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I have written on Hoodoo candle-work before on here, but looking back on that particular article, being one of very first I added, I don't feel overly satisfied with it. Which is only normal I'd say, we are all humans, we learn throughout the life, something new every day, just if we really want to.
So I wanted to add more organized, and slightly more comprehensive article here
Candle magick is a very simple form of magick, being a common exemplary type of fire magick. It's old almost as candle itself, though it became quite more popular and employed as industrialization enabled us comfort of obtaining candles easily. In local stores, rather than made in our homes by ourselves, like old European folk did. In different parts of the world we have different influences to thank for this. In Eastern Europe, folk in remote mountain areas, rarely had candles, and when they did they were precious items used for illumination rather than for magick. Not to mention the colors of the candle lol They were either dark grey, made from animal fat, and they stank like...well smth bad, or the cunning folk would buy orange-brown-ish or yellow candles readily available in Church. Cunning folk would buy the candles, used to light for the dead or for "health" in Orthodox or even some Catholic Christian churches, and use them for craft.
In Hoodoo, across the States, people commonly use candles in there rites, for prayers and laying tricks as well. They became readily available during the 19th century, and their use in Conjure community was suggested, popularized even, by Henric Gamache's work "Master book of Candle-Burning" a thin, paper bound, but highly informative pamphlet ( published in 1940.originally ) though candle burning as Roman Catholic practice and it's encompassing in Voodoo-Hoodoo syncretism rituals and ceremonies, certainly plaid it's important role. It's suggested that such candle burning ceremonies had first started in New Orleans, at St. Anne's Street, run by mysterious ( and at the time notorious ) Mamzell'e Leveaux
What is a candle in a magick ritual ? Multiple purposes candles serve; they act as spirit and power beacons, as well as focus tool and adjunct to power, for they posses qualities of fire, such as fierce force etc. Today, in modern occultism, inspired by old grimoires we attribute more power to candles depending on their color and shape ( image candles ) as well as burning time.
TYPES OF CANDLES
We differ many, varying on size and burning time for starters; chime candles, offertory candles, pillar candles, votive candles, tea lights/candles etc.
Image candles are candles shaped/molded to symbolize specific aspect or image and as such find use in specific spells, or spiritual works. Let's mention some
"Cross candle" - Shaped like cross, coming in different colors are used for doing spiritual work, blessing, uncrossing and healing ( blue and white most often ) or doing harm ( black cross candles )
Some variations in forms appear, such as "Master key Crucifix candle" and "Lucky clover Crucifix candle" white used for blessing, black for mastery, conjure work and crossing, orange for positive changes and Road opening, brown for Court cases, red for love and green for money.
"Skull candle" - candle molded in form of a human skull, for clarity work, mind uncrossing and blessing ( white, pale blue ) domination and mastery, mind swaying ( purple, red or black ) and crossing and causing intranquility or to have luck in gambling ( black )
"Male or Female figural candles" - used to represent certain person in spellwork, like effigies in a way, really. Depening on color most often used in blessing, uncrossing and healing ( white ) causing lust ( pink, sometimes red ) contacting someone who's fare away ( yellow if available ) domination ( purple, orange if available ) and crossing ( black ). They come usually in two forms,
- naked male and female, so called "Adam" and "Eve" candles used mostly in love, marriage and lust work, and
- cloaked male and female, often referred as "Gentleman" and "Lady" used for any office, career or job related workings, as well as to influence or dominate someone
Male and female candles, other than in separate forms, as mentioned above, come in shapes where both are present, together. A simple example is "Bride and Groom" candle, used in marriage work, "Lovers" representing nude couple embracing each other, used in lust work or to attract a new lover ( red, pink, white ), and "Divorce candle" man and women back to back, one wick set between their backs, used in separation and divorce spells, often come black or red.
"Black cat candle" - is a candle shaped as cat, usually dark green or black, used in gambling luck, or money issues, also sometimes in Court work.
