SPECIAL NOTICE – NO SRT WORKSHOP THIS WEEKEND

We will be moving this weekend so there will be no workshop this Sunday, February 2nd.

Please keep up with your solo sessions and we will resume the workshop on Feb 9 at 12 noon Eastern time.

David and Gretchen St Lawrence

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Simplicity Is Best When Handling The Game Of Life

You are an immortal being playing at being human. The rules of being human vary as your body ages and the personalities you use to deal with the issues and opportunities of life change to match the agreements and rules appropriate for each stage of your human development.


You are not constrained to follow the rules appropriate for your body’s age, but too much of a variation will call attention to the fact that you are different, and in many societies, being different is threatening to other members of that society. As an immortal being, you have memories of many lifetimes to draw upon, and some of you choose to recall creative talents that won you fame and fortune in earlier lifetimes. If you choose the right memories, you get recognized as a prodigy, but you forego the anonymity of a life as an ordinary person and you lose the camaraderie of those who have suppressed their past life memories and are playing the game as if it is the first time again.


The suppression of past life memories may sound counter-productive, but it gives you a partial reset of harmful memories that can stick your attention and prevent you from properly playing the game of human being in your new life. If your memories stayed crystal clear, you would remember every failure and every punishment you ever experienced over millions of years, and your ability to play the game as a “normal” human being would be compromised.


The game of life as a human, as it is presently played by most people, starts you with no memories of earlier existences, and you accumulate knowledge through direct experience with those you have selected as parents and others in their tribe. This means that you are starting over with the majority of other humans you are exposed to. You will encounter painful and humiliating experiences as you attempt to learn the rules of your new family and their associates. Occasionally your new experiences will trigger earlier experiences from your many past lives and you will suffer feelings and physical conditions that others will not understand.


As a human, you get to play a multiplicity of roles and you need the appropriate mask or persona to play each role successfully. Just to give you an idea, here are just a few of the roles you get to play as a human: infant, child, student, teenager, orphan, delinquent, part-time employee, military recruit, full-time employee, supervisor, manager, corporate executive, retired person, and invalid.


Changing from one personality to the next can be difficult, but if you stay aware of your current responsibilities and make sure you are acting in an appropriate role for that responsibility, you can make the transition from one role to the next with a minimum of counter-intention from others. If you are able to envision your current role as just one step of many, you will be able to deal with your future roles as they occur. Knowingly assuming a role in life with a personality appropriate for that role keeps you in control of your life rather than being the effect of it. There are enjoyable aspects of almost every stage in life if you are using the right persona to deal with it.


If things are not going well for you at this time, what persona would be successful? Answering that question will change your life for the better.



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SRT Workshop January 26 – Identifying and Managing Personas

This workshop will be hosted on Zoom tomorrow at 12 noon Eastern US time. It is open to all SRT students and SRT Counseling clients. If you have not attended a workshop before, send me an email at srtcounseling@gmail.com for a link to access the workshop.

Understanding personas is the easiest way to work with spirits and achieve your daily goals in life. We automatically adopt personas** to handle different situations and if things are not going well, we are not using the correct persona for the situation.

We will be drilling identifying our different personas and deliberately changing them at will. Many of our persisting problems stem from an inability to recognize which persona we are wearing and continuing to wear a persona which has been successful in another area of life. This creates a barrier to successful communication with others. A typical example of this is a successful businessman acting like a CEO at home with his family instead of being a caring husband and father.

Persona** The mask or personality we use to address the various roles in our lives.

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SRT WORKSHOP 1-19-25 Summary

For those of you who were unable to participate in our SRT Workshop on Personas this Sunday here is a brief summary of how understanding personas can give you a new tool for managing your life.

The meeting involved discussions on spiritual beings, personas, and personal experiences. David St. Lawrence and Charles Leffler discussed the importance of personas in handling different situations and how they reflect spiritual influences. Charles shared a personal story about his name’s origin. Ben Shapiro and others joined. An unexpected interruption occurred with a hostile hacker disrupting the meeting briefly when the host allowed someone new to join the workshop. The host shut down the workshop and restarted it and the group continued to discuss the significance of personas in spiritual contexts.

The meeting focused on the concept of personas and their role in managing oneself and interactions. David St Lawrence explained that personas reflect intentions, self-care history, and future contributions. He discussed the importance of understanding and managing personas to navigate extreme conditions. Participants shared their experiences with personas, including Ben Shapiro’s view on personas as lighter versions of multiple personality disorders and Joachim Held’s perspective on personas as reductions of awareness. The discussion also covered practical applications of persona management in various roles, such as air traffic control, and the potential for enhanced teamwork and decision-making through multiple viewpoints.

  • David St Lawrence elaborates on the importance of understanding personas, comparing them to faces used in different situations.
  • The discussion includes the concept of road rage as an example of a persona taking over, and the need for control over such behaviors.
  • Ben Shapiro and David St Lawrence debate the differences between personas and multiple personality disorders, concluding that personas are lighter versions.
  • David St Lawrence shares a personal anecdote about switching personas during an emergency, illustrating the practical application of persona management.
  • Joachim Held discusses the reduction of capabilities and communication when adopting a persona, emphasizing the importance of maintaining awareness.
  • Al Leggett describes his experience as an air traffic controller, highlighting the specific persona required for that role and the rules that govern it.
  • The conversation explores the concept of personas in various professional contexts, such as air traffic control and SRT workshops.

Exploring the Concept of Personas in Depth

  • David St Lawrence introduces drills to help participants recognize and manage their personas, encouraging them to step out of their everyday personas.
  • Joachim Held shares his experience of stepping out of any persona, opening a space of possibilities and increasing awareness.
  • The discussion delves into the idea of personas as a reduction of awareness, comparing it to focusing on specific tasks.
  • David St Lawrence and participants explore the concept of personas as a way to handle different roles and situations, emphasizing the importance of flexibility and adaptability.
  • David St Lawrence and participants discuss the practical applications of persona management in daily life, such as switching personas during conversations or handling emergencies.
  • The conversation touches on the idea of personas as a way to create new futures, encouraging participants to consider new personas for different life situations.
  • Joachim Held introduces the concept of managing multiple personas simultaneously, suggesting it could lead to better teamwork and decision-making.
  • The meeting concludes with participants expressing their appreciation for the discussion and planning future sessions.
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