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Hypnosis
Inverse Wave Therapy
Reconnective Healing and The Reconnection
Reiki
Sacred Contracts
Spiritual Psychology

Hypnosis

Did you know that hypnosis was the accepted form of pain control until ether was used as an anesthetic in 1842?  We’re talking about pain control for everything from amputations to tooth extractions!  That shows how powerful hypnosis can be.  In one form or another, hypnosis has existed since the beginning of  time.  Animals that hibernate are practicing a type of hypnosis called self-hypnosis where they close down (relax) their bodies while allowing their mind and physical body to renew. In the 1700s a French physician named Dr. Mesmer used hypnosis, and after people came to him they were said to have been mesmerized, thus coining a new word we still use today.  In 1958, both the American Medical Association and the American Psychological Association recognized hypnotism as a valid medical procedure. And since 1995, the National Institute of Health has recommended hypnotherapy as a treatment for chronic pain.  So it has been around for eons of time, but it is only recently becoming recognized for its true value.

Prior to the 1400s, when a person was sick it was thought to be intentionally caused by the gods as punishment. The healers of the time would have rituals that involved an altered state of mind.  A common thread in these treatments is that the ill person would be trying to reach a mental place where the mind would take over the body. This would begin the process of body healing. By believing they were being healed, the power of the mind was unleashed.  And what a power it is!

There is a basic law of the mind: Whenever your conscious and subconscious are in conflict, your subconscious invariably wins!  This is called the law of conflict. It can also be stated another way; whenever imagination and logic are in conflict, imagination usually wins.  This has been proven repeatedly: by smokers unable to stop without outside help, by dieters constantly going up and down with their weight, by outgoing people suddenly finding themselves petrified with fright when speaking in public, and by each of us as we wonder why things we want to change in life do not come easily.

Hypnosis is the act of facilitating trance, for yourself, or for someone else. The factors that facilitate trance are relaxation, trust, rapport, and the ability to ignore distraction. In its broadest definition, trance is simply a state of focused concentration. It is subjective and varies from person to person, and from one trance experience to the next.  The point of facilitating the trance is to allow a person to become suggestible and in order to do that  the hypnotist must be able to bypass their critical  area of the mind. The critical area is that area that separates the subconscious from the conscious. It is thinking critically. This critical thinking, while good in a lot of aspects, can block positive suggestions from entering the mind so the negative thoughts just keep playing in that continuous loop.
By overloading this critical area of the mind it becomes disorganized, so the positive suggestions can be slipped into the subconscious where they will replace the negative thoughts.
Disorganizing the critical area of the mind can be done a lot of different ways. As long as the subject is open and willing, then hypnotic techniques can be used to bypass the critical area and allow suggestions into the subconscious.

Trance, or a relaxed state, can be experienced on a continuum from light to very deep.  Different levels of trance are demonstrated by different brain wave activity.  There are four levels of  brainwaves: Beta, Alpha, Theta and Delta.  Beta is our waking activity level where we exist most often, where we are relaxed and have effortless alertness. The Alpha level is a light meditation where day dreaming and creative visualization occurs.  The Theta level is associated with creativity, dreams and extra-sensory perception, a deep and therapeutic state.  The Delta level is associated with deep sleep where you can work with mass consciousness and astral projections.   The usual level desired for hypnosis is either Alpha or Theta, with deeper work being accomplished in the Delta state. 

In a light trance, analogies, metaphors, and guided imagery are used. It is easy to enter and exit light trance. This level is ideal for working with many problems such as phobias, lack of confidence, fear, depression, anxiety, stress, anger, grief, interpersonal difficulties, and minor pain management.

The next level of trance is called somnambulism (literally: sleepwalking). At this level, people can open their eyes, move and speak, as in light trance. Suggestibility may increase for some people. Some athletes enter this state when they are in the zone - performing in a flowing, effortless manner. This kind of trance is what you observe in stage hypnosis. Somnambulism is good for habit control, alleviating psychologically-based physical ailments, regression, and some problems that are not responsive to lighter levels of trance. In somnambulism, most people remain completely aware of their surroundings. People use their imaginations more freely at this level.

