A LIVING STORY by Shirlee Hall
My lineage is one of
healers. Although I was psychic and had visions as a young child and
woman, my personal dream was to be a perfect vehicle, a transmitter,
for the Holy Spirit, the Comforter. In order for dreams to
materialize, we are expected to be responsible and take action. No
one else can create our passion for us. Being a healthy woman with
all that a normal soul would desire in life, I was not satisfied.
Universal Studios offered me a contract as a young mother for acting
and other very similar opportunities continually presented themselves
as another choice. Deep down, I knew there was something else I was
to focus on but did not have a clue. Country club living, travelling,
a large number of good friends and the best of all, a good loving and
beautiful family were not enough. Something was lacking. I was
outwardly living the normal human dream and I felt incomplete.
At the time, I did
not understand the immensity of the inner landscape, the soul and
light within. The real part of who I was continued to play hide and
seek veiled by human flesh and the conditioning accumulated from
birth. All I knew is that I seemingly had everything but there was
much more to consciously remember, prepare and experience before I
could feel fully alive. When we have a strong inner drive for
something, regardless of what it is, the universe eventually will
provide an opening. When the opening appears, it is our choice
whether we walk through the door embracing the opportunity and
consequently reaching a greater light of understanding and subsequent
expansion of consciousness.
What happened to
dramatically change my life and manifest my dream? It began with a
choice. I chose to have minor surgery on my lower abdomen. A few days
after returning home, I noticed the surgical area was swollen and red
streaks were rapidly appearing. A fever quickly developed and the
pain increased. This happened in the morning. I had just given my
newborn son his 10am feeding. I decided to lie down in the bed next
to him because the pain and the infection were obviously worse. The
sensible action was to call 911. I was alone except for the infant.
Instead of calling an ambulance, I placed my hands on top of the
infected bare skin and immediately fell unconscious. I knew the time
because of the feeding schedule. I passed out. One hour later I
awakened to a sticky substance spreading underneath my hands.
Remember, the hands were placed over the infection. To my shock, an
angelic force, a higher power and presence had spiritually created
two openings, one on each end of the six-inch length stitches. When I
looked, the infection was draining without any human assistance; the
red streaks, pain and fever had completely disappeared. I had chosen
to surrender my physical life to a Higher Power and the result was an
instant healing.
Being unconscious
and alone for one hour was the first step in a journey that has been
nonstop for over thirty years. What I did not know at that moment was
the secret passion to be a healer of bodies and souls combined with
an intense faith in God would create a situation that would catapult
me into a miraculous dream life right before my eyes. From that day
forward, I was a very different person. Please note that I do not
recommend this type of surrender to anyone. It worked for me as a
result of pure intent, faith, preparation and a very deep love for
truth.
I quickly discovered
that simply by touching others, they could be healed of cataracts,
ongoing spinal problems, cancer, carpal tunnel, multiple scoliosis,
tumours, earthbound spirits and much more. I write about the subject
of healing in my latest book, Be-Embracing
the Mystery.
The Holy Spirit uses me as a messenger of Light to help people in
body, mind and soul. I began to recall the ancient wisdom teachings;
the Universal laws of spiritual living that awaken inner knowledge
and heal the soul. Spending long hours in silent meditation, the
teachings appeared in visions of Light, radiant words hanging in
front of me in mid air and words softly suggested to my listening
ear. I began to write inspirational messages easily and joyfully. I
daily witness God’s radiant light and angelic beings. My life has
been physically saved four times by angels. Living in amazement and
gratitude, I know with all my heart and soul that the grace received
from ongoing firsthand experiences originating in a higher reality,
or plane of subtle spirit, are available to any soul who surrenders,
loves God and asks to be in service to the Divine. My dream of
offering authentic service continues to manifest in a magical way.
Surrender is an
attitude taken when we make a decision not to cling to habits,
conditioning, false teachings, fear or any object, person,
geographical area, whatever may be hindering our soul evolution. It
is exchanging what doesn’t work and choosing a new option, which
does work. This is why I always place firsthand experience as the
true teacher.
Everything I
experience is shared in purity and love, discernment and wisdom. As a
result of a one-hour transformation, I became new, alive, fearless
and full of hope with the opportunity to actively assist in the
evolution of a greater humanity; I understood suffering as a severe
spiritual identity problem that we alone have created. People for the
most part have forgotten the inner power and the magnificence of
their Light. The inner spark is a projection of the One Flame, the
Power and Presence of our Creator that cannot be described. It can be
felt, received, loved and shared. I call the step-by-step process
falling in love with the Divine.
