Something happened in Frankfurt last week.
Something beyond the obvious.
As a man who is happy to have his thinking challenged, his paradigms shifted, his beliefs shattered, I have to admit this was the Premiership of mind blowing.
Richard Bartlett and his Matrix Energetics seminar is an experience on many different levels. Packed with confirmations and contradictions, this comic book experience turns your left brain inside out, bounces it off the wall, puts it in a blender and then gives it a re-assuring hug and sends it on its way.
Whilst my left brain is engaged in a one lobe wrestling match my right brain is having fun noticing what it notices....and that is often weird!
Perhaps the most profound realisation of the week was the understanding of Richard's insistence that Matrix Energetics is a consciousness technology. Most people get stressed by trying to mange their physical environment, believing that once the kids are sorted, the partner has changed, they have lost two stone, have the dream job and solved world poverty they will be happy. I thought I was smart seeing through this and explained that trying to manipulate your physical experience was pointless until you had sorted out your energetic patterns first. Once you had your energy sorted the rest would take care of itself anyway, or at least you wouldnt be at the affect of your external experience.
Listening to Richard Bartlett last week I realised that managing your energy was a bit like managing your physical environment. Not quite as difficult but still an attempt to manipulate what is already in existence. We have always been aware of this at some level at acreativespace but have been waiting for the aha moment which explains what we have been trying to communicate.
My big realisation is that for your experience to truly change you have to go to the level of consciousness...tap into the field of possibility and be open to anything that shows up. To me Matrix Energetics is simply about 'uncollapsing' the wave to open up the field of possibility, noticing what is different and being at peace with that. To do this you have to absolutely trust that it is a benevolent universe, which means getting out of its way.
When we play the 'create our own reality game' we too often have half an eye on an outcome we think we would like and so before we have uncollapsed the wave function we have collapsed it again, but only into an experience we have had or are previously aware of...this doesnt allow the universe to surprise and delight you, it merely keeps you locked into the pattern of experiences you think you are trying to change.
You have to go to the level of consciousness to allow something new in. Manipulating enrgy, be it through 'healing' or intention is merely playing with what is already there. The real excitement comes when you step beyond that and allow something new into your experience...I think they call them miracles.
The real secret with this is to hand over the reins to the universe...something easier to achieve when your left brain is in a blender.
Thank yoyu Richard for the experience, even if I havent got a clue what happened!
Monday 27 June 2011
Monday 13 June 2011
Money...
Wow. Saturday's Playing in the Matrix session took us to places that I am still struggling to make sense of. Busting Loose players and Matrix people may welcome the feelings of discomfort as opportunities to reclaim power and effect change but Saturday's experience was like being dropped into a scene from Lord of the Flies.
Put a bunch of schoolboys on a desert island and watch them descend into cruelty and separation and ultimatelty war. More shocking was to put a bunch of 'spiritually aware' people in a simple game involving money and watch it descend into an allegory of a society divided by lack and an economic system based on scarcity.
The game had only two rules. People had to look one another in the eye as they exchanged money. The money was real and from their own pocket. As the exchanges began in a jovial space people soon started to experience the different and surprisingly intense feelings involved with the exchange process. Had there been rules and certainty the game would have felt a lot safer but then the 'charge' would have been less.
What soon emerged was a brilliant demonstration of the limitations of the monetary system. As with the monetary system when the game was stopped most of the money in circulation was concentrated in 20% of the players. Most people expressed discomfort at taking more than they started with and resentment towards those able to do so. Few people enjoyed the game and many actively disliked the experience, falling into one of the three points on the passive aggressive triangle: victim, rescuer and (less obviously) persecuter (the blaming of someone else).
Despite an intense learning experience things got more interesting when the game recommenced. People had experienced a consequence of their decision making and adjusted their behaviour. What happened was startling to me. The most common course of action was to re-dress the balance, which to most meant getting their money back. Once this was achieved half of the participants actively stopped exchanging. The other participants carried on and when the game ended the concentration of money was even more polarized and the holder of the most money was able to dictate the terms of exchange, 'rewarding' pleasing behaviour from the other participants and refusing to participate in anything but the most beneficial of exchanges.
One participant had talked of love in the eye contact in the exchange, the implication being the contact was more important than the consequence, however in the second half of the game the same person having restored their 'balance' refused to exchange, love not so important all of a sudden.
