instructor.Therearemanytechniquesofmeditation.Herewewillfocusonbasictechniquesof“mov-
ing”meditationsforinitiallycalmingthemindofthebeginningpractitioner.Formoreonthephilo-
sophyofKemeticmeditationandmeditationinstructionsseethebooksMeditation:TheAncient
EgyptianPathtoEnlightenmentandTheGloriousLightMeditationSystemofAncientEgypt–bothby
Muata Ashby
“Iamsteadfast,childofthesteadfastOne,conceivedandbornintheregionof
steadfastness. “
From the Egyptian
Book of Coming Forth By Day
Formal MeditationPractice
Formalmeditationpracticemeanstakingoutaspecialtimetoturnawayfromtheworld,tositin
quietcontemplationandusingspecialritualssuchasburningincense,lightingacandle,utteringpray-
ers,etc.,inaspecialareachosenforthisregularpractice.First,locateanareaofyourhomewhere
youcanperformspiritualpracticessuchasYogaexercises,prayersandmeditationsandnotbedis-
turbed.ThisareawillbeusedonlyforYogapractice.Gatherthebasicmaterialsneededtocreate
yourownmeditationarea.Analtarisaplaceofworshipthatcontainscertainartifactsthatholdspe-
cificspiritualsymbolismthatleadtospiritualawareness.Theydonotneedtohaveaspecificreli-
giousaffiliation.However,theyshouldhavespiritualsignificance.Thiswillhelptodrawthemind
awayfromworldlythoughtsandleadittowardsconcentrationonhigher(spiritual)thoughts.Thefol-
lowingitemsaretobeconsideredasabasiclistingofitems.Youarefreetochooseotheritemsthat
resonate with your spiritual consciousness.
1-Small table
2-Candle-Thecandleholdsdeepmysticalsymbolism.Itcontainswithinitselfallofthefourele-
mentsofcreation:fire,earth(waxinsolidform),water(waxinliquefiedform),andair.Allarecon-
sumedintheburningprocessandallofthemcometogethertoproducelight.Thissingularlightrep-
resentsthesingularconsciousnessthatshinesthroughouttheentireuniverse.Thislightistheillumin-
ationthatcauseslifetoexistanditisthereasonandsourceofthehumanmind.Thislightislifeitself
andlifeisGod.Therefore,Godiseverpresentinthecandle,intheuniverse(nature)andinyourheart
and mind.
3-Incense-Incenseinvokesdivineawarenessthroughthesenseofsmell.Whenyouperformspiritu-
alpracticesanduseaspecialincenseconsistently,everytimethatyousmelltheincenseyouwill
havedivinethoughtsandfeelingsevenifyouarenotintheregularareaofmeditation.Therefore,se-
lectafragrancethatappealstoyouandreflectwithinyourselfthatthisisthefragranceofGodinthe
same way as a flower emanates fragrance. Visualize that you are smelling divinity itself.
4-Icon-Apicture,sculptureorothersymbolofaDeity(asasymboloftheSupremeBeing).This
maybeanAncientEgyptianDeitysuchasHorus,Isis,etc.,aChristianIconsuchasJesusorMary,
anEasterniconsuchasBuddha(Buddhist),orKrishna,RamaorSaraswatioftheVedantic-Hindu
tradition,etc.Chooseaniconaccordingtoyourspiritualinclination.Thiswillhelpyoutodevelop
devotiontowardtheDivineandwillhastenyourprogressinyoga.ThisiscalledworshipofGodwith