Artwork by Peter Pracownik Meditations that Work Magick The Elements Meditation Celtic Center Point Meditation Creating a Telepathic Link with Your Partner House Blessing Meditation Viking Rune Meditation The Elements Meditation A Guided Meditation Since cave man and cave woman times, people have been meditating on the elements. Each element can be focused on individually or all can be understood together, but the emphasis is the same: we are composed of and interactive with elements every moment. This realization is true self-discovery. The meditation techniques themselves are very elemental: See yourself as earth -- your hair, skin, bones, teeth, all solid parts are made of elements, minerals, chemicals, everything on earth has earth in it. See yourself as merged with the earth. See yourself as water -- your blood, lymph, mucous, urine, sweat, tears, all the fluid in every cell of your body -- everything on earth is connected to water. See yourself as merged with water. See yourself as air -- your lungs fill with oxygen 21,600 times a day, 7,884,000 times a year -- your red blood cells carry oxygen to every cell in your body. You have many other gasses within you and without you. There is an infinite gaseous exchange going on and it's all part of the air -- cows and plants give off methane and filter carbon dioxide and produce oxygen -- all life on earth interplays with the air. See yourself as merged with air. See yourself as fire -- every cell in your body is activated by energy and all energy is activated by the firing of atoms -- every atom everywhere is an explosion of fire -- every atom is an emanation of the sun and its fire fuels all life on earth. See yourself as merged with fire. See yourself as ether -- there is space within you, within and without every atom. There is space that extends infinitely within and without the earth's atmosphere everywhere in the universe. See yourself as merged with ether. See yourself as prana -- the primal source. That energy from which comes earth, water, air, fire, and ether is prana. It is the source and sustainer of all forms. It is the lowest common denominator of everything. It is the ultimate true identity of everything everywhere. Identify yourself with prana and extend infinitely as pure blissful consciousness. Top of page Celtic Center Point Meditation The methods used involve putting oneself in the center of the 3 Realms, constructed as a triskele. The first is a movement meditation that is called “The Center Point.” It involves both movement and a breathing pattern used to time the movement. Breathing is, ideally, timed to the heartbeat. Each beat is one count. The breathing pattern is to inhale for 3, hold for 1, exhale for 3, hold for 1. Movement is slow, rhythmic, and deliberate. Each movement has its own meaning. Start by standing erect, arms relaxed at your sides. Close your eyes and relax. Clear your mind, concentrating on you breathing, and listening to your heartbeat. Breathe in and out in the 3-1-3-1 pattern three times as you allow yourself to relax. As you breathe in the fourth time, raise your hands from your sides and cover your heart with your palms, on over the other – you are at the center of the world. Exhale, moving smoothly to one knee, placing your palms on the ground in front of you – you stand firmly upon the land. Inhale as you rise to your feet. As you stand, move your hands behind you as far back as you can comfortably reach at waist or hip level. Your hands should be cupped as thought you are holding liquid. Breathe out, moving your hands in an arc around you until they meet in front of you at about the level of your navel – the sea always surrounds you. Breathing in, move your hands back to your sides holding them slightly away from your hips with your palms flat, facing forward and your fingers spread open. Exhale as you raise your arms above you in a smooth curve over your head until the tips of your thumbs and index fingers touch – the sky spreads itself above you. Inhale again, lowering your hands in front of you until they are once again cupped over your heart – you are at the center of the 3 Realms. - By Airmid Top of page Creating a Telepathic Link with Your Partner You can work alone or together with your partner to create a telepathic link. Obviously, working together will better help in enhancing your mutual bond, though the exercise is effective either way. To begin, take several deep breaths. When you are relaxed and focused, concentrate on your base chakra, and picture it opening directly onto your partner’s base chakra until two spinning red lights merge. Do the same with the orange intestinal chakra, the yellow solar plexus zone, the green heart chakra, blue throat are, violet third-eye, and finally the brilliant white of the crown chakra. See how the bands of light flow and interact, and be aware of your bodies as vessels for these centers of high-level communication. Repeat s desired. You will soon find that synchronicity is flowing between you and your partner. - By Kala Trobe Top of page House Blessing Meditation For charging a room: Sit straight with palms on lap, take deep breaths, relax, and move into a mental space where you activate your intuitive senses. Imagine a cord of energy from your spine connecting you to the Earth, and channel energy from the Earth through it. Silently ask for divine protection, guidance, and blessing. Direct your psychic sensing outward, and feel lines of force coming out of your aura. Note where the strongest energy is (check out the floor, ceiling, directions, etc). Not spots that feel empty or dead, not places that feel full alive, focus on where you are sitting and how you feel at that particular spot. Imagine a sphere of light and love energy at your heart, feel it pulsing outward with every breath. Feel the radiance increase with every breath, feel your self as a star, continue to breath deeply and send out the energy, letting it pulsate in the room. When ready start making power sounds representing the love and light you are channeling; use it to amplify the light you are weaving; and fill the room with the energy. Then shift focus to sending a probe out into the room, and note the differences in the quality of energy and how you feel about it. Repeat if necessary, when done, feel the completeness of the work. Top of page House Blessing Meditation Burn Viking Rune Incense and have on hand a Viking Rune Libation. You will also need 1 yellow, 1 white, and 1 blue candle. During a waxing moon, in an hour of the Sun. Light the candles while focusing on your spirit’s needs. After drawing a Rune to meditate upon, drink the libation, asking that it help you see your path clearly. Begin burning the incense while focusing on your Rune’s purpose, the needs of you spirit, and the path to growth. Then, say: “Oh, _______ Rune of _______, guide my spirit, show me your light. Give me courage to follow the path that’s right." Top of page Angels The Land of Fae