Chanting dogs.

Chanting dogs…or intention vs. willpower.

Been practicing/sharing ET with a few friends by email and when they
reached sticking points offered all the proper added instructions for
self-help (follow the movement with the hands, talk the movement
*outloud*, and threw in the bit about doing it in front of a mirror
that's been mentioned on the other lists, and switching over to EFT
if necessary.) They found that all very helpful, BUT what sent them
over the top was when I sent them a little litany I use when I'm
moving the energy:

Soften and flow,
Heal and restore.
Dissolve into mist
And return to the flow.

Just little snips from the ET book. One friend commented that just
reading the words and the energy started to move, and another that my
little chant made all the difference.

And I have been thinking about why that is, and why I started to use
the `chant' and what I think it does for me that translated over into
what it did for them.

For me the chant keeps me focused toward `intention mode' and away
from `willpower mode'. `Willpower' doesn't `move' energy, intention
does. Without the chant, I find myself drifting into trying to `will'
the energy to move and, of course, when I do everything `stops'.

I think that must be what many do when they first start out, trying
to `will' the energy to move because they think *that* is what they
are supposed to be doing. They don't understand the difference
between intention and willpower.

I *know* the difference, but can't seem to find the words or
expressions to be able to pass that information on.

One thing that came to mind was the Harmony Programme, and the `law
of nature' that if you pull your dog in one direction, your dog will
pull with matching force in the exact opposite direction, thereby
creating a stalemate. And in `some way' dogs and energy `work' the
same way. Energy responds to force/willpower the same way a dog does,
with an equal and opposite force that cancels all movement.

Then I thought about my adopted tribal name, and that is part of it,
too; we want to *dance* with the energy, not shove it about the room.
Think of a waltz with both partners trying to lead. LOL!

And that's where I am stuck. Are there any wordsmiths among you all
that can provide me the difference between intent and willpower that
I can pass on?

RD

           
Received on Sat Mar 01 2003 - 05:38:49 GMT