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The Neurophysiology of Spiritual Guidance | Stephanie Mines | TEDxFindhornSalon


in my experience guidance is not the

in my experience guidance is not the still small voice within it is a massive

still small voice within it is a massive

still small voice within it is a massive sensory sweep that pushes aside my

sensory sweep that pushes aside my

sensory sweep that pushes aside my smallness and points me where I would

smallness and points me where I would

smallness and points me where I would otherwise never dare to go my intention

otherwise never dare to go my intention

otherwise never dare to go my intention in speaking about this is not simply to

in speaking about this is not simply to

in speaking about this is not simply to share my guidance but to instill in you

share my guidance but to instill in you

share my guidance but to instill in you a passion to find your own we live in a

a passion to find your own we live in a

a passion to find your own we live in a world marked by climate change

world marked by climate change

world marked by climate change what does climate change and personal

what does climate change and personal

what does climate change and personal guidance have to do with each other that

guidance have to do with each other that

guidance have to do with each other that is exactly what I’m here to talk to you

is exactly what I’m here to talk to you

is exactly what I’m here to talk to you about

I call my guidance the dissent of grace

I call my guidance the dissent of grace because it feels that way to me I

because it feels that way to me I

because it feels that way to me I experienced it physiologically moving

experienced it physiologically moving

experienced it physiologically moving downward from my head to my toes like

downward from my head to my toes like

downward from my head to my toes like the broad stroke of a soft brush it

the broad stroke of a soft brush it

the broad stroke of a soft brush it stabilizes me with the assurance of

stabilizes me with the assurance of

stabilizes me with the assurance of presence and focus it Orient’s me it

presence and focus it Orient’s me it

presence and focus it Orient’s me it quiets me and it definitely puts words

quiets me and it definitely puts words

quiets me and it definitely puts words in my mouth where does it come from what

in my mouth where does it come from what

in my mouth where does it come from what is it I see it as the evolution of my

is it I see it as the evolution of my

is it I see it as the evolution of my personal healing process that has

personal healing process that has

personal healing process that has awakened my mind to its highest

awakened my mind to its highest

awakened my mind to its highest consciousness in this regard I correlate

consciousness in this regard I correlate

consciousness in this regard I correlate guidance with the quality of reward for

guidance with the quality of reward for

guidance with the quality of reward for the child I was she sat at a window in

the child I was she sat at a window in

the child I was she sat at a window in New York looking out and positing

New York looking out and positing

New York looking out and positing weather in one of those houses out there

weather in one of those houses out there

weather in one of those houses out there someone was looking back who could stop

someone was looking back who could stop

someone was looking back who could stop the torture in her home I also see

the torture in her home I also see

the torture in her home I also see guidance as redemption for the young

guidance as redemption for the young

guidance as redemption for the young woman that child grew to be lying in her

woman that child grew to be lying in her

woman that child grew to be lying in her own blood

own blood

own blood on the floor where she has been raped

on the floor where she has been raped

on the floor where she has been raped and beaten

it is because of those experiences that

it is because of those experiences that I recognize guidance as the surprising

I recognize guidance as the surprising

I recognize guidance as the surprising piece that opens at the moment of

piece that opens at the moment of

piece that opens at the moment of absolute impossibility we are living in

absolute impossibility we are living in

absolute impossibility we are living in just such a moment now today we inhabit

just such a moment now today we inhabit

just such a moment now today we inhabit a time of accelerated threat together

a time of accelerated threat together

a time of accelerated threat together fires hurricanes floods droughts bring

fires hurricanes floods droughts bring

fires hurricanes floods droughts bring us globally two points of collective

us globally two points of collective

us globally two points of collective desperation because of this I know I

desperation because of this I know I

desperation because of this I know I must do everything in my power to help

