though we sit in technological paradise surrounded by digital connection to the entire human race we still pulse with the animal need to establish and protect boundaries. this desire linked with the innate creative urge to bring children into this complex sea of protoplasm called society makes us want to protect our bit of this planet with absolute mastery.
it is for this reason that we are warriors.
to push back the threats to thier existance. to provide the best for them and to be ever vigilant............
and one day to be king.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
what is hypnosis.
as a certified hypnotherapist i am asked this question all the time. people want to know what you know, you know? so i tell people that everything is hypnosis. from the simple act of driving your car to watching television to making lunch. we talk to ourselves and show ourselves pictures that make us go into different worlds, or focuses, that make us concentrate on the specific task at hand.
if we didn`t do this nothing would ever get done. we would begin one thing and then get distracted and start something else.........
so hypnosis is a way to attend to things with intention.
you are a master hypnotist. so is everyone else on the planet. every habit and behaviour and skill you have has been learned in a deep hypnotic trance that you created......with the help of parents, teachers, coaches and others........so that you could concentrate long enough to learn what it was that you needed to learn. otherwise you would have looked for a minute and then off in another direction.
and some trances last a lifetime.
for good and for bad.
the good news is that trances are like opinions.....once you recognise the falsity of a position it is easy to change.
if we didn`t do this nothing would ever get done. we would begin one thing and then get distracted and start something else.........
so hypnosis is a way to attend to things with intention.
you are a master hypnotist. so is everyone else on the planet. every habit and behaviour and skill you have has been learned in a deep hypnotic trance that you created......with the help of parents, teachers, coaches and others........so that you could concentrate long enough to learn what it was that you needed to learn. otherwise you would have looked for a minute and then off in another direction.
and some trances last a lifetime.
for good and for bad.
the good news is that trances are like opinions.....once you recognise the falsity of a position it is easy to change.
Monday, October 16, 2006
you just created this.
look at the wonder you have just created out of all of the chaos of photons blasting at your retinas. what you recognise in this pattern of light says a lot about what kind of god you are............tell me what you see.
rebirthing.
http://www.breathaware.com/rebirthing.html
i mentioned birth issues in the last post and so here`s some info on a therapy that explores some of the issues that we carry from the birth experience.
be conscious of the metaphorical content in this also.
we are all born this way. some are delivered via cesearian section, but that has it`s issues too. being cut from the womb brings new dynamics to the process.
good to be alive, isn`t it?
i mentioned birth issues in the last post and so here`s some info on a therapy that explores some of the issues that we carry from the birth experience.
be conscious of the metaphorical content in this also.
we are all born this way. some are delivered via cesearian section, but that has it`s issues too. being cut from the womb brings new dynamics to the process.
good to be alive, isn`t it?
metaphor.
for those of you who were caught off guard by the last post i would like for you to understand that each experience we have is a metaphor for another one in another frame of reference.
obviously i`m not literally a colonel and we aren`t at war in the traditional sense........but many of my clients are suffering shell shock......or what is now known as post-traumatic shock syndrome. the battles and wars are in our minds. but just as valid and true to our nervous systems as bombs, bullets and gunfire.
it could be said that the idea of struggle is a metaphor for the effort we put forth by being squeezed out into this world from the safe quiet of the womb and out into the bright lights and harsh air of a hospital room, like so much toothpaste from the tube........
many of us never get past that kinesthetic mode of discomfort and into some artful sense of movement free of that binding constriction. we feel the constant pressure of the birth experience weighing down on us as we go to do the next thing.
and this, of course, is just another metaphor...........
obviously i`m not literally a colonel and we aren`t at war in the traditional sense........but many of my clients are suffering shell shock......or what is now known as post-traumatic shock syndrome. the battles and wars are in our minds. but just as valid and true to our nervous systems as bombs, bullets and gunfire.
it could be said that the idea of struggle is a metaphor for the effort we put forth by being squeezed out into this world from the safe quiet of the womb and out into the bright lights and harsh air of a hospital room, like so much toothpaste from the tube........
many of us never get past that kinesthetic mode of discomfort and into some artful sense of movement free of that binding constriction. we feel the constant pressure of the birth experience weighing down on us as we go to do the next thing.
and this, of course, is just another metaphor...........
