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"You don't have to destroy every cloud to see the sky. All you have to do is keep remembering you are the sky."
Bartholomew
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"There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still."
Franklin D Roosevelt
Before We Get To "Living The Authentic Life"...
Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you had a compass to guide you through the rough spots or to help you make difficult decisions in your life?
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- Communicating your genuine story to others.
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"Awakening is not attainment. It is not something you strive for and can achieve like you do most things in life. Awakening, aka realizing your True Nature, can only happen when all striving stops. Realizing who you already are is not finding something new, it is recognizing what has always been and always will be. And since there is no longer an identity you believe yourself to be, there is no one that could possibly attain anything."
Aruna Byers
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Before I Get To "Living Authentically" An Interesting Quote...
"It is virtually impossible for anyone anchored in duality - including all those of spiritual celebrity status - to teach this Quantum Process. The teacher simply must be in the New Energy and must have walked the path. Second-hand duality-based knowledge and instruction have no place in the New World. Indeed, in the New Energy there are no more clichéd quotations, no more unqualified authorship, no more ego-driven hierarchies or agenda-filled organizations, no more quasi-masters, benighted gurus or duplicitous priests - the blind misleading the blind, and no longer any place to hide and luxuriate for those who are the least evolved... those who appear to be spiritually wise (and even believe themselves to be spiritually wise in some cases), but by New Energy standards are decidedly otherwise. It's all very different now - very, very different. At long last we are moving out of duality's age-old illusion and spiritual subterfuge, and becoming REAL.
By Allen Stacker
"For the New Age Spiritual Movement to have any relevance in the New Paradigm, the movement must finally break free from the false notion that in order to live a spiritual life, one must "do something" in order to "be something". The persistent promotion of this false and limiting illusion only serves to continue to separate ourselves from the remembrance of who we already are and who we have always been."
Pamela K. Jones
Now, On To...
Living The Authentic Life
By Pamela K. Jones
"The butterfly is flittering through to say hello...the butterfly...bathed in beauty, uniqueness and delighted in the flow of life. The butterfly is attracted to beauty also. But, (while beauty lies in the eye of the beholder), the caterpillar is a rather strange looking creature, so the butterfly only can exhibit it's beauty after it goes through a metamorphosis. If the butterfly is rescued from enduring the painful experience of struggling out of it's chrysalis, the butterfly will not survive. The struggle is necessary for it's wings to dry! So know that you are on your way to being a Being of Beauty! Struggle, pain, frustration are part of the transformational process of Ascending to living out of your Higher Self."
Lonna Bartley
Being truly authentic, honoring who you really are as opposed to who you want others to believe you to be, living a life that tells the truth of who you really are, how you really feel, that does not engage in pretense, hypocrisy or deception, (of self or otherwise), of any kind, is absolutely vital to living your Soul's True Purpose and achieving Self Mastery.
Authentic Living has no mascarades, no denial, no dishonesty, no intentionally created "illusions" of any kind.
There is no mask, no pretense, no ego driven need to "keep up appearances" and no "make believe" whatsoever in your game. You are just keeping it 100% real and authentic! That level of excellence takes heart, courage...and 100% honesty.
It's all about living your truth, coming from THE REAL...and this takes tremendous character, courage and integrity because, in living at this level of truth, authenticity and non-denial, you may not be liked or you may incur great disappointment and resistance from others.
"Consciousness requires courage."
Jonathan Cainer
It means breaking out of your comfort zone, a place where you enjoy routine, mediocrity and predictability, (which essentially means a boring life with no real and meaningful passion),...and where you cease to truly progress and grow; causing you to become static, frozen, petrified and to resist and cease evolving. You are essentially a version of "the walking dead" and just going through the motions of what has become your version of "life".