must do everything in my power to help

must do everything in my power to help you awaken to your personal guidance

guidance descends into me the way a

guidance descends into me the way a mother knows her milk has come in it

mother knows her milk has come in it

mother knows her milk has come in it clears distraction it expands my inner

clears distraction it expands my inner

clears distraction it expands my inner presence have you ever had a glitch with

presence have you ever had a glitch with

presence have you ever had a glitch with your complete computer and had to

your complete computer and had to

your complete computer and had to contact a brilliant technician somewhere

contact a brilliant technician somewhere

contact a brilliant technician somewhere he then moves the cursor to hidden

he then moves the cursor to hidden

he then moves the cursor to hidden panels you could never find or decipher

panels you could never find or decipher

panels you could never find or decipher and all of a sudden this glitch and your

and all of a sudden this glitch and your

and all of a sudden this glitch and your communication device is solved in

communication device is solved in

communication device is solved in seconds guidance is that brilliant

seconds guidance is that brilliant

seconds guidance is that brilliant technician guidance has its own pleasure

technician guidance has its own pleasure

technician guidance has its own pleasure principle it clears the mind

principle it clears the mind

principle it clears the mind it never clutters it with gift with

it never clutters it with gift with

it never clutters it with gift with lifts it makes everything into now to

lifts it makes everything into now to

lifts it makes everything into now to find it you must accept mysterious

find it you must accept mysterious

find it you must accept mysterious sensations in your body

sensations in your body

sensations in your body make space to be with them and let

make space to be with them and let

make space to be with them and let yourself be uncommon guidance requires

yourself be uncommon guidance requires

yourself be uncommon guidance requires discipline it takes time and rigor to

discipline it takes time and rigor to

discipline it takes time and rigor to cultivate its courage and honor it above

cultivate its courage and honor it above

cultivate its courage and honor it above all else

guidance waits for your recognition the

guidance waits for your recognition the way a potential lover waits for a return

way a potential lover waits for a return

way a potential lover waits for a return glance to step into your life once you

glance to step into your life once you

glance to step into your life once you demonstrate your willingness the

demonstrate your willingness the

demonstrate your willingness the frequency of your lover’s presence

frequency of your lover’s presence

frequency of your lover’s presence increases you follow the cues of your

increases you follow the cues of your

increases you follow the cues of your body as it learns to let guidance as

body as it learns to let guidance as

body as it learns to let guidance as lover into it recognize how in that love

lover into it recognize how in that love

lover into it recognize how in that love affair your body becomes more and more

affair your body becomes more and more

affair your body becomes more and more like a tuning fork enjoy that without

like a tuning fork enjoy that without

like a tuning fork enjoy that without our guided activism climate change will

our guided activism climate change will

our guided activism climate change will crush the future of generations I have

crush the future of generations I have

crush the future of generations I have no doubt that each one of us has a role

no doubt that each one of us has a role

no doubt that each one of us has a role to play in preventing that mine is what

to play in preventing that mine is what

to play in preventing that mine is what I am doing right now I am gathering the

I am doing right now I am gathering the

I am doing right now I am gathering the tribes guidance will tell you your role

tribes guidance will tell you your role

tribes guidance will tell you your role guidance will tell you your role

what is happening in our world today has

what is happening in our world today has instigated an emergent urgency for

instigated an emergent urgency for

instigated an emergent urgency for humanity to wake up it is through the

humanity to wake up it is through the

humanity to wake up it is through the inner guidance that is building in your

inner guidance that is building in your

inner guidance that is building in your body as you listen to me that this

body as you listen to me that this

body as you listen to me that this combination of emergent and urgent leads

combination of emergent and urgent leads

combination of emergent and urgent leads to collective sustainability to help you

