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Forest Meditation

By- Prof. Dilip Gaikwad (Klatu Lukundu)

I first came across this tool in a Huna book. The

description given in that book was very brief andprecise. I was not satisfied with that and I started

experimenting on myself as well as my clients ofAstrology and my students. My experimentationyielded powerful results, sometimes they were not


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very successful and I learned from feed back. Iresearched extensively the works of Freud, Jung,

Assagioli, Erikson, Haley, King, Weiselman,

Castaneda and Hyatt. The research led me to morerefined way of practicing Forest Meditation. ThisForest Meditation is a tool that I use regularly. I

also present this at workshops and it has beenreceived very well. The participants areflabbergasted by the magical solutions to their

problems. The concept here is to explore ones

own inner forest (subconscious andunconscious representation offears and

phobias). It is time set aside to explore ourcreative imagination. Instead of looking for

patterns using astrology or tarot, or looking forsigns in the outer-world, we can at any time lookinward, finding patterns and symbols, messages

and even omens in our own subconscious mind,within our own imagination. We can solve anyproblem even use patterns and symbols from

mythology, Astrology, Wastushastra, Fengshui, I-Ching, Tarot, playing cards, yantras,sigils and talismans. In this meditation we

create a forest. It can be any forest and we canchange any thing about it at will. It is understoodthis forest is a reflection of our own problems. It is100% ours.Images in this forest represent

aspects of ourselves. This meditation comes


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from the Hawaiian Huna tradition.The forest can be used for a tool for healing

fearsas well, setting patterns in our

subconscious mind that will heal ourphobias. An example is this: A married

woman (age 29 years) was suffering from a phobiaof elevetors and ghosts. Every time she entered alift she hallucinated ghosts from TV serial. She was

healed of phobia and hallucination after threesessions of forest meditation.

To me, this inner forest walk doesn't just representmy fears and phobias. I meet wild animals, fiercespirits , ghosts, shamans, man eaters and tribalsthere. I do shamanic and magickal work.

Within your forest walk you may have helpers too,friends, allies, fairies, strangers - again, it doesn'tmatter. You can tell them what you want to change

and they will do the work. You are all powerfulhere as it is yours, totally and completely. Theimportant thing is to make it feel real. Use your

senses while you are there. Start with touching

some things feeling them, tasting somethingsfocusing on the taste, smelling a few things,and eventually use all your perceptics with

sub-modalities. Infact experiment with changingand fine tunning sub modalities. If you don't like


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any aspect of your forest transform it to somethingcompletely different. But at first just see what your

mind (subconscious and unconscious) throws out

at you. Do not be overly willful. Imposing toomuch conscious and logical thinking maydisturb the ecology of your mind. Let your

subconscious and unconscious mind or higher selfshow you things.

I highly recommend keeping a notebook or a

diary about your forest walk. It is interestingand can be very insightful to see how the forest

changes and evolves over time. You may also notedown feedback of results achieved. This immenselyhelps in heal fears and phobias.

you can use this meditation for fears and phobias.

The procedure of Forest Meditation is asfollows:

1.If you are already a spiritual practitioner, it

is important to begin by making prayers tothe Sthan devtas and Wastu devtas ,expressing gratitude and thanks for the space

you have and asking that your meditation beundisturbed. Begin the process of bringingyourself fully into the moment and into the placewhere you are. Find yourself comfortable andrelaxed, pay attention to environmental stimuli,


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place your feet firmly on the floor, back straight,and root yourself into the Earth. Become aware of

your breath. Dont force it. Let it flow in and out

without effort. You may become aware of yournostrils, the in and out flow of air, the uniquesensation of the temperature, or you may pay

attention to the rhythmatic movement of the ribbox, or you may become aware of the abdominalexpansion or contraction; be aware of the process

and feel the movement of the air into your body

and back out into the world. Use your breath tofeel your roots growing deeply into the Earth,seeking strength and nourishment.

If you are a more rational / logical thinker or may be you are a

non believer you can ignore relevant part and make changes in

your script accordingly.

Think about who you are in this place at thismoment. Feel the edges of your intimate space.Accept your environment unconditionally, with love

and gratitude. Become fully present. Close youreyes. Let your breath flow naturally, leading youinto meditation.

(If you are having a difficult time relaxing, proceedanyway as the process of doing the ForestMeditation will naturally relax you. Close your eyes

and take a deep breath. Blow the air out and let it


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naturally come back into your body. Then justbreath naturally, unforced.)

2. Let an image of a forest come into your mind.Don't worry if it isn't clear and well developed.Don't judge what comes into your mind. If you feel

that it is easier to travel to your forest somehow(going down in an elevator, descending astaircase, riding magical creatures, flying, using a

boat, whatever), feel free to use that imagery but

let the image arise naturally. In your mind findyourself at the opening of a forest. The forest can

be anything, a hill, steep forest, a Himalayan peak,or a forest cliff, whatever. It doesn't matter. It can

just be totally natural as well. Don't judge whatcomes into your imagination. It is just your

subconscious mind's creation. It is a place to start

and nothing is fixed. The forest represents yoursubconscious perception of your fears and phobias.

It is a place where you can make change. Theforest keeps changing with fears and phobias.

3. Once in your forest walk bring your senses intoplay. Touch some things, smell some things, and

hear a few things (bird song, water falls, rivers andstreams, the wind through the trees, the texture ofa stone, explore it with your senses). If there is astream, well, or fruit, smell and taste the water orfruit. Explore the texture of things. What sounds


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are on the wind? Bring as much of yourconsciousness into play as you can. Here

experience various obstacles and interruptions.

There may be strangers, wild reptiles and animals,spirits, ghosts and demons, challenging rocks andrivers, natural calamities like rain or confusion like

loosing your track. In spite of all odds rememberyourself as all powerful and overcome theobstacles and walk the forest in a predetermined

time limit say 3 to 5 minutes. (more than that

will energize fears and phobias)

4. Keep walking in the forest. What grows there?What is the soil like? What is the climate? What isthe time of year? Let your curiosity lead youaround. What are you wearing? How do you feel in

this place? Are you associated or dissociated? What

are the different sub modalities?

5. When you are ready to end the meditation,do so consciously, not from distraction. Asuggestion like, I will count one to five and

at the count of five I will be wide awakefeeling great, energetic, confident, peaceful

and alertand I will be integrated in mypresent realityin the now. Find yourselfpresent again on the physical plane. Becomeaware again of the spirits of place. Givethanks that you have had a place of solitude


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to do this work. Give thanks that you werenot disturbed. Find your roots again, feeling

the Earth beneath you given you constant

support. When you are ready, move on withyour day.

By- Prof. Dilip Gaikwad (Klatu Lukundu)

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