To me the dynamics here are startlingly similar to the actual economy. What we saw in the first half was a free flow of money around the group and a sort of functional 'economy'. What happened in the second half was akin to protectionism which lead to a recession which actually concentrated all the resource, and power, in one place. People refused to exchange and there was even one case of theft! The game seized up as people held onto what they had.
The whole group showed tremendous courage in their willingness to share their experience and their feelings about it, which were often intense.
On a personal note I was shocked at the emotions this seemingly simple game had stirred within me but they were nothing to those I subsequently felt as I learned that after the game the balance was not redressed. I am not sure I could have even played if I had honestly believed that people could actually 'win' or 'lose'.
To see people leave enriched at the expense of others has been one of the toughest challenges I have faced in a long while and while I struggle to process these events I realise the intellectual understanding of the'creating your own reality' world is often a long way from accepting perceptions of injustice.
Personally, as a host to the event, I felt responsible for other people's discomfort and jumped straight into the rescuer archetype. This is a tremendous opportunity to move to a different place on this and I am grateful for the experience.
From a broader perspective it is clear how difficult it is to build a meaningful society when the means of exchange carries such a charge and the system itself is built on scarcity. Time for a change I feel.
Put a bunch of schoolboys on a desert island and watch them descend into cruelty and separation and ultimatelty war. More shocking was to put a bunch of 'spiritually aware' people in a simple game involving money and watch it descend into an allegory of a society divided by lack and an economic system based on scarcity.
The game had only two rules. People had to look one another in the eye as they exchanged money. The money was real and from their own pocket. As the exchanges began in a jovial space people soon started to experience the different and surprisingly intense feelings involved with the exchange process. Had there been rules and certainty the game would have felt a lot safer but then the 'charge' would have been less.
What soon emerged was a brilliant demonstration of the limitations of the monetary system. As with the monetary system when the game was stopped most of the money in circulation was concentrated in 20% of the players. Most people expressed discomfort at taking more than they started with and resentment towards those able to do so. Few people enjoyed the game and many actively disliked the experience, falling into one of the three points on the passive aggressive triangle: victim, rescuer and (less obviously) persecuter (the blaming of someone else).
Despite an intense learning experience things got more interesting when the game recommenced. People had experienced a consequence of their decision making and adjusted their behaviour. What happened was startling to me. The most common course of action was to re-dress the balance, which to most meant getting their money back. Once this was achieved half of the participants actively stopped exchanging. The other participants carried on and when the game ended the concentration of money was even more polarized and the holder of the most money was able to dictate the terms of exchange, 'rewarding' pleasing behaviour from the other participants and refusing to participate in anything but the most beneficial of exchanges.
One participant had talked of love in the eye contact in the exchange, the implication being the contact was more important than the consequence, however in the second half of the game the same person having restored their 'balance' refused to exchange, love not so important all of a sudden.
To me the dynamics here are startlingly similar to the actual economy. What we saw in the first half was a free flow of money around the group and a sort of functional 'economy'. What happened in the second half was akin to protectionism which lead to a recession which actually concentrated all the resource, and power, in one place. People refused to exchange and there was even one case of theft! The game seized up as people held onto what they had.
The whole group showed tremendous courage in their willingness to share their experience and their feelings about it, which were often intense.
On a personal note I was shocked at the emotions this seemingly simple game had stirred within me but they were nothing to those I subsequently felt as I learned that after the game the balance was not redressed. I am not sure I could have even played if I had honestly believed that people could actually 'win' or 'lose'.
To see people leave enriched at the expense of others has been one of the toughest challenges I have faced in a long while and while I struggle to process these events I realise the intellectual understanding of the'creating your own reality' world is often a long way from accepting perceptions of injustice.
Personally, as a host to the event, I felt responsible for other people's discomfort and jumped straight into the rescuer archetype. This is a tremendous opportunity to move to a different place on this and I am grateful for the experience.
From a broader perspective it is clear how difficult it is to build a meaningful society when the means of exchange carries such a charge and the system itself is built on scarcity. Time for a change I feel.
Saturday 11 June 2011
The kids are back!!
