A QUIET REVOLUTION by YOKO ONO

SPEECH FOR OXFORD UNIVERSITY ON MARCH 10, 2010

A butterfly is hopping from flower to flower. Oh, good. I think. The butterfly is busybodying as usual. Peace reins. But what is the butterfly really doing?

When a tiny movement like the flapping of the wings of a butterfly brings about a big change elsewhere, it’s called the butterfly effect in physics. I’ve just heard this one… so I don’t know it’s legitimacy. But if they don’t call it a butterfly effect, there should be a word that expresses this phenomenon. A breeze created by a bunch of kids dancing bringing a stop to an argument going on in the other side of the globe unknown to the dancers? Why not? The latest news is that even a couch potato is useful for us, in that their breathing helps to balance the atmosphere. The world and it’s mechanics are still very much a mystery.

We are like butterflies. We busybody ourselves every day for our survival as we think we know how. But the difference with us, is that we know we are not as innocent as the butterflies. We are about to ruin this planet we call ours through our stupidity. Letting the axis of evil turn the wheel of destruction. What can we do to reverse the situation? The enormity of the task depresses us to no end, to the point that it is almost easier to just give up, or try to tackle the evil force head on. But the truth is, if we try to reverse the wheel of evil, we will end up giving so much of our energy to its power, we will join it instead of reversing it.

Evil often presents itself to us as an illusion of goodness. So by being confused, instead of freeing ourselves from it, we could be destroyed by it. To protect ourselves, each one of us must clearly see what Evil really is. Evil is only a dis-ease (disease) created by confused minds, which eventually disappears by its own steam. But it can do so much harm before it self-destructs. So we must do something to counteract it NOW.

Luckily, there are so many of us in the world who are now ready to act to save our world. People ask me constantly what they can do to bring world peace. I want to make a suggestion here.

Let’s go step by step. Since destiny is created by first imaging what destiny we want for ourselves, we should IMAGINE PEACE in a big way with total conviction. In the old days, gurus sat and meditated day and night. That was pretty powerful. But we live in a different world. Time is so precious to us now. A million kids can be killed in one second as we are wondering what to do. So we can’t just sit and meditate. We should IMAGINE PEACE day and night, as we go about our daily lives.

Yes. One thing that is interesting is you cannot be violent while you are imagining peace. If all of us in the world imagined peace at all times, there will be no dis-ease in the world. In fact, dis-ease will disappear from this planet altogether.

The next thing we should do is to focus on healing the world we have destroyed, by asking your healing power to come out. Your intent of healing will start to show it’s power by just asking for it. When all of us in the world ask the world to be healed, it will be.

Know that it is that simple. We are all connected. We affect each other right away. We affect each other even when we are in fear, confusion, anger, wanting to destroy the world and help to increase the dis-ease. That’s how strongly connected we are.

Start doing what you can do, knowing that you are standing in the midst of an incredible disaster created by us, the human race. It is so bad that the farmers, who are providing what we eat, are being bankrupted for not complying to the ways of greedy corporate needs, losing their ancestral lands and some of them even committing suicide. The saddest thing is that so many children are sexually abused, sold for human parts and die or perish before their teens.

Take a good look at what is happening around you. You might feel you want to strangle the force of evil which is doing this. But I must tell you, don’t move until you changed your energy of anger into pure energy of getting the work done with love. Is that possible? Well, it has to be.

The Universe will be affected immediately as you start to think in the right way to correct the dis-ease in our world.

Start with something small. Do one nice thing a day. Call your mom and tell her you are thinking of her. Not just calling her for help. She’ll cry. Look at the trees and admire their beauty in words and in action. They’ll glow and grow.

Don’t ever be cynical. Cynicism is death. We are now swimming together to get to the shore of goodness and peace.. Cynicism will drown us right in the middle of the ocean and kill us. We need the power of belief to help us reach the shore. Nothing more. Be a busybody for our collective survival. Send a message to your friend and tell what you respect about her or him. Because they are your family.

Some people ask me if I get depressed, if I lose confidence in what I am and whether I get upset with those terrible people. Well, I do… for a moment. But I am really too busy, I don’t have time to be depressed, lose my confidence, or think ill of anybody, for long. I just don’t have the time.

Send your message through the internet of how you love life and why. Because the people on the internet are also your family. If you keep meditating in your mind – not giving yourself the luxury of making a special sit-in meditation, but doing what you can do to change the world, if you did that for three months you will see the difference in your life and even a difference in our planet. Really! Thus, we will make a quiet revolution together.

Be creative. But just do what you can do. Nothing more. By that, you will be starting the wheels of goodness to turn.

