In our recent travels, we have seen some amazing transformations with Spiritual Kinesiology (SK) and the SK Reframing and Anchoring Technique (R&A) and want to share some of them as ideas for you. We have changed the names of the recipients for privacy.

• Continual sabotage of money. After R&A, Karen, a thirty year old woman, got the message, “Don’t be so tough on yourself.” She realized that she had a rebellious part/nature that would run counter to her parents’ wishes as she grew up. That part was still active, and was transformed from the SK. She felt at peace and confident that she could appropriately manage her finances.

• Donna had a concern about self-control and anger toward her twenty-two year old daughter. Phillip did the Current Lesson Checklist and found that she muscle tested week in her 2nd chakra. The weakness was over her nurturing and emotions regarding her communication with her daughter. After receiving Reframing and Anchoring, Donna realized that her daughter was a truth teller, like her mother was, part of their Native American background. She found it difficult to accept her daughter’s blunt words, but now knew that she needed to hear them. Donna felt that the process opened a door in her relationship to her daughter, and would help bring them closer.

• Fear of experiencing anger. Fifty five year old Barbara avoided having anyone express anger around her. It made her fearful and reminded her of her abusive childhood. After R&A, her strong fear on this issue was gone and she felt confident to handle anger directed toward her and not take it personally.

• Janice had anxiety from being overworked in her banquet management job. She muscle tested weak in 2nd and 5th charkas, indicating the issue affected her sense of self-nurturing and expression. R&A rapidly transformed anxiety into peace, and she also lost 5 pounds in two weeks after the session.

• Darlene, who attended our talk at the A.R.E. Edgar Cayce Center, felt betrayed by her relationship with a man who was on drugs. She had tried to help him and the man ended up by taking advantage of her. For this broken relationship, Darlene had tried several alternative-healing techniques over the months to little or no avail. Using SK, she drew on her soul’s energy to transformed emotion of betrayal, then the feeling of being used. Her soul insight was “I can still feel the global love, while using a better sense of discrimination with people.” After the process, she felt at peace with her previously embittered relationship.

• Jill wanted to help her feelings of being disorganized. After two rounds of R&A she felt very confident that she could organize her life. She also realized that she was disorganized as a way to get people to help her. She no longer felt that it was necessary to enlist people’s help by being disorganized.

New readers who are unfamiliar with spiritual kinesiology, a fast and profound healing tool, can learn more at  http://www.gettingthru.org/sk.htm .

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By  Jane Mountrose

Last month, we completed a four-month series on "A Spiritual Perspective on Health" with an article on genetics and the physical characteristics our souls embrace to further our spiritual growth. If you missed this series, you can access it and other back issues of this newsletter in the archives at http://www.gettingthru.org/sarchive.htm. Now, following the natural progression from the physical to the psychological, we are going to focus on the psychological traits our souls embrace, which also serve in furthering our goals for development and expression.

In the August 1999 edition of this newsletter (which is now at http://www.gettingthru.org/sn0899.htm) and in our book Getting Thru to Your Soul, we discussed what we have found to be one of our most important psychological traits: the part of our energy system (the chakra) that represents our greatest lesson and gift. This orientation has a major impact on one’s psychology and relates directly to what one’s soul is here to accomplish. Years ago, we came across some other information that further defines one’s orientation. The most extensive source for this information, which some of you are undoubtedly familiar with, is the channeled Michael material.

MESSAGES FROM MICHAEL

We first encountered this information in our studies of the Russian philosophers Gurdieff and Ouspensky in the 1970’s. In the 80’s, we were surprised to find similar and more comprehensive descriptions of the evolutionary nature of our psychology in the book Messages from Michael by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. The Michael material, as it is now described, is extensive and far-reaching, so some study and a lot of people-watching is needed to develop a full grasp of it. Nonetheless, we have found this study to be well worth the effort. This material provides a deeper understanding of the people and events that form our reality both on a personal level and as a society.

In relation to human psychology, the Michael material defines specific psychological traits by categories, which include our spiritual goals and the form of action or mode we use to reach them. We view these categories as archetypes, each of which has limitations to overcome and strengths to develop (more lessons and gifts). We cover the subject of archetypes in our book Getting Thru to Your Soul and have found the integration of archetypes to be an integral part of the spiritual journey.

Unfortunately, in the hands of the ego, categories often provide a way to define "better than" and "worse than" or to in some way set limits on an individual’s potential. We want to caution against falling into this trap; it negates the true value of this insightful material. When psychological traits are used as a tool for understanding what makes different people tick and for helping each other to achieve our true potential, they provide an amazing tool that can help to bring people together. As spiritual counselors and teachers, we have also found it helpful in understanding our clients and students.

THE OVERLEAVES

The Michael material calls the psychological traits we have been discussing "overleaves", because each one is like a tinted lens that colors the way we view the world. You can find an overview of the overleaves in an attachment to this newsletter at http://www.gettingthru.org/sn1000a.htm. If you do not have internet access, we will also describe each one here.

Those who are familiar with the Michael material may notice that we have taken some liberties in our use of the terminology to fit our understanding. Also, since this material is much more extensive that we can cover in a single article, we are only presenting a portion of the psychological traits it outlines. We will add to this introduction in upcoming months with more of this material and our observations on it.

