Meditating on your Life's Purpose
By Terra SonoraPublished in Homeward Bound Magazine Summer 1999 Issue
Have you ever asked yourself "Why am I here?" and wondered about your life's purpose? Is your life predestined in some way or is it all choice? The answer is likely yes to both. Perhaps you came into this lifetime with specific purposes to fulfill but you have free will choice to do them or not.
Perhaps you are blessed, as I feel I am, to know with certainty that you are here to serve humanity in some way. If that seems like your life's purpose, you have the delightful task of figuring out how. The joy of this adventure can be the freedom of free will choice, but sometimes we can feel overwhelmed at all our infinite options. Or perhaps you are stuck in neutral and don't know what to do next.
Let's suppose you would like to fulfill your highest and greatest destiny here on earth. What would that look like to you? How does that feel? Can you hear your inner voice gently guiding you? Why not take a meditative journey to find these answers from within.
I believe everyone has spirit guides and angels that are always there for you. One of their many purposes is to help you stay on course in your life's journey. They are always willing to offer their gentle guidance and to help you along your path. To hear their messages more clearly, open your heart to the immense love they feel for you, and the channels will open.
I am blessed to have open communication with my spirit guides. I work primarily with a celestial/angelic entity that calls itself "ONE". They are here to serve humanity, and I am honored to channel them. In one of my recent meditation groups "ONE" came through with a beautiful meditation on the subject of finding your life's purpose.
The meditation included a guided visual journey to a crystal castle in a mystical realm, like a grand library of the universe. At this place each of us found one special crystal that was programmed with our life's purpose. We spent time with this crystal and with our spirit guides to journey deep into our soul to receive answers to questions like "Who am I? and "Why am I here?". The meditation was so insightful and enjoyable, I wanted to share it with you in this article.
In this channeled meditation, the "soul crystal" is a good tool for unlocking the secrets of your soul. Think of it as a useful metaphor to access your own higher self.
If you are seeking some clarity about your life's purposes, please take some time for yourself to meditate. Consider your spiritual growth and personal development a priority in your life now. Charting your course now will make for smoother sailing later on. Set aside some "alone time" to sit in a quiet place. You may wish to find a beautiful place in nature or create a sacred space in your own home. If you like, light a white or pink candle for protection and burn some incense to purify and cleanse the spirit. Incense can also help you hold a focused state. You may find it helpful to play soft, relaxing, new age music in the background. Holding a crystal during this particular meditation is especially helpful.
You may wish to read through this meditation now and set aside the time to guide yourself through it or you may wish to tape record yourself reading this meditation slowly, and then play it back for yourself so that you can enjoy the meditative journey in a more relaxed state. If you do tape yourself, give plenty of pause time in between the questions asked to give yourself the time you'll need. This meditation is also available on audio tape from Terra Sonora, and the information is at the end of this article.
To begin your meditation, close your eyes and take several deep cleansing breaths. Feel your body relax as you create a safe and sacred space for your magical work today. In your mind, call in the Energies of God/Goddess/All That Is to join with you. Feel and see the Creator/Source as a loving divine energy entering your heart and filling your body. Imagine the Heart of God descending upon you, giving you a loving and peaceful feeling.
Also welcome the Christ Consciousness, Lord Sananda, the Mother Mary Energies, the Archangels, and your own Angels and Master Teacher Spirit Guides to join with you, asking them to amplify the energies of light. Open yourself to becoming the light. And with each breath you become more relaxed and at peace, aware of the light within you. Feel your higher self come alive, acknowledging your own light body. And as you open to the light that you are, allow yourself to feel lighter, free of the physical body, free of the dense third dimensional reality that you know.
Begin to open your mind and open your spirit to the higher dimensions, and begin to feel your light body ascending, as we are going on a journey, a magical journey to the fifth dimension. Today you are seeking a very special place: There is an immense crystal castle that is a sacred temple, with a crystal Hall of Records. Imagine this great library of the universe. See the beauty of this magical place with huge crystal columns, twinklings of rainbows everywhere, and rays of sunlight dancing through this crystal palace. It is a warm and inviting place, and it is a place that your soul has been before. There is something familiar about it.
