Creating Consciousness Through Touch
The History of Metamorphosis
We are limited by what we believe and think!
Open your mind to possibilities – and begin to create your life!
Robert St. John, the founder of Metamorphosis, saw the creation of this planet came with a pattern of stress that is behind all symptoms. His philosophy on Afference and Efference offers a unique and simple perspective on personal and global disharmony - and how to create balance in our lives.
Metamorphosis was originally called Prenatal Therapy. The work was created in England by Robert St. John during the late 1950's. St. John observed several things in his experience with the healing arts that influenced his approach.
First, while working with the Bates Eye System, he observed that a person's attitude of mind was reflected in every aspect of their being, including their eyesight, causing one to be long or short sighted. This became the basis for the philosophy of afference and efference.
While working with naturopathic medicine, St. John recognized that the focus of this and most healing approaches were based on treating symptoms. While the symptoms usually went away, he noticed that they often returned or people experienced new symptoms, because the underlying patterns of stress causing the symptoms were not addressed.
Reflexology was very inspirational in developing the hands-on aspect of Metamorphosis. St. John noticed that there were many maps of the feet, all a little different, yet they all worked. He realized that it was the intention behind the use of reflex points that was working. He also noticed with Reflexology, the intent was limited to the physical body rather than the underlying patterns behind all symptoms.
In observing life, St. John noticed that the overall patterns of humanity never really changed; there has always been illness, discomfort, disharmony, war and conflict, within and without. He realized that these primary stress patterns of humanity continue on because they have not been addressed at their origins. Based on these observations, St. John set out to create a means to access the unconscious underlying patterns/attitudes behind all of humanity's disturbances, both individually and collectively. The outcome - Metamorphosis!
Although Metamorphosis is an attitude of mind and very simple to use, we have been indoctrinated over the centuries by structures of thought in religion, philosophy and education in such a way that our ability to think and function from the level of thought is tied to these same structures and we are not free to "think" from our own inner intelligence. We need some ritual to "unthink" this structure. That, in principle, is what Metamorphosis is. What physical practice there is in Metamorphosis is a symbol for the mind to change all of the indoctrination of the past and to "be come" the present.
- Robert St. John
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