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In work done in conjunction with
Dr. Nahid Mokhtari,
it was found becoming
our truth could be segmented into seven steps. The steps can be done
alone, with another within the frame work of something like the
Fifteen Creative Steps/Guidelines, or they can be address under the
guidance of a coach/mentor/teacher.
In many ways the approach presented here is to choose to become the
Phoenix. The Phoenix is a mythical bird with the ability to recreate
itself. When it saw its end drawing near, it would destroy itself in
a fire created from the nest it had created only to rise again
reborn from the ashes. To be able to destroy itself and rise from
its own ashes, all the Phoenix needed to do was to be true to itself
and its own nature. In essence, the approach is to start with the
end in mind. It is to start with the premise we each have the
ability to totally destroy ourselves and rise reborn from the ashes.
The only question is, “what is it we wish to create?”
Becoming
our truth as a journey is to undertake a journey of
discovery and exploration as to what keeps us from living and
feeling expressing the
truth of our being and how we have created
the experiences we have, and, in many cases, why. To undertake this
journey, we need to either accept the premise that the true of our
being is to have the ability to recreate ourselves at will, or at
least, entertain the possibility of having such a truth and explore
to see if it is in fact true.
The
mistake most often made in becoming
our truth is that our
mind
steps in with its understanding. It makes a determination as to what
it thinks our truth is. It then believes the determination it makes
and we never get to experience the truth depth and breadth of our
truth. However, if we have learned to also look at
our creative passion and/or the
fulness of their being to see if we have created
a life worth living and/or have a
fulness of being, we will know if mind has stepped in with it judgements.
The seven steps of this journey are listed here. Each is
subsequently discussed with some recommendations as to how we can
proceed to address the step. How we choose to do it is unique to who
and what we are and is our choice.
The seven steps to becoming our truth
1.
Initial Realization - Avoiding the pain of life:
We learn to deny
our truth and not live true to the essence of our being one way
or another to one degree or another. Need to
tell our story to look
beyond the story we tell.
2.
Mask of the heart We learn to respond to life in a way that
allows us to be acceptable to, and/or survive in, the world in which
we find ourselves at the expense of our own
truth. Some do it better
than others. Need to look at how we respond to life and see where we
do or do not live
our truth. This part of the process requires
awakening what is
symbolized in the heart if not awakened.
3.
Dying before we die: We each have to remove the
mask and allow
ourselves to feel the
pain that the mask has been designed to shield. To do so, we
needs to a)
step out of mind, who we think and
come to believe we are, and b) step out of the programming we have
adopted to become acceptable. It is about learning to die before we
die. It’s also known as the
dark night of the soul and/or depth of
pleasure and the depth of pain. It is about allowing ourselves to
face the pain [and joy] of life in a
safe and secure space without the
mask.
4.
Emptying oneself: We need to journey into the underworld and the
unknown to find our true identity [This is the traditional
hero’s/heroin’s journey to find the treasure - the
gift we incarnated to bring into the world.] The question is for
all of us, "How deep are we willing to we go?" Total or partial
emptying of oneself is a simultaneous spiraling "down" while
paradoxically spiraling "up." To explore the depth and breath of our
pain[and
pleasure] without the
mask – this means taking
oursleves apart
piece by piece.
5.
Declaring oneself: Claim
the gift(s) and bring it (them) back.
Traditional renaming and/or declaring oneself and the gifts we have
to give. We can only give to the level we have gone.
We cannot give
what we do not have. Declaring onself is about putting the pieces
back together in awareness of both the depth and breath of our
being.
6.
Becoming a conscious creator: Recreate ourselves true to who and
what we are and
the gifts we have found (the gifts we incarnated to bring) in a
way that allows us to function in
our truth and live our
unique role in the world in which we live. It can be experienced as
the
Kundulini rising. It is to choose what we desire to create from
within a wholeness of being in light of the reason
for our
incarnation.
7.
Becoming a creator - creation: Become true to who and what we are
as we live in the world and become a light unto ourselves. Embracing
the Creation and becoming the Creator, that God within, recreating
the world in which we live true to who and what we are. It is to
change the existing world not because the existing world is bad or
good, rather
it no longer serves
who and what we are. It is being
our truth, at One with All That Is.
The next step
Becoming our truth - 01 Initial realization - avoiding the pain of
life
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Utilizing our creativity and passion to create
Surrendering to the flow of our creative life energy
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