Harmony with Nature

The pendulum is the doorway into trance. You imagine it swinging left, then right, with the tick and the tock of a grandfather clock, until your imaginary eyelids close and the conscious mind has something simple to follow. While one part of you tracks the pendulum, the rest of you is invited to open up and relax, and the hands, feet and face soften along the way.

The clock is the bridge between the room you are in and the natural world. You notice the grain, the gloss of the varnish and the many seasons of growth in the oak. When your fingers make contact, you sink into a deeper state and the wood becomes a great tree, with light through its branches, rough bark and wind in the leaves.

You are asked to imagine that the breath entering your lungs has travelled the world. It has swirled over the Amazon, crossed the north pole, passed over the Sahara, formed a hurricane and carried eagles. The same idea is applied to food: the fruit you eat once drank rain and sun, so that life force becomes part of your cells.

Roger points out that the particles in your body were once part of a star. That thought turns into an image of the air glowing golden white, along with the mountains, rivers, trees and birds, and then you, until everything from galaxies to your own cells glows and dances as one. It is the high point of the feeling of oneness.

As the light fades, the session suggests the experience stays with you as an inner knowing that you are part of the universe. It recommends making time to walk in nature as a reminder. It also says you can connect in a city, because even a grandfather clock is built from wood that came from the ground.

Before the trance begins, Roger spends a couple of minutes on why harmony with nature matters. He says stress makes us lose sight of what is important, and that feeling at one with trees, valleys and stars restores perspective on where you fit. He invites you to picture a valley's light, birdsong and honeysuckle scent as a whole experience.