Rune Gift Guided Meditation!


This meditation is intended to help you connect with the Runes on a deeper level. It is particularly helpful to tape-record the meditation and play it just before going to sleep, and upon waking. If you tape-record it and want to use it before going to sleep, just alter the ending to take you into a restful, refreshing sleep. You can also change the meditation to use the word "God" in place of "Goddess," if you prefer.

Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and relax. Get as comfortable as you can, breathing and relaxing more and more. Breathe in to the count of three, holding your breath for three counts and then exhaling completely. Do this three times or more, and allowing all the tension of the day to leave your body every time you exhale. Each sound you hear in the room will help you to become even more relaxed and peaceful.

Begin to breathe White light into your body from all around you. It's as if you can feel yourself breathing in the light through your skin, through the tips of your toes and the top of your head, softly and completely.

As you breathe in the white light, you can feel it flowing through your body and warming you from head to toe.

Now very slowly begin to visualize yourself walking down a garden path on a warm summer's day, the sun shining brightly. The air is warm and a gentle breeze touches your face.

You come to a garden gate made of wood. The gate is very ornate and carved with runic symbols. The symbols seem to come alive as the sun shines on the gate.

Slowly you open the gate, and as you do you notice the warmth of the wood on your hands. You walk slowly through the gate into the lush garden, leaving the gate open behind you.

As you enter the garden the smell of roses, lavender, and jasmine fills your senses. Several tall mountain ash trees guard the entrance, and their branches suggest ancient runic symbols in the way they weave together. oaks, pines, and fir trees surround the area, shading delicate ferns and butter-colored wild irises. Pine needles, twigs, and leaves cover the ground here and there, and their shapes, again, remind you of Runes.

You can hear bees buzzing in the garden as you walk on, and the smell of water greets you as you approach a small pool fed by a natural spring. The spring bubbles softly over several large milky-white quartz stones as the water flows into the pool.

You sit down comfortably on the grassy bank next to the pool and look into the water. You can see the reflection of trees in a circle around the pool and you also see yourself in the brightly lit water. Dip your hand into the water and feel the cool sensation, perhaps even take a drink from the pool.

Noticing some very small white quartz stones at the edge of the pool, you pick up three stones in your hand and begin throwing them into the pool, one at a time. You watch the ripples from each stone move outward and finally disappear before you toss in the next. With each stone you toss into the water, you feel more relaxed, peaceful, and warm.

Suddenly you have the sensation and realization that you are not alone. As you look to your left, the picture and form of the Goddess appears. Study her image for a few moments, using your breath to get an even clearer picture of her. Taking a deep breath, you can see her clearly now. Communicate with her. If you know her name, call her name. If you don't know her name, ask her and she will tell you.

Merge with her and become one with the Goddess. With each breath you take, her image becomes more defined and her face more clear. She seems surrounded by a kind of golden-white luminosity that radiates from her being and melts into yours.

In her hand, she holds a Rune stone. Notice which Rune symbol and what kind of stone it is. Take the stone from the Goddess and notice how it feels in your hand. It may feel cool or hot, alive with energy or soothing and calm. Trace the runic symbol engraved in the stone with you fingers, feeling the indentation on the smooth surface. This Rune stone is your magical gift from the Goddess, and you can use it to communicate directly with the divine.

Now it is your turn to give the Goddess something in return: a kiss, a song perhaps, or a vow-whatever you choose. Give this gift to her now. Breathing slowly and deeply, say whatever you need to say to her, silently and completely. Breathe slowly and visualize the experience even more clearly now sensing every feeling and thought between you and the Goddess.

Suddenly the Goddess beckons you to follow her. You carry your Rune stone with you as she takes you through the garden, showing you the many trees, plants, roses, and other flowers, animals, and magical beings that live there.

You notice the Runic symbols in nature all around you. The bright sun shines upon everything: the leaves of the plants, the branches of the trees, the path in front of you-brightening everything with its pure light.

The Goddess reminds you that you can return to this magical garden whenever you choose, and then she takes your hand and guides you through the wooden gate carved with Runes, closing the gate behind you.

As you move through the gate, the Goddess Becmes invisible, but she is still very much with you. You can sense her hand on yours. She is always with you. The Rune stone gift that she has given you is eternal.

Slowly begin to move back into your body, remembering the Rune symbol that the Goddess has given you and what you have given her, knowing that these gifts are signs of you connection with the Goddess and the divine.

Moving your hands, toes, amd head, come back to the present moment completely, opening your eyes and breathing deeply. Be sure to make note of the Rune stone the Goddess gave you, and what you gave her in return. Look up the meaning of the Rune and study the description. Over the next few weeks, notice how this particular Rune influences your life.

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