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DEEPLY AWAKE – FINAL ESSAY “LOVE IT ALL” BY KATHY VIK 10-31-13

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I woke up today understanding something brand new, and I will tell you about it, once I talk about the sun.

I think we are up for a pole shift, if it has not already happened. I think I will know. That's what I keep getting. I will KNOW when the sun flips its poles, because I am feeling, more and more, like this is going to be somehow transfigurative, not just transformative. I keep feeling myself bend inside out, in a tube of light. I've had enough weirdnesses to know that often these things wind up being a mind blowing mediation, and then, after getting a hit and getting real real clear, pure information, then you go beck to programming as regularly scheduled.

But a pole shift, this pole shift, no, I think I can be used as a really really big gateway. St. Peter's gate big. Really big gateway. I do not know when it might happen, but wouldn't it be nice if it were to occur during the eclipse? They've been so obvious lately, it would seem fitting for them/us to do something cheeky like that. But it is all together, all these celestial things. There is no doubt in my mind there is something coming.

At one time, I couldn't get enough of Pane Andov. He was saying that on 12-23-12 there would be a shift, and our planet would be engulfed in solar radiation, and we would forever be altered.

That he physicalized it a bit too much, that was fine, for at the time, I was all about end days and what's-gonna-happen. Something about the scenarios where the world just ends, or is engulfed, or all infrastructure tumbles at the count of 1-2-3, these scenarios I found very very relaxing. Really fun. I l liked imagining, not the end of everything, but everything as I know it ending.

And, of course, what Andov was explaining, pointing out, referencing crop circles to prove his hypothesis, the sun really did explode then. There as a release, and we have been feeling waves of it ever since.

I am, have been, convinced, that there is something much bigger going on, and these changes are not called to someone at a conscious level. It is at a soul level you bring on the changes, because your mind has to open to the possibility that any of this is real. Once that starts, a sort of madness ensues, a breaking away from old agreement fields, consciously tying up karma, beginning to not recognize as yours the fabric of a life led using a different metric.

I wrote Deeply Awake so that I would not forget. I did it because I know that love, beauty, great acts of courage and compassion, these change the grid, sweeten and lighten it, and this helps everyone, and the help is permanent.

I only allowed myself to write when I felt I finally had more answers than questions, or, really, that I was getting answers to questions, finally, after all these years of waiting for help.

Help arrived in many forms, all along the way.

This morning I saw that everything in my physical reality is something I have called to me, created, manifested, and therefore it is good. Therefore it is god. Therefore it is benevolent. I know I have ben going on and on about this for a long time, but it was real this time, not a construct, but a reality.

It makes no sense, none at all, really to think I need to drop down and call images to me so that I can fix a problem or manifest something. From here, I could see two worlds.

One world I know I am making all of this, and it is god's because I am god's. So when conflict comes, I will deal with it expertly, and the thought that I cannot have good, riches, whatever I most desire, that seems sort of silly too. It's all the same stuff. I really is, a this point.

I love the seeming messes I have made and the trouble I so obviously enjoy making. I love the struggle, a bit too much, I think, I saw, in bed this morning.

Struggling against, arguing against, anything in my awareness is struggling against my beloved, someone who only only loves me, someone who cannot do me harm. It seems a little ridiculous, really.

So, there's that.

Driving home from dropping Sammy off at school, I knew I wanted to write my last essay. I know I have said good bye, thought this done, one or two other times, but it became readily apparent that I still needed to process.

I think what is happening to some of us, all of you reading, is that the cosmic rays are intense, have been for a while, getting us ready, switching us on. But who is at the master switch? The one that will allow us to turn on every light in our mansions? WE are, the bigger we, the cosmic we, the one we. We said yes, the heavens complied, Gaia also an equal partner, and here we are, one by one, getting clear.

It has been quite a long haul for me, because I had a lot of old stuff to spin off, stuff I always heard I was doing for the collective, and I did it because I was able to, wanted to, and enjoyed it.

There are many bloggers who use the pronoun “you” in their writings, and if they are not identifying as channeling, I don;t read them anymore. That is not a good way to talk to me. Do not tell me what is happening inside of me. That is an incorrect assumption. Therefore, the message is null.

Instead, I went the opposite way. I laid bare everything, or most things, and I told you about the dreams, meditations, various weirdnesses, messages and changes I was experiencing. Without shame, or sometimes while processing through shame, I let you come into my house, take your shoes off, curl up on the couch and let me tell you stories. Ones that have meaning, maybe only for me, but you stayed, and let me give you coffee and cakes, and we burned many midnight candles, you and I, talking about life and death, consciousness and altered states thereof. You let me tell you about my fears, my triumphs over my fears, my difficulties, even my heart breaks, and you kept listening, and for that, I am forever honoring and loving you. You let me say what was on my mind, in my heart, from my soul and very well far beyond that. And if you thought me too extreme or indulgent, you just went quiet, but once in a while, you would stir. I'd look over sometimes, and there you were, dreaming your own dreams, seeing your own sense, knowing your own mind.

We created, you and I a safe and beautiful place to speak of ancient rumors and unknown realities. We explored Kryon, Dolores Cannon, Bashar, and many other great thinkers of our age, and well beyond our age. We might not have been talking to god, but we were whispering to jesus. That was the way my friend Chris and I would describe nights we spent high, so high, so high, as young ones, when the world still seemed relatively friendly, before things got hard, before we lost our way.

I have done a good job here, as Deeply Awake, journaling through ascension.

I have created a new genre, that of reverse autobiography, and it is going to be quite a popular form of mystical expression, folks will start any time now, and there will be more of it, I think, but nothing quite like this. The first one. I want to meet others who might have been doing this longer than me. I haven't met anybody yet. I keep looking.

So, when you've created something no one is quite sure what to do with, because it 's new and there is no, or little, context and therefore not much permission for it, it has to sit there and shine, quiet and sure of itself, steady and excited, anticipating great things, once it can be recognized for what it is.

If it was too dark, too full of horror stories or sadness, well then, so be it, waking up involves spinning off all of the drama, seeing things bigger, and that is what I have tried to communicate. That there is help. There is hope. All is well. WE are loved beyond measure. There is a way out. Here is mine.

I don't think that is a bad way to have spent 19 months. I'm actually kind of proud of it.

So, tomorrow I start my book, “Patrick Hears Voices,” for nanowrimo. 100,000 words in 30 days, a novel in a month.

As I've said, I will post, at least my word count if not the content, on www.nanowrimo.org. I will also post, whenever I have enough to post, on www.lightworkers.com and www.deeplyawake.tumblr.com.

I invite you to help me during this process. I will pass the hat once a week, on Thursdays, since it is a consistent day off this next month. Every Thursday I will ask if you feel reading what I have written is worth a few dimes. If you wish to contribute and make my way easier, while I am creating a book for all of us, you can deposit whatever you wish to my PayPal account, under amissvik@gmail.com.

The next bit is about elongating the awarenesses, pulling them out like taffy, forming them into varying voices doing and feeling and encountering stuff, puzzling things out, laughing a lot. A whole lot. Things get a lot less dense, now. It is finally time to relax and celebrate.

So Deeply Awake, journaling Through Ascension stands as a story of one very bitter, scared, despondent person, who had once been beyond plugged in, shiny bright and plugged in, who lost her way and finally came to peace.

It is about me, not some made up character, and about real people who love me, some who were mean, some nice, all gifts, all emanations of divinity, all purposeful, all forgiven and released to find their own way now, in this brand new light streaming into us now.

When I am finally published, one of the first things I will do is get a tattoo of my favorite crop circle on my inner left forearm. It is the one where there is a diagram of the solar system, and all the planets are accounted for but ours. Still there, but invisible to the rest, vibrating too high to see, all of us winking to our selves from the space where our planet used to be, saying, see? WE did it!

When I stopped being a boss, I got a tattoo on the back of my neck. The Om symbol. Just a little FU to those who judge just a little too much on externals, was my thinking.

I will save the tattoo for when I am not elbow deep in other people's nether regions. I will wait until the time is right, when there has been a release.

I wish to be a blessing for others, and know if trouble comes, I am there mainly to assist, to hold light, to not take the things others hold as fact quite so seriously, to see bigger and to love more. To act as a catalyst for the highest good for all parts of all selves involved, whatever that might be.

But, you know, it can get mighty sterile there. Humor, though, is even more active there than in this secondary land of “things happening.” Humor. It's all pretty funny, if you look at it just right.

That I think a simple, cyclic solar event is going to switch me into higher realms of awareness, is that funny? Is that serious? Is it real or is it nonsense? Over and over, this work has asked just those questions. What stands up to field testing, what is insufficient for me to believe in too much anymore? That I am fragile? A victim? Psychotic? Damaged? These are silly notions, they distort, they blind, they anger and they suppress. They are discarded. They just don;t make sense.

Everything I know, feel, taste, hear,think on, all divine, all from me, from god, for my pleasure, as I have interpreted things this far, but also, it is the set up. It's just the set up. Love it. Love it. I wrote it. I set it up.

I'll end with a thought that keeps coming to me.

I was at the Riviera, feeding a penny machine with heard earned dollars, enjoying losing, liking the lights and sounds, but wanting so much to win.

And I had a talk with “them” about just that.

I told them, in a moment of receptivity and calm, as I hit the “Same Bet” button, watching the tumblers blur and settle, I said, here's the deal. I used to have the juice. You used to point me to the right machines. I hit so often. And the juice has stopped. And I want to know what to do. How do I get it to go on again? Why aren't I lucky? I want to win. Need to win, actually.

And this is what I was told.

Love it all.

Love it when you are losing.

Love it all.

This morning, I woke up understanding that there is a trinity involve. There is God, and then there is me, and then there is my reality. Me, and my situations, they are from god, direct emanations. So to not like or to argue about or fear anything within me is to, by extension, be alerting myself that I am believing, thinking on a falsehood. Because I love god, and there is no arguing with source, and there is nothing but benevolence, so what is there to fear?

Certain things, in this light, seem so silly, so wantonly harmful and ridiculous, just dumb choices, understandable, yes, but unnecessary, for me, only for me. Resentments, impatience, worry, anxiety, doom thoughts, all that stuff, just nonsense.

It hit me firs thing. Now it's after 10:30 am. I feel the same, effortlessly maintaining this new awareness, handed to me upon awakening, another in a long line of gifts, things to love, things to try on and wear around town, getting compliments, giving smiles and walking tall, because I know I am handsome. I am beautiful. I have proven to myself I am strong and kind. I have proven to others I will not harm them when they are not nice. I have proven I can ask for forgiveness when I make judgments or think thoughts that are not nice. I can say I am sorry, and I then prove to those involved I am good to my word. I am your friend. I am my own friend. And I have friends, always with me now.

Thanks to the effort I was willing to exert, the crazy voices I was willing to obey, now there is this Deeply Awake to help others see how I thought it through, how I solved big chunks of my, to me, at one time, absolutely and completely unsolvable puzzle. Am I a saint? Hell no. I am a creature of this earth, as carnal as they come, as obscene as your dirty uncle charlie, as funny as your favorite comedian, as sentimental as your are, and just as vulnerable, sometimes, still, to the pain of others. I wish to ease that pain, and hope that Deeply Awake can help others lay their burdens down, laugh at it all, and move on feeling refreshed and somehow stringer, feeling less alone, feeling bolstered and hopeful.

This is fitting way to leave this work. I am leaving it in deep honor, deep pride and deep faith. I am, and will forever remain Deeply Awake.

"You, if you have intentions which will cause grief without healing, if you are intent on punishing others because you can, without thought and without reflection, you are no longer something I recognize as mine.

I renounce this darkness. It is not mine. I refuse to think that the only reason I am confronted with the scenarios I have had to deal with lately is because I have darkness within me that the other is reflecting back to me.

No.

No.

That might have been true at one time, but it is no longer the truth of it, the core of it."

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“I have not given myself such authority, because I have seen that others, who are bigger, and meaner and louder, they are in charge, will do as they wish, and it really comes down to how I decide to manage the fall out of their stupidity, of their darkness.

But things have changed, and this is what I needed you to know.”

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"Keep up, I say. Understand, you are no longer in control, if you are listening to the seduction of dark thoughts, fear scenarios, worry and anxiety and frustration and suspicions.

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“I have not given myself such authority, because I have seen that others, who are bigger, and meaner and louder, they are in charge, will do as they wish, and it really comes down to how I decide to manage the fall out of their stupidity, of their darkness.

But things have changed, and this is what I needed you to know.”

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"I do not like conflict, cannot understand what motivates a person to pursue retribution. I cannot understand what would make an old friend question my motives. My motives are beyond question. They just are.

But I am glad for the question, and glad of my response, too.

Lightwork is more than worrying my mala with gratitudes, with love. Lightwork is more than gathering with the like minded.

Lightwork is looking someone right in the eye and saying, “Really?”

A lot of it is just that.

Really? You’re gonna play it THAT way?!"

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"Darkness,fear, separation, whatever you want to label it, it is something to challenge, and the light makes it vanish. This is the light I have found, through my life, that was always there, often misunderstood, sometimes mocked, frequently shunned.

I trust myself, my core, my soul, my understanding of god, well-honed and deeply respected, I trust it all enough to be able to say with a authority and a grin on my face,

Be gone. You have no power here."

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Excerpts, "Be Gone. you Have No Power Here."
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DEEPLY AWAKE – “BE GONE. YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE.” BY KATHY VIK 10-30-13

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It's a valid question, “How does darkness die?” It begs a deeper question, and that is, “What is darkness?” It intimates darkness' basic fragility. It is a valid question.

The shifts here have been tremendous, but I feel I am not quite finished with this lesson yet. Here in the stillness, between acts, between work, I want to take some time to talk with you about what has happened here lately.

You know that I use my life as a metaphor for many things, and my days are my fodder, my grist, my lab.

What gives me this right?

Further, what gives me the right to think that how I see things is how things should go?

This comes down to fundamental questions. Is what I believe to be true good enough for all I encounter? Should I modulate my light, dim it, change it, when in conflict with another? Who am I to want to have the outcomes I do, and why do I think these outcomes are perhaps sturdier, and certainly more attractive?

These are the basics, really. Getting down tot he basics now.

An old teacher of mine, someone I revere and felt I needed to meet once more, complete a circuit, say good-bye, well, this teacher finally agreed to meet me.

But time passed, just a few days, and I could feel there had been a shift. It was a disappointment but not a surprise when yesterday I received a one-sentence message from this great soul, this great healer and soul-friend. The sentence?

“What is your intention in meeting me?”

This is after two simple, clear messages, explaining why I wished to resurrect this old thing and get together.

There it was.

What is your intention?

My initial reaction? Simple. I intended to give you love, say thank you and say goodbye. I intended to be kind to you. I don't even understand how someone in this situation could even think up this seven word question. It did not compute, stuck out and seemed so absolutely incongruous.

And so, my response was loving and sweet, but the message was, well, you know, I think it's best to consider this our goodbye.

Have you had an experience like this, where someone adds something to the mix that is just very surprising, odd, and an energetic arm up, out, defended and distancing?

I thought a lot about that yesterday, how it is that there have been just, really, a handful of folks I have collected in my life whose only stance is to have an arm out in defense. That I feel an obligation, and an honor, in loving them, this has been the hardest part of my walk, the hardest part.

I realized that this is one of the oldest engrams I have, one of the core things I set up to dissolve, to heal, and to release.

I know I love. I know I am love. Always have. Just know.

And when I then encounter someone who is not just neutral to me, but hostile or attacking, how is that even possible? I swear, I have spent most of my 52 years just shaking my head and crying inside. People are closed off, unavailable, a lot of them, and they don't even know it.

What gives me the right to say these things, and who am I to have any authority over my consciousness? This is the question I have wrestled with, from day one.

I will now tell you a story. When I was a little kid, maybe four, maybe younger, I remember being at a friend's house, on their outdoor swing, the kind when the benches face each other. My friend and I had been singing the “Found a Peanut” song, and had been playing some sort of game, I forget the details.

But it was plain to me, as the thing progressed, that this was someone who really, really, needed to win this game. And so, I let her win.

Her mom was observing this whole thing. The mom approached me and gave me a look, the impression, acted as if, what I had just done was not acceptable, and that I was a very very odd little girl. It wasn't a warm and fizzy feeling. It was suspicion itself.

Now, I have a choice here, don't I? I could have blown off that memory, made it insignificant, but it has been with me since. Just one more example of not fitting in, being judged by a parental unit. What else is new? That's all they ever do. I could have processed it that way, I really could have. Most people do.

In fact, most people don't have the antennae to feel the gestalt of another, and might even misinterpret the behavior of another in all sorts of ways. And there, in my little outfit, there I was letting my friend win a game, and her mom made it plain it was unacceptable to do something like that.

It stuck with me. I had always felt it as a warning. Watch yourself. Don't show yourself quite so much. Play the game. Play to win.

Why mention this?

Because this is how I am built.

It is not how many of my fellow travelers are built.

Having no one to talk with about such events, I filed it away, and the advice, to play the game, I took it to heart, to some extent, but still, throughout girlhood I collected friends with special needs. Blind. One who was just plain off. I liked hanging with those who couldn't play this game of aggression, whose beings were ill-equipped to win, and we sheltered together.

This gentleness of spirit, it has morphed and it has changed, as I have walked my walk.

And the central question, how can I trust something within me for which I do not see much outside of raw contempt and fear, how will this go?

I went into nursing. Sort of makes sense, right?

Some teach, some create things, some marry and make babies. I went into nursing. Where the gold standard of practice is mindful compassion, skillful neutrality and creating safety to be exactly who and what another is. That's how I roll. It is what my profession holds high as the epitomy of mastery.

But I guess I have not valued this core of me very much, and I am ok with having new pride in how I see things.

How does the dark die? What is darkness, and does it die at all, is it transformed, will it go away, or does it just go elsewhere?

Now I will tell you another story, because this is the way of it.

Six days ago, it came to my attention, through my son, not a school representative, not a grown up, that he had been accused of saying something highly sexually aggressive, obscene, really, and he was in trouble for it.

My kid can't lie, and when I asked him if there was truth to the accusation, he said no, and I believe him.

I feel, as a parent, that if my kid is honest, we can handle anything, and I will go to the mat for him every time. If he does something that is harmful to another, he admits it. If he has problems, he tells me these problems and sometimes, he knows, if I feel ill equipped to address the problems, we bring in help. He has had guides, already, in his life, when I was out of answers. My child trusts me, and for good reason, and he understands there is just no room in this life of ours for dishonesty, for covering up, because there is no shame here, really. None at all.

So, six days later, the pseudo-educator, the identified disciplinarian at the school, he is still terrorizing my son with this “the investigation is ongoing” nonsense.

The accusation is dark.

But what the educator has done with this darkness is even darker. Threats of district involvement, Threats of legal involvement. Intimations that this could impact my boy's life for the reminder of his life.

Yeah.

Talk about drama.

So, today, after dealing with and finally abandoning dealing with the disciplinarian who has placed himself in the tole of judge and jury, I met with the principal.

