A Grandmother Meditation

A guided meditation from a Unity SEE (Spiritual Education) student in Cameroon, Central Africa
 
My favourite meditation is the grandmother meditation combined with guided visualization. The grandmother is an archetypal feminine figure who, in the Christian tradition, nurtures, heals and carries the pain of others. She is Mary, mother of sorrows who has the capacity to ease our pain with her compassion and to help us heal into wholeness.

• I sit comfortably, close my eyes and take a few deep breaths, relaxing a little with each exhalation, allowing my belly to soften.
• I bring my attention to my heart centre and notice any pain or suffering I may be holding there. I gently breathe with awareness into this painful place in my heart.
• I imagine the presence of an infinitely compassionate feminine figure — the Great Mother. I feel her arms surrounding and holding me in her warm, supportive, nurturing embrace. I let go completely and relax into her arms. There is no need to hold myself up anymore.
• With each inhalation, I breathe her love into my heart in the form of warm, liquid light. With each exhalation, I breathe out all my suffering and disease in the form of black soot, which she naturally receives and transforms into light.
• If I feel moved to share my pain with her in the form of words or tears, I just go ahead because I have faith that her infinite heart is filled with compassion; she welcomes my suffering as though it were her own.
• I continue to surrender myself into her arms and receive her love into my heart as I let go of my suffering and sorrow and I visualize a vital life energy circulating from the top of my head to my feet so that I feel connected to grandmother, Oneness, my divinity and my source of supply. With each breath, I feel more complete, more whole, more healed. Gradually, I feel my own heart dissolve into hers.
• In this state, I visualize my wealthy, abundant and opulent self with a bank account that never dries because of the permanent presence of my infinite source of supply. In this state, I imagine my wealthiest self having more than enough at all times. I see the strong, healthy, wealthy, influential, compassionate and worthy version of myself, serving other human beings and nature for the glory of God. I spend as much time as I need in the presence of the Great Mother. I am now the Great Mother and her heart is my heart. From this heart, I can radiate out the warm light of compassion and healing to all beings everywhere. May all beings be happy, peaceful, and free from suffering.
• This version of me feels happy, blissful, wise, proud, grateful, persistent, forever rich and truthful. This new version of me is created from within and it must manifest in the world. As within so without. I stay connected for a while and then end the meditation by feeling the light of God that surrounds me and all humanity. I feel the Love and presence of God as power and protection.

 
I always end my meditation practice with these words:
-         I relax and let go
-         I am the light of the world
-         All power is given on to me in mind and body
-         I am unfettered and unbound. I am free with the freedom of Spirit
-         My yoke is easy and my burden is light.
-         Directing my attention toward my back, I always declare: I am strong in the Lord and in the power of the Christ Light.
-         I walk in paths of righteousness and peace. 
 
By Akwaelfo Djeudo