Don Opatrny from Connecticut wrote:
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Thanks to all for the interesting information about lost twins. I attended
a workshop in Germany about this subject with Alfred Ramoda Austermann and
Bettina Austermann. They have been working with this issue with
constellations
for some time and have identified possibilities for diagnosis and how to
differentiate this phenomena from other constellation images.
The workshop was a great introduction to the topic and revealed some ways of
working with the dynamic. The Austermanns have written a book on the topic
but it is only currently available in German. Perhaps some German speakers
in the group might be able to get this and share some insights with the
group.
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Don,
Thank you for not only responding about the twins issue, but for reminding
us of the workshop as well. It turns out that though the workshop was last May
in Cologne, the website is still up and is very informative. I just spent
the last hour reading through the various workshops, lectures, panels and
special interests of each presenter. For those interested, here is the link to
the
conference website in English:
_http://www.iag-kongress.com/en/index.php_ ;
(http://www.iag-kongress.com/en/index.php)
I'm very excited about the statement "to differentiate this phenomena
[prenatal images] from other constellation images."
I believe we "take for granted" in traditional constellation work that
representatives will be standing in for living adults and children as well as
dead
family members and ancestors. Aborted children and miscarriages will be
represented, but even then, we focus more on their effect on the living
siblings
and parents. Has anyone ever taken into account the prenatal experiences of
the aborted children, beyond the act of abortion itself? Except for my own
lost twin constellation and the one I witnessed last year, all representations
I have done, experienced or read about have been post-natal.
However, as a representative, I have found myself at times executing
movements and have witnessed others executing movements that may very well be
expressive of pre-natal movements, but have never been interpreted as such.
Thus I would be very interested in the Austermann's work. For now, though, I
would like to introduce you all to the prenatal and perinatal work of Terry
Larimore, who studied with William Emerson for 7 years after she completed
her Primal Therapy.
In collaboration with Graham Farrant, MD, the late Australian psychiatrist,
Terry wrote a paper describing the 7 archetypal movements that clients make
when regressing back to the very beginnings of pre-natal experiences, indeed
even to pre-conception as separate sperm and eggs, even back to the cellular
consciousness of the eggs which are engendered at 4 months inside the maternal
grandmother's womb.
_http://www.terrylarimore.com/CellularPaper.pdf_ ;
(http://www.terrylarimore.com/CellularPaper.pdf)
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UNIVERSAL BODY MOVEMENTS
IN CELLULAR CONSCIOUSNESS
AND WHAT THEY MEAN
by Terry Larimore, M.S.W., and Graham Farrant, M.D.
Originally published in Primal Renaissance, Vol. 1, No. 1
Cellular consciousness is the complete memory that we each carry in our
bodies of our earliest
experiences, including conception and the separate experiences of being a
sperm and an egg. Research in the field of pre- and perinatal psychology is
showing how these early times and experiences influence us in ways that we have
never before been aware of, much less understood. Research shows that we are
constantly (unconsciously) and profoundly affected by these experiences in
every aspect of our lives.
In watching people access their own cellular consciousness, we have found
that there are seven
body movements that appear spontaneously in all people, everywhere around
the world, across all
cultures, and regardless of education. This happens among people who have
not spoken with one
another, never been exposed to information about cellular consciousness, and
never seen (in person
or via video) others expressing their feelings or reliving experiences at
that level.
The purpose of this article is to share the information we have found so
valuable by briefly describing
these seven body movements and the feelings and meanings associated with
each one.
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I summarize below the 7 movements and excerpt descriptions of each:
(1) Egg Leaving Ovary --- ...centered on the left hip (usually), with the
body fairly straight and rotating along the axis of the hip with the feet
propelling the body counterclockwise. Sometimes the body flexes rhythmically
(sometimes gently, sometimes vigorously) and propels itself counterclockwise.
(2) Sperm awaiting ejaculation --- ...often begin with wrist-flicking, which
is the
physical embodiment of the sperm's urgency and helplessness. People often
begin this movement
very slowly. Then, on their own or with encouragement to let their wrists be
loose and to find
their own tempo, clients begin a rapid and loose flicking of the whole
limp-fingered hand from
the wrist. This movement often grows to include the forearm or whole arm.
Commonly, the rapid
shaking movement spreads to the whole body as the person gives in to gravity
and lies down.
(3) Sperm's Journey to and fertilization of Egg --- ... a rhythmical, total
body "wave" similar to the
swimming motions of a tadpole, with the feet together and the head leading
the way. The client's
hands and arms are usually uninvolved and lay passively alongside the body,
or they parallel the
body in "waves" of swimming movements.
(4) Egg Receiving the Sperm --- ... embodied in the motion that
accompanies the phrase "egging someone on" - a bilateral motion of the arms,
reaching out with
open hands to sweep the sperm inward toward the midline of the body. The
motion often starts
very small, then develops into wide, sweeping motions - the arms completely
extended, sweeping
outward from the sides, around in front of the body, up and then inward to
the heart/chest.
(5) Conception and Descent through Fallopian Tube --- ... a lyrical,
rhythmic, bilateral ballet of union. The client's body rocks gently from
side to side, sometimes
going up on one hip or the other, balancing delicately as the fingers
continue to express the
nuances of this tiny new being's earliest physical development.
(6) Implantation --- ... include the gentle "burrowing" action
of the head, focused on the forehead, and "grasping" movements of the hands.
The grasping can
get very desperate [if] the blastocyst senses the woman's inhospitality ---
ranging from reluctance to
outright hostility [at becoming pregnant].
(7) Spiritual Longing --- ... some kind of reaching behind, usually
accompanied by the over-arching of the back but sometimes by bending and
reaching through the
legs, or under the arms. Sometimes the reaching is directed more directly
upward, but most often
up and behind. It is not uncommon for the person experiencing this spiritual
longing to have a
sense of having been "exiled" from the world of spirit, or being forced to
incarnate, or punished
by being sent back into a body.
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Thomas
