New Earth

Release

2010-10-13T14:06:00.000-07:00

Dear Reader,

I have not posted anything here in a while.

This has been intentional as I have come to learn, or rather experience, that the "new earth" is not something that can be easily written about...

This transition is so delicate and fresh that any attempt at communicating or physically expressing it may well be futile. Rather, we must follow our inner guidance; it is there and it is constantly working overtime with/for you.

We are so much more than can be possibly imagined.

We must let this energetic unfolding do its Divine work.

Release your grip dear brother/sister and know that all is well.

Expressing Love for the One and Many,

Jason
WhatIsMetaphysics.com

How The Shift Will Happen

2010-04-25T15:43:00.000-07:00

by Owen Waters

The ancient Mayan culture gave us more than the Mayan cosmic
cycles. They were an early test case for the process of
physical ascension that the entire planet is about to
experience in the near future.

Their cycles work made us aware that December 21st, 2012 is
when several long-term cosmic cycles of influence upon human
consciousness come to a close, all on the same date, and new
cycles begin. There is a 5,125 year cycle, a longer 26,000-year
cycle, and some even longer-term cycles as well, all converging
on that one date.

The Mayan civilization existed up until 830 A.D, yet their
astronomical knowledge exceeded today's level of knowledge in
many ways. They not only knew the precise orbits of the planets
in our solar system, but also the orbits of the stars in our
galaxy. They even had cataloged information on major cosmic
events going back more than 400 million years. The Mayan
calendars are masterpieces which illustrate the repeating
time-spirals of cosmic cycles within cycles within cycles.

Then, the Mayans suddenly disappeared from their cities,
leaving no traces behind as to where they had moved and, yet,
left their cooking pots and utensils behind. There is no sign
that they suddenly died from some mysterious ailment and they
did not move to another known location. That means they didn't
relocate anywhere here on this physical earth. Instead, they
moved up a level from our third-density level of existence into
fourth density. They didn't move away; they moved up.

Fourth density is less dense than our world, but it is still
physical. It is also home to the spirit realms or the
afterlife. If you were a physical human living in fourth
density, you would find it relatively easy to contact people in
spirit bodies. They would live in a higher sub-realm of fourth
density than you, but you'd both be in the overall
fourth-density layer of existence on this planet.

The Mayans engaged in a prototype experiment to ascend from
third density to fourth density. They weren't the only test
group engaging in such experiments. In New Mexico, for example,
the residents of Bandelier and Puye Cliff Dwellings
successfully ascended, as did the residents of Machu Picchu in
Peru. Those test groups moved from third density up into fourth
density.

The ascension that is about to happen on Earth in the near
future will be very similar and, yet, it will be different in
one major respect. We won't be leaving our old world behind to
move into a new one. Our world will ascend along with
everything in it, including us.

Our entire realm of existence will increase in frequency and
move up into a fourth-density frequency band. This time, the
cooking pots and utensils won't get left behind; they'll come
with us, as will everything else in our reality.

When this occurs, people who are alive in physical bodies will
experience physical ascension, right after those in the
afterlife experience their ascension to a higher sub-realm of
fourth density. In fact, they'll vacate the sub-realm that
we'll be moving into.

The nature of this global ascension was foreseen as long as
two millennia ago by Jesus, who even foresaw the sequence of
events. He said that, in the twinkling of an eye, the dead
shall be raised and we shall be changed. But first, he said,
the 'dead' shall rise and then we will be caught up together
with them in the 'clouds' (i.e. higher realms.)

So, the 'dead' - the spirits residing in the afterlife - will
first rise to a higher sub-realm of their fourth-density
existence and then we will be moved up into fourth density.

This upcoming transformation of our world into fourth density
is referred to as the Ascension, the Rapture, the Resurrection,
or simply as The Shift. Today, we think of The Shift as the
phenomenon where everything is changing very quickly. In the
future, however, The Shift will be looked back upon as the day
the world suddenly changed or 'rose in the heavens.'

The Shift will occur when the time is right for humanity to
handle the experience. This means, when a critical mass is
reached in the emerging New Reality consciousness. Fourth
density is a heart-centered frequency band of consciousness.
When enough people operate in that level of consciousness, then
humanity will be ready to make the mass shift into fourth
density.

Percentage-wise, the number of people required to reach the
tipping point is small because higher consciousness has
proportionately more influence on the global mind atmosphere
than the lower frequencies.

After 2012, promoting widespread New Reality consciousness
will be a lot easier then before, as the old cycles will have
finished and the positive influences of new cycles will be in
effect. That means that your efforts to change the world
through positive thought and action will be working in a
positive environment instead of the old, decaying, end-of-cycle
environment.

Every step that you take to foster heart-centered
consciousness within yourself and others affects the global
mind atmosphere profoundly as we work towards that tipping
point.

When the global ascension of The Shift happens and the New
Reality blooms, it will become the most wonderful transformation
in recorded history.

It will be remembered as the time when humanity literally
built heaven on earth!

Read more about The Shift in Owen Waters' book, "The Shift:
The Revolution in Human Consciousness," which is available
both as a hardcover book and a downloadable e-book, at:

http://www.infinitebeing.com/theshift

Be The Person You Are

2010-02-20T12:31:00.000-08:00

Written by Jean Warner

You are a child of the Most High. The flame of your Source glows inside your heart. For most of Earth mankind it is but a flicker, as we see ourselves as separate from Source. It is impossible for us to be so, but it is our perception. As we change that perception, that flame will expand.

Everything that is, is simply energy. Energy is malleable and constantly changing. It responds to thought, and so as you think, so are you. You see energy in every form that you can imagine. As you imagine, you out-picture the form that your imagination perceives. But it, like us, is only energy in expression. It can be changed.

We are all connected, and every thought goes into the collective consciousness. Many like thoughts going into a group consciousness can help to produce what each person has pictured in his mind. As one person pictures a view of trees outside his window and holds that picture in mind, that thought will slowly permeate the thoughts of others in the area. As the thought spreads into the consciousness of others, it will sprout seeds and trees will start to grow, depending on the belief and strong intention of the ones who imagined that possibility.

Each of us has that creative energy within, but unless we have the faith to maintain the picture we want to manifest, our own uncertainty will thwart the process. A soul with strong intentions and focus may produce his dream on his own, but a multitude with that same intensity can produce miracles. (What is perceived as a miracle is simply the outcome of magnetic attraction, a natural law of nature.) When the power of one becomes the power of many, more miracles happen.

However, to facilitate those miracles, individuals need to realize their power. The flame within each of us is simply the energy of the God Force. We each carry our share of the energy of God, which is in all things. For all things, including humans, are the manifestations of the God Power. We each have that power within us. Each of us can expand that flame of power within our hearts by recognizing who we are. We are powerful beings who have convinced ourselves that we are powerless!

Look at the successful people around you, those who are perceived as successful in a good way or those who are considered bad. Both have recognized the power that lies within them. Those who have allowed others to use their power to dominate or intimidate them have failed to realize the power within themselves. Now is the time to realize that power. We have let ourselves be victimized, simply because we see ourselves as victims. We are not aware of the power within us.

However, people worldwide are waking up to this realization and are starting to take action against the controllers. The balance has begun to shift. It is most important at this time for us to become the powerful majority for good. This does not imply that we should fight violence with violence. It is the power of thought or mind power that can turn the tide. There is a truth to the notion that thoughts are things. For thought is creative energy. And our only foe is “negative” energy. If we can change “negative” energy into “positive” energy, we can change the world. (Actually, Energy is neither positive nor negative; it is simply energy. Yet it can be used in what we would consider a negative or positive way.)

Recognize the power of the mind, of intention, of focus, of direction. And know that the greatest power is love! Love is a misunderstood emotion. It is not an emotion at all. It is God energy. Love is energy in alignment with the God Force within us, and it is all powerful. It is an energy that will guide us in the right direction. Love energy will prevail against all evil, all adversity. Therein lies our strength, our guidance, our right decisions.

Lack of love is what has driven the so-called evil people in the world to make the choices they have made. When one has grown up feeling unloved, he spends his life trying to compensate for the lack of something he knows not of. He often relates power to whatever he feels is missing in his life. He does not know that the respect he tries to gain through control is a useless pursuit. It is kindness that he hungers for. It is understanding that he needs. It is recognition of his value as a person that he longs for. Yet he cannot see this when he has no memory of these things. His negative orientation may not have developed just in this lifetime. It may be the result of circumstances in past lifetimes as well. If these are not dealt with, he lets anger dominate his actions and reactions to a life or lives devoid of the goodness he knows not of.

This does not mean that his bad choices should be allowed by society when they are destructive to others. But society’s ignorance has allowed children to grow up in conditions that generate such troubled personalities. Some out-of-control personalities cannot be changed easily, probably not in one lifetime. And that’s what brought on the reincarnation pattern. But now is the time to make the choice to change ourselves, to change our own attitudes and patterns of living if we want to change the society in which we live. Change starts with us, individually.

We must realize that we can create a society in which children can grow in loving environments. We can change our thoughts and attitudes by asking ourselves what our thoughts and words are creating and whether they are creating a world we can enjoy living in. We must know that we have the power within us to make the choices that will benefit us and others as well. We have let our world get out of control, pointing our fingers at others for the blame. We are the only ones in control of our lives. We are the only ones who can make the changes. It has to start with us! By lifting our consciousness--each one of us--we can create the world we want.

We are all responsible for the chaos the world is in, if only because we have ignored the problems and allowed them to happen? Ask yourself: is my attitude contributing to the problems? If so, what can I do to correct it? Each of us has the power to change the world, one person at a time, until the collective consciousness uplifts and turns things around. Today is the day to start. Look within yourself and ask: Is my influence effecting a peaceful, harmonious environment? If not, start monitoring your thoughts, words, and actions. Purifying your thoughts will affect those around you. Their uplifting will affect those around each of them and will radiate out. Soon the effect will spread exponentially!

You, yes you, can begin to change the world! But together, we can change it faster! Let’s start now.

The above article appeared in the February 2010 issue of Jean's "Thoughts to Ponder" Newsletter. To learn more about Jean Warner or to sign up for her newsletter please visit her website here: www.JeanWarner.com

Also, I should note here that Jean is also one of the contributing authors to the New Earth E-Book I put together which is still availible for a limited time here: www.FutureOfTheNewEarth.com

Avatar: A Multi-Dimensional Pop Parable for Ascension

2010-01-30T14:23:00.000-08:00

Written by Regina Gelfo

Read it here: http://www.realitysandwich.com/avatar_parable_ascension

2012 Update

2010-01-16T16:47:00.000-08:00

Hey Friend,

If you haven't already...you should definitely check out the lastest issue of Metaphysical Mind I recently published. The focus for that issue was the year 2012 and creating the new earth right now. You can read it here: http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/2012-update.html

Enjoy,

Jason

PS If you are not yet subscribed to receive the Metaphysical Mind Ezine I publish twice a month...you can subscribe here: http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/freemetaphysicsinformationpackage.html. When you sign up you will also get the 7-Day "What Is Metaphysics?" email mini course that I created and access to the Metaphysical Library (a collection of over 25 spiritual ebooks).

Destiny is Variable

2010-01-10T14:12:00.000-08:00

By Owen Waters

In the Old Reality, things were seen as opposites - black or
white, hot or cold, good or bad, this way or that way. In the
expanded view of New Reality consciousness, life is seen in a
unified way. Opposite sides of the coin are viewed, not as
polar opposites, but rather as just being different aspects of
the one coin.

In the New Reality view of the world, the opposite extremes of
black and white become, instead, endless shades of gray. Hot
and cold become variable degrees of warmth. Good and bad become
different shades of human nature; free of the judgment, hate
and fear that comes with Old Reality, polarized thinking.

In the Old Reality, destiny and free will were seen as
mutually exclusive. The reasoning was that, if destiny exists,
then it controls everything and, therefore, free will does not
exist. On the other hand, you can prove that free will does
exist by making a choice. So, as the thinking goes, if free
will does exist, then there can be no destiny.

But, wait. Perhaps that choice of "free will" was really a
pre-destined one. Perhaps the person was destined to make that
choice all long, so the experience of choice was just an
illusion. At this point, people usually give up on the whole
question because it has turned into one of those brain teasers,
like asking which came first - the chicken or the egg.

Brain teasers keep your mind in an endless loop until you try
stepping back from the situation and seeing it in a wider
perspective. The new, wider perspective allows for the
inclusion of non-materialistic factors. In deciding whether the
chicken or the egg came first, for example, you just have to
step back and see that the Creator designed the chicken to be
self-perpetuating.

When you step back and see destiny and free will from a wider
perspective, you realize that nothing has to be absolute. If
every event in your life were pre-ordained, there would be no
such thing as free will or self-determination. As we do have
free will, destiny cannot be fixed.

Destiny is therefore variable, not fixed. Destiny and free
will both exist as interwoven facets of your life. Like threads
in a tapestry, they interact with each other and blend to form
the outcomes that are the events in your life.

Your destiny is created by plans that you made at a soul level
of consciousness. Before you were born, you made your main plan
for this life. Then, the minute you were born, the rules of the
game demanded that you also get a case of amnesia about the
whole arrangement. Such is the game of life in the physical
realm.

However, at night when you go to sleep, you have the chance to
visit the deepest levels of human consciousness and review how
the original plan is unfolding and make changes to your plan if
desired. When you return to your physical body and awake in the
morning, amnesia strikes again. Within seconds of your
conscious mind returning into your physical brain, you forget
both the surface dreams and the deep experiences of the night.

Amnesia may be a part of the game we are playing in this life,
but inner guidance is always is always available to anyone who
pays attention to it. Your intuition is your link to your soul,
or inner being, which is also linked to the rest of the
universe and all levels of Creation.

You are never left alone to fumble in the darkness of a purely
physical life. Your inner being is always there with you,
expressing itself through the quiet whisperings of intuitive
information. Thanks to this inner compass of knowing, you can
always sense which choice feels right. You can always tell when
your life is running on plan, and you can tell equally well if
you've become temporarily distracted from your plan. You always
have the means to be right on course, or get back on course,
and explore the fascinating themes that make up your life plan.

The most productive use of free will is to explore your true
potential within the themes of your life, thus gaining the
greatest possible experience from your life plan.

Destiny is an influence that comes from your inner plan. There
is nothing absolute about your destiny. It's a pressure which
constantly seeks the best route to unfold into manifestation.

Free will provides the means to manifest that destiny in a way
that provides the learning that you came here to acquire in
this life.

Destiny is variable. It adapts to the circumstances of your
life every second of the day. As destiny unfolds, you feel it
within as a sense of being a part of the flow of life, of
manifesting your potential in the way that you planned for this
day and that you planned for this life.

Destiny is the plan. Free will is the action. Experience is
the result.

That's what being human is all about.

Owen Waters is the author of the e-book, "Discover Your
Purpose in Life," which is available for download now at: http://infinitebeing.com/ebooks/purpose.htm

Celebrating Sacred Spaces and the Flowering of Love in the New Earth

2009-12-20T12:08:00.000-08:00

The Energies for December 2009

Archangel Michael through Celia Fenn

Beloved Lightworkers, and so it is that you have activated the Sacred Rose Portals for your Earth and begun the process of working with the Sacred Rose Grids. There is great Joy in the Celestial realms as we watch the radiant energies of your Hearts and Souls activating these new channels of Light that link you together in a great Flower of Love. There have been huge shifts in your reality, beginning with the 9:9 in September and culminating in the opening of the 11:11:11. You will only begin to perceive the magnitude of these shifts as you move into the new year.

Now, as you enter into the month of December and you approach the 12:12 and the Solstice of the 21:12, you will have the opportunity to settle into these new energies and to begin to appreciate the real beauty of this new Grid of Love that is unfurling in the Higher Consciousness of the Planet. We ask you to imagine a Radiant Template or Flower patterns on which the Sacred Creative energies of the New Earth will be patterned, and then anchored into manifestation.

Beloved Ones, this is a time to celebrate the opening of the Sacred Rose in your Higher Consciousness and the full activation of the Ascended Christ Consciousness in the Human Collective Consciousness. It was achieved by the massive effort of light work that was undertaken by all awakened souls on the Planet between the 9:9 and the 11:11:11, to ensure that this Sacred Grid would be anchored into the Planetary Hologram at this time. This is why so many of you feel tired, exhausted and depleted. You have held the Light consistently and you have worked with the Higher Realms to create this portal or bridge of light that will be the access points between Higher Consciousness and the Material Plane. In the future, the Designs and Desires of Higher Consciousness will be anchored into the Rose Grids and then brought into manifestation as pure expressions of the Higher Consciousness of Humanity.

Beloved Ones, this is a time to celebrate. This is the "Second Coming of the Christ" that was long awaited. Indeed, the Christ Avatars, the Masters Yeshua and Mary Magdalene, who came to Earth two thousand years ago, brought within themselves the seeds of the Sacred Rose Consciousness. This was expressed in their lives, in their work and teachings, and in their relationship. They were the Divine Union incarnate, the Sacred Partnership that birthed the New Consciousness that manifests for you now and flowers into this wonderful shift and miraculous transformation. At this time, the seeds that were planted in Israel and in France, have flowered forth, and their work has reached its culmination in You! You are the Sacred Rose, you are the Second Expression and Flowering of the Christ Consciousness on Earth. You are Heaven seeded on Earth in the form of Beauty and Love!

Beloved Ones, Yeshua and Mary Magdalene were channels for Divine Higher Consciounsess. Through their physical bodies as a man and a woman, they served as portals for anchoring Divine Consciousness on the Earth and expressing the Divine Will. Their personal Rose energies were fully activated and they were guided to be an expression of Divine Love. So indeed, is each one of you when you open your Sacred Heart to Unconditional Love and allow the Sacred Rose of Light to unfurl in your Crown Chakra. Then, you become a Multi-dimensional Being, a Portal for Divine Love in a Human and Physical body. This is the culmination of the Human Angelic transformation, when Spirit and Matter become One and function as One.

And so, as you enter into December, you have much to celebrate! You will celebrate the 12:12 opening on the 12th of December and you will celebrate the Solstice energies of the 21:12 on the 21st of December. We ask you to feel at this time, the presence of the Sacred Rose energy, the culmination of the Twin Flame Union of Divine Masculine and Femienine, when the two become one and open to the Flow of Magic and Power from the Cosmic Heart of the One! This Divine Magic flows through the Rose Portals and into the Heart and is manifested as Magical Love and Miracles of Light!

Beloved Ones, let this also be a time to celebrate Sacred Spaces. The gift of the Rose Portals is indeed the return of the Sacred to Planet Earth. You may have seen and felt the increase in power and intensity in your ancient Sacred sites as the Diamond Grids and the Rose Grids were activated. The Cosmic energies and the Celestial intelligences that inhabit these frequencies were once again able to connect with you directly though these Sacred Sites and you were guided to be present at these Sacred Spaces. This is because it is these Grids that carry the Divine energy of Sacred Space. This is why, also, you were reconnected with the Elemental realms, as well as the Cetacean grids, in this year, so that Humanity could begin to work as co-creators in the manifestation of Sacred Spaces on Earth once again.

Beloved Ones, if you imagine this beautiful Rose Grid with its Flower like geometries, then you will see that each flower is a "nodal point" where the Sacred can manifest into form.

image by Fred Casselman at http://www.earthecho.com/

Now, each one of you is a Sacred Rose, and a potential nodal point for the expression of multi-dimensional energies and the expression of Divine Will on Earth. In order to achieve this, it is necessary only to open your Heart and become fully what you are - an expression of Divine Love in Motion. When you can perceive yourself as such, you will flower into the energy of the Sacred Rose and you will become a channel for Divine Love.

What this means, Beloved Ones, is that you become the holders of Sacred Space. It is a space where Divine energy flows and manifests. It is a space for Divine Magic and Miracles and Love! Remember, when you enter into this Higher Consciousness you become a living and moving portal for Higher Consciousness, and people will experience you as such.

Of course, Dearest Ones, when you work together in groups then this power is greatly magnified, and certainly powerful energies and miracles can be activated. And, more importantly, Divine Love flows to everyone and into the Planet. And, Divine Love is what creates Sacred Space, it is what creates Heaven on Earth and a sense of safety and support for all.

And so, we would like to share with you also that not only will your ancient Sacred Sites be strongly energized, but you will also begin to manifest and create new Sacred Sites and Temples of Light at many of these "nodal points" on the Grids. Some of these will be temporary, and will be held as Sacred Space for Group Initiations and Activations. But, many will be permanant in nature, and will form the Centers of Light for the New Earth.

Beloved Oners, these Centers of Light will not be associated with any specific religion or path or Master. Rather, they will be Sacred Spaces where anyone can go to honor the Light within and to connect with the energy of Divinity. Those who are called to hold such Sacred Spaces for others will be honored for their work as Keepers of Sacred Spaces. They will hold the Sacred Flame of Humanity's Divine Essence in their hearts and they will anchor this in the Spaces that they create and share.

Many of you will feel called to begin to participate in this new work. Firstly, you will connect with your own Inner Divinity, and then you will manifest this by creating Sacred Spaces in your own homes and lives. This you will share with others.

Then, you may feel called to participate in gatherings where Sacred Space is being held and anchored for the New Earth. Finally, you may feel called to establish or co-create a Sacred Space that will become a Temple of Light where all may share and celebrate the Divine Light within Humanity and in the presence of Spirit and Celestial Beings.

These Temples of Light, and indeed the Gatherings of Light, will be nodal points for the expression of Divine Cosmic Magic and Power, where the playful energy of Love in Motion may be brought into form as the Highest expression of Divine Will on Earth.

And so, Beloved Ones, we ask that at the 12:12 and the 21:12, you hold within yourselves the intention to be Sacred Space and to serve Sacred Space. Hold the intention to be a portal for Divine Love that may be shared by All on the Planet. For, you are not separate, you are one family, and you live on one Earth. We ask that you share this Divine Magic and Light with All that you meet in this month of December.

Then, as you enter into 2010, you will enter into the Year of the Sacred Rose, when Earth once again begins to manifest Sacred Spaces that are filled with Living Light, Joy and Celebration! These will be Multi-Dimensional Points of Creation and Magic for the manifestation of the New Earth energies.

May you be Blessed with Love and Joy in the month of December.

© 2009-10 Celia Fenn and Starchild Global

12 Days of Transformation

2009-12-08T13:34:00.000-08:00

Dear Friend,

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The Movement that comes from nowhere

2009-11-29T15:12:00.000-08:00

A philosophical essay written solely by Alexey Prokofyev.

INFINITY.

We all know the world is infinite. But do we THINK about it?

The world is infinitely enlargeable and infinitely divisible.

Multiply the world you know a billion times, then multiply

the result a billion times. Where is that end? How can it be

any other way, you may ask.

HOW IT CAN BE THUS, I WONDER.

That’s why the very essence of the world is superhuman.

We are more than ants, but we are not SO much more,

because both our species are opposed to infinity not as a

distance, but as a notion.

This stuff is as simple as can be, it’s under everybody’s

nose, but nobody cares.

More than this you know there’s nothing (Roxy Music).

The mind wants the world to be clear to someone, but God

would have to live in infinity too.

THE MEANING OF LIFE.

The meaning of life is pleasure, because if there is another

meaning to life, what is in it for you? Isn’t it what we all

carbon beings are trying to do, derive pleasure from life?

FATE.

Guilt is stupid, so is regret. Everything is predestined,

that’s why the future is predicted so bloody often.

Horoscopy is about predicting the future too, even if it only

predicts traits of your future character.

You may say that certain things are predestined, and

certain ones are not. But all things are interconnected, so

how can one appear without the other?

Everything is firmly set in the infinity of time behind us

and in front of us. Those who tried to invent an eternal

engine forgot that it would have to be an enclosed system,

while we live in infinity, powered by movement that comes

from nowhere.

Every movement in the infinitely divisible matter is

predestined since the day it all started rolling, which day

never happened.

This makes the idea of sin and the ensuing heaven or hell

absurd. It also means that everybody is innocent. People

who go to jail are innocent. Those who jail them are

innocent too. The firing squad consists of innocent men.

Pinochet was innocent. We think we move things, but we

are just puppets with miner’s picks.

This stuff should somehow be taken into consideration.

So boiling people in oil in hell makes no sense. Maybe it

doesn’t HAVE to make any sense.

It also means that nothing in the world is casual. Every

direction you take to pee is firmly set in the past and will

have inevitable consequences.

There’s no such thing as a missed opportunity. Try to

behave, but never give a damn for the past. Say: “It’s not

my fault. It was written in the stars.”

THE NON-EXISTENCE OF GOD.

Infinity is too big a plot for him to cultivate, and neither

can he rule human lives, because the humans are included

into the movement of infinity. God can exist only as an

intermediary between us and the Universe, but in no way

can he be The Master of Everything. BECAUSE THERE

IS NO EVERYTHING. There’s only infinity.

FAITH.

Faith is nothing but hope and auto-suggestion. And this can

work wonders.

HAPPINESS.

The world is infinite, and it may have infinitely different

impacts on you. On the other hand, you are not infinity,

you have certain traits of character, with which you were

born and with which you will die. So the direct and honest

reaction to things that occur is the happiest way to live.

POSSIBILITIES.

Everything is possible but the absence of space, time and

images.

SIN (returning from Cosmos).

Nothing that doesn’t hurt you or your neighbor is a sin.

FORGIVENESS.

If they slap you, turn the other cheek. If they kill you, let

them kill you once again.

AGAINST SUICIDES.

You want to kill yourself, because you have made an

unfavourable judgement against yourself. But do you want

to kill the judge? I know it’s only one of the cases.

SHIT.

Existence is the right to exist, which expires when you die.

The only unalienable right of an organism is self-defense.

The world is full to the brim with people I call shit. Shit

can repent its sins, but it can’t become a human. If shit can

hurt you physically, then you should beware. If it cannot,

then you should remember that it only deserves a shitty

relationship. You wouldn’t be upset by every piece of crap

you see. Don’t give a damn.

I welcome all comments at: alecpr@mail.ru Alec

Meditation of Twelve Flames

2009-11-22T17:06:00.000-08:00

A New Earth Meditation Technique Written by Nadia Annicchiarico

This meditation can be a very useful instrument for personal and collective transformation. It will be a perfect meditation for 12 12.

Instructions:

For each flame visualize a beam of light, of the colour described below, flowing into you. Use very light and lightful colours, tender and delicate. Accept them with thankfulness and send them with love and respect. You can imagine the flow of light coming from above or from Mother Earth, as both possibilities have been activated. Once you are able to use it for yourself, you can ask the flames to flow onto the whole planet.

-May the Violet light of Transmutation flow in me and purify me

-May the Silver light of Mercy, transform my karma through the gift of change and forgiveness

-May the White light of Divine Consciousness clear my mind and open me to real truth

-May the White golden light of Cristic conciousness flow in me and make me one with all creation.

-May the transparent light of Cosmic consciousness let me know God beyond creation

-May the light blue light of Wisdom let me be wise

-May the light turquoise light of Peace, bring peace to me, my life and my relations

-May the light green light of Harmony and Respect, heal me from past injuries and bring balance to my life and my relations, may I be respected and respect whole life.

-May the golden green light of Cooperation solve competition in me and around me

-May the golden light of Unconditional Love flow in me, heal me and express through me

-May the pinky orange light of Creative Service open me to creativity in service of whole life

-May the pink light of Tenderness flow in me and let me open to real strength which is tenderness

-May all these frequencies be always in me, protect me, and change my life.

Written by Nadia Annicchiarico of Sicily

Physical and Energetic Transformation

2009-11-14T12:21:00.000-08:00

Dearest Beloved Ones,

A physical and energetic transformation is occurring on the Earth which is creating a great deal of uncertainty for humanity. Many people do not understand what they are experiencing, as the new experiences do not conform to their previous assumptions about reality.

Beloved ones, it is now up to you and all faithful servants of God to share what you know, as you are guided, to assist others in finding their way through these new territories that are opening.

The new realities that are unfolding are creating fear or even panic for some. There are people who fear that they are going crazy, or that they are physically dying because of the unusual light body symptoms that have no medical explanation.

There are those whose lives have been affected by economic challenges who are afraid they will not have a place to live or food to eat, and they don't know how they will go on.

Then there are those lightworkers who are carrying a new vibration within their own bodies. Many of these souls are also experiencing great difficulty, first from energies of darkness which seek to oppose the light, and secondly from the increased energetic permeability between dimensions.

As the spiritual realms join more completely with the physical dimensions, there is increased communication between the worlds. Previously the experience of being human for most souls included an almost complete forgetting of their soul's reality and purpose. Now as greater connection is being made between levels of reality, people are experiencing all manner of new feelings, thoughts, intuitions and unexplainable experiences.

These experiences are happening both energetically and also physically, as the new light body is joined with the physical organism and change that manifests in one will affect the other.

For some this connection can feel devastating, as that soul comes to understand the ways that he or she has been living have not been in harmony with their heart's desire. For others this connection can feel joyful, like coming home. For still others, this connection can create new complexities in life as new dimensions of energy must be incorporated into daily life.

Beloved ones, there is much yet still to come that is beautiful, joyful and of the light. Light is only just beginning to take hold in a more embodied way on the Earth. We are still passing through much darkness, both on the spiritual levels and also physically, as your beloved Earth releases the many energies she has accumulated from her previous cycle.

What is needed now is patience beloved ones, for at this moment the purification process is intense and arduous, as the Earth is releasing a great of darkness. Additionally, the purification process of humanity continues and has intensified in recent times, which can be seen in the painful events that are reported in the news.

Many of the concepts you hold about who you are and what your purpose is are incomplete, beloved ones. The greater light that is arriving will continue to illuminate your path and bring your life forward in accordance with your soul's purpose and your heart's deepest and truest desires.

Allow yourself to hold all ideas about yourself lightly and with an open mind and heart. Be willing to be surprised and to discover new parts of yourself that you were not aware of. This time is ahead beloved ones for you and for all of humanity. This is God's sacred promise to His children that all souls may come to know and feel their sacred Oneness with each other and with all of life.

May God continue to bless you abundantly, Amen.

WorldBlessings.net is a spiritual gathering place dedicated to the unity of souls and to the creation of a sacred earth.

Taking in the Good

2009-11-08T11:45:00.001-08:00

Psychologist Rick Hanson explains how we can make good feelings last:
Greater Good Magazine Taking in the Good

Glory in the Highest, Part One

2009-10-31T14:16:00.000-07:00

By Rob Brezsny

The following is the first few paragraphs of an article from the revised and expanded edition of Pronoia is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings, recently released by North Atlantic Books.

Thousands of things go right for you every day, beginning the moment you wake up. Through some magic you don't fully understand, you're still breathing and your heart is beating, even though you've been unconscious for many hours. The air is a mix of gases that's just right for your body's needs, as it was before you fell asleep.

You can see! Light of many colors floods into your eyes, registered by nerves that took God or evolution or some process millions of years to perfect. The interesting gift of these vivid hues is made possible by an unimaginably immense globe of fire, the sun, which continually detonates nuclear reactions in order to convert its own body into light and heat and energy for your personal use.

You can't live without the sun's inexhaustible flood of unconditional love. Every move you make depends on it. Luckily, it never fails you.

Did you know that your personal star is located at the precise distance from you to be of consummate service? If it were any closer, you'd fry, and if it were any farther away, you'd freeze. Is that just a happy accident? Or is it a sign of favor-a big, broad hint, from a cosmic intelligence that adores you?

Of the many things that have gone right for you during your time on Earth, the most crucial was your birth. As you crossed over the threshold, trading the warm dark sanctuary for the bright noisy enigma, you didn't die! It was a difficult act of high magic that involved many people who worked very hard in your behalf. The skills they provided in helping you navigate your rite of passage were in turn made possible by previous generations of threshold-tenders who bequeathed their expertise.

Months before that initiation, a more secret miracle bloomed: Your life began as a single cell, spawned by the explosive fusion of two highly specialized bundles of chromosomes. How could that tiny package of raw material have possibly grown a brain and liver and heart and stomach over a period of a few months? What inscrutable genius guided and oversaw the emergence of your fully formed infant body, that virtuoso creation, from the slimmest of clues?

"Something unknown is doing we don't know what," said astrophysicist Arthur Eddington about the universe. And we are the beneficiaries.

P.S. You have continued to grow since your birth, with millions of new cells continually blooming to replace the old ones that are always dying. At this moment, you're host to about 50 trillion cells, and each of them is really a sentient being in its own right. They all act together as a community, implementing the monumental collaboration you call your body.

Read the rest of the article here: http://www.realitysandwich.com/glory_highest_part_one

Truth

2009-10-17T18:22:00.000-07:00

Source: http://newearthsummit.org/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=a056e0c5e92bd39f41ced41547e0059c&topic=1019.msg4385#new

I recently received an email from a group whose stated purpose was seeking truth about life and death but they wanted it to be provable and based upon rationalistic “reason”. Of those they link to are a number of dark force aligned interests that are about furthering separation of humanity from True Self and The Creator of All/God/etc. and in emphasizing the primacy of the individual self.