Of course, the principal was unaware of this accusation, and the actions of the one who encouraged the accusation becoming fully formed and alive as this ugliness we all have been dealing with for six days.

Last night I set the intention, ran light, said a prayer, but in an absent-minded way, feeling sure that my dreams would help more than any prayer I could utter in extremity.

This morning, it dawned on me that I could be far more intentional.

I dropped down, into meditation, into my Self.

I saw and felt light, and I did what I know to do when someone's darkness is impeding on others. I ran light, I gave him so much love, so much love, but it was plain: you have gone too far, fella. This cannot stand. It will not stand.

Have you ever been in a situation where you had your head around a situation or a problem, seen it just one way, could not see it any other, really, and then someone comes up and says things that blow open your internal construct, tearing what used to make sense into a pile of stupidity, and you realized, instantly, that you had not been seeing things whole, that this not seeing things whole led you to misinterpret and to act in a way you learn was disruptive, hurtful or inappropriate?Have you been caught being mean, in others words?

How did you respond to this? How did you change as a result of the interaction, or were you even able to?

When faced with seeing that how I chose to act or think about a situation was based on incomplete understanding, I learned this is really simply a lack of seeing things whole, seeing things whole. Compassionately, yes, that goes without saying, but seeing things whole, this is even more helpful.

We all know, when we get our noses smacked after acting in a way that was mean or unthinking, that a normal thing to feel is shame. Unsteadiness, even. It can lead to a fear that what is within led you too far failed, and therefore, what is giving you guidance maybe shouldn't be trusted.

That is why correcting someone who has things wrong, or is thinking darkly, acting darkly, it is imperative, I think , to handle such corrections of course with great compassion and gentleness.

But sometimes, my patience runs out, and my act of compassion is in letting the one doing the damage sit and be with the damage they've caused.

That is usually corrective enough. Usually that does the trick. Folks don't want to be harmful, especially when dealing with someone who is incapable of returning the harm.

But the shame can make folks do odd and sometimes even more harmful things. To save face, to feel intact, and sometimes to fight against the truth of it, that they had things wrong.

I know many many people who are unable to say the words, “I'm sorry.” To me it is a nice little litmus test, a nice little clue, as to their abilities. Is it always defense, guardedness, attack, or is this person someone who is able to say, “I'm sorry,” when their actions have been perceived as hurtful? Sort of tells me all I need to know.

That we each do things that can be perceived as harmful to another, well, I don't see getting around that, until generations have passed and this father/disciplinarian/judge sort of energy loosens.

I contemplated that, this morning, holding a crystal, blasting light, asking the ancients to continue to keep the space lit up for us, preparing the energy for a healing.

It became abundantly clear to all involved, as this meeting today played out, that the person keeping this dumb accusation, made by a confused 13 year old, that this was the issue at hand. Not the he-said-she-said nature of the thing. Not the content of the allegation, even. But whether this accusation was being dealt with by a grown up.

I asked that the outcome be of the highest love light and sound, in gentleness to all parts of all selves involved. Neutral, complete, loving, whole.

Although the power brokers left things unresolved, I do not fear the outcome now.

In meditation, I realized it is my intent to function completely with the mind of god throughout our time. To be a blessing and a help to all. The mind of god.

I will tell you why the outcome will be a soft one. And if it is not, how the thing will, must, naturally, conclude.

My kid had been told to write a statement, put it down in writing what happened.

And in that fat childish scrawl of his, oh! it fills me with wonder and love just imaging it.

My kid wrote that yes, he liked the kid he's accused of wanting to rape, but he never said such a thing.

And then, do you know what my kid said?

He said, “I know the person who is saying this is hurting, but...”

And there, shining on that page, in that dark place my husband and myself found ourselves in this morning, there it was, shining so clearly, right off the page.

My heart sort of jumped when I read it. Then I showed it to Jerry. And then I showed the principal. Here is a child to, when scared and standing accused, committing to paper his mind of god, his heart of compassion, his ability to see things whole. Loving his accuser, seeing this whole thing for what it is.

I ended my talking with saying that I want, when all is said and done, for this to be handled like grownups.

My Jerry, he then said, well, reading that, I know one person who is doing that.

That is how we left it.

I have been sitting in waves of amazement since this morning.

When accused of something dark, how many times have I gone to the angry place, the defensive place, the hurtful attacking place?

But I have changed. Did Sam change me? Did I change Sam? Or are we just super compatible?

What you think might be passivity, or too high a need to process, I see it differently.

I knew in mediation, was told, no one there can hold as much light as you. It's just how this situation is. Blaze. Be on fire with it. Burn with this mind of god. See things whole and hold them all to a higher standard, one of love and good judgment, compassion and truth.

Being of the light does not mean I am going to fit in.

Quite the opposite.

Quite the opposite, I am learning.

I have spent a long time studying this light of mine, and arguing with it. Telling it that it does not exist because only a few folks are capable of doing anything but spitting on it.

But this is what is changing.

The truth is that whenever I run this sort of light, ease is produced. Intelligence is produced. Peace is produced.

There have been times, in my career, when I have had to involve the authorities, knowing they will pursue punishment, knowing the recipient will be marked by the disclosure.

I have done it only when I knew that by not acting, this person's darkness would go unchecked. No insight, nothing but defense, what else could I do? You beat up one of my innocents, one of my patients, then you've crossed a line which I cannot, am not able, to cross. I know the judicial system, our form of punishing, it is just as wrong as the behavior which makes such a system breathe. But there are some things I will not abide.

Such is it with my kid, this time around. He has done plenty of stupid things, and had to deal with various shitstorms as a result. I let him deal with the shitstorms, so he can see that certain behaviors only have bad outcomes. It's been an important part of parenting.

But I know I can trust him, and his little essay reminded me why.

I am beginning to see that although this sequestration, this vacation I have had to take to get right with myself, and with you, and with the dark, this has been the source of all good things.

I do not like conflict, cannot understand what motivates a person to pursue retribution. I cannot understand what would make an old friend question my motives. My motives are beyond question. They just are.

But I am glad for the question, and glad of my response, too.

Lightwork is more than worrying my mala with gratitudes, with love. Lightwork is more than gathering with the like minded.

Lightwork is looking someone right in the eye and saying, “Really?”

A lot of it is just that.

Really? You're gonna play it THAT way?!

I have thought that my relative absence of mirrors, of like minded souls here around me as friends, that this was a tacit form of punishment. If I were doing really really good with this lightworking stuff, I wouldn't have problems, there would be no complications, it would be clear skies and calm seas.

And so, this morning, I thought about my friend Jesus. I thought about my friend Gandhi.

Did they have clear skies and calm seas? Did those around them always, always, always, agree? Did they have an easy path?

no. They did not.

Central to this is my ancient engram.

I remember, yesterday morning, in meditation, realizing that I have, since girlhood, been making a central, a fundamental mistake in how I have interpreted the behavior of others.

I am love. I am loving. I cannot harm others. Just can't do it. Built that way. Knew it from childhood.

And yet, I am not automatically treated like that. Not always.

And as a girl, I interpreted it like this:

I love you, but you do not love me.

If I loved you better, if I were better, then you would love me.

And so, 52 years later, I am, in writing, telling that little munchkin that she got a few things, understandably, and thankfully, wrong.

I am seeing now that my core is strong, and it is light and it is pure.

My light is strong and pure, and when I drop into my core, into my soul, into that part of me who can easily remember who and what I am and have been and will be, oh, all good things come from there.

It matters not, does not alter or diminish this light, if you fail to see it, if you react

badly, if you make dark pictures in your mind and project them all about.

It matters not to me, and does not diminish my light. Not anymore. Not anymore.

This is fearlessness, of course. This is recognizing that which is within as good, as pure, as loving and just. As truth, just for me, just for me, just for me.

But I have seen this light in action. You may ask those who have been changed by it. You may talk with those who know themselves as good because, in a tight and dense situation, I saw them as good. Once in my career did I have to involve the authorities. Once. All the other times, no matter what happened, no matter what went down, the change came face to face, heart to heart, in conversation, in fellowship.

I know the result of being like this.

I know when I am going into battle, always have, but I am prepared now in a way I wasn't before.

I am not apologizing, explaining or questioning my light anymore. You can, all you want, all you want. I just don;t care anymore.

Let your suspicions and your fear behaviors come up. Let them. It does not change me. It doesn't touch me, not anymore.

After the meeting, Jerry walked me to my car. He told me he was beginning to feel bad for the discipline dude, the one who was projecting all sorts of weirdness onto my son. Jerry said, I know how you can go on and on and on.

I said, yeah, I tend to do that when I see I am not being heard.

Jerry laughed, remembering some of the more awful moments of being married to this. And then he said again that he just felt bad for the guy, he'd been found to be wrong, and it was so obvious.

The discipline dude, he's off the case, and who knows what the replacement will do with this obscenity.

I have said, from the beginning, that it is clear to me that some little one in that school needs some help, projecting, as she is, such vivid imagery onto my kid. Someone needs help, and it is not Sam.

I feel a consensus within our little community that getting along is the highest value. Getting along.

But there are many things which I feel it is wrong to comply with. Many things that are just so unenlightened, so mean-spirited, dripping with fear and loathing.

I do not agree with how my elected officials are conducting themselves. I do not like how certain members of my own tribe conduct themselves.

For so long, I have thought that compliance, obedience, shutting up, going along to get along, that this was good. Less stressful, and a sign of growth.

But I think it has been more that I have just excused myself, for a while, from the BS of others, so that I could get clear on whether I had a right to see another's behavior as incorrect, or even, dare I say it, wrong.

That is a big one.

Auditing the little guy while corporations get a pass on paying a penny in taxes, that is wrong. Funding a war machine and defunding our schools, it's wrong. Banning children from bringing their basketballs in from home because balls could be used as a weapon, that's wrong. It's all very very dumb, very stupid, and it is dark. All of it. Of the darkness.

So, this movement I have been feeling, this shift, I feel as if I am emerging from a soundproof chamber, one in which I have passed exceedingly joyful days, getting to know and love and appreciate me and this curious light I know is what makes me.

I have been unwilling to venture too far into the madness, and now that I wish to emerge, I am struck with just how mad things have gotten with others, with their own minds.

I am not interested in using the law of reflectivity to somehow claim this darkness as mine.

You, if you have intentions which will cause grief without healing, if you are intent on punishing others because you can, without thought and without reflection, you are no longer something I recognize as mine.

I renounce this darkness. It is not mine. I refuse to think that the only reason I am confronted with the scenarios I have had to deal with lately is because I have darkness within me that the other is reflecting back to me.

No.

No.

That might have been true at one time, but it is no longer the truth of it, the core of it.

I realized, driving how this morning, that I just do not feel alone anymore. Usually when I have had to assert myself in such a way, I am left with a hollow, sad feeling, like I wish I could have someone to tell me how I did, that sort of thing.

But today, I touched my heart instead, laying palm to chest, and I smiled. I know I am with the others, and the others are with me, now. I am never alone, now. I can get out of my own way and allow the light to shine, now. I do not self reference when someone is acting in an awful way, an unenlightened or cruel way.

It's not mine. I do not recognize it as mine. I recognize it as something to point out, something to laugh at, really, like Glinda the Good Witch.

Remember? The mean old witch, Glinda's sister, comes to Glinda's place and starts in on her fear tactics and all of that, and remember what Glinda said?

Glinda laughed. First thing, she laughed. And then she said, “Be gone. You have no power here.”

Those who have been formative to my consciousness, I have, one by one, pulled them back to me and released them, I can see that now. This has been a nearly two year process of shedding all that used to serve as my structure, my internal awareness. Those who I have struggled against, those I have loved and lost, those who have disowned me, those who love me.

When I am deep in a problem, I see my consciousness, all my training, all that I have come to understand, as an impediment to happiness, as the reason I have less money than I'd like, why I have very few friends.

But the thing is, yesterday, I finally had a little talk with myself. I counted, on my fingers, those who I have in my awareness who have written me off, rejected me, or who cannot hear me, no matter how articulate and compassionate I am. Some will not get it. And there they were, on four fingers, waving at me.

And then I thought about all the perfection in my life. The friends I feel are family. The hugs I get, unsolicited, at work. The honor I see in my ex-husband's eyes. The words of love my son utters.

I counted these up too.

Ten to four.

Over half.

Over half, now, and more daily, I get little hits of recognition for the light I carry, without the sting of fear so many attach to their awareness of what I am.

And I decided, yesterday, that when all is said and done, this is good. I have grieved, as you know if you have been reading along, for this life I have led so far. The one couched in a desire to blend in, to not call attention to myself, to not opt for love, the one which obsesses over all the things I could have done better, how I could have been more loving, more sensitive, more kind.

Many do not, I believe, feel real pain when they survey their day, or their life, and find themselves deficient in being a loving person. I do. Always have. It's been a real pain in the ass, actually.

But I do have people in my life who do the same. I do have those who see that I am harmless, benign, not a mean bone in my body.

And those who do battle with me, they too come to see that I mean them no harm at all, and that how they are holding themselves is far more harmful than anything I could do or say or think.

It is to them I say, from this day forward, you have no power here. You have no power here. You have no power here.

I have earned this right, and I take this as my responsibility. And this means, now, emerging from this time of contemplation, of will, of spiritual intent which is so intense, so pure and so bright that it could light up the grid for all, as I emerge, I understand that to find that others do not vibrate as I do (“What is your intent in meeting?), that I am no longer willing to slow my spin to meet them.

Keep up, I say. Understand, you are no longer in control, if you are listening to the seduction of dark thoughts, fear scenarios, worry and anxiety and frustration and suspicions.

You have no power here.

I am a light warrior. I am a master. And just like my friends, none of us had that easy of a time, surrounded, as we were with those who refused to see, refused to hear, refused to understand.

These constructs are looking nonsensical to me. It is nonsense, most of the stuff that has us scurrying, has us reacting, has us upset.

I like seeing it as nonsense.

And I like knowing that it is getting so very easy to hold a high light, a high vibration, my own interpretation of the mind of god, in every situation.

I am not alone because I have the mind of god within me. I have support. I have help. I know enough to set the space and then trust that what comes from me is for the benefit of all, with harm to none.

I trust myself that much, now.

One of my teachers told me that the point of dwelling within self esteem, borne of integrity and authenticity, honesty and compassion, the goal is to be able to decide, or judge, the situations at hand using myself as my ruler, my scale. Asking oneself, “Is that what I would have done?”

I did not really ever feel I had enough internal authority to do this, until the last few days. Sure, I see strains of it, and really, it is fun to look back and to see all the times, all the ways, that I have acted on the side of benevolence, of kindness, of wisdom whose origins I never understood.

I have not given myself such authority, because I have seen that others, who are bigger, and meaner and louder, they are in charge, will do as they wish, and it really comes down to how I decide to manage the fall out of their stupidity, of their darkness.

But things have changed, and this is what I needed you to know.

Darkness,fear, separation, whatever you want to label it, it is something to challenge, and the light makes it vanish. This is the light I have found, through my life, that was always there, often misunderstood, sometimes mocked, frequently shunned.

I trust myself, my core, my soul, my understanding of god, well-honed and deeply respected, I trust it all enough to be able to say with a authority and a grin on my face,

Be gone. You have no power here.

DEEPLY AWAKE – “BE GONE. YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE.” BY KATHY VIK 10-30-13

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It's a valid question, “How does darkness die?” It begs a deeper question, and that is, “What is darkness?” It intimates darkness' basic fragility. It is a valid question.

The shifts here have been tremendous, but I feel I am not quite finished with this lesson yet. Here in the stillness, between acts, between work, I want to take some time to talk with you about what has happened here lately.

You know that I use my life as a metaphor for many things, and my days are my fodder, my grist, my lab.

What gives me this right?

Further, what gives me the right to think that how I see things is how things should go?

This comes down to fundamental questions. Is what I believe to be true good enough for all I encounter? Should I modulate my light, dim it, change it, when in conflict with another? Who am I to want to have the outcomes I do, and why do I think these outcomes are perhaps sturdier, and certainly more attractive?

These are the basics, really. Getting down tot he basics now.

An old teacher of mine, someone I revere and felt I needed to meet once more, complete a circuit, say good-bye, well, this teacher finally agreed to meet me.

But time passed, just a few days, and I could feel there had been a shift. It was a disappointment but not a surprise when yesterday I received a one-sentence message from this great soul, this great healer and soul-friend. The sentence?

“What is your intention in meeting me?”

This is after two simple, clear messages, explaining why I wished to resurrect this old thing and get together.

There it was.

What is your intention?

My initial reaction? Simple. I intended to give you love, say thank you and say goodbye. I intended to be kind to you. I don't even understand how someone in this situation could even think up this seven word question. It did not compute, stuck out and seemed so absolutely incongruous.

And so, my response was loving and sweet, but the message was, well, you know, I think it's best to consider this our goodbye.

Have you had an experience like this, where someone adds something to the mix that is just very surprising, odd, and an energetic arm up, out, defended and distancing?

I thought a lot about that yesterday, how it is that there have been just, really, a handful of folks I have collected in my life whose only stance is to have an arm out in defense. That I feel an obligation, and an honor, in loving them, this has been the hardest part of my walk, the hardest part.

I realized that this is one of the oldest engrams I have, one of the core things I set up to dissolve, to heal, and to release.

I know I love. I know I am love. Always have. Just know.

And when I then encounter someone who is not just neutral to me, but hostile or attacking, how is that even possible? I swear, I have spent most of my 52 years just shaking my head and crying inside. People are closed off, unavailable, a lot of them, and they don't even know it.

What gives me the right to say these things, and who am I to have any authority over my consciousness? This is the question I have wrestled with, from day one.

I will now tell you a story. When I was a little kid, maybe four, maybe younger, I remember being at a friend's house, on their outdoor swing, the kind when the benches face each other. My friend and I had been singing the “Found a Peanut” song, and had been playing some sort of game, I forget the details.

But it was plain to me, as the thing progressed, that this was someone who really, really, needed to win this game. And so, I let her win.

Her mom was observing this whole thing. The mom approached me and gave me a look, the impression, acted as if, what I had just done was not acceptable, and that I was a very very odd little girl. It wasn't a warm and fizzy feeling. It was suspicion itself.

Now, I have a choice here, don't I? I could have blown off that memory, made it insignificant, but it has been with me since. Just one more example of not fitting in, being judged by a parental unit. What else is new? That's all they ever do. I could have processed it that way, I really could have. Most people do.

In fact, most people don't have the antennae to feel the gestalt of another, and might even misinterpret the behavior of another in all sorts of ways. And there, in my little outfit, there I was letting my friend win a game, and her mom made it plain it was unacceptable to do something like that.

It stuck with me. I had always felt it as a warning. Watch yourself. Don't show yourself quite so much. Play the game. Play to win.

Why mention this?

Because this is how I am built.

It is not how many of my fellow travelers are built.

Having no one to talk with about such events, I filed it away, and the advice, to play the game, I took it to heart, to some extent, but still, throughout girlhood I collected friends with special needs. Blind. One who was just plain off. I liked hanging with those who couldn't play this game of aggression, whose beings were ill-equipped to win, and we sheltered together.

