SPIRITUAL AWARENESS

This section is for anything pertaining to the Spirit. Anyone wishing to air and share their spiritual experiences, journeys or debate on the subject is welcome to do so here. This section is also for anyone seeking certain spiritual guidance.

If anyone has anything they wish to ask, has a problem of a spiritual or religious nature, then I will endeavour to do my best in helping with advice. If I do not have an answer to give, then I will do my best to direct you to someone who perhaps, can. (E-mails of this problematic nature will be treated with confidentiality)

These pages are also here to give aid in relaxation, meditation, self healing and self hypnosis.

There is also a special section for Spiritual Art or Spirit/Psychic Painting. Spiritual Art (painting, writings or poetry) is anything that is inspired by spiritual awareness, enlightenment, by dreams, meditation or visions and emotions.

Spirit/Psychic painting (or writings) are those guided by the hand of spirit, a spirit guide or the deeper feelings and perceptions of the subconscious coming through a person to the fore front of the mind.

This section will be under constant construction and if you have any suggestions for it, then please feel free to give them.

Spiritualists believe that nothing ever dies and that the spirit of every life be it animal or human lives on in an after life which to begin with is much like this world. Their ideas of the otherside are that the newly arrived enter through a portal of light into a place called The Summer Lands. They arrive in spirit form but seeming as if they have a physically perfect body and enjoy being with all the people already there, eating, drinking, playing, walking etc, living much like we do on this side of life only without pain or disability. Once the spirit has resided in this place and learned certain lessons, it can move on and up into other levels. Presumably each level is a level closer to the older spirits and to God.

I also believe that nothing can ever be lost or destroyed totally in this universe, but I don’t believe that we need a physical body in a completely non-physical plane. To me the idea is not logical. During meditation, NDE and astral travel I have learned certain things for myself which have given me my own belief system.

I believe that when we die we cast off our mortal shell and our spirit or soul goes on to live as a purely non physical entity. What was once us cannot be lost. We know (and science has proved this) that during an out-of-body experience our minds can leave our bodies and still exist to see and hear things. Similarly, in death we would be mind only, an energy form of what we once were. We would have all our memories, retain our character and would think and be able to connect with all other spirits/souls already in that after life plane.

It is my belief and understanding that all things no matter how tiny have an experience of life and it is this experience that is their soul. So you could say that everything, even insects and plants have something which lives on after death.

I feel that once we are on the other side we would be able to feel the existences of that other life, be able to touch on them, to connect with them and experience through them what their life was like. We would be able feel what it is to soar through the air as an eagle, to swim the seas as a dolphin, to feel the seasons as a tree, to perceive the world through the eyes of a bee or an ant…to perceive the world through the eyes and being of any other creature.

We would also be able to link and be with any person we chose, we would be able to communicate with all of history through those people. We would have total recall of memory and be able to experieince any moment of our lives with absolute clarity. We could live those cherished moments of our lives as often and for as long as we wished.

I also feel that in that place there would be no clocks, nothing to mark the passing of time as it is done here. The marking of time would be measured only by the adding or to coin a modern phrase the up-dating of more new souls. If there is no linear time as there is here, then I don’t think it would be truly possible for the souls or spirits of the deceased to come back and communicate with the living, I think in that sense there could be a kind of time barrier.  If you imagine yourself in a timeless place then there would not be time to look down on the world and chat to those here, there would not be time for people to miss those left behind because it might feel like just an instance in time before they too are there with you. I don't feel it would be much of a heavenly or peaceful existance on the otherside if we could look down at those we have left behind on this world and see them experiencing pain, difficulties or hardships and know we cannot physically help them.

