tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86284882012-01-24T08:06:06.334-07:00Welcome to "The Transition" Weblog... a work-in-progress... dedicated to sharing concepts, thoughts and ideas that have come from sessions with "the guys" and/or Ava.Avanoreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628488.post-1157137795978628112006-09-01T12:42:00.000-06:002006-09-01T13:09:56.016-06:00

"The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truthmay very well be another profound truth."~ Niels Bohr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This is an excerpt from a session where the relationship between being human and being divine was brought up for discussion.GUYS: Have you heard the concept of the "Over-Soul"?Client: Yes, kind of...it's been awhile, though.GUYS: Well, it's just a

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"Make everything as simple as possible,but not simpler."~Albert Einstein~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Last year a neighbor of mine who'd been very ill, with a form of lung cancer that had metastasized into her bones, had some questions about her illness she thought the guys could answer. She came in with a list that did not directly ask about dying. The session was so meaningful to

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All great truths begin as blasphemies.~George Bernard Shaw~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This session started on another topic entirely, and then took a sharp turn into the New Age concept of "having it all". The following ensued.GUYS: In the "New Age" Game, which is a Hierarchical Sub-Game, it was drilled in to you that YOU,... a finite being by design ...should aspire to being

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"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." ~Albert Einstein~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This was part of a session with someone wanting to move to a warmer climate and having some stuff come up with the Kid about just exploring the options first.The conversation started out entirely about moving (not included here)

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Reality is not only stranger than we suppose but stranger than we can suppose. ~J. B. S. Haldane~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Here's more on The Transition, and at the end a little excerpt from another session on staying the present. Guys: Staying in the present is almost like a treasure hunt. That's what it feels like. And that's what the Transition is about. Getting you out of a

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Chance knocks at the door more often than we think, but most of the time nobody is home.– Will Rogers~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I love how this client comment was phrased...and what came of it.The Guys started out talking about "being alone" and then segued into "reality is always enough". Interestingly, this was a subject they spoke about quite a bit when they first came

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"Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Guys have always defined intimacy differently than the culture. It's not about sex, romance, or even proximity...it's about honest communication. The willingness to know yourself and be known by the other. And, the willingness to know the other... really. Here's

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Several people have mentioned having problems trying to comment here. The Blog is managed by Google and because of that I have almost no control over how things are laid out or function. But...once you understand it, it should be pretty easy. Let me know if you have questions and I’ll try to help.This is how the commenting seems to work:1.) First, scroll to the bottom of the article you’d like to

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That which we persist in doing becomes easier.Not that the nature of the task has changed,but our ability to do has increased.~ Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This exercise, or "practice" as he calls it, is from Charlie Badenhop, Originator of Seishindo, who developed it from the Zen teaching of Seung Sahn.I came across it awhile back and thought it would be a nice compliment

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"Look well into thyself.There is a source of strength which will always spring upif thou wilt always look there."~ Marcus Aurelius Antoninus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This is a transcript of a session done with someone facing a possibly serious illness. Client: I've been really worried about my health. There's recurring pain, I'm thinking the worse case... like cancer.

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I keep the telephone of my mind open to peace, harmony, healthlove and abundance. Then, whenever doubt, anxiety or fear try to call me, they keep getting a busy signal and soon they forget my number. ~EDITH ARMSTRONG~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This is an excerpt from a session in which the client taked about how difficult it was for her to concentrate on anything when her Kid

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"As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality,they are not certain.And as far as they are certain,they do not refer to reality."~Albert Einstein~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CLIENT: Do I have stability physically?GUYS: Your physiological energy matches your intention, so that your body and everything that's happening with your body supports your agenda. You are very

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"That's the whole problem with science.You've got a bunch of empiricists trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder."~Calvin & Hobbes~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This session from 1994 with a client who came in only once, but asked some very core and provocative questions. I am putting it up in 2 parts because it's very long and because there's a natural break in

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"There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." ~Albert Einstein~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Close your eyes; and scan your body with this intention:Scan all of your body for that which makes your body what it is.Your body is male or female. There are certain curves, a certain fat/muscle proportion, that

