| Remember that you breathe with your
entire body. Focus in meditation leads to an emphasis, from the mind, on particular
locations and energy centers. Accompanying the location, in this meditation, is attention
to particular colors that are precisely connected to each major energy center. Each color
represents a tonal chord, or set of frequencies, that activate the tonal frequencies of
corresponding energy centers. The color Red is associated
with the root chakra at the bottom of the spine; Orange with
the chakra located in the genital region; Yellow with the
solar plexus or navel chakra; Green with the heart chakra; Blue with the throat chakra; Indigo
with the brow chakra; and Purple and White
with the crown chakra. These are all experienced in the Rainbow meditation. Sit comfortably with the spine erect, with your feet firmly connected to the floor. Place your hands either in your lap or upon your knees. Breathe softly into the heart center, up to the crown on the in-breath, and on the out-breath take it down to the toes and relax into the quiet calm of meditative silence. Take at least five breaths, and when you feel ready to do so, breathe in through the soles of your feet and bring the color Red up through your legs and fill your entire body. Breathe gently as you note the physical sensation of vibrant and alive Red, where it circulates through the body and, most important, where it is blocked and does not flow. Settle in to the experience of Red for five breaths. Then visualize this color being pushed out of your body, starting from the head and going downwards, so that the color Red goes out through the soles of the feet into the earth. Once this is done take time to register with the emptiness in the body. Take five breaths . Then breathe the color Orange in through the soles of your feet and fill the entire body. Breathe gently and, as before, note the changes in energy circulation throughout the body. Breathe regularly within the experience of the vibrational frequency of Orange for five breaths. After a time, visualize this color being pushed out of the body - like a coffee plunger - from the head down through the soles of the feet and into the Earth. Once more register with emptiness in the body for five breaths. Then breathe the color Yellow in through the soles of your feet and fill the body with this fresh spring color. Note the physical changes in bodily sensations associated with Yellow and the navel chakra as you take five breaths. Then, as before, visualize the color being pushed out of the body through the feet, and once again register with emptiness for five breaths. On the next in-breath bring the color Green directly into the heart chakra, behind the sternum, and from this location flood the body with a lush verdant Green color. Breathe into this changed frequency for five breaths and take note of your bodily feedback. After a while, visualize Green being pushed out of the body from the head downwards and out through the soles of the feet into the earth. Register with emptiness in the body for five breaths. Then breathe the color Blue into the throat center, and flood the entire body with this tonal chord of energy frequencies and stay with it for five breaths. Circulation may be blocked as expression is frequently denied, so focus Blue through a clear crystal, which you visualize in the center of your throat. This may enhance circulation. Note where the color moves throughout the body, and the corresponding bodily sensations. Breathe regularly into this energy state, and learn about the properties of Blue and of expression. Then push the color out through the feet and breathe in to the emptiness within the body for another five breaths. Then bring the colour Indigo directly through the brow centre and fill the body with this frequency. Spiritual Insight is frequently subject to blockage, therefore circulation through this chakra may be facilitated by visualizing an Indigo octagon in the middle of the forehead through which the frequency of this color is drawn in to the body. Register with changing body sensations, and become familiar with the tonal properties of Indigo for five breaths, then push it out of the body through the feet and take note of emptiness within the body for a further five breaths. Bring the color Purple into the body through the crown chakra on the next breath. This circulation can be enhanced by visualizing the crown chakra as a fully opened lotus flower, with a thousand petals, through which you draw in the color Purple. Feel the special quality of Purple extending within the body and wear it lightly as an internal cloak. Breathe regularly five times into this changed energy state and note everything in the body as before. Then push the color Purple out of the body through the feet into the earth. Feel an intense emptiness within the body. Then breathing with the entire body fill yourself with brilliant, crystalline White light and breathe regularly in to this new frequency. Do not direct your breath, simply be aware of in-breath and out-breath, and the circulation of energy in the body. Remain in this breathing state for twenty minutes. When thoughts arise, observe them, but do not participate in them or fuel them with energy. In this way your energy will remain with the experience of meditation. At the end of the meditation reflect on the differences felt during the distinct phases of meditation, and contrast the present feeling within the body to your physical state prior to meditation. Reflect on, and discern the discrete effects and circulation of each color, and its association with particular chakras and document your experience. With continued emphasis on this delightful meditation you will feel new and changing connections between energy centers, and a sense of unification and harmony within all aspects of your being. |
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