Category: Higher Self

Jessica's Fear

4/15/2020

“He who is not every day conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

We all of us live with fear inside. But what is it that we are really afraid of? This is the story of a woman who seeks an answer to that gnarly question.

Jessica’s Fear
Jessica ran up the stairs of the Unity Church she attended on an irregular basis, hoping to be on time for her meditation group. Entering the heavy, double doors she went directly down the hall and into a small conference room they used for their group. Jessica was delighted to see that the folding chair next to Maeve, who led the group, was empty. She made a bee-line to the chair and sat down on Maeve’s left. Maeve was chatting with the woman on her other side, but turned to Jessica and gave her a quick, welcoming hug.

Maeve was a kind, caring woman, with tremendous will and self-discipline. Tall, confident and always impeccably dressed, she favored silk scarves in hues of deep blue and purple. Maeve had the ability to communicate with those who had died, as well as with spiritual guides and masters, and would often give messages from the other side to individuals and to groups.

Jessica smiled and hugged her back, then found herself unaccountably tongue-tied. She wanted to say something friendly and fun, but all she could do was smile at Maeve, a mute smiley face. Maeve waited a beat, lips curved expectantly, and then turned back to ask the woman on her other side a question.

Jessica closed her eyes and felt a knot in her stomach. Why was she so fearful and needy around this woman? She felt like a fawning puppy when she was around Maeve, wanting to please her, sit with her, soak up her energetic emanations, wanting her attention. Then, when she had it, she didn’t know what to do with it. She was pathetic.

Maeve picked up a small bell from the floor beside her and shook it energetically. The tinkling ring quieted the room and she looked at each person in turn around the circle, a gracious smile on her face.

“Welcome everyone. I hope you have all had a chance to practice this week?” She looked around the room expectantly. A few heads nodded enthusiastically, Jessica’s included.

“We’ll be doing a guided meditation this evening.” She turned to the table behind her and switched on a soothing CD of nature sounds and delicate piano. “Please sit up straight, feet flat on the floor and close your eyes. Allow your attention to come fully into this present moment.”

Jessica heaved a sigh of relief, letting the negative thoughts of a moment ago drain away. She focused within and allowed herself to drift.

“Leave behind the events of the day and focus upon your heart chakra, that space in the center of your chest. Breathe deeply into that space and see white light entering and filling your body through your heart,” said Maeve.

Jessica saw the light. She was good at visualizing. It entered and filled her body, feeling cool and expansive. She breathed it in and out, in and out. She felt as though she was floating.

Maeve took them on an imaginary journey to a beautiful sanctuary at the top of a mountain. Jessica could see it all and felt herself climbing the mountain and entering a white domed structure. Standing inside she looked around and saw massive stone columns circling the inside, holding up a domed roof over the rocky promontory. White doves flew in and out through the columns, the whirring of their wings the only sound. Jessica had stopped hearing Maeve’s voice. She looked to see a white stone bench in the center of the structure, heavy and beautifully carved. Jessica walked to it and sat down, breathing deeply of the fresh, mountain air wafting in through the open sides of the structure.

She heard Maeve’s voice as if from far away. “Ask your guide whatever question you would like answered.”

Jessica was disappointed, she was all alone. There was no guide here. Still, she could feel a warm breeze blowing gently through the columns, and hear the doves cooing from where they had settled under the roof. In this beautiful place what questions could she have? Then her mind trailed back to the painful experience at the beginning of the meditation group.

Why am I so afraid of someone I admire? Why do I feel so needy, like a puppy wanting a pat? It’s humiliating.

The thought came, a droplet spilling into her mind, ‘Why am I so afraid of who I am?’

Not sure what that means, she thought. She looked at the ground, scuffing her foot in the rocky soil she found there.

Jessica knew she worried about what others thought of her, whether they liked or approved of her. She was afraid of not fitting in, not being included. She was afraid of not being good enough, not pretty enough, not clever enough, not slender enough, not confident enough, not spiritual enough. Perversely, she was afraid of looking too good, getting too dressed up, looking too confident, speaking up too much, or being too smart. Jessica was afraid of being fully herself for fear of what others might think, and she was getting tired of it.