There is a more profound level of trance, called by many names. One name is the Esdaile State (named after physician, James Esdaile, who used hypnosis while performing surgery in poverty stricken populations, where anesthesia was not available). In this trance state, and only under the guidance of a trained hypnotherapist (certified in hypnotic anesthesia), people can undergo surgery and childbirth without drugs. They feel no pain. People in this state can turn off sensation in all or any part of the body. Again, few people can achieve this level of trance without extensive conditioning under the guidance of a hypnotherapist trained in depth hypnosis methods. 

The deepest level of trance is somewhat identical to REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Breathing and heartbeat are slow and regular. The body is relaxed, although small movements can occur, under command. The person can speak, but the voice may be soft and slow. Some people will not speak at all, because they don’t want to. If worded properly and very concisely, direct suggestions to the subconscious may be effective here. Sometimes the person will remember what occurred during hypnosis, and sometimes not. While this level of trance occurs naturally during sleep, few people can achieve this level of trance in hypnosis without some practice and conditioning under the guidance of a skilled hypnotherapist.

The term "hypnosis" is derived from the Greek word hypnos , meaning "sleep."  However, hypnosis is not sleep, it is a trance-like state where you are aware of your surroundings, you are relaxed but in control.

A common question is what if I can’t be hypnotized?  Most people can be hypnotized, meaning most people are capable of being gently lead into a relaxed state.  People feel very relaxed during a hypnosis session so sometimes they don’t believe they were actually hypnotized.  It is important to understand that you may not feel anything other than relaxed.  Hypnosis is simply a vehicle which allows you to access your subconscious so you can discover the causes of some behaviors that you may want to change.  Since the subconscious mind is our driving force we always do what our subconscious believes. It will believe anything it is told, so we can reprogram it if we bypass the conscious mind and substitute new, constructive ideas for its existing negative ones.

Another common question is what if you can’t bring me out of hypnosis?  After a session, the hypnotist will usually count you up and bring you back to the present.  Even if the hypnotist left the room, which he or she would not do during session, you would automatically become totally alert again after a period of two or three minutes without any input from the hypnotist.  There is never a time when you would not  come out of the relaxed state known as hypnosis.  If you are listening to a hypnosis CD, at the end of the CD one of two things would happen: either you would come back and be totally alert, or you would go into your normal sleep cycle if you are listening to it at night in bed.

Hypnotherapy can allow you to escape from typical patterns of response and behavior to achieve greater flexibility and choice. Hypnotherapy works by allowing you to relax deeply, and in so doing it gives you the ability to choose new ways of doing, being and thinking, without being controlled by past experiences.

One of the myths about hypnosis is that while you are in a trance, you can be made to do embarrassing or illegal things.  That is simply not the case.  You will never do anything under hypnosis that you wouldn’t do ordinarily.  But, you say, what about the people that cluck like a chicken on the stage?  Remember, they usually volunteered and they already knew they would be doing something that might be fun, unusual or embarrassing.  But even they would not do something against their principles.  A stage hypnotist could not get that subject to go out and rob the bank, for example.  If she gave that suggestion, the subject would simply open his/her eyes, stand up and walk off the stage.

Hypnosis is also not a truth serum.  Just as you can’t be made to do something against your principles, you can’t be made to say something against your own personal truth.

Hypnotherapists gently talk you into a sense of deep relaxation and an altered state of consciousness, which is known as a trance.  While in this state, you can access your subconscious mind and bypass your conscious mind.  Remember, your subconscious mind is always with you and it is never judgmental.  It isn’t going to beat you up for having that piece of pie, you can do that well enough all on your own!  That is where your conscious mind comes in, it does the beating-up.  During hypnosis, a person's body relaxes while his or her thoughts become more focused and attentive. Like other relaxation techniques, hypnosis decreases blood pressure and heart rate, and alters certain types of brain wave activity. In this relaxed state, a person will feel very at ease physically yet fully awake mentally. In this state of deep concentration people are highly responsive to suggestion. If you are trying to quit smoking, for example, a therapist's suggestion may successfully convince you that in the future you will have a strong dislike for the taste of cigarettes.

Many of us are in a state of hypnosis without even realizing it.  On the nights that you drove home from work and didn’t remember every single turn on the route, you were in a state of waking hypnosis where you allowed your subconscious mind to drift, perhaps daydream or think about what to fix for dinner, while your conscious mind kept you between the two white lines on the highway.  Or while watching TV, you may not hear a question from a friend in the same room; the same phenomenon just happened.

