Visualisation 2
(good for recognising and releasing fears)

Start this visualisation exercise by taking a few long , slow deep breaths. Be aware that as you breathe in you are breathing in help, and as you breathe out so you are letting go of stress, pain, disease and fear. To help you become settled, gently count your breaths, one for the in-breath, 2 for the out-breath. This is a good exercise to conduct just as a complete meditation- it is a very simple way of keeping thoughts at bay. For the purposes of getting settled for this exercise, just allow yourself to count to twenty.

Now that you are feeling more settled and relaxed, I want you to imagine that you are standing on top of a small hill. The sun is shining down on you, it is a beautiful day - and from this hill you have a 360 degree panorama of the surrounding countryside. Feel the grass beneath your feet, the wind blowing through your hair - feel also the energy that seems to rise up through this hill, nature somehow using the hill as an amplifier for its powerful energies.

As you look around at the countryside below, you become aware of a river that flows alongside this hill. This river is dammed by a series of boulders. These boulders represent your fears - the river represents your life force. These fears only need to be acknowledged, understood. It is only when a fear is completely understood that it is possible to let go of it.

All around the hillside, in a spiral down towards the dam, you now become aware of a chain of your family, friends, guides and teachers. These people are going to help you move the boulders, if you want them to.

Pay attention to what each boulder has written on it - what your fears are, and be aware of who presents you with each boulder. Each part of this is significant and will give you more control over your life from this point on.

When you get presented with a boulder at the top of the hill, you will be surprised at how light these boulders are. When you face your fear, and here you are even embracing it, you will find your fears are never as daunting as you may have imagined them to be.

Hold the boulder above your head and watch as it floats off up into the sky - bursting into a flock of white doves which fly off with their messages of hope and love. Your own fears being converted into a positive experience for others.

So, carry this process out for the remainder of the time. Do not worry if you find it difficult to visualise, you will find that each time you come back to practise this exercise it will become easier. Also don't worry if you only manage to move one or two boulders during each session. It is not about hurrying to get the river undammed. It is more important to work thoroughly through the release of one major fear - even if this takes several sessions, than it is to rush through the job and not really be aware of any of the messages.

Fear of dying, fear of being a bad person, fear of lack of money - let them all come out. Do not judge yourself as being a bad person for having any of these fears - just realise that each time you acknowledge the existence of any fear you are also undermining the hold it can have on you.

It is now time to leave this place. If you have been using helpers, either say goodbye individually or wave them off in a group and watch as they spiral their way down the hill and fade off into the countryside below. Observe the river and the progress that you have made with your undamming. Is the river flowing more freely now ? Has a trickle started to appear through the dam wall? Or have you completely unblocked it? Remember you can come back to this place whenever you want and continue the work. You will find that by releasing your fears, you are able to create significant changes in both your mental and physical states. It can be that the acknowledgement of one fear alone is enough to halt the progress of a particular illness. The release of several fears can only lead to an easier and more trouble free life.

Very gradually, let the hill fade from sight- and start to become aware of the body once again. Know that you have just been to a very powerful place - a place that may well have been the starting point for your new direction in life - a direction that can be full of joy and free of stress. Take one or two minutes before trying to get up - it is always important to leave the time to let your body readjust.

 

Copyright © 1998 Barry Durdant-Hollamby & Winifred Boon

This page last modified on February 15th 1998