The Way of the Luminous Warrior: An elemental meditation practice for energy clearing, healing & personal power

This simple and powerful energy clearing meditation practice - inspired by the shamanic path of the Luminous Warrior - draws on a number of ancient wisdom teachings I have learned and practiced over the past 10-15 years.

For many years I struggled with the unbearable feeling of not being able to achieve my goals and actually have success in my life, while watching people all around me take huge leaps and bounds and achieve their dreams and goals. The inability to orchestrate and achieve the goals and success you envision for your life, and the dark and hopeless experience that invariably accompanies that, is often a result of energetic interference from embedded thought forms, belief systems and traumatic imprints from the past, as well as negative energies and energetic entities that jam the system and cloud the mind. Once a system of effective energy clearing is firmly established, you are free to reap the vast rewards of living in accordance with your true life purpose.

Energy clearing in this way forms a direct path to connecting to your higher self power and enabling that universal life force to manifest on your behalf. This elemental force is akin to the breath of life which flows within all living beings, and will help clear the obstacles to achieving your life goals when called upon and embodied within you. It is one of the core practices - in various forms - of most, if not all, of the great ancient wisdom traditions, and an essential practice for anyone who is serious about fulfilling their life purpose, and living in their highest personal power.

To learn more about The Way of the Luminous Warrior, read Alberto Villoldo’s chapter on the subject online at google books here, or check out the book at Amazon: The Four Insights: Wisdom, Power, and Grace of the Earthkeepers

Why now?

I was actually inspired to outline this meditation practice after watching Erin Blaskie’s interactive streaming video show - Ask Erin Live - on the subject of internet marketing, outsourcing, entrepreneurialism, social networking, technology, etc. - related to a primary aspect of my own life purpose. She had a bit of a head-cold and I had to send her an email after the show, so I was compelled to write this out and share it with her on the spot as a suggestion to help treat her cold, along with a liquid remedy by Gaia Herbs called Echinacea Red Root (which for the record is highly recommended and available at some Whole Foods Market locations). This is a slightly modified and clarified version of the energy clearing and healing meditation I originally sent her. My inspiration and ability to share this here is directly related to the actual practice of this and other processes I have recently been graced with learning, and of course the ever-mysterious element of divine will and divine timing.

NOTE: Anyone can do this practice, but clearly it is not for everyone: people with pre-existing medical, heart or psychiatric issues and conditions are advised to exercise extreme caution and proceed at your own risk - this is not a substitute for proper medical care!

It is, however, a powerful spiritual healing practice, accessing and calling in an aspect of you which is inherent in all people and all of existence, and which is best served when approached with a sense of quiet reverence and respect.

So, here it is:

The Way of the Luminous Warrior: A simple elemental meditation practice for energy clearing, healing and personal power…

• Sit quietly, breathe deeply, and connect with or dive into the natural life-force that flows within you and is ever present at your core. It often helps to follow the breath, visualize a peaceful nurturing place, and take a few moments to temporarily let go of the outside world and any nagging worries or issues in your life;
• Visualize yourself surrounded by the brilliant pure white light of your spirit guides and guardian angels, who are always ready to serve you at your request, and call on them to aid in this process (and if you choose, any of the true great masters such as Buddha, Christ, Quan Yin, et al);
• Breathe in that light of courage, faith, inner trust and infinite love;
• Breathe out and release any and all negative energy and attachments that don’t serve you;
• Ask for any energy cords that don’t serve your highest good, going to and from any other people, to be cut, and any soul fragments from others to be removed and replaced with the brilliant pure white light of the highest True Light consciousness of the Great Spirit, or Source of life - you may also call in any lost soul fragments and ask them to be cleared and bathed with the light and integrated back into yourself;
• Reaffirm your commitment to living your life in accordance with your divine purpose, and in alignment with the Great Spirit, or Source of life;
• Center that power within you so that you can harness it at your will;
• Continue the process until you feel fully cleansed and complete;
• Always end with gratitude for the Great Spirit - that is also one with your Self - for your angels and spirit guides, and of course our earth mother, number one ma who supports our life each day!

This practice can be done daily, and any time you feel off, unwell, or unclear, as often and for as long or as little as you wish. In order for it to actually work, however, you must actually do it! At least until you have reached absolute perfection and nothing can touch you…and good luck with that. With some practice it can be streamlined and internalized into your own personal process, and also utilized as a micro one-minute power meditation. It may also help with developing and fine-tuning a keener intuition, especially in sensing and evaluating the source of any disturbances in your energetic field, and blocks in your path. For a further exploration of the meaning of the Great Spirit, Source of life, etc., please see John English’s explanation of the One Spirit and the luminous warrior’s stance of reality below.

More on the practice and the luminous warrior’s stance

Whenever practicing this meditation, I invariably experience an immediate and powerful personal shift in perspective, clarity and lightness in my physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Your experience will vary, of course. I recommend taking a light and effortless approach to quieting the mind and engaging in this or any other meditation or energy work. If you have problems with too many thoughts or an overactive mind, it often helps to just visualize your mind as an open room and your thoughts as a gentle breeze blowing into an open window and wafting out through a window on the other side. Drop deeply into your breath. You can also imagine yourself in a very peaceful, calm and beautiful place to get in the right frame of mind, and feel yourself just resting there and taking it all in.

There is no limit to what you can experience, and the depths of awareness you can attain. The infinite Source is not only limited to “spiritual” or holy people alone - it is as much a part of our existence as the eyes we use to see, and therefore cannot remain hidden from those who allow themselves to drop into the awareness of it. It is not recommended, however, to try and force any of your thoughts, expectations or experiences out of or into this awareness. The true practice is to carry this knowledge and awareness into the field of your every day life.

For one-on-one healing and guidance from a true master shaman I have worked with and learned a great deal from over the past 1-2 years, I highly recommend John English and his DreamTime Company. He also has a new book you can order from Amazon (shipping April 30th) here: The Little Book on Relationship: How to Guide Your Life With Meaning, Purpose and Power

Recently John sent out the following message as part of an in-depth discussion of the path of the luminous warrior and the One Spirit, in his wonderful DreamTime Newsletter:

The luminous warrior’s stance of reality is about grounding ourselves and living in the reality of the one truth. We express this as follows: There is only One Spirit and One Life. This One Spirit created all life so that it might experience itself. This makes perfect sense because we all know that if it is just us, we truly can’t have an objective experience of ourselves. From this one truth we extrapolate the following: We are all a part of this One Spirit and One life and our path is about realizing our full potential of this truth in duality. Another way to express this is to say that we are all individuations of the One Spirit that many of us refer to as God. However, when we say it this way, we must not forget that we are a part of this One Spirit. This is very important, because it means that we are not separate. This eventually leads to the realization that we have all the love and power of that which created us. This is a different way to live and a completely different perspective in life as compared to the average person who slumbers.

Anyone wishing to read that particular newsletter in it’s entirety, just send me a message and I will gladly forward it to you.

Here’s to living the dream, fully awakened to our highest potential and walking the awakened path of the luminous warrior on earth! And always remember, “there is no path in the jungle, you have to make your own!”

Mahalo and thanks for reading.

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p.s. for some great practical advice on achieving your goals and getting things done, check out the Zen Habits site and a great little article there outlining 5 ways to produce a burning desire for your goals.