Meditation on Transforming Fear
by Corinne McLaughlin

With the economic and other crises impacting us today, it’s helpful to directly address issues of fear that might arise:

	Begin your meditation by taking a few deep breaths to relax and center yourself.
	Invite the presence of your soul or higher self and align with the great Masters and Teachers of humanity.
	Visualize white light pouring in through the top of your head to cleanse and balance your mind.
	Become mentally detached from the emotional aspect of fear--just observe, rather than suppress or inhibit--the fear.
	Explore the deeper origins of your fear in the past, so that it will not rule your life in the present; notice how circumstances are different today.
	Visualize a flow of love into your solar plexus to calm your emotions—love and fear cannot co-exist in the same psychic space as they are different vibrations.
	Work on controlling your imagination, seeing it become calmer and more balanced, so that paranoia doesn’t take hold and start expanding.
	Trust that you are being inwardly guided by your soul and nothing can happen to you except what is ultimately for the best.
	Realize the true issues at stake and develop a willingness to learn from whatever happens.
	Meditate on how every experience can lead to increased knowledge and development, and greater usefulness in service.
	Invoke the spiritual fire of courage to strengthen you.
	Visualize acting “as if” you are unafraid and soon this will become the reality.
	Close with an affirmation to strengthen you, such as:  “I trust God to guide me in all times and situations so I can relax and be a channel for God’s love and wisdom.”