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There are many ways two people can interact, and the ones that are more subtle usually fit under transpersonal origins. It is described as a type of approach using all five corporeal senses and then those not described in books but known of personally and experientially. To be involved on all levels is not a simple task but then what human being is considered, not complex ?

Mother's Day--delivered transpersonally

Today was mothers first Mothers Day celebrated without her 'best man' at her side and although a sadder new beginning, it was not altogether a loss. I have made moms weekend almost all hers since she finished work early Friday eve and was home long before the sun set. We ate snacks (healthy and quick), watched movies and made small talk as she progressed into a better part of relaxation.

Saturday was bright and cheery on the inside of the home while the outside lent itself to overcast skies, grey patches and even menacing dark grey to black patches where rainfall was steadily pouring. We were lucky as only sprinkles attacked a small portion of the afternoon while we ran errands to make the holiday weekend quite nice. In the evening after a delicious home-delivered Zeppe's pizza (the Californian) we dressed casually and headed to the Stow-Monroe High School for the Stow Orchestra performing Ludwig Van Beethoven's 9th Symphony and I thoroughly enjoyed it !

On the way home we talked and mom is so chock full of knowledge, I learned some more great things about music, history and the events surrounding composure of the piece Ludwig labored over. We settle in later Saturday night and watch the HGTV channel and visit places like San Juan Puerto Rico and Naples Italy with House Hunters International, a favorite of us gals.

Sunday , today her wonderful day, starts off with a wonderful call from my sister whom has remembered and embraced mom as the person she is today, strong & resilient and very real. I admire both of the lovely moms in very different ways, and I am quite glad they spoke this morning. Now onto the afternoon which it still is and mom is curled up downstairs watching whatever her heart desires after a great dinner I prepared was consumed with smiles ! She is worth it in all ways and no matter how sometimes we do not see eye to eye and hurt each other with atrocious words, we still really do have each other s back and love the heck out of one another !

I thank Goddess for my mother, do you thank someone for yours ?

'till next time, erica~ the enlightenment advisor

Who are you in your 'dream-state?'

"I do not feel my awareness in dream-state is exclusively represented by what some transpersonalists refer to as 'the lowest form of consciousness.' It could be more mindful of the lowest state but not exclusive to in that it allows the highest state to manifest itself among my conscious acts of existing."-- this in laypeoples terms is simply what you remember of yourself while dreaming can and will be possible in your awakened state should you become familiar with how to tap into the dual-powers.  

While I believe many individuals who do dream and wake up to tell have been moving between the realms battling a 'self' either misunderstood or not yet recognized. If we pay attention to what we are 'doing', 'feeling', 'being' in a dream we can learn alot about who we are not being in our awakened-state."-- I communicate on an energy frequency unknown to me but nevertheless tapped into affording me an opportunity to still 'talk' with both dads who are now existing in the other dimension. My perception of how real they appear in either dream-state or awakened state is totally up to me. If you believe the energy to transform into them, it can.

 "How can we 'do anything?' in a dream you might ask."-- Well sleep is an unusual facet of the human existence. It is not actually fully comatose with respect to waking but it is a constant travelling through dimensions as the energy leaves and coms back again through skin, respiratory function and thoughts. I figure just because the action it is not being physically performed in the waking state of reality does not mean we are not reacting to some sort of stimulus. We imagine reacting one way, and if the same situation came to fruition in the awakened state, we might react altogether different but at least we were offered an alternative."

As a transpersonalist, still in training for it takes a life-time to learn all the ins and outs and in-betweens, I encourage harnessing the powers of your potential that shine through in dream-states which have been diffused in awakened states. If you can't be the 'full you', whats the point ?

'till next time sharing the lights,
erica~ the enlightenment advisor

Happy New Year !

So a new year has been born and we have 364 days to make it the BEST year we will have, till another one is born and we can start again. In the meantime, what are your plans for making THIS YEAR 2013, better than last year ?

sharing the light,
erica~ the enlightenment advisor

The first day of Winter is . . .

definately upon as northeastern Ohio is getting slammed with its first cold spell, and the witch who created these flakes was gentle cause they are not so big as they are scattered. I am not fond of it especially since my loved ones are out in this weather, well ones in a building but the others are in traffic heading home or elsewhere; while I am inside here keeping the homefront safe/secure & lit for when they return.

