The Art of Healing

An Introductory Meditation Course

Introduction

What you will find.

There will be the image of the card, a key question, a mantra and a key phrase. Each card will have a suggested connection with the tarot ^[1].

Before you begin.

Find a quiet space in which to work where you won’t be disturbed. Turn off the screensaver on your computer, and the phone. It is recommended that you wear loose, comfortable clothes. Have a blanket ready in case you feel cold after the exercise, and a glass of water. A light meal or snack can often be grounding after meditation. Have nearby your journal and something to write with, for noting your impressions; you will do this three times during each exercise.

Before working with the cards, make a note of how you feel; pay attention to any physical sensations, emotions, images, any intuition that you may have. A list of Self-Awareness Questions you might want to ask yourself can be found under ‘Your Journal’ below.

After noting your initial impressions, briefly read through the notes for the card before doing the meditation. Pay particular attention to the Key Question; make a note of your response to this, together with the Key Phrase and Mantra. You will revisit the notes in depth later. Please note that if you have difficulty with reading or writing this can be accommodated, so please contact us to discuss this.

The meditation.

Sit on a comfortable chair with your back straight.

Slowly take three deep breaths, breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth.

Close your eyes and visualise white light coming down from the heavens into the top of your head. From here the light travels through you, along your spine and into the earth. It continues its journey into the centre of the earth, grounding you and connecting you to the heavens at the same time.

Open your eyes and focus upon the image and repeating the Mantra to yourself. Allow the image to become part of you and hold it in your awareness as you close your eyes once more.

Allow yourself to be in the energy until it reaches a natural conclusion. Sit peacefully for a while longer and allow the impressions to become part of you.

Hold this new awareness within you as you re-orient yourself to your surroundings. Feel your body on the chair beneath you. Recognise familiar objects in the room and prepare your thoughts for your journal.

Your journal ^[1]

When you are ready, make a note of how you feel. Don’t think about it at this time, just write or draw your impressions. As you write or draw you may find different elements emerging; stay with this process and avoid analysing at this stage.

Self-awareness questions.

Revisit the Self-Awareness Questions asked beforehand from your new perspective:

How do you feel physically?

What emotions are you experiencing?

What images or colours come to mind?

Do you have any intuitions?

Now ask yourself these additional questions:

How does your energy feel? It may be lighter, heavier, or more spacious for example.

What are the main differences between your first impressions and your second?

How does it all relate to the Key Phrase?

What is your response to the Key Question at this time? Does it differ in any way?

Bringing it all together.

Read the notes that accompany the card once more, this time in more depth, allowing each word to resonate with your recent experience. Make notes in your journal for the third time.

It is a good idea to leave a few days before moving on to the next card. In between, continue with your journal, asking the Self Awareness Questions on a daily basis.

Once you have reached this stage, you will need to e-mail a summary of your notes to your tutor for feedback. An important aspect of the work is the ongoing dialogue between your tutor and yourself.

Please Note

Meditation can be wonderful. It can be uplifting and powerful and help us to feel connected to All That Is. It can also be challenging, bringing up issues which are ready for attention, both from this life and from others. If this should be part of your experience, please see it as an important part of your journey. Should this challenge feel overwhelming, or too much to cope with alone, we are only an e-mail away.

You may, if you wish, explore the energies of the Kereve Cards further by studying its relationship with the Tarot (Please see footnote 2).

Further Information

If you wish to contact us or would like more information about the Kereve System, the course or the Cornish Tarot,

please e-mail.

[1] Your journal is for your eyes only; your tutor will not ask to see its content; it is merely for you to reflect upon your impressions and how these have changed, if at all, over the course of the exercise.

[^2] Please note that the Tarot referred to throughout the notes is ‘Tarot Kernow - the Cornish Tarot’ which was developed in conjunction with the Kereve Cards.