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life vs death: to 'bee' or not to 'bee' - mostly in the mind
Mon, June 12, 2006 - 2:07 PM
the girl's throat started to close up on her and she began to panic - she had a history of being allergic to bee stings, and had even taken an epinephrin shot a last time she had been stung. we had no epinephrin for her in the middle of the mojave desert. when i came to her, she was in laid out on the floor our first aide tent , 'camp renewal' with Sarada, our nurse and a bunch of very anxious people. she could barely breathe and her pulse was 146 and climbing, we couldn't find her friends either. it was starting to look very bad, as we couldn't get her to relax, it began to look like we might loose her. someone volunteered to drive her to a nearby (2hrs drive?) hospital and brought his car around but she refused because she had taken mdma and didn't "...want to go to a hospital on drugs... "
as soon as she told me she was on mdma i knew she had a chance.
"you took exstacy? that's wonderful! why don't you ask your throat why it's so tight? what is it holding on too?" i asked her.
she did and instantly relaxed, she started breathing and her pulse dropped to 72 in less than 30 seconds.(Sarada, has this neat little 'vital stats' device that goes on your finger). a few moments later, a wave of fear and panic took her again but this time much less and she already knew that she had won. this time i suggested that she forgive herself.... 5 minutes later she was sitting up and 15 minutes later she was even enjoying her roll again.
a doctor showed up - "is there a doctor in the desert?"- talked to her, gave her some hits from an asma inhaler and some over the counter allergy meds, but she was fine at this point. 45 minutes, or so, later she was back on the dance floor.
i wonder how many people die because they believe they will, rather than because they are actually in any danger. this young lady really could have died, she was tired, exposed, dehydrated, low blood sugar, tachycardia, on mdma (and who knows if that's all she took that weekend) and CONVINCED that she would die from a bee sting if she didn't get a shot.
yet by being reminded to communicate with herself she instantly chose to live.
how many subconscious limiting beliefs do you hold on to?
i have found dozens and dozens over the years, practically one for every time i received some form of abuse as a child and one for every limiting belief my family and society imprinted and constantly indoctrinates us with. know that each and every one of those limiting undermined the quality of my life and looked for opportunities to show me that i deserved anything less than the most magical and pleasure full existence until i chose to reevaluate them and limit them from my life.
the human vessel never ceases to amaze me.
do you limit the number of life limiting beliefs to '0'?
do you increase your number of empowering beliefs on regular basis?
i mean we gotta 'bee -live' in something... hehe :)
namaste
rafael'0'
ps: read thru the comments for her response ;)
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Mon, June 12, 2006 - 2:20 PM
Its amazing .. the mind - body connection. I am currrently working to strengthen this connection and heal myself.
Thank you for this encouraging story. Alysia xo |
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Mon, June 12, 2006 - 2:21 PM
Way to go Rafael!
Another example of the power of the mind. . . . . Ahhhhhhhhhh
This reminds me, again, to be the observant of my life experience/thoughts/feelings as 'Gemini', rather than to be all of these as if they really were me and only me. There is great opportunity in the awareness of your human life, moment by moment. Our community is here to reflect and remind us of what is authentic about ourselves and what is not. Muah, Muah, Muah! Life is just so darn beautiful. Gemini |
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Mon, June 12, 2006 - 3:21 PM
don't worry, bee happy!
our brave friend found me on tribe and with her permission i am posting our exchange anonymously.
