| language=javascript> function popSend() { var tt=''; var pg='141'; where="/ocean/ocean_sendpage.php?page="+pg+"&T="+tt; eval("var oSENDPAGE=window.open('" + where + "', 'SENDPAGE', 'width=420, height=560, resizable=no, scrollbars=no')"); } function popClean() { var tt=''; var pg='141'; where="/ocean/ocean_cleanprint.php?page="+pg+"&T="+tt; eval("var oCLEANPRINT=window.open('" + where + "', 'CLEANPRINT', 'width=700, height=500, resizable=yes, scrollbars=yes')"); } function popRate() { var tt=''; var pg='141'; where="/ocean/ocean_ratepage.php?page="+pg+"&T="+tt; eval("var oRATEPAGE=window.open('" + where + "', 'CLEANPRINT', 'width=450, height=250, resizable=no, scrollbars=no')"); } </SCRIPT> Beltane Meditation in Red and Green
By Lady Walking Turtle © 2006 The color Red is visual energy that we are able to see, even to hear, touch, feel and taste. We would not be able to perceive Red with our eyes without its compliment which is Green. This is much like understanding the polarities of male and female, light and dark, east and west…The Lord and The Lady. It is opposition in life that creates the spark that life may continue. It is one of the mysteries of Beltane; ‘secrets of life held close between energies and their compliments�? The following meditation may serve to prepare us for the condition of being receptive and productive; states of being which we accept as reasons to celebrate this season. Even as with the ground of the earth/ yet another womb which will cocoon impending life; our minds must also seek to become enriched, and therefore create a fertile atmosphere where implantation of something new is able to grow and flourish. In this way, our individual circles will also move forward in unison with the vibrations around us�?/FONT> Ground and Center. Relax. Studies have proven that with eyes closed, and the mind is relaxed, the absorption of color is increased tremendously; which is the state you wish to attain here�?/FONT> Breathe: …Slowly in and out; attempt to focus on the light around you as you do�?/FONT> Bond with the Light…feel it encompassing you and merging with it, until you are able to ‘touch�?the universe and the colors that surround you. Allow yourself to slip into the bright whiteness of the sun’s light. Think with your conscious mind, requesting your instincts to surface and assist you; see with your heart, and not your eyes. Time ceases to exist. Breathe in the aroma of the White. Let the warmth flow over your skin. Taste its flavor. Hear the notes of the music within the stillness. See with your mind, if you are now able, past that point that has restrained your travel for a time. You understand that the White contains all the colors of the world. But you wish to view two specific ones today. Desire to embrace them, and to hold them close to you…Feel that need, believe that your subconscious has power that your conscious has never braved to use. Reach into that subconscious now for the power to manifest the color of Red! You suddenly realize that you are bathed in the brilliance that is red! It excites your being; you are vitalized and energized. Your heart rate and breathing have increased accordingly. Time appears to be moving now. It stirs your soul. Open your inner eye. View this color in a fresh manner; by ‘touch�? Do you feel it move? Is it stationary or active? Does it have texture? If so, are there shadows in the depths? What do you see in those shadows? Feel with your subconscious now…let it overpower your consciousness…this may be new territory. Take a few moments to become part of the feeling of Red. How does it taste? Can you at least reach into your memories and find one that will work here? Strawberries or chili peppers? Is it a sweet sensation, or hot and sour? Take a few moments to experience the taste of Red. What does Red smell like? Maybe that old Red sweater fresh from the dryer, or perhaps some Roses in the spring. The colored red egg that melded with chocolate in the baskets of your youth! The correlation does not have to be perfectly correct, or as others would view it. This is your association, and no one else’s. Listen to the music. Can you feel the Red wavelengths? Allow your body to blend with the sound, and begin to materialize the energy of this color. Much like when a certain ‘soon to be' knight first relied on his senses and the force of the universe to direct his movements…even when he could not see…he found the energy. This is the same principle. Now listen to the words of the color Red�?/FONT> “I am the product of the reflection of The All; but my vibrations are my own. I travel at a pace slower than most…but I am first to raise the excitement levels of the others. I am passion, desire, and the flurry of action. I am the spark that propels forward the destiny of that which is fertile. I cannot exist without my partner…the Green. Carried within the folds of my cloak, this is my mystery; it is this which gives me form and allows depth and definition. We are never separated, except in appearances through mystery in light. We oppose only by position…we do not war, for mine is a game of trust and love. It is my compliment which will balance me, and prevents me from drifting away. It is my energy that coaxes the first sprouts to reach for the sky, and then bathes them gently until they are strong enough to reach for the light with their own. It is those of the green that is reflected back to me; a sign that all is well. She and I will both return once again to the light of the White; having blended in harmony and united in energy. Our vibrations once separated, will return once more into that which is never ending.�?/FONT> The same journey and introduction for the senses with the color Green should follow, with the same questions and visualization. Allow the same amount of time and exploration as you did for Red. When you have finished…Listen to the words of Green�?/FONT> “I am the first buds, the fresh intent of the season. Mine is the joy of impending growth, and the expectation of all that is youthful and new. Mine is the power of neutrality; which will gently affect balance and change. I seek order in the Universe, so that there are places to encourage the fertile, and to heal. With my heart and in my shadows I hold tightly to the vibrations of Red. I cannot continue without this energy, and have taken this within me to keep secret and safe. It is both my nourishment and the reflection of my love. Only together will we return to the light; only as one will we will fuse once more. I can only patiently wait that time when our energies flow in the same direction. Until then…I will hold the Red closely to my heart, as near as the time between the heartbeats of yours.�?/FONT> Open your eyes if you have not already done so. Breathe in the colors around you as you return to your previous state. Stand and stretch. If you are lucky, there will still remain color attaching itself to you. Keep it as a reminder you are never without it�?/FONT> Walk this season in the colors of the world. See past that which your eyes have become accustomed to viewing. Be receptive to the visual energy that surrounds you. If you are fortunate enough to celebrate with a Beltane fire this year…seek the colors within the energy that burns; this is excited color in motion. These are the signatures and the voices of that which you celebrate and honor. Note: Complimentary colors are those which appear opposite each other on the color wheel, an example of polarity. When viewed in nature, the reflected color is the compliment of one that has been absorbed. You are able to perceive the color that you identify with your eyes since that color has been reflected for this purpose; but what you don’t see is still vibrating with its own signature energy and ‘personality�? It is part of the mystery of light. It could be supposed that the color that is vibrating in the light thrives and continues because another color has been ‘sacrificed�?to the shadows. Their purpose together however, is to hold life in perfect balance. (Complimentary colors of red/green are based on traditional Color Wheel/Mixing methods. Newer capabilities and interpretations vary somewhat; i.e. Green/magentas).  | 
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