RZA - Fan Your Flames lyrics

Welcome the Exploration is now in
Session for this experience
We'll travel to a place of inspiration
A mental refuge to explore so you can
Seize your creativity
But before we take this journey
We first need to prepare the body
And the mind for what's
Next so find a calm setting
Free of noise and clutter

Sit in a comfortable
Alert position place your hands together or
Rest them gently on your
Knees feel the floor beneath your
Feet close your eyes take
A deep breath in through your
Nose and out through your
Mouth again focus on the flow
Inhale exhale slow smooth

Only on a remote island
Can something like the
Hydra reach it's full strength for me and
For all my Wu Tang brothers, Staten was
That island, AKA Shaolin, Park Hill Projects
Stapleton we grew up there it was a place
Of isolation but that isolation
Was our greatest gift without isolation
We would've sounded like
Everybody else but on the island
Me and my brothers were cut off
From the mainland the mainstream
We had to find our own sound
We had to assemble our
Own influences, and we did just
That scientists have laboratories craftsmen
They have tool sheds my
Chamber was inside my basement that's where I
Spent many hours of my formative years
Surrounded by
Comic books, VHS tapes, kung-fu
Movies, and gadgets
My turntables and equipment and with that
Trained my music that was all I had it was
That understood habitat that allowed
For deeper exploration that
Allowed me to reach my full potential
Now I'm not there physically anymore
But I can mentally summon the island
Whenever I need inspiration i
Can picture it in my head it's
Crystal clear and all the feelings
I felt, all the influence, everything
I had myself surrounded with
It comes to me again the lessons I've learned
They still center me to this day

Now, we will summon your island
And fill it with the
Key influences in your life
By creating this mental
Space this island you can shape
Your own unique creativity
And your own creative output
When you feel stuck
You can travel here to explore and return
To your breath focus envision your island
What does it look like? What does it
Feel like? How does it smell?
Now I want you to fill it with your greatest
Influences let your mind wander so they can
Surface dig deep go to
Your earliest memories as
They emerge and they come to you
Write them down on a piece of paper or
Jot 'em down on your cell phone it
Could be a feeling, the voice of a loved
One, the smell of some home-cooked meal
The sound of the subway train anything you
Want or maybe it's just your favorite
Piece of artwork it's your island and
That's the catalyst for your creativity

Now look at what you wrote reflect
On those influences now select
Only eight that's the number that
Represents build by building positivity
You automatically destroy negativity
Your influences are with you on your island
Now explore a bit how do you feel? This is
Your inspiration space no one can
Take it away from you
I have my island and now you have yours

As we move towards the
Exit of our exploration
I want you to put your paper
Or that note somewhere safe
This is now your map it
Will help you find your
Way back to your island at any
Given time and that island
Will be your perfect place to
Begin any mental exploration

Aight, now take a deep breath in through
Your nose out through your mouth
Again, focus on the flow inhale exhale
Slow smooth slowly open your eyes
And return to your day