Two Powers Meditation - Brainstorm..thing..whatever.

You do know what this is, right? I'm sure.

For me, this photo represents the 7 most powerful words in attuning myself:
Like sunlight, flickering across a rippled lake.

Might sound strange, but that is how I imagine the colliding, neutralizing ability of the Two Powers. I can't remember where the wording came from - maybe a throwback Anthony used to use from Stone Creed - but it has stuck with me since my pre-Ocean's Tide days. Well, after I got over the initial inner-laughter part of being distracted to think this:

Aaaand I'm already off track. Let's try again.

Who: Me, trying to explain to a Reviewer why they should pass this..

What: "an essay focusing on the Dedicants understanding of the meaning of the "Two Powers" meditation or other form of 'grounding and centering' as used in meditation and ritual. This account should include impressions and insights that the Dedicant gained from practical experience." 

When : In General? Now? In 300 words!

Where: Here. See Above

Why: don't...get me started.

How: Brainstorming. Then writing. Then prayer. Lots of prayer.

OKAY!

1. an essay focusing on the Dedicants understanding of the meaning of the "Two Powers" meditation.

Okay, so the Two Powers meditation is a form of what we call 'grounding and centering'. It serves a few purposes:

- Its intent is to get the participants in ritual to clear their minds so that they can focus on the work at hand. (ie, "letting go" of the things that distract us from the purpose of being there to perform ritual) - to create some semblance of personal inner order out of chaos.

- Its intent is to attune, or link, the person undergoing it to not just the magical currents around them, but to the living beings around us as well. In the Core Order of Ritual (which I will otherwise know use COoR to describe), this is also known as "Establishing the Group Mind". I see this as two-fold: we prepare the constituents of the ritual mentally and emotionally to then be ready to create the physical sacred space.

I say "its intent is" because I have definitely had moments where absolutely nothing kept me from being distracted enough for the meditation to be effective - I'm guessing that isn't just specific to myself alone.

More in a few minutes.