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This episode is an intimate look at a case study from Hilary’s practice as an energy healer and natural health intuitive. Taken directly from a chapter in her book, The Power of Energy Medicine, Hilary shares her stories and lessons from her session with a client named Murphy. This adventure is based on Murphy’s goal to access the consciousness of his cancer cells in order to release the disease from his body.  On this adventure, Murphy and Hilary both say “yes” to experience the obstacles, the setbacks, and the breakthroughs of this journey. Together, they face the metaphysical “guard” at the gate, and ultimately enter the sacred garden of healing.  Wrapping up this collection of episodes, the case of Murphy illustrates how a healing journey is also the hero’s journey.  Respecting the power of the monomyth as a key to the life work of Joseph Campbell, the goal is to understand that we are always living inside our own healer’s journey understanding that the greatest gift you can give the world is to be conscious of your role being the hero.

“Myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human cultural manifestation” is a quote from Campbell himself that connects energy and storytelling to the human essence.  This episode offers permission to be non-linear and free to experience all the adventures of your life without strict boundaries. The mono-myth of the hero’s adventure is a set of guideposts to give content and context to our beautifully messy lives. Be inspired by synchronicities that fuel our journey through uncertainty to seek the blessings that become our gifts to the community. Learn how the idea of “The Ultimate Boon” holds a profound place in our hearts. Finding our boon is always the point of the adventure; to find the essence of our wholeness and our connection to everything through love.  

Returning to the hero’s journey with a new understanding of the power of resting…this episode is an ode to the space between the steps: the waiting, the acclimating, the replenishing, and the power of letting go.  With a renewed understanding of how time allows us to heal, slowing down and resting is an overlooked part of the wheel of the mono-myth of the hero’s journey. This is part of a series of episodes exploring, with fresh eyes, the hero’s journey on the healing path. Based on the good energy and wisdom of Joseph Campbell, the author of The Power of Myth. Bonus moment: Interrupted by two kittens near the halfway point of this episode, this may have been content for a blooper reel. It is instead welcomed as an opportunity to evoke the spiritual message of the domestic Cat as the expert species on the topic of resting.  

In this episode, we take the very first steps of the journey to discover the spirit of “you.” Along the way, you voyage away from the stale and stubborn life of limitation to the extraordinary life.  Right away, there is the choice of refusing the call. But there is also the choice to answer the call with the smallest step forward to begin the cycle of growth, awakening, and revelation.  The word is simply “yes.” “Yes” to bring forth new creations. “Yes” is the opposite of refusing.  “Yes” to the call to of the hero’s adventure. Furthermore, “Yes and…” is the welcoming phrase of playfulness, joy, and wonder. Why embrace this path?… Because the hero’s journey is, in fact, a healing journey too. If you have an awareness of answering the call to adventure, you can see for yourself where you are in the mythology of your own life. 

This is the beginning of a new series about growing consciousness to live more fully. Crediting Joseph Campbell as a brave teacher who taught about collective belief systems in the late 20th century to awaken everybody to their own adventure. Appearing as stories that share unifying lessons for our human experience, we walk the path of the mono-myth- the cycle of adventure, revelation, and restoration.  This first step is to simply desire to become aware ….relating to the metaphoric story by David Foster Wallace… about a couple of fish discussing the water. they swim in. This episode is about awakening to the possibility that you can choose your journey of discovery. You can even choose what you want to discover. And ultimately, you can be sure that the treasure you’re seeking has been with you all along…but now is the time to unearth your gifts because you’ll need every one of them on your new journey. It is time to begin again. 

Cathedrals, Frogs, Claude Monet and Defying Gravity....When I authored The Power of Energy Medicine, my hope was to create stories and imagery through writing to better show the world  the incredible essence of energy work.  Because the experience is beyond words, I loved the challenge of describing energy through vignettes and subtle metaphors all created from real-life case stories. However, instead of having the answer in my hands now, this book invites the direct question: What Is Energy Healing?  In this episode,  this question is asked and answers are revealed through more stories, and more imagery, and  with the help of the great works of Monet. 

There is peace within us. When we pay attention to all the happenings that occur in  life, we can observe without expectations, good things unfolding. Serendipity means when fortunate things happen that are not planned. Inside of the word Serendipity is the word “serene” — in this episode, the story of a Rottweiler dog, plus another story of a donkey, delves the topic deeper into the understanding of how this beautiful experience of life is weaving together day by day. 

Sometimes head-tilting moments result from powerful energy healing events that happen in sessions. In this case,  setting ourselves free from worry happens when we walk the road to the land of serenity. A farmer teaches his community we can be both calm and free no matter what is happening in our daily life? This episode shares the story of a remarkable coincidence: an ancient teaching story being shared back-to-back by two clients unknowingly. Impossible to ignore the message when synchronicities line up and the lessons are so very beautiful.  