This gentleness of spirit, it has morphed and it has changed, as I have walked my walk.

And the central question, how can I trust something within me for which I do not see much outside of raw contempt and fear, how will this go?

I went into nursing. Sort of makes sense, right?

Some teach, some create things, some marry and make babies. I went into nursing. Where the gold standard of practice is mindful compassion, skillful neutrality and creating safety to be exactly who and what another is. That's how I roll. It is what my profession holds high as the epitomy of mastery.

But I guess I have not valued this core of me very much, and I am ok with having new pride in how I see things.

How does the dark die? What is darkness, and does it die at all, is it transformed, will it go away, or does it just go elsewhere?

Now I will tell you another story, because this is the way of it.

Six days ago, it came to my attention, through my son, not a school representative, not a grown up, that he had been accused of saying something highly sexually aggressive, obscene, really, and he was in trouble for it.

My kid can't lie, and when I asked him if there was truth to the accusation, he said no, and I believe him.

I feel, as a parent, that if my kid is honest, we can handle anything, and I will go to the mat for him every time. If he does something that is harmful to another, he admits it. If he has problems, he tells me these problems and sometimes, he knows, if I feel ill equipped to address the problems, we bring in help. He has had guides, already, in his life, when I was out of answers. My child trusts me, and for good reason, and he understands there is just no room in this life of ours for dishonesty, for covering up, because there is no shame here, really. None at all.

So, six days later, the pseudo-educator, the identified disciplinarian at the school, he is still terrorizing my son with this “the investigation is ongoing” nonsense.

The accusation is dark.

But what the educator has done with this darkness is even darker. Threats of district involvement, Threats of legal involvement. Intimations that this could impact my boy's life for the reminder of his life.

Yeah.

Talk about drama.

So, today, after dealing with and finally abandoning dealing with the disciplinarian who has placed himself in the tole of judge and jury, I met with the principal.

Of course, the principal was unaware of this accusation, and the actions of the one who encouraged the accusation becoming fully formed and alive as this ugliness we all have been dealing with for six days.

Last night I set the intention, ran light, said a prayer, but in an absent-minded way, feeling sure that my dreams would help more than any prayer I could utter in extremity.

This morning, it dawned on me that I could be far more intentional.

I dropped down, into meditation, into my Self.

I saw and felt light, and I did what I know to do when someone's darkness is impeding on others. I ran light, I gave him so much love, so much love, but it was plain: you have gone too far, fella. This cannot stand. It will not stand.

Have you ever been in a situation where you had your head around a situation or a problem, seen it just one way, could not see it any other, really, and then someone comes up and says things that blow open your internal construct, tearing what used to make sense into a pile of stupidity, and you realized, instantly, that you had not been seeing things whole, that this not seeing things whole led you to misinterpret and to act in a way you learn was disruptive, hurtful or inappropriate?Have you been caught being mean, in others words?

How did you respond to this? How did you change as a result of the interaction, or were you even able to?

When faced with seeing that how I chose to act or think about a situation was based on incomplete understanding, I learned this is really simply a lack of seeing things whole, seeing things whole. Compassionately, yes, that goes without saying, but seeing things whole, this is even more helpful.

We all know, when we get our noses smacked after acting in a way that was mean or unthinking, that a normal thing to feel is shame. Unsteadiness, even. It can lead to a fear that what is within led you too far failed, and therefore, what is giving you guidance maybe shouldn't be trusted.

That is why correcting someone who has things wrong, or is thinking darkly, acting darkly, it is imperative, I think , to handle such corrections of course with great compassion and gentleness.

But sometimes, my patience runs out, and my act of compassion is in letting the one doing the damage sit and be with the damage they've caused.

That is usually corrective enough. Usually that does the trick. Folks don't want to be harmful, especially when dealing with someone who is incapable of returning the harm.

But the shame can make folks do odd and sometimes even more harmful things. To save face, to feel intact, and sometimes to fight against the truth of it, that they had things wrong.

I know many many people who are unable to say the words, “I'm sorry.” To me it is a nice little litmus test, a nice little clue, as to their abilities. Is it always defense, guardedness, attack, or is this person someone who is able to say, “I'm sorry,” when their actions have been perceived as hurtful? Sort of tells me all I need to know.

That we each do things that can be perceived as harmful to another, well, I don't see getting around that, until generations have passed and this father/disciplinarian/judge sort of energy loosens.

I contemplated that, this morning, holding a crystal, blasting light, asking the ancients to continue to keep the space lit up for us, preparing the energy for a healing.

It became abundantly clear to all involved, as this meeting today played out, that the person keeping this dumb accusation, made by a confused 13 year old, that this was the issue at hand. Not the he-said-she-said nature of the thing. Not the content of the allegation, even. But whether this accusation was being dealt with by a grown up.

I asked that the outcome be of the highest love light and sound, in gentleness to all parts of all selves involved. Neutral, complete, loving, whole.

Although the power brokers left things unresolved, I do not fear the outcome now.

In meditation, I realized it is my intent to function completely with the mind of god throughout our time. To be a blessing and a help to all. The mind of god.

I will tell you why the outcome will be a soft one. And if it is not, how the thing will, must, naturally, conclude.

My kid had been told to write a statement, put it down in writing what happened.

And in that fat childish scrawl of his, oh! it fills me with wonder and love just imaging it.

My kid wrote that yes, he liked the kid he's accused of wanting to rape, but he never said such a thing.

And then, do you know what my kid said?

He said, “I know the person who is saying this is hurting, but...”

And there, shining on that page, in that dark place my husband and myself found ourselves in this morning, there it was, shining so clearly, right off the page.

My heart sort of jumped when I read it. Then I showed it to Jerry. And then I showed the principal. Here is a child to, when scared and standing accused, committing to paper his mind of god, his heart of compassion, his ability to see things whole. Loving his accuser, seeing this whole thing for what it is.

I ended my talking with saying that I want, when all is said and done, for this to be handled like grownups.

My Jerry, he then said, well, reading that, I know one person who is doing that.

That is how we left it.

I have been sitting in waves of amazement since this morning.

When accused of something dark, how many times have I gone to the angry place, the defensive place, the hurtful attacking place?

But I have changed. Did Sam change me? Did I change Sam? Or are we just super compatible?

What you think might be passivity, or too high a need to process, I see it differently.

I knew in mediation, was told, no one there can hold as much light as you. It's just how this situation is. Blaze. Be on fire with it. Burn with this mind of god. See things whole and hold them all to a higher standard, one of love and good judgment, compassion and truth.

Being of the light does not mean I am going to fit in.

Quite the opposite.

Quite the opposite, I am learning.

I have spent a long time studying this light of mine, and arguing with it. Telling it that it does not exist because only a few folks are capable of doing anything but spitting on it.

But this is what is changing.

The truth is that whenever I run this sort of light, ease is produced. Intelligence is produced. Peace is produced.

There have been times, in my career, when I have had to involve the authorities, knowing they will pursue punishment, knowing the recipient will be marked by the disclosure.

I have done it only when I knew that by not acting, this person's darkness would go unchecked. No insight, nothing but defense, what else could I do? You beat up one of my innocents, one of my patients, then you've crossed a line which I cannot, am not able, to cross. I know the judicial system, our form of punishing, it is just as wrong as the behavior which makes such a system breathe. But there are some things I will not abide.

Such is it with my kid, this time around. He has done plenty of stupid things, and had to deal with various shitstorms as a result. I let him deal with the shitstorms, so he can see that certain behaviors only have bad outcomes. It's been an important part of parenting.

But I know I can trust him, and his little essay reminded me why.

I am beginning to see that although this sequestration, this vacation I have had to take to get right with myself, and with you, and with the dark, this has been the source of all good things.

I do not like conflict, cannot understand what motivates a person to pursue retribution. I cannot understand what would make an old friend question my motives. My motives are beyond question. They just are.

But I am glad for the question, and glad of my response, too.

Lightwork is more than worrying my mala with gratitudes, with love. Lightwork is more than gathering with the like minded.

Lightwork is looking someone right in the eye and saying, “Really?”

A lot of it is just that.

Really? You're gonna play it THAT way?!

I have thought that my relative absence of mirrors, of like minded souls here around me as friends, that this was a tacit form of punishment. If I were doing really really good with this lightworking stuff, I wouldn't have problems, there would be no complications, it would be clear skies and calm seas.

And so, this morning, I thought about my friend Jesus. I thought about my friend Gandhi.

Did they have clear skies and calm seas? Did those around them always, always, always, agree? Did they have an easy path?

no. They did not.

Central to this is my ancient engram.

I remember, yesterday morning, in meditation, realizing that I have, since girlhood, been making a central, a fundamental mistake in how I have interpreted the behavior of others.

I am love. I am loving. I cannot harm others. Just can't do it. Built that way. Knew it from childhood.

And yet, I am not automatically treated like that. Not always.

And as a girl, I interpreted it like this:

I love you, but you do not love me.

If I loved you better, if I were better, then you would love me.

And so, 52 years later, I am, in writing, telling that little munchkin that she got a few things, understandably, and thankfully, wrong.

I am seeing now that my core is strong, and it is light and it is pure.

My light is strong and pure, and when I drop into my core, into my soul, into that part of me who can easily remember who and what I am and have been and will be, oh, all good things come from there.

It matters not, does not alter or diminish this light, if you fail to see it, if you react

badly, if you make dark pictures in your mind and project them all about.

It matters not to me, and does not diminish my light. Not anymore. Not anymore.

This is fearlessness, of course. This is recognizing that which is within as good, as pure, as loving and just. As truth, just for me, just for me, just for me.

But I have seen this light in action. You may ask those who have been changed by it. You may talk with those who know themselves as good because, in a tight and dense situation, I saw them as good. Once in my career did I have to involve the authorities. Once. All the other times, no matter what happened, no matter what went down, the change came face to face, heart to heart, in conversation, in fellowship.

I know the result of being like this.

I know when I am going into battle, always have, but I am prepared now in a way I wasn't before.

I am not apologizing, explaining or questioning my light anymore. You can, all you want, all you want. I just don;t care anymore.

Let your suspicions and your fear behaviors come up. Let them. It does not change me. It doesn't touch me, not anymore.

After the meeting, Jerry walked me to my car. He told me he was beginning to feel bad for the discipline dude, the one who was projecting all sorts of weirdness onto my son. Jerry said, I know how you can go on and on and on.

I said, yeah, I tend to do that when I see I am not being heard.

Jerry laughed, remembering some of the more awful moments of being married to this. And then he said again that he just felt bad for the guy, he'd been found to be wrong, and it was so obvious.

The discipline dude, he's off the case, and who knows what the replacement will do with this obscenity.

I have said, from the beginning, that it is clear to me that some little one in that school needs some help, projecting, as she is, such vivid imagery onto my kid. Someone needs help, and it is not Sam.

I feel a consensus within our little community that getting along is the highest value. Getting along.

But there are many things which I feel it is wrong to comply with. Many things that are just so unenlightened, so mean-spirited, dripping with fear and loathing.

I do not agree with how my elected officials are conducting themselves. I do not like how certain members of my own tribe conduct themselves.

For so long, I have thought that compliance, obedience, shutting up, going along to get along, that this was good. Less stressful, and a sign of growth.

But I think it has been more that I have just excused myself, for a while, from the BS of others, so that I could get clear on whether I had a right to see another's behavior as incorrect, or even, dare I say it, wrong.

That is a big one.

Auditing the little guy while corporations get a pass on paying a penny in taxes, that is wrong. Funding a war machine and defunding our schools, it's wrong. Banning children from bringing their basketballs in from home because balls could be used as a weapon, that's wrong. It's all very very dumb, very stupid, and it is dark. All of it. Of the darkness.

So, this movement I have been feeling, this shift, I feel as if I am emerging from a soundproof chamber, one in which I have passed exceedingly joyful days, getting to know and love and appreciate me and this curious light I know is what makes me.

I have been unwilling to venture too far into the madness, and now that I wish to emerge, I am struck with just how mad things have gotten with others, with their own minds.

I am not interested in using the law of reflectivity to somehow claim this darkness as mine.

You, if you have intentions which will cause grief without healing, if you are intent on punishing others because you can, without thought and without reflection, you are no longer something I recognize as mine.

I renounce this darkness. It is not mine. I refuse to think that the only reason I am confronted with the scenarios I have had to deal with lately is because I have darkness within me that the other is reflecting back to me.

No.

No.

That might have been true at one time, but it is no longer the truth of it, the core of it.

I realized, driving how this morning, that I just do not feel alone anymore. Usually when I have had to assert myself in such a way, I am left with a hollow, sad feeling, like I wish I could have someone to tell me how I did, that sort of thing.

But today, I touched my heart instead, laying palm to chest, and I smiled. I know I am with the others, and the others are with me, now. I am never alone, now. I can get out of my own way and allow the light to shine, now. I do not self reference when someone is acting in an awful way, an unenlightened or cruel way.

It's not mine. I do not recognize it as mine. I recognize it as something to point out, something to laugh at, really, like Glinda the Good Witch.

Remember? The mean old witch, Glinda's sister, comes to Glinda's place and starts in on her fear tactics and all of that, and remember what Glinda said?

Glinda laughed. First thing, she laughed. And then she said, “Be gone. You have no power here.”

Those who have been formative to my consciousness, I have, one by one, pulled them back to me and released them, I can see that now. This has been a nearly two year process of shedding all that used to serve as my structure, my internal awareness. Those who I have struggled against, those I have loved and lost, those who have disowned me, those who love me.

When I am deep in a problem, I see my consciousness, all my training, all that I have come to understand, as an impediment to happiness, as the reason I have less money than I'd like, why I have very few friends.

But the thing is, yesterday, I finally had a little talk with myself. I counted, on my fingers, those who I have in my awareness who have written me off, rejected me, or who cannot hear me, no matter how articulate and compassionate I am. Some will not get it. And there they were, on four fingers, waving at me.

And then I thought about all the perfection in my life. The friends I feel are family. The hugs I get, unsolicited, at work. The honor I see in my ex-husband's eyes. The words of love my son utters.

I counted these up too.

Ten to four.

Over half.

Over half, now, and more daily, I get little hits of recognition for the light I carry, without the sting of fear so many attach to their awareness of what I am.

And I decided, yesterday, that when all is said and done, this is good. I have grieved, as you know if you have been reading along, for this life I have led so far. The one couched in a desire to blend in, to not call attention to myself, to not opt for love, the one which obsesses over all the things I could have done better, how I could have been more loving, more sensitive, more kind.

Many do not, I believe, feel real pain when they survey their day, or their life, and find themselves deficient in being a loving person. I do. Always have. It's been a real pain in the ass, actually.

But I do have people in my life who do the same. I do have those who see that I am harmless, benign, not a mean bone in my body.

And those who do battle with me, they too come to see that I mean them no harm at all, and that how they are holding themselves is far more harmful than anything I could do or say or think.

It is to them I say, from this day forward, you have no power here. You have no power here. You have no power here.

I have earned this right, and I take this as my responsibility. And this means, now, emerging from this time of contemplation, of will, of spiritual intent which is so intense, so pure and so bright that it could light up the grid for all, as I emerge, I understand that to find that others do not vibrate as I do (“What is your intent in meeting?), that I am no longer willing to slow my spin to meet them.

Keep up, I say. Understand, you are no longer in control, if you are listening to the seduction of dark thoughts, fear scenarios, worry and anxiety and frustration and suspicions.

You have no power here.

I am a light warrior. I am a master. And just like my friends, none of us had that easy of a time, surrounded, as we were with those who refused to see, refused to hear, refused to understand.

These constructs are looking nonsensical to me. It is nonsense, most of the stuff that has us scurrying, has us reacting, has us upset.

I like seeing it as nonsense.

And I like knowing that it is getting so very easy to hold a high light, a high vibration, my own interpretation of the mind of god, in every situation.

I am not alone because I have the mind of god within me. I have support. I have help. I know enough to set the space and then trust that what comes from me is for the benefit of all, with harm to none.

I trust myself that much, now.

One of my teachers told me that the point of dwelling within self esteem, borne of integrity and authenticity, honesty and compassion, the goal is to be able to decide, or judge, the situations at hand using myself as my ruler, my scale. Asking oneself, “Is that what I would have done?”

I did not really ever feel I had enough internal authority to do this, until the last few days. Sure, I see strains of it, and really, it is fun to look back and to see all the times, all the ways, that I have acted on the side of benevolence, of kindness, of wisdom whose origins I never understood.

I have not given myself such authority, because I have seen that others, who are bigger, and meaner and louder, they are in charge, will do as they wish, and it really comes down to how I decide to manage the fall out of their stupidity, of their darkness.

But things have changed, and this is what I needed you to know.

Darkness,fear, separation, whatever you want to label it, it is something to challenge, and the light makes it vanish. This is the light I have found, through my life, that was always there, often misunderstood, sometimes mocked, frequently shunned.

I trust myself, my core, my soul, my understanding of god, well-honed and deeply respected, I trust it all enough to be able to say with a authority and a grin on my face,

Be gone. You have no power here.

I wanted to share with you an experience I had yesterday, when in my sacred hour that I do everyday and just recently I am having many elements occuring which I can only address as part of the Ascension process, now I do already see angels and teach various aspects on Ascension, more from personal experiences, some things I can express, others I am not sure of what is unfolding as this is new to us all.

In my time within the light, I was working with the christ Golden flames and seated deep within and all of asudden Christ came in, now I have sensed him several times over many months never hear him speak though, now as the atmosphere charged with an air of beauty, and serenity, I felt something fly into my auric field, and it was as if a guardian had come in,? and then Christ seemed to put me into waters, it seemed like I had returned to a baby and went under the water, I remember looking under in the water and stayed for a short while, then I recall coming out and stepping out on to steps, as i climbed upwards, I was growing to young child when I was around 4yrs old. 

Now this seemed to me being submerged in waters, like a renewal? or baptism what does any one else think? 

Through these stages quite unexpected, like today I feel there is a mix of past lives, and combination of 4th dimensional and 5th dimensional experiences for me, as at some points alot of animals come in, and past lives, electronic patternings, Ascended masters, appearing, but you can notice when 5th Dimensional elements come in as they are so light, and the love immense.

Is there anyone else can share how thgey are feeling or what you are experiencing, it is like Mother mary is very strong now and i have dedicated a friday gathering for any one who wishes to work with the green flame and rays, as her serenity and love for all is so strong.

Any views on the immerging in the waters. 

Lots of light and sending you love, Jan marie

DEEPLY AWAKE – JUST LIKE RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS BY KATHY VIK 10-28-13

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This has been a very deep time. Here lately. As some have read along, I completed a karmic journey of sorts, just recently, learning about how to run my light more appropriately, and it has led to profound peace.

All is synchronicity now, really. I do not feel out of place. The rare times when I am not wanted, sort of falls off of me. And, if you have been reading along, you know that I feel things deeply, sort of instinctively, and this sensitivity has increased.