"Seven day knob candles" - also called Seven day wishing candle s are c andles that appear as knobbed, divided in seven sections each to be burnt for one day, all together even days, while praying for result. The can come in one color or each knob/section/part can have different color, for different wishes.
"Coiled snake" - Control, bind, increase spiritual awareness
"De*il" - for crossing and causing harm, contacting demons and sending them on one
"Pyramid candle" - Pyramid shaped candles, sometimes with an eye inscribed ( in which case called "pyramid and Eye" ) candles, used for drawing some sort of energy, most often green- money, pale blue -healing, and purple -spiritual power, divination.
"Baphomet" - shaped in form of Sabbatic Goat, red for causing lust, black for worship or evil forces
"Angelic influence" - Candle depicting and Angel, often in pale celestial blue, or white, for work with angelic forces, blessings, healing and guidance. Sometimes pale celestial blu e pillar candles are sold under the same name, and can be used interchangeably.
As we have seen, color symbolism is considered even for image candles, and when we speak of common ( not image ) candles color symbolism is even more important. So let's go through basic correspondences of candles and colors, like Hoodoo teaches us:
. White - Purity, Uncrossing, Spiritual work and cleansing, Power, Prayer, Healing, Blessings, also sometimes in Tranquility work, as well as good general offering candle or to honor deities such as St Barbara, Obatala etc.
. Blue - Healing, Peace, Harmony, Good intentions, Spiritual work, work with Celestial forces
. Red - Love spells, Drawing spell, Bodily or other power,Lust, Protection
. Green - Money, Gambling, Good job, Good crops
. Yellow - Devotion, Success, Youth and longevity work, Clearing the air
. Orange - Creating opportunities, Road opening, Prophetic dreams, Repelling or influencing Law
. Brown - Court work and Justice spells, Neutral spells
. Gold - Solar works, Success, Riches, Fortune, Luck
. Black - Doing evil or repelling evil, Gambling luck, Uncrossing, Reversal work, Dark arts type of Spiritual work, Contacting spirits, demons and necromantic work
. Pink - Lust, Bodily desire, Romance, Love
. Silver - Lunar works, Intuition, Divination, Petitioner's candle
. Purple - Control and domination, mastery, Occult power and Guidance, Precognitive dreams, Power spells, work with Deities such as St. Cypriano ect
Other than single color candle spells, many times we use two, or sometimes even three color candles, frequently halves or thirds dyed in different colors. Sometimes candle may appear single color from outside but comes with a colored wax "core" inside, like Reversible candles. Let's mention few most commonly sold ( and used ) ones
. Double action white and black - Returning evil to sender, Uncrossing and Blessing at same time
. Double action red and black - Removing love crossings
. Double action green and black - Removing money crossings
. Triple action - often coming in all sort of various colors though Black, white and orange is common and universal for uncrossing, Road opening and Blessing. In my humble opinion they are unpractical and unnecessary
. Reversible - Black wax outside, red wax inside, used to reverse evil back to sender, especially handy when the enemy is unknown, very powerful and gives fast results
Candles are also burnt, If instructed so, for specific periods of time ( for example 3 day period, 7 day period or other ) so we have to chose our candles taking this criteria in consideration as well. Chime candles and tea light are suitable If needed only while ritual lasts, meaning one times use only. They also come nifty to burn while taking spiritual baths. Offertory ( common household, table candles ) and pillar candles are more suitable for longer, repeated rituals that may require extinguishing and relighting the candles, though when the ritual calls for seven days of such practice we are suggested to use Seven day, or Seven knob candles.
In Hoodoo, Conjure and Creole Voodoo ( as well as in similar systems such as Palo, Santeria or even Kimbalad a ) glass encased candles are very popular. These are either "fixed" ( dressed and powdered ) candles made for specific magickal aim in glass vials, or devotional candles to certain deities such as Saints or Loa ( or Lwa ) in which case, they usually come along with Saint prints and novenas and prayers on back, also glass encased of course.In the latter case they are also called Novena candles and can also be found sold in Christian Churches or Church store/s.