"> > rafael, > > reading your blog made me cry... im sitting at > > work in tears.. > > thank you so much... > > iam so glad i had so much support from you and > > everyone else... i honestly thought i was dying > > i could feel my throat closing and was more > > scared than i have ever been in my life... your > > talking to me really helped me out... its > > amazing the healing power of the body mind... > > and iam glad i got to enjoy the rest of the fm > > see you next time... if not sooner > > much love > > {deleted}" > > > > rafael0 wrote: > > > > > hi {deleted} > > > > > > i am so happy that you are well and that you > > > were able to enjoy the rest of that most > > magical > > > gathering. > > > > > > much love > > > rafael0 > > > > > > ps i blogged the experience from my > perspective > > > feel free to add or comment or share what it > > was > > > like for you if you like. people are always > > > interested in stories of healing and life > and > > > magick and i believe you are a very powerful > > > magickal being. > > rafael0 wrote: > blessings {deleted} :) > it sounds like that little bee did you big > favor. i would consider planting a flower or > saving a bee some day :) > will you please post these words on my blog? if > you want to do it annonymously i can just add > the words without your name but i think it would > help empower others, especially if it came from > you. > love always > rafael0 > "you can post them annoymously... i dont really want to put out there about what ahppen except to the people who where there... but iam very happy you shared the experience on your blog... iam just not ready yet... about 3 hours after i got stung a bee landed on me and at first i was freaked out... then i just sat there... and he cralwed on me for about 5 mins it was very impowering to know he didnt want to hurt me... and then he flew away.. it was such a great experience.... ... iam so happy to have been brought to this circle of friends who are so amazing and so powerful... its like a new family... filled with more love than i have ever known... " |
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Mon, June 12, 2006 - 3:35 PM
Thanks for sharing that
I was wondering how that turned out from the frantic search for epinepherine to "Oh, she's fine- there she is dancing" Well done brother. Thank you so much for your energy and help out there, it was wonderful dancing in the desert with you.
Peace, B |
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Mon, June 12, 2006 - 3:49 PM
You are an amazing human being
I am constantly impressed by the level of consciousness and love you show your family!
Blessings |
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Mon, June 12, 2006 - 4:43 PM
Our friend Dawn Light recently brought to my attention how limiting beliefs can dictate our lives. With muscle testing, Theta and Yuen healing and surely other methods we can change our beliefs by speaking with our subconscious. Thank you for having the clarity and calmness to help this girl. You are truly an amazing human being!
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Mon, June 12, 2006 - 4:57 PM
buzz buzz
I too am allergic to the honey machines. I had not had a bite for many years. @ years ago I was stung had a similar reaction The redness climbed my body. I was scared and popped 3 benadryls. I was alone and without car. Luckily the drug kicked in. Last year. Days before I left for brasil. I was making love and was stung again. I ddecided to ignore it.. I like the idea of dying in the saddle. To be honest none of the symptoms appeared.
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Mon, June 12, 2006 - 5:00 PM
sex over matter!
haa haa haa
you da bee's knees, juan que legal! |
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Mon, June 12, 2006 - 5:26 PM
Long Live Camp Renewal
I'd heard about the incident at the time it was happening, and then I hear later that she was OK. I certainly did not hear that middle section. That's absolutely fantastic! :-D
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Mon, June 12, 2006 - 5:44 PM
good thing u were there to walk her through her trip and ordeal .mind over matter.Livia and I were looking for u @ fmg but was a bit intoxicated and had no luck until next time my cyberfriend
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Mon, June 12, 2006 - 5:46 PM
the mind's eye
so it seems i wasn't the only one who needed to speak with myself out there. thank you rafaelo for helping and sharing the experience. and thanks to the one who was stung for the way i see it she has provided us with a wonderful example of our own innate ability to heal ourselves and overcome obstacles, perceived or real.
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Tue, June 13, 2006 - 8:30 AM
What a beautiful declaration in stories about life... all from the power and wisdom of the mind. Thank you for being there for the life of this girl and also for sharing this story to us to become a part of it's knowledge and process...
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Tue, June 13, 2006 - 9:31 AM
thanx for the reminder
seems that lately more and more reminders have been coming up about the power of our minds, and the mind body connection. hmmm...time to look deeper? i think so. thank you for sharing and being you, i always learn so much from our interactions...directly or indirectly. sooo much *love* to you
i'm glad to hear that everything turned out just fine...better than fine! =D and what a beautiful empowering lesson she got to recieve, i'm glad she had the courage to go softly inward and see her way through. if you read this far down on the comments my dear *huggs* to you ; ) |
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Wed, June 14, 2006 - 12:03 AM
Very cool. Be proud. Be strong.
