This meditation uses both the logical, verbal part of your mind and the intuitive, visual part. By strengthening both parts of your mind and the connection between them, you can tap more of your personal power and enhance your ability to function on every level–psychically and rationally.

1. Before you begin, select a subject for your meditation. It should be something you can conceive of visually as well as verbally–an object, animals, place. You might choose something you’d like to gain insight into, although that’s not essential for this meditation to produce benefits. (Don’t choose a person, however.)

2. Sit in a place where you feel comfortable, and where you won’t be disturbed for at least ten minutes.

3. Closes your eyes and relax, using deep breathing exercises or whatever method you prefer.

4. When you feel calm and ready,bring to mind the word that expresses what you’ve opted to contemplate in this meditation: house, tree, lake, dog, tulip, chair, jacket, apple, or whatever you’ve chosen. Visualize the word itself, spelled out.

5. Hold the word in your mind for as long as you can.

6. When the letter begin to fade or your mind begins to wander, change to envisioning a picture of the object. See it as clearly as you can. Pay attention to details–shutters on the house, leaves on the tree, spots on the dog’s fur.

7. After a while shift back to seeing the world in your mind’s eye and hold this as long as possible.

8. Go back to picturing the object.

9. Continue shifting back and forth for ten minutes or so. Allow your mind to keep exploring the subject of your meditation in greater detail or expanding your observation of it more broadly.

10. notice feelings, insights, or impressions that arise during this process.

11. When you are ready, slowly bring your attention back to the present and open you eyes.

12. Record your experience in a journal, including any emotions, ideas, sensations, and/or information you received while meditating