CHAPTER 1

Visualization 101

It is very common to confuse visualization withmeditation. Visualization is the art of designing anoutcome visually, in order to manifest it. Visualizationcan be accomplished anytime, anywhere. For instance,you can be daydreaming while you ride the subwayto work, giving shape and color to a project. You cando the same while putting together a vision board,as you collect pictures and imagine how your lifewill turn out. However, the practice of centering andcreating a soothing place can help you maximize yourvisualization experience. In this respect, it is similarto meditation; as is the goal to silence the thoughtsand allow the higher self to provide you with insight,clarity, answers, and peace. Since our thoughts createdoubts, they get in the way of the purity of our visions.Therefore, achieving a meditative state is highlyrecommended until you master your ability to focus.

For example, the heaven and earth balancingvisual, which you will find in Part II, Section 8, is theone visual that I follow as one patient enters and theother exits my office. It is completed within a blink ofan eye. I can do this because I practice it so very often.However, when I teach it to others, I ask them to closetheir eyes and use their breath to center, so they areable to understand their internal responses and seethrough their third eye (the point right between theeyebrows where wisdom and intellect energeticallyreside). Therefore, I highly recommend that youfollow the steps outlined in Part I, Section 1 and usethe breathing visual found in Part I, Section 2 to helpyou center even more prior to each visualization piecein this book.

At times you may go very deep into yoursubconscious. When this happens, your physicalbody may not be fully present. This is the reason whysome people may feel cold, hot, or tingly during theirvisualization work. One person may experience adifferent sensation each time he or she goes through avisualization script.

Visualization is not hypnosis. However, when youallow your thoughts to fully silence, your brainwavesbecome much slower. The three most commonbrainwave frequencies reached while in meditationare alpha, delta, and theta. Finerminds.com describesentering each of the three stages. Reaching alpha isdescribed as follows: "Alpha brainwaves are presentin deep relaxation and usually when the eyes areclosed, when you're slipping into a lovely daydreamor during light meditation. It is an optimal time toprogram the mind for success, and it also heightensyour imagination, visualization, memory, learning,and concentration." The site also describes goinginto delta: "This frequency is the slowest of thefrequencies and is experienced in deep, dreamlesssleep and in very deep, transcendental meditationwhere awareness is fully detached. It is the realmof your unconscious mind and the gateway to theuniversal mind and the collective unconscious, whereinformation received is otherwise unavailable at theconscious level." And finally, theta is addressed: "Itis said that a sense of deep spiritual connection andunity with the universe can be experienced at theta.Your mind's most deep-seated programs are at theta,and it is where you experience vivid visualizations,great inspiration, profound creativity, and exceptionalinsight. Unlike your other brainwaves, the elusivevoice of theta is a silent voice."

Every new experience has a beginning stage.Pace yourself and allow yourself to evolve withvisualization. Don't try to compare yourself to othervisualizers. The experiences are unique, just as eachperson's life is completely unique from another's. Andjust as we cannot live anyone else's life, nor can theylive ours. It takes time and practice, yet with the rightintentions, you will soon be successfully designingthe outcome of your life, one issue at a time.

CHAPTER 2

Preparing for Visualization

Follow these instructions prior to beginning anyvisualization. Visualization is most effective whenyou create a peaceful setting for yourself. This may bedifferent from person to person. However, followingare some suggestions you can utilize as a startingpoint:

• Find a quiet place, either inside or outside innature (never while driving!).

• Light a candle (as many as you would like).

• Burn incense or spray the space you are inwith aromatherapy essences.

• Utilize soft, soothing, and relaxing music.

• Either sit or lie down (although lying downmay make you sleepy).

• Close your eyes. I realize that may notbe possible if you are reading the script.However, you may have a friend or relativeread it for you, or you may choose to recordthe script with your voice and play it back asa guide. You may even choose to memorizeit and silently recall it while in a meditativestate.

• Have drinking water always with in reach.

• Release all expectations.

• Be in the now.

• You may choose to use the breathingvisualization in Part I, Section 2 to help youcenter.

Once your setting is to your liking, begin to focuson your breath. Inhale through your nose and exhalethrough your mouth. Allow your breath to take...