Magical Forest Meditation
A Journey Back to Yourself
Into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul. — John Muir
Welcome to a little meditation, which can be read aloud to you by the Medium-voice-man, if you would like to lay back, relax and not have to worry about trying to follow along yourself …
Before beginning I’d like to thank you for joining me. I’m honored to share this space with you. No matter who you are, where in the world you live, or what may be happening in this time in your life, may these few moments we share across time and space bring blessings to each one.
~ Dorothy
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Let’s begin.
Close your eyes and take a few slow breaths. Tune into the subtle energy carried on your breath that runs up your spine with each inhalation.
If you like, invite any loving presence to support you.
As you take this time to sit quietly, giving yourself permission to leave everything else on the other side of the mental door, so to speak, don’t be bothered by the thoughts that will come knocking. Just allow them to pass by without giving them meaning, keeping your attention on your breathing.
As the thoughts seesaw back and forth and the doorway within notice them and let them drift by.
Notice your breathing without any need to change it.
As you begin to settle, sense your energy shifting into your heart center. Allow this feeling of increasing warmth within you to radiate like a ball of sunshine, expanding slowly outward to encompass your body and the space all around you filling you with a gentle peace.
Take your time and do each step in your own way, trusting your own inner compass to guide you.
Within your mind visualize your bare feet upon a path under a canopy of trees. Bright sunrays beam through the branches and the wind rustles the leaves. Feel the muted light warming your face.
As you begin to walk down the path into your magical forest, where everything is safe and anything is possible, sense the pure freedom of your innermost being, the sovereign and truest part of you that can never be limited by anything, anyone or any circumstance. You may like to say aloud, “I am a free.”
Take a moment to pause.
Notice how you feel in your body after saying you are free.
Supported by the ground below your feet and the pure air around your body, allow these words to sink in.
Take as much time as you need to feel you are free.
Take a few slow breaths, inhaling freedom and exhaling any remnants of feeling bound, limited or oppressed.
As feelings of being blocked from living your life with passion and freedom dissipate, say aloud or to yourself, “I clearly see fresh new possibilities surrounding me.”
Let that declaration rise up through you and then just let it be. Sit with the sensation that anything is possible in your life.
Pay attention to any insights or ideas you may have at this moment.
Add any other intention you may feel, anything you would like to get from your time in the magical forest within. Holding your intention in your heart, feel that you are supported completely.
Notice the space around you.
You are made from the same substance that forms the stars and planets. You notice perfect geometry, stunning colors and light expanding in every direction.
Notice the life all around you as you walk further into the magical forest.
Go as deep within as you like.
In the near distance, you see a magnificent tree standing over a bed of the softest green mosses. A vertical pillar of light from above moves down through and around this tree that seems to beckon you.
You sit on the moss making yourself perfectly comfortable. The same golden ray of diamond light descends over the tree, pours down through the crown of your head, through your spine, and continues down into the depths of the Earth below.
As you breathe in and out you feel the return of the life-renewing light beam coming up through you, all the way through the crown of your head and back up into the sky above.
Do you notice anything else around you? What do you see? Are there any animal friends or nature spirits joining you?
Take your time.
In this space of total openness, just breathe easily and notice if anything occurs to you as you hold your intention softly.
You may hear a word, a string of words, see an image, or simply see something old in a new way. You may simply feel the relief of deep relaxation and the inner knowing that you have the capacity to return to peace at any moment.
Stay in this state of ease and security for as long as you like.
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As you are ready, slowly let your awareness start to return to your physical body. Take your time as you notice sensations in your fingers and toes, hands and feet and other parts of your body.
When you are ready, gently open your eyes.
You are now fully connected to your own physical body and have activated your unique portal to the heart of Mother Earth, where you are free to explore and replenish yourself as often as your wish; to connect to your creative inspirations or just be in an atmosphere of resplendent love.
If it feels natural, you can put your palms together in the namaste prayer position and give thanks to your own higher self for guiding you through this journey within. Or simply place your hand on your heart.
When you come back, write down, if you like, any images or inspirations that came to you which you feel inspired by or may like to act upon.
