An Act of Conscience ? ?
After spending time with Bert Hellinger this past week, these four words will never resonate in the same way for me. Drawn from his many years of developing systemic constellations for healing and restoring the natural flow of life, Hellinger’s unique observations have brought to light and resolved a long-time personal struggle.
He posits that Conscience—i.e., what is right and what is wrong—in each of us emerges from our own thoughts and the energetic fields that have evolved from what we’ve been exposed to and/or rejected. We are each also subscribed to larger forms of group, organizational and societal fields of conscience; it’s where we seek acceptance. Needless to say, this can be very different for everyone. Watching the evening news later after hearing Bert’s words, I noticed: The Democrats and Republicans each come from a position they seem to believe in, and so does our president. The same could be true of all the struggling forces in the world where there is conflict and even among ourselves. I have always struggled with my own conscience, often questioning it when it went against my natural inclinations.
One of my biggest learning’s from this wizened sage was that my conscience can be transcended and quietly put to rest (albeit temporarily). If we shift our way of perceiving from our every-day thinking to what I label the Curious Observer part of us (what Bert calls the spirit mind, or what Otto Scharmer calls presencing) the weight of my body drops and my mind can become still and clearer. When I practiced this the other day, with a sense of timelessness, a great compassion was illuminated for our species and the life force that moves us all forward and me as well. If we could suspend our conscience for periods of time to tune into this timeless place of knowing being aided by Otto Scharmer’s Theory U and Hellinger’s insights, peace on earth and ecological resolutions begin to look like real and tangible possibilities. That is, our conscience is being informed by a force larger than us and, we have the ability to transform our perceptions and actions by stepping out of conscience and being otherwise informed by this larger force. Certainly, a new step for mankind (as we know it) and, one we may be getting ready for.
This new perspective on conscience is but one of the new healing openings and illuminations that I was presented with and experienced this last week. I look forward to the continuing process of metabolizing, and integrating them to better serve myself, my clients and the universe.
To understand Bert’s work better I recommend one of his newer books, No Waves Without the Ocean.
After spending time with Bert Hellinger this past week, these four words will never resonate in the same way for me. Drawn from his many years of developing systemic constellations for healing and restoring the natural flow of life, Hellinger’s unique observations have brought to light and resolved a long-time personal struggle.
He posits that Conscience—i.e., what is right and what is wrong—in each of us emerges from our own thoughts and the energetic fields that have evolved from what we’ve been exposed to and/or rejected. We are each also subscribed to larger forms of group, organizational and societal fields of conscience; it’s where we seek acceptance. Needless to say, this can be very different for everyone. Watching the evening news later after hearing Bert’s words, I noticed: The Democrats and Republicans each come from a position they seem to believe in, and so does our president. The same could be true of all the struggling forces in the world where there is conflict and even among ourselves. I have always struggled with my own conscience, often questioning it when it went against my natural inclinations.
One of my biggest learning’s from this wizened sage was that my conscience can be transcended and quietly put to rest (albeit temporarily). If we shift our way of perceiving from our every-day thinking to what I label the Curious Observer part of us (what Bert calls the spirit mind, or what Otto Scharmer calls presencing) the weight of my body drops and my mind can become still and clearer. When I practiced this the other day, with a sense of timelessness, a great compassion was illuminated for our species and the life force that moves us all forward and me as well. If we could suspend our conscience for periods of time to tune into this timeless place of knowing being aided by Otto Scharmer’s Theory U and Hellinger’s insights, peace on earth and ecological resolutions begin to look like real and tangible possibilities. That is, our conscience is being informed by a force larger than us and, we have the ability to transform our perceptions and actions by stepping out of conscience and being otherwise informed by this larger force. Certainly, a new step for mankind (as we know it) and, one we may be getting ready for.
This new perspective on conscience is but one of the new healing openings and illuminations that I was presented with and experienced this last week. I look forward to the continuing process of metabolizing, and integrating them to better serve myself, my clients and the universe.
To understand Bert’s work better I recommend one of his newer books, No Waves Without the Ocean.
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