Meditation Instructions for Sun., January 25, 2015

For this Sunday, January 25th, the focus for our meditation will be on Permission. A well-known Jungian analyst and author, Dr. James Hollis, recently visited the area where I live.  An eloquent and erudite speaker (the two don’t always go together), he enthralled a room full of people talking about his life work as a therapist.  One of the many comments that resonated with me was his description of his client base, most of whom would be considered to be in the “second half” of their life.  They are well educated and very accomplished people, yet they struggle with the perceived lack of Permission to be themselves.  Dr. Hollis has written several books about the second half of life that he believes is about the recovery of personal authority – in other words, learning how to give ourselves Permission to be who we really want to be.  There are many influences that suppress the ability to grant ourselves this Permission earlier in our life.  Family pressures and demands, societal and cultural norms, career aspirations and so on, all of which accumulate to make us work harder to gain the approval of others rather than love ourselves for who we truly are.  This week in our prayer and meditation time let us consider whether we are ready to let go of our need for approval and replace that with Permission to be who we want to be.  If we have the courage to grant the Permission to just be ourselves, we come closer to fulfilling our true potential.

In our efforts this week let us also continue to use the energy of our prayers and meditation to amplify the light that covers and fills this nation.  As we perform our meditation this week let us begin by re-energizing the brilliance and power of the light we create.  Just as before, begin by forming a concentrated ball of light that is so bright it is almost impossible to look directly at it.  Raise this sphere of light up high over the nation and then let its rays cascade down to create a solid, impenetrable dome of light that completely covers every inch of our country.  From shore to shore and border to border let the entire continent be filled with this brilliant, dense light that will serve to magnify the best and highest qualities of our country and the people who live across its vast lands.

Please follow the same practice as before: Get centered in your body, ask to bring in your guides and others who are there to assist us, and connect to the circle of others participating in this project.

Ask yourself how do I feel when I am able to give myself Permission to do something I feel strongly I want to do?  How does it feel in my body when I love myself enough to grant Permission to be myself more fully?  Then send the energy and intention of those feelings to the nation.

Be sure to disconnect from the circle at the end and express thanks for those who have helped us in this effort.

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