The Dragon Meditation

Circle 22-July-04

Find that comfortable spot on your chair... and allow yourself to relax a little... as we sit... send roots deep into mother earth... feel them going deep into the earth... through the soil until you find bedrock... feel them binding on... firmly... to the bedrock... and as they do... energy flows back up... into your feet.. legs.. torso.. arms and head... filling you with thick warm.. earth energy... really notice the warmth and security of it... notice the colour... you may be lucky enough to smell the earthy... peaty... forest smell of damp earth... good...

We stand in a group... halfway up a mountain.. on a plateau... in a hidden mountain... deep within a mountain range... notice the clarity of the air... there’s a chill... not too cold... but as we breathe out .. a bloom of breathe appears... we are wrapped in furs and warm clothing... hoods up... warm yet our face feels the chill

I can see the clouds covering some of the taller peaks... the white of snow on all the nearby mountains... and a crunch as our feet move below us... we are not cold... just exhilarated with the clarity of the air... slightly thinner than we are used to .. but wow.. so pure... slowly breathe it in... it burns slightly because of the chill

As we stand... together... in our group.. we hear the crunch of footsteps coming round an outcrop of rock... I see someone coming... wrapped in pure white furs... they carry a staff with a pure crystal at the top... as he gets closer.. ahhh its a friend of many of us.. Welcome old one... he smiles at us... his cheeky grin warms and welcomes us... he indicates we are to follow him

I feel the snow squirm and crunch underfoot... the going is easy.. I think we are all wearing moccasins so we don’t slip... all our aches and pains seem to have gone and we move easy as we follow him round the out crop... there is a path .. leading up to a rock face... the path seems to stop there... Merlin lifts his hands and says something in a language that’s so old.. foreign .. yet we seem to understand... there is a shiver in the air.. static.. as the wards are lifted.. and the rock face vanishes... leaving a path through the mountain.. Its wide enough to get an army through... easily

There are grooves cut in the floor... as if massive claws had been scrabbling for grip over hundreds of years... as we walk. the light from his staff illuminates carvings and drawings on the wall... notice them if you can.. some of you will bring what they are with you... to tell us after.

On the floor are oval... pads... like scales... shiny... with a metallic tint... many colours shimmer over their surface and as I look at it... it is warm and dry to touch... it has a sheen like oil on water... beautiful

We seem to be nearing the end... I can feel a warm breeze on my face... I have to loosen my hood and collar.. its getting warmer... a lot warmer... I can smell sulphur.. not too strong but a definite smell of it... there’s the opening just ahead... he stops and waits for us all to catch up... he says... you are being invited to a very special place.. the path here is well protected.. and you are welcome to come back.. but it is invite only...we nod to show we understand... He says... you are only asked to show respect to the queen and her coterie... be quiet as you enter.. but enjoy the spectacle... he turns and steps out into the sunshine

we stand just above a huge oval shaped ground... there are walls surrounding it on 3 sides... rock faces... with ledges... he tells us to settle and wait for a wee while... its not yet time... as I sit I see a shape by a pile of white rocks in a depression in the centre of the ground... in the direct sunshine

Suddenly there is a huge reverberating trumpet sound... the skies are filled with black shapes circling... I squint.. Yes!!! dragons... they are so majestic... look at the colours... all different sizes... massive blues and reds... smaller greens... all flying and swooping... yet all like a formation flying team... never collide or even touch... we watch as they bugle.. and dance in the sky... my ears are ringing with the sounds

The warmth of the sun is cooking me and makes me take off my heavy furs and outer clothes... one by one... in strict order of seniority and importance.. they settle on the ledges... shuffle their wings and bellow... soon the whole coliseum is ringed with huge dragons... their bugle changes to a throaty rumble... it starts to build to a crescendo of noise.. crashing against the walls and rumbling through and over us... I feel like I want to yell to.. with joy... as suddenly .. the queen appears in the sky... she is a deep golden colour... her escorts fly close to her... as she slowly descends and settles on her post at the edge of the ground... she bellows to the group and the sounds of dragons welcoming their queen fill the air...

We jump to our feet to.. add our voices to the greeting... she looks up and seems to wink at us... as we laugh and cheer... in our minds.. we hear her speak a welcome to us... its such a deep yet beautiful voice... she asks us to settle ... her communication seems to have gone to the dragons also.... they settle.. and with a flourish of their wings resume their position on their ledges... the sunlight glinting on their scales... there’s an air of expectation... an excitement... I can feel the energy start to rise.. my arms goosebump and the hairs on the back of my neck rise... through my feet I can hear a really deep song begin... the ground starts to thrum... the power starts to rise... she asks us .. if we would like to.. to add our energy...

I can feel the energy I usually give out has been amplified... there is a new colour and feel to it... its beautiful... the energy you all send .. notice the colour.. the changes... see ours.. maybe you can tell us about ours... we face the grounds... pouring power out... above us the sky seems to shimmer and we feel the protective bubble.. barrier .. form up... she says don’t worry.. its just a protective ward... us dragons know a thing about magic you know... her voice is so calming and gentle... she seems to have a permanent smile in her voice... there is steel there too though.

The dragons start to rumble their song... a slow deep melody... many different dragon voices blend into a beautiful melody... it starts to build to a slow crescendo again... different this time.. like they are a wee bit worried... unsure... my eyes get drawn to the pile of white stones in the centre... they're not stones... they're dragon eggs... they are moving... cracks appear... the song gets more positive... as it does... there.. one has hatched... all wings and legs and beak as it scrabbles towards the attendant dragons... another... and yet another... with each of the many eggs hatching... the song builds .. Welcome.. and Joy... soon the grounds are full of younglings... the attendants sweep them up and look after them

Soon there is only one left... one egg... paler than the rest... slightly smaller... its sitting quietly... his song falters... the queen sends out her worry in waves... Merlin yells at us... the egg... send to the egg... we focus .. energy flying from us... the dragons take up the call... energy from them flowing with ours... the queen looks at us.. thank you.. bless you she whispers... we stand .. sweat pouring from us... praying for whichever god we follow to help... just as we beginning to think its useless... THERE.. a crack on the shell... the song rises anew... we shout with joy as the egg finally cracks open... its a gold... a queen... another queen has been born... the song of exultation fills the air... and with a cry of joy we all dance on our ledge... hugging each other

As the youngling makes its way over to the mother queen... its wings seem to trip its every step until finally it stops beside her... with tears in our eyes... we grab our things and make to move away... WAIT!!! she says .. I thank you from the bottom of my heart... the dragons all add their energy and song... thanking and blessing us... Namaste my queen... she says to us.... anytime you need us... just call me... you are a true friend of the dragons... family now... you are my younglings guardians too.... and as you guard this new queen.. we guard you... the whole group of dragons add their vows to us too... with a final thank you she turns her attention to her youngling

I look at this beautiful group... this sacred place... and I know a magical thing has happened... Merlin whispers to us... it has been a long time since a gold.. a queen has been born... but its time we leave them..

We turn... and enter the passageway.. as we step through we return to this room... take a breath... a sip of water and just chill for a moment...

Thank you

We hope you Enjoyed this Relaxing Dragon Meditation.