And there the sensitivity sits, this feeling of being universal, being able to finally get the history of it, the profundity and beauty of it, what we have accomplished here. It is next to this other reality, the one each and every one of us is aware of, because we are hooked in, we can feel the movements of the people, feel how they are stirring. Can you feel it? This other reality has political factions doing outrageous things, “leaders” making dumb decisions, employers giving employees the shaft to save a few sheckles. There it sits, this thing we have created, the thing that is spinning out and experiencing itself in this odd light that has been flooding us.

The reconciling of the two, this cosmic understanding I sometimes get a whiff of, while driving, while watching a show, while having a really difficult conversation, while paying an overdue bill, this sense of perspective and care, of detachment and brotherhood, this is what I think will win out. I hope so.

I read a really great article today, a few actually, and they did so much for my peace of mind. Talking in very plain language, from the inside out, being clear about what they believe is happening.

It is sort of rankling when folks are so plain, I am sure. One of the articles was on how some of us, vibrationally, certain situations are just sort of fading away.

I thought about that, after I posted it. I wonder if anyone will read that and judge themselves as being in the group that is “same as usual?” I hoped not, because there really is such a grand system in place, and everyone is doing just as they choose, but I wonder what it must be like for those who used to know me so well.

A couple nights ago I had what I call a contraction. I don't fret over them anymore, I know I will have a healing when I wake up the next day. This particular one was really pretty weird. I remember sort of being in a ball and just crying, feeling/looking over all the pursuits I have had, all the secret dreams and relationships and obligations, and I just kept saying, because I was feeling “Oh my God, They are all over. It's all gone. It's all gone. It's all gone.” I didn't have visuals, and you know how vivid my imagination is. I felt these things instead, the feeling of x, y, z, calling up the entire set up, from the beginning, and all each has meant, and helped define myself.

It was spectacular, looking into this real soft, inky blackness, blind, in bed, at night, hugging myself and crying that my life has ended.

It is a fitting thing to say. In may, I had a meditation where this role I have always played, this hobbled nurse, she was released to go fly free, pursue the nursing, go, go in peace. I did not know what was left, but I knew I had observed the thing, so I knew I was bigger than some nurse, some lady I hardly recognized, to be honest.

But there have been similar experiences since, and many of them have been all about welcoming back parts of myself I had forgotten about, or had never allowed a voice before. Less fear, every day, less fear, and less of an edge with others, because I see no need, absolutely no need, to be defensive anymore. And nine times out of ten, that is completely disarming, even with the highly disturbed. I work psych, after all.

So,this is not about winnowing down, anymore, about clear and focused hyper-focus on interpersonal energetics , karmic patterns, all that stuff. Lived from the inside out, it is pretty much all over.

I have been sweating a few things, and I understood this was to be an exercise in controlling the fear, having something legitimately scary to scare myself with, and to see how I could do with it. The fear thing happened on Friday. I had the weekend to play with it. And I did very, very well, I want to report. Absolutely weirdly miraculous outcome, actually.

And this brings me to the second article. This one was speaking as I wish to speak, have not given myself permission to speak, as an authority, but always always always just referencing self, self's awareness.

See, I just don't have that much what ever it is called, the ability to say, I feel this, and hence, it is real, probably for you too. I mean, I do that to some extent, I do, but always with this layer of hesitance, sometimes thicker than other times.

I mean, I want to know what the heck this Reveal thing is all about. I admit, I still have a veil, don't have access to some stuff. I think that is to keep me involved in the blogs, checking the pulse, checking the pulse.

That's the thing, really. I use the other writers of the day to see how far we are going. And now, there is a lot of talk about the photon belt, special radiation hitting us, stuff our meters can't even pick up.

I was told by The Teachers that the ascension process involves what they called the photon belt. They talked of the null zone, three days of dark, three full days of transition, after which “nothing artificial will remain.”

I used to ask them, well, what happens to our cars then? Does everything artificial melt? Won't there be a huge mess to clean up? It'll be like a ghost town that is full of hungry people.

Chaos. Day-to-night-to-day switching. That moment that rides between before and after.

That has been what has been coming through for me the most, now. I get it really really strong from time to time, The true reality of this, its true worth and measure.

This morning I had a thought while watching Ancient Aliens. Actually, several of them, but for today I want to tell you about. I considered it, really really considered it. I am living this technicolor life, right? I am in here swinging, really doing my part. And so, this series of experiences that I call my life, it is very real to me, and my accomplishments, which I now better understand, are vast.

Now.

Just think about it.

Who else have I had technicolor experiences as? Who? Who have I been? Who am I drawing from, who can I tap into?

Of course, by this time I was sort of passed out in my granny chair, the show going on and on. I have not watched many all the way through, instead, I get super sleepy and then have altered states.

In this one, I had to consider how real our lives feel to ourselves as we are living them. So, if I am tapping into others, other people I have indeed been, then, suddenly, it became a very intimate thing.

I have heard about the notion of “Imprints.” I think Kryon refers to it too. Imprints being overlays we experience before becoming physical, which feel real to us, just as if we have lived them, and yet, in the corporeal, we did not.

I have had to sit with that one a long time. Puzzling that one out. It doesn't sit quite right. It's what I was visiting in meditation.

I think that I like the idea of experiencing a life from the inside out. I considered the truth of it. We live in probabilities. The future is not so much uncertain, but open to change, through free will, through choice and intent. Everything is subject to it.

Take for example a woodcutter in the, I think it was the 1400's. There had been a weird battle in the sky over Germany. The ships shot light at each other, and some fell to earth but were disintegrated. The wood cutter took to his shop, and something like 5 years later, the woodcut was there, for all to see, commemorating something no one understood.

I thought about his life.

Really, when you come down to it, if a person can produce one thing like that, that still shines all this time later, is still posing an unanswered question, all this time later, that's quite an accomplishment.

And I thought, gee, doesn't really matter, in this context, how this guy lived his life, what he did, from day to day. I hope he was easy on himself, and I hope his life was a happy one. He did this awesome thing for us. Maybe that was his mission. Good job. Job well done. Thanks. Hope the rest of the ride was an easy one. I also thought, gee, it's a good thing everything fell into place, and that he was listening when that voice told him to get up and go to the shop, start whittling, see what takes form.

This journal is a testament to becoming, that the probabilities are high for one thing or another, but folks can take what appear to be all sorts of false turns.

I think we have agreements, we have things that we will, we will, accomplish, this lifetime. You know of mine, my thoughts on agreements versus contracts (choice vs guilt), but the bottom line is, we come in to accomplish certain things, and sometimes we listen, and what is it that makes it all fall into place and happen, helps get the promises made, helps make a dent?

Because there it is, yes we are one, one consciousness, one will, really, but the will is in the expressing, the experiencing, the choosing, the creating.

These sorts of meditations give me a sense of profound body peace, and this one was particularly good. I could feel the ones I believe myself to be, and realized theirs was also a tale of becoming, of striving and expressing and creating. They too were faced with mundane concerns, every day, food and water, shelter and clothing. Each had a set of guidelines, of parameters, of what could be accomplished, and each became what we now perceive they were. Humble or great, kind or arrogant, matters not. Matters not. It's part of the soup of each entity, I thought to myself, passed out in my chair.

I could feel the becoming. The daily becoming.

And yet, I know it to be true, we have no beginning and we have no end. This is one track of expression, and there are laws in effect we know nothing of. This is a fractal, a powerful time to be physical.

Lou Reed just passed away, and I posted “Perfect Day with the phrase, RIP Brother Lou.

A friend of mine replied, and said it might be time to reframe this. We both know, I am paraphrasing, my friend said, we both know what's really going on. And I took her advice. I Posted his “Walk On the Wild Side,” after thinking on Claudia's words. I thought it fitting. That song and a better caption: “See You Soon, Brother Lou.”

It is a celebration, a never ending sea of becoming, coming back and trying it again, coming back, now, into brand new energy, supportive and clear energy, and our work loosens the grid enough of kids to come in with DNA activations we couldn't have, chose not to have, instead working through the old paradigms, breaking through the old thought, and then holding a place for our loved ones to continue, expanding and expressing and exploring.

I see the news now in joy, every time I see the big stuff. There are rumblings, now, that I did not expect to see for a while. I'm surprised with the peed of things. Sure it may look like chaos, but it's all coming out. There is no place to hide now. No place to hide, and those who feel they have something to hide are beginning to make some serious mistakes. It's fun to watch.

As I've said, I think this last part has been about figuring out how to modulate different frequencies or realities or awarenesses at the same time, making sense, making sense. And it is funny, because some things that used to make perfect sense, things that were just not even visible because they were so ingrained, now they look and feel sort of foreign, and unappealing, uninviting.

The sad night when I was grieving my life, saying goodbye to it, it was just the end of a long process. I have been thinking about how I want to play this next part out, and what would be right, and this is getting into the questions I had at the beginning.

I feel like this time period is a significant one. I am sort of flying blind here, feeling things light up. And then, this morning, there are those two angels telling us what they think is happening, and others who have talked about photons and energy changes.

There is this talk about an event, a reveal, and I want to know more about it.

Is this the burning off of the last of that person who sits next to cosmic consciousness, on that bench, sitting side by side, that I mentioned. The tight one, the one with the need to comply to “the rules,” the one who considers what is for dinner, what is to be done? Does she blow away and the big part take over?

Seems odd.

One of the authors says this has never been attempted before, and it is a little weird, all the different sources now all saying stuff the teachers alluded to. They said that ascension is just the way of it, just the way of it, but this is a special circumstance. There were complications along the way, hiccups, and it's been tricky, basically. Maybe they were trying to explain what Kryon has alluded to. Our DNA is increasing in efficiency, without the messy genetic bottleneck, as one. All souls who have ever lived on earth are here now, I have heard again and again. A time of shift, of individual claiming of the universal.

So, there may not be a null zone as I was originally taught. I think I could only see melted tires because it was easier to think about, somehow. Believing, even hoping, that nothing artificial would remain within the hearts and souls of others, and self, that would not have been believable, would have broken my heart to contemplate, so convinced things would always remain tight and hard and sad, around me, within me.

So, when I see things begin to loosen and shift, I think that it is just us getting used to more capabilities. The lights come on a little bit better now, it's easier to see each other now, and harder to hide things form ourselves, I think.

And maybe that is the reveal, when all is said and done.

Realizing that, quantum time theory and multidimensional reincarnational theory aside, what could be better than having it revealed that we are all creators in this, some more adept, more experienced than others, but if you are here for the ride, just deal with it, you are divine. You have the creator within. You have all the capabilities you could ever hope for.

I will end on this note.

The other night, out of the blue, as is his way, my son said, “You know, I was told this life was going to be a vacation, but so far, it's been hell.”

You want to take a stab in responding to that?

You want to hold it in your mind, what it might mean to hear a youngster talk so freely?

I told him, yeah, I know it's been hard so far, there hasn't been a lot of luxury and stuff, but we have love here, and that is something I didn't know until you showed up. I didn't ever give it, really, like I give it now, Sam. I'm sorry you feel it has been hard, and I'll do my best to make it better for you. I thought about others then, folks who appear, sometimes, to be so clear, so focused, so sure of themselves, and yet, some of the choices they make, wow, I would not want that kind of karma.

And there it is.

Outside of karma, that means releasing oneself from old patterning, but it also, then, must mean release from further entanglements, right?

It means stepping away, not engaging, and then, finally, not calling to you very much in the way of karmic entanglements.

So this frames the changes, the shift, better for me.

There are no winners, no losers, no unenlightened ones and enlightened ones.

This cleaving off, this old earth and new earth talk, really, looking at it, how dualistic can you get? I think it's nonsense.

The rain falls on the just and the unjust. This cosmic fairy dust we now are breathing in, I think everybody's getting real strong waves of it. It's what you do with it, and there are some who choose not to feel it. And that is fine. They are not damned, they are not judged. Each of us weird ones knows all about being judged for our consciousness. I think this old earth/new earth cleaving stuff is, in a way, a stance of superiority, and it is a very very very fine line indeed.

SO they talk about the Pluto square, the eclipse, and this feels very similar, very reminiscent of the corridor I felt between the 12-12-12 and 12-21-12. It was a long nine days, very conscious, purposeful, focused days. I suppose I worked through some of it, but I was very poor that year, specially around Christmas. My engine was way past idle, my physical engine, while I adjusted.

This is different, because I feel vitalized, unstoppable, but I feel like everything is ABOUT TO happen. Everyone is in place, in costume. The lighting crew is ready, the props are looking good, we all know our lines, and we can feel the audience hush. There is a change in the sound of the group here, assembled here, to be part of something astonishing.

That's how it feels to me. That moment before the big guys lift their arms and start hoisting the curtain. The moment between before and after, I feel like that is where I am.

On Monday, yesterday, I woke up, after a weekend of wrestling with a fear I couldn't physically do anything to ameliorate until Monday, and I was really happy.

I had it real loud, real strong, Kathy, life can change on a dime. Everything can change, expect to be surprised.

And so I have walked with that sensation of anticipation, not fear, just that nice solid feeling you get when you know you're getting something wonderful, something you have always always wanted, for Christmas. And you know it's right there, under the tree, but that more goodies are going to be presented, stuff you did not expect, so just smile, just relax, just enjoy.

It is that sort of feeling.

And so, to close, I will say that about a month ago, I had a real strong thought upon awakening one day, about how good might come.

I was told that what comes next is sort of like an inheritance. I then saw a modest castle like structure in Ireland or England, there in my jammies, and I thought, oh wow, I owned that. Holy crap. I own that now!

And so, it was a feeling of being not so much cared for but owner of or sovereign of stuff I have absolutely no idea are rightfully mine.

That feeling has intensified, and now it has been amplifier by other voices, saying, yes, something is coming. It's normal to feel on-the-edge-of-your-seat.

It is hard to know, now, what celestial event will be the biggest trigger. That is why this time feels different than the last time I felt in the clutches of celestial timing, inside a corridor, moving to something I remember but do not understand. Something is coming, something very good, and everyone gets to experience at their level of acceptance.

The only thing between a human and these changes is their willingness. Their intent. Their focus. That's it. And the most advanced in loving, the most advanced soulically that I know, in my life, they really are on vacations. None of them give a damn about this airy fairy stuff. They are not interested. They have other interests.

And yet, they are very clear, very pure souls. I have often thought about the idea of a vacation. This has not been a lifetime of anything but work, so far. A vacation would be nice. I understand that light work is called that because it really is work, but as the veil lifts and we come more on line, how hard can it be?

Awakening is remembering is DNA activation, and the permission one holds consciously is what drives the car. My will collapsed when things changed early 2012, but that was by design. Since then, it's been all about the DNA, while still getting along with everybody else.

And now, although peace between my brothers and sisters is the goal, always, I am getting there differently. Not wanting to instruct, to even discuss, with those whoa re not interested. Knowing when to hold my tongue. Finally getting it, that getting it is unimportant, and is nothing to be ashamed of. Loving all like a mother, and that includes me.

Whenever I think on the 3^rd, I feel sparks, can see them shooting. The 1^st is a big day too. Big big day. I don't know why, and have no idea what it all means, but I know I will be having fun. The energy feels immense sometimes, and at others, highly manageable. I think it comes in waves.

I’ve been adding some pictures to my pages about the seven soul types (as described in the Michael teachings). Specifically, I’ve done seven facial caricatures to show what each one tends to look like (at least to me), highlighting and exaggerating the main features — the Scholar’s prominent brow, for example, and the Priest’s intense eyes. 

Below I’m showing them all together on one page, with a number of famous faces as representative examples in each case. 

Now, I’ll readily admit that it’s quite easy to find exceptions to the rule. Yes, you can probably point to a famous Priest soul incarnation who looks nothing like the Priest ‘stereotype’ shown below. Fair cop. Not all Priests have definite almond-shaped heads. But I see this is as a general approximation, a pattern, not a hard-and-fast rule. 

And of course, head/face shapes will vary according to body size. Going by shape alone, for example, a Sage who is small in stature like Miley Cyrus looks a bit like an Artisan. But that’s just the shape. You can still spot the Sage in Miley Cyrus because a Sage’s face has also a firm, elastic and shiny quality (as it’s always on the move) while an Artisan’s tends to be soft and very ‘composed’. You have to look at the whole package — not just shapes but also tones and movements. And in the Sage’s case, the motormouth is also a dead giveaway! 

See what you think. 

S E R V E R 

Servers are gentle, genial souls. Facially, they often characterised by a rounded head, sometimes potato-shaped, with soft, sagging features and smallish, tired-looking eyes. Rounded shoulders are also typical. 

The Server’s baseline expression varies between one of sorrowful pity (when they focus on the common woes of life, like Mother Teresa) and sweet, innocent cheerfulness (when they focus on the common good, like the Dalai Lama). But either way, there is a basic vibe of harmlessness. 

Typical traits: accommodating, caring, modest, dedicated, unassuming, homely, downtrodden, melancholic. 

A R T I S A N 

Artisans tend to have heart-shaped or cup-shaped faces, together with a dreamy, unfocused, faraway look in their eyes. Where Sages have a starry twinkle in the eyes, Artisans have mysterious portals into their inner worlds. 

Their facial expression tends to look very composed, as though they were sitting for a portrait (indeed, many models are Artisans). The mood of the expression can vary between a childlike playfulness and a very broody look of being lost in deep thought, as though contemplating some tricky arithmetic (which I suppose Einstein frequently was). 

Artisans have a habit of creating a striking image for themselves which both attracts attention and at the same time serves as an outer façade behind which they can hide. This includes a tendency to go for distinctive hairstyles and clothes. 

Typical traits: inventive, imaginative, innovative, idiosyncratic, flaky, ditzy. 

W A R R I O R 

Warriors look distinctly solid and physical, tough, firm-skinned, perhaps leathery, and very much at home in their bodies. The head-shape can be quite straight, a bit like a jar. 

Like Kings, Warriors tend to be hard and angular, but the telling features are the low eyebrows and the ready-for-action expression which varies between “Yeah, let’s do this!” and “Nobody screw with me!” 

Typical traits: forceful, assertive, loyal, protective, determined, ruthless, vicious. 

S C H O L A R 

Scholars tend to look intelligent but somewhat unexpressive and socially detached. They usually have a large, flat forehead and relatively hollow, deadpan features. The mouth is naturally shut rather than open. In contrast to the Sage, the Scholar’s face looks like it isn’t used much for expressiveness. 

The eyes can look deep-set, partly because the Scholar’s attention is usually somewhere inside their brain rather than out there where the action is, and partly because the prominent brow can overhang the eyes, adding to the Scholar’s observing-rather-than-participating look. 

With Scholars, it’s all happening inside the head; their mind is always busy processing, absorbing, learning. Overall, I would say Scholars have a look of benign detachment. 

Typical traits: curious, knowledgeable, analytical, dry, pedantic, detached, neutral, aloof. 

S A G E 

Sages’ facial features are often unusually big, open and elongated or elasticated, perhaps even cartoon-like. In addition, they often have a twinkle of mischievous merriment in the eyes, as though itching to tell a joke or share some scandalous gossip. 

The face is a key means of expression and the Sage’s face is always ‘on’. Their cheeks tend to be a prominent feature, rounded from lots of smiling and joking. The whole face is like an inflated balloon. 

