All of the meditations I share are Alchemy Meditations - meditations where we are changing something into something else.
Like:
our love and enthusiasm for our dream -> inspiration and motivation for our next steps
our fear about our next steps -> confidence and a feeling of being ready
That kind of thing. Alchemy meditations are about exploring, healing, growing and creating.
(I added a section in the map that lists ALL of the guided meditations, right here)
There is also meditation where you just…. sit with yourself.
I am finding, especially as SO MUCH IS CHANGING FOR ME I need more time to be in that kind of meditation. It’s a way of grounding and acclimating to where I am.
Also, we can trust that meditation without any kind of focus or intention WILL bring us what we need. That we, as in our current-every-day-consciousness-self, don't have to choose our focus, we can let a larger part of us choose, which is what happens in this kind of meditation.
Sometimes, with alchemy meditation or any kind of manifesting or healing techniques, we can be coming from a very head-focused or ego place. Like, we decide what we need then try to give that to ourselves.
Meditation without focus can bring us what we ACTUALLY need, which is sometimes VERY DIFFERENT from what we think we need.
This is similar to journaling! In Dream Book, I talk about how the Dream Book journaling is all very focused on moving towards your dream, and I encourage you to ALSO “just journal” as much as possible. “Just journaling” meaning - sitting with yourself, on the page.
OF COURSE we love doing things with focus and intention, we love to choose where we are going and how we are going to get there. We are creative beings, this is natural!
In the practice of sitting with ourselves, we release that sense of “being in control” and choosing where we are going. We open ourselves up.
Having a balance of both, or shifting back and forth between them, is so good!
Since my husband left me, and then we had a huge medical situation with one of the kids, I’ve been reacting.
I’ve been trying to heal and process. I’ve been VERY VERY FOCUSED on healing, feeling better and moving my life forward. I’ve been processing everything from the end of my marriage very deeply. I’ve learned and grown and my perspective has shifted so much I don’t always recognize my past self.
So, right now, I need A LOT of “sitting with”. In both meditation and journaling - sitting with myself, letting go of control, opening up to the moment and seeing what comes without intentionally choosing my focus.
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