This same evening I saw a broadcast television program that was essentially a promotional piece for a new book by a popular author named Dan Brown. His specialty is to supply adventure-mystery stories to feed public intrigue with the secrets behind secret cabals. What Brown really does is to disclose inconsequential information to a naïve public while helping to conceal the deeper and darker truths of those he purports to expose. I also was sent something about a “declaration for an integral world” that is closely aligned with a panoply of new age, new world order, eclectism that are without real spiritual connection and that promote the primacy of the individual above all else.

I mention these items here under “Truth” because what is most missing from all of the above is connection to higher spiritual existence and The Creator of All/God/etc. The recent Dan Brown book is essentially a public relations piece for “Freemasonry” and its emphasis on the freedom of the individual, etc. –one deliberately devoid of connection to Creator/God/etc. In this context of separation, there is the imperative of humans becoming gods, but devoid of any true spiritual Light. In other words, false ascension.

If the embodied forces of darkness wish to succeed, they will most likely do so by donning the mask of an eclectic “new age”, “integralism” that makes the individual self primary, along with the power of humanity to be embraced by a false oneness, under the control of dark forces. This has already been successfully used under the broad heading of a “common enemy” of global warming or climate change. This false “oneness” is also being prepared as part of a larger package that presents an “alien threat”. Whether the “alien threat” card will be played remains to be seen. This latter point is discussed further in a special essay in the concluding material to Global Awakening News titled “ET”.

From my comments to the “truth” group: …desire for the real “Truth” is good. We all can and will "really know Truth", even beyond what globally acknowledged sages such as Jesus, Buddha, etc. spoke of. Their words at the time were vectors for a higher level transmission to those around them who could pay attention in that way. Over time, those word-vectors became garbled through many interpretations and translations by humans projecting themselves over this work. High intention and high listening is one way around this difficulty.

Without spiritual wisdom, the human rational mind cannot properly discern truth from falsehood….

That which calls itself humanity is now in the early stages of "dying to death itself" and "dying to the old while still embodied".

Some refer to this as ascension and transformation. It is about experiencing "Truth and Beauty" from ones higher self perspective which in turn helps to heal the personality or ego self. From this the personality or ego-self can relax its grip on a illusory reality that is dissolving and find proper connection with True Self.

Truth is proven to each through a vast inner spiritual realization that, despite outward appearances, nearly everyone can experience. First they need to turn their intention and attention to their own higher soul being and to The Creator of All/ God/ etc. Until that happens, Truth will remain elusive and poor substitutes will continue to be proferred instead.

As it unfolds at first, it can be very disturbing to some.

There is no need for any external authorities or external proofs once this inner realization begins. External authorities, even those rare few who speak proximations of Truth, are external distractions to this process.

Humans have achieved very little by way of "verified" absolute truths. 99% of what passes as the accomplishment of this civilization is based upon the application of some basic principles and the systematic enslavement of whole peoples and planet by forces mostly unknown to most. Take any major events of global significance. Consider the events of Sept 11 2001. There are those who believe the official stories and there are those who do not. Of those who do not, there are many differences. Even if someone were to know exactly who did what and when, the bigger question remains, what does this event truly mean? If or when humans come to believe the extent to which this was an "insider job" and that the official stories are all lies with made-up stories about heroic air passengers, the pentagon, the WTC, etc., etc. Where is real Truth in all this? How is it possible that there are humans of such dark motivations to do all these things. How is it possible that so many people would so readily believe the lies they were told about these events? How is it possible that 65% of adults in the USA support the current state of war? What is the greater truth about the ignorance and somnambulance of so many people today? Consider the greater truths about the true nature of the global wars of the last 100 years. What if people really knew "the facts"? Even if they did, where is the spiritual Truth to all this?

Fortunately, this is now all coming to an end.

All that humans can externally verify is that they can find ways to maintain agreement of the nature of a reality that fundamentally is a projection. Once one can truly see that, then one can then see beyond appearances. Once spiritually so informed, much more can be accomplished that is "True" at its very nature.

There are other ways to "make things" than by the violence of human technology. People think that the "science" and practice of stone or metal work is advanced today, but it is very crude and violent in comparison with a spiritual consciousness that can speak to the energy and consciousness that constitutes “matter”.

So if one really wants to know Truth, then this is a path to ascension, nothing less.

-ASK

Osho's Message for Humanity

2009-10-04T11:08:00.000-07:00

Osho, what is your message to humanity on this new year's day?
My message is simple. My message is a new man, homo novus. The old concept of man was of either/or; materialist or spiritualist, moral or immoral, sinner or saint. It was based on division, split. It created a schizophrenic humanity. The whole past of humanity has been sick, unhealthy, insane. In three thousand years, five thousand wars have been fought. This is just utterly mad; it is unbelievable. It is stupid, unintelligent, inhuman.

Once you divide man in two, you create misery and hell for him. He can never be healthy and can never be whole, the other half that has been denied will go on taking revenge. It will go on finding ways and means to overcome the part that you have imposed upon yourself. You will become a battle-ground, a civil war. That's what has been the case in the past.

In the past we were not able to create real human beings, but humanoids. A humanoid is one who looks like a human being but is utterly crippled, paralysed. He has not been allowed to bloom in his totality. He is half, and because he is half he is always in anguish and tension; he cannot celebrate. Only a whole man can celebrate. Celebration is the fragrance of being whole.

Only a tree that has lived wholly will flower. Man has not flowered yet.

The past has been very dark and dismal. It has been a dark night of the soul. And because it was repressive, it was bound to become aggressive. If something is repressed, man becomes aggressive, he loses all soft qualities. It was always so up to now. We have come to a point where the old has to be dropped and the new has to be heralded.

The new man will not be either/or; he will be both/and. The new man will be earthy and divine, worldly and other-worldly. The new man will accept his totality and he will live it without any inner division, he will not be split. His god will not be opposed to the devil, his morality will not be opposed to immorality; he will know no opposition. He will transcend duality, he will not be schizophrenic. With the new man there will come a new world, because the new man will perceive in a qualitatively different way and he will live a totally different life which has not been lived yet. He will be a mystic, a poet, a scientist, all together. He will not choose: he will be choicelessly himself.

That's what I teach: homo novus, a new man, not a humanoid. The humanoid is not a natural phenomenon. The humanoid is created by the society -- by the priest, the politician, the pedagogue. The humanoid is created, it is manufactured. Each child comes as a human being: total, whole, alive, without any split. Immediately the society starts suffocating him, stifling him, cutting him into fragments, telling him what to do and what not to do, what to be and what not to be. His wholeness is soon lost. He becomes guilty about his whole being. He denies much that is natural, and in that very denial he becomes uncreative. Now he will be only a fragment, and a fragment cannot dance, a fragment cannot sing, and a fragment is always suicidal because the fragment cannot know what life is. The humanoid cannot will on his own. Others have been willing for him -- his parents, the teachers, the leaders, the priests; they have taken all his willing. They will, they order; he simply follows. The humanoid is a slave.

I teach freedom. Now man has to destroy all kinds of bondages and he has to come out of all prisons -- no more slavery. Man has to become individual. He has to become rebellious. And whenever a man has become rebellious.... Once in a while a few people have escaped from the tyranny of the past, but only once in a while -- a Jesus here and there, a Buddha here and there. They are exceptions. And even these people, Buddha and Jesus, could not live totally. They tried, but the whole society was against it.

My concept of the new man is that he will be Zorba the Greek and he will also be Gautam the Buddha: the new man will be Zorba the Buddha. He will be sensuous and spiritual, physical, utterly physical, in the body, in the senses, enjoying the body and all that the body makes possible, and still a great consciousness, a great witnessing will be there. He will be Christ and Epicurus together.

The old man's ideal was renunciation; the new man's ideal will be rejoicing. And this new man is coming every day, he is arriving every day. People have not yet become aware of him. In fact he has already dawned. The old is dying, the old is on its death-bed. I don't mourn for it and I say please don't mourn for it. It is good that it dies, because out of its death the new will assert. The death of the old will be the beginning of the new. The new can come only when the old has died utterly.

Help the old to die and help the new to be born! And remember, the old has all the respectability, the whole past will be in his support; and the new will be a very strange phenomenon. The new will be so new that he will not be respected. Every effort will be made to destroy the new. The new cannot be respectable, but with the new is the future of the whole of humanity. The new has to be brought in.

My work consists in creating a Buddhafield, an energy-field, where the new can be born. I am only a midwife helping the new to come into a world which will not be accepting of it. The new will need much support from those who understand, from those who want some revolution to happen. And the time is ripe, it has never been so ripe. The time is right, it has never been so right. The new can assert itself, the break-through has become possible.

The old is so rotten that even with all support it cannot survive; it is doomed! We can delay, we can go on worshipping the old; that will be just delaying the process. The new has to come: at the most, we can help it to come sooner, or we can hinder it and delay its coming. It is good to help it. If it comes sooner, humanity can still have a future, and a great future: a future of freedom, a future of love, a future of joy.

I teach a new religion. This religion will not be Christianity and will not be Judaism and will not be Hinduism. This religion will not have any adjective to it. This religion will be purely a religious quality of being whole.

My sannyasins have to become the first rays of the sun that is going to come on the horizon. It is a tremendous task, it is an almost impossible task, but because it is impossible it is going to seduce all those who have any soul left in them. It is going to create a great longing in all those people who have some adventure hidden in their beings, who are courageous, brave, because it is really going to create a brave new world.

I talk of Buddha, I talk of Christ, I talk of Krishna, I talk of Zarathustra, so that all that is best and all that is good in the past can be preserved. But these are only a few exceptions. The whole humanity has lived in great slavery, chained, split, insane.

I say my message is simple, but it will be very hard, difficult, to make it happen. But the harder, the more impossible, it is, the greater is the challenge. And the time is right because religion has failed. science has failed. The time is right because the East has failed, the West has failed. Something of a higher synthesis is needed in which East and West can have a meeting, in which religion and science can have a meeting.

Religion failed because it was other-worldly and it neglected this world. And you cannot neglect this world; to neglect this world is to neglect your own roots. Science has failed because it neglected the other world, the inner, and you cannot neglect the flowers. Once you neglect the flowers, the innermost core of being, life loses all meaning. The tree needs roots, so man needs roots, and the roots can only be in the earth. The tree needs an open sky to grow, to come to a great foliage and to have thousands of flowers. Then only is the tree fulfilled, then only does the tree feel significance and meaning and life becomes relevant.

Man is a tree. Religion has failed because it is talking only of the flowers. Those flowers remain philosophical, abstract; they never materialise. They could not materialise because they were not supported by the earth. And science has failed because it cares only about the roots. The roots are ugly and there seems to be no flowering.

The West is suffering from too much science; the East has suffered from too much religion. Now we need a new humanity in which religion and science become two aspects of one man. And the bridge is going to be art. That's why I say that the new man will be a mystic, a poet and a scientist.

Between science and religion only art can be the bridge -- poetry, music, sculpture. Once we have brought this new man into existence, the earth can become for the first time what it is meant to become. It can become a paradise: this very body the Buddha, this very earth the paradise!

Osho, from: "Zorba The Buddha"
(copyright on Osho's talks is claimed by Osho Foundation International)

Believing is Seeing by Owen Waters

2009-09-27T14:48:00.000-07:00

Today's massive, ongoing Shift in consciousness is a shift from intellectual awareness to holistic awareness.

Intellectual awareness is a function of the solar plexus chakra, where mental ability is developed in a linear direction. Examples of linear thought include the performing of arithmetic and the operating of machinery. In this mode of consciousness, people have learned to develop a rigid discipline of "seeing is believing" in order to discover what works and what doesn't.

With holistic awareness, the heart chakra is developed, allowing issues of separation to be resolved and integrated. Holistic awareness means that mind, body & spirit are seen as closely related facets of the human being. This heart-centered awareness is a viewpoint of integration or wholeness which heals the fears and discords that come with solar plexus consciousness.

There is a paradox with moving from linear intellect to heart-centered consciousness. While the intellectual phase of consciousness may say that "Seeing is believing," the holistic phase requires quite the reverse. In holistic consciousness, opposites are often both true as they are seen as opposite sides of the same coin or as polar opposites of the same issue.

Awareness that is limited to the intellect is subject to issues of separation; of us versus them, of struggling for resources that are perceived as scarce instead of solving the problem of their scarcity. Holistic awareness includes the idea that consciousness creates realities, that something must be created in consciousness - "believed" - before they can become a reality.

So, in holistic consciousness, "Believing is seeing" becomes a statement of truth, even though it is the opposite of "Seeing is believing." Instead, it adds the understanding that reality is created by consciousness. We are not merely observers of what is. We create what is.

Traditionally, people have entered a realm of holistic, heart-centered awareness when they pass on from this life. In the afterlife, their task is to heal the fears and hates of their physical lives and transform them into love and forgiveness, thus integrating themselves with others, rather than feeling separate from them.

Today, due to The Shift, more and more people are embracing holistic, heart-centered consciousness while still alive in physical bodies. As the heart is also the gateway to spiritual consciousness, this global movement is producing a revolution in spiritual unfoldment.

Spiritual consciousness is flowering in the global consciousness of humanity as The Shift progresses. Today's pioneers in consciousness are people just like yourself. They are exploring the new territory of unconditional love and experiencing a reunion with their own inner, spiritual connections.

The higher aspect of heart-centered consciousness is fully connected to your inner being, or soul. Your inner being is fully connected to the consciousness of the universe and to that which created the universe. Infinite Being is within each of us. We are Infinite Being.

The daily focus that we apply to our five senses and their connection to the outside world is just like performing a part in a play. We act out the part of being us, along the general theme of the type of events that we planned for this life. We ride along through the journey of this life, gaining the experiences that we planned to gain.

When you open up to your heart, and through that, reconnect to your own spiritual source, then you have become a part of the very future of humanity.

The Shift is heading towards a world where unconditional love and acceptance is normal, where strife is relegated to the distant past, where the true potential of human beings can express itself in the daily joy of being all that you are.

This article was written by Owen Waters, author of "The Shift: The Revolution in Human Consciousness" Available in hardcover or via immediate download at: http://www.infinitebeing.com/ebooks/theshift.htm

A Note from the Universe

2009-09-19T09:54:00.000-07:00

I know what it's like. I've seen it played out a few zillion times. You're waiting for that magical day when someone makes the connection and recognizes who you really are. Maybe they'll first catch the sparkle in your eye. Or perhaps they'll marvel at your insights and the depth of your spirit. Someone who will help you connect the dots, believe in yourself, and make sense of it all. Someone who will understand you, approve of you, and unhesitatingly give you a leg up so that life can pluck your ready, ripened self from the branch of magnificence. Ahhhhhhhhhhh...

Well, I'm here to tell you that your wait is over. That someone, is you.

Good thing you rock,

The Universe

Written by Mike Dooley.
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A Sacred Time of Blessing

2009-09-12T15:04:00.000-07:00

Dearest Beloved Ones,

There is a new anchoring of light that is taking place on the Earth, as the spiritual dimensions and the physical dimensions continue to come together within the physical manifestation of the Earth.

For many people, new and completely unexplainable experiences and events are happening as the result of this joining. For some this is increasing the levels of fear and the desire to 'hold on' and return to a more familiar way of being.

Beloved ones, spiritual guidance is being offered in multiple ways from the Realms of Light, and is available to you at all times. If you are having difficulty feeling connected to your spiritual divine Source, see if you can create a regular quiet time in front of your altar. This will create a space where you can more easily feel and sense inner guidance that is being offered to you from the Realms of Light.

Each soul, each living being is created with God's holy and divine spark of light, love and truth. They myriad and infinite variations of unique individuality are God's celebration of the abundance and diversity of all life.

Seek to discover and to honor your unique divine harmony, the beautiful and blessed voice and creative expression that is You. Honor all parts of you, including those parts that carry pain, fear or darkness. Cherish every part of your divine being, and God's love will open in your heart and expand outward to encompass the whole world.

You are blessed with God's holy gift of life and breath at this sacred time on the Earth. May all aspects of your divine life in God, and your embodied life on Earth be richly blessed and brought forward into new possibilities, new life and new hope during this time of birth. With all love and blessings, Amen.

WorldBlessings.net is a spiritual gathering place dedicated to the unity of souls and to the creation of a sacred earth.

Prolegomena to a Guide for the Emerging Yoga Shaman

2009-09-05T13:51:00.000-07:00

Written by Allowah

Source: http://www.realitysandwich.com/yoga_shaman

"While our modern secular culture denies the existence of a spiritual dimension to life, many of our popular postsecular movements of mysticism still refuse to address the question of spirits. Philosophers such as Ken Wilber tend to reduce them to psychological tropes or delusions. Based on my own experiences, I strongly suspect we need to attain a more sophisticated understanding of how spirits may operate, as well as a set of techniques for dealing with them, before we can approach higher states and stages of development. We cannot have "Spirit" without spirits." --Daniel Pinchbeck, Toward 2012: Perspectives on the Next Age, p. 4

I begin with Daniel's quote because not only did it speak to me personally when I first read it, but no doubt if you are a member of Reality Sandwich/Evolver, you also share this sentiment. Perhaps you, like me, wonder whether and how the paths of yoga and shamanism intersect, and how accessing non-ordinary states of consciousness (NOSC) might be helpful for us yoga practitioners in the West. You might also have wondered what use psychoactive aids, or "plant sacraments," have for the contemporary yoga practitioner, especially those of us who have told that it is not a "pure" yogic path, and not one that has much to do with the ultimate goal of moksha (liberation).

Let's begin by looking at how yoga and shamanism can be seen as distinct disciplines, viewing it from the perspective of a very well-regarded scholar of yoga, Georg Feuerstein, who has done quite a bit of research into this very subject.

Feuerstein's most current published view on the relationship between Yoga and Shamanism to date is as follows:

"The development of Yoga's heritage spans at least five millennia and may go back into the dim past of the early Neolithic age. Conceivably, Yoga emerged out of the Shamanism of the Paleolithic, but at this point in our knowledge of Yoga's history this is mere speculation. Certainly Yoga and Shamanism have many features in common, though the final purpose is quite distinct: Whereas Yoga aims at spiritual liberation (moksha), Shamanism is primarily concerned with what in Yoga would be called the 'subtle dimension' and with so-called magical feats and healing service to the community." (p. 35)

That said, Feuerstein will be the first to admit thatshamanism is widespread even today in India, particularly among the Shaivites, or yogis who follow the tradition of Shiva. Thus in the 2005 film, "Origins of Yoga: Quest for the Spiritual," Feuerstein makes the following assertion:
"Many yogis also fulfill the role of the shaman, whereby they serve the community as healers, magicians, wise men, and so on."

One only need look at the practices and of the Naga Babas (the most radical of Shaivites) to see unmistakable signs of shamanism: Use of psychoactive herbs (ganja, datura, etc.), ecstatic dance and song, the use of the dhuni (firepit) which confers healing and blessing upon the community, asceticism, siddhis (magical powers), initiatory rites, etc. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Storl, writing in his book Shiva: The Wild God of Power and Ecstasy, comments that, "When confronted with the image of Shiva, an anthropologist will most likely think of a Super-Shaman," (p. 34), as Shiva, in the form of Nataraja, Lord of the Dance, carries a drum in one hand, and a fire in the other.
Feuerstein's reply to this is that, yes, it is true that many yogis fulfill the role of the shaman, yet the domain of the yogi (or yogin) extends beyond that of the shaman:

"The yogin's ultimate purpose, however is to go beyond the subtle levels of existence explored by the shaman, and to realize the transcendental Being, which is transdimensional and unqualified, and which the yogin knows to be his innermost identity. Thus, whereas the shaman is a healer or miracle-worker, the yogin is primarily a transcender. But in the spiritual ascent to the transcendental Reality, the yogin is likely to gather a great deal of knowledge about the subtle realms (sukshma-loka). This explains why many yogins have demonstrated extraordinary abilities and have long been looked upon by the Indian people as miracle workers and magicians. From the yogic point of view, however, the paranormal abilities possessed by many adepts are insignificant by comparison with the ultimate attainment of Self-Realization, or enlightenment." (The Yoga Tradition, p. 95)

In other words, to use the language of Ken Wilber, the yogi "transcends and includes" the shaman -- the role of the shaman tends to be part of the yogi job description, yes, but that job description also entails exploring and embodying the causal realms, not only the astral planes.

Yet it is important to note here that Feuerstein does not discount the importance of the yogi's consciously familiarizing him or herself with the subtle planes of existence (via astral travel, use of psychoactives, etc.), both for the sake of her own evolution, but also to serve as a healer and intermediary for the community. In other words, while not the goal, for Feuerstein there's certainly a place for shamanism in Yoga.

But what of Feuerstein's supposition that the shaman does not access the causal dimensions, while the yogi can and does? Is there any evidence to support such a claim? This brings us back to the original quote from Daniel, and into a scholarly debate that has been going on for some time between Stanislav Grof and Ken Wilber.

I'm not sure how aware Daniel was of this debate when he made his criticism of Wilber, but Grof and other transpersonal psychologists have been leveling similar critiques for years. In his critical essay, "Ken Wilber's Spectrum Psychology," in which Grof confronts Wilber on a number of key points, Grof makes the following statement, almost as if directly responding to Feuerstein as well:

"Shamanic literature, as well as the personal experiences of many anthropologists with shamans, leaves little doubt that they regularly have spiritual experiences not only of the subtle realms, but also of the causal realms."[i]

No doubt Feuerstein would argue that we're talking here about the over-arching goals or premises of shamanism and yoga, not what some yogis or shamans might actually access in their own personal experience. Both Feuerstein and Wilber seem to hold the great Indian sage, Ramana Maharishi[ii] in very high esteem, and they would no doubt suggest that in the world of shamanism we don't find individuals who have similarly attained to Ramana's level of consciousness.

While this is a point well worth deeply considering and probing, Grof would no doubt suggest that shamans are on the same path of integration, and access many of the same levels in their NOSCs, as perhaps even Ramana Maharishi did in his years of solitude on Arunachala on his way to ultimately becoming the universally honored sage he subsequently became.[iii] However, as I am not as familiar with shamanism as I am with yoga, I cannot directly point to a personage in the wide world of shamanism who clearly reached a similar pinnacle in their evolution.

Let me just add a personal note here, though, and say that during my own initial ayahuasca experience -- the most harrowing, hallowing episode of this earthly incarnation, I hasten to add (next to my birth, which I don't remember) -- I did feel as if it were a kind of shamanic initiation, involving a profound sense that egoic body-mind complex was being dismembered and ultimately reconstituted. Once the final re-integration was complete, I experienced myself (Self) as "pure awareness" devoid of egoity. At that point, there were no more "vrittis," or mental modifications, to use the language of the Yoga Sutras, I was truly in the state of Yoga. In simpler terms, I was experiencing the causal ground of Being, at this point, not any astral dimension but a "transpersonal" state of consciousness.

Put simply, my shamanic journey took me through the astral into the causal, and ultimately back into a sense of "ahamkara," or narrow self-consciousness -- "The Box" -- though a considerably expanded box, to be sure.

Now, Wilber does not deny the reality of these experiences for the experiencer, but he does seem to distinguish between what he calls "back door" (or "regressive") transpersonal experiences, and "front door" experiences. The former are induced via therapies such as Holotropic breathwork, rebirthing, psychedelics, hypnosis, etc., whereas the "front door" experiences come about spontaneously through practices such as meditation and other "consciousness disciplines."[iv]

To get a better understanding of what Wilber means by all of this, let's "listen" to an excerpt from a somewhat less formal talk with the Integral philosopher. Please note that here Wilber's humorous but derogatory designation "druggies" could substitute for the "back door" men, and "meditators" for those who do It through the front door:

"My sense is that the people I know that have done it responsibly, have gained a lot from using psychedelics to open up a certain space. But there are downsides. Particularly in this movement, you find there are two general approaches to consciousness studies. One is the druggies, and one is the meditators.

"And the druggies are into altered states, and the meditators are into stages. And the meditators believe that you have to actually discipline and work and it's four years, ten years, fifteen years, to reach a stable realization of these higher states and stages. And the psychedelic or drug side is much more into altered states, ayahuasca, LSD, any sort of number of altered states, and they don't tend to get into permanent realizations based on these things.

"I happen to believe that both of these models -- I use states and stages -- I believe both of them are required. But there's kind of an acrimony between these two groups. There are very few people that do drugs and are serious meditators. And the people that only do drugs, I think eventually it kind of tends to catch up in a way. I don't see permanent realization coming from these things, I don't see permanent access to some of these higher states, and I think at some point the simple neurological noise of the ingredients starts to almost outshine the luminosity that was there, perhaps, at the beginning.

"And so the people I know that I've watched over thirty years that have done only drugs have becoming increasingly, frankly, unpleasant people, and disillusioned, and sad, in certain ways. It's not to say that meditators do all that much better, but there is at least a chance with meditators that you can have a permanent realization that is enduring and not merely a transitory state.

"I think people do better if they either have a judicious combination of the two, or if they do mostly meditation. And my recommendation is don't just do drugs, because people tend to get into trouble, and the theories I see coming out of people that just do drugs are frankly pretty wacky theories. They don't take enough evidence into account, they are not inclusive enough, they don't include other types of data and evidence and I think they' re very partial."[v] So there you have it. Of course, although Wilber doesn't mention Grof or Mckenna by name, they are to be numbered among "the druggies" whose theories are "pretty wacky." You'll note that this interview was from April, 2001, almost exactly one year after Mckenna's passing due to brain cancer, possibly caused by extensive use of high doses of psychedelics (Terence himself suggested it was due to his cannabis use).[vi]

Although I sense that there is general support for the Pinchbeck-Mckenna-Grof side of things among those who are reading this essay, and my own current view is that it seems about time that we emerging yoga shamans start to use "any means necessary" and available to us to explore the inner and outer Cosmos, I do feel that Wilber's general point here is very valid, namely that a combination of entheogens AND meditation seems to be the wisest route. Let ayahuasca be the means of cleansing the doors of perception, if that is your path, but further elaborate and deepen into such expanded states of consciousness via slower, more stable means such as a meditative discipline.

That said, I don't know that we can really make such sweeping judgements about "druggies" like Mckenna. I don't see him as having been unpleasant, disillusioned, or sad, as Wilber suggests (nor Grof, for that matter), and actually I feel much more inspired by him and Grof at this point than I ever have by Wilber. I sense the reason could be that Wilber's use of psychedelics is rather limited -- he openly admits that one long LSD experience in college pretty much scared him away from psychedelics, until he got into MDMA in the early ‘80s, making a point to note that it was still legal then (though E is not a psychedelic per se) -- and I really feel that it is a cardinal principle of debate that one really shouldn't theorize about what one has not personally experienced in a direct, intimate way. How can Wilber really talk about these Transpersonal therapies without taking them for a spin himself? Test out an actual sacrament like ayahuasca, else be accused of armchair philosophy!

To be fair, perhaps Mckenna, Grof, and company also have not done their homework in terms of having a spiritual discipline that they can use as a framework to inform their own models of reality, and it could be that they do not fully comprehend what Wilber is getting at. The same might be said for those of us who would throw out the guru model and eastern metaphysics without actually ever having had a deep encounter with them. I sense that this may be one of the greatest blind spots of the contemporary entheogenic community.

For myself, though, I appreciate that neither Mckenna nor Grof were ever bent on establishing a Kosmic "theory of everything" as Wilber has been. I see that rather, they have always been more intent on pointing to the Dark Side of the Moon, to the Mystery, and showing us ways that we can become more Wonder-filled by invoking and evoking the Mystery. So to invoke Ken Kesey's immortal words:

"The answer is never the answer. What's really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the answer, you'll always be seeking. I've never seen anybody really find the answer -- they think they have, so they stop thinking. But the job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer."
I would add that the need for experience of the Mystery is what I'm getting at. Theories and models will always have their value and use, because really only experience + understanding will equal a true change in perspective, but when it comes down to it, talk is cheap, and the hard work is actually taking the plunge into the Unknown and then coming back down to earth and actually embodying the wisdom we've been gifted.

Bringing this Back Down to Earth...

So to bring this all into the intense present moment, there is a shift happening in the world of yoga in connection to shamanistic practice, particularly the use of plant sacraments like ayahuasca. This has actually been happening for some time now, but it's really only the past few years that the older generation of yoga teachers who had been using ayahuasca for decades have begun to speak about it more openly. To take one example, Ganga White, one of the top yoga teachers in the world, quite openly spoke on the subject in his recently published, Yoga Beyond Belief:

"I touch on the topic of plant sacraments because it is a timely subject and something I am repeatedly asked about." White continues, "There are neural pathways in the brain that are more ancient than our beliefs, philosophies, and religious proscriptions. There are keys to the doorways of the rich interior landscape that open dimensions of beauty, order, intelligence, immense complexity, and sacredness beyond measure. These realities can be so powerful, brilliant, and intense that, while visiting them, our world seems like a distant hallucination, in the way that these other realities can seem hallucinatory from this one. Seeing and being touched by these mystical experiences can change us and help us in positive ways with insights into self-healing, enlightened living, and the wholeness of life. Our bodies and brains operate on chemical messengers and information exchange systems in nature. Some scholars and evidence show that medicinal plants were probably at the origin or religious and mystical experience. To say plant sacraments are unnatural, and practices, rituals, and belief systems created by man are natural, is an absurdity. It is a shame that fear and conditioning can preclude the greatest journey...within."[vii]

Now, these are the words of a master Hatha yogi who has been on the yoga path for some 40+ years and has himself studied with some of the great yoga masters, and I for one did not take them lightly when I read them a couple of years ago. Indeed, White's comments were one of the factors that influenced me to further explore plant medicine, and to write a book on the subject.

This was not an easy decision on my part, because I, like many Hatha yoga practitioners, was so very careful of what I put into my body and had a great fear of causing it permanent damage, not to mention simply messing with my yoga practice. But what I subsequently learned from my plant journeys, interestingly enough, is that it is precisely the over-identification with the body (bordering on obsession, for some) that needs to be released in order for one's ego boundaries to be bridged. Again, this is an understanding that would seem to be of utmost value to those who are utilizing the technology of Hatha yoga as means of self-transcendence.[viii]
There are many other reasons why a yoga practitioner might find taking ayahuasca helpful, both personally and for the healing of our communities and planet. As for the latter, I appreciated what Daniel said during his dialogue with Sharon Gannon on ayahuasca[ix], particularly his points that the yoga community has tended to become insular and elitist, and his suggestion that we're in a time that calls for people like us modern yogis and yoginis, who are already familiar with moving through uncomfortable spaces, to consider the value plant sacraments might have for us now in this time of rapid shifts on the planet.

I can relate to these points as I've experienced the insularity and elitism firsthand, the kind that sadly shakes its head when the subject of "drugs" comes up, and I have also seen for myself how the ayahuasca experience can move one through some very uncomfortable spaces, thus making it that much easier to deal with real world events and issues. Of course, this is what work "on the mat" does, albeit in a slightly less dramatic way (though even that can be very intense for some -- a Bikram class, for example); a plant shamanic journey just accelerates the process.

That certainly was my experience. If I may paraphrase Timothy Leary's famous quote slightly: I learned more during my first session with ayahuasca than I had in 13 years on my yoga mat.
We can also look at it this way: Some of us now have spent years disciplining our bodies in a rather extreme way, supposedly so that we might prepare our physiology for intense "Samadhi" moments, to become fit vessels to "hold" an intense amount of energy and not get fried, but rather be able to navigate "uncomfortable" spaces in a fully conscious way. Well, if you're like I was, you might well wonder from whence such experiences will come? They probably won't come from Hatha yoga itself, and also almost certainly not even from Raja yoga (the path outlined in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras), unless you are a very devoted, disciplined meditator. No, it seems to me that such experiences will come through shamanic journeying, and particularly through the use of plants in a sacramental, yogic way. Could it be that this is why we have been doing all of these intense practices, contortions and the like?[x]

Here's a wonderfully expressed statement from a RS/Evolver member who is also a yoga teacher who uses ayahuasca as a sacrament, having been influenced to do so by another internationally recognized yoga teacher of the older generation. In a private email interview, I had asked her what ayahuasca meant to her as a yoga teacher and practitioner, and here's what she replied:

"Like many yogis, I am very interested in the nature of consciousness. Isn't that why we do yoga? As such, I've explored both traditional and less traditional ways to shift my perception of reality -- and, yes, that includes working with various entheogens in a sacred setting. Without getting into the details of when, where and with whom, I'd say I have done a reasonable amount of work with ayahuasca and I've always experienced it as a powerful medicine -- healing, transformative and liberating on the most profound levels. I so appreciate the fact that the work I do in ceremony builds on, and is harmonious with, the work I do on my mat. For me, ayahuasca is a teacher who speaks poignantly to the challenges of the Kali Yuga [the so-called "dark age of materialism"]; little wonder she is slowly finding her way into the mainstream."
To return again to Daniel's point about exploring the world of spirits, what in yoga is termed the astral or subtle realm, we live in such a materialistic society and age that even we yoga people need reminders that there's a whole lot more going on here than what we experience through our five senses. And maybe the spirit world and beings from other star systems really do want to connect with us via these plant modalities?