Surrendering to the constant competition of today’s life, maybe it’s time to think differently about doing our best another way. Maybe our best is to stop chasing, sizing, grading, and measuring ourselves against our neighbors. Explore the possibility of reaching out a hand to help instead of pushing your opponents down. Here we explore how connecting, not competing, increases our health and happiness every day. 

Rome Rose voices his truth on authentic resilience.  Inspired to explore what “Resilient Health” claims to be, Rome joins the conversation with Hilary to uncover the unexpected power of silence and patience.   Boxing, meditating, and twelve-mile runs are all expressed as metaphors for resilience in action.  Rome is a philosopher on healthy lifestyles, thinking differently, and respecting our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Follow Rome Rose on Instagram@ L_Rome_Rose. Update show note: Heavyweight Champion John Ruiz’s official nickname was The Quiet Man (rather than The Silent Man) reference: https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/4655

Giving the benefit of the doubt is one of the smoothest and simplest ways to give yourself less stress and more peace in your day.  This episode shares a memory, organizes the most basic needs for well-being, and offers one simple bit of wisdom. A little coincidence, a good story about a car dealer, and a whole lot of honesty helps to bring the point home.  An old notebook holds a clue to the importance of the great story about giving “the benefit to the doubt” (or in this one case, not giving it.) This act of giving holds a key to happiness and ease in life. This episode looks at the difference between cynicism and skepticism in order to unlock the door to human connection. 

Welcoming in a new perspective and a new friendship initiated around a fire pit, Hilary strikes up a conversation with shamanic practitioner Julie Humphreys. This lively chat explores childhood sparks of inspiration as Julie shares her memory of waiting patiently under the moon with a gentle, wise soul. Julie's humor, zest, and enthusiasm set the scenes to help us laugh, enjoy, and better understand the interconnectedness of all life. 

Writing is a practice that allows us to share, list, record, express, and even heal. The good medicine of writing is abundant and personal to each writer. This episode is an ode to writing circles, sparks of ideas, and the beauty of storytelling.  Remembering a few good ways to ignite your creativity and the power of putting your pen to the paper…this episode includes stories within stories that add up to one big tribute to the healing power of writing. Let your good days include quality time with words.

Arriving at the 7th chakra, we are realizing that the energy body is a map that doesn’t point to a known destination… and that’s a good thing! Growth includes the playfulness of uncertainty. In this episode, a few stories unfold in unexpected ways—and the truth be told, so much wisdom and powerful love is aligned with life force energy. In this episode, all the chakras flow together in this funnel of the 7th energy center. This upper chakra can carry us to authentic, peaceful, and hopeful health. 

We can see more deeply when we close our eyes and sense our world through the sixth chakra. Located within our brain through the center of our forehead is our gateway to consciousness. The pineal gland, the medically mysterious part of the endocrine system, is associated with this purple chakra. The lessons around traveling inward to understand our connection to love and peace is the message of this episode. 

The 5th chakra is about expressing ourselves and speaking our minds. To express is essential to the movement and flow of all energy. The communication center of our body flows through our throat and mouth area…but we will also explore the unexpected power of listening through the 5th chakra. On this part of the chakra map, you can flow through the tunnel of the fifth chakra to express yourself and strengthen your ability to communicate inward and outward.  Also, there’s an extra element to the fifth chakra wisdom that is not always emphasized as part of expressive energy - but remember that active listening is as important as speaking out too. 

The Heart Chakra is the center force of living and growing. What if the headquarters of our being is not in our “head” but in the area of the heart.  This episode addresses the good energy of our hearts and why it’s necessary to let ourselves break wide open to grow our souls. Recorded in one take, Hilary Crowley weaves through our culture of heart stories. Connecting to the heart’s wisdom itself, this episode gets raw and real exploring the roots of courage and change. 

That gut feeling. Your spark of light. The zest for living. Your will to survive. It’s located in the center of your body called the Solar Plexus. And just like the Sun itself, this is the center of your energy field. We are moving forward up along the path of the chakra - reflecting on what drives up to step on the stage of life and what holds us back in the fearful sensation from the survival instincts associated with our “Will to Live.”  From Chekov to Marie Antionette to Joseph Campbell to America’s Got Talent, we explore how creativity and expression are all tied together to living your fullest life through the very best choices. The third chakra is the center of it all.  

Moving from a sense of belonging into the deep connection to your tribe…through the second Chakra we understand how to dance with our life. This is a podcast episode that helps us move beyond words by imagining that life is like music and our choice is not IF we dance, but HOW we dance.Exploring the farthest distance from the rational, analytical, and academic mind and the wisdom of the body…this second chakra in the pelvic bowl holds the great connecting spark for us all.

All around the world, theaters are canceling their shows. Here is one young talented performer who has great material to share from his heart. The show really does go on!