experiences.Yet it was also immediate immersion into the most profound
life-altering practice I have experienced in 25 years of delving into
everything from Buddhism, Celtic spiritual traditions, traditional
psychotherapy, dream analysis (and I was good at that), energy work,
and even Wicca.
And there I was in Austin, face to face with Ho’oponopono again,
a philosophy, a tradition, that virtually wipes the slate clean of the
practices, procedures, and endless analytical activities I’d so diligently
studied for so long before it—all in an effort to understand, fix myself,
and live the life I came here to live. I have to admit, there was a part of
me that was ready to jump right in among those who’d never
encountered Ho’oponopono before and let them know “I alreadydo
that,” but I started cleaning and the nonsense (memories) dispersed.
Before Dr.Vitale had even introduced Ihaleakala that evening, a
revelation hit me like a bolt of lightning, causing me to jump up from
the table where I was sitting and run to the ladies’ room, choking back
tears. In that moment in Austin, in a room that looked out on the
downtown skyline, Ho’oponopono enveloped my being and I had a
moment of clarity when I knew I no longer wanted to be on tour, no
matter what. Six weeks later, Maya the cat and I were heading west en
route to Los Angeles, bound for a new home in Topanga Canyon that
surfaced just in time for our arrival when the person who was going to
take it suddenly decided not to rent it.
Another seven months have passed and just last week as I wavered
on the edge of yet another significant change, I read a phrase that
Ihaleakala wrote:“Zero is home base.” I cleaned and stepped off the edge
of another existence as I’d known it and now can say that I didn’t fall.
Thank you for this opportunity to share the changes, revelations,
and reflections about Ho’oponopono that surfaced from my trip to
Austin in February.
POI
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