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In the news this month and updated very recently is the story of the Chilean Miners Rescue, which luckily has had a very happy ending. “The rescue of 33 South American miners in the greatest escape of its kind in history has unified Chile”, the country’s president Sebastian Pinera said on Friday, October 15th.
Much has been written and more will continue to be published in blogs and in the newspapers, as the good news from Chile overshadows the current problems that seem to be occurring at every level of the global economic landscape - unemployment, under-employment, inflation, deflation, housing, the foreclosure mess, the Federal Reserve System - it’s all still out there. Yet the Miners are alive, and the world is somehow different.
This kind of focus where the positive events far outweigh a larger negative scenario, however temporary, is indicative of how we can all change our lives. In a popular exercise by Abraham and the Law of Attraction Series studies, we are encouraged to list the positive aspects of a person, place or condition we wish to change, in order to set our intention to a higher vibration and to change our inner world -and not necessarily change the outer conditions.
It is an easy trap to believe we can change our outer conditions abruptly and quickly, and while we can certainly do that, it is a more subtle effort to stop and check in with our emotional landscapes and see what it is we really want, why we want it, and what feeling comes from the idea of any desired change.
We saw this firsthand recently at one of our Couples Workshops in Beaverton, where the simple act of listing the positive aspects of a spouse or partner can make a world of difference in the level of appreciation and love that you feel. As result, a more loving and balanced relationship prevails.
This example tells us that we all can change our world and make it a better place by keeping our focus in a place where we see - as much as possible - what is right with the world. From there, we can act in co-creation and move our lives in the direction of hope, love and peace.
Chile has become warmer, and our oulook is clearer.
What more do you want?
Another day, another reason to step into Your Power.
Find the thread that connects our inner worlds and our outer worlds.
Positive Thinking? Oh Yeah!
Seeker, find the shelter in the midst of the storm that brings the Wandering Heart Home.
How does healing work?
Many people ask this simple question -
and the answers are anything but simple. “It’s a miracle.” “No one knows.” “It is like praying or positive thinking - it just works.” Scientists and pharmacologists are delving more deeply into the placebo effect. Is it all in our minds? What is the truth behind the mind body connection?
It reminds me of a time when I was in college so many years ago. I read a breathtaking book describing how the earth’s continents seemed to fit together like puzzle pieces. There was so much detailed evidence that pointed to this conclusion and it was something that caught my imagination.
But the scientific community dismissed all the ‘evidence’ as circumstantial and ridiculed the author, and, of course, anyone else who thought this sounded like common sense. Obviously, all that changed when plates were found underlying continents and subduction from the molten core of the earth was found to be the engine that drives the plates into and around each other, causing our lively, living planet.
” The acceptance of plate tectonics by the scientific community in the 1960’s is one of the great events in the history of science. Despite the fact that almost all geologists considered moving continents to be the rankest sort of heresy, when the data began to accumulate they willingly abandoned the teachings of a lifetime in deference to the new information” states Hazen & Trefil in Science Matters (2009).
I don’t remember their being so willing to abandon their worldview, since I attended college in the 1970’s and it was still heretical. Nevertheless, what’s the ‘rankest sort of heresy’ concerning healing?
Well, I was recently told by a “leading social scientist” that quantum applications of healing are, and I quote, “Gobbledygook”. By this he meant shim sham, spiritualism, spooky action - not at a distance - as Einstein described parts of quantum action, but — just plain weird and spooky.
Why is it considered gobbledygook?
Because this fascinating perspective has not yet made the voyage into the mainstream scientific consciousness, although it already has for many healers, especially those of us who claim we work in the quantum! Quantum physicists seem to have a problem with this ‘heresy’ because they are dealing with mathematical formulas, not applications of their mathematics or their theories.
How can you have practical applications to something that is so mind-bending?