Something especially wonderful was told to me just recently. Two scientists who were researching the effect of waves in the ocean for two years, came to the conclusion that the smallest stimulus to the water - be it a drop of a pebble, or a child splashing the water at the shore - affects the whole ocean, each time. Well, I thought we do affect each other on land, but I hadn’t realized that that was true in the ocean as well! What a blessing! Nature is making things so easy for us!

So now I call us the small pebble people. Send small pebbles to the world. Don’t make big splashes with large stones. That will attract people and the wrong people as well. Our quiet revolution will not make announcements, but one day will be accepted by all people as the norm of life. The human race has done that with many things. Like we wanted to fly, and invented aeroplanes. We wanted to see the other side of the moon, and we have. This time, we want to heal our planet, and bring peace to this world. We can do that.

Meanwhile, in my minds eye, I see butterflies disappearing from earth as bees have. There will be birds getting confused by the directions of the new winds we are creating for energy.

A group of American Indians protested that the wind power was blowing the wind to their ancestors graves. “They should have protested at the inception of the plan. It’s too late, now” was what they were told. People need jobs. So the project is pretty much going ahead with no protest. Together with corporations which decided that they owned the water rights in some Eastern land, where people suddenly, could not drink water without paying the corporation, and some of them were jailed for not paying for the drinking water which was free for them all these years, I am a bit concerned that now we will have wind rights.

In fact, I am starting to miss the butterfly I saw in my backyard when I was a little girl. I was the kind of child, who just kept watching the butterfly dance – until the butterfly was in my heart. It was floating in the breeze, dancing the dance of life.

Start your own campaign today. You will see that it spreads and covers the world very fast, and meanwhile it will make you one of the small pebble people. Small pebble people are people who know that small pebbles, when they’re dropped in the ocean, will immediately affect the ocean of the whole wide world. Again, don’t throw big stones. It scares people and creates repercussions.

So we’ll just keep dropping small pebbles. Together. That’s how we will change the world. We change, and the world changes. Have trust in what you can do. Have trust in how fast we can change our world for the better. Why? Because we have to.

I would like to share an affirmation with you. Now say it in your mind with the firm belief that we are one, and together, we’ll make it.

In the name of truth, peace and love, Our planet is healthy and whole. We, the people of earth see clearly, hear clearly, think clearly, make the right judgment, right decision and the right move for the benefit of us, our planet and the Universe.

We are now bathing in the light of dawn, standing in the heaven we have created together on this planet.

We wish to share this age of joy with all lives on earth, as we are one, united with infinite and eternal love.

For the highest good of all concerned, so be it.

What is Karma?

Recently, the meaning of karma has been on my mind. I’ve noticed that its meaning is often improperly used in popular culture. Karma is an ancient Sanskrit word that means “the laws of cause and effect.” The Bible refers to the same concept as 'What you reap, so shall you sow.' In modern vernacular, we say: “What goes around comes around.”

How does this play itself out? For some, karma is enacted instantly (instant karma). As a simple example, I might get caught up in thinking angry thoughts after a disagreement with someone, then my hand gets slammed in the door. Or it may be more veiled and less immediate than that, such as reaping the results of another’s angry thoughts. Karma is a powerful teacher and can spark great spiritual growth.

When I acknowledge that, at some level, I co-created an issue with another, and I think about what needs correction within myself, something wonderful is free to show up. Forgiveness is a key.

That doesn’t mean that we should open ourselves to further abuse from someone. It merely means that we look at our behavior or thought patterns and do some self correction. We may not choose to continue a relationship with that person, but we don’t hold onto the anger around old stuff.

More serious karma may take lifetimes to work out. This might include cursing someone, setting them up for serious failure, betraying them, killing them, etc. For instance, when Joe mistreats Sam, Sam may choose to inflict torture on Joe next life time, and so on through lifetimes. Unless one consciously decides to work on dissolving the pain using the power of meditation, prayer, forgiveness or energy clearing, the pattern is destined to repeat. The more consciousness we maintain regarding our behaviors, the quicker karmic reaction generally is.

Karma is not about punishment, although many think it is. It’s about bringing our lessons into focus so we may correct our thoughts and behavior as we walk the path toward self realization. I think of karma as being like those little road bumps in the center stripe along the highway. Once I veer into danger, my auto starts hitting bumps, and I need to bring it back onto the proper course.

Compassionate Clearing, a powerful form of energy psychology, can assist in removing past and present life karma by revoking old curses and releasing past oaths and vows. Also, this clearing helps delete old thought patterns and lack of self forgiveness to prevent creation of further unpleasant karma.

We are creating karma continuously. Every act of will, every thought is karmic for positive or negative. Doing good deeds as well as thinking kind thoughts creates positive karma. Our thoughts and actions may show us we need some self correction or they may create joy and comfort. It’s our choice.