Maybe we are meant to consciously alter our DNA as part of the next stage of evolution of humanity? Maybe the plant sacraments really are the true, original teachers of humanity who were sent here long ago to save us from ourselves -- at this precise point in history? The evidence suggests that this is all the case, but ultimately we really don't know.
What I sense we do know is that just understanding intellectually that "All is One," and that we should just "Be Present," or having someone tell us that some day some way we might have an experience that this is so, is really not satisfying. We want to fully have the experience first, and then use that experience as a model for how we might live more in union, in presence.

To truly arrive at a state of presence, there very well may be a lot of "shaking up" that might be required.

To sum up this "prolegomena," which is to say this very preliminary discussion, what I have tried to open up as a possibility is our seeing that there really is a place in yoga for shamanic practices, particularly the use of "plant sacraments." And to say not only is there a place for these things, but there might be a necessity for these things right now in terms of healing our fractured selves, communities, and planet, and that yoga is one of the most effective disciplines for "preparing the ground," so to speak, for the harvest, as well as for "riding out the storm." Oh yogi/ni, why have you made of your body a fit Temple for the Divine if not for this purpose?

Footnotes:

[i] See Stanislav Grof, M.D., "Ken Wilber's Spectrum Psychology," @ http://primal-page.com/grofken.htm.Another wonderful book by Grof which is really a must read for those interested in these subjects is Grof's recent offering, When the Impossible Happens: Adventures in Non-Ordinary Reality. Sounds True, Incorporated, 2005. Particularly interesting are Grof's accounts of his meeting with Swami Muktananda, as well as his chapter on his experience with 5-MeO-DMT.

[ii] Here's but one website dedicated to Ramana Maharishi (or, "Maharshi"): http://www.sriramanamaharshi.org . One book which I would highly recommend that everyone read or re-read is Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi, particularly the chapter entitled "The Resurrection of Sri Yukteswar," as that goes into some detail about what the "subtle" (astral) and "causal" planes are like. Not that we should take this is as the last word on the subject, but just to familiarize ourselves with one highly influential view.

[iii] Grof quotes John Perry: "True mystics occasionally reactivate regressive complexes on their way to mature unity states," and goes on to say: "In spite of the fact that Ken acknowledges frequent mysterious invasion of transpersonal insights in psychotic patients, mysticism remains for him miles apart from psychosis. It represents for him a purely transegoic progression, whereas psychosis is primarily characterized by a regression to early infancy in the service of the ego."

[iv] See Ken Wilber, The Eye of the Spirit: An Integral Vision for a World Gone Slightly Mad. Shambhala, 1998, pp. 165-185. In these pages, Wilber for the first time in writing confronted Grof's criticisms of his work. This needs to be read along with Grof's essay in response (see above).

[v] Excerpted from a 2001 interview between Wilber and Piers Clement, available here:
http://www.geocities.com/piers_clement/wilber1.html

[vi] There's a discussion of what might have been the cause of Terence's death @ http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/1696452.

[vii] Ganga White, Yoga Beyond Belief: Insights to Awaken and Deepen Your Practice. North Atlantic Books, 2007. Danny Paradise is another top yoga teacher who has been an influential advocate of plant sacraments for many years. For an interview with him in which he directly speaks to some of the same issues, check out the following podcast: http://kmo.livejournal.com/408508.html.

[viii] From email correspondence with White and from speaking with one of his students, I understand that even though White made that statement, he still has been rather guarded about what he makes public about his use of plant sacraments. He apparently will only talk about it with his students when the subject is broached. I sense that this will all change in the next couple of years, that there will be far more openness in the yoga community about these subjects.

[ix] You can watch the video of their dialogue, "Asanas and Ayahuasca," at http://www.realitysandwich.com/asanas_and_ayahuasca. You will also want to read all of the comments posted. My own view of what some called a "fiasco," is that it might have gone over better if Daniel had been dialoguing with a yogini, such as Padmani, who is both a yoga teacher and a regular user of plant sacraments like ayahuasca.

[x] I also sense that it is precisely those of us who have been perhaps overly physically-oriented in our life and yoga practice that actually need a high dose of something, anything to bust through the layers of egoity. This idea will take a good deal of unpacking and I’ll leave that for a separate piece.

Source: http://www.realitysandwich.com/yoga_shaman

The Folly of Desire for Long Life

2009-07-05T17:23:00.000-07:00

MENG-SUN-YANG asked Yang Chu:

"There are men who cherish life and care for their bodies with the intention of grasping immortality. Is that possible?"

Yang Chu replied: "According to the laws of nature there is no such thing as immortality."

Meng-sun-Yang: "Yet is it possible to acquire a very long life?"

Yang Chu: "According to the laws of nature there is no such thing as a very long life. Neither can life be preserved by cherishing or the body benefited by fostering."

Meng-sun-Yang: "What would be a long life?"

"All things were the same as they are now. The five good and bad passions were of old as they are now. So also the safety and peril of the four limbs. Grief and joy for the things of this world were of old as they are now, and the constant change of peace and revolution. Having seen and heard all these things, one would already be awearied of it at the age of a hundred. How much more after a very long life!"

Meng-sun-Yang: "If it be so a sudden death would be preferable to a long life; therefore we ought to run on to a pointed sword or jump into deep water to have what our heart yearns for."

Yang Chu: "No. Having once come into life regard it and let it pass; mark its desires and wishes, and so wait death.

"When death comes, disregard it and let it come. Mark what it brings you, and be drifted away to annihilation.

"If you pay no regard to life and death, and let them be as they are, how can you be anxious lest our life should end too soon?"

-- Yang Chu's Garden of Pleasure Ch. XI
[The Yang Chu chapter of the Lieh Tzu (book 7)]
translated by Anton Forke

Project Camelot

2009-06-22T00:06:00.000-07:00

Hey Friend,

Consider this your personal invitation to learn about Project Camelot...

Taken directly from their website:

Overview and Mission Statement
• To provide researchers, activists and ‘whistleblowers’ with access to all forms of media in order to get the truth out.

• Our focus includes but is not limited to the following:
- extraterrestrial visitation and contact
- time travel
- mind control
- classified advanced technology
- free energy
- possible coming earth changes
- revealing plans that exist to control the human race.

• To establish ‘safety in numbers’ and unite these disparate factions under an umbrella of protection for activists and ‘whistleblowers’ who may have concerns for the safety of themselves and their loved ones.

• To provide a tribute to all activists in paradigm-challenging fields who have worked for the benefit of humanity... and who have suffered or been silenced for speaking the truth.

To get an idea of the information they are exposing you can read their original "Big Picture" article here: http://projectcamelot.org/The_Big_Picture.pdf

A lot of their information is really out there and will definitely seem unbelievable. All I ask is for you to explore the information on their website with an open mind.

Peace,

Jason

PS I am considering donating 10% of the revenue earned from selling my Future of the New Earth E-Book to this website/organization so please let me know what you think about them by leaving a comment or sending me an email!

Arabian Wisdom on Contentment

2009-06-14T13:52:00.000-07:00

Contentment is to refrain from coveting what others have.

Contentment is a treasure which is inexhaustible.

The most thankful of men is he who is contented.

He who seeks riches must seek them in contentment.

Give freely, and be content with little.

A contented man is happy in life.

Life is a vanishing space of time, and he alone vanquishes its changing fortunes who lives in contentment.

Be content with what God has given you, and you will be the richest of men.

If you cannot have what you want, be content with what you have.

If all cannot be obtained, a part may be attained.

There is relief in despair.

Source: http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/arw/arw35.htm

CrimethInc

2009-05-24T15:57:00.001-07:00

Dear Friend,

Today, I would like to share with you two particular documents which have had a dramatic impact on how I view my own life as a part of this primitive and barbaric society we live in.

If you feel inclined please refer to these introductory materials.

CrimethInc. Worker Bulletins #47 and #74: http://www.crimethinc.com/tools/downloads/pdfs/worker_bulletin_47_and_74.pdf

A Civilian's Guide to Direct Action: http://www.crimethinc.com/tools/downloads/pdfs/direct_action_guide.pdf

Much more to come...

Jason

A Spiritual Conspiracy

2009-05-17T15:14:00.000-07:00

On the surface of the world right now there is
war and violence and things seem dark.
But calmly and quietly, at the same time,
something else is happening underground

An inner revolution is taking place
and certain individuals are being called to a higher light.
It is a silent revolution.
From the inside out.
From the ground up.
This is a Global operation.

A Spiritual Conspiracy.
There are sleeper cells in every nation on the planet.
You won't see us on the T.V.
You won't read about us in the newspaper
You won't hear about us on the radio

We don't seek any glory
We don't wear any uniform
We come in all shapes and sizes, colors and styles
Most of us work anonymously

We are quietly working behind the scenes
in every country and culture of the world
Cities big and small, mountains and valleys,
in farms and villages, tribes and remote islands

You could pass by one of us on the street
and not even notice
We go undercover
We remain behind the scenes

It is of no concern to us who takes the final credit
But simply that the work gets done
Occasionally we spot each other in the street
We give a quiet nod and continue on our way

During the day many of us pretend we have normal jobs
But behind the false storefront at night
is where the real work takes a place
Some call us the Conscious Army

We are slowly creating a new world
with the power of our minds and hearts
We follow, with passion and joy
Our orders come from the Central Spiritual Intelligence

We are dropping soft, secret love bombs when no one is looking
Poems ~ Hugs ~ Music ~ Photography ~ Movies ~ Kind words ~
Smiles ~ Meditation and prayer ~ Dance ~ Social activism ~ Websites
Blogs ~ Random acts of kindness...

We each express ourselves in our own unique ways
with our own unique gifts and talents
Be the change you want to see in the world
That is the motto that fills our hearts

We know it is the only way real transformation takes place
We know that quietly and humbly
we have the power of all the oceans combined
Our work is slow and meticulous

Like the formation of mountains
It is not even visible at first glance
And yet with it entire tectonic plates
shall be moved in the centuries to come

Love is the new religion of the 21st century
You don't have to be a highly educated person
Or have any exceptional knowledge to understand it
It comes from the intelligence of the heart

Embedded in the timeless evolutionary pulse of all human beings
Be the change you want to see in the world
Nobody else can do it for you
We are now recruiting

Perhaps you will join us
Or already have.
All are welcome
The door is open

Brian Piergrossi
from the book The Big Glow
http://thebigglow.com

Know Yourself

2009-05-10T14:48:00.000-07:00

Do you truly know yourself?

Life is simply the process, or journey, of knowing yourself. The ultimate reason for life is self-discovery. Yet, many people spend their entire lives getting farther and farther away from their own true nature. Most people are constantly distorting their own idea of themselves, only because they do not know what they truly are. They are not even aware that this identity they hold of themselves is false, since they do not know their who they truly are. How can you expect someone to discover their true inner nature when they are constantly being distracted by society as well as constantly interacting with others who themselves also do not know their own true nature?

In this article, this false sense of self that almost everyone holds onto in place of truly knowing themselves will be referred to as the “false self”. I will discuss this issue more, but first I must answer the seemingly obvious question: why would anyone want to get to know their true self?

Only by knowing yourself can you ever understand and love others. This is not a superficial understanding of others. I am talking about feeling your deep, divine connection with each and every person that you come across in your life. When you truly understand yourself, you cannot help but feel a powerful, unconditional love for yourself. This love is so powerful that it breaks all boundaries between yourself and others. When you truly love and know yourself (Note: the powerful feeling of loving yourself only arises when you have come to know yourself) you stop seeing people’s false sense of self, instead you see everyone as a beautiful soul. When you are in contact with someone, you know without a doubt that they are you and that you are them.

The self that you must come to know is not an artificial creation of the mind. Rather it is the mind itself. We go through life projecting who we think we are. This false self is nothing more than an artificial creation of the mind, yet we fully believe that this is who we are. No! This is a projection of the barbaric society humanity has created for itself.

This false self is the person you project in hopes that somehow you are projecting your deep, divine self. Once again, you do not consciously project this false self. Instead you are mistaken and have not come to know your true inner nature. The false self is the person that others (who also do not know their own true nature) bring out of you. You act and think with this false sense of self completely oblivious to your true inner nature.

Even though you may have lived your entire life thinking of yourself with a false identity, does not mean that you cannot come to know yourself. In fact, we must all eventually come to know our own true inner nature. Most people spend their entire lives running away from their true selves, only to come crashing back to knowing themselves through the transition that we call death.

As a side note, your false self is the only thing that dies in death. It is the reason we fear death, because our true selves are unknown. All we know is our false self and we know that one day we will lose this false sense of self. On the other hand, the true self cannot possibly die, nor could it ever be born. It has always been. The true self is the Infinite Being at the heart of your soul. It is your Essence. God has always been a symbol of the true self.

Modern society is made up of distractions. These distractions consume our lives. They ensure that we remain oblivious to our true inner nature. Almost every pastime or activity that you can name is a distraction! This even includes working and accomplishing goals (when the purpose of the accomplishment is not the process of accomplishing the goal, but the reason behind it is to get you somewhere you think you want to go).

Even most spiritual growth or personal development information is a distraction. When you are holding a false sense of self, this information feeds it. Although, these distractions may help to give you clues as to your true nature, they cannot directly trigger self-realization. The only source of truth you have in your life is your own inner nature. Although these information products may guide you, the path to knowing yourself is a personal and intimate journey. I cannot come close to explaining the true nature of yourself, especially when you mistakenly believe that you are the false self.

I strongly urge you to dedicate yourself to understanding the inner workings of your mind. If you choose this path, you must pursue it with an unrelenting passion for the mind as well as an openness to the unexpected and unbelievable intricacies of its true nature. This is how you will come to know your true nature. Do whatever it takes! If enough of us choose this path of running towards ourselves (instead of away), the next great age of humanity will arise from self-knowledge (which leads to a true, unconditional self-love). We have so much to learn from the workings of our own mind.

Society as we know it is fundamentally flawed. The false self is a result of this sick society. And, the false self is also what keeps us from recognizing the deep flaws in our current ways of living (or society in general). As you can tell, this creates a vicious circle that perpetuates the false sense of self and our barbaric society. Truly knowing ourselves is the only way we can ever transform society. Humanity must literally awaken to its own true nature in order for us to create a new world. Actually, once humanity realizes its true self we will not have a choice in created a new world. We will not be able to live in the old ways of being which were created as a result of being mistaken about our own true identity

In order for the path of self-discovery to have an impact on whom you think you are, you must minimize the distractions in your life. Spend at least a few hours every week with absolutely no distractions. This means you simply be. You do not do anything and you do not try to get anywhere. Just be still and completely open to WHATEVER (including nothing) happens. Let go of all the resistance you are not even aware of holding. Open up to your own self. Look into your mind and do not judge what you see. If boredom (a projection of the false self) sets in, simply observe it. Completely surrender to the boredom. Do not choose to be distracted.

Chances are you have been living a distracted life and it is all you know. This can always change, but you must be the source of the change. Spend time with yourself. If you do this enough eventually you will surrender to all uncomfortableness (a result of the false self) that sets in when you are not distracted. Once this takes place you will initiate your magical journey of truly knowing your own inner nature.

The process of knowing yourself is a continuous one. I highly doubt that there is an end to self-discovery. The true journey of knowing the deep, inner nature of your own mind can be difficult to initiate. But once started, I can’t imagine it ever stopping. Your thirst for true self-discovery will never again be satisfied. Each day, in every way, you will come to love yourself more and more. This will have a profound impact on everyone you come in contact with. This wave of self-love will begin to radiate through society. Eventually vibrating to a level where society will be transformed. Remember, this is all a result of knowing the inner workings of your own mind.

The good news and the bad news is that there are no set-rules or guidelines for self-discovery. You must simply learn to surrender to your own mind. It may be helpful to acknowledge and reaffirm your intent to know yourself everyday. When it is right you will know exactly what your next step is. Go within, tune in to the “center” of your mind and simply listen. Listen intently and passionately, with absolutely no bias or expectations at all!

The only source of truth we have in life is our own inner nature. We are all on a journey of self-discovery. Once you get past all of your false needs and desires (the internal result of this false sense of identity) you will come to know whom you truly are.

It is a very personal process that you must painstakingly go through. Nobody can possibly tell you who you truly are. This includes you (or rather who you think you are). Stop trying to tell yourself who you are and truly listen within. Right now, you have the potential to realize that you simply are. At the very least, please never forget this potential within you.

Love,

Jason Randhawa

What is Our Next Bold Leap?

2009-04-19T03:23:00.000-07:00

By Kristi Bowman

People seem to be experiencing spiritual enlightenment left and right, some after years of dedicated meditative practice, others by a single, awe-inspiring transformative experience. It is not a matter of if, but a matter of when. Indeed, we are all riding that evolutionary wave that will inevitably and thankfully wash us to the shore of a new way of being.

No matter where we are in this journey, we have the choice to open more to the process or remain where we are for a while longer (or even close down more, but who would want to do that after experiencing the delight of opening?). If we have the desire to open more fully, to be that proverbial flowering lotus, we often have to challenge ourselves, pull ourselves out of our comfort zone. We have to take a bold leap.

In Teotihuacán, Mexico there is a place where such a leap was literally taken. Teotihuacán (Teo) is known as "The Place Where Humans Become Gods". From about 650 C.E. (Common Era) to about 1200 C.E., the Toltec civilization thrived in Teo, just prior to the Aztecs. The Toltecs were not a single culture. Rather, they were a group of individuals from a variety of tribal groups who achieved a level of spiritual enlightenment.

Most people go to Teo now as tourists to walk amidst the ruins and climb the two largest pyramids in the complex -- the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon. A smaller, but no less magnificent, pyramid, the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, also resides in the complex.

Quetzalcoatl is the Mesoamerican deity that is part snake, part bird, representing the union of matter and spirit, earth and heaven, the "Sovereign Plumed Serpent." His prophetic return (anticipated in our time, according to some) heralds a time of peace and a new spiritual era. This new spiritual era is the result of the unity that Quetzalcoatl represents. It is the honoring of the divine masculine and the divine feminine, logic and reason, science and spirituality. It is an honoring of the Oneness of all things.

Here at the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl individuals would have the opportunity to expand their awareness and perspective and take a leap of faith. This area has two parts. On one side there is a high platform. On the other side is the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl itself. In between the platform and the pyramid is a drop off of about 30 feet. The distance between the two is about 15-20 feet.
Back in the time of the Toltecs, a spiritual leader would lead a group to this area in the dark of night. He or she would then challenge individuals in the group to make the leap from the platform to the pyramid, leaping into the "mouth" of Quetzalcoatl. Many would be scared and not jump, knowing the distance before them. Some, though, would jump. Unbeknownst to them, the spiritual teacher filled up the chasm with water, allowing those who took their leap of faith to make it safely.

If you are a fan of the movie The Matrix (aren't we all?) there is a perfect equivalent to this concept. Morpheus loads the "jump program" for Neo to take his leap. At this point in the movie, Neo has already awakened into the "real world" and been unplugged. The much more difficult process then begins of disconnecting him mentally.

"You have to let it all go, Neo -- fear, doubt and disbelief. Free your mind," Morpheus says to Neo on the rooftop. Morpheus then leaps with ease to the other rooftop 50 feet away. Watching this, Neo is in awe, and he gathers his courage to make his leap. He bravely runs and jumps off the edge of the roof, but of course he falls. As the movie mentions, everyone falls the first time. Why does everyone fall the first time? Because it is so hard to flip that switch! After years, decades of believing we cannot do something, our minds become very attached. It is a very strong structure, and it is a process to dismantle the structure and fully detach. But the lesson is, Neo took the chance and leapt! And eventually, through several additional leaps of faith, Neo awakens on more levels, learns to fully disconnect from the limitations created by his mind, and ultimately creates a world of peace and saves humanity.

Interestingly, this peace transpires only through the unity of the divine feminine and the divine masculine. In the Matrix movies, the Oracle is represented by a motherly, black woman. She is the feminine, the intuitive one, the yin. The Architect, on the other hand, is represented as a white man, with white beard, even a very light-colored suit. He is the masculine, logic and reasoning, the yang. In the end they come together for the sake of harmony.

I had the privilege of going to the sacred land of Teotihuacán on a spiritual "power journey" a few years ago, an experience that forever and beautifully altered my life. Currently, the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl is set up for tourists with a metal fence around the platform so that you cannot walk (or fall) down to the bottom of the drop off or go crawling on the pyramid. The leaders of our journey brought us to the platform facing the mouth of Quetzalcoatl for us to ask ourselves, had we been with the Toltecs in ancient times, "Would I have taken the leap?" More significantly, "Would I take the leap right now?" without knowing about the water, of course. Would I leap with complete trust and surrender? I looked over the edge, seeing the distance and the hard stones below, just as Neo hesitantly gazed over the edge of the skyscraper prior to his brave jump.

I decided to take the leap, which wasn't literally flying across the chasm, but I challenged myself to open to a new perspective, a new possibility. During this journey at Teo, I had experienced a vision. I could have discounted it as my imagination. I could have gotten stuck in a belief that I was completely loony. I could have kept quiet about it, but I decided to open my mind, heart and mouth to the possibility that it was something to be truly heard and even shared. My vision showed me how I was to play a role in the continued evolution of humanity, starting with a specific ceremony to be conducted with two other people and a very powerful crystal on top of the Pyramid of the Sun. I decided to follow through with my vision and the ceremony was completed as it was shown to me.

Through the ceremony there was an activation of the earth's energetic grid, initiated from the place of Teo and connecting with many other sites around the world. This activation raised the vibration. Surprisingly or not, this happens all over the world each day, as our consciousness is continually shifting and evolving, and people are following through with their intuitions, raising vibration, and opening themselves to assist others in the process of awakening.

So what is our next bold leap? What is our next move to more fully disconnect us from our own limitations and realize our potential? Is it something personal, such as gathering our courage to ask a man or woman that we've long-been attracted to on a date? Is it giving our supervisor at work notice because we know that our job is no longer serving our best interests? Is our next bold move writing a blog posting that reveals our beliefs/experiences even though they may go against the grain of much of society? Is it larger scaled? Is it writing a book for the world? Is it following through with an intuition or vision that involves us and our role to help humanity?

For each of us, if we so choose, our next bold leap is to simply shine, to express ourselves, to exude our brilliant, divine nature. In what specific manner that is expressed is up to you. I am reminded of Marianne Williamson's wise words, from A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles":

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?" Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

We are riding that wave to a new way of being. Or, to use the other metaphor, each one of us stands on the platform facing the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl. The situation before us looks to be one of great distance, and that is sometimes utterly frightening! "Free your mind." The benefit of taking a bold leap into the mouth of Quetzalcoatl is we get ingested into the knowing of the unity of matter and spirit, of our human aspect and also our divine aspect. We no longer have to fear that we are inadequate. And we no longer have to fear that we are "powerful beyond measure." With this knowing, we experience freedom and so have the opportunity to choose what we want to do next. Perhaps our next bold leap as a unified tribe of humanity will be to create that longed-for world of peace.

Source: http://www.realitysandwich.com/what_our_next_bold_leap

My Life

2009-04-12T10:21:00.000-07:00

A Poem by Jason Randhawa

Days just seem to come and go,
Time and Space seem to effortlessly flow.

Passing by,
Like a flash in my eye,
I spend my time constantly asking why?

Refusing to fall into old belief patterns,
While I pray that society eventually learns,
That the earth is physically and mentally alive,
And without peace humanity will never thrive.

Science and technology have shown remarkable progress,
But the vast majority of us spend our days in overwhelming stress.
After evolving so much, we are still blind
To the inner workings of our own Mind.

You must get your perspective in gear,
Deep down...there is nothing to fear,
The precious gift that you are now receiving,
Will at times be incredibly deceiving,
Never forget that life is too short,
To spend it without happiness of some sort,
Living now is the only way,
You will ever be able to truly play,
Live by your own rules,
Do not judge the fools,
Forget about settling scores,
You have one life to live and its yours.

How To Heal The World by Owen Waters

2009-04-05T10:04:00.000-07:00

We have entered a phase of The Shift which is now bringing rapid transformation to our world. This energy of transformation can express itself at many levels. The energy has to go somewhere, so if the energy of transformation fails to find expression at a higher frequency level, it will spiral downwards until it does find an outlet for its expression.

It can be channeled into a spiritual focus, into emotional release or it can be allowed to manifest in the only remaining field of popular action, the physical world. There it will erupt through emotion-driven, physical phenomena - volcanic eruption, earthquakes and violent storms, for example. All of these "natural" disasters are driven by the chaotic emotional energy of mankind. All of them can be healed and prevented when people channel enough spiritual energy to soothe the chaos.

People ask why they are here on Earth at this time of rapid change and upheaval. As a spiritual person, one of the reasons you chose this time was the fact that you know how to neutralize the energies of change which would otherwise cause chaos.

Today, it is more important than ever to send healing energies into the world. You can make all the difference in the world today when you help balance the incoming energies of transformation by using this Heal the World technique: http://www.InfiniteBeing.com/0607/healtheworld.htm

The Future is Immanent: Speculations on a Possible World

2009-03-29T10:39:00.000-07:00

Written by J.F. Martel

The pressure's on in the noosphere. Opposing views on everything from the use of plastic to the existence of God vie for dominance in the arena of collective thought. There are times when philosophy leaves the cloisters of academia to impose itself upon every individual. Philosophy today is not a Mickey Mouse elective -- it is a universal verdict. On the other hand, if there was ever a time to acknowledge the elusiveness of absolute truths, it is now. "Everything is relative" has attained the self-evidence of a cliché.

In a recent article, Daniel Pinchbeck considers the possibility that through our dialectical deadlocks we may come to a revival of "mythological consciousness," a way of thinking rooted not in logic and discursive reasoning but in "symbol and image." He writes: "A society that reintegrates mythic thought at a deeper level of awareness will be able to handle seemingly contradictory perspectives without breaking down." [1]

We talk a lot about transformation these days. The problems we face are serious, but if every problem is an opportunity, then our ravaged earth still holds promise. In many circles, apathy and resignation have given way to hope for another possible world, a revolution of human culture. Of course, the danger in any revolution is that you end up rebuilding what you left behind. Recall the end of Animal Farm, when the animals gather at the window of the farmhouse to watch their pig leaders argue with human farmers: "The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again but already it was impossible to say which was which."[2]

Repetition compulsion is a familiar concept to fans of Freud and anyone who has ever suffered from neurosis or addiction. When the mind can't get to the core of a problem, the same mistakes are made again and again. In psychoanalytic terms, such situations confront us with aspects of the psyche of which we remain unaware. Implicitly or explicitly, the so-called consciousness movement is an attempt to penetrate this unconscious blockage. But when we say, with Terence McKenna, that we need an "archaic revival" of shamanic thinking in our culture, what exactly do we mean?

Many people expect the revolution to take the form of a grand intervention: a transcendent "Other" will break into our time-stream to transform us body, mind and soul, if not change the fabric of space-time itself. Is this a realistic (or even safe) expectation? Would it be better to see in events like the end of the Mayan Long Count a symbol whose value is lost the moment we mistake it for the thing it represents?

"Mythological consciousness" may be the key to another age. But what is myth? What is consciousness? And what do the Hopi mean when they say, "We are the ones we have been waiting for?"[3]

Myth and Archetype

D.H. Lawrence defined myths as "attempt[s] to narrate a whole human experience ... a profound experience of the human body and soul."[4] Though they are not equivalent to the propositions of science, myths do have a factual basis. The facts they point to are those strange attractors that C.G. Jung called the archetypes of the collective unconscious. Pre-lingual and pre-rational, the archetypes exist deep in the human organism and evoke, across cultural and geographical boundaries, the same recurring images, symbols and patterns of behavior. They are the "inborn forms of intuition, the archetypes of perception and apprehension, which are the necessary a priori determinants of all psychic processes."[5] The archetypes are not reducible to the gods that often personify them in traditional cultures. They are in fact much more powerful than gods, and more mysterious.

The archetypal realm is not an eternal order of being superior to our own like Plato's forms. That is to say, it is not separate or transcendent, but immanent to the human organism, instinctual. Jung wrote that the archetype is "the instinct's perception of itself."[6] The archetypal image is the psychic correlate of an instinctual drive. Freud stressed that you can never "see" a drive; you can only know it through its effects. The archetypes never reveal themselves directly, but their influence produces consistent images that manifest symptomatically in our dreams, stories, rituals and art. We can know their presence and their meaning by engaging with their imaginal manifestations in the language of the psyche; i.e., the language of myth.

To reduce archetypal forces to the gods that personify them, as organized religions (and often the New Age) do, is to mistake the symbol for the thing and surrender reason to irrationality. Recognizing the power of the archetypes does not require us to give up our power to think. It simply means becoming aware of the fact that there are patterns to the ego's behavior, and that much of what we think and do is rooted deep in the psychic and sensory apparatus, even if we perceive in it a rational basis. By seeing the patterns, we can understand the true meaning of our actions and direct our behavior more creatively.

Truth and Meaning

Goya's print "The Sleep of Reason Breeds Monsters" shows a man asleep at a desk while a dark menagerie of nocturnal animals -- bats, owls, a lynx -- materializes in the background. The traditional interpretation of this print is that "when reason is suspended, superstitions are bound to arise." This interpretation is in keeping with the Enlightenment ideals that mark Goya's period and modernity in general. But set against the backdrop of the historical events that have unfolded since the eighteenth century, the print offers up a new meaning; namely, that when it is considered to be the only valid mental faculty, reason itself is a kind of sleep, which spawns horrors and monstrosities.

The imperialistic doctrine of the White Man's Burden, the ovens of Auschwitz, the gulags of Stalinist Russia, the cryptofascist activities of the Western intelligence establishment and the devastating consequences of "rational self-interest": these are some of the horrors that can occur when the cult of reason comes to dominate a civilization. The Enlightenment tried to do away with myth by denying its existence and relegating the mythic impulse to the swamps of superstition. But as Jung tells us, denying the existence of the gods does not abolish them; it merely forces them into hiding. In losing myth, we lose the only language we have for dealing with the psyche.

The genius of Camus and Beckett lay in their showing us the fundamental absurdity of modern life. Death is reason's limit. If everything must end in the utter silence of the grave, what reason do I have for living? In strictly rational terms, life is fundamentally absurd and meaningless. Therefore whatever meaning we see in life cannot come to us rationally. It must come from somewhere else, even if it amounts to a courageous engagement with the Absurd as such, as in existentialism. It must come to us through the faculty of intuition.

Because it is intuited from the invisible nexus of primordial psychic forces, meaning belongs on the same plane as myth; in fact it is the function of myth in any culture to provide the meaning(s) of life. Darwinism may accurately reflect the process of natural selection, but the moment I draw meaning from the theory, I turn Darwinism into a myth; which is to say, I read the theory intuitively. Modern science is completely immersed in myth insofar as it perceives a purpose in itself-even if that purpose is to blindly obey our "selfish genes" in the name of evolution. If scientists oppose dogmas and ideologies that curb their pursuit of knowledge, it is because they see that pursuit as being intrinsically meaningful. The quest for truth is an archetypal idea -- it precedes rational thought.

A university professor once told me that he suffered a spiritual crisis when he read Richard Dawkins' The Selfish Gene in the late seventies. Dawkins made his case so powerfully that my professor lost his faith in God and became an atheist, to his own horror. I asked him, "How do you feel now?" He said, "Oh, I feel great. I got over it a long time ago. You come to terms with truth."

When we confront a reality that challenges our most deeply held beliefs, we enter what Tibetan Buddhists call a bardo, an in-between state where the ground of all beliefs vanishes from under our feet. In his essay on Proust, Beckett wrote that human beings are not interested in the New but strive for the peaceful ignorance of habit. The intrusion of the New -- be it a traumatic event or the discovery of a painful scientific fact -- invariably throws us into a state of panic. "The creation of the world," Beckett writes, "did not take place once and for all time, but takes place every day."[7] We project our beliefs into our environment in order to protect ourselves from the Void of the real. But sometimes, something tears through the veil and opens up an unknown space, forcing us to adapt to a new reality. "The periods of transition that separate consecutive adaptations ... represent perilous zones in the life of the individual, dangerous, precarious, painful, mysterious and fertile, when for a moment the boredom of living is replaced by the suffering of being."[8]

For my professor, "coming to terms with truth" meant finding meaning in a world that God had suddenly abandoned. Remembering that myth and meaning arise on the same plane, we can say he had to re-mythologize his world.

