Meditation: A Transcendental or a Conscious Practice?

I remember, in the 80's, that the church was fighting fiercely against a movement called "new age". If you never heard of it, here's a basic definition: "New Age thinking has its roots in Eastern mysticism which bypasses the mind. There is a new organ of perception, "the third eye", which gives spiritual light. One needs to get to the "psychic self" by training one’s self to ignore the messages from the mind. Really it is throwing the mind in neutral". After that, meditation was associated with new age. In the Bible we can find many places that tell us to meditate in the Law of God. Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:2; Psalm 119:15. So, what is the biblical definition for meditation? Well, while writing, I came across with the best definition of meditation I ever heard (very biblical), it's from J. I. Packer: "Meditation is the activity of calling to mind, and thinking over, and dwelling on, and applying to oneself, the various things that one knows about the works and ways and purposes and promises of God... It is an activity of holy thought, consciously performed in the presence of God, under the eye of God, by the help of God, as a means of communion with God". As J. I. Packer states, there's nothing to do with emptying our mind, reaching the "psychic self" and entering into another realm, where the imaginary is the new reality. That's more like "Avatar" the movie, where James Cameron created something I would call "imagiality", where the imaginary becomes the "new reality", he mixes fantasy and spiritism in very subtle way. Unfortunately, because of our busy life, it's very hard to find time to meditate in the Word of God. Maybe this will sound kinda disgusting to you, but, in simple words, let me compare Meditation with Rumination. Cows are ruminant animals, which mean they regurgitate, re-chew and re-swallow their food as part of the digestive process. That should be the process of meditation: We hear the Word of God, we think about It, after that It goes to our unconscious mind (subconscious), then we remember that Word, we think again... After that It becomes part of our being, It goes to our hearts. Jeremiah 31:33. We must learn the importance of Meditating in the Word of God, like the food we eat, some teachings are harder to "swallow" (absorb) than others, but those are equally necessary to our spiritual growth. We cannot meditate in the Word of God if we don't hear fo read it!