Color meditation is much like the shadow meditation described in a previous post. It’s adapted mainly from modern Druidry, with aspects added or removed based on my experience. Read on, Seeker, to discover one of the numerous ways to open your body, mind, and spirit to the Dark Side of the Force. The parallel in the Star Wars mythos of this meditation is “Seething”.
These meditations do not require darkness, can be performed anywhere quiet, and anywhere you can sit, stand, or even walk for at least fifteen minutes. Posture matters, and you should keep your spine as straight as possible, your head forward, and eyes looking slightly down – don’t strain, just look down your nose, as you would reading a book in your lap.
Your eyes do not need to be closed. This is up to you. I prefer to perform color mediation with my eyes open, as it helps me better imagine the colors bathing the world around me. Your hands and arms should be loose and comfortable. Allow them to fall naturally, rest them on your legs if you are sitting, clasp them behind your back or in front of you – whatever is the most comfortable. Don’t cross them over your chest, however.
Color meditation does not require any special setup, though loose clothing would be helpful. You want as little resistance to your breathing as possible.
First, perform basic breathing meditation. Breathe deep through your nose, filling your lungs from the bottom to the top, while counting to three. Time your breath so that you start breathing in at one, and finish filling your lungs by three. Hold your breath with your chest muscles, not your throat, if you are able; count to three, and release. During your release, breathe out slowly, starting your exhale at one and finishing at three. Allow your lungs to remain empty for yet another count of three.
Your mind need not be clear for this. You should allow thoughts to come and go, but do not resist them. Grasp them, and trace them to their beginning. Continue this process for as long as you need to relax and become one with your surroundings.
Time for the color: red, blue, or purple. Choose based on your goal:
Red – The color red represents power. If you are looking for energy to face a daunting task, fuel for upcoming travel or draining social interaction, or a particularly long or difficult shift at work, this is the color to choose. This color will open your body to the Force, stopping and absorbing the energies as they enter you.
Blue – The color blue represents knowledge. This color is most useful for divination purposes, or for working through a puzzle. If you are going to perform a tarot reading or other kind of divination, or discover someone’s true intentions, or otherwise attempt to “figure something out”, this is the color to choose. This color will open your mind to the Force, allowing the energies to flow through you, leaving you only with that which you seek.
Purple – Purple is the most powerful, and the most dangerous, color. You should not choose this color for your first color meditation – or even your twentieth. Using this color before you are ready to handle the energies will damper, hinder, or even reverse the goal you are seeking. Power comes to those who seek it, but only assists those who deserve it. This color deserves respect. This color is most useful before ritual performances, trances, or powerful magick. If you are going to perform a difficult ritual or require great strength to perform magick, this is the color to choose. This color will open your spirit to the Force, allowing the energies to flow through you, but forever altering your spirit in the process. Do not use this color unless you can sleep immediately after your ritual or magickal working. I don’t recommend driving or operating heavy machinery until you’ve slept.
After you have chosen your color, continue your breath meditation, but see the world around you begin to become shrouded in your chosen color. Lighter shades are associated with less energy, while the darkest symbolize extreme energy. Respect the Force and only use the amount you need. Your hubris will be your end – the Force is more powerful than you, and will not bend to your will if you have no respect.
Once your surroundings are sufficiently covered in your chosen color, see the color enter your body with each breath. This should not be immediate, but gradual; more and more color filling your body with each breath. Once you reach the point where the color is filling your body entirely, you will start to achieve your desired effect. Again, take only what you need. The more times you fill your body with the color, the more energy you take. The Force is fickle, and if you are too greedy, may cause your workings to backfire.
End this meditation slowly. Allow the color to dissipate from your body, then dissipate from your surroundings, until it is gone. Do breath meditation at least for one more cycle, then reflect on why you did this meditation. Think about your goal, speak it aloud if you’d like. Ponder it. Why have you chosen this? What do you truly hope to achieve? How will you achieve it with the energies you have taken from the Force?
Once you have completed this mental exercise, your meditation is complete. May the Force ever serve you, Seeker.