Written by: Shamala Tan, Executive Contributor
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I was electrocuted by a 1000watt blender and the outcome could have been very different.
A friend of mine, a wellness practitioner said to me: if you told people you were electrocuted they would think it is just a spark that shocked you because you look fine and well on the outside.
This is true, I think most will find it hard to believe. But my experience was not a spark, it was a punch. I might have lost consciousness for a split second, and I am not sure. When I came to, I was still standing, but I had released the 1000 watts appliance that wanted me to meet my Maker before my time. But the defiant me was still standing there.
My father looked at me shocked and curious, and he said, what are you doing?
I managed to say: I was electrocuted.
After a few minutes, my mother came into the kitchen and asked why was there no power in the apartment. Only then did I realise the circuit breaker had come on. Thank God for circuit breakers.
Almost immediately, I continued on with the chores I was doing, did the dishes and got ready to leave my parents' home. My father asked me again, are you okay? His face filled with concern, he was still shocked by what happened, he went on to say: it is a good thing you have a strong heart or else you would have had a heart attack.
I remained calm and told him that I'm fine and that there was nothing to worry about. But I knew that both of us left some words unsaid as the gravity of the situation sank in.
I spent the next few days just processing. All kinds of thoughts, sensations, and feelings came up all at once. The full spectrum of consciousness was lighted up, so to speak, to allow me to entertain those thoughts, which included:
Thank God it was me, and not Dad. You see, it was a new blender, and I helped D buy it to make smoothies. But since my parents moved to their new apartment they haven't touched it. That fateful day, I was showing him how to use it. D's remark about me having a strong heart, possibly, made him think that if it was him, he might not have made it because he is almost 88 years old.
What would have happened if I had a heart attack, or died in their new home? This thought sent shivers down my spine. I couldn't imagine the trauma they would have to live within their old age.
I was humbled and brought close to death, by the God of electricity. He punched me in the core of my being, I felt the current run through both of my arms. And I knew that my still being alive, is not pure luck.
I am a highly functional person, which meant that no matter what I experience in my life, looking at my past history of events and life's experiences, sad, traumatic, betrayed etc – I continued to function well on the practical level. Somehow I am able to separate my functional life from the other aspects of life quite brilliantly (I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not) And I would take some time to process the experiences privately, and usually with a therapist.
As I observed myself processing my own thoughts, feelings and sensations, I could understand how and why some people go deep into depression or start to live manically when they have near-death experiences, because all of these came up for me.
However, I did not act on any of them.
I consciously waited them out, because I understood that I was going through the shock of the trauma within my own body, my emotions and my thoughts.
The one distinct thought or consciousness that greeted me immediately after the electrical punch was: There is a spiritual reason for this.
But for a few days after I felt empty. Just emptiness. I was directionless. Restless. I didn't even know how I was supposed to feel. Nothing felt right.
Knowing that in a split second, I might no longer be around anymore, is quite out of my range of experience I truly do not know how to feel, think, or behave. So I just rested in bed for almost two days.
Things started to come together for me when I saw my first client after the incident, and answers to her questions just popped into my head. I realised that I had access to more information than I ever did before. I felt the expansion of my mind and my consciousness, as if I had popped open a doorway into a library I never knew existed.
While that part of me is on the journey of discovery, with excitement and inspiration, another part of me is healing on the energetic and physical levels. Psychologically, I am in a much better space after working through this with my analyst.
I did a physical wellness scan, and I can see how much work is needed to be done internally, but not something I cannot handle. I am a healer after all. As I type this today, I feel more alive than ever.
I am amazed by the human body that when we place our complete trust in its ability to deal and heal, it will show up and be the miraculous vehicle it is meant it be. It is a two-way relationship that must be nurtured with the physical body. If we treat it well, it will treat us well back by many times over.
Perhaps the God of electricity/lightning had something planned for me and worked in cahoots with the God of Life's Purpose because after the incident I feel different in my brain and my nervous system, but nothing imbalanced in these areas was picked up on the scan.
But my brain, spine, and nervous system have become even stronger receptors to information, as though my natural psychic sense has more than doubled up, and my channel connection to the Universal Mind has become much (multiple times) more open. What I have found myself doing, however, is holding back, which I really need to let go of, and simply allow the full load to course through.
I am looking forward to sharing more of my new experiences with you.
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Shamala Tan, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Shamala Tan is an author, spiritual entrepreneur and healer. Her work focuses on transforming the lives of others on the spiritual, emotional, mental and earthly levels. Shamala’s clients include small business owners, holistic practitioners as well as those seeking to find more significant meaning and value in life. Shamala offers laser coaching to her clients on a one-to-one basis or in a group environment, offline as well as online.
