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THE EMOTIONAL CLEARING PROCESS / Re: friendly questions

« Last post by John Ruskan on November 16, 2022 »

Interesting questions, but here's where you're going wrong: "why spend time disidentifying with the lower Self; why not honor it as much as you do your Higher Self." Maybe this point is made better in Deep Clearing, but a central idea of EC work is to validate (accept, acknowledge, experience, honor) lower self feelings and spend quality time with them instead of unconsciously rejecting (dishonoring) them. Breaking identification is not the same as dishonoring. Unconscious identification with lower self attributes (body, emotions, thoughts, intellect) is the quagmire from which we are attempting to evolve. Shifting awareness to the higher self through witnessing has always been the emphasis of traditional Eastern enlightenment. The EC philosophy imparts a new attitude towards the lower self which I would say does indeed truly honor it without being enmeshed in it.

As you bring heightened enlightened awareness to the lower self, you can think of it as co-existing as a dualistic complement to the higher self if you want but your goal is always to maintain witnessing detachment of the lower self while at the same time recognizing and honoring it. In other words, you are 'owning' the lower self while detaching. You could say you are identifying with it in a new, more enlightened way. The goal of the philosophy of dualistic awareness is always to transcend attachment to the positive and aversion to the negative. In so doing, we evolve past being trapped in any particular lower self dualistic syndrome.

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THE EMOTIONAL CLEARING PROCESS / friendly questions

« Last post by Kat on November 15, 2022 »

Hello John,

I have some friendly questions for you.

This year, in one of your books, I was happy to find a detailed explanation of the word "opposites"--e.g., night and day, black and white, hot and cold, etc. According to you, and I agree with your position on the matter, each pair of opposites contains a complement of the other half. So when I read on page 185 of Emotional Clearing that we humans aren't really our Lower Selves, we're our Higher Selves, and that we shouldn't identify with the Lower Self--I became confused.

Thus, if dualities are always going to exist in everything, no matter how much we evolve or how much external conditions change, why can we not, as students of spiritual development, solidly identify with both of our Selves? Of course, your textbooks clearly speak to the need to accept, own, experience,  witness, and integrate the feelings, emotions, and all of the projections coming from the Lower Self, but your written narratives seem to stop short of identifying with the Lower Self.

Therefore, my end concern here is: If both Selves are always going to be present, no matter how spiritually advanced we become, after a certain point (when the student is ready, of course), why spend time disidentifying with the lower Self; why not honor it as much as you do your Higher Self, because it's one half of a never-ending psychological-spiritual continuum? Another thing: Could identifying with both the higher and lower selves be an unspoken goal of all spiritual practice? Just asking .... 

Is it possible this post contains signs that my Higher Self has become more visible to me and has intimated it has always unreservedly accepted all of me?

I can easily drop these speculations if need be and simply return to the rest of my spiritual practice, applying the instructions from your books, which seem absolutely spot-on to me! After all, I just started working with Emotional/Deep Clearing in July, so I can't claim to be any sort of expert. Just eager to learn and be all that I can.

Thanks for an answer, whatever it is . . . .

With Love,

Kat 

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THE EMOTIONAL CLEARING PROCESS / Re: Use of binaural beats for EM clearing sessions

« Last post by Dean on November 15, 2022 »

Thank you, John.  I appreciate your reply.

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THE EMOTIONAL CLEARING PROCESS / Re: Use of binaural beats for EM clearing sessions

« Last post by John Ruskan on November 11, 2022 »

Yes, when I say 'alpha' I'm implying alpha or lower, so the 4 - 12 range is fine, and the extra nature sounds are ok as well.

Thanks for the Amazon review!

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THE EMOTIONAL CLEARING PROCESS / Re: Getting off xanax

« Last post by Dean on November 10, 2022 »

I don't know the right answer but thought I'd share that I am thinking similar things.  Been on antidepressants for over 25 years.  Current regimen is 300mg bupropion, 300 mg venlafaxine, supplemented with L-Methylfolate and fish oil.