I believe God is a collective of spirit, not an old man with a long white beard who sits in judgement upon people. I believe that after death we judge ourselves. If we did what we did because of some brain impediment them it would be easier for us to reconcile ourselves to that but if we did something in life that was truly evil or greed driven then that would be forever on our conscience or until we made spiritual amends. Perhaps, if we can feel what other life feels (on that side of life), for instance, perhaps a deer hunter would meet it’s prey and know what it felt like to be that creature. Perhaps a killer or torturer would be communicated to by it’s victims and they would feel the pain and harm they had caused. Perhaps even the world itself could express itself by the collective feelings of everything that had lived on it and those feelings could be given to people who harm the earth, then there would be far less harm done to our world. I don’t believe in hell, I think hell is a purely personal thing. I beleive hell is our own conscience pricking at us until we make atonement or are forgiven by the spirits of those we harmed.

I believe that we are here on earth not to strive for perfection, that is just evolution but to be here just to BE (but of course to be as nice and as considerate as possible to others along our way). We are here to gain experience of life and to take that experience with us to the otherside to add to all that has gone before. I feel that all those experiences, all of us upon death go to add to God, to become one with that all and ever present spirit. I think God grows by souls adding to God. After all even the Bible says that we were all given free will and that was to allow us to all gain our own experiences of life. If we were too regulated we would be limited in our life experiences and that is not the way.

I feel that when a person dies, their minds would create for them a state they would expect. If you are religious and believe in a heaven where angels live then that is what you would find. If you believe that you would go to a pleasant garden of joy and happiness where creatures play together then that is where you would go. I think that maybe something is created for the newly deceased person’s soul to help them come to terms with what has happened to them and that after some time that person would come to understand that they are no longer a physical entity and do not need the trappings of this material world, then they go on to join the others in the real collective of all the knowledge and love of everything already there.

If a person already realises that the otherside is a non-physical plane of existence before death then the summer lands are not needed by them and they go straight to a state of non physicality. Personally, I am looking forward to being able to enjoy being with anyone I want to be with and to feel and enjoy what it is like to fly as a bird and to swim as a fish, to know and understand all the knowledge of the universe, to be close to everyone and everything, to be in the presence of the love of all things.

Now for some thoughts by others

Neil

First of all I would say that I am not a spiritualist but I do share some of their beliefs, and I would say they as a religion or movement are the closest to the truth about the spirit realms among all religions on this plane.

I believe at demise that we continue life here or in the spirit realms, which we can reach through our spirit light a portal which brightens at demise through which we can travel from the earth to the spirit realms and we remain in physical form an etheric counterpart or an exact double of ourselves at mortal demise the only difference is that as spirit we would not have any defects or disabilities, because all are made whole in spirit, which is a gift from God to his children. Then we rejuvenate to our low twenties over time to our physical prime.

The next plane in spirit is not unlike this world and there are all kinds of people there from all walks of life including some evil or bad people. The next plane is a plane of familiarity and is the next step on from the earth, where we become our own judges and go to the plane most suited for our own spiritual evolvement. Which in most cases is the next plane and no further as most here on the earth are not that spiritually evolved.

The next plane is as the earth is mostly but we are spirit in life force and do not need to eat or drink to survive in spirit, but there is time and spirit have a 24 hour day like we do and they sleep because the brain and body needs rest. I have had a spirit guide from the highest plane come to me and they were in physical form and at the time I called them they were in bed sleeping.

I believe we can use the sixth senses much more when we are free of the mortal body and we can communicate with other spirit by telepathy and such like as we learn to use our spiritual gifts. I believe having a body in spirit is a bonus not a disadvantage and I still believe we can travel out of body in spirit to experience other dimensions and be as one with other spirit or maybe several spirit at once.

I also believe God is in human form in the spirit realms, although he can take many forms and it is my understanding he appears to each how they would picture him so if a Chinese person saw and heard God it might be as a Chinese man. I have been told by a spirit teacher that God is a very kindly man and is very approachable and that he loves all his children even the bad ones unconditionally. But God wishes the best for us his children and in spirit we have the opportunity to evolve to higher spiritual planes, where new abilities and opportunities might be found in both life and spirit

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Dennis

What do I believe, that is an good question. About the afterlife I am not sure, I describe myself to others as a new age neo pagan atheist. In other words I am sure there is not god (like an old man with a beard in the sky) but I am not so arrogant to think I have all the answers.

