Achieving a Meditative State

A meditative state can take practice to achieve; some can only reach the levels of relaxation needed with guided meditations and find ‘free fall’ meditation impossible. I am the opposite way, I struggle to relax when having to concentrate on a voice and receive much more when I free fall through my sub conscious. The method I use has been crafted and adapted by myself via trial and error for the last 15 years and now I find it the simplest way to get me into that world behind my eyelids.

• Cast a protective circle in the scent of frankincense oil heated in a burner.
• Let the circle absorb the scent of frankincense to increase its protective qualities.

• Light a candle, I find my working candle is good for this.
• Focus on the flame and take three long, slow, deep breaths.
• As you close your eyes let the image of the candle come with you…continue to see it with your third eye.

• The candle will burn down in your mind and as it does your body will relax and your mind will drift.
• Once the candle has burned half way down, extinguish it and you will find that you are in that dream-like state where anything can happen and the meditation will bring you where you need/want to go.
• You will use the other half of the candle to bring you out of your meditative state, so let it fade into the aether, with the intention of bringing it back later.

I will say here that because this is ‘free fall’, I put my trust in my guides to let my imagination flow and the messages I receive will come from them. Often I will see eyes (which in and of itself is a representation of contact with spiritual beings); wings are another popular vision I receive. I will post about my guides shortly on my Back to Basics tab.

Coming Out of Meditation

I find that many meditations will fade once you have received all relevant messages but returning to your full consciousness requires method.

• Visualise the half burned candle, focus on the wick and re-light it.
• As it glows, focus on the flame. Let your focus intensify to bring your mind back to the conscious world. Start to hear the noises from the street – bird song, traffic, rain on the window – anything that will bring you back.
• Continue to focus on these things until the candle goes out in your mind.
• Open your eyes.
• If the working candle hasn’t gone out, I will usually write down what I experienced by the light of it and reflect on some of the interpretations and thoughts that come to me.
• When you are completely done and the lit candle has died out, take down your circle and extinguish the oil burner.