First Lessons with Deomo

Once Meela was asleep, I tentatively asked if Deomo wanted to learn from me... or... if he was still very upset and wanted to seek another teacher. We whispered apologies to each other again. He wanted to learn from me, if I wanted to teach him. *honoured* Of course.

He escorted me over to my hut first so I could search through the packs and boxes for a white crystal. Did I give them all to Max already for his Hendola Pool? AHA! No... there was one of a high quality... nice and clear, no color. Back at the temple, I pulled the ottoman over to act as a low table and set the crystal upon it.

And so we began.

Calming the self.
Breathing. In... slow.... and slowly out...
Focus... on the breathing... allow the pattern and rhythm to become even and calm.
Take note of the self... feel the energy within you... your own lifeforce.

Once that was accomplishable... it was time to learn centering the being.

Calm.
Breath.
Focus.
Self.
Oneness with your own energy.
Focus.
Focus.
Focus.
Be aware of your surroundings.
Don't allow them to distract you.
Be aware.
Focus.
Center of being... be one within yourself.
Be aware.

This took longer. It is something we often do unconsciously... especially if you are a hunter or fighter of some kind. But for this... you need to be able to do this consciously. Again.

Calm.
Breathe.
Focus.
Center of Being.
One with the self.
Awareness.
Focus.
Reach into the living land.
Feel it pulse.
Become one with it.
All things are connected.
One.
Balance within.

This was going very well. After some practice, we took it a step further.

Calm.
Breathe.
Focus.
Center of Being.
One with the self.
Awareness.
Focus.
Connect with the land.
Take the meditaion pose.
Focus.

Oops. The concentration faultered some. But Deomo is a determined man. He got it.

Calm.
Breathe.
Focus.
Center of Being.
One with the self.
Awareness.
Focus.
Connect with the land.
Take the meditaion pose.
Focus.
Reach to the crystal.
All is one.
One.
The Force.
One.
Balance.
Focus.
Awareness.
One with the self.
Center of Being.
Focus.
Breathe.
Calm.
Meditation.

In this state, one can review the day... sift through one's thoughts... allow thoughts/feelings/images to come and to be let go. And so our first set of lessons went. With some practice, he will take a breath and reach that inner calm immediatelt by will. He will take the pose and shift smoothly into meditation.

This lasted several hours. It was also tiring. I told him to eat something to replenish the energy he spent and then to rest.

While meditating, I was aware of a presense outside the temple. It had been there for for maybe an hour. An uncertain, sheepish presense.