Answer: By bending your mind
…and stepping into the quantum world, the endless possibilities. I do it in my work. Many healers do it. The quantum world is the engine driving healing work. Is seeing believing? Or is believing seeing? In the quantum, there are infinite possibilities - and intent - and connectedness - to a degree that is truly unbelievable. Like, connections between particles separated across the cosmos. And 96% of the known universe now unknown to us (”dark matter and dark energy’).
Many physicists and leading edge scientists are the meta-physicians of our time.
They just don’t know it. 
What role does DNA play in healing? Is DNA something we can heal?
Ask any scientist about DNA and you will hear much about the double helix strand, a linear and twisting chain of biological material. They will also tell us that approximately 3% of our DNA carries our entire human genome; the remaining 97%, once considered “junk DNA”, is not currently understood or accessible to us. From our current understanding of DNA and human genome work, we are getting many fascinating views of the origins of our ancestry. How did our families survive hard times and global catastrophes? We are living and breathing today because of traits and survival skills built in to our DNA. However, some of those survival mechanisms might not be helping us now.
When we look in the mirror, besides seeing our traits of hair and eye color, height, gender, etc. we also intuitively know that what we see is only the outer physical envelope of what it means to be ‘human’. We understand that we are made up of many things that are not visible to our eyes.
Directly beneath our skin is the first invisible layer where we have bones, muscles, organs, and biological systems that can only be seen with the proper tools (surgical knives, x-rays, etc.). The 2nd invisible layer lies within the subatomic level, with protons, neutrons, electrons, gluons, quarks, etc. viewable only with the latest scientific tools or understood through quantum physics theories.
In the same way, when we ‘see’ with a higher vision, through clairvoyance or with the heightened senses of energy work, we are able to perceive a 3rd layering of invisible parts of ourselves – our emotional, mental and spiritual bodies. As a counselors, therapists, and energy workers, we work within this 3rd layer using tools that include intuitive sight, guided messages, and higher octaves of awareness.
With this work, is it possible to heal up and down our DNA lineage? Many of the physical, emotional and other personality traits we carry have been passed down to us from previous generations, and when we see these traits as strengths, we can begin to invest the time to heal them now.
Counseling, healing and re-patterning work will affect our present biology and it also has an impact on those who will come after us. In many ways we are a product of our past, and inherited DNA traits cause us to be who we are today. However, when our physicists tell us that everything is interconnected and that energy cannot be created or destroyed, through our interconnected nature, we see that changes made now change what came before. When we heal ourselves, we heal (or change) the inherited traits given to us through DNA, and we change our personal DNA lineage. And since our interconnected nature is not an isolated cosmos, on a larger scale, the changes we make also affect all of humanity.
For example, let’s consider you’ve just come down with a cold. How could healing within your DNA help this everyday occurrence? We exist in a soup of germs and microbes both within us and in our environment at all times – so why do we get sick now and what can it mean?
Perhaps our ancestors lived in Europe during the bubonic plague and have passed down the trauma and the innate understanding that we will get sick and die if we are in close proximity to sick people. Healing this ancient trauma would then help us to regain our health and set healing energies in place for others to access as well. This could also be valuable when fears of toxic chemicals or supergerms sweep through societies. Rather than having an immediate, unconscious fear take over our thinking and decision-making capabilities, when you understand and release these ancient survival fears, you set healing vibrations throughout time and space; healings that others can then access. This is the working behind the ‘collective unconscious’. Because we all are interconnected, through the healing process, we affect change in ourselves, our immediate DNA lineage, and the whole of society, and, as time is fluid, we send healings to our direct ancestors who lived at that set-point time.
If you find yourself saying, “I can’t help myself.” “That’s just the way I am.” “My whole family is that way”, then consider working within your DNA lineages. This work includes any physical, mental, emotional, social, or spiritual concerns you may have – addictions, career issues, losing your temper, having bad relationships, etc. Understanding that these behaviors are DNA survival traits (strengths) that can be healed and released is very empowering.
