Why
meditate? – The Emotional Cleanse!
Meditation
seems to be ever more en vogue (well, I might be prejudiced as I work in the industry, and mainly hang out on e.g.
spiritual Facebook forums, but it seems to be featuring more in mainstream
media too!). Meditation is said to have many beneficial effects, e.g. :
- It can help to calm the mind, help us manage
stress
- heighten one’s senses and intuition,
- we can learn to view
emotions and thoughts more detached (to not be drawn in as much anymore, especially by negative thoughts and
emotions),
- and ultimately it may
supposedly help us reach some state of
enlightenment.
The
benefits of meditation can even be measured physically, as the practice causes
beneficial long term changes to our brains. 1)
I’d like
to talk about another potential benefit of meditation though – The Emotional
Cleanse!
On my
spiritual journey I had plenty of epiphanies. Moments when things suddenly just
come together, I reach a higher understanding, ranging from e.g. understanding
why I or someone else behaved in a certain way, to more life altering
understandings about life, energies or The Divine. Such moments are usually
great, they often feel quite empowering. E.g. I might have understood that
anger is a very uncomfortable energy, and that as such forgiveness is not only
great because some guru told me so, but because should improve my overall
wellbeing! I therefore decide to apply forgiveness to all my troublesome
relationships here and now – past,
present and future- and look forward to
a life without anger.
My
rational mind got it, but somehow the next time I see an ex-lover, there is
still all those feelings of e.g. anger, disappointment or hurt. Should they not
be gone now that I practiced forgiveness? Why am I still apparently dependent
on ‘time’ to heal my wounds? - Over the
years I have come to understand that just because my rational mind understands
something, that does not necessarily translate to my emotional body processing
those comprehensions. It feels like emotions are stickier than rational
thoughts. Some emotions might actually really have dug in and refuse to heal,
change or leave. Such emotions do not give a hoot that your rational mind has
decided to forgive and let go. Luckily though there is tools we can use to
speed up emotional healing processes – e.g. meditation!
Why does
meditation speed up emotional healing? For one, as mentioned above, it can help
the regular practitioner learn to become more detached. Learn to view his/her
emotions with a bit of distance, a bit like watching a theatre play, and with
this not have emotions envelop him/her, and or dig in, as much in the first
place. Mainly though, the way I understand it, with an attuned meditation2.)
we connect to a higher source of Energy, Love and Wisdom; through this
connection we get healing energies flowing
‘in’, which help dislodge and dissolve stubborn emotions, plus when we
then release such emotions, they are taken
up and disposed off safely. Depending on
what you are working on/ trying to release – not everything is going to vanish
with a 30min meditation. More complex and or traumatic energies can take a few
sessions. E.g. getting over my last ex, who turned out to be quite a nasty
narcissist, and with the relationship only lasting circa 3 months, took a good
5 weeks of intense cleansing. That can feel like a lot, but then I remind
myself that in pre-meditation times any break up took a minimum of 6 months to
heal, with the initial pain being much more all-consuming…
And why
meditate regularly? Well, most people’s lives can be quite stressful. There
might be that bit of road rage on the
commute to work, that impossible co-worker, plenty of bad news on the news
channels, a troll on your social media feed, etc, etc. Meditation can be a bit of an emotional reset
button, getting rid of day-to-day emotional turmoil too.
Meditation
is not the only spiritual tool available to optimize emotional healing - other
(spiritual) tools are e.g. – Spiritiual
Healing/ Reiki, special visualizations, special prayers, or EFT (Emotional
Freedom Technique).
Alexander
King is a Spiritual Healer and author living and working in London, United
Kingdom. He promotes free critical thinking about all things spiritual, and
teaches practical and realistic tools to use on our spiritual journeys. You can
read more posts like this on his blog http://www.alexander-king.com/blog-1/ or buy his book – Tours and Cures of a
Lightsoldier; Surviving the Path to Enlightenment.
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Title:
Tours and Cures of a Lightsoldier
Author: Alexander King
Publisher: O Books
Pages: 370
Genre: Self-Help/Self-Discovery/Spirituality
Tours and Cures of a Lightsoldier is a revolution in
the Self-help book world. It shakes up the status-quo, by questioning and
uncovering the illogical, cold-hearted or incomplete in spiritual teachings.
But Alexander King then attempts to find understandings which allow for the
Divine and the basis of Life to be truly loving and intelligent again. Perhaps
to keep ascending on the spiritual path one has to keep evolving ones self-help
literature as well? Tours and Cures of a
Lightsoldier does not just stand still, and repackages existing esoteric
teachings – it is moves forward with brutal honesty, but thorough positivity!
