The following exercise will assist you in balancing your own energy.

Wear loose fitting clothes or go naked (if you'll be warm and comfortable). Wear no jewelry. Sit in a comfortable position with your spine straight. (If sitting isn't comfortable for you, try lying down with a pillow under your knees.) Keep still and clear your mind of all thoughts.

Place the palms of your hands on your thighs in a comfortable position manner, without applying pressure to either thigh. Breathe in deeply and imagine a ray of white light entering the top of your head. Breathe out slowly.

See this white light now surrounding your entire body and a second ray of white light emanating from your heart region. This 2nd ray of light merges with your aura and completely surrounds your body and the room in which you are located.

Accept the presence of this white light. Try not to think of it, just focus on your breathing and the presence of this light.

Say to yourself or out loud, "I am completely protected and balanced by this white light. Only my Masters and Guides, Higher Self, and living beings can influence me now."

As you breathe in say, "The light and the goodness of the universe is a part of my consciousness."

As you exhale say, "I am merging with my Higher Self and my soul's energy is perfectly balanced."

Now imagine the white light changing colors as it moves throughout your body. See it become red, green, blue, orange, yellow, indigo, and violet. Let this image stay with you.

This procedure should be practiced for 15 minutes. For many of us, the best way to do so is by making a tape of this exercise and playing it with new age music in the background.

~ from Maat's Book of Shadows