The Sixth Insight: The more we stay connected, the more we are acutely aware of those times when we lose connection, usually when we are under stress. In these times, we can see our own particular way of stealing energy from others. Once our manipulations are brought to personal awareness, our connection becomes more constant & then we can discover our own growth path in life, & our spiritual mission, the personal way we can contribute to the world.
The Sixth Insight teaches that each of us is the next step in evolution along the lineage created by our two parents. Our higher purpose on earth can be found by recognizing what our parents accomplished & where they left off. By reconciling what they gave us with what they left for us to resolve, we can get a clear picture of who we are & what we are meant to do.
We must look at the events in our life, from birth until the present, for the higher meaning of their purpose, & ask, "Why was I born to my particular family? What was the purpose of what happened?" "Each of us has to go back to to our family experience . . . to review what happened . . . . Once we find this truth, it can energize our lives, for this truth tells us who we are, the path we are on, what we are doing."
Albert Camus: "speak out for the speechless."
"You are here because this is where you need to be to continue the evolution. Your whole life has been a long road leading directly to this moment."
All your achievements, interests, frustrations, & stages of growth were preparing you to be here, now, exploring the Insights.
Studying both your parental influences & your own history should help reveal the life question that you have been working on.
One of the first steps we must take to evolve consciously is to clear away our past attitude, fears, misinformation, & behavior for controlling the flow of energy.
Rigidity, coldness, & fear sensations confirm that you are in competition for energy & that you have lost your center.
When you feel stuck, frozen, & confused, you are in a power struggle. The very process of becoming aware allows you to make a choice about continuing it or transforming it.
Always project love & understanding toward the other person & trust yourself to know when to speak.
The Sixth Insight is the awareness of when we lose our inner connection with divine energy. Often we find that at these times we are resorting to our personal (& unconscious) way of manipulation others out of their energy. These manipulations are generally either passive or aggressive.
*Most passive can be called the victim, or the Poor Me, approach: always framing events as negative, looking to others for help, describing events in such a way as to make others feel guilty (& so to force them to give attention & energy).
*Less passive is the distancing, or Aloof, strategy: giving vague answers to questions, never committing to anything, making others pursue in order to understand us. When others are pursuing, trying to figure us out, we gain their attention & thus their energy.
*More aggressive than these two is the critic, or Interrogator, method: seeking to find something wrong with what others are doing, always monitoring. If we catch them in what we consider an error, we make them self-conscious, overly cautious, worried about what we might think. They watch us out of the corner of their eye & thus give us attention & energy. *Most aggressive is the Intimidating style: appearing out of control, explosive, dangerous, & belligerent. Others watch us closely & thus we receive their energy.
Because we tend to repeat these manipulations with everyone we meet, & to structure life events around these devices, they can be understood as "control dramas," repeated patterns that seem to bring on the same life situations over & over. Once we bring our control dramas into consciousness, however, we begin to catch ourselves every time we revert to them, & so can stay more connected with inner energy. An analysis of our early childhood can reveal how our control dramas evolved, but once this is forgiven we can see deeper reasons why we were placed with our early family. From our parents' strengths & from particular growth issues they didn't complete, we can derive our life question & our work or "mission" in the world.
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Parental Review
A. Observing the Masculine Teacher (Your Father)
It is through our masculine side of our nature that we take action toward our goals.
1. What type(s) of work did your father do when you were young?
2. Was he proud of what he did?
3. In what way did he excel?
4. List positive words that best describe your father:
5. What one or two words best describe his personality?
6. What was unique about him?
7. List words that describe any negative traits in your father:
8. What triggered negative behavior?
9. What one or two words describe his worst traits?
10. Describe as best as you can your father's childhood:
11. Was he happy? Neglected? Went to work at an early age? Poor? Rich?
12. What control dramas do you think his parents used?
13. In what way did his childhood influence his choices?
14. What was most important to him?
15. What statement or credo best expresses your father's philosophy of life?
16. List what you think was missing from your father's life:
17. What might he have done if he had more time, more money, or education?
B. Energy Analysis of the Masculine:
C. Your Reaction to the Masculine:
D. Analysis of What You Learned from Your Masculine Teacher
1. Like my father, I am:
2. Like my father, I am:
3. From my father, I learned that in order to succeed, I should:
4. From observing my father's life, I want to be more:
5. For what are you grateful to your father?
6. For what would you be willing to forgive your father?
7. From your list of what was missing from your father's life, what, if anything have you chosen to develop?
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A. Observing the Feminine Teacher (Your Mother)
1. What type(s) of work or activities did your mother do when you were young?
2. Do you think she felt fulfilled in her activities?
3. In what way did she excel?
4. List positive words that best describe your mother:
5. What one or two words best describe her personality?
6. What was unique about her?
7. List words that describe negative traits in your mother:
8. What triggered negative behavior?
9. What one or two words describe her worst traits?
10. Describe as best as you can your mother's childhood.
11. Was she happy? Neglected? Went to work at an early age? Poor? Rich? Sheltered? Ambitious?
12. What control dramas do you think her parents used?
13. In what way did her childhood influence her life choices? Had to fend for herself.
14. What was most important to her?
15. What statement or credo best expresses your mother's philosophy of life?
16. List what you think was missing from your mother's life:
17. What might she have done if she had had more time, money, or education?
B. Energy Analysis of the Feminine:
C. Your Reaction to the Feminine:
D. Analysis of What You Learned from Your Feminine Teacher
1. Finish this sentence with positive qualities you got from your mother.
2. Finish this sentence with negative qualities you got from your mother.
3. From Mother, I learned that in order to succeed, I should:
4. From observing Mother's life, I want to be more:
5. For what are you grateful to your mother?
6. For what would you be willing to forgive your mother?
7. From your list of what was missing from your mother's life, what, if anything, have you chosen to develop?
Relating Your Early Influences to Your Personal Time Line
* If you could have any kind of life you wanted, what would it look like?
* Review your list of turning points. What interests, activities, jobs, relationships on your Personal Time Line indicate that you have been working on your original life question?
* How would you describe where you are at present in your journey.
* What about your life do you like the best?
* What about your life would you most like to change?
* How has your control drama affected your advancement?
* Have you been asking for direction from your higher guidance on how to live a more satisfying life?
* What coincidences have happened lately?
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