Comments on: Dance of Shiva and a healing epiphany.

By: Gina

Gina — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:46:23 +0000

Oh. My. I can’t believe I read this today.

Eileen, I have had a similar life-long issue.. almost every relationship I’ve been in was begun before the first one ended. And then some in between. And while I’ve been married for the last 20 years, this pattern hadn’t really ended. Nothing physical, but several intense emotional entanglements, the most recent being the most painful, and I still am stuck.

I’ve had a suspicion that there is some deep unconscious connection there between most recent man and my dad, and JUST today, after my shiva nata practice, it occurred to me that this stuckness in anger with this guy may be some kind of substitute for the anguish I’ve not been able to access around my dad leaving when I was 10 months old. I’ve never been able to summon up any kind of negative emotion around that.

And then what you wrote: “A yearning for love from two sources.”

Wow. A whole ‘nuther thing to consider…

Sorry for the long comment. My head has been blown apart.

Thank you for your openness, Eileen….

Ginas last blog post..Musings

By: p_q

p_q — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:28:42 +0000

I’m not into Harry Potter (yet).
I will be into Shiva Nata (soon).

Thanks Eileen

By: Jan Brady

Jan Brady — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:41:23 +0000

Just reading this gives me hope that I too can heal. I’m 48 I’ve been dodging mine a long time. I thought I had come to terms but when I read these wonderful blogs, I realize I may just be fooling myself. Kudos to you all for making me laugh, cry, and giggle just when I need to. Ya’ll are the best.

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:27:40 +0000

Dear Eileen,

I’ve only just started my Shiva Nata practice. I haven’t had any ‘bing’ moments yet but I’m hoping!

I think you are very brave to write so openly about your own ‘hot buttered insights’ and I thank you for sharing them.

Many thanks,

Kate

By: Goddess Leonie

Goddess Leonie — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:41:38 +0000

Dearest Eileen, I just think you are so utterly and deeply wonderful. Thank you for sharing your story of healing. It is potent and powerful. You=amazing. Big love, Leonie Goddess Leonies last blog post..Goddess Allsorts: Brought to you by poo edition

By: Eileen

Eileen — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:41:46 +0000

@Leah and Havi--wow, I read the Harry Potter books back when they first came out...many, many years before finding dance of shiva. I loved them then but you have inspired me to dig back in. The pensieve! That's totally it! I only have a vague recollection of it but now I am jazzed to read it again :) @Hiro Thank you thank you for your kind words, my dear! :) Eileens last blog post..Gumshoe’s Guide to Getting off the Couch (Introduction)

By: Havi

Havi — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:19:46 +0000

@Leah – ohmygod, that is so funny that you mention that! The entire Harry Potter series was *full* of Dance of Shiva moments and associations for me!

The pensieve … and also quidditch. And also learning how to use your powers and control them when they’re new and weird. And also hidden rooms and spaces that other people can’t see. And and and.

So you have no idea how happy I am not to be the only person to be making these associations! Yay.

@Hiro – yes! What you said! Eileen is amazing and the practice is amazing and all the stuff that comes from it too. And all the people it touches. Wow.

By: Leah

Leah — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:36:42 +0000

What an amazing post! Thanks so much for sharing from your heart, Eileen.

I had a funny thought while reading…have you read the Harry Potter series? Your experiences of Shiva Nata making connections with memories reminded me of the way Dumbledore used the pensieve to stir up his memories and make useful connections.

http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Pensieve

So Shiva Nata is like your own personal pensieve! Ok, that may only be cool for me, lol, but perhaps you’ll get a kick out of it too.

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By: Hiro Boga

Hiro Boga — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:09:28 +0000

Eileen, thank you for sharing this moving story of healing and reshaping a pattern that must have been incredibly painful when you were tangled in it. Your honesty and willingness to go into the depths to retrieve lost treasure inspires me. Dance of Shiva is powerful indeed. And you are the power and beauty that brings it to life. Love, Hiro Hiro Bogas last blog post..The Art of Belonging–Happy Birthday, Canada!