Set up your environment so you won't be interrupted for ten minutes or so. Sit in a chair, with your back comfortably straight. Close your eyes and visualize the different roles in your life pattern, beginning with one arbitrarily selected, then taking the nearest clockwise role, etc., proceeding around the circle. Keep going around the circle for a predetermined period of time, 5 minutes, for example. Use a timer to keep track of the time so that you can concentrate on the visualizing.
Visualize yourself in each role until you get some feeling for it. You may notice relevant thoughts, emotions, attitudes, and sensations in different parts of your body while you visualize. "Observe the complex interrelationship between sensations, 'mind', thoughts, emotions, and body which constitutes 'you in that situation'." (This exercise is similar to exercise 7, "Body-Mind-Thought Interplay," p. 35, of Time, Space, and Knowledge, (Dharma Publishing, 1977, by Tarthang Tulku) from which this quote is taken. The book has suggestions for additional practice with this kind of exercise.)
After the timer goes off, record your discoveries.
This exercise should give you a thorough psychic workout, since all the roles and activities of your life are involved. You will get to see what different parts of yourself are exercised, stressed, or wanting attention in the different roles. You might get insights about where you need some healing or growth. Are some of the roles difficult to visualize? Are some connected with primarily negative feelings?
You may do the exercise at different speeds. What happens when you do?
Individual roles may be explored further by visualizing the activities branching off them, just as you did with the roles branching off the center.
Note: If you have questions or comments about these exercises, please send email to or call Steve Randall at 510-303-1035.
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