A different meditation guide
I was reading in a book about a creative sweet point that you could bring your waking consciousness too. A point of clarity, energy and bliss you can sit in and use for artistic creative energy, problem solving, lateral thinking and consciousness exploring.
They pinpointed the dominant frequency of this point to be that of the electromagnetic field of the earth and that which most living things on earth emit.
The whole of the brain works on electrical signals, and the frequency of these signals can characterise what mental state we are in. The states can be loosely catagorised as
Beta (anxious, linier thinking, working state, very
'switched on')
high alpha (not so switched on, more relaxed, in control)
low alpha (day dreamy, lateral thinking, introspective)
theta (REM dreaming, long-term memory, deep meditation, lucid dreaming)
delta (very little brain activity, deep sleep)
The frequency of the electomagnetic field of the earth and this "sweet spot" apparently falls into the Low Alpha catagory, just above the Theta.
It came to me one night as i was meditating quite unsucessfully that i could use this as a guide. I relaxed and began to watch my thoughts as they came to the surface. Memories of what i had done that day, stresses about work. I watched the thoughts come up, but i didn't explore them and they gently went away.
As i relaxed more deeply, my thoughts began to change, memories of the day were replaced with events that happened weeks ago, and months and years. Apparently linked in some way i suppose, the deeper i relaxed it seemed more passionate the moments were, the moments i felt more alive.
I watched until i started to remember my dream from the night before (which i had previously forgotten), mixed with very old memories from my childhood. It occurred to me then that i had passed over into the Theta range. With that thought i became conscious of my breath, to keep awareness of my body and to stop myself from falling asleep, or into a deeper Theta band.
What i experienced then was a feeling i have experience only a handful of times previously, ecstacy. My body felt so alive, like i could feel every part of it and it felt so amazing, i could even feel a pulsing feeling in my hands, and my whole body was very warm. My mind was clear, it was still swaying gently between memories of dreams and awareness of my surroundings but as it swayed i just gently moved it back to my breath and that spot.
I used that point to resolve some problems i had in my life. I would bring out something into my awareness, a problem with work etc. Almost like asking a question, and with the clarity of thought i had, an answer just welled up. And it was like i was worrying about nothing at all.
I felt an increadible surge of creativity, i felt like writing music, painting, watching colourful cartoons and playful things.
I could go on and on about how awesome it was but the most exciting thing about it for me was the fact that i had GUIDED myself there. By watching my thoughts i was able to realise what dominant frequency my brain was emitting and was able to gently relax it and guide it to the right place.
I would love someone else to try this and get some feedback, i have already used it another 3 times successfully.
So if you try it let me know, and if you have any questions, or don't understand this at all, just post. YAY! thanks for tuning in.
