Lecture II - Freeing the Mind

At first glance Craftstyle outward meditation looks complex, but it is actually simple. In fact in Figure II-3, page 8, you will find a step-by-step

In your heart of hearts, and in your everyday thoughts, you recognize that some thing or someone “owns” your body. You say “my arm”, “my

FREEING THE MIND The next ten lectures are oriented to the practical aspects of the Craft. In this first lecture of practical instruction, you will

“Visions” include those psychic feelings that are received by senses besides sight. Some people, though actually very psychic, may never “see” anything. These people receive

Before you begin to meditate, when you are lying in bed at night, before you go into an interview, or indeed in a thousand difficult

In the rush of today's life, you rarely spend long times working at crafts or tasks that allow your mind to drift free while the

Dreams are able to present to you the intuitive feelings which until now had been blocked by day today problems. Countless scientists give credit for

Scientists have found that dreaming consists of many different states. The most common state they have defined is that called REM (rapid eye movement). In

When you dream, you receive two kinds of symbols: those created by your own mind, and symbols universal to humanity. What you receive is uniquely

We will deal with two types of meditation experience: “outward”, where you open yourself up and receive “visions”; and “inward”, where you concentrate and visualize

"Me" has two reasons for becoming concerned when "I" tries to meditate: As we noted above, "Me" worries that it will have trouble if "I"

If you were set the task of baking a cake but you had no equipment, not even a stove, and no kitchen to work in

1. All your faculties are resting and waiting. You are in a state of homeostasis, with all your cravings moderately satisfied. There is nothing pulling

If you have a companion, discuss what each of you experienced. If you meditated alone, write down any impression you received with the date of

There was a time when we recommended that meditators used aids or props to focus their mind in meditation. In years of working with thousands

If nothing dramatic happens in their first few meditations, some people give up. We urge you to persist for at least an entire moon cycle

With time, you will receive a growing number of impressions in dreams, daydreams, and meditation. The impressions come into some low level of the mind

You can learn to program your mind and work with your Guide to obtain the visions that will help you conduct your life more serenely.

Usually your Guide will be someone like yourself, who is between incarnations. (S)he has elected to reach back down to help others progress. Beware, though:

Oftentimes when you look ahead, it seems that your problems are insurmountable; however, with a little thought and guidance, you should be able to achieve