A Resource for Spiritual Aspirants and Students of Dr. David R. Hawkins' Work

Cpt. 5 Spiritual First Aid

Awareness of the true nature of God really begins at level 200 as one becomes progressively aligned with truth..P.146

" the lower levels of consciousness hold that Truth is outside of self. .. it will have to be revealed by someone because the energy is so low at these levels. All the energy fields are in a negative direction, preventing one from being able to discover the truth on their own. " p;149-150

At the level of Acceptance, the power is re-owned within oneself. ..The search now starts to become harmonious..one moves up in a very positive direction to the field of lovingness at 500, which is nurturing, supportive and forgiving. As one moves into the desire to be a loving person, the inner healings begin to take place, and one gets to experience life as loving despite its emotional ups and downs... It is the beginning of a progressive shift in process, in consciousness, and in seeing God as perfection and incredible beauty. P;150

Movement up toward 600 takes one into the levels that the world calls Enlightenment. There is a progressive loss of identification with the small self, which the world calls "ego" and is commonly referred to as "i" or 'me' because it is identifying with the various energy fields and the kinds of behaviors that ensue. As that identification and points of view are surrendered, expansion takes place as one's context of experience enlarges, and one moves upward towards the top of the scale and identification with the true Self. P: 151

When we look at the power of the mind, we can see how crucial its beliefs are. It has the ability to bring up within one's life the very thing one has asked for. Frequently in the middle of a crisis, the person has forgotten they really asked to bring up that which needs to be healed. Therefore, what is occurring in their life is not a mistake or an error. It is exactly what needs to be brought up, looked at, understood, surrendered, recontextualized, healed, and forgiven.

How can we heal what comes up in our lives unless we hold a healing position? If it requires compassion and understanding, then the teaching will have to be at calibration level 500 and over because healing begins at 540. ...in the energy field of at least 540, a field that is nurturing, supportive, and forgiving and has the purpose of healing through understanding and true compassion.

The God of that kind of energy field would therefore be a God who loves us because healing only occurs through loving, and His love would be unconditional.P 155

To create a safe context and space for ourselves, it is necesary to know that we are in a safe space, that the teacher and the teaching are positive in direction, that the energy field is at least 540, and that it holds compassion and forgiveness in a very high place within the teaching; otherwise, it will be unable to heal that which is brought forth." P; 156

All quotes are from the book, Healing And Recovery by Dr. David R. Hawkins, M.D., PhD.

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Permalink Reply by Angelena Bryant on February 15, 2012 at 9:17pm

Q: You have taught some people spiritual 'first aid'. How does that work?

A: To terminate an upset, do the following:

1. "Thump the thymus." The thymus gland is located behind the upper breastbone. Thump that area with a closed hand and say, at the same time, "Ha-ha-ha" rhythmically three times, and then, after a pause, do it three more times. Smile while doing that and picture something or someone that you love. That could be a divine figure or even one's favorite pet. (The thymus is the controller of the acupuncture energy system, and is related to one's overall immune health, which is prone to suppression by stress.) This method was originally taught by Dr. John Diamond.
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2. Then breathe spiritual energy from the base of the spine up to the crown chakra. On each inhalation, picture it as Light. It flows from the base of the spine to the crown of the head. Even a few breaths done in this way will cause a very noticeable effect.

3. While doing the breathing, think or sound the syllable, "Om," as you proceed with the above. (The "O" is pronounced like the name of the letter "O", ....

4. Picture someone you love.

5. While involved in this process, find within yourself the willingness in your heart to surrender anything and everything to God and recommit your devotion above all else.