Hypnosis can be used to help you have different associations with a past event.  Once you are hypnotized, your body relaxes but your thoughts become more focused and attentive.  The hypnotist can then take you back to the event, substitute adult associations instead of childhood associations with the event, and you will feel differently about it at the end of the session.  In that way, you will have a different reaction when the same situation presents itself that used to make you angry because you will now understand what caused the initial anger.  This is the perfect time to implant a strong dislike for nail biting, for example, by changing the past association with nail biting to something that is unpleasant, so you can use this trance state for either changing unpleasant to pleasant, or pleasant to unpleasant, whichever the current situation requires. 

During your first visit to a hypnotherapist, he or she will ask you questions about your medical history and what brought you to see them – in other words, what condition it is that you would like to clear up. The hypnotist will then, likely, explain to you what hypnosis is and how it works. You will then be directed through relaxation techniques with a series of mental images and suggestions intended to change behaviors and alleviate symptoms. For example, people who suffer from panic attacks may be given the suggestion that, in the future, they will be able to relax at will. The hypnotherapist will also teach you the basics of self-hypnosis and might give you an audiotape or CD for home use. This enables you to recreate the feelings you experienced during the session and reinforce the learning on your own.

Hypnosis is used in a variety of settings – from emergency rooms to dental offices to outpatient clinics – to relieve conditions with an emotional or psychological component. Studies suggest that hypnosis may improve immune function, increase relaxation, decrease stress, and ease feelings of anxiety.

Hypnotherapy is effective in reducing the fear and anxiety that accompany pain and uncomfortable medical or dental procedures. For example, when used during an operation, hypnosis may improve recovery time and decrease anxiety as well as pain following the surgery. Clinical trials on burn patients suggest that hypnosis decreases pain (enough to replace pain medication) and speeds healing. Generally, studies indicate that using hypnosis can lessen your need for medication, improve your mental and physical condition before an operation, and reduce the time it takes to recover. Dentists also use hypnotherapy to control gagging and bleeding.

A hypnotherapist can teach you self-regulation skills. For instance, someone with arthritis may be told that he or she can turn down pain like the volume on a radio. Hypnotherapy can also be an effective tool for managing chronic illness. Self-hypnosis can enhance a sense of control, which is often eroded by chronic illness. Hypnotherapy is also regularly employed for dentistry, sleep disorders, natural childbirth, self-esteem and motivation, learning, sports and creativity Children may benefit the most from hypnosis, probably because they are most easily hypnotized.

Studies on children in emergency treatment centers show that hypnotherapy reduces fear, anxiety, and discomfort and improves self-control and cooperation with medical personnel.

In another study, 83 percent of children significantly or completely recovered from the following:

Other problems or conditions that respond well to hypnotherapy include:

As you can see, there are many reasons to be hypnotized.  It is a very helpful modality, recognized for its effectiveness in everything from pain control to changing habits and overcoming fears and phobias.  It is safe, it is non-invasive and it is a very relaxing way to bring balance back into your life.

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Inverse Wave Therapy

The Inverse Wave Method allows us to understand the repeating patterns, difficult issues and blocks we have in life, and provides a platform to recreate new, more joy-filled attitudes and patterns.  As we unload our old emotional baggage and bad habits we can create the vibrant, productive lives we long for.  

The process requires three one-hour appointments, each separated by at least one sleep cycle.  After the third appointment, you will have identified an issue, neutralized the effect of the experience both physically and energetically, and you will have replaced the old trauma, fear or habit with a positive memory and corresponding vibration.  In short, you will be living a more vibrant, joy-filled
life.  

In Inverse Wave, you pick a fear that you want to get rid of, then we help you trace it back to it's origin, we help you examine it, re-write the script and change the emotional attachment to that original fear as it was presented, and once you learn the lesson from it or find the gift in the behavior, you can change how you feel about it in this life which allows you to let go of the baggage around it.  This all takes place in a safe environment on a massage table with your clothes on. 