The overleaves include one’s goal, mode, attitude, and chief defense. Starting with attitude, the Michael material defines seven different perspectives we choose as souls to suit our purposes: stoic, spiritualist, skeptic, idealist, cynic, realist, and pragmatist. Phillip is an idealist and I am a pragmatist. These are very different perspectives. When faced with a decision, Phillip usually views the situation in relation to the ideal, while I look for what is practical, so we often come up with very different ideas. If either of us believed that our own approach was superior, we would have some major problems in our marriage. Instead, thanks to this information, we can see both as valid and find a ways to synthesize them into a unified approach. Likewise, the approaches of a stoic, spiritualist, cynic, and realist provide an even wider range of possibilities. With another couple that comes to mind, the wife is a spiritualist and the husband is a realist. They, too, have very different approaches that provide more possibilities to them together than either would have alone.

Now let’s look at the modes. Again, there are seven possibilities: restraint, passion, caution, power, perseverance, assertion, and observation. Phillip is in the passion mode, while I am in the caution mode. When faced with a decision, I watch him move enthusiastically forward into action while I sit back and weigh the possibilities. In a way both are extremes; together they balance each other. Phillip helps to get me going and I help him to examine his decisions more closely. While we would undoubtedly face major conflicts if either of us believed our own approach to be superior, with open minds, we both benefit from our differences.

One’s goal is also an interesting aspect. The seven possibilities here are re-evaluation, growth, discrimination, acceptance, cooperation, dominion, and relaxation. These goals relate directly to the reason one’s soul has come into this life. A person with the goal of growth is likely to seek situations that stimulate his or her evolution, while one with the goal of relaxation may be happy spending long hours in a coffee shop, watching the world go by. Interestingly, neither is better than the other. The person with the goal of relaxation may be recovering from a hectic life and need time for rest and relaxation, while the person with the goal of growth may be poised to make major steps in his or her development.

These seven spiritual goals are also instrumental in defining one’s true purpose. A person with the goal of discrimination would make an excellent art or food critic; this kind of role would come naturally. A person with the goal of dominion would be a natural leader, while one with a goal of cooperation would make a loyal follower. Phillip and I both have the goal of acceptance, which works well in our roles of helping others, because we can easily relate to people with different perspectives.

The last trait on the list is generally referred to as chief feature. We prefer to call it chief defense, because we see it as the way people protect themselves when their wounded egos feel threatened. The seven choices are self-deprecation, arrogance, self-destruction, greed, martyrdom, impatience, and stubbornness. As you have probably noticed, a person who behaves arrogantly actually feels vulnerable. Under similar threatening circumstances, another person may become stubborn, feeling that he has no option other than digging in his heels. Still another may respond by trying to overpower those around her. Each of these people is expressing vulnerability and the arrogance, stubbornness or overpowering can generally be diffused with compassion.

APPLYING THIS INFORMATION

You are beginning to see how useful this information can be. I have used examples of how it has helped in our marriage, because Phillip and I happen to be very different in many ways. You can apply it equally to other family relationships, friends, business associates, and so on. In addition to applying it to ourselves and those around us, we also find it fascinating to examine the traits of different well-known figures like politicians, celebrities and sports figures; this can be a fun and profoundly enlightening pastime.

As mentioned previously, these are only part of the characteristics the Michael material defines. In upcoming months we will explore more, including roles; body types, which relate both to our physical and psychological characteristics; and centering, which involves strength in different aspects of our multi-dimensional reality.

If the Michael material interests you, you can also find a reading list of Michael books that are now in print on our website at http://www.gettingthru.org/sread.htm. Unfortunately Messages From Michael is currently out of print.

As always, we welcome your questions and comments on this material. In the last month, we have received several inquiries on how to get started in a professional practice using the techniques like EFT and Spiritual Kinesiology. Since January is a time of new beginnings, we plan to address this in the January 2001 issue. In the meantime, we are open to your ideas on other subjects that would interest you.

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SHARING

The genuine and permanent solution to the complex problems we face as a society and as a planet lies in shifting our consciousness and focusing on unconditional love and unity instead of hatred and separation. To assist in reaching this goal, we invite you to share this newsletter with your friends. We welcome all who want to join us in a life focused on joy, love and freedom. Surely, this will put the end to famine, war, devastation of the environment, hatred, and violence of all kinds as humanity unites in a common goal.

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ABOUT THE CREATORS OF SOUL NEWS

Drs.Phillip Mountrose and Jane Mountrose, the creators of this newsletter and the gettingthru.org website, are Ministers of Holistic Healing with Awakenings Institute. The Mountroses co-direct  Awakenings, a non-profit organization devoted to helping individuals to open to the full expression of their true divine selves in all aspects of their lives. Their holistic approach is the way of the future, integrating the body, emotions, mind, and spirit. 

Through Awakenings, the Mountroses conduct presentations, classes, certification courses, and seminars. They also offer individual counseling, in person or by phone, with individuals throughout the United States and in some foreign countries. Holistic Communications, the publishing branch of Awakenings, extends their reach worldwide with books, audio tapes, and video tapes, along with these newsletters. 

Awakenings is non-denominational and welcomes participation from all interested individuals with joy, love, and blessings. For more information about Awakenings' offerings, you can download the Awakenings E-catalog at www.gettingthru.org/acatalog.pdf.

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NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

If you missed any of the previous issues of this newsletter, they are all available on our Web site at
http://www.gettingthru.org/sarchive.htm.

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YOUR INPUT

We hope that you find this newsletter of value on your spiritual journey. We want to provide a forum for the expression of those who are focusing on soul awareness and unconditional love, so we are interested in having questions, as well as short inspirational poems, stories, articles and thoughts to share with our readers. We would also appreciate your comments and suggestions on the newsletter and the information we provide. Please send any of the above to soul@gettingthru.org, with your name, city and state, and phone number.

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