Friends and friends
of friends asked me to form a study group, which I did. The study
group led to a popular organization called the Circle of Light. I
shared firsthand experiences and what I remembered about the higher
worlds of Light and the messages imparted to me. People were healed,
inspired, felt hope and subsequently changed. Some students have
gratefully awakened to the realms of Light and experience similar
moments of bliss and beauty. During the years following a personal
healing and transformation, I wrote my first book, which was also
called, Circle of Light.
Some people assume
that once we are on the path of Light, unconditional love, truth and
service that life will be easy. It was not easy. A divorce happened
resulting in estrangement from family members and a few friends. A
deep human loneliness would occasionally come over me although the
circle of likeminded friends expanded. Through the pain, I developed
a stronger sense of discernment, patience, compassion, and power. I
learned through discipline how necessary it is to persist in a state
of mind ruled by the heart as pure intent.
Regardless of the
nonsense that we are humanly passing through, we must remain focused
on our ideal. When the spiritual senses are awakened, it is easier to
move through all the changes. When we are open to the Celestial
planes of consciousness, angels and luminous beings keep us safe,
comforted and offer guidance. We are the ones who must believe, keep
balanced and take action regardless whether abuse is hurled at us,
losses occur in material areas or someone attempts to deceive us.
Guidance has always said, “Be strong and keep your focus”! Even
though we reach one goal, it is not the end of our journey. We keep
moving forward attaining higher levels of consciousness. Whenever we
are willing to stretch, it takes effort, mistakes will be made,
feelings hurt and losses occur. Saying all that, I would never change
a moment of the evolving process.
As a teacher and
healer, I kept busy travelling and offering workshops that would
inspire, educate and heal. Then one day, I inwardly knew it was time
to remove myself from public work. I
gave up the popular organization to two bright women, said good-bye
to a very active social life and resigned from a job as an
administrator for a wonderful ballet school. During the seven-year
absence from public life, I also was a willing caregiver at my
mother’s side. It wasn’t until I returned to longer periods of
meditative silence and deeper study, that I consciously understood
that previously I had not been honouring my Self. Sometimes souls who
love to help others, forget about their own needs and yes, the dream.
Even though I was heavily involved in service work, I had put
another, higher and rare human dream aside. The dream I am referring
to has two parts: self-mastery and bringing into the flesh, emotions
and mind the total fullness and light of the higher Self.
Perhaps, you have
read of the masters of the East who through discipline have
transformed their bodies and live long lives fully in control of
every cell of the body, mind and soul. Now, this does not happen
through wishful thinking. The physical nervous system must be
prepared for the type of transformation that I am talking about. I
have had successful experiences controlling matter through intention.
Why not control the cells? Why not bring the perfection that Jesus
spoke of, ‘ye are gods’, visibly and tangibly into the flesh,
emotions and lower mind? To regain our original mastery and beauty,
we must honour who we are on every level of our being. Remember,
Jesus told us that we, too, could do what he did and more!
Many people,
particularly women, have a problem with self-esteem. To honour who we
are is to accept, know without any doubt, that we are a spirit, a
radiant light, temporarily living in matter. With a passion, I know
we can bring heaven into earth tangibly. Intellectually you may know
this. The magic happens when we feel and believe it as our truth.
Nature shows us how everything is intertwined. My dream is to prove
that we are children of God and not grovelling servants in the worst
sense of the word. We are worthy!
During this period
of intensity, love and service to family and self, I wrote my latest
book, Be-Embracing the Mystery. When the manuscript was near
completion, I intuitively knew it was time to return to teaching.
Physically healing others was not to be the focus. I was to teach
sincere students on how they could heal themselves and realize the
power and presence hidden within them.
As I mentioned
before, the dream does not end, only if you allow it to. A true
passion for the good expands and reaches higher levels of creativity
and joy. It is an ongoing journey. Everyone has a story to tell. The
individual story cannot be separated from the collective story. We
are all One. My story has as its foundation a personal connection
with the Divine. The story of all souls is a spiritual liberation
where we eventually go beyond the “closed structure” of the
physical world.
An important step
forward in not suppressing the spirit of your dream is to choose to
make a commitment to seek, love and express your inner Self. I know
as a fact, if given a chance, human beings can be magnificent. To
evolve, changes are required. Some of the changes may be
uncomfortable. We can regenerate ourselves and joyfully transform the
physical into the holy and infuse the holy into the mundane.
Conscious thinking and action are required.
