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SPIRITUAL PSYCHOLOGY AN INTUITIVE METHOD OF MAKING DECISIONS EXERCISES To facilitate your work it is advisable to tape this exercise or do it with a few friends. RELAXATION AND PURIFICATION Close your eyes and bring your attention to your breathing…finding a rhythm of breathing that is calming and relaxing… (pause) During several cycles of respiration, simply be aware of your breathing…becoming more and more present… more and more with yourself…with each cycle of breathing…(pause) Be aware of how you feel…of your mood…of thoughts coming and going… and be in a state of acceptance of yourself. (pause) Imagine yourself in a beautiful natural place surrounded by all the beauties of nature that are energizing you and allow yourself to perceive nature with your inner senses…absorbing into yourself all the beneficial qualities of nature as you wander through the landscape you have imagined… (pause) Once you feel energized bring your attention to your spinal column… imagine your body as a vertical column of light…firm and supple…wide and long… a column of light extending down into the earth…grounding you… connecting you to the earth… allowing you to release tension from your body to give to the earth… (pause) Imagine light from the universe flowing into you through the crown of your head… flowing and circulating in you… flowing into your heart … and flowing through you… energy of earth… energy of universe… flowing in you…filling you …and circulating through your body as a river of light… (pause) Imagine your body is surrounded by a sphere of light… a sphere of protection and, within the circle of light, within the boundary of your sacred space… you can be with yourself…secure and stable… present…breathing….receiving what you need from the earth…receiving what you need from the sky…for balance…for healing…for being with yourself…. (longer pause We are going to explore possible ways of decision making, trying to understand the advantages and inconveniences of making and taking decisions. Remain very relaxed and allow your intuition to be your guide… remain open and alert… and when you feel ready bring your awareness to a decision in your life that you are facing now… (pause) Be in contact with how your feel at this moment and observe the various emotions you may be experiencing in relation to the choices you are exploring…(pause) Let go of stress and accept the feelings that you are observing in yourself… let go of worry and fear and breathe into your belly…grounding yourself and relaxing… (pause) Bring back to memory a difficult decision that you are facing now in your life…Be aware of the fact that, in relation to the choice you are facing to make, there are several possibilities available to you… and affirm within yourself that you are prepared to explore these different possibilities from an intuitive perspective…(pause) Imagine yourself strolling in the garden or in nature… and as you walk…you are reflecting on the problem you are facing… simply allowing thoughts and feelings to come and go…within yourself, define all possible options open to you…here are two examples of options, with a job, either you can take the job or not…a need of changing a habit, a practice or not… Imagine , as you walk in your garden or nature spot, that you find yourself on a path, and on the path, you arrive at a crossroad, where the path divides and becomes 2, 3, 4… paths Imagine the first path as the path of one option, the second path as the path of another option, and then choose a third one and maybe a fourth one, give each path a name, and a title… Take your time in doing this… and remember them (long pause) Be aware of how you feel in your body and begin to walk along the first path, the path of the first option, and note very carefully the path itself, the landscape, the atmosphere, the weather, and above all the way you feel within yourself as you take this path…(pause)
Where
is this path going? [pause]
Be
open to the impressions you receive, to the physical sensations you
experience in your body and to your feeling in the heart…(pause) When you feel satisfied, go back along the path, arriving at the crossroad where you began and repeat the same procedure along the path that represents number two option, look at the name you have given to this second path and be aware of how you feel in your body and begin to walk along the second path, noting very carefully the landscape, the atmosphere, the weather, and above all the way you feel within yourself as you take this path…(pause)
Where
is this path going? Be open to the impressions you receive, to the physical sensations you experience in your body and to your feeling in the heart…(pause) Imagine as you journey along this path that you come across an old wise being who is waiting for you… Create a contact with this being and allow yourself to ask advice from him or her about this path… about what it can give you, what it can teach you… (long pause) When you feel satisfied, go back along the path, arriving at the crossroad where you began and repeat the same procedure along the path that represents number three option, look at the name you have given to this second path and be aware of how you feel in your body and begin to walk along the third path, noting very carefully the landscape, the atmosphere, the weather, and above all the way you feel within yourself as you take this path…(pause)
Where
is this path going? [pause] Be open to the impressions you receive, to the physical sensations you experience in your body and to your feeling in the heart…(pause) When you feel satisfied, go back along the path, arriving at the crossroad where you began and repeat the same procedure along the path that represents number four option, look at the name you have given to this fourth path and be aware of how you feel in your body and begin to walk along the fourth path, noting very carefully the landscape, the atmosphere, the weather, and above all the way you feel within yourself as you take this path…asking yourself the same questions and then meeting with your wise being…( long pause)
Be
open to the impressions you receive, to the physical sensations you
experience in your body and to your feeling in the heart…[pause]
When
you have finished exploring, return to your garden or the spot (or sacred
cell) in nature that you have chosen…
and install yourself well into a meditative mood… ask yourself
Which
of these paths corresponds to the path of my soul… to my true and correct
path?
Be
available for the response you receive.
Ask
yourself: Which of these paths brings joy to my heart?
Be
available for the response you receive
When
you feel ready, relax your awareness and return to your normal state of
consciousness Take a few notes in your diary. Back to the List of all the Exercises
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