Aquamarine Water Meditation

Here's a crystal meditation I have written about the Water element, inspired by Aquamarine.


PREPARATION



Place an Aquamarine crystal to the West of where you're sitting. Alternatively, you could hold the crystal – try it and see what works for you.
You may also wish to light a candle that can burn safely while you meditate, and have that in the West too. I associate the colour blue with Water and the West – but go with what makes sense to you.
Sit facing West (preferably on a cushion or chair if you need back support, to avoid physical distraction from your meditation). Settle yourself into a comfortable position and read through the meditation to familiarise yourself with it.






THE MEDITATION



Sit or lie comfortably, facing West. Close your eyes and shift into a meditative state in your preferred way.
Imagine that there is a semi-circle on the floor that spans around you from South to North, your left side round behind you to your right. Visualise it as a blue line on the floor. Gradually visualise that arc rising over you, shrouding you in safety, rising as a dome that covers you in a protective shell. It passes behind you, over you and slowly down in front of you until it gently touches the floor in front of you and you are completely contained within an echoey dome.
Settle yourself into this safe stillness. Focus on the life-force that runs through your body and being. Swallow and connect with your digestive system. Turn your attention further inward, to your heartbeat and pulse, visualise the rhythmic throb of the blood that flows through you. Relax and be still.Slowly you become aware of a shift in temperature and of the soft caress of water around you. Your inner vision opens to see that you are sat on the surface of an expanse of water within the dome. You gaze at the water – observing its colour, temperature and your response to its presence.
You shift a little and hear and see the ripple of lapping waves that you’ve created and now radiate out from you. Each little wave carries a heartfelt emotion from within you. Watch the little ripples you create in your environment and understand the affect that you have.
Now that you’ve adjusted to being in the water, slowly let yourself be lowered safely down and emerge yourself in the water world below you – be as deep in it as you feel comfortable. Move freely now in the water, becoming one with it, absorbing its life-giving energy and cleansing power.
You feel a current build within the water that starts to carry you on a journey. Enjoy the freedom of movement and self-expression. What does this freedom mean to you?
Connect with the elementals of the water and the creatures that swim beside you. What do they bring to you?
Allow your emotions to rise freely within you. What have you been holding onto that you’re now safe to release?
Imagine yourself absorbing clear, fluid energy that cleanses every cell of your being, relieving you of any discomfort. Sense a fresh tingle run through you.
The water’s movement calms, settling around you and you slowly float to the surface. Rest on the surface, enjoying a new stillness.
When you are ready, visualise the dome rising over you, slowly adjusting you to your everyday surroundings. Return to thoughts to your breathing, and slowly come back to normal consciousness.