I live in Ubud in Bali. For the past 2 years while the borders have been closed I have been going to Uluwatu to enjoy its water magic at least once a month. I found a beach that I love. The ancient rocks provide a grounding energy. It is quiet, relaxing and energetically very soothing. I have spent hours upon hours staring at this particular rock. Watching the water flow down the rock in this habitual way, imagining how much time it has taken for the water to erode deeper and deeper groves into the rock. Each month I would return and once again I would feel a pull back to this particular rock. I felt that the song that this rock was singing contained a story about how humanity largely moves through life.
For a number of years now, my particular prayer to spirit has been a path of freedom. Freedom from the unconscious ways in which I am wired and in that sense trapped inside my own conditioning. To me this is true freedom – to obtain freedom from the mind. From my perspective freedom cannot be obtained through an external focus, it is something that is obtained deep inside.
The Vedic texts teach us that Samskaras (the subtle mental impressions left by all thoughts, intentions and actions that an individual has ever experienced) are the habitual ways in which we operate in the world. Just as you can see the water flowing over the rock in a familiar pattern and eroding a deeper and deeper groove, the more we execute a particular behaviour or way of being the more entrenched it becomes. We become the water, flowing over the rock, largely unaware of why we are flowing in that particular way.
It can be painful when we first become aware of a particular Samskara. The fog fades and we ‘see’ that we have been trapped in a habitual way of operating. However, we must first become aware of these Samskaras if we are to be free of them. This requires reflection and contemplation. The light of awareness is the first step. And sometimes this awareness is enough and we open up into a new way of operating. At other times we need some help and assistance to step into a new way of operating.
Vedic Astrology can help us obtain a deeper level of understanding of what the lessons and opportunities this lifetime offers. And Shamanic Energy Healing and Hypnotherapy are 2 powerful ways of supporting you in letting go of that which you are ready to release. You can learn more about these modalities by browsing through our website.