The body remembers what the world forgets.
After the fear that surfaced with last week’s reading on The Intelligence of Malfunction, I was unsure of which way this chapter reading was going to go.
That said, I am really thankful for being able to feel what I was feeling in the present moment and to then be able to give it some space the next day.
It has helped me get clear on the purpose of Pathway One. The side of it that I wasn’t consciously aware of until I received betareader feedback.
In ways I wasn’t before, I have better been able to communicate that with you in the last week and I feel sure some of you can feel that shift.
The purpose of Pathway One: Awakening Through Struggle is to unearth what you already know to be true. To bring it up into your conscious awareness.
I’m not here to persuade you of anything you don’t already know.
As much as I fear repercussion and not being believed at times (it used to be a lot), I am learning it is safe for me to express myself. That it is safe to believe what I believe.
That there is room for many differing views, beliefs and opinions. And we can make space for them all.
This body of work is about you finding your own voice and reclaiming your own power from the root.
To follow further will be a set of guiding companions and practices to help you drown out any noise and tune in to your own inner knowing. So that your own voice becomes clearer
For now, each chapter ends with a Gentle Invitation to help you reflect on what is true for you. So that you can better discern for yourself what you think, feel and especially with this chapter, believe.
I begin The Cure Myth from a needs identified approach and explaining what the cure myth is, its cost and how eradication is not the same as healing.
It does also include what this chapter is not.
In part, this chapter is not a rejection of medicine. It is an honest reflection of what it feels like to live inside a system that was not built with the needs of your body in mind.
This is why we begin with our needs and what becomes possible when we do.
From this place, healing is possible even when a cure isn’t.
It is clear throughout Pathway One that no part of its role is intended to replace medical advice or to diminish the value of qualified healthcare professionals.
The intention is for it to compliment existing care. For it to act as a bridge between what is already in place, the knowledge and understanding we already have with what so many of us have come to find is missing.
The energetic intention for Tuesday’s live reading was for Safety, Reassurance and Connection.
We got as far as opening the space, the Meet Yourself Where You Are meditation and reading of the poem A Pause Before the Why before we lost connection - again.
I continued as I have done every week (good practice for me) and re-recorded the whole thing here.
As you settle into this chapter reading, you might like to light a candle with a similar energetic intention or feel in to one of your own.
I’d love to hear your reflections on The Cure Myth and how the premise of a cure aligns with what you need and know to be true in real time.
Catch up ones missed
Pathway One: Awakening Through Struggle - Seeing Through The Old Paradigm
A live reading, gentle reflection and honest conversation on chapters:
Choose Your Path (yet to re-record)
The Power of Belief (yet to re-record)
The Cure Myth (this one)
The Root Cause of Migraine (next week’s - see invitation below)
Join us next Tuesday
Next week we will return with a reading of The Root Cause of Migraine.
Tuesday 1st September at 4pm BST.
5pm CEST | 8:30pm IST | 11am EDT | 8am PDT
Though my belief was that if we could get to the root cause of illness, we could pave a pathway to wellness, I went on to learn that it wasn’t as simple as it sounded and it didn’t happen the way I expected.
As a result, this one chapter turned into three. On Tuesday, we will delve into the complexity of all that can be found when you begin to explore the roots of invisible illness.
Review the invitation and register your interest here.
Book News
Action guide memoir, Migraine: Root. Reclaim. Rise. is now available to pre-order in the following countries:
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