to collective sustainability to help you

to collective sustainability to help you find your guidance look in the natural

find your guidance look in the natural

find your guidance look in the natural world it will surprise you in neglected

world it will surprise you in neglected

world it will surprise you in neglected fields where birds gather and on side

fields where birds gather and on side

fields where birds gather and on side streets or behind parking lots where

streets or behind parking lots where

streets or behind parking lots where unpaved pathways lead to clusters of

unpaved pathways lead to clusters of

unpaved pathways lead to clusters of trees whether farm field river or city

trees whether farm field river or city

trees whether farm field river or city street go there and listen wait be still

street go there and listen wait be still

street go there and listen wait be still let guidance come to you track your

let guidance come to you track your

let guidance come to you track your sensations carefully pause take the time

sensations carefully pause take the time

sensations carefully pause take the time to see where you are being pointed in

to see where you are being pointed in

to see where you are being pointed in that space between assumptions and

that space between assumptions and

that space between assumptions and conclusions something new is waiting

conclusions something new is waiting

conclusions something new is waiting that is guidance guidance will cause you

that is guidance guidance will cause you

that is guidance guidance will cause you to give up the life you planned and

to give up the life you planned and

to give up the life you planned and replace it with the life you are meant

replace it with the life you are meant

replace it with the life you are meant to live and you will accept that without

to live and you will accept that without

to live and you will accept that without regret that will surprise you it is in

regret that will surprise you it is in

regret that will surprise you it is in that very surprised that you know that

that very surprised that you know that

that very surprised that you know that guidance has found you differentiate

guidance has found you differentiate

guidance has found you differentiate guidance from compulsion by noting their

guidance from compulsion by noting their

guidance from compulsion by noting their sensory distinctions in your body

sensory distinctions in your body

sensory distinctions in your body guidance is an expansive softening

guidance is an expansive softening

guidance is an expansive softening whereas compulsion is

whereas compulsion is

whereas compulsion is Heights and compressive true guidance

Heights and compressive true guidance

Heights and compressive true guidance always allows free will and brings a

always allows free will and brings a

always allows free will and brings a felt sense of spaciousness it feels good

felt sense of spaciousness it feels good

felt sense of spaciousness it feels good in the midst of the chaos and the

in the midst of the chaos and the

in the midst of the chaos and the destruction of climate change there is

destruction of climate change there is

destruction of climate change there is joy in the experience of guidance

joy in the experience of guidance

joy in the experience of guidance it makes things that would otherwise

it makes things that would otherwise

it makes things that would otherwise seem impossible easy and fluid it even

seem impossible easy and fluid it even

seem impossible easy and fluid it even oils my joints for action and gives me

oils my joints for action and gives me

oils my joints for action and gives me complete presence even when I haven’t

complete presence even when I haven’t

complete presence even when I haven’t had much sleep guidance is an organic

had much sleep guidance is an organic

had much sleep guidance is an organic utterly human phenomenon it is kindled

utterly human phenomenon it is kindled

utterly human phenomenon it is kindled in the natural world and in places where

in the natural world and in places where

in the natural world and in places where people pray from their hearts and holy

people pray from their hearts and holy

people pray from their hearts and holy names are repeated it thrives in the

names are repeated it thrives in the

names are repeated it thrives in the presence of creativity and honesty it

presence of creativity and honesty it

presence of creativity and honesty it imparts expensive freedom and erases

imparts expensive freedom and erases

imparts expensive freedom and erases limitation it nourishes unique

limitation it nourishes unique

limitation it nourishes unique intelligence

intelligence

intelligence and bonds you with the family of the

and bonds you with the family of the

and bonds you with the family of the world its language is international

world its language is international

world its language is international intergenerational and classless it is

intergenerational and classless it is

intergenerational and classless it is everyone’s birthright whether in the

everyone’s birthright whether in the

everyone’s birthright whether in the form of the healing force I allow into

form of the healing force I allow into

form of the healing force I allow into my hands such as when I helped an

my hands such as when I helped an

my hands such as when I helped an elderly gentleman crippled by childhood

elderly gentleman crippled by childhood

elderly gentleman crippled by childhood polio find the vitality to play with his

polio find the vitality to play with his

polio find the vitality to play with his grandchildren or in the words I recently

grandchildren or in the words I recently

grandchildren or in the words I recently offered an agonized mother whose

offered an agonized mother whose

offered an agonized mother whose daughter was being abused by her husband

daughter was being abused by her husband

daughter was being abused by her husband guidance stills my agitation or allows

guidance stills my agitation or allows

guidance stills my agitation or allows me to undertake something for which I

me to undertake something for which I

me to undertake something for which I feel completely

feel completely

feel completely inadequate it takes over for me I

inadequate it takes over for me I

inadequate it takes over for me I disappear into it I become its voice its

disappear into it I become its voice its

disappear into it I become its voice its feet its arms its touch guidance is its

feet its arms its touch guidance is its

feet its arms its touch guidance is its own reward I trust that it can take us

own reward I trust that it can take us

own reward I trust that it can take us where we need to go to steward the

where we need to go to steward the

where we need to go to steward the children of this world our task is to

children of this world our task is to

children of this world our task is to find it and surrender to it my job is to

find it and surrender to it my job is to

find it and surrender to it my job is to invite you to not be afraid of that even