Abortion Blues

Recently, two different women came into my office for energy clearings and expressed pain from long ago abortions. I began to research the matter through the internet and through personal interviews with women who have had an abortion. Research revealed that women often have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which in this case is called Post Abortion Stress Syndrome (PASS), from their abortion. Symptoms may occur immediately following an abortion or in some cases, in the later years. Depression, anxiety, headaches, increased heart rate, insomnia, irritability, and overeating are common symptoms. In extreme cases, drug and alcohol addiction may occur.

Hatred and anger can be expressed towards husband (or lover) and family members who influenced a woman to abort. Her sex life can be affected. In a few cases, abortion also affects the woman’s bonding with future children as she can be either overprotective or possibly abusive to compensate for her loss.

I don’t care to argue or convince anyone whether or not having an abortion is the “right” thing to do. My concern is how these abortions affect many women detrimentally with lingering, deep pain.

My mother was a case in point. Seven months after I was born, she became pregnant with my little brother. She wasn’t prepared, physically or emotionally, to have another child. After birthing him (her fourth child), she became desperately ill, and was hospitalized. Daddy, a medical doctor, wasn’t sure Mother would make it. She did recover but was frail.

When Mother became pregnant for the fifth time few months later, my father insisted on an abortion for her, as he was worried about losing her this time. Mortified for religious reasons, my mother protested, but neither she nor any of the children resisted my strong- willed father for long.

Thirty years later, she related the story to me for the first time. She cried, as the event still evoked guilt and sadness. I tried to comfort and reassure her that it would have been cruel to risk her life, probably leaving four small children motherless. However, when she died at age 83, she still had not resolved her grief about it.

With this memory, curiosity and compassion compelled me to question women about their feelings surrounding their abortions. I discovered that about half of them had worked out their issues surrounding the loss. Some made up their minds that there was no other way that would work for the situation, and took a pragmatic attitude. Some were in deep pain, so they sought help from professionals or friends to resolve it, and moved on through.

Half of the women with a history of abortion I queried were still in emotional pain. Some of these women had obtained the procedure when it was illegal. Some felt morally wrong about having the abortions to begin with, and had been doubly traumatized by the insensitive men who performed them. Some felt bad about the decision, but had been bullied into it by boyfriends, parents, or husbands. Some of them longed for the unborn baby, and thought of it each year at their projected due date. There were many variations on their sorrow.

My most compelling concern was the burden of guilt, shame and grief they continued to carry. Shame kept them from seeking professional trauma care. Women who opt for abortion voluntarily, those who accept it as an obligation, and the ones who obtain one due to medical reasons or rape can all experience post abortion trauma equally.

This conflict is reflected in our nation’s ambivalence over abortion. Shamefully, our society still fails to address and support a woman’s emotional well-being post-abortion. It’s shoved under the table.

To cope with such powerful contradicting emotions, a woman needs professional help or at the least, strong support of loved ones to gain peace of mind. As with any trauma, individuals often try to "forget" the ordeal and deny or ignore any pain that may result after an abortion. It may never be forgotten, but the pain can be removed, and a woman may be assisted to heal, freeing her up to give her best to the world.

If you’d like assistance with the issue, I can help with a private session or in my workshop, Abortion Blues Completion. Email me at Dr.Robin@CompassionateClearing.com

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Your Pet Illness

Robin Heart Shepperd, D.C.

Pet illness –the body’s “preferred” or chosen (as in recurring) ache, pain or illness that signals when one’s beingness is out of balance.

What is your pet illness? Does your gut ache and you have diarrhea or constipation? Do you have an on-and-off little cough? Is there an annoying eye tic that shows up? What about a recurring, pesky kidney infection? Do you get asthma symptoms?

What if it’s actually in your head or heart? Let me explain.

In my twenty-five years as a chiropractor, when I’ve taken new patients’ histories, I’ve tried to get a glimpse into their personal life to round out the picture. Invariably, I’m not surprised to discover that their physical discomfort or illness reflected physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual matters out of balance in their lives. Even auto accidents happened when their lives were the craziest.

Our bodies desire to stay healthy, safe, and pain free. It’s their job and, with what you give them in the way of food, rest, and environment, they do the best job they can. They long to talk to us, to tell us when we’re out of balance, but they have no other way than to whine or scream at us with persistent pain or dysfunction. Usually, they choose areas of the body that are weaker or formerly injured as their platform.

When a body is functioning poorly, its distress may be environmental, in that it isn’t being fed properly or is being worked too hard or isn’t getting enough sleep. However, often our body’s malfunctions are due to too much stress or unresolved emotional issues.