I believe much the same way as Heather does, but I don't think I could put it into words the way she does. Because of my own experience in the other world I know there is more to this life than what we understand and I suppose we shall all have to cross that line in our own way.

I have always liked the idea of reincarnation but that also brings up other questions, I also wonder that the transition with death will be such a shock to the system that it may erase all memory of this life and each time you start out fresh.

Although I like the idea of the summer lands it sounds very Christian like, almost heaven with streets of gold and mansions. The church I used to attend when I was young would teach that everyone got a mansion and the streets were literally paved with gold!! I always wonder what that would do to the price of gold, ha ha ha. Anyway, but this also brings up a big question that I have, if time isn't the same in the next existence how is it that people even got the notion of eternity, how long is that? As in ancient times people had the notion that there world was only as big as that they could see. Time is a relative thing, will there be an eternal clock in the next existence and how would time be measured? Maybe the next existence is like a cubist dream all laid out in cubes as far as existence goes.

Ghosts, now there is an interesting subject, I have seen a ghost but I think now it was just an extraordinary situation and it may not have been a real ghost because it never appeared again. It was my father right after he died. The whole family was downstairs and in shock at the news that our father was dead, and I heard someone walking up the stairs. I looked and it was him, he didn't say anything but kind of smiled and I felt he was ok and it did help at the moment. But I don't at this point in my life think it was a real ghost, but was in that category.

Under extreme pressure people can and do see all kinds of things.

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Seshen

I read a month or so back that a lucid dream is also known as an out of body experience. As you know I believe I had had a few what you called lucid dreams, but I would never have thought of them as being an out of body experiences and wondered what others thought.

I asked a lady who lives in the village and I think someone said she was a witch, but I am not sure. I do know that she has meetings of a spiritual nature at her house and indeed told me she was having a beginners circle next week if I was interested.... When I asked her about lucid dreams vis a vis out of body experiences she said yes.

She also said that all our thoughts went out into the ether and what goes around comes around. Now that is a scary thought! I try not to say anything particularly horrid to anyone but sometimes think it. It is a bit of a thing if we can't even think awful things in case they come back and bite us so to speak!!

I would be interested to see what others think.

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Heather

In answer to Seshen's question, I believe it is true that our thoughts do somehow manage to get out there onto the ether and be picked up by others, though I don't think this works in quite the same way tlepathy does. It is what some scientists/paranormal researches refer to as Morphic Resonance. For example it has been noticed that when scientists or medical researchers working for years to discover something finally make a break-through, some one somewhere else in the world who has no access to that set of research notes, suddenly comes up with the same idea or discover very shortly afterwards. It's thought that morphic resonance allows one persons mind to be able to spread an idea or thought to some one seeking a similar idea somewhere else in the world.

As to OBE experiences being the same as lucid dreaming - no it isn't. A lucid dream is the ability to recognise that one is dreaming and take command of that dream to enable yourself to be able to do anything you wish inside that dream. An out of body experience is virtually the same as astral travel which is the ability to let your mind become free of your earthly body and to send it out to travel where ever you want. Many people believe that astral travel is an illusion but I believe it is something that is very possible and many people have been successful at doing it and have been able to travel to a place, see something and bring back verbal evidence of actually being there to see it. The classic case is that of a patient in a hospital who was astral travelling while undergoing surgery. While in an unconscious state, her mind went out of her body and she found herself on the ceiling of the room looking down at herself being operated upon. She felt herself float out of the room, out of a window and up onto the roof of the hospital where she noticed that an old plimsole shoe was laying on part of the roof. Later, after surgery, when she awoke she surprised the doctors and nurses who had been present during the operation that she had heard what they had been talking about and what the monitors showed while she was unconscious. When the roof was checked to see if the other part of her story was true, they found the plimsoll shoe exactly where she said she'd seen it. I have astral travelled in a limited fashion many times myself and I do believe that my travels have been real. I do hope this has helped to answer Sechen's question.

