It is easy to reach a Theta state of mind without binaural beats, metronomes or other knickknacks. Here you will learn how to enter a Theta state with a quick visualization exercise PLUS how to use it to skyrocket your intuition.
The boost that a Theta mind state gives to your intuition is surprisingly powerful. It can remove a lot of guesswork from so many difficult situations.
In the video below, I will guide you into a Theta state.
You can also use this method to give intuitive readings to others.
Scroll down to get the instructions or watch the video.
What are Theta Brainwaves?
Theta brainwaves correspond to a state of mind associated with dreams and waking dreams, as well as a deep meditative state.
This brainwave frequency is slower than the Beta and Alpha activity we normally have in daily life. They vibrate at between 4 and 8 cycles per second. Theta states are normally responsible for those “Eureka!” moments of well known inventors and scientists. They are highly creative states.
In a Theta state, you tap into the creative and intuitive resources of your mind. When you can consciously control this state of mind, then problem solving and tapping into your intuition becomes much easier. Goal achievement also becomes a much easier and more efficient process.
It really is super duper simple to achieve this mind state without any gadgets or machines. I mean it. Honest. Just do the following visualization.
We’ll start with the optional grounding part. It is important to visualize going into the Earth, at least some of the time. Entering a Theta state of mind through this type of exercise can be very un-grounding. If you do this visualization often, you’ll want to do yourself a favor and keep grounded.
Grounding Exercise to Prepare for the Theta State
1. Close your eyes and relax. Imagine yourself as a ball of white light in the center of your chest.
2. Travel downward toward the belly, gathering your body consciousness into that ball. The ball becomes bigger and brighter as you gather that consciousness.
3. Travel down through the groin and through the thighs, knees, ankles and feet. You continue to become larger as you do this.
4. Go through the bottoms of the feet until you’re a few feet into the Earth.
5. Go a few hundred feet deeper into the Earth’s crust. Find a very large rock.
6. Attach a cord to yourself. Attach the other end of the cord to this very large rock.
7. Head back up to the bottoms of your feet. Go back up through your feet, ankles, knees, groin and belly. Gather your body consciousness even more.
Now you’re back where you started. Now we will continue with the beginning of the Theta exercise. This part is not optional.
Visualization for Entering a Theta Mind State
1. You are a ball of white light in the middle of your chest. Your eyes are closed.
2. Travel upward toward your neck, gathering your body consciousness into your ball. You, as the ball, are growing bigger and brighter as you do this.
3. Go through the jaw and the head while continuing to gather the body consciousness. Stop at the fontanel (crown) at the top of your head.
4. With a little bit of a pop, exit the fontanel and go three feet above your head. Look around. You are now in a Theta state, but we’re not done yet. We need to reinforce this state of mind.
5. Go up a few hundred feet and look around.
6. Keep going past the sun and the moon and through millions of galaxies.
7. Go past the universe.
8. In the distance is a ball of bluish white light. As you approach it, this ball gets bigger and bigger until it’s right there in front of you.
9. Enter this light. You are in a whole new plane. Keep going through this light until it is all that exists.
10. Let the light wash through you and cleanse all your tension and impurities. Bathe in the light.
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Some of you will feel different in a Theta mind state. Some of you won’t. Those who don’t may become pleasantly surprised when they actually APPLY this state. You will learn how in the next section.
How to Apply it for Intuition Development & Manifesting
You can use this Theta visualization as a meditation by sitting in the place of light that you entered in the visualization. You can also ask questions to tap into your intuition and solve problems, such as “What do I have to do today to get that job”.
If you practice visualization for manifestation work, you can do your visualizations in the place of light you entered in the exercise. This will enhance your ability to achieve your goal.
When you ask questions or visualize a goal after reaching a Theta state, do not be impatient. Intuitions will come through visual, kinesthetic, “direct knowing” and/or audio channels – but not necessarily right away.
Intuitions may come within a few seconds or minutes, or they may come the next day. They will manifest more quickly with practice. The key is to let go and allow these things to come up.
Do not try to interpret what comes up. Just take note of everything that goes through your mind. Write them down if you have to. Let your conscious mind process the information. Then, suddenly, you may have a “Eureka!” moment.
I find it easiest to use this method to answer other people’s questions. Try partnering up and let your partner ask the questions. Don’t interpret anything. Just tell them exactly what you see, feel, “know”, etc – no matter how ridiculous it seems. The feedback may surprise you.
For example, if you see a kangaroo playing double dutch with two little girls, tell them that. They might just say, “Oh my God! I once saw a kangaroo playing double dutch with two little girls when I was five years old!” Or the connection may be more subtle but profoundly meaningful.
If you partner up, rap up the session by going back up to the light and letting it rinse you.
If you want to solidly anchor yourself in a state of mind that is conducive to achieving your goals and really get the most out of the Theta brainwave state, I would recommend a solid meditation practice.
TIP 2
Learn how to do this visualization in a few seconds rather than in minutes. Try to do it in under a minute. Then aim for 30 seconds, then 10 seconds, then two seconds. It doesn’t have to be very vivid and realistic. It will still work.
TIP 3
Don’t sweat it. As soon as you, as the little ball of light, exited through the crown, you reached a Theta brainwave state. You went up further, past the galaxies, past the universe, into the ball of light to the place where only the light exists. The extra steps in the visualization are to ensure that you are solidly in Theta. Again, there is no distinct feeling everyone is supposed to feel and know they’ve reached a Theta state. The convincing comes when you APPLY this state of mind.
For Those Who Want to Use the Theta State for Healing, Subconscious Belief Work & Other Applications…
The exercise you learned is based on the same idea as Vianna Stibal’s Theta Healing visualization. The basis of Theta Healing is to reach a Theta mind state and use that for all kinds of applications from changing subconscious beliefs to spiritual healing and psychic work. Her visualization is a little more elaborate to allow for advanced Theta state applications.
