Sanctuary Of The Soul

In the various phases of life, some of which can be very challenging, everyone needs a sanctuary for the soul. This guided meditation is intended to help you to find yours. To remain in balance, we need to sink into stillness. Stress and tension cause imbalance in the energy body. Regular visits to the sanctuary within, help us to stay in balance, nurturing our energy field. Music: Morning Glory - Heste de Beer

Transcript

Everyone needs a sanctuary for the soul.

Welcome to this meditation intended to help you to find yours.

Relax somewhere quiet where you can be left in peace,

Get comfortable and enjoy.

As you settle down,

Closing your eyes when you are ready,

Start to relax because you are about to do something special for yourself.

Prepare to enter a sacred place,

A place where you can center yourself and reach a permanent state of balance.

Take in a few deep breaths,

Breathing out when it feels right,

Sensing that each breath takes with it something you no longer need.

Increasingly relaxing you as you settle into a breathing pattern that is comfortable and spend a few moments grounding yourself,

Calling in any protection you feel you might need on your journey within.

Disengage from your thoughts until you find yourself merely observing them,

Turning your focus inward,

Beginning with the outer layer of who you are,

Your body.

Let's start by switching off your body's connection to stress and tension.

Imagine seeing in front of you a big round dial.

It is marked from 0 to 10.

These numbers reflect the maximum and the minimum amount of stress your body can hold.

Have a look and see where that dial sits right at this moment.

Perhaps you are having a good day and it may be sitting at 4 or at 5.

But at whatever number that dial sits,

You are now going to reduce your stress.

While you keep your attention focused on that dial,

Take in a really deep breath and hold it for a few seconds.

And as you powerfully let it go,

See the dial move down a little to a lower number,

Reflecting the reduction in stress and tension that you have just breathed out.

And when you are ready,

Breathe in deeply,

Hold it and powerfully let go of that breath as the dial turns to an even lower number and your body releases more and more of that tension.

And again,

Breathe in,

Hold it and as you watch that dial,

This time really let it all out,

Purposefully breathing out all stress and tension as the dial now settles on zero.

Now your body is free as it continues to breathe easily,

Rhythmically and naturally.

Occasionally a thought may come wandering into your mind,

But you are not even bothering to figure out what the thought wants from you,

Paying no attention to it.

As your mind winds down,

You sink into stillness,

Where it is so much easier to merely follow my voice.

The way only of the sense of ease that now comes over you as you completely relax.

I am going to guide you to a very special place,

An extraordinary space that you will always be able to find again whenever you need to.

And this place is going to be of your own making.

You have to know your oneness in order to know your connectedness to all.

As you learn to care for and nurture your one responsibility,

Your oneness,

You care for and nurture all that is,

And all who cross your path.

I'd like you to decide on a favorite setting in nature.

Maybe you love the ocean,

Or perhaps you feel really comfortable taking a stroll through the woods.

It could be that a lovely garden is all you need to find peace and joy.

So wherever your favorite setting is,

I'd like you to go there now.

Somewhere in this setting I'd like you to place a moving water feature.

If you are at the ocean,

This could be it.

If you are in a forest,

You can add a little stream or a great river.

Perhaps you are in the mountains,

And so you can add a magnificent waterfall flowing into a lake with gentle waves lapping against its shores.

All that is important is that the water in your setting is moving.

You may know that the moving water in your setting represents the immortality of your soul.

As the water ceaselessly and effortlessly moves along the rhythms that are natural to it,

Following its destiny,

So your immortal soul never stops evolving.

It is always moving forward towards higher levels of existence and vibration,

Growing and expanding as it travels its soul path,

Eventually becoming light itself,

Returning home.

So take a little time now to interact with a moving water,

The symbol of your soul's immortality.

Perhaps you can take a swim in the sea,

Or you can dreamily float in that river that you put there.

Or you can sit on a rock near your little stream,

Watching the water splash as you throw pebbles into it.

Or stand near the small waterfall you put in the garden.

Or close enough to a massive waterfall in the mountains,

So close that you can feel the mist on your face.

It does not matter,

As long as you use your senses to interact with the movement of the water.

Touch the water.

Feel the temperature,

The silkiness.

Hear the sound of the moving water.

Watch the ripples,

Or the waves,

The currents.

Or take a drink of water if possible.

And as you interact with the water,

Become deeply aware of your immortality.

As I leave you here for a little while,

Explore your immortality.

Use all your senses until you feel immortal.

As you are now aware of and connected to your soul's essence and timelessness,

You are ready to begin to give it a sanctuary.

A place in your stillness where you can meet up with it.

Wander around a bit there in the beautiful setting and nature you have chosen,

And find within it a place where you can build your sanctuary.

Decide what you want your sanctuary to look like.

Your sanctuary can be a small cabin in the woods,

Or a cottage by the beach.

Perhaps you want it to be a treehouse somewhere high up in the branches of a majestic tree.

