The new documentary movie the Shadow Effect created by Debbie Ford and starring bestselling authors Deepak Chopra and Marianne Williamson, explores our dark side. 

The movie makes it easier to talk open up to ourselves and each other about our dark parts.  When old angers resurface, what do you do with it? When you feel rageful about daily events where do you transfer that energy? The violent or ugly thoughts that make you go: "Where did that just come from?"  When that comes up,  I listen to myself closely.  I allow myself the five seconds to really feel the horrible.emotion that I might have otherwise brushed aside as another thought or feeling.  More importantly, is not beating ourselves up for the thoughts that come up into our minds.  They are just like any other thought that nonchalantly creeps up into our space.  It is up to us what we will do with them.


There is an effective ancient Hawaiian phrase to repeat whenever a lack of faith, sadness or darkness enters our mind.  It is a ancient Hawaiian healing prayer that works effectively.  This  Hawaiian shamanic method is called  Ho' pono' pono', where one would say to the Divine: (For this thought I am thinking or this emotion I am feeling) "I'm sorry,  please forgive me,  Thank you, I love you".  It is in the repetition of this mantra that the healing takes place.

Paying attention to these destructive thoughts that you aim at yourself or the world and then seek to bring healing it to it.  Have compassion for yourself for at the end of the day you are still human even though you are divine.  And have compassion for the situation or person you are having these thoughts about.  Therefore, we neither suppress nor ignore our feelings.  They are there for us to use as tools to learn about the dark parts of ourselves. This is an important process to teach children so they learn how to deal with anger and hard emotions.  Being able to have the tools to process our lives and have a deeper understanding and compassion for ourselves.

I hope you join us at our Parent Child Retreat on June 18, where we will give parents and youth similar methods to bring joy and healing to their relationships.

 


Comments

Mike

Sun, 02 May 2010 21:03:01

Gigi, I have found this to be a great tool myself and it is well worth focusing on. We are not our thoughts. The divine spark outlasts a thought. Great reminder!

 



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