Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 What is Meditation? 3
When to Meditate 7
What Kit do you Need? 11
Chapter 2 Meditation for the Body 15
Breathing 16
Breathing Exercises 18
Untensing 20
Untensing Exercises 21
Opening Joints Exercise 22
Self-Awareness 23
Self-Awareness Exercises 24
Calming and Focusing Exercises 24
Elemental Exercises 27
Active Meditations 32
Walking 33
Running 36
Dancing 37
Drumming 39
Chanting 42
Repetitive Movement 43
Chapter 3 Meditation for the Heart and Mind 45
Becoming Aware of Moods 47
Exercises for Becoming Aware 49
Working with Emotion 53
Exercises for Working with Emotion 54
Meditation for Intellectual Stimulation 55
Meditative Questioning Exercises 57
Opening to Creativity 59
Inspiration Exercises 60
Sacred Inspiration 61
Deep Contemplation of Objects 62
Creative Viewing Exercises 65
Pathworkings 66
Sample Pathworkings 68
The Pathworking Narrative 72
Analyzing the Pathworking 76
Chapter 4 Meditation for Spiritual Purposes 79
Connecting with the Land 80
Connecting with Other Living Thing 85
Exercises for Connecting with Plants 86
Connecting with Creatures 92
Exercises for Connecting with Creatures 94
Connecting with Places 97
Exercises for Connecting with Places 99
Connecting with the Ancestors 101
Exercises for Connecting with the Ancestors 103
Connecting with Spirits 105
Exercises for Meditating with Spirit 108
Shamanic Meditation 109
Shapeshifting Meditations 112
The Sacred Grove Meditation 115
Meditation in Personal Ritual 117
Grounding and Settling 121
Chapter 5 Meditation for Groups 124
Creating and Structuring the Group 125
Where and When to Meditate 128
Other Guidelines 129
Creating the Setting 130
Structuring Group Meditation 133
Guided Meditations for Groups 135
Sharing Experiences 140
Challenges and Problems 142
Chapter 6 Meditation for Ritual 145
Private Meditation in Group Ritual 146
Contributing Meditation to Ritual 150
Open Groups and Closed Group Issues 151
The Practicalities, Indoors, Outdoors 152
Meditations for Open Ritual Groups 155
Implications of Meditation for Magical Practice 158
Conclusions 162
