Last night was my cleanse consultation with Cass Phelps. I know I've talked about this process before, and it may sound like I am repeating myself, but I know the questions surrounding my observations are something to be shared. Anyway, Cass usually begins by asking your reason for participating in the cleanse, what outcomes you would like, and what layers are you committed to facing and moving through, shedding. Each cleanse has become a building block on top of the other, and the first two definitely built upon one another. Cleanse #2 revealed my mind’s programming, its association with food, and how it feeds my emotions.
I confess that I am addicted to coffee - it's my drug of choice. I love it. Cass said humans are the only species on the planet with addictions. A part of me feels stupid sharing this. I know it's a popular addiction, otherwise Starbucks wouldn't exist. Anyway, with every cleanse, I've been able to give up coffee, and it's really not been that big of a deal. I like the way I feel when my nervous system is not pumped with caffeine and how grounded and connected I become. It's all for the good, yet I still desire the satisfaction of the taste and rush I get from drinking coffee first thing in the morning. I know how good I feel when I don't drink coffee. Yet after every cleanse, I slowly sink back into feeding this old pattern and start the ritual all over again. I know better - so why do I choose this and what am I avoiding? Why am I choosing to bury and numb myself from the field of existence? Is it because I am not ready to fully step into my power? Do I confuse my power with caffeine? Are these the lessons going to keep coming into my life until I wake up and see the divine, beautiful mother inside and out?
My work is to mother myself so that I can be the container for the energy of Mother. Listening, watching, and feeling the inner awareness are direct connections to the heart. I know that my intuition always comes from my heart space. Intuition is a strong component of the feminine divine principle, which is "not knowing" and "not doing." When I focus my mind on the practice of not doing and not knowing, my intuition becomes a magnetic force that illuminates the path, moving from the background to the foreground. All the practices (yoga, breathwork, meditation, dance, cleanse, etc.) enhance the sixth sense/mother energy, and stoke the fire to explore and navigate the unknown. - Lauri Ashworth
The controversial anthropologist turned marketing guru Clotaire Rapaille developed a 3 stage focus group process to determine the deep primal associations Americans make with concepts and products. He drives a Rolls Royce because all the major American corporations hire him to launch and sell products. In his findings, he determined coffee is the mother. Basic, ritualistic, there for you in the morning, comfort. I found it interesting your focus was on divine mother to free you from coffee addiction. Did you hear of Rapaille or that association before you wrote this? I too am hooked--I quit and go back. I feel like I get great ideas on coffee!! -Amy Loftus
ReplyDeleteNo I have not heard of Clotaire Rapaille and will look further into his psychology.Sounds really interesting. Thank you Amy! Lauri
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