After watching Tim Burton's version of the children's classic Alice in Wonderland by the lovely Lewis Carroll, I was delighted to be entertained by a film that was as engaging as it was deeply philosophical. The universal themes of our true identity and purpose, the question of waking up from the dream (of life) and the battle between good and evil (which ultimately reside in our heads) are as relevant today as they were when this gorgeous book was published way back in1865!
I was especially moved by the scenes where Alice finds herself either TOO TALL or TOO SMALL..never being the appropriate size until she is finally ready to take on her role as the champion destined to put an end to the evil Big Headed Queen wrecking havoc across the land! The scene with the vulnerable and high spirited Mad Hatter at the Tea Party was hilarious. The incessant chattering that cannot be stopped once it has been unleashed is a perfect reflection of our own inner mental noises..that feeling that you are going completely insane! It does take a little shaking up before the Mad Hatter is relatively brought under control for the time being. The completely ludicrous Queen and her knight in not-so-shining armour are perfect examples of our own irrational ego-based personality which is only driven by insecurity and further failing to realise the superficial and unreal elements that surround it. The delusion of grandeur and persecution is a constant backdrop to her every move and impulse. As she hollers,"Off with his head" at every intolerable insult imagined, it is the sheer darkness of her intentions that reign superior. Is it any surprise that at the end of the dream, when the Jabberwock is finally overcome the Big Headed Queen along with her unsuitable Knight is banished away forever..without a friend or owed any kindness whatsoever.
The line that Alice keeps repeating in the movie is," This is my dream and I will decide how it will end" is such a powerful affirmation, touching on the foundation of free will and the realisation of our own power to create our reality just the way we choose. From the world we want to inhabit to the characters and events we want to include in our canvas of Life.
Finally when one awakens from this deep sleep of unconsciousness and isolation, one is now ready to enter one's WONDERLAND. Go on and find yours!!
Question to Ponder
If we are unable to understand how we create our own realities how can we expect to know how to change or enhance our lives and those around us?
Some Points of Louise Hay's Philosophy
We are each responsible for all our experiences.
Every Thought we think is creating our future.
The point of power is always in the present moment.
Everyone suffers from self-hatred and guilt.
The bottom line for everyone is " I am not good enough"
Its only a thought and a thought can be changed.
We create every so-called illness in our body.
Resentment, criticism and guilt are the most damaging patterns.
Releasing resentment will dissolves even cancer.
We must release the past and forgive everyone.
We must be willing to begin to learn to love ourselves.
Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now are the keys to positive change.
When we really love ourselves everything in our life works.
Every Thought we think is creating our future.
The point of power is always in the present moment.
Everyone suffers from self-hatred and guilt.
The bottom line for everyone is " I am not good enough"
Its only a thought and a thought can be changed.
We create every so-called illness in our body.
Resentment, criticism and guilt are the most damaging patterns.
Releasing resentment will dissolves even cancer.
We must release the past and forgive everyone.
We must be willing to begin to learn to love ourselves.
Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now are the keys to positive change.
When we really love ourselves everything in our life works.
Taking the guesswork out of your Health
Why leave your health until its too late? Especially when we are wired to receive important messages from our body way before the illness manifests. How? By identifying your thought patterns and listening to the subtle communication our entire body sends us every moment. We can only tune into this when we have switched off the mental noise that incessantly drowns out these all-important warning signals.
Once we are intent upon being still and being aware of our breath every few hours every day we will become better and better in arresting an illness..
Louise Hay's Workshop on the Mind Body Connection does exactly that..teaches you important ways to understand the all encompassing awareness of your consciousness to provide clues to recovery.
For more information or if you are interested in registering your place at the next 3 hour Workshop please visit www.blissfulmantra.com.au
Once we are intent upon being still and being aware of our breath every few hours every day we will become better and better in arresting an illness..
Louise Hay's Workshop on the Mind Body Connection does exactly that..teaches you important ways to understand the all encompassing awareness of your consciousness to provide clues to recovery.
