The Energy Generators - Trust, Gratitude, Love, Enthusiasm, Encouragement. ( You may find it useful to go to the link - The Eight Stages of Human Life for a review.)
Few understand the profound implications of trust. Adult Trust ought not to be given to another human unless that person owns the following virtues: Integrity - Honesty, and Competence - It is not enough to be honest a trustworthy person must also be competent in the field at issue, plus Fidelity - the ability to sustain loyalty when others try to end that loyalty. Plus, Commitment - A trustworthy person will persevere and follow through when the going gets tough. Good Judgment - Some are honest, are well trained but they lack the elusive but profoundly important quality of good judgment when advising others. Accountability - A trustworthy person has the capacity of being responsible for what they do - They can be held accountable.

The Energy Sustainers - Compassion, Empathy, Intimacy, Discipline, Responsibility. <
(Note:Again relate the above to

The 8 Levels of the Life Cycle derived from Erikson can be found on the home page navigation pane link.) Consider: Can you choose to identify the past programs that seem to control you, then alter or discard them from your toolbox? Can you identify that which you do that is wrong for you? (e.g. self-pity)? Are you ready to affirm and commit to self-hypnosis sessions that will undermine the bad programming of the past and build good ways for your future?

Magic Is The Conscious Creation Of Miracles, Of, Or, By The Spirit

It is believed that there is High magic and Low magic (which we consciously program). High magic is real but it is of a breakthrough kind. We don't understand how it happened. Low magic is the implementation of the aura, the buzz. It is an inner capacity that all humans can do using their dynamic energy serving humans for God.

Consider the many ways that science and technology have helped us to see that what our society calls the individual personality is a changing definition. Now it is changing at an incredible rate. For example, we now know that the body is constantly renewing radioactive isotopes - 98% of the atoms of the human body are replaced yearly. Consider the following "knowables" with the knowledge humans had about their bodies from biblical times forward to the beginning of the 20th century. " The "Liver" All cells are replaced every six weeks. " Stomach lining - every 5 days " Brain cells - in less than one year " DNA - every 6 weeks " Skeleton - every 3 months / Skull every month. The body as the temple of our soul is in a constant state of change. Extending that idea - why are we looking older? The answer is the key to healing Can we learn a Strategy of Rejuvenation that could be implemented by health-giving sessions of: prayer, meditation, and self-hypnosis? Probably the answer is yes if we prepare the mind to be ready. (Note: Please see the introduction to the relationship between the body/mind/soul/spirit during the Eight Stages of the Human Life Cycle - Home page navigation pane.)

The Brain communicates with neuropeptides that attach to synapses and neurons. Every cell resonates to the holistic state of mind. The cells do "think" they have work, community, reaction. Consider that famous woman who was in a coma for years while the self-righteous fought to deny her the secular permission to die. It is true that Katherine Quinlan's final diary entry said, "I wish I could go to sleep and never wake up" Yes, this was her last diary entry! (It was many years later, after too many years of misguided opposition - that her wish was fulfilled.) How strongly does the mind influence the body? We all know about gastric indigestion being caused by anxiety, suppressed anger, and the like. Beyond that we know there are expert health-givers who believe that cancer always has as a major source -anger repressed. For example, anger about roles? Anger about the- "Why me?" - of Breast Cancer? The start of malignant prostate cancer for a man whose spouse is denying him sexual intimacy?

There are grounds to believe that the power of the mind (magic) to reverse physical processes does occur. It is likely that some cancer remissions can be attributed to a sea change in the attitude of the patient - (e.g. for women with breast cancer (tumor out -or, worse, tumor in) This power of anger suppressed or, alternatively released translates into magnetic and anti-magnetic force of such people. Humans could be drawing negative forces to themselves, or better positive forces to themselves. To be successful at healing through self-hypnosis one needs to "Own the Territory Of The Healing Principles". Healing Lets start with an analogy - Surely, we know (if not scientifically) that Dowsers do find water with dowsing rods? Isn't this an illustration of Bio-fields on this planet Earth? The Rod held in the hands of the walker responds to something (energy) in the fields. Water dowsers use it to find that energy. Focus now on your own bio-field. Visualize and remember a sorrowful event.

Does remembering produce a "depressed feeling" in the now? Changeover: now remember and visualize an event that produced a "happy feeling" You know it happened. Own it. Enjoy it now. Our brain chemistry acts very quickly to cause changes in mood that can be self-induced. The "aura" is probably a bio-energy field and a thought form. Some humans are better at emanating it and/or resonating with it than others though they many not be consciously aware or it. Consider: A cancer cell is not functioning for the body; it is sucking up energy and using it for bad growth. Fear may be stimulating it to be more active.

FEAR Fear comes from separation from one's source of power- GOD. Fear is useful, but it can be destructive.

NEGATIVE EGO - Ego-is-in-charge, some say it is no more than the MOS as in DOS in effect, the Mind Operating System. It can operate to our benefit. But when you give it too much power, it can be self-aggrandizing and become a conceited fool Thereby it goes negative and begins adopting defensive actions and uses the blame-game to blame your body, your higher self even your soul for what has gone wrong. It is in that way that you manipulate yourself to not take responsibility (and you are ignoring that there is a higher power to help you). The duality, and reality, here is that the self creates the ego-system for dealing with life. One can gain automaticity - like cruise control - but the control may become worse - looping) Yet, one can make a large error by going too far toward the other end of the spectrum - acting in ways to give up the power of self.

When you give up running yourself -autonomy -you lose ownership of your self. The following discussion is provide some examples to help some participants identify past behavior and/or programming that could be a moving cause in their own life that has embedded a need for a series of self-hypnosis sessions to break the hold the past has on one's self. "Getting over it" is a critical breakthrough for many who henceforth live a much better, happier, life. Blame and judging others -Are Age-Old Manipulations they are learned behavior cleverly designed to take focus off the real issue. Blindly judging and passive aggressive behavior towards others is using manipulation. Though shame can be authentically based on an anti-social or worse-very bad behavior; it is often misplaced or adopted by a victim who feels, inaccurately, that he/she was a cause of the bad act. Consider: A Nine-year old who continues to feel defective because he had to make a choice during divorce. (Remember Pat Conroy's The Great Santana - the over aggressive father bouncing the basketball on the forehead of his son who has just defeated him, for the first time, in a bucket ball game?)

Fear (and or resentment) is inculcated in various ways by defective parenting: *Treating children like adults *Sexual Abuse *Ways of Inducing Guilt as False Shame Because we have so many inept parents on the planet, it is probable that between 2-3-4 or thereabouts, one may be scarred - by being taught-during a memorable episode-that you will be abandoned abused or wronged for some immature act - forced into misconstrued shame. The next level is during teenage/puberty change. The pain of scarring and open wounds during this stage will be a memorable incident. A wounding occurs - Some of us are so scarred that we can not break through to loving and trusting again without help. As Erikson explains in the home page link Eight Stages of Human Life, some never work through such a crisis to trust and hope, again. Instead, they plateau at this early stage and do not go on to a more mature level. Though it would be difficult to achieve, a professional practitioner may be able to help the shamed one to reconstruct a healthy ego. The difficulty is that there has been a maladjustment that worked to adjust to the distorted idea that this (the behavior of the inept parent) is how the world works - the scarred one wants to know the rules - they create a law that they won't violate for if violated? - Then it is scary.

Bradshaw says this is the wounding of the child within. Can one deal successfully with teenage wounding? Very difficult to deal with. One could try the kind of reconstruction through repetitions of Maxwell Martz's Cybernetics Re-Programming to achieve a more hopeful and optimistic outlook. It would be better if one had a mentor in one's life that could properly and ethically re-parent the child.

Level 1 - Is the child wounded?

