Friday, September 18th, 2009
If you are working on the Free to Love release process on your own, here are the instructions for the guided visualization discussed in chapter 7 of the book Free to Love, Free to Heal:
Confession Frees the Heart
If you do not have a partner with whom you feel safe sharing your story, you can employ visualization to achieve a similar benefit. Sit comfortably, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and envision yourself in a place of safety and natural beauty such as a mountain ridge overlooking a lush valley or a warm tropical beach.
In your sacred place, envision a being of love and compassion sitting beneath a powerful tree of wisdom. Your being may be a religious figure, a wise man or woman, or a celestial being of light.
Just as you would express your story to a human being sitting next to you, confess to this sacred archetype the episodes that caused pain. With your eyes closed, share your story, as if you were with this being in person.
After sharing your story, imagine your inner healer saying these three statements:
I am sorry for the pain you caused.
I’m sure you were doing your best from your level of consciousness at the time.
Assuming you honor your commitment to make amends, you deserve to be forgiven.
After you have told the story, sit alone and quiet your mind through meditation. Now tell the story to yourself for the final time, as honestly as possible. Having forgiven yourself for the acts you’ve committed that caused pain to others, make the decision to forgive others for the pain they have caused you. When you fully recognize that the stories you tell determine the quality of your life, you are free to love.