Guided Meditation Journey/Relaxation technique The following would be best done whilst listening to gentle water music or the sound of ocean waves. It would also be highly beneficial if the following words could be put onto tape accompanied by such water music and then listened to while lying down. If you wish to use these words for giving healing to others, simply follow the words (or words like them) and begin by laying hands on the patients shoulders, upper arms and repeating the words very quietly and gently. Gently begin the healing by massaging the patients forehead with the tips of the fingers, then the back of the neck, then the shoulders and back. Heal with the words as you see fit and as you are drawn to do so. Always remember to say the words gently and slowly.

Start your piece of chosen music:- Relax.......relax.......relax.... Take a deep breath in....then out. In then out. With each breath release tension and worries, calm yourself, clear your mind. Concentrate on your breathing, the regular motion that happens all by itself. Notice your heart beat, the gentle rhythm as it pulses the blood around your body. Notice the pulse in your wrists, concentrate on your breathing. Relax....relax...peace.......relax.....no worries, no cares, relax and just breathe in energy and peace, exhale negativity's, stress and worries. Relax. Imagine you are standing on a beautiful, golden sandy beach. Behind you are tropical trees and bushes covered in wonderfully colourful flowers. Birds sing their beautiful song. There is no one here but you.This is your paradise...

The sun is low in the sky reflecting red and golden on the gentle ripples of the sea. You stare out across the water to the huge red glowing sun. The sun reflects in the water turning it to red and gold rippling liquid. It's rays of healing energy touch your face, it warms you, it surrounds you, it fills you. It feels so good to let go of your cares and worries and immerse yourself in the red rays of gentle energy. It feels so good to absorb the sun and it's energy. Feel the vibration of the sun as it enters you and realigns your own vibrations. Notice your feet, they are bare, the sand beneath them is warm and damp. The water is warm and gently touches your toes. It gently laps at your feet, washes over them, each touch of the water heals you, fills you with peace and love. Step into the water and wade out a little until the water is thigh high. It feels warm and good. The reds and golden colours are rippling around you. You look down into the water and see tiny rainbow coloured fish swimming gently around you...

As you watch them, feel the peace surround you, their trust of you and yours in them. A little way off to your left you see a small jetty. A single paddle canoe is moored from it. The tiny fish lead you to the boat. You follow them and clamber into it. You take up the paddle and slowly and without any effort you begin to paddle the canoe towards the huge red setting sun. The current of the sea carries you forward, allowing you to put down the paddle and lay back in the boat to relax. Trail your fingers into the water as you lie there and relax. Feel the power of the healing in the warm water. The energy enters you, it creeps up your finger tips into your hands, then into your arms, your shoulders, it travels to your body, neck, head, chest, then down your spine, cleansing away stress, worries and strains....relax...relax. Feel the healing in your body as the healing energies gently ripple down through your body, down through your legs and into your feet. The tiny coloured fish nibble at your finger tips tickling you. Each tickling tingle fills you with rainbow colours. Absorb them...

Let them become your blood and as it flows around your body, it heals and refreshes you. Look up at the sun, it's last rays fall upon you as it sinks down beyond the horizon. It's twilight now and as you stare into the sky you can see hundreds of white seagulls flying above you. They are wheeling and soaring effortlessly in the evening sky, using their last energies before the sky becomes black. They are free as you are now free. Immerse yourself in the feeling of freedom. Watch them as they fly, imagine that you could fly if you wanted to. Imagine you are one of them. Feel the air around you, lifting you. Feel your body become light. And as you watch the birds, the sky darkens and they fly away to roost. Your body is still light, you are relaxed and at peace. As the sky becomes dark you can see the stars begin to shine. They twinkle and sparkle. One star grows, it sends out a starburst of energy and radiance towards you. Imagine you are surrounded by silver light. You are absorbed by it, lifted by it. You feel your inner body and mind released and you float free, up towards the star...

