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Pat's discovery process...
Excerpted
from Stepping Free of Limiting Patterns With Essence Repatterning®*
(Source Unlimited, l992). *Soon to be released as an
e-Seminar-in-a-book.
"Many summers
ago, at the beach, I began what I know now was to be a journey of
self-discovery and exploration that would go beyond anything I had
done up until that time. That was the summer I first heard about the
concept of limiting patterns. While this concept
is common today, it was brand-new then.
"At that point,
I had read enough self-help books and taken enough growth trainings to
know that I was the one who was holding me back. It wasn't the
proverbial them, or society, or just bad karma. I
had finally accepted my growing suspicion that it was I who was
sabotaging my own best efforts to move forward. I sensed that if only
I could get out of my own way, then things would be different.
Frustrated and Stuck
"But what to
do? There didn't seem to be any structured approach that did more than
aim at specific issues in an effort to fix just those issues. Yes,
some of these approaches worked, and I worked them. But inside I was
asking, 'What about the big picture, my whole life? How do I deal with
that?' Although I didn't know what I was looking for, I did know that
I was frustrated and stuck, sitting on my potential and waiting for my
life to begin.
"Obviously,
every one of those earlier approaches I used did work for me.
Each of them helped me take my next step, and the one after that, and
on and on. So it all had value, enormous value. Perhaps you
can say the same thing. In fact, I would imagine that everything
you have done up until now has prepared you for the approach outlined
in these pages.
"Looking back
to that summer, I marvel at how much has evolved since then. When I
happened upon the concept of limiting patterns, it was in a barebones
way, i.e.: 'Here is a way to remove one limiting
pattern.'
Trial and Error
"I stress
one pattern, because I have learned, through trial and error over
the years, that each specific limiting pattern has so many
permutations, literally dozens of them. So many that even if you
learn how to remove one of them, you may not even notice it,
because the rest of those permutations will still be in place.
"However, back
then, I was excited. First, just the idea of limiting patterns
hinted to me of a framework, a logical rationale, for what I perceived
to be seemingly unrelated behaviors and experiences. Second, I
was excited by the prospect of actually being able to 'remove' a
limiting pattern. (Incidentally,
I now know that, rather than talking of removing a
limiting pattern, it would be more accurate to say that I was
de-activating it. Taking it a step further, I began to
realize that I was actually repatterning the energy
around that particular issue.)
"As I began
experimenting, I found that the method I had stumbled upon was
difficult and arduous. It required being able to access various parts
of one's mind, and to establish communication within them, in
order to do the technique properly. At that point, however, I didn't
care. It was all I had, and I was grateful for it.
Feeling...and Being Stressful
"I soon learned
to do the technique, and even became proficient at it. As I did, I
found that it took me about three or four minutes to remove, or
de-activate, each pattern. This fact became increasingly
significant as I slowly began learning about the many other
patterns, specifically related to the one being addressed, that were
not being addressed. (As an example, let's consider the issue
of stress. I have learned that it is one thing to remove the
experience of feeling stress in one's life, but that,
alone, will not remove the separate patterns of being
stressful…or acting stressfully…or even
thinking in stressful ways, just to name a few of the possible
permutations of that particular pattern.)
"As part of my
exploration of ways that would assist me in moving forward, I had
taken some seminars in Three-in-One Concepts, an innovative
approach that teaches one how to more fully integrate and balance
various parts of the brain and the body. In those seminars I learned
to use Applied Kinesiology, also known as muscle-testing. This
technique gave me a means of accessing direct feedback and information
from my body. (I had first experienced Applied Kinesiology ten years
earlier when my doctor used it to diagnose misalignments in my spine
and to determine the proper treatment for me. See Appendix
A.)
Range of Permutations
"As I explored
this new world of limiting patterns, I used Applied Kinesiology,
muscle-testing myself, to identify the range of permutations for each
pattern that had to be addressed in order to fully remove a
particular, specifically-worded pattern.
"However, in
experimenting with this exciting new technique for removing limiting
patterns, I found yet another drawback. In addition to the length of
time it took to remove just one permutation, and the demanding, inner
focus required to do the process, I learned that this was a process
that was difficult for many people to do themselves. This was
true even when I guided them in the process. However, I
persevered on my own, experimenting, and discovering more and more
about limiting patterns.
The Next Sand Dune
"During this
experimentation, I found that as I uncovered and removed each
subsequent layer of a pattern, it was as if I was continually emerging
at the top of the next sand dune, seeing my life and my patterns from
yet another, broader perspective. As I trekked, step by step through
the sand, I often led myself up blind pathwaysbrought on by false
assumptions. But I continued tracing, and retracing, my steps,
tracking and documenting my progress as I went.
"At one point,
I even learned about a somewhat easier way to remove limiting
patterns. It used self-hypnosis and also required an ability to
maintain a specific inner focus. I latched onto it, grateful for
whatever would make the process easier. However, I found that it was
still difficult to guide others in using even this easier approach.
Breakthrough
"Then, one day,
sometime later, after using this latest version to clear out many,
many of my limiting patterns, it was if my creative juices conspired
to show me a much easier way to do what I had been laboring to do for
so long. That day, as I began to follow my standard procedure, it was
as if a voice inside me suddenly said, 'No. Don't do it that way. Do
it this way…'. In that moment, I heard how to remove limiting
patterns in the simple, elegant way that has become the Essence
Repatterning process. The process is one that
anyone can do. It is straightforward and requires no inner
focus or self-hypnosis.
"Since that time, I have taught many people to do
Essence Repatterning for themselves. This book is based
upon their experiences plus the data I have gathered in working with
individuals in private sessions, documenting the patterns de-activated
and their subsequent changes."
Pat's Update,
2004:
As I used
this basic Essence Repatterning approach, time and again with
myself and clients, I eventually reached another breakthrough.
This time I learned, literally in a flash, how to effectively
address not just 40+ permutations of one pattern, but whole
Meta-Patterns.
As I used the
Meta-Pattern approach over and over with clients and my own issues,
I reached yet another "Ah-ha" insight. This time I got, again in
an instantaneous insight, how to address whole Meta-Systems
of Meta-Patterns.
As you might imagine,
the discovery process continues. Each of these, and
subsequent, breakthroughs defines a uniquely different, and more
efficient repatterning process than the last. Most of
them are available on audiotapes or in upcoming e-books.
Of
course, the next breakthrough is always on its way, as I continue to
use the latest, state-of-the-art repatterning approach with
my clients and myselfin our continuing quest for more fulfillment,
pleasure, satisfying service, fun, and self-realization.
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