Heal it to get to next one - Re-parent the child.
Level 2 - How was the adolescent wounded? Most who suffer such shame (often based on child abuse) need to go back to make their life magical again. Go back to restore those talents and the sense of aliveness that one had to give up surviving the bad parenting. The need is to discover that you want to "become" through the acts of your autonomous self. Level 1 - Re-parenting the child - Consider developing a scenario as a practicum under self-hypnosis conditions, or, if one can afford it, go with a professional practitioner as one's guide. One should succeed in playing with the child within use C.O.R.E. to carry one forward on to Level 2. Consider going back by way of meditation scripts. Seek God's help through prayer. Then start a structured meditation. For some who can go into deep sub-conscious states, the MeetingHouse urges inner-child work in a meditative state -"talk to your child within in various ways. One should envision or imagine that the child's safe place, say, on the beach, or, under the "house" up in tree? Do it wherever the child feels safe. "Somebody's got to help this kid find a way out of that place." - It is for you the Adult to do it. Talk therapist can help. In addition, hypnotists and self-hypnosis can work for some. Again, an NGH practitioner can aid one to make a wise choice. We will continue to use human personality development to demonstrate how self-hypnosis may be used to successfully modify dysfunctional (bad) programming.

Level 2 - Treating the Wounds of the Adolescent

One can go to the adolescent growth period after you re-parent the small child. You don't re-parent the adolescent. The teenager needs, instead, a friend. The relationship will be rocky, teenagers' will be a bit paranoid about an adult as a friend, teenagers may be angry. Tragically, we all know there is a well known dark stain on the reputation of the roman catholic church because of the horrible abuse of trust by priest's who adopted the role of friend and mentor to gain the confidence of a troubled teenager then betrayed that immature human by seducing him into sexual relations. The teenage, seduced, is made to feel that he can get the acceptance and approval he/or/she needs by way of the fraudulent re-parenting faked by the betraying seductive self-serving mentor. The first abuse by earlier parent(s) was scarring. It is revolting to think about how destructive such abuse of the adolescent is when piled on top of an earlier abuse. It can stunt the growth and development of one of us.

The foregoing example was designed to make clear that one must be clear-headed in deciding whether or not one is ready for self-hypnosis. As we will illustrate in a moment it is a way of working with God that is relatively easy and frequently successful at low cost. Mind readiness must be evaluated with the focus of clarity, truth, love, a passionate perspective and the clam of peacefulness. Use of the Meditative State or Self Hypnosis Technique Aids One in Getting to One's Higher Self. You and child within. You and the teenager. You and higher self. Talk them into easy, safe, meditation. One can learn that it is a pleasant experience for your "Parts" - body/mind/soul/and spirit. The use of a well-designed transformational meditative tape over a series of sessions, say 2 weeks, can take one's self into the child's safe place for sensitive work. Painful work ought to be deferred to the time when the person has gotten to a trustful mentor or health-giving practitioner as the transformation counselor. Concept of a Healing Crisis As the body releases impurities (psychic detoxification) there can be a rash, diarrhea, anxiety, and discomfort. This dark night of soul is a healing crisis not a step back. A holistic world view, accepting of other disparate world views (See Talbot - The Holographic Universe) helps to understand how self hypnosis and or meditation can work to replace slower-phased transition(s). The key to breaking through the slower type - phase or stages of transition - is for you to take responsibility - C.O.R.E.

On the other side of this transition is where the magic occurs: C conscious of what you know Own it Release it Emotions - Free them up! It's not the technique, it's the process. You are to use your instincts and imagination. Language is weaker and it breaks down. Symbols are more powerful - they release the magic.

 
THE ALCHEMIST's CAVE (Self Hypnosis)

Sit comfortably, or, lie down. Gently close the eyes. You desire a healing. It could be physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. You are ready. On this day, you want to go into the Alchemist Cave to find the healing that you want and need. Your eyes are closed now. You are lying or sitting in a relaxing silence. (Pause) Sense- now- you are going down into that state of gentle relaxation. You are allowing your mind and body to go deeper and deeper into this good state of gentle relaxation. It is good. Allow yourself to drift deeper and deeper like a gentle little pearl tossed into a tall jar of a golden thick liquid like honey or olive oil.

You sense the pearl drifting down slowly, slowly, into this tall jar of thick, golden clear fluid. See it in your mind, see this lustrous glowing pearl. Slowly it descends- a light creamy glowing pearl going down in the jar of the clear, golden, thick, rich liquid. Slowly it descends - slowly it falls - floating down in the rich thick fluid. Sense it now as it moves in the jar of thick golden liquid. A little white pearl, descending ever so slowly as you become more and more relaxed as the pearl floats deeper into the jar of golden fluid. Mentally, physically, emotionally, psychically and ethereally - you are relaxed wonderfully relaxed. Now see the pearl as it floats down to about a quarter away from the bottom of the jar.

Slowly descending through the rich honey-colored fluid. Slowing descending - almost there. Now see it slowly and gently settle to the bottom of the jar. This is good. You are now in a state of wonderful relaxation. And now as I count from 7 to 1 let yourself change even more. Allow yourself to resonant with that frequency that birthed you. Allow that frequency to resonant - to alter. To draw into you - from around - you the resonance of Healing. Be not concerned for your Higher Self knows what this resonance is. Your higher self will both allow and help you to alter and change you so you are ready for the changes that you want in the Alchemist's cave. As we count, know that somewhere in the counting your resonance will adjust, shift and calibrate to make a good fit for the maximum benefit from this Alchemist Cave meditation.

We are ready. Let us begin now - 7 - 6 - knowing that on the count of 1 we will find ourselves at a clearing in the woods, on a warm sunny summer afternoon. Oh! Yes! A beautiful sunny afternoon. Find yourself lying on your back on the count of 1. Hearing the sounds you would hear there. Clearly, you hear the sound of a waterfall cascading into a pool. Perhaps the sound of birds. Smell, taste, touch, and let your senses bring this beautiful place more firmly into your experience. Let your imagination reach out to embrace this wonderful place. Your place. On the count of 1 - 5- 4- sense the place forming in your mind. You are about half-way there now - 3 - 2 - and 1. You sense yourself there now, lying on your back. It feels good. With your mental eyes you see a deep azure blue sky overhead. The sun is warm but it does not make you squint. It is filtered by this natural place. Perhaps you see leaves from a canopy of tall trees swaying gently in the summer breeze or just floating about you. A canopy of green overhead.

Now let your senses now make this place even more appropriate to you. You are in your good place in your mind-your body-in your feelings. Feel the grass upon which you lie. Touch the soft, deep green grass with a gentle tickling wave of the palm. Let your fingers dig deep into the rich gritty earth. Feel, smell, the dampness of the good earth. Perhaps you smell the fragrances there. The fragrance of summer. The rich smell of grass and perhaps moss and ferns growing from rocks upon the ledge from which the waterfall cascades into a crystalline pool.

This waterfall is about 15 feet high. You hear the soft airy roar of the waterfall or perhaps the babbling of a brook that winds its way from the crystalline pool off to the ocean-far-far in the distance of your mind. It is relaxing. You sit up and observe the sights of this - your place. The greens and the color of wild flowers, bushes and trees. Some are broad-leafed others pine. Perhaps you see a rabbit, chipmunk or other animal. Or hear the sound of birds. Perhaps see them in the trees. Some you may recognize - others maybe not. Taste this place, taste the safety - feel the security. Hear the sounds of safety. Feel the sounds of this safe place and touch it. Smell the fragrance and touch the safety of this special place. Let your senses come alive here.

