A Magic Wand
Would you like to have a Magic Wand you could wave to manifest what you want? Well, the good news is that you already have it. The not so good news is that – unless you are living the life of your absolute dreams right now – you don’t know how to use it; or, that matter, that you possess it at all.
Many great wisdom teachings are hidden in children's stories so that we can easily absorb them at the cellular level and re-member. A child’s mind takes in like a sponge the experiences and information from the external world, including books, which gradually form their beliefs, attitudes and values.
As children, we use our Magic Wand joyfully and freely all the time. We trust that the Gold Fairy will keep us company while we are lying sick in bed, and that she will whisper into Santa’s ear what we would really love to get for Christmas.
We live in a semi-conscious state with Alpha and Theta brainwaves that blur the boundaries between our inner experiences and this strange, external world that feels unreal and detached. We intuitively understand the Life’s paradox where what seems real is just an illusion and our wishes materialise out of thin air.
And then, at some point between the age of six and 12 we are told to stop being silly and we give our power away.
Imagination is more important than knowledge - said Albert Einstein. As quantum physics tells us, whatever we create in your mind - that is, imagine - comes into existence as energy, a wave of potential in the Quantum Field.
Knowledge is about what is. Imagination is about what can be; and in fact, it is a prerequisite to knowledge. Which faculty would you like to use to change your life…?
There is one particular theme from my childhood stories and fairy tales that has stuck in my mind.
This theme, repeated in many different versions and contextual settings, is about a hero who has to go through a dangerous cave or forest full of dragons or other deadly monsters, which is the only way he can to get to the treasure / sleeping princess / the Challis of Life that awaits him at the other end.
A Wizard, sending him off on this journey, warns the hero not to believe for one second that these dragons can kill him, regardless of being scary and spitting fire right up to his feet; just to keep walking on his path - which is often suspended over a bottomless pit - with no fear or trepidation until he reaches the other end.
If you don’t let your fear take over your courage, says the Wizard, the dragons will have no power over you and will not be able to touch you. If however, you lose sight of the goal of your journey and believe in the threat you see around you, the dragons will smell your fear and devour you in an instant.
Self doubt, insecurity and fear that we are not good enough – are the heaviest chains holding us back on our pathway of fulfilment, happiness and joy. These are the dragons breathing fire at our feet to stop us from moving forward, from expanding, from stretching our wings and fly.
Why? Why is this self-sabotage such a strong theme in many people’s lives?
Because we don’t want to feel pain, to get hurt again…and again….and again. And the irony is that every time in a rare wave of courage we decide to look up, to tip the toe in the water, to stretch, to reach out, to speak up, to be visible, to speak the truth - our truth, regardless…….with those fears and doubts tucked away in a backpack that we still carry - we do get hurt again…and again…and again…. Until we can’t take this pain anymore and stay in our protective shell for good.
So what does it take to break this cycle?
Imagine you are trekking through an unfamiliar terrain, and suddenly you somehow got lost, off the pathway you were meant to follow. The terrain becomes increasingly difficult with steep descents, wild streams and rugged bush. It’s getting dark and you are very tired. You carry a backpack in which you have food, water, torch, first aid kit, warm clothes, raincoat and your mobile phone. All that you need to survive – or so you think.
It starts raining and gets really cold so you walk faster. Suddenly, there is a drop you didn’t notice and you tumble down through the hanging tree roots and vines 20 feet to the bottom of a cave. Luckily, you fell on a blanket of thick vegetation so you are ok…just bruised and frightened beyond what you have ever experienced.
Now what?
You desperately start looking for the way out. You can’t reach to the edge of the cave. Your torch and phone are not working. The batteries are flat. This is an isolated place so no one will hear your cries for help.
You are left to your devices.
And then you notice a way out - a steep climb to a large, old tree hanging across the cave that you will have to walk on to get to the other side. Can you climb that high?Will the tree support your weight? You don’t know.
But that’s the only way out. You need to hurry as the sun is setting quickly and there are wolves in this area that come out after dark to hunt. You start hearing their scary howling already.
You get up, grab your backpack and….you realise there is no way you could climb with this heavy bag on your back. You have a choice – either stay where you are until help arrives (if and when it does) and risk being killed by the wolves, OR leave the backpack with all your survival supplies behind and climb for your life.
What do you do?
It wasn’t easy to let go of your security blanket when you were three years old. The world was such a scary place. It’s not easy to let go of the fears and insecurities you have built around you like a fortress for protection, over the past decades. Your new security blanket.
Eventually, a time comes to let go of both.
When you were little, your parents may have told you that their love will always protect you, and once you get to know the world and people there is nothing to fear. And so you let go of your security blanket believing in what they said, and trusted that it was true.
What could you believe in right now that would allow you to let go of your backpack with all those fears, doubts, hurts, insecurities and painful memories to leave it behind, and climb out of the cave you’ve been living in for so long?…
Ok, you say, I am ready - but how? What tool can I use to cut off this backpack for good and move on with my life?
I give you the Magic Wand.
Your Magic Wand is an understanding how life works at the quantum level. This knowledge had laid dormant for ages, hidden in many ancient esoteric teachings until finally, not long ago, it was validated by science.
What we think, feel, intend and anticipate is what creates our reality, our life experience.
For as long as you carry this heavy backpack with your fears, doubts, insecurities, limiting beliefs and expectations of the worst case scenarios (always!) – these will be reflected in the quantum field as your experience. For as long as you fear the dragons breathing fire at your feet, you’ll never reach the treasure which your yours to have.
So how can you get rid of this heavy backpack for good? You need to use your Magic Wand: your courage to let go and trust in the flow of life. A decision to start with a clean slate. Whatever happens, I will deal with it and will always expect the best. I can climb. I can fly.
Is it easy? Was it easy for you to let go of your security blanket when you were three years old? It took many tears and clutching onto your mum’s hand before you summed up the courage. It may have taken several attempts before you were ready to let go.
Recall that powerful moment of courage you once had as a child to let go of your security blanket. Your Guardian Angel, the Wizard, your Spirit Guides, your Higher Self, your Soul, God, the Universe – are always with you to guide and protect you, showing you the way – whether you are three, 20 or 80 years old.
Pick up the Magic Wand and cut off your emotional baggage pinning you to the bottom of the cave.
NOW. LET GO.
See? It wasn’t so hard. Breathe. You are fine. All is well. Now you can climb.
Oh…and don’t forget those secondary gains, those ego feeding rewards for hiding behind your self imposed limitations and irrational fears. You must let go of them, too.
It is time.
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