I get all that, but why am I so intimidated by Maeve? What is my problem?

Again, a thought droplet, ‘What do I see when I look at her?’

She’s an amazing woman, thought Jessica. She lives the way I want to live, connected with Spirit, feeling guided, confident in her oneness with God, serving the world. She is a master.

The droplet expanded, ‘I can only recognize an energy outside of me that is already within me.’

Why would I be so afraid of something that is already inside me? As she contemplated this question, Jessica heard Maeve’s voice.

“Thank your guide and come back down the mountain.” Jessica heard the sound of the piano interspersed with bird calls and bubbling brook. “Return to your body here in this room. Gently flex your feet and hands. When you are ready you may open your eyes.” Maeve’s soothing voice brought her attention back to the meditation room.

Jessica felt herself in her chair and opened her eyes. She turned her head to look at Maeve sitting next to her.
What is it I’m really afraid of here? She wondered. Is it me?

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Diving for Treasure

2/7/2020

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“The soul is a treasure chest; hidden inside of it are priceless jewels.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

There is treasure inside of you, yes, you! How do you find it? Get fascinated by discovering yourself. Approach it as a mystery to be solved, watch for clues, see the patterns, piece together the big picture.

The point is to get interested, even fascinated in exploring your inner self because this is who you came here to be, to express, to explore and to offer the world. You are the only one of you, the only one who can offer to the world the particular brand of genius that is yours to give.

I love this idea because I’ve spent much of my life feeling that others were more interesting than me, more lovable and with more to offer. I’ve spent most of my life figuring out how to please others, learning how to read their moods and their motivations. I’ve mostly ignored or sought to be free of my own moods, my own motivations, feeling unworthy of attention, believing that others deserved my attention more.

Yet, as we open to Spirit, we grow to believe in the I AM, our God Selves, our intuitive guidance and inner wisdom. We grow to believe that our own happiness and inspiration are our guide.

Think of the great artists, musicians, painters and writers. They all have something in common, a drive to explore inside, bringing out to the world what is within themselves. They are fascinated with that inner exploration and treasure hunt. It is as if they are painting their soul for the world to see, composing their essence for the world to hear, going deeper and deeper until they are expressing their pure energy here and now.

Each one's soul is constantly changing and evolving and that is why we are never finished creating. When the great science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov, was asked what he would do if he only had weeks to live, he answered, “I would write faster.” Clearly, he had much more of himself to bring forth.

Can we too get fascinated with the exploration of what is right there inside of us? Can we discover new and amazing views within and around each corner of our inner landscapes? Can we allow ourselves to become fascinated by what is inside waiting to be expressed with each new day?

Is this what it means to fall in love with your Self? Your Self is that part of you which is God expressing through you. Can we become fascinated, intrigued, attracted, even a little obsessed with expressing more and more of our Selves?

It's a treasure hunt for the myriad expressions of our Selves. Finding the clues, piecing together the puzzle. Seeking God’s expression through our everyday lives. Focusing our attention upon our Selves, rather than our small, ego selves.

Distracted by the demands and details of daily living most of us focus our attention on the ego self, in an attempt to fix and make better, stay organized and on top of things. Now we can turn that around. We can allow our ego selves to do what they do, taking care of the details of daily living. We can love our egos for the role they play. Yet we can focus predominantly upon our Self-expression, the expression of our Higher Selves in daily life.

Doing this we can look for and pay attention to the expressions, messages, inspirations, movement, joy, attractions, and guidance of our Higher Selves. We can be like the great artists and explorers and make each day a treasure hunt for our Selves, bringing forth more and more of who we truly are.

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What does a treasure hunt for your inner Self look like?

Write down your dreams. Keep a dream journal by your bed. As soon as you wake from a dream write it down. I’ve found that it is often not until I write a dream down that its message becomes clear to me.

Note what attracts you, what feels exciting to you, what inspires you. This is your inner Self guiding you toward where your soul wants you to go.

Note new insights and new ideas that drop into your awareness. You may see a connection you hadn’t seen before. A solution to a problem or a new approach to a situation may slip into your awareness. This is guidance from your Higher Self.

