Your Spiritual Questions answered.
Please write to info@alternative-world.org for all your spiritual and psychic questions
Staying Grounded
You have heard the expression, "keep your feet on the ground". Staying grounded on the spiritual path is paramount to achieve focus and direction.
With your feet firmly on the ground, enables the human spirit to know what is wanted, needed to reach fulfillment and success.
If you take an idealology of a Tree as a significator to represent the human spirit.
If a tree does not have roots, it finds it hard to grow spread its branches, blossom and bare fruit/seeds.
If we do not have depth, and sustained energy, we are restricted within our own lives. We are unable to spread our wings and expand our horizons.
Not having a direction or self belief, limits the amount of achievement that the human spirit is capable of. Staying within a comfort zone limits the growth and resourcefulness of the soul.
Working on the path of spiritual development, people can become absorbed within what they are learning. Passion for life and a belief is great as long as you dont lose sight of what else is going on around you. I have seen some people developing, putting great emphasis upon what they are getting and how much it has helped. Unfortunately this is a sign of the ego creeping in. Once you let the ego in it can create a divide between reality.
I try to encourage students to remain grounded and focused in what they are doing as well as living a fulfilled and happy life. Spiritual development may only take you to the next level where you are able to maintain greater happiness than before. Love is actually a great significator in attaining inner peace, happiness and fulfillment.
Many people have a desire to become a medium. It appears to be a great attraction . When I have asked the question "Why do you wish to become a medium?" the answer has often been , "Because I want to help people". Thats great, but first you have to help and develop yourself. Most Mediums have also walked the path of healing. This teaches you to channel energy as well as open the third eye as well as introduce you to the "Clairsentience" (Clear feeling) which is a basis to development for mediumship.
Whether it is mediumship, psychic development or healing the basic principle is to stay grounded.
There are those who think that they have walked the path for a while and dont need to ground themselves. Unfortunately they are wrong. Not grounding the self , creates illhealth, lack of focus and self esteem, lack of direction and depression. It also enables the ego to take over. Once the ego steps in the gift is lost and what you are receiving is not coming from the heart, but the mind to fill the ever growing ego.
So how do I ground myself?
I have written many meditations. Here is one that is also available on CD.
It is better if you can get a friend to read the meditation to you, that way you will access greater connection to what you are achieving. Read it slowly allowing the images to take affect.
Firstly find an enviroment where you can relax and unwind for about 20 minutes. If you say to yourself, I dont have time, then find time.
Remember if you want to develop, then you will be able to find time.
When you are grounding yourself it is best to do the meditation seated. Laying down, may take you away from what you are trying to achieve.
Close your eyes. Take a deep breath in through your nose, hold for a count of three and breathe out through your mouth.
Repeat this three times untill you begin to feel a little more relaxed. When the body is able to relax it is able to consentrate and sustain improved health and relaxation.
Many people do not actually know how to breathe. Many breathe very shallow, not filling the lungs with air.
Now as you breathe in, imagine breathing in a bright white light. Imagine that light filling the body. As you breathe out, breathe that white light into your aura (the energy field that surrounds your being). Expand your light outwards to a comfortable distance. Imagine your aura sparkling with white light. Focus upon how much healthier you are beginning to feel.
Visualize, imagine or think that you are in a field. Imagine the long grass swaying in the wind. Picture trees at one end of the field. Become aware of brightly coloured wild flowers in the field.
Lie down and smell the fragrance in the air. Stare at the blue sky above as the occaisional cloud passes by. Feel the gentle caress of the breeze upon your cheeks.
(pause)
Now get up and walk through the field until you come to a gate. Walk through the gate and you find yourself upon a path. The path leads into a lush green valley. Walk this path observing the beauty that surrounds you. (Allow any images to present themselves).
(Pause)
In the distance you make out some farm buildings. As you approach a figure of a farmer, with a jolly smile steps towards you. He welcomes you and states that he has been waiting for you.
You are welcomed into his home where his wife has baked some fresh bread and has a cooking pot on the stove. You sit at the table. You are given drink and a plate of food . Allow all images to present themself to you. (Be aware of what you receive).
Once you have finished your meal, the Farmer walks you towards the door. You thank them kindly for their hospitality.
As the farmer shakes your hand he places a seed in the palm of your hand. He states "You must walk into the wilderness, go where you must go . When you reach your destination, plant this seed."
Thank the farmer and bid farwell as you embark on your voyage. Allow time and your minds eye to take you to a place where you feel you want to plant your seed. (dont question what you receive, only accept the images that come to you).
(Pause)
You have now reached your destination. Now dig a hole and plant your seed. Place the seed in the hole. Place a little water and then cover it up. Now sit back and watch as your seed begins to grow. Imagine the roots burrowing deeper and deeper into the earth. As the roots connect to the center of the earth, they connect with a golden light. Imagine the golden light rising up through the roots and filling that seed with light. The light enables the seed to grow. Visualize the seed sprouting, a bright green shoot, reaching upwards. Moving up through the earth until it pushes up through the earth, embracing the light of day. Once in the light the shoot becomes a stem, then a trunk. Expanding and sreading into branches. See your tree filled with leaves and blossom. Allow the image of the tree to present itself to you. (What tree do you have?)
(Pause)
Once in bloom walk towards your tree. Embrace it. Hug your tree and feel the energy of the earth running though its existance. Feel that energy running through you. Look up through the branches and feel the light from the heavens blessing each leaf, feel the light running through the branches the trunk and into the earth. Feel that light within yourself. Feel the texture of the bark against your cheeks.
(Pause)
Now sit with your back against the tree. Become at one with your tree. Feel its energy. Feel its power.
Now watch the blossom turn to fruit/seeds.
One fruit/seed descends towards you. This is a gift. Treasure it as it is yours to sow.
Next week I will explain the meaning of this meditation.
Please write in to info@alternative-world.org with your experiences of psychic questions.
www.alternative-world.org
