Mountain Meditation

By- Prof. Dilip Gaikwad (Klatu Lukundu)

I first came across this tool in a Huna book. The
description given in that book was very brief and
precise. I was not satisfied with that and I started
experimenting on myself as well as my clients of
Astrology and my students. My experimentation
yielded powerful results, sometimes they were not
very successful and I learned from feed back. I
researched extensively the works of Freud, Jung,
Assagioli, Erikson, Haley, King, Weiselman,
Castaneda and Hyatt. The research led me to more
refined way of practicing Mountain Meditation. This
Mountain Meditation is a tool that I use regularly. I
also present this at workshops and it has been
received very well. The participants are
flabbergasted by the magical solutions to their
problems. The concept here is to explore one’s
own inner mountain(subconscious and
unconscious representation of problems and
complexes). It is time set aside to explore our
creative imagination. Instead of looking for
patterns using astrology or tarot, or looking for
signs in the outer-world, we can at any time look
inward, finding patterns and symbols, messages
and even omens in our own subconscious mind,
within our own imagination. We can solve any
problem even use patterns and symbols from
mythology, Astrology, Wastushastra, Feng
shui, I-Ching, Tarot, playing cards, yantras,
sigils and talismans. In this meditation we
create a mountain. It can be any mountain and we
can change any thing about it at will. It is
understood this mountain is a reflection of our own
problems. It is 100% ours. Images in this
mountain represent aspects of ourselves. This
meditation comes from the Hawaiian Huna
tradition.
The mountain can be used for a tool for solving
problems as well, setting patterns in our
subconscious mind that will solve our problems. An
example is this: we may be facing certain
obstacles in career from our boss; while climbing
the mountain in meditation a dog is continuously
barking at us when we do the meditation, the
barking generate fear. During the meditation we
chain the dog with the help of people. We re-
envision the dog as helpful, obedient and
protective guard. Our mind sees this as the natural
order of things and begins to transform our
relationship with our boss. We become powerful.

To me, this inner mountain climb doesn't just

represent my perception of problems. I meet
deities, angels, Satgurus, spiritual guides,
magicians, healers, shamans, technicians,
Engineers, Financial and career consultants,
councellors and experts there. I do shamanic and
magickal work.
Within your mountain climb you may have helpers
too, friends, allies, fairies, strangers - again, it
doesn't matter. You can tell them what you want
to change and they will do the work. You are all
powerful here as it is yours, totally and completely.
The important thing is to make it feel real. Use
your senses while you are there. Start with
touching some things feeling them, tasting
somethings focusing on the taste, smelling a
few things, and eventually use all your
perceptics with sub-modalities. Infact
experiment with changing and fine tunning sub
modalities. If you don't like any aspect of your
mountain transform it to something completely
different. But at first just see what your mind
(subconscious and unconscious) throws out at you.
Do not be overly willful. Imposing too much
conscious and logical thinking may disturb
the ecology of your mind. Let your subconscious
and unconscious mind or higher self show you
things.

I highly recommend keeping a notebook or a

diary about your mountain climb. It is
interesting and can be very insightful to see how
the mountain changes and evolves over time. You
may also note down feedback of results achieved.
This immensely helps in fine tunning the
solutions.you can use this meditation for Psychosomatic
problem solution,

The procedure of Mountain Meditation is as

follows:

1.If you are already a spiritual practitioner, it

is important to begin by making prayers to
the Sthan devtas and Wastu devtas ,
expressing gratitude and thanks for the space
you have and asking that your meditation be
undisturbed. Begin the process of bringing
yourself fully into the moment and into the place
where you are. Find yourself comfortable and
relaxed, pay attention to environmental stimuli,
place your feet firmly on the floor, back straight,
root yourself into the Earth. Become aware of
your breath. Don’t force it. Let it flow in and out
without effort. You may become aware of your
nostrils, the in and out flow of air, the unique
sensation of the temperature, or you may pay
attention to the rhythmatic movement of the rib
box, or you may become aware of the abdominal
expansion or contraction; be aware of the process
and feel the movement of the air into your body
and back out into the world. Use your breath to
feel your roots growing deeply into the Earth,
seeking strength and nourishment.

If you are a more rational / logical thinker or may be you are a

non believer you can ignore relevant part and make changes in
your script accordingly.

Think about who you are in this place at this

moment. Feel the edges of your intimate space.
Accept your environment unconditionally, with love
and gratitude. Become fully present. Close your
eyes. Let your breath flow naturally, leading you
into meditation.
(If you are having a difficult time relaxing, proceed
anyway as the process of doing the Mountain
Meditation will naturally relax you. Close your eyes
and take a deep breath. Blow the air out and let it
naturally come back into your body. Then just
breath naturally, unforced.)

2. Let an image of a mountain come into your

mind. Don't worry if it isn't clear and well
developed. Don't judge what comes into your
mind. If you feel that it is easier to travel to your
mountain somehow ( going down in an elevator,
descending a staircase, riding magical creatures,
flying, using a boat, whatever), feel free to use
that imagery but let the image arise naturally. In
your mind find yourself at the base of a mountain.
The montain can be anything, a hill, steep
mountain, a Himalayan peak, or a mountain cliff,
whatever. It doesn't matter. It can just be totally
natural as well. Don't judge what comes into your
imagination. It is just your subconscious mind's
creation. It is a place to start and nothing is fixed.
The mountain represents your subconscious
perception of your problems. It is a place where
you can make change. The mountain keeps
changing with problems.

3. Once in your mountain climb bring your senses

into play. Touch some things, smell some things,
and hear a few things (bird song, water falls, rivers
and streams, the wind through the trees, the
texture of a stone, explore it with your senses). If
there is a stream, well, or fruit, smell and taste the
water or fruit. Explore the texture of things. What
sounds are on the wind? Bring as much of your
consciousness into play as you can. Here
experience various obstacles and interruptions.
There may be strangers, wild reptiles and animals,
challenging rocks and rivers, natural calamities like
rain or confusion like loosing your track. In spite of
all odds remember yourself as all powerful and
overcome the obstacles and climb the mountain in
a predetermined time limit say 3 to 5 minutes.
( more than that will energize problems)

4. Keep climbing the mountain. What grows there?

What is the soil like? What is the climate? What is
the time of year? Let your curiosity lead you
around. What are you wearing? How do you feel in
this place? Are you associated or dissociated? What
are the different submodalities?

5. When you are ready to end the meditation,

do so consciously, not from distraction. A
suggestion like,” I will count one to five and
at the count of five I will be wide awake
feeling great, energetic, confident, peaceful
and alert…and I will be integrated in my
present reality…in the now.” Find yourself
present again on the physical plane. Become
aware again of the spirits of place. Give
thanks that you have had a place of solitude
to do this work. Give thanks that you were
not disturbed. Find your roots again, feeling
the Earth beneath you given you constant
support. When you are ready, move on with
your day.
By- Prof. Dilip Gaikwad (Klatu Lukundu)
lukundutheurbanshaman@yahoo.com