Young-soul Sages are all all eyes and teeth with their big, sparkly smiles. Old-soul sages like Osho are more mellow and look like, well, happy sages. 

Typical traits: eloquent, witty, gregarious, flamboyant, effusive, attention-seeking, loud, verbose. 

P R I E S T 

Priests tend to have almond-shaped heads, and cat-like eyes that point forwards very directly. I’ve also noticed that the eyes can sometimes seem ‘upside-down’, with the upper lid being more open than the lower. Also with Priests, the corners of the mouth often look sharply pointed. 

The Priestly facial expression suggests a strongly felt desire to make things right or better. This typically varies between one of stern disapproval (when they focus on what’s presently wrong with the world as they see it) and rapturous enthusiasm (as they focus on realising some higher potential). 

The Priest’s gaze often has an inflamed, hypnotic intensity which can look strikingly beautiful — or strikingly sinister, depending on where the Priest is coming from. 

Typical traits: fervent, visionary, hope-inspiring, earnest, uplifting, preachy, fanatical. 

K I N G 

Kings tend to be distinguished by a solid-looking block-like head with ‘meaty’ or ‘granite’ features. There is often a broad, muscular, well-defined jawline. 

The face reveals a self-assured, commanding expression with a very masculine look of authority that says “I know exactly what I’m doing,” — the flip-side of which is a withering look that says “You don’t know what the hell you’re doing.” 

Typical traits: commanding, masterful, self-assured, decisive, harsh, imperious. 

Source: personalityspirituality.net - See more at: http://www.riseearth.com/2013/10/the-seven-soul-types-what-do-they-look.html#sthash.fMTapabc.dpuf

Archeia Lady Mercy ~ Nurture Yourself through the Healing Power of Forgiveness ~ via Julie Miller
Posted: 03 Aug 2013 10:45 PM PDT

Beautiful Bright Hearts we know many of you have experienced hurt caused by other people’s actions and words. Maybe your parent criticized you, possibly a co-worker spread invalidated gossip, or your closest friend or partner has said or done dishonest actions that caused hurt. There are many scenarios and examples and the pain you have endured can create wounds that hurt much more than a cut upon your body - the anger, resentment, and for some the feelings of vengeance can have a long lasting hold on your emotions and feelings. They can drain your precious energy away creating fatigue and unwellness. To remove yourself from these draining emotions and feelings, consider the practice of forgiveness. Embrace forgiveness as a way to heal yourself from deep within, releasing any pent up guilt, animosity and other fear created feelings and let them go. Bright Hearts when you embrace forgiveness as your healing medium for personal hurts you are leading your whole self down a wonderful path of physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. You are doing something good for you.

We are quite aware that forgiveness is a challenge for many because one must be ready mentally and emotionally. Understand Bright Hearts, when you apply the practice of forgiveness you are not condoning what has happened or what someone has done. You are letting go of the pain that was created as a result. You are letting go of all the bitterness, sorrow, betrayal and other feelings that was created, you are freeing yourself from the heaviness of those feelings and emotions. Yes, forgiveness can be hard, especially when the person or persons who have wronged you don’t seem to deserve your mercy, but you are doing this also for you. Remember my dears, when you forgive the benefits are mainly for you. Forgiveness frees you; it shows you a path where you can breathe again without the pain caused by others or the lingering effects of a situation that has held your power far too long.

Learning to forgive and let go of the pain caused by others gives room for compassion, and peace to enter your whole being. Your ability to forgive and let go can easily direct your journey to happier and healthier relationships, a higher feeling of spiritual well-being, less stressed are just some of the many things you may feel as an outcome of practicing forgiveness.

We know it is very easy to hold onto the animosity and resentment after someone has said or done something to hurt you. As soon as you think on those words and actions, you allow them to take root and to grow and fester inside of you. They have the ability to push out any positive feelings and sometimes the feeling of being overwhelmed by your own sense of injustice takes over. Depending on how long you dwell within the negative emotions of the situation you may also find yourself losing valuable connectedness with others that you do care about.

Even while in this dark state you may feel lost and confused, but there is always a way out but it does require commitment from you and your will do leave the heaviness behind. The commitment that is needed is your own vow to begin the process to bring in positive changes beginning with forgiveness. As you embark upon the path of practicing forgiveness, give yourself time to think about the value of forgiveness and how it is important and what you are hoping to achieve. During this time of self-healing, reflect back to past situations where hurt was involved, recognize the facts that are plainly there and notice your reactions then and how they effected your physical health and spiritual well-being and see how the past situation and the current one has effected your overall life.

When you are ready, enthusiastically forgive this person that has caused you harm. Let go of that heavy pain and of those negative emotions and feelings. Give yourself the freedom from their disharmonic clutches and become no longer the victim but the survivor, one who is filled with great courageous, personal power and great knowledge and wisdom. You deserve to be free, to be in control of yourself and of your life. As soon as you consciously let go of your pain, along with the bitterness and anger that is often associated, your life is no longer defined by the actions and words done by others, it is no longer a reflection of the pain you endured. Through the power and effects of forgiveness, you are essentially rebirthing a new you. Forgiveness is like a gentle yet strong hug that nurtures and heals you from the inside. Through forgiveness you learn how to live again, to smile, to laugh and to just be you.

When you have exercised forgiveness to the person that caused you pain and harm, this positive action doesn’t always mean there will be reconciliations. Through the process of forgiveness, you have learned what value means, and through the information you gathered you also are given the opportunity to recognize if the relationship with this person is of great value to you or if it will continue to create harm. Forgiveness often leads to reconciliation but not necessarily. You will have to discern, using your intuitive powers and come to the conclusion if reconciliation is best. Even if there is no reconciliation, forgiveness is still able to be applied and your path of self-healing continues.

Bright Hearts, we know how difficult it can be when you have not forgiven the one who has caused you pain by their insensitive words or actions; just being near them causes great tension. But when forgiveness has been exercised, these feelings of fright and unease dissolves. The feeling of awkwardness is no longer present because you have begun to move forward because you have re-claimed your power, you have given yourself the respect you deserve as well as your love and care.

We encourage you Bright Hearts, while on the path of forgiving others, you also need to forgive yourself. Forgive yourself for any past wrongs you may have done to others, forgive yourself for the feelings you allowed to enter, forgive yourself for judging yourself or being too hard on yourself. Remember who you are, remember that mistakes do happen. They don’t happen necessarily to stall your progress, but to help guide you to creating a stronger you, to learn to let go of certain cycles, to let go of people or ways that are no longer serving your best interests. When you seek forgiveness for yourself, don’t seek with excuses, seek specifically for forgiveness, include your regret and your sorrow, and be authentic. Understand dear ones you cannot force another to forgive you, they too deserve and need to move on and they will just as you will in time when they are ready. Even after you exercised forgiveness and the outcome doesn’t bring reconciliation, it is important to make the decision to be compassionate, kind and respectful towards others.

Your spirit Bright Hearts requires the nourishment found within the goodness of truth and beauty that is discovered while on the path of forgiveness. Showing mercy and forgiveness to yourself and to others allows you to grow strong and increases your potential and ability to allow positive changes into your life. When you are being merciful towards others and of yourself, you are able to forgive, you are able to comfort, help and care for others and for yourself when needed. Remember dear ones when you act merciful and show forgiveness you are also demonstrating unconditional love, a kind of love that has no expectations, a love that is done for the simple sake of loving. Don’t allow your spirit to feel poorly or as if it’s in a poverty-like state, direct the healing energy of forgiveness to reach your soul as well.

Give yourself the gift of mercy and forgiveness, heal from within and shine your goodness and renewed vitality wherever you go.

I AM Archeia Lady Mercy through Julie Miller

Archangeloi of the Elohim ~ via Karen Doonan
Posted: 03 Aug 2013 10:45 PM PDT

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Beloved ones we come to guide and to support as you now begin to manifest in TRUTH and allow for the lower dimensional frequencies that have hidden deep within your BEing to be revealed in order to dissolve them fully. The movement of many of you now into the spaces in which you are able to FEEL and to heal to greater and greater depths is NOW. We guide for ALL to understand that the world is now a different vibrational frequency and that ALL has changed from the cellular level of your BEing outwards. No longer constrained by the old earth frequences, the human race is now able to move into place and join its brothers and sisters in the LIGHT of TRUTH in the UNIVERSE of 3.

We are here to explain in human terms that which is now unfolding across and within planet earth at this time, for there are a great many changes that will now unfold at human level within human society as a result of the increase in frequency and expansion of said frequency of mother earth in the UNIVERSE of 3. Expansion is the key to this process, we ask for you to allow for expansion in all areas and all aspects of this your very human life experience in the NOW. Expansion was the frequency that you were prevented from fully accessing under the old earth, this was done deliberately to keep you linked into the old earth and all its creations, for the creations of the old earth were a direct result of the vibrational space in which mother earth was kept by those who sought to contain and suppress her energy signature.

In many aspects the human race and all that they have endured is a direct result of the plundering of mother earth and her frequencies and not the other way around. Again the 3d earth trying to teach that the planet you have incarnated into and upon is a reflection of humanity, the smoke and mirrors trying to teach that you harm your mother directly when in TRUTH the harm to mother earth was always the goal. Those who sought to contain and suppress using the energy signatures of mother earth's children to further the lowering of mother earth herself. Do you understand our guidance beloved ones, do you see how the smoke and the mirrors work to convince you that YOU are the perpetrator against your mother when in TRUTH ALL are the result of the vibrational space in which planet earth was KEPT.

Now that the lower dimensional frequencies are dissolving and the LOVE that IS begins to anchor within and around planet earth then mother earth can find her balance and she can begin her expansion in TRUTH. We guide for you to connect to mother earth frequently for she is finding balance at all times, her energy signature fluctuating and moving until she regains her balance and can begin the process of expansion. Expansion is the creation of the LOVE that IS in TRUTH merged with the ENERGY that YOU ARE in TRUTH. The expansion process one of bliss, harmony, creativity and LOVE. For many of you this may be a time of tentative steps where you try out the ground beneath your feet. Much like spending most of your time on quick sand and having to be careful where you step, now many of you are realising how solid the ground is beneath your feet. From this realisation comes the confidence that has been stripped from your BEing. The confidence to allow the manifestation of your dreams, for that is why you came to this planet in this form, to dream your dreams into reality in your human form. This has never been achieved before as mother earth did not sit within the UNIVERSE of 3 and the expansion that is asked by your SOUL was not available.

ALL knew that this moment would occur for this moment was always to occur and hence you incarnated into this dimensional timeline in order to birth the dreams that sit within the heart space. We call out to ALL at this time and ask that you begin to focus once more on these dreams. For many of you the old earth may have tried to convince you that the dreams were outwith your reach, we are here to guide you that this is but the smoke and the mirrors of a dying frequency. Dreams are ignited when you pour the LOVE that IS through and within the heart space, the dream being placed within the heart prior to incarnation in order to protect the dream. For ALL were aware that the heart space was the only vibrational space that the old earth frequencies could not penetrate under the old earth energy signature. Here your dreams have been kept safe and nurtured, all the while nudging you and helping you to remember who you are in TRUTH.

NOW is the time to dust down these dreams and to pour life through them, the new earth now in a vibrational space that allows for the rapid manifestation of the dream in TRUTH. Each step that you now take is allowing for your expansion and we walk with you as you now remember how to walk and to play in the energies of the planet earth. ALL refer to you as "children" of mother earth for a reason beloved ones and we are here to help you remember the childlike qualities that will allow for rapid expansion at this time. Many of you have never had a "childhood" in the very human form that you take now upon this planet. The old earth teaching that to be "childlike" was to be ignorant of the ways of the world. Again the teachings springing forth to try to convince you that life on this planet is harsh and has to be endured. Beloved ones why would you incarnate into a form to "endure" when the very fabric of the universe is LOVE and the manifestation of dreams comes from the frequency of the LOVE that IS?

We appreciate and acknowledge that the lifetimes spent on this planet are convincing but we guide clearly for you to see beyond the smoke and the mirrors and to view the old earth as the "bully in the playground". The old earth knew no other way to exist and we ask for you at this time to continue to pour the LOVE that IS through your very BEing and out into the universe. LOVE is the highest frequency that exists in the universe, it is the very FABRIC of the universe and it will now work to show you TRUTH to new levels. Do not despise the old earth for in TRUTH that will continue to feed a dying vibration, we ask for you to have LOVE and compassion for a race that knew no other way and to understand that they too are on a path to ascension, as are ALL. Pour the LOVE that IS through ALL in your waking human life and work to find balance in these new higher frequencies and then allow the miracles to unfold around you, through you and within you, for in TRUTH ALL ARE ONE and ALL JUST IS.

We are the Archangeloi of the Elohim and we will continue to guide and to support as you now begin to find your feet and create within the new playground that is mother earth in the UNIVERSE of 3 in TRUTH.

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Who Are You, Truly? ~ A Message from the Angels ~ via Tazjima

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 10:45 PM PDT

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“Who are you (or “Hu R U” in text!)?” asked the Caterpillar of Alice in “Through the Looking Glass”. Many of you are now deep into the process of discovering the answer that Alice was seeking.

Today, several of us, as ascended masters, angelic beings and divine mentors have joined together to address you through our scribe:

I AM Sanat Kumara, Planetary Logos, also known affectionately as “Raj” by many.

We are the Angelic Legions of the Divine Mother.
We are the Pleiadian Council of Nine.
We are the Divine Mother and Father.

We are You, part of your Multidimensional nature, which you are now in the process of rediscovering and opening up to the realization that you are greater than you know.

We have joined together to address our brothers and sisters through this scribe as part of her own mission to know herself better. While well aware of some of her own spiritual roots, she has been unwilling to reveal much to her readers. Now has come the time to speak of many things, not just of a personal level, but a Universal level.

Each of you is in the process of returning to Source. Why? Creator has instilled his creation with the desire to be in Oneness. For some time, this has not been the case; many worlds, universes, creations and individuals have, shall we say, strayed from the original blueprint and far into darkness and separation. And so Creator has sent forth brave ones, volunteers all, to work in these distant fields to act as wayshowers, to bring awareness back to those who notice them, in whatever light, positive or negative, that joining into oneness is possible for anyone to accomplish, no matter how lost they currently feel.

Our scribe has been undergoing the process of “getting to know yourself” as described and guided through the work of Jim Self, long one of our guides and mentors, taught by Archangels and Masters. This is one approach to coming into Oneness, but only one; there are many and each individual needs to discover what method or direction suits their own individual needs. All of you are unique and precious to Creator; all of you are now discovering just how unique and amazing you truly are. To some the revelations will be overwhelming at first, and then others will be quite accepting and also blasé about their discoveries. And still others will be secretive, at least at first, because they do not yet trust themselves or those around them to understand completely what has been revealed or why.

We ask nothing of yourselves that you are unwilling to give at this time, only to look dispassionately at what your heart tells you, what is shown to you through dreams and visions, what you feel through your body, what is revealed to you in moments of “aha”, as you piece together disparate bits of information into a complete picture… a new you is being revealed.

Our scribe has noticed what has been explained by Jim Self in his latest energy update (August 2013) as a removal of certain levels of frequency, a detachment from the need or ability to emotionally react to some happening in daily life that would have earlier created a disturbance in her emotional body, creating another thought form to be stored in her unconscious to be dealt with at a later date. This detachment, while deemed by some to be a lack of response or coolness in her nature, is a godsend now as the agitation in the world around her increases. She is now able to watch the gyrations of the minions of the departing paradigm with equanimity; these oppressors are now struggling to retain their control over the people and are attempting all kinds of acts of oppression and aggression to push through their agenda. It is not working anymore as the energy has shifted and the structures that once held together the rigid paradigm of the third dimension have been removed. All the flailing about is pointless, but will be done by these stubborn ones until they, too, realize that change is inevitable and that their time is done.

For the lightworkers to be drawn into the drama of the departing paradigm is not the solution, either, for to place attention and focus on these dark energies is to strengthen their remaining hold on society and the individual. One must learn to be observant, compassionate and removed, focusing instead on the golden vision of the inner heart and connection with soul; the I AM Presence and Creator. Through the Law of Attraction, what is focused upon will emerge into your life and hers. It is universal law and above all those created by those who wish to control the actions and lives of others for their own benefit. So be willing to forgive those who have worked against you throughout your many lives on this planet and others, and to move on into your own dream of bringing heaven to earth. It can be done; it is being done by many who have learned to focus on what gives them joy and can offer abundance and healing for the collective of humanity, not just their own pocketbook.

Now has come a time of letting go of what is not yours, what has never been yours. It is up to each of you to identify just what constitutes those things that have been put forward by others in your life as being the way to do things, what to believe, how to act, who to trust, who to hate. All of you have been affected by the administrations and belief systems of your elders, mentors, teachers and bosses, to one extent or another. However, as the energies shift and change, the new children coming into the world and many who are here already as Indigos, blue-ray beings, crystals, walk-in volunteers, starseeds and other various titles, these individuals do not resonate with the old energies and so they rebel or walk away from what has been placed before them as the way things have always been and seek another direction, one quite divergent from that of their parents and teachers. The children understand that there is another way to be, to follow; so they go their own way because of their different “wiring”. They have come in with bodies that naturally respond to higher frequency levels and so they can adapt to and demand that others change, as well. For them the process is easy and quite natural.

This ability to shift with the incoming energies and shifts is not quite so apparent in the older generations still living on this planet. Our scribe is one who came in soon after the last great world war; she took on some of the decades of energetic healing of karmic patterns and lines that many of her compatriots did, but in a mostly unconscious manner. She just knew that things weren’t right or comfortable for her, so a great search for meaning was undertaken quietly, moving her away from the paradigm of her parents, and eventually quite away from her entire family. She has lived a solitary life for many years now out of choice, realizing that she needed to focus on her own inner growth and not respond to the needs of others in the manner which was the existing and unsatisfying paradigm of her own mother. Perhaps her actions were deemed suspicious and selfish by some, but she was driven by a deep inner desire to understand what was going on, outside and within. The process for her is still ongoing, but now there is an increasing acceptance of her inner power, strength and determination to be reunited with her Soul and with Creator. With this acceptance also comes a sense of peace despite all that is continuing to play out in the world around her. This is a journey that is being undertaken by many individuals, each in their own way, and is beginning to be reflected in changes manifesting in the outer world, as the “people” come awake to the need to change what has been accepted and put forward by the few to control the many to what can be accepted by the many and is for the good of all.

It is up to each individual to arrive at that place when they can accept and learn to love themselves, as they are, not as they hope to be, but as they are here and now. And they will begin to discover just how truly wonderful and astounding that knowledge can be, even if they now see themselves as being quite simple and plain on the surface. No one is what they appear to be; all are part of creation, facets of the great diamond of Being and in the process of being buffed and polished by events in daily life, by opportunities and promptings to expand horizons and sense of Self. Respond to these promptings as you see yourself guided and learn to trust the process. You are in control; you just may not be aware of that fact, yet, mainly because you are not quite aware of Who you are.

