The Quest for Inspiration

A Self-Hypnosis Script for Spiritual Guidance

Meeting a Spiritual Benefactor at a Sacred Sanctuary

I’m going to count downward from ten to one, and with every descending number slowly blink your eyes. Just look forward or upward. Slowly blink your eyes, in slow motion, with every number.

(Slowly.) Ten - nine - eight - seven - six - five - four - three - two - and one.

And now you can just close your eyes, and you can just keep them closed and I will explain what that was for. That was just to relax your eyelids. And right now, in your eyelids, there is probably a feeling of relaxation, perhaps a comfortable tired feeling, or a pleasant heavy sensation. Whatever the feeling is, right now, in your eyelids, just allow that feeling to multiply, to magnify, and to become greater. Allow your eyelids now to become totally and pleasantly relaxed. Now, this is something that you do. Nobody else can do this for you. You’re the one who does it. So just take your time and completely, and pleasantly, relax your eyelids now. And as you relax your eyelids, you can allow that feeling of relaxation, that is now in your eyelids, to flow outward, in all directions, as in imaginary waves or ripples.

Allow a feeling of relaxation to go outward to the entire face area. Just think about relaxing the face. Enjoy the relaxation going outward to the entire head area, relaxing the head. Feel the relaxation going to the neck and to the shoulders, down the arms and into the hands. Welcome a wonderful feeling of relaxation going down the entire body, to the legs, and feet, all the way out to the toes. Your body may feel heavy, or it may feel light. It may be perfectly still, or you may notice subtle movement.

As you completely and pleasantly relax your entire body, you can just slow down a little bit. And later, as we go along, you can slow down a little bit more and a little bit more. And, in a moment, I am going to count downward once again from ten to one. And this time, with every descending number, just allow yourself to slow down a little bit more with every number, and at the number one, you can enter your own natural level of relaxation.

I will count very rapidly now: Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. You are now at your own natural level of relaxation. And from this level, you may move to any other level, with complete awareness, and function at will. You are in complete control at every level of your mind. You can accept, or reject, anything which is given here today.

You are in complete control. This experience is something that you want. It is here, and it is now. Eager to learn. Eager to explore. And let us begin now, by comparing your mind to the surface of a quiet pond. On the surface, everything looks peaceful and still. But below the surface, there is great depth and much happening. My voice can be as a breeze, whispering in the trees along the shore.

Everyone does not realize his or her full capacities, and you have to discover these capacities in whatever way you wish. And, one of the things I would like you to discover is that your own subconscious mind can listen to me and also deal with something else at the same time. Perhaps you remember doing this as a child, gazing out the window while the teacher was talking. ... ... (pause) Or walking with a friend, and talking with that friend at the same time. Two separate things, yet happening at the same time. You don’t have to think or move about, or make any sort of effort. You don’t have to bother trying to listen to me, because your subconscious is here and can hear every word. It’s okay to let go. You are in a place where you can safely let go and just relax now. You can take a deep breath, and you will note that a drifting can occur. That there is less and less importance to be attached to my voice. In due time, your own time, a minute, an hour, a week, a month, some time, your subconscious will reveal its gifts to you, in a dream, or in a daydream, when you’re not especially thinking about it, surprising insights and new ideas. And with these new insights, comes new growth and new understandings. And stored deep in your subconscious are wonderful insights. Your subconscious can call upon and access this intelligence and bring the ideas back with you later.

By looking deep into the recesses of your own mind you can see your soul’s vision and hear the voice of your heart. Later you can apply this knowledge to better understand yourself and your world.

Can you imagine now being in a special, a sacred place, an inspired place ... ... Can you imagine a safe, protected place, a spiritual place ... ... Perhaps you may perceive this place as a spot in nature, a mountaintop, by a rippling river, in a cave or up in a tree, by the ocean or near a waterfall ... ... .Perhaps you may imagine this place as your sacred shrine, or as a temple or church, a special room or sanctuary ... ... However you may imagine this place, it is somewhere that inspires all that is good and beautiful within you.

Can you imagine feeling the atmosphere of this place, feeling its special vibrations. You may absorb these vibrations into yourself, raising your being to the level of inspiration.

Can you imagine seeing, or thinking about how your sacred place appears to you, the sights that attract your eyes, that look good to you, that inspire in you your sense for beauty.

Imagine hearing or thinking about how your sacred place sounds to you, the sounds that caress your ears, the sounds of the wind in the trees, the singing of birds or other celestial beings, the sound vibrations of natural holiness as they exist within your sacred place ... ... .

Imagine feeling, or thinking about the wonderful sensations that surround you in this place of comfort and safety ... ... the inviting touch of what you are sitting or lying upon, the feel of the warm love of the sun upon your face, the caress of the wind. Whatever it may be, let yourself be touched by the sensations of your sacred place.

Imagine the smell of beauty here, the incense of inspiration and any other scent.

NOW PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT your special place. Bring moisture to your mouth, so you may speak easily and freely. Tell what you perceive now about your special place. [wait for speaking. If silence, may say, "Tell me what you perceive now about your special place and then we may go on."]

