Your soul purpose and pocket money / by Sandy S.
In the 1972 film Pocket Money-- one of my favorite motion pictures (which I first enjoyed in a theater when it was originally released)-- Lee Marvin in the role of "Leonard" philosophizes at a campfire:
"Y'know, they say that every man has a star. And a guy should find his star out there. Unless he doesn't have one. Which just may be the case with me. And if what they're sayin' is right, guys could just follow their stars. But not me because I don't have one."
That quote always stuck with me because I myself never had a guiding star, and y'know what? I'm OK with that, and so, apparently, was Leonard who seemed like a pretty happy, laid back guy. Conventional wisdom (Leonard's "they say ...") isn't sure how to regard guys like us. And I'm OK with that too.
Having a life purpose is not my purpose in life. Life is my purpose in life, why make it more complicated than it already is? I don't need to get a life because I already have one.
The anxiety of having to find a purpose can cloud the mind and make one vulnerable to being manipulated into serving the nefarious earthly designs of others. The form of the purpose, that is to say, having a feeling of belonging to or serving a cause bigger than yourself, can in many cases be more important than the content of that quest. As a result, many well-meaning but fragile people find themselves in toxic groups-- like Psychology of Vision.
In 1969 Marvin also sang about being born under a wandering star in Paint Your Wagon, a variation on the same theme of not serving a single life purpose.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnbiRDNaDeo
In societal thinking, not having a life purpose is almost a crime. Unthinkable. In the New Age it is frequently called a "soul purpose," but under any name the concept appears to be one that requires the subject to be the object of intense socialization until they find a justification for their existence.
"What are you going to do with your life?" is a question frequently pitched at young people.
Continuing the movie theme, in The Graduate the Dustin Hoffman character says: "It's like I was playing some kind of game, but the rules don't make any sense to me. They're being made up by all the wrong people. No. I mean no one makes them up. They seem to make themselves up."
On the ladder of abstraction we can begin with the observation that the idea of having a "soul" in the first place has existed in many cultures throughout time. Although the finer points of definition vary wildly, the basic idea is that our biological body is merely a vehicle and our true essence exists in some sort of ethereal form.
If you are wondering where ol' Sandy stands on this issue, I can only say the older I get the less I know. In my senior years I have come to terms with and learned to live happily with the ambiguous, mysterious, and uncertain chapters of existence. Do we have souls? I don't know. I have been present at times of birth and death-- such experiences both clarify yet widen and deepen the wonder and riddle of human existence. Paradox.
So as we start with the premise that such a thing as a "soul" exists, I will stand aside. Since I am fortunate to live in a society and time where not fully embracing the soul concept won't be punished by death, I'll declare myself an independent on the topic. I am not a member of any religion nor of any organization, just part of the international crew who has contributed material to this blog. What I am writing is only reflecting my personal view and mine alone. There is more than one of us here and we all have our own valuable unique independent experiences and viewpoints that define who we are. To surrender that to a for-profit organization such as POV is surrendering, well, your soul. There, see how ambiguity and paradox works? Now even I use the socially ingrained soul concept while making a point!
So there is this unscientific notion of a "soul" but then it goes up a notch when a "purpose" is assigned to this thing.
Some will say you are not a complete person unless you discover that purpose. At this point we are now sitting at multilevels of suspending reality, but it is still within an insidiously socially acceptable realm of shared fantasy, like astrology, the US Republican Party, or professional wrestling. And Psychology of Vision.
As Chuck Spezzano says in his 2010 Youtube:
http://psychologyofvision.blogspot.com/2017/05/ive-taken-people-back-in-regressions.html
"Your purpose is one of the most important things in your life for happiness. You can tell how much you are living your purpose if I ask you on a scale of 100% how fulfilled do you feel? 89%, 100%, 30%?
Whatever the percentage is, there is a direct correlation between your fulfillment and how much you're living your purpose.
Now over the years, and this is a key aspect by the way, living your purpose is a key aspect of Psychology of Vision, because of after ten years of doing healing work and therapy what I discovered is that any major problem was actually a problem that we had taken on because we were afraid of our purpose so as people healed these problems they took one major step toward their purpose and discovering what that was."
First off we need to realize that any research Mr. Spezzano has performed is more in the realm of merchandising than anything else. He is not now, nor ever has been, a licensed psychologist. His degree in "Professional Psychology" in the 1970s was not accredited by the APA and he has had no academic training since then except for his attendance at Oneness University in 2007, touted as one of his two "greatest inspirations" until something happened a few years later and all mention of it was erased from the POV universe.
In 2004 Spezzano was fined by the State of Hawaii for impersonating a professional. The very fact this infamously lax and indolent government body actually acted at all on this case should be worthy of note. Anyone who has ever had any dealings with the State of Hawaii knows that Spezzano must have been pretty awful before the government would have stepped in. In the course of my former profession I dealt with several state governments and in my experience I found Hawaii to be the very worst in terms of customer service, communication, and consumer protection.
Onward.
