Question

How might the Seven steps of Grace answer the following observation: it is common for trauma victims to survive by fragmenting themselves by dissociating by repressing emotional affect - all ways of dealing with trauma that also affect negatively ones ability to reason and to trust ones sense of reality.

Answer 1

Edgar Cayce has given us the steps of Grace:

1. Be kind to each other; be gentle with each
other even when you feel like knocking each other
in the head. Be kind and be gentle, if you want to
be a channel for God's love.

2. Bring peace to individuals, and to groups,
and to situations, rather than contention. Oh, it's
so much fun to bring contention. I know. I have
tried it.

3. Right acts, the readings say, include right
thoughts. Righteousness means "right acts."
You've got to be aware, conscious of more than
just what is required - more aware in terms of
right acts and right thoughts.

4. The readings say not to be hurt by harsh
words, if you want grace in your life. You're going
to run into some harsh words. I run into them
quite frequently!

5. The readings say, too, that you must
choose according to your ideals if you are really
going to work with grace in your life. Set your ideals
and be conscious of choosing your thoughts
and speech. Act according to your ideals.

6. For grace to enter, you've got to stop
condemning yourself and others.

7. And finally the seventh step, which I'm
sure must be connected with the opening of the
seven seals - forgive yourself and others.

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Trauma victims go through a lot emootionally mentally and physically thats the simple reason why they are behaving in a particular manner aloof, repressed their emotions and lack of trust - Living with GRACE will help them relive, retrust and rebuild their posititve thoughts also will help them to regain the concept of trusting others.