You will discover that paradox will be quite apparent as you continue to grow towards self-realization. Paradox allows for people to change. What is true of a person or an event one day, may not hold true the next. Perhaps someone hurt you in the past. Will you hold that against them until the day you breathe your last breath or can you forgive yourself and them for what has happened and allow them to reveal how they have changed or not. You do not have to give in to another; just be compassionate and understanding. You act as mirrors to one another and reflect back what has not been dealt with. As bluffing agents, your “enemies” act to bring your attention to what has not been released from your own unconsciousness. How you react to their actions or not can give you a sense of just how far you have come in the process of forgiving yourself for acts of omission or commission.

What upsets you today as someone commits an atrocity “out there” is something that you, yourself, may have committed in another lifetime or even this one. You need to forgive “them” and yourself and move on. These acts are still being committed by those who hate themselves so desperately that they believe by hurting others they will regain a sense of control and power over their own lives. Of course they are seriously deranged in thinking so, but even the worst murderer or child rapist can change, can find redemption in the “lord” if they can forgive themselves and learn to love what they are now, a child of the Creator.

Can you do any less than the angels and forgive that one as the Creator does every day, every moment, knowing full well what that individual truly is already?

Can you forgive yourself?

Can you learn to love your loneliness and the traits that drive you from being able to live with others?

Can you learn to accept that what you deem as weaknesses and character faults within may truly be your most precious gifts and strengths that you can place on the altar of Being?

As the velocity of change quickens in the world, through the avenues of extreme weather, social upheavals, economic and political changes, as well as upsets caused by the now daily revelations of what has been hidden from the general populace by their governments, religious institutions, by corporations and powerful individuals, each person is undergoing a process of initiation into mastery. Many are unprepared and will leave as the paradigms shift and the frequency levels of the planet continue to rise. This exodus is well underway already; it can be seen in an increase in the death statistics, whether through natural causes or through violence and social upheaval. Do not feel that the ones leaving have failed, however, as each individual has a path to follow. When one leaves the body, one can adjust the patterns and make another attempt at mastering the energies and demands of physical embodiment, which is so much more challenging than many beings existing in the higher frequencies, truly understand.

You are the brave ones, who have taken on the job of bringing a planet back into alignment with the Will of the Creator; it is not an easy task and will take some time to come into full manifestation, but the light is increasing in this world. The new world will come into being; it exists already in your Heart of hearts. Each individual who leaves will come back to fulfill their mission or choose to fulfill it from the worlds of light, as they are so guided. Do not fear for your loved ones who do not appear to be awake yet; they will not be left behind even if they appear to forsake you and your efforts to go forth into the New World, now.

If you are meant to work together, you will, but you cannot force change on another against their will. Let them be what they are. They will discover what lies within soon enough.

Be the process of change that you want to see happen in the world. Focus on what is your dream, your passion, your joy and bring it into manifestation. It is not your duty to correct what is broken. The energies of change will scour and remove that which is not suitable for the continuation of life from the world. This planet is undergoing her own path of initiation and return to her Christic plane of being; what vibrates at a lower level is being removed, naturally. What already exists within her and within each individual will eventually manifest in the physical. This process is already underway. See the world with the eyes of a child, filled with excitement and wonder, free of cynical judgment, alive to the possibilities and delights of physical existence. Your world is a wonder of creation and you are, too. Discover the joys of life on a beautiful planet, made even more beautiful by your focused thoughts and visions of heaven on earth. You are a part of the Creator made manifest. Bring your most beautiful dreams and passions into reality. You have the power within; learn to harness it for the good of all creation. Be what you are meant to be, a beautiful, powerful being of light.

Go gently into the new day that approaches you as a dawn flushing the skies of your world. Go forth in wonder and create in joy. You are human angels, drawn into manifestation by the Mother and empowered with grace and spirit by the Father. You are their hands; create in the fields of the Lord and learn to sing, again, with angels and elementals. We stand at your side, guiding, mentoring and giving encouragement when needed, but you are the masters. Go forth and act accordingly. We truly love you as you are, here and now.

Namaste; we bow to the Divinity within each of you.

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Not bad for an amateur effort… Amateur photographers have submitted photos for National Geographic's 125th anniversary. Wish you were here?

Your Shot: Beautiful images from the readers of National Geographic

National Geographic magazine turned 125 this month, with an anniversary issue devoted to the power of photography. The magazine moves the birthday celebration off its pages with the October 1st public launch of a photo-sharing platform, Your Shot (NGYourShot.com), that allows photography fans to connect with photographers and editors around virtual assignments, get direct feedback on their work and participate in a unique photography-based community. One of the magazine’s young star photographers, Cory Richards, will usher in the month as lead curator of the magazine’s first assignment on Your Shot.

Led by Richards and his magazine photo editor, Sadie Quarrier, the assignment invites
photographers to share three images that convey how photography can help us explore our changing world. Throughout the assignment, Richards and Quarrier will provide photo tips and feedback on the images that are submitted along with direction on what they feel will best help tell the story. Their favorite photograph will be selected to appear in a future issue of National Geographic magazine. Participants must join Your Shot, National Geographic’s free online photo community and storytelling platform, to submit photos to the assignment, which runs until Oct. 22. (National Geographic)

Here's a look at some of the offers for the first assignment, "Explore our Changing World" and links to the galleries of the photographers.

Photograph and caption by Junichi Saito, National Geographic Your Shot - Seagull - Feeding a seagull.

Photograph and caption by Wayne Panepinto, National Geographic Your Shot - Perfect Catch - I'm amazed how easy the sea lions catch their food. I'm very happy for sea lion Lily and Seneca Park Zoo with the Daily Dozen end results

Photograph and caption by Rolf Maeder, National Geographic Your Shot - Night of Lightning at Grand Canyon - It was such a wonderful experience to witness this beautiful thunderstorm far across the Grand Canyon

Photograph and caption by Junaid Ahmed, National Geographic Your Shot - People at Prayer - Ijtema is the second largest muslim gatherings in the world after Hazz.The gatherings is so huge that people did not get place at the field to pray jumma prayer and sited themselves at road

Photograph and caption by Ryan Deboodt, National Geographic Your Shot - Camp inside Hang Son Doong - After two days of trekking and caving, we reach the first camp inside Hang Son Doong, the world's largest cave

Photograph and caption by Dimitris Maroulakis, National Geographic Your Shot - Weightless - Freediver slides peacefully over sea bed in the blue hole area of Vouliagmeni.

Photograph and caption by Noel Kerns, National Geographic Your Shot - Meteorite - Abandoned farmhouse near Sanger, Texas. 3-minute exposure under a 3/4 moon, f/5.6, ISO 200. Interior of house light-painted with X2000 flashlights

Photograph and caption by Arati Rao
Photograph and caption by Arati Rao, National Geographic Your Shot - Best Shelter Ever - A baby shelters under its mother one late afternoon in Sri Lanka

Photograph and caption by Eiko Jones, National Geographic Your Shot - Cloud of Tadpoles - While photographing lilies in a local swamp a cloud of tadpoles swam by numbering in the thousands, all following along in a trail

Photograph and caption by Andrew Inaba, National Geographic Your Shot - The Ice Caves - Granite Falls, Washington is home to the Big Four Ice Caves; A large network of tunnels formed from heaps of avalanche-deposited snow, and hollowed by cascading water and warm winds. Spectacle and beauty must come with respect, as the ice is prone to collapse and cave-ins

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2430412/Surfer-Trent-Sherborne-goes-head-head-pod-dolphins-Kalbarri-Western-Australia.html

Surfer goes to head-to-head with pod of dolphins as he takes on gigantic Australian waves… and loses

• Trent Sherborne was catching waves at his local beach in Kalbarri, Western Australia
• Photographer Matt Hutton was lining up his last shot on the shore when a dolphin suddenly leaped from the ocean
• What he captured is an incredibly rare picture of man and mammal sharing the same wave

By Chris Pleasance
PUBLISHED: 05:33 EST, 24 September 2013 | UPDATED: 06:16 EST, 24 September 2013

When surfer Trent Sherbourne zipped up his wetsuit, grabbed his board and headed down to the secluded beach he was probably hoping to have the waves to himself.

So imagine his surprise when he found himself sharing the surf with a pod of dolphins who jumped out of the water right in front of him.

But even more incredible is that the moment was captured back on land by a self-taught photographer who was lining up his last shot of the day while experimenting with a new lens.

This stunning picture was capture by Matt Hutton who was just lining up the last shot of the day

Dolphins are known to share waves with humans but it is extremely rare for them to breach the surface and even rarer for the moment to be captured on film
Matt Hutton, 31, had been taking pictures of Trent when the local surfer was completely upstaged by dolphin racing him down the wave, before losing out to the speedy sea-mammal.

Amateur snapper Matt was travelling from Perth to his home in Wickham, Western Australia, in order to add pictures to his portfolio when he decided to stop in the small town of Kalbarri.

After asking locals for information he was told of a few good spots to go and take pictures of surfers but was advised that dolphin sightings were rare.

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When he arrived at the beauty spot he found the rumours to be true as a few other photographers lined the shore training their hi-tech lenses on the ocean.

Luckily for Matt, he had bought a specialist lens of his own just a few days before and was determined to get some good shots.

He said: 'One photographer said that he had been there hundreds of times but only seen dolphins on a few occasions.

'I was getting some great photos of Trent Sherborne surfing this awesome wave, when a pod of dolphins decided to join him.

'On the first occasion I captured two dolphins sharing a wave with him and a few separate photos of just the dolphins by themselves.

But when Matt came to line up his last picture a dolphin leaped from the wave just in front of Trent, and after zooming in on his camera's LCD screen to check it was in focus, Matt fired off a frame.

Hutton said he was 'so lucky to have been at the right place and right time' as sightings of dolphins at the beach are uncommon

Losing out: Trent's surfing was completely eclipsed by the stunts of the camera-shy dolphins who shared the surf with him that day
What he captured is the incredibly rare moment a dolphin breached the surface while sharing a wave with a surfer. While the intelligent animals are known to swim with humans, surfing with them is rare, and even then they stay underwater most of the time.

Matt added: 'It really is a very rare shot and I was so lucky to have been at the right place and right time and in regards to the dolphin and the surfer, Trent said he knew it was him in the photo as it's not everyday you get to eyeball a Dolphin, so it was pretty close!'

'I have had so many people write kind emails, messages, comments etc and it has been a very humbling experience, it is simply the highlight of my small photography career.
'A few people think its photoshopped but I can assure you they're not!'

However, one surfer who fell foul of the usually friendly sea creatures was Troy Robinson, 43, whose arm was broken after clashing with a dolphin in July.
Robinson found himself surrounded by ten of the animals while paddling out to sea, and it quickly became apparent that there was not enough space for all of them on the same wave.

As he ducked and dived through the tangle he was suddenly hit, torpedo-like, by one of the animals which knocked him clean off his board and left him in immense pain.

The impact was so hard he had to have a plate inserted into his left forearm and it also punched a hole into his surfboard.

However he later joked that it would be a good story to tell his grandchildren, adding that it was 'better than it being a shark.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2430412/Surfer-Trent-Sherborne-goes-head-head-pod-dolphins-Kalbarri-Western-Australia.html#ixzz2hLuhvNbJ
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'After the Final Curtain': Haunting photos capture the derelict shells of U.S. theatres

They were once packed out entertainment venues decorated with stunning architecture, but these neglected American theatres have since fallen into disrepair.

Photographer Matt Lambros documented the sad decline of 57 formerly thriving theatres as part of his 'After the Final Curtain' project.

He travelled thousands of miles across the US, photographing crumbling venues in New York, Michigan and Massachusetts, among others, years after they stopped welcoming visitors.

The inside of the Shore Theatre on Coney Island, NY is now filled with fading walls and building equipment.

The stage and seating at the Paramount Theatre in Newark, NJ, which has clearly fallen into neglect. (REX/Matt Lambros)

The crumbling interior of the Troy Theatre, New York.

Unloved: The interior of Loew's Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, NYC.

The inside of the Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia has clearly seen better days.

Light streams into the dusty interior of the Loew's Kings Theatre in Brooklyn

The Liberty Theatre in Dorchester, Massachusetts is now a derelict shell of its former self.

Decay: The Embassy Theatre in Port Chester, NY - one of 57 visited by Matt.

The neglect and decay inside the Eastown Theatre in Detroit, Michigan is clear to see.

Another image of the Troy Theatre shows ornate carvings and decorations still in place.

Insane Photo: Late surfer resorts to jumping cliff to catch event
By Eurosport | World of Sport – 10 hours ago

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A surfer in Santa Cruz was running late for his competition so he was forced to improvise.
That improvisation came in the form of a jump off a cliff 30 feet high and into the Pacific Ocean.

"He timed it perfectly," photographer Allen Hughes told The Daily Mail.
The same could be said of Hughes, who captured the spectacular photo of this anonymous surfer in mid-air as a huge wave cascaded behind him.
Hughes was alert to the possibility that an intriguing scenario was unfolding at Lighthouse Point.

"Everyone else was watching the surfers out at sea, but then I noticed this guy running along Lighthouse Point," Hughes told the Mail. "I watched for quite a while and before each heat the surfers would climb down to the end of Lighthouse Point and make a smaller 10 foot jump.

"I noticed this guy run down to the end, he was late for his heat."
That was Hughes' cue to lock in on him.

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"I could tell he was anxious so I focused my camera on him and before anyone knew it, he ran and jumped off the cliff," Hughes said. "He timed it perfectly and landed just behind the white water and paddled out. I never did find out who he was. The cliff itself must be 30 foot high and the waves were maybe higher."

Although we can all marvel at the artistic quality of Hughes' shot, it ought not to be overlooked that the surfer got away with a rash decision. Not to be a ghoulish buzzkill here, but the outcome could've been far less favorable.
Hopefully this was crazy enough to dissuade any copycats jumpers, and perhaps it can be a lesson to all surfers: Pay attention to the time.

For those hardcore photography buffs that might be curious about the gear, according to Metro, Hughes, 65, captured the moment with a Nikon D300S.

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Text: ThePostGame Staff | Yahoo! Sports
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/insane-photo-surfer-resorts-cliff-jumping-catch-competition-121458616.html

By my brother Alex Cain

1. Connect with nature – Go for a walk in the forest, jungle, field of daisies, or wherever you feel like getting a connection with nature. It is possible to feel at deep sense of peace and oneness when you attempt to connect with nature. As you learn to connect and appreciate nature, you allow your consciousness to rise up.

2. Get your body moving – Exercise and dancing will raise your consciousness by promoting healthy brainwave patterns, healthy neurotransmitter levels, and great circulation throughout your nervous system. Help yourself rise up and break the pattern of not exercising by going for a friendly walk with one of your friends or even going to the club to dance. Both examples are: easy, fun, and empowering.

 3. Simple meditation - Whether you are an advanced meditator or a beginner, the benefits are tremendous and will allow you to tap into your highest state of conscious functioning if you stick around long enough. It is an act that will definitely raise your conscious awareness and allow you to attain greater focus, discipline, and develop a deeper joyous connection to life.

4. Spending time with true friends - Find only friends that align with who you are, your beliefs, and your values – they will make you more conscious. These are your true friends, and though they can be tough to find, they should definitely be cherished. Give some of your true friends a call and make it a habit to spend more time with them.

5. Have the intention to “raise your consciousness” – If you have the intention to raise your consciousness and state of awareness, you are on the right track. Having the intention alone will make you more focused on finding ways to raise your consciousness.

6. Tell the truth - Anytime you tell the truth, you raise your level of consciousness. Why do people tell lies? To protect themselves in lower states of consciousness. People in higher states of consciousness don’t lie because they want to be true to themselves, others, and make relationships in humanity more conscious.

7. Find and live your purpose - Searching for a purpose will help you find your true purpose here on Earth. When you find your purpose and are able to share it with the rest of the world, you will continue to raise your level of consciousness.

8. Take conscious control of your decisions - When you take conscious control of all your decisions, you are actually activating certain neural pathways in your brain that help promote self-control, calmness, and inner peace. Every time you allow others to dictate your decisions or you don’t take full conscious responsibility for your decisions, you become slightly conditioned to be less conscious when making choices.

9. Always be open-minded - Being open-minded is a key aspect in the process of becoming a more conscious individual. When you haven’t accepted the diversity that our planet has to offer: ranging from different cultures, religions, wildlife, and beliefs, you will stay in your same state of consciousness or drop to a lower state. Being open-minded doesn’t only need to be for beliefs either. It can be having an open-mind to try something new such as: a new exercise routine, spiritual practice, or trying a new food.

 10. Pursue higher intelligence - There are many ways to become more intelligent. Not everyone is intelligent in every area of their life. Some people are more emotionally intelligent, some have a higher I.Q., while some are more spiritually intelligent. All forms of intelligence increases and enhancements will help you on your journey towards expanding your awareness and becoming a more conscious human being.

11. Treat yourself with respect - Having respect for yourself and your actions will ultimately boost the amount of love that you express towards yourself and others. Make wise, respectful decisions that reflect your values and have strong respect for your personal beliefs. Treating others with respect will help you become a more conscious human being too, but before you can respect others properly, you must first learn to show the utmost respect towards yourself.

 12. Practice forgiveness - Forgiving yourself can be very difficult sometimes: especially if you are operating in a lower state of consciousness. Realize that in order to rise up, advance, and become a more conscious person, you must be compassionate and forgiving towards yourself. Any hateful thoughts or pent up negative emotions that you may be holding towards yourself need to be released. Negative thoughts and emotions can easily lower our level of consciousness if we do not practice compassion and forgiveness.

 13. Cultivate a “high-performance mind” - Cultivating a high-performance mind is a very fun, invigorating process that involves consciously accessing the brainwave state that you consciously choose, whenever you feel it is appropriate for a certain situation. Since their is no single best brainwave state to live life in, it helps to train our mind to consciously be able to “switch” states upon command. For those who want to understand more about developing a high-performance mind, I recommend that you go check out the book The High Performance Mind by Anna Wise.

14. Connect through prayer – The act of simply closing your eyes, folding your hands and saying a prayer will raise your level of consciousness. There are many different ways to practice prayer and there are many different practices, that when combined with prayer, enhance the power of your conscious message. Overall, prayer is a great experience that has potential to aid in your conscious awareness.

15. Challenge your belief system - This one can be difficult for many individuals due to the influence of imprinted beliefs by their parents or guardians during childhood. Some examples of beliefs that you could change include: dietary (changing to a vegetarian), spiritual (from Christianity to Atheism – or vice versa), emotional (from sadness to happiness), etc. By changing your belief system and experimenting with new beliefs, you make yourself more conscious of life’s endless possibilities.

16. Befriend like-minded individuals - On your journey towards becoming a more conscious individual, befriending like-minded people can be extremely helpful. If you are going through many spiritual, emotional, and mental changes without the company of others, the process can be much more difficult and confusing than when you have a guide, guru, or some friends that are traveling at a similar pace to you. Not only is being around like-minded individuals healthy, and optimal for your consciousness, it will ultimately give you more joy in life!

