Out of Darkness Comes the Light
By Diana Paque
Certified Life Between Lives® Hypnotherapist, USA
Corinne is an artist in her 70s who has been on a journey of spiritual emergence. Over the last several years, she has done intense work on herself psychologically, and was referred to me to support her in working on the soul plane. We have had a number of sessions previously, and today Corinne is coming with questions about resistance to her artistic work and about strengthening relationships with her children and potential partners.
As this journey unfolds, Corinne begins to feel the energy of her guides surrounding us. I support her relaxation and opening to the loving energies surrounding her today.
Diana, LBL facilitator (D): “Notice how your guides appear and what you notice as you enter this space.”
Corrine (C): “Off to the left, I have women guides and one of them is that huge Celtic goddess I’ve seen before – she’s HUGE. And there is one who looks severe, but seems more focused, and has green gossamer wings; she’s pointing to something in the distance. And one who is very faint and hazy. So that’s the 3 of them – they don’t feel as playful as usual.”
D: “So, if they are more focused, what are they pointing you towards?”
C: “The goddess is pointing across me to my right – there are some buildings coming up. There’s a gold path that’s curling around the buildings that I am taking. The guides are just watching and following me. There’s a huge courtyard in the middle of the buildings, there are lots of little people doing things, like the munchkins from The Wizard of Oz. This feels like follow the yellow brick road! – the guide says no that’s not what’s going – that’s wishful imagining on my part. There’s something else that is there – I see a brown dirt area but I’m afraid to go into it.”
D: “Ask her if it’s safe to go there.”
C: “It depends.”
D: “On what?”
C: “On my bravery. There’s this huge roaring presence around me. It’s meant to scare me off but it doesn’t. The big goddess is smiling because I’m not afraid. She knows it is energy that is powerful but not threatening.”
After a few moments, Corinne says: “I’ve floated into space in the darkness.”
D: “What does that feel like? Is it purposeful to take this step?”
C: “The goddesses are behind me and with me. Nothing’s happening – just floating.”
D: “Let’s ask the goddess for direction or insight.”
C: “She keeps saying I need to go out there.”
D: “Perhaps it means opening to the energy of the space and receive it so that it can open to you.”
C: “It’s a huge open feeling – brilliant as it opens – it comes all in my chest. It’s dark around me but I feel peaceful.”
D: “What arrives to you?”
C: “I’m going to get some knowledge since I opened up – it’s brilliant in this dark space – I’m learning I am now eligible for the knowledge. The courage comes from staying open to what is here. It’s like a huge flower brilliant emerging out of my chest – I sort of like it. I like being brilliantly out there – that huge presence would have scared off someone else – personified dirt 100 ft tall screaming at me. I feel like I’m getting some information everywhere I turn, a big download coming in.”
D: “You need to be open to receive without trying to process in the moment.”
C: “Everywhere I turn there is more coming it – I’m so happy to receive it, to be downloading this. Now some bright and dark downloads. To my right is this bright navy blue space that as I turn toward it, it’s coming in. I feel brave – it isn’t going to hurt me.”
D: “What do your guides say about this?”
C: “It’s part of my training to be a guide – they’re adding to my knowledge – it’s exciting! Now they want to have a little party! The 3rd hazy figure is like a tiny buddha figurine: regal, really still and watching with interest. They said it’s enough now and you’ve received it.”
D: “What next? What do they suggest now?”
C: “I need to just be with it and process it, and allow what it is.”
D: “Is this something for this current life as Corinne or for your soul purpose?”
C: “It’s for everything. It seems that it’s more for the soul, and instructing the soul to be a guide.”
D: “Does this have a specific relation to this current incarnation?”
C: “It will help me, definitely but it takes practice.”
D: “Do they have some suggestions you can practice in your human form?”
C: “They said get in touch with the guides, be open and ask the guides to help bring it into the intellect and brain knowledge. So engaging with the guides more regularly. I’d like to go up here more often – it feels so good!”
D: “You can open yourself and simply expand your heart chakra to open and receive this connection and practice this to access this space and energy”
C: “Will I feel different now that I’m downloading – they say Yes, you’re more expanded now. Feels exciting!”
The guides tell her to open her crown chakra to add to her expansion to support this openness to move down through her body and through each chakra, to support this connection moving through, to support knowing this expansiveness throughout the body.
C: “It’s like I’ve lost all the molecules in my body. The download is masking the body, until the body absorbs and takes it in. They’re saying to take your time with this; it’s part of the process. The guides are still here watching me and their task was to help me with this download and engaging with the energy coming in.”
After a few minutes Corinne says: “It feels like my whole body is just swarming, like rivers.”
After a long interlude, Corinne says: “its coming to an end – it’s subtle and getting quiet. Feels a little complete right now.”
D: “Any communication from your guides?”
C: “They wanted me to go to the violet lights, and when I did, I see hands clapping, welcoming me, happy for me. But then off to the right are 3 guides I usually see, the tricksters. I feel Like I grew taller in their presence – I grew physically! I feel joyful with this download, and it brings me a lot of joy.”
D: “What are your guides telling you about this and what happens next?”
C: “I’ll be able to use this in my life. I asked if it will help with my pain – they didn’t answer but I got an excited feeling. So maybe it will.”
D: “Will it help you with relationships with others, your children?”
