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The Gift
Silvia Hartmann
Welcome
Welcome to The Gift - a simple pattern that is both ancient as
well as modern, with a thousand and one uses, that can make the
world a different place for you, for the people you love, for the
people you don't love, and for those who you haven't even met yet.
It may be that the act of giving The Gift can make changes at a
far wider level too; as more and more minds become involved in
this wonderful process, we might well have the opportunity to
permanently influence matters on a profound plane of reality.
Having worked professionally with Energy Therapies for many years,
I am very aware that we receive far more information and insight
about the nature of reality around us than we could consciously
ever understand, or evaluate, or even respond to.
Much of this information is invisible - but you can still feel it
and it certainly has the power to make you happy and bright, or to
bring you down; it is this information or knowledge that makes the
hair on your neck rise on entering specific buildings; that gives
you a strange feeling in the pit of your stomach before the
telephone has even rang, and that accounts for "gut level
responses" to people, situations, proposals and ideas.
When you are engaged with another in any kind of healing
relationship, and this could be both as a professional therapist
or just listening to a friend who is in trouble and you are trying
to help them somehow, both you and I have the power to help in a
most profound way - if only we knew how to transfer our invisible
and unspoken understandings into action in some way.
The Gift is the bridge over which your deep and unspoken
understanding and your knowing about how to help can travel to the
other person. It is easy to give, any human alive can do this -
children are especially good at it - and you will know that a
change has occurred when you have given The Gift.
What exactly happens when you give The Gift is a mystery. It has
been suggested that you could be making a healing adjustment to
the other's energy system, or maybe that you adjust the flow of
the meridians through their bodies, or perhaps align a chakra or
two in just the right way. I'm not sure what happens, only that
something happens, that it feels wonderful and right, and that it
creates positive change both for the giver and for the receiver.
I invite you to try it for yourself. It's a simple thing yet
endlessly applicable in its very simplicity and profoundly useful
and helpful in many situations.
How To Give The Gift
Very simply, we are going to ask for a metaphorical representation
of our unique contribution to the person to whom we are going to
give The Gift.
The name metaphor means a container - and in the case of The Gift,
our metaphor will "contain" whatever the person needs from us at
this precise moment in time and space. It could be an
understanding, a special vibration of love, something that might
remove a certain negative energy, something that could unblock
something, or provide nourishment in some way, support, an
embrace, a space of silence or perhaps sanctuary or sustenance.
We do not need to consciously understand what it is that we are
giving; and I am saying "consciously understand" because when you
have given The Gift, you will have a different kind of
understanding - you will know that it was the right thing to give,
because it "feels right". You might not be able to explain in
words how it was the right thing - but then, metaphor and
intuition are from the unspeakable realms, where what exists is
beyond words, and that's just fine.
So, for a moment, consider a person to whom you might like to give
The Gift.
Allow yourself to consider them in all ways, and beyond the face
they may be wearing, beyond their social status and clothes,
beyond their problems and successes, beyond any love or jealousy
you might have for them.
Consider them and then ask yourself this question:
At this time, at this moment, I ask what gift I can give to this
person.
Relax and let an idea or image bubble up in your mind. This image,
sound, feeling or idea is the container that will carry your
unique gift to the other.
Here are some examples of gifts that appeared when the question
was asked:
- a small blue and red bird
- a multi coloured spiral
- a small tree in a flower pot
- a pair of wings
- a cathedral forest
- a huge field of green grass
- a luminous white dove
- a gentle mist that moistens and rejuvenates
- a warm blue cloak to wrap around your shoulders
- the sound of ocean
- what looked like a beach ball at first and turned out to be Planet Earth.
Now, take your time to consider the person and find a gift for
them. Don't argue with your choice and accept whatever springs to
mind; your conscious mind doesn't know enough to know what would
be the perfect gift but your unconscious mind does, and that is
the place from where the metaphor arises.
Most people more than readily can think of something. Should your
mind go blank, you can either leave the request to keep working on
it and send it to you as a "flash of insight" at any time within
the next few days; or you may consider which colour might be good
for this person, and then just imagine a gift box with a matching
ribbon on top in that colour and trust that your perfect gift will
be inside that box.