Feel it in the very heart and mind of your body. Let it become real. Totally and completely real. You can hear it, smell it - taste it - touch it. It's all alive, it's your place. Isn't it alive though? You find yourself standing and you begin to explore this place of security. Looking here and there-taking mental notes of each of the objects that are here in the place. Flowers, perhaps a leaf or twig that fell from a tree. Perhaps an interesting odd shaped rock or boulder by the cliff. Flowers that are rather unique. A flower perhaps you have never seen before. Some that look so very familiar. You explore the pool-with cupped hand you bring in a mouth full of the water.

While drinking the water you notice behind the cascading water what appears to be an opening in the side of the cliff. With curiosity you begin now to explore this and find yourself walking along a ledge behind the waterfall. As you look through the waterfall you see the water splashing in the pool and see the light beyond. You turn now and see a cave. You were right, there is and opening here. And it is a cave. You walk now into the cave and you notice that the cave is lit with hundreds of candles. At the far end of the cave you see where an opening descends down. You decide now to pursue your search for healing. You walk now to the far end of this chamber to the opening and begin your descent downward walking downward into the center of the earth.

Moving ever downward-the path is lit by candle light. And you wind around this way and that. You notice the damp-wet walls and feel the coolness of the cave and smell the deep rich earth. You hear the sound of footsteps upon the rocks. Going deeper-noticing how the cave changes one moment becoming very narrow, very low causing you to crawl on all fours. The cave has large vaulted ceilings - noticing the descend and ascend from the roof and floor of the cave. In the candle light you notice the color of minerals. For this cave is rich with feldspar and crystals and gold and lapis. Colors of blue and deep red-orange, yellow and gold. Going ever deeper, descend deeper-always descending. Wait- you see off in the distance now- a glow- a glow- the color of red. Perhaps a tunnel. You go to the end of the tunnel a chamber. Glowing with red and you know that this is the way to go. And you walk down to the tunnel, through the corridor and yes you see an opening to a chamber. And the chamber is full with the color of red. A deep tomato red. A shiny red.

You walk into this chamber completely surrounded in red. You see nothing except the red. You stand in the chamber completely surrounded in red, bright-shiny red. You let the red enter inside of you.-fill you. The red swirls around you as it enters the pores of your skin, the opening of the mouth and the ears and the nose. Breathing it into the body-absorbing it into the body. As you do you feel secure-you feel safe, you feel grounded in the red. You let it in. When all the red is inside of you-you notice that the chamber of the cave is no longer red. Feel from head to toe- filled with red. Every cell of your body, every molecule of your being is bathed in red. You see at the far end of this chamber a passage way that goes deeper into the earth. And you walk continuing you descent downward ever downward until you come to another corridor and at the end of the corridor a chamber. From the chamber there is a glowing orange color. You walk down the corridor and into the chamber of orange.

You sense yourself surrounded by orange and as the orange enters your body it changed the red that is there and changes it to orange. As the orange enters your body the red slowly changes to orange. A bright shiny orange- You feel the orange entering inside of you. Entering you. As it is inside of you-you feel a pleasure, a joy you feel a fun and enjoyment. Happiness is there inside of you. A tingling sensation of orange fills you now. The red is replaced with orange-the room is absent of orange for it is inside of you now. And like the other chamber it continues on. And you walk through the opening at the end of the chamber-down once again into the earth until you come to another corridor. At the end of the corridor you notice a chamber of yellow. Down the corridor you walk and enter the chamber of yellow and the yellow also enters inside of you now. It changes the orange into yellow. You sense the orange becoming yellow. A bright sunny yellow-as it enters you. You notice your feelings.

You notice you are more connected with your feelings. The feelings of contentment-of joy-more rich, complete. You feel a calm and peacefulness. You let all of the yellow in-it transforms the orange. Nothing is inside of you but yellow. The chamber is absent of any yellow for it is all in you. You walk to the opening in the chamber continuing down into the earth until you come to another corridor where there is another chamber of green- An emerald color of green. You walk into the chamber and you let the green surround you and permeate you to replace the yellow with green. You sense the yellow is replaced with the deep and most beautiful emerald green. It now fills you with green. Every cell every-molecule-every atom drinking in surrounded permeated in this emerald green and with it you feel love. You feel loved by God/Goddess.

You feel love and you let the love in and it warms your heart and soul. Now all the green is inside of you and not a trace remains in the chamber. You walk again to the far end, to the opening and there descending down into the earth until in time you come to another corridor where there is another chamber filled with the color blue. A sky blue. An azure blue. You walk down the corridor and enter the chamber of blue. As before the blue enters inside of you through the pores and openings of the skin. And through the openings in your body; absorbed, breathed, in to the skin. Changing the green to blue. You let in the blue and as you do so you feel openness. You feel an expansion. You feel the boundaries breaking and you are expanding and opening to absorb the fullness of life. And you let the blue in and the blue is filled in you now.

Totally inside of you so no blue remains in this chamber. You walk to the far end through the passage way and down into the earth once again. Moving down until you come to another corridor and at the end of the corridor you see a chamber filled with indigo. Purplish reddish indigo. The color of amethyst. And you walk down the corridor and enter the chamber like before and you let the indigo surround you and begin to fill you. To fill you with a deep sense-a deep inner sense-an intuitive sense. A strong element, a subtle feeling fills you. Your psychic sense comes alive in the indigo color as it changes and shifts the blue to indigo. You let the blue fade away and let the indigo fill you-completely filling you. Now you are filled with indigo-so there is not a trace of blue left in the chamber. You walk to the far end of the chamber through the opening down into the earth moving ever downward until you come to another corridor. At the end of the corridor you see a chamber filled with violet-violet. You walk down the corridor and you enter into the chamber of violet. A beautiful Easter violet. And you let the violet surround you and enter inside of you to replace the color indigo with this rich vibrant violet. As it do you feel a deep spirituality? And you feel the energy of love deeper and grander than ever before. And all the violet enters inside of you now replacing the indigo-filling you with your spirituality. You are filled now.

Totally filled with violet-you sense the violet turning to a brilliant white. The violet inside of you turns to a brilliant dazzling -blinding white light. You know you are a part of the light. The light is within you. You are filled with white and beyond the white a chamber there is an opening at the end of the chamber and you walk to the opening and you see instead of descending downward-you see a mist. A silvery mist at the end of the of the chamber entrance. You walk through the opening into this fog-into this mist. You are walking-moving-you can not see in front of you, but you are walking filled with brilliant white light. You are a part of the light. Now you enter through the thick rich grayish mist. And beyond the mist you find yourself now in a chamber lit by a beautiful hearth-a fire rising high- 6-7 feet high. A hearth carved in the wall of this chamber.

The only source of light comes from that hearth. But you can see clearly in the golden light of flames that this chamber is filled with all manner of plants and roots of berries and barks-jars of ointments, tinctures, salves, sacks of berries-all manners of exotic healing plants. Elements of the Earth - gifts from the Mother - for healing. All of this is contained in this chamber. It's not a large chamber, but all that is needed for any manner of healing-emotional, physically, spiritually, mentally is contained in this chamber- This is the Alchemist Chamber. This is the chamber of transformation where illness is replaced with love-where pain is replaced with love.

You walk around looking at all the plants. Some hanging from the rafters overhead and you look at the dried leaves. The jars of different colors-salves-thick rich creams. And walk around exploring-taking in this cave and the beautiful soft light of fire. You see before you a table in front of the open hearth and off to one corner a chair-a comfortable chair-You hear the sound of running water. You explore to find its source and you see a cut in the wall of the cave-an opening where water collects into a smooth marble-like basin-carved naturally from the stone wall-from century upon century of flow- and the water from this pool enters into another opening in the wall to return to its source. A continuing flow through one opening then collecting in a smooth bowl and flowing out into the earth again. Beside the little waterfall you notice a goblet-a goblet.