Even scientists who dedicate their lives to proving that the mind is a chimerical trick of the biological brain live according to the same principles as the rest of humanity. They too have desires, goals, families, lovers, dreams, guilty pleasures. In other words, they hold one set of beliefs but act on another. They live as if they were "ensouled," as if their lives had intrinsic meaning. A person who truly saw existence as meaningless would not do research, let alone write books.

Think of the suicidal teenager who writes in his journal that life just isn't worth living, that "nothing matters." The very act of writing betrays him -- for to write is to care. Meaning matters even if life doesn't. As the narrator utters at the end of Beckett's novel The Unnamable: "I can't go on, I'll go on."

Imagine the following. A neuroscientist makes an incredible discovery showing once and for all how all processes of the mind can be reduced to neuronal activity. She reacts with joy, excitement and pride at having made an important contribution to the advance of human knowledge. Her head fills with visions of medical breakthroughs, Nobel prizes, TV interviews and science textbooks. That night she dreams of diving into the ocean to recover a magical pearl in the ruins of a sunken city. She brings the pearl back to the surface and saves the kingdom. If death is the great equalizer on the physical plane, then dream is its correlate in the psyche. In dreams we all believe in magic, regardless of our faith or opinions.

In order to get money for their research projects, scientists must tell potential funding agencies why their project should be financed; they must present the purpose of their work. Even a hypothesis whose proof would shatter all hopes of finding meaning in nature would never get backed without some sort of justification. A scientific hypothesis is insignificant until it is wrapped in a myth, be it "the betterment of mankind," "victory against the Nazis," "the war on drugs" or "the quest for knowledge." Like everything else, science must take root in mythic soil in order to bear fruit.

Myth is the life-world of humanity. As science continues to describe the workings of nature, it will create new gaps where meaning will suddenly withdraw, only to be found anew:
"The scientist tries to examine the 'real' nature of the photograph; he tries to get away from the psychological configuration, the meaning of the image, to move down to some other, more basic level of patterns and alternating dots of light and dark, a world of elementary particles. And yet what does he find there but another mental configuration, another arrangement of psychological meaning? If he persists in this direction long enough, the mythological dimensions of science will become apparent in his work, as they would have if he had asked himself questions about the meaning of sunlight rather than questions about the behavior of photons."[9]

Whether light strikes the retina directly or first passes through the lens of an electron microscope doesn't change a thing: the world remains just that, the world: a mystery to explore and a meaning to discover. The "disenchantment of nature," an idea that resurges every time science challenges our traditional views, only makes sense from the perspective of what is passing away. If we understand the psyche for what it is -- a machine, perhaps, but a machine for producing meaning -- then spirituality (religiosity) is inevitable. The moment we glimpse meaning in existence, the world not only becomes "enchanted" once more; it reveals itself as always having been that way.

Sound and Fury

The atheistic crusade of Richard Dawkins brands religion as fundamentally superstitious and inexorably bound to the idea of transcendence. This view allows Dawkins and his followers to lump all forms of religiosity together and dismiss them all as rubbish. In their view, spirit as such is the enemy of reason. On the other hand, it is difficult to read Dawkins without getting the sense that he is actually pretty spiritual, if not downright religious:

"I hear myself often described as a deeply religious man. An American student wrote to me that she had asked her professor whether he had a view about me. 'Sure,' he replied. 'He's positive science is incompatible with religion, but he waxes ecstatic about nature and the universe. To me, that is religion!' But is 'religion' the right word? I don't think so."[10]

Dawkins admits that the beauty and harmony of nature evoke in him feelings of wonder, connection and humility. If he weren't so insistent on saying that these feelings represent nothing more than esthetic appreciation on his part, we would not hesitate to call them spiritual.[11]

Dawkins' hatred of religion, combined with his faith in the unquestionable finality of science and technology, have led some critics to accuse him of being just as fundamentalist as the dogmatists he is crusading against. His recent statement that books like the Harry Potter series may actually harm children by teaching them "mythical" rather than "scientific" thinking don't help his case. It puts him squarely in the company of his enemies, the religious fanatics who have banned and burned J.K. Rowling's books.[12]

Where does Dawkins' vitriol come from? And why is it surfacing at such a fever pitch now, at this particular time? In For They Know Not What They Do, Slavoj Zizek offers a brilliant interpretation of Hegelian dialectics as they operate in history. He tells us that in any conflict between two opposing historical forces (say, naturalism vs. religion), the synthesis that will eventually result from the conflict already exists. "‘Things happen before they effectively happen ... [T]he final ‘word of reconciliation' is a purely formal act, a simple stating of what has already taken place."[13]

During the Enlightenment, for example, by the time the Church had to resort to rational arguments to fight the secularists, it had already lost the war. The transition had already taken place and it was just a matter of time before the Church admitted defeat and withdrew from the sciences altogether.

Zizek links his immanent dialectics to the psychoanalytic process of conversion, how a person goes from one psychological state to another. The crisis that precedes a conscious conversion occurs after the conversion has already happened in the unconscious. What we see in the crisis are the final throes of the ego as it attempts to go on the way it has been going. Zizek's example is particularly relevant here:

"Let us take the case of an atheist becoming a believer. He is torn by fierce inner struggles, religion obsesses him, he gibes aggressively at believers, looks for historical reasons for the emergence of the 'religious illusion,' and so on-all this is nothing but proof that the affair is already decided. He already believes, although he doesn't yet know it."[14]

The sound and fury of today's atheist fundamentalist is the ego's reaction to the still-unconscious fact that science has already disclosed its spiritual dimension. The religious fanatic's resistance to science shows that he is caught in the same state of denial, because the spirituality that science is in the process of uncovering in the very fabric of the universe is as alien to monotheism as it is to the dogma of traditional materialism. The spiritual dimension of science is not metaphorical, nor is science becoming a religion in its own right. Rather, science is revealing that nature is in itself spiritualized, that consciousness is not a problem we can pin to the pineal gland or some other part of the brain. Consciousness in all of its facets -- including myth and meaning -- is part of nature.

If there's one thing Richard Dawkins hates, it is the tendency of non-scientists to use the ideas of quantum mechanics to justify their own "irrational" beliefs. But the point is that physics does show that there are elements in our universe that do not obey Newtonian laws. Unfortunately for Dawkins, the "enemies of reason" have already reached the inner sanctum of the most fundamental science. When Niels Bohr said, "Sometimes, the opposite of a profound truth is not a lie but another profound truth," the game was already over. Arguing that metaphysical speculation should be strictly reserved for the initiates of particle physics would do little more at this point than elevate those experts to the rank of priests and confirm the dogmatic nature of scientism.

The spiritual dimension that science discloses lies in the interdependence, still only vaguely understood, between nature and consciousness. The quantum physicist David Bohm theorized that nature is imbued with deep creative intentionality. He writes:

"[N]ature is much more than what appears on the surface. That would be a way of expressing a sort of extended form of materialism. But -- and this is the point -- it could equally well be called idealism, spirit, consciousness. The separation of the two -- matter and spirit -- is an abstraction."[15]

The atheist's critique of monotheistic dogma in light of the findings of modern science is valid. The animus behind it, however, is a symptom of denial: denial of the fact that the mysterious core that exists in all religious systems is also present at the heart of scientific theory.

God and the Alien

Spirituality does not require a transcendent God -- an abstract Other -- against which the spiritual experience must take place. On the contrary, spirituality is the intuition of the immanent possibilities, infinite and magical, of our reality. Transcendence is an obstacle to the spirit: it builds a wall that we must scale to get a glimpse of the infinite. That is why mystics insist on going beyond all categorizations in order to find the emptiness that is the true source of being.

The philosophy of Gilles Deleuze is an attempt to establish a spirituality of immanence. The "plane of immanence," he tells us, is the ground of reality, synonymous with Spinoza's single substance of mind and matter: "the immanence of immanence, absolute immanence: it is complete power, complete bliss."[16] It is consistent with the "luminous emptiness" of Mahayana Buddhism. Neither idea requires us to postulate the existence of a transcendent God.
Instead of limiting the field of infinity with an abstract Other, immanence continually posits the coming of an Other. It sees the Other not as transcendent impossibility (Tertullian's credo quia absurdum) but as a virtual Possible, immanent and imminent -- the promise of an encounter. Here, the Other is not God, but the Alien. The Alien can take the form of an extraterrestrial race, a celestial intelligence or a robotic consciousness; what matters is that it replaces the absent God without rebuilding a transcendent structure.

Science needs the Alien. How else can we explain the existence of SETI? Or the deep-space satellites carrying messages for other civilizations? Or the efforts of Japanese scientists to build an android? Or, for that matter, the following verse from the Built to Spill song "Goin' Against Your Mind":

When I was a kid I saw a light / Floating high above the trees one night. / Thought it was an alien, / Turned out to be just God.

The sidereal longings of Arthur C. Clark and Carl Sagan speak volumes about the latent religiosity of scientific thought. God is dead, long live the Alien. Faith in something that has passed (Jesus, Mohammed) has been replaced by hope for something to come. However, this something comes not to replace our reality (earthly paradise) but to expand it (interstellar civilization). The Other is a possible world:

"There is, at some moment, a calm and restful world. Suddenly a frightened face looms up that looks at something [out of frame]. The other person appears here as neither subject nor object but as something very different: a possible world, the possibility of a frightening world. This possible world is not real, or not yet, but it exists nonetheless: it is an expressed that exists only in its expression -- the face, or an equivalent of the face." [17]

The face of the Grey Alien, itself an age-old archetypal image, is an icon of immanent spirituality. It is a picture of another world, either organic (the beings at the end of Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind) or artificial (the beings at the end of Spielberg's AI). The world of the Grey is unknowable, but it is possible. To some, it is a terrible insect world where empathy does not exist, while to others it holds the promise of cosmic communion. The hope (or fear) of an encounter with the Alien is a fundamental component of scientific civilization. It is one of the cracks that let its preconscious spirituality shine through.[18]

The spirituality of immanence is a central theme of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, if not of Kubrick's work as a whole. In my previous article "The Kubrick Gaze," I argued in support of the view that the Black Monolith in 2001 represents, on one level, the movie screen; it symbolizes the medium of cinema itself, showing us how cinema offers a way out of the prison of language, which sets a limit to thought.[19] On a deeper level, the Black Monolith symbolizes the plane of immanence, and also the Alien in its essential nature, the mirror-void where we see ourselves reflected as producers of being. The Star Child at the end of the film heralds the arrival of a new epoch, when humans (re)gain the capacity to think in symbol and image rather than in logic and words.

Nature as Culture

The secularism of the modern age did not free us from the gods. By day, we lived in a grey world devoid of myth, but by night our dreams continued to bathe us in the submarine glow of primeval magic. The very drives we had chased from the light of conscious thought still exerted their pull upon us, only now they wore the mask of reason. A buried god is an angry god: by repressing him, by limiting the flows of psychic energy that he personifies, we merely invite him to resurface in the form of individual or mass neurosis.

The fact is that we cannot exist without myth; meaning and being are inseparable. If we do not consciously construct our myths in full cognizance of their instinctual power, then they will impose themselves on us unconsciously. Nearly thirty years ago, William Irwin Thompson wrote, "The shadow which our technological civilization casts is Lilith, the ‘Maid of Desolation' who dances in the ruins of cities."[20] The myths of progress and contest can be useful, but when we ignore their irrational origin, they become monstrous and destructive. By repressing an essential dimension of the human, the Faustian modern world only made the forces of the unconscious more powerful and uncontrollable. As a result it became sick, and it is still stick. Once you accept the reality of psychic phenomena, the real superstition, the one inherent in the "sleep of reason," reveals itself to you: it is the belief that something will disappear if you pretend it isn't there.

The return to mythological consciousness does not imply a transformation of consciousness itself, but a collective re-valuation of the human experience as it naturally unfolds. It requires us to effect a cultural shift, the creation of communities where human beings are allowed to be what they have always been.

Myths are born in the bardos, in the in-betweens. Whereas the myriad anomalies of life (synchronicities, sudden hunches, slips of the tongue, psychedelic visions, ominous dreams, telepathic connections, phantasmal encounters) were once discarded as hallucinatory noise in the smooth transmission of rational data, they must now be seized upon and explored like all other experiences. In doing so we can become aware that myth and meaning are synonymous with the immanence of nature in all its varieties.

A time of mythological consciousness does not elevate myth above reason. On the contrary, it is a time when, by harnessing the power of the archetypal forces, we are able to build the world we desire: a conscious world. Such a world will not fall into our laps as a gift from the gods. It must be co-created with them.

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NOTES:
[1] Pinchbeck, Daniel. "The Age of Uncertainty": http://www.realitysandwich.com/age_uncertainty
[2] Orwell, George. Animal Farm. (London: Penguin Books, 1945), p. 120
[3] Pinchbeck, Daniel. 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl (New York: Tarcher Penguin, 2006), p. 394
[4] Cited in: Richard P. Sugg, Jungian Literary Criticism (Northwestern University Press, 1992), p. 140
[5] Jung, Carl Gustav. The Portable Jung (London: Viking Penguin, 1971), p. 52
[6] Ibid., p. 56
[7] Beckett, Samuel. Proust. Cited in: Steven Connor, "Beckett and the World": http://www.stevenconnor.com/beckettworld/
[8] Beckett, op. cit. Cited in: Martin Esslin, The Theatre of the Absurd (London: Penguin Books, 1961), p. 59
[9] Thompson, William Irwin. The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality, and the Origins of Culture (New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1981), p. 3
[10] Dawkins, Richard. The God Delusion. (New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2006), p. 33
[11] In chapter one of The God Delusion, Dawkins uses Einstein's self-identification as a "deeply religious non-believer" as an explanation for the purely metaphorical use of the word "God" in science writing, and for what might seem like pantheism in his own work. Dawkins' work is reductive in that it dismisses not only the concept of God but also anything that can't be verified in a laboratory (and some things, like Rupert Sheldrake's research, that can).
[12] Dawkins' comments on Harry Potter can be found in: Beckford, Martin and Urmee Khan. "Harry Potter fails to cast spell over Professor Dawkins" Telegraph.co.uk, 25 Oct 2008
[13] Zizek, Slavoj. For They Know Not What They Do. (New York: Verso, 2008 (1991)). pp. 63-64
[14] Ibid., p. 66
[15] "Creativity: The Signature of Nature" (interview with David Bohm) in: Renée Weber, Dialogues with Scientists and Sages (London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1986), pp. 100-101
[16] Deleuze, Gilles. "Immanence: A Life" in: Pure Immanence: Essays on a Life, translated by John Rajchman (New York: Zone Books, 2001), p. 27
[17] Deleuze, Gilles and Félix Guattari. What is Philosophy?, translated by Hugh Tomlinson and Graham Birchill (New York: Verso, 1994), p. 17
[18] The shadow of science is pseudoscience. Pseudoscience will follow science wherever it goes, the two being aspects of the same thing.
[19] Martel, J.F., "The Kubrick Gaze": www.realitysandwich.com/kubrick_gaze.
[20] Thompson, op. cit., p. 250

Source of article: http://www.realitysandwich.com/future_immanent_speculations_possible_world

The Gateway to Spiritual Consciousness

2009-02-22T14:59:00.000-08:00

by Owen Waters

Love is the saving grace of all of humanity. We contact this primal energy in our finest moments. From the moment a baby is born, it is enshrouded in the unselfish love of its mother. From the moment a person springs into action to save others from peril, their own thoughts of survival are 'overlighted' by the love and caring that shines from their heart.

When a person dies and reviews their life, they see that one thing that mattered the most: Love. Pure, unadulterated, unconditional love. It is the source of compassion. It is the energy of caring for others. It is the binding force which holds together the entire universe, and it flows through you whenever you simply allow it.

Love is the gateway to spiritual consciousness. It is through activation of the spiritual heart that we pass into a whole new world of expansion and joy. In the realms of spiritual consciousness, we find peace, bliss, and continual inspiration. In the realms of spiritual consciousness, we expand our view of life to see the issues that are important to the soul. We can then see how love can heal and how we can and should spend the time to spread a little more love in the world every day, even if it is simply done in silent prayer for the well-being of others.

Let your heart open to love each and every day. Start the day in meditation and prayer for the healing and well-being of others and you will invoke a beautiful flow of natural energy through yourself. It truly is a great way to start each day because it sets the tone and the energy flow for the day.

When you are attuned to the natural flow of love throughout the universe, you then feel the natural flow of energy within your own universe. Your senses of insight and timing develop to help you achieve more and to succeed easily at the tasks that are important to you.

The flow of love is critical to life. Without the love of the Divine Mother which fills the universe, nothing would exist. For centuries, humankind has been playing a game where love and inner inspiration have been blocked off and ignored. Today, the tide is turning and people are opening up to this wonderful flow of natural energy.

Remember the love within, especially when outer circumstances seem dark. Remember that love is the gateway to the higher realms of consciousness where answers can be found to meet every challenge that life presents.

Tune into love. It will never let you down. Instead, it will set your spirit free to explore the realms of consciousness which offer greater vistas of awareness, greater peace of mind, and the sense of ever-present joy.

For more spiritual insights visit Owen's website: http://www.InfiniteBeing.com

The Age of Uncertainty by Daniel Pinchbeck

2009-02-15T11:04:00.000-08:00

Recently, I have taken as my personal mantra the not very transcendent phrase, "I don't know." The list of things I feel unsure about seems to be steadily increasing. For instance, I don't know if our solipsistic species will survive much longer, and sometimes I am not even sure how much I care. I don't know if Barack Obama is a warm-hearted leader who will unite people at a time of adversity, or the most brilliant puppet ever put forth by the New World Order conspirators (who, as radio journalist and documentary filmmaker Alex Jones suggests, may be plotting a program of rapid depopulation). I don't know if the increase in UFO sightings means we are approaching a benevolent contact experience or a horrific predatory ambush. I don't know if global warming is mainly caused by human action, or if it is part of a phase transition of the entire solar system, as the Russian scientist Dmitriev proposes.

I don't know if men and women should be monogamous or if it is better to be bonobo-like in one's erotic habits. I don't know if we will develop some type of new energy technology that will rescue us from Peak Oil, or if we are destined to see industrial civilization devolve and disintegrate as fossil fuel becomes scarce. I don't know whether to learn to grow food and harvest rainwater or to master some weird new esoteric discipline like Vortex Healing or Keylontic Science. I don't know if free will exists, or if we are conditioned robots, performing an illusory spectacle scripted by Hindu deities or dreamtime ancestors. I don't know if we should get rid of religions or create a really cool new one.

I don't know whether to stockpile gold or create an intentional community. I don't know whether to stay in Manhattan or head for the hills. I don't know whether we are approaching global enlightenment or regressing into barbarism. I don't know whether biotechnology and nanotechnology will fuse to give us immortal physical bodies or if we will all croak as our mistreated planet falls apart. I don't know if anything special will happen on December 21, 2012. I don't know if I should start a riot or throw a party. I don't know whether to panic or relax.

Something seems to be happening that is beyond my capacity to understand or articulate. I can only assume other people are feeling this way as well. We are witnessing the collapse of the old, rigidified structures, while the new hasn't come into realization yet -- that is, if there is going to be a new anything. A change seems to be happening at the level of logic, which is becoming less dualistic, less "either-or," and more binary, "both-and." Former diametric opposites are moving toward confluence, as well as dissonance, in various areas: Like tweaked out psychonauts, the physicists at CERN discuss opening portals into other dimensions. As the financial system evaporates, incredible new gizmos like Pandora and Cool Iris spread freely on the Internet. Obama references Chicago 1968 in his acceptance speech at Grant Park, then hires as his economic advisers the guys who, under Clinton, deregulated the banking system, causing the current disaster.

Reality is becoming more improvisational and up-tempo. Although I don't pretend to have certainty about it, the ideas that Jose Arguelles, Terence McKenna and others have proposed about time speeding up and going through ever-faster fractal spirals of historical pantomime -- including, alas, the mass suffering usually caused by historical convulsions - seem increasingly on the mark. If we are shifting away from dualistic separation and linear logic to a binary thought marked by polarities, this also suggests a shift from the modern historical perspective to a revived mythological consciousness. Like processes in the unconscious, myth resolves oppositions through symbol and image, without need of rational explanation. A society that reintegrates mythic thought at a deeper level of awareness will be able to handle seemingly contradictory perspectives without breaking down.

Read the rest here: http://www.realitysandwich.com/age_uncertainty

Transition to New Consciousness

2009-02-08T08:13:00.000-08:00

Dearest Beloved Ones,

A new time is upon us, which requires new ways of thought, new actions and new responses to situations. It is important to understand that all physical manifestation on the Earth is the result of divine thought, divine intention and divine energy. Though objects, people and buildings appear solid and unchanging, in reality they are alive with the dance of light, vibration and the constant movement of atoms, molecules, electrons, energies, and physical/non-physical particles which form the spiritual building blocks of physical reality.

Beloved ones, the growing light on the Earth requires a new awareness of yourself and of how energies, thoughts and emotions flow both within your own being and amongst people. Most people have learned to identify with their emotional states, or with their life roles, or with the work they do, or with their beliefs, or with their relationships. "I am a parent" "I am anxious" "I am a tax attorney" "I am disabled" and so forth, are ways of relating to oneself that were developed during humanity's exploration of separated, individuated consciousness. Now, as humanity moves into a new direction of integration, wholeness, and unity, it becomes possible to experience a deeper understanding of who you are, beyond the roles, relationships, ideas and concepts that you may have previously identified with.

Beloved ones, you are so much more than you believe you are. Underneath the humble and seemingly ordinary face of your daily life experience lies a treasure trove of spiritual jewels, waiting to be revealed. The growing light on the Earth is already beginning to transform consciousness, so there is no need to "try" to see what God is revealing to you. Rather, what is needed is the willingness to be flexible in your consciousness, and to un-hinge yourself from daily habits of thought, word and action that create separation from life and separation from others.

When you release yourself from habitual actions and thoughts, life opens in a miraculous way. The present moment with its infinite dance of possibilities, beckons forth new qualities from within you, and asks only that you be present and aware. It is not necessary to practice this, but rather to allow it. Sometimes a change in your daily schedule can create more space for this possibility, but the awareness can be brought to any moment, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant. As you open to this awareness, which is at the fundamental root of who you are as a spiritual being, new possibilities arise that can transform even the most entrenched situations.

Solutions to so many of the practical challenges of today's world are in existence and already present within the collective consciousness of humanity. What is needed is for humanity to release habitual roles and forms of consciousness, so that the larger collective spiritual awareness can be revealed, which contains the inspirations and solutions that are so desperately needed. Many souls have already started down this path, and have created a spiritual pathway of consciousness that others can follow. You can begin to awaken by making a choice to do so, which will begin to attract the situations, people and supports that will help you.

The more people who choose to open their consciousness to spiritual reality, the more rapidly the larger collective body of humanity can awaken and discover the solutions to the many practical problems of today's world. The challenges facing today's world cannot be solved by actions alone, but by a collective shift in consciousness and vibration. The momentum towards this larger transformational shift is accelerating, and your part in this transition is essential. Each individual has a huge impact on the whole, and your choices and actions can open a pathway of light for others.

For some souls it may feel like you are being swept along in a strong current without a life preserver right now. The process of purification is greatly amplified, and you may find yourself with sudden bouts of negativity, fear, despair or emotional suffering. Despite your best efforts, you may find yourself at times unable to contain these energies, so that you end up acting in ways that do not match your soul's intentions. It is deeply important at this time that you create a supportive environment for yourself so that you have a way to process what is happening for yourself internally, and so that you have the space in your life to be able to release negative energies in ways that do not adversely affect other souls.

Beloved ones, the support and light that will carry you to the next phase of this new time are already present and available to you. By allowing yourself to be fully present in this new time, all that you need will be made available to you, and you will be guided and supported in your journey. New supports are being created that will support this transition, and we recommend your participation in the Art of Being Present which will open new pathways vibrationally in your consciousness to allow this transition. We bless your presence on the Earth and in this new time. Amen.

Source: WorldBlessings.net is a spiritual gathering place dedicated to the unity of souls and to the creation of a sacred earth.

The Upwising Begins

2009-02-01T13:02:00.000-08:00

Hello Friend,

Do you have two minutes to experience a profound shift in your awareness/way-of-being?

Here are two one-minute videos that will accomplish just that. They contain some very powerful stuff condensed into just a minute each!

The first one is titled "The Upwising Begins" by Swami Beyondananda:

The second video is titled "Template for Transformation" by Anodea Judith:

Love,

Jason

PS On behalf of our species I sincerely ask you to make two minutes to expose yourself to the expanding heart-centered consciousness that is engulfing humanity by watching these two videos.

The Art of Surrender

2009-01-25T11:22:00.000-08:00

Hello Friend,

Today I have a beautiful article written by Slade Roberson that I would like to share with you. Slade was one of the many expert contributors to the New Earth E-Book.

This particular article is titled "The Art of Surrender". Reading these writings were very personally valuable to me.

Check it out for yourself here: http://sladeroberson.com/manifesting/the-art-of-surrender.html

Peace,

Jason

Two "New Earth" Forums for Important Spiritual Discussion

2009-01-11T13:14:00.000-08:00

Hello Friend,

Today I invite you to browse through two important online discussion forums that, in my opinion, are very important for humanity and the future of the new earth.

To allow you as much time as possible to discover the fascinating discussions constantly taking place at these sites, here are the links:

1. http://www.newearthsummit.com

2. http://thezeitgeistmovement.com/joomla/
(This forum is the result of the powerful "Zeitgeist" documentaries availible for all to watch here: http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com)

I spend at least 15 minutes everyday at each of these forums to stay up to date on the future of our species. Together we can create a new earth. The internet has the power to bring us together. Join us at the discussion forums above.

Jason

Light and Darkness on the New Earth

2008-12-14T16:43:00.000-08:00

Beloved Children of God,

Your old world is now rapidly transforming, which is creating a time of massive transition for humanity and for countless individuals whose lives are affected by the major global economic, political, social and earth changes. Today your world stands on the precipice of a new day, however most souls on the Earth cannot feel the joyous reality of this new time.

Beloved ones, as the presence of God's light strengthens daily in leaps and bounds on the Earth, the presence of darkness and oppositional energies also increases. God's light is inherently stronger and will ultimately triumph, shifting this energetic configuration to a new level. At the present time, the moment to moment and daily interplay of the energies of light and darkness is creating much challenge, especially for those sensitive souls whose bodies are carrying higher vibrations of light than currently exist on the planet as a whole.

Many souls who here on Earth to support this momentous transition are experiencing changes in their bodies. As light increases it transforms the cellular and energetic structures of the body. The process of purification frees the soul from old burdens and opens doorways to the higher dimensions of light. These changes create not only unusual physical and energetic experiences, but also can open up new experiences of energy. Many energies exist in other dimensions of reality and are becoming visible now in the new light that has come to the Earth.

Because of the strong interplay at this time between energies of light and energies of darkness, many lightworkers and faithful servants of God are experiencing new challenges. Some of these experiences include the following:

- The feeling of being attacked and under siege.
- Being ignored, not heard by others as though you are invisible.
- Strong and sudden surges of emotion, some of which seems to be clearly not your own.
- A feeling of oppression, blocked and being unable to move forward.
- Miscommunication in relationships - people do not seem to hear or understand you even if you repeat yourself.
- Feels of despair that the difficulties will never end.
- Experiences of contraction that appear to prevent even the simplest tasks from moving forward easily.

Some of the things that can help you to cope with this vigorous and ever changing energetic landscape are:

- A daily time of prayer and meditation.
- "Time out" each day to rest, lie down and keep silence. Even 10 minutes of this will make a big difference in helping you to stabilize your energy field.
- Group support in any way that nourishes you, which creates a stronger energy field of light around you.
- No matter what crises or limitations you are going through, schedule time to do something enjoyable each day. Small pleasures are as effective as more elaborate ones. Enjoy a cup of your favorite tea in a quiet environment, or spend time outside on a beautiful day.

Beloved ones, the energies of darkness and contraction may cause you to feel fear or to take personally what is happening. It is important that you hold these experiences in the larger context in which they are occurring. The energies of darkness are magnetized by and attracted to the energies of light, and this is what causes the phenomena. The challenges are not occurring because you are a bad person, or because you are being punished. This is a larger cosmic phenomenon, and those that are carrying light are being affected by the storms of transformation happening on the Earth.

Beloved ones, during this time of transition, we wish to offer our love, gratitude and blessings to all those who are holding God's love in your hearts, desiring to help others and to bring greater light to a suffering world. Our messenger Mashubi will be undergoing a transition in the next period of time and for this reason will not be available for personal communications for a while. A new level of possibility will emerge in the New Year for all including those who serve God's purposes here at World Blessings. With all love, blessings and gratitude, Amen.

WorldBlessings.net is a spiritual gathering place dedicated to the unity of souls and to the creation of a sacred earth.

The Challenges and Opportunities of 2012

2008-12-07T14:38:00.000-08:00

By Owen Waters

On December 21st, 2012, a major galactic synchronization will occur. This date marks the end of a 26,000 year cycle of influence upon human experience, as well as the end of a 5,200 year cycle within that, and also the end of many more sub-cycles, all in synchronicity with each other.

While this 2012 event is likely to be a time of material difficulty, it will also be one of enormous spiritual opportunity. It will be a time when souls are brought together to realize their spiritual desires, to step into the light of inspiration like never before, and to become that which they have the potential to be.

Along with the opportunity will come challenges. When the converging Mayan cycles end on December 21st, 2012, the world will likely be torn by emotional imbalances. In general, people don't do well at the change point of major cycles unless they are grounded and centered spiritually. Daily meditation will not be a luxury in 2012; it will be an emotional survival tool!

While your friends and colleagues are going through their emotional crises, you can be the one in their midst with the balance and the poise to take the emotional cross-currents and turbulence in your stride. They will look to you to see how an individual can be balanced enough to survive everything that people will be facing at that time.

All of the remaining loose ends of the old cycle will be competing for attention and completion in a crescendo of issues and challenges. People will be in overload and wondering why you can handle it all so well.

When we, as spiritually-centered people, are able to think positively and handle our emotions in a wise and detached manner, we can be a guiding light to others to do the same. As we grow spiritually through daily spiritual practices, we can demonstrate to others that this is the way to stay centered right through the eye of the storm.

Daily spiritual practices increase your awareness of intuition. The great advantage of paying attention to your sense of intuition is that you become forewarned about events or crises that you do not need to experience.

For example, once in a while, a friend or relative will ask me if I'm worried whether the next flight that I've booked will crash. I look at them, a little surprised, and say, "If it were going to crash, it wouldn't have felt like the right flight to book!" This is because, when making plans, I've made it a habit to check my intuitive sense as to which options will work out for the best.

Today, some people have become concerned about coastal flooding due to rising ocean levels. This is a valid concern as it is something which will happen one day, sooner or later. The question is no longer if it will happen, but when. So, if you keep having an uneasy, intuitive feeling that it's time to plan on relocating, then you need to accept your inner knowing and act upon what feels right. Then, you'll be in the right place at the right time rather than in the wrong place at the wrong time. It's that simple. Intuition will guide you past life's unnecessary obstacles every time.

Intuitive inner knowing is something that emerges from the background of your consciousness. It may be accompanied by a sense of foreboding, which is a valid warning sign, but never by an overtly excited sense of drama or fear. Inner knowing is a subtle influence. If you ever should need to relocate, you will know inside which areas to go and explore as potential alternatives as they will resonate in harmony with your inner knowing.

The best thing about 2012 is the spiritual opportunity it presents. This changeover of major cosmic cycles offers a quantum leap environment for sudden spiritual growth. If you want to progress in sudden strides along your path of spiritual development, then you'll want to spend the months before and after December 2012 being free from the challenges of the mundane world and engaged, instead, in reaching deeper and deeper states of spiritual awareness.

Choose peace and wellbeing. Listen to the voice within. Arrange your life now so that you are in a peaceful environment where you can make spiritual growth your top priority each and every day.

2012 is coming, and with it, the greatest energetic environment for spiritual advancement that you have seen in your entire life!

This article was written by Owen Waters, author of "The Shift: The Revolution in Human Consciousness" available in hardcover or via immediate download at: http://www.infinitebeing.com/theshift

Your Inner Compass by Owen Waters

2008-11-30T14:48:00.000-08:00

The Nature of Change

One constant that you can count on in life is change.

Change exists because life is in motion, and motion is one of the three aspects of the original consciousness that underlies all of Creation. Everything in the universe springs from two complementary aspects of consciousness - thought and feeling - set into motion.

The existence of motion as one of the fundamental components of Creation guarantees that change is continuous. The point of life is to experience infinite variations of expression of the one underlying consciousness, Infinite Being.

Changes in Your Life

Major changes in life are rarely easy, but our very reason for being is to work through changes and experiences in life.

