"Teaching" emotions

This is a follow on to the updated entry I made about us apparently not teaching our little ones & younger ones how to handle their "negative" emotions, as well as my little rant about emotions being what make us human. :)

I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking that dampening down our emotions is bad for us. Dolores Cannon said this about them:

The emotions that have the most to teach us are anger, hate, fear, jealousy, disgust, impatience, shame, pride, pity, indignation, envy, worry and guilt. Many refer to these as negative, but I think that makes them less constructive, so I will call them the Teaching Emotions. They teach us so much about ourselves if we will only look.....

Emotions are what make us different from every other being in the cosmos, and these emotions are only available on this plane. We can’t get this kind of intense training anyplace else.

Dolores is a world-class hypnotist/hypnotherapist. You can read her full blog about the teaching emotions and how emotions are the language of the body here:  http://www.blog.dolorescannon.com/emotions-language-body/

What she's talking about is well known to hypnotists/hypnotherapists (and even energy healing workers and massage therapists): cellular memory. Even when we do not consciously remember a thing, whether that's from this life or a past / other life, often our body remembers as well as our subconscious. Birth marks on the body where we suffered a mortal injury in a past / other live. Rashes that appear for no reason but the root cause found in hypnosis was being burned alive in another lifetime. Weight management issues whose root cause is starvation in another life time. And even cancer because at some point we were told we shouldn't be here in some way, shape, or form. The list goes on and on and on. 

That list of "teaching emotions" is the list of the strongest emotions known to human beings. And of all of those emotions, there is only one that is stronger:  love.

Remember that where you focus your energy and your attention is what you draw into your life. Let's all try and focus on the love & peace vibe a little more this holiday season. 
love & peace blessing to us all,
melodie

meteors, moldavite, cancer & essiac tea & an affirmation for divine health

I hope our Russian friends are all well after that meteor last weekend. See! We know who you are... well, OK... maybe not who but where you are. :) You'll have to let us know if any cool rocks and crystals show up from the impact. One of my favorite crystals is moldavite and I have jewelry in both the natural state and polished stone state. Moldavite is very high energy and is said to help you connect with the star realms. This link will show you images of both on Google. (For those looking for more information on uses for moldavite, here's an excellent page: http://www.crystalvaults.com/crystal-encyclopedia/moldavite)

For the last several weeks I've been looking at complimentary / alternative cancer treatments. My mom died from cancer in 2004, on of her sisters just underwent cancer treatment on Friday (different type from mom's), and over the last couple of years a number of folks I've worked with at the day job have left for medical reasons, some in remission, some who the medical establishment gave a terminal with 3-4 months to live diagnosis. (Yes, part of me is thinking that government building is a "sick" building...). At least 7 cases that I know of; most women but also 2 men. Sick building and a lot of miserable, bitter people who've been stuck in jobs they didn't hate when they got them, but bad management that gets worse does indeed take a toll on workers with increased stress levels. 

So many times I've been happy not to be a government employee but merely "contractor scum." LOL. At least contractors are treated as adults.  As a manger I firmly believe and have seen it play out time and again that if you treat people as children they will act as children; if you treat them as adults and they will act as adults. People rise to the level of your expectations and if you expect them to perform in the top 10% (yes, I believe in A's...not "perfection" but certainly excellence. Sidebar: I once had a manager (who had been a high school English teach before joining the real world and when I walked into my first review with her she explained that she didn't hand out the top rating no matter how hard you worked or how good you were because "no one's perfect." WTF? Obviously she wasn't a science major! Us science majors know you didn't have to be "perfect" to be excellent --you don't have to get 100% for excellence; you only need 90% on straight percentage.  But, I digress...)

Anyway, with all of these co-workers getting diagnosed with some sort of cancer,  my family history, and my elderly Afghan Hound mixed dog (he'll be 14 in July and Afghan's usually pass from cancer) I've been looking pretty hard at the alternative treatments and there are plenty out there depending on what mode you're looking for. I concentrated in the herb arena to see what there was, and I was quite surprised! There are herbs & herb mixtures taken as tea infusions, some are made into poultices, and some are used in drawing salves.