Now, imagine the person and imagine offering the gift to them.
This part of the pattern creates the transfer from you to them and
represents your intention to be of help.
That is all you have to do. From then on, whatever happens next,
will happen under its own processes as the interaction unfolds and
the changes are made.
Some things you might notice or come across when you give The Gift
are as follows:
Sometimes when you think of the person, they appear very different
to what they normally look like - they may appear older, younger,
may be dressed differently than in "real life", or may be
expressing emotions through their body postures that you are not
normally aware of. This is perfectly normal and it is a sign that
you are seeing who they really are.
Often, you might experience strong emotions yourself when The Gift
has come to your mind. Again, this is in a way the correct
reaction to this process and it tells you that it is working.
Emotions and energetic states are inextricably linked in a single
system.
So far, every person who was offered a gift received it most
gratefully - some with tears, some with astonishment and gratitude
and some with childlike delight. It is conceivable however that a
gift might be rejected. Should this happen, you could ask what
they would prefer to have from you instead - there is something
that is absolutely unique to you for them, that they cannot get
from anyone or anywhere else. If you feel you can fill the
request, go ahead; but you also have the right to not fill it if
it seems inappropriate or feels less than good to you.
Pay attention to your self when sending The Gift. It is often as
profound an experience to give it as it is to receive it.
It is not necessary to tell people about the Gift, although with
good friends it adds another dimension to the process and if you
can discuss the nature of these gifts, gain tremendous insights
into many things.
You can give The Gift just while talking to someone and without
them knowing anything about it. Briefly focus on a place beyond
their physical body, and you may be able to imagine an astral copy
of the person to whom you will give the gift. When you do this,
pay attention to how the other person responds when The Gift is
given. Some people lose their train of thought, some look over
their shoulder; they are aware that something has happened which,
indeed, it has. Note also how after a giving of The Gift the
nature of the whole interaction seems to change for the better.
Remember that The Gift represents an energetic exchange, in spite
of the often seemingly simple or mundane metaphorical object that
carries your intention across. Energetic exchanges are felt not
heard or measured with a Geiger counter; pay close attention to
your feelings and your emotions when give The Gift because that is
how you will know that you have done something important.
The original pattern of The Gift was developed for healers and
therapists who were suffering from extreme overwhelm when faced
with deeply unhappy, physically and mentally scarred people who
were suffering from a lifetime of neglect, terrible trauma and
lovelessness. The Gift creates a straightforward method for their
unique healing energies and intentions to go the right places for
that individual, and most importantly, helped them to no longer
feel overwhelmed and helpless. The negative emotions of
helplessness and conscious overwhelm disappear when you use The
Gift to help others, and in so doing, are a gift to you.
A Gift For You
Interestingly, sometimes it happens that a person to whom you have
given The Gift, will offer one in return to you - and I don't mean
people who you have told about having sent them a gift and who
will nearly always reciprocate likewise automatically, but those
you imagined offering a gift to.
Needless to say, please receive it in gratitude. As we have said
before, this is an energetic exchange and energy needs to flow
freely both from you to them, and from them to you.
You can also give yourself a gift in the same way as you would to
another person.
This is an interesting exercise on many levels and it is
intrinsically very different from other people's gifts as it will
be your own energy you are using instead of a different flavour
which comes from another person.
You may consider gifts for "past selves" - perhaps there was a
time in your life that was very traumatic, or you "used to be a
different person" which usually means, a worse person. To give
those parts of yourself gifts can help to re-align them, ease
their suffering and to help them grow and heal. It is possible
that there are certain "past you's" that cannot be healed by
anyone other than you yourself.
The Mirror Gift
As it is the case that people pop up in our lives in order to be a
mirror to us and our own problems, and as it is also the case that
my sister-in-law always gives me presents she would liked to have
received, you might consider when you have given a few gifts to
your loved ones, which one of those gifts you would like to have
received as well, and give yourself the same one, too.
Gifts For Strangers
As my intuition increases, I used to find it harder and harder to
travel on public transport or be in crowded places, simply because
of the general unhappiness, loneliness and suffering that was
emanating from the people around me.