Vianna shares her techniques in several books. For more solid guidance, find a Theta Healing Teacher in your community or online.
Share Your Insights or Questions
What are your experiences with Theta mind states? Share them in a comment below.
Is anything unclear/wrong/etc? Ask a question or chime in with some input below.
Tom Von Deck is a meditation trainer, speaker, and speaker. Tom specializes in making meditation much much easier for busy and non-busy people from all backgrounds and paths. He is the Mackdaddy of The Deeper Meditation Video Zone and DeeperMeditation.net.
60 comments
Karaca
Tom, thank you very much for this deep explanation. I really am stuck in becoming a white ball of light and gathering consciousness while travelling through my body. Is it my inexperience (i.e. I have not tried sufficiently) or am I doing it wrong? When you become a ball of light do you dissociate – are you looking from outside to the ball or are you in the ball.
Sorry for this basic question but I am really eager to learn this.
Sabs Sils
Tom,
This is quite amazing. I have a question; I had kinda lost my way here for some years. Got taken by the clutter and havee not meditated in years. Would you recommend me to do this exercise? If so, do you think I’d be able to reach Theta? If you don’t recommend it, what ‘would’ you recommend for me to get back in alignment?
Sincerely,
Sabs
Tom Von Deck
If you want to use this as a meditation, go for it. You can hang out in that place of light. Otherwise, just ease yourself into it. Build a momentum by practicing meditation every day. Use some of the tips on other posts to integrate it into daily life. That’s not a prerequisite for this Theta exercise though.
Srighen
How do i know if i really reach the Theta state?
Tom Von Deck
For that one, check out the comments at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJb55LBKPpM. The surest way is with EEG devices. Otherwise, sometimes you’ll notice that you’re in a non-ordinary state and sometimes you won’t.
Komal
Hi Tom,
I mediatate though not regularly. There is a youtube vedio by Naomi on Angel Contact and healing. I find it very useful and it helps me see beautiful spiritual world that is full of pleasent joy. Naomi also grounds you and connect you to the central sun to get you coonected. I have beautiful visions in my mediatative state. I love it, suddenly after reading your article on theta healing, i realized its the same state where I go but i never knew i can ask questions there, actually i feel so happy in that moment that I just get swayed.
Joe
Hey Tom, I have a question about writing down what comes through my mind when I’m in the state. If I open my eyes to write something down, wouldn’t that bring me out of theta?
Tom Von Deck
It can. If you need to write things down, make it as easy as possible to do so. If you do happen to slip out of that state, go right back into it. With practice, you can go back into it in one second. It doesn’t have to be an incredibly vivid visualization. The visual component of my imagination is very vague and abstract, but this stuff still works.
Flint
thank you…this was very helpful and effective. I was considering whether to purchase expensive recordings to help meditation brain wave states
Tom Von Deck
If you do that, go with the Delta. Especially the multi-level ones like Centerpointe’s “The End” program.
Basil
Whether to do it in first person or third person..??.. Because I find it wierd that when in first person i can’t visualise myself as ball of white light because we can’t see ourselves if we already a white light,right..??
Tom
It doesn’t have to be very vivid. Can you visualize yourself as a ball of light on top of your refrigerator? In this visualization, you are just in a different location. Imagine your body being in the same place it is now. It’s third person. Inside the space the body currently takes up is you, a white light.
Jono Davey
Is it really this easy? I’ve done exercises much more advanced than this and I didn’t feel any different. Are there any ways to test whether I’m in Theta yet?
Leon Z.
Oh my lord, I was almost at the part with the huge ball of bluish light, and then I felt some sensation in my head. Is this normal? 😮
Tom Von Deck
You may feel stuff. It’s certainly normal. Some people won’t feel anything. At least not the first 100 times. All of that’s normal.
Tom Von Deck
You stumped me on that one. I would think slower heart rate. Some people get an increased heart rate during OBE’s and such. This Theta state could have maybe brought you some place similar as far as the brain is concerned. Was there any anxiety happening? If you want to be safe, you can always ask a doctor. It’s possible that you might be slightly ungrounded because you’re not used to this yet. Shortening your time in Theta and maybe doing things that are more grounding before Theta might help. Also, sometimes the heart might get excited when there’s a lot of new energy flowing through you.
Sandra Meers
Is it common to have significantly increased heart rates both during and for hours following this Theta meditation?
I’m enjoying this new experience, which comes at a critical time in my life, the passing of my husband.Thank you so much!
~~Sandra
Lisa
I experienced this as well my heart rate was increasing and I felt weird sensations in my stomach. I believe I was in theta and it was a definite shift in my body!!
seema bagdey
This was an excellent way but sir can you please guide us to how to reach advanced theta state ?
Andrus T
Thank you for this!
I have tired some relaxing, Alfa level visualization, but I did not think that this would be so easy 🙂
Last night I tried this two times. When the “ball” rise above my head, I felt strange vibrations on my head.
In the Divine light I asked that I´ll get contact with my Guarding Angels and that My Third Eye would be open…
Today I woke up, did 10 min Reiki (head and heart).
After that I walked to the bathrooms sink I was blacked out form the right eye (it was like very bright searchlight).
After few seconds I got my eyesight back and I saw one big colorless vibrating ring (I closed one eye and after the other, but the ring did not disappear).
When I went outside the ring disappear, but I was happy and little bit confused.
Martin
This felt so good! I could feel something going through my entire body. I felt much better and will keep doing this often! 🙂
Blessing allen
Plese i really want to do this but no matter hw i try i cant do it why is it so?
Knxmystery
Sir you need to first practice visualization and feeling it ,only then you could see the your self as a light