The Magical Path. Marc Allen

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You Are a Pillar of Light

      The Middle Pillar Meditation is an essential part of my magician’s toolkit. It has been one of the few practices in this course that I do regularly, several times a week, even though I’m basically lazy. The great appeal of the meditation is that you can do it lying flat on your back, in my favorite yoga posture — the corpse posture, where you lie motionless, arms at your sides, out at a slight angle, palms up. You can also do it sitting comfortably, or standing, or even walking or running.

Three Versions of the Middle Pillar Meditation

      Over the years, I have adapted three versions of the Middle Pillar Meditation, two short and one longer. The first involves just relaxing and imagining that there is a radiant light energy — the energy of life — at the crown of your head, and it flows down through the center of your body, from head to feet….That’s it — short and simple and sweet.

      In the second version, you let the light fill your body while standing, walking, or even running. The third version is a longer meditation, with several options. You can change and adapt any of the versions as you see fit.

      Let’s look again at the opening words of The Art of True Healing:

      Within every man and woman is a force

      that directs and controls the entire course of life.

      Properly used, it can heal every affliction

      and ailment we may have.

      It can also help us create fulfilling, successful, wonderful, abundant lives. We are connected at the crown of our heads with the energy of the universe, and connected at the bottom of our feet with the earth and, beyond that, the whole universe as well. First, we just imagine a pillar of light energy shimmering through our body, then we circulate it through our body, then we direct it. That light, that energy, can be consciously directed anywhere, within and without, to heal ourselves and others.

      We can also consciously direct that light energy, the light of our imagination, into the inner worlds of magic, where we can do all kinds of good things. We can create inner sanctuaries and meet inner guides; we can imagine our highest, most expansive dreams, and then call forth the energy to create those dreams in full in our lives and in the world around us. This simple, relaxed meditation may be all you need to take from this entire course and apply in your life. I highly recommend doing the following exercises. The first two practices don’t take much time at all; you can do them in a single moment, with a single breath, any time of day or night.

SIMPLE MIDDLE PILLAR MEDITATION

      Take a deep breath, exhale, relax….

      Imagine there is a pillar of healing light radiating at the crown of your head….

      Feel that light move down through your body, from your head to the tips of your toes….

      Then feel it come back up to the crown of your head….Imagine your body is a single radiant pillar of light….

      Imagine you are a pillar of light.

      That’s the short version. Don’t underestimate it. It is a gateway, a portal, that shows us who and what we really are, for we’re all filled with the force of life, in every cell of our body. That life, that light, is who and what we are, on the deepest level of our being, now and forever.

WALKING MIDDLE PILLAR MEDITATION

      As you stand or walk (or even run), feel your Presence within….

      Feel your Being….

      Your body is a pillar of life energy, bathing you in its healing light….

      Yes! Your body is a pillar of light. Feel it within, always….

      It is who you are on your deepest level of being….

      If you’re out at night, you can magnify the experience if you start out somewhere in the darkness and then move into a brightly lit area as you feel the life energy bathing every cell of your body.

      For the longer version of the Middle Pillar Meditation, it’s always good to start with the Three-Breath Entry.

      THREE-BREATH ENTRY

      Sit or lie down comfortably, relax….

      Take a deep breath; as you exhale, relax your body….

      Take a second deep breath, and as you exhale, relax your mind, let all thought go….

      Take a third deep breath, and as you exhale, let it all go….

      Sit for a moment and deeply relax….

      Feel your Presence…your Being….

      Bathe in the light of the life energy within every cell of your body….

LONGER MIDDLE PILLAR MEDITATION

      Take a deep breath, and as you exhale, feel a warm, radiant light at the crown of your head; it is the energy of life….

      See it, feel it, vibrant and shining….

      Feel it move down from your crown and fill your entire head — your mind, your third eye — with vibrant light, peaceful and healing….

      Take a deep breath, and as you exhale, relax into this world of light….

      Then feel the light move down again and center in your throat….

      Take a deep breath of air into your throat, and let the warm light within expand and become a quiet, wonderful healing energy….

      Feel the light — it is the warmth of life….

      Let it expand again and move down into the center of your heart….

      Breathe warmth and healing energy into your heart and your lungs….

      Let the radiant light expand, and fill the whole of your being. Let your heart open — open wide — to everyone and everything….

      Let that radiant light move down again and center in your stomach — your hara, your third chakra. It is the center of your power….

      Breathe healing light into your stomach, and into the amazing network of your intestines….

      Let the light heal you and empower you….

      Let the light move down again and center in your second chakra, your sexual organs….

      Feel the whole area bathed in warm, healing light….

      This energy center is the source of your creativity….

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