Meditation

Meditation is so flexible, and it's something we can easily do with no tools. In fact, meditating is something that can be done by someone that just started and are eager to begin practicing. Thinking about that earlier, I felt that it would be useful to talk about the different types of meditation.

The most commonly known meditation, is probably the task of focal. Some people chant a word repeatedly and some focus on nothingness.
Chanting: The most used word is "Om" or "Ah" and is said repeatedly. During this they focus on the sound and feel of their voice as it vibrates through their body and fills their ears, until their whole world is nothing but this sound.
Nothing: The idea here is to block out all thoughts and outside noises. It is often done in a quiet place when beginning, which makes it easier. Some are so skilled at this that they can even manage it in a noisy place (like a concert)!

A lesser but still commonly known form of meditation, is contemplation. This is used mostly to entertain deep thinking, to understand an idea or a thought. The person thinks about what it means to them and if they agree with it or not. This is probably the most used form of meditation, since everyone has done so at one point in their life. Surely you've been asked a question that you had to think about before answering, while you consider how you felt about it, what you think about it, and/or how to answer the question to the best of your abilities.

Among practitioners of the craft, the most known form is a visual quest. In this meditation, you begin on a journey into the other world where you will meet with your guide. It is often used to gain insight on a problem, but is also used just to get better acquainted with the guide. You often have a clear goal in mind when you begin the quest, and it takes practice to be able to do this.

Probably the least known form of meditation is imagery. In this one, you focus on an image or picture until you can hold it in your mind. Sometime you manipulate the image (like I described in the visual exercise), while other times you may watch a rose bloom or close.

Combining contemplation, focal, and imagery bring about a new meditation. Magickal work. In this the person focuses on the goal, while imagining success in their mind, and contemplating how much it will effect them. In order of the steps, first a person will contemplate over what the goal should be and how it will affect them, then they focus on the goal and imagine it happening, using their will to bring it to fruition.