"Fixin' da' candle"
"Fixing the candle" is a practice, indigenous to Hoodoo and Conjure, that calls for dressing candles with oil and rolling in powdered or crumbled herbs, or simply dusting anointed candles with powders.
Instead of such method of "fixing", oil and herbs/powders can be added to wax when pouring a candle, or small holes can be made into candle and filled with oils and herbs/powders. This is usually done with sharp heated metal tool, such as needles, and is mostly used method when "fixing" pillar or glass encased candles.
When dressing/anointing the candles, it's customary to use condition oils that suit the aim of candle, and sometimes even color, though in my humble opinion, oil - candle color correspondence is silly. Normally, we dress candle from top to bottom when we wish to draw something to us, or from bottom to top if we wish to banish, repel or reverse something. Individual methods that follow this general guidelines can be adopted, such as dressing candle from ends to middle to draw something, or from middle to ends for opposite effect. Some people twist them as they do. Some dress in falling or ascending spiral as well.
Candle can be rolled in dry herbs or powdered liberally afterwards with sachet powders and there is no specific rule of how this should be done. I would simply spread some dry herbs on some wax paper or plastic wrap, and roll, previously anointed candle in it. In case of powder I might use same method or I might blow powder at candle, sometimes in odd number of "blows", that could correspond to aim.
DOUBLE ACTION CANDLE BUTTING AND DRESSING
Double action candle serve, as the name says two goals, they usually end, or banish something bad, such a scrossed condition, while at the same time drawing something good, like Blessings for example. When used in such mannerism, they are often "Butted" which would mean, their bottom part wick carved out, so it can be lit. Afterwards they are commonly laid on plate horizontally, though previously dressed, both wicks being lit afterwards. They are not commonly dusted, though this can be done as well. If burned vertically, white tip is cut, black butted and candle burnt upiside down, so the black part would burn first.
CANDLE SPELL EXAMPLES
PROPHETIC DREAM CANDLE SPELL
Get a purple candle and dress with some oil such as "Vision", or "Aunt Sally's dream" and roll in Anise seed, or /and Flax seed, or powder made of such. You can use sachet powder of same brand ( name ) as oils listed above too. Carve the divine name "Jah" into candle and light it.
Recite Psalm 23rd seven times, and any Prayer to Holy Ghost for inspiration or guidance. Alternatively You can say some personal prayer ( after each Psalm reading ) seeking answers such as :
"O Great, All-knowing, One True G'd, be merciful upon this servant of Yours, hear my cry and deliver me from, not knowing, Send me Your Holy Ghost to inspire me with True Knowledge and Your Angels to give me answers in my dreams. End the confusion and provide answers and guidance for those that seek You and invoke Your Name! For Your Glory is eternal ! Amen !"
"Love candle"
Get a red candle and dress it with "Attraction oil", or "Look me over" or "Follow me boy/girl" oil, carve the name of those You wish to notice You, and role it in brown sugar. Place the candle on overturned saucer, bellow which You've placed charged lodestone.
Burn for nine nights saying nine times:
Like moths to flame, bee to flower, look me over, be my lover !
"Money in rush candle spell"
If You can get a pyramid shaped green candle, If not offertory green candle will do fine. Mix Bergamot and Basil essential oils in base oil. You may add some Patchouli essential oil If You wish. Role the candle in some Cinnamon powder. Place on overturned saucer, bellow which You've placed brown paper with written amount of money You need and purpose ( be modest, only what You need ), sprinkled with brown sugar, and folded thrice towards oneself. You can carve symbols associated with money onto candle, such as Aquarius symbol, or Jupiter symbol/s
Then light the candle and pray the Psalm 23rd. You can either read the psalm 7 times, and let the candle burn itself out, or You can read Psalm seven days, once a day, leaving candle to burn all the way down on the seventh day and burring the remaining wax and paper in Your yard.