Today, changes are being accelerated by our being in the global transformation called The Shift. Many would say that today's changes are intense to the point of becoming chaotic. In physics, chaos is a temporary phase between one natural state of harmony and its transformation into a higher form. The transition phase between the two states becomes very choppy until the higher form is reached.

Today, we are in the storm before the calm.

We are so beset by change that it can become hard to discern what changes are important and what changes are just societal noise which has little bearing on the real paths that we need to tread through life. It is here that a sense of inner direction becomes an exquisite asset.

Navigation Through Life

Your purpose in life is an ever-unfolding saga. Like a journey across the seas by boat, your journey through life is made safe and direct by the use of a compass. In this journey, you have a built-in compass that helps you navigate in the most appropriate direction.

That compass is your sense of innermost joy. As an expression of your inner being, like a compass, your innermost joy points the way. When you think about the one action you could take right now which would move you towards the most long-term inner joy, you are seeing that course of action which is most connected to your inner being.

Because destinations in life are reached in steps or stages, your inner compass can actually point in seemingly different directions on different days. They key is to realize that the one task you can best address at any given moment is the one which is most aligned with your innermost joy.

Each step on a journey is different; yet, all steps lead to the final destination. If you are inspired to do one thing today and to do something different tomorrow, it is because those tasks are both steps along the pathway to the desired destination. Trust in the timing of your inner guidance. It's wisdom comes from the part of you which is your connection to the universe and to Infinite Being.

Be attentive to your inspiration and the ideas that it brings. Make a note of these ideas as they occur and, in retrospect, you will be amazed as to how insightful they were.

If you enjoyed today's article, forward it to a friend! They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.

This article was written by Owen Waters, author of "Freedom of the Spirit: Four Powerful Steps to Spiritual Freedom," available now for immediate download at: http://www.infinitebeing.com/ebooks/freedom.htm

Enlightened News: In Ecuador, Nature Has Its Own Rights!

2008-11-23T12:04:00.001-08:00

Source: http://www.dailygood.org/view.php?qid=3514

Nature, where life is reproduced and exists, has the right to exist, persist, maintain, and regenerate its vital cycles, structure, functions, and its processes in evolution. Every person, people, community, or nationality will be able to demand the recognition of rights for nature before the public bodies. --Quote From Constitution of Ecuador

Now Nature Has Its Own Rights, in Ecuador!

There was a time when people were considered property and this idea is quickly being antiquated. But now, Ecuador has taken a revolutionary step -- by codifying it in its Constitution -- of granting rights to Nature! Ecuador's constitution grants nature the right to "integral restoration" and says that the state "will promote respect toward all the elements that form an ecosystem" and that the state "will apply precaution and restriction measures in all the activities that can lead to the extinction of species, the destruction of the ecosystems, or the permanent alteration of the natural cycles." Read more here: http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/ecuador-constitution-grants-nature-rights/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

In the new earth, nature will be treated just as we would treat our mother who nurtured us into functional human beings...

Jason

New Skills for a New Time

2008-11-16T13:16:00.000-08:00

Dearest Beloved Ones,

Blessings to you during this new time on the Earth. You are in the midst of a massive vibrational transformation, one that will change the face of everything in your world. From the global social and economic systems to the most intimate aspects of your daily life experience, your world is transforming. This snowball of change will continue to accelerate as the higher vibrations of spiritual light continue to anchor themselves more and more completely onto the physical planes of the Earth.

The actions of spiritual light on the world are two fold. Light raises up the physical vibration of everything that it is in contact with, causing the molecules of physical matter to vibrate at a more accelerated rate. The Earth itself, plants, animals, and people are all affected by this light which is creating new pathways both within your physical bodies, and also within the consciousness of humanity as a whole.

Spiritual light also serves the function of purifying everything it is in contact with. The light catalyzes a process that separates out energies of darkness and separation that were previously hidden. For this reason many people are experiencing changes in their relationships, as the greater light illuminates areas of consciousness which were previously hidden from awareness.
Spiritual light is having a large impact on the physical and energy bodies of all embodied souls on the Earth. Some are experiencing illness or an increase in chronic symptoms. Others are having new energetic and physical experiences that cannot be categorized by traditional means. Many people are experiencing an upsurge of emotion as old pain surfaces to be healed.

Beloved ones, this is just the beginning of what will be a magnificent and transformational time for humanity. Preparations are now underway to move many lightworkers and faithful servants of God into new positions of leadership and responsibility. This period of transition will not be easy, as there still exists an energetic band of contraction and darkness around the growing light. This energy is not stronger than the light, but covers the light and creates a spiritual atmosphere of heaviness and confusion in the consciousness of those sensitive souls which are affected by these energies.

At this time when so many positive changes are appearing on the horizon, the continued presence of energies of contraction is creating more despair for people, especially those lightworkers who have waited long for the emergence of greater light that will move all things forward. This contraction is somewhat due to the growing presence of light which has attracted stronger negative energies, and is also due to global purification process which is releasing much negativity into the air. God's light is transforming, transmuting and purifying these energies, but the process is intense and at times overwhelming. When God's light reaches a critical mass on the Earth, this cloud of contraction will dissolve and allow the full measure of God's light to stream forth and illuminate all.

Beloved ones, as this transformation process accelerates, there will be much, much more and more possible in the way of healing, opening of consciousness, and spiritual awakening for you and for all souls. If you have been suffering through a long period of darkness and pain, know that light is visible on the horizon now. Even if you cannot feel its effect yet on your own life, you will.

Waiting in faith with God, for those things that only God can change, is an important learning process that strengthens humility, love, and surrender. At this time of significant transition, many people are being prepared to step into new roles of spiritual leadership and support. Their preparation is not formal training, but the training that God creates within the heart of each one, through unique life circumstances which strengthen the soul and purify the personality.

Beloved ones, the problems that exist on the Earth today were created through humanity's consciousness of separation from God. Choices were made based on greed, entitlement, fear, and the desire for power, which created systems and situations that were not sustainable in God's life. The process of purification is now freeing humanity from these heavy burdens, and the growing spiritual light will illuminate the consciousness of many souls and guide humanity to new ways of life that are in harmony with God's love.

Each step forward that you make in the purification process opens the doorway for someone else. As you release old pain and hurt, this creates an energetic passageway for healing for many other souls. At this time it is essential for all lightworkers and faithful servants of God to release themselves from energies of pride, self importance, and entitlement. These were developed as defenses especially for lightworkers who incarnated from the higher realms of spirit and were shocked and frightened to encounter the severity of life here on the Earth. The protections served their purpose and are now obsolete. Become aware when spiritual pride and self importance are rising up within your consciousness, and pray to God for freedom from these energies.

Humility is an expression of the natural state on Oneness with God. As God moves you into new positions with greater responsibility, humility and love will ensure that you succeed in your mission. With all love and blessings, Amen.

Source: WorldBlessings.net is a spiritual gathering place dedicated to the unity of souls and to the creation of a sacred earth.

Zeitgeist: Must-Watch Paradigm-Shifting Documentary

2008-11-09T12:47:00.000-08:00

Hello Friend,

Today I want to expose you to some vital information that you are probably completely unaware of. Of course, there is a reason you are unaware of this information, since if everyone knew this stuff society would no longer function as it has been for the past couple of centuries. There are many essential flaws in the current paradigm and in how humanity works as a whole.

As you know, the only way for a New Earth to come about is for each individual to educate themselves on these flaws and understand that a solution is possible. It will not help you to become overwhelmed with all of humanity's many problems. Keep in mind that all you must do, as Gandhi said, is be the change you wish to see in the world. You can transform society by changing yourself and the role you play in the world. With this in mind, here is the link to the movie I have been preparing you for: http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/

I believe the information exposed in the Zeitgeist Addendum (the 2nd part of this 2-Part Documentary) is more important for the world to become aware of. So if you are short on time, just watch this movie (it is two hours, but well worth it!!). If you are able to and feel inclined please make the time to watch both of these movies.

Regardless, I strongly recommend everyone watch the Zeitgeist Addendum for free here http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/

Jason

Your Last Energy Alert from Karen Bishop

2008-11-02T11:51:00.000-08:00

Source: http://www.WhatsUpOnPlanetEarth.com/

Greetings!
Seven years ago, I began writing about the experiences of ascension. At that time, there were a rare few having these strange, seemingly unexplainable symptoms and experiences. Most individuals were still going about their lives as if nothing had changed. But as time went on, many, many more came on board. In this way, much to my surprise, my audience grew. It was thrilling to see this process in action, as a growing audience of readers was proof that we were indeed going through a miraculous process of spiritual evolution.

We have come so far. First, as a small group of way-showers guiding the way and forging new territory for many to follow, and now with so many rapidly climbing the rungs of the ascension ladder.

As a planet, we have made impressive progress. The more souls who are embraced by the ascension process, the more rapid our spiritual evolution will become. And this is occurring now.

Recently, we crossed a pivotal threshold due to all the purging and releasing we had done so far. A critical mass was then reached because enough souls were now embodying enough light within them to hold the light here…to hold the light for this planet as never before. In this way, any guidance or surges of light coming from the outside, began to diminish. We had graduated to a new level indeed.

As the Hopi so eloquently put it, “We are the ones we have been waiting for.” And now it is our time. We hold now more than ever before, the answers within us. So in this way, it is time as well, for me to move on. I am no longer needed in this particular role. This role will now be filled by you.

We are each powerful in our own rite. We are such awesome souls! And we are moving into new roles. This is a good and miraculous thing. This means that much has transpired and we will now be needed in a new way. This is what the past few weeks and months of re-connecting has been all about.

Although I will no longer be writing “energy alerts,” I will still be around, but in a different capacity. I am taking a short sabbatical (I have no idea how long) to complete my re-connection process, and then I will be launching a very new web site designed to assist those growing their angel wings and becoming the angels of the earth. Although all the pieces of my very new role have not all been formulated, know that the new site will be designed with you in mind. I hope you will join me there.

Energy alert archives will still be available, as will books and other new assists. And there will be new information posted on a regular basis as well….just like the energy alerts, but now containing things that are more appropriate to where we currently are on our ascension journey.

(Those who wish to terminate your donation subscriptions to What’s Up On Planet Earth?, may do so by going into your PayPal history. If you would like to continue with these on-going automatic donations, you may do so as well, as the new web site will be strictly donation only.)

While on sabbatical, the Stepping Into the New Reality Questions & Answers page will be updated regularly. So I welcome you in visiting the What’s Up On Planet Earth? site as often as you wish. If you are on the mailing list, you will be notified when the very new web site is up and rolling. You may still sign up through the old web site until then. Everything on the What’s Up On Planet Earth? web site will still be live and running, except that there will no longer be new energy alerts.

Thanking each and every one of you for your years of support and dedication seems trite, to say the least. I would not have been able to continue in my joy and passion if it were not for you. My gratitude to you is boundless. And even though I could never rationalize why so many of you kept coming back for more, I was delighted none-the-less. Thank you so much, you beautiful souls!

And now, onto the last energy alert:

October brought in some very new connections for some, and although things began to pick up a bit, the temperature was still not right for jumping in. It was hoped that the time would be ripe, as many of our ducks were now in a row, but as with much of everything, with personal choice involved, things can only progress according to where they are.

In many areas on the planet now, it suddenly becomes cold and nature pulls back thinking it is time. Then all of the sudden it is warm once again, and nature wants to bloom! Very confusing indeed. And this is how it is with the energies. It can be difficult to know what will come next, as any normal patterns have seemingly changed.

In this way, at higher levels we are being asked to wait a bit longer, to pull back, to stay out of the mainstream, and to sit tight until the masses are indeed ready for our services and assists. The natural inclination of the masses is to want things to be “fixed,” to want some stability, and at times to want to go back to the familiar and to restore as much as possible. But this cannot be.

So until enough are ready to let go and embrace something very new, to become aware of their brothers and sisters that surround them, and to support each other as a team, another big and substantial shake-up will indeed occur.

Going into the masses now, before the time is right, will result in some fairly unpleasant scenarios. Much of the time we will feel invisible, invalidated, not heard, diminished, dis-respected, and basically as if we do not even exist. Lower vibrating energies cannot “see” higher vibrating energies, similar to angels existing in the non-physical plane, and this is what will indeed occur when we attempt to jump back into old energy. It will be enough to make one want to flee and never return.

So then, we can know that our needs will be met while we “wait.” It can be a good time to enjoy ourselves and do fun things and simply laugh and play, as always.

The re-connecting process has been a long one. Many are having strange dreams and unusual visitations in their sleep. Hearing sounds, feeling a presence, and so forth are symptoms that another dimension is indeed now merging with us.

Coughing spells, intestinal distress, heart palpitations, and insomnia are also signs of preparation for the new as we release more of the older and denser energies within us. One interesting symptom of ascension is the inability to spell things correctly or write an appropriate sentence. It can be common to superimpose letters as well. As one with a history of perfect spelling and grammar, this has been an interesting experience for me, and has grown increasingly worse. I choose to believe that the message is what is truly important and have really let go of the perfection of it all, so I don’t bother with an editor as well. It simply does not matter anymore and is a place I can no longer go.

This ties in as well with that old familiar memory loss when trying to have a conversation. We are moving into states where energy is all there is. Little details do not matter at this stage. It is the feeling and the energy of anything that is all that is left.

How in the world do we survive when our brains no longer function? We just do. There is a higher part of us, or our souls, who navigate through it all. We are simply losing much of our old 3D selves.

By trusting that our process is being divinely guided, and thus, allowing ourselves to leave the old behind and move forward into a very new space, will always place us in alignment with where we need to be.

If we can know that what is occurring on the outside has nothing to do with us, separate from the process of the fall as much as possible, and stay in our personal sanctuaries, then we can rest assured that our connection to something new and more aligned with Source and our true authentic selves will be ensured.

Wishing you continued Heaven in your heart, starlight in your soul, and miracles in your life. Much love to you all,

Karen

Spiritual Aliveness by Owen Waters

2008-10-19T09:46:00.000-07:00

Spiritual aliveness is the result of making your spirituality the day's number one priority. Achieving this is fairly simple - as simple as being aware of one or two secrets of the universe and then setting your intention for each day.

Life is an expression of your spiritual self. You are here to gain experience on a grand scale. The small details of daily existence may not seem important, but they are all threads in the grand scheme of the life that you, as your inner self, planned before you were born.

It makes sense, therefore, to begin each day by becoming charged with the best supply of life energy available. Then you can make the most of each day's experiences as they unfold. Life energy, or etheric energy, is the main energy transmitted by the Sun. The Sun also radiates physical energy, such as light and heat, but the amount of physical energy pales in comparison to the amount of life-supporting, etheric energy which courses through our bodies.

At dawn each day, the Sun brings a great change to your local environment. The swing from darkness to light at dawn causes a turbulence in the ethers as the life energy in the atmosphere reorganizes itself for a day of new activity. Sunrise is the time of nature's awakening. It is the best possible time to recharge yourself for each new day of activity.

By beginning your day with a connection to the Sun's energy, you are actually aligning with the natural system of Creation. Infinite Being constantly feeds the universe with life energy in order to maintain all motion in the universe. Infinite Being sends the energy needed to maintain life through the central sun of the universe. From there, it works its way through the central suns of the galaxies and then through the suns of each solar system. Local suns radiate physical energy in addition to life energy.

In a world where people's main focus on life comes through their five physical senses, the Sun takes on a great significance.

The Sun is the closest thing to Infinite Being within our sight.

What better way to start your day, than to breath in the power of this mighty orb as it awakens you and your surroundings to the energy of the new day?

Here's how to achieve this, with one simple addition to the Infinite Being Meditation technique:
On each in-breath, visualize white light, representing life energy from the Sun, coming into your body via your nostrils. See this white light as filling your entire body every time you inhale.

This fills your whole being with extra life energy because air is a carrier medium for etheric energy. Etheric energy is highly responsive to directed mental pressure so, once the air is inside your lungs, the power of your visualization can be used to direct the life energy to fill your entire body. The energy will automatically follow your mental direction.

Here is the Infinite Being Meditation technique, revised to include the life energy charging technique:

1. Focus your attention on the slow, even flow of breath as it passes in and out of your nostrils.

2. Visualize each in-breath as white light filling your body. Then, at the top of each in-breath, mentally repeat once the affirmation "I am Infinite Being."

3. On the out-breath, allow your attention to follow the flow of air from your nostrils. To induce an immediate calming effect, slow each out-breath and allow it to take up to twice as long as each in-breath.

4. Hold the breath out of your body, if possible for as long as the out-breath. In this quiet space, don't think, just be. Become quietly aware of thoughts and impressions that may arise from your inner self. The end of each breath cycle thus becomes your personal communion space with your inner being.

5. Return to active intention by starting the breath cycle again at step 1.

Start your twenty-minute meditation and charging session each day, ten minutes before dawn. If dawn is at, say, approximately 7:10 am, then you would plan to start your day with meditation from 7:00 - 7:20 am. Reorganize your daily schedule around the most important natural event of the day. The deeper connection to nature is well worth the effort. At least once a week, check when sunrise occurs by referring to the news media, or to weather sites such as weather.com. Then you can be in tune with the greatest cosmic forces of revitalization that occur each and every day.

Make meditation at dawn your number one priority of the day. Then everything that follows will be more energized and more in tune with who you really are.

Energetically, the highlight of every day is dawn. It is truly a magical time.

This article was written by Owen Waters, author of "The Shift: The Revolution in Human Consciousness". More spiritual insights are availible at his website http://www.InfiniteBeing.com

Co-Creating the New Holographic Patterns for the New Earth Reality as it takes Form on Earth

2008-10-12T15:08:00.000-07:00

The Energies for October 2008

Archangel Michael through Celia Fenn

"The Rebirth of Love" by Michaela Scholz of Germany

Beloved Lightworkers, as you enter into the month of October, you are feeling the deep changes, shifts and transformations that are occuring as the New Earth begins to manifest in the wake of the powerful energies that arrived on your Earth in August of 2008. Indeed, you are seeing the first phases of the complete restructuring of your social interactions as the economic crises reveal the illusions and the fear at the heart of your old ways of interacting.

Beloved Ones, it is time to take your power and begin to create the structures of Love and Sharing that will be the signature of the Fifth Dimensional New Earth. Begin with yourselves, in this time of restructuring and change, be Courageous and Optimistic, be filled with Love and Joy and know that what you have waited for and worked for over many lifetimes is now manifesting on Earth.

As you experience these transformations on the physical level, you will indeed notice that many old patterns of behavior and old belief systems will come up to be healed and released. So, it may seem to you that you are going through personal crises or dealing with anxiety, stress, and even bad dreams as these old energies rise to be released. These are the energies of fear, lack and limitation, that are coming to the surface to be released, for they cannot exist in the Fifth Dimensional New Earth that is now manifesting. And so, you will be guided to move through whatever residues of fear still remain within you, from this lifetime and any past lifetimes, so that you can move into the Fifth Dimensional New Earth with complete Confidence and Joy.

And, Beloved Lightworkers, just as you are able to see the restructuring and the changes taking place in your Human Society and Co-Creation, so we can tell you that there is an exciting new process of restructuring taking place between Human Society and Nature. At this time, there are New Holographic Patterns and Geometries that are being created that are laying the foundations for the future partnership between Nature, the Elemental Kingdoms, and the Co-Creative energies of Awakened and Fifth Dimensional Humanity.

At this time, Beloved Ones, you are entering fully into your new roles as Co-Creators and Keepers of the New Earth. As such, you have the ability to generate and create the new Structures of Light that will manifest the material forms of the New Earth. Beloved Lightworkers, at this time, the Beloved Elemental Kingdom has come forward to work with Human Angels in the Co-Creation of the New Earth Reality.

Beloved Ones, for many years you have cried out in your hearts for the destruction of the Natural World that you perceive on your Planet. In the Old Earth energy the expansion of Human Society was made at the expense of the Environment and the Natural World. The Elemental Kingdom retreated, and began to reflect back to you your own anger and chaos in unstable weather patterns and events. The Elemental Keepers, the Fairies and Gnomes and the Sylphs and the Undines and the Salamanders, retreated from the Human world of the Third Dimension and remained in the Higher Dimensions of Consciousness, waiting for you to be ready to lift your consciousness into the Higher Dimensions of Light and to begin to Co-Create a New Reality with them.

And so, Beloved Ones, now is the time when you have, so to speak, arrived at that point where you are ready to once again resume an old partnership of Co-Creating Planetary Reality with the Elemental Kingdom, as well as the Animal, Plant and Mineral Kingdoms and with the support of the Angelic Kingdom of Being. And we say, that as the density of Old Earth consciousness recedes, you will emerge into a Lightness of Being that will allow you to once again connect with the Elemental Kingdoms. The Ancient Wisdom of the Earth that was lost will begin to rise again in your Collective Consciousness, guiding you to the next steps in your Journey of Co-Creation with the other Kingdoms of Being here on Planet Earth.

Beloved Lightworkers, many of you will be feeling within yourselves the call to become part of this restructuring and rebuilding of the Relationship between Humanity and Nature. You will answer the invitation of the Elemental Kingdom to be part of the New Creations of the New Earth. As you heed this call, you will learn that there are three stages in this work. The first stage is when you receive a vision or a dream or a desire to create a community or to work with the environment and with nature in some way. The second stage is when you create, through intention and desire and visualization, a holographic structure of Light and Sound Frequencies, a Geometric Form, which will be the Template for your material manifestation. And then, withing this framework, you will manifest the forms of your desires on the material plane.

Beloved Ones, if you work with this process of manifestation, you cannot fail to manifest that for which you long and dream in an abundant way, for we in the Angelic Kingdom will support and strengthen your work as you begin the first steps of the manifestation of Form in the New Earth.

We know that the climate on your Planet is going through change and transformation. We know that you experience extremes of weather and imbalances. You see, Beloveds, as the Elementals and the Devic Keepers were forced to retreat from your Third Dimensional Reality, there was not enough Elemental power and wisdom left to hold the balance. You yourselves were not wise enough and loving enough to be able to do this, and so the planetary systems became unstable and even your climate moved into a reflection of the duality and polarity that had taken hold of your souls and material bodies on Earth. And, as you created a separation between Heaven and Earth in yourselves, and between You and the Source of All, so Nature began to reflect these divisions by creating polarities of temperature, and these polarities disturbed the balance in the Elemental Kingdom. And so, you began to experience extreme shifts of temperature and climate balance. And now, as you move from duality into Unity Consciousness, so you are once again experiencing changes as a new balance begins to form on your Earth.

This New Balance will be created by this new partnership between Awakened Humanity and the Elemental Kingdoms of Nature, together with the other Kingdoms. As you become more "skilled" in working with the Co-creative processes with Nature and the Elemental kingdom, you will begin to activate the Paradise Codes and to manifest the new Paradise of the Golden Age, in alignment with the Highest Evolutionary impulses from the Source.

And, Beloved Lightworkers, we will share with you our vision for the New Earth. We see a Beautiful and Balanced Planet of Abundance where all Beings thrive and co-create in Harmony, Peace and Abundance. We see a temperate world of verdant and luxurious vegetation and forests. We see many large cities filled with Beings of Light, but these cities will be harmonious places that are co-creations of all the Kingdoms, and not dominated as before by the greed and destructive impulses of humanity. They will be cities co-created on the principles of sharing and respect, and Awakened Humanity will invite Nature to be present even in the middle of the most highly populated cities. And, at this time, there are many of you, Beloved Lightworkers, who are called to participate in this New Earth Reality of Co-Creation.

Beloved Ones, as this New Reality emerges your souls will find comfort and joy once again and you will no longer feel so lonely, so depressed and so alienated. Your Elemenatl "family" will return as your soul recognizes the beloved elemental energies around you once again. And you will release that old dualistic pattern of low self-worth, suffering and punishment that you have encoded into your religious and social systems. Your Hearts will once again be filled with Joy as you feel the energies of Life and Creation vibrating with pure Love and Joy in your everyday life.

So, we ask you, Beloved Ones, can you release your Old Earth patterns of woundedness and anger and sorrow, and can you raise your consciousness to the level where you can participate in the Creation of this New Earth Reality. For know that as you embrace the Radiant Light of the Golden Flame into your Being, you will awaken to the Flow of Abundance and the presence of the Elemental Kingdom on the Higher Dimensions just waiting to assist you in the creation of new forms that will express the new abundance that is washing over your Planet like a Golden tidal wave of Love right now.

The Energies for October 2008

The Sun will be in Libra this month until the 23rd of October, when it passes into Scorpio. Libra is an Air sign, and is concerned with relationships, harmony and balance. It is indeed a wonderful time for creating new relationships between Humanity and Nature. The Full Moon will be on the 14th of October and will be in Aries. This means that it will be a Fire Moon, full of intensity and passion, but combined with the Air element of the Libra Sun, could make for an unsettling time. However, Mercury will come out of retrograde on the 14th as well, and this shouold make life easier.

The New Moon will be on the 28th of October, in Scorpio, creating time for inner exploration and a connection with the Ancient Wisdom codes within ourselves and within the Earth.

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Message from Diane 29-August-2008 through Mike Quinsey

2008-10-05T14:04:00.000-07:00

You are on your way, as you might say to the Promised Land and it will far exceed your expectations. After all of the turmoil you have experienced with the prospect of Mankind entering a period of collapse, it will be so uplifting to be able to put the past behind you.

You have moods of consciousness, and presently there is much despondency at the direction the world is heading. Yet within all of it a bright new dawn is emerging, that speaks of unity and a great coming together of all people. Changes are occurring all of the time, but hope is there that they will lead to new pathway that will put the past behind you.

More people than ever are detaching themselves from the constant bombardment of negative news, and look to the emergence of new directions that will lead to emancipation. They desire a coming together with a common purpose, and in the U.S. the election of a new President is seen as a step in the right direction, but the old influences and control still remain. However, all is in a state of flux, and so many things are happening at the same time it is difficult for you to see the outcome. We know the direction it is heading into, and this is why we repeatedly tell you of your success. How often we have said that victory is yours, and this is why you should detach yourselves from the intentional fear laden messages of your current leaders.

We have an army of people who are working hard to bring the dark forces into the Halls of Justice, and it will be the last time they shall stand in the limelight. The dark deeds that they have perpetrated upon you will be revealed, and they are far more extensive than you can possibly imagine. People will find it hard to believe that they have been duped and misled for so many years, and that their future has not been in their own hands. You have been held back from what should have been a natural advancement out of the Dark Ages into the Light. They have orchestrated the continual ups and downs of life, and they have cared little about leaving you impoverished and in desperation.

Now a different scenario is presenting itself, and many see that we of the Galactic Federation are the answer to your problems. We have contacted you with a view to helping you forward to a peaceful co-existence, and whilst your leaders have refused our help, you have responded positively. That has allowed us into your lives and we represent your best opportunity to change things on Earth. As your consciousness grows and the desire for our intervention becomes stronger, so we can respond and work with you to bring those changes about.

We are the balancing force that offers you peace and happiness, whereas the E.T’s invited to Earth by your government were used to strengthen the hand of the dark forces. Technological advancements have been used to empower your military forces and not for the general good of Mankind. Now we take up the role of bringing into being far ranging world changes, that shall bring you all that has previously been denied you. The waste and misuse of your money and resources has taken place on a massive scale, when it could have been used for the general good of all people. The ever present problems of starvation and need for just the basic tools for survival could have easily been overcome, and these are all areas that we shall address very quickly. However, that cannot commence until we can openly meet with those who are to be appointed to carry you into the New Age. One most important factor will be the need to keep you informed of what is happening, and we are well equipped to do it. You can then participate with us, and in this way we shall soon gain your full approval and confidence.

Michael has been wondering whether we will endorse the prediction of a special sighting that is intended for the 14th October, and we are more than happy to do so. However, always allow for changes where anything of this nature is concerned. Because it has been given to you some weeks in advance, it allows for a careful assessment of your reaction to the news. It also means that we can judge the impact upon your dark forces, and how they intend to respond. We cannot jeopardize the good work that has been done up to now, so we ask you all to accept at this stage the intent to bring our presence into the open. It will open people’s eyes and minds to our mission, and they shall see that we intend no harm to you. It will result in a call for your governments to interact with us, but of course that is not what they wish to do. They would rather ignore us and prevent any discourse with us that would take away their power over you.

The UFO cover-up has gone on for so long, but now fools very few people. The disclosure of mountains of evidence is essential to the acceptance and safety of our craft and personnel, and it needs to be seen that we have interacted with you in a peaceful and non-interfering manner. We would like that to go further, and reveal the many occasions that we have contacted your officials on peaceful missions. There is still a mixed feeling about our intentions, but generally speaking we are accepted as being of no threat to you. The nearer we get to First Contact there will be fear mongering but we visualize that by then we shall have achieved our goal of being accepted. The messages we bring are going to call for a new look at your history, and many false concepts and beliefs will have to be released.

We come to prepare you for Ascension, and come what may we shall ensure that we are successful in carrying out our divine orders. When the might and power of Heaven is placed behind us, you can be sure that there is only one outcome. Our mission is one of love and dedication to you, and we see you as equals and in no way different to us. We may be further down the path of evolution, but soon you will have the opportunity to join us. It is our responsibility to raise your consciousness to much higher levels, and bring the truth to you of your immortality and everlasting immutable link to God. Life is infinite and you are eventually destined to take your place in the Cosmos as time travelers. You will carry the message of God, and Love and Light just as we are now for you.

I am Diane from Sirius, and carry the feminine energy that is now predominant upon Earth, and will bring balance to you as the masculine energy has controlled your past often to your detriment. Great times together are coming closer, and we have so much to do that we will be so pleased when the formalities of getting together have taken place. We have studied Mankind for eons of time, and it is your emotional reactions that are so unpredictable. We do however believe that our approach over many years now, has paved the way for a peaceful and happy re-union. Indeed, it will be an occasion when you can interact with us, and you will know beyond doubt our intentions are honorable. The coming of the Masters to Earth will dispel much doubt regarding your religious beliefs, and the last barriers between people will be removed. You have lived with many drawbacks that have created separate societies, because you have not found a common purpose in your lives that has enabled you to come together.

Dear Ones, everything is about to permanently change for the better, and the basis for it all has gradually been put into place over many years. Our presence has stimulated your minds, and you have understood the potential that was being placed before you. You correctly see yourselves in us, and we are linked from ages past when we were able to come to you in a more openly manner. Your true history will show that we have always traveled with you, and have influenced your progress in ways that have speeded up your evolution. It is no different now and we are ready to enable you to take the greatest step of all onto the path of Ascension. We accompany you with our love and caring to bring you happiness, and release from the thralldom of centuries of darkness and oppression. We love you all with heart felt joy at being with you at such an important time.

Thank you, Diane.

Mike Quinsey.

Hope and Your Soul's Divine Purpose

2008-09-27T13:03:00.000-07:00

Dearest Beloved Ones,

A trying time is ahead on the Earth, as the old economic and social structures which supported the development of individualized ego based consciousness are now rapidly becoming obsolete. The transformation of the physical Earth is happening in tandem with the transformation of humanity's collective consciousness, and with the transformation of the physical structures which support consciousness.

At this time beloved ones, all aid and assistance is being sent to the Earth to help all of her inhabitants to awaken spiritually and to empower those lightworkers and teachers who are present on the Earth to move into their next level of empowered service to the One. Some souls are able to perceive this increased level of spiritual support, and other souls are not yet able to because of the increased levels of fear present within so many who do not know how their physical lives will be sustained.

Beloved ones, your unique contribution to this global spiritual awakening process can be discovered by going deeply within to find the source of your heart's longing. What activities, energies and people do you naturally gravitate towards? What gives you the most joy? What does your heart hunger for? Many open hearted souls who see the suffering on the Earth are asking "what can I do to help?" The answer lies here, in the longing of your heart, which will guide you towards the arenas of service and learning that you need to fulfill your soul's divine purpose.

Beloved ones, at this time the energies of light are strengthening more quickly on the Earth, which is once again accelerating in a more dramatic fashion the process of purification. What this means is that long held and long entrenched patterns that have been in need of healing can now be more easily released and transformed into light.

Some souls have already given up in despair, feeling that that things cannot change, and that they will always be stuck with the burdens they have bravely carried for eons. We say to you who labor under the heavy weight of darkness that you WILL be freed, and that the living presence of God's light WILL shift even those things that feel impossible, un-redeemable and unbearable.

The purification process of the Earth is reaching a new level now, one that will begin to finally manifest the light of God physically and tangibly on the Earth. For this to happen most completely, it is necessary to pass through the release of the old pains, to endure the previously unbearable thoughts and feelings, and to let go and allow what needs to end to end completely. Free yourself from the past, and focus your attention here and now with God, in God and as God.