For more information or if you are interested in registering your place at the next 3 hour Workshop please visit www.blissfulmantra.com.au
IBIZA RETREAT: SHINE 2010
Are you ready to step on stage and bask in your own dazzling luminescence? Over 2 days you will be walked through the key stages of the hero’s journey giving you the opportunity to apply your own intuitive wisdom and life experiences to gain a deeper understanding of your mind and make some of the most important steps in your heroic life.
Check out www.blissfulmantra.com.au for more details!!
I promise it will not disappoint those who are looking to emabark on a grand journey.
Check out www.blissfulmantra.com.au for more details!!
I promise it will not disappoint those who are looking to emabark on a grand journey.
Dogs are from Venus and Cats are from Mars...good for our souls
I know some people out there in our world who make the outrageous demand that cats should or must endeavour to behave more like dogs. Its like wishing canaries could be eagles or cows could be more like wombats or ... That would not really be so disconcerting if not for the implications it engenders.
Let me make myself more clear by first saying that the very need in some of us to want all cats to be more like dogs means that we can only accept some limited version of the universe. Given our one-sided understanding of the nature of our Universe and its creation we as yet do not know what the rightful place of every creature is in the overall picture. No, we dont even fully know their true purpose or the truth behind their behaviours. Barely do we understand ourselves and our own place and perhaps thats why the ridiculous demand in the first place!!! We know Carl Jung was right on spot when he said we perceive our world by projecting our unresolved emotions onto the external world to get some resolution...You can read this again if you like.
Not being too impressed with cats who do not perform tricks or behave in exactly the way you want them to before you will allow your affection (wont call it love yet) to show least of all because they do not pander to your egotistical natures is a start to investigating into our own psyches...especially the blanket statement that all cats are selfish!!! Chances are the people who cast these allegations usually have no clue about what they are talking about because they have never had a cat themselves!! Yes you know who you are..these beliefs are absorbed from the media or family or peers or just a really poor film not creative enough to let go of stereotypes!
Lets agree that those who claim that some creatures are less intelligent or worthy of love because they have not figured out what you think is the benchmark of intelligence (using a computer or speaking the same language as yourself) or unconditional love (chasing a stick or rolling over on command) are only advertising their own dazzling ignorance characterised by limited awareness and a closed mind.
The implications on our immediate reality is also worth noting. For example, if you believe that everyone must behave according to the list of appropriate behaviours you have set out for them its not very unlike Nazi Germany. Just give it a thought. What is it about some creatures that we find difficult to accept..are we unaccepting of a part of ourselves? Where have we picked up the wrong message? How liberating to be OK with all that surrounds us and still have a big happy heart within..Lastly, if all cats were dogs would they not be named dogs???????
Let me make myself more clear by first saying that the very need in some of us to want all cats to be more like dogs means that we can only accept some limited version of the universe. Given our one-sided understanding of the nature of our Universe and its creation we as yet do not know what the rightful place of every creature is in the overall picture. No, we dont even fully know their true purpose or the truth behind their behaviours. Barely do we understand ourselves and our own place and perhaps thats why the ridiculous demand in the first place!!! We know Carl Jung was right on spot when he said we perceive our world by projecting our unresolved emotions onto the external world to get some resolution...You can read this again if you like.
Not being too impressed with cats who do not perform tricks or behave in exactly the way you want them to before you will allow your affection (wont call it love yet) to show least of all because they do not pander to your egotistical natures is a start to investigating into our own psyches...especially the blanket statement that all cats are selfish!!! Chances are the people who cast these allegations usually have no clue about what they are talking about because they have never had a cat themselves!! Yes you know who you are..these beliefs are absorbed from the media or family or peers or just a really poor film not creative enough to let go of stereotypes!
Lets agree that those who claim that some creatures are less intelligent or worthy of love because they have not figured out what you think is the benchmark of intelligence (using a computer or speaking the same language as yourself) or unconditional love (chasing a stick or rolling over on command) are only advertising their own dazzling ignorance characterised by limited awareness and a closed mind.
The implications on our immediate reality is also worth noting. For example, if you believe that everyone must behave according to the list of appropriate behaviours you have set out for them its not very unlike Nazi Germany. Just give it a thought. What is it about some creatures that we find difficult to accept..are we unaccepting of a part of ourselves? Where have we picked up the wrong message? How liberating to be OK with all that surrounds us and still have a big happy heart within..Lastly, if all cats were dogs would they not be named dogs???????
