The Cosmic Downloads

A couple of years ago I took some advice from my clients and went out a limb. For years during my sessions with clients, I got "cosmic downloads" (or so I dubbed them). I would suddenly find myself in possession of knowledge that I had not had moments before, and this information presented itself somewhat insistently. Finally, some clients convinced me that people wanted this knowledge and I should let it fly. So far, they've been right about that 99.9% of the time.

I have to say that there are times that I struggle with this, but I've gotten better at trusting my instincts and knowing what is information to share or not. Then it usually becomes a matter of proper timing and framing of the information that is the source of my quandary. These "downloads" come in a kind of mental short-hand. This short hand generally comes in one of two categories: Metaphor and Catch-phrase.

When information shows up as metaphors, it is some sort of image or abstraction that encompasses a larger concept. I am always aware that this image is one that I've created as a way of conveying a large idea to myself, so I have to analyze what it means to me and then translate. This sounds like a long and distracting process, but it happens pretty naturally and readily. Not every metaphor is universal and so if I'm going to share the metaphor, I'd better have either a couple of back-up images that round it out, a more universal metaphor, or an explanation of the existing one.

In the case of the "catch-phrase" downloads, if I just blurted them out in the way that they arrive, they would come across as, at best, flip. At worst, they would come out as blunt or even harsh. The concepts behind them are much more nuanced than they initially seem (as they are, as stated, a kind of short-hand), so I must flesh them out into what they really mean, not what they sound or feel like.

This all is laying ground for the next topic, which I'll save that for tomorrow since it's introducing a whole new concept.

Where I've Been Hiding

I fell victim to influenza - temps in excess of 101 degrees, deeply painful aches, excruciating coughs, asking for death. I was out of commission for over a week. This meant that in addition to feeling like I was playing catch up for days and days, I had to reschedule half of my Ortho-Bionomy® Phase 4 Basic Workshop. I don't know what made this class hard, but it was.

By hard, I don't mean bad - it was full of delightful people who had good, transformational experiences, delightful surroundings and the wonderful opportunity for increased clarity I hope for myself every time I teach. Hard in that at each step it felt like I was going uphill. The flu was only one of the small stumbling blocks. It also felt as if is profoundly important for the class to happen. It was very important for it to happen for the individuals who attended somehow.

When events conspire against you, how do you know when it's right to throw in the towel and when it's important to persevere? What are your signals? What do they look, sound or feel like? How do you know they're reliable? I'd love to hear how everyone's intuition manifests for each person individually. Please share...