You are God's divine and holy creation, one with all that is and one with yourself, even now when you may feel incomplete, afraid or alone. This Oneness and completeness that you are is revealing itself to you more fully each day, as God's light strengthens on the Earth and makes possible the new and expanded perceptions of spiritual reality. Invite this divine and holy presence into your life, into your consciousness and into your heart. Make room for all that is holy and sacred to reveal itself, which will reveal to you your own divine self. With all love and blessings, Amen.

WorldBlessings.net is a spiritual gathering place dedicated to the unity of souls and to the creation of a sacred earth.

The Dawn of Self-Empowerment

2008-09-21T10:57:00.000-07:00

The following article is a chapter from Owen Waters' upcoming, new e-book, "Freedom of the Spirit."

The Dawn of Self-Empowerment by Owen Waters

In recent decades, the consciousness of mankind has progressed rapidly. Indeed, today, we are in the throes of the greatest transformation in the history of mankind, a shift to a New Reality of heart-centered consciousness. We stand at the gateway of an unprecedented turning point in human consciousness, a social and spiritual transformation called The Shift.

One of the hallmarks of the New Reality is that people are becoming spiritually self-empowered. In the Old Reality, it was necessary for people to follow a rule book of moral behavior in order to stay on a path which avoided temptation and its undesirable side-effects.

With New Reality consciousness, order comes to society automatically. Heart-empowered people simply don't engage in action that would be harmful to themselves or others because they unconditionally love all people, and would therefore do no harm to anyone. New Reality consciousness is one of responsible freedom. With it, people are self-empowered and fully considerate of the effects of all of their actions.

Heart-centered consciousness develops the flow of unconditional love. Once this flow is started, nothing in physical reality affects it. It is not affected or rationed by likes and dislikes, nor by emotions of any kind. It is something that just is, regardless of the circumstances. It is an expression of the love of God, which exists in every part of the universe and flows through each one of us, if we but allow it.

Unconditional love is something that readily flows through your heart when you reach upwards above regular, day-to-day consciousness, then open your heart and just allow the flow to come through. It is allowing, accepting and supporting. Unconditional love is a state of allowance, rather than being something that you have to try hard to do. It just flows when you allow it to enter your heart and raise your consciousness even further above the cares of daily reality into an expanded vista of awareness.

Each time you allow unconditional love to flow, you upgrade the entire human experience, taking humanity yet one more step into the unfolding New Reality.

If you enjoyed today's article, forward it to a friend! They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.

This article was written by Owen Waters, author of "The Shift: The Revolution in Human Consciousness". Owen Waters also wrote a chapter of "The Future of the New Earth: A New Vision for Your Reality" titled The Shift and 2012. Read it here: http://www.FutureOfTheNewEarth.com

The New Beginning: Infinite Love Embodied as Heaven on Earth

2008-09-14T10:16:00.001-07:00

The Energies for September 2008
Archangel Michael through Celia Fenn

"The New Beginning" by Debra Graves of Canada at http://www.debzartonline.com/

Beloved Lightworkers, what a time for celebration! In this past month of August 2008, the frequency of Planet Earth was raised to levels higher than have ever been experienced by this Planet before, allowing for the anchoring of the New Earth archetypes for Infinite Peace and Abundance. The New Earth is fully established in Earth's Higher Dimensions, and it now only remains for you to embody that Infinite Love as Heaven on Earth, and to manifest the Paradise Codes into active reality.We can only say that here, in the Realms of Light, we honor and celebrate what was achieved on Earth in August by you. So many of you joined together around the Planet to facilitate the Reception and Anchoring of the Golden Flame as it flooded your Planet with the Golden Light of Compassionate and Unconditional Love. This was channeled into the Earth's Crystalline Grids and the Earth's Heart grids through your willingness to serve the Light and to become Channels for the Light.Beloved Lightworkers, this is indeed a New Earth and a new place. Nothing in your past will serve as a model for where you are now. You have moved far beyond Atlantis and Egypt and even Lemuria, into a new place and a New Beginning.

Those of you who are awakened are ready to acknowledge that you are the Divine Essence in Human Form, that you are a spark of Creative Divinity within a material body, and that your work is to Co-Create a New World with Spirit. You know, and Feel deep within, the Diamond Light of God that lives within your Heart. And, as you acknowledge that Light within yourselves and others, you are ready to embody Infinite Love on Earth and to carry the Joyous frequencies of Heaven on Earth.It is Now, Beloved Lightworkers, at this time, that your Physical Body will activate the Paradise Codes and will begin to align with the Higher frequencies of Unconditional Love. This will allow you to move through life with Grace and Beauty, and to create Peace and Abundance in your lives on Earth.

It is Now, that you will begin to understand how to manifest Abundance from your Desires and Intentions without any struggle or hardship. You will learn to manifest Health and Balance and Love in your lives. You will learn how powerful it is to align with the Inner Power of your Clear Channel to Source. For, when you are clearly aligned to Source, then your Desires will Flow into Manifestation and you will expereience the Great Joy of Heaven on Earth.Beloved Ones, this is a time of Transition. Be gentle with yourselves as you move into Higher Dimensional Life. Know that sometimes the Flow may be easy as you work with the Miracles of Creative Manifestation, and sometimes it will be a little difficult as you may briefly drop into old frequency addictions and fear habits. This will be because many around you will still be in the frequecnies of fear and they may briefly shift you from your center. If this happens, just gently move back into the Higher Frequencies of Love and Peace. It is so important that you embody this Radiant Light so that others may experience Higher Frequencies and learn to align with these energies. We would say that at this time, your major work is to hold your Joy and Peace so that others may experience these energies through you.Beloved Ones, each one of you is an "energy transmitter" for the New Earth energies and the New Earth Codes. You will find that people will be drawn to you to experience the Higher Frequencies in your voice, your eyes and your touch. A simple smile or hug can transmit the power of Unconditional Love to another who is lost and seeks. Do not underestimate the power of your Light right now. The more you can shine your inner Diamond Light, the more you can do to awaken that Diamond Light and radiance in the Hearts of Others. For know, that from this point onwards, the Awakening will not be so much a matter of "knowledge" and "information", as of "feeling" and "love". It is not what you do or teach that will count, it is what You Are and the Love that you transmit to others by your Loving Presence.

Indeed, the awakened soul is a Master Soul, and is able to transmit Unconditional Love to others. Beloved Ones, at this time of New Beginnings, it is time to claim your Spiritual Mastery and Be that transmitter or clear channel for Divine Unconditional Love.

People will feel the the Peace and Love in your Radiance, and they will respond by opening to the Inner Radiance and Peace within themselves. Beloved Ones, in this New Earth, at this time of New Beginnings, Energy, Frequency and Radiance are the tools that will open Hearts and awaken Souls. And, the Higher Dimensional energies are Joy and Love and Peace. As you live in these energies, so you align with the New Earth energies and you express the New Earth, and so Abundance flows naturally into your life with Passion and Commitment and Joy!

Some of you may say that you are tired now, and that you see no changes in your lives. You still struggle to manifest Abundance and Love. We will say to you, do not be discouraged after all your work, know that you ready to make the breakthrough. Know, Beloved Ones, that you cannot seek the changes in the Outer World if you have not first made them within, for all experience is an outer projection of inner reality, thought and belief. The essence of the Great Shift is an Inner Shift, from the old patterns of thought and belief to new patterns of Love, Trust and Acceptance. Perhaps, at this time, many of you are still in the process of releasing old patterns and allowing yourselves to fully connect with Inner Divinity as it expresses itself in Peace and Joy. Beloved Ones, it has never been easier to make that Connection to Inner Divinity than Now! It does not require years of meditation and discipline, it requires only that you make the Choice and set the Intention and that you Align yout thoughts and beliefs with that Choice and Intention. There are no great secrets and no great mysteries, it is a very simple truth that is available to all at this time!Beloved Ones, having made that choice, be open to Receive. Know that You Are Worthy to receive all the Joy and Abundance that is your birthright in the New Earth. Karma is released, there is no need to suffer in order to learn.

In this New Earth, you learn through Joy and Bliss and the Expansion of your Being into ever more Loving and Powerful states of Grace. Learn how to see everything in life as Love and Grace, release fear and resistance, and move into Gratitude and Appreciation. It is Gratitude that will ensure that the Flow of Abundance continues, for the Divine Intelligence within the Flow responds to Gratitude by pouring out ever more Love and Blessings, as much as you are willing to receive and share, for the Divine Intelligence of Abundance uses You also as a channel for the Infinite expansion of Abundance. Do not resist the process or close it off for fear of lack and loss, for these are illusions in the New Earth and you do not seek to live in illusion any longer.Know that Now, more than ever before, your world reflects YOU! What you see "out there" is a direct reflection of what beliefs and thoughts live in your Heart. With wisdom, use your experience to refine your beliefs and choices, until you manifest your Heart's desire in your life. Know that it will become easier as you become more skilled in making choices from the Heart and aligning intention with Higher Will and allowing youself to receive from Spirit through the process of Surrender and Gratitude.

Now, we will end this message by offering some suggestions that may help you to align with the Miraculous Energies and Unconditional Love of the New Earth. In this past month, we visited Glastonbury in England and we will be in Southern France with our channel in October. This is to activate and connect with the Grail Code energies and the energies of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, the Twin Flame role models, and the energies of Arthur and Guinevere and Avalon, the beloved Glass Island of Light. Beloved Ones, Great Love abd Passion, the energies of the Twin Flame, and the mystical places where Heaven meets Earth, are very important right now.

In these energy vortexes, you will be raised in frequency and awareness as you experience the Deep Passion of Heavenly Twin Flame Love manifest in Human Form and the frequency "memories" of these archetypes that will lift you into an energetic space where you are prepared for the incoming frequencies of the New Earth. You can make these connections by visiting these places, or by energetically connecting with them in your meditations and group work.

Equally, we say that in the New Earth, the practice of Ceremony, Ritual and Invocation will be important ways of honoring the Earth and sharing Intention as a Group. We can only emphasize that it is so powerful to come together as a Group in Radiant Light to share the Intention of Peace and Love with the Earth. This intention is amplified many fold through the power of Intention and Energy shared at the Higher levels. It is such Gatherings of Light that will become the focus of continued Awakening to Higher Consciousness in the New Earth.

The Energies for September 2008

September will be a quiet month to allow for the integration and balancing of energy on the Planet after the major Light anchorings of August 2008. The Full Moon falls on the 15th of September and will be in Pisces, a Water Sign. This will indeed be a powerful time to do a Water Ceremony with the Intention of activating the Paradise Codes and bringing the Highest Frequencies of Love and Gratitude into the Water Bodies of the Planet. The New Moon will be on the 29th of September and this will be in Libra. The Libra energies represent Balance, Harmony and Relationship, and this is always a good time to meditate on Harmony within your Life Relationships and to plant seeds for more Harmony and Love.Mercury goes retrograde between the 24th of September and the 14th of October, so it a time to be calm and peaceful, and to be cvareful about all decisions and choices that you make.Pluto is still in Sagittarius, conjunct the Galactic center, powering the Great Shift and Transformation. But, at this time, Jupiter is in Capricorn and Saturn in Virgo, meaning that the lens of Transformation now focusses into the Material Plane of Earth herself. It is indeed time to embody Infinite Love and to bring Heaven to Earth.

Beloved Lightworkers, in this Miraculous time, we wish you Joy and Playfulness on your continued Adventure of Light.

May you experience All that your Heart desires in Love and Gratitude!

© 2008-9 Celia Fenn and Starchild Global

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The Energies September 2008

2008-09-07T11:53:00.000-07:00

St. Francis through Anina Davenport

Many people have told us recently that they feel as if they are in a waiting line. Not much is happening and maybe you are even missing the flow. And we told you 2008 was the year of living in flow (Laughter). Well there is a lot of clearing going on for many of you and don’t worry new energy will come in at the middle of September. There is right now for many of you a bit of a rest period and now is a good time to enjoy it. Relax. Go to that lake. Put your feet in the water. Relax.

Many of you have been bringing back parts of their energy that were held by other people or stuck in other dimensions or alternate realities. You have either had professional help or maybe you did it with some guides at night or on your own. August has been a time to gather energy and that includes collecting old energy that had been left behind. Martha recently got some energy back that she left with her brother at age 12. So this has been a time for gathering and it will continue. If you feel too dull (laughter) you can think of September and the new energy that will come in. You are connected to your future self and have access to some of that energy already but the best use of your time now is to go deep within and relax and feel the stillness and peace within while you watch your dog yawn. When there is a gathering of energy as there is now it is usually also a preparation for a new adventure. You are packing up all your resources for a new trip. This new phase which starts in the middle of September will cause some of you to move. Some will need to do trips and travel and others will move to another state, country or continent. You are spreading the energy. That is part of what will happen. That is part of your job as light workers to spread the energy that you bring in and you all bring in slightly different energies. Even a place like California can benefit from a little light worker energy from the Midwest and vice versa. Grounding is very important right now and what do we mean by grounding. We mean that you travel in one piece. You don’t scatter yourself all over the place. You let energy come through you and that is enough. Don’t give others your own life force energy because you need it. That would be like a plane that leaves its engine at the airport that it traveled to. No. The plane does a service. It carries people and bags but it does not give away its vital energy such as its engines. In the same way you let the higher frequency energies come through you and radiate out and transform you and others but you don’t give up your life force energy. You need it to fly.

Many people are leaving this year. In fact this is a good year to die. The energies are helping. Some of those who chose to leave will come back quickly and others will go to other realms. Your interest decides a lot of what will happen to you. Don’t be attached to your stuff. You cannot take it with you. Yes that is obvious but some of you still try. What you can take with you is the wisdom and the higher frequency that you achieved on earth. That you can take with you. Dying is actually a pleasant process especially if there has been a lot of pain in the body it can be a relief to feel free of this vehicle. It has served you well but for some of you it has worn out a bit. So don’t be afraid. All your loved ones and guides will be on the other side waiting for you. It will be a love fest.

Questioner: Won’t there be a life review?

St. Francis: Yes there will be. You will be with your guides and your teachers and your friends and look at your life objectively and with compassion and you will see things that show you where more learning needs to happen. There won’t be any great judgment unless you have judged yourself but the guides will help to ease that.

Questioner: What if someone has done bad things?

St. Francis: He will have to work through that but there is help.

So in this country there is also a preparation for the election and you know we don’t take sides but want you to keep raising frequency because that will help the candidate that is of a higher frequency. It is your job however to ease the way and we are talking to you the light workers of not just this country but the world really. You are all taking part in this election just like American light workers can help diffuse problems in Russia for example. As light workers you work for the light not one specific country or for the benefit of one specific people. Of course you can often make the biggest difference where you live but many of you work at night in many different places around the world whether you remember it in the morning or not.

If you feel down use the tools you were given such as sacred music or books that carry higher frequency energy. A short reading can get you back on track because it is not just the words but also the energy behind them that were infused by spirit that can uplift you. More and more you will feel the peace that is within you even though things might be turbulent without. Anina recently heard a spiritual teacher say, “When good things come be happy, when bad things come be happy.” What does this mean? Now we don’t want you to start to suppress your emotions but we would like you to see that in the greater picture things are alright. They are all for greater learning. Anina like many of you does not like it if other people suffer but we have reminded her that often people draw strength from suffering that they might have not gotten if life had always been easy. This is not about being masochistic and some people make life harder than it has to be but about the suffering that can’t be avoided and the strength that can be gained from this.

Many of your young people have come back from the war with injuries that are very hard to deal with. Ask for help from the universe. Say, “UNIVERSE PLEASE HELP ME.” Say it often. Knock at the door and you will be given support and the tools to work through whatever you need to work through. Forgive yourself (if that is your issue) and get back to the ordinary life. Plant some flowers. Play with your kids. Take care of your grandmother. Drive your wife to the doctor. That is where you will find your salvation. In the little things. In life going on. In purpose. For the next hour your purpose might just be to drive Aunt Aida to the store or to take your dog for a walk by a meadow but this is where the healing lies. In the ordinary. In just being. In taking a step at a time and getting help when you need to.

If friends have died know that their bodies are gone but their spirit is alive and possibly looking in at times. Know that the last thing they want is for you to suffer because they died. They are designing their new life while you are still in mourning. Let them go. You are not responsible. This is God’s job. Let him do his job.

Forgive yourself and forgive others. That does not mean you become a door mat. It just means you don’t hang on to things. So this person cheated you and there is nothing you can do about it now. Have your feelings. Be mad, be upset, be annoyed and then let go. Move on. The problem is really if you have old unresolved feelings underneath that attach themselves to this new incident. So clear the old. Keep clearing.

So in September a new infusion of energy will come. It will be quite powerful and there will be more in October and possibly also November. No time to hold on to the past. In terms of science there will be some new ideas in the medical field and in other arenas such as the energy sector. New higher frequency energy often brings in new information and scientists can use this for inspiration especially if they are aligned with Highest Good. From a psychological perspective you might have new insights on why you do what you do or what patterns need to be cleared. It is exciting. Gather your energy now. Relax and enjoy the ride.

Copyright Anina Davenport 2008.

Anina Davenport’s articles have appeared in the Sedona Journal of Emergence and other publications. She is the author of Reflections on Ascension, Oughten House, Energetic Empowerment, IUniverse and her new book Manifesting in Alignment with Soul, IUniverse. These books are available from any book store including Amazon or by calling 1800AUTHORS. You can view the content of her last two books on www.IUniverse.com; Anina can be contacted at aninadavenport@gmail.com.

Anina Davenport's work is also featured in "The Future of the New Earth: A New Vision for Your Reality" spiritual collaboration. Her contribution was about "Staying Centered". Learn more about the book here: http://www.futureofthenewearth.com/

One Minute Shift Videos

2008-08-16T19:22:00.000-07:00

Hello Friend,

I have some very spiritually powerful movie clips for shifting consciousness to share with you below...

This video focuses on the global shift in consciousness and reminds us that every thought, word and action we display has a great impact on others. Many people are witnessing and feeling a shift in the universe which is beginning to move from an ego based energy to a more loving and caring energy. This new energy will bring more light into the world and cast negativity more brilliantly.

Click here to watch this awakening video

The other One Minute Shift video I want to show you is titled "Shifting Forward". You can watch it on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXvWv1S9EVE

With two minutes you can undergo shifts in consciousness by watching these two empowering clips...

Jason

Ascension for All by Owen Waters

2008-08-10T16:44:00.000-07:00

Humanity is about to ascend into a more subtle physical form. This will be a gradual change, not a sudden transformation. The start of the new Mayan time cycles on December 21, 2012 will be a pivotal time when consciousness will shift to a new reality. However, this 2012 event is more likely to be viewed as a pivotal time after the fact, and not immediately.

When the astrologically-significant Harmonic Convergence occurred in August 1987, many people expected the world to transform and world peace to dawn on that very day. Human inertia, however, preempts such a sudden change. It takes time for new thought to filter into the reality of world consciousness, and even more time for events to unfold as a result of this change.

Two years after the Harmonic Convergence, what did happen was an unprecedented step forward in human liberty: The Berlin Wall, that separated the Soviet Union from the West, fell. Two years after that, the Soviet Union itself collapsed, ending the Cold War that had threatened the very survival of the human race for over forty years.

The evolution of the consciousness of mankind has been accelerating. Starting with the birth of the Renaissance 600 years ago, then accelerating with the growth of science 300 years ago, and coming into focus with the spiritual searching that blossomed in the 1960's, the mass mind of humanity has been moving ever more quickly towards The Shift.

Although The Shift is a gradual process that is occurring over many decades, its main milestone marker will be when the mass consensus of human consciousness steps over the dividing line between material, third-density consciousness and heart- centered, fourth-density consciousness. When that happens, physical mankind will become firmly located in a fourth-density environment.

Pioneering individuals have been moving their awareness in and out of fourth-density consciousness for decades. The key marker in The Shift is when the mass mind of humanity reaches that dividing line and takes the quantum step forward into its own heart.

In this new reality, along with the shift into fourth-density consciousness, people will notice that the development of their inner senses has become relatively effortless. Intuition- supported thought will become commonplace. Telepathy between loved ones will become easy to develop. Contact with friends and relatives who have passed on will become ever more commonplace.

Fourth-density physical bodies are less dense than third-density ones. People will begin to perceive the light that radiates from their bodies and other fourth-density matter. Colors will take on deeper hues and sounds will expand in depth, creating a whole new range of possibilities in music and the arts. People will consume lighter foods and more liquids than before. Everyone will have one job description - to serve humanity in the best way of which they are capable.

The Shift is a cosmic event. It is much larger than this planet or this solar system. It is an upgrade in energy and consciousness that affects all of us. The Earth itself will 'rise in the heavens', meaning that, when the time comes for that decisive step forward into the New Earth, the soil beneath your feet will rise in vibration into fourth density just as your physical body will. Humanity will rise in frequency along with the body of the planet.

When the time comes, every physical thing around you will move forward and relocate into a fourth-density frequency of manifestation in, as predicted in the Bible, the twinking of an eye.

Those already existing in fourth density - the spirits of those who have passed on from the physical realm - will also move into a higher sub-layer of existence. This is what is meant by the prophecy in the Bible, that "the dead shall be risen." Because people inhabiting spirit bodies are already in fourth density, it will be easier to communicate with them once we move into fourth density, even though we will be in a different sub-layer.

Once the mass shift to heart-centered consciousness has occurred, mankind will look back at this present era as something that was very different. Just as you mature and gain wisdom, you view the past differently from the way you experienced it at the time. So, too, will we view the Old Reality differently as we gain wisdom in the New Reality.

The timing of the main event of The Shift - the translation of the mass mind of humanity into heart-centered, fourth-density consciousness is not known. It depends entirely on how much the pioneers of human consciousness - people like yourself - develop their own heart-centered awareness in order to open that pathway in consciousness for more people to follow.

Just as there are those who want The Shift to happen soon, there are those who wish to delay it as much as possible, even though delaying a cosmic event is not within their power. Today, fear is being constantly fed to the public about the possibility of terrorist events. Fear delays conscious evolution and self-empowerment.

While there is a risk of terrorist events, it is common sense to follow any intuitive warnings that keep coming to your attention about places to avoid. Your soul won't let you be in the wrong place at the wrong time provided you listen to those intuitive warnings that we all run into at some point in our lives.

One of our greatest gifts we can offer mankind is to stay the course in our spiritual awakening. Stay the course by focusing on heart-centered consciousness regardless of events that conspire to fill people with fear. Then, The Shift will happen sooner rather than later.

This article was written by Owen Waters, author of "The Shift: The Revolution in Human Consciousness".

Scanning the Future by Owen Waters

2008-07-20T12:46:00.000-07:00

One of the great advantages of regular meditation is that it enhances your sense of intuition. The more you practice meditation, the more you gain insight into every aspect of your life. Insights can relate to present or past events, leading to a greater understanding of your life's path, or they can relate to future events.

Insights into future events can be challenging in four ways:

1. The future is not fixed. Until you experience it, the future remains as an array of possibilities with a "most likely" scenario based on what holds the greatest energy.

2. Viewing the future can change the outcome. Even a 100% accurate view of the most likely scenario will trigger questions about whether you want that scenario to manifest, and that change can influence the outcome. This can give the illusion of inaccuracy in the original prediction.

3. Inner impressions come into your awareness through your imagination. However, a fertile imagination can create images on its own, almost for pure entertainment. True impressions of a future event arrive while you are in a meditative state, or sometimes while performing a monotonous task such as driving at a constant speed. They don't fire up with the great energy of a dramatic imagination. They slip in quietly and have to be examined and unraveled to see what each impression contains.

4. When you first start scanning the future, your predictions will be less accurate than they will become later, after constant practice.

Sometimes, lack of self-esteem can be a barrier to the development of your innate abilities. In that case you need to be aware that everyone is everything that Infinite Being is. The universe is holographic by design, meaning that while the many make up the One, the One is also mirrored within each of the many. So, each person, each spark of Infinite Being, contains all of the qualities of Infinite Being.

Lack of self-esteem, therefore, is only a personality trait and not reflective of your true self.

You have a perfect sense of intuition or insight, just waiting to be developed. One of the hallmarks of the global Shift to higher consciousness is that, with each passing year, more and more people will develop more and more of their inner abilities.

While you are practicing your intuitive skills, it is a good idea to make written notes for later reference. Insights arrive in your consciousness while you are in an altered, meditative state, so their memory dissipates quickly just like the memory of your dreams. If you keep notes, then re-read them weeks or months later, you will be amazed at how accurate many of these insights were.

Sometimes, you will also see how insights into less than desirable scenarios caused you to make a decision to steer your life in a different direction. When faced with decisions about which direction to turn, the best barometer is always your highest joy. Ask yourself:

"What scenario would represent my highest joy?"

When you follow your highest joy, you are following the path through life which is most closely aligned with your true essence - your soul or inner self.

This article was written by Owen Waters, author of "The Shift: The Revolution in Human Consciousness". Owen also wrote a chapter about "2012 and The Shift" for The Future of the New Earth E-Book.

"2012" with Ervin Laszlo

2008-07-12T18:20:00.000-07:00

Hello Friend,

Today I would like to share with you the latest one minute shift from The Institute of Noetic Sciences. This one is called "2012" with Ervin Laszlo.

Dr. Ervin Laszlo, founder and president of the Club of Budapest, co-chair of the World Wisdom Council, and author of over 30 books, speaks about the urgent need for a broad based "macroshift" to save the planet and save ourselves:

I hope you took one minute to shift by watching this video,

Jason

2012 Revisited by Ralph Miller

2008-07-05T22:38:00.000-07:00

We are now within five years of the fateful December 21, 2012 date which is ostensibly the day that a radical change will occur on the planet, possibly even a catastrophic change. I recommend reading my first article on this subject entitled, The 2012 Problem which discusses the difficulty in pinpointing a singular date as a hinge point for some great transition.

Rather, I believe the December 21, 2012 date to be a symbol that exists as an extraordinary irony. Any particular date is a man created marker denoting the concept of a point in time. If you consider that events could happen before a date or after a particular date, then our concept of ‘time’ would also by implication denote the passage of time. I find this ironic since the great transition or evolution we may be approaching surely has to do with complete renovation of our time consciousness or even the eradication of time itself. It’s quite likely time is easily eradicated since it really doesn’t exist in the first place! Time is a notion or a perspective. It is not a tangible thing unto itself. Time is the result of our habitual observation of things and events, and how we have learned to mark their existence or occurrence.

In any event December 21, 2012 is the date that the ancient Mayan calendar comes to a conclusion. This end of a great cycle in Mayan prophesy coincides with similar prophesies of other indigenous peoples like the North American Hopi. The great angst people across the globe share about the condition of humankind and the planet itself suggests that a rapid transformation and change could happen. We are like the animals that can sense the storm coming and head for cover. It may be unavoidable.

In speaking about our collective angst I am referring to a plural consensus that exists across almost all national boundaries, that is a concern about dwindling resources and about what seem to be insurmountable environmental and political problems. It would seem that humankind goes from one crisis to the next. We exist in a constant state of alertness awaiting the next news of a new war, or rocketing costs of living, or the currency we use to buy things dwindling in its value. The Al Gore film, An Inconvenient Truth was hugely successful worldwide, and has galvanized mainstream thinking around the idea of climatic change due to carbon emissions.

We recently heard that the world’s human population will reach 7-billion by 2012. Population is now growing so rapidly that there has been a four-fold increase in just the last 100 years! When graphed this growth is termed exponential or asymptotic and the trend line is kind of J-shaped. Population growth occurred at a constant rate for 10,000 years (A in the graph below) until the Black Death swept across the European continent and resulted in a decline of one-fourth of all humans on earth. Then during a relatively short period of only 62 years, the Guttenberg Bible was printed in 1455, Columbus sailed to the West Indies in 1492, and Martin Luther put forth his 95 Theses in 1517. Thus you had the printed word, the dawn of the age of discovery and the Christian reformation occurring almost simultaneously.

If you consider that the commonly held belief of the time was that of a relatively small flat earth; the journey of Columbus changed humanity profoundly. This was also a time approaching the end of a 1,000 year period of the dark ages where all earthly authority was subject to the church, and so Martin Luther’s act of defiance revolutionized all human authority almost overnight. The dark ages were a time when almost all people could neither read nor write; there was no need of it. The dawn of the printed word exploded radical change in human experience allowing people for the first time to obtain information in a brand new way. These great transformations occurring almost overnight brought the conclusion of the dark age and ushered in transformation of individual and group consciousness with such speed that those people’s notion of their ‘humanness’ and even their ideas about their cultures were forever and profoundly transformed. The world was never the same again.

This astounding change of human thinking and consciousness transformed human culture on the planet and literally increased the ‘carrying capacity’ of human civilizations. Our confidence as a species expanded. We knew we had made a breakthrough to a new day! Then the further cultural efficiencies achieved during the period of the industrial revolution during the late 18th century have allowed human population to increase even more rapidly, resulting in exponential growth for the last 250 years (B in the graph above).(1)

A few years ago I read an article that suggested that around half of all the human beings that have ever been born are alive today. This idea has spread and been taken as fact when it is simply not true. Regrettably, I think I have made reference to this erroneous information in lectures I have given. What is true is that enough information exists to calculate that roughly 106.4 billion people have existed since the dawn of man say 55,000 years ago. That means that 5.8% of all the people who have ever been born are alive today.

In any case the 5.8% percentage is still astounding to me. The collective human consciousness that is embodied in living, breathing human beings presents the possibility I believe of a group or collective responsibility or karma that is drawing us to a conclusion and transformation. When the Black Death concluded on the European continent in the 14th century the remaining human population at the time also held a collective karma that catapulted humanity into complete transformation just 100 years later. People of the time had no idea of the enormous change that was just around the corner.

I believe that as we approach 2012 we are experiencing a sort of Karmic compression. This compression is a speeding up of the rate that consequences of our actions become manifest in our lives. Referring to consequences; I mean both ‘good’ and ‘bad’ consequences. They are only the result of our actions or of the energy we put out. Our intentions of service to each other are quickly forming into projects and cooperative ventures which are readily accepted. When this happens, we are experiencing our intentions becoming manifest. In like manner our karma knocks us back when we become self serving and arrogant.

Instant karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you're gonna be dead
What in the world you thinkin' of?
Laughing in the face of love
What on earth you tryin' to do?
It's up to you, yeah you!
John Lennon, 1974

This principle of Karmic compression is important as we approach a time of great change because it will teach us that we are connected to everyone and everything. The great illusion and the great lie that we have been led to believe is that we have been separate from each other. When you act in a way that is unkind to another, and you very quickly receive an echo of your unkind act coming back to you, you then soon begin to realize that you and the person you were unkind to are the same. There is a synapse in our experience of ourselves and our experience of others that is closing.

I suggested in my first article about 2012, entitled The 2012 Problem, that our notion of time itself was going to go through a dramatic shift. Perception of time as we are accustomed exists in viewing each moment as separate to every other moment. In other words, we have become accustomed to experiencing time itself much in the same way as we do any other people, or things. Every part of time is separate from every other part of time.

Just like those people in the 14th century we now have very little understanding about what is ‘just around the corner’! Something really incredible is about to happen!

If in a relatively short period of time, a brand new ‘meta quality’ will be added to the consciousness experience of individuals, then the relevance of future or past events will fall away and the relevance of the clock will fall away. The consciousness we are adapting to is beyond any benchmark previously established. Human consciousness will come to exist inside a new holographic knowing. It will exist in the stillness of the present moment. This is a change over in consciousness that will forever transform who we are as human beings.

The renaissance period of the 14th to 17th centuries will mirror exactly another great revolution of consciousness we are now embarking on. We are standing in the doorway of a brand new renaissance; a brand new confidence.

The Kogi Indians of northern Colombia have a concept of consciousness called Aluna. They believe in a point of reference that is within us or an inner dimension where from that point time itself ceases to exist as we know it. In the Aluna dimension everything that is in the past and the future exists together with the present moment. The Aluna dimension is a real place; it is a real point of reference that exists in all of us. Perhaps it lies dormant in many people now, but like an unused or vestigial organ, it is a perception, that once awakened, becomes alive and prominent.

When Columbus made his journey even the skeptics had to take notice; commonly held truth changed … for everybody. This dimension of timelessness is real. Inevitably we will all awaken.

While the greatest percentage of humanity exists in post-modern consumer cultures, there are small numbers of indigenous Indian cultures like the Kogi all over the planet. These cultures have survived for millennia and most of their cultural values remain the same today. There is a deep connection among indigenous people with the earth as the source of life. They view the earth as the giver of life and sustenance. They live in harmony with nature. They will not put a spade in the ground to plant seeds without first making an offering or a prayer of appreciation to the earth. They know that who they are came from the earth. They view all living creatures as equal to themselves.

This connection to the earth is the recognition that all things and everything is connected. Many have lost this connection to this oneness or source; their waking minds are habituated to the notion of separateness. As human consciousness is transformed the perception of the unity of all things, the interconnectedness of all things emerges naturally.

