@frank, welcome to the community! I loved your visualizations. I also loved your description of the many ways one can ask for spiritual help. I was raised Catholic as well -- church, schools, the whole works. I never fit in there, but I kept my opinions to myself. I never liked having to go through an intermediary (e.g. confessing to a priest, etc.) so I began dealing directly with my higher powers. I haven't practice Catholicism since my 20's, but I still respect many of their ceremonies and rich traditions.
In my life, spiritual guidance has come in myriad forms, even without consciously asking for it. When I don't ask for help, unusual and/or synchronistic events will often occur. (@michele-b refers to these as Godlinks, which I love.) And if I'm still blinded to the truth, I just might be spiritually hit over the head.
Years ago, when my faith was shaky and I was going through a very difficult period (divorced, angry, confused, depressed), spirit spoke to me through the Rolling Stones. Back then music was the one thing that kept me going. One day when I was particularly distressed, three people told me, independent of one another, "well, you know the saying ... you can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need." Two of the people were coworkers, and the third was a cab driver. When I arrived home, I turned on the radio and -- you guessed it -- there was that Stones' song. I guess my spirit guides/angels knew that particular song's message would penetrate my thick skull. All I could do was laugh, shake my head, and exclaim "Okay!" But the best part was, I knew at that moment there were higher beings there to guide me. I just have to be open to it.
Yes. I listen to delta waves sleep music every night, barely audible on my laptop. I used to listen to the binaural beats music years ago Both help tremendously. :)
I had asthmatic bronchitis years ago. I described it as being kicked in the lungs. I am imagining your lungs pink and healthy. Sending warm blessings and cool air to your lungs. Get well soon.
Yes. I listen to delta waves sleep music every night, barely audible on my laptop. I used to listen to the binaural beats music years ago Both help tremendously. :)
I had ashtmatic bronchitis years ago. I described it as being kicked in the lungs. I am imagining your lungs pink and healthy. Sending warm blessings and cool air to your lungs. Get well soon.
Oops ... just realized that I called it Godlinks in my earlier post. Sorry about that!
As you suggested I will also post under Godwinks forum.
Frank thank you. I have been told many times that I am empathic. I definitely feel like I have been covered in bandages and my solar plexus often has so much pain of emptiness if that makes sense. Thank you for your ideas and although I have problems with visualization, I will work on that because it looks so powerful. Thank youAgain. Anita
Hey @anita, don't worry too much about whether you can get the visualization "right." When it comes to energy, it is really about your intent. As long as you intend for the visualization to happen, the energy will follow your "instructions."
However, it might also be useful to try a different method if it feels better. Since you are empathic, perhaps feeling the energy would be better than visualizing it. For example you could concentrate on your inner star (heart) with the intent to have the energy grow and start feeling warmth, tingling or coolness even. You could imagine the low energy as a heaviness around you or in your body and focus on replacing the heaviness with the warmth.
Another method might be to convert the visualization into a mantra. Something like: "I am a star growing brighter and brighter, nothing can hold me in" over and over.
And of course you could do all three at the same time, lol.
If you're still unsure, just ask for guidance, as I mentioned previously, and then do whatever feels right.