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SHATTERING THE DEATH ARCHETYPE - Zeta's Story ....a continuation

By: Marcia Beachy, MS, LPC, CCH

Part 2

At the conclusion of my interview with Zetta (see Part 1 of Zetas Story for the interview), I mentioned that if she wanted to further explore her connection with her Council of Seven, she might be able to do so through a past life regression (PLR) session. I couldn’t guarantee what we might discover, but if she felt adventurous and strong enough, we could experiment. Two months later in December of 2007, Zetta arrived on my doorstep, strong enough to drive alone from Boulder; adventurous enough to risk a PLR in the hope of procuring another meeting with her Council.

In addition to the hoped-for Council meeting and clarifying what her agreements with them were, Zetta’s intention for the PLR was to find help with her lack of enthusiasm for life and her ongoing financial struggles. She was uncertain that she could attain a sufficient level of hypnosis to be effective, mirroring her anxiety of the process. This is not unusual with clients who are experiencing their first PLR, and the vast majority are surprised to discover they are "successful" after all. Zetta did, in fact, return to a past life. She has given permission for this work to be shared, in hopes that it might be helpful to others and so the full session follows.

PLR "Borgan"

Zetta stepped through her door (the metaphor used to enter another lifetime), into another time, land and body. Her voice was soft and hesitant. I have modified the commentary slightly to create a more readable text. All information is an accurate rendition of her words and experience.

Zetta: It is daylight....I see a small village that I am looking at. I have on leather boots, plain pants and a heavy chest plate that goes over my shoulders. I’m a man, a soldier. I feel proud and strong. My skin is dark, like Hispanic skin, dark hair and eyes. I am about 30 years old.

Marcia: Is this your village that you see?

Zetta: Yes. I feel protective of it. I have a sense of joy just standing here looking at it and the people moving about. It is home.

Marcia: Go now into the village, to your home....

Zetta: The buildings are made of mud with thatched roofs. It is the marketplace. The people are happy, bickering over prices and joking with each other. They know me. The men are in shirts....I feel that I don’t stay here all the time, but everyone knows me. I travel a lot....

This is my respite place. I am in the army. It is hard living on the go, in tents, never feeling settled, yearning for home. It is hard seeing the battles, seeing men killed, killing many. I serve the King....All the killing and the lifestyle - I’m so tired of it (begins to cry)....But I have to help protect the people.

Marcia: Yes, it has been very hard and you want to protect your people....What do the people call you, what is your name?

Zetta: Borgan’.

Marcia: Thank you Borgan’....Tell me the name of the King that you serve. And the year.

Zetta: King Arthur. The year is 1736. (This is a likely reference to an Arthurian-type of life and service, rather than a mix-up of historical data.)

Marcia: Thank you. Tell me now about your friends, men that you serve with.... ..

Zetta: Micah. Micah is a jokster. He has served for a long time. I trust him more than most of the others....Jeran. He is more steady, steadfast and dependable.... L__?___ (This name was hard to hear) who is dark and is a good soldier, but he doesn’t have the heart, the compassion....

Marcia: Thank you Borgan’....Now let’s go to the next important time in your life.

Zetta: We are preparing to go into battle again. I am scared....We are outnumbered....I draw on my strength and my power....I don’t want to die in the battle! I’m scared! There is fighting....men are falling around me. I feel a stab just below my rib cage in the back right side. I fall to my knees........I continue to want to do battle.......and finally.....just.....

Marcia: Yes, it is difficult now as you realize you have reached the end of this life....Please stay right with your experience as you are aware that you are dying....What are your thoughts? What are you feeling as you are almost ready to pass?

Zetta: I am thinking of my mother and of my family....Just seeing them and lov ing them....I feel sadness. There is a little girl, my daughter....It has been a good life because of the relationships that I have had. I fought well. I did my duty....I’m picturing the scene of standing at the doors looking at my village....I’m feeling the joy of being a little boy again.....The tip of the spear went through my body into my liver (Remember, in this life, Zetta suffers from hepatitis, a liver disease.)

Interlife

Marcia: Now Borgan’, be aware of taking your last breath and of your spirit leaving your body. Share with me what you are aware of.

