Here is how I got on this evening, please fell free to comment as any insights you have are appreciated.

After settling down and going though the sun I emerged into the hall of a large country house, it felt very grand and yet very homely at the same time. I walked through to a large lounge where I met what I know were my parents and brother but not from the present time. I sat in front of an open fire which burnt slowly and spoke with them all. I was wearing pantaloons and a big frock and I felt in my early teens, I remember sulking as I thought my brother was being given preferential treatment over me on some matter which escapes me. I rose and walked through large paned glass doors onto a veranda which led to a beautiful garden.

It felt almost bohemian in the garden more like France than Britain. The grounds were lovely and I was soon wandering happily in my own company. Hawk joined me in the garden and we then seemed to journey for a while, it was almost like my spirits were being lifted so to speak. For a while we just soared and took in the scenery, we didn’t go far as I could see the gardens and the house in my sights all the time. When we landed it was in the arbour and we sat quietly there and just communed I think – we didn’t seem to be speaking with each-other but just enjoying the company.

I moved to go back inside the house as I knew it was time for me to go, and as I got to the veranda I was met again by my brother who just smiled at me. Then as if it was something we always did after we’d fallen out – we both ran to the end of the veranda and scaled down the end wall, grappling with the ivy which was creeping all over it. We were giggling as we both jumped down from the wall to the garden below, it felt like this was something we did frequently, like a bit of friendly competition and something at which I was able to match him at.

My brother gave me a present of a lump of coal and told me that it wasn’t how things looked that was important but their potential, and this little lump of coal could start a raging fire and make a beautiful gem in time. And when I opened my hand up to look again at the coal, for a fleeting moment I could see sparkling diamonds in my palm.

Then I had to leave, it was time to come back, and as I walked back to the sun I waved goodbye and felt really happy.
Now I’m sitting thinking to myself – was this all about first impressions or was it about live and let live. Whatever the lesson if it makes me think a bit more about either subject then that can’t be bad.

Hi CF

Looks like you had a good time, now then you asked for comments or insights, and sweatpea you know me ahem! , I just can't help myelf.

I think the location is quite unimportant in the context of your meditation, in the respect that it was a nice place to be, also the sulking about the brother, perhaps it was being shown to you that you are feeling a bit inferior to others although knowing you as I do I kind of find this unacceptable, although is there as aspect of your personal life here in the present where you feel that someone else's opiniion is being taken over yours when you know that yours is just as valid?, I feel that if this is the case then the situation has or is about to be resolved as in your meditation you laughed and as you said there was, "friendly competition", I would look at all aspects of your life to see who you feel you may be in competition with, you may not be fully aware of this therefore look deep this is someone with whom you feel you are equal too yet feel a little as though you are in a competeing mode.

As for the coal, accept it as a gift from spirit, letting you know that you have lit that fire within you and yes the raging fire is burning, it is burning within you and the diamonds relate to the work which you do and will continue to do for spirit, just look in the mirror sweatpea and you will see the diamonds, you are the diamonds, you bring such love into others lives, you always shine and your smile lights up I was going say a room but a room is too small, therefore shine just like those diamonds in your hand.

You ask could the lesson be about first impressions, yes it could in the respect that you looked at the coal and saw a lump of coal, until you looked deeper and saw it for what it was a very useful and important object, although I now ask you, why does there have to be a lesson?, could it not just be accepted as a beautiful experience.

I will be quiet now promise , but like I said you know me

Love, light & blessings

Laughing BlossomXXX