I decided this week it was time to focus on Brand Energetics for a while....and as usual whenever I think I know what I am doing the kids start to turn up. On Monday we had a visit from a client who is training in dog behaviour. As she was describing her approach to training dogs Bill and I looked at one another and said, "That's exactly what we tell parents about their children!'" She was explaining how dogs are incredibly sensitive and often reflect the emotions of their owners. Much of their behaviour can be explained by stress and the best thing an owner can do is manage their own energy. The parallels were remarkable....so much so we are thinking of asking her to come and do a talk for us at the Creative Space Centre.
On Tuesday, I took a call from a lovely and stressed Mum who is being driven nuts by her wonderful and very demanding daughter. As we chatted, the solution that emerged seemed to be to allow her daughter to watch as much television as she wanted at the moment and to have her meals in front of it.....in other words to "rip up" the parent handbook and be guided by her instincts.
Wednesday was, I seem to remember, child free - although I did have a chat with Felicity Evans who runs Nature Kids up in Hertfordshire on Tuesday night!
Thursday we had three of Holly's friends from Film School over for pizza. The are about to shoot their first short film and Faith is going to be acting in one of them. They came over to introduce themselves and to make sure we were ok with it. I left the kitchen to take a phone call and when I came back I found Patrick, Faith and Holly sat around the table with her friends discussing their favourite James Bond films and reciting excerpts from Monty Python. I thought about all the energy I had spent over the last thirteen years worrying about them at school. The awful parents evenings, the tears over the lack of friends and the depression. One of the things I really value about working with Bill is his utter certainty that the kids will be fine....in fact that they are fine. On Thursday night I realised he is absolutely right. But my week hadn't yet finished!
Friday, we had a call from Allan and Maureen Churchman who we haven't seen for many years. Like Bill and I they became involved with Jane's work when their sons were turning them grey. They happened to be passing and wondered if they could pop in. We spent a lovely couple of hours swopping "horror" stories about our kids when they were younger....although I think their son James trumps anything Patrick has done. What was exciting though was to hear about the extraordinary work their sons are now doing. James Churchman.....remember that name...you read it here first...is about to launch an amazing business. Charles is a product designer. Both of them are very very dyslexic and were nightmares at school. They are both now talented, inspiring young men.
When I got home I found Faith on the phone to our old nanny, Jane. She was at her wits end as her son Alex (aged 7) was sitting in the bath staring at the wall saying he wanted to die. He had had a tantrum over his homework, a regular occurrence. Alex has been tested for ADD ADHD autism, everything. All I see is the most delightful little boy who is loved by everyone he comes into contact with. Jane tells me she can't walk down the street without having to stop and talk to a builder, postman or someone else who is Alex's friend.
What was brilliant was I was able to tell her all about James and Charles...who actually made Alex look an amateur on the behaviour front....although I think he will give them a good run for their money. It's easy to laugh about it all afterwards but at the time it is tough.
So thank you kids for an amazing week and yes we will keep going with Conscious Parenting. Interestingly we have a workshop next Thursday....coincidence? I think not. As they say, The Kids Are Alright!
Tracy
On Tuesday, I took a call from a lovely and stressed Mum who is being driven nuts by her wonderful and very demanding daughter. As we chatted, the solution that emerged seemed to be to allow her daughter to watch as much television as she wanted at the moment and to have her meals in front of it.....in other words to "rip up" the parent handbook and be guided by her instincts.
Wednesday was, I seem to remember, child free - although I did have a chat with Felicity Evans who runs Nature Kids up in Hertfordshire on Tuesday night!
Thursday we had three of Holly's friends from Film School over for pizza. The are about to shoot their first short film and Faith is going to be acting in one of them. They came over to introduce themselves and to make sure we were ok with it. I left the kitchen to take a phone call and when I came back I found Patrick, Faith and Holly sat around the table with her friends discussing their favourite James Bond films and reciting excerpts from Monty Python. I thought about all the energy I had spent over the last thirteen years worrying about them at school. The awful parents evenings, the tears over the lack of friends and the depression. One of the things I really value about working with Bill is his utter certainty that the kids will be fine....in fact that they are fine. On Thursday night I realised he is absolutely right. But my week hadn't yet finished!
