Meditation exercise...

I have recently received a couple of emails about these meditation drawings I posted in the past. "What are they supposed to be drawings of? What do they mean?"

So I will explain it and hopefully ease the mind of my friend who is concerned I have gone over the deep end. Now that I think about it, this might just completely convince him I have...ah well ; )... if you meditate or have any interest in the practice...I hope you find some inspiration or benefit in the following...if not, just skip it!

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There are endless forms of meditation. This is just one. In fact this could be described better as part visualization...part contemplation...with the potential to enter the experience of meditation. Consider it a tool to help focus the mind, bring vitality to the systems of the body, and to awaken the more subtle bodies of energy (prana, chi, kundalini (which are in essence the same thing...vital energetic life force).

This particular exercise also includes superimposing concepts in the mind such as 'joy', 'truth' or 'love' into the practice (much the same as the Buddhist meditation technique which focuses on Loving Kindness).

The idea being that you can willfully increase your sense of these virtues by focusing your attention on them for a few moments a day.

So for example...while your attention is at the root of the spine, you focus on a connection to the earth, you draw up energy from the floor and enliven the hips and pelvis. Moving upward through the body, in the lower belly you contemplate a sense of Joy, as you reach the solar plexus you contemplate Vitality, the heart...Unconditional Love, the throat...Truth/Honesty...etc...

The practice also includes visualization of "Chakras"...Chakra simply means "wheel". This philosophy being that there are energetic centers in the body that spiral at various rates and assist in the movement of the more subtle energy in the body. An imbalance in these energy centers can lead to poor health, emotional and mental disturbances, and a general sense of imbalance in the body.

With focus and attention you can increase their vibratory rate, create balance and symetry and expand them to infinite proportions. In this example each one has a color and their individual size isn't specific...it is just what I was feeling at the time.

Again, this is just ONE form of meditation, and for the sake of time, I am being extremely brief in the explaination.

So where do the drawings come in? Well I have been using this technique for about 2 and a half years now. The drawings first started out as a way to pass the time. But what I found, was the act of drawing the energy centers led to a deeper sense of connection to them. In the beginning (for me anyway) it took a lot of imagination to create the experience of spiraling loops of energy in the body, but over time I was able to drop the mental effort and simply experience the sensations in the body.

What resulted was access to an incredible resource of energy and vitality, clarity, stability, a sense of connection and a dramaticly increased ability to focus.

(Not a bad place to add a note that when one does start to experience these sensations and feels the increase of energy, non-attachment and humility are absolutely crucial if one hopes to continue their progression. Nothing will kill a practice faster than too much pride or arrogance in ones accomplishments or the fear of losing what has been attained.)

So here are a few photos that show the process (at least in a rudementary sense)...

Perhaps words and explanations just get in the way...take a look...if the images raise any questions, or elicit any response in your body well than great...if not well than great. I would be more than happy to discuss any of this stuff at length, just email me. (Although you might have noticed my email correspondance is suffering, I am about a month behind in responding).

Here is the drawing raw...



And then the slow build up of energy...







Then things start to really get cooking...the energy builds and starts to expand and move a bit...













Here it is in Technicolor...



So that is the deal on the meditation drawings...If you want to see some really beautiful stuff and this concept taken beyond hobby and to a divine level...visit cosm.org. Alex Grey will change your idea of the energetic body.

Much love and if I haven't emailed you back I am sorry!!! Time is limited here as you can imagine...

love love love.

Kevin