Begin by settling into a meditation posture that's been working for you where you can feel bright and alert,
Curious and also relaxed and at ease.
It helps to have your spine upright and your heart area open.
And you can begin with two or three full complete breaths and just completely let go of anything you've been carrying from this day.
Full enriching inhalations and long slow exhalations and then letting your breath relax into its own natural rhythm.
Just completely at ease.
And I invite you to picture now an inner wisdom figure.
Any wisdom figure that feels right to you.
So this could be a religious figure like Christ or Buddha.
It could be an imagined wisdom figure or it could be your own future self.
Whoever it is,
This is a figure that you can trust completely.
A figure of great love and compassion.
And if no one comes to mind,
Just imagine what such a figure would be like.
A being of wisdom,
Passion and boundless love.
And then gently invite this wisdom figure into your presence.
This completely trustworthy and benevolent being.
Feel their approach,
The radiance of their love for you.
And just take a moment to bask in the radiance of that warmth,
The love of this being.
And picture them melting into light.
If this being took the form of light and sound,
What would that light be like?
What would that sound be like?
You might picture their etheric body,
Their spirit body becoming a little denser and your human body becoming a little lighter,
More etheric so that you can pass through and into each other.
You can experience this being,
This being of complete trust and benevolence.
Letting their beautiful heart merge with yours and let yourself feel the comfort of that presence.
And now picturing you and this beloved wisdom figure someplace very peaceful and beautiful.
Up high,
It might be a mountaintop or a cliff over the ocean.
A place of majestic beauty.
A place of great serenity.
And picturing you and this wisdom figure as a huge graceful bird in this place.
You might picture each of you as a wing or you might picture you completely blended in your essence.
And picture this beautiful bird taking off from this high beautiful spot and gliding over the landscape.
This great ethereal bird as if made of vapor like a cloud bird drifting over this beautiful landscape free and easy gliding over the surface of the earth.
You might be gliding very high so that the landforms below seem very small or you might sweep right down over the surface of the landscape.
Whatever feels right,
Just let yourself glide in the state of complete trust and calm.
And noticing whatever landscape appears below you.
Whether mountains or ocean,
Grasslands,
Cities,
Icebergs or deserts.
Whatever it is,
Just take it in with awe and appreciation for this beautiful planet.
And whatever it is materializing below your giant graceful wings,
Just blessing it.
Blessing it with a gentle breeze.
The wake of your glide is a blessing on the land.
The more you glide,
The more your form expands.
Your beautiful cloud-like wings extending across many miles becoming more and more spacious.
Blessing everything.
And like a cloud that's made of tiny crystals of vapor,
Letting those crystals fall like snowflakes or gentle raindrops onto the land below.
Blessing all that you see.
In this form you can visit any place you like.
Any valley or mountaintop.
Any household or riverbank.
Gently showering the gift of your blessing and feeling gratitude for all of it.
Just keep going and see what comes.
And letting those beautiful wings bless all of those we hold in our heart.
Blessed by those wings.
And letting that blessing extend to each of us here.
Knowing that in the days to come with your inner wisdom figure in your heart,
You can open these wings and bless any situation,
Any landscape,
Anyone in need of blessing.
And when you are ready,
Gently returning to the original mountaintop cliff where you began and let yourself alight there.
Letting you and your inner wisdom figure turn to face each other.
See how their light,
Their color,
Their warmth and radiance are the same as yours.
How you are of the same essence.
Thanking them and knowing they're always available for you.
Always present in the deepest part of your heart.
And now finding yourself back in your meditation seat.
Grateful for your human body.
Grateful for this beautiful planet and the chance to bless it all.
May these blessings extend to all beings and landscapes and animals of the world.
May they be safe and protected and free from inner and outer harm.
May they be happy and contented.
May they be healthy and whole to whatever degree possible.
May they experience ease of well-being.
May all beings be happy.
May all beings be at peace.
May all beings be free.
