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June 2014 Newsletter
The quality of mercy is not strain’d,
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest;
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes
‘Tis mightiest in the mightiest. It becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown.
His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,
The attribute to awe and majesty
Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings,
But mercy is above this sceptered sway.
It is enthroned in the hearts of kings.
It is an attribute to God himself.
William Shakespeare – The Merchant of Venice
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June Newsletter – The Quality of Mercy
This newsletter is also attached to this email in PDF format for ease of reading
The contents of this month’s newsletter are:
– From Now On
– The Quality of Mercy
– June Events
– Do You Want to Save £3000 a year And Stop Smoking?
– Mercy
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From Now On
From now on this newsletter will be sent from a slightly different email address doug@dougbuckingham.com so please do enter that address into your safe box, so the emails don’t go into your junk mail folder. I also have a new website which is up and running www.dougbuckingham.com – it is still a work in progress but lots of new and exciting products and projects will be appearing there in the next few weeks and months, so stay tuned.
The Quality of Mercy
The quality of mercy is something which we are all likely to be called upon to display and embody at various different times in our lives. Perhaps with children, friends or colleagues or perhaps even someone who we don’t know or don’t like or really anyone who might seem to be in a vulnerable position, and need our mercy.
Mercy is seen as a kindly and compassionate act and indeed that’s what it is. However, often it also seen as being the territory of those in power who need to show or offer mercy to those without power. A common association with mercy in the English language is that people have to ask for mercy (sometimes seen as begging for mercy), and thus the giver of mercy is the person in power.
In fact Shakespeare might be assumed to be reinforcing this idea when he says above “Tis mightiest in the mightiest. It becomes the throned monarch better than his crown.” By which he means that mercy is strongest in the strongest people, and it looks better on a King than the crown looks on his head. But does that mean that it is available for use only by the strong or the powerful?
There is of course much to mercy than that. Shakespeare also says “it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.” By which he means of course that mercy is a double blessing because it blesses both the giver and the receiver, and that is a very most important point.
The quality of mercy can strengthen all of us when we are able to show it or demonstrate to others and the point is that we can all be as mighty as Kings (or Queens) when we are able to be merciful. So, whoever you are or in whatever walk of life you are mercy is available to be given and thus received.
In the Judaic Tree of Life there are ten qualities (sephirot) that are described as the ones you need to learn to manage, or the powers that you need to be able to embody in order to be able to return to God/ascend/become enlightened etc (the general principle transcends tradition so the actual name of the process is irrelevant).
One of them is of course “mercy” (Hesed in the Tree of Life) and that sits in an area together with another quality “judgement” in the area of the Tree that corresponds to the throat chakra. And as it relates to the throat chakra, then that means it relates to expression.
So, is it likely that there are areas of your own life where you can be more merciful to those around when you express?
– If we gather at the water machine at work and talk about a colleague who isn’t doing what they could do or should do, perhaps? When we gossip we generally show a lack of mercy, and a judgement of some kind.
– When we watch TV …perhaps talent shows where people are judged or sports events where people are spoken about mercilessly and judged
– Sitting in a traffic jam on the motorway on a sunny day and complain about it – lack of mercy to whatever might be happening up ahead
– Any number of other everyday life events
And most important of all there is you! When you have done something “wrong” or made a miss-take what do you say to yourself? – is it harsh words or positive self-talk? Do you show yourself mercy?
So, how can you show mercy more often?
As ever it doesn’t take much, but it is a re-education of the average human’s way of behaviour and that may need time, patience and mercy for yourself in order to fully integrate a new way of being.
However, it does come down to a simple choice before you speak or think …you can pause and focus on your throat before you express and get a sense of what it is that you really need to be expressing. Are you taking away someone else’ power by what you are about to say or think, or are you helping them to recover their power? Are you being merciful with your words?
And just to re-emphasise a point that almost certainly needs re-emphasising … what do you say to yourself in your quieter moments…do you berate yourself? What do you say about yourself when talking about you in front of others? Do you show mercy, or are you judging yourself? Or are you empowering yourself in your self-talk?
Reflection of our process helps with the change
Positive affirmations can help
Hypnosis works wonders
Any anything else that will help us to reinforce new ways of being is of benefit.