Ultimately, living the authentic life means to cease being controlled predominantly by your Ego aka pride, materialism, status, celebrity, etc. and to live a life of true heart based & authentic excellence, regardless of the opinions of others. I once saw a definition of the word Ego being the following:
E=Edging G=God O=Out
In reality, you can never "Edge God Out" because you are an emanation of God or a part of the Whole, which is God, but the Ego, if given too much control can very easily help you to forget this fact. This only happens if the Ego is allowed to run the whole show.
In order to align with your Divine Essence, your Source, God, the Christ Consciousness, the Universe, whatever you choose to call it, you must bring into balance both your Ego and your Heart.
Some would say that this is impossible, that there is an "endless and eternal conflict or struggle with the Ego". As with every other belief in life, that is only true for you if you choose to create that as your personal reality. I do not agree with many New Thought and New Spirituality philosophies which label the Ego to be seen as the enemy; something to be suppressed, gotten rid of or conquered.
The main reason that I don't support this belief system is because it is asking to do the impossible. The Ego is not meant to be fought, killed, conquered, suppressed, controlled or expelled. When you attempt to do this, you are deliberately picking a fight with yourself. This is also the antithesis of the higher energy we claim we are seeking to embody. We cannot claim Wholeness if we dislike, reject or fight even a single part of ourselves.
I personally believe that the dreaded "Ego" has become a convenient scapegoat or excuse to blame on why we are not measuring up "in our own eyes" as to who we know we truly are, or to rationalize any supposed "mistakes" or "failures" which we may believe we have made. Just my opinion! (When we each evolve into the reality that there are truly no such things as "mistakes" or "failures" we will have made a "quantum leap" in our personal evolution.)
"In the New Paradigm, it will FINALLY be realized that each supposed "failure" is merely the vitally important practice step that each individual must constantly make in order to achieve ultimate success."
Pamela K. Jones
*I have included a very cool & interesting writing from Enoch Tan below on this web page regarding Ego.
News Flash: The Ego, (or Personality), is YOU!
As with any other aspect of you, it is there to be acknowledged, understood and loved. It is an equal and necessary part of our Being, as everything about us is equal and necessary. It is just as PERFECT as the rest of us is, lacking absolutely nothing.
Realizing/Remembering this begins with self love, with the love of our entire self - which includes our Ego. Loving the many aspects of you, which includes your Ego, does not mean that the Ego continues to control us, run the show, or call the shots.
To understand and love our Ego frees it to be acknowledged and heard. Once acknowledged and understood and ultimately loved, our Ego can co-exist with every other part of who we are, without continuing to run the whole show.
It may rear it's head once in a while, but even when that happens, it's no big deal because it's okay, the Higher Self is ultimately running the complete show. Just look at the Ego part of yourself as the part of you that makes you "interesting and unique".
It is that distinct, intriguing and amusing part of you that keeps you on your toes and on top of your game on your pursuit towards Enlightenment. It's a valuable player on the team called "You" in addition to being a source of great mystery, surprise, amusement and fun from time to time. Life would be extremely boring without it!
I personally love my Ego and yes, it sometimes tries to muscle in and run the show and rears it's head regularly. My Ego, (which I must admit is pretty dominant...or hadn't you noticed?), is a constant source of amusement and enrichment for me. It's Sexy & Audacious and I LOVE IT! Ego is what convinced me that I could create something that has never been created before and viola...The Secret Wealth Network!
The ultimate question becomes...is your Ego only all about getting for just you and yours OR is your Ego about serving and benefiting many or the Whole? Whatever the answer, Ego makes life very exciting, interesting and spontaneous...and should be always honored, and never villified or scapegoated!
"The mark of a truly Conscious & Evolved individual is how much is he or she freely Giving in joyous service to the One aka Humanity."
Pamela K. Jones
Recently, I had been struggling with trying to understand the meaning of living a truly authentic life in relation to my attempting to understand the actions, deeds and behavior of man who was very near and dear to me, someone whom I loved and respected at a point with all my heart and soul.
I had developed extreme disappointment and discontent in this individual because I could clearly see that the authentic words that he professed and encouraged others to live by were not the same virtues and beliefs that he himself chose to live by. I was heartbroken because I respected and revered this individual so much.