It is a gift to heal, not only our own lives, but to also send understanding, compassion, and healing energies directly to our ancestors and descendants, spreading ever outward to all. If you are healing abuse, you can heal yourself, your immediate parentage, and then send healing to all those who are abused or neglected. We truly are in this together … and it all begins with you!
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A world of change, a world of uncertainty.
These days, with newspapers and television programs telling the story of our society’s current economic malaise, and faced with our own individual financial situations, it is easy to hear words coming from the mouths of friends and family carrying expressions of doubt, worry and fear. As many know, these are reactions to, and are caused by stress. When we find ourselves in this kind of situation, what actions do we take, or what help do we seek from others?
Symptoms of stress include exhaustion, loss of appetite, increased appetite, headaches, crying, sleeplessness, and oversleeping. Escape through alcohol, drugs, or other compulsive behaviors occur when feelings of alarm or frustration arise. Naturally, a common way of dealing with stress is to talk to other people. Experts tell us that stress is a reaction to events and problems, and while you can lock yourself away in a solitary effort to work on it, seeking an outside perspective and comparing it with your own can lessen your reaction to these conditions. (We believe this is why television use is so common - simply turn on the “tube”, watch a show, and get a healthy dose of distraction. It works - temporarily).
But for lightworkers and energy healers, when speaking to others, caution must be advised - it has been said that we must choose our words carefully, because as many have stated, we are creating our reality - moment by moment. Our thoughts and words tell a story. What story do we wish to tell, in light of a difficult situation? Do we tell it like it is, or do we tell it like we want it to be?
Balance is the key for many. Native Americans believe that in order to be mentally healthy, one’s mind, heart and spirit must be in alignment. This means that mind, heart and spirit are meant to be in balance. The belief is that when all three are equally weighed, one can walk the path of life with far less stress.
So, as we establish a foundation upon which we can build a platform of hope and optimism, it helps to remember that our true essence is light and love. Our nature is good, our hearts are pure, and our intentions are filled with integrity. We owe it to ourselves to find the evidence of it. It also helps to remember that we are far more powerful than we believe ourselves to be.
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Chris Rock, on a recent episode of The Actors Studio, tells of an early time in his life when he was “called” to do stand-up comedy and try out his stuff at a local comedy club. He talks about standing in a long ticket line at Radio City Music Hall, and while reading the New York Times, a comedy club listing caught his attention. He then decided to leave the ticket line and walk 25 blocks (on a cold February day) to a one-in seven chance of going on stage that night, and winning the opportunity.
As they say, “chance” would have it that Chris went on stage that night, did pretty well, and then was asked to continue, and to work there every night. From that point on, things accelerated for Chris, and it brought him to levels of success he can now talk about on a television interview. All starting from a point where he was “called”.
A chance moment in time, a chance moment of connection, a chance moment of a calling to action. And then, there is an agreement to follow. Do we not all have these things in our lives? Are they loud? – do they knock us off our feet (sometimes literally…) or, are they a whisper? Can we hear them? Are we ready to hear them? Are we ready to follow? Is this what they call a guided life? What is this place?
Some of us consider ourselves to be subtle. Others not so much. Some of us can get quiet for a minute or two. Others can do it more often, where thoughts of reflection can emerge and ideas bubble out. Some of us take time intentionally to get quiet, to discover new places within while sitting quietly, and some of us focus on the peace as we go. Some discover through talking, others through writing. All of these times, clarity is beckoning.
Chris Rock’s story implies an accidental meeting with his fate, and yes, a willingness to respond ensued. Our question is: Can this phenomenon be re-created at will? If you believe in serendipity, where gifts and blessings exist, can we humbly summon these angels and achieve the movement we seek? They say opportunity knocks, but can we call / ask /pray for the knock to occur?