A silver thread connects you to your earthly body, it stretches easily as you float upwards towards the silver star light. You float in the wonderful peace and relaxation the colour gives you. You are weightless. Here, there is no stress, there are no worries, no cares, no pains, only peace, love and comfort. Here, you are surrounded by peace and love......a love so deep it fills you completely. Wallow a while in this love and tranquillity. A thousand smiling faces swim into view, they are smiling with love for you. They surround you with a thousand comforting arms, they hold you, they extend their love, warmth and healing to you. You enjoy letting go and being loved. You can feel happiness now. Feel the vibration of love re-attune your body and mind. Feel the free energy of this place fill you, repair you, mend you, heal you. Float a while. Enjoy this peaceful place. A gentle tug of the silver thread begins to draw you away. Slowly you drift back through the star light, back into your body.Relax as the canoe is gently drifted back to the jetty.

All aches and pains gone for now. The body is refreshed, the process of healing has begun. The canoe bumps gently into the jetty, reminding you it is time to get up and step out of the little boat. Walk upon the jetty, step onto the sand. The moon is shining brightly, it illuminates the beach in silver and blue hues. Walk to the trees and exotic shrubs. Look at the wonderful flowers, smell their beautiful scent. Be immersed in their wonderful fragrance, their delicate beauty, the beauty of creation. You are beautiful too, you are part of this creation. You are unique. Take a deep breath and feel good. This is your paradise, your private place. You can come here to relax any time you need to. Simply close your eyes, relax and you will be here. This place fortifies you. As you look at the flowers you notice tiny little glowing fire flies and glow worms. A tiny cloud of them gather and fly away. You follow them, they light your way back to the waters edge. Stand for a while, feel the warm water fill you with healing and relaxation once more. Take another deep breath, breathe in all that is good and breathe out all the remaining stresses. You are cleansed now. You feel relaxed, warm and loved. Slowly come back to the real world, you are now ready to face it with refreshed view. Slowly count yourself back, Five......feeling good. Four ..becoming aware of your surroundings.....three...wiggle your fingers and toes....two..becoming awake. One wide awake and refreshed.

Dear Friends, Obviously, it is far better to hear these words spoken to you, than to have to read them, as reading does not allow full concentration and relaxation. It is far better to put the words to tape and listen in comfort. You can of course make the recording yourself, with your own voice but most people prefer to listen to another's voice. Perhaps a friend or relative could make the tape for you. I hope you enjoy the effect and it brings you a feeling of relaxation and an aid to meditation. If deeper meditation is required, simply use the words to carry you into meditation and then let your own imagination carry you the rest of the way. One word of warning...Do Not listen to such recordings whilst driving or using dangerous equipment. These words can be a distraction to your mind...obviously, that is what they are meant to do and I would not wish you to fall asleep while driving a vehicle or doing something which requires your full attention. I have tried to impress these words with my own vibrations of love and healing. My healing thoughts go with them. I hope you can enjoy them. For meditation only, in order to meet with spirit guides.....follow the same guided journey to the point where the fire flies and glow worms swarm, then add these words.

Follow the tiny luminous insects as they take you in amongst the tropical trees and plants. The moon light filters through the foliage above, lighting your way. The glowing creatures lead you to a narrow path, follow it amongst the broad leafed shrubs and exotic flowers. The path winds its way between trees and bushes, it opens into a small, circular, grassy clearing. A ring of crystal stones form a circle five feet across. They shine and glow with a luminescence of their own. They have absorbed both sunlight and moonshine. In the middle of the circle are two tree stumps. Enter the circle and sit upon one stump. It is quite comfortable. Relax. Slowly you will be aware of your guide coming to meet you. He, she or it, if it is an animal will appear in the circle and be with you. Share this moment with your guide. Be at peace, be in harmony. Spend as much time here as you wish. When your guide leaves you, stand, go out of the circle. An owl sitting in a tree close by may drop something to the ground in front of you, pick it up, it will be a symbol or sign or gift for you. Do not worry if there is no gift, it may be that you have been given it already. Retrace your steps back to the beach and allow yourself to awaken. You will be refreshed and feel peace and contentment. Blessings and enlightenment be yours..........be at peace and be calm.

