Assignments for Week Two

1. Get your notebook in order.
2. Make a felt brauche bag.
3. Write out the prayer of protection and place it inside and carry it with you.
4. Begin looking around for other objects that may be useful to you in your practice.
5. Perform the purification practice daily.
6. Begin to slowly plan out your day for prayer and meditation, using the following guide:
7. Light a candle, say the opening oration we use in each class, followed by the 91st Psalm.
8. Gaze at the candle in a relaxed manner for a few moments, but no longer than a minute or two while thinking of all of those who have gone before you on this path. You may remember them by name if known to you, or simply KNOW that they have and continue to exist.
9. You may imagine them as small spheres of light collecting before, above, and around you, almost like fireflies or Christmas tree lights. And they enter into you and your heart as they bestow their blessing upon you.
10. As you do this, remember a time in your life when you felt the most complete, the most successful, and whole. Then close your eyes and let the image fade, but the feeling remain. Allow that feeling to fill and dominate your mind and body, your experience of the moment. Then simply let it go and rest in silence for as long as you are comfortable. When done, snuff out the candle and go your way.