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Guided visualization for Temperance

Pick a time when you are not going to be interrupted. Switch off the cellphone, take the phone off the hook. This doesn't take long. Sit in a comfortable chair. Relax. Close your eyes.

Imagine that you are walking along a dirt road down into a valley. The way is not steep, the incline you are walking down is gentle. Feel the road beneath your feet, feel the earth. Is the narrow dirt road well-kept or is it full of ruts and holes? The air is crisp and fresh, there is a very gentle breeze caressing your face. There is a faint smell of flowers in the air. In the valley you can see a small lake. A shining figure stands at the far end of the small lake. You start to hurry a little because you are eager to see the details of the shining figure.

When you arrive at the lake you make your way around it and as you do you can make out the details of the shining figure. It is an angel! Your heart lifts. The angel is not looking at you but is pouring water from one shining goblet into another. As you get closer you come to a halt. You are close enough to greet the angel. You look carefully at the angel, aware of its powerful wings and the light radiating from it. The smell of flowers is much stronger. You don't want to interrupt the angel's concentration so while you wait you bend down and take a handful of sparkling, clear water from the lake. You are tempted to drink the water. A soft voice that seems to sound within your head says:

'You may drink the water. It is pure. This is the water of life, of rejuvenation. Drink and be purified'.

A little startled you look up at the angel and straighten. The water is trickling through your fingers. You lift your hand to your mouth and drink the water. It seems to flow through you like liquid crystal, cold, clear and purifying. You suddenly feel energised, your mind becomes clear, and you feel ready to speak to the angel.

Alternatives:

If you have a problem, tell the angel about it and then listen to what the angel says. Also observe what happens because your answer may be symbolic or experiential. Continue conversing with the angel until you feel as if you have resolved or clarified what has been troubling you. When you feel closure, ask the Temperance angel for a gift. Take the gift and thank the angel. Then continue walking on the road behind the angel. After a short while you feel the need to sit down on the grassy verge. As you sit down you feel yourself sitting in your chair. When you feel ready open your eyes.

If you don't have any problems, simply ask the Temperance angel for a gift that will benefit you on the life journey ahead of you. When the angel gives you a gift, thank the angel and then continue walking on the road behind the angel. After a short while you feel the need to sit down on the grassy verge. As you sit down you feel yourself sitting in your chair. When you feel ready open your eyes.