Tours and Cures of a Lightsoldier tells the true story of one person’s
incredible quest for self-discovery, and the answers to why we are here and
what exactly we should be doing with our lives. From an inquisitive childhood,
full of promise and expectation, we follow Alexander down a much murkier path
to the all consuming world of a modern day cult. And then a battle for identity
ensues…
Initially Alexander King, studying for a
medical degree at the time, did just want to learn about Spiritual Healing, but
the Teacher/Guru he found turned out to be the manipulative and sociopathic
kind. A great battle for survival, to de-mask the Guru, and ultimately to de-program
himself again ensued.
From this baptism with fire a stronger, more
grounded Alexander emerged. All was not all well yet though, as after the cult,
a few years of Chronic Fatigue followed. They gave Alexander the chance though
to really test all sorts of spiritual tools and teachings on himself, to see
which could actually stand up to the often so high flying promises they come
with. In recent years Alexander King has worked as a full time masseur and
healer and, through his dealings with many different clients, has learned
even more about energies, and how they appear to work on this planet. In his
practice Alexander King endeavours to help his clients to better health,
healing and ‘enlightenment’ in a realistic manner.
Tours and Cures
of a Lightsoldier starts as
a personals story but finishes as a most unique and encompassing encyclopedia
of esoteric practices and teachings.
Book
Praise:
This is a
fascinating book because we get inside the thoughts of the author, who is
himself a healer. It is a kind of journey we travel with him, as we learn how
he arrived at where he is now, all the pitfalls and all the logical thinking
processes ( yes, this author reasons with logic - his early training was in
medicine). We are taken thorough all the weighing up of facts and
possibilities, and the battles. It is a very frank, honest, and for a book of
this kind of topic - strangely realistic. The author avoids merely restating in
repackaged form material which is covered in other books. What we get instead
is his own unique insights and perspective, and his own application of methods.
Reading this book has led me to modify my own practices, and to substantially
reconsider some of my own views.
There is much to be
applauded in this book, from the courage it takes to follow your dream, to the
bravery of standing up to those who seek to destroy it and to then speak up
about the great untruths that still exist in this world, masquerading as fact.
Take encouragement and guidance from this book and live your truth today!
Barbara
Meklejohn-Free, author of the bestseller The Shaman Within (Moon Books)
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Information
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Book Excerpt:
Introduction
Why I Had
To Tell This Story…
It has
taken me years to begin to write this book, because I had to test and retest my
beliefs/conclusions and their effects on my life, before committing them to
paper. I am sincerely hoping that this book shall bring more clarity, and not
add to the tangled mass of confusions out in the Mind-Body-Spirit (MBS) market,
which often lacks open, critical thinking. People seem afraid to question
esoteric or spiritual teachings, especially if they are claimed to have been
channeled by Angel X, Spirit Guide Y or enlightened Alien Z; forgetting that
these teachings have been channelled through human beings, and we are not
infallible.
I don’t
doubt the ultimate goodness of the Divine, but I am cautious about people’s
perception, understanding and teachings of all things divine. That is why I
have my mind to filter out the true, good and wise intuitions, from all the
other input I receive when opening up. I urge you too to keep your head screwed
on, feet planted firmly on solid ground, while perusing my thoughts, explanations
and beliefs. Feel free to question and test them as often as you like. I have
seen and felt too much suffering coming out of what first seemed liberating
esoteric or religious ideas to be offended by any caution on your part.
I write
about my experiences, my thoughts and ideas, which have shaped my beliefs and
understandings. I am aware it’s not a ‘movie star’s’ life, still I believe it
has interesting and entertaining elements, that might just help you to
understand how I have come to see the world and what life on this planet is
about. The examples I use in this book are just that, examples. In the past, maybe
because of my German heritage, I would take many things very literally, which
sometimes led to unnecessary fears or feelings of guilt. So please read my
examples with a pinch of salt and consider that ‘exceptions make the rule’ i.e.
examples that may be suitable for some might not be all applicable for another.
The same applies when trying to find a balance between connecting to you the
reader and not sucking you in, but leaving you room to make up your own mind,
whether you choose to agree with my conclusions or have your own – if I do say
‘we’ and you do not feel comfortable seeing yourself as a part of that ‘we’, please
feel free to assert your own belief.
Whereas
many prominent esoteric authors, healers and lecturers lay claim on having been
born with the gift, having had some life-changing spiritual experience, such as
a visitation by an angel or perhaps having ‘hooked up’ with some spiritual
being during an automatic writing session, I am one of the many more who just
happened to start reading about ‘Lightwork’, ‘Spiritual Healing’ etc. and
decided to learn and understand more about it.
On my path
I have encountered countless, seemingly bottomless abysses of guilt and doubt.
