Being institutionalized.

[loveallbeings]

I can't teach you. I, too, am still trying to learn how to tap into that part of myself. I think it's something we must discover for ourselves.

I think that it's a huge step when that part awakens. And I think that part is where all the good stuff resides. It's the divine part. I think that's the part that can move mountains. I think you should focus on feeding that part, connecting to that part, integrating that part into your "ordinary" state of mind. It's the same challenge for me...

In the wanderer's handbook, Carla says: "Let us begin our service to others with the service to our inner selves of support, self-belief and self-acceptance". I'm not done with the book yet, so she probably speaks about that later, but I would add "self-love", "self-compassion", etc.

From my general understanding, the divine spark/intelligence is within the heart chakra. The heart chakra radiates love. It looks to me as if it's a bit like a muscle: the more we use it, the bigger it grows, or the brighter it glows. So the first step is to use it towards ourselves so it creates a voluptuous circle of Love feeding itself. I give myself love, therefore I am grateful and love myself for giving myself love, therefore I have even more love to give, etc...

Not a very technical way to say it, but I feel it's something like that...

Its true, in there with the trauma and the things that are terrifying to face, is immense love and compassion. Repressed fear, grief and sadness blocks the heart, as you let that fear surface, your heart opens and the flow of love comes through. Its all completely subjective, one person might find public speaking terrifying, the scariest thing there is and facing that fear unlocks parts of themselves that were imprisoned by that fear. Fear is the energy of separation, love is the energy of unity. You can't fear what you love, when you love yourself deeply, theres nothing to fear within yourself so you can shine the light of consciousness deep within yourself and thats illumination, the dichotomy between subconscious and conscious mind dissolves and you become whole.