QUOTE : The Blue Sphere Exercise<br /><br />Seat yourself comfortably, and relax. Try not to think about anything.<br /><br />1. Feel how good it is to be alive. Let your heart feel free and affectionate; let it rise above and beyond the details of the problems that may be<br />bothering you. Begin to sing softly a song from your childhood. Imagine that your heart is growing, filling the room – and later your home – with an intense, shining blue light.<br /><br />2. When you reach this point, begin to sense the presence of the saints (or other beings) in which you placed your faith when you were a child. Notice that they are present, arriving from<br />everywhere, smiling and giving you faith and confidence.<br /><br />3. Picture the saints approaching you, placing their hands on your head and wishing you love, peace, and communion with the world – the communion of the saints.<br /><br />4. When this sensation becomes strong, feel that the blue light is a current that enters you and leaves you like a shining, flowing river. This blue<br />light begins to spread through your house, then through your neighborhood, your city, and your country; it eventually envelops the world in an<br />immense blue sphere. This is the manifestation of the great love that goes beyond the day-today struggle; it reinforces and invigorates, as it provides energy and peace.<br /><br />5. Keep the light spread around the world for as long as possible. Your heart is open, spreading love. This phase of the exercise should last for a<br />minimum of five minutes.<br /><br />6. Come out of your trance, bit by bit, and return to reality. The saints will remain near. The blue light will continue to spread around the world.<br /><br />This ritual can and should be done with more than one person. When this is the case, the participants should hold hands while they do the exercise.