The Star Prelude
(This is an excerpt from University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org, please feel free to visit the school website)
I want you to see above your head a beautiful, beautiful star. This star is very special to you, as it is your very own star. It can be any color you like—you might see it as being a purple star, or perhaps a pink one or blue, yellow or speckled one. Because it is your very own star, it can be any color or colors you choose. This special star is filled with white light, lovely white light that shimmers and glows. See this light streaming down toward you until it reaches the very top of your head. And now bring this pure light down through your head and take it right down your body until your whole body is filled with this glorious white light. Feel this light going down your arms, right down, until you feel it reaching your hands and going into each and every finger. Feel that light going down the trunk of your body, down until it reaches your legs, and when you feel it there, take it right down until it comes to your feet and then feel the light going through each toe.
Now look into your heart and fill your heart with love for all the people and animals in the world. They are your friends, be they small or large. Can you see your heart getting bigger and bigger? It’s expanding because you have so much love in your heart for all these people and the animals and of course for yourself. Now your guardian angel is waiting to wrap golden wings of protection around you before taking you into your garden. The angel’s wings are very large and very soft, just like down. Everyone has their own guardian angel and that angel takes care of you and protects you always, so you are never alone. It’s important to remember this and to know that you have someone who looks after you with love and care.
Your guardian angel is now going to take you to a garden that is your own special place, but before you enter I want you to look at the large tree that is outside. This tree is called the Worry Tree. You can pin onto this tree anything that might worry you—perhaps you have had some arguments at school or maybe you are having difficulty with your school work. This tree will take any worries, be it with your friends or your family, and accepts anything that you would care to pin there. Put anything that worries you on the tree now.
Your guardian angel is now opening the gate for you to enter your garden. As you go in you find the colors are like nothing you have seen before. The beauty of the flowers, the colors, the textures, and the perfume—breathe them in. The grass is a vivid green and the sky a beautiful blue with little white, fluffy clouds. It is very peaceful in your garden. It is full of love and harmony. (After you have set the scene you can do anything you think the children would enjoy.)
Now see above your head a beautiful, beautiful star. This star is filled with lovely white light. Bring the light from that star right down through your body until you can feel it in every part of your body. Your heart is filled with love for all humanity and for all creatures great and small.