Were it not for my innate stubbornness and a good deal of help from ‘Above’, I
might have given up on Spirit or Life altogether, long ago. The main reason for
this book is to hopefully spare you a few of those mind traps and feelings of
paranoia that can be so debilitating. And if you have come to the same
conclusions as I already, then perhaps you will get comfort from discovering
you are not alone.
I am aware
that, from say a psychiatrist’s view, some of my experiences could possibly be
diagnosed as bipolar, paranoid and/or schizophrenic – but then one just ends up
with the same old debate of whether there are divine powers/spirit(s) (which
one can communicate with) or if we live in a purely materialistic world. I am
not a radical creationist. I do see the merit and worthiness of science.
However, if we look at scientific history, we will often find many a scientific
accomplishment would never have been possible without scientific visionaries,
who pursued their ideas against all odds. If something cannot be measured yet,
that does not disprove its existence; it just points out that the proper
measuring tools are yet to be discovered.
I hope that
this book will help you get some fresh perspectives or give you healing tools
you might not have considered yet. For me the spoils of wandering the spiritual
path are diminished fears, serenity, having fewer questions and knowing who,
what and why I am. I’m much less likely to be shaken up, by what seem
unfortunate events now, because there is a certainty, rooted deep inside me,
that all is going to be good. My spiritual path has also taught me greater
patience and to manage my expectations. ‘Ultimate Good’ is working full speed
on the fulfillment of my harmonious dreams, and they are allowed to be ‘big’,
but for all sorts of reasons they can still take time to manifest. It’s not
that miracles don’t happen, just that they can take a lot longer to manifest
than one is often led to believe when reading other esoteric books.
The
spiritual tour can be stressful and sometimes perilous. My own journey
definitely got worse before things started to come together and improve.
Initially I ended up in a cult and afterwards for almost ten years I suffered
from ME, so my experiences with spiritual tools and techniques could be said to
have gone through some good stress tests, which have helped me to sort the
wheat from the chaff. I often feel that I am in the midst of a battle between
‘Lighter’ and ‘Darker’ energies. I feel though that with Ultimate Good support
I am as safe as can be during these battles, but that does not mean that they
are always pain free. This book may well shake up your belief systems and
rattle your peace of mind. If you bear with me, I hope you will find peace in
my conclusions. To those who might get upset about my writings and criticisms –
I am sorry. I pray you’ll come to forgive me, as I have forgiven all those who
have caused me upset and pain with some of their spiritual wisdoms, beliefs and
ideas, which I found to be wrong or incomplete.
I am a
great optimist and think all suffering can be overcome with the right approach,
help and patience. Spirituality, spiritual healing tools are complementary
forms of healing though. So if you are ill in any shape or form, this book does
not suggest you flush away all your medicines and shout, “I’m healed!” never to
set foot in a doctor’s practice again. If you believe you have been healed, get
it verified by a doctor. I studied medicine and saw the compassion in my fellow
students and our teachers. Furthermore I spent a year in a medical research
facility and saw the love and unpaid overtime that went into research by
doctors and scientists there too. There are ongoing developments for medical
treatments to become less invasive, more effective and with diminished
potential side effects etc. I do not think that generally doctors are out there
to poison their patients.
Where
medical treatment of one’s physical body should be one’s own decision (where
possible), I would never recommend ditching your doctor. Sure, educate yourself
about your ailments, different treatment options, do not just trust blindly,
get a second opinion etc. In my opinion it’s likely though that medical
treatment, if one is sick, will often buy time, give more strength or diminish
some pain and hence enable you to resolve other issues causing the dis-ease,
which might have to be approached with complementary means.
I see that
the true purpose of our being is simpler and far more positive than many
religions/belief systems purport. It is perfectly alright to strive for
happiness in life. That includes striving for, affirming and living creational
essences, such as intelligence, creativity, beauty, abundance and sex. Our
bodies were primarily created for us to enjoy and to experience the world
around us on physical, emotional and sensory levels. On this planet we can choose
to take our bodies on a roller coaster of suffering, but once we decide that we
have had enough, we are allowed to fully utilize their potential for joy. My
moral compass points to the notion that what I do not want others to do to me,
I do not do to them. And this book is my tour of discovery, which I hope in
some way will make your journey less fearful and ultimately more joyful as
well…
About the Author
In 1995 Alexander
King encountered ‘spiritual healing’ whilst studying medicine and now resides
in London, England working as a healer and masseur helping people to better
health, healing and ‘enlightenment’ in a realistic manner. To date (2015)
Alexander has treated well over 1500 clients, and his work has featured in
several publications including the Sunday Telegraph. In this book he aims to
make his discoveries about Energies and complementary healing tools as
transparent and transformative as possible in order to support others who are
seriously considering their wellbeing and/or are negating the growing minefield
of ‘alternative’ remedies. Alexander enjoys good health and an active social
life despite the many challenges he has faced and surmounted.
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