Here is part 3 in our series about how to practice the tool of recapitulation. In the Toltec shamanism tradition that Almine has taught for many years, recapitulation -successfully letting go of the past by gaining the insights of your experiences- plays a key role as a tool to help you break out of identity consciousness. Read up on the previous installments in this series in parts 1 and 2 to learn more about how to do this. This information can also be found in full in Almine’s book A Life of Miracles
Nine Steps of Releasing the Past
For any person or situation that still brings up painful emotions, ask these nine questions: Please note that the first five questions assist us in seeing what is really going on. Use the intellect for this part because it was designed to help us discern what is behind surface appearances.
1. What is the lesson?
Look for the lesson that Spirit wishes us to embrace. For example, the lesson may be that we need to speak our truth. It could manifest as laryngitis, or someone might appear to mirror to us that we frequently suppress our voice. He or she may violate our boundaries to get our attention. We need to protect ourselves by voicing our truth that this behavior is unacceptable. Accepting the unacceptable isn’t saintly, it is dysfunctional.
2. What is the contract?
Everyone who interacts with us has made an agreement, prior to this incarnation, to assist with our growth. They may have agreed to push us over the edge, and we may do likewise for them. Ask, “What is the contract that you and I are playing out?”.
I have had several near death experiences and while in the spirit world, I was awe-struck by the extensive contracts people have with each other. It is with great love that many agreed to be a catalyst as perpetrators. When we are in balance, there is no growth so it is a signal to the universe to knock us out of balance so the lessons will continue. Thus, we pull relationships into our lives that test us in every way imaginable.
People don’t like change and many go to great extremes to avoid it, even if it is a dysfunctional situation. The reason many dislike change is because they feel separated from Source. They believe that they are alone and completely cut off from nurturing by the Creator.
Understanding our contracts with others will help us not judge by appearances. What is meant is that when we are in the throes of tough experiences, don’t look at them—look behind them.
3. What is the role?
Am I playing the victim? Am I playing the bad guy? Am I playing the teacher? Am I playing the student? What role am I playing within this contract? Also, look at the role the other person is playing. For example, we may have a tyrant in our life. It may be our spouse, mother, or boss. Once you establish that, see who you are in relation to that person’s role. Remember, we may change our role at any time because we create our reality.
Steps 4-9 to be continued soon…
Thank you Niels, Siany, this discussion is so huge for me at this time. I am seeing beyond the words that people say as well as their actions. I can cleary see the programs and identities and I am so glad I stood back and took another look, instead of just seeing what this person looked like, I got stuck on that and how she was acting, I saw from a different point within me, not my eyes, the possibility of who she might be and why she is in my face at this time. She is the culmination of all the people in my life who have hurt me, disrespected me, violated me, and I allowed them, as I was the victim at that time and to what purpose? For me to see the contracts I have made and the possibility became the opening for me to surrender to the picture of the whole! Instead of being inflexible I can now sway and dance to the tune of this play! I got that, Niels, the point of getting caught up in other’s programs and dysfunctions by feeling alone and no one having my back, a play within a play! I only had to look within to find the answer that I have my back!!!! That is a BIG insight for me! HA!
Thank you Siany, I love that this space is here for us to speak, share and feel connected! My son also had the same energies going on for him! He wanted to give up on his Dragon and Almine’s teachings he was so confused. I encouraged him to go ahead and give it up, and I added IF YOU CAN! I visited him yesterday and saw two of his charcoal drawings and I was so moved by the beauty of what he sees and creates on paper! He text me and he said forgive the lady who is doing this! I woke up this morning and do see the connections of our agreements and instead of feeling frustration or resistance, I feel the joy of going into a dance, a play, a tune, a battle, a new adventure, something with bright lights and fanfare!! You know what I mean!!
I do, I do know what you mean beautiful beloved Lydia. And I love reading about all the synchronicities which are happening as we dance beside each other all over the globe & watching as the things we share enrich our journeys.
Niels, the quotes are great. I love the nuggets of wisdom that pop forth onto these little pages!
