Imagery for Self-Healing

Learn to use guided imagery and the power of your mind to bring about a state of deep relaxation and healing.

Guided imagery works. Study after medical study over the past three decades has found that the power of the mind can influence almost every major system of the body—from breathing and heart rate to digestion and immune response. ...

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Mindfulness Meditation

Meditation is one path to self realization and tranquility. One of the most important meditation techniques is the mindfulness meditation.

Mindfulness is a mental state that enables you to stay with a calm mind. It helps you stay aware of all the physical and mental activities of the present. It is a form of Buddhist meditation that has been practiced for eons. According to Buddha’s noble eight fold path, it is the seventh element. Mindfulness develops wisdom of the human mind....

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Beginning Mindfulness Meditation

Here we have basic preparation and guidelines for a beginning practice in mindfulness meditation:

Create a favorable environment. This is one of the most important things to do. Mindfulness for beginners is quite easy, if you take that all important step and get started. There should not be any sort of distraction in the place that you will select for practicing this meditation technique. This place should be calm and quiet....

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The Human Energy Field

Although each of the techniques I studied has a slightly different perspective on the human energy field and the mechanics of how it functions and how it interacts with our physical and emotional well-being, there are some areas of general agreement.

The following is my summary of the underlying assumptions of energy work. Not all of the authors I have studied would agree with all of the points below, but these points do seem to represent a common denominator amongst the systems....

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The Great Invocation

From the point of Light within the Mind of God

Let light stream forth into the minds of men.

Let Light descend on Earth.

From the point of Love within the Hearts of God

Let love stream forth into the hearts of men....

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An Indian Prayer

O, GREAT SPIRIT,

Whose voice I hear in the winds

And whose breath gives life to everyone,

Hear me!

I come to you as one of your many children

I am weak, I am small, I need your wisdom

And your strength.

Let me walk in beauty

And make my eyes ever behold

The red and purple sunsets.

Make my hands respect things

You have made and make my ears sharp

So I may understand what you have taught

My people and the lessons which are hidden

In each leaf and in each rock.

I ask for wisdom and strength,

Not to be superior to my brothers,

But to be able to fight my biggest enemy

Myself.

Make me ever ready

So I may come before you with

Clean hands and straight eyes

And as life is fading away

Like a fading sunset,

My spirit may come to you

Without shame.

Author Unknown
From the Sanctuary of Light, Elbert, Colorado

About Me

The Laying On Of Hands
By Shirley Gibson

I can't remember a time when I wasn't fascinated with shamanism, magick, meditation, and alternative healing methods. Most of my life has been spent in a course of self study that includes just about every healing modality there is. I have worked with sound, color, scent, mantras, medicine wheels, dreams, and journeys in mind and spirit.

While I do have some formal training, much of what I know has been the result of stumbling around in the dark, trying what works, discarding what doesn't. I love exploring strange territories, enjoy new ideas, and find myself climbing out of the box on a regular basis....

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