In fact every cell of our bodies does come from the earth. Even ‘man-made’ materials are really just compounds that were first taken from the earth and re-shaped into something ‘man made’.
When we view the world as our domain to dominate and indiscriminately take from and plunder, we have forgotten that we came from the earth. We have fallen asleep in an illusion where we are separate.

The earth provides us with a perfect life support system. Our planet provides air to breathe; water to drink; animals and plants for food. Who knows what a perfect human diet is. We try to employ the use of superfood plants like Açai in our workshops. Certain foods like Açai can literally supercharge our bodies. Surely the plants provision of a ripe fruit, ready to eat, hanging on a tree for us to pick is nature’s definition of a fast food drive up window! I suspect that much of human diet evolved around priorities like food preservation and supply and not necessarily eating the most healing and nutritious food. The plants give us ready to eat food to nourish our bodies.

But plants exist in a much more complete (albeit sometimes forgotten) relationship with humans. There are a whole assortment of other plants that, being medicinal in nature, give us healing for the infections, illnesses and maladies of the body. Many of today’s synthetic drugs marketed by pharmaceutical companies are created as synthetic facsimiles of a medicinal plant source.

Still other plants exist that are healers of human souls. These plants are the shamanic plant teachers and have been used for millennia by people like to Kogi to enable their perception from the Aluna dimension. How fitting it is that we of the civilized world turn to indigenous traditions in order to comprehend and endure another great transformation of our very humanness.

I feel great hope for the future of those who open their hearts and minds to the great change that is upon us!

(1) Adapted from Population Reference Bureau (1984) World Population: Fundamentals of Growth, Population Reference Bureau, Washington, DC

Ralph Miller has worked with people from all over the world in an experiential journey which he calls Heart of the Initiate as a way for people to remember their "authentic selves".

Heart of the Initiate offers tours to Brazil where they help people make sacred inner journeys through an intensive workshop experience. Their Brazil workshops incorporate shamanic ceremonies using the ancient plant teacher, Ayahuasca.

Please check our their website! For more information on their upcoming workshops in September please http://www.heartoftheinitiate.com/

The Lightspeakers on Dimensional Journeys

2008-06-22T10:27:00.000-07:00

Dimensional Journeys
By The Lightspeakers as channeled through Christie Pennington

We come to you today to speak of many things, some which appear applicable, some appear not so, but in time, your time, when you are ready to hear, it will be sufficiently evident as necessary.

We speak now of opportunities for growth beyond your current dimension, those parts of you, you may have believed displaced at times. They are your other selves, past and future calling to you to take notice and note of other experience.

You see you experience in many realms concurrently. You are now past and future self creating from those choices cast aside. The path not taken, leading to everywhere becomes a door to wisdom for you, if you allow it so.

You have limited yourselves and your experience by disbelief to time and place and now as you move into other dimensions as in 4th and 5th, you begin to allow the barriers to drop away. You open minds and hearts to a plan much vaster than you had recognized.

Hear us proclaim to you that the power you hold we speak of so often is beyond your comprehension. But as you exercise it by expanding yourself/selves, you recognize it as your own. Many things you have not done, you do elsewhere and the resulting experience is yours to glean if you choose.

So you may return to the past and rework it and follow that trail as it would have naturally evolved, as you do it now to discover important information about yourself and your experience.
You see it is not the past of you, but part of your experience elsewhere and this is under your control.

No cause for consternation, you may avail yourself of such opportunity without fear of losing yourself within it. It is as you do daydream but with a purpose, a light trance no more than one which you indulge in a long automobile drive. It allows you to know "What If", it allows you to learn from the road you turned away from. You may visit there as often as you choose evoking as many events you would alter as you wish, gaining wisdom from such experience.

This may also be applied to your future self/selves. you may visit your future to gain much information about choices proposed. Following each choice not intellectually, not mentally, but experientially. With your soul as guide you will discover which opportunity you find most suitable to you.

Here we inject that this suitability be determined with assistance from your soul, angels and guides who will assist you in what may be best suited for your growth, not merely for what you believe will allow you most happy gratification. Happy gratification being short lived as you may remember from those times you received what you asked for without deeper understanding to guide your asking.

As you practice such dimensional voyage, you will come into a better understanding of your purpose and your real desires. Not those dictated to you by friend, family and cultural influence, but by the depth of your soul. We urge you to see this not as some flight of fancifulness, for indeed, it is both possible and true to visit and learn from these other selves.

Yet it is only a beginning step, for once accomplished at it, there is so much more to come. We enjoy this moment of bringing you the heralding of more and more opportunities for you to create and enjoy as masters of your own experience. Determiners of your own fate and captains of your vessel on the voyage of truth.

We are committed to assisting in all your journey's as allies with those close to you, that move with you through your days. We join with your angels, no demons exist to fear, as we light your path of grace. Amen.

For more information about Christie Pennington and/or the Lightspeakers visit their website here: http://www.thelightspeakers.com/Welcome.html

Stairway to Heaven by Owen Waters

2008-06-15T11:42:00.000-07:00

There is a stairway to heaven. It leads through the heavenly realms of the afterlife and continues even further, all the way to the ultimate state of consciousness from which the universe sprang into existence.

Infinite Being, the ultimate source of all things, created a universe of infinite diversity, of infinite parts of the whole. As humanity, we are the adventurers who projected ourselves into physical experience in order to bring deeper focus into our experience. Our purpose in the physical realm of consciousness is to gain a sharply-defined sense of identity and to grow from there.

The long-term mission of each and every one of us is to gain expanded awareness through life’s experiences until we eventually return to the one God, no longer as curious seekers, but as self-realized, conscious gods.

The steps of the stairway are formed by twelve layers of consciousness. Each step is composed of a different degree of compression of the original consciousness which created the universe.The higher steps are more ethereal, or less compressed, than the lower ones. The lower steps are more compressed, more sharply focused, and more clearly defined than the ones above.

Every step along the stairway is composed of consciousness. Even the physical world, with its apparently physical objects, is really composed of 100% consciousness, projected in a way that appears to be external and solid.

Read the rest here: http://www.infinitebeing.com/0609/stairway.htm

Zero-Emission Car

2008-06-08T12:25:00.000-07:00

Hello Friend,

For those of you who either have watched the movie The 11th Hour or are informed on the environmental crisis, you will be happy to read this story I found in the USA Today. It is about Honda's new hydrogen sedan.

Personally, I am a strong believer in technology and its potential to revolutionize how we interact with our environment.

You can read this article here: http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-05-10-honda-fuel-cell_N.htm

Finally A Place for the New Earth Community to Gather...

2008-05-31T13:40:00.000-07:00

Hello Friend,

I just recently came across a new public online forum called the "New Earth Summit".

This forum includes various thematic boards including:
• Special Articles to Consider
• Spirituality and Transformation
• Dreams and Visions and Future Viewing
• Awakened Conscious Community
• Health and Harmony
• World and National Events
• Predictions of Future Events
• Changes in Planetary and Space Environments
• General Discussion
• Sites of Special Interest – Weblinks

Anyone can read what is posted. To post, registration is simple and fast. Get started now: http://www.newearthsummit.com/

Here is your opportunity to take part in enlightening discussions regarding the new earth,

Jason

How to Heal the World by Owen Waters

2008-05-25T12:15:00.000-07:00

The Shift to the New Reality has been gaining speed for many years. We have now entered a phase of The Shift which is now bringing rapid transformation to our world.

Heart-centered consciousness is the gateway to spiritual consciousness. Spiritually-minded people today are transforming the world from material consciousness into heart and soul consciousness. This transformation is best realized by using intention to actively fill the world with love and light. This spiritually-conditioned energy powerfully transforms the lower energy of fear and hate within the global mind atmosphere.

The energy of transformation can be channeled into a spiritual focus, into emotional release or it can be allowed to manifest in the only remaining field of popular action, the physical world.

There, it will erupt through emotion-driven, physical phenomena - volcanic eruption, earthquakes and violent storms, for example. All of these "natural" disasters are driven by the chaotic emotional energy of mankind. All of them can be healed and prevented when people channel enough spiritual energy to soothe the chaos.

Today, it is more important than ever to send healing energies into the world. If enough people enter their inner, spiritual space regularly, then the incoming energies of transformation can be expressed on a spiritual level.

You can make all the difference in the world today when you help balance the incoming energies of transformation by using the following technique.

The Infinite Being Heal the World Technique:

Reconnect with your spiritual source daily. Use the Infinite Being meditation, or your own meditation technique, the first thing every day. Make it a habit, a part of your morning routine.

End your meditation session by spending time in gratitude for life, nature and the Infinite Being from which you materialized. Let a sense of gratitude for everything in your life fill your heart.

Then, intend world peace and enlightenment. Send this intention out into the world as love energy through the heart chakra just in front of your breastbone.

This alone would be enough to make a big difference in the world today. However, by adding a third component to the technique, it becomes enormously powerful and effective.

Powerful acts of creation all have three essential components - intent, feeling and motion. Those are the only three tools which Infinite Being used to create the universe and everything within it.

That's how powerful those three components are, when used together in equal balance.

So far you have set the first component,

(1) Your intention - world peace and enlightenment.

You have also set the second component,

(2) A love-inspired environment - gratitude for the universe and everything in your life.

Now, it's time for the third component,

(3) Action. It is time to move that energy, in large quantities, into the global mind atmosphere surrounding the Earth. This is how:

On every in-breath, imagine white light from the Cosmos entering your crown chakra, above the head, and traveling down your spine to the level of your heart, then traveling forward into your heart chakra, just in front of your breastbone.

At the same time, see white light from the Earth entering the base of your spine and traveling up the spine, then forward, to merge with the cosmic energy in the heart chakra.

The energies of the Cosmos and the Earth will fuse together and cause an energetic reaction at the frequency of the heart chakra. This fusion forms a ball of energetic white light in the heart chakra.

With every out-breath, send the power of this energetic reaction out to the world. Direct it as a beam of white light from your heart chakra, out into the world.

Continue this in-breath, out-breath cycle for at least five minutes each morning and you will not only help heal the world, you will change your entire day for the better.

The universe reflects who you are. When you practice healing the world, by automatic reflection, you heal who you are. Any and all issues which have been challenging for you will move closer towards resolution as you help the world in this way.

There's nothing like starting your day helping to heal the world in these critical days of transformation. It's one of those things that brightens your day, makes you feel good to be alive, and lets you know that you are taking the type of action that you came into this life to perform.

For more spiritual insights, visit Owen's website www.InfiniteBeing.com

Owen Water's was one of the "expert" contributors to the New Earth E-Book. For The Future of the New Earth, he wrote about "2012 and The Shift". You can read it here: http://www.futureofthenewearth.com

Must See Film: The 11th Hour

2008-05-18T11:52:00.000-07:00

Hello Friend,

The 11th Hour is the last moment when change is possible. The film explores how we’ve arrived at this moment -- how we live, how we impact the earth’s ecosystems, and what we can do to change our course.

This movie features ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James Woolsey and sustainable design experts William McDonough and Bruce Mau in addition to over 50 leading scientists, thinkers and leaders who discuss the most important issues that face our planet and people.

I felt that the film was very well made. The first parts of the movie were very grim. In a sense the movie was initially apocalyptic in many ways. This doom and gloom half of the movie almost made me give up on the human race. But the grimness served its purpose, to motivate and inspire people to take action, and realize we really don't have much time to make some major changes.

The second half of the movie really picks up. Once you have almost given up hope, the movie forces you to imagine a sustainable future. Near the end of the film, I was able to envision a future where the Earth and the human race live in harmony once again.

All my life, I have felt a strong connection to nature and Mother Earth. I really felt for the struggling/sick Gaia. Regardless, this movie taught me that Gaia will continue to live on through global warming. It is the human race that will not. But the human race still has that choice they can make to drastically change their ways.

It all comes down to you...

Jason

The Cosmos of the Soul – No Cost E-Book

2008-05-10T16:10:00.000-07:00

Hello Friend,

I recently had the pleasure of reading Michele Doucette’s latest E-Book. Michele is the author of The Ultimate Enlightenment for 2012. She has recently written a short, inspiring “spiritual” biography which allows you to follow her along her own personal spiritual path and gain some insights from her experiences.

This book is an excellent example of a person going through their own personal awakening process, exploring their own spiritual path. She explains her own path to awakening, taking you along with her through her journey, in hopes that it may relate to yours and maybe even accelerate it.

She goes through some of the spiritual books that have changed her life, or I should say, they changed the way she thought about and approached her life. She even describes some of the key points from these powerful spiritual texts and gives you a glimpse of whether or not a specific spiritual resource will help you on your own path.

In order for you to get a better idea of what this is all about, here are a few of my favorite quotes from the book:

“All beings, at some point, embark on a spiritual journey. Such is the natural progression of what it means to be human. When an individual begins seeking answers to questions such as ...... Who am I? Why am I here? What is my purpose? ...... h/she is resonating with soul knowingness, cognizant of the fact that the journey of liberation and destination has begun, for it is this very questioning that drives one towards awakening. Quite simply, you become a seeker of your own truth, the truth that already exists within.”

“Spirituality has nothing to do with what you believe and everything to do with your state of consciousness.”

“As we grow in our own personal awareness, the mass consciousness also begins to shift accordingly. Each and everyone of us plays an integral part in creating our own reality. In essence, we can create the kind of world that we wish to experience. We have the ability to co-create with God. This means, then, that we take full responsibility for our own life experiences.”

If these brief quotes resonated with you, I strongly recommend you make some time for this short read. It contains some very powerful quotes and spiritual insights. Personally, this book deeply resonated with me.

Whether you plan on reading the entire E-book or not, in the book Michele discusses an interview with Jean Claude (author of Going Deeper) she discovered. She goes through some of the key points of that interview. Reading through these was very enlightening for me, causing several realizations from within. If you are not willing to make the time to go through this very short E-Book (only 49 pages), I strongly urge you to read this section highlighting the keypoints of this enlightening interview starting on page 27.

I am so glad that Michele has made this E-Book freely availible. I am sure you will really enjoy reading “The Cosmos of the Soul”. You can download your own personal copy at no cost here: http://www.portalsofspirit.com/The%20Cosmos%20of%20the%20Soul.pdf

Jason

The Energies for May 2008 by Celia Fenn

2008-05-04T10:04:00.000-07:00

Holding Open the Door for Earth's Healing and Balancing Through the Golden Flame of Enlightened and Compassionate Love

Beloved Lightworkers. May will be an extraordinary month in an extraordinary year. You will experience, on the 20th of May, the second "Buddha" Full Moon, when the Sun will be in Taurus and the Moon in Scorpio. So, in this Lunar Cycle between the "Buddha" moons, Earth will be flooded with the Golden Flame of Compassionate Love that is held in the Buddha field that embraces Earth at this time. And so, the opportunities for raising consciousness very rapidly and effecting major transformations both on the personal and planetary levels is greatly amplified.

It is, beloved ones, as though Heaven is holding open a door so that this Golden Light might pour over the Earth and be integrated into the Light Bodies of all who are ready to ascend to this new Consciousness of Love. For, this is a moment when Compassionate and Radiant Love is the most intense and beautiful. You will feel the "pressure" of this Light as a need to change your life, change the way you live your life, and a deep desire for a life that is more in alignment with your I AM presence and your Higher Being. And this may cause discomfort initially, for you have lived with distortions of your being for many lifetimes, and you have veiled off these distortions with repressions. But, now the veils are being lifted and you are seeing truth and feeling the pain as these distortions heal and are brought back into alignment with your pure self.

Beloved ones, you were designed to be Human Angels and to live on Earth in Joy and Balance in perfect health. The Earth was designed to be your Paradise home. But, you evolved away from this original plan and you integrated into your DNA patterns of distortion and disease and suffering. And now, in the Golden Light of Radiant Love from Source, you are healing and returning to your original power and clarity as Human Angels.

And so, as you have activated the Grail Codes and accepted once again the Balance of Heaven and Earth, and Masculine and Feminine, you are ready to create miracles of Love on the awakening Earth. Beloved Lightworkers, you are given the gift of working with the Golden Flame to create Abundance and Love.

And so, we will explain to you the simplicity of this process for Human Angels. The Divine Light of Source flows from the Galactic Center or Great Central Sun and is received by you through your Crown Chakra and the Pineal Gland, and is then transmitted into the Heart Chakra. From the Heart, it is "transmuted" and woven into physical manifestation through your Dreams and Desires. So, the "River of Life" flows through you and is transformed into physical blessings of Abundance through the Creative Weaving of the Heart. Is this not a magnificent creative gift from Source.

We understand that many of you still struggle to manifest abundance in your lives at this time, as you learn to reactivate this gift given to the "Shining Ones", or those who carry the Golden Flame in their auric field. Beloved Ones, in order to carry the Golden Flame you need to release all illusions and attachments and allow your Heart to be the place where Heaven meets Earth and Masculine energy blends with Feminine energy in Perfect Harmony and Love. And, we know, that those of you who have chosen the path of Higher Consciousness, are embracing this process and allowing all the old distortions and illusions to be finally cleared and released.

And so, at this time, as this doorway of light stands open, you have the opportunity to receive this River of Light into your Hearts and to Weave your dreams without distortion or inteference. For, the purity and the clarity of your Heart will determine the clarity of your manifestations. The most abundant and joyful creations are those created without self-interest and gain, but for the highest good of all. If you can weave the Golden Light with this intention and send it out to Earth, it will manifest your dreams of Love and Peace. And, beloved Lightworkers, if you do this together, you will create a Field of Peace and Love and Balance that will hold the energy to manifest Miracles of Love on the Planet.

Beloved Lightworkers, we say too, that although this Radiant Light is called the "Buddha" field, it is also a manifestation of the Balanced Flame of Source. The Golden Light is always transmitted from Source to carry both the Divine Masculine and the Divine Feminine codes, and it is the Divine Feminine that carries the code of Balance. The Great Cosmic Goddess and Mother of Balance is called Ma'at, and her energy creates the Field of Light that supports Balance for Peace and Truth and Love. So, at this time of healing and balancing, the Light Codes of Ma'at will awaken the Field of Peace and these Codes will be transmitted into manifestation through the element of water. The water in your blood and your cells will transmit the codes to your body, and the water in the Oceans and water bodies of the Earth will transmit the codes to Earth herself and into her grids of crystalline light. And the Earth will celebrate the return of Ma'at or Cosmic Balance, as her Codes of Light are once again received so that the balance might be created and the Earth return to her place in the Cosmic Balance Field of Love.

And so it is, Beloved Ones, that you are now healing your relationships with your body, with the Earth, with the Source and with each other. You will find a powerful force of love in the next month that will guide you to heal and release all illusions and to begin weaving in absolute truth.

As you heal your relationship with your Body, and accept who you are, you will realize that your body is the perfect vehicle for your soul in its journey on the Earth. You will learn to honor your body and to trust its ability to Heal and Balance. You will no longer fear disease and suffering, for you will no longer need to weave such distorted creations fron your DNA. You will weave in Love according to the template of Health and Vitality.

AS you heal your relationship with the Earth, you will learn once again how the Earth supports you and loves you and provides for your every need. You will weave from Joy and you will weave experiences of Joy. You will no longer recreate distorted experiences of pain and suffering, for a balanced heart creates balanced experiences of love.

You will heal you relationship with Source, for you will no longer see God as a distant Father figure, but you will perecive the Light of Source within yourself and within all Creation. You will see that "God" is both Masculine and Feminine and Child-like, and you will laugh at the wonder of the energy of a God perceived without distortion or fear.

And you will heal your relationships with each other. You will feel, at this time, a need to balance and heal relationships with others. As you align with your own inner truth, or Ma'at, you will clearly see this in others, and your truth will align with theirs. You will also clearly be able to see where truth becomes distortion, and to heal that distortion with the Light of Love and Peace.

Beloved Ones, as you embrace the Golden Light, you have become a Golden Chalice of Light, you have become the Grail. You have become the magical instrument of Abundance and Love. That potential rests within your DNA records and is now activated by the Grail Codes. It was the work of Jesus and Mary Magdalene to lay down a genetic template and a geometry of light that would be activated within the physical and in the realms of Soul Light on the Planet at this time, and so it is! You are once again awakening and filling your Chalice of Light with the radiant Light of Source.

And so, Beloved Ones, in this magical window of light, remember the Compassion of the Buddha and the Love of Kwan Yin. Remember the Passion of Jesus and his beloved Magdalene. Remember, those who have worked to bring Heaven to Earth, and know that now is the time and this is the moment when you can step into that choice and live its reality.

But know, Beloved Ones, that this is a radical healing, so allow yourself time and be gentle with yourself. You may experience intense feelings and energies as the balance returns and you are allowed to experience the full potential of Who You Are as a Human Angel.

The Energies for May 2008

The New Moon is on the 5th of May, and falls in Taurus. Taurus is ruled by Venus, and is and Earth sign associated with beauty, artistic expression and comfort. The planet Venus itself is also in Taurus this month, creating a powerful connection between the Sun and Venus in the house of the Goddess of Love. Love will be a prominent feature or theme of life in this month. This is a good time to work with healing and balancing your relationship with the Earth and with your Body.

The Full Moon, on the 20th, is the second Buddha Moon. At this time, the powerful Light Codes of Ma'at will be fully integrated into the Earth's field, allowing for Balance, Peace and Prosperity on the Earth. This is a powerful time for all who desire to create Balance on the Earth to join in creating a Field of Peace and Love so that the Earth and her Peoples may feel this Joyous moment of Harmony and Balance.

The Principle of Spiritual Energy Generation by Owen Waters

2008-04-27T08:43:00.000-07:00

As people become more interested in spirituality and how it can change the world and improve their lives, the understanding of spiritual energy becomes a key factor in their growth and development. This article explains the nature of spiritual energy and how it can be used in, for example, distance healing, world healing, or simply for enhancing meditation.

Like the principle of electrical generation, the principle of spiritual energy generation shows how a specific type of energy flow may be generated. In the case of electrical generation, a flow of electricity is created in a certain direction. In the case of spiritual energy generation, a flow of spiritual energy is created in a certain direction.

Spiritual energy is etheric energy conditioned by spiritual intent.

Etheric energy is a primary energy of the universe, while electric energy is a secondary, more dense form of energy. Etheric energy is also known by many other names around the world, including life energy, vital energy, prana, bioenergy, orgone, ki, chi or qi.

For the last 5,000 years in traditional Chinese medicine, the vital pathways of etheric energy in the human body have been balanced using the healing modality of acupuncture. More recently, the electrical genius Nikola Tesla produced vast quantities of etheric energy using, apparently, very high frequency electricity as a method of attracting etheric energy out of the atmosphere. Because its behavior is very different from regular electricity, he referred to it as 'cold electricity.'

Just as the atmosphere is filled with electrons, ready to be channeled through an electric generator, so is it also filled with etheric energy. All energies are supplied and replenished by the Sun, including the mental energy that forms the global mind atmosphere or mind belt around the Earth.

The mind belt is conditioned by the thoughts and emotions of mankind. Each person constantly attracts mental energy, conditions it by their thoughts and actions, and passes it back into the mind belt. Every one of us affects everyone else. A spiritual act - one which expresses unconditional love - by anyone anywhere upon the planet improves the mind belt of the whole planet. A destructive act by anyone anywhere upon the planet degrades the mind belt of the whole planet.

Etheric energy is a more subtle energy than electricity, and a more dense energy than mental energy. However, because of its vibrational proximity to mental energy, it responds readily to applied mental pressure.

The human mind can, through visualization and intent, attract etheric energy, condition it in any way desired, and then direct it towards any desired objective.

In 1831, at the dawn of the electrical era, visionary scientist Michael Faraday published his discovery of the law of electromagnetic induction. This law, or principle, states that an electric current will be induced in a conductor when it is moved across a magnetic field.

At the time, it seemed like the strangest thing in the world. Moving a conductor forward across a magnetic field would invoke an electrical current sideways in the conductor. This discovery showed that, with electrical generation, nothing happened in the same direction as anything else.

All three directions in space were involved - a metal conductor that ran forward through a magnetic field that ran vertically, producing an electric current that ran sideways. It was truly awe-inspiring to those who saw this phenomenon clearly demonstrated for the first time. This discovery then opened the door to the generation of electricity in large quantities. As the idea was developed, electricity went on to replace steam as the working medium of the Industrial Revolution, and later gave birth to the field of electronics.

Today, the new frontier of discovery is in spiritual energy. Realizing that spiritual energy exists, and understanding how it can be attracted, conditioned and transferred, opens up a whole new realm of possibilities in mankind's use of all types of God-given energies.

Both electric energy and etheric energy respond to pressure. In the case of electrical energy, voltage is the measure of electrical pressure. The more voltage you have available, the more electrical energy you can move through a circuit. In the case of etheric energy, the application of pressure via mental intent is similar to the principle of voltage. The more intense your intent, the more etheric energy you will move toward your intended objective. For example, if you are sending distance healing energy to a friend at another location, the stronger the pressure of your applied intent, the more healing energy you can generate and transfer to them.

There is a key difference between plain, unconditioned, etheric energy and spiritual energy. Spiritual energy is etheric energy conditioned by spiritual intent. In order to achieve the spiritual conditioning of etheric energy and transform it into spiritual energy, the individual's consciousness has to first rise into the frequency range of spiritual consciousness.

In the human heart lies the doorway from material consciousness to spiritual consciousness. As explained in my book, "The Shift: The Revolution in Human Consciousness," there are two levels of heart-centered consciousness, and they resonate at different frequencies. It's a yin and yang situation. The lower, passive level is heartfelt consciousness, where the person adjusts to the experience of unconditional love. The higher, active level is heart-powered consciousness, where the person puts that heart-centered awareness into action.

The doorway to spiritual consciousness is between those two levels of heart-centered awareness. There are two major tiers of human consciousness, each tier containing six stages. The basic tier has a materialistic focus and ranges from the earliest historical expression of human consciousness, all the way through the evolution of empowered action and achievement, and into heartfelt awareness. In this heartfelt state of consciousness, humans shift from supporting, for example, mindless commercial expansion into an awareness where the environment becomes an important issue.

Humans then progress into the second tier of six stages of human evolution. This is the spiritual tier and, by stepping into it, mankind today is making a quantum leap in awareness. This is the essential nature of The Shift that is transforming today's society. As each human spends more and more time in the spiritual tier, they engage in more and more heart-powered action, changing the world through applied unconditional love.

The average person in Western society today is still in the commercial expansion stage of consciousness, and yet with one foot very much planted in the heartfelt consciousness of ecology issues. Meanwhile, today's pioneers of The Shift are spending more and more time venturing into the spiritual tier of consciousness and, as a result, expanding the awareness of all of humanity.

In conclusion:

The generation of spiritual energy is carried out through spiritual intent applied to the universal supply of etheric energy. The spiritual tier of consciousness begins with heart-powered consciousness and is entered through the doorway of the heart. The degree of intent determines the amount of etheric energy that will be conditioned into spiritual energy. Intent is also used to direct the spiritual energy towards the desired objective, such as distance healing, world healing, or simply for enhancing meditation.

In summary:

The Principle of Spiritual Energy Generation states that spiritual energy is generated by the mental direction of etheric energy, conditioned by spiritual intent.

This article was written by Owen Waters, author of The Shift: The Revolution in Human Consciousness. Available in hardcover or via immediate download at:
http://www.infinitebeing.com/theshift

Mind Power for Wealth: Two Free Manuals Now Online

2008-04-19T16:17:00.000-07:00

Hello Friend,

This is just a short note to let you know about the amazing no-cost resources available online to help you create wealth in your physical experience. You can access both of the "Mind Power for Wealth" training manuals here: http://MindPowerNews.com/FreeOnlineBooks.html

Enjoy,

Jason

One World Meditations Important Update

2008-04-13T10:27:00.000-07:00

Hello Friend,

Many of the regular readers of this blog participate in the One World Meditations sponsored by Blessings of the Light and Light Omega. I wrote about these global meditations on this blog back in January.

If you have not been participating in these meditations, but would like to, you can learn more about this exciting opportunity at their website: http://oneworldmeditations.org

Below is an important update on the scheduling of these meditations during Daylight Savings time.

Since they would like everyone, no matter where they are located, to be meditating at the same time, they have decided to KEEP GREENWICH MEAN TIME (GMT) CONSTANT ALL YEAR, and to vary the U.S. times for One World Meditations.

Here is the new schedule. Please note the change on Thursdays for U.S. participants beginning April 10th.

Wednesdays: 9:00PM (EDT), 6:00PM (PDT), 01:00 (GMT) 2PM Thurs. (NZ) in the FALL this will change to 8:00PM (EST), 5:00PM (PST), 01:00 (GMT)

Thursdays: 3:00PM (EDT), 12Noon (PDT) 19:00 (GMT) 8AM. Fri. (NZ) in the FALL this will change to 2:00PM (EST), 11AM (PST), 19:00 (GMT)

In order to receive ongoing updates about One World Meditations including a reminder of the schedule change in the Fall, you can join their mailing list. This will also help to unify the community of participants that are taking part in this effort, worldwide.

We are all in this together,

Jason

A Quick Tip for Experiencing Happiness

2008-04-06T07:14:00.000-07:00

Hello Friend,

Everyday I receive emails from the subscribers to my email lists with comments, questions, feedback, and once in a while a beautiful gem of wisdom. A few days ago, Tariq, a subscriber to the Metaphysical Mind Ezine and the New Earth List sent me one of those. He has agreed that it would be beneficial for me to share this piece of spiritual insight with you. Quoting directly from his email...

"Today I experienced something that felt like a revelation to me. It was a very special moment and I got this knowledge or you may say an idea from a place from somewhere within me. I want to share it with you as I believe that it may change your life towards better as it did to mine own.

It told me to "always keep a smiling face". No matter what, just keep smiling. Accept every aspect of life with a smile. It doesn't have to be wide smile. But just a serene mild smile. It may also be as subtle as that of Mona Lisa's. It does not matter how it is, as long as it is just a SMILE. Enlighten your self and throw this enlightenment through this smile. Always smile consciously. This may sound like something that is very easy to do. But when you start practicing this you will see that how difficult it is to always keep smiling. That's how it is. When you anticipate an unwanted situation, greet it with a smile. The situation does not stay as unwanted as it seemed after being greeted by your sweet smile."

Keep Smiling,

Jason

Latest Energy Alert -- We Made It

2008-03-30T12:18:00.000-07:00

Hello Friend,

Last week I profiled "3 Websites to Help You Discover the New Earth Within Yourself Now". In that blog post, I mentioned Karen Bishop's website WhatsUpOnPlanetEarth.com and the excellent work she does with her Energy Alerts.

As it turns out, this week she wrote one of the most exciting Energy Alerts I have ever had the pleasure of reading. Topics covered include:

Information about completing the shift…
Manifestations internally and externally;
Much more about weight gain;
Letting go of our responsibilities with no guilt;
Allowing things to be “over” and moving on.

We Made It!

We have finally reached the pivotal point of critical mass and this is creating “the big release.” Enough of the masses have now had time to choose, change, and expand, and thus, we now have the opportunity to reside fully on the “other side.” Our waiting and also our so called work of holding the space for the masses is now over. The end of March usually brings in much new, as the equinox serves as a vehicle for this flow. Add to this the full moon and the energy of Easter, and a final thrust was created that served to complete this opening.

This pivotal point allowed much to be left behind. It was as if a huge chunk of what many of us had been burdened with or attached to was now allowed to dramatically drop away. The connections created from unplugging ourselves from the old reality and into the new are now becoming more permanent than ever. We are finding more and more new connections on this “other side” which are much more in alignment with who and where we are now (more on this further along in this energy alert).

Now many of us will begin to experience instant miracles, a substantial lightness, a life of no attachments or burdens, and an incredible freedom. These experiences arise when we are willing to let go of our fears and are willing to let go of what we thought our securities were…and most importantly we are now being asked to let go of our “bondage” of responsibilities. When we can choose to release and let go of “old world” burdens, old relationships that make us feel heavy and drained, and the like, we will then find ourselves in a brand new reality if lightness, ease, joy, laughter, fun, light, peace, love, and wonderful like minded and similar vibrating companionships.
This great release means mission accomplished. And in this way, many of us have been released from our old roles as lightworkers (more on this further along as well as this release can create some strange and unsettling feelings).

The ascension process greatly mimics menopause. With short term memory loss, abdominal weight gain, depression, anxiety, hot flashes and night sweats, crying jags and emotional meltdowns being experienced by men and women of all ages, we may wonder what in the world is going on. It is a process of leaving one reality and identity and moving into another. Leaving our old life and old roles behind, just like menopause.

Part of this process created a desire for more time for ourselves without all the responsibilities, perhaps feeling that we wanted to be “done” and ready to let go of all the “child rearing,” giving, being there for others, and sacrificing that we have done in the past. It suddenly seemed to be time for us…perhaps our time at last.