Think of a wave going up and down. The premise is that if you have an emotional wave and you think of the bottom of the wave as negative, we introduce a positive wave at the top and where the two of them meet in the middle becomes a neutral playing field.  That is where the work is accomplished. 

This modality is truly amazing.  It takes 3 sessions only and you will be delighted with the results.  People have said it has changed their life, and remember, when you change yourself you change the people above you (your parents) react to you and you change the way the people below you (your children) react to you.  By you caring enough about yourself to do your work, you have helped all 3 generations! 

The sessions are conducted on a massage table where you are comfortable with your clothes on.  You are relaxed gently with healing touch and then the sessions are verbal.  We come to answers about your blockages and you find the gift, change the behavior by rewriting your script, then you are willing and able to move on unencumbered.  It is so powerful!

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Reconnection and Reconnective Healing

The Reconnective Healing® and The Personal Reconnection™ are a modality of energy work originated by Dr. Eric Pearl and offered to you in the Seattle area by practitioner Kathie Brodie, C.Ht. Kathie studied alternative energy healing under Dr. Eric Pearl and attained certified Level 3 status in The Reconnective Healing® and The Personal Reconnection™.  She has had remarkable results using The Reconnective Healing® techniques, as indicated by testimonials. The Personal Reconnection™ serves as no other modality has in the past. It is a unique technique to reconnect you with the grid lines of the universe and it has powerful, lasting results. Kathie has been trained to perform both The Personal Reconnection ™ and The Reconnective Healing® and she delights in the effects of both.

The difference between Reconnective Healing and The Reconnection is basically one of intent. The intent of Reconnective Healing is essentially that of healing, be it physical, mental, emotional, spiritual or on any other level. And, of course, to achieve the degree of healing brought forth via Reconnective Healing you will, to some extent, experience reconnection as part of the process.  Each person only needs The Reconnection once in this lifetime, whereas you can have a Reconnective Healing session many times.  Given that difference, there are also some similarities. Both processes were brought to us by Eric Pearl.  They both work with frequencies rather than energy.  Reiki, on the other hand, works with energy.  Energy decreases as you move away from the source, but frequencies increase as you move away from the source of the power.  Remember the Radio Free Europe ads many, many years ago?  Those waves coming out of the top of the radio tower were frequencies and they increased as they went farther and farther away from the tower. 

It’s the "Reconnection" that allows Reconnective Healing to be so dramatically more comprehensive than the healing "techniques" we’ve had up until now.

The theory behind The Reconnection is that we are in a grid; the solar system, the universe, the planet, the continents, the countries, and so on and so forth all the way down to the square foot of land on which you are standing.  At one point, way back, we were all connected to the source way, way out in the solar system.  Through a complicated evolutionary process, we became unconnected to the grid.  Using a particular sequence of hand movements which guide and focus the frequencies that are available, during The Reconnection you become reconnected to the grid that you are standing on, which is connected to the city, state, country, continent, planet, etc., etc., etc. all the way back to the source.  As I said, you only need to be reconnected once.

Reconnective healing, on the other hand, can be done usually two to three time for any particular situation.  For example, if you are having back pain, two to three sessions are recommended.  You are welcome to experience more reconnective healing, but it would be for a different insult or situation that you wanted to correct.

Reconnective healing can work on physical problems, but it can also work on emotional problems.  It is usually subtle so many people discount it, but most people are affected, whether they realize it or not.  Sometimes they just know they sort of feel better but don’t really attribute it to the reconnective healing session.  Western thinkers usually need some physical evidence to signify that they have improved, like a cast on their leg or the noises of realignment by the chiropractor.  Just a gentle shift doesn’t get the same acclaim. 

Eric Pearl describes Reconnective Healing as: Reconnective Healing is a form of healing that is here on the planet for the very first time. It reconnects us to the fullness of the universe as it reconnects us to the fullness of our beings and of who we are. It is considered to be able to reconnect us to the universe and to our very essence, not just through a new set of healing frequencies, but through possibly an entirely new bandwidth. The reality of its existence has demonstrated itself clearly in practice as well as in science laboratories.