As we climb the ladder we discover your soul is eternal in some circles. This somehow serves as a justification for belief in ghosts, Heaven, Hell, and a way to control your behavior to conform to societal norms until you die. The permanency is the rub. Belief in an afterlife and the subsequent consequences paid for actions in this present existence has empowered many a despot and con artist.
As an aside, I have often wondered what sins were performed by the child who became Casper, the Friendly Ghost. He seems like a nice little fellow. But obviously he was guilty of some sin, why else would he be trapped in a ghostly state?
Oddly this brings me to the next rung of the ladder to Nowhere-- past lives. So let us follow this thread: A soul exists, it has a purpose, it is eternal, and [cue in the theremin music] it has past lives.
Chuck Spezzano would tell you Casper is paying for an unresolved problem from a past life. This is how the maladies of children, including birth defects, is explained in Psychology of Vision. In the blame-the-victim Louise Hay ripoff Healing Metaphors A-Z, Chuck explains (with Janie Ticehurst's help) the cause of Birth Defects and Down's Syndrome:
http://psychologyofvision.blogspot.com/2015/10/healing-metaphors-z.html
Birth Defects
A birth defect is an abnormality that is present at birth.
It represents unfinished business from ancestral patterns and/or a past life metaphor. We are being called to heal this soul level issue.
The area of the body affected can give us more information about the metaphoric meaning of this symptom.
Down's Syndrome
Down’s syndrome is a congenital abnormality (one that is present at birth). It is the result of having an extra chromosome in our genetic make-up, usually number 21 or 22.
Down’s causes moderate to severe mental retardation, oriental appearance of eyes, flat nose or absent bridge of nose, a single palmer [sic] crease on a short broad hand and a dwarfed body.
If we have Down’s syndrome, it means that we have come to learn some lessons at a soul level. We are here to seek soul fulfillment and the completion of a cycle, yet we are stuck in the transition between the old level and the new.
The two main soul lessons of Down’s syndrome are correcting over-willfulness and giving up the ego’s plan in exchange for heaven’s plan.
Charming, isn't it?
Chuck also performs "past life regressions, " a procedure requiring the use of hypnosis:
http://psychologyofvision.blogspot.com/2018/06/nafps-selections-i-went-back-to-one-of.html
As I mentioned earlier it is clear "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Most of us have experienced situations that defy human understanding, a brush with the Big Unknown. As we struggle to comprehend these events, there are no shortage of swindlers and fakers who jump into the void posing as conduits and messengers between yourself and whatever heavenly force you want to embrace.
Here in the USA many of these crooks are televangelists, but the New Age market is saturated with them as well. Notice the use of the term "market." It is all about the money. According to a website run by one of his trainers in the UK until recently, Chuck Spezzano charges over $1100 an hour for a personal consultation. His fee structure is obscene, especially considering his woeful lack of credentials and his court record.
I do admit I have a prejudice when it comes to spiritual merchandisers-- I tend to default to the impression that they are liars and crooks until the evidence shows otherwise. I am even related to a couple well known evangelists and have yet to see anything that tells me the whole field is not filled with frauds.
It is different with the New Age. In rare cases I have encountered true believers who are not out for material reward and I salute them. Chuck Spezzano is not one of those I admire. He charges steep fees for his services as if he was selling indulgences. Chuck's actions suggest the idea that he has the key to the gate between you and Heaven. Chuck says he knows what Heaven wants for you. How exactly does he know that? Interesting.
Some of his followers have called Chuck divine and a messenger from Heaven, a reputation Spezzano encourages.
Reality check: he is not divine or a messenger from Heaven. He's not a psychologist either. He allows himself to be marketed with false credentials, and in the big picture is sort of a rinky dink flim flam man. Psychology of Vision has not produced one single original idea. The corporation is pretty predictable as far as profit-oriented personality cults go. And I predict it will not end well.
After reading this you might come to the conclusion that I am not believer in God. Surprise! I am. I grew up on a farm and regard the design of nature as God. Some would say I am a Deist but I reject that. My belief is mine and there is no need for me to screw it up with some pre-fab label.
God has spoken to me. The Creator told me that I have a mission. Me and the Lord, we got an understanding. Not a purpose, a mission. And that mission is to expose Psychology of Vision for what it really is-- a huge scam that offends Heaven and exploits vulnerable people with the end goal of enriching two already financially bloated Americans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKZSqd5Y8nA
Am I joking? Maaaaaybe. How is your tolerance for my ambiguity? If you have a problem with uncertainty then people like Chuck Spezzano are waiting for you, and your bank account, with open arms. Before signing up for any Psychology of Vision workshops or events, just sit and study the image below for a full minute. Join with it. Download it. If your brain is sending out any warning signals in the process, my advice is to obey that instinct and steer clear of Spezzano's for-profit corporation.
Although Psychology of Vision is a dying concern, there remain several minions in Europe, Asia, and Canada. Avoid their events as well. If the POV name is associated with their merchandise then back away. It is a trap.
It is all about the money.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcXMhwF4EtQ
