Episode Details

In this meditation, we pause with the image of the inner sunrise — a contemplative practice of awakening to divine light, awareness and presence within.

In the meditative tradition, the creative imagination is not fantasy but a sacred doorway into deeper awareness. Through visualisation, we can enter the imaginal space of the heart, where divine grace, peace and love become more tangible.

Together, we begin by grounding ourselves in breath and stillness before entering the landscape of the inner dawn. As the meditation unfolds, we gently allow the sun of awareness to rise across the inner landscape of the mind and heart, illuminating what was hidden and filling our being with warmth, light and peace.

Using simple inner affirmations — I am awake, I am aware — this meditation invites us into a deeper attentiveness to divine presence and helps cultivate clarity, peace and conscious presence for the day ahead.

This meditation offers support for visualisation, spiritual awakening, mindfulness, emotional grounding, stress relief and contemplative prayer.

It can be used as part of a morning meditation practice, for setting intention at the beginning of the day, or as a calming meditation for peace, winding down and restful sleep.

Chapters:

00:00 – Introduction: The inner sunrise

00:59 – Opening bell

01:13 – Arriving with gratitude

02:13 – Settling into posture and breath

02:56 – Witnessing the breath

03:53 – Finding the still point within the breath

04:29 – Entering the creative imaginal

04:47 – Visualising the pre-dawn landscape

05:35 – The first light of awareness

06:02 – “I am awake, I am aware”

06:37 – Receiving divine compassion

07:21 – Choosing awareness in daily life

07:50 – The fullness of dawn

08:42 – Letting the landscape fade, holding the inner sun

09:28 – Filled with divine light

10:32 – Bringing the light into the day

10:52 – Returning to the body

11:17 – Closing bell

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