Day 26 of Hyperbaric Dive
Rubedo III
I have reached the inner vision
and through thy spirit in me
I have heard thy wondrous secret.
Though thy mystic insight
Thou hast caused a spring of knowledge
To well up within me,
A fountain of power, pouring forth living waters:
A flood of love and all-embracing wisdom
Like the splendor of Eternal Light.
-Essene Book of Revelation
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Day 27 of Hyperbaric Dive
Rubedo IV
First, flashes of lightning
from an unknown horizon,
then rays of light
showing the path ahead,
finally, light all around,
the full brilliance revealed
only to those who
turn their senses within.
-11th century Sufi Al-Qushayri
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Day 28 of Hyperbaric Dive
Solutio IV
I dive down into the depth of the ocean of forms,
hoping to gain the perfect pearl of the formless.
No more sailing from harbour to harbour with this
my weather-beaten boat. The days are long past when
my sport was to be tossed on waves.
And now I am eager to die into the deathless.
-Rabindranath Tagore
Gitanjali
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Day 29 of Hyperbaric Dive
Alchemical Communion VII
The soul and the spirit are born of water and of fire.
It is with water, fire, and light
that the son of the bridal chamber comes into being.
the fire is then an anointing, the fire is then a light.
I do not speak of that fire without form, but of that fire
whose form is white:
a clear light which bestows beauty.
The Gospel of Philip
Translated by Jean-Yves Leloup and Joseph Rowe
Friday, May 13, 2011
Day 30 of Hyperbaric Dive
Alchemical Communion VI
“The era of suffering and sacrifice is over….” A message for me from beyond the veil, through a trance channel, digitally captured and preserved, and now playing back on the iPod plugged into my ears. I’ve also got my arm plugged into an IV drip of EDTA, a man-made chemical designed to course through my veins and bind the toxic levels of lead and other heavy metals that are lodged into my system.
I’ve entered into the next phase of my healing journey, a minimum of 10 weekly visits to the Marin Natural Medicine Clinic to do a series of IV chelations for heavy metal toxicity with their chelation expert, Dr. Dusha Popovic. After clearing all the pesky parasites and bacterial bugs in my system in the last year in my work with the wonderful naturopathic doctor, Sally La Mont, it seems that the high levels of lead, mercury, arsenic and bismuth in my body appear to be the sole remaining cause of my lingering problems with chronic fatigue, digestive distress, brain fog and malaise. Last fall I did a 10-week oral chelation of DMSA, which wasn’t too gruesome until the final couple of weeks, when I felt worse than ever. Follow-up tests showed that the toxic metals were significantly reduced, but it was clear that I would need to do a more intensive IV treatment.
That was over 5 months ago, and it has taken me this long to feel strong enough to start the IV chelation series. I’ve been dreading this for many weeks, actually, worried about having to suffer through yet another gnarly treatment to get the toxins out of me. My body has just been through so much suffering during the past 8 years, in an ardent attempt to heal.
But today I feel strong, joyous even, thanks to the undeniable changes I’ve been experiencing during the last month of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. I’m also glad because I waited until my body was really ready to begin. Several weeks ago I wasn’t in good enough shape to handle the effects of both treatments simultaneously. If I’d pushed myself in an attempt to “barrel through” the treatments, it would have created emotional and physical duress, I’m sure of it. I’m listening more deeply to the wisdom of my body these days, and my body is delighted.
In my meditation this morning I hear an unequivocal voice, “ Be the victor...” Interestingly enough, the name Colette in the Old French means “The People’s Victor.” I know the healing I’m being blessed with now is not just for me, but is also given on behalf of all people who suffer from chronic illness. This journey takes courage, a steadfast perseverance, and most of all, a willingness to be continually vulnerable and open to whatever Life brings. Anyone who has dealt with chronic illness knows there are no guarantees with any treatment course. We can only give our best to the healing journey, and the rest is out of our hands. We must be warriors in the dismantling fires, as well as angels of welcoming grace.
As I once heard a woman declare to her friend, “Life will kill you…but that’s not a reason not to live it. “
“Rubedo III,“ ”Rubedo IV,” “Solutio IV,” “Alchemical Communion VII,” and “Alchemical Communion VI,” 4x6” collages on paper from The Oracle of Alchemy, ©2006-2011 by Colette de Gagnier. To order prints from this series, please visit Alchemy of the Divine and Colette's Visionary Art Gallery at MysticAlchemyDesign.com
To learn more about the great healing work of Sally La Mont, ND and Dusha Popovic, MD please visit Marin Natural Medicine Clinic.
To learn more about Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and the kind staff at Advanced Hyperbaric Recovery of Marin, please visit ImproveHealing.com
