Ecstatic Experience

The soul should always stand ajar,

ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.

Emily Dickinson

There is little one can do just prior to an actual ecstatic experience as it always seems so spontaneous; however, there are numerous practices that can enhance such an experience.

Train all of your senses to be awake and aware at all times.  Deeply breathe in aromas and fragrances that float through the air.  With the tips of your fingers, feel the velvet softness of the petals on a flower or the tickle of blades of grass beneath your naked feet.  Look with new vision upon your standard route, seeing the beauty in all things.  Open your ears to the chirping of birds, the whistle of the wind, and the sigh of a new born babe.  Taste the salty desire of passion upon your sweet lips, sharing a kiss with your lover.  Open your heart and your mind's eye, awaiting creative insights or visions. 

If you blend the heightened awareness of all your senses, you will be in the best position possible to embrace an ecstatic experience.  Make sure you write down every little detail afterwards, so that you can relive it again and again.