Meditation is one of the most important factors in energy work/the occult, and in general when you think about it. Of course many people ignore this and acts like it literally means nothing for them, but in reality it wil really help you in not only energy work, but every portion of your life. Take me for an example, when I got into energy work, I hated meditation but decided to do it one day, over time, my control of my energy from meditating on my energy increased a large amount, way more then i myself, expected.
But, how exactly does one meditate? Well, you need to understand that the amount of different methods that there are in meditation is way beyond being able to be listed. Hundreds, thousands, of different ways, so NEVER expect to learn them all, rather, meditate, and develop your own method over time. I would say that is the best way to go.
For now, we will be going over the universal basic method, regular meditation you can say... As in, the one that everyone likely does at some point in time... It involves just relaxing rather then some special visualization or focus to achieve, so how do you go about this?
Start off, I want you to get in the most relaxing position you can, -but, the thing is, not in one that you'll fall asleep in, make sure you can't fall asleep in it, or in a position that it would take too long to fall asleep. Why? Because, a huge problem many have at the beginning is staying awake, so yes, to avoid such, do as I just said.
Now then, once you are in your position, begin to just focus on nothing specific, literally, just let all your thoughts go through your head, without even caring about them but letting them remain. Now then, you should've also closed your eyes bye now, You should also start just being a passive observer to your senses such as hearing, etc. As in, hear something? Don't try to understand it, just let it be.
Keep doing this to every thought you have, just be passive to them, overtime, you'll relax to the point that you will likely just have all your thoughts a blur, as well as all your senses. This, is the basic meditation method.