There are so many reasons to be grateful for having found the powerful healing tools of The Journey Work, one of them being learning all about the existence of vows, what they are, when they were made, where they come from, their constructive or destructive power on our lives, the lives of others and – in concentrated energy forms – on the world.

We understand the importance of how our thoughts can affect our lives and the world outside. Everything in our body is connected to everything else. None of our organs or body parts are separate; they support each other and work best together when we are in a good mood, promoting harmony and health. After attending a dissection course during our Bowen training at a medical school in London, we were given a clear insight into how absolutely everything inside and outside our bodies is connected.

Energetically, we humans and all life are equally connected. How many times have you found yourself thinking a thought and noticed that the person next to you was expressing that same thought aloud? This is because our consciousness can pick up the thought processes of someone close to us, as the auric fields are interconnected. Or how often has it happened that you were about to contact someone and that very person contacted you the moment you thought of them?

Every thought we have projects outwards and creates streams of energy that can be either constructive or destructive. We could look at the outside world and say: “that has nothing to do with me”, in reality it does. The effects of the intentional energy of our thoughts that we send out will return, an action born of that thought will also return. The moment we clear an inner conflict and clear all toxic emotions, we create a healing ripple effect throughout the world because of our interconnectedness.

Even before spiritual teachings became so popular, we often heard the phrase ‘be careful what you wish for’…

We have heard and read about energy blocks and barriers created by society’s educationally conditioned, sabotaging, limiting belief systems. We know that they exist and that they can be stuck in our consciousness, we have learnt along the way that we are able and capable of recognising them and transforming them into positive, reassuring affirmations. Affirmations are the most powerful statements we can make, they act like a strong power line, directing and projecting outwards and then reflecting back exactly what we have sent out. When made with pure intention, they can protect and guide us to the point where we are always brought back to our purposeful path, bringing us back into a positive frame of mind.

Examples of positive vows/beliefs are

• I will always remain connected to love,
• Love and health are my number 1 priority
• Life on earth is precious and I respect that, including my own
• Somehow I always find my way back to my true self
• If somebody treats me with disrespect, I respectfully have to step away from that energy
• I won’t control anybody and equally I will not sacrifice my freedom
• I deserve to be happy because I am

Continue to ensure that the intention around a positive vow remains as pure as possible, so that no underlying thoughts of secondary gain, of causing hurt, manipulation or dominance, interfere with what you really are seeking to express.

Life condemning beliefs and statements, death vows made during tragic moments, trauma, abuse, grief or disappointment can be fatal and drastically affect our future lives. For obvious reasons, death vows are the worst kind of vows. They can sound like this: 

• My life is worthless, what’s the point of me even being here
• I wish I didn’t exist or I wish I wasn’t born
• Everybody hates me, because I am a nobody, I wish I was dead
• I hate my life and everybody in this world
• If things don’t improve, I kill myself
• Nobody cares if I died, I might as well be gone
• I wish I didn’t have to feel this pain or any emotion, I’d rather be dead
• Life is one big painful torture, what’s the point in living
• …..

You get an idea of what is meant by these examples!

They imply hopelessness and meaninglessness about life and the self, devoid of any meaning or purpose. It is the greatest form of self-punishment we can build against ourselves, a huge block to love and appreciation, an eruption of negative beliefs that have convinced the mind that nobody cares, so what’s the point of caring. Carrying a conscious or unconscious death vow – no matter why and when it was made – will lead to a downward spiral where things start to go wrong. It means entering a space of living a life full of unnecessary risks. It can even get to the point where a death wish can lead to illness and eventually become a reality.

This does not mean that every accident is related to a death wish. There may be other factors, and you need to start exploring what is causing the accidents. You may not even have a death vow, but there may be other negative vows running your life at the moment. All of this can be cleared and replaced by saying to yourself, your Higher Self, your guides that you are ready to be released from these chains. Replace them with a variety of healthy, life-affirming statements.

If there is a death wish, it could be linked to many stressful situations, including weight problems or addictions. Without consciously clearing self-destructive vows, either through meditation, a journey of self-discovery or simply remembering whether we have one or not, we continue to carry a heavy burden on our shoulders. Why would we choose to burden our lives when all we can do is choose the gift of free will to set ourselves free! Negativity of any kind is definitely something that our spirit does not want us to hold on to any longer.

As mentioned above, what we express inwardly will be reflected outwardly, death wishes will not only affect us, they will consequently affect our world. What affects our world will negatively affect us. We are all interconnected and cannot expect our actions to remain ineffective.

Our world is currently being run by mass destructive energies that are being reflected back at us, unlike at any other time in the history of this existence of the human race. As we have been told by Archangel Gabriel: ‘It looks as if your world is being run by one big death wish, humanity is on a course of self-destruction’.

We can now choose once again to clear the unwanted and transform the unchangeable past. This will lead to a shift in consciousness and from there more positive change can happen. The more of us who clear our old or recently made anti-life wishes, the more this worldwide cloud of mass destructive energy will be reduced. From there we can begin to move forward more effortlessly, releasing old, outdated ego patterns that focus solely on self-aggrandisement and glorification. Appreciation of what we are given for free must be prioritised; a life worth living, filled with freedom, abundance, simplicity, joy, laughter, love and miracles.

When removing negative, life-threatening, self-made vows, be sure to include bad wishes or curses, whether they come from you or someone else. Nothing must come between you and us and why we are here to fulfil our purpose of contributing to peace. We must continue on our healing path and continue to forgive so that our hearts can open again to the spirit of true love.

Dictators who thrive on the energy of death wishes and spread hate and division will disappear along with their followers who are driven by a false sense of power. Misleaders are subject to negative entities who use their super egos to cause disharmony and extreme destruction. Falling prey to such terrible traps by obeying their demands to look down on each other, thus spreading hatred, will inevitably contaminate all the natural resources and essentials we depend on, such as water, air and the ground we walk on. On top of that, following anti-humanitarian propaganda will create big karma!

Replace a death wish with a desire to love life in all its natural glory, to appreciate what you have, even if it is the tiniest flicker of something good in your life. Welcome yourself back to an enlightened path, one that allows trees to grow, clear water to flow, fresh air to fill your lungs. Step away from the manipulation of the justification of war, famine, discrimination and racism. Peace, compassion and care are the essence of our pure original state of mind. Healthy mind, healthy body reawakens the divine spark of supreme consciousness. Turn your life around, create a vibrant, abundant life on earth, follow your soul’s purpose. You can do it!