I enjoyed listening to Dr. Garland Landrith speak, the past couple of days, and it was nice to see so many people in our community are open to EFT (Emotinal Freedom Techniques) and thoughts on the quantum field.  We had somewhere over 65 people in attendance, and the audience was very enthusiastic and open.  I trust many people learned a great deal while he was here in New Braunfels.  I was especially pleased to hear that Dr. Landrith wants to provide scientific evidence to support and document the influence tapping has on the collective consciousness.  Much of EFT’s impact has gone unsupported to date, so I think it will be quite beneficial to have closely monitored double-blind experiments that document how this changes brain wave patterns.  Although there are thousands of case studies on file that show EFT works, hard scientific evidence is far better than just testimony.  Those who know me know I am enormously excited about the union of science and metaphysics because, to me, they are talking about the exact same thing.  As scientific evidence shows up to support the wisdom of metaphysics, a new way of interpreting the world is born.

Dr. Landrith spoke, several times, about the importance of locating core issues when working with EFT.  I completely agree with him, there.  As a practitioner, I, personally, never just touch on surface issues only, although I do know many other practitioners who do…especially in group settings.  For example, I do not use general statements like “Even though I feel this pain in my shoulder, I deeply and completely love and accept myself anyway,” followed by the repetition of the words “this pain,” at every meridian point.  I always look, immediately, for the emotional feeling attached to the pain, and through a lot of questions, the person finally is able to tell me when it started and what was happening at that time.  I don’t stop there, either.  I take it back as far into early childhood as possible.  My own thought on that is I don’t want a person to walk out of one of my sessions with a healing that is only temporary.  That’s why, any time I have a client come to the front for a demonstration, I always give them a free personal session following that.  I do not want to “tease” them by moving a pain or problem down in intensity, only to discover it went back up as soon as they left.  In doing this, the disbelief in EFT as a healing method is reinforced, and if they already had doubts about whether or not it works, this would only empower that belief further. Since all healing is determined by beliefs, it is paramount that the client believes this will work.  If they don’t…it won’t.  Again, clients see differences in various practitioners on this, but that is my personal method.  I always spend a great deal of time moving my clients from faith to understanding, because I know that is the only way this can work for them.  But enough on that…

I would like to talk, for a few minutes, about locating core issues.  There are definite methods to find them, but I want to be very upfront in saying that not all practitioners are equally skilled at locating them.  It helps if the practitioner is intuitive or is an empath, because these people are naturally gifted at tapping into the quantum field of knowledge and feelings.  However, if that is not the case with a practitioner, there are still other ways of questioning that can pinpoint the exact cause behind the problem or disease.  You can do this on yourself, but it is often more difficult to see your own issues…not impossible, and I will explain how in just a moment.

If you have a particular pain/problem (let’s say a sore throat), I suggest you start by focusing on it, asking yourself, “How does it make me feel when I think or talk about it?”  Does it make you sad, angry, frustrated, guilty, resentful?  Let’s say, for example, it makes you sad.  Point to the place on your body where you feel that sadness.  Once you have the emotion pinpointed, your next question is “When did this start?”  See if you can locate the moment when the problem first started.  Now, ask yourself, “What was going on in my life, at that time, that was making me feel sad?”  Sometimes the answer comes racing to mind, but other times you might not be able to pinpoint anything.  I now would ask, “What other times in my life did I feel this same way?”  Maybe something happened in your childhood that you remember that “reminds you of” this same type of feeling.  What happened?  While asking these questions, it is important to write down what words you are saying, because these are key to locating the core issue.  You might say something like, “I was feeling sad about losing my father when this started, and losing him reminded me of how he and I were never close.  He was cold and distant and I never felt like I could talk to him about what I was feeling.”  Bingo!  You just found your core issue!  Because you have a sore throat, and you have a communication issue, I now tie the two things together to focus on the real source of the problem.  You are sad because you and your father were not able to communicate, and because you never reprogrammed that belief, it is now showing up as a sore throat.  (It helps if you know chakras, and what is associated with each one.  Also, Louise Hay’s book, You Can Heal Your Life, is very helpful in understanding what issues are attached to various parts of the body).  Again, as a practitioner, when you are talking to me, I’m paying very, very close attention to what you are saying.  I’m noting how you are feeling as you talk about these things, and I’m following up with questions where I notice words are impacting you.  As an empath, I also have the ability to feel what you are feeling, so I may be aware of where your issue is located before you are.  I don’t, however, tell you.  I wait for you to tell me.  For example, I have many people start out by telling me they are angry, but they point to the heart as the place where they feel it.  I know, however, that if a person is pointing to the heart, it is most likely sadness.  I will start to feel sadness in my own heart.  I don’t show it, however, and I don’t try to force that person to change his or her mind.  It is very important for you to discover it in yourself.  These simple techniques may help you understand better how to locate your own core issues.  If you have trouble with this, however, I suggest you call a practitioner or there is one other thing you can do…