Zetta: I’m aware of myself looking down at the battle....I’m floating up and away....Getting lighter....I have chosen to go to a park-like area. It is open with trees, but not like Earth trees, not as solid....I am resting....

Marcia: Let’s begin reflecting on your life, as you are ready.

Zetta: I learned how to suck it up and do it anyway. It was a lot about not doing for myself....Always putting the higher good before myself. I learned that killing doesn’t solve the problem. I don’t know that I knew that then. When I was younger, I was all for the battle, the kill, the righteous anger. But the battles kept happening and none of the problems were changing. In one battle, my best friend was killed - Marone. That changed the way I viewed fighting. I started seeing the senselessness. After that I started losing the lust for the kill. Yet I stayed faithful to my commitment to being a soldier....

Marcia: You learned some valuable things in your life....I wonder what you have learned that you might like to share with Zetta?

Zetta: Don’t make yourself do things that you really don’t want to do. Love is different than loyalty. We think that we have to be loyal to a cause, to our village, to our king. However, with that loyalty comes a price, which is self- sacrifice. Love doesn’t demand that....

Marcia: What does love demand?

Zetta: Love demands being vulnerable, showing feelings, even the tender ones. Love brings joy. Loyalty brings obligation. Let your heart be free.

Marcia: What if the village, or king, or relationship wants you to be loyal anyway?

Zetta: You must find your limit. Find that line. You can have love and loyalty but you must learn to say no. There is a natural loyalty that comes with love and it is not all bad. But commitment that takes your heart and soul is harmful. It pushes you beyond what you know is right to do....It’s harmful....Trust your own wisdom, your inner knowing. Selling your soul doesn’t make the end any easier. (Borgan’ is keenly aware of this dawning realization. He struggles with the complexities and difficulties of discerning the fine line between loyalty and the need for self-care - or more to the point - soul-care.)

Marcia: So now that Zetta knows about you, how might you stay in contact with her, continue this connection?

Zetta: Whenever she feels the wind, a soft breeze on her cheek, I will be touching her. She may even feel it when she is not outside....

Marcia: Before we move on, I want to check in with both of you now, Zetta and Borgan’, and see if you sense anything else that needs to be seen or released from that life.

Zetta: It feels complete.

Marcia: Now we will release the life of Borgan’ and prepare to go to your Council of Seven, Zetta. Begin to be aware of a guide who will come forward and take you to where we need to go....

Zetta: I see an Asian man with big energy....We’ve been together a long time. I am enveloped in his love. He knows me, he knows me deeply. He sees me.... (Zetta is deeply touched upon meeting her familiar, loving guide.)

Marcia: As you are reconnecting and merging with his love, take some time to ask for any healing you need with your liver, both past and present life healing....Then let us ask if it is now appropriate for him to take you to your Council.

Zetta: He says yes. (Zetta is having some trouble with nausea. This is likely a result of both the healing she is experiencing and the increased frequencies of this higher realm. Because of time constraints we need to move on as soon as she is comfortable. With much encouragement and affirmation, we proceed.)

I am floating to Light....(This process requires encouragement and coaching.) I am at a building, a big, white, formal marble building. The Council is inside.... (Zetta’s voice has been getting quieter and more reverent as we proceed. She is obviously in awe and wonder at the beautiful architecture of this building within its celestial setting. I ask her to enter as she is ready, sharing with me all that she is aware of. She continues.)The Council is sitting in a semi-circle. There are angels behind them and around the room. They appear large and radiant, sparkling and magnificent. Each one is different.

Marcia: Describe each of your Council to me.

Zetta: They have taken on a more human form for me. The one starting on the left is an elderly gentleman. The second is also male...There is a feeling that they aren’t human, the human form becomes translucent...The third is female, fourth male, fifth female, sixth male, seventh female...There is a different feeling to the feminine than the masculine. There is a lot of love....

Marcia: Thank you, Zetta. Take a moment and describe the angels that you are seeing.

Zetta: One on my left is more masculine. He wears a maroon robe that goes over his shoulder with a gold band, shoulder to waist, very elegant. He is very present and with me a lot of the time. He guides me and is teaching me about letting go of judgement.