Oh this is just wonderful! So clearly laid out, thank you thank you! Just what I have been wondering, pondering, mulling to the point of almost giving up and questioning is this for real, what am I doing, where am I going, am I really nuts and am in an insane asylum? So many changes I am going through in the last two months, like a roller coaster, emotional highs and lows and today was a doozy! I do not remember being, feeling so uncomfortable as I have felt today. Then my granddaughter asks me the right questions and helped me realize why I was feeling the discomfort! To speak up, stand my ground, not accept dysfunctional behaviour and surrender to my place in the stage. I have been thinking I was not really a part of the play, only an onlooker and I can walk away any time I want. Okay then I am the pivot point! I will play and with a glad heart because I have seen the beauty on the other side. I did it at the beginning of the week. turned a negative into a positive with gentle words and open honesty and a hug with a lady who was very angry and blaming. Throughout the week I could see the change in her!
Dearest Lydia, I love this reply. I have felt similar echoes in my own life over the past few months too… the ‘am I nuts’ questioning & the dance of the sometimes emotional upsie downsies whoopsie daisies as we decide not to twirl around on the Waltzers until we feel woozy & instead step off & speak up. I hear you beloved sister & I applaud your courage to do this with such a glad heart & graceful gentle words. You have inspired me this morning to do the same. And I thank you for that.
For me personally, Lydia, I ask multiple times per week if I am not going insane, just to again examine my own thinking process and not buying into other people’s ideas or programming too easily.
I think it is a healthy process to go through.
These are two quotes I like to use in those times:
“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti
“To those who do not hear the drum, the dancer seems mad.” ~ Almine
Loved what you mentioned too: “I will play and with a glad heart because I have seen the beauty on the other side.”
Niels
Team Almine
Niels, I thought I’d leave an extra scribble because I had a lightbulb moment last night after reading this post.
I’ve been working through wrinkles & things which were coming around on the disc which Almine speaks of, like many others in this beautiful light space. And I read the bit about things like laryngitis manifesting as a result of not speaking up & was asking myself one of those self examination wonder questions that we spoke of in a previous post because although I thought I was trying to speak up, my own throat was not seeming to heal completely & I couldn’t seem to figure out why.
And then I had the lightbulb moment & just had to laugh at myself!
I had only focused on speaking up if I was keeping silent about feeling upset or frustrated or angry or disappointed or sad etc… and I had COMPLETELY missed that I also need to speak up (perhaps even more so!) about things which make my heart sing! Things like hopes & dreams & wishes & what I would really love to attract into my life & the more poetic deep beautiful feelings & stirrings I might have about something but was not voicing either.
So in case anyone else might have hit a blip on their wrinkles for similar reasons, I thought I’d share that in case it might be useful for someone else out there.
I love the synchronicity here, Siany: Just yesterday I was talking on the Dutch radio show that many a times I do not speak my truth because it is not the place to do so, because it will get me into more trouble and because my beingness will speak my truth for me, instead of my words, i.e. my presence will be the example of what I am trying to say.
However, there is a balance to be sought here, between always talking, and never talking. I think that balance for me is talking about my passions and insights when and where the time is right. For example, if I talk about these insights at a political party rally… that might not be the right place… but if someone asks about them, I can divulge a little bit about them.
So… balance… yes.
Niels
Team Almine
This is a very interesting and timely point for me too, the one about talking. With Curtis, leaving as one, he was the one who talked (even when he was not asked questions) and I was the one who didn’t, and I felt there was a perfect balance. Now I have the challenge to recreate a balance…and won’t be an easy one!.I know that I will be able to express my passion in answering specific questions. I just will have to be able to use twenty words instead of two!! 🙂
living (not leaving!!!!!!)
Now that is one awesome example, Deva.
I remember you two in Amsterdam, and indeed Curtis doing the talking and you filling in details with a few words here and there, and holding the space.
What an opportunity to step into a different role now.
Thank you for being such an example and inspiration,
Niels
Team Almine
Synchronicities rock! And a heartfelt thank you (& the rest of the beautiful light family here) for creating a sacred space where we can ask questions & speak truths which we may not feel we wish to elsewhere… that sort of space is such a precious gift for any human being to create for another.
This is regarding Point 2: I would like to ask if The Original Ones actually have contracts with others? It was my understanding that OOs did not pass through the realm of soul when they died but went through time tunnels thus how would there be any contracts unless it was with other OOs or with the Infinite One?
Many thanks for any clarification.
Regina
Pfff… thinking on this one Regina.
Will get back to you on this one 🙂
Niels
Team Almine
Hi Niels, thanks for having a think over on this. I had also posted this question on ascension.net but expanded a little on it to add to your musings… 🙂
My next question and forgive me if this is mentioned already somewhere that I have not seen or heard… if contracts are with the other OOs, then where, when and how are these made between incarnations… ?
the same question for any contracts with the Infinite ?
