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gazing for mixing the energy of the left and right bodies

Pomona, CA 1/1999
If you wish to do the preceding exercise: "Mixing the Energy of the Left and Right Bodies," - find it here:

Preparatory breathing for gazing

A.   "The Breath For The Upper Fringe Of The Lungs.
B.   "The Lateral Breath.
C.   "The Butterfly Breath."
 
Gazing for Mixing Energy of the Left and Right Bodies 
  
Open eyes wide-shut them tight-open soft gaze to a point on the horizon in front of you and a little above it. Let the jaw relax and the mouth open. Stick tongue out to the right, then to the left, down, and then up.  Emit whatever noise comes out from you.

1.   Gaze down at left hand as it begins to 'shimmer' (the energy of the left body shimmers--move the fingers of the left hand held loose). The hand moves across the body at the waist level, then up to the right shoulder, up and over the head, back across to left shoulder height extended laterally, then it moves across at shoulder level to the right shoulder where it makes a loose fist as it continues to shimmer. From there, it goes back across at shoulder level to the left side extended all the way laterally. Gazing at the hand all along, then gaze past the hand over knuckles to infinity as the hand continues to shimmer. Let hand fall.

2.   Gaze at the right hand as it starts from the right hip, moving across the body at waist level to the left side this time, mirroring what the left hand did but without shimmering (the energy of the right body is still and does not waver). Basically, repeat motion of left hand including; when it reaches left shoulder it makes a full fist, and when you reach the right side you don't gaze past hand to infinity as you did on the left; instead, you gaze at it a moment, and let it fall.

3.   Next, repeat the motion of the left hand (1)but do not repeat the right hand. (2)
open eyes wide-shut-soften gaze

4.   Raise left hand, palm up, in a loose approximation of a fist,  in front of you at about shoulder height as it shimmers, turn it over slowly to palm down at same level, in effect tracing a small arc. do this about 3x while gazing directly at hand, then repeat another round while gazing past hand into infinity, while keeping attention on the arc that the hand traces as it turns over slowly

5.   Mirror and repeat on the right side except doing this side with hand fully fisted and without shimmering.
Open eyes wide-shut tight-soft gaze.

6.   Raise hands at chin level, hands cupped and touching at wrists, fingers apart at tips. Gaze at palms, to infinity, back at palms.

7.   Lower hands to left hip, right wrist crossed over left, gaze at the upturned left palm.
 
8.   Raise hands at chin level, hands cupped and touching at wrists, fingers apart at tips. Gaze at palms, to infinity, back at palms.

9.   Lower hands to right hip, gaze at the upturned right palm.

10.   Raise hands to forehead height, gaze at hands.

11.   Lower hands to left hip, right wrist crossed over left, gaze at the upturned left palm.

12.   Raise hands to chin level, shimmer hands as you gaze at them, then to infinity, then to hands, then gaze straight up above to infinity,
 
13.    As you continue to shimmer just outside of the lower field of vision, lower eyes to gaze forward, then lower hands to right hip, gaze at the upturned right palm.
14.   Raise hands to forehead height, gaze at hands.
15.   Lower hands to left hip, right wrist crossed over left, gaze at the upturned left palm.
16.   Raise hands to chin level, shimmer hands as you gaze at them, then to infinity, then to hands, then gaze straight up above to infinity,
17.   Lower hands to right hip, gaze at the upturned right palm.
18.   Raise hands to forehead height, gaze at hands.
19.   Lower hands to left hip, right wrist crossed over left, gaze at the upturned left palm.
20.   Raise hands at chin level, hands cupped and touching at wrists, fingers apart at tips. Gaze at palms, to infinity, back at palms.
21.   Gaze through hands again to infinity as you let your hands fall, keep your eyes on infinity for a moment then look away. 
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