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II. DAY TWO: MEDITATION AND VISUALIZATION
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The second day's concentration is on the mental aspects of magick and
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ritual work, and is mostly in workshop form.
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A. Meditation
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Describe meditation as a means of altering your mental state by
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relaxation and concentration. Contrast meditation and trance
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state. Discuss the use of posture (asana) and paradoxical
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breathing (pranayama) to attain a meditative state, then do a few
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quick exercises.
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B. Visualization(s)
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Explain the difference between imagining and visualizing, then
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stress the similarities. Stress the fact that visualization is
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something that you will continually get better at - but there is
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still no "wrong way." Then lead the students through the
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following exercises:
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1. Grounding and Centering
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Using the seven chakras as steps along the way, guide them to
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visualize energy being drawn up from the Earth and blown
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through the tops of their heads (at the crown chakra) in a
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free-flowing fountain. Then (if they seem up to it), guide
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them to mold and direct that energy flow into a circle, then
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a sphere of blinding white light. Have them draw the circle
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back down through their spines until it is returned to the
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Earth.
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2. Contacting Your Magickal Self
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Get them as relaxed as possible and in a deep meditative
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state, then starting with a visualization of a Safe Place in
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the forest, lead them to a fairy hill, then through the Maze
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of the subconscious until they are somewhat lost. Guide them
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to a long stairway, then through the door at the top. Then
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set the mental setting - that at the doorway they change into
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a powerful magician, and suddenly all of the tools and
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symbols in the room are meaningful. Instruct them to study
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the tools for a while. After a minute or two, lead them back
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out through the maze, then to the clearing, and wake them
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back up.
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3. Aura Reading and Healing
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a. Diagnosis
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Guide them to ground and center (as II.B.1, above), then
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stand in front of an evenly-lit white wall. Have them
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open their eyes and stare at a point in the distance
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beyond the instructor. (Note: this will for some of
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them be the first time that they'll be channeling power
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with their eyes open, so take your time.) Instruct them
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to look for the greyish line around me (that is actually
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an optical illusion). Once they've found it, instruct
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them to visualize it being replaced with a wash of
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color. Have them examine it for variations in thickness
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or color.
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b. Treatment
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Point out an ill or sore region on the instructor's
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body. Have them examine it for variations in color or
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brilliance. Pick one student, then have him wrap his
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hands in the energy that he's drawing, then "tune" it to
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the color of the healthy areas in the aura. Instruct
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him to use his hands as if he were rubbing on oil or
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paint to color over the sick area, visualizing the new
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color (healthy energy) replacing the older area, and
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continue until the color stays changed after he's no
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longer touching it or until he gets tired.
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