We tend to think of stress-related illness as problems such as ulcers and asthma, but the issue is much larger than that. Maybe you’ve heard that those who get bladder cancer or other bladder malfunction tend to be terminally “pissed off”. How about folks that are always saying that something is “a pain in the butt”? They tend to have hemorrhoids or intense hip pain. Those who don’t feel supported often have low back pain. So many of our physical problems are tell tale in mimicking our emotional tone.

For instance, one of my clients had intense sciatica, a burning pain that runs down her leg. As soon as we cleared her fury with her husband regarding a major argument they had, her pain went away. But the same pain flared up later with an upset about an entirely different matter.

On the other hand, the pet illness may not mirror the issue that’s bothering us. It is the aggravating, on again/off again symptom that seems to follow us around. It’s the skin break out, the back ache, the headache, the aforementioned cough or eye tic. It’s the one your doctor can’t pinpoint.

Many folks may have just one pet illness. Personally, I have a variety of them. Sometimes, neck pain shouts, “Way too stressed.” Occasionally, acid reflux screams, “Diet out of balance.” Other times, a headache telegraphs, “Working too hard.”

Our pet illness is a bellwether, guiding us to take a look at our lives, behaviors and bodies. Maybe there’s nothing really big that’s up for us. Perhaps it’s just something small in the moment - the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back, pointing to an older, more intense issue.

When we self-medicate, we are ignoring the symptoms and hoping it goes away. When we see a medical doctor, most likely she’ll prescribe something for the pain without addressing the underlying issues. In the short term, that’s the most expedient way to deal with our recurring symptoms. On the surface, that works. However, an untended problem will likely show up in another way.

It may seem threatening to plow up old hurts and aggravations and bring them to the surface for examination and healing. In my experience, however, confronting the deep personal issues is the only way to truly correct the problem.

You may wonder, once the issue is healed, will the pet illness return at a later date for a new issue? Yes, that’s why it’s called “pet”, because it’s there to say, “Heads up! Pay attention.” Like it or not, it’s your friend.

There are a variety of ways to clear these stuck places from the body. Talk therapy can work. Prayer and meditation are useful. However, I have found the newer energy psychology methods to be powerful and quick for many issues.

Do you have a recurring issue? Ready to let it go? Compassionate Clearing is a unique clearing method, combining body tapping, use of a pendulum, and verbal processes for powerful results. It moves energy fast and gives quick relief from your pet illnesses. Call 512-444-9777 for your appointment.

Relationships and Karma

Have you ever wondered why a romantic relationship can begin with excitement and promise, then end in a hostile state of chaos? On the surface, it makes no sense.
 
There may be obvious issues: differing backgrounds and cultures, old childhood abuse, communication challenges and self centeredness that create discord between two people. Families and friends non-supportive of the union can add fuel to the fire. Opposing expectations in child raising, religion and money can play a part.
 
Numerous theories abound regarding romantic difficulties, and some seem likely to be applicable. However, there are still those times when nothing really makes sense for a couple’s searing pain and misery. I believe their conflict could have originated with karma* they created many centuries ago. In my practice, I have never worked with a couple who hasn’t incarnated together in some role at least ten previous lifetimes, and often they have shared twenty, forty, fifty or more lifetimes.
 
When we first meet a love interest, we tend to think of her or him as a new person, one we’re just getting to know. Actually, what we see is merely the tip of the iceberg. Frequently, there is a feeling that “we’ve known one another forever.” There’s often a long history of karma, both good and not so good, underneath the surface.
 
Have these individuals always had a romantic partnership in past lives? It’s doubtful. A variety of relationships can form between two people over lifetimes. In my experience, couples have previously been parent/child, student/teacher, siblings, enemies, and business partners. They may have been the opposite sex or same sex. They may have had essentially loving relationships or nasty ones. In any event, they carry the hidden memory of those times together.
 
Why do people choose to return to a body on this planet at the same time as their partner? Perhaps they have loved one another many times, and they are re-creating allies. Perhaps a true animosity exists, and it cries out to be healed. The reasons are infinite.
 
Speaking from a karmic perspective, every soul’s job is to heal as many crusty, old conflicts as possible each time it returns in an earth suit. It’s natural to be attracted to those with whom we feel comfortable or desire healing.
 
One might wonder how we go about healing these difficult, karmic relationships. This type of issue obviously requires assistance of a different nature than what is generally deemed “normal” therapy.
 
First, there is the problem of old oaths and vows made in past lives, such as “I will love you eternally” or “I am committed to take care of you forever” or “I swear I’ll get even with you if it’s the last thing I ever do.” The words imprint a powerful, repeating pattern throughout a soul’s incarnations.
 
