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Meditation for
a New Year
by Corinne McLaughlin
Note: This can be done as a sitting
meditation, as a writing exercise, as a group ritual at midnight on New Year’s
Eve, and/or as a dance/movement exercise)
Begin by
taking a few deep breaths, breathing in the peace of the New Year
about to unfold, breathing in the promise of the future….Then
exhale, and as you do, let go of your past, and any tensions,
worries and fears from the Old Year… Repeat this a few times.
Now reflect
on any personal problems, negative qualities or behavior patterns
from the last year that you want to release. Step back and
observe these problems as a detached witness. Then affirm your
intention to leave them behind and wipe your slate clean.
Now align
with your soul, your highest self, your inner Divinity. Reflect on
the most significant spiritual insights you’ve had in the last
year…. What were your most important spiritual lessons? Take a
moment and write these down if you like.
What do you
want to create for yourself in the New Year? What positive
personal qualities do you want to develop? What goals do you want
to achieve, personally and professionally? Reflect on how you can
deepen your service to others and to the world in this next year.
Now affirm
your commitment to achieving these goals. Visualize the next step
you are willing to take this week towards achieving one of these
goals. Visualize light and strength pouring into you from your
higher self, and give thanks for this help….When you are ready,
slowly open your eyes, and return to your normal state of
consciousness.
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If you have
explored many spiritual paths and are purely motivated and open-minded
in your quest, you will eventually penetrate behind the veil of any
conventional religious tradition to the inner, esoteric core at its
heart. There you will discover the deeper teachings of the Ageless
Wisdom.
cally prosperous and
socially just.
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