Guided Meditation for Goals,
Magic Carpet Ride.
This meditation is for setting goals and envisioning your future.
It's a long meditation with a fun storyline.
So sit back and enjoy the ride.
Let's start by closing our eyes and taking a deep breath down into the lower belly.
Now slowly let it out.
Now take another deep breath and slowly let it out.
Relax your shoulders,
Allowing them to droop downward.
Relax your body and let it sink into your chair.
Feel the heaviness in your feet as they are planted firmly on the floor,
Connecting you with the energy of the earth.
As you continue to breathe in a natural and relaxed way,
Notice the flow of energy in your body.
You may feel your hands growing warm and tingly.
As our story begins,
Imagine that you are visiting an elderly friend.
You've always enjoyed visiting this person because their house is full of fascinating objects from foreign lands.
Your friend has had an exciting life with many adventures.
You like to relax in their comfortable home and listen to stories of their travels.
Sometimes you wonder if the stories are really true.
How could one person have so many adventures in one lifetime?
At the end of a particularly long story,
Your friend yawns and says,
I need a short nap.
I'm going to lay down in the bedroom for a while.
Feel free to make yourself at home.
There are some interesting things in the basement that you might want to see.
Your friend leaves the room and you get up and walk towards the staircase.
As you descend the stairs,
You wonder what you might find.
In the basement,
There are many fascinating objects.
You are amazed at how many things your friend has collected.
You consider that every object must have a story behind it.
You wander from room to room,
Admiring the various objects,
Until you come to a room with a closed door.
When you open the door,
You're surprised to see that the room is empty,
Except for a small Persian rug in the middle of the floor.
The rug is very old and threadbare.
As you look closer,
It seems to you that this rug could be a thousand years old.
It must have been a beautiful carpet in its time.
You have a strange feeling,
As if the carpet is calling to you,
And you feel the urge to sit down on it.
As you settle yourself on the carpet,
You feel an odd sensation,
And you notice that the walls of the room are dissolving around you.
You feel yourself rising off the floor.
The ceiling disappears as the carpet carries you higher and higher above the house,
And you soon find yourself flying over the city where your friend lives.
You are surprised at how smooth and comfortable the ride is.
You don't feel any wind resistance,
Just a light breeze as you fly over the land towards the ocean.
You breathe deeply.
You relax into a dreamlike state,
Enjoying your flight over the ocean.
After a while,
You see a new land coming into focus.
It appears to be a desert.
You fly for some time over the desert.
You see a group of palm trees in the distance.
It's an oasis in the middle of the desert.
The carpet begins to slow down as it gently descends.
It lands in the midst of the palm trees,
Next to a pool of water.
You stand up and stretch your legs.
You wonder why the carpet brought you here.
You decide to walk around and explore the oasis.
You gaze at the pool of water,
Reflecting the blue sky.
As you are walking around the edge of the pool,
You see something shiny,
Sticking partway out of the sand.
You reach down and pull out a small brass oil lamp.
It looks very old,
As old as the carpet.
There's some sort of writing carved into the side of the lamp.
You brush off the sand to take a closer look.
Suddenly,
A cloud of smoke rises from the spout of the lamp.
The cloud grows larger,
And from out of the smoke steps a strangely dressed person.
The stranger addresses you by saying,
Greetings!
I am the genie of the lamp.
What is your goal?
My what?
You stammer.
Your goal,
Of course.
But I thought you were supposed to grant wishes,
You reply.
The genie laughs a full-bellied laugh.
Sorry,
Kid,
That's not my job,
But I can help you get clarity about your goals.
You consider the offer,
And you say,
Okay,
I guess I could use some help.
Great,
Says the genie.
Here's what you do.
I'd like you to imagine your life ten years in the future.
Imagine it in as much detail as possible,
With everything you want to have,
Everything you want to do,
And everything you want to be.
You have two minutes to imagine it.
The genie interrupts your reverie,
Saying,
Time's up!
Now you have a goal.
But,
You protest,
I didn't make a goal.
I just imagined my future life.
The genie chuckles,
That is a goal.
Whenever you imagine something,
You are giving your unconscious mind instructions,
And it will immediately get to work doing whatever it takes to make it happen.
Then you say,
But it's so far in the future.
How can I get there from where I am now?
The genie replies,
Hang on,
Kid,
We're not done yet.
The next step is to imagine your life five years in the future.
You are halfway to your goal.
What will your life look like in five years?
You have one minute to imagine it.
Time's up,
Says the genie.
That went by fast,
You comment.
Yes,
Says the genie,
Five years isn't much time,
Especially when you're my age.
Now I'd like you to imagine what you will be doing one year from now.
You have one minute to imagine it.
How are you doing?
Asks the genie.
This is fun,
You reply.
Great,
Now I'd like you to imagine what you will be doing two months from now.
You have 30 seconds.
We're almost done,
Says the genie.
Now I'd like you to imagine what you will be doing in one week from now.
You have 20 seconds.
There's one last step.
I would like you to imagine what you can do in the next 24 hours to work towards your goal.
You have 15 seconds.
The genie finishes by saying,
Imagination is a powerful thing.
Use it wisely and practice often.
The genie begins to fade into a cloud of smoke.
Thank you,
Genie,
You say.
The cloud of smoke disappears into the lamp.
You look around at the grove of palm trees,
And you see the carpet a little ways away.
You feel a sudden desire to return home.
You walk over to the magic carpet and sit down.
Let's go home,
Carpet,
You say with a smile.
The carpet rises off the ground,
And you are soon flying over the desert.
Back over the ocean,
And then over the city where your friend lives.
Before you know it,
You're back in the empty room in the basement.
The walls reform around you.
It feels like an ordinary room again.
You rise up off the carpet and leave the room,
Closing the door behind you.
As you begin to walk up the staircase,
You think about your friend.
You have an idea that you know the secret of how your friend manifested such an amazing life,
And you look forward to creating your own wonderful life.
Now it's time to come back from the meditation.
Feel your body in your chair.
When you are ready,
Slowly open your eyes.
Stretch,
And come back to the present moment.