Take the goblet and fill it with water from the basin. Sit in the chair and drink this magic elixir. And the water puts you into a deep healing sleep. A deep mental-sleep-you let yourself drift as you drink the water. But as you drift you bring to mind what it is you want a healing for-and this is the last thought you have in mind as you drift into a healing, magical sleep. All becomes still and silent. You slowly begin to stir from your sleep-minutes, hours or days may have past by-you awaken now. The light from the hearth-fire still illuminates this cave-all seems to be the same. All seems to be the same. You notice something different. On the table you see a parchment with words written upon it. Beside this parchment you notice a table-a container filled with tablets or a jar of ointment or a jar of tincture. Whatever is necessary for your healing you will notice there.

You take the parchment in your hands- you see written on the parchment are the God-given instructions on how to use the tincture or ointment. It will tell you how to apply it if that is appropriate. How often - Also the amount. If you are unable to read what is on the parchment-close your eyes and let your intuition tell you - your inner voice - you have an inner knowing - you just know that this is how to use the preparation. Know that contained within the jar or vial is the mechanism-the ingredient necessary for the healing. So you return to the chair now and with the goblet in hand you fill it with the water. You begin-now to follow the God-given instructions. Take a moment to take in and complete the instructions. Whatever it takes to complete your healing do so now (long pause) When you have finished, drink the magic water down and once again you drift off into sleep. A deep healing sleep. As you drift to sleep you notice your body changing.

You notice the tablets breaking down or the ointment permeating into that part of the body it needs to enter. Or the tincture dissolving and entering into the blood stream and you sense your body changing. Feel it-in your body-feel it in your emotions-feel it in the quality of your thoughts. Sense the change happening as you drift-slowly, ever so slowly into your healing sleep. Drifting now-drifting you now enter a deep-healing sleep. In this sleep you dream-you see your body-inside your body a brilliant-white light-permeating every part of your body. The white that is there begins to gather now-beginning to gather in the heart-into a ball. Let all of the white light begin to form a ball in the heart. Sense it all condensing into a brilliant shining ball-glowing white light. Let it get smaller until it becomes the size of a quarter. All the white light that filled you inside is now condensed into a coin the size of a quarter.

Now sense this little ball of light flowing from the heart into the area of the malady. If physical it will go to that organ-that part of your body that needs healing. As it does it will totally surround this area of the body. If it is a thought that needs healing-the negativity-perhaps sense the light addressing that part-wherever it needs to go-you let go and surround that part of the body that it wants to surround. If it's emotional healing-let the white light go to that part of your body or mind/brain-let it surround that part. As it surrounds the organ or area sense the organ being renewed - sense it dissolving. Not repairing or revitalizing, but a new organ forms-the old dissolves-the new organ forming. Sense the old negative thoughts dissolving away-replaced by new more life enhancing thoughts.

The destructive pent-up emotion, repressed-oppressed-suppressed emotions begin. Now free up and release-releasing to make room for the emotions of healing-LOVE-GRATITUDE- sense the emotions that are appropriate for the healing-replacing repressed emotions of your past. Let it all become new. Sense the healing taking place. Sense it changing. Let this dream no longer be a dream-LET IT BE REAL. Feel it in your body - sense it in your mind. Experience it in your emotions - let it be real - sense the change happening - as you do drift to a future where you are healed. You are there healed - you are there in a future. The body is healed - the emotions are healed - your spiritually is strong and vibrant - your thoughts positive - directed towards greater success -abundance in life. Sense yourself in a future - being that person - living that life - that you are healed. Seize the moment now. Be in that future letting your mind, body, senses comes alive making that future real. (Pause) Know now that as you awaken you will find yourself back in the present on the count of 5.

Though you are in the present -you know and feel that the healing is happening-and will continue to happen in a time that is appropriate for you. In a time and way that is comfortable and appropriate for you. Soon, you'll open your eyes and find yourself back in your room either sitting or lying, but you will be different and you will feel it in mind, body, thoughts-you'll feel it, and begin to live it - You are developing a healing gift which you have received from the God/Goddess in the Alchemist Cave-Ready now. 1 - 2 don't open you eyes until the count of 5- returning now back to the present - 3 - 4 - and 5. Slowly open your eyes- don't move too quickly. Sense those things around you.

Take a breath-gently blow it out grounding yourself back to the present. Feel now-take a moment-don't just pop-up and start your day/evening. Feel the healing-feel the healing. If you are about to go to sleep- Close your eyes and know that your healing will deepen and continue-that your higher self will work with you to bring about this healing for you. Let it be so - let it happen now. THE END [Dr. Cooper's note: You may choose to make an audio/ media tape or CD of your voice reading this meditation, or, the voice of some other person you trust. You may heighten and imprint the healing even more by repetition when ready and relaxed.

This MENTAL EXERCISE can be with tape cassettes or CDs. Also,Use an enlightened candle.Yes, Light a Candle! Get comfortable.Stare (gently - not an intense focus) at the candle.

RELEASING WORNOUT BEHAVIOR PATTERNS THROUGH PRAYERFUL Self-Hypnosis. (Start)

The Force is with me now. Release me from my old tapes, Yes, those old programs, those particular outmoded patterns of behavior that no longer serve me well. LIGHT break the snares of these wrong headed ways that I tend to repeat. Yes, those knee-jerk reactions, those bad automatic responses that are NOT the new me. Give me the power to play up my strengths. I can overcome my inadequacies. I can trust. I am ready to know that good things can last. I will develop my autonomous skills. I am worthy. I have earned a good place in this world. I am ready and willing to enjoy this good place that God has given me. Release me on all levels- mental, physical and spiritual from the self-deception of my pattern of worst-casing by over-sensitivity to rejection, my wrong-headed anticipation of my own helplesness and the often false expectation of angry disappointment by others. I am alive. I am not dead. I am good to be with. I have love to give. I am ready to receive love. No longer should I appease others and apologize for my incompetence so I will not be abandoned. I must abandon the wrongheaded game of dependent acquiescence and that game of inducing guilt in others. This woe is me, stuff! And the persistence of discontent must end for Happiness to start and continue.

RELEASE ME ON ALL LEVELS- MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL FROM THIS SELF-DECEPTION THAT BRINGS ON SELF-INDUCED ANXIETY AND EVEN DEPRESSION. VOTIVE PRAYER TO THE LIGHT I focus my energy on this candle LIGHT. Symbol of the Primal Force. . . May the Force Be With Me. . . The Force is with Me Now. (Now inhale and exhale 7 times. (Inhale -Ahhhhhh! -count to seven) and (Exhale - Pshaaaaw - count to seven.) Repeat - Ahhhhhhh! - Pshaaaw! (seven times.) (Yes, you are ready.) THE FORCE IS WITH ME NOW, AS IT WILL BE AS I SERVE IN MY TIME. Release me from the dependency strivings that cause me to to seek rejection through self-sacrificing overly compliant behavior, Lead me to avoid demeaning inferior roles designed to get support from others. Release me from seeking that dominance and control of the kind that has caused me to accept my own self-deception and the manipulation by others such as those who have manipulated me in my past. SET ME FREE BY BURNING THE TRIVIAL REMAINS OF WHAT HAS GONE WRONG BEFORE.

Release me from this anxious seeking of re-assurance from others along with the intense fear of separation and abandonment from those who provide support. Let me end this pattern of urgent pleading, and that clinging that offends those whose love I am seeking. For I am worthy. I do deserve their love and they should give it to me freely and willingly. Yes, Yes, BURN IT IN THIS WHITE LIGHT. . . LET THE FIRE OF THE PRIMAL FORCE MAKE ASHES OF THOSE BAD MEMORIES THAT CAUSE ME TO FEAR THE PRESENT. BURN AWAY THE TRIVIA THAT PURSUES ME. This white LIGHT has the power to cleanse my mind of the obsessions which divert my attention from what must be done now. The need is to do that which is good and correct that which takes me on to the future before me. Encourage me to acknowledge my attainments. For I have done well and deserve good treatment from the world around me. (this is an alternative line for those who need or want it.)

