Thought Focus & Manifestations

[sunnysideup]

Sure thing, bro, and thank you too for your kind reply. I'm sure a reread will bring you interesting new insights, eventhough you already seem to have a firm grasp on the material. Without trying to derail your thread, but may I ask which book you are currently reading?
And ofcourse I will gladly share you my experiences, but please keep in mind that I'm new at this and that most of the time I just do what intuitively feels right. Now I first tried visualization for Gaia meditations and straight away found that I had great difficulties producing an image of earth in a golden aura, let alone have that image framed for a while. Also I noticed that it involved a different type of visualization I normally experience during daydreams. The mental visual images in my daydreams are dynamic, vivid and feel like they are produced by my senses, whereas the images during meditation are subtle and often show very little coherence. The images during meditation I felt I had no influence on usually appeared to me as green and purple static or pulsating colors. Then I read this article on flame meditation and how it could help you with visualization and focussing. I tried it twice a day for a week or so and had the same mixed feelings you seem to have. The image of the flame was intense and overpowered my normal imagery, and it was only after a few days of not using the candle that the image started losing its intensity. Another feature that came to my attention was that by focussing I could slightly alter the image of the flame. I'm still not able to create elaborate images like in my daydreams, but through practice I'm now able to shape an ancient Moluccan symbol which to me symbolizes nature and the interconnection of all creation. I haven't done any flame meditations since then, as I discovered that a quick stare at a flame is enough to get me going. Anyway I know it isn't much, but these are my experiences so far. Wish you well.