A Lenten Visualization Practice

A Forty-Day Visualization Exercise by Ann Ree Colton

The following visualization exercise and mantra should continue for twenty days before Lent and during the first twenty days of Lent.

At some time during the day, speak aloud the mantra: "JESUS. JESUS. JESUS." Speak this mantra of three words three times.

Inhale. Visualize with the sounding of the first "JESUS," the Power of God going into the crown of the head.

Hold the Breath. With the second sounding of "JESUS," hold at the crown of the head.

Exhale. On the third sounding of "JESUS," visualize the Power of God flowing down into all parts of the body, giving healing, love and protection.

This visualization and mantra gives the Marking-and-Tracing Power to know what Lent is.

It prepares one for the Initiation at Easter and the receiving of the Christ Mind.

Use the fingers of the left hand to count the number of times the mantra is spoken. Begin by holding the little finger with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand and speak "JESUS. JESUS. JESUS." Speak the mantra again while holding the ring finger; the middle finger; the forefinger; the thumb. Start again with the little finger. Use the left hand eight times to make the count of 40.

Do each finger slowly, knowing that the first "JESUS" is reaching up; the second "JESUS" is holding for a few seconds at the crown of the head; the third "JESUS" is flowing down from God as Love, Power, Protection.