3. Illustrative client experiences

The following case descriptions will help to convey a better sense of this work. Many of these sessions used some form of sound technology. Two used the light device. Several used no technology at all. Pseudonyms are used for the clients to protect their privacy. In most sessions, only the client’s words are recorded verbatim. This is because, in taking my clinical notes, there was not time to record my own words. In any case, my verbal interventions tend to be minimal in such sessions. They are oriented toward providing safety and encouragement, helping the client stay present to bodily experience, drawing out the expression of that experience, and integration at the end of the session. For example, I might say things like "Stay with what you’re experiencing and let me know what happens," "Go with that" (an EMDR intervention), "You’re doing great," "Keep breathing through it and let the process unfold," "What’s happening now?" "Just be with the energy now and let yourself really take it in," "Can you describe what that feels like?" etc. The kinds of interventions described in my earlier work on Dialogic Imagery are relevant for unfolding the depth energy work as well (Crampton, 1974, 2005) Though verbal interventions play a useful role, the most important role of the guide is energetic: holding space, providing energetic support, reinforcing intention and the dual state of the will, and helping to maintain the bridge between realms.

Session 1: Energetic scar dissolves in river of light
Session 2: The war is over
Session 3: Grace
Session 4: Body electric
Session 5: Heart healing