C: “No, not in this life. It’s about soul level connections but not in this lifetime with a partner. And is a partner in my vicinity – yes, so we shall see. And what do I need to do be open to receiving a partner in my life? They answered: Just stay soft and present and talk to those out there and present – I see humor in everything right now – I can’t take anything seriously! It feels lighter.”
D: “As a guide of young souls, you have to take them lightly – people tend to see the dark side, so having some light and joy can bring light to others. Can your guides share anything about your daughter and her ability to have children?”
C: “They just said children, babies soon, though that could be anything with their timing” (she laughs)
D: “Is there anything you can do or be to facilitate this for her?”
C: “Love her and encourage her on her path.”
D: “Is that the same for your son?”
C: “Yes, but I wonder why I had him. He had to come through me and his father to be who he is, he is an innovative brilliant artist.”
D: “Is there work to be done on your contract with him?”
C: “Just stay in touch with him – and I’m going to have to do it because he doesn’t reach out.”
D: “Is there anything you are meant to teach him now?”
C: “Self-care: taking care of himself which he doesn’t do too well. Putting himself out there more – everything always came to him and he needs to learn how to promote himself –it’s interesting to watch.”
D: “Is he here in your life to teach you to guide?”
C: “Yes, because many of the young souls have a stunted emotional life, and I need to learn how to deal with this without trying fix or assist them. Set little examples, be supportive and not absorb his challenges as mine.”
We discussed her role as a guide to young souls and learning how to withhold projections.– especially dealing with projection onto her daughter about finding happiness in work.
C: “She has no intention of doing that; she hasn’t found what she’s here to do yet. She wants to move to Bali – I don’t want to go to Bali – too hot and sunny. I feel fortunate I have both of them – they teach me things and being in their own lives in this society.”
D: “Anything the guides are advising now?”
C: “All I hear is start art. But I want something more. Can they tell me more? All this downloading will help with the art. I will be more pleased with what I see.”
D: “Can they support you in addressing the resistance? Scanning you to release it?”
C: “It’s in my heart area. I felt a huge thump – one of the guides is pulling something out. There’s a little knot on the end of it so he had to tug on the end of it. It’s a yucky thing.”
D: “Can they heal where it was?”
C: “It’s sort of healed.”
D: “As you think about painting, what does it feel like now as you consider painting?”
C: “Well it feels like I don’t know what I’m doing, but it also feels like more of a flow.”
D: “What do they suggest about getting started?”
C: “Be open to receiving from them and be open and have them with me as I get started to work. Feels very exciting. It feels like a solution to this problem I’ve had.”
She paused and then said: “I see myself during the download and what I was experiencing – I just loved it. When can I do it again? They want me to come here now and again to develop greater skill at doing it on my own. Contact them more.”
C: “This is the first time I’ve had the women guides, so it appears like more of them even though I know they’re energy. I feel more energized that I’ve felt – active but quiet – a flow rather than a bolt of high energy. I feel like I got something powerful today, and I don’t realize the power yet. They say it was important that I got this today and have it. I need to be in contact with them to expand the more so that I open to what is here for me.”
D: “What can they tell you about the download?”
C: “There’s no human word for it – wisdom, information, but no human construct for it. More than wisdom, knowing – much bigger and fuller.”
D: “You’re developing a stronger connection with consciousness beyond human experience and limits, so the language doesn’t explain this–it’s too vast. Recognize this by the feeling rather than the language – what do you notice in your body?”
C: “I feel like I’ve had a transfusion. – I feel like I don’t have bones, but brilliant golden light encased in my body. It feels beyond good – I feel like I can still function in human form but the connection beyond is now expanded –”
D: “They seem to have been working on your soul connections today.”
C: “Yes we can describe it a little bit but not really: – the feeling is just –” (takes a deep sigh)
D: “Feeling the universe within you – flowing through you – bigger than we are and not stagnant.”
C: “Too hard to talk about it. I had this vision of my body floating in dark space – myself outlined by a body but me being gold light – even though its encased in the skin it’s so huge – no way to describe it. I’m so fortunate and so lucky – yet I still feel so alone when I go home. I still struggle on a human level”
D: “How can they help with this?”
C: “They said it’s not going to be a problem – but you can be your self – 2 things existing at once – vastness of consciousness and the human body.”
D: “How can you learn to connect on a human level more comfortably with others?”
C: “Be more present, to show up and there’s nothing more to be done – I will attract someone who is also showing up. That’s what they always sort of say – I still have the same human information.”
As Corinne came back into the room, we chatted about her experience and where it lies in the progress of journeys she has had. She knew already that she was in training to become a guide with young souls, and that this life was meant to help her learn how to take on this role and learn what to do and be. Her art had reached a place where she was stagnant and the message from today’s journey was to invite her guides to be with her as she works.
Following this session, Corinne moved from her house to another location. This move turned out to be stimulating to her art as she was in a location that was hers alone. In her previous home, she had engaged in art to dissociate from her failing marriage, and the physical move gave her space to enjoy art for its own sake and her own pleasure.
Corinne came to see me for another few sessions, where she worked with her guides to download and learn more about herself, her relationships, and her place in the Universe. She learned ultimately that she has received all downloads to support her work at this point, and her connection to her guides continues in her work and connections to her children and friends. ♥
Diana Paque is an LBL Facilitator in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA and online worldwide