A meditation prompt I read recently was about sky gazing and connecting to the inner sky … I thought that was so beautiful and haven’t been able to get it out of my head. Every time I look up now I think about my inner sky, wanting to connect to whatever that is.
Nothingness, emptiness, everything, space, containment, freedom, possibility.
Luckily I have good eyesight and can stare at the sky/clouds/stars without missing much, but I always thought those things were separate from myself. I thought that I shared the world with the sky, not that the sky was inside of me too.
I have my own blue, grey, hazy days, colorful twilights and dark nights, my own amount of sunshine, wind, rain.
This is a reminder or epiphany I guess I needed. I missed this realization all my life until now.
Connecting to nature has always been my favorite thing, but I hadn’t tried connecting to the nature within myself.
I’m going to try exploring the concept more, remembering that I am like the sky, like the trees, like water, like the stones. Parts of me cannot speak, like the silence in nature. Research has found that plants produce frequencies with electrical currents that we cannot hear with the naked ear – I wonder if the same thing happens when we have certain thoughts, something like an energetic aura of frequency or unheard sounds. Maybe it’s a frequency only plants or animals can sense. People are usually clueless, desensitized, numb, at least now in this time period/civilization.
“Everything is energy” I’ve heard that before, as well as the practice of sound therapy, but I’m just now discovering/understanding the connection between the nature within me and around me. Maybe it’s why walking through the forest feels so healing to me, the energy and frequencies are all around me even if I don’t hear them, the nature within me does.
A nice hot cup of tea and music are what I really need now, so I’m listening to this and drinking Lemon balm for my nerves.. it’s helping.
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I also felt compelled to write about the “inner sky” concept in my Mandala Meditation group this past Monday.
November 1, 2021
Mandala Meditation Prompt:
“I make time in the day or night to look up at the sky, soften my mind and be open to the vast, expansive awareness that is present within me – my inner sky. When I acknowledge that I am like the sky – full of possibility, it makes me feel … ____”
Do you ever look up and take time to wonder? Do you know about the concept of an ‘inner sky’? If you’ve ever realized that you are a work of art within this universe, then you may already understand the concept, but I encourage you to consider your connection and similarity to the sky. Think about what time of day/night or type of weather in the sky you feel most soothed by – early morning, high noon, twilight, midnight; sunny, cloudy, rainy, chilly, warm.. what resonates with you? Pick a color that comes to mind when you choose what type of sky is most like your own inner sky, and use this color to create your next mandala.
This week’s theme:
Curiosity – have you learned anything new or interesting lately that inspired you or changed your life? Sometimes just by trying something different we gain meaningful lessons that turn into advice for others later. Ask questions to someone with wisdom and experience, spend time in a library, go to a museum you’ve been wanting to visit just out of curiosity.
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My answer would be “when I acknowledge that I am like the sky, it makes me feel effortless” like I don’t need to do anything other than be myself in order to be seen. The sky makes no effort to be seen, yet it is always there, always naturally blue, always holding itself in place.
The time of day I feel most soothed by is sunny early morning, and the type of weather that resonates most with me is cloudy with light rain. The color that comes to mind when I think of my own inner sky is cerulean blue – the deep vivid blue just before sunset, somewhere between the 4th and 5th blues shown below.
Part of me is a bright sunrise, another a rainy day, and a deep blue twilight. My dreams are fueled by the darkest nights, stars and a crescent moon…
My inner sky is full of beauty, and there’s a constant breeze that changes direction.
Channeling Passions 