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"The real voyage of discoveryconsists not of seeking new landscapes,but of having new eyes”~Marcel Proust~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~We're going to be pushing some boundaries here...This has to do with trust. We have addressed some of your physical issues, but it is important for you to begin to trust that your body is totally capable of taking care of itself. That part is the

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"Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." -~Oscar Wilde~ In here, there is a tendency to give away your power. You are thinking it now. You are thinking: "This can be done so well without me, why interfere and possibly muck up the process. My idea might not be as useful"....etc.We must nip this in the bud. Recognize that nothing that gets said here is not initiated by you. We are going to

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"Look to the day with quiet eyes and an open heartfor this day is alive with wonder andblessed with miracles."~ unknown~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This is another session transcript. I've left out the beginning because it's too revealing of the client's identity, so it starts mid-way in the conversation.The Guys:Why do you think are you so exhausted?Client: Because I’m fighting

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"A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience."~Oliver Wendell Holmes~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I had the oddest experience the other night...in the middle of the night. I came to consciousness for just a moment with a sentence in my head. It didn't have a preamble or a commentary afterward... just the sentence, then went back to sleep. I remembered it clearly in the morning.

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If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you.What we call failure is not the falling downbut the staying down.-- Mary Pickford -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Guys:OK, so with no blame or criticism involved here, let's just look at the data.You have one powerful daughter. Can you see that, at her Mother's knee, she learned that women are supposed

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“If I care about people, I can love them.If I care about what people think of me,I am afraid to love them.I cannot care about people and care aboutwhat they think of me at the same time."~Lee Gibson~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*This session was with a single parent of adolescent children. The introduction is too personal to include, but I think you'll have no problem just jumping in here:The

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"The real voyage of discoveryconsists not of seeking new landscapes,but of having new eyes”~Marcel Proust~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Everything is very simplisticNotice this. Another difference between a child and an adult, in addition to powerlessness, is that everything in this child’s reality is very simplistic.A child is on or off, yes or no, black or white, all or nothing,

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"Your genius can be found in your bad habits."~Heather Roan-Robbins~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So, basically, the number one component of a child’s reality is its powerlessness. Because of its powerlessness, it is dependent on the external support system for its survival, which makes the child deeply invested in monitoring for its goodwill. So, you see that the child’s reality goes

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"You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely."~Ogden Nash~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In this session The Guys explained the difference between Kid and Adult. I'll post more of the transcript at another time.=======================It's all about Power.The number one difference between a child and an adult is power. It is what makes a child a child when

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"A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience."~Oliver Wendell Holmes~ The quips and quotes below were emailed to me this morning from a client. With her permission, and a few edits for privacy, I am sharing them with you.Please send in your favorite quips and/or quotes if you'd enjoy sharing them here...Ava========================================================" These are some

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This is a very short snipit on limits and boundaries. I'll post more on this subject as I ferret out of other sessions.QUESTION: How can I break through my ordinary consciousness and be less limited. GUYS: Yes, but you see, the purpose of being here is to be MORE limited, so... it doesn't work that way. This entire system, which is a universe unto itself -- three-dimensional space with time,

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People are living with three different “you-s” and if you don’t know which “you”is being addressed, there’s going to be a lot of confusion. Is it the Spirit/Soul "you", is it the Adult "you", or is it the Child "you". So... who is in charge of your reality.The new age says “You create your reality” but it doesn’t distinguish these three “you-s”, and separate them out. Can you see where there is a

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This is a transcript of one of my favorite sessions. Hope you enjoy it and find it useful.Understanding the core components of "The Transition" as a game.When you make a choice that you want to play a transitional game, then it behooves you to understand what the core components of the Transition game are.The Transition game's entire reason for being is to support you in remembering your divinity

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Hi everyone!I have been wanting to put up a website for a long time, but for one reason or another, nothing has come of it.As an interim (or possibly final) step I've decided to try a "blog" in the hope that it will at least encourage me to organize the massive amount of information that has been gathered and start to make it available to those of you interested.As this is a work-in-progress,

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