Developing Psychic Powers
A further exploration of Being the Higher Self, the next exercise increases our ability to see things from the Higher Self's all-knowing perspective. Through doing this, we may learn to sense information about our own path and other people's physical, emotional, or mental bodies. We learn how to "just know" what to do for ourselves and others.

This meditation stimulates the centers of the third eye and the crown chakra. It is used to increase our ability to perceive subtle energies of higher dimensions. By doing this often, we may develop clairvoyant sight.

Since the following exercise develops all of the powers of higher consciousness, it's important to remember our commitment to integrity. These powers will contribute to our spiritual growth only if we use them to serve the higher good. Otherwise, they can be detrimental.

Moving into Higher Consciousness

1. Sit in a comfortable position. Become aware of the sounds in the room, the feelings of your clothing against your skin, and the rhythm and the fullness of your breath. Breathe deeply a few times, then send your awareness through your body and make yourself as comfortable as you can. As you relax even more, observe your heartbeat and pulse.


2. Now get into your Higher Self state, using the steps of the "Being Your Higher Self" meditation. Imagine you are merging with the light and radiance of your Higher Self. As your Higher Self, focus on your emotional body. You might imagine that your emotional body feels like a layer of energy just on the surface of and outside your physical body. As your Higher Self, "pull" your emotional body out from physical body until it stands around you, sparkling, fluid, and clear.


3. Now picture your spiritual center on top of your head as a lotus flower. Each time you grow and reach upward, a petal unfolds, until you have a thousand-petaled lotus. Imagine what you will feel like when all the petals are unfolded. Picture the lotus as it looks now. How many of the petals are open? Imagine more petals opening gently and easily. As they open, picture yourself being surrounded by the shimmer of your awakened spiritual body.


4. Next imagine the gridwork of light around you that is your mental body. Extend it straight upward, and make it finer and more beautiful.


5. As your Higher Self, put a violet light around your pineal gland (located behind your eyes, near the center of your skull). The pineal gland regulates the awakening of the spiritual eyes that can see subtle energies in this dimension and others, including seeing your and others' auras.


6. Look around the room with your eyes soft-focused. Be observant of any differences from what you would normally see, or any greater awareness of the energy around the things you are looking at. If you notice a soft glow around things, play with looking into the glow to see more about it — its size, density, any patterns it contains, and so on.


7. As you come back into the room, congratulate yourself for working on your energy centers and being willing to see more of the unseen, subtle energies around you.


Devoted practice can bring into our lives a clearer sense of direction, a greater feeling of being in control, a deeper understanding of why things are happening, and an increasing calm.


COURTESY - SANAYA ROMAN AND DUANNE PACKER