The Lightning Flash

Above your head visualise a sphere of brilliant (white) light about 30cm in
diameter, almost touching the top of your head. When you can feel the
energy of the brilliant sphere clearly, visualise the energy descending as a line
of white light like a flash of lightning, and as it touches the top of your head
vibrate the divine name AHIH (Ee-hay-ya), seeing the name in front of you
and the air you inhale as brilliant white.
See the white lightning flash descend to the left side of your face, activating a
20cm sphere of pure soft blue light, which touches your left cheek. As this
occurs, vibrate the divine name IH (Yah) seeing the name in front of you and
the air you inhale as pure soft blue.
See the lightning flash shoot horizontally through your mouth to the right side
of your face, activating a 20cm sphere of crimson light, which is touching your
right cheek at the same level as the previous sphere. As this occurs, vibrate
the divine name IHVH ALHIM (Yah-veh El-o-heem) seeing the name in front
of you and the air you inhale as crimson.
See the lightning flash pass diagonally left through your throat. At your throat
see a 20cm sphere size form, this time of brilliant lavender energy, enclosing
your entire throat. As this occurs vibrate the divine name RVCh hQDSh (Rooach
ha Ka-dosh) seeing the name in front of you and the air you inhale as
brilliant lavender. See the lightning flash continue from your throat to your left
shoulder, where
you see a 20cm sphere of deep violet light form. As this occurs, vibrate the
divine name AL (Al) seeing the name in front of you and the air you inhale as
deep violet.
See the lightning flash shoot horizontally across your shoulders to your right
shoulder, where you see a 20cm sphere of orange light form. As this occurs,
vibrate the divine name ALHIM GIBVR (El-o-heem Gi-boor) seeing the name
in front of you and the air you inhale as orange.
See the lightning flash pass diagonally down through your heart towards the
left hip. At your heart, see a sphere of the same size form, of rose pink,
enclosing your heart. As this occurs, vibrate the divine name IHVH Eloah Va-
Daath (Yah-veh El-o-ah Va-Da-art) seeing the name in front of you and the air
you inhale as rose pink.
See the lightning flash reach your lift hip, where you see a 20cm sphere of
amber light form. As this occurs, vibrate the divine name YHVH TzBAOTh
(Yah-veh Tza-va-ot) seeing the name in front of you and the air you inhale as
amber.
See the lightning flash horizontally across your body to your right hip, where
you see a 20cm sphere of violet-purple light form. As this occurs, vibrate the
divine name ALHIM TzBAOTh (El-o-heem Tza-va-ot) seeing the name in front
of you and the air you inhale as violet-purple.
See the lightning flash diagonally to the left to the region of your genitals. See
a sphere of the same size form here, of deep indigo, enclosing this region. As
this occurs, vibrate the divine name ShDI Al Chi (Sha-dai- El Ky - as in sky)
seeing the name in front of you and the air you inhale as deep indigo.
Finally see the lightning flash continue vertically down your legs to the soles of
your feet, where it forms a similar size sphere upon which the feet stand,
bright yellow in colour. As this occurs, vibrate the divine name ADNIMLQ
(Ah-don-ai ha Me-lek) seeing the name in front of you and the air you inhale
as bright yellow.
When you have done this, feel the Tree of Life within yourself. Feel all the
parts of your body connected by the Lightning Flash, from your crown to the
left side of your face, across to the right side, diagonally down to the throat
and then to the left shoulder. From the left shoulder it continues horizontally
across to the right shoulder, then diagonally down through your heart to your
left hip, then horizontally across to your right hip. From your right hip it
travels
diagonally down to your genitals, and then vertically down to your feet.
Now raise your hands with the palms upwards and spread your fingers out.
This is the position of the Priestly Blessing, with the ten fingers corresponding
to the Sephiroth. Feel the energy of the heavens in your hands for a few
seconds. Then move your hands over your heart, with your dominant hand on
your heart, and the other hand over the top of it. Take a couple of deep
breaths and then relax.
After the primary ten lights were illuminated by the lightning flash,
lesser lights sprang up between them, being the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew
alphabet
and the paths that join the spheres.
The spheres can be reached through taking on (at least metaphorically) the form of
a serpent,
which is the archetypal model for climbing up the twenty-two lesser lights of the
Tree of Life.
By twisting and turning thought about on the Tree,
a human mind can both reach the heights of spirit and choose to return to matter.
The ascending serpent practice done on its own may lead to some level of
dissociation whereas the lightning flash assures the energies are grounded. For
this reason, the ascending serpent exercise should only ever be performed after the
lightning flash exercise, and usually should be followed by a second lightning
flash (that is, lightning flash, serpent ascending, lightning flash).
In this exercise the flow of energy follows the serpent's path up the Tree,
travelling much more slowly than the lightning flash, and encircling each sphere as
it passes it. (This is an excellent way of gently raising energy.)
Flash, serpent, flash
Practise the previous two activities before continuing with the complete sequence:
lightning flash, serpent ascending, lightning flash.
After preparation, perform this sequence, each lighting flash visualised as
travelling down the front of the body with an out-breath, the serpents path
returning up the back of the body (with an in-breath).
[You can take more than one breath for each part, focusing your attention on the
in or out part of the breath as appropriate.]
lightning flash out-breath fast as possible
serpent ascending in-breath slow as possible
lightning flash out-breath fast as possible
Repeat until you feel you have done enough. Dont force anything - this is not
about forcing energy, more about finding how this flow is happening inside anyway.
(This is an excellent way of circulating energy.)
The complete exercise can be used regularly at various times during the day,
without attracting attention. It is worth remembering to do it at times of stress,
subvocally hissing through your teeth on the out-breath.