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INTRODUCTION MEDITATIONS FOR SELF-DISCOVERY Guided Journeys for Communicating with Your Inner Self By Shepherd Hoodwin

 

These meditations were channeled from my essence (higher self) as part of the "Michael Speaks" lecture series in New York City to help draw the group together. Originally, they lasted about fifteen minutes each, including pauses and the concluding open-ended exploration, but they can be shorter or longer depending on the pacing. (The unguided segment allowed me to concentrate on bringing in the Michael entity, whom I channeled for the rest of the evening.)

You can use these meditations individually or in a group; many are suitable for discussion afterward. You can read them or play them on a cassette, with or without music--it can be valuable to record them in your own voice, and prerecorded cassettes may also become available (write the publisher for information).

I have omitted instructions about posture, closing and opening your eyes, etc. It is recommended that you keep both feet flat on the floor when you are sitting on a chair, or sit cross-legged, yoga-style. Keep your palms up, your back straight, and your head buoyantly elevated as if a string attached to your crown were drawing it upward. It is helpful to begin with a few moments of silence, consciously releasing any tension in your body, and stilling your mind. Listening to your breathing can help focus your concentration.

These meditations can provide vehicles for new experiences of energy and communication from your inner self. Let your imagination be free. Your imagination can operate through any of your senses, not just visually. Some people's imaginations are not particularly visual. Whatever ways in which you experience these meditations are valid. In this book, "to see" refers to the inner sight, however it operates in you, whether through vision, sensation, sound, or abstract thoughts and feelings.

If no images or sensations come to you, you don't need to "try," but you can make up something or "pretend" you're having the experience of the guided meditation until images and/or sensations come freely. Once they do, take your hand off the wheel, so to speak: let the experience come from within, without thinking. Let yourself be surprised by what comes up. There is space after each meditation to record your experience.

As with dreams, examining what your imagination brings you is a potent way of learning about yourself. Some people are afraid to meditate because they do not wish to face what might come up from their subconscious. These meditations are designed to promote a positive experience; if something disturbing does come up, no doubt it is something that needs your attention. The best approach is to objectively observe it, as if it were a movie, write it down afterward, and when you are ready, explore it, perhaps with a professional counselor of some kind.

If you read these meditations aloud, let your voice be warm and colorful, as if you were telling stories.

May they guide you into many wondrous adventures!

 

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