SEEKERS DOOR

It is important to learn how to control and be conscious of our thoughts and emotions to be effective as a psychic and/or to be successful in meeting our guides. By being able to control our response to outside stimulus, we are better able to "tune in" to the more subtle frequencies involved in using the extra senses and/or communicating with spirit.

There are a few things to remember:

1) Don't struggle trying to force your mind to be silent, in the struggle itself you create more thoughts and sabotage the process. You should not "latch on' to thoughts either, let them 'float" by you, acknowledging your willingness to release them.
2) If you don't succeed at first don't give up. It takes time to develop a new habit. Don't be hard on yourself if you just don't get it the first few times. .. anything worth doing is worth the effort, and trust me this is worth the effort. the benefits are not just in developing psychically, the benefits of meditation are numerous and include increased energy, clearer thought process,& improved health on many levels.
3) Remember to find a time where you will not be interupted and a place as free from outside interference as possible. No music, TV, etc. There are times when you can use soothing music, but for the purpose of psychic development it is best to have a very quiet environment. It makes it easier to pick up on subtle energies around you.

As you start, you may wish to select a specific time of day, each day or as many days a week as you can. You will want to start off with a 5 minute time frame which you can increase as you progress. By choosing a specific time of day you are developing a habit, conditioning a response pattern and preparing your body and mind for the process of Meditation.

Once you have become more adept at relaxation and meditaiton you can remove the scheduled time and increase your meditation time, but for our purposes here, 5 minutes per day at around the same time if possible. Use this time to just deeply relax and become aware of yourself, the environment you are in, etc. etc. Total awareness naturally expands the consciousness.

Remove yourself from as much outside interference as possible.. if earplugs or covering the eyes helps you please consider adding them to your routine.

Learning to Relax the Mind:

Once you are ready to begin, stretch out and release any tensions you may be feeling in the body. You will want to do this exercise sitting and not laying down as we don't want to indicate to the body that it is time to sleep, just simply relax.

Sit in a comfortable but firm chair, not one that you slump down into.. you want to sit up straight with your back against the back of the chair, feet flat on the floor, and arms either rested gently on the arms of the chair, or down to your sides. You should be in an attentive but relaxed position.

Once you are situated take a deep breath in through the nose and breath out through the mouth making the exhale longer than the inhale. As you exhale focus on pushing out any negative emotions, stress, etc that you may have built up within you. Do 3 -5 breaths, whatever it takes to help you start to feel the body relax. Each breath should have you relaxing even further.

Once you have done this just sit with your eyes closed. Try to just focus on the stillness. If thoughts seem to keep coming don't struggle against them trying to push them down... just allow them to come and go gently. Remove yourself from your thoughts and watch them "float" by. You Don' t want to attempt to catch them and analyze them, and you don't want to struggle against them... they just are, you just are. You can also do a visualization. Imagine yourself sitting in a quiet theater, there is a screen in front of you. On the screen appears anything that you need to know, that your higher self wishes you to know. Don't try to analyze the symbols, colors, or other messages, let them float on the screen.

Here there is no time limits , pressures, or outside influences, this is just you in the fullness of the present moment without regard to past or future. Enjoy being in this moment a while longer and then gradually bring yourself back with a cleansing breath.

Repeat this exercise until you have come to a place where you are comfortable in redirecting random thoughts for a minute or more before moving on. This most likely will not happen right away, so please don't get discouraged. Continue to practice this daily as you can.

As you get into this more you will find the time you spend may naturally increase just because of the sheer pleasure of taking a break from our "busy"ness. That's great and even if you don't get this right away you should start to feel the benefits almost immediately. Even just a minute or two of relaxed silence can change your perspective, give you new energy, and help you think clearer and concentrate better.

You may want to keep track of your experiences in a journal. Although we don't get into serious journaling until a little later in the course, you may want to start now.. just keeping track of your experience, what you achieved etc. When you look back on this down the road you will have a healthier appreciation for just how far you have come. You may also find that you received "answers" or "guidance' that you didn't recognize right away.

Author Unknown

Another great post ... I don't always keep up on it, but I do try to always keep a journal. In fact I have several different journals / logs for dreams, meditations, readings, etc...

They are great to go back and read ... especially after a significant time frame has passed. It's amazing sometimes just how much information you really get ... when at the time you didn't think it was worth anything.

This also helps you to understand HOW you receive messages and to better interpret what you get in the future.

Thanks Celtic!

Thankies hun..

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CV Laughing

That was very insightful. Thank you unknown author.

I keep journals, I am on my 56th one. and what I do after making an
intrance into my journal I always give thanks. I make a list of what I am
greatfull for in the moment. I find it to be a great spiritual healing process.

Blessed Be
Knowing

wow thats alot of journals! i dont think id have the patience to write that many! im sure its always fun and blessed re-reading them!

Love and Light
Myth

Hello Myth, I began keeping journals sense child hood. My grandmother,
a very wise and spiritual woman told me that this is a way to learn my
life lessens. In other words, when I go back and read an entry from first
grade, it tells me how I acted, or with whom I had talked to and what I was greatful for In that moment. It truely is a learning experience to see
how far I have grown.

Blessed Be
Knowing

ive tried keeping journals, but i get tired of writing.. now i do keep a dream journal (but online since i prefer to type)... i did have a journal when i was younger.. and i always hated reading over it.. i saw myself as ignorant in my ways.. of course thats usually how young teens are but it still bothered me.. i get very hard on myself.. i ended up losing that journal in a move 3 years ago... im ok with that though.. i never wrote anything important or really significant in my journal as i never trusted that someone would not find it and read it... but i see what you say about being able to see how much you have grown!

Love and Light
Myth

I keep a journal as well and I think it's imperative for us to reflect back so we can see just how far we have developed.

Two years ago I never would have thought to do just that let alone have the ability to clear my home of spirits. I have since tracked my development to see what areas are developing and what areas I wish to work on, it's a great way to hone and develop your gifts. We are always developing this never ends no matter how much experience we have or how old we become. We are always learning and evolving as spiritual beings.

Blessings
CV

Very well said celtic! cant agree with you more!
there are times i wish i would have written experiences down as with times some of the details always seem to fade..

Love and Light
Myth