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Shiva Meditation
Find somewhere to sit or lie quietly - somewhere in which you can get
comfortable, where you will not be disturbed. Somewhere in which you
feel safe, and secure. A place of peace and tranquility. Once you have
found your comfortable place, sit or lie quietly, with your eyes closed.
It is suggested that you take your time with this meditation, and do not
be in any hurry to rush through the steps. Try to set aside a time frame
of about an hour to fully appreciate the benefits of this exercise. Now
allow yourself to begin to relax. Let your mind drift and wander where
it chooses. Any thoughts or feelings that come of this period of quiet
contemplation, allow them to drift to the forefront of consciousness.
Acknowledge their presence, but do not interact. Now is not the time to
deal with any outside influences or drama. Let these go. Envision a huge
garbage bin with the lid off, and yourself allowing any
unwanted/unneeded/unnecessary thoughts and feelings to make their way
into this bin - you can deal with them at another time.
Now allow yourself to reflect on your body. Begin to focus on breathing
and your heartbeat. Think about getting the two to merge and become one.
You can do this by taking a deep breath, eyes closed of course, and
inhale slowly to the count of 4, and exhale to the count of 8. While
inhaling, visualize breathing in cleansing energies from around you
.Feel each breath cleansing your body, and flowing through your veins.
Feel lymph being released, and traveling all throughout the circulatory
system .Now exhale, and see all exhalations in the form of blackness.
Visualize this as pollution being removed from your entire body. After
breathing deeply in this manner for roughly 5 minutes, begin to hold the
inhalations for a longer time - count to 20, and then exhale .Really
feel the lymph clearing out your system. See this as a means of
effectively taking out the garbage that has accumulated within every
part of your body, which has been held prisoner even inside every cell
within you. After having done this 6 times, begin the rhythmic breathing
again to the count of 4/8, inhaling to the count of 4, and exhaling to
the count of 8.At this point, your breathing and your heart rate should
be in sync with one another.
Contemplate how relaxed your body and mind has become. Reflect on your
sense of well-being for a few moments. Allow the stresses of the day to
melt away from you and dissipate. Now it is time to enter the presence
of the God Shiva. Envision Lord Shiva, his hair piled high on the top of
his head, the crescent moon gracefully crowning his majesty, and the
Ganges tumbling forth from his hair. Feel the waters of the sacred river
cleansing your being. Feel them imparting their cleansing waters to the
very depths of your soul. Allow all filth to be washed away. Concentrate
again on Shiva's being. Around his neck lounges a coiled serpent, which
represents the Kundalini, the spiritual energy of life. In his left hand
He holds a trident in which is bound the damroo, a small leather drum.
He sits on a tiger skin, and to his right is a water pot. He wears the
Rudraksha beads, and his whole body is smeared with ash.
As you make your way into His temple, and into His presence, you become
overawed with fear and wonder. All around you in the temple are the
sounds of horns, and bells, and the ringing echo of singing bowls. The
sounds and sights all around you serve to remind you of why you are
here. Contemplate the reasons you have come into the presence of Shiva
today. Shiva is the dissolving force in life, but Shiva dissolves in
order to create. Shiva is responsible for change, both in the form of
death and destruction, and in the positive sense of the shedding of old
habits. Shiva also represents the most essential goodness. Reflect for a
moment on what areas in your life need or require Shiva's cleansing
touch. Consider Shiva to be like the tarot card Death - we know and
understand that drawing this card does not necessarily mean physical
death will occur, but the death of a bad habit, or a destructive way of
living. To destroy the negative, leaves room for positive growth to
occur. Contemplate what your life would be like if you sacrificed
destructive habits and patterns. How would this cause you to feel? How
does it affect you, spiritually? Emotionally? Continue your approach to
Shiva, and prepare yourself to pay homage to His symbol, the lingam.
Approach the Shiva lingham, and walk around it in a clockwise fashion.
While walking, think about what areas of your life need to be let go of.
Then, pour a libation over the Shiva lingham, and as the sacred liquids
are emptied onto this holy symbol of death and rebirth, allow Shiva to
destroy the old, and make way for new growth. Feel the cleansing fires
of Shiva all through your being, burning away all manner of negativity,
all toxicity. Let it go, and allow Shiva to effectively destroy it so
that it never returns to cause discord in your life again. Continue
walking around the lingham, breathing deeply. Take note of the scent of
incenses, and the perfume of flowers. Allow the ringing of the temple
bells to cleanse and uplift your tired and weary spirit, filling you
with life-giving energies. Feel these energies take over your body,
filling you with joy, and awakening every part of you. Allow your body
to begin to sway like a serpent. Let yourself go, you are in the divine
presence of the Lord of the dance. Feel living energies coursing their
way through your chakras, opening up from the base of your spine,
opening up the first chakra, and perfectly aligning it. Reflect on how
this feels for a moment. The energy continues to make its way upwards,
reaching the second chakra within the lower back, abdomen, and sexual
organs. Do not be surprised if you feel very sexually charged at this
point - go with it and enjoy the feeling this imparts as this chakra
opens, and becomes perfectly aligned, releasing its energy.
Continue your dance. Reflect on how alive your being is beginning to
feel. Reflect on how calm yet open and attuned your mind has become.
Allow the energy to continue in its upward journey to chakra three
within the solar plexus area. Feel the energy flowing like water, and
cleansing like fire. The serpents begin to rise. The fourth chakra of
the heart becomes opened and perfectly aligned, and an outpouring of
emotion comes forth. You may cry or laugh at this point - go with it.
Let go and allow it to happen knowing that you are safe. Allow Shiva to
cleanse your innermost depths. The serpents continue to awaken and rise
as chakra five of the throat becomes opened and perfectly aligned. Allow
yourself to feel the onset of divine ecstasy, which the Kundalini brings
with it. Feel it rise within you and continue to move upwards, opening
the sixth chakra of the 3rd eye. Allow the energies around you to
connect with the 3rd eye, flowing into you like a live energy source.
See the energies moving from their source and into you via your 3rd eye
in the form of live electricity, or perhaps a shaft of vibrating light.
Once you have established a connection, strengthen it and visualize the
electricity or vibrating light into a thin laser beam-like shaft of
energy, and allow this to encircle your crown chakra and open it wide.
Now you have made the full circle. Now the serpents have risen. Now the
energy is moving.
You are a powerhouse of living energy. Let your body and soul be
completely cleansed. Release it all into the aether. Chant a Shiva
mantra now. Om Namaha Shiva. Repeat this mantra over your rudraksha
beads 108 times. Become one with the flow of energy within you. Let it
intoxicate you. Allow Shiva to share in this new feeling of awareness
with you. Offer Him a drink of thandai, and then as the bells sound, and
the drums are beaten, dance and become one with Shiva. Continue
repeating the mantra, Om Namaha Shiva. In doing so, you are released
from all sins, all cares, and all that held you prisoner of yourself.
Thank Shiva for giving you liberation from suffering. When you have
exhausted yourself fully, offer some flowers to Shiva. Bow your head
before him, and cast the blossoms at His feet as a mark of respect.
Offer some incense as well. Light it and enjoy the scent. Now it is time
to leave this holy place. Begin with rhythmic breathing to the count of
4/8 again. Allow yourself to slowly regain full consciousness. Full
awareness. When you are ready, open your eyes. You may wish to
contemplate all you have achieved in the temple of Shiva. But, like a
flowing stream, allow it to depart from your life. Have no regrets. Let
go and let yourself go forward. Healing is yours
Silver Rainbolt
Council Member of the Vampire Church
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