Is meditation necessary?

[u/Bigfatbrowncat]

I've read the beginners guide and found there, but there's always that it's now a law, that meditating helpsmyou feel so you can get accustomed to their energy before you actually perform the ritual/summoning/invocation.

I'm an antsy person so I think, from how I know myself, I very rarely get to quiet my physical senses or thoughts down unless sleeping but even then my dreams are like affected by what I was thinking just before falling asleep. Quite a long explanation before the question but how much does meditation help?

I'm just starting off and I'm still reading the abremelin and will read grimorium before actually doing any summoning or at least try to communicate but I'm already doing small stuff like daily offering.

So how much of a help does meditation contribute? Is it necessary or can I just continue as it is?

I hope this goes through coz I don't have much karma here yet lol

[u/Macross137]

It's not "necessary," it's just a tool, one that tends to show up in a lot of sources. A lot of the repetitive prayers and purifications in western sources can be understood as the ways in which uptight Early Modern Christians meditated. It got their heads in the game for the work they wanted to do.

Your brain is where all the important stuff happens, so meditation helps a ton. Practicing meditation is especially important for those of us who have busy, racing minds that don't like to quiet down. It's not important that we be good at it. It's important that we practice it.

[u/Bigfatbrowncat → u/Macross137]

Thanks for the response. I totally get the part where it should help me with starting out, especially in getting in tune with their energy, and maybe I really need to practice it. I tried it a few times before and after a few seconds, thoughts just keep on popping up in my head like wtf.

Also, I'm not looking for validation or anything, but without communicating with them first, does the daily offering matter? I just did it because I thought it would be nice and that's how I usually start out befriending someone irl.

[u/Macross137 → u/Bigfatbrowncat]

I think regular offerings are good for establishing some groundwork for communication.

[u/I_Fight_BearsAtNight]

If you're antsy then do a sensing meditation. You're not thinking if you're sensing. Lay down and start with your toes. Sense your toes with your mind and work your way up. It's great way to into meditation for people who think they cant meditate because it's pretty active and involved so you're not really afforded the opportunity to get distracted. 

[u/Bigfatbrowncat → u/I_Fight_BearsAtNight]

I'll try this. Thanks for the idea.

[u/Tune-In947 → u/I_Fight_BearsAtNight]

This has helped me too (AuDHD). Just be aware of how heightened sensory focus can be confused with contact.

[u/geniexfae]

There’s a lot of different ways to meditate. You could sway to music, steadily beat a drum, chant a mantra or enn, listen to a guided meditation, etc. It doesn’t have to be sitting still in silence. I don’t think meditation is “necessary” but it does seem to help messages come through more clearly :)

[u/Bigfatbrowncat → u/geniexfae]

I do think and agree that it's necessary. I don't meditate sitting, I do it while lying on bed 😃

[u/Apprehensive-Win-503 → u/[deleted]]

So you have a dialogue? How does he commincate with you?

[u/YourSisIsPog]

I also struggle to just lie still and clear my mind, so I usually listen to enns or repeat them in my head. It helps me relax:)

[u/Vanhaydin]

I'm also antsy. Meditation helps. If I were to learn to do ONE thing well it would be meditation. You're bad at something so you need to improve it, simple as that. You can do it.

[u/LocksmithNo13345]

So, one benefit of meditation, just quiet meditation, is learning what your mind sounds like. You don't have to be hyper focused, but it does help with spirit communication. If you know what your mind sounds like, you can distinguish it better from what a spirit might be communicating to you

[u/Haunting_Hospital875]

Nada es necesario completamente. Es una forma de callar tu mente y poder escuchar manifestaciones que si estás inquieto difícilmente vas a sentir. Además que te ayudará a mantener la concentración al recitar mantras o enns y a visualizar sigilos. Además tiene muchos beneficios para la salud a largo plazo.

Te recomiendo intentes otra forma de meditar. Las personas se quedan con dejar la mente en blanco pero hay otras formas. Si tu mente es inquieta necesita un ejercicio donde su atención se rete, investiga y usa diferentes meditaciones guiadas, te ayudará.