"Blessing candle"
Place petitioner paper with the name of person in subject bellow White, offertory candle. Dress it with Blessing oil and sprinkle with some Angelica, Basil or Flax seed. Light the candle and pray for person, using personal words of power and /or 62nd Psalm. It would be very beneficial indeed, If You'd burn some Frankincense resin/s along this candle.
NOTES: This article was written and composed by myself so If You'd like to use any of it ( parts, sections, quotes or all ) give credit s ; Shadow of Shadows magick place, Shadow-333@hotmail.com, or links to this post.
REFRENCES: - According to Lucky mojo website page on Candle magick www.luckymojo.com/candlemagic.html
- 62nd Psalm suggested for blessing according to Godrfrey Seilig's "Secrets of Psalms"
IMAGES: Taken or drawn by myself
Many Blessings, from Shadow, and Happy Equinox :)
All men are Shiva and all women are Shakthi. Shiva and Shakthi are deeply in love. There is great love and attraction between them. So, it is most natural that we as embodiments Of Shiva and Shakthi are bound to be attracted or fall in love with many people. Shiva and Shakthi find infinite ways to Make love to each other and we, as humans are one of the ways. We are just another playground for the Divine.
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To create a magickal wishing well garden, plant around a well any of the following plants traditionally used by Witches and other magickal practitioners to make secret wishes manifest: bamboo, beech, buckthorn, dandelion, dogwood, grains of paradise, hazel, Job's tears, pomegranate, sage, sandalwood, sunflower, tonka, violet, walnut.
If you have no access to a well, simply place a small wooden rain barrel or earthenware pot in the center of the garden and fill it with water. Either will make a suitable substitute for an actual wishing well.
When the moon is full and her silver rays call to you to make magick, go to the wish garden and toss a coin into the well (or other container of water) as you state your wish and visualize it. Be sure not to tell your wish to anyone, otherwise it may not come true.
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Andrew Allison has run two posts in recent days which, IMHO, are very important "line in the sand" pieces. One was on capitalism as a concept and the other on imperial measurements.
On the first, Rob, of The Broadsheet Rag, draws attention to Brown's dumbness with this quote:
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said the current global financial crisis has "laid bare the weaknesses of unbridled free markets".
... coupled with:
The ethic of fairness means we reward hard work, thrift, enterprise, effort and responsible risk taking, but refuse to condone or reward irresponsible or excessive risk taking...
I suggested to Andrew that "private [or free] enterprise" sounds better than "capitalism" and to Rob, that it was not so much dumb as the next stage in the ongoing agenda. These people stick to neo-Hegelianism like limpets, don't they? Thesis, antithesis, synthesis. Or in political terms:
1. Create a crisis or let one be created by inaction and deliberate ineptitude;
2. Reap the worldwind of people's approbation, shrug the shoulders and suggest that under your current powers, you can do very little;
3. Step in with a "solution', a giving to the people of what they are crying out for, along with all the elements of what you originally wanted to achieve.
Are there still people out there who seriously believe there is no agenda? No matter, the next year should address this.
Calling a spade a spade, we are headed for a new era where the covert structure now being laid in place becomes increasingly transparent, in line with the level of personal security these bstds feel and it is state socialism on the menu, with capitalistic running mates, just as the NEP men of the 20s operated.
It is not just governments who are inimical to free enterprise - it is the monopolies too. Brown's "unbridled free markets" is not in the least directed at the oligopoly. It is aimed squarely at the small investor, the small businessman. The person trying to make a living by his own risk taking and hard work.
The notion of Brown suddenly coming out with a solution which will "save the world", given his persona, is so Yes Minister, especially the point where Hacker becomes PM. A "success" is engineered for him and the new-Churchill rides a temporary wave of applause.