Journaling - Writing these occurrences down allows you to take them in at a deeper level. There is something about writing down your ideas which lends them legitimacy and reality. Otherwise, it is too easy to forget the intuitive idea you had this morning, or the feeling of excitement about that book you saw in the store.

The more that you write down, the more you will be able to discover and acknowledge the movement of your soul in your life.

Additionally, the more you acknowledge the connection with your inner Self, the more connection and communication there will be to acknowledge.

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Breath Energized Manifesting

1/11/2019

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Manifesting our desires into this level of existence sometimes seems a magical process about which we can only hope and wish. According to Huna teachings that is not the case. Huna teaches that the process of manifestation is a specific process which can be easily learned.

Since I learned of it, I’ve been using the Huna technique of breath energized manifesting to create funds for various specific objectives, a workshop I wanted to attend, several short trips and a longer trip I’m preparing for, as well as maintaining an emergency savings account. The money showed up in each case. For the workshop I received what I needed from an unexpected source, just in time, a day or two before the workshop. Other times the money arrived well beforehand, again unexpectedly, not a part of our regular budgeting. Exciting stuff!

So, let me share with you my version of the Huna method of breath energized manifesting.

First, a quick recap. In the last few posts of Know Thyself we learned that the subconscious mind is in charge of the body and the emotions. It also responsible for gathering and storing energy to give to the conscious and the superconscious minds.

The conscious mind is in charge of the mental aspects of things, the will.

The superconscious mind is in charge of manifesting. It is Divine Will and so functions at a level that is beyond understanding, but for this discussion we will focus upon its role as manifestor.

The process of manifesting according to Huna teachings is this:

The conscious mind determines specifically what it wants to manifest. Consciously taking the time to envision what is wanted and get the emotions and thus the subconscious involved.
Once the focus is clearly determined and visualized, the conscious mind directs the subconscious to gather surplus energy. The conscious mind can aid in that through consciously directed deep breathing.
The conscious mind thanks the subconscious for giving the gathered energy to the superconscious for the purposes of manifesting this intention.
The conscious mind directs a prayer through the subconscious mind to the superconscious with the specific intention and visualizations. As the conscious mind conceptualizes and the subconscious ‘feels’ the intention to the superconscious, the subconscious allows the surplus energy to flow to the superconscious, supporting the physical manifestation of the intention.

It is important to note that only the subconscious can gather and give energy. The subconscious is positively engaged when positive emotion is experienced. The superconscious needs the energy gathered and given by the subconscious to build our design in this reality. As the conscious mind envisions the thought forms of the desired intention imbuing them with all the detail possible, the subconscious has an emotional response. It may be excitement, or joy, or contentment or some other positive emotion. If, as you envision your intention you experience any twinge of fear or negativity or disbelief, this must be cleared or the necessary energy will not be sent to the superconscious. The subconscious will dig in its heels, so to speak, and refuse to budge. The flow and manifestation of your intention will be blocked.

There are many excellent tools and healers available for reprogramming the subconscious mind. The tool I use most often with my clients is FasterEFT-V, which you can find out more about on our Resources page.

All three selves must be in accord, all three pulling in the same direction for prayer to be manifested.

The manifestation process is not a mysterious unknown in Huna. It is consciously directed prayer, conceptualization and feeling, supported by intentionally gathered energy. It is a simple and effective process.

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Steps to Manifesting

Focus your conscious mind upon what you want to manifest.

Write down your intentions, be specific.
Envision what you want, and feel what it would be like to have what you want.
Pay close attention to what feelings come up and clear any negativity.

Your conscious mind directs your subconscious to gather surplus energy.

Say out loud, “Thank you, subconscious mind for gathering surplus energy for the purpose of manifesting my intention.
Support this with the deep breathing exercise we learned in "Getting to Know Your Subconscious Mind II."

Direct a prayer through your subconscious mind to your superconscious mind with the specific intention and visualizations.

Say out loud, “Thank you superconscious for manifesting this (state or read your intention) into my reality.” Envision and feel your intention, involving your subconscious mind.
Say out loud, “Thank you subconscious mind for energizing this intention and sending this prayer to our superconscious mind.”

Complete your prayer manifestation by saying, “This prayer is now complete. May the rain of blessings fall. Amen.”