Second, there are curses and damnations we have made of others. In times gone by, curses were a powerful reality, and still are in many countries i.e. “I curse you to many lives of sterility” or “You are cursed to wander forever (or be unhappy or fill in the blank.)” If we damned our present day lover (or vise versa) in previous lifetimes, that condemnation can impact the current relationship. When we take another body, unconscious resentment festers toward those who have previously cursed us. These curses must be rescinded to produce a peaceful present.
 
Various verbal processes can employed to revoke oaths, vows, curses and damnations. A powerful way to do that is through use of energy psychology or energy clearings to make a statement relinquishing these ancient agreements. It is helpful to clear the emotional charge the couple has between them. It is also valuable to remove any unseen energy attachments which create discord. Interestingly, it often takes only one of them to do the work for the relationship to shift.
 
Once we have healed the hidden factors in a relationship, we are free to stay or go. We have more choice as to how we’ll relate to our partner or lover in the future. I believe, at that point, we can also choose whether or not we will return to experience another lifetime with her or him. With skilled energy clearing, the possibilities for resolving conflict and restoring love and compassion to a relationship are profound.

* Karma – the Universal law of cause and effect. Our actions, both good and bad, come back to us in the future, helping us to learn from life’s lessons and become better people. Karma is the best teacher, encouraging people to face the consequences of their actions. Even harsh karma can be the greatest spark for spiritual growth. (abridged from Wikipedia)

Robin Heart Shepperd, D.C., owner of Compassionate Clearing, does both private and group clearing sessions in person and by phone. Learn more about clearing relationship issues at http://www.CompassionateClearing.com

Do You Believe in Magic?

Robin Heart Shepperd, D.C.

Do you believe in magic? Magic is real and it is all around us. Sometimes we notice it and, often, we do not.

Many of us have lived many lifetimes in fear of being different. In former societies, being too different from the tribe could be fatal. Today, being normal, average and “real” is a huge limitation because it does not allow for the greatness and magic of you to show up.

Would you like to uncover your ability to have magic show up more often in your life with little effort? You are a creator. Your thoughts are powerful. With a little clarity and a few tools, you can create magic regularly.

First of all, you have to start acknowledging the times when you already do manifest magic. Stop now and spend a few minutes thinking about those times when there was synchronicity (perhaps you call it serendipity) in your life, and whatever you wanted showed up with no effort. Perhaps someone you were thinking of called. Did you take time to acknowledge that you did that? Well, do it now. Claim and own your capacity to manifest instantly.

Next, start asking questions: “What are the infinite possibilities of (fill in the blank) happening for me?” The Universe is truly on your side and wants to give you whatever you desire. Do not try to imagine how it will happen for you, because that limits the avenues the Universe can take to fulfill your desires.

Last, stop sabotaging yourself with doubts. When you doubt yourself, ask, “Am I buying into other people’s stuff? Who does this doubt, ridicule, belittlement belong to?” Just say ‘no’ to the ‘what ifs’ and the ‘I cannots’. Allow magic to happen. It is fun

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

By Portia Nelson

I.
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall inI am lost…I am helplessIt isn’t my fault.It takes forever to find a way out.

II
I walk down the same street
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don’t see it.
I fall in again.
I can’t believe I am in the same place,
but it isn’t my fault
It still takes a long time to get out.

III
I walk down the same street
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in…it’s a habit
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

IV
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

V
I walk down another street.

What Is Emotional Freedom Technique

According to the EFT founder, Gary Craig, “The cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body’s energy system.” His technique seeks to release those disruptions and return the body and mind to a healthy state.

Eastern medicine has long recognized the importance of maintaining health by allowing the proper and free flow of the body’s energies. In Chinese medicine, these channels are known as energy meridians, and are used in the practice of acupuncture and acupressure. They also serve as the basis of other energy healing modalities, including EFT.

Emotional Freedom Technique is a form of therapy that manipulates the body’s energy field by tapping on acupuncture points while focusing on a specific traumatic or unpleasant memory to remove a psychological issue. www.EmoFree.com 

Craig calls EFT “a unique version of acupuncture, except you don’t use needles. Instead, you stimulate well established energy meridian points on your body by tapping on them with your fingertips.” A specific sequence of tapping is used. Unlike drugs, EFT has no side effects. It can be done almost anywhere, even by phone.

It has worked for illness, anxiety, weight loss, poverty consciousness, insomnia, phobias and many other conditions. It’s amazing how quickly long-standing conditions can melt away.

How does the process work? Gary Craig created what he calls “The Basic Recipe,” a sequence that can be used in just about any situation with little adaptation, as suits the patient and practitioner. The practitioner assists the client in identifying a specific pain, anxiety, or problem. S/he then moves to use of an opening statement. (Craig likes to refer to this as the “affirmation”) that relates to an issue, sensation, concern, and emotion, based on this phrasing:

Even though I have this _____, I deeply and completely love and accept myself.