Believe in your
self. Learn to love truth for its own sake. Allow your soul to BE.
When you do, support will be offered and you will be able to move
forward and manifest your dream. Fresh opportunities and new friends
will appear in your life resulting in creating something good and
beautiful for everyone who chooses to journey with you. Believe,
dear friends, believe. The human experience is a means for the inner
Self to express in matter. Be true to your dream. Be true to your
higher Nature. The truer you are, the happier you become. Our
evolution is the greatest love story ever written. Why prolong the
journey?
Because we are
creating our own drama, directing and acting in it either willingly
or unwillingly, we attract to us others who honour their ideals. I
was intuitively led to create a website and be active on Facebook.
The result of listening and acting upon an inner feeling has
introduced me to many people of like mind. One of them is a musician
and artist named Dave Glenn Alley, who contacted me on Facebook
regarding collaboration on an idea he had for a CD and workbook. He
would create and provide the CD and I, the workbook.
Dave’s creative
dream and work history began when he started drawing pictures in
elementary school and playing in rock bands in high school. He was
very intimidated by the prospect of being a starving artist during
his first year in college. As a result, he switched his major to
speech although Dave continued to draw. A speech curriculum led to
volunteer work on college radio and later to a long career in
broadcast radio from small town to major market work.
On a parallel line
Dave also continued to play music in some pretty good bands, while
becoming a better musician as a self taught bass player and
keyboardist. He kept up with his artwork. Along the way, Dave felt
more and more restraint in creativity and expression in the radio
profession. Fortunately, he had started his own mobile disk jockey
business by this time. He saw the opportunity to be creative in a fun
way and help others through rewards parties for the public school
system in this venture. Dave continued to draw pictures and play
music, eventually building his recording studio dedicated to
instrumental music.
Dave’s music
became good enough to play in the day spa he jointly owns with his
wife. Later, it was also juried into the artisan’s center
(Tamarack). The real epiphany came when all of this came together.
Dave realized how shallow and selfish the rock star dream could be
and how appreciative people are when they are gifted with one of his
art prints. Dave’s talents and gifts wound up making him a better
person. Necessity is the mother of invention. Frustration with
traditional meditation drove him to craft his own method driven by
music and colour. With an eye for art and ear for music… this
seemed to be a very natural fit.
At a philosophical
level, Dave observed how our five senses have often led us away from
center, self and God. The Living Totem technique simply provides a
way for humanity to get back to those core basics. It’s like… if
he walked down a sensory path of titillation away from himself. He
came to the conclusion that he could use the same sensory formula in
reverse to get deeper into himself than he had ever been before.
It has been proven
that we can use the physical body, which is our closest and most
natural vehicle, to connect with a deeper awareness of the present
moment and ourselves. In “active” types of meditation, we quiet
the mind, by allowing a free flow of energy and release.
Music is essential
and we begin by centering ourselves in the body, with either open or
closed eyes and releasing
all the energy from within. We
can shake, rattle and roll, do quick abdominal breathing, march, jump
up and down, or whatever frosts your cookie. The benefits from
energetic movement unite
us with our inner being. These
movements can be done for 10 to 15 minutes, and here we move into the
fun part.
This next stage is
of free flowing movement, especially exciting for those who dream of
dancing like Michael Jackson. Be
the walk or the dance; let it consume you, from your innermost being.
Allow yourself to be human, creative, free and nonjudgmental.
Get
lost in the flow. Continue with eyes open or closed and you will
experience an inner contentment. Get
lost in the flow. After all this dynamic energy focused on the rays
of the sun and the spiritual laws of the universe have stirred up
everything, we rest for a bit in our imaginary Tree House, being the
stillness in a relaxed state of being, a healing takes place. So put
on some good tunes that Dave has created for the ‘Living Totem’
CD and study the significance of what you are experiencing in my new
book, My
Own Tree, and
you will open the way for your own dreams to be materialized.
The technique works!
If it worked for us, it will work for you. Dave’s dream is to be a
successful musician and artist using his gifts in service. This was
his intent when contacting me. As a workshop leader, teacher, author
and healer for over twenty years, combining our vast experience and
love for the evolution of humanity, we agreed to link our gifts in
gratitude sharing ancient techniques in a new rhythm that will enable
others to create balance and express an inner joy that makes us feel
truly alive!
The magic of dreams
is in the heart and its intent. To be alive experiencing the inner
passion in the outer world brings heaven and earth together as a
harmonious whole.
In
love and gratitude,
Shirlee
Hall
Author
of a book “BE–Embracing the Mystery”
