Once again today, I began meditation by developing my "Grounding And Running Energy". I began to visualize an energy field connecting my body - from my tailbone to my feet - into the earth as I sat in my comfortable upright chair. I imagined it in the shape of a long tree root with my torso as the trunk of the tree. To begin the focus on this "cord" of energy within my body, I first made myself aware of it from my body backwards (away from the flow of energy) to the ground. It was like getting consciously acquainted with the force inside my physical center before tracing it back away from me to its source. I perceived this energy as a light stream, an electric blue in color, which swirled and twirled as it flowed into me.
The next step after getting a firm fix on this grounding cord between myself and the earth was to watch it flow from my feet up through my spine and out the top of my head into the universe. I dwelled on this sensation for awhile, anchoring its existence in my reality and being convinced that it would always be present even if I didn't observe its behavior directly. I felt a peace and a security rising into me that only earth mother could provide for my physical well-being, and upon this sensation too, I dwelled for awhile.
Next, I subdued the significance of this grounding energy and its constant flow into my being a little bit, as I began to visualize the "running energy" and its properties. As I sat calm and still, I began to look above my head with my spiritual eyes. I could observe the energy of the cosmos coming down into my body from a place far above me. It "rained" into me through the top of my head, and I felt its flowing into my being with a smoothness reminiscent of how silk would flow over the flesh of my fingers. This cosmic cord of energy appeared to me as a golden yellow with streaks of glistening light flashing all over its surface. I let the sensation of this divine energy fill up the shell that is my quietly sitting physical form, and I let myself be open to it entirely.
Once again, I brought my awareness of the grounding energy forward, endlessly flowing upwards into my being. At the same time, I brought the awareness of the great cosmic energy flowing down into me. Now, both the grounding energy and the running energy merged and coalesced inside the framework of my corporeal being, filling me with an indescribable sensation. This sensation was not only coalescing within me, but it was permeating the cells of my organism. Each cell was gathering unto itself this dynamic power which I brought into my consciousness through this ritual, and I let myself charge with this energy until deciding to release the flow of each into their ongoing directions, once again beyond my body.
The running energy of the cosmos left my body through the soles of my feet into mother earth and beyond. The grounding energy flowed outward from the top of my scalp into the vastness of divinity. And here I sat as a mere vessel employing this bountiful and dynamic energy which is always readily available for anyone who would want to explore it. All at the same time, I felt electric, dynamic, and full of inspiration in the knowledge that these two energies continue to flow full circle through reality, and I for the moment of this meditation could realize the difference between "being at the center of the universe" and "finding my 'center'," in the universe at large.
The next step after getting a firm fix on this grounding cord between myself and the earth was to watch it flow from my feet up through my spine and out the top of my head into the universe. I dwelled on this sensation for awhile, anchoring its existence in my reality and being convinced that it would always be present even if I didn't observe its behavior directly. I felt a peace and a security rising into me that only earth mother could provide for my physical well-being, and upon this sensation too, I dwelled for awhile.
Next, I subdued the significance of this grounding energy and its constant flow into my being a little bit, as I began to visualize the "running energy" and its properties. As I sat calm and still, I began to look above my head with my spiritual eyes. I could observe the energy of the cosmos coming down into my body from a place far above me. It "rained" into me through the top of my head, and I felt its flowing into my being with a smoothness reminiscent of how silk would flow over the flesh of my fingers. This cosmic cord of energy appeared to me as a golden yellow with streaks of glistening light flashing all over its surface. I let the sensation of this divine energy fill up the shell that is my quietly sitting physical form, and I let myself be open to it entirely.
Once again, I brought my awareness of the grounding energy forward, endlessly flowing upwards into my being. At the same time, I brought the awareness of the great cosmic energy flowing down into me. Now, both the grounding energy and the running energy merged and coalesced inside the framework of my corporeal being, filling me with an indescribable sensation. This sensation was not only coalescing within me, but it was permeating the cells of my organism. Each cell was gathering unto itself this dynamic power which I brought into my consciousness through this ritual, and I let myself charge with this energy until deciding to release the flow of each into their ongoing directions, once again beyond my body.
The running energy of the cosmos left my body through the soles of my feet into mother earth and beyond. The grounding energy flowed outward from the top of my scalp into the vastness of divinity. And here I sat as a mere vessel employing this bountiful and dynamic energy which is always readily available for anyone who would want to explore it. All at the same time, I felt electric, dynamic, and full of inspiration in the knowledge that these two energies continue to flow full circle through reality, and I for the moment of this meditation could realize the difference between "being at the center of the universe" and "finding my 'center'," in the universe at large.