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This meditation is based on the Indo-European concept of three worlds: the above, the middle, and the below. The middle is itself divided into four parts, according to the four directions.
1. The Below
Face east. Imagine water flowing up from below you, into your body. It fills you up to your midsection. When the pressure there becomes too great, a fire lights in your belly and erupts upward.
2. The Above
The fire sends a shoot of flaming liquid up your body and out your head and arms. It flows out and arcs down to where it joins with the water flowing up.
3. The Middle
With the flow of water and fire continuing, imagine going out three steps to the east. Imagine that there is an ox there. Lift your hands in salute and say:
The priests are in their proper place.
Lower your hands and imagine going to the south in a circle about your actual position. Imagine there is a ram there. Lift your hands in salute and say:
The warriors are in their proper place.
Lower your hands and imagine going to the west in a circle about your actual position. Imagine there is a mare there. Lift your hands in salute and say:
Sovereignty is in her proper place.
Lower your hands and imagine going to the north in a circle about your actual position. Imagine there is a sow there. Lift your hands in salute and say:
The producers are in their proper place.
Lower your hands and imagine going clockwise in a circle about your actual position. Then imagine returning to your original location.
4. The End
Reimagine the flow of fire and water, as well as all four animals. Hold the image for a while, and then let it fade.
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