In this clip, I quote from the book of Meditations by Emperor Marcus Aurelius; “Survey the circling stars, as though you yourself were in mid-course with them […]. Visions of this kind purge away the impurities of our earthbound life.” (7:47)
I run a group meditation in class that is entitled ‘The View From Above’ whereby you engage your imagination and step outside of yourself and your usual life, it is a powerful form of visual dissociation. Within the process, you continue stepping back until you can imagine yourself floating above the world and seeing your life below from the position of the sky and then space. This visual form of dissociation allows the individual to see their life from a much broader perspective, and without the usual baggage that is typically carried around.
The main aim is to create a sense of perspective, a sense of mental calmness and a renewed sense of direction where possible and hypnotherapists can utilise a wide range of similar processes offering up ways to achieve these aims.