Light, break the hold that my past bad, sad, memories have on me. Encourage ame to walk the walk to pursue happiness in the TODAY and to know in my heart that I am worthy , I am loved, and that I deserve happiness today. I have earned it. I ask the primal force to give me the strength and will and courage to persevere in seeking to change the things I can change; provide me with the patience to accept , with serenity, the things I can not change; and the wisdom to know, at the right time, the difference.

MAY THE LIGHT BURN AND CONSUME MY OBSESSIONS AND SET ME ON THE RIGHT WAY TO PURSUE AND FIND HAPPINESS. I SEEK - HELP ME TO SEE THE WAY - AND TO FIND IT . Free me from the past. Set me on the Way to a lucky, happy, and joyful, future without the baggage of the past. Enable me to be cooperative without being submissive. Encourage me to accept the help of others. Help me to learn to avoid sabotage when others are working with me. I want to stop inducing guilt in others. Make light my load. Empower me with the will and strength to complete the tasks that life has assigned me, and, the will and strength to shed myself tasks that I can not do. When threatened with separation and disapproval encourage me to gain hope, support and reassurance through a process of fairplay in a realistic manner. Not through the old pattern of guilt-inducing acts of self-condemnation. May I learn to stop such inappropriate ill-timed aggreived, plaintive behavior. I now know that Respect and Dignity come to those who respect and love themselves. This I must do as I demonstrate my love for others.

I call upon the PRIMAL FORCE to free me. End the dominance and control radiating from the past. Put me into the present. Send me into the future freed from those old programs those worn out behavior patterns. Burn the past. I am competent, lovable, interesting, and worthy. May the force be with me. (You may choose to learn or re-read this chant - Then, repeat it from time to time as the lighted candle flame burns down. Focus and Concentrate your thoughts.- J.R. Cooper 2-3-94)

THE WHITE LIGHT THE LIGHT HAS THE POWER CLEANSE MY MIND OF THE FEAR OF THE PAST. FREE ME. Put me into the present, freed from the strategems of others. Send me into the future with the courage to change the things I can change; provide me with the serenity to accept the things I can not change; and the wisdom to know at the right time the difference. May the force release my fear of change help me to channel may energies into new ways that are good for me and others on all levels. MAY THE FORCE BE WITH ME. (j.r. cooper 2-94) * * * Exercises to Improve Your Mind Set. PLEASE, PAUSE IN BOTH MOTION AND THOUGHT - LISTEN CAREFULLY!!

The above can help you to slow down your mind, relax and enjoy nature and the natural sounds around you. REACH BACK IN YOUR MEMORIES AND TOUCH THE HAPPINESSES OF THE PAST This can be especially helpful to blot out present worries which may be overwhelming your capacity to deal with them. RE-EXAMINE YOUR MOTIVES This can help you to re-align your motives with your capabilities and your conscience. Another sage advises - Write Your Worries in the Sands. They are not worth obsessing about, get on with living, don't let trivia pursue, dominate, and control you. Be an autonomous one. Become the possible human that is within you.

MEDITATION FOR RELEASING CONTROL IT IS NOT THE PERSON, THE PLACE OR THE CIRCUMSTANCE THAT IS MAKING ME FEEL THIS WAY. I KNOW I AM THE AUTHOR OF THIS EMOTION, I AM IN CONTROL. I RELEASE IT NOW. (How do I feel now. Ask this question repeatedly) (Here is an example of the first rounds of reponses of one person who wanted to give up control so he could be hypnotized) (How do I feel now - In control. How do I feel now - my stomache is jumping.i How do I feel now - I have a sense of numbness. How do I feel now - Resistant How I feel now - Angry How do I feel now - In control How do I feel now Resistant How do I feel now - Anxious it is moving up in my chest.)

The client/person exhibits the ways the control patterns he/she has authored are operating to `stop' him or her from giving up control. By repetitions of the initial short meditations with this process over a number of days and weeks he or she will slowly (or quickly) learn that he can allow himself to give up control so he can be self-hypnotized or be the subject of hypnotism without giving up his useful control patterns. Repetition of the short meditation followed by truthful responses is the key to finding the way to modify his/her control behavior patterns.

Part IV Self-Hypnosis Script No. 4. TRANSFORMATIVE MEDITATION

Let us begin the transformation now. You are either sitting or lying in a comfortable way. Gently now, ever so gently, close your eyes. Allow the eyes to close -just slowly. We are drifting into a state of deep- wonderful relaxation. Each time you listen to this tape you will allow yourself to go into a deeper, deeper, state of relaxation -to experience more tranquility, more peace of mind. Now, allow yourself permit yourself to go into that state - that wonderful state - of deep relaxation keep in mind, you are in charge of this meditation. You are in charge at all times in this meditation. You are in charge at all times during this meditation. Allow yourself to go to whatever level of depth you wish to go to. Allow now, your self to relax, to go deeper, deeper to experience the wonder and magic of this meditation. You are seeing that relaxation is a permission we give your self. This relaxation enables us to experience ever deeper states of tranquility and peace. Relaxation is a permission we give your self to experience ever increasing levels of contentment and peace.

As you listen to this tape either before going to bed or during the day you will give yourself permission every time you hear this tape to go deeper and deeper. If you should happen to fall asleep during a tape session don't mind; your conscious mind certainly won't be there, but your subconscious and unconscious will work to make the suggestions take hold in the reality of your life. Your subconscious and unconscious will work even while asleep to make each of the following suggestions; each of the images, all of the magic conveyed within this meditation happen for you in your life. So now with a sense of comfort allow yourself to relax. You find you can do this in a number of ways. You may use a mantra to relax or, perhaps you countdown from 10-1. Still another, perhaps, you remember a time, once upon a time, anytime in your past, when you felt wonderfully and completely relaxed. You remember that time. Sometime in your past, anytime, there have been many, when you felt wonderfully and completely and totally relaxed mentally and physically. Now let yourself remember that time. What it was like mentally and physically - let your mind remember what the mind felt like. Let your body -remember- simply remember what it felt like being so wonderfully relaxed - so much at peace and tranquility.

You experience as you remember more and more of that experience. In fact, you are beginning to experience it in the present. That exact same state of peacefulness and calm. Give yourself permission to go deeper, to go deeper. Sense a stream of vital energy relaxing flow into the toes of both feet. Yes, through the toes of both feet a flowing stream of relaxing energy. Experience it in whatever way you do. It could be a tingling sensations, or, maybe as a gentle flowing stream of this relaxation. Or perhaps there is numbness or even an absence of sensation. Yes, it could be you don't feel anything at all. It doesn't matter. Permit yourself to feel in what ever way you do. Relaxed, yes. So sense this stream of relaxation flowing through the toes and moving upward into the balls of both feet. As it flows up along the arch of the foot -through the heel into the ankle -into the calf-up into the calf it flows. Condensing now this is a stream of strong powerful relaxation as it flow into the knees- it thickens as it flows upward now through the thighs - it is a vital relaxing energy moving slowly, slowly into the pelvic girdle where both legs meet, Now this relaxing flow is a stream flowing upward, now moving - your self pulls it upward - You sense it flowing upward into the stomach, on it flow into the torso of the body. It feels good as it surrounds and permeates each of the organs of the body - its flow joins with the flow of the arteries and veins and capillaries. This vital energy relaxes and feeds each cell of the body nourishing each cell of the body with gentle deep, deep relaxation. It is good.

