Meditation...
This is likely one of the most misunderstood topics within the esoteric sciences, probably right behind reincarnation and karma. Meditation is thought of as anything from prayer to hypnotism, and it can take many forms. Prayer is actually a form of meditation which is usually associated with religious ritual and in many cases is a pleading for assistance for our selves or our loved ones by an omniscient deity. Sometimes we pray for strength or wisdom, which I believe is really an invocation of the higher self, and so more along the lines of what most people consider meditation.
The Mystic makes this invocative appeal in most cases as a plea for divine revelation. To the Occultist, meditation is a more mental affair, although it must embrace the way of the mystic as well. It is first and foremost a mediating process between the personality and the soul. We need to establish a clear channel from the soul to the mind and then to the physical brain. The bridge to be built is called the anthakarana, or ‘Rainbow Bridge”, which links the lower concrete mind with the higher or abstract creative mind and then the Soul. As Occultists we want to be in tune with the world of ideas.
Energy follows thought.
Meditation is also useful in aiding the alignment of the three fold lower nature making the practitioner more effective in his daily living, and happier as well.
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