The Reconnection is the umbrella process of reconnecting to the universe, which allows Reconnective Healing to take place. These healings and evolutionary frequencies are of a new bandwidth brought in via a spectrum of light and information. It is through The Reconnection that we are able to interact with these new levels of light and information, and it is through these new levels of light and information that we are able to reconnect. This is something new. This is different. This is real—and it can be entrained in each of us.
In the healing realm, many of the techniques that have stood the test of time function just as well now as they always did—it’s just that we now have more, and we now are more, so the old techniques are no longer enough. As good as they always were, within our new, expanded parameters, they are no longer appropriate—just as lanterns would not be appropriate as headlights on a car, although, for a horse and buggy, they functioned just fine. The weaknesses these techniques are subject to—requiring the removal of jewelry, the removal of leather, faith on the part of the recipient, protection rituals for both parties involved—are not present in the new frequencies.

Reconnective Healing differs from massage because in massage you are clothes off, hands on.  In Reconnective Healing you are on the massage table but it is clothes on, hands off.  During a session, the client is on the massage table in a quiet room and usually has his/her eyes closed.  The practitioner will hold his/her hands over the client and guide the frequencies for usually 30 to 45 minutes  This is done by walking around the table guiding the frequencies into the areas that need attention.  It is a quiet process that is very, very relaxing.  Many clients simply slip into a gentle sleep during the session. 

This process can also be done long distance, across the United States or half way around the world.  It penetrates metal and leather.  Frequencies are everywhere, just as energy is everywhere.  It is totally non-invasive, it is helpful and it works!

Reconnective Healing® is often a life-changing experience, utilizing new frequencies to allow for the healing of the body, mind and spirit. The combination is an awesome experience!

Unleash the power of your mind and prepare to make lasting changes forever......

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Reiki

Reiki is a Japanese word meaning cosmic or universal lifeforce. Healing means restoring harmony to mind, body and spirit. By using gentle touch, the energy in your body will be balanced, thereby creating healing.
Reiki is the name given to a system of natural healing which evolved from the experience and dedication of Dr Mikao Usui, a professor of theology who lived in the 19th century. Today Reiki continues to be taught by Reiki Masters who have been trained in the traditions passed down from master to student.
A Reiki treatment can be given anywhere without the need to remove clothing, as Reiki is said to pass through anything, maybe even plaster casts.

To receive treatment the recipient simply lies on a couch and relaxes. If unable to lie down, the treatment can be given in a sitting position. The main thing is for the recipient to be as comfortable as possible.
Reiki flows to the areas of need, soothing pain and supporting the body's natural ability to heal itself.  It is possible to heal at any level of being: physical, mental, emotional or spiritual.

It can help you:

Acute injuries can be helped to heal very quickly, but more chronic illness takes longer. Whatever your need, you should feel very relaxed after a treatment.
Reiki supports all forms of treatment both orthodox and complementary.
Healing is a process of restoring harmony and promoting emotional growth. If there is a longstanding imbalance it may take many sessions to obtain lasting relief from symptoms, since many changes may have to take place before the cause is reached.

Reiki means "universal life energy" and is an ancient system of natural healing involving the laying on of hands. During a reiki treatment, the practitioner places their hands in a number of positions on the client's body, sending healing universal life energy wherever it needs to go in the body. The energy is channeled through the practitioner from the universe so the practitioner never uses their own energy but is merely a channel. Reiki helps to break up energy blockages within the body, allowing healing energy to flow again freely and stimulating the body's natural ability to heal itself on a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual level.

The human organism has the ability to heal itself on all levels. Reiki provides the chance to restore balance and harmony in body, mind, and soul. This is a healing modality that can also be applied to oneself. Reiki flows to the areas of need, soothing pain and supporting the body's natural ability to heal itself.  It is possible to heal at any level of being: physical, mental, emotional or spiritual.  Reiki natural healing may be used to energize you when you feel drained and calm you when you feel afraid. 

It is essential that the client seeking treatment is willing to assume responsibility for his/her own healing process. This includes making a conscious effort to accept the Reiki energy, and adopting a mental attitude of positive thought flow.

During the treatment the Reiki practitioner follows a sequence of hand positions, generally starting at the client's head and ending at the feet. The practitioner may also use certain Reiki symbols to amplify the energy, or to achieve specific effects. Specific objectives may include mental or emotional clearing of energy blockages in the client's subtle body system. Except for shoes the client stays fully clothed.