a different perspective.
the battle rages and the soldiers fight. grim in thier determination to win and to kill and to come out alive at the other end.
my job is to make them continue.
i am thier father, thier mother, thier coach, thier confidant, thier brother, thier mentor, thier betrayer, thier general.
i will kill them.
most of them will die because i put them in harm`s way.
this is the way of war.
we will laugh and revel in our victories. this chases away the fear of death and carnage and the screams of men who`s life ebbs out into the dirt.
i talk only with the living of course. for the dead it is simpler.
for the dead it is quiet and peaceful and easy.
for these living men i am thier last grip on everything that they hold dear. thier home, thier mothers and fathers, thier brothers and sisters,thier lovers, thier homes and thier dreams of a life after this.......well, before this.
the battle becomes a familiar playground of discipline and technique and teamwork. the ritual absorbs the fear and allows the killing machine to surge forward to the prey. sharp, hot and deadly.
the real horror must be kept from these men. the real horror is unknown and unspoken. it is the horror of the battle they must enjoin when and if they return to thier dream life of peace in a different place. a place that doesn`t exist any more. it never really did. it is an illusion created by politicians and corporations. a rest between wars.
i am thier general. i have the loneliest job in the world.
i am lonely in the knowledge that these men will never go home to a life of peace. the battle they will return to will be one of a daily death from all quarters. from all those who they held dear. for these are the enemy now. they will know that these men now know the truth about all that we surround ourselves with in peace time, and the last thing they want is to be reminded that life is short, brutish and hard.
so if i seem tired to you, or disagreeable at times, just remember........what i have been asked to do.
my job is to make them continue.
i am thier father, thier mother, thier coach, thier confidant, thier brother, thier mentor, thier betrayer, thier general.
i will kill them.
most of them will die because i put them in harm`s way.
this is the way of war.
we will laugh and revel in our victories. this chases away the fear of death and carnage and the screams of men who`s life ebbs out into the dirt.
i talk only with the living of course. for the dead it is simpler.
for the dead it is quiet and peaceful and easy.
for these living men i am thier last grip on everything that they hold dear. thier home, thier mothers and fathers, thier brothers and sisters,thier lovers, thier homes and thier dreams of a life after this.......well, before this.
the battle becomes a familiar playground of discipline and technique and teamwork. the ritual absorbs the fear and allows the killing machine to surge forward to the prey. sharp, hot and deadly.
the real horror must be kept from these men. the real horror is unknown and unspoken. it is the horror of the battle they must enjoin when and if they return to thier dream life of peace in a different place. a place that doesn`t exist any more. it never really did. it is an illusion created by politicians and corporations. a rest between wars.
i am thier general. i have the loneliest job in the world.
i am lonely in the knowledge that these men will never go home to a life of peace. the battle they will return to will be one of a daily death from all quarters. from all those who they held dear. for these are the enemy now. they will know that these men now know the truth about all that we surround ourselves with in peace time, and the last thing they want is to be reminded that life is short, brutish and hard.
so if i seem tired to you, or disagreeable at times, just remember........what i have been asked to do.
Sunday, October 15, 2006
materialism.......
this has long puzzled me.......why is it that there are some spiritual teachers who are convinced that the desire to be financially successful is somehow wrong, bad or a barrier to enlightenment.
i earn a decent living in my practice. i have a good grounding in ethics and moral values and have a sense of enlightenment in things, yet i always look to advancing my earnings by doing work in a variety of fields related to behavioural therapy. recently i have been working with a medical intuitive and her sister who is a life coach and they are both spiritually advanced and enlightened people who have come into my life, as always happens, by accident and by coincedance and so absolutely on purpose. they both insist that i must open myself up to the abundance and love of the universe so that my work can be accessed by more people who need to hear what i have to say. they are a reminder that i`m on the right path in this material/spiritual existance and that i must honour both the spirit and the material together.
otherwise one cancels the other out.
we cannot seperate the spirit from the animal can we?
i earn a decent living in my practice. i have a good grounding in ethics and moral values and have a sense of enlightenment in things, yet i always look to advancing my earnings by doing work in a variety of fields related to behavioural therapy. recently i have been working with a medical intuitive and her sister who is a life coach and they are both spiritually advanced and enlightened people who have come into my life, as always happens, by accident and by coincedance and so absolutely on purpose. they both insist that i must open myself up to the abundance and love of the universe so that my work can be accessed by more people who need to hear what i have to say. they are a reminder that i`m on the right path in this material/spiritual existance and that i must honour both the spirit and the material together.
