The forcing sessions today were very challenging for me, my imagination was poorly exercised before this and using it for so long certainly took it's toll. I think I managed roughly 20 minutes in the first of the two sessions, then I had to give up and rest for a while.
I started out remembering how my wonderland looked, just a quick look around to make sure everything was in place, it was still fairly easy to visualise, and since it's dark there's not a lot of detail or complexity and I remember it very well, it holding a very special place in my heart. The Cave of Stars is a nice easy place for me to start getting in to so it became my starting point almost every time I enter the wonderland.
I showed her around a little, focused heavily on trying to visualise a form for her (something akin to a human version of Fluttershy) and also focused on fleshing out the wonderland a little. A lot of my work when I could focus clearly enough was centred around "feeling" her body, getting a physical feel for things in the wonderland helps focus my imagination somewhat and made her form come into clearer focus while I did it.
I also attempted to create a barrier around the cave, to keep Lyra and the wonderland safe whenever I was away. I have a bunch of symbolic/magical items, that come from a variety of sources, particularly the stories I write, that I began forcing into the wonderland to aid in this effort.
I tried to leave the cave but found I couldn't, expected that it was both the barrier and my newness to being in my imagination, the outside appears to be grassy, but since it was daylight outside it was very bright at the edge of the cave so it was hard to tell what exactly was outside at the time.
When I regained my strength I tried for a second session, as it turned out I had pretty much exhausted my mental reserves at this point so it lasted even less time. It was a challenge staying focused but I tried to mentally give her energy and share my emotions with her, particularly giving her happiness and love.
Focused on using a technique wherein I create a ball of energy in front of myself then share it with her. As I created the ball I was telling her a little about the personality traits I hoped she'd have, as well as feeding those traits into the ball. When I reached a certain point I would gently push the ball over to her and see it fade into her then light her up from the inside.
I took the time out to force my most powerful symbol, in my stories it's power is supposed to be infinite, not just unlimited but representing the very nature of infinity and the creator of that universe. I showed Lyra this symbol and explained how the cave is a safe place and nothing can harm her here. I puppeted her around a lot which kind of worries me, but there is no intention of us continuing to be like that for long and indeed I didn't mean to move her around many times. We touched the symbol in question together and I told her about the infinite power it is supposed to hold and tried to help her feel the warmth of it, it gently hummed and glowed a brilliant white as I felt a gentle heat run through my arms. It felt like Lyra could feel the energy somewhat too but we both were wearing ourselves out. So we ended the session and all of that days forcing.
