You are going to take a walk through the woods. If you like, you can begin from one of the paths that you found behind your Meditation Cottage a few weeks ago.
As you walk on this lovely green path through the woods, you notice a delightful array of sounds. A breeze moves the leaves in a whisper. Birds sing. Cicadas hum. You can feel the sun through the trees, touching your skin and dappling the path. You walk a long way.
The further you walk, the more that sunlight penetrates through the trees. The path becomes a bit brighter. You notice that you no longer hear sounds. You seem to have come to a place where there are no birds or insects to accompany you. You continue through the bright, silent woods.
You come to a field, and it is full of sunlight. You walk into the field and are dazzled by the brightness and the warmth. The sun is strong on your skin; pleasant but intense. As you walk through the field the sun becomes brighter and brighter, almost blinding. At last you see only a white light, but you continue to walk.
You walk through light. After a while your vision begins to clear. You are in a formal garden, still brightly lit, but utterly different from the natural field you left behind. The garden is beautiful; fragrant with cultivated flowers and herbs, and you see lovely benches here and there. There seems to be music coming from all around you. In the distance is a large gate, but you have no interest in it and do not approach it.
There is someone waiting to meet you in the garden. Who is it? Spend the rest of your meditation in the garden with this person. Stay as long as you like.
When you are ready, leave the garden and enter the field of light. Cross through the blinding sunlight until you again see a field, and then a path into the woods. Walk through the woods, which become greener and then populated with birds and insects, until you reach your entry point. When you are ready, open your eyes.
After this meditation, drink cold water and eat some bread to help you ground.
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