A very interesting occurrence tonight up at the healing center that I frequent. I had a reading with a super talented psychic friend of mine, who is very good at attuning to a person’s vibration and getting information on what they need to work on, what’s going to happen, etc. It was illuminating for many reasons as it was a continuation of something that she had got me onto reasonably recently – healing and supporting my inner child.
As I went through the process and gave love to my inner child, it became apparent how useful this technique really is. It is a way to cross time, to touch the timelessness inherent in all things, but especially in human nature. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “Forgiveness stops the wheel of karma.” The reason that works is that it transcends time, namely the future, by healing the present via forgiveness. I no longer have to experience getting angry and hitting someone in the face because I have forgiven someone who got angry and hit me in the face. It’s one of the best ways to remove yourself from the wheel of karma and from being tied down to the earthly density, as it frees up your future.
If you’d like a more detailed examination of the karmic system, have a look at So Shall Ye Reap – written by a Rosicrucian in 1948 so it has a clear western occult tradition background, without using too many Sanskrit words and concepts.
So where does the Inner Child come into this? I’m sure there’s plenty of specialist teachings around this concept since the 70s – I have no idea. I just conceptualised it as a much younger version of myself and passed messages to it. This is the simple and elegant heart of the feedback loop – by passing messages back to your younger self, you transcend time and change the present. Change the present, change the future. As a child growing up, it’s almost inevitable that you suffer trauma after trauma. Even a relatively sheltered suburban life will contain issues with parents, teachers, siblings and other children that will affect a child’s self esteem and sense of self worth.
Here’s the feedback loop:
Child suffers trauma when younger
Trauma gets buried and becomes part of personality
Personality, in the future, feels shit and seeks to feel good by indulging in drugs, food, alcohol, sex, misery, etc.
Eventually, after enough food / drugs / sex or whatever, the person feels even worse and this reinforces the loop. Go back to part 3.
This is obviously the pattern for all addictive behaviours. We heal this by sending messages of love back to our Inner Child at Step 1. Over time, we reduce the impact of these traumas down to zero, which lets the rest of the pattern fall away and our lives immediately improve in the future. The wheel of addiction and negativity is stopped at it’s source – it’s that simple.
Exercise:
Visualise a smaller, younger version of yourself. Have the intent that it is your Inner Child, you when younger.
Always start with feeling a deep love for this being. It may take a minute. Send that love to him/her.
Then you can start working on the issues. Tell him/her specifically what you want to heal – but reverse the perspective. If you are shy, tell your Inner Child that they are awesome, outgoing, happy and free. If there is a specific fear or negativity, try working on that in the same way – “Everybody loves you, you’re worthy of love,” etc.
Keep it up regularly until you no longer feel the need to do it.
Therefore, against falsehood send forth truth. Against selfishness oppose charity, in the presence of foulness emanate purity. These are the actions, fiery in their essence, which burn up the demons which Karma brings to our door.
Go forth and heal your future!