10 Wiccan Benefits of Cosmic Energy Meditation

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Cosmic energy meditation is a practice that focuses on tapping into and harnessing the cosmic energy that surrounds us. This energy is the essential, all-pervading force that flows through everything in the Universe, near and far, within you and within the world that appears to be outside of you. It’s a practice that aims to connect with this energy and channel it for personal growth, healing and evolvement. Unlike other types of meditation practices that typically focus on calming the mind and body, cosmic energy meditation is more focused on energy work, spiritual alchemy, and individual experiences of mysticism and…

Cracking the Physical Code of Cosmic Energy Sensations

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The term cosmic energy can have different meanings for different people, cultures, philosophies and spiritual practices. In this article, we’re going to touch on only a few of the most widely reported meanings. Cosmic energy is often used in metaphysical spiritual contexts to describe a universal energy or life force that permeates all things in the universe. This energy is thought to be responsible for the movement and transformation of matter and energy throughout the cosmos. Some people also refer to this energy as universal energy, prana, qi (or chi), shakti, mana, and life force energy, to name only a…

How I Changed Everything in the Universe, Including Meditation

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This is a true story about how I changed my meditation practice and everything else in the universe in one simple step. Well, one simple jump, anyway. In an effort to overcome fear of something entirely different, I jumped out of an airplane because I thought skydiving would be scarier. As it turns out, I was wrong: skydiving was way less scary than the thing I was avoiding. But the point is that the overarching result wasn’t what I expected. I sought to overcome fear, but instead I learned  first-hand how everything becomes different when seen through the lens of…

Picture Yourself Happy to Make Yourself Happy

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Not too long ago, a virtual stranger – a Twitter friend I’ve never met in person but have been interacting with for years – shared with me in private that she’d gotten married. Suddenly, unexpectedly. She found love where she least looked for it or anticipated finding it. It came into her life, she felt it, she embraced it, she claimed it. She was overflowing with happiness. And her happiness flooded into my mind, and my heart. It was the best I’d felt in months. This wasn’t a Buddhist mudita exercise. It was a core experience of being me, and…