Perhaps the movement has already occurred in-between the said remarks. They say that our thoughts create our reality. Big concept indeed, but how does this machine really work? For me, I want to put myself in a place where the calls can be heard. There are many of them. My life is created moment by moment. The call can be a loud one, and it can also be as faint as following the mist on a winter morning.
I don’t care if it is loud or not; I just want to hear it, and respond.
A Google search for the term “personal development” yields a fairly common perspective consisting of having the maturity to take 100% responsibility for your health, your career, your finances, your relationships, your emotions, your habits, and your spiritual beliefs. It requires taking a hard look at yourself, consciously deciding what kind of person you truly are on the inside, and then getting your actions to be congruent with your true self.
Considering also that personal development has been covered recently on popular television programs like Oprah and Ellen, it is only a matter of time before we will be seeing it in the Sunday Newspaper (in the Living Section, no doubt). But what if we understand ourselves to be Energy Workers or Lightworkers? When will this discussion appear on CNN? Will it be in 2012…?
The realm of Energy Healing and Alternative Counseling indicates that we are incredibly magnificent, powerful, eternal Beings of Love and Light who Choose on a higher (not personality) level all aspects of this particular life-walk including our family of origin, our relationships, careers, timelines, challenges, health, wealth, joys, and manifestation of all kinds. Action congruent with true self requires a higher understanding of self, a deeper communication with Spirit, and a foundation of connection with the larger, non-physical inner being that we are.
Energetic Personal Development points to something more, something deeper, something more in alignment with Love. It builds upon the common definition and moves us to another level. When life’s experiences cause us to reach beyond the apparent 3-D reality (and beyond our thoughts), and as we begin (or continue) our dialogue with Inner Light, it is at this point that we discover the profound path of the lightworker. Our experiences have shown us that there is no end to the uplifting quality and perfection this perspective can offer. How good can we make it? How fantastic can we create a better life? What power lies within us to create optimal health, financial abundance and inspiring, healthy friendships?
Wouldn’t it be nice?
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Remember, the evolving consciousness of the human species is there; it has momentum and it has movement.
A necessary requirement for you to continue to evolve is the presence of Love. Your higher self is Love, and you know it when you feel it. This is no small matter. The Love you feel can easily be “taken for granted”, but be not confused - it is your Guide. Sometimes, we see good-hearted people stepping out as leaders. To lead in this world of Grace, you need a strong commitment to Love. Further to answers that can be received by usual 3D and 4D thinking, information from the “Guided Place” is received and distributed. It is not to be accumulated.
The bonds of struggle fall away when you make effort to go to this wonderful place. As a result, the trap of the illusion becomes clearer, and we learn (together) how to live in light.
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Thursday Perspective:
As we write this message, and as we post it to the new Arise blog, we are quite aware of the turmoil facing the millions of people in our world. Simply turn on the TV news and you will certainly see many causes of concern that include falling stock market values, falling home prices, increasing home foreclosures and rising unemployment. This affects us: Yes. We see and hear it: Yes. We know others who are concerned: Yes. Is it real? Hmmmm.
This message is directed not to the millions, but instead to the hundreds of lightworkers with whom we share a common interest. Our interest lies in the discovery of the truth about our lives. And the truth is simply this:
1.) The Energy that created our planet, sustains the life in many forms, keeps us breathing, and keeps natural forces in play is an all-loving force.
2.) The same Energy that created our planet still flows to us now and sustains us all.
3.) There is an ever-flowing, constant stream of Pure, Positive Energy flowing to you at all times.
Feel it, know it, meditate on it, and declare your emotional commitment to this joy and knowledge.
Reject fear, despair, and the stubborn insistence upon seeing it as it is. See it as you want it to be, and see it as it can anchor you to higher understandings. Seek empowerment, seek ways to manifest work in congruence with your vibrational core. Can you be selfish enough to line up with your true picture? Pure Positive Energy flows and is coming to you at all times. See yourself as the lightworker that you are.
Love to you,
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