It all makes me sick because it was predicted long ago. Here is Svali, in the year 2000:
There will be continued conflict in the Middle East, with a severe threat of nuclear war being the culmination of these hostilities. An economic collapse that will devastate the economy of the US and Europe, much like the great depression. One reason that our economy continues limping along is the artificial support that the Federal Reserve had given it, manipulating interest rates, etc.
But one day, this won't work (or this leverage will be withdrawn on purpose) and the next great depression will hit. The government will call in its bonds and loans, and credit card debts will be called in. There will be massive bankruptcies nationwide. Europe will stabilize first and then Germany, France and England will have the strongest economies, and will institute, through the UN, an international currency. Japan will also pull out, although their economy will be weakened.
Peacekeeping forces will be sent out by the UN and local bases to prevent riots. The leaders will reveal themselves, and people will be asked to make a pledge of loyalty during a time of chaos and financial devastation.
Since 2001, I've watched world events unfold, occasionally dropping back into this quote above to check progress. What about this one?
1933 - "The Shape of Things to Come" by H. G. Wells is published. Wells predicts a second world war around 1940, originating from a German-Polish dispute.
After 1945 there would be an increasing lack of public safety in "criminally infected" areas. The plan for the "Modern World State" would succeed on its third attempt, and come out of something that occurred in Basra, Iraq.
The book also states: "Although world government had been plainly coming for some years, although it had been endlessly feared and murmured against, it found no opposition anywhere."
... or this one:
Feb. 9, 1950 - The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee introduces Senate Concurrent Resolution #66 which begins: "Whereas, in order to achieve universal peace and justice, the present Charter of the United Nations should be changed to provide a true world government constitution."
The resolution is introduced by Senator Glen Taylor (D-Idaho), who later states: "We would have to sacrifice considerable sovereignty to the world organization to enable them to levy taxes in their own right to support themselves."
... or this one:
April 12, 1952 - CFR member John Foster Dulles [who later became Secretary of State], in speaking before the American Bar Association in Louisville, Kentucky, says: "Treaty law can override the Constitution. Treaties can take powers away from Congress and give them to the President.
They can take powers from the States and give them to the Federal Government or to some international body, and they can cut across the rights given to the people by their constitutional Bill of Rights."
Lisbon Treaty? Treaty of Rome? How about this one?
Feb. 23, 1954 - Senator William Jenner of Indiana says before the U.S. Senate: "Today the path to total dictatorship in the United States can be laid by strictly legal means, unseen and unheard by Congress, the President, or the people.
We have a well-organized political action group in this country, determined to destroy our Constitution and establish a one-party state. It has a foothold within our Government, and its own propaganda apparatus. One may call this group by many names. Some people call it socialism, some collectivism. I prefer to call it 'democratic centralism.'
The important point to remember about this group is not its ideology but its organization. It is a dynamic, aggressive, elite corps, forcing its way through every opening, to make a breach for a collectivist one-party state. It operates secretly, silently, continuously to transform our Government without our suspecting the change is underway.
This secret revolutionary corps understands well the power to influence the people by an elegant form of brainwashing. We see this, for example, in the innocent use of words like 'democracy' in place of 'representative government.' "
... or this one:
October 24, 1975 - In Congress, 32 Senators and 92 Representatives sign "A Declaration of Interdependence," which states that "we must join with others to bring forth a new world order... Narrow notions of national sovereignty must not be permitted to curtail that obligation."
Congresswoman Marjorie Holt refuses to sign the Declaration saying: "It calls for the surrender of our national sovereignty to international organizations. It declares that our economy should be regulated by international authorities. It proposes that we enter a 'new world order' that would redistribute the wealth created by the American people."
You might to look at the state of global economics, as of 1994. And finally - look at the current march of Obama towards the Presidency.
The quislings are everywhere, fundamental changes to society are now being spoken of openly and mentioned in the blogosphere to an extent unknown before 2008 and a rattled populace are open to Messianic ideas of a material nature. Those ideas will be the redistribution of wealth, such as it is into the hands of the non-enterprising fat cats and a meted out handout to the rest of the nanny state.
