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Recently, I had to do a mri (magnetic resonance imaging) for my arm. As a large person, I asked for a large or open machine. They stuffed me into the smaller tube, since I fit, but barely. Feeling the crunch, I took a deep cleansing breath to prepare me for my meditation. Well, I tried to take the breath, but found that I was so tightly stuffed that I couldn't. I hit the panic button and got out of there! No way that was going to work for me over a period of an hour.

My next experience was completely different. I was in a shorter machine with a wider bore. It was still tight, but I was not completely scrunched up. I closed my eyes before they slid me into the tube. Ocean waves were crashing in the ear buds as I started meditating. As always, I was accompanied by my brilliant violet light.

This light is my companion as I meditate. It shows up in my darker field. The light gets larger and smaller; it shifts positions, and the shape transforms. Sometimes it leaves for a brief period of time. Then, it returns in all of its glory. The violet color is a comfort for me that fills me with joy. If you open the link below, it is the bright purple in the center of the swatch.
Violet Meditative Light

What I noticed while I was in the tube with the magnetic waves was that certain rhythms (yes, those mri tests are loud) changed my color field! One turned the whole thing burnt orange. Another rhythm made the violet turn bright green and the dark field turned chocolate brown. It was really weird how the different magnetic fields changed my meditation. And it happened like that each time the particular beat of the machine started happening. The great thing was having an hour and a half to meditate. What luxury!

Connie, what an experience! That is a beautiful purple swatch, it looks like an image of a heart in the center.

I hope your arm heals soon!

Happy meditating ...

The mri showed no structural damage. The preliminary tests had determined that I had a tear in the tendon that attaches the long head bicep to the shoulder and maybe a bicep tear. Happily, it is just a sprain, contusion, lump, and edema. I should be fine!

Connie, take good care of yourself and don't overdo using that arm!

Connie, I am so glad you reposted your experience here. I remember reading about your MRI, and the meditation and the light, but I can't remember where I read it!

Over the year, maybe more, I've had trouble sleeping. I think it's a combination of stress, and menopause. The result is that if I wake up at any point after 3am, I generally won't get back to sleep. My mind just fills up with the things I'm stressing about, and they go on a loop.

So, this one time when it happened, I made myself close my eyes, and silently repeat "I love you," over and over again. I felt washed by this green light. I could see it with my eyes closed, and I could feel that it was made of love. And I fell right to sleep!!

Sometimes I believe that light is more than light To me, I felt it as the loving presence of my angel.

I hope your arm is feeling better soon Connie!