Chapter 3 – Awakening the Third Eye Drop the awareness of the vibration. Instead, start looking between the eyebrows for a fog or a haze, a glow, or any form of light or colour. All of these can be regarded as different modalities of the ‘light’ which of course, in the context of this book does not refer to physical light but to spiritual light, perceived with your eyes closed. Remember, no imagination, no visualisation – just awareness of what is in front of you. As soon as you perceive any of these modalities of light (fog, glow, colour...) even very vaguely, connect it with the throat friction. Just as in phase 2 you were connecting the friction with the vibration between the eyebrows, you are now connecting the friction with the light. Instead of amplifying the vibration, you are now working at amplifying the light. As you go on practising you will perceive brighter and brighter parts of the light. Gradually drop the awareness of the hazier parts to focus on the most shining ones. Connect your amplifierfriction with the most luminous part of the light. A common experience is that of tiny shining particles of light, spread in the space in front of you and drifting in various directions. As you connect the friction with these luminous particles, some will enter you and go straight into your heart, feeding it with a precious energy.
Meditation phase 4: awareness in the space Remain in the eye, between the eyebrows. Instead of focussing on the light itself and on its shining particles, become aware of the background of the light. The darkness or the purple light at the background of all the colours will give you the feeling of a space, extending in front of you. The space may appear purple, dark blue, or even just dark. More than the colour it is the feeling of expanse that matters. Just remain aware in the space. Let yourself be absorbed in it. At this stage the throat friction can be decreased or even dropped. Start breathing with the friction again if the mind goes wandering with thoughts.
Meditation phase 5: spinning in the space Start spinning into the space in front of you, spiralling forwards and clockwise, as if you were falling forwards into a tunnel.
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