Blog 49: Part 2_MEDITATIONS, EXERCISES & TECHNIQUES (Children of Law of 1 & Lost Teachings of Atlantis by J. Peniel)

Part 2: Meditations, Exercises & Techniques (pages 347-354)

The Star Exercise

1. Remove shoes & socks
2. Stand with your feet about 1 yard (3 feet) apart on the ground (preferably outside)
3. Put your arms straight out to your sides (see below)
4. Turn your left palm up toward the sky & your right palm down toward the earth
5. Begin breathing intensely & deeply (rapid, hard breaths), drawing Universal Life Energy (Chi/Prana) from the air, into your Solar Plexus Chakra (belly)
6. Visualize & feel the life energy building in your Solar Plexus & then distributing throughout your whole body
7. Visualize the energy flowing into your left hand, through/across your body, and out your right hand
8. Next, inhale & hold your breath & visualize/say to yourself, "I am one with Universal Life Energy, it is flowing through me now, I feel it."
9. Then exhale & repeat step 8.

This exercise is GREAT to do with another person, or even better, a group of people.  If you do this exercise with multiple people:

• The energy pouring out of your right hand can be given to the next person & so on (if more than 2 people, then form a complete circle, with no one nearby; which can be dangerous for those outside the circle)

VIDEO:

The Pineal Wave

1. Stand erect, feet together (preferably outside, no shoes, feet on the ground/grass)
2. Visualize your pineal gland (near center of brain, behind eyes, between ears) as a ball of white light energy
3. Inhale, maintaining the visual
4. Then exhale sharply, shooting the ball of white light down through your body, deep into the center of the Earth
5. Wait a second or 2, then begin to inhale again slowly, feeling the energy come up from the Earth, then up into your body, and back to the pineal.
6. Repeat the above at least 3 more times

Planetary Polarity Attunement

1. Get a compass & find the exact direction of north/south.
2. Lie down flat on your back with your body aligned north/south, your head pointing towards the south.
3. Relax your body.
4. Watch your body breathe.
5. Feel yourself dissolve into oneness with whatever you are laying on.
6. Imagine the immensity of the planet Earth.
7. Visualize Earth suspended in space, slowly spinning around on its axis.
8. Feel your body moving with it.
9. Next, feel the lower part of your body, which is facing north, becoming energized.
10. Begin feeling your chakras becoming energized, starting with your lowest/root chakra, and moving up to the heart chakra (stop there).
11. After five minutes, reverse your position so your head is pointing north & feet pointing south.
12. Follow the same procedure, but this time start at your heart chakra & go up to the crown chakra.
13. Continue for 5 minutes.

Mirror Exercise - Chanting

1. Stand in front of a mirror, in a dark room, with only a candle or 2 (night light or small electric light work) in front of the mirror.
2. The mirror should be 1-2  feet away from your face.
3. If you can, burn some incense before starting (Frankincense & Myrrh are strongly recommended).
4. Sit on the floor or in a chair, keep your spine straight & erect.
5. To begin, look into the right eye of your reflection (on right side)
6. Start chanting a mantra (something powerful & meaningful to you such as: Yod-He-Vau-He or Jesus or Buddha or Universal Spirit or whatever you choose)
7. Refrain from blinking if you can, especially when you see phenomenon or other faces (blinking can jolt you out of the altered state that is allowing you to see such things).
8. Continue doing the exercise for at least 10 minutes (continue working on extending it a little every day, 30 minutes will generally yield the best results).
9. Whatever phenomenon may appear, stay focused on what you are doing, don't allow anything to lure your attention away.
10. You may experience "The Dweller on the Threshold" (your selfish separate self), if so then look that beast right in the eye & love it /9the only way to pass the dweller is through love, Unselfish Love).

Conscious Breath

One way to acquire sub-conscious control & conscious integration, is to really become AWARE of your breathing, without controlling it.  Through passive concentration necessary to bridge these aspects, the conscious mind becomes still, quiet, free from the  constant internal noise & reaction to external stimuli which prevent/block the reflection of Universal Consciousness.

• Sit with your spine erect
• "Watch" your body breathe
• Be aware of your breathing
• As soon as you realize your mind has wandered, bring it back to watching your breath (don't waste time reprimanding yourself, that only feeds the separate self & defeats your purpose)
• BRINGING YOURSELF BACK TO THE OBJECT OF CONCENTRATION IMMEDIATELY UPON RECOGNIZING THAT YOU'VE WANDERED OFF, APPLIES TO ALL CONCENTRATION/MEDITATION TECHNIQUES.

VIDEO of 5 Minute Mindfulness Breathing:

The Sacred Breath

The Sacred Breath is a "staple" meditation of a true teacher.  It involves several aspects of meditation: active, conscious breath control; The "little death" of lingering during the period after exhalation, and prior to inhalation; The taking in of Universal Life Energy through the breath into the Solar Plexus; And concentration.

1. Start by inhaling deeply & completely, then exhaling deeply & completely (like a deep sigh).
2. Now here's  where it's tricky:  Begin inhaling VERY slowly, so subtly & minutely that you can't even tell you are inhaling - but make sure you ARE inhaling.  When you do this, you want to completely visualize that you are inhaling Universal Life Energy (Prana/Chi) right into your solar plexus.
3. Now, when you start to feel that you need to take a breath, go ahead & take one - then again, exhale fully & deeply as if you were sighing.
4. Repeat this for as long as you have time for.

You can do this throughout your day anytime you think about it, in order to bring your consciousness back to TRUE REALITY (to break the illusion of the day to day reality).

Grand Circulation of Breath

This exercise can be done lying down, or sitting with your spine straight.  If you have difficulty with falling asleep or "spacing out" (wandering thoughts), you should do it sitting up.  This meditation involves circulating energy around the governing meridians of the torso, in coordination with your breathing.

• Begin by visualizing energy coming up from the base of your spine
• Visualize the energy moving in coordination with your breathing
• As the energy moves up the spine, inhale
• Continuing up the spine area
• Over the top of the head
• Visualize the energy moving in coordination with your breathing
• As energy moves down the middle of the face, begin exhaling
• Down the front of the chest to the groin, continue to exhale
• Then inhale as you visualize the energy back up from the base of the spine
• And again exhale as you visualize the energy down the front of your body

It is important to develop an "overview visualization" of the whole circulation of this energy, seeing it as one flowing circular band, even though you are concentrating on moving the energy "one section at a time".  It is also important NOT to stop moving the energy as you traverse the sections - keep it flowing, moving along its path.  Also, be sure that the speed of your visualization matches your breathing (consciously controlled breathing).

NOTE FROM THE BLOGGER:  I tried finding pictures and/or videos of these exercises but some did not match, were a close proximity, or simply did not exist/nothing even close.  I added to the book images for the Star Exercise to make it into a diagram. I did not include EVERY SINGLE thing from the book, and added the following 2 videos.  There will be more in the next blog, as well as dietary & other suggestions.  As the author says, you can find what works for you & make your training schedule fit your schedule & preferences.  I know that I will be deleting, substituting & tailoring my chart to fit me & my schedule (sorry, but cold showers are just NOT for me).

VIDEO: WICCAN Sacred Breath Guided Meditation

VIDEO: 4-7-8 Calm Breathing Guided Meditation