Even a fortress built on top of a great mountain.

Or a palace by the edge of a wide river.

A little hut in a meadow of flowers.

A country cottage nestling in a rose garden.

Or a tent erected in the middle of a desert oasis.

Whatever shape your sanctuary takes,

It has to have a point from which it can be entered.

And since this is a sacred sanctuary you are creating for purposes of communion with your immortal soul,

You are the only person ever to enter it.

And so your sanctuary's entrance is protected by a feature that will open only for you.

So now give the entrance to your sanctuary a feature that is to be opened for you to enter.

You can put up a gate with a tiny lock to which you have the only key.

Perhaps the entrance is simply a tent flap,

Or a curtain of beads that will part to allow entry for no one but you.

Maybe you decide to put up magnificent golden gates guarded by whomever you choose.

Or perhaps you make use of an old oak door painted in faded colors with a simple padlocked latch responding to the touch of your fingers.

Now that your sanctuary is ready,

I want you to stand at its entrance and calibrate this entrance to the vibration of your soul.

So that each time you stand in front of it,

The feature guarding the entrance to your sanctuary will respond only to you.

It will recognize and open to you and no other.

Set the intention that this entrance is for you alone.

Once this is done,

Engage the opening mechanism that you have chosen and walk through the entrance into your sanctuary.

And as you do,

The first thing you become aware of is the flicker of a beautiful flame in the middle of your sanctuary.

You know that this flame represents your eternal soul.

It has been waiting to meet with you.

Feel the warmth of the flame and let it enfold you for a moment.

Feel how familiar its beautiful energy is.

Now look around your sanctuary.

Place everything there that you need to be comfortable and safe.

Perhaps there are some soft cushions to sit on.

Freshly picked flowers arranged just the way you like it.

Maybe soft music is playing in the background.

Perhaps there is a comfy couch for you to relax on with pictures of your loved ones hanging on the walls or standing in frames on a wooden chest.

Even a favorite chair or some of your other favorite things.

Take a little time to make this sanctuary your own.

When you are done,

Move your focus to the beautiful flame in the middle of your sanctuary.

You are completely safe and comfortable.

Find a position where you can sit down in your sanctuary,

Just focusing on the beautiful flame.

Turn your full attention to the flame.

As you focus on it,

Try to identify the colors it displays for you.

Are there yellows and shades varying from vanilla to almost apricot?

Can you see patches of blue with a deep indigo dancing in the depths?

How much of the flame emanates pure white light?

Are there almost imperceptible shades of pink?

Just keep watching the flame until you become aware that you are that flame.

And as you watch it dance,

Project all your love onto it.

Totally connect and become one with that flame.

Watch the colors intensify as you do.

Keep increasing your focus and keep directing love to the flickering flame of your eternal soul.

And as you watch the colors change and intensify,

Feel yourself become one with the flame.

Until you feel yourself rise up,

Suddenly floating around amongst the stars where your whole being is now pure shimmering light.

Dancing in space.

Fully actualized and eternally alive.

Free to always live and thrive in love.

Here in the space of eternity,

Allow your joy and wonder of being in this moment to expand.

And as you do this,

You draw to you the light of the souls that are closest to you.

Just intend for them all to come to you and their beautiful soul light will immediately be there with you.

Spend a little time now just sharing your light with each other.

Marvel at the playful colors that keep changing as you dance together in total freedom.

Filled with awareness of your immortality and ever evolving eternal soul state.

As you walk through all the days of your future,

You will from time to time need a quiet place to go to.

A safe space where you can spend time to nurture your soul.

Regardless of what is happening in the outside world,

Where there's so often is not enough time or space to nurture our souls.

Each time you feel the world closing in on you,

When pressure and stress and tension start to lay siege to the quiet spaces in your mind,

You may choose to enter your sanctuary at any time,

In any place,

No matter where you are or who you are with.

When you need the stillness of your sanctuary and it is possible to close your eyes,

Do so and immediately call up your sanctuary.

See its entrance open up for you so you can walk inside.

And should you not be in a position to close your eyes when you need to enter your sanctuary,

Know that you will be able to enter it through simple intent.

While continuing to attend to what needs doing in the outside world,

Just think to yourself,

I am entering my sanctuary now and you will do so.

You will immediately experience the calming effect of your sanctuary.

Peace will flow through you and out into the situation you might be dealing with.

Your strength will return and you will move through the experience with calm confidence,

Quietly knowing that all is well.

As you slowly return to the physical world,

I'll count you back to the here and now.

Let your return be gentle as I count from one to ten.

One,

Stretch your fingers and allow them to wake up your hands and your arms.

Two,

Wiggle your toes and three,

Move your feet and wake up those ankles.

Four,

Take a nice deep breath and prepare to stretch.

Five,

Call back all parts of your consciousness and energy,

Gently settling back into your body.

Six,

Seven,

Eight,

Have a nice stretch,

Nine and ten.

Open your eyes when you feel ready.