Chapter 11 – The Art of Tuning In absolutely fascinating. You participate in the life of the universe, instead of perceiving it like a series of postcards. For example, in one of the retreat centres of our school in the tablelands of New South Wales, an eagle used to come and watch us when we were working outside. When you tuned into the eagle, the eagle would stop 20 metres above your head and gaze at you. It was a complete standstill, a moment of truth. If you raised your arms towards the eagle and started turning slowly, the eagle would turn with you. Slowly, as if it was suspended in the air, the eagle followed you in a motionless dance. Then, if you ‘became’ the eagle, it was an inner explosion. There are simply no words to describe that. People who have never experienced anything of the kind may be clever and successful, nevertheless they live in nothing other than a cage.
11.2 Drinking colours Implement the triple process of vision (motionless focus in the eye, seeingness, feeling from the heart) and tune into various colours. Any object or plant can be used, or even walls... If tuning into clothes, it is better if they are new enough so their colours are still fresh. Tune into the colour. Do not pay any attention to the nature of the object itself. Tune into the colour and nothing else, as if you were drinking it. Let its energy flow into your being. Resonate with it. Do not only look at it or even see it: become the colour. Repeat the exercise on different colours and see how you become different, from one to the other. Let yourself become fluid under the influence of the colour. Let it take over. Let it invade your energy.
Tips • Why not apply this perception of the spirit of colours to reconsider the way you choose your clothes and how you dress? • No physical colour on Earth is as pure as those coming from the stars. Stargazing with an open eye is a unique experience, and leads to the most surprising and enlightening visions. Learn to recognize the stars with a manual for stargazers, and tune into them. You will soon discover that the energies they carry vary greatly from one to another. A golden star like Arcturus (Alpha Boötes), for instance, awakens a fullness in the heart and warms your Spirit. Some others, such as Algol or Rasalhague, are
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