There are two parts to meditation:
contemplation and placement. Contemplation is the mental process of considering
the benefits of abandoning negative thoughts and actions and of adopting
positive ones. When, as a result of this reasoning a strong wish arises in your
mind to change your behavior for the better, then this is your object of
placement; hold it, experience and feel it for as long as possible.
For instance, if you are taking Holly and Wild
Rose for envy, jealousy, and apathy, contemplate how these thoughts
and feelings have caused you many problems and unhappiness in the past.
Consider how wonderful it would be to be free of these heavy, negative
mindsets. Then when you feel a strong wish to release these feelings and
develop the opposing positive qualities, stay with and encourage these positive
intentions.
If your mind wanders, simply return
to the contemplation until that strong wish to develop your good qualities
arises again, then stay with that. You are actually training and encouraging
yourself to eventually think and feel this way naturally. By regularly
developing these deep wishes to change for the better, you will definitely
become more positive, happy, content, and considerate.
The meditations will be most
effective if you apply them to your own life based on your own life
experiences. There is no point meditating every day on a vague wish to stop
worrying about others (Red Chestnut) or to have less self-pity (Willow) if in your heart you are not interested in
changing or if these meditations are not directly relevant in your life. You
have to mentally make the meditations come alive and then carry your good
intentions forward into the rest of the day. You do this by remembering the
good qualities that the flower remedy promotes and the positive feelings and
determination that arose during the meditation and then use this motivation to
guide all your actions.
Whenever you become aware that
negative thoughts or feelings like worry (White Chestnut) or impatience
(Impatiens) are about to arise in the mind,
you can prevent them from influencing you by recalling your earlier good
intentions. In this way, your wisdom and happiness will gradually increase and
your daily problems will steadily decrease.