A PATH TO FEARLESSNESS AND FREEDOM
Written by Janice Hylton
“As spiritual energies living out a human existence, transformation has its seed in our deep longing to be whole. It is something which we hope will strip away the stagnant, unworkable, or merely unsatisfying. We want what is outwo
to be demolished, making way for a new expression of our being, one that truly brings us joy, one that gives us the courage to make sweeping changes because the reward is so great.” Spotted Eagle
The material plane is an extraordinary place. It is a place where almost anything, if not indeed everything, is possible. It is a place that incorporates our biggest fears, our greatest joys and all the mundane in the middle.
My teacher Spotted Eagle tells us that we have chosen to inca
ate into this plane as a means to overcome fear. It seems apparent that this earth plane offers us endless opportunities to do just that – or not. Spotted Eagle’s cohort Grandfather White Elk takes this a step further. He tells us that, merely by the choice of inca
ating, we have done enough. There is nothing more we need do but move through this opportunity-rich experience. However, there is certainly more we can do should we choose it.
For those of us who wish to pack in a little more “power reclamation,” there is a unique way which can be applied to any life scenario. It begins by understanding what Spotted Eagle calls the “biological contract.” This “contract” is the fear-producing framework with which we inca
ate. It states that there is never enough to go around, and our survival thusly depends on our ability to dominate the resources or to be successfully subservient to a dominator who will take care of us. Failing these ends, the commonly held belief is that we risk loss of power, loss of safety, loss of love, and therefore, we risk loss of our very life.
Our freedom, our joy, our ability to bring healing to ourselves and this planet depend on our willingness to, first, identify this contract at work in our lives and, secondly, begin to shred our own contract.
There are a number of keys to observing and deconstructing the biological contract, but there is one which sets this process in motion very effectively: Authenticity.
Identifying your authentic emotions, be they joy or sadness, will set you on a course of reclaiming your power from fear. The humanly conditioned responses of shame, blame, outrage (righteous indignation), guilt, and pity (including self-pity) are wholly based on our issues needing attention and are never at the true heart of the matter. They are useful in that they point the way, but of themselves, they never tell the truth.
Today you can begin. You can begin to tell yourself the truth. You can begin to observe your conditioned responses to old issues and then choose to look more deeply at whence they cometh until you can identify the real fear and take your power back from it. You can begin today to make choices in each present moment that reflect your desire for a joyful, truthful, authentic experience, not based on old ways of thinking. It’s a process that requires patience, observation, courage, persistence, more observation, more courage, and more patience. The rewards are immeasurably large, and include healing on a personal and universal level.
Today you can begin.
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About the Author
Janice Hylton is both a teacher and on-going student of the work of the Aeon Institute. Understanding the Human Emotional System, deconstructing the "biological contract," and thus, helping others build a more joyful life experience are the goals of her work in the world.
For more information you can go to janicehylton.com
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