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COLLECTION OF ESOTERIC & KABALISTIC MEDITATIONS
TREE MEDITATION.
This exercise is to help you receive intuitive information about yourself.
In meditation such as this one, your intuition is free to function on a very
rich, symbolic level. It is important that you allow the images you receive
to speak to you, so that you can better understand the meanings contained
within the richness of the symbols. If the images wobble, come and go, or
seem absolutely strange to you, you may banish them and ask your intuition
to give you symbolic images that are correct and true for you. If the same
images reappear, accept them and work with them, even though they may seem
strange or mysterious. With time the meaning and message contained within
the images will probably become clear to you. These few directions
concerning the way to accept the symbols given to you by your intuition
apply for all the other exercises also. By this simple working method,
symbols used by your intuition translate the impulses coming from your Soul
and your other subtle bodies in a more meaningful way.
Recommended time: 20 to 30 minutes
Prepare yourself by entering your sacred Cell.
Relax and take a few deep breathes exhale all the stresses out of your body
and inhale the pure atmosphere of your sacred inner space. When you feel
ready, anchored in your intuitive mood, centered within your sanctified
space, and open and clear in mind and emotion, ask your intuitive self to
present you with the image of a tree which represents your actual state of
being.
You may imagine the tree appears on the intuitive screen just in front of
your eyes, or you may imagine you are walking in nature and you discover
this tree. The tree that you perceive may be like an actual tree or it may
be a very symbolic, very imaginary tree. Accept the tree that your intuition
presents to you and begin to explore it with intuitive awareness. Regard it
from a distance, observing its size, its shape, and its silhouette, become
aware of the environment in which the tree is located on a hill? In a
forest? All alone? Next to water? Perceive the general environment of the
tree, asking your intuitive self how the tree is connected to the four
elements, to the earth, water, air and fire. Imagine you can examine the
earth in which your tree is planted is it rich and nourishing? Or not? Does
the tree receive all the water it needs? Is the air clean and pure? Does the
tree have access to all the sunshine it needs? Explore the tree, the trunk,
the branches, the leaves, the roots In what state do you find the tree? how
do you find the posture of the tree? what type of atmosphere does this tree
have? how do you feel emotionally? what do you notice about this tree that
is particularly interesting, unusual, striking?
Allow your intuition to guide you to explore the symbolic image of this
tree, do not begin to think about the tree or the fact that it represents
you. Just explore the tree with your inner senses, with your intuitive self
and absorb all the impressions you receive.
Ask your intuition to communicate with you, to tell you what the tree lacks
grounding water sun, air, company, a view? Ask about what the tree needs for
healing relocation pruning clear air, posture adjustment?
When
you have received the responses to your questions, allow the image of the
tree to fade, continue to meditate quietly in your sacred cell for a few
more minutes, and then gently return to normal consciousness.
Write down, or even better do a drawing of the tree you have intuitively
perceived. What is the message here for you about your current state of
being?
The image of the tree as a reflection of the human being is a particularly
rich and touching symbol with which to work. In the tree we find a
simplified version of ourselves.
SYMBOLIC MAPPING OF THE TREE
The trunk of the tree represents our spine and general body, the roots
represent our feet and grounding ability, and the leaves represent our
relationship with the universe and light. The environment relates to the
environment in which we live on a daily basis. The quality of the earth
speaks to us about the fundamental nourishing quality of our everyday
existence - the quality of the food we eat, the work we do, the place we
live. The presence or lack of adequate water indicates the quality of
emotional nourishment we experience in our lives. Too much water can be as
damaging as not enough, and changes may need to be made to find the balance,
to find the correct dose. The quality of air is related to mental
stimulation, movement and change. Not enough air, or polluted air, can
indicate that the environment is not suitable for mental growth and
intellectual creativity because of a stifling effect. Too much air (a strong
breeze or wind), can indicate a lack of protection, overexposure, and the
need to create a more sheltered environment where the energies are less
dispersed. The presence or absence of sun relates to the quality of
spiritual nourishment in life.
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