The guiding phrase should be said with conviction, but even if the client doesn’t really feel it, just repeating the phrase with emphasis is most often quite effective. It’s amazing, yet EFT works even when the person involved is skeptical of the therapy.

Once you have established a phrase, you begin a series of tapping on specific points on the body that correlate to the various energy meridians. The simple sequence of guided phrases and tapping is often enough to release old patterns.

EFT can be very powerful and may cause certain biological shifts. It has tremendous healing potential and can move stuck places very quickly.

Who Is Sleeping in Your Parlor?

Robin Heart Shepperd, D.C.

Have you ever heard a ghost story told by someone as true? If you can believe statistics, a 2005 Gallop Poll stated that 75% of Americans believe in the paranormal, including ghosts, extra-sensory perception, clairvoyance, and reincarnation. The 2006 Baylor Survey of Religion reported that 37% believe in ghosts.

Ghosts are a mixed bag. If you have ever watched the outrageous TV show, “Ghost Whisperer”, you may have a really skewed, even frightened, vision of how disincarnate spirits interact on the material plane.

In my experience, people most often associate ghosts in connection with a particular house. For instance, someone moves into an old house and begins to notice that objects left in one place are showing up somewhere else. Perhaps somebody’s grandfather dies and he had a favorite rocker in his parlor. Later, the rocker rocks by itself with no one touching it whenever grandpa’s name is mentioned. There are many variations on this theme. When people learn that my skills include removing entities and ghosts from homes, offices, barns, people and animals, they often tell me another ghost story.

Although these unseen energies generally prefer to cling to live people (see my article “Who’s Been Hiding in Your Body?”), there are a variety of energies that can and do collect in buildings. Building entities may, in some way, make themselves known, much to the discomfort of the humans who enter those buildings. Most are relatively benign while others are quite the opposite.

In one case, a contractor called for help who was remodeling an old house for the new owners. Initially, she tried to placate workers when an angry entity vigorously commenced popping nails out of the newly installed gutters. She quit thinking it was so funny and requested relief after frightened workers refused to return to the work site. The antagonistic ghost, who believed the house to still be his, was resisting the intrusion of the renovation.

What are these unseen energies and why are they hanging around? Well, most often they are ghosts of people who have died and don’t want to leave the earth plane. Maintaining their own personalities after death, they often try to make themselves known to the current inhabitants of the building through a variety of ways.

Perhaps the deceased believed that she or he had done something unforgivable and was afraid of going to hell or being stuck in purgatory upon release of the physical body. S/he clings to the earth plane out of misguided self-protection.

Perhaps the ghost has a commitment to the house itself. I witnessed this in Las Lunes, New Mexico in a beautiful restaurant, formerly a home, where the ghost of a woman resides who loved and cared for the home through three generations. Her great pride in protecting the home for future generations keeps her there.

Perhaps someone has a loved one she or he has left behind who s/he believes needs care. For instance, an adoring grandfather who loved his grandson decides to stick around after death to mentor and protect the child.

Ghosts don’t necessarily have to be intrusive. Prior to my learning how to remove entities, I lived in a wonderful old home with an historic marker. I was unaware of any discarnate inhabitant there until I noticed that my cats would, from time to time, stare curiously at the doorway to the hall. Their heads would travel up and down as if they were looking someone over. After the cats did this for a couple of months, my shaman sister-in-law came to visit and casually remarked, “You know that you have a ghost over there, don’t you?” He was just quietly observing my comings and goings.

Are these entities malevolent? Sometimes, the energies are more sinister as with the prankster entities. They seem to have some consciousness, but not the same as ghosts. Pranksters can be quite annoying, whether attached to one’s body or one’s home. They enjoy causing discomfort to humans and animals by frightening or stressing them. It is commonly believed that pranksters feed off of the energy of fear. They are often mistaken for poltergeists.

Poltergeists are believed to be the energetic expression of adolescent girls who are sublimating their upset feelings. As such, poltergeists are not actually entities, but are energy manifested on the material plane through intense emotion. Poltergeists can toss furniture about the room, start fires, break things and otherwise terrorize the family. They tend to disappear after a short time.

Then, there are negative thought forms which may inculcate into the walls of a building. These can result from compulsive or obsessive thoughts repeated so often that they create a collective energy all their own. The thoughts manifest into an “energy blob”, so to speak, that gloms onto the walls. Or perhaps the couple living in that home has quarreled regularly over a long period of time. When people enter the building, they have a sense of dis-ease, gloominess, or static in the air even after the man or the couple has moved out.