Mercy in all that you do and especially before you express works both ways; you can always give and receive it, and is especially powerful when being merciful to yourself.
The spiritual teacher Caroline Myss says that “When we judge and when we act without mercy we lose our spirit (our power).” and that’s true. And that loss of power may well show up on the mental, emotional and/or spiritual agendas. And if we are unobservant of this process, then it may well start to affect our selves at a cellular level (our bodies). The truth is that judgement is one of the harshest realities there is on yourself and others.
Being able to act and express with mercy and without judgement is an affirmation of the acceptance of life itself and that everything is as it is should be. And it makes life flow a lot more smoothly.
So, be merci-full with yourself this month and every other one to follow.
June/July Events
At the end of the June, I have a couple of wonderfully transformative and empowering one day regression workshops in Central London, which are wonderful introductions to the world of Regression. Empowering Your Soul’s Journey on Saturday and Transforming Your Soul’s Journey on Sunday; the former about Past Life Regression in general, and the other Inner Child Regression. Substantial discounts are available for early booking for both workshops.
For the foreseeable future I will be running Crystal Bowl Sound Evening on the 22nd of each month (when I am in the country). This month’s sonic crystal fest is taking place on Sunday at 6.30pm and is half full already. I can say many things about crystal bowls, but I will simply say if you haven’t yet, than at some point in the future, you will be wondering why you haven’t done this earlier.
And also in June, I will be returning to Chartres Cathedral to walk the labyrinth which is a very special, connected experience. If this intuitively grabs you, then please let me know.
The next Foundation Certificate in Hypnosis course takes place in Loughton 24-27th July and there are places available. These courses are very effective in empowering people to learn hypnosis skills in a simple, effective and practical fashion. Some take this course as part of their own personal self-development journey, others as a foundation for a new career in hypnosis or as an adjunct to existing therapy skills and many as a stepping stone for regression training.
One lady who recently started the training in the UK had this to say about it:
“I am a parent. I found out that to do a good job is a lot harder than it seems. I would like evolve and to get to know who I am, and to help those who choose to be around me, like my children. This course is one of the tools that I would like to learn to do this. “
A full list of events for June:
June
Tuesday 3rd – An Insight to Regression Therapy – Mexico City
Wednesday 4th – Intention and Manifestation – Webinar from Mexico
Thurs 5th – Sunday 8th 2014- Foundation Certificate in Hypnosis Mexico City –
Tuesday 10th – An Insight to Regression Therapy – Puebla, Mexico
Thursday 12th – Sunday 15th June Mexico – Regression Therapy Module 1
Monday 16th – Reiki Practice Group in London EC2
Thurs-Fri 19-20th June – Trip to the Labyrinth at Chartres
Sunday 22nd – Crystal Bowl Sound Evening in Loughton IG10 4ES
Saturday 28th – Empowering Your Soul’s Journey – London
Sunday 29th – Transforming Your Soul’s Journey – London
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Do You Want to Save Almost £3000 a Year and Stop Smoking?
That’s how much you will save if you are a 20 a day smoker and smoke a reasonably popular brand like Malboro or Silk Cut. That buys a lot of rather fabulous things for yourself.
I have an opportunity during our hypnosis course in July for a smoker who is ready to benefit from hypnotherapy to stop smoking for a Foundation Certificate in Hypnosis course between 24-27th July 2014 in Loughton.
If you are ready to take advantage of this opportunity, then the deal is that the smoker (you or someone you know?) is a live case study in front of a small group of hypnotherapy students. In return the price of the session will be heavily discounted to a price of only £50 (usual price £200) and that amount will be given to a charitable concern.
It is a fairly quick and painless process and involves you being committed to stopping smoking and turning up for a couple of hours on Sunday 27th July for your session. And the ongoing benefits of being a non-smoker are of course immense for that lucky person – the money is one thing, but the health benefits are astronomical too.
Mercy (click for musical version – password mercy)
Mercy on me, oh say that I’m forgiven
And wrap your arms around me
To your goodness I surrender
Without mercy where is goodness?
Won’t you have mercy on me?
Mercy on me, oh say that I’m forgiven
And wrap your arms around me
To your goodness I surrender
Without mercy where is goodness?
Won’t you have mercy on me?
Paddy McAloon
Have a mercy-full month
Love & brightest blessings
Doug
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