Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 1 Issue 12, (1 june 2017) | Page 25

At death, the singular thought that obsessed the wife’s mind was that she must avenge her pain. In this life, the noble’s wife has incarnated as my client’s extra marital love interest (indicative of karmic balancing so that the soul can experience the anguish of losing a spouse’s love). The knowledge of her past life made it possible for the aggrieved lady to commence the process of forgiving both the erring friend and her husband (She is driven to develop the virtue of forgiveness and compassion). While she has only made a beginning, in time to come it is possible that she will come to fully accept her circumstances and build a new life for herself. She has three possible choices ahead of her; i) Remain stuck in blaming and shaming those involved, thereby deepening her hatred for them and intensifying her own suffering. This will only increase her burden of karma. ii) Forgive all involved and renegotiate trust with her spouse. If he is willing to mend his ways they may rebuild their broken marriage. This will refine her nature, and teach her forgiveness and fortitude. She will also sow seeds of good karma. iii) Forgive and seek a divorce. This will teach her to stand on her own feet and become independent and self-reliant. Not only will she overcome her past life tendency of depending on others for survival, she will also build self-confidence and courage. Stage 2: Relief The second stage in forgiving arrives when catharsis allows the past anger and bitterness to give way to feelings of relief and responsibility. Past revelations usually lead to a deeper understanding of the situation, bringing a great sense of relief as though a huge weight is lifted from the heart and head. Some people experience this instantly, and in others, it may incubate for some time before all the issues and complex emotions make sense. This stage is completed when apologies are exchanged, either in person or through forgiveness visualisations or prayers.