# Visualisation Meditation: The Inner Sunrise

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Podcast: [The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard-7622550)
Published: 2026-06-18T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this meditation, we pause with the image of the inner sunrise — a contemplative practice of awakening to divine light, awareness and presence within. In the meditative tradition, the creative imagination is not fantasy but a sacred doorway into deeper awareness. Through visualisation, we can enter the imaginal space of the heart, where divine grace, peace and love become more tangible. Together, we begin by grounding ourselves in breath and stillness before entering the landscape of the inner dawn. As the meditation unfolds, we gently allow the sun of awareness to rise across the inner landscape of the mind and heart, illuminating what was hidden and filling our being with warmth, light and peace. Using simple inner affirmations — I am awake, I am aware — this meditation invites us into a deeper attentiveness to divine presence and helps cultivate clarity, peace and conscious presence for the day ahead. This meditation offers support for visualisation, spiritual awakening, mindfulness, emotional grounding, stress relief and contemplative prayer. It can be used as part of a morning meditation practice, for setting intention at the beginning of the day, or as a calming meditation for peace, winding down and restful sleep. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction: The inner sunrise 00:59 – Opening bell 01:13 – Arriving with gratitude 02:13 – Settling into posture and breath 02:56 – Witnessing the breath 03:53 – Finding the still point within the breath 04:29 – Entering the creative imaginal 04:47 – Visualising the pre-dawn landscape 05:35 – The first light of awareness 06:02 – “I am awake, I am aware” 06:37 – Receiving divine compassion 07:21 – Choosing awareness in daily life 07:50 – The fullness of dawn 08:42 – Letting the landscape fade, holding the inner sun 09:28 – Filled w…

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