Been doing EM clearing sessions 45 minutes a day most days for about 4 weeks.  My initial positive experience make me think maybe this is a pathway by which I could wean off antidepressants for good.  In my case, I will take it slow.  What I mean by that is that I'll likely give the EM clearing practicing at least 6 months before considering stopping medication, and possibly longer. 

Chances are, if I decide to stop, I'll taper very slowly across half a year or longer, and continue to see my psychiatrist once every 3 months during the taper and for at least a year afterward. 

We'll see though.  I believe each person is unique.  Your history with Xanax is not the same as my history with antidepressants.  I would think that if the EM clearing practice is sufficient to get either of us off pyschotropic meds, one of the ways it would do that is by helping us think clearly enough and be in tune enough to our internal intuition such that we can make choices about discontinuing medication with wisdom and confidence.

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THE EMOTIONAL CLEARING PROCESS / Use of binaural beats for EM clearing sessions

« Last post by Dean on November 10, 2022 »

Hello John,

I've read "Deep Clearing," purchased the CDs, and had a 45-minute EM clearing session most days now for about 4 weeks.  I'm now beginning to do EM clearing sessions without the aid of your CDs.  I ask for your opinion about my use of binaural beats.

My phone has an app where a steady binaural beat can be provided.  One can choose the hz.  I pick hz at random anywhere from 4 - 12.  The hz remains constant for my entire session, which includes all the steps of relaxation, awareness, acceptance, direct experience, witnessing.  A nice feature of this app is that I can overlay the tone with relaxing noises like crickets, campfires, ocean waves, or other such things.

The way in which I'm using binaural beats comes from reading on your website there should be variation from one session to another.  I achieve that by varying the hz session to session within a range of 4 - 12 hz, as well as changing the relaxing sounds superimposed upon the tone.

In your book you use "alpha" but if I understand you correctly, you don't mean to restrict to a technical definition of alpha as 8 - 12 hz.  Rather, you're referring to a deeply relaxed state of mind, the kind that emits electrical waves at alpha or lower, such as theta.

Could you kindly confirm if I'm going about this correctly, or educate me if not?  I'm a neophyte in sound use, but I gather you are very experienced.

Thank you so much.  I'm impressed by what I'm learning from you and seeking to build it into my daily practice.  I have given your book "Deep Clearing" a 5-star rating Amazon along with a wordy review.

-Dean

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THE EMOTIONAL CLEARING PROCESS / Re: Vipassana retreat and Emotional Clearing

« Last post by Dean on November 10, 2022 »

I too have considered a Vipassana retreat.  I've read John's book "Deep Clearing," bought his CD's, and have been doing a 45-minute emotional clearing session more days than not for about a month now.  In my case there is a Vipassana retreat center a 5 hour drive away, with a session beginning 3 months from now assuming I can get in (website says it fills up 24 - 48 hrs after registration opened).

My motives are same as yours.  I often feel 45-min a day is not enough, and while Vipassana retreats are a slightly different approach than John's approach, my thinking is that the 10-days of silence would allow me to go that much deeper and hopefully clear that much more "gunk."

My online reading suggests a Vipassana retreat is not for everyone.  Some say it represents an inferior form of Buddhism, some say it has a rigidness that is more harmful than helpful, and some have seen a worsening of mental health during a retreat.  But of course, many have found Vipassana courses extremely valuable, possibly life altering, and experienced greatly enhanced mental and emotional clarity from a retreat.

I wish you the best whether your path leads to a retreat or not.  I am evaluating the possibility right now same as you.

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THE EMOTIONAL CLEARING PROCESS / Re: Struggling to Release Emotional Energy

« Last post by John Ruskan on October 24, 2022 »

As you say, the work can extend over periods of time, but this is just a reflection of the deep release of lifetimes of negativity. You appear to have come across an energetic holding that was previously not apparent. So, that's good - you're continuing to make progress. There's no reason to become discouraged, just keep on with the work. I hope you've read Deep Clearing carefully, since it goes into more detail than the previous book.

Also important to never forget is that our personal subconscious Karma determines the childhood we are exposed to. It's vital to drop blame.

What you are describing (block of energy that was stuck in my chest) is typical of what my clients report. We just apply processing techniques to the block and it starts to unravel.

