The psyche consists essentially of images. It is a series of images in the truest sense, not an accidental juxtaposition or sequence, but a structure that is throughout full of meaning and purpose; it is a ‘picturing’ of vital activities.
CG Jung
Last year, towards the end of a 10 day meditation retreat with a well known teacher, I sat the Yaza. The Yaza is an all night sit – from 10pm to 6am the next morning. The intrepid leader leads the small group through a sequence of traditional sitting and walking meditation, maybe a break for snacks, and the always entertaining yaza march – in which all the yogis line up and march military style around the neighborhood.
Somewhere around 4am, after the march, I was sitting and was visited by an Angel.
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