So just like menopause, some of us were at the point of being “done” with a large part of our roles as lightworkers, or in other words, raising the planet (or its vibration!). This state of being created anger, frustration, and a very severe need to allow others to do it now, to allow others to do things we were weary of doing, and a desire to simply stop. Creating exhaustion and dead batteries, many of us were more than ready for this new residency to occur, and the final stages of this waiting period proved to be challenging at best. Now enough of the critical mass has been affected through this latest shift, so that it is now time for many to allow others to take over. What exactly does this mean? Are we done, washed up, being put out to pasture? Will we be leaving soon? Are we going to die?

No…we just have new roles now and we get to “retire” into the land of our wildest dreams with perfect companions who fit us to a tea, while we continue to provide our service to the rest of the planet in limited amounts on the dimensional “border” while we reside predominantly in a heaven on earth reality of our dreams…phew!

The more time we spend and the more connected we are to the old world, the more uncomfortable we will be. Trusting that we can let go of the old will allow the new to arrive.

And this brings us to the matter of our body weight. That old weight gain. During the first phases of the ascension process, it can be common to suddenly lose a substantial amount of weight (but not necessarily for everyone). This is because our bodies go into shock, so to speak, and we can freak out, have panic and anxiety (or depression), and it can be difficult to eat. Our bodies are beginning to house a massive change and restructuring and they can really be hit hard during this first stage.

After this stage is complete many of us begin to experience abdominal weight gain. This is because our relationship to the world is changing, we can no longer reside in these denser energies, and thus, we put up a wall of protection in this area in the form of a weight barrier. This additional weight also holds a higher vibration or much more light. Our solar plexis area thus holds more of the light as it represents the barrier or our relationship to the old world and denser vibrations. And in this way, when we were still spending time in the old world, we needed this area to be dense.

Most recently, many of us are experiencing a substantial amount of weight gain all over our bodies. We can look in the mirror one day and be quite surprised to see the shocking image reflecting back as it may appear that we suddenly gained a huge amount of weight almost overnight! For some, we have never been this weight in our entire lives.

Here is what is occurring: When we are interacting with the denser energies of the old world, or with any energies that we do not resonate with, we begin to hold more light as a protection. We are thus holding in a resistive fashion, whether we are consciously aware of it or not. This creates a tightness and a flow can then not be created. Also, we have had to let go of so much of who we thought we were, or our lower vibrating density, that in order to remain “here” on this planet, we subconsciously think we need to create a heavier physical form to keep us “here.”

As we are carrying more light for the whole, we were thus “carrying more weight” than others. We knew we needed to “pull our own weight” by being in our integrity, by coming from our highest stance, and by being a purified version of who we really were (our own individual gifts and talents).

This extra weight then, was needed while we were interacting with the whole and influencing it through our presence alone. I frequently notice that when I visit my family in California, and am in the energies there if even for a week, I come home with a bigger belly. At lower levels, these interactions with the lower vibrations can cause stress (I’m not specifically referring to my family here…sorry mom), and this state creates a chemical change within us which can cause weight gain as well. All the same thing.

But now things have changed. We have been released from this role. Thus, our weight will begin to fall off the more we begin residing on the “other side.” Again, the more time we spend and the more connected we are to the old world, the more uncomfortable we will be. Trusting that we can let go of the old will allow the new to arrive.

And this brings us to our very new connections. We are now carrying enough light as individuals that we will begin connecting to others now instead of connecting to Source as our means of support and higher energy. Yes, Source is ever present and we will always connect to it, but we are embodying so much Source within us now, that we will begin to connect to each other in new and different ways.

If you are one who has been experiencing a lack of support from others, or a feeling that you have to do it all, or a feeling that you are taking on all the responsibility, here is why: You are most likely still connecting to others who are either not in your vibrational space, or to others who are not yet embodying their passion, or their specific role in the new world.

In the new world we each have a specific passion or role to fulfill. The ascension process creates a spinning off of anything that is not ours to do, thus, we no longer have the energy, where-with-all, or desire to do it all or to wear all the hats.

Our new roles involve being very true to who we are, or to our authentic selves. When we do not do this, or are not really being who we really are, we are out of alignment and chaos and unpleasantness can result. Being our true and authentic selves involves being in our integrity at all times and thus bringing forth our true and highest selves to the whole. And in this regard, we need not ever settle for less in any arena or in any way.

So in this way, we are now creating new connections to others. As we begin to embody our true and authentic selves, we then begin to connect to others who are doing the same. Then, when we connect to these others, we create a very new whole which is comprised of those embodying their passions, gifts and talents, and who are very good at what they do. Each of us then has a sincere desire to do our jobs well, we never tire of it, it comes easily for us, and we are then in heaven living effortlessly as we become a piece of this very new and highly vibrating whole.

These types of groups are beginning to congeal now, as they break off from the old world and form small groups of their own. It involves higher vibrating energies connecting to each other. So in this way, many of us are more than ready to let go of the burdens of our old responsibilities. I talk a lot about this scenario in Remembering Your Soul Purpose (I am so blissfully happy that the time is finally here!), and when my new web site is done, there will be complimentary information for you in assisting with identifying what that purpose is, along with other helpful information.

(I just returned home from a trip to Santa Fe. The phone in my hotel room had the message light blinking. Not knowing if I had a message, I dialed in to see. What I heard were three wonderful messages for the last three inhabitants of my room. They were all so beautiful…thoughts of love from friends, invitations to unite, and the like. Every few days I receive emails intended for others, as some folks hit the reply button instead of the forward button. There are so many wonderful emails from one friend to another, saying how much they enjoyed their last reunion, along with messages of love and support. There is so much love between friends!)

When we come to the point where we are willing and ready to let go of the old responsibilities, we may feel guilt. But after we let go, we then feel blissfully light and very connected to the new. It is then that we are more fully able to reside in the new world and the other side. We have been relieved of our old responsibilities of raising the vibration of the planet. It is now OK to retire, enjoy ourselves, and to take time for us within a reality of our wildest dreams. We are no longer in a “bondage” state with our old responsibilities as lightworkers. This can feel very strange at first, as this is all many of us have known, but when we allow the new “us” and the new reality to arrive for us, we will feel better than we have ever known!

I frequently mention our store-fronts. These will be the portals which exist on the dimensional border and which serve to house our gifts and talents in regard to service to others. We will be able to have lives of effortless existence, but many of us will want to continue to serve through these store-fronts. They will also serve as portals for money, until money is no longer needed.

Another scenario symptomatic of our new residency is a common one that involves the feeling of no boundaries, or perhaps even a feeling of being violated. Whenever we vibrate higher or reach a new vibrational residency in a higher dimension, we can feel that our boundaries are greatly thinning, and rightfully so. This can make us feel very vulnerable, as if things are happening seemingly out of our control.

Much more density is gone in the higher realms and we can really feel it. But as we vibrate higher, we now connect to other higher vibrating energies and things do get better. As we begin to connect with others vibrating high in their integrity and purpose, much else will fall away and cease to be in our spaces.

Our connections to electronics are being affected as well. We are vibrating differently than our electronics now. It can be hard to connect with or to have these electronic devices work for us! Eventually, we will be much more focused on our internal electronics instead of the external ones, and they will no longer be needed, but not for quite awhile yet.

As we continue to refine who we really are, to stay in our integrity and not settle for less, then much will arrive for us effortlessly. And when we are willing and able to allow ourselves to let go of our old responsibilities, we can then jump right into the higher realms.

Wishing you heaven in your heart, starlight in your soul, and miracles in your life in these miraculous times...

Until next time,

Karen
http://www.whatsuponplanetearth.com/latest.htm

3 Websites to Help You Discover the New Earth Within Yourself Now

2008-03-23T11:16:00.000-07:00

Hello Friend,

Today I am going to share with you some of my favorite websites that explore the New Earth Transformation occurring on this planet.

As you know, the New Earth is a vibrational frequency which exist within you. You can "tune in" to this frequency right now. To spark this shift in consciousness, here are three websites that will help you on your inner path of self-discovery:

1. WingMakers.com: This website consists of over one thousand pages of thought-provoking content, exotic music, and hundreds of paintings and original artwork, animations, poetry, and transmissions of profound insight.

2. WhatsUpOnPlanetEarth.com: The purpose, desire and passion behind What’s Up On Planet Earth? is in bringing a higher level of evolutionary awareness to souls who are summoning this energy, and to connect and assist us during the now rapid ascension process many are experiencing. Also, be sure to stay up to date with their excellent Energy Alerts.

3. FutureofTheNewEarth.com: This small website sells the New Earth E-Book I put together, which contains expert interviews and opinions on the New Earth Transformation. This book contains all the information you need on the New Earth. Go to this website to learn more about this book "The Future of the New Earth: A New Vision for Your Future".

These websites have led me to many insights and they contain the potential to do the same for you. It is up to you to bring out that potential...

Jason

New In 2008 -- One World Weekly Meditation

2008-01-19T15:09:00.000-08:00

Hello Friend,

I had an amazing time in India, and now I am ready to continue my weekly blog posts on the lastest news and information on the New Earth Transformation happening within our planet. Below is a beautiful article that will introduce you to the One World Meditations now happening to stregthen the planetary network of love and light.

A New Foundation of Light and Truth
Source: WorldBlessings.net

Dearest Beloved Children of God,

The energetic templates for a New Earth have been created through the arduous and faithful work of so many souls both incarnated and from within the realms of spirit. Now is the time to begin to express, manifest and live the new light that is now available to body, mind, spirit and consciousness in 2008. Rise up now from the ashes of your old life that is no more, and embrace the new that is arriving.

To many souls, the new light is not yet visible, except through the experience of increased intensity of the purification process. For others, the light is beginning a process of expansion where there was previously contraction. For all, the new light is revealing increased possibilities for truth to reveal itself and expose what was previously hidden by deception, denial or fear.

God's light manifests in many ways, by both accelerating the vibrational frequency of matter, and by transmitting the experience of divine love which carries within itself divine truth and all other spiritual qualities that are a part of love. When the veils are lifted from your eyes, and you are able to see and feel more clearly with God's eyes of love, divine truth will begin to reveal itself and to lead you towards freedom from illusion, denial, despair and fear.

Divine truth will now begin to manifest in the world of physical form in more tangible ways, offering new possibilities for all beings to see clearly the realities present within ones own consciousness and within the world. It will become less and less possible to hide that which is not of the light, as God's light begins to shine more brightly and clearly within the consciousness of all. This will for some create crises on the personal level, as previously unconscious thoughts, feelings and emotions will begin to release strongly into consciousness and to cause a re-evaluation of one's deepest self.

Dearest ones, you can align yourself with the movements of light by creating a sacred space within your consciousness, your life, and your home environment. Align yourself with others who are committed to spiritual life. Join together with the prayers of others during the new One World global meditations, to connect with the healing light and share this light with others and with the Earth.

The time has arrived for sacred action in the world of form. As you pray, meditate, and ask God to lead you, your intuition will guide you towards the resources, people, places and new directions that most resonate with your divine purpose. Release any fears you may hold about surrendering to God's life, and listen deeply to the wisdom of your heart. Your heart speaks clearly now and will lead you in the new directions that are needed for your personal unfoldment and for the journey of all.

With all love and blessings, Amen.

This Holiday Season...

2007-12-22T11:39:00.000-08:00

Hello Friend,

2007 has really been a magical year for the New Earth Transformation, which we have shared together through this blog. I am sure it will only get better.

It has also been an amazing year for me personally. As I moved to Montreal to attend McGill University, and released the New Earth E-Book which has sold hundreds of copies in just a few months.

I will be leaving for India in a few hours, which will be my second journey to India this year. I will be going there for a couple of weeks to attend my cousin's marriage. Access to the internet will be limited, and I will probably not be able to make any blog posts until I get back next year. Please note that if you send me an email it will take me a couple of days to respond.

Until then, if you have some spare time during your holiday season, and would like some great new earth material to study, I suggest you read Mary's free "Preparing for Ascension" E-Book if you have not already. This is the same great resource I shared with you in last week's blog post.

See you in 2008,

Jason

No-Cost "Preparing for Ascension" Report

2007-12-15T17:28:00.000-08:00

Hello Friend,

Mary Mageau has recently written an excellent report titled "Preparing for Ascension". This is definitely the best E-book freely available online about ascension. You can download it here: http://www.thecominggoldenage.com/ebook/Preparing_For_Ascension.pdf

You will be glad you made some time to read this,

Jason

A Hug From Amma

2007-12-08T20:34:00.001-08:00

Hello Friend,

I have heard about the great energy surrounding Amma from multiple "spiritual" people. She seems like a very beautiful person so I when I saw the article titled "A hug from Amma" on the BBC News website, I knew I had to share it with you.

A hug is a powerful thing, and I think you will enjoy this article. You can read it here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7130151.stm

Give someone a loving hug today,

Jason

Are You Part of the 11%?

2007-12-01T16:56:00.000-08:00

Hello Friend,

In the last "Spiritual New Earth" blog post I posted an interesting video, which got some very good reactions. So I decided to share with you another video for this weeks post to the New Earth Blog. This short clip is about your individual power to transform the world:

You can make a difference,

Jason

The Most Important Image Ever Taken

2007-11-24T18:24:00.000-08:00

Hello Friend,

I have a very profound video I would like to share with you today. It is about a very humbling image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. As usual, I will let the video and its implications speak for itself...

Religion and Spirituality by Mary Mageau

2007-11-18T00:46:00.000-08:00

Hello Friend,

The following article on "Religion and Spirituality" is an excellent article, discussing the differences between religion and spirituality while relating these ideas to the New Earth. Enjoy...

We are living in a time of shifting paradigms. Many of the established religions, including Christian churches of all denominations, are currently witnessing an erosion of their memberships. Fewer people today look to the traditional religions and the churches for answers to their contemporary problems. Is this because the profoundly simple words of our great original teachers have been subsumed into an overbearing and controlling man made culture of fixed rules, regulations, rituals and dogmas? Consider the fact that Jesus Christ was never a Christian, Buddha was not a Buddhist, nor was Mohammed a Muslim. And while the traditional religions continue to lament their decline, the roots and branches of a vibrant new spirituality are forming everywhere. Another pathway is being chosen and experienced by many persons world wide.

This new spirituality is expressing itself in the following ways: caring more actively for the environment, exploring Eastern religions and the practice of meditation, espousing social justice concerns, balancing male and female energies in all aspects of decision making, seeking a more abundant economic system for all and employing peaceful negotiation as a counter-balance to warfare. This new spirituality is growing steadily and powerfully today as our established cultural, political and economic systems all appear to fail us. Because our contemporary experiences of alienation are so overwhelming, a deep desire for a strong personal connection to a sacred presence within us, to our social structures and to nature itself is driving these changes forward.

History reveals that during times of great change people head for the two extremes: either choosing fundamentalism of beliefs or a deeply personal spiritual experience. With no membership lists or even a coherent philosophy or dogma, it is difficult to define or measure the unorganized new spiritual movement. But in every major city, thousands who seek greater insight and personal growth now cluster around metaphysical bookstores and internet websites, a spiritual teacher or an education/meditation centre. A longitudinal study undertaken from 1991 to 1995, shows that practitioners of the new spirituality represent a steady 20% of the population and consistently fall within the third largest religious group.

The new spirituality movement is in a class by itself. Unlike most established religions it has no holy text, central organization, formally constituted clergy, no geographic centre, creed or dogma. It is a free flowing spiritual movement, a network of believers and practitioners who share somewhat similar beliefs and practices. Their book and magazine publishers and a plethora of web sites take the place of a central organization. Seminars, conventions, books, informal study, prayer and meditation groups all replace traditional sermons and religious services. These new practices are often freely grafted onto whatever formal religious faith is still adhered to. In the coming new age we may even witness the fusion of spirituality with science and the unifying of the major religions. This will be achieved by re-focusing on all the simple but profound truths that are commonly held among the great religions, while pruning away all the man made dogmas, cultural beliefs and rules that divide and separate us. Many of the old outmoded teachings are already being discarded. The love-based empowering religious beliefs will be retained while the fear-based controlling concepts will fall by the wayside. In future the religions that survive are those that are willing to expand their philosophy and theology to incorporate the higher Creator truths. And while it may seem that established religions and the new spirituality exist at opposite ends of the spectrum no opposition needs to exist between the two. But before considering this further, let us first define a religionist and then a spiritualist.

A religionist is a person who follows a codified doctrine or dogma in blind faith without questioning it. The religionist also obeys a set of rules or a text (the Bible, Torah, Koran etc.) to guide one’s every move. In the world of a religionist the Creator is viewed as an all powerful male being, singular in itself that rules over human awareness and watches every move to judge the worthiness of each participant. Those who are designated to speak for this power determine that which is right or wrong. The religionists believe that the Creator will do everything for them and if they give their best, their reward will be to ascend into heaven where joy and beauty abound.

A spiritualist is one who realizes that human society is in a constant state of evolutionary change, thus he or she must continue to resolve the possibilities that every new opportunity brings. As each life experience contains a learning lesson, the self-imposed beliefs of others must not be allowed to dissuade the potentiality of one’s evolution. To the spiritualist, the Creator is the Omni Presence of all light in creation and is held within each human and all things that exist. In order to return to the fullness of the Creator’s Light the learning of all lessons must be experienced with every possible encounter met and completed. Each one must develop fully and heal through the awakening of the love essence within.

The religionist believes in the ‘Spirit of One,’ - the acceptance of a fixed belief as the universal ideal for all. But against the walls of established dogma new experiences, awareness and teachings frequently collide and new insights are excluded. While these people may worship, study and strengthen their minds, obedience to the rules and defense of the walls becomes their purpose. Militancy is their virtue and evangelizing for converts their activity. Fear and prejudice against others frequently results. The motto of the religionist may be, ‘Only we have the truth.’ Because of their rigid adherence to a set of fixed and unchanging beliefs their minds will continue to remain tightly closed.

The spiritualist believes in the ‘Oneness of Spirit.’ The new spirituality is the opposite of established religion in that it is holistic rather than dualistic, incarnational rather than transcendental, inclusive rather than patriarchal, environmental rather than anthropocentric and democratic rather than hierarchical. Since each human soul is known to be a particle of the Creator’s Light we must return to a remembering that all was brought to life in love. One believes and knows that separation from the Creator’s essence is only an illusion. We then understand that we have never left the Creator’s Light because we are that very Light ourselves. The spiritualist will not impose a set of beliefs upon another as it is believed that the Creator wishes to experience infinite variations on the theme of spirituality. The motto of the spiritualist may well be, ‘Let all the flowers bloom in their individual truth and beauty.’

And so in our daily lives many of us freely assume our own co-creative powers and honor our own creations by choosing to experience different journeys on the Earth plane. And within the great Creator’s light of which we are all a part and there is only the unity of love, then we might perceive this experience as a matrix in space and time wherein humanity is encouraged to experience and play out every possibility. A new sense of responsible freedom will emerge as we acknowledge the Creator’s respect for the free will decisions of all its creations. And so the choice of the religionist is one journey and the choice of the spiritualist is another. In the Father’s house there are many mansions and the focus and experiences of either journey can be freely chosen for the particular growth possibilities each provides. Neither one journey is better than the other as all paths hold the potential to lead us to the fullness of the Creator’s light and love.

The Buddhist concept of the Middle Path is very consistent with the new spirituality that is emerging today. The following quote by an unknown author sums this up so well. “The middle path is inclusive of the opposites without being controlled by one or the other. It values both - the positive and the negative, the higher and the lower. This new spirituality that is seeking to manifest is a challenge to the consciousness of people who are caught either in the old religious dichotomies, or in reactions to the old style religions. The traditional religious dichotomies describe reality in terms of right and wrong, good and evil, with specific belief systems clearly defining which is which. Those who take the opposite stance of discrediting these views maintain that there are no such objective standards, or at least not in the way they are traditionally defined.

Instead the new spirituality avoids any judging of opposites and finds value in all expressions of life. It understands that whatever exists is part of the whole, and therefore is meaningful in terms of potential learning for us humans. Much of what people see as wrong or evil is a great challenge to our selfishness and ignorance, urging us toward compassion and understanding. It is not a matter of identifying what is wrong and trying to eradicate it, but to discover what the lessons are and learn from them. The so-called negative side of life exists as a means of teaching us what we would not otherwise be challenged to learn. And if we learn what we are challenged to learn, the negative no longer needs to be present for its purpose has been served. Through our learning we are then capable of expanding our consciousness and being of greater service to others. Thus the middle path is the valuing of all things, all people and all experiences as a useful and even necessary part of the wholeness of life.”

Mary Mageau, the author of this article, hosts a free monthly e-newsletter called "Insights". If you would like to subscribe, just send an email to km3highnote@bigpond.com containing your name and email adress.

The Physics of 2012

2007-11-04T07:37:00.000-08:00

Hello Friend,

The following information is the first part of a detailed article containing diagrams availible at montalk.net:

If the 2012 phenomenon is real, it appears to be more complicated than some assume. My research tells me that in no way does it imply the mass ascension of everyone on this planet, because that would go against the freewill of those who instead of being ready for a higher realm are stubbornly content with the lower. Nor will it happen precisely on December 21, 2012 because that date is supposedly based only only two things: when the Mayan calendar ends and when the sun on winter solstice overlaps the galactic center; the first is of questionable dating while the second already occurred in 1998. The Shift may in fact be more the dimensional effect of a broad wave whose central peak resides on or after 2012, whereby the years immediately before and after the peak might be just as significant. My best estimate is that the window of 2012-2032 is of greater importance than the winter solstice of 2012 itself.

What does the Shift entail? As best as I can tell, it is an ungluing of our consensual collective reality so that the dissonant sectors of the population can diverge onto separate time streams, and then into separate realms of existence altogether. It is a higher degree expression of the same Realm Dynamics underlying our daily experiences. At the moment we all share the same planet, and separation among people of incompatible learning paths amounts to geographic separation at best, but more usually involves a simple synchronistic barrier between them so that they rarely cross paths in life. But as the polarization increases and the repulsive tension between dissonant population sectors grow, and as conditions on this planet increasingly leave less room for everyone’s freewill to be accommodated in the same space and time, there will be increasing pressure for more extreme means of separation. According to Realm Dynamics, what begins as mere dislike between individuals can grow to parting of ways, a parting of timelines, and finally parting of dimensions. It is cellular mitosis on the hyper dimensional scale.

What causes the Shift? Why is it cyclical? Why does it relate to astronomical alignments? It may be that our solar system will be passing through a region of spacetime whose conditions vary greatly from our current region. Or perhaps rather than our going toward it, it is coming toward us. Either way, it is worth hypothesizing what physical mechanism could substantiate the Shift.

It’s possible that radiating outwardly from the galactic center are spiral arms of greatly altered gravitational potential. As our solar system moves around the galactic center, it will cyclically enter and exit these spiral arms so that all planets and the Sun experience a simultaneous change in their gravitational potential. Others may have hypothesized similarly, but in this article I will follow this concept through to its logical conclusion and show you why the implications profoundly explain everything we can confidently say concerning the Shift.

Read the rest here: http://montalk.net/science/136/the-physics-of-2012

Peace,

Jason

Saving Earth and humanity critically relies on developing Extraterrestrial awareness

2007-10-28T09:45:00.000-07:00

By Peggy Chang
Source: The Canadian National Newspaper

Herein is a question that one may ask when witnessing environmental catastrophes, genocides, and wars: Why is Humanity apparently destroying itself?

Appreciating this question may very well lead to a state of mystifying perplexion, if one does not have an awareness of the “Extraterrestrial factor”. Critically appreciating the human identity in the universe, relies on our understanding the spectrum of extraterrestrials that continue to be in contact with Earth. Some Extraterrestrials seem to have benevolent intentions which seek to inspire humanity to realize its enlightenment, through a spiritual self-awakening. However, many other Extraterrestrials, have been reported by witnesses and researchers to be Manipulative, and seek to work with greed-driven human elites, toward the enslavement of humanity, and general exploitation of Earth, up to its organic destruction.

The systematized denial of UFOs as alien spacecraft, and of contact by Extraterrestrials with Earth, is an apparent attempt by Manipulative Extraterrestrials and the human elites that they control with greed, so as to thereby retard a human spiritual awakening. UFO and Extraterrestrial dis-information is a vocation designed to keep humanity mired in an ignorance of humanity’s self-worth in the broader universe.

Human elites that are guided by the apparent demonic consciousnesses of Manipulative Extraterrestrials, seek to keep humanity enslaved to systems of social control and exploitation, like global capitalism, organized religion, and other oppressive authority driven systems.

The ability of humanity to collectively become aware of its origin as a species relative to Extraterrestrials, is being intentionally undermined by interests which seek to keep humanity as ignorant as possible of who we are as a human species, relative to UFOs and Extraterrestrials areas.

Manipulative Extraterrestrials, have been apparently drawn to Earth, according to ancient Gnostic disciples of Jesus, as a result of the malevolent and ego-driven thought energies of some correspondingly malevolent and ego-driven human elites. Manipulative Extraterrestrials then apparently seek to use those ’negative thought energies’ to turn humanity against itself. In order to accomplish that objective, humans are institutonalized by global capitalism, organized religion, militarism, and ego-centred power politics, into a path of ignorance of the ability of human beings to achieve a spiritual awakening.

Such an awakening, in turn, could be used to repel Manipulative Extraterrestrials. UFO and Extraterrestrial disinformation are comparable to white collar bank robbers who are attempting to electronically rob a bank, with inside help from bank staff who deny the existence of the plot.
Please note that spiritual awakening has nothing to do with following an organized religion, which itself has been reported as being a structural operation by Manipulative Extraterrestrials that aim to control humanity.

Read the rest here: http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/home/Frontpage/2007/09/03/01738.html

MIND SET: You are the centre

2007-10-21T09:34:00.000-07:00

Source: The Times of India

The entire universe is a projection of consciousness. We experience the universe as a projection through us because each of us is a centre of consciousness. Therefore we are all centres of the universe. There really is no here or there because everything is at one point where consciousness is. We all do not exist in different places but are all present at one point. The reality of here and there is all created and experienced within the singularity of consciousness itself. Where you are is the centre of the universe.

Consciousness is the dimensionless programme that simulates dimensions. It is the omnipresent dot that creates the illusion of everywhere when there is nowhere but here and now. There is only one true place consciousness exist in and that is here. There is only one true time where consciousness exists in and that is now. Everything else that is experienced as there and then is only a simulation that is experienced from here and now. When you think of a time and place, you instantly travel there mentally.

In fact you do not really travel at all. The world around you shifts as your external environment and the things in it changes into the new one that you think of. It is because it is all a simulation. You never really move at all but it is everything else that moves. The centre of anything never moves and therefore the whole world revolves around you. The physical world itself is also a simulation of consciousness. It is a simulation that you are walking and traveling from one place to another or moving along through time.

When you take a plane to another country, which you last visited ten years ago, your change in experience is really a change in the simulation of reality. The simulated image of the city has changed as some buildings have been removed and new ones have appeared. The simulated images of the people you met before has also changed as the consciousness programme reflects the effects of how people are effected by time.

We think that no one is the centre of the universe because everyone cannot be the centre at the same time. That is because we perceive consciousness to be separate from it. Actually consciousness is projected from where you are. It only exists at one place and one time and that is where you are. You are consciousness itself and whichever point of view you are experiencing at any giving point of time and place, everything else around you is a projection from you. You are more than just the particular person that you are. You are the entire universe itself.

The reason why you perceive reality from a particular point of time and space, and as a particular person is because you are consciousness individuated into a single point of view for the purpose of experiencing everything else from that point of view.

Think of a computer programme that runs a simulated game world where all characters are interacting with each other. It is all really just one programme cycling between each character so fast that it seems as if all characters are being run simultaneously when they are actually being run one at a time. It is the activity of consciousness playing every single role in the universe that makes it seem as though there're separate programmes running when it’s really one programme running everything in turns at infinite speed.

The reason why consciousness runs at infinite speed is because it is not confined to the boundaries of time at all. Time is only a simulated concept that is created by consciousness to be experienced by consciousness. Imagine playing a particular character and filming yourself, and then reversing the film and playing a different character. Superimpose the film of the first character with the second and you’ll get the effect of two characters in one film. That is how two of you exist at the same time.

But consciousness doesn’t really have to take turns experiencing it from several points of view. It splits itself into many individuated versions of itself so as to experience all those points of view simultaneously. All those individuated versions are simply different parts of that one consciousness. When you shift your perspective from one point of view to another, you are shifting the center of the universe from one point to another. The centre is everywhere yet nowhere according to how you see it.

So to experience your reality, realise that where you are is the centre of all that is occurring. This is what it means to be centred. When you think someone, something or somewhere else is the centre of what’s going on, you are giving your power away to the external world. Move through your world with the consciousness that you are the centre of the universe and you will find that you don’t really have to shift as people around you shift themselves.

Maintain the Vision by Jean Warner

2007-10-14T05:54:00.000-07:00

The door is opening ever wider. The threshold is before you. Where is your path leading you? Are you living your vision?

For the past 26,000 years mankind has been slowly climbing the ladder of consciousness toward the final goal at the end of an era, the goal of a new Earth, a beginning, not an ending. You have made your choices on a soul level if not a conscious one. So what future are you envisioning for yourselves? See it manifesting. Maintain the vision. What do you want to bring into manifestation while you are waiting for the door to open? Are you focusing on a troubled world on the verge of expanded war, more intense and destructive Earth changes, greater lack and other negative situations? Remember, you attract your fears.

Remember also that hate breeds hate and war breeds war, but diametrically, love begets love, peace begets peace, and joy can only produce more joy! Sow the seeds of peace, love, and joy.

None of you can see the whole picture. There is so much going on in your world and in the universe that you do not know of. So create your own picture. Focus on your own vision of what you want to bring into your future and the future of the New Earth’s humanity. Detach yourselves from the chaos around you and become a disinterested observer. See instead a picture of the world you want to live in. Fantasize a world of love, light, and joy. Your fantasy can materialize for you in ways even more beautiful and magical than you can imagine. But keep that vision before you constantly. Develop a faith and a knowing that this is what is awaiting you.

You are the creators of your world. Mass consciousness is a powerful energy. At this present time of cleansing, fears, pain, and suffering of ages past are being released into the whirling consciousness that envelops you. Its influence can be depressing and bring despair if you allow it. Do you want to add that energy to the whirl? Or do you want to fill the field of consciousness with loving thoughts of hope and joyous expectation? You can do this. Keep you thoughts and expectations high.

If you have to withdraw from the outside influences your media is throwing at you, by all means do so. Go within and find that loving spark inside you. Rest in peace with it. Close your eyes and see the screen of your vision before you and bask in its beauty and loving comfort. Keep that picture before you constantly. Allow yourself to have a detached empathy for those who are involved in turmoil, but know that they are living their life plan and chose the experiences they are facing. You have your own destiny. Focus only on it. The choices they have made for their future will manifest for them. You are all where you are meant to be in the moment. Everything is in divine order. The New Age is simply going through the pangs of birth.

Jean Warner is one of the many "expert" contributors to The Future of the New Earth. The above article is an excerpt of Jean's October newsletter. To read the entire issue of this newsletter or to read the back issues of her newsletter please go to http://www.planetaryheart.com/Site/Jean_Warner.html

This Time of Sacred Passage

2007-10-06T18:00:00.000-07:00

Dearest Beloved Children of God,

A momentous time is at hand. As the collective awakening of humanity moves closer, and as the opening of God's light on Earth approaches its breakthrough point of manifestation, all forces of heaven and Earth are focused upon safely guiding humanity through this time of sacred passage.

Dearest ones, the negative energies are at their most concentrated presence around the Earth at this time. This may cause a feeling of heaviness; feeling suffocated or weighted down, feelings of fear, anger, depression, hopelessness or despair. For some lightworkers there may be the feeling that you are losing control and have little support around you. Your mind may feel unreliable, or affected by energies in ways you don't understand. It may be difficult to feel the light, and it is important at this time to remember the light has not gone away, but is simply covered for a time, like a cloud covers the sun.

God's light is penetrating this cloud and will transform it, and you can assist this sacred and holy process of redemption by remaining centered in your sacred hearts, and by diligently attending to what is happening in your own consciousness. The greater light that is strengthening on the Earth is continuing to accelerate the process of purification and transformation for each embodied soul. So much more healing is possible now, and you may be having glimpses already of the new life that awaits you. If you have not yet been able to feel the new that is to come yet, this will be revealed more fully when the holy light of God manifests more tangibly as this time of passage reaches its conclusion.

Dearest ones, if your consciousness is open to the spiritual realms, you may be feeling the intensity level of this current moment most keenly. We encourage you always to reach out to connect with your spiritual brethren, those that you feel connected with from the heart. Sharing in love and truth, and sharing God's love with each other is a healing balm that can bring comfort to the suffering of this time. With all love and blessings, Amen.

http://www.WorldBlessings.net is a spiritual gathering place dedicated to the unity of souls and to the creation of a sacred earth.