Wicca 101, May 17, 1994 Topic- Connecting to Your Higher Self Teacher- StormLrd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- StormLrd-- As you grow spiritually, you are on a wonderful journey of self-discovery. You will increasingly understand the mysteries of the universe and learn tools of personal transformation. Connecting to your higher self will allow your life to become effortless and joyful. Your higher self is that part of you that is continually connected to the light. As you open up to the higher dimensions of yourself, you will be able to lift the veils of illusion and see the world through the eyes of your higher self. You will link your throat with your higher self and express truth and love in all you say. Your mind will be illuminated and your emotions will be harmonious as they are blended with the light of your higher self. As you allow your self to connect in higher ways you create more loving relationships, allowing trust more, and opening your heart open more. You begin to share new levels of intimacy and have deeper more meaningful connections whit your loved ones. What many of you are looking for in another - compassion, understanding, and love - you will find first in your connection to your higher self. You will be able to create rapid positive changes in your physical body, and gain greater skills in healing yourself. Your higher self is limitless. It is not pulled down by the denseness of the earth plane, and therefore when you meditate AS your higher self you being to receive much inspiration, love, oneness, and guidance. Your higher self is a dynamic, growing life force consciousness. It exists in a realm where all beings are untied as one multidimensional consciousness. Your higher self knows why you have the challenges that you have, your higher self is the essence of who you are. It is the wise teacher within you . I will now type out a meditation of how to meet your higher self. For this meditation you can be sitting or lying. It is preferable if you lie on your back with a book under your head and your knees slightly bent towards your body. If you wish to sit, the make sure that your feet are firmly planted on the ground. Then Close your eyes and take a deep breath.(Into your navel). On the in breath imagine a clear pure white light entering your body from above and exiting (going through your body) into the ground. This is a very general cleansing, you can adapt this so that you clear each chakra at a time if you wish. Then move your awareness to each body part individually. I.e., toes, individual toes, sole of foot, calf muscles, thigh muscles, back, arms , fingers, palm, etc. Make sure that when you become aware of the body part that you consciously relax it. The chakras are energy points that allow you to link to your spiritual side. There are 7 major chakras, and several minor, (i.e. your hands and feet). These major chakras are, Base, Spleen, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Forehead, and the crown / top of your head. The base chakra is at the bottom of your spine. Its color is red. The spleen chakra located neat the spleen is color orange. The SP chakra is just above your navel, and is color yellow. The heart chakra is at your heart and is green (or pink). Your throat chakra is at the base of your throat and is blue. The brow, forehead, third eye chakra is purple or indigo. The crown chakra is at the top of your head and is color violet. When you become aware of each body part, make it relax. If you find that it hurts then breath light through your mouth and into the body part. Allow total relaxation. :) Do this until you feel peaceful, focused , and physically comfortable. Total relaxation is dependent upon how aware you are of your body and how easy you find it to let go of each body part. Adjust your posture if you need to, so that you feel the light that I pulled into your head flowing more easily through your body. up and down your spine. Straighten and lift your upper chest on an in breath, do not push this, do this so that your back is slightly straighter. this aids your emotional body and thinking in higher ways. :) The next step is to ask your spiritual guides to be present. To do this you can say it aloud, or think it. Ask that their presence be felt so that you know they are there. Feel the joy, love, and peace surrounding you, they are here to help you. If you feel uncomfortable or blocked, just relax a while longer until you feel the negativity going away. Breathing the light is essential to help your energy flow. Now, its time to meet your higher self. Imagine your higher self (known now as HS) in the distance, beginning to come toward you. You can picture your higher self in what way feels most comfortable to you. Greet and welcome your HS, invite it to come closer. Mentally ask your HS to assist you in making your connection to it stronger. Feel the radiance of its love surrounding you and embracing you. Feel lines of light coming to you from your HS, and as these lines touch you, feel your vibration increase. You and your higher self now being to merge and become one. Feel your molecules and atoms merging with your HS, as if your reclaiming a part of your energy. Let your HS merge with you even more until your energy patterns are taking on the radiance of your higher self. you and your higher self are now one. As your HS, open your breathing to create a greater flow of energy in your body. Adjust your posture so that you are sitting as your higher self. As your HS, adjust your shoulders and chest to reflect your confidence and your wisdom. Think of a situation you want guidance about. As your higher self , you can give yourself advice about any situation. Imagine that you are a wise teacher, consultant, what advice do you give your self. You may want to speak out loud, or write down your answers. Ask your HS, (you) if you have any other messages, maybe on your spiritual growth, your higher purpose. You have effectively met your higher self now. this is a place where you can do many many other things. You can send energy to friends, create new positive situations around your self, you can heal your body. In this state you may see many forms of light around you. You may speak with your guides, and ask them if they would like to give you a message. Your guides can take you to places of learning that are not on this earth, and you can learn much. To come out of this state, it is best to do it slowly. You must become aware of each body part but this time move it a little. Breath deeply and just accustom yourself to your environment again! :) You've done it! You have been and met your higher self. I have finished.. question time! :) Hamachi-- Lrd.... someone msgd me a question before.... "What guides?" (and whose?) StormLrd-- When you are born you have asked some of your spirit friends to help you in your up and coming life. these are spirit guides :) MistyEyes-- some of us go through life without guides, what then ?? StormLrd-- You all have guides!: ) but those who are materially inclined generally don't have many.. You may have some in waiting.. i.e. the more spiritual work you do the more you acquire. MistyEyes-- I'm paternally guided and still don't have on, guess it depends on who your father is ;) Ramierez-- What does one do when was is not the privacy of the home, and yet wishes to be subtle? StormLrd-- you don't actually have to close your eyes to do this.. but its best to do that when your done it a couple of times with your eyes closed :) MistyEyes-- seriously, I hear enough voices as it is, do I need another ?? StormLrd-- you don't need to hear a voice.. it can be sight :) Naga-- as I was telling the teach ... that's much like NLP methods Ramierez-- NLP? StormLrd-- Hope you enjoy that meditation.. Its quite energizing. I visit my friends in Auckland, and they can feel my energy now as well :) its fun. Hamachi-- How can you tell your guides from the rest of the folks "out there"? StormLrd-- Your guides are not on the 3rd dimension.. i.e. earth, and you can ask the to make their presence felt, ask their names, and you can tell everyone else to sod off :) Hamachi-- I met a couple folks who I really liked a lot. hung out with them on that particular adventure. Never saw em again (although I haven't been out that many times since) I keep hoping that they were guides, hoping that I'll run into them again StormLrd-- Some people who are really deep spiritual can be taken into space crafts.. but that is another wicca101 :) MistyEyes-- Storm: but the only one I know other than my soulmate not in this dimension is my father, and he is from there, but can't influence as much here as he tries... *** IRC log ended -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note from Ilana: This log has been reformatted, spell-checked and otherwise changed around a bit. However, it does not really differ in content from the original (other than the removal of extraneous bits).