To discover what is really bothering you–what core issues have not been addressed–take a look at the circumstances and people around you that you do not like.  Your life is a reflection of your own doing.  Everything going on in it, you brought to you.  This is difficult for many people to comprehend, at first glance, but I can assure you, in time, you will discover it is true.  It is not a bad thing…in fact, it is an incredible opportunity to understand how powerful you truly are.

I often have clients make a list of all the qualities they like in other people.  I then ask them to list qualities they can’t stand in others.  Once they are done, I turn both lists over to them and tell them, “Look at the list of qualities you like. These are things you like about yourself…the good qualities you listed.  You see them in others and you resonate with that because it matches how you think of yourself.”   Next, I would ask you to look at the list of  qualities you don’t like in others.  Those are also qualities you once saw in yourself, at some point in your life, and you didn’t like them.  What did you do with them?  You projected them onto other people or you repressed them in your own energy system.  “They” have them, but you don’t.  Not so fast!  You would not feel like they were “bad” unless you were taught that or shown that.  Who said being jealous was bad and when you felt jealousy towards someone or someone was jealous of you what happened that made you not want to be that way?  If jealous people keep showing up in your life, there is a reason!  You are trying to show yourself a block you have.  Address the issue…don’t run from it or project outwardly.  Ask yourself what experiences you had that made you find that quality so distasteful you won’t even own it.  This is also true with the circumstances in your life.  What is going on around you that really disturbs you?  In looking at what is being mirrored back to you, you will find core issues.  Always, always ask yourself, “Why does this bother me so much?  What does it remind me of?”  Bingo!  Core issue just located!  Once you are able to remember how you, too, once acted jealous, you can now understand the people in your life who are acting that way.  You know why they are acting that way, because you recalled it in yourself.  You can forgive them because you can now forgive yourself for judging them as you did.  Now, rather than continue to push it onto others, you resolve that issue in yourself, and guess what happens?  The situation that you believed was outside of you will change.  Jealous people disappear from your experience.  Why?  It was nothing but a reflection of your own doing.  Now that you have dealt with the problem, it no longer has to be in your experience.

All the experiences of your life are created by you.  Your life is a reflection of yourself.  Some experiences are good.  Some are bad.  But you will never be able to change people or circumstances outside yourself.  Nothing is outside of you.  All healing is done on the self.  Look inside and ask yourself the tough questions and own up to the negative things that appear to be outside of you.  Never forget, all the images of people or things that look like they are “out there” are really happening in the visual cortex inside your own brain.  Yes, the entire universe that appears to be outside of yourself is really only in your own mind.  Even more importantly, the field of Pure Consciousness is the web of All That Is, and it is the One experiencing everything.  There is no “them” and “me.”  All is I AM.

Change your mind…change your life.

In my next “Second Saturday” class, I will demonstrate further why putting intentions into your subconscious mind, just before falling asleep, is the best way to manifest miracles.  A clue…it is not done with your thoughts.  This is why Dr. Landrith was demonstrating how to quiet your mind.  Your connection to Consciousness is your feelings.  You are always putting out intentions, in every single moment.  You do not need to inform Divine Mind of something it doesn’t know.  It knows before you do!  When you pit mortal mind against Divine Mind, you are blocking your good.  Your desire is your prayer.  Consciousness always knows what you want.  You ask with your feelings.  What are you feeling, right now?  Whatever it is, you are asking for more of the same. 

Feel good!

I AM…Jodi
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