For example, I saw an Indian lady with many heavy bags at a train
station. Although I helped her carry the bags onto the train,
there was so much sadness and physical suffering around her like a
dark grey fog that she hardly seemed to notice me. I gave her a
tropical garden, and she took a deep, deep breath and seemed to
become alive and aware of her surroundings.
I then went through all the passengers of the train compartment,
one by one and felt myself getting lighter and more comfortable
with each gift given and hungrily received.
I received a number of gifts in return also and left the train
full of energy and brighter than I had been in years.
What I believe is that The Gift is a stepping stone, a learning
process that will allow us to do this type of work automatically
and without us having to even give attention to it once we are
fully familiar with its workings.
I would invite you to try it for yourself, and note what
difference it makes to you and your individual dealings with
strangers and passers by.
Gifts For Animals
Animals (wild animals and domesticated animals) are extremely
aware of energetic shifts of all kinds, and they too can receive
The Gift. Further, their feedback to receiving the gift is
immediate and clearly visible in their physiology, their body
postures and their subsequent behaviour. Here are a few examples
of gifts for animals:
- a gift bow (for a dog which later turned out to have been "an unwanted gift");
- a foal (for a mare who was highly strung - as soon as the owner thought of the foal the mare stopped dead, relaxed right out and stood very quietly, with her head drooping);
- a blue green blanket (for a dog who then came into the room for "no good reason" lay down, at full stretch, exactly in the spot the blanket "had appeared" to the owner).
A Gift For The World
If you remember, the original gift pattern was designed to help
with overwhelm.
What can be more overwhelming than global issues such as world
pollution, world hunger, the suffering of all the children, all
the animals, global warming, wars and famines, and so forth?
What causes depression and overwhelm is the thought "There is
nothing I can do".
With The Gift, there is something you can do now beside recycling
and donating to charity, and I believe that every one of us who
addresses such issues at the energetic level in this way actually
does make a difference.
As The Gift pattern does not require much meditation, time or
effort other than conscious volition to do it now it is a perfect
beginning to start to use our abilities to make changes at the
energetic level on global issues too.
What gift will you give to the world today? To The Children? To
Humanity? Whatever you have to contribute, know that it is
uniquely yours to contribute - no-one else in the world can give
this gift the way you do - and that it will make a difference.
Feedback
Here are some stories received about using The Gift in practise. I
would very much like to hear your experience with The Gift, too.
Please mail me at the address at the end of this article to
contribute.
"A friend came to visit me who is in a very unhappy relationship.
I listened to her for a long while but began to feel more and more
uncomfortable in the face of her anger and couldn't think of what
to do other than to just go along with it and hope she'd tire of
it soon. I remembered The Gift from the news list, and focussed on
what I could be giving her. As soon as I thought of it, a white
dove appeared before me. It was carrying a long flowy red ribbon
in its beak, and fluttered in midair. I stared in awe. After I
got over my surprise, I *gave* it to my friend, mentally released
it to her. Instantly, she stopped talking. The entire mood of
the room calmed, and she tied up a few loose ends and left, calm
and confident."
"This metaphorical gift giving solves a huge dilemma I have had
weighing on my heart. I recently spent time with some very old
friends and was quite disturbed by the way they are treating their
children, and by their troubled 13 year old son. These are not
people I can confront or help right now, and their kids live
across the country from me so I can't establish a relationship and
help that way. But I CAN go inside myself every time I think of it, and send whatever seems
appropriate at that moment. It has been a wonderful relief to me."
"I heard that a dear friends father had died suddenly. I wanted
to do/say something to help but was in a spin, couldn't find the
right words, so I settled myself down and pictured my friend and
his father, immediately I knew that the 'gift' was a very special
poem about laughter. Later on I was tapping for my friend but it
just didn't feel
right, I couldn't find the right thing to tap on....until your
mail arrived. It was so obvious I couldn't see it. Now I know that
the greatest gift that I can energetically send at this time is
laughter. Thank you for putting into words what I knew but
couldn't see."
"I have been troubled by feeling very negative - hateful - towards
a certain person recently. When I got the message about the gift,
it occurred to me to try it on that person to see if it would make
any difference. Immediately, a huge black raven sprang to mind. I
was worried that it might be something bad and hesitated, but it
looked very beautiful and powerful so I decided to trust my
unconscious mind and send it anyway. I felt better immediately as
I "saw" the raven flying away all purposefully and actually found
it hard to get back those feelings of negativity about the person.
