12-05-2007, 11:56 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Muscle Testing
Hi Keoi,
There are a few parts to consider in answering your question. First of all, there are many ways to muscle test. Which method you use is really a matter of what feels most comfortable or works best for you. We were actually shown a few ways of muscle testing in the Theta class but because I have small hands I found a couple of the finger variations uncomfortable.
The method I taught you standing up is the one that I find easiest to explain when working with clients long distance & one of the main ways we used to test ourselves during the class. The other major benefit I believe that this particular method has over the finger testing method, & this is my own personal opinion, is that it is harder to influence the answer than when muscle testing using the fingers & can therefore be more accurate.
As you have experienced for yourself there is a completely different feel that you get when you try this method & you can also get an indication of the strength or degree of the belief that you do or do not have. Hence I think that it is easier to get the conscious mind out of the way. Also, I think that it is more fun to do. Although this method is obviously not discreet & not one that you would probably choose to use if you were out & about in public.
Interestingly enough,I came across some information in "The Holographic Universe" by Michael Talbot last night which seemed to confirm this idea to me. Talbot was citing the findings of Hunt who had discovered that "the human energy field responds to stimuli even before the brain does" & Dryer also found "that the energy field responds before a person consciously registers a response". When you muscle test the way you were doing I believe that it is the energy field responding to the question before you are consciously able to think about moving.
I prefer that clients muscle test themselves during our sessions for a couple of reasons rather than me do it for them. Firstly, because I think that it is an important confirmation for them when they can see that they have obtained a change, as for many people "seeing is believing" & it also allows them to actively participate in their own session.
Secondly, I am human & I don't believe that I can test 100% accurately on behalf of another ( unless I am acting as a surrogate) because I will always be testing through my own filters & I can't guarantee that my ego won't influence the answer even though I am intending to remain neutral. In actual fact a lot of the time I usually receive the answer in my head anyway if I am "tuned in" to the client, so I don't really need to muscle test for them, but I prefer people to test for themselves rather than have me telling them what I think they believe.
In the case of Jacob, the horse, his owner acted as a surrogate for him so that she could muscle test on his behalf to find out what Jacob's beliefs were. This method may also be used when working with young children who cannot yet talk or have a disability which prevents them from talking. It is also possible for me to act as a surrogate for a client when working remotely with them to do the muscle testing but personally I don't see the point of that when it is easy to teach them to test for themselves.
Love, Light & Blessings,
Sharyn
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