Welcome to The Descendants,
A guided imagery meditation where we will journey forward into
the future to meet our descendants.
Those that will inherit this earth of which we are the stewards.
Those that will inherit your lineage and benefit from your dedication to be a breaker of cycles.
Throughout this meditation you will be offered visual prompts,
Followed by a period of silence
to allow your visions to arrive.
Let's begin.
Find a comfortable seated position,
Or you may prefer to lie down.
Whichever position will allow you greater access to relaxation in your mind and your body.
I invite you to begin with your eyes open,
Holding a soft gaze and taking a moment to
notice the support of the surface beneath you.
The points where the surface makes contact with your body.
Take a deep inhale through the nose,
Letting just a bit of tension build in the pause before
exhaling with a sigh through the mouth.
Allowing whatever was happening in the moment right before this practice to float away.
With each inhale through the nose,
And exhale through the mouth,
Letting go of any heaviness
in the mind and in the body.
Taking another deep inhale through the nose,
A moment to notice the pause,
And an exhale
through the mouth.
This final exhale,
Slowly floating your eyes closed and allowing yourself to travel deeper
into the mystery within.
There is a string that is passed to us through our ancestors that we have the responsibility
of carrying forward into the future,
To our descendants.
This string of life carries with it profound lessons and meaningful gifts for our descendants
of the future.
Allow yourself to settle deeper into your imaginal world,
Letting the veil of time melt
away so that you may travel to a future place and time to meet your descendant.
Imagine yourself in a place,
Sometime in the future,
Maybe it's six months,
Maybe 200 years.
Where do you find yourself?
What do you see here?
What do you sense here in this place?
Allow yourself to feel into this new land.
As you look towards the horizon,
Your descendant appears,
Walking towards you.
As they come closer,
You are able to see them clearly.
How are they dressed?
As you take in your descendant,
Your gaze travels upwards to their face and you make
eye contact with them.
What do you see in their eyes?
What can you sense about them in this moment?
Share a greeting with your descendant in whatever way feels appropriate.
Allow them to greet you as well.
What is your first impression of them?
How does it feel in your body to be standing with your descendant?
Ask your descendant what type of life they are living.
What is the greatest lesson they have learned from you as their ancestor?
What is the greatest gift they have received from your lineage?
Ask them,
What do you need me to heal in this lifetime to make your life easier?
What gifts do you need me to embrace in this lifetime to make your life richer?
Allow your descendant to tell you what it is you have done that they are most grateful for.
Tell your descendant what you hope comes to fruition in their lifetime.
Offer gratitude to your descendant for sharing time with you and thank them in whatever way
feels appropriate,
Knowing that you can come back to revisit them whenever you need.
And watch as your descendant walks back into the horizon,
Solely disappearing to rejoin
the mystery of the future.
And now,
Begin to return to the present moment.
Feel the seat beneath you,
The gravity of the earth supporting you as you come back
into your body,
Feeling renewed,
Empowered,
Clear in your path of service to a new future,
To your future descendants,
Feeling deep gratitude for the possibilities of healing
that lay before you,
Becoming more and more aware,
Feeling grounded in the here and now.
As I count up,
One,
Taking a deep inhale through the nose and an exhale through the mouth,
Counting two,
Beginning to wiggle your fingers and toes,
Counting three,
Beginning to stretch
your limbs,
Becoming more and more aware,
Counting four,
Beginning to slowly flutter
the eyes open,
And on the count of five,
Returning.
Present,
Renewed,
Empowered,
And clear in your path of service to a new future,
To your future descendants.
