautiful deep blue,... the colour of the ocean at midnight,... with twinkles of stars pinpointing the surroundings.... It is a welcoming space and you feel safe and protected.... You have a sense of being free;... free to go anywhere,... do anything you choose... and be anything you want to be.... You know that in this expanse of space,... anything is possible.

As you bathe in this wonderfully relaxing sea of deep blue... you find yourself drifting towards a pinpoint... of what looks like a star in the distance.... As you get nearer you see it is a shimmering golden white light... that seems to exude serenity and warmth.... It has a message for you and as you get closer you realise it is offering you a gift.... It is offering you the gift of peace and harmony... and you feel so safe and comfortable that you trust this radiant white light and accept it's generous gift... See yourself opening your arms to this light... and allow this gift of peace and harmony to be yours.... Feel the light gently touching your fingertips... as it begins to warm your hands... and fill them with sparkling energy.... Feel it spreading through your arms into your body and head,... down your legs,... and into your feet... as your whole body is now merged with the golden white light,... merged with the light of peace and harmony... and shimmering with warmth.... You feel so good that you can see a radiance that magnifies your whole body....

You feel calmer and more relaxed than you have for a long time... and you also become aware of the self confidence that this light brings you,... a sense of self-reliance and inner security.... As you enjoy these feelings you realise that this light has not given you these new qualities... but that these qualities were already within you.... Your inner radiance has been enlivened and you feel transformed.... Your inner self has emerged and it feels so good to be in touch with the real you at last.... Feel this warmth within you and be at peace with yourself,... the world and everyone in it.... You now breathe life with a new optimism, feeling calm, relaxed and centred at all times……..

When you want to connect with your inner self again, all you have to do is to take a deep breath in and when you breath out say the word 'warmth' to yourself.... You immediately sense the shimmering energy and goodness spread through your body and feel centred, relaxed and confident;... the real you……

Now before we leave this special place and return to the chair and the room you started this journey from,... you can choose to discard the suitcases as they have no place in your life anymore... It's very simple.... Ask one of the bright lights in the sky to be a spiritual valet and take your cases and turn them into light….. and watch them dissolve in the bath of beautiful deep blue…..

So when you are ready,... give thanks to the shimmering lights around you for giving you the gift of connecting with the real you..., and prepare to float back to reality,... carried by the golden leaf, ...where you can maintain this inner warmth…. Feel yourself gently drifting back down now,... knowing instinctively where to go,... back through the comforting blue towards the fluffy clouds,... out through the other side where you can see the town and then the building where you are headed.... You watch the leaf drift away on the breeze... as you imagin