Denial
de- = away
+
-negare = refuse
Gleaned from the lexicon of psychological jargon, the word denial is by now a well-established word in pop culture. Imagine my surprise when I was researching it and read, “See renegade.” Renegade? What happens when we refuse away parts of our knowing into the unconscious mind is that they become renegade in our psyches. Denial, as they say, ain’t a river in Egypt. It is mystically, though. If you’ll look up the deeper meaning of Egypt in a mystical bible dictionary [The best one is called The Metaphysical Bible Dictionary by Charles Fillmore], it represents the unconscious aspect of mind.
Ironically (or not), denial, in the Psych 101 sense, is all about the unconscious aspect of Self. Of course.
For years I struggled with my body, eating, dieting, food, exercise until one day I threw my scale out an eleven-story window (into an alley!) and decided to get out of denial that I had a problem with my body image and eating. It took me twenty-six years. In those years, talk about renegade thoughts and ideas! I lied to myself, others, family, friends. I denied the truth about the problem, and jeepers, what trouble I caused myself. When I discovered that I was swimming in that river in Egypt, I climbed out, dried off, and accepted the dare of my own Spirit to heal. Ask: How can I harness my refusal away of truth for healing today?
Infinition:
Denial has served its purpose in my life and now I climb out of that river of refusal and into the acceptance of my fullest truth. Whatever needs healing draws its own resources to me now and I rejoice to be in total acceptance of what is.
reprinted from God’s Dictionary (Tarcher/Putnam 2002)
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For many years, Susan was an organizational consultant and motivational speaker guiding nuclear scientists as well as entrepreneurs into their life purposes. Some of her former clients include Westinghouse Hanford Company, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Gila River Casinos, and the American Nuclear Society, among many others.
Today she functions as Chief Spiritual Officer for corporations. She lives in one-sixth of a Victorian house outside of Boston, with her beloved spouse, director/actress/teacher Sheriden Thomas, and the spirit of her familiar cat, Charles of the Ritz.
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fabulous post susan. thanks.
Wish you love, peace and happiness.
Trisha
Thanks Susan,
Say it isn't so! (Assisted denial) Don't look at me! (Guilty) Don't blame me! (Guilty) Enough!
Let us daily increase in: wisdom, love, gratitude, reverence, healing, peace, joy, happiness, laughter and prosperity.
Blessings X 10,
Ed