Concentration

[Rafsan]

How do you guys practice magickal concentration

 

[Denise13]

Concentration, like many things, comes with practice.

Start simply. Pick up an ordinary object, like an apple, and observe it. Examine its contours and whatever comes to your attention. See if you can spend five minutes finding new things about the apple. Practice that daily, maybe with different objects each time, and your ability to concentrate will improve.

We live in a noisy world. We need to step outside of it to achieve proper concentration habits.

 

[arifelmarif]

medidation is the best

 

[crooktooth]

Object/candle staring and meditation have worked the best for me.
I have found that time of day really affects my focus, too early in the day and I am too energized to sit and concentrate or meditate.
Too late in the day and I am too tired to focus. I generally do meditation and concentration practice after eating. A few minutes after lunch will work wonders over time, plus it gives your body some quiet rest to digest!

 

[therootbeersprite]

Concentration, like many things, comes with practice.

Start simply. Pick up an ordinary object, like an apple, and observe it. Examine its contours and whatever comes to your attention. See if you can spend five minutes finding new things about the apple. Practice that daily, maybe with different objects each time, and your ability to concentrate will improve.

We live in a noisy world. We need to step outside of it to achieve proper concentration habits.

I appreciate this advice as direct instructions for a method to try!

medidation is the best

I dislike the advice to simply "meditate" as there are many ways to do so. Some meditation actually calls for a lack of concentration, to "clear the mind" and to not focus on any thoughts but to just let them go. If you advise meditation for concentration, how do you recommend to go about it?

 

[ribbit93]

Hi.
The following is how I learned, and I discovered that a static object is much harder to focus on than a moving scene, hence why they are in the order given

meditation – seashore, woodland, whatever, 10 minutes UNINTERRUPTED visualisation. If mind wanders you have failed and MUST start again. Repeat until you achieve 10 minutes pure visualisation with no loss of concentration.

Repeat as above but with static image, tree, house, car or whatever. 10 minute target.

 

[Reggy Ciggs]

Thank you for asking.
By doing so you've prompted the reader to contemplate and share their knowledge.

In my experience, concentration can be gained subconciously through willpower and necessity, passion and interest, or in this case, intentionally.

Take Denise13 and ribbit93 up on that advice

My advice was advice given to me by a stranger and serves me well in daily life.

Observe as if you've never seen before. When you see through your minds eye do not "remember" an image. Observe the scene before you and be lost within.

When you concentrate with the eyes, see as if its the first encounter and absorb every detail with full investment.