The practitioner is a container and a channel for the pure Reiki energy from the Source of Truth and Healing. For the energy to begin to flow the practitioner simply needs to ask it to do so. It will flow from the Great Spirit Source, filling up the practitioner's body first. The energy then pools in his/her heart center, flowing down the arms, and through the palms into the person receiving Reiki. Sometimes the Reiki energy also flows through a practitioner's legs, exiting through the soles of the feet. As a container the practitioner provides the energy for the receiver so that it may be for the client's highest good. Since the receiver takes an active role in their own healing process, the practitioner's ego has no part in the process. Even so, the practitioner's energy centers (chakras) need to be as clear as possible to insure the purest, most accepting channel for the Reiki energy. This is where mastery comes into play.

Although quite simple, Reiki is by no means an easy discipline. To keep body, mind, and soul free from negativity is a spiritual path of great power and saintly proficiency. Of course very few of us are perfect. This is quite human and natural. The most important factor in this discipline of Reiki is intention and continuously applied self-effort.
The word "Reiki" originates from two Japanese kanji characters. "Rei" means ghost, or universal spiritual wisdom, the development of human life as a source of guidance that is all knowing. "Ki" means vapor or life force, the non-physical energy that flows in all things. Reiki is a spiritually guided universal life force energy with intelligence. The most important aspect in working with Reiki is intent.

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Spiritual Psychology

From the Group:
"You think of yourselves as humans searching for a spiritual awakening, when in fact you are spiritual beings attempting to cope with a human awakening.  Seeing yourselves from the perspective of the spirit within will help you to remember why you came here and what you came here to do."

The Spiritual Psychology course presents the base knowledge of the entire OverLight Metaphysician series.

This is the base view of life from the Lightworker OverLight Metaphysicians program which Kathie has taken and passed.  All OverLight modalities are based in this perspective of spirit observing the evolution of the human race. This is spirit’s way of explaining the human condition and the answer to the question "Why Am I Here?"

This material is applicable and currently in use in several forms of traditional and non-traditional healing.  People who have taken this training have an understanding of intuitive counseling and can more effectively use that in sessions when words are the primary form of facilitation, as in hypnosis rather than a Reiki session when you are silently moving the energy. 

The general focus of Spiritual Psychology is to teach you the tools to empower people and help them re-member why they are here.  Spiritual Psychology is presented in the form of a healing modality but is a base understanding of the spiritual perspective of the human experience.

Who is it for?  Spiritual Psychology is for Healers of all sorts, Those who wish to become healers,  those who wish to heal themselves, and anyone who wishes to understand life from a spiritual perspective.

Spiritual Psychology is a modality that you can use to help your self or offer your clients.  It is a free standing modality or it can be added to an existing modality to give healers more range. Someone trained in Spiritual Psychology can offer a higher understanding of the human condition.  This gives practical tools that can be used by people and facilitators in many areas.

Times have changed and we are now faced with finding ways to work with clients without taking their power from them. Empowerment is key to the new paradigms for healers.  Spiritual Psychology offers another perspective from which to understand the reason we act the way we do.  Have you ever wondered why a person can grow up with every conceivable advantage, yet seem incapable of mastering even the simple things in life?  It is only when we view our experiences from the evolutionary process of the soul that we can begin to understand all of these strange forces in our lives.

The Spiritual Psychology practitioner has had training in

This modality will facilitate helping you or your clients remember what your soul had in mind before being born.  Once you or they see the patterns clearly it becomes easier to effect lasting change.

This is a course that is offered by Steve Rother of Lightworker.com and it has been immensely effective for me in my own life and for the help I can give my clients in their quest to grow.  It’s hard to put a value on it as a particular discrete skillset, but I know I have used this training all across the board in my hypnosis and it has made me more useful to my clients as a facilitator.  I wanted you to know where some of my training and mindset came from, and I credit a lot of it to Steve Rother.

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Sacred Contracts,
Training from Caroline Myss

As I was re-emerging as an energy worker in the late ‘90s I studied two weeks with Caroline Myss and found her work with sacred contracts fascinating.  It explained many of my own behaviors and gave me insights that I still rely on today in the sessions with my hypnosis clients, as well as just watching the behaviors of my friends and family.  This training isn’t something you can point to and say this “tool” is how I as a practitioner helped you as a client get from stuck to unstuck in your life, but it certainly laid down the ground work for me to be effective with my clients. 