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Self Hypnosis for positive thinking and upliftment.

Hypnosis and self-hypnosis as an effective way to alleviate depression, lighten negativity and reassert positive thinking.

The following gives instructions for self-hypnosis and takes the reader through guided directions for a reduction of negativite thought, putting problems into perspective therefore reducing unwanted negativity's and promotes upliftement and positive thought. It is to promote feeling good about yourself.

Self hypnosis as with all hypnosis works by distracting the consciousness, by giving the mind several tasks to perform at once. This somehow allows the conscious mind to bypass it's own security guards and allows access to the inner consciousness or subconscious making it susceptible to positive thought and suggestion. It should not be done by anyone suffering epilepsy or similar conditions. If in doubt please consult your physician.

If you are already familiar with the practise of self hypnosis and you already have your own methods to enter that state then simply do what you usually do to attain it. For those of you who have never tried it, then it may take one or two attempts before you perfect it. Obviously you cannot read and go into self hypnosis at the same time so it would be best if you or a friend could read onto tape the text of the actual guided suggestions, leaving enough time ( a blank space) at the beginning of the tape to allow you to enter a subconscious state before the speech begins. (If you trust someone close to you, perhaps they could lead you through it).

Spirit Speaks reminds Participants that the site takes no responsibly for the outcome of doing this self hypnosis and that all participants do this self hypnosis at their own liability.

Sit comfortably in an armchair or lay on a bed, relax as much as you can. It would also be helpful to have gentle meditation music playing quietly in the background. Fix your gaze on something high above your line of ordinary sight so that you are straining to look up). Or look up into your forehead. This helps to create a false tiredness. At the same time, concentrate on deep regular breathing,

Tape this part…..Relax….Relax…take a deep breath. Concentrate on your breathing…..in and out, in and out, in and out. Concentrate on your heart beat and the pulse in your veins. Concentrate on your breathing…..relax…..feel the heart beating in your chest…..concentrate on your heart beat and the rhythm of your breathing….relax…concentrate on the rise and fall of your chest and your breathing. Concentrate on the voice on the tape and the sound of the music (if you are playing any) At the same time begin counting back from 300..299..298..297.. (taper this off at around 280).

You will remember everything that is said during the self hypnosis session and awaken whenever you want to by counting from 1 to 5. Upon 5 you will wake up. If you need to awaken before then, then you can awaken yourself whenever you want to and you will awaken fresh and wide awake.

As you begin to feel your eyes close, let yourself relax, let them close and go with the flow.

Relax, relax…….imagine yourself sitting an a big comfortable chair in a pink room. The room is empty apart from you and the chair. Opposite you is a door and next to the door is a window. Relax……feel the pink colour fill you, it is the colour of love and comfort, safety and protection. You feel filled with warmth and love. Relax…..You notice that the door is opening….it opens wide outside a man is walking down the garden path towards the door carrying a large cardboard box.

The garden outside is beautiful, filled with pretty flowers, the birds are singing and the sun is shinning. The sun is shinning through the door and through the window. You can smell the sweet smell of the flowers and you begin to feel good. You feel good about yourself. You watch the man as he comes to the door, he places the empty box on the floor inside the room and waits outside in the garden. You look at the box, it is there for you to fill with your problems, troubles and negativity's. Imagine each problem and negativity you have as a small dove, you can feel them flying around inside your mind, the gentle fluttering of their wings. Each problem is a dove and the doves know that inside the box is some special bird seed. They find it irresistible.

