Images speak to us in a far different ways than words. When chosen consciously they have the power to:
- reach into the depths of our sub-conscious mind to heal childhood wounds and the battle scars of adult life
- help us to re-pattern our physiology
- aid us in unleashing positive qualities
- create empowering stories
- transform our beliefs
- symbolize our goals
- establish a new reality around us
Come explore the power of images with me.
Images of Whales
“Don’t mess with me or I’ll swallow you alive.”
Whales are the world’s largest mammals and thus are extremely powerful. At the same time, they are vulnerable to drowning if they don’t breath consciously. Some species express themselves using melodic sounds. According to Wikipedia, “Whales are known to teach, learn, cooperate, scheme, and even grieve.”
Whales can teach us to protect and insulate ourselves, appreciate the sacred power of water, and take time out to breath. They connect us with our creative and intuitive energies and invite us to heal the past through listening to its stories and messages.
Images of Pure Love
Once, after receiving a session of deeply relaxing body work, I sat up and found myself gazing directly into a painting by Mary Cassatt. In that moment of profound receptivity, the powerful love exuded by a portrait of mother and child sent a bolt of lightning straight into my heart.
We can heal our heart or strengthen our capacity for love by surrounding ourselves with images that express love, kindness, compassion, joy, appreciation, and gentleness. Though love may have been missing from our childhood, it’s never too late to infuse ourselves with our own concoction of unconditional love.
Images of Cats
Cats can introduce us to our creativity, intuition, and psychic powers. They are known to be resourceful, flexible, adaptable, agile, fearless, mysterious, confident, self-assured, single minded, loving yet independent.
The energy field of a cat rotates in the opposite direction of a human’s. Thus, being around cats can neutralize negative energy that might be affecting you. This is why cats are thought to have tremendous healing power. You can also evoke that healing power from an image or visualization.
I’ve completely fallen in love with my cats and have learned so much from them too.
I find images to be a powerful tool for healing and personal development. The images above are all ones that are calling to me.
The reflection this week involves exploring the images in your life. What images are present in your life? Are they helping or hindering you? Are you choosing images consciously? What images inspire and help you?
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