Inner Landscapes
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Seven Meditative Vignettes
These seven mini-meditations were first posted as part of the blog Druid Journal Meditation, which I worked on in 2007 and 2008. Since that blog is now defunct, I’ve reposted the meditations here, along with some ruminations on their meanings. Continue reading
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Feather, Stone, and Light: Meditation Interlude
At first there are only confused images. I try to return to familiar places: the Temple, the Forest of Branching Paths, the Sun Prairie… But they slip away without coming into focus. I blink, look at the flame again, allow my frustration to pass. I try to focus on visualizing a single tree, a pool Continue reading
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Mapping the Inner Landscape
I’ve come to realize that the geography of my inner landscape reflects my personal spiritual journey. The inner landscape I visit most often in meditation consists of a number of consistent regions. I’ve described them in detail in other articles, but in brief they are: The Abyss of Fear A bottomless chasm that radiates terror. Continue reading
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Meeting the Dream Master
When I first laid eyes on the Dream Master, he was Death. In meditation, I had rowed my boat out to the Island of Smoke (a place in my Inner Landscape where I frequently go to ask things of gods and spirits), and docked it in its usual spot along the rocky, pine-forested shore. It’s Continue reading
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Become Death
A few weeks ago I had a meditation unlike any other I’d had before. In the visualization, I was walking out along the high ridge that looks out over the sea. It was very early in the morning — the sun had not yet come up, but the sky was ruddy and growing lighter every Continue reading
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On Thanksgiving
It is a dark day here. I sit with my head in my hands, the cold rough stone under me, the loose leaves clattering and swirling in the wind as it tosses through the bare temple. This temple is Apollo’s, but the sky is gray, the rain is cold, and… Wraiths walk where there was Continue reading
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A Cautionary Tale of the Appalachian Trail
I just got back from hiking a small part of the Appalachian Trail, and Lo, my whole life is close to turning upside down. I definitely have some thoughts from the trip I want to share with you, but they will have to wait until other matters get sorted out. In the meantime, here is Continue reading
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Downloadable Meditations for Relaxation and Peace
It’s been over six months in the making, but I finally finished it: a brand-new set of eight downloadable guided meditations, which can be purchased separately or as part of a big Relaxation Package along with a 20-page Guide to Relaxation and Peace. In keeping with my philosophy of donation-based offerings, all meditations are available Continue reading
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Merry Meetings: Guest Post on the Meet a Guide Meditation
Peter O’Gamhna first contacted me a few months ago, to share his experiences with the free guided meditation “Meet a Guide”. He found himself talking to an entity that identified himself as Apollo… but who seemed a bit “distant” and definitely did not take on Apollo’s classic appearance! Since then Peter’s journey with meditation has Continue reading
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Inner Landscapes
I get the urge for going When the meadow grass is turning brown Summertime is falling down And winter’s closing in –Joni Mitchell I have recently begun to have regular contact with a new spirit guide. I think he has been prowling around at the edges of my consciousness for a long time — maybe Continue reading
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