Say Hello to Your Goblin: How to Let Go of Age-Old Blocks and Live Your Bliss!
It’s been almost a week since I finished up my most recent Sedona Intensive weekend, and I’m still in awe of all the transformative work we did. I feel so blessed to be able to dig deep with such truly amazing participants. Even though I’m technically the leader, I’ve found that I learn something new from each new participant and group. We had breakthrough after breakthrough! And one of those breakthroughs was about our Goblins, those clever little creatures who LOVE to distract us from living an authentic and purposeful life.
“Goblin” is the name of the character I use to describe the negative chatter in our minds that keeps us addicted to being trapped inside our ego-centered “Me Bubble.” He lives inside all of us and whispers fear, anger, guilt, jealousy, shame, and all sorts of other negative, limiting emotions. Your wounded ego is the Goblin—the part of you that acts out from the beliefs of abandonment, self-denial, entitlement, arrogance, and self-hatred among other things. By keeping you focused on ego separation, he also breaks your connection to the Divine and, as a result, your intuition. I talk extensively about the Goblin in my first book Remembering the Future as well as in my seminars and intensives. He’s one powerful little creature we all have to keep in check, but always remember—you are not your Goblin’s feelings.
Our Goblins tend to keep taking us to the same troublesome experiences—difficult relationships, financial difficulties, addictions, and so on. They’re largely born out of our own life experiences, but as we realized in last weekend’s intensive, you can also inherit some powerful Goblins. In other words, you may not have had a first-hand experience to create a Goblin, but your mother, father, or another significant person in your life may have inadvertently passed one to you. In fact, the Goblin may not have even originated with the person who passed it to you; it may have worked its way down your family tree.
I can think of one my own Goblins that I inherited. For example, since I can remember I’ve had to work through a real fear that I could lose everything. Paying a large bill used to freak me out for no reason, and I had a Chicken Little mentality that the sky was falling and something bad was bound to happen. So, I was hyper-vigilant for no reason—I’d never actually lost everything. But, my mother had and I believe her anxiety and expectation that Nazis could come through the door at any moment was very real for her and transferred to me. For her, this was a real concern because she did experience losing everything in World War II. (Ironically, her fear was realized again much later in her life when she and my father lost everything through an unfortunate business deal gone sour.)
So, if you’re wondering why you keep getting caught up with a Goblin that doesn’t relate directly to your experience, it’s quite possible he’s been hiding behind a doily and pile of heirlooms from another era altogether.
Exercise:
It’s time to make peace with your Goblin. Like an unruly, tired little kid, your Goblin really just needs a little bit of loving acknowledgment and then to be tucked in for a nap. When it’s asleep, you awaken your higher self and you find fewer blocks on your path to an authentic, purposeful, and happy life. So, take some time this week to put your Goblin to sleep with my Goblin exercise.
This exercise will also help you build a creative relationship with your Goblin. I encourage you to do it whenever you’re feeling Goblin thoughts like stress, fear, anger, guilt, envy, and so on. Every time you do it, you’ll be amazed at how much more authentic you feel!
And, if you find a Goblin thought popping up in your day, picture your Goblin and lovingly thank him or her for their input. You might even use a cute soothing voice as if you’re talking to a little kid. When you acknowledge your Goblin’s opinion, the chatter gets quieter.
Be sure to share your Goblin discoveries and insights with other readers! What’s your biggest Goblin and how have you worked through it? What does your Goblin look like?
And now for the exercise: watch this video
Love,
Colette
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Thanks for the article and video about the goblin. Mine has been running rampant. I think I also need to learn “the art of letting go” and release attachment to my desires. Practice makes perfect.
My goblin enjoys listing out all the things I’ve done for the people I care for while taunting me with phrases like “They don’t love you as much as you love them”. And as I listen – I start to believe it. Pretty soon the blinders are on and I’m in full on Martyr mode. I create resentments where none were to be found or intended. When I start to feel good about myself, my goblin pokes me and reminds me why I shouldn’t. I just identified my goblin this week so I’m still learning how to work through it. But I realize that acknowledgment is the first step. The other thing I’ve learned is the importance of loving without condition. It is important for us to give and help when we can. I trust that God will always provide and most often, the support I receive isn’t always from the people to whom I first supplied it. It doesn’t matter. I am loved and well cared for.