I know that if something like this had happened to me, I would have failed miserably. |
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Unsu...
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Wed, June 14, 2006 - 3:39 PM
Don't take this lesson TOO far. I saw my little brother go into anphylactic shock without even knowing he had been exposed to an allergen. He just started having a hard time breathing all of the sudden. Sure enough, the sausage he was eating had milk product in it (we found that out after), and he is allergic to dairy.
There is something to be said for keeping the person calm, mostly because getting stressed makes breathing even harder than it already is with a constricting airway, and the sometimes necessary EpiPen treatment for anaphlylaxis does run the risk of causing your heartrate to reach dangerous levels (its a even greater risk to leave the anaphylaxis untreated though), which stress is likely to exacerbate. So it is important to keep the person calm. But it is a very real physiological reaction that is much easier to control with pharmaceuticals and medical intervention. You may be able to control it with your mind, but I wouldn't do that in leiu of standard medical treatment. In ADDITION too of course, but not in leiu of. |
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Wed, June 14, 2006 - 4:08 PM
"I saw my little brother go into anphylactic shock without even knowing he had been exposed to an allergen."
his subconscious knew because it entered his body and this can be learned to be consciously regulated. that said, if we had had an epi-shot she would have gotten it before i ever approached her. Sarada and others where doing there best to give her the best possible care. she was given allergy meds (however allergy meds and mdma are contraindicated in the literature, someone was pressing on acupuncture points and hundreds of people where concerned and sending their love. every bit counts and you have to do what you can with what you've got. |
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Wed, June 14, 2006 - 6:41 PM
She really came though this amazingly, thank you everyone for your contributions, it was a real holistic effort. Prayer circle on the dance floor, the accupuncturist, Rafael, Sonja, Kim, myself, the entire renewal camp, those that had the car ready, everyone there affected this positive outcome of our fellow sister.
My personal feeling is that the physical and psycholgical reaction are on a feedback cycle. Anaphylaxis is a real physical response, I have come close with hives reactions to several antibiotics. Please, please, please, if you are deathly allergic to specific things, carry the appropriate meds with you, whether that be an Epi-Pen, benadryl or the power of your mind...they all work together for wellness, we can think to treat the whole system and not just the physical, that is the ideal way in my practice. |
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Thu, June 15, 2006 - 9:16 PM
mdma a contraindication for benadryl?
that would be a relative contraindication, but in the face of a possible life threatening reaction, please opt for the benadryl.come on now.i see people high on amphetamines getting benadryl/haldol combinations all the time, never a problem.also, maybe it was just a panic attack (not the right bee, she is not really allergic..whatever the case), but reacting as if it may be life threatening with the appropriate medical treatment is the right thing to do.i think a more appropriate contraindication to worry about would be the epi pen with mdma.. that would be a tough call, but if i saw a swollen throat and respiratory distress, of course it would be indicated. i gave the albuterol despite that she looked good because it is relatively harmless and more harmful would be a closed airway and an emergency cricothyrotomy.
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Thu, June 15, 2006 - 11:43 PM
a holistic approach
i'm glad you've jumped in doc :)
we need to take all of these factors in consideration because we are a part of this social experiment. We need a holistic approach that is complimentary for body, mind, and spirit. No practice or disciple outweighs the other regardless of any of our biases, be they western medicine, eastern philosophies or modern metaphysics, the bottom line is that they all need to compliment each other in a way that ultimately works for the person in danger. let's skeep in touch and develop good strategies kim, ones that will take into account your medical training, sarada's experience as a nurse in the desert and my training in molecular biology, biochemistry, nlp, hypnotherapy and 10 years of working crisis management for several hundred people on drugs in extreme conditions. |
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Fri, June 16, 2006 - 3:30 PM
Right, we all have great approaches when you collaborate and work together.
Here is an interesting link on the Epi-Pen... www.epipen.com/anaphylaxis_main.aspx Sarada |
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