Here’s A Quick Way To Take Back Your Light Projections.
July 3, 2008 by CK Reyes
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I promised that I would talk about light projections. In sharing your spiritual gifts and living your life purpose, it is just important as the dark projections. Any time you look outside of yourself in comparison, you are projecting. Any time you think that someone else has a quality you wish you had, you are projecting.
How can this help you live your purpose? When you take back your light projections, you have access to the qualities that will propel you toward the life you desire. This isn’t always easy.
I remember when I met my business partner, Michelle, in the parking lot of Sammy’s Organics grocery store. We exchanged cards and agreed to meet. I did some work for her, and she did some work for me and then we just naturally, organically, fell into this wonderful connection that was filled with inspiration and empowerment for both of us.
We didn’t know each other.
If we had known each other, I don’t think it would have been so organic because I am sure I would have been projecting my light all over her. Michelle has owned multi-million dollar businesses in the past, she has developed products and manufactured them. She has been the president of more than one company. She is a confident and powerful woman who knows everyone. She is a top notch speaker and facilitator. She is compassionate and empathic. She is easy-going and humble. (She would never tell you these things about herself, you will have to find them out yourself like I did.) Michelle possesses many of the qualities that I want too!
In taking back my light projections, I need to rephrase my last statement: Michelle possesses many of the qualities that I have also. What is it that compels us to minimize our brilliance? For sure we have been taught (at least in the United States) to downplay everything good about us, because G-d forbid if we are conceited. What will people think?
That’s it. Right there. The thought, What will people think? compels us to play small. There is a lot that I want to say in support of you living and playing full out, but for today the emphasis I want to make is that you stop worrying about what everyone else will think and just live your freakin’ life. Is that straight forward enough for you?
If you are worrying if someone will like you or not, I’m telling you that changing your behavior won’t change anything. They don’t like you anyway! Just live you life and the people who like you will like you because you are you. Like the way I like Michelle because of who she is. It isn’t about anything she has done or accomplished, because I didn’t know anything about her.
Do you think that’s weird? Back to light projections…
In my coaching business, I guide people back to themselves and a lot of the work is making a space for people to like themselves. One tool I would like to share with you can help you retrieve some of your light.
Name three people that you admire. List the reasons you admire these people. Choose one of the qualities you would like to develop over the next few months. Take a moment to get quiet (at least a couple minutes), and then ask yourself, “What can I do to develop this quality?” Stay in the quiet and listen for the response. The most important step is to TRUST the answer because it might not make sense. Schedule it in. Here’s an example:
I admire Oprah Winfry. She is confident and speaks her mind. Over the next few months, I would like to develop the quality of speaking my mind. The answer I received in my quietude was to start an Artist’s Way group and to complete the entire program.
As I engage in this process, you may find me getting bolder in speaking my mind. Try the exercise and make a commitment to take back one light projection. Just one. Baby steps are good. I will do it with you!
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A couple of weird things happened while I was reading this article.
While I was absorbing your words, even before you mentioned her, “Oprah Winfrey” flashed across my mind. Then a few seconds later, “The Artist’s Way” came through before I saw them in print here!!
I found myself shaking my head in atonishment. What you don’t know is that years ago, when I left Corporate America, I had bought Julie Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way” and went through the entire book, opening the way for my creative writing talents to emerge. I lended it to someone whose name I cannot remember who still has it.
Your article was a reminder to buy a new copy and go through the book again. I remember reveling in it, enjoying the process tremendously. I’ve forgotten what the exercises were but I remember the “free-for-all” type of feelings where I was encourage to write from the heart, without regard to punctuation, etc. It was “freeing.”
Glad to hear you’re going to start an Artist’s Way Group. I trust you’ll find it quite liberating.
One last thing - Oprah certainly says what is on her mind. I’ve taken on those characteristics for the most part. According to friends, when asked to describe me, I tend to be direct about things. But there’s always room for improvement.
Nice article.
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Stephen,
Listen to what Deepok Chopra has to say about synchronicity in his book, 7 Spiritual Laws of Success. I have heard countless stories of people opening up to their purpose as a result of Julia Cameron’s work. I wonder if we could get a virtual group going and then meet for a weekend somewhere? Would that be wild? What do you think?
CK:
I think that would be cool - how do you propose we go about creating a virtual group? I’ve never done it before.
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I don’t know. Let’s brainstorm.
Here are some ideas:
1. Meet on the phone once a week and then do our own work during the week and then meet when we are complete. Invite maybe 10-12 people to join.
2. Form individual local groups and do our own work, and then meet on the phone once a month and then have a big gathering when we are complete.
What do you think, Stephen? Anyone else interested? Any ideas from anyone else?
HI CK and Stephen,
As a past Artist Way facilitator and having been through the book 10+ times myself, I can vouch for the program and the benefits of even doing a bit of it.
As for a virtual club, how about we open it up on our membership site CK, offer and ‘artists way’ forum….. Stephen, Want to play?
I’d love for you to offer your insights to the artists way in a forum….?
Hi CK,
Interesting! I certainly have some qualities that I choose to develop too.
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Raymond! Hello!
What are the qualities? Give me the scoop!
ck
Re-claiming our light projections is an incredibly powerful process. I have benefited from it deeply.
Thanks for the reminder.
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Evan, How? How have you benefited from it? Please share…. I want the juice!
ck
I really like this exercise since it helps one look within for answers and guidance rather than from some outside source.
Also, the attitude of allowing the answer to come has worked really well for me as well. Ask for wisdom and guidance and then trust that it will come.
Hi CK,
I’ve done this exercise a number of times now. So it’s a bit hard to say briefly.
In summary, it has led to me feeling both lighter and more centred. It has also lead to me doing projects that I thought were beyond me. Hope this makes sense.
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Ryan,
Exactly! This encompasses my teaching….. ALL of your answers are inside of you!
Evan, Yes, that is what happens when we feel lighter and centered. I love how we open up to higher expressions of ourselves.