OCTOBER MEDITATION, 2005

TEMPLE IN THE FOREST MEDITATION

Sit in your favourite meditation pose and centre yourself by tuning in to your breathing. Notice each breath as it comes and goes. Feel yourself growing peaceful and calm. Visualise a shining sun above your head. As you breathe, rays of light begin to surround you until you feel that you are sitting in a canopy of sunlight. The warm rays of light fill your whole being as you breathe and you begin to feel yourself rising as on wings of light, travelling upwards through the light until you find yourself in a beautiful forest glade. Mighty trees surround you, some are fir tress, others are woodland trees like oak, beech and sycamore. The clearing is like a great circle, with soft green grass. Wild flowers of many colours bloom in the soft, brilliantly green grass. Four paths lead into the clearing. There is the one you are on, one on the right, the left and ahead of you. It is like a natural medicine wheel or sacred circle.

You walk into the circle, feeling the softness of the grass beneath your feet. You can smell the delicate scent of the wild flowers under your feet as you walk in. The sun is warm and cool breezes bring fragrant scents of trees, shrubs and flowers. You see brightly coloured butterflies and listen to the song of woodland birds and the hum of insects.

When you reach the centre of the clearing, there is a beautiful spring of clear water that bubbles up between rocks and stones in the ground. It spreads out to form a shallow pool with a clear sandy floor. You stoop down, cupping your hands to drink the cool, refreshing water. Then you splash your face and head and bathe your feet. You begin to feel totally alive and invigorated. As you look at the sandy floor of the pool, you see something shining in it. It is a beautiful coloured pebble, worn smooth by the water that constantly bubbles into the pool from the spring. You bend down to pick it up, examining its colour, texture and markings. It is a special gemstone that has been waiting for you to come and find it. It is for you to decipher its hidden message that is for you alone.

You sit by the pool enjoying the warmth of the sun when you feel that someone is coming towards you. It is a wise man or woman, your spirit guide. You recognise them and are pleased to see them. He or she sits beside you and you are able to ask their advice or discuss any issues you wish to with him or her.

You thank your guide and turn to go back across the clearing and along the path, then travelling down the pathway of light back into your everyday self. Create a grounding cord from your feet into the centre of the earth. Begin to breathe more deeply and open your eyes when you are ready. Take some time to feel sure you are not too floaty. Drink some water to ground yourself.

© Kathleen Pepper 2005

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