Managing the Internal LOUDSPEAKER
How often have we confused the voice in our heads as our true identity? How often do we really allow ourselves to be in the space between two thoughts? How much do we rely on the incessant internal negativity script to become the foundation upon which we build our sense of self worth? And yet all the thoughts we bow down to are merely repititive and filtered through our various internal screening mechanisms. We perceive our world and by default our selves as that image or belief we often find floating through our minds. Of these thoughts we barely touch the essence of our true selves..our perfect and whole selves..
The only way to counter the inner dialogue that is self--destructive and ego-based is to ground one's self in moments that transcend mental noise and comes from a place that is forever pure and eternal. YOU!
Lets entertain our thoughts as we would a fleeting visitor..accepting them without any hostility but always remembering that this visitor is but passing through.
The only way to counter the inner dialogue that is self--destructive and ego-based is to ground one's self in moments that transcend mental noise and comes from a place that is forever pure and eternal. YOU!
Lets entertain our thoughts as we would a fleeting visitor..accepting them without any hostility but always remembering that this visitor is but passing through.
And the Oscar goes to..
Now that the Oscars are round the corner and the glamour of the red carpet lures television audiences all around the world its only appropriate to ask the burning question..How important are YOU in your life? How often do you honor yourself by taking a bow and expressing the gratitude for a life well endowed with everything you really need to be joyous?
Or are you sulking in some corner for things that are now officially termed "ancient"? Anxious for what might become in the imaginary concept of your "future"? Are you waiting on the sidelines so that "something" "someone" "somehow" your name will be called out and then you will "allow" yourself to step into the limelight and bask in all its glory??
How about walking the red carpet of your life NOW? How about proclaiming your sheer dazzling brilliance as you read this? When was the last time you looked in the mirror and fell in love?
Because in your life, there are no other nominees and only one indisputable winner..YOU!!!!
Time to start rehearsing your acceptance speech...
Or are you sulking in some corner for things that are now officially termed "ancient"? Anxious for what might become in the imaginary concept of your "future"? Are you waiting on the sidelines so that "something" "someone" "somehow" your name will be called out and then you will "allow" yourself to step into the limelight and bask in all its glory??
How about walking the red carpet of your life NOW? How about proclaiming your sheer dazzling brilliance as you read this? When was the last time you looked in the mirror and fell in love?
Because in your life, there are no other nominees and only one indisputable winner..YOU!!!!
Time to start rehearsing your acceptance speech...
Survival of the Fittest Thought Patterns
Today a thought floated through my head (amongst 60,000 others) that relates to Darwin's,' Survival of the Fittest' theory..And here it is:
Can it be a possibility that our unproductive or useless thoughts get weeded out in the same way as a species gets extinct after failing to adapt or rule..in the form of illnesses and ultimately premature death? Those thought patterns that are toxic to Life and just do not help in the continued forward march of humanity are best removed from our planet..these mental aberrations somehow cannot grow beyond the limitations which they created in the first place and thus have no choice but to perish..at the level of the body of course! The eternal, perfect spirit which characterises our true essence then merges somewhere else and continues its journey in another physical plane..
Maybe we need to understand the motivation that guides rapid multiplication of carcinogenic cells as more than a cellular phenomenon..its heralding a faulty thought processing function that has gone awry for too long and which needs urgent repair..or else be prepared for early exit.
Well its worth a thought!
Can it be a possibility that our unproductive or useless thoughts get weeded out in the same way as a species gets extinct after failing to adapt or rule..in the form of illnesses and ultimately premature death? Those thought patterns that are toxic to Life and just do not help in the continued forward march of humanity are best removed from our planet..these mental aberrations somehow cannot grow beyond the limitations which they created in the first place and thus have no choice but to perish..at the level of the body of course! The eternal, perfect spirit which characterises our true essence then merges somewhere else and continues its journey in another physical plane..
Maybe we need to understand the motivation that guides rapid multiplication of carcinogenic cells as more than a cellular phenomenon..its heralding a faulty thought processing function that has gone awry for too long and which needs urgent repair..or else be prepared for early exit.
Well its worth a thought!
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