Meditation Instructions for Sun., Jun. 7, 2009

For this coming Sunday, June 7th, the focus for our meditation will be on Satisfaction. A friend recently told me a story about a wealthy New York investor who threw a swanky party at his Fifth Avenue luxury apartment. The guest list included several famous people including Joseph Heller, author of the classic 1960's novel, "Catch-22." As the attendees moved from room to room in the vast apartment, each more lavishly decorated than the other, one of the guests turned to Heller and said, "Do you know he [referring to the investor] makes more in a month than you made with all of your royalties from Catch-22?" Heller paused and then reportedly said, "That may be, but I have something he doesn't have." "What's that?" the guest asked. "Enough," was Heller's simple response.

The story may be apocryphal, but it serves to illustrate an important lesson for us all. In the past we've made the focus of one of our weekly meditations the concept of "abundance." Yet, how much does one have to have to feel a sense of abundance? What is necessary to make one satisfied or content with what you already have? In our meditation this week we want to help establish a sense of contentment, of feeling satisfied with what one already has in life. This is a shift in consciousness for many people but ultimately is fundamental to restoring our financial health as individuals and as a nation.

As a reminder, we typically form as a group in our focused meditation every Sunday from 12:15 to 12:30 pm (Eastern time) and return to bring more energy to the same theme throughout the week as time permits. If you are unable to participate at that particular time there are instructions posted on how to energetically contribute at either an earlier or later time (please see "Instructions for Meditating at Alternate Dates or Times" posted on August 21, 2008).

A few minutes before 12:15 you may want to get into your meditation posture and begin the relaxation phase.

Stage 1:
Sit (or lay down) so that you are relaxed and comfortable but your spine is straight and aligned over your pelvis (if seated).
Begin by taking several slow, deep breaths.
Follow the sensation of the breath down into your body.
Breathe into your spine, your hips, and then your legs.
Feel the breath reach your feet on the floor and then feel the connection through your feet to the earth’s energy.
Draw the earth’s energy up through your feet into your body.
Feel your body fill completely with this energy from your breath and the earth.
Invite your own personal spiritual guides to join you in the meditation.
Ask for those in the spiritual realm (especially the nation's Founding Fathers) who want to assist us in this project to be present.
If you have trouble feeling centered and fully in your body or feeling grounded to the earth ask Guidance to help you.

Stage 2:
Stay relaxed and begin to make a connection with the others in the group by perceiving that we are present in the same room and formed in a circle.
Feel yourself make contact with the person on each side of you in the circle by taking their hand – one to the right and one to the left. Feel the energy of the group grow as you make this connection.
Recognize there are groups all over who are doing similar activities with the same intention. We are connected to them as well as to each other.
Feel the grid or network that is created from this energetic connection. We receive energy from it as we feed energy to it.

Stage 3:
Place a brilliant white light over the center of the country.
Extend blue rays out from the center of that light in the four directions (north, south, east, and west).
The blue rays fill the country from border to border and sea to sea.
Connect to the energetic grid or network created across the circle. Use that grid to direct energy to the manitou of the nation [See Meditation Instructions for Sun., Sept. 7, 2008 for explanation] with the intent of increasing the sense of Satisfaction.

The way to do this is to perceive in your body what the quality of Satisfaction feels like. Ask yourself, "How does it feel like in my body when I am Satisfied with what I already have?" "What in my life helps to create a sense of contentment and Satisfaction?" Hold that sensation and allow it to intensify as you feed that energy to the grid or network with each breath.

Stage 4:
Close by disconnecting from the group circle.
Feel as though you release the hand of the person next to you and feel yourself break from the group.

Stage 5:
Thank your guidance and those in the spiritual realm for coming to assist you in this endeavor. Ask them to continue this work from their plane on your behalf throughout the week.

If you are able, you may want to repeat this process throughout the week, focusing on bringing light and energy to the meditation topic. When you do, connect to the same network or grid of energy created by the group at the original meditation session. Direct your intention to help support and grow that group energy. Be sure to disconnect from the group at the end.

Remember to report your experiences (if you choose) by email to k_miritello@bellsouth.net or kmiritello@gmail.com.