AWAKENING RITE
FOREWARD: This rite utilizes a mishmosh of rudimentary pranayama, dream recall, and visualization
exercises that I have found success with. Though it has worked for me, it may not work for you.
While I encourage experimentation, if at any point something feels wrong while doing this,
I implore you to DISCONTINUE. Sometimes the shoe doesn't fit!
For those who are proceeding, this is best done immediately upon waking up, with an empty stomach,
and while lying on your back. Also, for this practice I recommend waking naturally, without an alarm clock.
-RECALL EXERCISE-
Upon awakening, take a moment to lie on your back and close your eyes, and see if you can recall
any dreams you may have just awaken from. Take as much time as you need to recall the entirety of the dream
as you find yourself able to, by remembering it retroactively, from end to beginning.
Once you have taken a mental note of the entirety of the dream, while still on your back, relax into your bed.
-LIFE BREATH-
This is a breathing exercise that will oxygenate the blood and fill you with life. However, dizziness is
expected, and fainting is also possible. You can also expect a tingling or numbness of the body, however
these sensations will wear off after a while. Again, if anything feels wrong or painful, STOP.
1.) Breathe IN deeply, and Breathe OUT shallow. The ratio of these breaths should be about 4:1, and
through the nose.
2.) Continue this pattern of breathing for 30-40 reps, or until you start to notice lightheadedness.
3.) At this point, EXHALE as deeply as you can, compressing your stomach to expel all the air from your
lungs. Keep this held for as long as you can bear it.
4.) Now take a DEEP BREATH IN and hold for about 15 seconds.
5.) Repeat this process until you feel sufficiently "high", when you feel a rush throughout your body.
TO SUMMARIZE:
1.) Breathe IN deep, Breathe OUT shallow x 30
2.) EXHALE it all, HOLD for 1 minute
3.) BREATHE IN DEEPLY, HOLD for 15 seconds
4.) Repeat as desired
After you're done, take a moment to relax, and don't try to get up or walk until the rush passes.
You should feel very energized.
-WAKING PRAYER-
Whether you pray to a God, a deity, an idol, or whatever is entirely up to you. If these sort of
visualizations and affirmations cheese you out, I implore you to try them in a neutral mindset,
or modify them to your preference, though only you can decide what you are comfortable doing.
Sitting upright, and facing the sun (east) if applicable, breathe deeply and relax.
Visualize the bed underneath you, the bedsheets, the bedframe, the floor which it stands on, and the Earth
which that rests on. Aim for as broad of a sense of the Earth beneath you as you can.
At this point, visualize roots connecting your body to this ground, as a broad and expanse network of roots
converging at your core. Sit with this sensation for a moment.
After this, visualize a network of branches sprouting from the topmost part of your head, and pulling your
spine as erect as possible. With it, imagine the space and firmament above, again, as broadly as your
mind can manage.
Draw the sensation of both poles towards your center, and keep this sensation in your body.
At this point, you may speak aloud the enn or mantra of your choosing, in a way that vibrates your core.
While this is flexible enough to work with any God, I personally invoke the corresponding planetary God of
the day of the week, (Sunday = Sun's Day, Monday = Moon's Day, etc.) and then I vibrate its name as a mantra.
Additionally, I will also either select a random goetic spirit from my tarot deck or choose one that I am
working with and recite its enn. Plenty of room for improvisation here on your part, but the 'vibrating'
throughout your core of a sound that means something to you is the key element.
Once you have spoken your mantra enough, you may then make your prayer of your choosing. Set an
intention for what you wish to accomplish today. Perhaps ask for aide where you may need it, or where
you deem appropriate for the corresponding forces you are trying to invoke. Meditate on this,
and speak it as if it were truth.
At this point, earnestly thank the spirits you have lent power from, and bid them permission to depart.
This will suffice, and while some may prefer to close something like this off with a banishing rite of
some sort, I personally find it bad taste to do so-- It's not only rude to that spirit but it will also
banish the energies you have just worked so hard to bring in.
At this point, you may stretch your limbs, record your dreams, and proceed with your glorious day! :-)