otherwise one cancels the other out.
we cannot seperate the spirit from the animal can we?
sadness.
there comes a time in everyone`s life where sadness creeps in. for most it`s a temporary thing brought on by the usual memories or events that we know make us feel the familiar heavy feelings......but for some the feelings persist into habit becoming a frequent visitor or companion to one`s day.
sadness is a personal journey and can very rarely be shared. mainly because the feeling are too readily transfered and experienced by the next person in line who remembers thier own reasons for sadness. and so the cycle continues.
i have realised that the sadness, when it comes, is a transient experience and not to put the energy into the feelings once i`ve recognised the position i`m finding myself in. for too many of us we struggle with the feelings only to find ourselve`s deepening into the pain.
recently i have found that merely knowing the feeling is going to pass and not making the physical shapes associated with the sadness, e.i., bent over, slow-moving, looking down, etc......and really trying to move faster, breathe and stand up straight helps to shorten the length of time the feelings persist. this method has worked well to allow me to get back on the horse and join the race again.........
smiling.
i have listened to too many people doing precisely the opposite, knowing fully well that thier feelings will continue and feed back to thier system allowing the sadness to last for hours and days and weeks............
and that`s no way to live.
sadness is a personal journey and can very rarely be shared. mainly because the feeling are too readily transfered and experienced by the next person in line who remembers thier own reasons for sadness. and so the cycle continues.
i have realised that the sadness, when it comes, is a transient experience and not to put the energy into the feelings once i`ve recognised the position i`m finding myself in. for too many of us we struggle with the feelings only to find ourselve`s deepening into the pain.
recently i have found that merely knowing the feeling is going to pass and not making the physical shapes associated with the sadness, e.i., bent over, slow-moving, looking down, etc......and really trying to move faster, breathe and stand up straight helps to shorten the length of time the feelings persist. this method has worked well to allow me to get back on the horse and join the race again.........
smiling.
i have listened to too many people doing precisely the opposite, knowing fully well that thier feelings will continue and feed back to thier system allowing the sadness to last for hours and days and weeks............
and that`s no way to live.
i must comment here.........
yves, i can see your point regarding consumerism and wild conjecture regarding personal finances. there are some who will live for the thrill of throwing it all on the smallest horse in the race no matter what you tell them...........
what i am talking about is everyday attitude of recognising abundance and gratitude. it is a form of meditation, if you will, that involves your whole consciousness, your skills and your focus on your potential in this work effort on the material plane.
there are those who get caught up in meditation and spiritual focus who get lost in fairy-tale fantasies of mind expansion and some delusion of escape from the material which is not only financially damaging but emotionally and spiritually also. those people in the orange get-ups at the airport for example........
the middle ground, i believe, is in finding happiness in what we do and some money and the material rewards that come with a few extra dollars after all the bills are paid. we are, after all, living in the material illusion.......so why not enjoy the stay, brief though it may be.
what i am talking about is everyday attitude of recognising abundance and gratitude. it is a form of meditation, if you will, that involves your whole consciousness, your skills and your focus on your potential in this work effort on the material plane.
there are those who get caught up in meditation and spiritual focus who get lost in fairy-tale fantasies of mind expansion and some delusion of escape from the material which is not only financially damaging but emotionally and spiritually also. those people in the orange get-ups at the airport for example........
the middle ground, i believe, is in finding happiness in what we do and some money and the material rewards that come with a few extra dollars after all the bills are paid. we are, after all, living in the material illusion.......so why not enjoy the stay, brief though it may be.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
the spiritual dillema...
how can a man on a spiritual path reconcile the desire for attachments in the physical realm?
a better way to ask this question could be, how can he not honour this aspect of himself?
are we not of the material ourselves?
one aspect of us is rooted firmly in the physical. stub your toe on the bed end and feel for yourself.
the animal aspect of us cries out for recognition, yet the desire in some is to ignore this........i wonder why.
a better way to ask this question could be, how can he not honour this aspect of himself?
are we not of the material ourselves?
one aspect of us is rooted firmly in the physical. stub your toe on the bed end and feel for yourself.
the animal aspect of us cries out for recognition, yet the desire in some is to ignore this........i wonder why.
still can`t post to comments.
thanks for the suggestions regarding blogger beta. the problem is that i cant respond to comments made via the comment response pop-up since i converted over. when i hit the respond button the window pops up but never fills in. it just stays at the white border stage.
suggestions?
suggestions?
