Today's topic is "Using Metaphors to Understand Who One Is".

Part 1: How You See Things Now
Start by taking a sheet of paper and writing whatever comes to mind in answer to the question, "What metaphors/similes do I use and prefer for understanding who I am in this world?" Take 5-10 minutes for this, or longer if you delight in pondering this subject.

Tip: Start your sentences with "I am..." or "I am like..."

Part 2: The Meditation
Seat yourself somewhere quiet where you will not be disturbed, with your paper and pen handy.

Breathe in through the top of your head, as if there were a hollow tube running through your body, and when your breath gets to your heart, stop it there. Hold your breath in your heart center (imagine it as a green light, if you like) and feel gratitude for the blessing of being present.

As you breathe out, imagine your breath continuing down the hollow tube, through your body, moving out the soles of your feet and into the earth below you. Hold this breath of air there in the earth and feel gratitude for the abundance that the earth provides for you.

Breathe in through the top of your head...and repeat the above. (This is the basic rei-ki breathing exercise we want you to practice. Through this process you are calling in your higher energies--rei--and expressing your willingness to ground and apply them in your daily life on earth--ki. You can use this way of breathing at any time in your life to connect your spiritual and physical energies and stay grounded and present in any situation.)

Imagine that your body is a large green crystal house/temple. Observe its beauty, clarity, and functionality. Write down how this feels to you.

Your consciousness is the key to your crystal's openness, beauty, and functioning. Your green crystal doesn't exist without your consciousness. Describe what lies around your crystal body. What do you fear, and what specifically do you expect/hope? Write these down clearly.

Imagine that everyone you meet this week is a "green crystal keeper" like you. Your task for this week is to consciously acknowledge the beauty of each crystal keeper. Be aware of your specific expectations and hopes, as you wrote down in your meditation. Be aware of fulfilling your promised duties toward each crystal keeper. Bless each one.
 
Remember to stay centered/grounded by using the rei-ki breathing.

Part 3: Describing Your Experience
After your week of action, take a sheet of paper and write what you observed about yourself through the process of following Parts 1 and 2.

We remind you that "The purpose of this path is for you to FEEL better by consciously raising the vibratory rate of your "ki", your lower self energy, into alignment with your "rei", your higher Self energy. As you do this, you become a healer-in-the-world...You become a "standing wave" which raises the energies of everyone around you simply through you "standing" in your higher frequency."

Now answer the question,"How did your observations this week fulfill the specific expectations/hopes that you wrote down during your meditation?"