How to Meditate in a Spiritualist Circle.
 Psychic Medium Craig Hamilton-Parker talks about meditation techniques and specifically how to meditate for mediumistic development.
PSYCHIC MEDITATION
Modern psychology recognises that people think in different ways and that their thinking is biased to one or other of the five senses. Similarly there are many meditation methods available that will suit different personality types so do not be concerned if your own inner experience does not exactly match what I am about to describe. Go with the flow and allow yourself to become naturally immersed in the meditation and in the way that suits you best. Above all enjoy the experience rather than worry unduly about technique.
As well as an aid to mediumistic development meditation will help you to let go of tension, anxiety and depression and you will move towards feelings of peace, optimism and self-worth. Energy stability and tranquillity will be carried forward into your life.
At first you may fidget and the mind won’t relax but over the weeks there is a gradual disciplining of the body and mind and you will be able to sit for longer periods. You will be alert, focused, concentrated and very relaxed but do not allow yourself to fall asleep. Although no harm will come to you it will however be to the detriment of the others as this will disrupt the flow of energy in the circle and more importantly you snoring may be distracting. I have been tempted to keep a water pistol by my side for such occasions!
During meditation you will remain attentive yet not be immersed in the clatter of daily thinking and the endless loop of internal dialogue. When people first sit for meditation they think that their thoughts are speeding up but what is really happening is that they are becoming aware of how hectic their normal thinking is. Most people have no control over their thinking and even less over their emotions. During meditation we gain inner peace and self-control by stepping back from our daily thoughts. Instead of being drawn by every whim rattling around our head, our consciousness becomes relaxed yet powerfully focused. To achieve this extraordinary inner state, all we need to do is watch the thoughts.
The aura technique has prepared the ground. Now by separating yourself from your thinking you transcend the everyday mind and attune yourself with what Western mystics call the “Overself” – the higher you which extends into the afterlife and beyond. It is centred in the eternal now. You may experience being the watcher of the watcher and come closer to a realization of the true nature of the self.
Step 1: Watch your thoughts like film images flashing on the screen of your attention. Observe them but do not follow them. If you find that you have slipped back into a stream of thought bring your attention back and continue to observe. You do not need to suppress thoughts or the feelings that come to you. Simply observe them and let them go.
Step 2: If emotions well up, note them and let them go. Remind yourself of the fact that these issues can be dealt with later but that for now you are focused on more important things.
Step 3: Sometimes your thoughts will express themselves as visions. Just as in dreams some may be pleasant and others ugly. Be detached to these too- observe them and let them go. Even if these visions contain interesting prophecies or clairvoyance, let them go. Focus on being the unattached watcher.
Step 4: If there are sounds in the vicinity, such as a ticking clock in the hall, let these distractions be part of your observation. Observe them and let them go.
Step 5: Eventually you will be free from distraction and will enter a peaceful yet alert state of consciousness. Meditation is like sleep, it cannot be taught. It is something that comes by itself. You discover yourself doing it and only afterwards do you realise we have been meditating.
PRACTICING MEDITATION
With practice meditation will become an established habit and you will be quickly be able to enter it every time you sit in circle. It is a state that you can carry forward into everyday life and  brings with it the benefits of inner peace, emotional stability and intellectual sharpness. I am reminded of the words of the controversial guru Sai Baba who asks his devotees to use their wristwatch as a spiritual trigger: “When you watch the watch, remember the five letters of the word WATCH,” says Sai Baba. “Each is giving you a fine lesson of life: W tells you to ‘watch your words’; A warns you to ‘watch your actions’; T indicates to ‘watch your thoughts’; C advises, ‘watch your character’; and H declares ‘watch your heart’. When you are consulting your watch, imbibe this lesson that the watch is imparting.” (Sai Baba Sathya Sai Speaks Vol. V11-p.208)
PART 2 HOW TO MEDITATE AT CIRCLE
HOW TO MEDITATE - Meditation Techniques
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