Re-connecting With Your Power

There is a power within you which is longing to be remembered and reclaimed. Take a journey to connect with your own power through this short meditation, shared by Ceryn Rowntree, author of The Divine Feminist.

Transcript

Start,

As always,

By getting nice and comfortable sitting or lying down somewhere where you'll be undisturbed for the next 15 or so minutes.

Get yourself nice and comfy and when you're ready close your eyes and take a few big deep breaths in and out.

In and out.

And in and out.

As you continue to breathe I invite you to draw your attention down to your solar plexus,

The place just above your navel where your tummy will rise and fall as you continue to breathe.

It's said that the solar plexus is the home of our true essence of ourself,

The place in which our very life force of being exists.

And so as you continue to follow that rise and fall and that up and down I invite you to draw your attention inwards into this place.

Inwards into that part of you that is often called your gut.

That part of you that will often tell you through feelings,

Through anxiety or nervousness that exists within there or simply through a certain knowing.

Exactly what it wants you to know,

Exactly what the very wisest part of you wants to know.

As you make your way inside your solar plexus I invite you to visualise a fire burning within this part of you.

The fire that burns is perfectly safe,

Is perfectly comfortable but as you observe this fire start to pay attention to how healthy it looks,

To perhaps what it needs.

Does it need a little bit of a clear out?

Could this fire be brighter,

Bolder or maybe it's raging out of control in a way and it needs to be tendered in order to help it soothe itself and tone down until it feels more comfortable for you.

Whatever you need as you allow this visualisation of this fire within your solar plexus to build for you,

Give yourself the time and the space to tend to that fire and do with it whatever it needs in order for it to feel comfortable,

In order for it to feel the way that seems most powerful and most aligned with you and your essence.

With that fire tended allow its illumination,

Its light to show you around this solar plexus area of yours.

Allow yourself to visualise this as part of yourself,

This part of your energetic being as it grows up around you.

Allow yourself to feel into it,

To look around,

To notice any sounds or sensations that you experience from being here in this place.

In one corner of this part of your energetic body you notice a cupboard or a wardrobe standing alone by itself in a corner,

Tucked away slightly.

As you look you notice that the door is slightly ajar and that whatever is inside glows with a light that intrigues you and makes you want to move closer.

So you do,

You take a few steps over closer and closer to that cupboard.

The closer you get the more you notice that it's not only a glow which emanates from that space but also a gentle hum.

A gentle hum that tells you something exciting exists within there.

Something positive,

Something optimistic that while you may feel a little hint of trepidation you know is predominantly exciting.

You know is predominantly something that you really want to go and explore.

Know that as you take this journey over to the cupboard or the wardrobe you are not alone.

You may want to bring in a guide or a helper or some other form of protection or support for yourself as you take these steps over to that wardrobe and place your hand onto the handle of the door.

Within this cupboard lies your truest and fullest power.

The source of your own power,

The crux of your own power.

And know as you pull the door open that this may not look or even feel as you expect it to but that whatever you find in here is yours.

Whatever you find in here is true,

Is deep,

Is important and it's time that you reconnected with that.

And so you pull open the door and as you do you notice that within that glowing,

Humming cupboard there lies an object that represents your power,

Your fullest power.

Before you do anything else take some time to look at this object.

Notice the shape of it,

The colours of it,

The size of it.

Notice what it is and let yourself really tune in to what that means to you,

To what that represents before you move forward.

Now reach out a hand to touch it.

Again if you're concerned about this remember that this is your power.

Remember that the space you are in within your solar plexus is one that is safe in which you are protected and although your fingers may have been burned by this power in the past,

This is different.

You are connecting with this now in a way that is safe,

In a place that is safe and surrounded by any support that you need.

And so you reach out and touch it and you notice the sensations,

Not just of the object itself but the sensations that go on within your own body and your own energy field as you take it in your hand.

Perhaps just touch it there or pick it up,

Bring it close to you and examine it from all angles and again take the time to see and experience whatever you need about this object that is your power.

I invite you now to bring this object to your heart.

Bring it to your heart and as it does allow yourself to listen with your heart to what it has to say.

Allow yourself to listen as it tells you more about itself,

More about what it has to offer you in terms of the power that it holds,

The power that is yours.

There are no need for questions right now,

Just listen to what this object has to share with you as it describes and explains your power to you.

As you hear that explanation allow it to play out in your mind's eye.

Allow yourself to see the times that you have used or maybe hidden from this power in your past.

Allow yourself to see the times when you have come closest to using it in its fullness and the times when you shied away from it.

Also allow yourself to see the times when perhaps you may have misused this power in the past.

Knowing that this isn't an opportunity for shaming or for guilt,

Simply an opportunity to learn,

To understand so that you may move forward in a different place.

Move forward trusting that you are able to use this power in the way that is right for you,

The way that is filled with love and wisdom and honesty.

As you do this let all of those experiences move up in your mind's eye to be seen,

To be witnessed and then simply fade away leaving with you everything that they need you to know,

Everything that they need you to be aware of as you move forward.

With that said,

Now is the opportunity to ask any questions of this object that you wish.

Perhaps if the object isn't sharing its insight with you directly you may even look further into the cupboard or wardrobe in which you found it because there you will inevitably find some notes written for yourself,

Notes that will answer any of the questions that you have about this power.

So take the time now to connect and to understand or ask for the answers to your questions.

You now have a choice.

Are you ready to take this power out of the cupboard,

To allow it to be a full and complete part of yourself?

If so do that.

Now is a perfect time to do that,

To carry it out into the centre of this room and place it somewhere where it is front and centre of your solar plexus.

If not,

That's okay too.

If there's still a little bit of a journey to take with your power,

Don't worry,

You can replace it back into the cupboard or wardrobe but as you move away from that cupboard ensure that you leave the doors more open than you found them.

Leave them open enough that that light which permeates out of this space is able to move throughout the whole of your solar plexus area.

The hum,

The hum of power that exists within that is one that you can still hear,

One that infuses the whole of this space.

Remember that now you've made this connection with your power,

Whether you choose to fully and wholly connect with that or you choose to simply take the first steps to doing so,

That connection,

That power is already established and you will move forward with it.

It will move forwards with you in the way that is right,

Integrating back into your very being as when and how is right for both of you.

But for right now you step back,

You give thanks to this object which represents your power and you give thanks to this solar plexus area of you.

As you bring yourself back out of that energetic part of your body,

Revitalised for working in this source of your own energy,

This source of your own inner fire,

But you bring yourself back now to concentrate again on the in and the out of your breath as you bring your attention wholly and completely to that rhythm of in and out.

In and out.

In and out.

And with that third exhale you begin to move your feet,

You begin to stretch out your legs and your arms,

You begin to perhaps move your head,

You begin to shrug your shoulders,

Wriggle your hips,

Move every part of your body exactly where it is.

Bring yourself back wholly and completely into your body until you feel the movement in your fingers,

The movement in your toes and you feel completely back in this moment,

Back in the here and now.

You take another big deep breath in and out and when you're ready you open your eyes and perhaps pick up a journal and pen and note down anything and everything you experienced within this journey.