How to Practice Visualization

[JBRaven]

How to Practice Visualization


Sit comfortably. I suggest sitting cross-legged with a meditation pillow to support you.

Close your eyes and take some deep, cleansing breaths. Keep your eyes closed and concentrate on your breathing for a few minutes.

Allow any thoughts that come into your head to leave at their own pace. Redirect your attention to your breath, without trying to control it.

Become aware of your spine's connection to the earth. Envision roots growing down from your spine deep into the earth's molten core.

Feel the earth's energy moving up through the roots and through your body.

Open your eyes. Cup your hand in front of you.

Visualize the energy coming up from the earth moving through you and forming a ball in the palm of your hand.

Look at the ball. Notice the color, the feel of it, its heat, its smell.

Hold it steady. Then try to make it rotate.

Hold the image for as long as you can, and then absorb the energy back into your hand.

Let the energy flow from your hand back through your body and into the earth.


Tips:

As with physical exercise, you should start slowly and build your way up. Try holding the ball to the count of ten at first, and then letting that time gradually expand.

Once you feel comfortable with visualization, it will become easier for you to cast spells that will help you change your own reality.

As an alternative to the ball, try pointing your finger and drawing an invoking pentacle (beginning at the top point and moving down and to the left) in the air.

[Bougainvillea]

Thanks! I will definitely have to try this tonight.

[FireQueen]

I'm a little confused about this thread ie how the content relates to the subject title: is this visualisation as a generic process or specifically a raising of the energy visualisation process?

To me visualisation is holding a picture in your mind of "something", that "something" being non-specific in the description and process of visualisation itself and only made specific when focusing on a thing / action as one would in the process of visual motor rehearsal... what is described above seems to me to be the latter aka a specific process?

No criticism intended, I think that what you've posted is awesome ~ just hoping to add clarity for the sake of newbies.

Brightest blessings.

[JBRaven]

It it more of a energy building visualisation, you are right in that. I am a little confused by your definition, to visualize means to mentally see something specific; ie a good job, energy, happiness. If it was non-specific it would just be meditation.