The decorations are up but it is a mild seasonal flare compared to when dad was around to help and enjoy the festivities. Mom is handling it alright considering this is the first impact, the snowfall that is, that it is quite chilly being by yourself when you are missing your snuggly bear . . . I can relate to her pinings although proud of her for not getting completely out of control in her grieving process by denying me no festivities. She did not do this and we are healing one magical & sensitive moment at a time without the men we shared portions of our lives with.

The wind is wicked right now and the snow around my complex, tucked away between on and off ramps of the nearby freeways, looks more threatening in here then on the regular roads. I have already heard from one of the working individuals scheduled for a job today, the other not yet but soon. My gigs are scheduled for Sunday & Christmas Day then off to enjoy the last few days of 2012 with my immediate family till two days into 2013 when we all go back to work.

I suggest if you are staying indoors today and night because of freezing temperatures and swirling snow coming in waves, find good entertainment in the house, indulge your senses in a bath, cuddle up with the one you love, disappear into a fictitious place and time, or just reflect on what you had in the past is now present with you from a whole new wonderful perspective. Grief is also an enlightening thing especially during the holidays when all seems so . . .

'till next time, erica~ the enlightenment advisor

Transpersonal views of the Holidays . . .

The words that come to my mind are Awe, Wonder, Illumination, Awakening, Picturesque; while phrases like 'more connected parts to the whole', 'spirit of the holidays' and take me on a slegh carriage ride through the small decorated town of . . .' is what the term transpersonal means to me regarding these winter holidays people from various cultures embrace. We owe William James alot when he coined the term itself letting all of the human race who was interested enough and could read, the opportunity to view everything this way not just the holidays of the winter solstice.

We are a very small yet highly significant bit of the whole picture therefore what we add to the 'melting pot' should be void of these negative known bonds that keep us from realizing our more connected part according to Rhea White:

1) Selfishness
2) Fear
3) Anxiety
4) Greed
5) Envy

The commercialism of the holidays tries to steer the average individual from the first negative by encouraging the giving more than receiving concept with toys, toys, toys ! The second negative can be easily avoided when you educate yourself on the things that separate you and keep you 'the scrooge of the holidays'; while the third and fourth are fed as if a voracious appetite has morphed into the description of an emotional response like distress (a state of being manifested through irrational behavior and/or mild to severe depression) or being jealous that someone else has more than you-- leading into the fifth that places us even further from any connection with our fellow humans of the human race separated only by culture, religious affiliation, financial status, etc because we just don't really care . . .

I see sad from the transpersonal lenses I wear and if anyone is as ddisappointed as I am, raise your hand, speak your voice, share by commenting here and lets get this show on the road

'till next time Happy Holidays from erica~ the enlightenment advisor & the enlightenment-psych.net

*Hey any of you Caycians out there who know of the value of the EHE then contact me and we'll explore more the term, transpersonalism . . .

Interpretations where dream state is concerned

Interpretation sometimes depends on what we need to think the dream should represent rather than what it does represent. This can cause the point to be missed. When I dream, I am trying to see if there is any congruency to who I act out in my awakened state versus the one who lives my life from the dream-state. The dream-state is my vehicle for experimentation without recourse. The ' I ' in my dreams, doesn't get hurt by anything because it does not feel or perceive things in the same manner as the waking ' I ' does.

I also use my dreams as a reconnection to a warmth of veiled protection my Creator offered as a gift, when I was in my mother's womb. There, from my dreams, I can bring my physical being (cognitively) to the threshold of my conception where I materialized as inner self housed by outer body-host, self. In a deeply sleeping state, I can travel through the dimensions and awaken with most of the journey dedicated to my mind and able to apply what I can in the wakened state.

What do you get from your dreams and how different than your waking life is the dream-life ?

'till next time, erica/sojournseeker/enlightenedpsych2~ the enlightenment advisor