The Wonderment - A Guided Visualisation Audio

"The Wonderment" takes you back to the beginnings of humankind's first footprints upon the earth. The journey taken eventually leads to searching questions being answered and the realisation that our purpose for being is important. I wanted this to be an uplifting experience, one in which self-esteem can be given a boost whilst also enjoying the story and whatever the visualisation brought to mind for the participant.

The music was created by Cumara Music, and by Kevin MacLeod.

Transcript

This guided visualization is for adult clients only Please do not listen to this visualization whilst driving,

Operating machinery or taking part in any kind of activity that requires your full attention You may be seated or choose to lie down on a bed,

Couch or floor just so long as you are comfortable You may choose to keep your eyes open but it may better aid you in the visualization if you close your eyes You may close your eyes now For the next few moments I want you to just check your body for any signs of tension Beginning with your head then neck and shoulders If you find tension there just relax and let it go Continue down your body now looking for any tension in your chest,

Stomach and arms and hands If you find tension there just relax and let that tension go from you Gently checking your hips,

Legs and feet now If you find tension just relax and let it slip away from you Take this time to relax and make yourself comfortable You will be going on a journey but before we start I would like you to relax and concentrate your attention now upon your breathing Just breathing naturally in and out Noticing the sensation of cool air going in through your nostrils as you breathe in and the sensation of warm air going out through your nostrils as you breathe out Not forcing the breathing but just noticing the breath in and the breath out Now visualize yourself lying on a primitive bed of soft pine tree branches As you arise and swing your legs over and put your feet on the ground you look down and gaze into your lap and inhale the scent of fresh pine leaves You sense that you are safe and sound within a place that takes you back further than your living memory You now become aware of the smell of wood smoke and lift your gaze to look around you You find that you are in a natural cavern that is lit by several wooden torches placed around its walls The smoke from them rises upwards into the high vaulted ceiling to disappear through some unseen vent and their flames cast yellow and white against the retreating shadows You stand up and as you do you notice that in the center of the cavern is a wood fire burning brightly to help light the cavern You can feel the increase in warming heat from it as you walk toward it This cave must be ancient for upon its walls and seemingly dancing in the shadows are simple yet somehow beautiful ancient drawings and paintings depicting various animals and birds and scenes of nature As you warm yourself by the fire you can occasionally hear the distant rumble of thunder and light rain emanating from somewhere outside You head toward the noise and come across several stone steps crudely cut into the rock You see that they head upwards to the cavern's entrance You climb the steps and stand in the opening Standing in the opening you can see a small flat safe and wide rocky plateau and as you step outside onto it you find yourself looking down into a lush green valley You realize that your vantage point is high up in a mountainside Looking down you can see low-lying swirling mists sweeping across the broad valley floor and below the canopy of the many tall forest trees that are growing there In the far distance you can see sporadic lightning flashes and hear the last remnants of the passing storm rumbling among deep and dark clouds as it moves slowly away from you and into the distance A distance of valleys and hills that stretch beyond the seeing eye As you take in this primordial scene you can feel and breathe the cool clean air that has been refreshed by the electricity of the passing storm And as you do you can see columns of sunlight slanting down through ever widening holes in the cloudy sky to light up the green canopy spread out below you The light is getting stronger now as beams of sunlight move slowly onto the flat rocky plateau and you start to feel the warmth of the first rays as they reach to embrace you This is a raw,

Timeless and wonderful scene that nature in all its glorious and many forms continues to unfold and renew again and again As the day lightens among thinning clouds that reveal more and more blue sky with their passing You see to the side of you and not far off a stone of pure white As you approach it,

It has the appearance of being a marker stone for it seems to have been placed there As you reach it,

