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imagery
drifting down stream
psychospiritual approaches

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image: Close your eyes. Breathe in and out three times. Let yourself wander restlessly through he world of your unconscious until you come upon the image of a flower garden, planted peacefully beside a stream. Recognize that although you may still be restless, you would like to explore this garden, as it has certain elements in the way it was made and the choices of the flowers, that appeal to you especially. Wander through the garden, realizing more fully with every step that this place was made for you and that you enjoy it immensely. There have been flowers blooming here day after day for weeks, with fresh new buds opening every day. On the ground there are vast quantities of petals strewn about. It is an easy thing for you to gather up an armload of fallen flower petals and carry them to the bank of the stream. Where, just as you suspected, a perfect place for sitting and watching the water has been made for you. Smiling quietly, pick up the first petal and drop it on the surface of the flow and watch it be whirled gently away without a sound. Drop in the second petal and watch it follow, whirling in its own unique pattern along the stream. Drop in the third and observe with amusement and peaceful satisfaction, the way it floats away in a manner different, yet the same as the other two. Drop in the fourth, with a smile and the the fifth and continue, always noticing the differences within the ongoing flow of the same.... (Chavez)

uses: insomnia


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