You feel the sense of relaxation moving up into the shoulders spreading out along the shoulder a gold flow of energy. It is easing, relaxing, soothing. Some of it flows down into the arms. Some of it remains at the neck. The relaxing energy flow through the upper arm. The vital energy condenses once again now into the elbow into the forearm it flows to the heel of the hand - to the palm - through the fingers where you may sense a tingling or a numbness or perhaps nothing at all but it is good. Just relaxing universal energy. Now the center of relaxation that was waiting there in the neck in the shoulders moves up the neck into the head. It surrounds the brain permeating the brain- with a bath that soothes each of the parts of the brain.

This relaxing energy flows and thereby creates a better functioning of each of the parts of the brain - the cerebrum, the cerebellum-the medulla oblongata-the corpus colosseum-the frontal and temporal lobes-the pineal gland all parts get soothed and bathed - the pituitary gland gets cleansed as you are filled now from the top of your head to the tip of your toes - filled, completely, totally filled with marvelous relaxation with a wonderful - wonderful- deep- deep relaxation. Now, we will countdown from 10 to 1. When we reach the number one sense yourself in whatever way you do - sense yourself lying in a meadow-glen of tall sweet grass. - It is a clearing in a forest- it is warm and comfortable you are gazing up at the blue -it is a deep azure blue sky. There are leaves and branches of trees that provide some shade the sun's rays touch the grass you are in this safe and wonderful place - this beautiful- beautiful clearing in the forest. Let your senses all come alive. Hear the sounds that you would hear there in the forest. Smell the smells and touch the touch and feel the safety of this - your special place. A place of safety and protection.

You are lying on your back in the tall sweet grass and you hear the sound of a nearby waterfall. There it is, behind you. Cascading 15 feet from a precipice flowing into a clear, crystal-clear pool. Now get yourself ready. On the count of one be there. W with each number that is announced counting down from 10 to l you find yourself going with each number that is counted to experience more tranquility more safety - more protection- more peace. We begin. now. 10 - 9 - sense yourself moving deeper - now -8 - going deeper -7 - Let yourself go now -6 - Deeper-ever-deeper - 5 - half way there - now you sense starting to form within your mind- Your mind senses yourself seeing - visualizing the blue. You are feeling the feeling of the meadow glen -the clearing in the forest. Hearing let it form in your mind - in your imagination Now 4 - 3 - going deeper now - let go - go to this place - 2 - Almost there- 1. You sense yourself there now. Yes, sense yourself there now. You are there.

Enjoy lying on your back in tall sweet grass- gazing up at the sky-a blue-deep azure blue sky. You see the branches and leaves of tall trees overhead that sway gently in a breeze creating streams, rays, sparkling lights - lights of sunshine that sparkle and shine and scatter between the leaves as they sway gently in that breeze. See the green of leaves and the dark rich brown of trees. Let your senses come alive here, now. Feel the place- feel this place-sense it. Feel the grass upon which you lie. The soft rich sweet grass. See your hand spread it out into the grass. With thumb and forefinger rub it along a stalk of grass - the blade of grass. Notice how one side feels smooth and on the other side it is rough a bit coarse. With the tips of your fingers you wave over the tops of the grass. You feel the gentle tickling-prickling sensation. Now you sit up and you see the meadow clearing about you. There are splashes of color. Wild flowers and deep rich greens of shrubs and small trees and grass- colors many colors blues, reds, pinks, whites- splashes of colors like an impressionistic painting. The sun's rays dazzle it is rich and beautiful to your eye - beautiful to behold. Smell the fragrance aroma of wild flowers - perhaps the smell of wild roses or maybe lilac or the scent of new mown hay or grass carried by the breeze. It caresses your skin. The breeze sways -the grasses and the branches and the shrubs. Hear the sounds that you hear? Yes, hear the sounds of the forest birds.

Perhaps some you recognize others you may not- perhaps the sound of cardinal, a robin or a sparrow. You certainly can hear the sound of the waterfall behind you as it cascades into the pool. You see the brook near you that babbles and churns and bubbles its way from the pool out into the very depths of the forest. Gaze about you and sense enjoy this place - but most of all feel the safety here the protection -you feel safe- you feel protected - you feel safe - you feel protected - you feel peacefulness - you feel you belong here. You are a part of this place. You gaze at the tall trees. You are reminded of your own strength - you feel your depth. The depth of your dominion - of your power. Yes, feel it. As the roots of the trees reach deep -deep through the power of trees- They reach deep-deep into the power of the earth, and nature. You, too, feel inside yourself a deep power- a depth of energy, character, and purpose. You feel your strength. You sense yourself linked to the universal force and vital energy. The vital energy permeates you. You feel the safety and the peace of this - of this your place - your special place of safety. You turn now to see the waterfall better. It is a most beautiful waterfall. It flows and cascades from a precipice 15 feet high.

There is a rock covered in a blanket of deep emerald green moss- in its crevices flowers - blues- whites - and hanging vines. There are birds- yellow small finches flying and darting in the mist of the waterfall - a beautiful waterfall. Standing there by the waterfall you take your hand and you scoop up some water and hold it to your lips and drink down the water. You feel the vital quality of this giving crystal water- feel the life- feel it- feel it filling your body making you feel alive. Taste, touch, smell, and see this place enjoy this place. Now you remove the shoes you wear and the clothes from your body. You step out into the pool - up to calves - it's not too cold it is a gentle coolness as you walk into the pool itself - feel the water up to thighs- and now to waist. You splash you're hands down into the water. Now you go out into the water up to your breast- up to chest deep water and there you bend your knees and submerge yourself in the water. This is special water-a special pool you can hold your breath for as long as you desire. So you submerge yourself in the pool- submerging yourself in the pool now feel the freedom - feel the freedom. You stand once again.

You walk out of the water upon a ledge that you see juts out under the water fall, beneath the cascading water. You find yourself standing both beneath and behind the cascading water. It is good a comfortable feeling. You then feel the gentle weight of cascading water pressing down upon your head -and upon the shoulders -it embraces your body - pressing you down ever so gently. You feel the weight of the falling water- it is the weight of water cascading down 15 feet down crashing gently against you- You feel the pressure and want to let go and let go now - Yes, let all of the old scripts go. Sense those old programs those behavior patterns as like pieces of paper being washed away from you - torn away - all the scripts of your life-the scripts that you have written about your life. Yes, let them go now- all those scripts that tell you that you can't - that tell you that you are not good enough. All the scripts that hold you back-that keep you from living the full value of your life. Let those entire scripts-let all of those bad play go-like pieces of soggy wet paper - sinking down into the bottom of the pool. Let the scripts go. Let the lies wash away-the lies that we tell ourselves about ourselves.

The lies are now like pieces of gunk-like pieces of dirt washing away - washing away - cleansing away from us. The lies - the lies to justify our shame. The lies of our martyrdom-the lies of our loneliness-the lies that we are not good enough-the lies that we are no good- let them go- sense them like a swill- a swill of dirty water washing down-washing out from the pool on into the brook. Let it go- feel the weight of the water washing-cleansing and let the image go now-sense it evaporating. The image of shame. The image of hurt-let that image go-sense it evaporating away. Evaporating away. Now cleanse away the blockages-sense the water pushing away all the blockages that we put in front of our life to prevent ourselves from living the full dignity of our own life-the eloquence of that life. Let it all wash away. Let it all dissolve away: the scripts-the lies-the images and the blockages all are cleansed away. You are relaxed and calm.

