How to visualize?

[Eternal Unity]

Allow me to begin by saying that, if you do not already have a regular meditative practice, you should begin one. Meditation is the practice of stilling the mind. The mind is the processing tool of the soul. But if you do not sometimes still this tool you become gravely confused. You are prone to believing that you ARE your mind. And you are not! You are prone to believing that the noise that exists inside your mind is what is real. And it is not. Through meditation you can move beyond mind and come face to face with soul. That which you more truly are. There is so much more that I could say at this juncture about the benefits and importance of meditation, but this conversation is not about that. This is about Visualization. The reason I raise the topic of meditation is that those who are experienced meditators are, right now, ready to begin powerfully visualizing. Those who have never meditated will find this more difficult to do as their minds are noisy and undisciplined.

However, irrespective of whether you are a seasoned meditator or brand new to all spiritual practice, you can still begin to visualize your intention into fruition. The difference, really, will be that experienced meditators will find it much easier to maintain a still mind whilst visualizing. A novice will, quite likely, find their mind often wandering counter productively and will have to spend more time and effort to complete each visualization exercise.

The other point I wish to make is that “visualization” is actually not the proper term. It should more accurately be called, “full spectrum internal sensory creation”. Except that’s a bit of a clumsy phrase. The reason I make this point is that many people are not visually oriented. If they close their eyes and imagine something, they do not “see” it. They, perhaps, “feel it”. Or simply “know it”. There are many different ways in which different people will explore their imaginations. Do not therefore feel you must “see a movie” in your mind just because this exercise is called “visualization”. Ideally you will “imagine” with ALL of your internal senses. But work with whichever senses you can bring to bear.

Now; how to visualise:

To begin with, you close your eyes and still your mind. Then you connect with your heart. Find the connection to Source. The place where Love comes from. Inside the very center of your Heart Chakra.

Now, holding that connection and returning to it if ever you lose it, explore the following thought by visualizing it in your mind:

Visualization #1: Today is the day when your intention has manifest. It is happening. You find yourself saying, “This is it! My intention is right now coming to reality! In the most amazing and magical way, it is all coming true right now!”

What are you experiencing? What is going on around you? What event is occurring that causes you to say, “This is it!”?

Spend time with that visualization. Redo it a few times until you feel you really have it visualized in all of its richness. Then (and this certainly doesn’t all have to be in the same session or even on the same day) work your way through the following additional visualizations:

Visualization #2: It’s been some time since your intention came true. The excitement of it has faded somewhat. This is now your new normal. What is your life like now? How has it changed? What is improved? What have you lost? What is less good?

If you cannot find a single thing that you have lost or given up, then this is a warning sign that you are deceiving yourself. Everything comes at a price. Everything. Do not proceed until you have the self awareness to at least look at the down sides. The cost. What you will lose. Look at it. Make sure it is an acceptable exchange for that which you will gain. Only then proceed.

Visualization #3: Other’s lives have been impacted too. Start close in: what is the impact on your nearest and dearest? How are their lives affected? What are the positives and the negatives for them? What about others? Colleagues and acquaintances? Distant family and friends? What about random strangers? What about (if you have such a thing) enemies and those you dislike? How are all of these peoples' lives touched in ways both positive and negative by your intention coming to fruition?

If you think that it doesn’t matter how your choices impact others, then you have forgotten the most basic premise of how the “magic” of The Steps of the Path works. It works, fundamentally, because All is One. The other is another self. What we put out is what we get back. The fact that this is true is WHY the “magic” works. And so, if you create something that brings you great joy, but at the expense of bringing others great misery, then you will ALSO bring yourself that same misery, as an integral of what you are creating. If you don’t understand this, or don’t believe it to be true, then reality creation is not for you! You will only cause yourself harm with a tool that you are not ready to use.

So, after a 360 degree analysis of the impact of your intention's fruition on all others, is this STILL something you wish to create?

If it is, you have but one final visualization to do.

Visualization #4: In this visualization exercise you cast your imagination forward to the point when you are done with this life. When you are once again a spirit being. When you are reviewing this life that now lies behind you. You are standing with your spirit guides and the masters of light. As you look back upon the moment in which you took your creative powers in hand, in which you set your intention and began to bring it to yourself, as you look back on getting what you created and the moment when you could no longer doubt your own creator nature, what do you, as this wise and expanded being FEEL about your choices? Was this the right choice? Feel your heart connection now. Feel how it feels. Does it feel Right? Good? Divinely inspired? Or does it feel like a mistake? The right step taken in the wrong direction? Or perhaps even the wrong thing to do entirely? Feel. Spend time with your guides and the masters. Take their input. Feel (and look and listen) for their guidance.

If, after the fourth visualisation, you are still on track and feeling positive about your intention, then you are ready to continue on to the next step, Emotion. We will be speaking about that next.

If, however, you have decided to change your mind and NOT create this intention, then you may begin by finding great gratitude in your heart for the fact that you had the wisdom to cease this creation before it was already in your reality. Find that gratitude and, with that feeling in your heart, simply let go of your intention. Cease to give it thought or energy. And, when you are ready, return to the beginning with the additional learning and wisdom in hand that you might create with a more desirable intention in mind next time.

Greg

Edited July 13, 2021 by Eternal Unity
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[gettoefl]

powerful process thank you will give this a try