Time-Travel Meditation

[seeker5]

I tried to do the Time-Travel Meditation from Chapter 2 (Love). I had my 5-year future self sit down in front of me. Since I could ask any question, I started with "Who are you?" since I wanted to know what kind of person he was. Instead of making an answer up as I might when I'm imagining possible conversations, I just listened for an answer. Nothing came out, and then he disappeared, and I couldn't get him back and I got frustrated with it.

Any tips on how I can make this work? Anyone got this meditation to work?

Should I try to imagine what he might say, or do I simply just wait to listen?

Also, how do I visualize him? I had trouble at first with whether to visualize him with long hair, average hair length, or shaved off hair, and I just picked one based on my current hair length even though my current hair length is temporary.

[Savage]

Try this: imagine yourself entering the room where he's sitting. There's a chalkboard in the room with a short message written on it. See if you can read the message.

This can help to open up the room a bit.

If you can't see your future self, imagine yourself writing questions on the chalkboard, and then wait for the answers to write themselves.

Also, if you get no response, treat that as the actual answer. Maybe you asked a poor question or one that can't be answered. Some people will even start with, "Do I have permission to ask about who I am?" and go from there.

One challenge is that we can't see past the decisions we're unwilling to face. So certain things cannot be revealed to you via this meditation.

Usually what I gain from this exercise is a strong sense of the true character of my future self -- i.e. what kind of man he is. It's not about what he's achieved but more about how he carries himself and how he feels about himself.

[supertom]

i had trouble with this too, but that me i cant even visualize a cube. I could feel, what sort of a guy he is.

[seeker5]

Thanks Steve! I'll try it again with your suggestions.