You sense now - you sense now - the water entering into the top of your head. Of course, we don't know how that happens, but it does. It is wonderful as the mind opens up the brain opens up-the cavity of the skull opens up and the curing water rushes into the head -rushes now into the head - it splashes gently around the brain- then down into the neck along the shoulders through the arms and out through the fingertips. It is a vital energy flow down the torso. It splashes along the left leg and the right leg. A stream of water flowing around you and inside of you breaking away all of the hurts- all of the lies-all of the shames-all of the betrayals-all of the angers- Yes, it washes, cleanses, rips away- Yes, let them break away from inside of you. Sense pieces of anger and hurt breaking away. Sense the water washing around you-cleansing you-outside as well as inside-of all the lies-the images-the blockages-and the scripts-of all the hurts and angers-let them go now-let them go-all those secrets we have kept so hidden-all of the secrets we have no names for. The secrets that have been there before we even remember- let them all go- the hidden lies-the hidden secrets-let them go now-let them all go-all of the final obstacles-all of them just going. Sense them breaking away-sense the pieces flowing out. Let them go now -it is a joy to let them go- let them go... As the rest of the blockage, images, lies and scripts-the last of the pieces of anger and hurt and shame- you let them all break away now.

You decide to exit the pool. Climbing out of the pool- stand once again upon the grass. Let all of the special energy water that has collected inside of you now -wash away through the hands and feet - through the fingertips and the soles of the feet - all the rest of the cleansing water now leaves your body. You feel now a lightness of being lightness - Relieved of all of the junk that you have carried all these years now it is gone - you've given it up. You feel a wonderful lightness that lifts you - It elevates you. You sense this now as your body is floating just above the grass- you are so light like a bubble your body floats- so light like a bubble - you rise- light- free. Now you settle slowly back down on the grass of the meadow glen gently- ever so gently among the grass. There you see before you a gauze white robe. Good. You pick up the lovely white robe. Put it around your shoulders -in go your arms - You wrap it securely about you. Patting away the rest of the water you cloak yourself now in your freedom. Yes, cloaking yourself now in your freedom. You gently lie on your back upon the grass and slowly you close your mental eyes - Good. Close your mental eyes. Listen now to each of the following suggestions.

You know that each of one of these suggestions will be structured within the subconscious and unconscious mind. You will enjoy greater change and growth - more self-love and higher value. There will be an impact in your life. Know now that your subconscious and unconscious mind will work now to make each of the following suggestions real. Your mind, you're self, your higher self will work to make each of the following suggestions real. Like seeds planted into the soil of your subconscious and unconscious mind these suggestions will be part of you. Each - Yes, each of the following suggestions will take hold now - and will manifest in your life. Fortunately they will become permanent parts of the way you live - the way you live your life. You can either repeat the suggestions mentally or simply let them wash gently over you. Do allow the subconscious and the unconscious mind to take hold -to bring the suggestions into your reality. Let us begin now. Let us begin. It is better to have your mind repeat these good ideas.

I am able and willing to love myself more and more each day. I am able- I am willing- I am willing to love myself-to be loved-I am able to love- I am willing to let myself be loved. I hold myself with good esteem - with real value - for I understand -I know - I know - I have depth - I have character - I hold myself with high esteem - with high value for I understand -I know - I know I have depth - I have character - I have depth -there is within me a core of strength. I hold firmly now onto that core. In that core of strength of power I feel my impact to change my life, yes. I have impact on my self - I can change anything, everything - in my reality. I can change- I can change- I can change anything- everything-in my reality. For I have strong impact I accept and claim my strength my positive impact now. I accept, I own - I have made my strength my own. I have impact now. I will live my life. More, I will live my life with a theme of fun and pursuit of happiness. I am learning each day of my life to consciously create wonderful realities - glorious realities with wonder-with joy- with fun and happiness. I am learning each day - I am learning every day to create real success in my life. I do it with eloquence, ease and fun.

I am learning each day to create wonderful things and happenings - wonderful moments in my life- for I am able and willing to love myself - yes to love myself more and more each day. I am worthy. I extend that love to others. I am able to love, I am willing to love. I am able to be loved. For I am worthy. I am loving. I am loved. I have self-confidence and in my self-confidence I create consciously wonderful things and happenings in my life. I have my dominion at last. I own my worth and my esteem. I hold in my life value, worth and esteem. I am able and willing, I am able and willing-I am- I am. I am worthy I have a good life worth living. I deserve it. Yes, you own these ideas and suggestions they are yours. Embrace them with your mind. You slowly, now- Slowly, drift into a mental sleep. A mental sleep. It is a void. A place where time and space dissolve one upon the other. This is the void of a good sleep - where all sensations - all awareness - drift into the void of peace and tranquility.

Know now that you are drifting there - drifting -Yes, drifting into a good future. It is a future time when you will have what it is that you want. You will see yourself in that future time. On the count of three - you will awaken. On the count of three open your mental eyes. You will see yourself at a time in the future when you will have what it is you want. You deserve it. The gift of what it is you want. You will see yourself in a tableau - What a good moment - There inside - or perhaps outside - wherever it is - you'll be at a time in the good future where you will have what it is you want. You know - you have discovered that your destiny is created by you - not for you - Yes; you now know that YOU determine what that destiny is and when you will have that destiny. Yes, it is determined by you, not for you.

So now you sense yourself moving in the good sleep-moving forward-to a wonderful-wonderful happy and glorious future in which you will have - Yes - you will have it. What it is you want. Because you have earned it. You are worthy. You deserve it. Let's move on now - 1- sense yourself moving 2- 3- You are ready you open your mental eyes. Now - open your mental eyes - sense yourself now- see yourself there- living- living what it is you want - sense yourself living. Yes- being there. Having it. Having what it is you want. Let your senses come alive there. You need to look around. Are you inside or are you outside? If you are inside look at the walls- are there people there - what are the colors - what are the people wearing. You may have chosen to be by yourself.

Look at what you are wearing. Or look out the windows- is it morning or evening - is it snowing or raining - what's the weather like? What time of day is it? Or, if you are outside - look around - look around - see the colors - smell the smells, the fragrances. Let your senses come alive. More important feel the joy! Feel the accomplishment of having it - having what it is you want. You were never unreasonable. Yes, you have it. You sense yourself having what it is you want. You deserve it. You feel the joy - you feel the enthusiasm - you feel the confidence and strength coming from realization of long felt needs. Yes - you do - looks - look - find a mirror. Go ahead - look around- look around- find the mirror - see your reflection - Yes, look -look now at the smiling you, the happy you. Yes, you are the one who has achieved - who has achieved what it is you wanted - look its different time, The moment glows- it is a happy time -its fulfilling in itself - Yes-feel it- enjoy it - look around- look around. Where ever you are you will find a calendar. Look on that calendar. On that calendar you will find a year- Yes, now look at the month, there. You will see it is marked with an X. Today as the day. It is the date. Know now. Know now - deep in your depth - know that right now is the time. You are having that reality. It is now. Yes, today is the day for that gift of what it is you want. Know - know now - more than you have ever known before - know that this-this wonderful future is happening now. This is that time - that year - that month - that day - yes - yes let it be so - enjoy, enjoy - enjoy.

Now it is time to close once again your mental eyes - Yes, close your mental eyes - Embrace the good feeling, hold the joy! Hold the feeling - Hold the satisfaction in mind as you drift back. Now on the count of one - - lying back upon the clearing on the grass - Oh! Yes, the soft sweet grass. Open your eyes on the count of one-your mental eyes to see the sky grow deeper now in blue for some time has passed. But you will hold- hold - on to the joy of that future - the joy of that accomplishment 3-2-1. Opening your eyes now - open your mental eyes - your eyes - your mental eyes - feel the joy as it enfolds - yes, its still there and you are ready so you sit up now. You see next to you, a box- a box- a beautifully wrapped box. It is a gift from your higher self to you - a gift. It is a gift that contains within it an object. An object that will remind you in the future. Yes, whenever you bring it to mind that you already own this gift. You do have a good future. All that is necessary is that you are willing to have it and make it your own. Go ahead, take the gift paper or the bow and rip it from the box. Don't worry about saving the paper. Give it a tear - rip it from the box - open it up - open the box and see inside an object -. Hold the object now - hold it in your hand. Know the meaning of this object. True, whenever you bring this object to mind you will remind yourself and feel again the pleasure of the joy - the feeling of well deserved confidence.

