Following Our Thread

by Bunny Blair Rush, RMT

The path to our true Selves is amazing. I am grateful every day for the opportunity to explore deeper into my own being. The more I unfold, the more I am aware of what is yet to be discovered. That is the essence of healing.

The mind is filled with layers of cellular memory of past experiences - karma we carry from this lifetime and many, many others. These memories and experiences cause us to develop defense patterns and beliefs about ourselves and others; they reflect in our judgements about the actions of ourselves and those around us. It has so often been quoted to me that "the mind rejects, the heart accepts." Deep within all of us is the seed of the Soul Self. Most of us experience it in the area of the heart as a longing, a yearning, a sweetness that we find hard to describe, and for some of us it's more apparent than for others. Of course, if we spend a lot of time in our mind, we will work very hard at rejecting that feeling in our heart.

So, if we are willing to look at our defenses, at our beliefs about ourselves - feelings of being "not enough," betrayed, unworthy, unappreciated, abandoned - and see them from that place in our hearts rather than our minds, we can begin to see those defences as gifts. We can begin that wonderful, endless journey to our true Selves. It's like following a tiny thread, inching ever closer to that seed of the soul.

This process takes work and, in my experience, is difficult if not impossible to do alone. It can be a roller-coaster, but eventually an exceedingly more peaceful and familiar one. Along the way, as we clear away some of the cobwebs and defense patterns, we can also clear away distortions in our human physiology which occured as a result of our past experiences, effecting our emotional and physical health. Through the use of subtle energy, we can enliven more and more of our cellular memory, allowing the body to self-correct and release these distortions. The journey can be both painful and joyous. As we unfold more deeply into ourselves, even in the roller-coaster ride, there begins to arise a level of calmness, a knowing, a sweet peace. I call it "sitting in the soup."

The most important component of the process is that each and every one of us has the opportunity and the right to make this journey ourselves, so do our own self exploration. As a healer, it is my task to support, to be a catalyst, to hold a safe space for the client to explore his or her own Self - to follow their own thread. No great words of wisdom or great prophesies from psychic, channel or healer can take the place of each individual's own journey. It is humbling to be a witness to the faith and the courage that takes place with every person I have the privilege to work with. It requires trust on the part of both the healer and the client.