Anxiety and Uncertainty with the Aware Ego Process
Uncertainty, anxiety and fear are in abundance at this time with the COVID-19 pandemic. I sent a message to my mail list about dealing with these emotions and had so much positive feedback about the email I thought I'd post it here too. Most of us are feeling afraid and/or anxious. Some started out dismissive, but are now less so, a minority don’t care, ...
Are You Choosing the Right Goals for You?
Have you ever set a goal or made a decision to do something and not achieved it? Do you set similar goals year after year, each time determined you will finally succeed? If that's the case, then maybe it's a part or inner self of yours setting your goals, but those goals may not be what you really want. Discover how to get a clearer picture of what ...
Who is Stopping You? It’s an Inside Job! | Bridgit Dengel Gaspard Interview
Watch this interview with New York Voice Dialogue teacher Bridgit Dengel Gaspard to learn how to stop self sabotage. Bridgit's a highly experienced teacher and workshop presenter and you'll gain valuable insights from taking the time to sit back, watch and listen to this video. Visit Bridgit's website to learn more about her and her work, including her upcoming workshop and book. She's based ...
Your Inner Critic – The Key to Your Personal Growth and Freedom
The Inner Critic is the cause of so much suffering (anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship problems, self-sabotage), and so it's natural to try to silence, ignore or get rid of it. But when we do, it simply re-appears in new ways, and usually with greater power. We also miss out on the life-changing gift it offers us. This post explains why the Inner Critic criticises, ...
The Ultimate Secret of Life
Many years ago I had an encounter with the most amazing spiritual teacher. I had been studying the works of Nisargadatta Maharaj and loved his work. And then something unusual happened that pushed me onto a new path. This post begins with the story of that experience. Meeting Nisargadatta Maharaj In my early twenties, while I was at university, I started ...
How to Honour Your Inner Goddess
Are you missing a certain je ne sais quoi in your life? Do things seem mundane, ordinary? Does your relationship lack lustre? The reason could be that an aspect of the inner goddess archetype - the sensual Aphrodite energy, as Hal and Sidra Stone have named it - is in hiding. Reclaim this inner goddess and feel rejuvenated, reinvigorated and revitalised. A phrodite is the Greek ...
Meet the Selves: The Princess
Meet Your Inner Princess The Inner Princess can be found in both women and men. It is the self who believes itself to be more important than those around it, and because of that, deserving of special treatment. From the perspective of the Princess, it is special. It 'needs' certain things in life, such as extra rest, better holidays, special food, ...
Meet the Selves: Your Instinctual Energy or ‘Jungle Animal’
Instinctual Energy There is a group of selves/energies that exist in our psyche, who are a part of our instinctual heritage. Many people experience this energy as a jungle animal. We all experience this energy in our own way, with some people feeling they have an inner lion, tiger or panther, and others a bear or other large, strong animal — but I'll refer ...
Meet the Selves: The Free Spirit
Are You an Eleutheromaniac? (aka The Free Spirit) The Free Spirit moves through life doing what it wants to do, when it wants to do those things. It is independent and free thinking. It has a flowing quality to its energy, which can change direction easily. It does not get stuck or hooked up on things, nor does it like ...
Hal Stone Video – The Total Self
This video features Hal Stone being interviewed about the selves and the nature of personal identity. It is a 9-minute excerpt from a longer DVD titled The Total Self (see details below). Get The Total Self Voice Dialogue DVD Here This is a 90-minute DVD with Hal Stone explaining the selves and Voice Dialogue. It is in interview format with Jeffrey Mishlove, host from the highly ...