Category: Meditation

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.

I’d recommend performing a meditation like this daily, Seeker. However, you should remove parts that don’t serve you, and add parts you find yourself. As always, Seeker, my words are not law – but if this works as well for you as it has for me, there is no need to change it. I myself based this meditation upon the work of another.

First, set up your space.

This space should be reserved specifically for meditation and ritual, if possible. A room in your abode should be segregated as your chamber. However, if you can’t create this space, than any space you are will have to do.

If you need physical assistance to perform this, don’t be afraid to ask for help, if it’s safe. Another can set this up for you. You may also perform any meditation alone or with company.

Lights should be off and windows, if present, should be covered. Blackout curtains are best, blinds are fine. The goal here is to create a room completely enveloped in darkness before you begin. If you cannot create a dark space, you will not benefit from this meditation.

The temperature of the room does not matter. I tend to find that a slightly uncomfortably cold room leads to a more intense, but shorter meditation; while a slightly uncomfortably warm room leads to a longer, but more difficult meditation.

Place a candle of any size, preferably unscented and black, red, or purple, in a place that is safe to burn. Don’t just rest it on some carpet, don’t set your abode on fire. I use a small coffee table and I place my candle in a ceramic candle holder.

Surround where you will sit with pillows, if you need. This will make going limp later in the meditation easier and safer. Don’t bump your head.

Now, begin the meditation.

Stand before the unlit candle, with as perfect posture as you can. Feet shoulder width apart, back straight, head forward. You should be looking down at the candle without tilting your head down. Rest your arms comfortably, whether this is at your side or clasped behind your back or in front of you. Choose a stance that brings you a sense of confidence. Take a deep breath in through your nose, then out through your mouth. Recite the Sith code aloud, if able:

Peace is a lie, there is only passion

Through passion, I gain strength

Through strength, I gain power

Through power, I gain victory

Through victory, my chains are broken

The Force shall free me

You may say the code in your head if it is unsafe to speak or if you are unable to do so for any reason. Then, light the candle. Use a match if possible. Sit in a comfortable position on the floor, if you are able. The importance is that you are as close as you can be to the ground and comfortable – being in a wheelchair or being unable to sit in anything lower than a standard chair will not hinder you. Breathe deeply throughout the entirety of the meditation – in through your nose and out through your mouth – and physically relax. Close your eyes and do the following exercises to help you loosen your muscles if you are able:

Slowly roll your head.

Relax your jaw.

Roll your shoulders.

Roll your wrists.

Crack your knuckles if you desire.

Move your torso from side to side, bending at your pelvis, and back and forth. Stretch your back.

Stretch your legs out.

Roll your ankles.

Crack your toes if you desire.

As you relax, you should feel your body becoming heavy. Do not fight this feeling. Allow your body to relax. You may repeat any exercise as much as you want. Once sufficiently relaxed, focus on the path of your breath through your body.

Feel the air entering your nose, filling your sinuses, traveling down your throat, filling your lungs, traveling back up your throat, and out your mouth. After three breaths, switch to breathing out your nose. Instead of exiting your mouth, feel the air refill your sinuses and exit your nose. Continue breathing this way for the remainder of the meditation.

Feel the warmth of the candle and the shadows around the room. Visualize every shadow being cast, one by one, until you can see each of them clearly in your mind’s eye.

Visualize yourself pulling all of the shadows closer to you with each breath. Breathe in, and they come closer, breathe out and they retreat to their original positions, getting closer and closer to your nose with each breath you take. Then, breathe them in.

Visualize the shadows entering your nose, filling your sinuses, traveling down your throat, into your lungs, and dissipating into your bloodstream. Continue visualize breathing in the shadows until your entire body is filled with shadow, and you become one with the darkness in the room.

Feel yourself drop. If you physically go limp, allow it to happen, but safely. Slowly lower yourself to the ground if you are able, or feel yourself fully relax into your chair. Visualize floating in the dark. Allow your thoughts to come, but do not grasp them. Allow them to float away just as they came. Immerse yourself in the power of the darkness, allow it to blanket you, to flow freely through you.

Stay here as long as you need. You may cry, scream, or simply smile. You may also fall asleep. This meditation is meant to help you process your emotions and recharge. Think about what you need. Vent to the darkness, brag to the darkness, whatever you need.

Once you feel recharged and complete, rise back to your original position, take a few more deep breaths, and stand (if you are able) before the lit candle once more. Recite the Sith code:

Peace is a lie, there is only passion

Through passion, I gain strength

Through strength, I gain power

Through power, I gain victory

Through victory, my chains are broken

The Force shall free me

Blow out the candle to conclude the ritual. Exit your ritual space and face the rest of your day recharged and full with the Force.