Paul Ferrini - Embracing Our True Self

Three years ago, I thought that my work was done. I had written over thirty books on love, healing and forgiveness and I had led transformational wor k shops and retreats all over the world. But my gui d ance indicated that there was still more for me to do. Human pain on the planet was intensifying and there was a need to create a transformational pro c ess that would enable people to heal their wounds and step into their roles as facilitators and leaders in the new millennium.

Over the last three years our Spiritual Mastery Process has helped numerous individuals heal their wounds and change the beliefs that keep their self-betrayal in place. You will read some of their st o ries in this book. These courageous individuals were able to face their deepest and dar k est fears, heal their childhood traumas, and step into their power and purpose as authentic human beings. Each learned to take off his mask and b e come real to himself and others. Each learned to find her gift and step forward to serve others.

I know that these stories will inspire you to commit to your own healing process. Indeed, that is why I wrote this book. And that is why my st u dents are willing to share these very personal and revealing stories with you. They know that if hea l ing is po s sible for them it is possible for you too.

This book presents a new paradigm for the hea l ing journey that integrates the insights of depth psychology and spirituality. This new paradigm a p proach recognizes the necessity of healing of our deep childhood wounds as a prerequisite for u n derstanding who we are and what we have come into this life to do. It makes it clear that we cannot meet our True Self until we heal our trauma, co r rect our erroneous beliefs about ourselves, and di s solve our reactive behavior patterns.

Our healing process helps us realize that in o r der to meet our True Self, our False Self must die. This ego death experience creates a ps y chological and spiritual crisis in our lives in which we are asked to surrender our ego agenda and meet our fear head on. It invites us to get in touch with our core wound and heal our shame and unworthiness.

To grow, we must go through this crisis. We have no choice. The old ways of living no longer work for us. We know we have to stop allowing fear to run our lives. We know we have to stop betraying ourselves. We can no longer live the life that others want for us. We can no longer live out of sacrifice or guilt. We have to let go of all that. We have to risk being ourselves, regardless of how scary a propos i tion that is.

This book provides a roadmap and a guide for weathering this spiritual crisis. It presents real life stories of people who have healed their wounds, discovered their gifts, and learned to live in ha r mony with their spiritual purpose. If you are loo k ing to meet and honor yourself at the deepest level, read these stories with an open heart and an open mind. They will recall you to your truth and help you to manifest it.

Many years ago, my teacher told me " I am the door to love without conditions. When you walk through, you will be the door." It took a few years for me to see just how powerful these words were.

Three years ago, I invited my readers to come and experience directly how to love without conditions. Many came and tested the waters. A few stayed and learned at depth. They learned to embody the energy of unconditional love and acceptance. They walked through the door just as I had walked through many years before.

Now they are able to hold the door open for you. They are the living proof that Spiritual Ma s tery is not some abstract, far off goal, but a living process that is accessible to all who are willing to do the deep work.

This book holds the door open for you. I invite you to walk through it.

Paul Ferrini