Portals can be another concern in buildings. Portals are passageways through which non-physical beings pass from other dimensions and realities to our planet. (Beam me up, Scotty.) Some of these beings moving through are merely curious about inhabitants on the earth and some are mischievous troublemakers that have little regard for the emotional well-being of humans. Homes, offices or barns with portals have a non-stop parade of energies coming through.

Can anything else cause a problem with buildings besides entities? Often, buildings may sit on top of areas of geopathic stress such as ley lines and water veins. According to Joey Korn in his book “Dowsing: A Path to Enlightenment”, ley lines are lines or beams of energy that enter the Earth from the cosmos, turn at right angles at a certain depth under the surface, course the earth for a certain distance in straight lines, then turn upward at right angles to exit and return to the cosmos….” Ley lines may be either beneficial or cause a disturbance of energies. Then there are energies created by subterraneous streams crossing one another, creating a negative pulling effect directly above these streams on the earth’s plane and on the humans who may be living over them.

Occasionally, humans have the misfortune to build over an area considered sacred by those who have lived in the past, such as Native Americans. Those disincarnate souls have, to protect their sacred site from disrespectful others, put something akin to a curse on any trespassers on the land. Humans and pets living on the land can suffer a variety of misfortunes and illness.

Can ghosts show up in new or relatively new homes? Yes. Once, I was asked to come to a house less than two years old that had a lonely ghost who had followed the wife home when she returned from a conference held in an old monastery.

So how, you might ask, do I remove the problem makers? Often, folks will burn sage, camphor or dragon’s blood in a home or office to clear the negative energy. This sometimes works on heavy energy left over from unhappy people. It can also make you cough, particularly if you use dragon’s blood, a vile incense. Nasty entities generally require more than smoke to make them leave.

I use different techniques for different kinds of problems. Some situations call for verbal processes wherein I specify that entities are no longer welcome, and I encourage them to leave by letting them know that it is safe and necessary to go Home. Other situations may require procedures that include noise making and chanting as well as burning camphor. I also use a dowsing rod to check for ley lines and underground streams and, when necessary, give the area a treatment with copper or stones. I close with prayers and blessings of happiness and peace for the home or office.

Some places have only one or two problems; others have a plethora of energies that must be convinced it is time to go Home. Each building requires custom work specific to that place.

Although I have not covered all possibilities of energies that may spoil the tranquil feelings of a place, you now have a general concept of who might be “sleeping in your parlor”. If you feel inexplicably uncomfortable in your own home or office, or your animals are upset staying in their barn for unknown reasons, and you would feel ridiculous waving your arms and shouting, “Out, out, you rascals, you!”, I may have the answers you are looking for. Call me if I may be of service to you.

512-444-9777 or email me at robin@passionatewoman.net

Who Does This Belong To?

Robin Heart Shepperd, D.C.

Do you ever have unwanted thoughts pop into your head? Do you sometimes have thoughts that don’t match your belief system? Have you at times been overpowered by grief or anger or loneliness when those feelings don’t correspond to your circumstances? If so, you are probably taking on the thoughts, beliefs, feelings and judgments of others.

A huge amount of our thoughts do not belong to us. Up to the age of two, we have a clear psychic link with our parents. Later, we continue to pick up their thoughts about themselves, us, and the world in general. We have no way of knowing that the thoughts running through our heads are not ours. We take these thoughts as our own, and live the rest of our lives as though they are our creation. Scary thought, huh?

Would you like to give that up? Here is a simple solution: When you have an unwanted thought, you can ask the question, “Who does this belong to?” (Yes, that is not grammatically correct, but it works.) Often, that thought or impression will leave immediately. Sometimes, you may even get a clear understanding of its origin.

Repeating “Who does this belong to?” on a regular basis can clear a lot of mind chatter. For an even more exciting result, try asking that for three days every time you have a thought. It can literally change your life!

Interview with Eric Dowsett

Please tell us where you are from.

I was born in the UK and moved to Australia when I was 21, in search of the self. I thought it might be easier to explore the self in a very different environment. It was.

By moving outside of the 'comfortable', the 'familiar' we are no longer held to a future that is determined by our past. This can be very important if we seek change on a deep level. All the while we are surrounded by our past, that past holds us locked into particular ways of being / reacting. To affect change, some people go on vacation, some redecorate their home, some try retail therapy; there are many short term solutions, and each should be seen as an opportunity to change.

I have spent much of my life traveling the world, experiencing different cultures. I have lived in England, Australia, and the US.

What is an Eric Dowsett Clearing for Being, and how does it work?