Friday, we had a call from Allan and Maureen Churchman who we haven't seen for many years. Like Bill and I they became involved with Jane's work when their sons were turning them grey. They happened to be passing and wondered if they could pop in. We spent a lovely couple of hours swopping "horror" stories about our kids when they were younger....although I think their son James trumps anything Patrick has done. What was exciting though was to hear about the extraordinary work their sons are now doing. James Churchman.....remember that name...you read it here first...is about to launch an amazing business. Charles is a product designer. Both of them are very very dyslexic and were nightmares at school. They are both now talented, inspiring young men.
When I got home I found Faith on the phone to our old nanny, Jane. She was at her wits end as her son Alex (aged 7) was sitting in the bath staring at the wall saying he wanted to die. He had had a tantrum over his homework, a regular occurrence. Alex has been tested for ADD ADHD autism, everything. All I see is the most delightful little boy who is loved by everyone he comes into contact with. Jane tells me she can't walk down the street without having to stop and talk to a builder, postman or someone else who is Alex's friend.
What was brilliant was I was able to tell her all about James and Charles...who actually made Alex look an amateur on the behaviour front....although I think he will give them a good run for their money. It's easy to laugh about it all afterwards but at the time it is tough.
So thank you kids for an amazing week and yes we will keep going with Conscious Parenting. Interestingly we have a workshop next Thursday....coincidence? I think not. As they say, The Kids Are Alright!
Tracy
Thursday 9 June 2011
Heads up for June
June is here
Some of you may be aware that June promises to be an 'exciting' month. After a period of relative calm celestial events are likely to stir things up a bit. Whichever 'story' you choose to follow it is our observation that as things liven up in the skies we see a corresponding shift in energies within our community.
June and early July present us with three eclipses, the June solstice and for those Mayan enthusiasts, the Ninth Wave of the calender continues to pulse. Whether or not you are sensitive to these things it is worth being aware of your own state of well-being.
Many have reported an unexplained anxiety during these phases. When we experience anxiety or any other feelings we naturally try to justify or explain them. Our advice is notice them but do not attach to them. Trying to work out WHY you are feeling something is the first step toward greater stress. We seek the WHY so that we can somehow control things so the feeling can be removed. In fact the search for the source merely gives the feeling the energy it needs to persist and trying to control your environment is the ultimate stress.
The ONLY thing you can control is your own energy. Observe the feeling, appreciate it (whatever it is, say thank you if you can) and let it go. The feeling is not you! It is transitory and will pass quickly unless you give it energy. If you find you are struggling with this please feel free to give us a call. We can just listen or run a programme or share, but dont be shy.
What is it all about?
My belief, and it is just my belief, is that the geo-magnetics of the earth are changing and changing quickly. This is evidenced by the shifting of the magnetic poles (the North Pole will be in Siberia within 15 years if it continues at this rate). So what? Well we are just matter organised by a field and as that field changes so do we. Feelings are magnetic, thoughts electric. As the electro-magnetic field changes we will be shaking off emotions, belief patterns and all sorts of stuff that no longer serves us. This is a great opportunity. BUT attach to those feelings as they fall away and they will linger and you will experience them all the more. Try to be neutral, just observe with detachment and curiosity and you will discover a peace you will enjoy beyond expectation.
Many will encourage you to seek out the 'good' feelings and move away from the 'bad'. My advice would be to observe them all equally. Remove the judgement and you remove the charge. It is our seeking the good feelings which puts us in resistance to what is and gets us into attempting to control our environment, which is stressful!
So if in June you find yourself sitting at the front of an emotional roller coaster remember it is not personal. Try to observe yourself and the situations you are creating with amusement and awe. And if necessary give us a call.
Physical balances and one to one sessions.
I have been drawn back to some physical balancing of late and have been using a new technique which aligns the meridian system to the new geo-magnetics. This has been having a powerful effect on some and subtle effects on others. If you feel you need some help with this shift I am taking appointments at the Creative Space Centre. Each session lasts approximately an hour and is charged at £50.
If you are experiencing challenges with money, career, relationship, parenting then why not take a fresh look at those challenges. Learn to recognise the opportunities. We will be offering one-to-one sessions at the Centre for £50 an hour. If we fail to change your perspective you can have your money back!
Finally for those of you on the Programme remember to call if you need extra support. We do not charge to run extra specific balances so dont suffer in silence give us a call.
Happy June
Bill
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