They have to leave you and go to the box. You can feel the problem doves begin to fly out from your mind. Feel the first dove fly out of your mind and go into the box. You can see the dove fly into the box. Concentrate as each dove, each problem leaves you and enters the box. Filling the box with doves…your troubles and strife's. When the box is filled you will rest easy. (allow a minute of blank tape at this point and then move on) The box is now full, feel that all the weight of those problems has left you.

Feel yourself uplifted that these problems and troubles have left you, they are now less of a burden to you. You feel happier, a lightness is on you, you feel like you are weightless. You feel radiantly happy, happier than you have in a long time. The problems and troubles burdening you are all in the box. Imagine yourself getting up and going to the box, closing the lid and pushing the box outside the door. You go back to the chair, sit down and watch as the man reappears, picks up the box and carries it away.

He carries it down the garden path and away into the distance. Your troubles are in that box and the box is gone! You feel good. You feel good, you feel relaxed. You feel your negativities have gone with the box. You begin to feel more positive about yourself, about what you want to do and life in general. You are sitting comfortably in the chair but suddenly you notice a big bottle by the side of your feet, you pick it up. The label reads "Positivity" you take off the cap and take a swig from the bottle. The liquid inside tastes sooooo goood, it is sweeter and more beautiful than anything you have ever tasted in your life before.

The liquid is warm, refreshing, invigorating, energising and most importantly full of positivity. It makes you feel more positive about yourself in all ways. You feel the liquid of positivity filling your body from the top of your head to the tips of your toes. It feels sooo goood, you feel sooo goood. You take your fill from the bottle and put it back on the floor. Each time you come into self hypnosos, each time you come into this state, this room, that bottle is there for you to drink from.

Now you feel something beside you in the chair, it is a small bottle of never ending positivity. You can carry this bottle around with you, you can drink from it whenever you want to reassert that positivity to drive away the negativites that you feel have bound you. Now as you sit there you can feel any of the remaining negativities within you begin to form like a cloud inside your head, it swirls around then drifts out from the top of your head, you watch as it drifts across the room and flies out of the still open door. You can feel that your negative ways of thinking, the ones which have been shackling you are drifting away and have been replaced by positive thoughts.

You have the positivity to strive towards the way you want to live, the way you want to be. You feel yourself totally relaxed, fresh and invigorated to face the world. You feel energised and uplifted, free from those harmful burdens that have bogged you down. I want you to feel good, to feel light and uplifted. You can feel the warmth and goodness of the sunshine upon you as it floods through the room. It comes in through the door and through the window. Today is a happy day and every day can be a happier day. You have the positivity to enjoy life, to feel good, to drive away negative thoughts, to be optimistic.

For you're the half empty glass is now a half full one. A glass that can be filled to the brim. You will feel good now and you will sleep well tonight. You will remember how good positivity feels and you will feel good about yourself. And now you will soon awaken feeling fresh and wide awake. Count from 1 to 5 and upon five you will awaken. 1, 2, 3, 4……5 Wide awake and fully refreshed and uplifted.

This should be done at least once a week, but you will know how well it works and can do it as often as you require. You can add to the taped session yourself with further words of positive thought and by changing the colour of the room now and then, blue for freshness of thought, calming and relaxing. Purple for relaxation and higher enlightenment. Silver for inner peace and freshness and invigoration. It all depends on what you yourself feel about colours and how you interpret them. You can also see your troubles as packages or little envelopes leaving your mind and a postman coming to collect them. Some people may prefer that to doves. (not everyone is comfortable with birds). You can also use this for pain control and pain relief, simply add assertive words freeing yourself from your particular pain. Reaffirm those words whenever you want.

Please note that if you decide to do this self hypnosis, you do it because you want to by your own free will. I cannot be responsible for anything you add or leave out or how you handle the session. The above is written with all good intent and should be used only for positive thinking and the alleviation of burden-some troubles.