Dear Yogis,
Take the index and middle finger of the right hand and place
them on the third eye (you will instinctively know when you settle into the
right spot – like tuning into a channel with a radio dial). Rest your
elbow on the front of your body so you can lower your chin to rest your head on
the fingers. Close your eyes and shift
your inner gaze to that spot. Relax
completely. Take long slow breaths. Lean in to that space with your energy. Connect.
The third eye is the seat of our psychic abilities. We
all have them, it is just a matter of to what extent they are noticed, used,
opened and trusted. Like any of our other
abilities, it takes practice.
What really are psychic abilities? We often picture the gypsy sitting in the storefront
on the boardwalk …crystal balls….tarot cards….. palm readers. I know I did.
I was always very skeptical. But as
I work with them I realize that they are merely an expansion of our physical senses. Being able to “see” things that our physical
eyes can’t see, “hear” things that our ears can’t detect and “feel” things with
our whole body that our hands can’t touch.
Reaching outward beyond the artificial boundary of our body to sense
what is there.
As humans, our physical senses are quite limited. We all know we can’t hear many, or maybe even
most of the sounds that animals can hear.
The range of color our eyes can detect is narrow. And when we have truly begun to slow down,
be present and notice now, we start getting glimpses into how much more there
is that we could feel if we only allowed.
One example we all can relate to is intuition. Just knowing something with no factual
basis. Sensing that the phone is going
to ring. Thinking of someone hours before
they appear in your life. Changing lanes
on the highway because you just know the person to the side of you is going to
move over – even though there is no turn signal or movement in your
direction. Begin to notice these in your life. Don’t just brush them off so casually to coincidence. Notice where you felt it in your body.
Dreaming also arises from the space of the third eye. Entire movies in full color played on the
blank screen behind the forehead. Sometimes filling the entire body with so much
sensation that it stays with you throughout the next day. “Feeling” as if it is real……..and who exactly
says that it is not?
So when we work with and expand these 6th senses,
what happens? Why would I want to do
that???
Because life becomes
more vivid……… We see more. We feel
more. We hear more. Colors become brighter.
Our range becomes bigger. Our
intuition becomes stronger. We experience everything that we always did
plus more!
There are many practices that we can use to open and expand
our psychic senses. Here are just a few
simple ones that you could experiment with:
·
The exercise this post opened up with can be
done to connect with yourself, the energy of the Universe or with another who
is not physically present. You would
just bring them to mind, feel that the pressure of your fingers is their
forehead resting on yours and sense their energy. Keep
drawing them closer until you can “feel” them right there with you.
·
Candle gazing – use a standard tapered candle in
a dark room. Have it on something so
that it is at eye level a couple of feet away.
Keeping your eyes wide open gaze at the part of the flame directly over
the wick. The intention is not to blink, but you blink
when you need to. You are energetically
keeping the eyes open but relaxed. And you just watch. Not “trying” to see anything which requires
constricting the eye muscles, but instead expanding and softening the eye muscles
to see more. A steady soft gaze.
·
Mirror gazing – same as above but you sit a foot
or two in front of the mirror and gaze into your own eyes. First into one eye….then into the other…eventually
into both. This can also be done as third eye gazing
where you put a small circle/dot sticker on your third eye and gaze there. Best done in a dim room where the light
source is behind you. This one can get quite intense. If so, just release the gaze, take a breath and then go back.
·
To enhance dreaming – mugwort is a dream herb
and can be found growing wild typically in areas that are near streams or
rivers. I also have plenty here in my
garden that you are always welcome to!
You clip off a top of one of the plants and put it inside of your
pillowcase, below the pillow. Leave it
there. Over time it just dries up and
you can replace it…..of course always thanking the one that you used and
putting it back out to the earth. I
have been sleeping with mugwort for over a year and I have gone from rarely
dreaming to nightly dreaming, with many providing small insights and new sensations. Thank you mugwort!
·
Daily meditation. Every day…..at least 10 minutes. J
·
And of course…..spending more time in silence and in nature. Listening for the chirp of the birds and the
wind in the leaves, watching for the moon in the night sky, walking barefoot and
feeling the air on your skin. Awakening the
physical senses to prepare them to grow.
Turning up your frequency to the “vibrant” channel!
Wanting to feel it all,
SARAH
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