Feel the strength and the fun of knowing you already possess this gift. It is waiting for you. You are worthy. You deserve to have it come into your life and know as you hold this mental object in mind that you - yes, are making- Yes, you are allowing - indeed, you are willing to let this gift happen. You are ready. Now, if you are playing this tape before going to bed reach over - turn off the tape - knowing that during the night your subconscious and unconscious mind will gently work - will work with you bringing about - this good and enjoyable future. Better, in the morning you will awaken feeling refreshed - confident. Enjoying the knowledge that throughout the day you are moving - Yes, you are moving to enjoy that good and wonderful future. On the other hand, if you are playing this tape to begin your day - open your eyes on the count of five - being fully refreshed-wide awake.

On the count of 5- you will realize that through the day you - you are going to move ever closer - ever closer to accomplishing that good future. So go ahead open your eyes on the count of five- feeling wide awake and fully refreshed on the count of five. 1 - 2 - open your eyes slowly on the count of 5--3 - 4 and 5. Yes, open your eyes. You are feeling wide awake - fully refreshed and ready to begin a wonderful-wonderful day. Let it be so - let it be so now.

Only five more steps. You are very tired. Four more steps, you are tired but you can make it. Three more steps, you are getting drowsy. Two more steps. Almost there. One more step and then you can rest. You touch the hammock; it is soft, inviting and relaxing. You lie down and relax all over. You become limp, loose and lazy. You close your eyes and feel wonderful. While you are in this relaxed state of mind and body, you are receptive to suggestion. This feeling is entering your imagination. Since the exact wording is unimportant, you don't need to memorize the entire story. You might prefer a sandy beach and a climb to a sand dune there to find the hammock.

Change the location, if you wish, to a place that your mind loves. Perhaps, you would be beside a pool at a sunny beautifully landscaped resort. Create a series of enticing scenes that you can visualize and feel. While in the hammock, call upon your sense of smell, touch, sight, and add hearing and taste. You hear songbirds and taste the cool spring water just before lay down in the hammock. You are ready for your affirmation. The affirmation for melting your weight away. Now as you go deeper into relaxation, you realize that you have a right to enjoy a perfect body, a perfect size, and a perfect shape. 136 pounds sounds just right for the low end of the healthy range. This is your own body and you have tremendous respect for it. You have now chosen an ideal weight and size for your body and you constantly visualize this ideal look as the real you. You now inform your inner mind of your overwhelming desire to reach this ideal size and weight. It is a very important goal. It is an overwhelming desire.

Now relax even more. As you let go more, and more, imagine and picture that you are alone in a large room. This room is your own secret place, a restful peaceful, place. This room is where you enjoy coming every day where you can picture yourself feeling slim and attractive, to enjoy being the real you with a slim figure at 136 pounds. Now Paula, imagine how your room is furnished. Choose the color of the walls, the color of the rich soft carpeting and also notice that one wall is covered with a beautiful spotless mirror. It is reflecting the beauty of your room and also reflects you. Paula, you were never so happy. You are always your ideal size and weight when you are in this room and you come here often to relax and feel happy. You thoroughly enjoy posing and admiring yourself in the large lovely mirror. You admire your attractive body. Just look at yourself from a side view now and enjoy knowing that this beautiful attractive person is you. You are thrilled and happy at the image you see and you ought to be.

You now sit down in a comfortable chair and look at your beautiful figure while seated. You are growing very fond of this restful chair and as you sink back into it. You go deeper and deeper into relaxation. You just feel terrific mentally, physically, and emotionally. It's a wonderful feeling to be healthy, slender and attractive and so easy that you wonder why you haven't done it before. You look so good and you feel so good and you are good. You do good things for yourself because you deserve the best life has to offer. The process is going on right now and you are enjoying a new positive personality. Looking at yourself and admiring yourself and knowing that the reason you look so good and feel so good is the result of your new respect and love for your body. It is also the result of your new eating habits. You eat only when sitting down. When mealtime comes, you sit down. Eating is enjoyed more than ever before. You enjoy the taste of food more because of your tasting habit. Your food tastes so much better because you give your taste buds a chance to savor each bite. You take a bite and lay down your eating utensil. Your thinking and concentration is only on that one bite. It tastes better in certain parts of your mouth. You find that the taste is more important than the food. You concentrate your entire attention on the bite you are chewing and you enjoy every bit of taste it has to offer.

Finally, Paula swallows it, and only by then do you consider taking another bite. It tastes wonderful. You have learned that single bites taste much better only when you savor the flavor of each bite the way nature intended you to do. Your stomach thanks you because it remembers that terrible stuffy feeling that it had after those huge Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners. Your body thanks you for allowing it to become beautiful, healthy and vigorous. Paula, you are happy. Each time you think of food when your body is in need of nourishment, you sit down and you eat slowly enjoying every bite. Each time you think of food when your body does NOT need it, you use your imagination and hypnotize yourself. Take long deep breaths and count to 10. Close your eyes and think "calm and relaxed".

As you exhale and think those words, "calm and relaxed", you relax all over, every muscle droops, go to your secret room, if only for a few moments. Open your eyes and decide if you need that food now or do you want to enjoy it, later, when you know it will taste much better. Yes, when the hunger has been saved up. Go deeper into relaxation. Visualize yourself making the decision that will give you the most help, happiness and progress toward your goal of the ideal weight of 136 pounds. It certainly sounds good to me and I know it sounds good to you. Leave food on your plate. When you leave food on your plate, you know you have a choice. The food is wasted no matter where you put it, in your stomach or in the garbage disposal. It will harm your body but not the garbage pail or disposal. You are not a garbage disposal; you respect your body, eating only what your body needs, leaving some on your plate. Now go deeper. Just picture in your mind a quarter of a slice of bread. Always leave a portion about this size or larger on your plate. You have a strong desire to leave this quantity on your plate. You eat only when you are physiologically hungry. That is why you enjoy the taste of food more than you have for years.

You know there is a difference between real hunger and a fool's appetite; your heart knows what fool's gold is. Inexperienced prospectors used to find and collect fool's gold only to be frustrated and disappointed. A fool's appetite is just like fool's gold. When you mistake it for real appetite, you are always disappointed. Boredom is not hunger. Disappointment is not hunger, and frustration is not hunger. These are the feelings of a fool's appetite. And you are certainly no fool. You were born to be a one-of-a-kind individual. You were created to be a beautiful perfect human being at 136 pounds. You now have a new and powerful method to deal with stress factors in your life. If at any time, something distresses or bores you, take a long deep breathe; stay calm and relaxed and go to your secret room. Only when your body needs food do you partake of food. Go back to your beautiful mirror in your secret room. Look at yourself. You are becoming this beautiful image. You feel so good about yourself and happy. You have complete charge of your body and spirit.

Relax even more and let these ideas make a lasting impression on your subconscious mind. Now it is time to enjoy your new eating habits, as they become part of you. Now is the time to return to normal consciousness. Count to five. As you do, you feel vitality and energy surging through your body. You are wide-awake at the count of five. One, you are waking up. You feel full of pep and energy. Two, you are more and more awake. You feel refreshed and normal from head to foot. Three, you feel as though your eyes have been bathed in cool spring water. You feel physically perfect and emotionally serene. Four, you feel wonderful in every way. Five open your eyes. Stretch and feel good. The MeetingHouse urges you to do this scenario often. Peace and love, to You.