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Getting to Know Your Conscious and Superconscious Minds

12/14/2018

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“I have free will, but not of my own choice. I have never freely chosen to have free will. I have to have free will, whether I like it or not!”

-Raymond Smullyan, Is God A Taoist? from The Tao is Silent

Our last two posts in Know Thyself covered the basics of the subconscious mind according to Huna teachings. Now we’ll move on to a short description of the conscious mind and a more in-depth look at the superconscious or higher-self as taught in Huna.

The conscious mind is our logical “adult” self. It is reasonable and intelligent. It is the planner, the organizer and the thinker. It is unemotional. The conscious mind communicates well with words, speaking its thoughts both internally and out loud. Of your three minds, you may be most familiar with your conscious mind because this is where most of us live on a day-to-day basis. If the subconscious mind is the gas in the engine of your car, the conscious mind is the driver, steering your life this way and that according to your consciously determined desires.

Huna philosophy teaches that the higher self or superconscious self is our God/Goddess-within. The higher self is that divine spark living within each of us. It is also so much more, more than it is possible to understand from our current level of development. However, it is possible to understand some functions of the higher self related to creating what we want in our lives.

The higher self is your master of energy. If you imagine for a moment the 3-D world we live in as an enormous holographic construct, the higher self is the computer genius who creates, programs and updates all the files manifesting as your life. However, and this is important to understand, because of the Law of Free Will, it is you, your conscious and your subconscious, that determine what is being programmed.

The higher self is also your source of guidance and inspiration. It has the ability to communicate with the higher selves of all other beings, and so bring you unlimited ideas, support, and synchronicities in your outer world. Your higher self is able to act as a sort of telephone operator allowing you to receive information and guidance from higher spiritual levels.

The language of the higher self is symbolic. It communicates through dream symbolism, bodily responses (chills, tingles, feelings, as interpreted through the subconscious), intuitive understanding, visual images, and symbols in your outer world.

Your higher self may do all this for you, but because of the Law of Free Will it may not do so unless invited by you. This is an invitation only party and your higher self may only watch lovingly from the sidelines until invited to participate.

The difficult piece for most of us is that in the absence of a positive, consciously intended and supportive belief system the subconscious may ‘ask’ without conscious awareness, so that the higher self will manifest the wounded beliefs of the subconscious, thereby supporting the supposed truth of those beliefs. Free will is just that, free.

Our lesson and our opportunity according to Huna, is to learn to use our free will in a positive way rather than have it determined for us by negative beliefs and old wounds buried in the subconscious mind.

In our next post we’ll explore the Huna method for communicating with your higher self through the practice of breath supported prayer.

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Today, ask your higher self to clearly show you the language with which it communicates. Make your request out loud to engage your subconscious mind in your desire.

Pay close attention and learn the symbolism and feelings with which your higher self speaks to you.

Each of us is different, but here are some possibilities.

Look for the symbols in your dreams and in your outer world. Do you have a special song that feels like loving support from Spirit when you hear it? Is there an animal or bird symbol in nature that is meaningful to you? Try to remember your dreams and look for any symbols that recur. Writing your dreams down in a dream journal as soon as you awaken is a great way to train yourself to remember your dreams.

Look for sensations in your body that get your attention. Do you experience chills, tingles, even a feeling like a hit in the solar plexus, when you hear or speak truth or untruth? Do you have a sensation of expansion or contraction in your body when considering different paths of action?

Visual images may appear in your mind's eye when you close your eyes and sit quietly. It may be a face your recognize or a symbol that is meaningful.

Each of these may be your higherself communicating with you in your special, shared language.

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Getting to Know Your Subconscious Mind II

11/16/2018

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“The kahunas (Hawaiian priests) believed that by an action of mind a man can create additional energy to accumulate a surcharge of mana (life force energy) when needed. They felt that hard breathing would assist in creating this vital force. This theory is supported by our medical doctors, who have found that our food is digested and then changed to glycogen, or blood sugar. This is then oxidized with the oxygen we breathe and gives us our strength to live. Since the low self (subconscious mind) controls all our bodily functions, it can burn more blood sugar by taking in more air to create mana.”
William R. Glover, Huna: The Ancient Religion of Positive Thinking

Huna philosophy teaches that the subconscious mind has another essential function in addition to what we discussed in Getting to Know Your Subconscious Mind I. This is where Huna teachings deviate from traditional Psychology and things start to get exciting.

