Close your eyes and breathe out.
You are at a point
between heaven and earth:
maybe on a mountaintop
or an immense ladder.
You can see a long way in all directions. You can feel the wind.
Take a breath of this good clean air
to draw strength for your journey. Ascend from this place
(by climbing, flying, or in any other way) and enter the realm of fire.
What does this realm look and feel like? Whom or what do you find here?
What is the wisdom
of the realm of fire?
When you leave,
take some of the fire
in a form you can bring with you. Return to the point where you started. Now, descend and enter the realm of water. What does this realm look and feel like? Whom or what do you meet here?
What is the wisdom
of the realm of water?
When you leave,
take some of the water
in a form you can bring with you. Return to the point where you started. Take out the water and fire you have gathered. Mix them together.
What happens when you do this? Breathe this mixture into yourself.
Feel the transformation
as air, water, and fire mix within you.
Breathe out and open your eyes.