Spiritual Sight for the Earthly Journey: Four Habits of Inner Vision

"Bí ojú ò bá fọ́, ẹsẹ̀ kìí ṣìnà. " If the eyes do not go blind, feet will not lose the way. In other words,  as long as you continue to seek,  you will find your way. You may be lost from time to time.  But it won't last forever.  Just keep looking for the way.

What is the way? It is a metaphor for all of the experiences you must accumulate in order to become fully aligned with your destiny. Which way it best for you? Is it Christianity, Islam, or Buddhism? Is it Santeria, Vodoun, or Candomble? Until you are willing to proclaim your path, you cannot focus upon it. As the Haitians say,  a dog has four legs but only walks in one direction.

So,  you must choose, which is particularly difficult when your identity is not strong. West African drummers will say you have sweet ears when you can play your part very well without other drums playing, but when you hear another drum you start to play their part instead of your own. But once you've internalized your part, you will enjoy the other parts without deviating from yours. It's a fitting analogy for life.

Choosing your path and focusing on it actually creates freedom. No longer distracted by the constant flow of external stimulus and internal chatter, you are free to relax more fully into the path before you and how to travel it well. The best part of relaxing into choosing your path is that it helps you to spend more time in a state of mind where almost anything is possible. That is, the more proficient you become at consistently choosing to solve problems and create opportunities according to your true path, the more definitively you will know what you're capable of. This process gradually forms the basis of your Personal Priesthood. 

Here, I would like to share with you Four Habits of Inner Vision that will help you to focus on the path of your Personal Priesthood:

1. Designate a time to do QUALITY inner work. This is very important. If you're like most people, you have tried to relegate your inner work to the time after you get everything else done: Only after you're finished with your duties associated with work, home, family, friends and bills do you sit down to focus inward. But guess what? By that time you're too tired to do anything! It won't work. You might get a glimpse of light here and there, but in the long run, you're not going to see the way well enough to walk with certainty. You have to schedule it in STONE on your calendar. Carve out good time for this important work.
2. Make use of liminal states.  Liminal states are those times when you have one leg in the dream world. They usually occur when you're "in the zone" or reaching some level of euphoria, bliss or ecstasy. Every day, you get into a liminal state when you're waking up. As you awaken, don't just jump up without thought. Instead, allow enough time to carefully see how you emerge out of sleep and how it is possible to remain half alert and half asleep. Do this several times over a week. You can also do the same process when you awaken from a nap. Either way, make note of the images, feelings and insights you encounter in the liminal state. These symbols provide guidance and direction from within your soul consciousness. 
3. Engage the symbols. As you start to identify strong symbols, bring them to life through your imagination. You might find this part a little awkward but you'll get over it.  Treat the symbols as living entities.  Get into a realistic dialogue with them. Ask them questions and listen to their responses. 
4. Remember. I cannot stress how important it is to remember what you experience in the liminal state. Don't let everything just come and go without reflection. One of the primary aims of this practice is to learn, from the inside out. Let your soul be your guide and be a good student by doing what you need to do to learn. Learning requires remembering. Remembering is not passive. You have to get involved. Here are some tips; (A) Take notes, draw pictures or make voice recordings. (B) Tell someone else what you are experiencing so that they can record the action. 

This is how you learn to cultivate your inner vision. It will help you to remain ever-focused on the way of your Personal Priesthood, which will amplify your spiritual insights, regardless of your religious tradition. Learn more in my class on the Three Golden Keys of Meaningful Change. 

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