![]() The man protested, “But I’ve been saving for years to make this trip. “The hotels are substandard and over-priced. “I hear that Rome is overrated,” said the barber. He mentioned that he was taking a trip to Rome. Here’s a story…see if you can figure out who has the low self-esteem?Ī man went to the local barber. This unlocks your rich creative potential. Of course, that control only comes about when you discover your True Self and awaken the inner spark within you. Thus, her need for control, but what she really needs is control of herself. Like Miss Gulch, the Wicked Witch does not accept herself as she is, craving recognition and acquisition as substitutes for love. The witch, like Miss Gulch, is a heartless coward, unconsciously convinced that controlling all of Oz and subjugating all its inhabitants will compensate for her inability to overcome her unresolved subconscious conflicts, like her inability to overcome her lack of self-worth, perhaps created from sibling rivalry with her sister. In Zen, monkeys symbolize the madness of an unbalanced mind, maybe why the witch surrounds herself with the Winged Monkeys. To feel in control, the Wicked Witch is obsessed with controlling others – the Winged Monkeys, the Winkie Guards, Dorothy, and ultimately Emerald City. The more you embrace evil, the bigger this chasm becomes, making it easier for your wickedness to continue which is why Glinda said, “Only bad witches are ugly.” When you are wicked, you disrupt this balance.” It is the balance between decency and indecency, between morality and immorality, between spiritual consciousness and base animal needs. Greene tells us, “Inner peace is the harmony between conflicting forces. She uses black-magic to control others and acquire more power – all to compensate for her deep-seated neuroses. But, like Miss Gulch, the Wicked Witch is a deeply disturbed individual. Of course, the Wicked Witch may feel justified going after Dorothy after all, the ruby slippers were her sisters. “Becoming aware of a power struggle allows you to consciously choose whether to continue it, transform it, or rise above it.’ The only way our friends can circumvent these pathetic control dramas is by consciously recognizing these destructive energy dynamics. This is almost like a daytime soap opera! Meanwhile, the Wicked Witch plans to win all the energy by robbing Dorothy. Dorothy & friends allow themselves to be denigrated and controlled by the Wizard, letting the Wizard steal energy from the Wicked Witch by gaining her broom and therefore, control the energy flow in Oz. It seems that he is fearful of the Wicked Witch himself and so bullies Dorothy & crew do his dirty work. Otherwise, why not do this small task himself or even trade the ruby slippers for our three friends’ requests. But this is false dependency since we know the Wizard is not all-knowing as he claims. He’s making promises but attaching conditions thus creating dependency. The Wizard is attempting to shatter their confidence in the process of attempting to prove their worthiness. ![]() When Dorothy and her trio ask the Wizard for help, after he bullies them, he gives them “a very small task.” But it’s not small at all…to bring him the Wicked Witch’s broomstick. ![]() The true energy we all seek flows abundantly from the creative source of the universe. The need to give control to others and the addictive need to dominate are both obstacles to spiritual enlightenment. And you do not need to rob energy from others either. We all unconsciously compete for energy with each other.īut we do not need to surrender our energy. This week our leading question is: Have you been, unconsciously, letting others steal your energy? Sometimes asking for adventure doesn’t turn out as the adventure we were thinking about, does it? But we also have learned that things aren’t always as they seem. We’re back at Oz, checking out what’s been happening to Dorothy and her friends. The Wizard of Oz – Bring me the broomstick of the wicked witch of the west
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