I just wanted to thank you once again for lifting me out of the darkness and sorrow that I have been marinating in for years. The process at the intensive this past weekend, while intense, was so worth it. I didn’t know if I would have the courage to go through the process, then I seen the bus with “You gotta do it!” drive past the window. Talk about a Cledon!!You and Debra helped me so much. I can’t trully express the gratefulness I feel for the gift you helped me recover-my self-worth and joy. I feel trully blessed & enlighted because of you and your insight & inspiration. My heartfelt thanks! May peace & love be with you always! If anyone out there is looking to tame their inner Goblin, take the Sedona Intensive with Colette. I guarantee if you are open to the process, it will transform your life in many unexpected ways.
Hi there,
My Goblin was/is tasmanian devil. He wouldn’t sit still, he was all over the stage, up and down the curtains. Spinning around and around. Get your butt over here!
And what he wanted was for me to stop fighting with it.
Which I have been working on with a great deal over the years, but now I’m moving up to a much higher level in my life. I’m going through a spiritual awakening being downloading from the top of my head down through the rest of my body. As well as much, much more.
My goblin must of come from my mother, for her own reasons, since I was a kid she would tell me – you can’t, don’t, your crazy thinking you can do that, etc. And it turned into me fighting with my own self the same way, in my head.
So I’m just releasing anything that is left, or still attached.
Thank You so much for all that you’ve done with your books, and videos, and hayhouseradio.
It’s It’s, It’s alive!
Rob
I attended the Sedona Intensive this past weekend, and I just wanted to thank you once again for pulling me out of the darkness & sorrow I’ve been lost in for years. You and Debra helped see that I have something to offer. I can not express to you enough how grateful I am for the gifts you helped me rediscover-my self-worth & joy. Your insight and inspiration has truly changed my life. May peace, love, & blessings be with you always. Thanks again for helping me find my sparkle.
Mine is LIKE the Tasmanian devil-like character in ‘Twilight Zone – The Movie”. The part where the woman goes to the family’s house…the one that the little boy had special powers, they were all afraid of him and their house looks like a cartoon? Anyway, there is a creature in that episode that is like the cartoon Tasmanian devil, but looks REAL with life-like animation. Goofy, fast, crazy and out-of-control. Yep, that’s him.
ps thanks again for my oracle cards, Colette
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Hi, I have tried the goblin exercise and my goblin was my mother. We have parted ways about 4yrs ago. After my step father passed away. I had an argument w/him I never straightened out before he passed on. I don’t really know why my mother and I have this separation as she never came out and told me. I can only guess it’s because I don’t live her life. My half sister does and they are both together like 2peas in a pod. Including living in the same household. I do not have any thing do do w/my half sister whom is 9yrs younger than me and has pushed me out w/words of untruths so she looks better than me and she can do no wrong in mothers eyes. I wish my mother and I could have a relation like we had when I was young. She born my sister out of wedlock and I as a young girl babysat all hours as my stepfather and her weren’t married yet. My mother is my goblin and I love her so much as she was not as she is now . I love her but am not in her life as I would like to be. I wrapped her in the blanket and comforted her and cried. I don’t want her to pass on as she is in her 70′s now. And yes I have tried and tried to talk to her to no avail. I am disabled and finally had a disc replacement and have been in a hospital bed in my living room for 2 summers. She never even called to see how I was. I understand but I don’t understand. Comments and advice and prayers is truly needed. Thank you for listening to me. Sherrie
My goblin was a hairy messy thing.
He was a tough talker, taunting me “You never listen to me”, “You piss me off”, but like a bully when he couldn’t think of any more insults to say he was just flustered, confused, and shy. He finally said “I’m lonely”.
He was very happy when I was holding him in the baby blanket. I think we are going to have a new relationship!
Kara
I’m always trying to rid my Goblins. They keep rearing their ugly heads. I fully agree that we inherit many goblins, which are implanted by family who lack confidence & faith in you, or from those whose standards you don’t live up to. Sometimes it’s hard to \comfort\ those irritating voices because they are reminders of what you want to forget or overcome.
Very helpful! BTW I loved the intro music…who is it?
Dear Colette!
I have begun to do intuitive work for others, and I would love it if you could offer courses/books/materials for those of us who want to really deepen our psychic skills. I love love listening to your shows a) beacause you’re great, b)because I listen to you and learn how you might be “seeing”, interpreting, etc. I think that offering spiritual counselling/guidance is so wonderful, important, and joyful…. I love doing it, and I’m looking to improve my skills, and to add more tools to my tool box.
It could be called Psychic 301…..:)
A deep bow and gratitude to all that you do and are!
Irene
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