The pathworking is based on my painting, “The Valley”, but the idea came
quite some time after completing the painting, as a means of exploring its imagery and what it means to me. The aim of a pathworking is to open new tracks within the mind, using imagery to give a new experience, a new way of looking at things, and so to provide a changed way of interacting with the world. It can act as a "gateway" to another state of consciousness. This particular one is intended to create a special place within your mind for rest and renewal.
IMPORTANT!
This pathworking is meant to have a powerful and, I hope, beneficial effect on your mind. However, you should read through the Pathworking Text first to make sure that there are no elements within it that you might find disturbing - which could happen quite innocently if, for example, you suffer from claustrophobia or hay fever. If in any doubt, play the pathworking through on your computer under normal room conditions - so that it has approximately the same effect on you as it would if you were just casually listening to a story - before trying the optimum conditions in a quiet, darkened room, with yourself in a relaxed state. If there are only some minor problems you can always record your own version, omitting any elements you find disturbing - for instance, any hint of flowers and pollen!
The painting, although the inspiration for the pathworking, is not really important to it. The real picture of this pathworking is the one that is created within your own mind.
