| From Auschwitz to Grandma's
Marathon The Freedom to Feel Joy! by Cathryn Taylor No one event or person has taught me more about the meaning of freedom than an experience I recently encountered while visiting Auschwitz. The story began on my 54th birthday when I awakened with the luxury and the freedom to reflect on how I could use the upcoming year as a time to honor my transition into Cronehood. Having been trained by Donna Fox in working with the Akashic Records, I consulted my record keepers. In the next several days, three events co-mingled to inspire me to train for my first marathon. I chose Grandma's Marathon, scheduled in Duluth on Summer Solstice. I had never before exercised with such spiritual and deliberate intent. I blended this physical goal with my spiritual pursuit and the wisdom of the Akashic Record Keepers. I began each training session with opening my records... curious to see where this would all lead me. There were many changes, but the most profound were integrative. The more I blended my physical workout with my spiritual pursuit and the energy of the Akasha, the more integrated my body became with my expanded self. The more this integration took place within me the more connected I felt to the body of Mother Earth. It was this renewed connection with my body and the body of Mother Earth that set the stage for my experience. It occurred during a visit my husband and I made to his homeland of Poland. His mother had been greatly affected by World War II and, out of respect for her, we decided to make the journey to Auschwitz. When we arrived, I was struck by the incredible heaviness I felt as I walked along the land. When my feet touched the ground along the infamous railroad tracks that had greeted so many forlorn prisoners, I was spontaneously inspired to recite the Sacred prayer used to access the Akashic Records. Once I had opened the records of this land, I posed the standard question, "How can I be of service to you?" I felt the earth come to life beneath me. It was as if she raised her head in astonishment that someone would actually be interested in giving back to her. She spoke of all the tears she had collected. She spoke of her exhaustion...of her desire to be given the freedom to feel joy...to know something existed beyond the blueprint of horror that had been so dramatically etched in her core. I had never before considered that feeling joy was a freedom. She inspired me to select a stone, requesting that I anchor it into any place that I traveled where there was joy. I selected the stone and placed it securely in my luggage. When I returned home I resumed my prayerful workouts. Each day I gripped this sacred stone snugly in my palm and brought Auschwitz into my mind's eye. With a sense of reverence, joy and appreciation, I related to the Crone within Mother Earth and offered comfort as I would to an old woman who had earned the right to be relieved of her burden. As I developed a relationship with this part of Mother's Earth's body -- a part that holds so much grief, shame and horror -- I developed a deeper relationship with my own cells of horror and felt compelled to explore those imprisoned places within myself. I blended the wisdom of the Akashic Records with the challenges presented in my physical pursuit and was able to bring insight and relief to the burdens that resided within me. The more I was able to clear these blocks within myself, the more joy I was able to hold in my physical form. The more joy I could vibrationally hold within me, the more joy I could share with this sacred stone. On the day of the Marathon, I carried that stone in a pouch that hung around my neck. It shared the appreciation experienced when my husband answered my SOS call and met me at the 19th mile to lend his support. It shared the joy when all of the children in my life met me and escorted me through that last mile. The sacred stone was witness to the overwhelming gratitude experienced as every member of my family, both biological and extended, flew in from afar to greet me at the end with open arms. But perhaps the grandest joy experienced was when I crossed the finish line and my Godchild -- my lovely Godchild -- placed a crown or red roses on my head and said, "I crown you Crone." Tears drenched my cheeks as I reached into my pouch, clasped the sacred stone and infused it with the pure, unadulterated joy of that triumphant moment. I thank God I had the freedom to feel that moment and the direction to pass it on. Cathryn Taylor is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, an Addictions Counselor and the author of The Inner Child Workbook. She weaves the wisdom of the Akashic Records Keepers into her work and offers Spiritual Life Coaching to those individuals who want to "bring spirit to their physical forms and connect their bodies to their Spiritual Pursuit." She can be reached at (612) 492-8944. Copyright © 2003 Cathryn Taylor |
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