Ann M. Drake > Quotes

“A brilliant child, a potential Rhodes Scholar, repeatedly called stupid by a father that feels inferior to his son’s brilliance, might take in this comment as a fact, take on the self-concept of someone who is not bright and then live within the energy and belief of this projection, never fully realizing or developing the brilliant mind that he has.”
― Ann M Drake, The Energetic Dimension: Understanding Our Karmic, Ancestral and Cultural Imprints

“the vast majority of evil spirits or demons arise from the negative emotional states of anger, jealousy, greed, envy, hate, self-doubt, shame and fear. These negative emotional states can destroy the very fabric of our being”
― Ann M Drake, The Energetic Dimension: Understanding Our Karmic, Ancestral and Cultural Imprints

“Anger and hate keep us energetically connected to another just as powerfully as love does. Stuck anger stops us from experiencing the peace that comes from settling into our true heart as we are constantly doing battle with the other, keeping the memory and the energy of the trauma alive. After the tragic murder of nine people during a Bible study session at Emanuel African Methodist church in Charleston, South Carolina, the parishioners were able to offer heartfelt forgiveness to Dylann Roof. In doing this, they were able to grieve in a state of peace rather than from a rage that would haunt them.”
― Ann M Drake, The Energetic Dimension: Understanding Our Karmic, Ancestral and Cultural Imprints