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<blockquote data-quote="scent of cedar" data-source="post: 610365" data-attributes="member: 1721"><p>That is what we are doing, Recovering. I am happy to have your company on this journey!</p><p></p><p>The imagery of thawing out came from an old Frankenstein movie, Recovering. You know how, when you see something that mirrors yourself in some way, it stays with you, kind of bothering you until you figure it out? Well, poor Frankenstein had been chased into the depths of this very wet cave by the angry villagers. Over time, he froze solid, there, and was covered by ice. The camera showed close up after close up of poor Frankenstein's face, covered with ice. </p><p></p><p>And then, one day, the ice began to melt.</p><p></p><p>Frankenstein awakened, screaming in pain.</p><p></p><p>But here is the thing. The pain had to do with who he had been taught he was, by the villagers, in their fear of him. His pain was not so much that the villagers did what they did, but that they named him something he never was AND BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED IT, HE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO BELIEVE IT, TOO. It was this that Frankenstein ran from, and froze himself, to escape.</p><p></p><p>Because if he hadn't, he would no longer have had the will to live and would, one way or another, have destroyed himself ~ or, let the villagers do it for him.</p><p></p><p>Here is a favorite quote of mine from the time I was first in therapy:</p><p></p><p>"Once, my fancy was soothed with dreams of virtue, of fame, and of enjoyment. Once, I falsely hoped to meet with beings who, pardoning my outward form, would love me for the excellent qualities I was capable of unfolding."</p><p></p><p>Frankenstein's Monster Speaks</p><p></p><p>The Jesus Incident</p><p>Frank Herbert / Bill Ransoom</p><p></p><p>*******************</p><p></p><p>"Layers, crusts, and shells which may have been built up over years become brittle, break apart, and begin to disappear. Muscles relax. We begin to look at things and people with more care, hearing words and music not heard, before. And a realization dawns that a personal daystar has begun to shine, giving us its light."</p><p></p><p>Maria Harris</p><p>Dance of the Spirit</p><p></p><p>*****************************</p><p></p><p>So, let us begin. In the company of one another, and of the Dancing Spirit, let us enter the world of our own depths, our own mystery, our own promise. Let us give ourselves time to wonder and to wait. Let us be patient and gentle with ourselves as we start. and let us believe that in doing so, we are contributing to our own wholeness and the wholeness of the world."</p><p></p><p>Maria Harris</p><p>Dance of the Spirit</p><p></p><p>*************</p><p></p><p>Witz, this is the Eckhardt Tolle quote, from The Power of Now:</p><p></p><p>"The pain body may seem to you like a dangerous monster that you cannot bear to look at, but I assure you that it is an insubstantial phantom that cannot prevail against the power of your presence."</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scent of cedar, post: 610365, member: 1721"] That is what we are doing, Recovering. I am happy to have your company on this journey! The imagery of thawing out came from an old Frankenstein movie, Recovering. You know how, when you see something that mirrors yourself in some way, it stays with you, kind of bothering you until you figure it out? Well, poor Frankenstein had been chased into the depths of this very wet cave by the angry villagers. Over time, he froze solid, there, and was covered by ice. The camera showed close up after close up of poor Frankenstein's face, covered with ice. And then, one day, the ice began to melt. Frankenstein awakened, screaming in pain. But here is the thing. The pain had to do with who he had been taught he was, by the villagers, in their fear of him. His pain was not so much that the villagers did what they did, but that they named him something he never was AND BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED IT, HE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO BELIEVE IT, TOO. It was this that Frankenstein ran from, and froze himself, to escape. Because if he hadn't, he would no longer have had the will to live and would, one way or another, have destroyed himself ~ or, let the villagers do it for him. Here is a favorite quote of mine from the time I was first in therapy: "Once, my fancy was soothed with dreams of virtue, of fame, and of enjoyment. Once, I falsely hoped to meet with beings who, pardoning my outward form, would love me for the excellent qualities I was capable of unfolding." Frankenstein's Monster Speaks The Jesus Incident Frank Herbert / Bill Ransoom ******************* "Layers, crusts, and shells which may have been built up over years become brittle, break apart, and begin to disappear. Muscles relax. We begin to look at things and people with more care, hearing words and music not heard, before. And a realization dawns that a personal daystar has begun to shine, giving us its light." Maria Harris Dance of the Spirit ***************************** So, let us begin. In the company of one another, and of the Dancing Spirit, let us enter the world of our own depths, our own mystery, our own promise. Let us give ourselves time to wonder and to wait. Let us be patient and gentle with ourselves as we start. and let us believe that in doing so, we are contributing to our own wholeness and the wholeness of the world." Maria Harris Dance of the Spirit ************* Witz, this is the Eckhardt Tolle quote, from The Power of Now: "The pain body may seem to you like a dangerous monster that you cannot bear to look at, but I assure you that it is an insubstantial phantom that cannot prevail against the power of your presence." Cedar [/QUOTE]
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