17. Pursue a path of spirituality - Pursuing a path of spirituality and becoming more spiritual will aid you considerably in the process of becoming a more conscious human being. Never be afraid to add a new spiritual practice to your arsenal – you never know what may be most effective or a life changing experience.

18. Express gratitude - Expressing gratitude on a daily basis is a very positive, fulfilling exercise to practice. Ways to express gratitude on a daily basis include: giving thanks for your food, expressing gratitude for yourself and others through prayer (as discussed earlier), complimenting others, and letting another person know that you are thankful for having them in your life. By sharing and expressing gratitude, you feel extremely satisfied and will become more consciously aware of the things that you truly appreciate in life.

19. Make yourself happy - What sort of things make you happy? The answer is usually different for everyone. You can do yourself a favor right now by making a long list of everything that makes you happy in life and acting on your listed items. Feeling and experiencing happiness in your life also will give you the powerful drive that it takes to make yourself more conscious.

 20. Act on your desires - Simply having any form of desire will raise your consciousness. Desire encourages us to take action to advance consciously. The state of apathy, or not caring about your consciousness, will naturally lower your consciousness. Desire is a powerful way to raise your consciousness.

21. Boost your brain power and functioning - There are many helpful exercises that you can do to boost your brain power and overall level of functioning. One of my most popular articles, 50 Ways To Boost Your Brain Power, should get you on the right track if you are currently confused about the topic. Raising your level of consciousness will naturally boost your overall brain power, and boosting your brain power will raise your level of consciousness; both affect each other in equal proportion.

22. Take full control of your lifestyle - Are you living the lifestyle that you feel is most beneficial for your mental and physical wellbeing? Maybe there are certain bad habits that you need to get rid of or certain good habits that you’d like to implement in your daily routine. Don’t be afraid to act now and make necessary positive changes in your lifestyle to help you take full conscious control.

 23. Choose empowering beliefs - In the process of changing beliefs, choose beliefs that are empowering to your soul. A good way to know what belief will be empowering is to simply ask yourself how you feel about adding the new belief. If you feel a strong connection with a new belief, such as feelings of excitement, it will probably be a very good choice of a belief to implement. Make a conscious effort to purge all beliefs that are less than satisfying. Understand also that as you become a more conscious human being, changing your beliefs will become a much easier, more natural process.

24. Avoid physical fighting and abuse - Physical fighting stems from emotional misunderstandings, hatred, and negative emotional expressions. Fighting can be described as the opposite of peace. Physical fighting and other forms of abuse can really do a great job at distracting us from becoming more conscious human beings. Anything that you can do to stop physical fighting and abuse will ultimately make you and the individuals involved more consciously aware.

25. Be aware and accepting of your emotions - No matter your current emotions, you will profoundly help yourself if you are accepting of them. Going through life resisting your emotions and trapping them inside yourself makes life much more difficult. Trying to escape from our emotions lowers our awareness. When you accept what you feel and consciously understand why you feel a certain emotion, your level of consciousness rises.

26. Speak compassionately - When having conversation with others, do you choose your words wisely? Or are you the type of person who could care less what you say? The truth is, people who choose their words wisely and consciously think during conversation are the ones who show greater respect for themselves and more compassion for others. Make a conscious effort to speak compassionately and positive results will follow.

27. Think positive, act positive, be positive - Being a positive influence sets a good example for others and for yourself. Positivity and states of being positive are direct effects of raising your consciousness. I highly recommend trying to be a more positive person in all areas of life; you will notice and feel the beneficial changes in your awareness. 

28. Have sex with your partner - Having sexual intercourse is a great way to spread and share your love wit h another person. The best way to have sexual intercourse is with another positive, healthy, person in which you fully love and trust. Having sexual intercourse is a loving way of transferring and sharing energy with another person. No matter who you have sexual intercourse with, there can be significant conscious benefits.

29. Identify with your soul - Realize that at your core, you are a spiritual being who is living in a physical body. In lower stages of consciousness, this concept may seem unrealistic and may be very difficult to grasp. As you become better at identifying with your soul, you become better at working your way up the mountain of consciousness.

30. See perceived faults as a “mirror image” - When you look at the faults of others and identify faults in other people, use them as a teaching tool for yourself. The people that are in your life weren’t put there by mistake, they were put there to teach you something about yourself. By being able to take personal responsibility for what is being displayed by others into your conscious focus, you can take the information and make very positive changes.

31. Expand your horizons - Trying something new can pertain to any area of your life. Maybe you want to try to add a new healthy habit to your daily routine, shop at an organic store, or even host a block party for the first time. Having courage raises your consciousness and by constantly trying new things, you boost your cognitive ability to adapt and push through any lower states of fear.

32. Face your deepest fears - Are there any fears that you’re holding inside that are prevent you from making conscious advancement? At certain stages along the ladder of consciousness, it can be extremely difficult to face your fears. With that said, facing your fears will equip your consciousness with more empowerment and energy. Healthy fears include: giving a speech, singing in front of others, or throwing a party; this would be a great list of fears to go out and conquer! The choice to face these will help you considerably in your ability to make conscious advances.

 33. Use powerful incantations - Incantations are simply words or phrases repeated over and over with emotional intensity for personal or spiritual benefit. They have commonly been used in religious practices to praise certain Gods or deities, but they have also be used for personal development and in the process of becoming more conscious. No matter what way you choose to use incantations, they can be very helpful and a powerful catalyst for helping you become more conscious.

34. Practice positive affirmations - Affirmations are a bit different than using incantations, though the concepts are very similar. Affirmations are used to change beliefs and thinking patterns. Examples of positive affirmations include: “I am healthy,” “I am positive,” and “I am intelligent.” The primary goal of using affirmations should be to replace unhealthy beliefs and thought patterns with healthier ones; making it easier to scale the mountain of consciousness.

35. Be aware of your state of consciousness - Unfortunately, many people aren’t aware of their current state of consciousness or what even defines consciousness. You may not even be consciously aware of the many diverse possible states of consciousness due to the fact that you may have only experienced one primary state of functioning throughout your lifetime. If you are a person who hasn’t experienced other states or most importantly cannot seem to understand your own state, you are definitely missing out some important aspects and understandings of conscious perception.

36. Set a positive example for others - Setting a positive example for others can pertain to any area of life and is highly encouraged. Setting a healthy, positive example for others to follow spreads a direct positive image into the lives and minds of others. Trying to consciously set a good example for others, will further raise your consciousness. Setting a bad example, or unconscious example, will slow, halt, or reverse your current conscious development.

37. Guide others interested in raising their consciousness - There are many ways to aid others in the process of raising their awareness, especially if you are a more consciously advanced individual. Chances are good that you’ll need to do some personal work with raising your own consciousness before you can put yourself in an effective position to help others raise their consciousness. What you may want to do, though, is encourage others to practice some items in this article or others on 4 Mind 4 Life dot com.

38. Share your unique insight and wisdom - Everyone has a different perspective based on their personal experience, purpose, and personality. Therefore, each individual has a unique form of insight that they can share with others. There are endless ways and opportunities for you to express and share your knowledge with others. All that you need to do is take action towards finding a medium most effective for allowing you to share your insight.

 39. Gain wisdom from others - No single person holds all the wisdom of the universe in their brain. For this reason, it is important to study the wisdom of others and try to apply their wisdom to your life. As mentioned earlier, everyone has a unique perspective and knowledge-base to bring to the table. Studying the wisdom of others can be done in many ways. Examples include: meeting face-to-face with a more consciously advanced individual and ask them for life advice, reading positivity and personal development websites from several different sources, or maybe attending different personal development seminars.

40. Keep your ego in check - The more aware you are of your ego, the easier it is to become more conscious. With that said, as your awareness increases, so does your state of consciousness. The reverse also applies: as your consciousness increases, so does your awareness. Letting our ego get out of control and take the driver’s seat in our consciousness has potential to quickly lower our state of functioning. Taking full control and responsibility to keep your ego in check when faced with adversity will allow you to consciously advance in a much healthier manner.

41. Practice personal development - Taking action to better your life through the concept of personal development is an extremely effective way to make yourself a more conscious human being. Think of personal development as the act of upgrading every area of your life to function at the highest possible level: health, finances, relationships, etc. Virtually all aspects of personal development lead to greater conscious development in one way or another.

42. Shift your conscious focus - Being preoccupied with thoughts of past events and of the future has potential to lead your consciousness in the wrong direction. Focusing your attention on this exact moment (commonly referred to as “the now”), however, is a great way to raise your level of awareness. By learning techniques that allow you to shift your awareness to this exact moment, you can work wonders in the process of conscious advancement.

43. Be energetic - Being energetic can be very powerful for advancing your state of consciousness and for inspiring others to become more consciously advanced. Your body can become energized and your brain can become energized. When both are operating in at maximum intensity and energy, you are said to be in a state of peak conscious performance.

44. Make healthy dietary changes - Making healthy dietary changes means searching to find the best possible diet to fit your mental needs, physical needs, spiritual needs; to fit your needs. Are you fully conscious of what you are consuming? In order to boost your own level of consciousness, it is important to be fully aware of the food in which you are consuming in your diet and to be respectful and accepting of the diets of other individuals without making negative judgments.

 45. Accept others for who they are - As mentioned above in being conscious of what you eat, it is important to be accepting of the diets that others choose to use. Whether they make a conscious decision to have an unhealthy diet or unconscious decision, accept their actions. Accepting others can apply to every area of life. No matter if you disagree with another person’s actions, disagree with their personality, or disagree with their perception of life, it is important to accept them for who they are and not try to force changes upon them. Settle your disagreements with other individuals by purely accepting them for who they are.

 46. Accept and love yourself for who are - Life’s journey becomes much easier and significantly enriched if you can learn to accept yourself for who you are. Depending on your current state of consciousness, it may be difficult to love and accept who you are. Take the time to count your blessings, be accepting of yourself and your level of consciousness. Realize that at this current moment you are doing the best that you know how to do in order to advance consciously.

47. Understand your own thought process - An extremely effective way to become more conscious is to take note of your thought process and understand it to the best of your ability. I’ve seen many people run themselves in mental circles due to an ineffective understanding of their own thought process. Being consciously aware of your thoughts and why you are thinking them is a key step towards creating an accurate understanding of your reality.

 48. Bless everything that happens - There are times throughout life when amazing things happen to us and other times when upsetting events take place. Just like accepting who you are is a great habit to get into, you should also learn to bless everything that happens in your life. No matter how bad an event, it has potential to make a positive impact on your life in the long run. Your ability to bless and appreciate, even what may be initially perceived as a worst case scenario, will ultimately provide you great conscious satisfaction.

 49. Take time for internal reflection - In my opinion, taking time for internal reflection is the single most effective way to learn more about yourself and your current state of consciousness. Internal reflection will certainly help you better understand your thoughts, emotions, spirituality, and provide clarity in your current life situation. If you don’t currently take time to internally reflect, you could very well start up a 20 minute meditation routine each morning and observe the difference it quickly makes in your state of consciousness.

50. Focus on advancing consciously - In the process of conscious development, it’s important to focus exactly on what you are trying to accomplish: the act of becoming more conscious. During this process, it is important to tune out all unhealthy distractions such as: negative relationships, abuse, fighting, illicit drugs, etc. If you allow yourself to become distracted with unhealthy, unconscious habits, then act of advancing consciously will become a much more difficult or slower process than normal.

51. Be aware of your breathing - Being aware of your breathing means being fully conscious of your breathing pattern. Being aware of how you are breathing is important. Unfortunately, many people are unaware that there is actually a proper way to breathe. A way of breathing that is optimal for your body and brain. Proper breathing involves inhaling through your nose and exhaling through your mouth upon every breath. The process of becoming more aware of my breathing through exercises like meditation and conscious breathing have significantly helped me increase my overall level of focus, emotional stability, and level of consciousness.

52. Spend more time with yourself - In the fast-paced lifestyle of the 21st century, it is very common for people to spend time with others, yet never take personal time to spend with themselves and focus on their own life. If you are an individual who is currently not taking enough time for yourself each day, try starting up a personal routine. Examples of ways that you could spend time with yourself, contributing positively to your own life include: taking time for internal reflection (meditation), letting yourself know how much you love yourself, going on a walk to listen to your own thoughts, giving gratitude for everything that you have in your life, or getting involved in a hobby that inspires you.

53. Listen more often than you speak - In this day in age, it seems as though there is always someone that wants to be the center of attention; conversations easily become viewed as egoistic competitions. While being the center of attention can feel great and can be a rewarding experience, it can become consciously dangerous to your consciousness if it is motivated by your ego. By practicing the act of listening more often than you speak, you can train yourself to be more consciously aware of others, while still holding the conscious ability to politely contribute to a conversation.

 54. Muster up some courage - Being highly conscious means doing what you want to do, saying what you want to say, and living how you want to live at every moment. Somewhere along the path towards developing a highly conscious mindset, you will need to be courageous. Developing a sense of courage is an integral step, possibly a phase that may last several years, on your journey to become more conscious.

55. Always act with compassion - Having complete compassion for others is a direct result of becoming more conscious. Unfortunately, there are few people here on Earth that are honestly able to make the claim that they always act with complete compassion for others. Compassion meditation also allows you to learn how to shift your mental focus from any state into a perspective of pure love for others. As you may have already guessed, practicing compassion can be one of the single most powerful exercises for boosting your level of consciousness.

56. Improve your mental focus - Improving our mental focus helps us get a better understanding of reality and provides us with more inner clarity. As we enhance our level of focus and clarity, concepts that had previously seemed very difficult to understand become general knowledge. We get a better sense of understanding within ourselves and of the world around us. As your level of focus increases, so will your level of consciousness.

57. Think rationally and logically - Being able to think rationally and logically allows you to positively interact with your reality much easier than being irrational and illogical. In fact, being irrational and illogical will actually lower your current level of awareness. Rational thinking is a byproduct of a high functioning brain, particularly the high activity within your left-prefrontal cortex. One great way to increase your ability to rationalize is to strengthen your brain’s level of functioning by boosting your brain power.

58. Purify your body - One great way to become more conscious is to purify your body. You can help purify your body by going on a specific diet, by cutting certain substances from your diet, by decreasing stress and learning to deeply relax, by cutting certain substances from your diet, by sitting in a sauna to sweat out toxins, etc. While following a detox routine, be conscious of what you are doing to your body. Be fully aware that you should choose a detox routine that has been researched and proven effective in order to avoid risking bodily damage in the process. With that said, choosing to purify or cleanse your body can really work magic for your current level of consciousness.

59. Start a personal journal - Starting a personal journal or blog is a great time investment that will allow yourself to become more conscious of your: thoughts, feelings, actions, philosophies, beliefs, etc. Writing entries in a daily journal or on a personal blog can be extremely helpful in the process of understanding your current state of awareness. What is nice about keeping tabs on yourself is the fact that you can watch your progress as you undertake a conscious journey. No matter your strategy for keeping a journal, understand that keeping tabs on yourself and events in your life serves as a great way to develop a deeper sense of understanding, knowledge, and conscious awareness.

60. Make others laugh - Being funny and making others laugh is a great way to ease stress and create a more positive outlook in life for yourself and for others. Though you may not be an expert comedian, being able to make others laugh is extremely rewarding and satisfying. Making others laugh and smile shifts all attention away from pain and negative emotions, towards one of pure enjoyment and happiness. Jokes and the ability to laugh can really change your entire perspective from what may seem like a grim, serious situation, to a happier, more positive outlook.

 61. Practice a religion - Practicing a religion is a phenomenal way to become a more conscious person. As you raise your current level of awareness, you will discover that there is really no best religion or Utopian religion to practice. What matters most in conscious advancement is getting a feel for what practices actually make you become more consciously aware. You need to personally determine what works best for you. One of the best ways to do this is via experimenting with many different religions. (or not   )

62. Respect the beliefs of others - At no time is it loving or respectful to criticize the beliefs of others. No matter how consciously advanced another person is or isn’t, it is important to respect their thoughts and actions. When you try to force others to adopt your lifestyle, beliefs, and force them to become a more conscious human-being, you are indirectly expressing negative emotion towards that individual; you are getting your ego heavily involved. Forcing others to consciously change is not truly accepting them for who they are. If you feel like you should force others to raise their awareness, perhaps you need to raise your awareness some more! It is important to realize that everyone will have their time to advance consciously and will eventually reach the “top of the mountain” on their journey to their higher consciousness. 

63. Ask questions about your life - Attempting to learn more about life each day is a great way to increase your overall knowledge base and a great way to become a more conscious person. Nobody “knows-it-all” in life, that’s why asking questions about life and about certain situations in life, will really help you out on your journey. The idea here is to learn as much about life as possible. This will allow you to make your lifestyle more conscious, your choices more conscious, your actions more conscious, and yourself a more knowledgeable person. If you don’t feel like asking others questions, a great way to learn more about life is to ask yourself internal questions. Often times we don’t realize that within ourselves, we hold the answer to every question about our life. Meditation is highly recommended as an exercise for learning more about our inner-self. 
 64. Understand that everything changes - Whether you realize it or not, everything and everyone is in a constant state of change. Change is undeniable and is happening to yourself and others as you are reading this. There is no way to prevent change, but there is a way to consciously control your change. Be the change that you want to see on this Earth and please: make it a positive, conscious one!

 65. Realize that you are not alone - On your journey towards becoming a more conscious human being, it is important to realize that you are never alone in the process. Someone, somewhere is going through the same process and many have already gone through the process. There are likely many individuals that are more consciously advanced than you are: which is a good thing. Look to these individuals for guidance along the way. We can always look to more conscious individuals for personal guidance and advice in life.

 66. Push your personal limits - Pushing your personal limits to become the best person that you can be is something that everyone should strive for. Pushing your personal limits is something that you can do in every area of your life: relationships, exercise, consciousness, spirituality, finances, etc. Pushing your personal limits in the areas that you feel most soulfully-connected with are the areas that you should probably put the most work into in order to feel the greatest sense of fulfillment.

 67. Invest in yourself - When you make money, do you invest it in stocks? Have you ever thought of investing it in yourself – your purpose, vision, values, and goals? Besides money, we can also invest time in ourselves. In my opinion, investing time in yourself is one of the most effective ways to become more conscious. Investing time in yourself will allow you to discover your true purpose and become a more conscious human being. 

68. Be open to exploring consciousness - There are many ways to be open to exploring your consciousness. Several methods to explore your consciousness include: brainwave entrainment, meditation, raising your consciousness, trying new activities, exploring spirituality, exploring different social groups, changing your environment (by traveling), trying neurofeedback, etc. If you don’t know of any healthy ways to expand your consciousness, start with the ones that I’ve listed. No need to unnecessarily kill your brain cells and lower your consciousness by using illicit drugs to “expand your mind… 

”69. Develop a deep relationship - Developing deep, trustworthy relationships with other people are not only great for helping you to become more conscious, they are a great way to share love and joy with others. If you haven’t already done so, develop a deep, personal relationship with at least one individual. It could be a good friend, spouse, boyfriend / girlfriend, it could be a good therapist, it could be anyone that you feel is on-the-same-page as you in life, or at the same level of consciousness. Having another person to discuss your personal inner-thoughts with and share your turmoil, joy, and all other emotions with, will actually make you a happier, more conscious person. 

