The Dynamics of Family Energy
By Elaine La Joie
One of the most difficult challenges for any awakening intuitive is coming into a new relationship with our original family and old friends. Our original family system is incredibly powerful and pervasive, especially on the unconscious emotional level. Many people never successfully separate from their original family energy, but inherit sometimes generations-old family expectations and roles. Friendships among several people that have gone on for years can also take on this type of group energy.
It is a fallacy to speak of “The Family” as if the family were a person. If a person in the family tells you, “The family thinks this or that,” you know you’ve encountered a family member that is driven by group consciousness rather than her own. Group consciousness consists of several beliefs and thought forms shared by a group. If we do not stay aware and vigilant, these thought forms can take over our own personal consciousness.
It is very common for the family group consciousness to hold the belief that certain members of the family are responsible for certain Read the rest of this entry »
I took this excerpt from an article that is concerned with how to establish healthy boundaries, in order that we may take better care of ourselves. I feel that learning how to care for and nurture ourselves is something that most women really need to learn how to do. Too often we look to other people to do this for us, not realizing that we ourselves need to take responsibility for our own well-being and happiness. The complete article is well worth a look; there is a link to it following the excerpt.
"I have the right to be self-nurturing in relationships.