Friday, October 13, 2006
visionary.
yves, unfortunately i don`t seem to be able to post to comments since i changed to blogger beta. i will continue to reply here though. you seem to be confusing or only accepting my definition of success as financial and material. personally i think that the money system is a tyranny amongst the general population, but here we are. we make the best of things. lemonade from lemons, if that`s all we have.
now, when it comes to people living tragic lives......... it is thier perception of things that makes them unhappy. whether we live in a mansion or an apartment, or a cold basement flat (keep your socks on!!!) we can generate positive feelings and be happy about our existance and thrill to the memories and expectations in life.
but there is something else though. the power of attraction. the idea that what we see is what we get. a way to prepare ourselves for the next thing we do. you can choose to accept or reject this idea but we are all connected and can effect eachother and effect what happens next through what we percieve.
through history people who master this are called visionary. everything thing we see of value exists because someone saw it before it manifest it`s self in material form and made it happen.
magic?
maybe........
real?
oh yes. we are communicating via a system that didn`t exist until recently. there`s more miracles to come too. made by people who can plainly see these things already, in thier minds.........these visions will form in material reality as soon as they decide.
we can do it too. if we decide. it`s nothing to do with right or wrong. it`s just how the universe seems to interact with our consciousness.
what we see is what we get.
that`s why, whether you agree with this or not, you are right . for you.
now, when it comes to people living tragic lives......... it is thier perception of things that makes them unhappy. whether we live in a mansion or an apartment, or a cold basement flat (keep your socks on!!!) we can generate positive feelings and be happy about our existance and thrill to the memories and expectations in life.
but there is something else though. the power of attraction. the idea that what we see is what we get. a way to prepare ourselves for the next thing we do. you can choose to accept or reject this idea but we are all connected and can effect eachother and effect what happens next through what we percieve.
through history people who master this are called visionary. everything thing we see of value exists because someone saw it before it manifest it`s self in material form and made it happen.
magic?
maybe........
real?
oh yes. we are communicating via a system that didn`t exist until recently. there`s more miracles to come too. made by people who can plainly see these things already, in thier minds.........these visions will form in material reality as soon as they decide.
we can do it too. if we decide. it`s nothing to do with right or wrong. it`s just how the universe seems to interact with our consciousness.
what we see is what we get.
that`s why, whether you agree with this or not, you are right . for you.
two things.
well, actually three.
firstly,http://www.mentalhelp.net/books/books.php?type=de&id=744 which is staggering.......(to me anyway.)
secondly, i am having a difficult time responding to comments since i changed to blogger beta. i will keep trying.
thirdly, yves, while i understand that the single-minded chasing of money for money`s sake is the cause, or certainly a large part of, the problem facing society today, i think you`ve misunderstood my position regarding success. there are two other pillars. health and wisdom. both of which are as valuable and mut be pursued as vigourously as money. to deny any of the elements renders the system unstable. i have seen too many bright people tragically broke and struggling while pursuing philosophical nirvana and doing pushups in a cold-water flat........
it`s about balance and harmony.
the law of attraction applies.
firstly,http://www.mentalhelp.net/books/books.php?type=de&id=744 which is staggering.......(to me anyway.)
secondly, i am having a difficult time responding to comments since i changed to blogger beta. i will keep trying.
thirdly, yves, while i understand that the single-minded chasing of money for money`s sake is the cause, or certainly a large part of, the problem facing society today, i think you`ve misunderstood my position regarding success. there are two other pillars. health and wisdom. both of which are as valuable and mut be pursued as vigourously as money. to deny any of the elements renders the system unstable. i have seen too many bright people tragically broke and struggling while pursuing philosophical nirvana and doing pushups in a cold-water flat........
it`s about balance and harmony.
the law of attraction applies.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
highest purpose in everything we do.
