"The great psychologists
alwaysbecomeWorld Saviors,becausethe psychological
within themselvesis
facedand solved- and solvedon the basisof the techniqueof transmutation."
D.I.N.A.Vol.7, p.149, AliceA. Bailey
The GoldBalloon
(c) 1990 Michael Miles
This exerciseis a form of transmutationfor areasof emotionalcongestion,repetitivepatternsof
. emotionalresponseto outer experiences,experiencesof a traumaticor unpleasantnature
\(whether real or imagined)or any other difficulty encounteredas an inward or outer occuffence.
The exercisemay be usedfor eventswhich occurredat any time in the life of the individual
using it. If the traumaoccurredduring childhood,then the event is transmuted.
. For example:if an event happensto someoneas a child which the child experiencesas negative
r(whether it really was or not) then the experienceas it was felt by the child is transmuted.The
event in that time and spaceis transmutedas well as thoseeventswhich may have occurred
becauseof that trauma.Any time period may be worked with, adolescence,
middle age,etc.
The reasonfor working the exerciseas mentionedaboveis to help heal thosepartsof the
consciousness
which are trappedin the past.We may think of ourselvesas living in the present,
but behind us in time are partsof ourselveslocked into experienceswhich are long over. In many
instancestheymightevenbeforgottenorreprisedon|yatspecialei6;Tffi[risimasor
birthdaysor funerals.However liule or much we may rememberthemoas long as they are there a
part of our consciousness
is trappedand we are fragmented,unableto be as whole as we might
have been or might be today.
--1THE MEDITATION
Step l: Sit comfortably in a chair where you will not be disturbed.Closeyour eyesand take
four or five deepbreaths,inhaling and exhalingslowly. As you exhalefeel the tensionsof the
day being released,the body becomingquiet and still. Work on this until you feel relaxedbut not
passive.Quiet but not unconscious.
Step2: Imagineyou are standingin a meadow.Try to be "in" the meadow,not watching
yourself standingtherebut actuallybe there.Look at the grass,the flowers, the
trees.......pause...what
color arethey?...howdoesthe groundfeel beneathyour feet?....feel
the
warmth of the sun...theair.. look at the sky...whatdoesit look like?....Takea few minutesto
experiencethe meadowand how peacefuland restful it is.
Step3: Now imaginea little distancein front of you a Gold Balloon. It is very large and
underneathit is a basket.It is not a regularbasket.It can hold whateveryou put in it. Size makes
no difference,everythingwill fit in it.
NoW take an eventwhich hashappenedto you, old or new; somethingwhich you havebeen
unableto let go of, or which wasa difficult experience,or which is a patternof behavioryou
would like to change.It canbe a person,a place,an eventor a time, andput it in the basket.
Visualize it going into the basket.Takeyour feelingsaboutthis eventor your memoryof the
event...yourhurt...anger...pain...anxiety,
whateverit might be andput themin the basket.They
now havea safeplaceto go whereno one canbe hurt or pressured.Oncethis hasbeendone,
hold this thoughtfor a moment: 'tI now releasethis (person,problem, event)into Divine Law
and Order wheretruth may be known and Love may heal"
After holding this thoughtfor a moment,visualizethe balloonbeginningto rise, lifting the
basketwith it... Slowly theyrise out of the meadow...let
themgo...watchthemrise andmove
towardthe Sun...TheSunis the Soulrestingin the heartof the OneLife...thesourceof Love..Let the balloonandits cargorisetowardthis heartof infinite compassion...here
is the ability to
transmute
heal...to
any darknessinto light...to transformpain andhurt or habit into a reflection of
Truth...allowthis Sunto absorbthe balloonandits basket...watch
it moveinto this heartandbe
transformed.Hold it thereuntil all is Light.
Step4: Now rest in the meadow.Let the light of the sunshineinto the part of the life wherethe
experiencewas held, bringing love andhealing...Let the light shineon all of thosewho
participatedin the original difficulty knowing they will be helped...Castthe light firther to all
otherswho may havethe sameproblemthat they might haveaccessto this success.Restin the
meadow.
Step5: End.Takea few deepbreaths.Feelthe chairbeneathyou, your feet on the floor. Open
your_eye_s
and retuiq to thgroom.
The abovemeditationmay be modified to suit individual need,and aslong asthe basicoutline is
adheredto it will be successful.Someproblemswill needonly two or threemeditations;others
may take quite a few, someperhapsa month or evenlonger.In the latter caseit is bestto do the
exerciseeveryotherday to keepfrom over-stimulatingthe vehicles. It would be unwiseto
supposethat only onemeditationwill take careof most problems,but dueto our natural
inclination to suppressthesematters,many may like to think so. Therefore,don't. Patient
persistenceis the most imponanttool of the discipleand will work well hereif appliedliberally.
It is best(or at leastmore encouraging)to startwith small problemsandthen work up to more
diffrcult ones,knowing that oncethe processhasbegunin eamesttherewill be more than
enoughto do. The rewardsarebetterthan whatevermight be present.