I also quickly became aware that none can legally claim any actions for these herbs when they sell them because they are not FDA or AMA approved for that purpose. Herbs are considered "dietary supplements." I've also run across some very knowledgeable naturopaths who have clearly had to structure their websites as "members only" (with free membership) to satisfy some law or regulation to be able to supply the herbs, vitamins, and treatments they do. The Herbal Healer Academy is on of those and I was quite drawn to her site & supplies because of her background (microbiologist) and story---she had a son that western medicine and one of the best hospitals in the country could not help. She did her research and not only helped him but cured him.  This isn't the first time I've heard that kind of story. Several years back I also knew an acupuncturist who had the same type of story. At that time she was an engineer and western medicine gave her a terminal sentence. She did her research and went to acupuncture college and has been well ever since. In the US acupuncturists generally have a MS and there are usually both federal and state licenses they have to sit for. At the federal level, there are two separate exams:  one for herbs (traditional Chinese) and one for acupuncture.

So, I settled on ordering the herbs to make Essiac Tea (the ones from the Herbal Healer Academy are pre-measured in ziplock bags, then stapled together so you can't get them all confused). Essiac has quite an interesting history and there are 4 videos on YouTube about it. They run about 7-8 minutes each; the first one goes into the controversy around it then towards the end you start hearing from Rene in her own words. It looks like they were made in the 70s... yes. Rene died in 1978.  

This 4-herb mixture (sheep sorrel, burdock root, slippery elm bark & Turkish or regular rhubarb root) has been known to western medicine since the 1920s. Rene's Canadian clinic was only allowed to treat those who had a medical diagnosis of terminal with nothing else they could do for them. You not only hear from Rene in these videos, but her ex-patients as well. Yes, they were still alive and well long after her treatments. 

The story behind the herb mixture is an interesting one. Apparently it came from the Ojibway Indians. :)  I have seen stats claiming that the survival rate for essiac treatment was 90% no matter what stage. I've also seen stats that claim unless western medicine catches cancer in its earliest stages where the survival rate is 90%, then the survival rate drops to 10%. The patients usually died from the damage from the radiation, chemo, and surgery (the only 3 approved treatments).  But you have to do the leg work, the research and decide for yourselves.  I will tell you that I made a batch of it last weekend and have 5 quarts in the fridge. It's said that it's also good for other chronic conditions. I've been adding 1-2 cups in my bathwater for the last week. My mom died from melanoma that metastacized. Melanoma is extremely aggressive and even with surgery & chemo, it took her in about 2.5 yrs. Mom used to get sunburns and sun poisoning, and I have her skin. In fact, she tanned better than I ever did---I just burned and still do. In fact during my last trip to Florida I got sun poisoning on the second day. Sun poisoning is an actual allergic reaction to the sun where your skin swells & itches & burns. There's not a lot you can do but take benadryl, use topical treatments, and stay out of the sun. Anyway, knowing what we now know about melanoma --- that it's a spontaneous mutation with a genetic component --- and that my skin was quite damaged in my youth (grew up in the 70s w/ baby oil frying the body but have since then protected the alabaster white skin), I've decided to see if we can't head off some skin issues by putting Essiac in my bathwater. And oh yea, my elderly doggie is getting dog biscuits soaked in it. :) [2014 Update: We've opened an herbal shop on Etsy and have made and are carrying Essiac 4-herb salve for those who don't want to make their own. Currently only shipping to the US but if you're in Canada or elsewhere, just contact me and I can check on the shipping. https://www.etsy.com/shop/LunaWellnessHerbals]

And finally, one other item on curing cancer. This is a book from Amazon about Dr. Emanuel Revici, who was the Einstein of medicine. He made his own meds and his cure rate, much like the essiac herbs, was over 90% once again on those patients who western medicine could no longer help. The problem was, the AMA had a problems with him... 

Until next time, be well & be blessed & be in the light....  Here's an affirmation for good health:  "Divine health fills me & surrounds me, inside and out, in each and every cell of my body, inside and out of each and every cell in my body..."

energy healing & self treatments

This time we're talking about self treatment using healing energy. For those of you who have been trained in some form of Reiki, or Therapeutic Touch, or even just exposed to Tai Chi, Chi Gong, or any form of energy work, you already know what I'm talking about. 


For those who have not been trained or exposed to this type of healing, I'll explain how you can use your own body's life force (chi), or even channel the life force of the universe (God, the Creator, the Divine, the infinite source, whatever name you want to use) to help yourself and others heal. And yes, you can also ask the angels to help you with this, because they are very good at moving healing energy through you and around you and helping you move healing energies through you and around you.