And in this great hall of crystal records, there is a place that is just for you. Imagine yourself traveling through this incredible place, as you are guided to a very special crystal, a crystal that has been programmed by your soul. Find your special crystal, as it contains all the wisdom of all your lifetimes, past, present, future. Find yourself with this crystal now, as it radiates the essence of your soul. And as your guides and angels join with you in this magical place, it is time for you to touch and to be with this crystal, and receive its messages that you need now to help you on your path. Hold your magical crystal and receive your messages now. [pause]
And in this crystal there may be a message about what you are completing or perhaps a final block that you must move through. Ask this crystal "What is it of the past that is complete now?" [pause]
And in this magical crystal that is you, ask to see the light, to see the deep truth that you know within your soul. [pause]
And ask this crystal, as you hold it close to you, to reveal to you your life's purposes here. [pause]
And there is even more in your life's purpose, look deeper and see it, know it, and feel it. [pause]
And inside this crystal, deep within your soul's programming, is your highest and greatest destiny, the most positive future, your greatest future. Allow the crystal to show you what is possible. [pause]
And inside this crystal is the "big picture", the view of everyone, all the supportive people in your life, friends, family, guides and angels, all helping you along the way. See, inside the crystal, how the universe will provide everything you need to support you on your life's path. [pause]
And now this crystal becomes an instrument of light, as the powerful Creator/Source ushers in a beam of pure divine energy to illuminate this crystal and to supercharge it with the energy of God/Goddess. Feel the energy of this crystal amplifying your greatest destiny, supercharging your dreams. Feel this crystal come alive with an intense energy of manifestation. [pause]
And at this time put into the crystal your own hopes, dreams and wishes for this lifetime. Program now your free will choices into your soul crystal. [pause]
Feel the energy of the crystal amplify as it feeds your dreams and wishes. Your guides and angels surround you, programming the crystal with their love and blessings. Feel the love and support from your guides and angels. [pause]
And lastly, there is one more secret this crystal holds for you. Open to receive that magical secret now. [pause]
And now, the energies and the messages that you have received from your crystal are complete for now and it is time to place the crystal back within the crystal Hall of Records, in its rightful place, as a member of this magical place. Know that you can return to this magical crystal castle at any time to work with your crystal in consciously programming your highest and greatest destinies.
And so it is time to bid a fond "farewell for now" as you gently collect yourself, and slowly find your way back, to your third dimensional reality. Come back to this time and place, knowing that all the messages, visions and gifts are yours to keep, remembering the light of who you are. Give thanks to your higher self and honor all that you are. When you are ready, return to full consciousness, feeling balanced and energized.
I hope you have enjoyed the meditation, but before I close, my loving spirit guides "ONE" would like to share a message with you.
"ONE": "When we speak of your highest and greatest destinies and your greatest dreams, we want you to know that those are very personal to you. Do not feel that you must accomplish anything at all. Your true life's purpose is within your inner heart and your inner knowingness. It may be that you are just meant to be the radiant human being that you are, and perhaps by being yourself you will inspire others to find the God/Goddess within themselves. Perhaps your greatest destiny is to be the greatest listener, the greatest giver, or perhaps it is to be the light-bearer and the truth-bearer. We know that you may have specific goals and dreams, and we encourage that, but do not underestimate the importance of your day-to-day beingness, because truly you radiate the light of who you are, and truly you touch the hearts of others simply by being open and honoring the love that is within you at all times."
"Know as well, dear ones, that indeed there is much in the way of guidance available to you. We know it seems that your choices may appear to be overwhelming and unlimited upon your physical plane. It may be that there are many, many options and so it might be difficult to know which way to turn. Know that you can trust your intuition when it comes from your heart. Even then, you may still hear that little voice of doubt in your mind that is questioning you. To get clear answers, take a few moments to enter a quiet meditation. Ask your gut, your soul, and call in your spirit guides and angels to come and be with you. They can reinforce a positive feeling or reinforce a "maybe not" feeling when you are weighing your decisions and choices. And believe us when we tell you that your guides and angels will help bring through an energy of "YES! YES! YES!" when you are moving forward in the direction towards your highest and greatest purposes here."
"Know as well you also have the joy of being human and that is a great privilege because you have the choice of saying ‘to heck with it all, I'm going to plop myself on the sofa and enjoy myself in the front of the talking box for a while'. So understand that you have a choice in every moment to simply relax, be, and enjoy yourself, or to push forward. We encourage you to find that balance for yourself. Find balance in your life as much as you can with your giving and receiving. It is important. Give freely, but be sure to open your heart to receiving the love in return that is always there for you. Know, dear ones, that we love you so very much and indeed we extend our loving, healing energy to each and every one of you."
"Know there is infinite love and energy available to all of you at all times. We encourage you, that in your day-to-day life, take a moment to simply open your heart, open all the chakras and say ‘Yes, let me soak in it for awhile. Let me feel that love from the heart of God.'"
"We wish we could take you by the hand everyday and just hold your hand and tell you how much you are loved, how special you are, how grand your purposes are, how immense your capacity for joy is, and how immense your capacity to give and receive love. We want all of you to know that you are magical beings, that you are precious and special. You are the brave ones to have come here lifetime after lifetime, living this human experience over and over and over again. And sometimes your soul says, ‘WHY? Aren't I done yet? Enough of this already!' And yet you come back, and for many of you, you come back to serve to give a hand to your fellow humanity to say, ‘Come on. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Life is not always a struggle. Choose the easy path.' And so dear ones, many of you are the teachers, the healers and the evolvers of humanity. There is no small life purpose here."
"ONE" always closes with their love and blessings, as do I. Know your purposes, dear ones, know your gifts, follow your heart and honor the Creator that you are.
Terra Sonora