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The Raven

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Yoda

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A Choiceful State of Being

Julia Cameron in her world famous book The Artist's Way writes about, and for, blocked creatives. That describes not just the writers and artists for whom she initially intended her book, but all of us at one time or another.

Being blocked is a fearful state of being.

What keeps us blocked and unable to find creative solutions to our challenges is being in this fearful state. It's like a catch 22 - you can't find solutions to your problems because your problems keep you in a state of fear where you can't find solutions to your problems. As I've written before, when you are experiencing fear you are accessing a portion of your brain called the Reptilian Brain.

This part of our brain is the first brain we had in our evolvement and we still have it for a good reason. It allowed us to survive back in the days of dinosaurs and still serves us in our modern day survival.

To this part of our brain everything is either something to flee from or something to fight. Either fight or run. Notice that there is not an array of choices here. In today's world this translates into the form of the threat usually being a person, rather than a dinosaur. We still react the same by either wanting to fight or run away. Now, however, the fighting may be verbal and the flight may take the form of avoidance.

Luckily for us our brains evolved and we now have additional portions of our brain which we can utilize. The cerebral part of our brain is one of these "new" areas and is where we get creative. It's where we visualize, create, and and are able to find new opportunities as we "see" choices and solutions.

Using our cerebral brain puts us in a choiceful state of being.

When we move our awareness out of the Reptilian part of our brain and into the cerebral cortex we begin to find choices that are far better than the limitation of only fight or flight. We begin to see choices that lead to collaboration, win/win solutions, harmonious relationships, and most importantly, peace.

Sounds great, doesn't it? But when your consciousness is in the limitation of the fear based Reptilian brain, how do you move it into the creative cerebral cortex? It's quite simple, actually.

Visualization.

When you visualize you are automatically moving your awareness out of the Reptilian brain and into the cerebral cortex, activating this creative portion of your brain. Any form of visualization will work. Here's a few suggestions:

• Draw a diagram or mind map of the situation. Begin with diagramming the issue and as you work with it and your awareness moves into your cerebral brain, you'll begin to see alternatives and choices. Include them in your diagram or map.
• Close your eyes and envision the situation as if it is on a stage and you are the director. As you are watching the players - including yourself as the star - how might you make changes to the plot for an equitable outcome?
• Use a visual tool such as a Tarot card. Select a card at random from the deck and describe what's happening in the picture on the card. What are the choices the people on the card have in regards to their situation? How does this relate to your situation?

Living in a choiceful state of being gives you and everyone around you the gift of living in harmony rather than conflict, collaboration rather than competition, and inevitably, peace.

Love,
Kathy

Copyright 2004 Under One Roof

The Power of Coaching with Tarot

Power up your coaching! Unlock your inner knowledge using the Tarot, an ancient and time honored tool of Higher Wisdom, in a safe, confidential, and supportive environment. The Tarot has been used for centuries by people to gain deeper knowledge about the issues and challenges that were facing them so that they could improve their lives.

Benefits:

• get faster results
• discern your best choices more easily
• acquire more complete knowledge about your challenges
• open to a wider range of opportunities available to you
• have more fun in coaching and in life
• enhance your inner wisdom
• open your creative channel
• extend your array of choices

How the Tarot works
The scenes on the cards are symbolic representations of the life challenges that you, and all of humankind, face in your journey of learning, experiencing, and evolving ever higher this lifetime and past lifetimes. These images bypass the conscious mind where the "Inner Critic" lives, which allows you to directly access your subconscious mind where creativity and choice are available to you. The images and their meaning are instantly recognized by your Soul Memory. This message is sent to your conscious mind, where you are able to then discern the wisdom that this card has for you in your journey.

How the coaching sessions work
After our initial consulation, I'll use Divine Guidance to select a Tarot deck especially for you and will send it to you. I'll have a matching deck.

At the beginning of each session as you focus on the issue on which you'd like coaching, you shuffle your deck and select one card, laying it face up and noticing whether it is in reversed (upside down) position. After you tell me what the card is and it's position, I'll locate the card in the matching deck I have so that we are both seeing the same imagery. As you interpret the meaning of the card for you and how it relates to the subject at hand I'll gently assist you with the Divine Guidance that I receive.

After you've gleaned the Higher Wisdom from the cards, we'll apply it to the choices that are available to you so that you can discern the most beneficial and appropriate steps of action for you.

Armed with this Higher Wisdom, your coaching and your life will evolve at a rapid rate and will have deeper meaning for you. You'll achieve greater results.

I currrently have openings for 3 clients who want to experience
the power of coaching with Tarot. If that's you, email me or call me at 360.437.1022 and let's talk.

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