The above instructions will lift one quickly and easily out of the arena of conflict and distress. It does not take practice and the results are ovbious, even on the first try. This can be followed up by prayer and meditation that focus attention on the whole picture (peripheral vision) of what one is witnessing, rather than getting stuck and involved in details. Equanimity is retained by relating to a total situation instead of to any of its parts. This tends to keep one at the level of witness rather than at the effect of the details with attachment to outcome.

~~~ Doc~~~"I" p. 378-9

Permalink Reply by Angelena Bryant on February 18, 2012 at 11:10am

I had this page dog-eared on both sides from my first read. I like it even better this second time around. :)

The purpose of all this is to create a safe context, a safe orientation, and a safe space in which to do our spiritual work because in spiritual work, we commit ourselves to certain goals and purposes as a result of our intention, and certain things will come up during that process. Frequently, one cause of spiritual crisis is that the person forgets they initiated a process through their own intention, and their experience is a result of having asked the question, made the commitment, and aligned themselves with a search for the truth.

Defining oneself in a certain way has great power. When we look at the power of the mind, we can see how crucial its beliefs are. It has the ability to bring up within one's life the very thing one has asked for. Frequently in the middle of a crisis, the person has forgotten they really asked to bring up that which needs to be healed. Therefore, what is occurring in their life is not a mistake or an error. It is exactly what needs to be brought up, looked at , understood, surrendered, recontextualized, healed, and forgiven. As a result, one needs to maintain a compassionate view.

How can we heal what comes up in our lives unless we hold a healing position? It is obvious how critically important it is to know the energy field of a given teaching. (See Chapter 16 and 17 in TVF)

If it requires forgiveness, the teaching of the Christ is based on forgiveness. If it requires compassion and understanding, then the teaching will have to be at a calibration level 500 and over because healing begins at 540. That which the world calls sin is obviously something that requires healing, does it not? Then a healing that is at least at the level of 540 is needed.

To ask people to bring up something from within into a negative energy field is to bring about upset; therefore it is unsafe to go into any spiritual teaching whatsoever that suggests introspection, soul searching, and purification unless the energy filed of that teaching or pathway is positive and at 540 or higher. It is evident how dangerous a lower-level teaching could be......

We don't advise introspection in the beginning of the inner process of purification until it is determined that the teacher, teaching, and those around a person are in the energy field of at least 540, a filed that is nurturing, supportive, and forgiving and has the purpose of healing through understanding and true compassion. The God of that kind of energy field would therefor be a God who loves us because healing only occurs through loving, and His love would be unconditional.

P154-155

IN GOD WE TRUST

Permalink Reply by Angelena Bryant on February 22, 2012 at 3:40pm

By remembering our inner innocence when we begin spiritual work, we ask to have that which is not the truth brought to our awareness. The process is therefore the evidence of success. As a result, there may be a somewhat chaotic appearance to the lives of people who are labeled spiritual seekers. Thin inner person is pleased because it says, "I Have been asked to see what stands between me and the truth, and that has been brought up from my awareness to be recognized, re-owned, recontextualized, and healed. "We provide a safe space and context about our spiritual work by being centered in the Heart-not the physical heart, but from the ultimate compassion, the owning of ourself from this level, the joy of the spiritual work, and the saying "thank you" to all the things that come up out of gratitude. The crisis is the very event of the spiritual healing. It is out of the crises that the healing occurs.

H&R p. 171

Permalink Reply by Angelena Bryant on March 3, 2012 at 9:58am

After the problem relating to money, the next one is always sex, is it not? We will look at sex and see how the conflicts arising around it depend on the energy field. Sex, an event in human life and part of humanness, could be viewed from the bottom of the scale (lust, addiction, craving). The teaching coming out of this field would perceive it as a negative and associated with sin and suffering for which the god of that level is the great destroyer, with the process being one of destruction, self-hatred, self-pity and self-blame. ..

Looking at the scale, one can see the various ways, including anger, with which people can hold sex. There are people who hate themselves for their own sexuality as well as those who exploit seduction. ...

How would sexuality be held at the level of truth? At this level one begins to face and handle what sexuality is from a spiritual viewpoint. One begins to become empowered, to take the opportunity, because the God at this level is one of an open mind and freedom, the freedom that it is okay to explore this because at this level, one is not attached to any position about sex. At this level, one comes from humility. This means that one says, "I really don't know the answer to this subject; however, I am willing to begin to look at it." Because the willingness is a positive energy field, it says that this is a friendly, promising, and hopeful subject that one can investigate. When one's intention has been added to clear up the subject, there is a certain confidence that there is tha capactiy in a harmoniious world with a merciful God to now explore it without being thrown into hellfire.

When sex is viewed from an energy field of 500 and over, it is now from a place of lovingness and gratitude. It is seen as an expression of nurturance, support, and healing, and that making love is a healing, forgiving act. People who have argued and fought before now melt in the embrace, forgiving, nurturing, and healing each other. They reaffirm each other's worth and value. Now sexuality becomes an expression of unconditioanl love, joy, and the celebration of one's own aliveness and existence. There is gratitude to God for the joy of existence, the begining of transfiguration and revelation, and then the moving on to Bliss. Those who move on to higher states of consciousness see is as an expression of oneness and a way of being. It is a way of being and a way of joining the masculine and feminine energies in the world. p. 161-162

Permalink Reply by Angelena Bryant on March 3, 2012 at 9:56pm

If we understand the nature of God at all, we realize that that which is godly is unconditional. That which is conditional and therefore llimited by definition could not be called godly. That which is God is beyond all condition and is infinite, so the love is infinite lovingness and therefore infinitely capable of healing. To create a safe context and space for ourselves, it is necessary to know that we are in a safe space, that the teacher and the teaching are positive in direction, that the energy field is at least 540, and that it holds compassion and forgiveness in a very high place within the teaching; otherwise, it will be unable to heal that which is brought forth.