Perhaps you now realize that you are not alone here. You are met and joined by another awareness, of someone who is here for you. It is your spiritual benefactor who recognizes you, who loves you and who accepts you.

Allow yourself to become aware of that feeling of love, a perfect love ... ... imagine what it must be like for your spiritual benefactor to feel such love for you ... ... allow yourself to accept feeling loved so perfectly ... ... .

Allow yourself now to be become aware of a feeling of acceptance, a perfect acceptance that only love can create ... ... imagine what it must be like for your spiritual benefactor to feel such acceptance for you ... ... allow yourself to experience feeling accepted so completely ... ... .

Open yourself to the energy of your spiritual benefactor, allowing yourself to receive the love, knowledge and acceptance that is there for you.

And in a moment, as I count from one to three, you’ll turn to meet and greet your spiritual benefactor. In whatever form your benefactor comes to you, accept it, whether you see it, sense it, think of it, hear it or feel it ... ... whether your benefactor is a person, an animal helper, a spirit guide, a guardian angel or celestial teacher, you can easily imagine being in the presence of a being who loves you, who recognizes you and who accepts you. One ... ... two ... ... three ... ... turn now, meet and greet your benefactor ... ...

NOW DESCRIBE ALOUD YOUR SPIRITUAL BENEFACTOR. What do you see? What can you hear? What are your feelings about this being? [wait for speaking. If silence, may say, "Tell me what you perceive now about your spiritual benefactor and then we may go on."]

You can trust this being to accept you totally as you honestly express your questions, your needs, and your concerns. And as you think about a question, you can feel your benefactor responding. You may experience your benefactor’s response as hearing the spoken voice, or as thoughts, or as having feelings or impressions within your body. Your benefactor may respond to your questions in many various ways. You’ll be able to speak aloud what you sense is the benefactor’s response to your questions, and you will absorb the guidance and support your benefactor has for you.

I will now read aloud, one at a time, the questions you have prepared for your benefactor. After I state a question, you will sense the benefactor’s response and speak aloud the impressions you receive.

READ THE FIRST QUESTION.

[After the answer, say, "Very good. Is there anything else?"]

READ THE NEXT QUESTION.

[After the answer, say, "Very good. Is there anything else?]

[And so on for all questions.]

Is there anything else that your benefactor wishes to convey to you? Please say it aloud and then we will continue.

[After the answer, say, "Very good. Is there anything else?"]

Take a deep breath now. You have done very well. You have presented your questions and concerns to your benefactor and noted the response. To reward you for seeking within for guidance, there is a gift for you. Your benefactor is holding a box. In a moment, you will open that box and receive your gift. The gift is something you can use in the future to help you return to this sacred place to meet with your benefactor. What is in the box is your own special coded symbol that you can use to transport yourself to the place of inner guidance. Whatever it is, in whatever form it presents itself, it is your benefactor’s gift to you, making it possible, whenever you meditate on this gift, to return to this place of inner guidance. In just a moment, now, you’ll open this box and receive the gift. On the count of three, open the box and accept the gift in whatever form it comes. One, two, three ... ... open the box, accept the gift.

Now describe the gift and its meaning. [If no answer, repeat, "Now describe the gift and then we can continue." After the answer, say, "Very good. Is there anything else? How can you use this gift to return to this special place of guidance?"]

While you are still within the place of guidance, ask yourself what next little step you can take to further develop your natural intuitive ability. What little step can you take in your life, such as finding time to walk, to listen to music, to have a moment of silence before meals, or whatever that little step might be that you realize would be good for your growth. Allow yourself to identify that next little step.

Now describe aloud the next little step you will take. [If no answer, repeat, "Now describe the next little step and then we can continue." After the answer, say, "Very good."]

Now that you recognize what your next step is to be, each time you honor that inner wisdom and follow through on that next step, you will reinforce the strength of your benefactor’s gift. Use the wisdom you have and more will be given. Take each step and your gift grows still stronger and your ability to turn within for spiritual guidance becomes greater.

The time has now come to thank your benefactor for being within you, for meeting you within your sacred place. Thank your benefactor now, expressing gratitude as you wish. [pause]

Returning now, bringing your gift with you and remembering your promise to yourself to follow through and take each step, bringing the inner wisdom to life in your everyday world. Normalizing now, which means returning to a normal vibration in harmony with the physical world here today ... ... I will count now from one to ten, and at the count of ten you can open your eyes, be wide awake, clear headed, feeling better than before. I will count very slowly now: One..returning in fullness to what we call the here and now, this day, recall what day this is, and where it is that you are working, Two, coming up slowly, three, feel the life energy throughout your being, Four, feel total normalization and equilibrium, mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally. Five, you may wish to move your hands and feet and neck. Six, fully re-oriented in the present, your feet planted in the here and now, Seven, coming up to your full potential now, eight, re-energized, nine, revitalized and ten, slowly open you eyes now and wide awake.