A little further ahead you can see another one and another beyond that You follow and find yourself climbing a wide and well trodden pathway that continues up the partially tree lined mountainside At times the pathway is steep and difficult for you but with determination and resolve you overcome the difficulties and continue on your way The day is bright now and you feel the warmth of the sun upon your back Occasionally you stop to glance back the way you had come The valley below you is quite distant now and seems to shimmer in the haze of the air rising as if to meet the risen sun You carry the memories of the valley with you as you continue onwards From time to time you can hear the occasional bird calling from somewhere ahead as if it were summoning you and encouraging you upon your journey Here and there are occasional clumps of mountain flowers blooming splendidly alongside green and brown gorse bushes All striving to survive and living together whilst holding tenuously on to the mountainside with roots that naturally find nourishment among its rough surface and many crevices Here too you begin to notice the incredible sights and sounds of insects going about their business building and sustaining their way of life Also the beauty of birdsong that can now be heard building in the distance Occasionally and just out of the corner of your eye you catch a fleeting glimpse of a deer or some other animal that you sense for a moment is curious about you But then in a heartbeat they are gone for they are intent upon their own journey of life Soon you see ahead of you a familiar sight It is a stone of pure white As you reach it you see another and another and follow them You look and see that they lead up to and seemingly over a crest in the mountainside that is clearly lined against the backdrop of the clear blue sky And you become excited at the prospect of what may greet you beyond it As you climb over it your eye line takes in more and more of the view beyond until you find yourself standing now on level ground Here you are standing in front of a wide expanse that is another plateau set into the mountainside This large plateau is entirely covered in lush tall green grass where the effects of invisible gentle breezes can be seen moving the grass in large swathes of ripples As if a pebble were dropped into a pond A little way off there is a tree line of tall trees that promise the beginning of a wood In front of this tree line and getting up from being seated around a wood fire are two people A man and a woman As they approach you see that they both have pleasant weather worn faces that are lined with old age The old man is thinner and taller whilst the old woman is shorter You sense that there is something regal about them for as they walk they carry themselves upright and with dignity They stand before you now and speak to you in an ancient and foreign language long forgotten within the annals of worldly time You hear their words yet can see that they do not speak the words and as you ponder this their words somehow form and become clearly understood by you You look into their eyes and see a purity of kindness born of wisdom and knowing They bid you welcome to this place and ask what it is you seek upon your journey at this time Why am I here?

You ask You are here to witness and experience they reply What is this place?

You ask As notes that make up music and when blended together produce harmony have you not yet heard the music that is always playing?

Then you realise that the tune of all creation has always been with you in the background you just have not heard it before What happens next?

You ask Change comes the reply for all is cause and effect There can be no light without there being darkness There is no goodness as there is no badness What you see is as you experience it Who am I?

You ask You are part of everything you are the vital beginning note in the music For without you there can be no understanding of beauty or love Who are you?

You ask We are Mother Earth and Father Sky is their answer What should I do?

You ask Be kind to yourself they reply As you and they stand at the edge of the mountain crest they turn and look out into the distance You follow their gaze and look too You see what they see The valleys and the hills The thunder and the lightning The trees and the soil The creatures and the struggle The earth and the sky The witnessing and the experiencing The beauty and the love You turn your gaze back toward these two old people and before you can react You see them both fall over the edge of the crest You peer over and watch as they turn into a pair of magnificent and majestic golden eagles that glide outward and downwards Weaving silently to and fro On their way toward the valley below You sit on the ground and for the longest while watch them as they gently dance together with wings outstretched Embracing the harmony that is found in earth and sky And as you do you listen to the notes that form the beautiful and loving music that forms throughout all creation The sound of birds chirping Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music They are specks of dust in the distance now and finally blend seamlessly into the valley where the symphony of creation continues ever changing Music Music The day is nearly over now and as you sit there you witness the setting of the sun in all its glorious colours and richness And as the moon rises to light the night sky you finally get up and walk toward the wood fire that is still burning brightly Its warmth is welcoming to the side of the fire there has been made a primitive bed of soft pine tree branches And at the head of the bed you see a small and precious golden feather that has been placed there just for you You lie down upon it and as your eyes become adjusted to the changing patterns of light and darkness You can just discern ahead of you and not far off many rows of pure white stones that continue in different directions until they disappear somewhere into the gathering darkness Music Tomorrow you will choose which path to take for your journey will continue But for now this journey is ending soon and you are happy to close your eyes For you have witnessed and experienced the wonderment Music You once again focus your attention upon your breathing For this guided visualisation is ending now just noticing the breath in and the breath out The sensation of cool air entering your nostrils as you breathe in And the sensation of warmer air leaving the nostrils as you breathe out In your own time you may now open your eyes and stretch if you wish For this guided visualisation has ended now Music Music Thank you for listening The bell is invited.

Reviews

So smooth, relieving, revealing!!