Problem Solving

Ever have any of those problems where there just doesn't seem to be a solution ? Well here is a way I learnt of dealing with them. The only pre-requisites to this method are that you have been able to master the meditation technique that I set out on the previous page and that you believe in the power of your own mind.

Step 1 Go through the meditation technique described on the previous page.
Step 2
When you reach the "Other land", wander around for a while until you find a place that you feel comfortable with. This could be anywhere you like, from a forest to a gentle stream to the top of a mountain. Now imagine a house in this setting. Start with something simple like a cottage composed of just two rooms. Don't worry for now about making a mistake with the design of it as you are free to change it at any time you see fit.
Step 3
Lets start with the first room that you enter when you walk in the house. Imagine it to be as comfortable and cozy as possible. Good comfortable chairs for yourself and for visitors are essential.
Step 4 Lets look at our other room. This should be a mixture between a library, a study and an alchemist's laboratory. Here are some of the things it should contain:

Plenty of shelves full of books.

A big desk.

Shelves of bottles containing any herb you can imagine.

Lots of test-tubes and flasks.

You have now created yourself a quiet place of retreat that you may use anytime you wish. If you want to add more rooms to your house, do so, its yours. Oh... and by the way. Don't bother to lock the door when you leave, nobody steals in this place. Now lets look at how we can use our new retreat to help us in solving our problems.

Method 1
Go into your study and look at the shelves of books. Find a book that relates to your problem. Don't forget, you have a book on everything you can imagine somewhere in you study. Take the book to your desk and open it up. Start reading. Sounds too illogical to work ? The only thing I can say is that you have to try it before you can say it doesn't work. Think of it as a way of being able to access your sub-conscious mind, after all you might already know the solution to your problem you just don't remember it. Then again, maybe its psychic or telepathic powers. Its probably not worth trying to figure out how it works as long as you believe that it will work.

Method 2
Some kind of health related problem ? Follow the same steps as you did in method 1, but this time look for that really large book on herbal remedies. Find the page that relates to your ailment. Now follow the recipe by collecting all the herbs etc. from your bottles of supplies and mixing them together (you might like to add a pestle and mortar to your laboratory inventory). When you have finished, drink the mixture.

Method 3
Having trouble with the first two methods ? Try this one. Go into the other room you created earlier. Sit down and think of someone (living or dead) that would be an authority on the problem you have. (e.g., Einstein if you had a mathematical problem) Concentrate on this person for a while and then invite them into your house. Yes, that's right they are waiting at the doorway ! Invite them to come and sit down with you and maybe offer them a glass of wine. Explain in detail to this person exactly what your problem is and how you are hoping that they can be of assistance. That's all there is to it. All you have to do now is listen to what they say. Remember one thing though, don't ask silly or irrelevant questions or the other person may well just leave, and you are going to have lot of explaining to do to them next time you want to invite them in. Be sure to thank them before they leave.