I opened my circle this evening. Up until this evening, I have spent most of my evening circles simply involved in healing rituals, spirit crossing and energy cleansing and clearing. I have spent little time lately mediating on actual goals or getting a clear picture on what I am supposed to do. This evening I decided I would seek clarity.
It's been on my heart lately that I often get swayed into useless and meaningless things. Though they seem important at the time, at the end of the day, they are meaningless and have done nothing to fulfill the soul. I feel like I am drifting through life day by day without and direction or destination. Tonight, in my circle seemed no different.
I opened my circle as usual, called upon my God and started the connection process. Usually I could spend up to twenty minutes in connecting alone, but tonight, it was only five minutes until I opened my eyes and just watched the flame of the candle. I was guided to close my eyes once again, and so I did. I was guided down a dark path. The moon could not be seen, only the stars above and the lamp within my hand would render the light that I needed. I could not see very far up ahead, but I continued to follow the path anyway's knowing that it was were I needed to go. As I continued down the path, the open field to my left began to disappear and the trees around me became more dense. At the entrance of the forest there was an Angel standing at a fork in the path. I was given the choice to continue forward or to follow the path he was pointing down. I choose the Angels path. As I walked passed him, the door closed behind me.
As I continued to walk further, another clearing appeared to my right. Thousands of tiny white lights lit up the field and I knew that they were fireflies. I noticed that as I was moving, they were also moving slightly ahead of me as if guiding me down the road. Soon, another fork appeared and Jesus was standing there. He asked me which road I would like to take. The road before me appeared to winde back into the forest, yet the new path led towards the field. It felt so open and free and so I left the old path behind and followed this new path. Shortly up ahead I saw a large fireplace and a bench. I was asked to join him at the king's table, where I was offered, food and drink. I accepted the offer, though feeling a bit hesitant of where I would be going next.
Suddenly, in the darkness, a voice asked " where would you like to go?" I sat there for several minutes unable to answer for I had no idea. I was told that I had no destination in mind. The destination may only be half the journey, yet it is just as important as the journey itself, for knowing where we are going while on the journey gives us meaning and purpose for that journey. I realized that I had been spending many years merely walking on the path and simply following it. I had no destination in mind. I figured that the path alone would simply take me where I needed to go and if opportunities came along, then it was simply destined. I am a traveler with no map or compass. A traveler with no destination or purpose other then to learn the lesson of the path alone. I could see the field before me as several paths became etched into the field, several spirals that led to nowhere and realized that I have been taking all of the side paths here and there and getting nowhere. I had no destination, no purpose.
On top of a mountain, in the distance I saw a beautiful city over looking a valley. This city represented the goals that I wanted to accomplish, my destination. I was asked once again, if I wanted to continue down this path or if i would like to go back to the old path. I chose the new path and as I began to walk towards my destination, a small path reared to the left. I was encouraged not to take the tiny path, but to continue down the path that led me to my destination, the goals I wanted to achieve and so I continued to walk down the main path.
This is where my meditation ends and my new life begins. To stay upon our destined path takes discipline and control, but now that I have a clearer picture of the importance of destinations, I now have clarity to achieve many of these goals
It's been on my heart lately that I often get swayed into useless and meaningless things. Though they seem important at the time, at the end of the day, they are meaningless and have done nothing to fulfill the soul. I feel like I am drifting through life day by day without and direction or destination. Tonight, in my circle seemed no different.
I opened my circle as usual, called upon my God and started the connection process. Usually I could spend up to twenty minutes in connecting alone, but tonight, it was only five minutes until I opened my eyes and just watched the flame of the candle. I was guided to close my eyes once again, and so I did. I was guided down a dark path. The moon could not be seen, only the stars above and the lamp within my hand would render the light that I needed. I could not see very far up ahead, but I continued to follow the path anyway's knowing that it was were I needed to go. As I continued down the path, the open field to my left began to disappear and the trees around me became more dense. At the entrance of the forest there was an Angel standing at a fork in the path. I was given the choice to continue forward or to follow the path he was pointing down. I choose the Angels path. As I walked passed him, the door closed behind me.
As I continued to walk further, another clearing appeared to my right. Thousands of tiny white lights lit up the field and I knew that they were fireflies. I noticed that as I was moving, they were also moving slightly ahead of me as if guiding me down the road. Soon, another fork appeared and Jesus was standing there. He asked me which road I would like to take. The road before me appeared to winde back into the forest, yet the new path led towards the field. It felt so open and free and so I left the old path behind and followed this new path. Shortly up ahead I saw a large fireplace and a bench. I was asked to join him at the king's table, where I was offered, food and drink. I accepted the offer, though feeling a bit hesitant of where I would be going next.
Suddenly, in the darkness, a voice asked " where would you like to go?" I sat there for several minutes unable to answer for I had no idea. I was told that I had no destination in mind. The destination may only be half the journey, yet it is just as important as the journey itself, for knowing where we are going while on the journey gives us meaning and purpose for that journey. I realized that I had been spending many years merely walking on the path and simply following it. I had no destination in mind. I figured that the path alone would simply take me where I needed to go and if opportunities came along, then it was simply destined. I am a traveler with no map or compass. A traveler with no destination or purpose other then to learn the lesson of the path alone. I could see the field before me as several paths became etched into the field, several spirals that led to nowhere and realized that I have been taking all of the side paths here and there and getting nowhere. I had no destination, no purpose.
On top of a mountain, in the distance I saw a beautiful city over looking a valley. This city represented the goals that I wanted to accomplish, my destination. I was asked once again, if I wanted to continue down this path or if i would like to go back to the old path. I chose the new path and as I began to walk towards my destination, a small path reared to the left. I was encouraged not to take the tiny path, but to continue down the path that led me to my destination, the goals I wanted to achieve and so I continued to walk down the main path.
This is where my meditation ends and my new life begins. To stay upon our destined path takes discipline and control, but now that I have a clearer picture of the importance of destinations, I now have clarity to achieve many of these goals