There is a stage in the socialistic movement which could be termed "the compassionate society", suggesting that to believe in hanging onto what you've worked to achieve is somehow wrong and that, out of a "spirit of love ", it should be redistributed to those with no intention of working for what they have. Correctly interpreted, it could be called The Politics of Envy.
There is just as much "compassion" in giving people opportunities, removing barriers to ideas and so on than in enforced "compassion". it is more sustainable. It says, "I'll give you the chance to get back on your feet and you can choose to either take that chance during your window of opportunity, not take it or else fail to take it." During this time, the onus is on the individual to climb out of the mire.
To me, that is practical love, practical compassion. Why do the politically correct assume that the go-getter can't feel pity or is indifferent to suffering? It's not so. Yet there has to be the possibility to do that. There has to be a free enterprise mentality to the country which supports initiative taking and offers incentives to do this.
That's why people committed to freedom of association, worship, speech, private enterprise and private property need to dig in now, to silently and not so silently resist the dead hand with every fibre of their being. We have our differences, often personal but these are as nothing compared to resisting the inexorable tide of state socialism now sweeping over the stone walls and threatening to swamp the land beyond and all who reside in it.
Nettle leaf herb is rich in chlorophyll, and a good source of beta carotene; vitamins A, C, and E; tannins; iron; calcium; phosphates; and various other minerals, especially silica.
Nettle leaf has astringent, expectorant, galactagogue milk producing, tonic, anti-inflammatory, homeostatic, and diuretic properties. The active ingredients of Nettle include water-soluble polysaccharides that stimulate the immune system, and large protein-sugar molecules known as lectins. The entire plant of Nettle may be used in various medicinal preparations.
Nettle leaf herb is very helpful when used in conjunction with therapies for removing -toxins from the blood, and for rheumatism. Bioflavonoids in Nettle leaves and roots are generally anti-inflammatory and anti-histamine. The magnesium in Nettle may help upper respiratory symptoms, if asthmatics are magnesium-deficient. Magnesium relieves bronchial muscle spasms and reduces the histamine response. The boron in Nettle may be helpful in treating osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), because it helps the bones retain calcium and influences the body's endocrine system since hormones play a crucial role in helping the body maintain healthy bones and joints.
If you use Nettles Leaf Herb in your rituals and spells, use it specifically for removing spells/curses; protection; and exorcism
Nettles Leaf Herb Specifications:
2 Oz Package
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This week we are practicing our visualization skills on those around us. So, I thought it might be beneficial to do a guided meditation designed specifically to increase empathy for others.
You might want to read the words of this meditation... slowly... into a tape recorder and then play it back for yourself. If the sound of your own recorded voice is a little disturbing, perhaps you could find someone else to read the script, or, alternatively, you could practice some self-love and just be with it how it is. Either way, it may take some time and practice to really go deeply into this meditation. When you see the three dots (... ) that's an indication to pause when reading the script. This meditation is approximately 10 minutes long.
Here it is:
See if you can position yourself as comfortably as you can... shifting your weight so you're allowing your body to be fully supported... head, neck, and spine straight...
And taking a couple of deep, full, cleansing breaths... inhaling as fully as you comfortably can... sending the warm energy of your breath to any part of your body that's tense or sore or tight... and releasing the discomfort with the exhale... so that you can feel your breath going to all the tight, tense places... loosening and softening them... and then gathering up all the tension and breathing it out... so that more and more, you can feel safe and comfortable, relaxed and easy... watching the cleansing action of the breath... with friendly but detached awareness...
And any distracting thoughts or feeling you might have... those, too, are sent out with the breath... so that inside, you can be still and quiet... like a lake with no ripples...
And now... imagining a place... where you feel safe and peaceful and easy... a place either make-believe or real... a place from your past... or somewhere you've always wanted to to... it doesn't matter... just so it's a place that feels good and safe and peaceful to you...