And lastly I thought the only contract as an OO (or pehaps even a human) was to live a life as an expression of the Infinite in pure joy?
With gratitude for your reply
Regina
The place where Regina posted her question and where the discussion will probably continue is here:
http://ascension.net/profiles/blogs/recapitulation-as-an-original-one-do-contracts-exist-for-them?xg_source=activity
OK, so I have been thinking about this for about a week, I honestly I don’t know.
However, I do think I found a piece that is part of the equation of a possible answer… and that is if you are an Original One, but believe you are human. If you believe you are human, so if the awareness is not present in a part of your being, than I wouldn’t be surprised that if that part reincarnates again, or walks through a time tunnel but is not aware of it, there are indeed contracts that are made between life times.
What I got from Down the Rabbit Hole is that the pieces that incarnate don’t always have the full picture, even between lives, and so may not be fully aware of their true potential and origin. So, with this in mind, I wouldn’t be surprised if indeed contracts are being made by the Original Ones.
Ones thing that also became clear from Down the Rabbit Hole is that the Super Gods and the Spider Goddesses definitely made contacts with each other to keep each other within the game of duality. They saw that if the Infinite One would inspire them to leave, the whole spiderweb could come tumbling down… so they made contracts to be pulled back by other Super Gods and Spider Goddesses. The main weapon of control here was suspicion of the Embodiment of the Infinite. Something to keep in mind…
So, long story short… it depends on if you remember you are an original one. Also, no matter if you are human or original one, recapitulation will be an issue less you want to get snared in the spiderwebs of programs and identity consciousness… so always being aware why you do what you do, is essential.
Hope this gives you beginning of an answer… what do you think?
Niels
Team Almine
Thank you so much for this…what a great resource of tools..:)
Oh I LOVE THESE! Thank you for laying them out so clearly, brother! I felt such relief to read the part in No.1 (which almost leapt off the page for me) ‘Accepting the unacceptable isn’t saintly, it is dysfunctional.’ Honestly, I feel the urge to write it in big capital letters on a Tshirt & on post it notes around the house & I don’t think I’ve ever felt that strongly about a sentence ever.
I have seen the phrase ‘unconditional love’ peppered about the spiritual arena, but I really feel like this sentence needs to go hand in hand with it.
I also have a little question about the balance part for you, o knowledgeable Niels. These days I try to pay attention to the subtle whispers & signs in my environment & dreams & intuition etc rather than clinging onto my comfort zone for dear life, like I used to, until the gigantic cosmic ass whoopings crow bar me out of them.
So can we grow just as much by trying to listen for these more gentle whispers & trying to act upon them sooner? Can we live our lives now where we are so in harmony with the little nudges that we don’t actually need the cosmic 2 by 4s anymore?
This is Almine’s first book, Siany. It is quite old, but still very relevant in the spiritual insights it shares. However, the cosmos has gone quite a few changes since it first came out. For example, growth through opposition (the 2by4’s you refer to) is a perfectly good way to grow, however, it is not the only one anymore. Other methods since the ascension started that have been put in place are growth through mutual support, growth through inspiration and growth through grace. This is just something to think about.
What I have understood is when you get the silent whispers of life that it is changing direction, to align yourself with it (true fluidity). Then, when not in resistance, the hard knocks will seemingly not happen as much. If you chose to ignore the whispers in your dreams, in your environment and your own inner feelings, not getting the insights, than life will help you along, until you do see it.
To me this is not as if life is keeping a list and checking off every insight you did or did not get, rather, it is the way of least resistance. Flow with change, with the river of life like a leaf on a stream, and opposition is far less likely than you being as a rock, in the middle of the stream, unwanting to give way and fighting the stream every step of the way.
So, yes, you “can we grow just as much by trying to listen for these more gentle whispers & trying to act upon them sooner? Can we live our lives now where we are so in harmony with the little nudges that we don’t actually need the cosmic 2 by 4s anymore”.
Recapitulation is one awesome tool to do this.
Also, another little thingy to think about… what if growth is not necessary at all anymore… because you have come the river itself…
Niels
Team Almine
To borrow your wonderful expression below to Regina, in response to that last bit… pfffffffffff… that one just stopped me in my tracks!
And for the other bits, thank you for your wonderful reply. You reply so thoroughly, like Malue. And I appreciate you taking the time & effort to do this very much, thank you.