i was reminded of this attitude today while discussing the movie, the secret, which i watched recently.
a friend asked me why some people were more successful than others.
my answer was and is simply that some people are grateful for what they have, what they see themselves as having and understand the law of attraction.
i also added that i know these people are acting at the highest level of purpose in life. what they are doing means a lot to them and to the people around them.
it effects them emotionally.
i listened to a friend who runs a healthfood store explain that a client of his was suffering health issues resulting from a surgery some years ago and had a wonderful recovery due to his simple suggestions. the man`s wife thanked him for giving her husband back.
my friend was emotional about what he does. passionate. successful.
when we align ourselves with this level of passion in what we do, we aren`t working anymore. we are operating on purpose and we are totally committed to completing the tasks at hand.
financial success comes as a result of operating at this state.
a friend asked me why some people were more successful than others.
my answer was and is simply that some people are grateful for what they have, what they see themselves as having and understand the law of attraction.
i also added that i know these people are acting at the highest level of purpose in life. what they are doing means a lot to them and to the people around them.
it effects them emotionally.
i listened to a friend who runs a healthfood store explain that a client of his was suffering health issues resulting from a surgery some years ago and had a wonderful recovery due to his simple suggestions. the man`s wife thanked him for giving her husband back.
my friend was emotional about what he does. passionate. successful.
when we align ourselves with this level of passion in what we do, we aren`t working anymore. we are operating on purpose and we are totally committed to completing the tasks at hand.
financial success comes as a result of operating at this state.
teaching......
when we are called to teach we are asked to give knowledge to those who need it. in the traditional western classroom this means course material that will be on the exam and little else. i`m not going to get onto a soapbox over the state of education here or it`s true agenda but suffice to say, teaching in such an environment is a thankless task.
the teacher who is called by the student is a different animal. two different animals actually. the relationship between the person asking and the person providing is a complex one made up of a convergence of energies that have no set begining or ending. once the relationship is struck, the association is for life.
who becomes such a teacher? only those who hear the call know. who is such a student? those who are truly brave enough to accept the answers provided.
the boundary between student and teacher is never fixed either. the roles switch quickly, sometimes in the blink of an eye.
so the teacher needs to be sensitive to the lessons too. otherwise the game ends.
the teacher who is called by the student is a different animal. two different animals actually. the relationship between the person asking and the person providing is a complex one made up of a convergence of energies that have no set begining or ending. once the relationship is struck, the association is for life.
who becomes such a teacher? only those who hear the call know. who is such a student? those who are truly brave enough to accept the answers provided.
the boundary between student and teacher is never fixed either. the roles switch quickly, sometimes in the blink of an eye.
so the teacher needs to be sensitive to the lessons too. otherwise the game ends.
wysiwyg
what you see is what you get.
what a simple concept. i remember when i tried to use a word processing program some years ago and recently when trying to make webpages i had a difficult time trying to understand that something that looked one way when you made it in a certain program would look completely different when you tried to print it or send it or whatever.
i realise there are limitations regarding software compatability etc. and i see some improvements and simplifications but i wanted what i saw to be what i got.
obviously someone recognises thre fact.
the reason why wysiwyg is so appealing is because reality operates that way. when you look at a green field with a stream running across it and a fence you know that you`d better wear your boots if you ant to get to the other side. if the dog is growling and barking, don`t offer your hand.
so programmers work toward providing wysiwyg environments for thier software. the computer game industry is a prime example. reality is the key.
so now we come to my point in all this. when you go to imagine something happening in your life, the more real you can make it in your mind, the more intense the feelings are and the stronger your field of attraction becomes. the stronger and longer this field exists for, the more certain that event will occur.
whoever designed the virtual reality environment in our heads had this in mind.
wysiwyg.
and by the way, if you have any doubts about this process, just realise that you`ve been doing this all your life. everything that surrounds you, you attracted.
what a simple concept. i remember when i tried to use a word processing program some years ago and recently when trying to make webpages i had a difficult time trying to understand that something that looked one way when you made it in a certain program would look completely different when you tried to print it or send it or whatever.
i realise there are limitations regarding software compatability etc. and i see some improvements and simplifications but i wanted what i saw to be what i got.
obviously someone recognises thre fact.