And allowing the place to become real to you, in all of its dimensions... looking around you... taking the place in with your eyes... enjoying the colors... the scenery... fully appreciating every detail with your eyes... looking over to your right... and over to your left...
And listening to the sounds of the place... the motion of wind or water... the music of birds or crickets... or a whole blend of sounds...
And feeling whatever you are sitting against or lying upon... or perhaps feeling the quality of the ground beneath your feet... whether it's sand or pine needles or grass... or you might be in a cozy armchair... or sitting in a nice, warm rock in the sun...
And feeling the air on your skin... either crisp and dry... or balmy and wet... perhaps you are inside, feeling the warmth of a cozy fire on your face and hands... or maybe you are outdoors, and there's just the subtlest caress of a fragrant, gentle breeze... so just enjoying the feel of the place on your skin...
And smelling its rich fragrance... whether it's the soft, full scent of flowers... or sharp, salt sea air... sweet meadow grass... or maybe the pungent smell of peat moss in the woods...
And as you become more and more attuned to the safety and beauty of this place... feeling thankful and happy to be there... you might begin to feel a kind of tingling... a pleasant, energizing something in the air all around you... something that contains expectancy and excitement... a sense that something wonderful is just about to happen...
And as you look out in front of you... just a few feet before you... you begin to discern that there is a king of transparent screen there... getting more and more opaque and solid as you look at it...
And as you watch the screen with a kind of peaceful curiosity... you gradually become aware of a human form beginning to appear on it... becoming more and more defined... until the three-dimensional image of a person is quite clear
someone you want to understand better... or resolve something with... appearing on the screen... in whatever characteristic posture they have... wearing whatever it is that they wear... doing whatever it is that they do... crisp and clear in every dimension...
And surprised but not surprised, you see that you can softly and easily enter the screen... to have a closer look... undetected by them, you can slip into the screen... and have a slow, detached, curious walk around them... seeing them from every angle... the profile... and the back... and the other side...
And experiencing the feel of the air around them... the sounds of the breathing or the voice... the smells that surround them... just slowly moving around them... experiencing a full, rich awareness of them... with all of your senses...
And now... in the safe, magical space of the screen... for the sake of your own learning... somehow, for just a short while... sliding past the boundaries and slipping into the body of this other person... entering this other awareness... and breathing their breath... for just a brief while...
And if there is any resistance to doing this, just gently noting it, and allowing yourself to soften all around it... for the sake of understanding more... to learn what you need to know... just an experiment... feeling what it is like to be in their body... breathing their breath... looking down and seeing the hands and the feet... the clothing...
And feeling what is happening in the heart... (pause)... the belly... (pause)... the muscles of the back and the neck... (pause)... open and curious as to how it is in there...
And seeing out from their eyes... what the world looks like... sounds like... feels like... as you breathe their breath... feel their feelings...
... (longer pause)...
And perhaps even seeing you over there... with this pair of eyes... what you look like... sound like... how you seem... from this body... from this awareness... feeling what it feels like to be looking over at you, while breathing this breath... soft and easy... just allowing yourself the space to experience this... in the safe, magical space of this screen... with friendly but detached interest...
... (longer pause)...
And now... softly and easily... very gently wishing this body goodbye... with whatever thoughts and wishes you feel appropriate... saying goodbye to this other... and gently moving back into your own body... re inhabiting your own body... fully and easily... breathing deeply into your own belly... exhaling fully from your own nose and mouth...
And feeling grateful for your ability to move so easily here and there... you step out of the magical, translucent screen... back into your peaceful outdoor environment... again taking in the beautiful sights and sounds and smells... and watching the shimmering screen fade...
Understanding that you have in fact added to your own understanding in a very real way... increasing your own well-being as you open your mind and heart in this way... safely and easily... and knowing that you can do so again whenever you wish...
And so... very gently... and with soft eyes... coming back into the room whenever you are ready... knowing that you are better for this... and so you are...
