We have completed an exercise to – leave behind the ego. In the previous blog.

Letting go of the ego is a dramatic departure that may help alleviate misfortune, illness, and easing pain, but that’s not our goal. In the midst of it all lies hope, transformation, and even transcendence. Especially Transcendence!

We are frightened of Self-Realisation, or more accurately the ego is afraid of dying, and hence we believe that our ego loss equates to death. It’s the ego thoughts thinking this. The mind has a mind of its own. Hence the negative thoughts that we believe, which we addressed earlier.

Following on from the previous blog, here we have an exercise, not so much to “banish” the ego, but rather to place us somewhere, where the ego has been “left behind”.

So far we have covered in recent blogs, the attainment of the correct track for our Journey, by finding our inner guide or deity. Then letting go of excess baggage was needed. Exercises for these issues were provided.

Now here is a leap into the unknown!

This exercise comprises mostly of visualisations.

Leaving behind the ego – exercise

You’re on the track, heading upwards on slopes that are getting steeper.

At the moment, all around you is the greenery of forest.

Now you come to what seems like a wall of smooth rock, with some sort of archway in front of you. There is some kind of door in the archway, which you visualise however you see it.

On your left-hand side, about shoulder level, there is what seems like a peg sticking out from the rock. No sign though of how to get through this arch to what is beyond.

What to do now?

Will you have your guide still with you as per a previous exercise” An Inner Guide or an Inner Deity, or whatever/who-ever you can manifest.

You’re waiting for guidance so need to sit down and wait or call for such guidance. You sit down on the soft earth and wait.

It comes to you somehow that according to what you are told, or what is indicated, the next step requires some surrender of the ego. In order to continue. To continue with your Journey to the mountain top where Self-Realisation can be attained.

As you wait, you start to feel energy coming up through your body from the base of your spine in a sinuous movement, like a snake. Energy rises up to your navel, then the heart, the throat, to the top of your head.

You put your hands up in the air and feel something lifting from the crown of the head like an umbrella. It’s a cloak. It descends to cover you across your shoulders.

Then you move up to the peg in the rock by the arch, and with your right hand lift the cloak off of your body and place it on the peg. (It’s a visualisation, but you can also physically pretend to do the body movements involved).

As you do this the door seems to dissolve, leaving a kind of mist in that space. You walk in and it’s cloudy, but there is plenty of light. Somehow you are aware that you can go back anytime and pick up your cloak –which represents your ego-based identity.

On your right hand side there is a seat which seems to be in some kind of open capsule that is waiting there for you. Moving a little bit – rocking slightly.

You climb in and remind yourself. “I have let go of my fear, and put my anxiety down with my ego-identity. I am ready for wherever the Journey takes me. I’ve surrendered to the powers that be, which will take me forward through this mist.

You then feel some energies around you, possibly human, possibly angelic. Not quite sure what your personal experience will be. You may see something more definite. They are the forces that come to help and support you, as you go forward.

You sit in the capsule’s seat, and you are immediately going forward through space, at a comfortable speed, until you find yourself out of the cloud.

The cloud clears and suddenly you’re on a plateau. This is the mountain top. Look around.

Some mountains are in the distance, as well as rivers and lakes. It all, looks very pleasant and there is a warm caressing breeze.

It’s a little bit scary perhaps, or a bit uncomfortable, because it’s just strange and different.

Then, if you are ready, you take a deep breath and close your eyes. You find yourself back at the portal, where you can put back on your cloak, your identity, and go back into your everyday business.

Now, however, it’s all different, because you have somewhere you want to return to, and can do so as much as you like. You may need to go on with your business down here for a while!

There will be a peace, however, because you know now that Self-Realisation is part of you. It may also seem to be a place in your spirit that is seemingly separate at times. You know is not really separate.

We will come back to the plateau when you are ready, the process will be the same. When we go there again, we will do some “finishing processes” and a deep meditation. (In the following blogs).

The finishing processes are needed because question may arise. What do I do now then? what’s my real task in life? What’s my service? What’s my true role/identity?  We will answer these questions with the next exercise.