Essentially, the 'clearer' has developed the ability to notice any change in how they are feeling and not identify with that change. When the 'clearer' no longer personalizes the feelings, they can allow whatever (thoughts, feelings, emotions) to arise. This process helps the clearer to stop judging thoughts and feelings, which is a fundamental aspect of compassion.

When we can bring this ability, compassion, to the clearing, energy that has been stored in the 'client' is discharged simply by the open presence of the 'clearer'. This allows a window of opportunity in the client and change can, and often does, happen.

The extent of change is relative to the ability of the 'clearer' to hold the space (compassionate heart) and the degree to which the client has held onto belief patterns / emotions in the past. The more we have identified with thoughts and emotions, the more we have become those thoughts and emotions. More energy is required to release the associated charge, not because they are more difficult but because the attachment the individual has to certain ways of being are more established.

What benefits do people receive when they go through your training?

I like the old parable, “sell a man a fish and feed him for a day, teach him to fish and feed him forever.” It works here.

Developing a more compassionate heart is one benefit that has an enormous number of positive, beneficial repercussions. Not only will a compassionate heart help the student create a more balanced, healthy inner environment, but it will be reflected in other people, including family and friends, as they are supported in being a very different way.

Second, as our inner system adjusts to a more balanced way of being, it reflects in our health, the health of those around us, the situations and people we meet, and the world we help create. A deep sense of liberation, or freedom from a limiting past, and inner peace is often reported by students of this way of being.

If we wish to see peace in the world, we must first become that peace. In my experience, this work is a powerful step along that path.

Where do you teach?

I have taught all around the world, including the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Japan, India, the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Ireland. I am currently developing a program that will assist others who wish to teach this way of being.

You’ve written a couple of books. Please tell us about them.

My first book, “The Moment That Matters”, was written in 1995 and discussed the relationship we have with our environment, the effects the environment could have upon us and the effect we could have upon it.

My second book, “Loving Who Shows Up”, looks at who we have become, why we became who we believe ourselves to be, why we maintain old 'familiar' ways, and how to move out of past conditioning.

A third book, a self help manual on personal clearing is currently seeking a publisher...

Thank you, Eric.

Who Is Hiding In Your Body?

 Robin Heart Shepperd, D.C.

Have you ever felt like you were acting or feeling strangely? Do you, after being sick or extremely angry or having been in a hospital or having drunk too much, become unreasonably cranky?

Possibly you have entities attached to you. These unseen stuck energies can create chaos in your life as mild and irritating as crankiness and extreme tiredness to outright rage and craziness.

Entities come in all varieties. They can be thought forms created by obsessing over some issues. They can be an individual entity, which is the ghost of a deceased person. They can be trickster entities, whose purpose is to cause you and others grief. They can be groups or clusters, mindless twits just there to confuse you. They can be “multiple housing” or equal strength partners, those beings who have sworn to be with you forever. (Soul’s interpretation of forever: throughout all lifetimes) The list goes on.

That we have entities creating havoc in our world is the bad news. Life can be enough of a challenge without them. The good news is that entities may be removed and the person or animal carrying them can be restored to wholeness so as to reclaim her or his life.

Robin Heart Shepperd, D.C. has been removing these unseen, often undetected, entities from people, pets, homes and offices for over twenty years. She will remove them for you in a private session. She can also teach you, through weekend classes, the skills of how to remove entities and curses from yourself and others. Shamans in “primitive” societies have done it for centuries and so can you. 

Kevin Blackwell's Predictions for 2010

In 2010, the stars will be aligning in truly amazing ways.  I'm sure you've heard the talk about 2012 and how we are in the midst of a momentous time in human history. Our world and civilization is going through a big shift and humanity has the opportunity to take a quantum leap forward in consciousness. If you didn't actually feel these coming changes in your bones throughout 2009, in 2010 no one will be spared - everyone will know from the changes in their lives that we are in the midst of the end of an old world order and the beginning of a new one.  2009's triple conjunction of Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron had us all longing to live more spiritual, creative and authentic lives and the ongoing Saturn-Uranus opposition is teaching us that it is time to embrace change and innovation over old fashioned ways of getting things done.  In mid-2010, there will be a cardinal t-square forming between Pluto - Jupiter and Uranus - Saturn.  Almost all of the powerful outer planets coming together in cardinal signs will create powerful revolutionary changes in the world and in each of our lives.  The time for just planning and longing for positive change is over.  2010 is a year for ACTION!  The very universe will support you in tearing down old patterns that are no longer working for you and will help you with creating new, better situations.  Don't miss this unprecedented opportunity to create the life of your dreams. ~ Kevin Blackwell 

To learn what’s in store for you, personally, in 2010, book your new year’s reading with Kevin by calling 512-461-0465.

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