invite you to not be afraid of that even

invite you to not be afraid of that even when the voice of guidance is forceful

when the voice of guidance is forceful

when the voice of guidance is forceful and insistent it is inundated with love

and insistent it is inundated with love

and insistent it is inundated with love in fact love is the very nature of

in fact love is the very nature of

in fact love is the very nature of guidance it has transmuted my outrage

guidance it has transmuted my outrage

guidance it has transmuted my outrage instantaneously into wisdom such as when

instantaneously into wisdom such as when

instantaneously into wisdom such as when I heard myself articulate the meaning of

I heard myself articulate the meaning of

I heard myself articulate the meaning of inclusivity and empathy to a man who was

inclusivity and empathy to a man who was

inclusivity and empathy to a man who was a racist I looked at him as I spoke

a racist I looked at him as I spoke

a racist I looked at him as I spoke feeling the love that was pouring out of

feeling the love that was pouring out of

feeling the love that was pouring out of me and I witnessed how he was suddenly

me and I witnessed how he was suddenly

me and I witnessed how he was suddenly still and silent even radiant

still and silent even radiant

still and silent even radiant integrating something he had never even

integrating something he had never even

integrating something he had never even considered

guidance is what I was looking for as a

guidance is what I was looking for as a child staring out the window of her New

child staring out the window of her New

child staring out the window of her New York tenement apartment guidance was the

York tenement apartment guidance was the

York tenement apartment guidance was the unarticulated prayer of the young

unarticulated prayer of the young

unarticulated prayer of the young tortured woman who I was

guidance is the urgency and intensity I

guidance is the urgency and intensity I feel now as I am led into impossible

feel now as I am led into impossible

feel now as I am led into impossible hope I accept the embrace of a force

hope I accept the embrace of a force

hope I accept the embrace of a force that loves humanity so madly that it

that loves humanity so madly that it

that loves humanity so madly that it will make us smart enough to learn how

will make us smart enough to learn how

will make us smart enough to learn how to work together to keep our children

to work together to keep our children

to work together to keep our children safe I have been guided to this moment

safe I have been guided to this moment

safe I have been guided to this moment by an inner compass that unerringly

by an inner compass that unerringly

by an inner compass that unerringly corrects my course and steers me towards

corrects my course and steers me towards

corrects my course and steers me towards your magnificence

your magnificence

your magnificence your magnificence

your magnificence

your magnificence your magnificence and my own we are the

your magnificence and my own we are the

your magnificence and my own we are the ones we have been waiting for and the

ones we have been waiting for and the

ones we have been waiting for and the time has come to rise to our maturity

time has come to rise to our maturity

time has come to rise to our maturity harness our wisdom and do what must be

harness our wisdom and do what must be

harness our wisdom and do what must be done immediately to save our children

people often tell me they are looking

people often tell me they are looking for guidance and can’t find it they

for guidance and can’t find it they

for guidance and can’t find it they asked me to help them name it claim it

asked me to help them name it claim it

asked me to help them name it claim it help them listen to it all I know is

help them listen to it all I know is

help them listen to it all I know is that I am guided to assist them to see

that I am guided to assist them to see

that I am guided to assist them to see how guidance keeps trying to grab their

how guidance keeps trying to grab their

how guidance keeps trying to grab their attention and pull them away from the

attention and pull them away from the

attention and pull them away from the distractions they give into we all have

distractions they give into we all have

distractions they give into we all have the capacity to attune

the capacity to attune

the capacity to attune to the spiritual forces that are

to the spiritual forces that are

to the spiritual forces that are convening now at the crossroads of time

convening now at the crossroads of time

convening now at the crossroads of time a call has already gone out from the

a call has already gone out from the

a call has already gone out from the guardians of the earth can you hear it

please don’t let anything interfere with

please don’t let anything interfere with the reclamation of your personal

the reclamation of your personal

the reclamation of your personal guidance this is your highest priority

guidance this is your highest priority

guidance this is your highest priority [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] [Music]

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