There has been more response to the Candle Flame entry than any other, so perhaps a bit more examination would be appropriate.
Another aspect to notice is that after studying the flame for several minutes, intently, and with minimal blinking, it will appear either in the mind’s eye or vividly against a white wall [look away from the candle in this last instant] in reversed colors. A yellow candle flame will appear blue-ish or purple-ish. You can test this with various other objects, as was done both in the Indian Tattwa meditations, and in the Golden Dawn practices. If you focus attention, as an example, on a red triangle, the afterimage on a white wall or in the mind, will be green.
The Golden Dawn and other groups made intense meditation diagrams using these complementary colors together. They referred to them as “flashing colors.” You can experience the intensity, for example, by drawing or printing a bright red triangle upon a bright deep green background. In using this object for visual meditative practice, the red triangle will jump out at you during the eyes open contemplation due to the maximal contrast between foreground and background. You can create any object at this intensity by using the exact complementary color as a background or foreground to the color of the object. This effect can be so jarring than many artists painting in a more subtle style will avoid the exact complementary color as being too bold.
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I’ll echo everyone else and say thanks for this post. I’m interested in trying it out.
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Thanks for introducing me to this new meditation exercise. I’ll forward this to my readers and subscribers straight away!
Thanks for this More Candle Flame article helpfull
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Actually, candle flame is helpful to concentrate the mind with attentively focus the glance on flame…its results reflect with in 5-6 days… I have follow it for one month that duration my mind become very fast…please try with the guidance of instructor….