There is another one on the right end of the Council, a female, beautiful and glorious. She has been helping me a lot with the dying process. We have been pretty clear with each other through this process. She knows and I know.

I am getting ready to face the Council. I’m standing in the middle. The ones on the end are in my peripheral vision. I am very honored to be here. (Zetta is crying.)

Marcia: Letting yourself receive all the information that comes to you, all the love and energy from these beings....Sharing with me as you can....

Zetta: (In hushed and reverent tones) I want to thank them for their Presence and for allowing me to come....I feel that I have been told so much over this past year about this journey....I want to ask what was agreed on and what else needs to be done with this life I have been given....I feel very humble in making this request... . (Zetta’s tone changes).....Spirit is now speaking.... "When you came last time it wasn’t completely decided you would die. It was your chosen date. You asked for more time and we granted it. It was clear when you came to us that you still had a lot of unanswered questions and turmoil. You didn’t understand what death meant. Because of this confusion, we granted you longer life to learn how to be free within the limitations of the human body....You have done well.... You have learned much since that day you came to us. You have the freedom to make your life whatever you want it to be."

....I am asking if we made any financial agreements regarding my continued life. I tell them that it is difficult when you have to worry about having enough groceries, when you don’t see where the money can come from....

"Zetta, we have given you many signs that you have been taken care of, that abundance is yours. We know it is not coming as you want. But it is coming from what you need. Open your heart. Abundance can come from any direction, from sources unknown to you. The only suffering you will experience is that which will help you open your eyes to your patterns. For the most part your life is complete. You have done a good job! Your karmic connections are complete. The end of your life is now your choice.

"We see that you are not happy, except for moments in this life - and that is the belief in suffering that you have carried throughout lifetimes. You needn’t suffer anymore. There is no price you can pay for the abundance we offer you. We know that you still desire to die, to leave the world. There will come a day when you will know in your heart when it is the right day to let go. In the meantime, continue to do what you always do: explore the issues that rise and find healing. You do that so well. You are so courageous."

....I am asking my Council if there is anything else that I need to be doing with my life while I am here....

"We know it is hard for you to experience joy and fun and laughter, but that is all you need to do; allow yourself to open and see the humorous all around you, the delight that is in everything, the joy that is abundant is all for you! There is nothing specific that you need to do. You can’t earn your way to the other side...."

(With that profound statement, there is a pause. The session is almost over and both of us are tiring. So I ask if I may address the Council and Zetta conveys that they are most open. I then ask a question regarding this work and how I may be more effective. The Council of Seven responds in a most supportive manner and with details that Zetta could not have known. I am profoundly touched, needing to gather my emotions together in order to complete our time together. I convey my deep gratefulness, as does Zetta. We briefly check in to see if we are complete. Zetta, with great quietness, says she is complete and we close the session.)

Summary

Rather than neatly tying up all loose ends, our visit to the soul realms and Council of Seven stimulated new conundrums for Zetta to ponder. How do you live abundantly when you need groceries and your bank account is almost empty? How do you open to abundance coming from any direction? What is it like to embrace non-suffering and joy? When your karma is complete and your life goals are fulfilled, what’s next? Even if you’ve done a good job with your Earth School homework assignments, twiddling your thumbs is not an option. Neither is dying - quite yet. The Map Quest route to death shows several possibilities. Rather than taking the expected, shortest route, Zetta opted for the scenic one. Not only is she shattering her death archetype, more profoundly, she is choosing to liberate herself from any remaining joy-limiting patterns.

Zetta returned herself to the world of daily life with a few more learning options and the gift of consciously knowing she has a pretty impressive, exacting and generous support system in the higher realms.

Follow this link for Part 1 of Zeta's Story.

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Marcia Beachy, MS, LPC, CCH, is a licensed clinician in private practice, specializing in holistic, heart-centered therapies and regression work. Her passion is uncovering the soul and supporting conscious living and dying. She is the author of This Divine Classroom: Earth School and the Psychology of the Soul and resides in Pueblo, Colorado. Learn more at: www.marciabeachy.com