Chi, Prana, & Ka
Let's talk about the Chi model first, since it's a bit easier to understand. Chi, from Traditional Chinese Medicine, or Prana in Sanskrit from India, or Ka from Ancient Egypt, all refer to the same thing: the spirit or life force of your body. Sometimes it's also translated as the "life breath" of the body. 


You'll remember from our basic discussion of energy healing and chakras how when you're  energetically out of balance, that disharmony eventually shows itself as a physical ill. Or conversely, when you have a traumatic injury you are suffering not only from the physical injury but also an injury to your energetic body. 


The simplest example of using your own Chi to help others is when mom used to rub her hands together and place them on your knees after you fell down. Or when she would "kiss it and make it better." Or when you'd stick a wounded finger into your own mouth. (There are other reasons dogs lick their wounds beside this---their saliva contains healing enzymes, many of them antibacterial, to help the wound heal faster.)


There's an easy way you can "feel" the chi of your own body, if you have not paid attention to it before.  Simply rub the palms of your hands together quickly....then move them (still facing each other) a short distance apart. You'll still feel the energy moving between them. This is the chi of your own body.


Using the laying-on-of-hands to help yourself or others feel better is as old as mankind. There are academic studies that postulate Jesus was using some type of "Reiki" when he laid his hands on the sick to heal them. I don't know about that, but it is an interesting thought.


Channeling Energy Healing
The difference between Reiki or Therapeutic Touch or some other form of energy healing where an attunement of some type was involved is this:  instead of using your own body's chi or healing energy, you are channeling the chi or healing energy of the creator, the divine, the infinite source, whatever name you would like to give your understanding of God. That's it, in a nutshell. The attunement enables the ability to channel healing energy from the divine source. 


Now, I know some of you may be uncomfortable with the word "channel." It made me uncomfortable at first, too.  Think of it like this:  A straw is a "channel" for whatever your're drinking. A prophet is a "channel" for the information they are sharing. A teacher is a "channel" for delivering knowledge to their classroom. In this sense, the channel is simply the delivery system. Think of yourself as a tool for the work of the divine. 


The chief advantage of channeling the energy versus using your own energy (chi) is multifaceted. 

1. You can drain yourself when using your chi alone, but when tapping into the divine source and channeling the energy, it never runs out. It is also infinite.
   
   
2. Using your own energy can literally exhaust you, while using the divine source is never exhausting. In fact, it will fill you with energy.
   
   
3. You are directing your chi when you use it. When channeling the divine source and the best healer, the energy goes where it is needed first. That may not always be the physical ill first, often there are mental and emotional wounds that are just as deep if not deeper than the physical ill.
   
   
4.  "Dark energy" does not affect you. What I'm referring to here is that when a client is terminal or fighting a terminal illness, as a healer working on them you can often feel the "dark energy" leave their body and come into yours while you are treating them. As long as you are channeling healing energy from the divine, infinite source, there is no reason to  fear. Simply keep working and the "dark energy" will start flowing away at a certain point.
   
   I experienced this first hand when treating my own mother who was battling cancer. As I treated her, I felt this dark energy enter both of my hands and move up my arms to my shoulders. It paused there for a bit, and as I continued treating her, it eventually withdrew down my arms and left. Now, if I had been simply been using my own chi for the healing, chances are this dark energy movement would have freaked me out a bit more.
   
   
5. Channeling the healing energy of the divine, infinite source also helps heal and strengthen you and your own relationship with that source. You cannot be a straw without getting wet. And working with the healing energy from the divine, infinite source will strengthen your own faith and healing. Most healers have had deep wounds of some type, and often we continue to learn from those wounds as layers of healing peel it back like an onion.
   
   
6. When treating yourself, you still channel the divine, infinite healing energies and as such they treat you where you need it most first, whether that is the emotional body, mental body, or the physical body. Healing occurs on all levels.

Involving the Angels

Now, using the basics we discussed above, you can also ask the angels to help you during your healing session. Raphael and Haniel are the most frequent helpers and visitors during healing sessions, but call the other archangels as you are moved to. Depending on what you are working on, you may also feel the need to ask Raziel and Metatron to assist as well. 

If wanted, you can even envision Raphael and the others beaming healing energy into your own body and helping as you treat yourself. There are some body parts it's just not easy for us to treat ourselves! Talk to them as you would friends, and listen for their replies. 

Be Well, Be Happy, and Be Blessed 

melodie