I was somewhat dismayed by the title of your post - struggling, but then you explained further about calming. EC work is never about struggling, it's about acceptance. It's to relax deeply into the alpha state, and just be present non-judgmentally with whatever is there.

If you're asking about other complimentary modalities, sure, other approaches can augment EC work, but they should be right-brain, energetic, such as chakra clearing. Body work such as non-power yoga can help loosen up energetic congestion. It's not a bad idea to do a few sessions with an EC Facilitator.

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THE EMOTIONAL CLEARING PROCESS / Struggling to Release Emotional Energy

« Last post by mr-patrick on October 23, 2022 »

Hi John,

I hope you are well.

For the past 10 months I have been making good progress with the clearing of 'emotional debris' that lies within. It has become a process of calming the body and mind, breathing into the chest and acknowledging the energy that comes up for me. After each session the emotional energy tends to linger with me for a few days but I have noticed that the intensity has lessened greatly over recent months. I now understand that the process truly is slow and gradual, but I am sticking with it.

Something that I have noticed is that I seem to have what feels like an 'island' of energy in the pit of my stomach that is waiting to be released. The reason I say this is because there have been 1 or 2 occasions where I have had an urge to cry/grieve and don't seem to be able to. I recently realised that I was emotionally neglected as a child, and have been working with a therapist to process these emotions. In one of our early sessions we explored my past, and my therapist explained to me that my upbringing was quite abnormal and must have been tough. I immediately felt the urge to cry, something that does not happen often, but what coupled this urge was what felt like a block of energy that was stuck in my chest. I certainly wanted to cry, but it was as if this block (of energy?) was preventing me from doing so. I was able to cry slightly, but I could almost tell that there was a lot more to be released.

Since this occurrence, I have had 2 other scenarios where this has happened. One in a group therapy setting, and another during a dream.

Would you mind sharing your thoughts on the above? The practice of sitting with myself and slowly dispersing the energy is working well, however I feel as though there might be a number of opportunities to release energy that are being missed here.

Thank you

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THE EMOTIONAL CLEARING PROCESS / Re: Throat Chakra

« Last post by John Ruskan on October 07, 2022 »

Louis - Nice to hear from you. Please get my new book Deep Clearing which has a section Attuning for Health page 280 for working with physical ailments in conjunction with suppressed emotional energy. I don't want to have to repeat what I said there. However, in addition to that section, there are a few points: First, of course, you want to get professional medical advice and follow any prescribed suggestions along with the psychic-emotional healing that we do. Next is the concept of acceptance, which is subtle and easily misinterpreted. As I have tried to emphasize in the books, we do not force ourselves to accept outside conditions; what we focus on accepting is our inner experience - feelings and emotions - to the outside stimulus. Your throat constriction can be considered to be both an external and internal event. Therefore, do not stress yourself out on trying to accept the limitations that the throat conditions brings. Just maintain as much as possible a neutral passive attitude, and keep shifting your focus away from the limitations and on to the inner psychic-emotional experience in the chakra. As you have concluded, there is some kind of deficiency, constriction, or build-up of negativity in the throat chakra manifesting in the physical.

You have not given any indication that you have a processing practice. With a somewhat serious issue like this, you should be dedicated to two 30 minute alpha processing sessions per day. It would probably take a few months to clear up the condition. Don't get discouraged, think of it as this is your meditation practice for now. Follow the instructions in the aforementioned book section. You sit, you may visualize the condition to bring it up, then you focus pointedly on the throat chakra, feeling it, breathing into it, bringing in the healing Earth and Light energies, allowing your awareness of the chakra to keep expanding.

As you work, eventually any associated emotional issues such as you mention will come up if appropriate. There’s no way to tell in advance what feelings are trapped, and maybe even no emotions will come up at all but a healing can still occur, so you don't have to be set on discovering feelings. It usually doesn't help to hypothesize about what feelings may be suppressed. The idea is to clear the mind so as to allow suppressed material to spontaneously emerge in your meditation practice. It would not be out of the question to get with one of the EC Facilitators.

Good luck, and let us know if you are on Spotify. And why is your English so good?