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Meditation Meditation is a form of relaxation. As Scott Cunningham says, "It's a quiet time where we can commune with the Goddess and God and ourselves, relaxing the conscious mind's hold on our psychic awareness." Raymond Buckland describes mediation as quite simply listening..."listening to the Higher Self or the Inner Self, the Creative Force, the Higher Consciousness, even the gods themselves. "Properly used, mediation opens the door to individual growth and personal advancement. Of All the techniques of advancement in the psychic and spiritual fields, meditation is by far the most effective. Coincidentally, it is also the most simple." Meditation should be done before ritual or any magickal workings. Ask a hundred Witches how to meditate and you'll get a hundred answers. Like everything else, it is something personal. You set your goals and you know what you need to relax. You can meditate with nothing but yourself, or you can use aids such as a candle, incense and/or music. Here are some basic guidelines for meditation. Adapt them to suit your needs. There is also an abundance of books, videos and cassettes available to help you reach your meditative goals. The first step to good meditation is to find a place where you will be undisturbed for the duration of your meditation, and secondly, to find a comfortable position. You want to minimize as many external distractions as possible. Once you are settled in, close your eyes and take some deep, cleansing breaths. Imagine all your worries, tensions, problems and negativity leaving your body with each exhale. When you have reached a state of calmness, open your consciousness. Several things can happen at this point: You can just sit and "be," feeling your connection to the universe; you could toss symbols around in your head and see where it leads, you can chant or you can commune with the Goddess and God. Don't expect wondrous Technicolor journeys or the answers of life to hit you when you meditate. For some, this might happen once meditation becomes ingrained in their life. But for most of us, this is a method to create relaxation in our mind and body. Yes, sometimes by reaching that state of relaxation you can open yourself up to the universe and find the answers to your questions, experience past lives, discover hidden truths, meet your spirit guides, etc. However, do not be upset if this doesn't happen immediately. Like anything else, meditation is a skill. It is something that needs to be practiced and perfected. It is recommended that you meditate daily, even if only for a few minutes. The more you practice, the more you can gain from your meditations. It is recommended that you keep a log of your meditations, including what accessories (candles, music, etc.) you used. Write down any thoughts or experiences you had. Make notes of things you might want to learn more about or go back to in your next meditation. Sometimes, the line between meditation and visualization is a very thin one. Many of the meditation exercises you will find (including some of them here) also include visualization. Simply remember that meditation in its most basic form is just relaxation. Once you reach that, you can move on to visualization. Four
Stages of Mediation
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