Later, someone told me this: "The raven on the Shamanic Medicine
Wheel is the guardian of in absentia healing and it's medicine is
considered needed to bridge the Void, to reach the collective
unknown." I had no idea of that but WOW. What a gift - and just
what that person must have needed. And what I needed to do to
regain balance in my mind."
"The gift I gave to a friend I did give to myself too and quite a
few spooky things
have happened to me since including: a change of attitude to food:
frequently I am "energised " by some "energy " which leaps out of
me; feeling at peace and "full " of self-love and kindness. I also
I had a weird experience to find out I share a past life memory
with a friend!"
"Today, a friend stopped by. He was tripping out, exploding with
ideas, and I began to feel overwhelmed with his energy. I thought
of The Gift, and a small speckled egg appeared in front of me. It
was a lovely greenish bluish greyish colour, with brownish spots.
I just stared at it for a moment, sort of cherishing it. Then I
released it to him. I was watching his face as I gave him this
egg. He stopped in mid word and just stared at me, and asked me
what he'd been saying. He said, "Something just happened.
everything is different." so I told him about the egg. he teased
me about having *egged* him. Then he said that the sensation he
was experiencing was a sort of encapsulation. about a half hour
later, he was again escalating his thought process, and my
attention drifted back to the egg. I replayed it in my mind, and
as I did so, he again stopped, looked at me, and asked if I'd
egged him again. I hadn't meant to! We laughed about it. Now I
can't wait to use this with my kids, and my ex when he stops by &
begins to attack me. This is truly the simplest thing I've ever
done, and the results are remarkable."
"I was in this doctor's office with a replacement doctor because
the regular one was on holiday. This was a woman of about 50. She
spent the first ten minutes apologising to me that she wasn't the
real doctor and kept asking me if I wanted to wait until the real
doctor was back again. I thought of The Gift and what came to mind
was a single red rose. Whilst she was still apologising, I
imagined a ghost shape of me giving the rose to a ghost shape of
her, it took it and said quite loudly in a tearful voice, "No-one
has ever given me one of these before." At that moment, the real
woman stopped talking and looked over her shoulder, in the same
direction where I was seeing the ghost shape. She took a deep
breath and seemed confused for a bit, then she smiled at me and
said, "Well, lets find out how can I help you".
"The morning after I received The Gift on the list, I was out
walking and saw a woman shouting and screaming at her dog in the
park. For some reason I wondered if I could give a gift to the
poor dog and I thought of a big red ribbon, like a gift bow. I
send it to the dog and then went on to say hello to the woman and
stop her somehow. She was very angry at first but calmed down, and
then told me that dog had been "an unwanted gift". I nearly burst
out into tears on the spot."
"One of my best and oldest friends is dying. I lay in bed and
couldn't sleep for tears although I kept telling myself it was all
for the best and that he was going home. I was exhausted and at
3am, I called up an image of my friend and began to give him all
sorts of gifts, dozens of them, until he smiled and stopped me and
gave me a gift instead - it was a big white Indian blanket with
symbols painted on it which he wrapped about me. I don't know what
happened or how but I felt really warm all of a sudden. I stopped
crying and went to sleep. Thinking about it now, I think the gift
was always about me."
Further Information
Working with metaphor to heal, solve problems, or even just to
have fun with finding out what your imagination and intuition can
do for you, is both one of the most ancient human endeavours as
well as being now at the absolute cutting edge of mind-body
technologies.
This is a vastly under-rated, underestimated and under-explored
domain of virtually limitless potential that is easy to access and
comes naturally to most people.
Try it, play with it, experience it and let us know about your
experiences - mail to TheGift@... !
Silvia Hartmann
http://www.Sidereus.org
"Vires Per Virtutem"
Silvia Hartmann CHABH CHNGH MSNLP CTAMT is the Chairman of The
Association For Meridian Energy Therapies http://TheAMT.com and
international teacher, trainer and lecturer on Advanced Energy
Therapies with The Sidereus Foundation http://www.sidereus.org
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