Huna teaches that the subconscious mind is responsible for energizing our systems, conscious, unconscious and superconscious. That means that the subconscious mind is responsible for gathering energy from the food we eat and the air we breathe and storing it for use by our three selves, subconscious, conscious and superconscious.

Huna teaches that the superconscious needs this lower vibrating energy from the subconscious in order to create and manifest for us in the lower vibrating energy of our 3D world. We’ll talk more about this fascinating concept in the next post on the conscious and superconscious.

For now, lets look at how the subconscious gathers energy. This happens without our conscious awareness. It is an automatic function of the subconscious mind to gather energy from the food we eat and the air we breathe. This energy supports the physical functions of the body as well as the functioning of the conscious mind.

Most importantly, we can ask the subconscious to gather and store surplus energy above what we need for normal functioning by verbally expressing our intent. This surplus energy may be used to support prayer, manifestation, healing, affirmations and whatever you wish to create in your life. It may also be used to support prayer and healing for others.

We support the subconscious to do this with deep breathing, giving the subconscious extra energy through our breath.

This is where the magic of Huna happens and we’ll talk more about this as we learn about the functioning of the superconscious mind in our next two posts in Know Thyself.

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Your Spiritual Toolbox

Today, start by intentionally gathering energy with deep breathing.

Out loud, ask your subconscious mind to gather surplus energy.

Huna teaches that women should visualize breathing up from Mother Earth through your feet, and men should visualize breathing down from Father Sun through the top of the head.

Now visualize the breath filling up your whole body as you breathe in deeply and exhale.

With each breath fill your body up until it overflows like a fountain.

I like to use my hands and arms in a gesture like pulling the energy up through my body with each breath and over the top of my head.

Give yourself 20-40 (or more) breaths until you feel and visualize the energy fountaining up out of the top of your head.

Now thank your subconscious mind and ask it to use this surplus energy to support you to feel alert and energized today.

*Exercise adapted from Letters on Huna
by Dr. E. Otha Wingo

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Your Three Selves

10/11/2018

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"If you are not using Huna, then you are working too hard."
-Max Freedom Long

There are many different ways to understand ourselves but one of the most useful I’ve found is that taught by Max Freedom Long, best-known researcher of the psycho-religious system of Huna. Huna is based upon the ancient Hawaiian Kahuna healing and manifesting practices. The teachings and techniques available through Huna Research Inc. are surprisingly simple and practical. I have cherry-picked those parts of Huna teachings that I’ve found especially useful, and I will share the basics of what I’ve learned in these posts. For more in-depth research and technique please explore the many resources available on-line and at the Huna Research Inc. website.

Huna teaches that we are made up of three selves, the subconscious or low self, the conscious or middle self, and the superconscious or high self. The subconscious self manages the autonomic functions of the body as well as the emotional body. The conscious self is the reasoning intellect, the will. The superconscious self is our divine self, the divine will. The superconscious, being divine is that part of us which manifests and creates, supported by the subconscious and conscious selves.

Your three selves must be in alignment in order for you to successfully create in your life and maintain your creations. That means getting all three selves on board for whatever you intend to manifest. To do that we need to get to know each of our three selves intimately and how they are interdependent.

In the next few posts here in Know Thyself we’ll come to understand these parts of ourselves according to the teachings of Huna. Once we’ve become familiar with our parts we can explore putting them together. We may discover there’s magic in alignment!

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Your Spiritual Toolbox

Today, become aware of your breathing. Huna, as well as many teachings within Indian and Chinese philosophy teach that the breath energizes the body just as eating and sleeping do.

Additionally, Huna teaches that the breath energizes the subconscious, conscious and superconscious selves.

How deeply do you breathe during the day? Are your breaths shallow or full? As often as you can throughout the day remember to breathe slowly and deeply.

Imagine yourself taking in energy as you breathe deeply, recharging yourself with each breath.

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