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Lesson 8 Converting Tense Biographical Images

This lesson is similar to Lesson 7 except that here your convert biographical images, that is, you convert the images of people, things, or situations that are related to decisive past moments in your life. Begin this lesson by remembering your life from your early childhood to the present moment. Prepare for this by gathering a notebook and any necessary materials to write down what you remember. Begin with your early childhood and write down all the different situations you were in, especially noting those that involve problems. Write a short biography or personal history. As you write it, you will begin to remember many different situations, some of which were very difficult or unpleasant. Many problems you have had throughout your life and have not understood or accepted are now apparently forgotten and belong to the past. But we will see that this is not actually so. The images of those difficult situations are still acting in this moment even, though you do not notice it. And when something makes you remember those situations directly, very strong and unpleasant tensions arise in you. As you can see, this lesson is especially important because you are now beginning work that is more deep and profound than in previous lessons. Review your life and search in your memory; find the difficult past situations and experience how they can be an extraordinary source of present tension and discomfort. When you complete your biography and note the above-mentioned events, you are ready to start the practices of converting these tense images into positive ones. First, do a profound relaxation, and start to evoke those difficult situations. Freeze the image of one, relax, and then convert it into a favorable image as we explained in the previous lesson. Convert the negative images into favorable and joyful ones. Make the memories of difficult situations in your life into ones that help you and give you strength, and remember to completely relax your muscles at the same time. Repeat this practice many times if necessary. Continue until those unpleasant. memories lose their negative charge and are converted into favorable images, thus generating profound and lasting relaxations.