the reason why wysiwyg is so appealing is because reality operates that way. when you look at a green field with a stream running across it and a fence you know that you`d better wear your boots if you ant to get to the other side. if the dog is growling and barking, don`t offer your hand.
so programmers work toward providing wysiwyg environments for thier software. the computer game industry is a prime example. reality is the key.
so now we come to my point in all this. when you go to imagine something happening in your life, the more real you can make it in your mind, the more intense the feelings are and the stronger your field of attraction becomes. the stronger and longer this field exists for, the more certain that event will occur.
whoever designed the virtual reality environment in our heads had this in mind.
wysiwyg.
and by the way, if you have any doubts about this process, just realise that you`ve been doing this all your life. everything that surrounds you, you attracted.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
grim`s ditch
my apologies to whomever i got this pic from......it is so beautiful that i just had to post it.
not so much as poetry.........
as the clouds chase grey across the sky dragging mood deep,
i think and feel too and words come
like notes from a horn miles, miles away
yet close and familiar in tone.
the swelling tone to fill nothing out of nothing and returning...........
my eyes don`t see you. no need.
my heart cannot heed the sense of it all
i am caught instead with the feeling
grey, deep..........
once more i shall ride this saline tide onto the shore,
rain drops not so much like tears but reminders of times, scattered in the past across nothing, yet i remember.
and you do too.
i think and feel too and words come
like notes from a horn miles, miles away
yet close and familiar in tone.
the swelling tone to fill nothing out of nothing and returning...........
my eyes don`t see you. no need.
my heart cannot heed the sense of it all
i am caught instead with the feeling
grey, deep..........
once more i shall ride this saline tide onto the shore,
rain drops not so much like tears but reminders of times, scattered in the past across nothing, yet i remember.
and you do too.
list of things we want to attract.
now here`s the fun part. once we have established the feeling of gratitude and the power it generates then we take the bold step of asking a creative universe for what we want.
realise that we have been doing it all along anyway.
if you are surrounded by things that you are unpleased with........it`s because you`ve breathed life into these things and processed them over and over. the universe then says, "ok, your wish is my command." and manifests more.
so to turn the tables make a list of what you want, where you want to be and what you want to do and what you want to have.
that`s right. what you want to have. we live in a material reality and so things manifest here in material forms.
i want an apartment/ office suite so that i can live and work in the same environment.
i want a decent car and the income to support payments and insurance.
i want my business to attract the attention of businesses and individuals looking to grow with me.
i want to fill my life with my creative endevours, my music, painting and poetry that i have turned my back on because of............well, you know, not seeing in the positive.
the thrill i get from playing guitar and painting rich deep colours and shapes and from forming words into intricate emotional stories is immesurable.
i got the apartment/ office yesterday. precisely the way i have explained how to here. the rest will come as i continue to see it so and be greatful for the abundance.
the law of attraction is simple. what you see is what you get.
wysiwyg.
that`s why i don`t read the newspaper.
you have to ask yourself, do i want that to focus on the news, or the joy of all that is magnificent and creative and ours to play with?.......until mum calls us in for tea.
realise that we have been doing it all along anyway.
if you are surrounded by things that you are unpleased with........it`s because you`ve breathed life into these things and processed them over and over. the universe then says, "ok, your wish is my command." and manifests more.
so to turn the tables make a list of what you want, where you want to be and what you want to do and what you want to have.
that`s right. what you want to have. we live in a material reality and so things manifest here in material forms.
i want an apartment/ office suite so that i can live and work in the same environment.
i want a decent car and the income to support payments and insurance.
i want my business to attract the attention of businesses and individuals looking to grow with me.
i want to fill my life with my creative endevours, my music, painting and poetry that i have turned my back on because of............well, you know, not seeing in the positive.
the thrill i get from playing guitar and painting rich deep colours and shapes and from forming words into intricate emotional stories is immesurable.
i got the apartment/ office yesterday. precisely the way i have explained how to here. the rest will come as i continue to see it so and be greatful for the abundance.
the law of attraction is simple. what you see is what you get.
wysiwyg.
that`s why i don`t read the newspaper.
you have to ask yourself, do i want that to focus on the news, or the joy of all that is magnificent and creative and ours to play with?.......until mum calls us in for tea.
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