Read more to see how Caroline Myss describes this course:

Is there a difference between the decisions your ego makes and how your soul would organize your life? Simply put, the answer is yes, there is a vast difference, which is why a moment arrives in everyone’s life at which he or she wonders, “For what reason have I been born?” We all wonder about whether the events and relationships of our life are random or somehow part of a much larger plan. We think about whether there are people we are meant to meet in life and creative opportunities that are scheduled to come our way. If so, how do we identify these “Sacred Contracts” and, secondly, how do we follow through with them? What exactly is it about a contract that makes it “sacred”? And how much does it really matter to our lives if we were never to realize that some of the relationships and opportunities that come our way are not coincidences but well planned encounters? Would it matter to you, for instance, to learn toward the latter years of your life that the passion you always had to be an artist or an entrepreneur or a social activist was not just “one of those things,” but a part of your Sacred Contract that you had never fully acknowledged in yourself?

All of these intriguing questions hold the potential of changing the quality and direction of your life, which is why few personal experiences are as powerful or personally transforming as exploring your Sacred Contracts. What makes a contract “sacred” is that your life is assigned a purpose prior to your incarnation. In some way the ordinary mind cannot comprehend, each person is of great significance in the fabric of life and that mystical fact gives profound meaning to the power of choice and to every choice a person makes. There is, in other words, no such thing as a small or insignificant choice. As for whether it matters if your Sacred Contracts are realized or not during your life – ask someone who has made the journey and learned to discern the difference between what is truly a Sacred Contract and what is not. For those individuals, it has made all the difference in the world.

Every Sacred Contract is ultimately an opportunity to use one’s personal power and creative abilities more responsibly, wisely, and lovingly. Such wisdom blended with a deeper capacity to understand your own intuitive guidance transforms your power of choice and, consequently, your capacity to create dynamic change in your life. Wisdom, the capacity to interpret your own intuition, and knowledge of your own sense of destiny, is the alchemy that unlocks your highest potential.

What exactly is a Sacred Contract? Sacred Contracts are “soul documents,” life assignments that are encoded within your psyche and soul in the symbolic language of archetypes. Archetypes are universal patterns of power that you have been using all of your life to organize your thoughts and emotions, as well as the means through which you assess every person you meet. The moment you meet anyone, you instantly lock him or her into at least one archetype, and in this way, you immediately get a “fix” on the type of power that person carries within their psyche. For example, you might meet someone and say, “That guy is a classic computer geek,” or “That woman is such a princess,” or “That person strikes me as a con artist.” All of those descriptions are archetypes that communicate characteristics of power and behavioral patterns that everyone immediately recognizes as having basically the same profile.

How would your life change by knowing your Sacred Contract?
Identifying your archetypal patterns helps you to understand the source and nature of your feelings and passions. So often we have intellectual and emotional yearnings in our lives that we don’t understand and, as a result, we never act on them. Yet, they never go away. One man who suffered from depression realized, for instance, that he had the Artist archetype; in finally identifying that the root of his depression was a deep longing to live within the entire world of art, he knew that he had to pursue that part of his life.
Your life choices change when you begin to recognize the difference between an option and a Sacred Contract.

The greatest gift you can give yourself is to “Know Thyself,” as Socrates famously said. We come to know ourselves in many ways, of course, but few are as efficient or as clear as the direct route. Seeking out the profile of who you are according to twelve archetypal patterns and the myths of power that they represent is like coming upon a diary that you had no idea you had written.

When people speak about the greatest power of the human experience, most will say that power is love. But the truth is that the greatest power that the human being can strive to attain is authentic, healthy self-esteem. Without a sense of who you are and without truly respecting and honoring yourself, loving other people will not come easy and it will not feel safe. When you have a sense of your Sacred Contracts, you learn that the course of your life – your destiny – is not in the hands of others, or dependent on whether they approve of your choices, or you approve of theirs. Your destiny is part of a much bigger plan. Every person is born longing to walk the path of destiny and to meet the people along that path. That comes with making courageous choices in your life, which include the decision to discover your Sacred Contracts.

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