One hundred fifty years ago, Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol, which, in addition to being an entertaining ghost story, reveals deeper psychological truths. When the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, goes to bed Christmas Eve, he is an unhappy, solitary, miserly old man. He wakes up Christmas morning - transformed. Instead of "bah, humbug," he laughs joyously as he buys gifts, wishes people a "Merry Christmas," and plans how he will help Tiny Tim, the handicapped son of his clerk.
Scrooge did not transform his life by talking about his problems or working on his "issues." His transformation occurred while he slept and dreamed of four ghostly visitors. These ghosts are metaphors for what happens in real life.
The psychological insights expressed in A Christmas Carol correspond to the insights into personal growth provided by quantum psychology, which is a combination of Eastern philosophy and Western science. Perhaps the most revolutionary insight is that talking about problems does not bring about transformation but hinders it. Dreams are produced solely by the unconscious mind and just as we dream in pictures, fundamental change emerges from communicating with the unconscious mind in the language it prefers - pictures. When we do, the brain responds immediately.
Another shared insight is the connection between personal growth and higher consciousness. Scrooge's first ghost, Jacob Marley, who is Scrooge's deceased business partner, introduces the subject of higher consciousness. He warns Scrooge that success in business is not enough: "Man was my business, charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were all my business." So also the changes that emerge with the practice of quantum techniques both improve our ordinary lives and bring about higher consciousness. For example we become courageous, enjoy life and have satisfying relationships; we also become compassionate, spiritual beings, which are characteristics of higher consciousness.
Ghost #2, the Ghost of Christmas Present, shows Scrooge the negative aspects of his present life. So also Quantum Technique #1uses the "negative feedback" of our current problems, such as job stress, to stimulate rapid personal growth.
Shades of Sigmund Freud, Ghost #3, the Ghost of Christmas Past, shows Scrooge scenes from his youth. So also quantum techniques free us from the past, both our traumatic personal experiences and the beliefs and concepts about life we acquired from our cultural indoctrination, which is a form of brain washing.
The last ghost is the Ghost of Christmas Future, who gives Scrooge a preview of what his future will look like - if nothing changes. Based on the basic principle that we only get what we ask for, although not always, quantum techniques require us to look to the future and choose what changes we want to make in ourselves and our lives.
Scrooge and quantum psychology reveal that the secret of your happiness lies within you, specifically within your unconscious mind, which contains a personal-growth learning program that knows how to transform your life- with a little help from you.
Since childhood, Jean's quest has been the search for knowledge, which is synonymous with power. Her intent is to empower individuals looking to jump start their psychological evolution and achieve higher consciousness. Her book, The Greatest Escape: Travel the Quantum Path to Personal Freedom, providers readers with the theory underlying two quantum personal growth techniques, which produce immediate results, without talking about problems. Plenty of colorful pictures enhance the learning and make the book fun to read. More information can be found at http://www.quantumboyd.com
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