THE PAST ROOM
Clue
Victim, villain, hero, who do you want to be? The choices are endless, the only ones you see. What you are running from has become a strategy. Disrupt, interrupt in order to break free.
Patterns, patterns hidden from the mind, choices made from fear half blind. Break out now before too late, only you can change your fate.
What did Ellie uncover in the Past Room?
Ellie created assumptions, beliefs and decisions when she was very young and from a place of stress and trauma. Those beliefs were then stored in her subconscious, never examined or questioned for their accuracy or validity.
What was her key out?
It was important for Ellie to go back to the moment in her life when she created her assumptions and beliefs and to examine the pattern she created in that moment. Only then was she able to really look at the story she created around that experience. By reviewing her story, many times over, she was able to uncover that she had unconsciously created her beliefs (they were not created by the external world). She could then consciously choose to see the past in a different light from her wiser self; which allowed her to adjust her internal beliefs and change the lens with which she sees the world.
Apply these learnings to your own life:
This is a very simple, repetitive exercise. The repetition is very important. You’re looking to delve deeper into your unconscious by questioning what you are not aware is actually occurring in your brilliant mind.
Look back into your past and find a memory that you feel was a turning point in your life.
Ask yourself the following questions:
What was my truth/story about what happened?
(Note: What we may originally call “truth” is usually a story that we created when we formed the belief to help us be “okay” with what was occurring at that time.)What’s the story/truth underneath my story?
(Many times what we think is the core of a story, perception or belief is actually just the tip of the iceberg.)And what’s underneath that?
If I didn’t take this story personally, how would I see it now?
And what’s underneath that?
If I didn’t take this story personally, how would I see it now?
Continue asking: “And what’s underneath that?” and the “take personally” question until you feel, in your body, that you have come to the core of the issue.
Finally, ask yourself: “What do I want to create now from this understanding?”
Suggested Reading and More Tools:
Find many resources and tools at the Hendricks Institute Foundation for Conscious Living website here: Foundation for Conscious Living
For courses by Katie and Gay Hendricks click here: Hendricks Institute Courses. I recommend starting with “Essentials Online” for their core teachings.