Heal Thyself Before Attempting To Heal Others

Benefits of SunGazing included: Decrease in Irritability, Decrease in Anger, Decrease in Frustration, Increase in Memory. Relief from Disease. The brain stores solar energy, creating the capability for us to access a larger percentage of our mind.

The sun has enormous power, you may tap into higher spiritual realms as well as other time and space dimensions. Be very careful, take your time, be humble and document your progress. We are all wired differently, therefore it is impossible to predict how each individual will process the suns brilliant light.

This is a nine month to a year practice. Once you reach 44 minutes of sungazing you are finished. You will not have the need to stare at the sun any longer, your SunGazing is complete.

SunGazing is to be practiced standing bare footed on bare earth. You could stand on sand, gravel, mud, or bare earth. Your bare feet should be in contact with the bare earth. Try to avoid standing on tar, concrete, granite, stone or even on grass (the grass absorbs the solar energy).

Begin this practice in the open, within ten minutes after sunrise or within a few minutes just before sunset.

While the sun is low on the horizon the intensity of the rays will be at a minimum. During this time, the sun's rays are tolerable, and the UV radiation is lower, so the potential of harming your eyes is lower. Use common sense within these parameters, if the sun is too bright and feels as though it may be burning your eyes, don't stare at it. The best time to learn about your limits is right as the sunrises or a minute or so before it sets.

The sunrise holds more energy, vitamins and minerals then the sunset. It is a wonderful time of day, energetically it is a beautiful balance of yin and yang.

You only need the sunrise or the sunset, both may be a bit much. Be careful and always listen to your body.

Stay relaxed and receptive. Try to become aware of what your body is feeling, how is your mental, emotional and physical state as the sun fills every atom and every cell in your body. Feel every tissue filled with the regenerative and healing properties that the sunlight imparts on your body. You may notice an amazing increase in your overall energy as well as a boost of physical stamina and mental clarity. Be aware of how the sunlight actually cleanses and rebuilds the whole of your being, your mind and thoughts, your feelings and your physical body, total rejuvenation. By completely surrendering to the suns greater power, and as the minutes of sungazing increase, the awareness of your energetic being may heighten dramatically.

To Begin
As the sun rises over the horizon simply gaze at the whole glowing ball of light for 10 seconds only. The key is to be relaxed, just like in mediation, let go of all thoughts and become immersed in the moment. Simply, look at it. No stress or strain on the face, facial muscles or eyes. Relax your jaw. Stand at peace, knees bent with your arms at your sides. There is no need to maintain an unblinking, stare. Blink as and when it naturally happens, sort of like watching television. For the first few moments you look into the sun it may be very bright, after about 3-7 seconds of continuous gazing all the brightness should go away and you will be left staring into a magnificent ball of pure white light.

As you watch the sun rising (or setting), try to imagine that all of the eight octillion atoms in your body are being filled with the pure energy from the sun. Visualize each nuclei of each atom in your body, as a radiating and never ending source of energy, just like the sun.

You have at your disposal an incredible amount of electricity to make things happen in your world. With the aid of sunlight, you can recharge each cell and atom to its full potential.

Increase the time you gaze at the sun by a few seconds each day, 5 seconds or so per day, until you are comfortable and relaxed with the entire concept of staring into the sun. At this point you can now increase at a constant rate of 10 seconds per day. You may find it helpful to get a watch or a friend to keep tabs on your staring time.

What To Expect

Sungazing is a tool for tapping the potential of your being, your true self. Some change may occur in reaching these peaks; your perceptions may alter circumstances, you may begin to change from the inside out, and as we all know change can be uncomfortable. When we release our physical and emotional energetic blockages these changes will become trivial relative to the incredible expansiveness of the universe. We are all energetic beings, vibrating at different frequencies, so we should be comfortable with the concept that all of us are different.

There may be many different reactions, sensations and experiences; remember, whatever happens to you is perfect. It is yours and yours only. Be positive and open-minded; feel all there is to feel.

Once you reach about 15-18 minutes (3-4 months) of sungazing many of your mental tensions: irritability, anger, fear, grief, and general personal frustrations may go away. This is just the beginning. Life could become easier, more comfortable and more enjoyable as you get closer and closer to finding out who you really are. A blissful, euphoric sensation may envelope you. Your energy levels may increase and the benefits of having a routine in conjunction with the earth's rhythms will begin to have a peaceful affect on your perception of the world.

It is important at this point to take careful note of what you are ingesting. What type of foods and drinks. Drugs? Alcohol? It is at this point when the sun's vibration may really have a chance to benefit your cells. If you happen to be eating and drinking low vibrational items (refined sugars, alcohol, refined wheat, processed goods, drugs ect) you may be self defeating in your efforts. Just a helpful reminder to slow down as much as possible and try to be aware of what items in your life cause you to feel good, bad or indifferent.

At about 25-30 minutes (6-7 months) of sungazing, your hungers may begin to diminish. How and why you make the choices you make may come forth with remarkable clarity. Your self confidence may begin to increase, as your comfort level with being you is heightened. Your physical hunger for food will begin to lessen. For anyone sungazing for more then 30 minutes there should be careful consideration of one's diet. Lighter and lighter foods.

Between 35 and 40 minutes (9-10 months) of sungazing physical disharmonies, injuries, and diseases may be remedied. At this point you may also feel awakenings in your charkas as well as possible energy beginning to stir within your kundalini. Each day more energy blockages will be dissolved as you get closer and closer to your higher self. At about 35 minutes your brain reaches its ability to store an energetic charge.

You have reached the final step, 40-44 minutes. Now you stop sungazing. To continue on can be very detrimental to your eyes. At this time, sungazing is concluded and there is no need to continue the practice any more. During the first three months, the pineal gland is getting activated, and the hypothalamus or pathway to the brain from the eye is getting charged. After that period the solar energy starts reaching your brain and charging it. After this period, the solar energy starts getting stored in each and every cell in your body. When all the cells in the body are purified there is no need to sungaze any more. Now your brain is fully charged, the ability to control your destiny is in your hands.

SunGazing Tips

Standing barefooted on bare earth is very important. There seems to be something magickal that occurs energetically; the physical grounding with the earth not only helps drain negative energies from the body, but also I feel as though it helps harness the power of the sun into the body more effectively. As I began increasing the time while gazing at the sun (anything over 20 minutes), the benefits where substantially more dramatic the less food I had in me. Particularly noticeable was whether or not I had anything to eat or drink within two hours of sungazing (either before or after).
 
Regarding specific foods, raw foods felt the lightest going through my body. Making sure to eat slowly and thoroughly chew my food was helpful in how effective the suns energy seemed to be able to penetrate into my cells. Staying away from sugars (especially refined sugars) and keeping my blood sugar level low seemed to have a direct relation to how bright the sun appeared. The cleaner my body, blood and cells were the longer I was able to comfortably stare into the sun and allow the suns energy to penetrate deeper and deeper into my being.

Getting up everyday and going to the same spot to watch the sunrise (rain or shine) should not be over looked. In any practice the ability to realize results comes with the commitment of incorporating that practice into a daily routine. Be it staring at the sun, practicing yoga or washing the dishes; the discipline of committing to something every day will begin to build an awareness that will trickle into other aspects of life. It is the road not the destination that needs to be given attention. Being aware of the present allows for the opportunity to see, taste and feel the magick of the universe which is always occurring.

Peace and happiness are found inside. The appreciation and gratitude when realizing the ability of choice, may give birth to the realization of endless possibilities.