GHOST BUSTERS: A STORY OF RELAXATION

Nervous tension is stored in the cells
 and makes the body nervous.
A good massage reduces that incredibly well.

This is the second article I write today. The other one disappeared on purpose under the delete button. I admit, at first I felt unqualified to share knowledge through this blog today because of judgements that I didn’t cope well with a strong case of Vata disbalance. And yet, as I wrote this, a voice inside told me this was not true.

The inner layer of defence said:  

“You took care of the physical bodies by:

• going for a slow, warm, nurturing massage in silent harmony with the massage therapist
• taking time out with family and friends to play and be mindfully grateful on this Thanksgiving weekend
• spending more time meditating and reached the restful place of inner silence
• eating as well as you could within the circumstances of your week
• doing your best to remain in your truth despite challenges

Recognizing our good deeds

This shows overall commitment and awareness that help bring back some balance to the air element. You learned this well and are now practicing it. Didn't you feel the improvement? Recognize your responsibility in that."

Somehow, just acknowledging this calmed the attacks of the inner judges and the emotions that were stirred up. The body relaxed.

The role of the unconscious

So then, I asked silently to no one in particular, why don't I feel 100% relaxed and easily threatened?

The answer came unexpectedly during meditation tonight: the topic was about angels and the unconscious. I won’t impose the full explanation on you. Suffice it to say that after taking care of the body and abandoning the need for quick fixes, and blaming others, the solution lies in remembering the qualities of our core essence. One of them is that as human beings, nothing can threaten us. When we forget, unconscious voices are triggered by the various stimulus around us, eg. people, circumstances.

It is the doubts and lack of trust in our inner guides that create unconscious aspects of the personality that become tyrants, ghosts of sorts. Because those “unreal personalities” (meaning artificially created) operate from that dark blind spot of the unconscious, we think they are real, that they are “me”. So there is validity to the biblical statement "Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?" Time to get the magnifying glass out. That being said, those personalities act like magnets that attract the very experiences we fear. This is why it is so important that we

detect them.

The tyrants are ghosts

Searching for and observing those “entities”, “personalities” or “ghosts” without judgement (not analyzing them which gives them validity) proved to be a very efficient way of activating a powerful delete button on one of mine last night. To say nothing about the feeling of empowerment. It felt like switching from being haunted to becoming a hunter of sorts, a ghost buster.

Becoming a ghost buster

If you decide to experiment on your own, be aware that the ghostly tyrants hide as much in the small ego (I am not enough, etc.) as in the inflated ego (I am bigger, better than you so I can judge you). Both types keep you out of the blissful land of joy, creativity, love, connection with others, freedom and peace.

Courses such as Practical Awakening, Balancing Your Emotions with Aromatherapy, Unification, and any among the Aroma Muse series for lovers of writing, music, dance and visual arts all provide solid grounding tools to return the tyrants to the void. To sign up or for more details, contact Samyukta at info@facetograce.com.