70. Call upon your spirit guides - Everyone has spirit guides – whether they believe in them and want to communicate with them or not. Before we are born, we are assigned spirit guides to do just what their name implies: guide our spirit. They can often provide us with valuable advice and some forms of intuitive connection that most of us never imagined was possible. The best way to connect with them is to learn proper meditation. The job of spirit guides are to help guide your spirit in the right direction and they really want to connect with you to help you raise your consciousness. So consider learning ways to connect with them on a personal level, or finding an advanced spiritual seeker / psychic that knows about spirit guides and how to connect with them. It seems as though Erin Pavlina has gotten great reviews discussing her ability to help you connect with your guides. Though her readings are somewhat expensive, getting one could prove to be a great investment in order to accelerate your personal growth and conscious development. 

71. Clear emotional blocks - Nearly everyone has some form of subconscious emotional blocks that they have suppressed within their subconscious. Emotional blocks can develop in childhood and can be forgotten by the time a person reaches adulthood. They can drain your conscious control over life if you don’t learn to properly release them. It is not advised to attempt to deal with very powerful emotional blocks or repressed traumatic memories by yourself. Consult a trained therapist or psychologist to help you work through your past powerful emotion. Realize that when you are able to work through your past emotional blocks, you naturally allow yourself to reach a higher state of consciousness. 

72. Clear out subconscious “cobwebs” - What exactly are subconscious “cobwebs?” I refer to subconscious cobwebs as any unfulfilling: beliefs and emotions that have been carried around in your subconscious mind for too long. Many times, our subconscious mind is carrying around extra negative emotional baggage and limiting beliefs that need to be released or replaced. If you want to clear out your subconscious “cobwebs” and take conscious control of your subconscious mind, consider trying meditation. Meditation takes your consciousness to a deeper level and makes reprogramming your mind a much easier process. 

73. Turn off the T.V. - Depending on your current level of consciousness, watching T.V. may actually be a good thing. For those individuals operating at an extremely low level of functioning, watching T.V. gives them hope, satisfaction, and a boost in consciousness. With that said, to permanently elevate your consciousness, it is recommended to refrain from watching T.V. If you think about the act of watching T.V., it doesn’t reflect your life’s purpose nor allow you to be fully productive. The time that you currently spend watching T.V. could be put to better use by allowing you to accomplish a personal goal, providing you with extra time for exercise, or even giving you time to boost your brain power!

 74. Read a good book - Whether you enjoy reading fiction or non-fiction books (or both), reading books is a phenomenal way to help you boost your conscious brain power. Reading books provides you with knowledge, creativity, and allows you to fully expand your intellect. Reading books will also help you become a smarter person, with a mind that is full of new thoughts and ideas. The more credible information that you are able to read, the more information and knowledge your consciousness has to consciously create with.

 75. Expand your creativity - There are many ways for us to expand our creativity and abilities to creatively think. Developing ways to creatively think not only boosts brain power, it boosts your consciousness. The use of brainstorming, creative visualization, Zen koans, and meditation have all been known to increase creative thinking skills. Creativity is an important trait to develop when dealing with your reality. Having creativity allows your mind to easily solve even the most difficult of problems. If your creative-side is currently lacking, think of ways to step-it-up a notch to reap the conscious benefits! 

76. Develop strong people-skills - Developing strong people-skills will allow you to become more conscious in many different ways. Having strong people skills allows you to be comfortable expressing who you really are in any social situation. Without developing strong people skills, you may be stuck in a state of fear around others in social settings or even worse, you may feel completely uncomfortable expressing your true beliefs, values, and discussing your lifestyle in front of others. Cultivating a strong set of people-skills will allow you to become a more conscious individual and will allow you to share your love with others. 

77. Allow yourself to be inspired - Allowing yourself to be inspired helps you to take passionate action. In order for us to be inspired, we usually need to have some sort of emotional connection. Maybe you are deeply inspired by a song that you recently heard on the radio, maybe you are inspired by Barack Obama, maybe you are inspired by Hilary Clinton, maybe you find Pablo Picasso’s artwork inspiring. Everyone is different and everyone is uniquely inspired by different things here on Earth. Inspiration can really work magic in your life if you let it. Taking actions based off of positive inspiration will ultimately guide your consciousness to a higher level of functioning. 

78. Be courteous towards others - Being courteous to others is a great way to share love, positivity, and a great way to set a good example for others. Each time that you set an example, you have some influence onto others. Each time that you practice a healthy habit or put courteous actions on display for others to see, they will be much more inclined to follow suit. When you are able to be courteous to everyone that you meet, you are raising your consciousness through compassion. 

79. Attend a spiritual retreat - There are many spiritual retreats and spiritual opportunities that can quickly boost your state of consciousness. Meditation retreats and gatherings with your religious group are two of many ways to raise your consciousness. The act of going to church is yet another form of attending a spiritual gathering. Going to an event like a Holosync retreat may also be a great way to connect with a fun, positive group of individuals that could prove to be lifelong friends. You will never truly know nor understand the possibilities of conscious transformation that a retreat has to offer until you actually make it a point to attend. 

80. Form a mastermind group - Forming a mastermind group is a great way to help you become more conscious and complete your goals. To participate in a mastermind group, you must first gather up some trustworthy friends. Next, schedule times that your entire group will meet to discuss personal challenges, goals, accomplishments, etc. Meet with each other and discuss your goals. Be as positive and encouraging towards one another as possible. Offer suggestions and serve as a motivation for the rest of your group. Mastermind groups are a form of conscious, positive support that allows you to accomplish your goals much easier. And, social support (i.e. a positive group of friends) is always great to have when working to become more conscious. Do whatever you want with your group, have fun, be positive, and realize that you are raising your consciousness in the process! 

81. Be a mediator - There are many situations that arise from negativity in this world. One way to break up these situations in a peaceful manner is to be a mediator. A mediator is a person that is able to resolve conflict between two parties and think of a peaceful solution to a problem that both conflicting parties agree upon. In the end, the best part about a mediation process is the satisfaction that you can derive from helping bring peace to the world. Helping others is a great way to create a true sense of happiness in your life. Anytime that you bring peace, the collective consciousness of humanity takes a step in a positive direction. 

82. Build an accurate model of reality - Building an accurate model of reality is a great way to explore the endless possibilities that life has to offer. Gaining conscious control of your thoughts will aid you in the process of creating your reality. When you are able to take control of your focus, building an accurate model of reality becomes an easier task.

 83. Be a leader – Being a positive leader is an awesome way to raise your level of consciousness and that of others. If you are able to become a leader who is able to influence large groups of people in a positive manner, you will naturally develop a lot of conscious power. Each person that supports your message, adds to your ability to share your purpose. If you haven’t thought about stepping up and becoming a leader in some way, now is the best time to start thinking about it! 

84. Travel the world - Traveling the world most definitely has potential to change and expand your state of awareness. As you travel to different places, you are able to learn about unique: ways of life, ways of thinking, religions, customs, values, etc. This is why it is extremely common for huge changes in perception to occur. Traveling to many different parts of the world is one way of exploration that allows you to experience life on a larger scale. 

85. Be empathetic - Advanced empathetic abilities can be cultivated by accessing the lower brainwave states: both the theta and delta brainwaves. Making a conscious effort to become a more empathetic person means trying to understand and relate to others and their emotions in as an effective method as possible. Being empathetic is a great way to spread love and compassion in the world. And spreading love and compassion are great ways to help you become a more conscious person! 

86. Set goals and accomplish them - Setting positive goals and working to accomplish them is one of the single most effective ways to advance consciously, without even having the intention to advance consciously. For example: you may set the goal to exercise everyday for one month in order to improve your health. By setting and completing a goal like this, your main focus is improving your health, however, you are also indirectly improving your consciousness.

 87. Try brainwave entrainment - Though brainwave entrainment seems like a new-agey, experimental technique, it is a great tool for advancing consciously that actually works. Not only does brainwave entrainment work well, it is an extremely effective way to develop a powerful brain and advanced state of consciousness. By practicing brainwave entrainment, your brain becomes more flexible in the process of shifting to various brainwave states. You can always give brainwave entrainment a trial and evaluate how effective it is at helping you advance consciously! Check out the software featured in my recommended products section and give one of those a trial run.

 88. Try self-hypnosis - What many people do not realize is that the act of self-hypnosis is very helpful for achieving states of complete, controlled relaxation. During self-hypnosis you develop full, complete control of the beliefs that are implanted in your subconscious mind. Self-hypnosis relaxes your body and takes you into a state of highly-focused, deep relaxation. No matter whether you enjoy self-hypnosis or meditation more, they are both exercises that will allow you to elevate your consciousness. Give self-hypnosis a shot if you haven’t already – it is a perfectly safe, exercise that will benefit your consciousness greatly!

 89. Develop your chakras - Learning to clear and cleanse your chakras could prove to be one of the single best investments that you’ve ever made for yourself. Chakras hold the key allowing you to tap into your higher-self and connect with energy from the Universe. Working directly with your chakras will help you become a more conscious person, making you more aware of your body’s energy centers and how they can affect your entire life.

 90. Release your Kundalini energy - My definition of Kundalini: a (usually latent) energy force that is coiled at the base of our spine. We’ve all felt Kundalini from time to time during extremely emotional moments, when a certain song plays, or when we have a powerful experience. What does Kundalini feel like? Kundalini the energy that makes our spine tingle. We get goosebumps throughout our body and our entire spine tingles with emotional energy. Kundalini is a completely healthy and powerful method to advance consciously. It is not recommended to go into a Kundalini experience blindly, though. Do some research on “Kundalini energy” and consider working with a guru or a person who has been through the entire process if you hope to release your Kundalini energy. 

91. Appreciate your surroundings - To further allow yourself to develop consciously, it is important to be appreciative and thankful for everything in your environment. Each day and every day, the little things that we may be taking for granted are often some of the most amazing forms of beauty. Simple things like the sunset, a field of flowers, or the face of our neighbors are all beautiful expressions that we may not be taking the time to appreciate. When we are able to realize that everything is connected and that we were truly meant to love and appreciate one-another, we naturally become inherently grateful for our surroundings and what the Earth has to offer – and thus, more conscious. 

92. Bring new life to Earth - Each time that you are able to make a contribution to life here on Earth, you bring forth another brilliant expression of our universe. Each time that you bring human life, plant life, animal life, etc. here on Earth, it is something to be truly proud of. Ways that you could contribute to bringing life to this planet include: raising children, adopting a child, planting a flower, or raising an animal. The inner feelings that you may feel as a result of bringing forth new life are perfect for finding true happiness and taking yourself to the next conscious level.

 93. Lead a flexible life - Flexibility is a key part of gymnastics… it also is a key part of life and the process of becoming more conscious as a human being. Leading an overly-structured life often becomes overwhelming and unpleasurable. You need to take time to appreciate the moments of spontaneity and spur-of-the-moment type events. Being flexible is a great attribute to cultivate in your life. Though learning to be flexible is just a small habit that will make you more conscious (by opening up your life to new opportunities), it is a highly important principle to implement into your life and reality.

 94. Learn from “consciously advanced” individuals - More consciously advanced people have a lot to offer those who are less consciously advanced. They often provide us with great discoveries, insights, and guide our lives in a positive direction. If you happen to know someone that is at a higher cognitive level of functioning than yourself, spend some time with that individual. Ask them questions about their life, questions about your life, or any questions about life in general. See how these individuals feel about raising consciousness and how they can help you work to increase your conscious awareness.

 95. Live a well-balanced life - Keeping a balanced life can be very difficult at times. However, keeping activities in proper balance is a great way to become more aware and involved in many areas of life. Make a conscious effort to focus your energy towards what inspires you most, but don’t forget to be flexible and take time for important people and activities like: friends, family, expression, and exercise. Being well-balanced with activities in life provides us with greater conscious satisfaction.

 96. Consider taking health supplements - Supplements have long been known to help aid in mental processing and boost physical functioning. I personally have taken a multivitamin in combination with 3.6 grams of fish oil on a daily basis for almost 2 years straight. Overall, I feel that the combination has worked phenomenal for helping my physical functioning and mental processing. Always be open minded: consider taking supplements if you aren’t already. Do a personal experiment to see what supplements work best for you and how various supplements affect your consciousness. In the end, you may decide that all supplements are ineffective and that they were nothing more than placebos. 

97. Celebrate your accomplishments - Celebrating your accomplishments is a form of self-praise and self-respect. When you value yourself and appreciate yourself, you are likely to celebrate your accomplishments – and actually have accomplishments to celebrate! Celebrating is a fun and rewarding activity to do to make yourself happier. It increases your levels of overall self-love and respect: both of which are key factors in the process of raising your consciousness. 

98. Always have positive intentions - Positive intentions often arise from having a positive mindset. Having a positive mindset and forming the habit of holding good intentions is a great way to boost your level of conscious awareness. When you intend for positive events to happen in your life and always have positive expectations – your life will naturally attract positive people and will result in happiness.

 99. Read and recommend 4 Mind 4 Life dot com to others - Remind yourself of ways to become more conscious by re-reading this series and other articles here at 4 Mind 4 Life dot com. I always try to provide you with the most valuable advice to help you boost your level of consciousness. Though the main focus of this website is boosting brain power, your level of consciousness goes hand-in-hand with how powerful your brain is; the more powerful your brain, the easier time in raising your consciousness you will have. I can only promote my message to a certain extent. Each time that you help me by recommending my website or this series to another person, you will be helping guide others towards positive change. I send blessings to everyone who reads this series, recommends this series, recommends this website, or applies advice from this website to better themselves. 

100. [This space is intentionally left blank for you to fill in] - Nobody knows and understands what works best to help your consciousness better than you! Be creative, fill in the last blank already! Choose an activity that you enjoy that renews your sense of wellbeing and resonates congruently with your soul. Blessings to everyone that made it this far down the list! - See more at: http://www.riseearth.com/2013/10/de-terminat-100-ways-to-become-more.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+riseearth%2FKZKa+%28RiseEarth%29#sthash.cw2B2Ww9.dpuf

Phewww!
I can only say that I am frying in these energies.
And so are so many around me.
Extreme situations are occurring,at all levels.
I keep envisioning cream coming to the surface when being boiled...

I am blowing everything electronic.
The energies are so intense that I constantly ground and ground and ground...yet I am still so charged.
Amazing synchronicities are occurring for me and problems that I did not know how I could handle, somehow are untangling themselves.
At incredible speeds.

I am leaving everything that WAS not for the highest good of all,behind.
Everything.
And everyone.
Even loved ones.
Completely emotionally disconnected, they no longer have any hooks into which to hook into me.
I feel as if I am somehow floating above it all,watching,experiencing.

I feel such love but in a very different way.
As if it just flows and envelops,but it has no conditions.
It just is how I feel.
With no past stories to connect to,no emotions tied to people or experiences,the past seems to be gone.
I can look it up as needed, but it does not emotionally trigger me in any way.
I just feel love.

Inside of me I feel a vast emptiness.
Empty -it feels like a massive void.
Empty yet filled.
With peace.
Gratitude.
Love.
Hope.
All that good stuff.

I feel that as soon as I finish my "clean up", I need to go into it.
(-into that void-with no baggage- )
For I feel there are massive discoveries that are within, beyond my ability to comprehend yet, but soon I feel I will...
Spiritual emptiness...disconnected to this earth yet so connected to my Source.
And yet still here connected to the earth.
Very strange feeling, so peaceful,so different.

This must be what it feels like to be a drop in the ocean...
I also feel purpose now.
Purpose has been missing for a while, it seems for the last two years I have been waiting...waiting for some sort of purpose while I cleared and cleared and cleared...
Purpose.
This is new.

I have accomplished in about a week something that has been dragging me down for years.
Where did this purpose come from?...
I feel it has something huge to do with this moon and these energies that are blasting us at the same time.
Oh yeah and then there was the eclipse...
(Celestial happenings orchestrated to all slam into our earth all at the same time with a very specific purpose.)

I connected to my Source,to all my light family with the purest intentions in my heart for the highest good.
I said ,"I need help.Please.It is time.I cannot continue like this."
And then I expected it, kinda like miracles.
And then I watched help appear.

Not how I thought...not who I thought...not at all,yet so beautiful in its crazy,creative way.
I have literally cleaned out a basement full of the last twenty years of my life that has been following me from move to move simply because IT was too painful to go through it all.
A basement, with no windows,surrounded by painful things full of memories.
To say it was heavy there in that dark space is an understatement.
You can imagine why I have been putting off doing this for years...

Add to this the fact that my heart and throat chakras,filling with these intense blue ray energies,(the energies of cutting and releasing), are "demolishing" impurities in my lungs and heart and throat area.
At all levels.
The crap that is coming out of my lungs is scary.

The cough is violent, and of course it helps to get all the junk out.
I have lost my voice much of the time.
No fever.
Some sort of vibrational flu maybe, like the one that went around the world during that 12/21 energy blast.
These expanding energies really mean business.

I am not eating much, drinking a lot of water and juices.
But my body feels energized.
Like the bunny.

Elevator is going up only,no changing of direction.
The planet's vibration is rising and affecting everything.

Through it all I am amazed at the divine,stair step process,of uniting a race.
The consciousness of the planet is expanding in this evolutionary shift,and it is occurring one soul at a time.
One heart connecting and remembering the Source of All, becoming One once again.

The funny thing is, I have never felt more alive and yet so not quite human,(starseed I am)...for it seems the way I used to be human has completely changed.
I now navigate the world be feeling my heart and the energy all around me.
All my senses continue to expand.
I have become a mixture of science and spirituality.
And as I accept this new way of being, my faith grows.

Faith that there is so much more than I can even begin a imagine.
So many options on how to begin to solve the problems which we, as an "unconscious" collective ,have created.
Shifting to a "conscious" collective so that we can solve our problems from a higher consciousness than the one which created the problems.

And I now believe that if I ask for help, I will get it.
It will unfold.
I can't deny it.
I have seen it happen too many times.

So I guess inside this empty vessel I have become, there is faith and love and gratitude.
And with those three powerhouses fueling me, I believe anything is possible.
Everything.
Because if I found the strength to go through that basement, I know I can find the strength to do whatever comes my way.
All I have to do is ask, expect and receive, while staying connected through my heart to my Source.

Have faith my light family.
A miracle is always just an instant away.
All we have to do is ask and believe.

In Light and love
marie

Wishing you a great weekend, Many Blessings. Melodie

Heal This Land

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Uploaded on 23 May 2010

Song: Heal This Land
Artist: Tina Malia

Album: The Silent Awakening

The fires are burning

The fires are burning

So reach for me
Like the petals of a rose
Bloom in its season
Gentle and slow

My body is the mountain
The ocean, the river
The sand and the soil
The life giver

So come on now
My friend
Speak to me
Help me understand

Let us walk
Together
Take my hand
And we will heal this land

We will heal this land
Do you hear the call
We will heal this land
If you could only believe

Enjoy

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