How "Taking it to the Source" Works
When I was part of the so-called 'cult' during the eighties (I didn't think it was a cult then, but it certainly had many of the aspects of a cult, at least while I was there), we had a culture of 'taking it to the source'.
What this meant was, that if you heard someone complain about someone else, you could say 'I don't want to hear this, take it to the source', meaning 'don't complain about someone else to me, tell them direct'.
In my memory this worked very well; because there was agreement about it within the organisation, it was respected, and people were willing to both deliver the statement and act on it, were it said to them.
It works at an inner level too, and I had an example of this yesterday.
I found it impossible to do any work of a creative nature yesterday, even though there was plenty to be done, because of something someone had said to me that made me very angry.
The other night at 4am, I was awake and aware that something needed to shift about this, and I knew exactly what I had to do, too.
Especially as I knew I had creative work to be done for which there was a deadline.
What did I do? I took it to the source.
I went back in my mind to the original statement made about me, and then I began the process of owning this for myself.
A method I use for this is to ask myself the following questions: a) how is this a reflection of something in myself I would rather not admit to? b) what are the feelings associated with this incident? Then I give this part of me a name, ie I bring it into caricature form.
I address it in my mind as if it is a person, and look behind the outer appearances to the inner gift that he or she has for me.
For I do know that a gift is there.
And with enough patience and honesty, that gift will make itself known to me.
At 5am, after working this through, I discovered a part of me I called Nasty Nell, who is hiding an incredible jewel within her.
I was able to hold Nasty Nell and soothe her, as I looked beyond her outer persona to the inner gem of her compassion.
What a gift indeed! And now I could even thank the person who had originally made me angry.
For without them, I would not have discovered this amazing gift.
This is the kind of inner work that gets done on my courses, and you can use it too, or if you want more details about this particular tool, contact me; but to come back to the outer again and that sentence 'take it to the source'.
Could you employ this idea in your business/family/company? You could start with doing it just for one week and see what happens.
Set the context first by saying you want to make it a game, and see what happens...
What this meant was, that if you heard someone complain about someone else, you could say 'I don't want to hear this, take it to the source', meaning 'don't complain about someone else to me, tell them direct'.
In my memory this worked very well; because there was agreement about it within the organisation, it was respected, and people were willing to both deliver the statement and act on it, were it said to them.
It works at an inner level too, and I had an example of this yesterday.
I found it impossible to do any work of a creative nature yesterday, even though there was plenty to be done, because of something someone had said to me that made me very angry.
The other night at 4am, I was awake and aware that something needed to shift about this, and I knew exactly what I had to do, too.
Especially as I knew I had creative work to be done for which there was a deadline.
What did I do? I took it to the source.
I went back in my mind to the original statement made about me, and then I began the process of owning this for myself.
A method I use for this is to ask myself the following questions: a) how is this a reflection of something in myself I would rather not admit to? b) what are the feelings associated with this incident? Then I give this part of me a name, ie I bring it into caricature form.
I address it in my mind as if it is a person, and look behind the outer appearances to the inner gift that he or she has for me.
For I do know that a gift is there.
And with enough patience and honesty, that gift will make itself known to me.
At 5am, after working this through, I discovered a part of me I called Nasty Nell, who is hiding an incredible jewel within her.
I was able to hold Nasty Nell and soothe her, as I looked beyond her outer persona to the inner gem of her compassion.
What a gift indeed! And now I could even thank the person who had originally made me angry.
For without them, I would not have discovered this amazing gift.
This is the kind of inner work that gets done on my courses, and you can use it too, or if you want more details about this particular tool, contact me; but to come back to the outer again and that sentence 'take it to the source'.
Could you employ this idea in your business/family/company? You could start with doing it just for one week and see what happens.
Set the context first by saying you want to make it a game, and see what happens...
