Meditations :: Creating an Astral Temple
Begin meditation as you usually do, use your favorite relaxation technique, burn an astral projection incense blend or
a candle anointed with corresponding oil. When you reach your normal meditation level, allow yourself to slip lower.
See the circle laid out around you…candle glowing hypnotically, representations at each of the quarters… and yourself in the center of flowing, swirling, ancient power. Let the power wash over you… and bring you closer.
Close your eyes…inhale the incense and allow it to carry you between the worlds. Let loose your imagination to visualize and create. The veil lifts and you step forward into your temple…
but wait…what are you stepping on? Grass? Marble tiles? Beach sand? You have to answer these questions and others about the setting, structure and details. You are creating your inner place of power to serve you as a temple and a point of reference when traveling on the astral plane.
Start with what is below your feet and gaze and work around in a sphere until you reach the point above your head. Allow your intuition free and visualize as it come to you. When you have fully formed the setting of your place of power…
Move to each of the cardinal points in turn. Envision the gateway in accordance with your setting. There may be two Roman columns on either side, an arch of tree limbs, a heavy wooden door, etc. As you turn to each quarter, see the doorway illuminated with its own streaming energy. Invoke these timeless powers into the temple. Let these energies eddy and undulate about you, melding with each other and with you as you call at each gateway.
The energy of east billows in…bringing inspiration, possibility and innovation. Boldness, creativity, courage and the fire of the noon day sun surge into the temple from the south. The western gateway yields a flowing tide of cleansing, emotional release, rebirth and lunar power. From the north comes the ancient, organic energy of earth and all that has returned to her.
Turn your attention now to the sky above your head…there are higher planes of existence. Call to the God and/or Goddess as you normally would. Feel there mighty power enter into the newly created temple. Experience the forces around you for as long as you like. Ask that they bless your space that it may be a place of power, spiritual rejuvenation, communion and great magic.
Sense the temple coming alive with their blessing…being imbued with the sacred energies of creation. Your energy enchants this place as well…it was at your direction that it was created.
Thank the Deities and elemental energies separately and in turn. See the gateways darken and close as remaining energy melds into the temple. Look around before you leave, engrave the details into your subconscious. This will be the place you return to when working magic or healings, in deep trance or to seek advice or spiritual union. The more often you return to your temple, the easier it will be to visualize and eventually more details will be added, a doorway to pass onto the astral plane, for example.
As you exit your temple, you feel yourself step back into your physical body. Wiggle fingers and toes…eventually, arms and legs. Open your eyes and enjoy the feeling of power within. Your physical circle has protected you during your journey, close it now as you normally would or you may choose to journal in the safe, magical atmosphere of the circle.
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