For this Sunday, July 9th, the focus for our
meditation will be on Opening. Lauren Artress is an author and spiritual
leader who travels the world teaching people about the transformative power of
labyrinths. To her, the labyrinth “reduces
stress, quiets the mind and Opens the heart. It is a walking meditation, a path of prayer,
and a blue-print where psyche meets Spirit.”
To use a labyrinth is to engage in a very special form of walking meditation. With a labyrinth there is only one way in and
one way out, and entering without expectation Opens you to a unique pathway
of communing with the Divine. It can help
Open your mind, body and soul, making you more receptive to spiritual
guidance. Many of us try to avoid moving
through our daily environment in too Open a state. Add the quality of being empathic to the mix,
and the experience can easily become overwhelming. We spend years learning how to armor
ourselves in defense of all the unpleasantness around us, but then when we want
to connect with others or with Spirit we find it hard to let go of that
protective barrier. Walking a labyrinth
can teach us how to restore feelings of peace and security that allow us to be
more Open to the world. If you
don’t have access to a walking labyrinth you can print an image of one and
trace the path with a finger to accomplish the same thing. This week in our prayer and meditation time
let us consider in what ways we may have closed ourselves off to others and to
Spirit. Let us ask to be gently guided
to restore an Opening that allows us to be in closer communion with our
guidance and those we love here on earth.
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 what do I feel in my body when I have
experienced an Opening that puts me
in closer relationships with others? How does it feel in my body when I am
able to shed my protective shell and Open
myself up to the full beauty of the Divine around and inside me? 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.
If you have feedback or experiences you would like to share
please let me know via e-mail to kmiritello@gmail.com
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