"The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness."
Definition for the word "hypocrisy" from Answers.com
"The value of an idea has nothing whatsoever to do with the sincerity of the man who expresses it."
Oscar Wilde
As always, Spirit responded and answered my discontent, and it surprisingly answered me via the following writing which came from a Master Kuthumi channeling by South African Channeler Michelle Eloff, read on May 15th. 2008. Quote:
"Wisdom is an aspect of unconditional love. A wise one knows exactly when to act and never reacts immaturely and by this I mean in both aspects of that word. The immatureness that I refer to is immaturity on a psychological level and on a spiritual level. I have spoken before of emotional or psychological immaturity that not only impedes but, often temporarily halts a Lightworker's journey, and perhaps it is important that I mention this again for those of you who have not heard me say this before.
It matters not how advanced anyone is on a spiritual level. They can be a great teacher, a guru with all the metaphysical, esoteric and spiritual knowledge of the world inside of them, but if they are psychologically immature, what they have intellectually means absolutely nothing. Psychological and emotional maturity is the central core point of maintaining balance. It is the core stabilizer of every soul choosing to walk the path of the Spiritual Warrior. Ignorant Lightworkers are more dangerous than the average ignorant man or woman on the street that knows nothing about metaphysics, esoterics, philosophy or anything else, so bear that in mind.
The Wise Master never nurtures an illusion.
The Wise Master stands and observes and knows precisely when to act, the action being the catalyst to shatter the illusion. Please bear this in mind for all your days on earth. No true Wise Master or Being of Light or True Love who walks the authentic path will ever, ever nurture an illusion, yours or anyone else's. When you feel instinctively inside of yourself something in your life is an illusion or you know you are in denial about something and your guides or whomever it is you are working with encourages you to remain in denial or to nurture that illusion, then you know you are in trouble and best you fire them on the spot, so to speak.
You are on the pathway to becoming a fully Empowered Soul in human form therefore, every illusion that exists must and will be shattered, you determine how long that process will take. Step away from situations and people that choose to nurture illusions and honor the truth. Be the Wise Master and observe if you must, otherwise walk your talk and know that when the time comes for those who nurture the illusion to experience something different and they make the choice to experience something different, their feet will find your path and will call to you and you will be in a position to present them with what they need and they will be in a position to accept your offer. Do not ever try to convert those who are not ready, you are fighting a losing battle, just be...live your truth...speak it...be it...and everything around you will fall into place."
Master Kuthumi through Channeler Michelle Eloff
What's interesting to me about this message from Master Kuthumi is that it confirmed what I already had discovered and known to be true. More than anything else, reading this message truly confirmed to me my own soul's growth and evolution and the learning and mastering of critical lessons that I came here to learn and to master. Which is, of course, the purpose of this most perfect experience.
I am also learning a lot in the way of learning unconditional love and compassion for the person who inspired Master Kuthumi to give me this message. I was at first very critical, judgmental and disappointed because of all that I suddenly saw that he supposedly lacked. I felt that "the emperor had no clothes" and I was very judgemental, disenchanted and lost complete and total respect for him. See? There it goes again! My Ego taking over & trying to make itself heard! (I still love you, Ego!)
What did I do when Ego made itself heard? I listened!
By the way...I have coined a NEW, more accurate meaning for the more highly evolved use of our Ego:
E = Embracing G = God's O = Omnipotence!
Cool huh?
Listening to my Ego helped me to realize that this person's behavior stemmed from fear, uncertainty, lack of true awareness, total denial, strong personal and material attachments, and (very surprisingly), a total lack of self confidence in himself at a very deep soul level, which in turn, caused him a great deal of personal chaos and deep, inner unhappiness, which he usually covered up with a mask.
I realized that his world had been literally turned upside down, and as a defense mechanism, he had allowed his Ego to totally take over and run the show. His old self was essentially dying and he was being transformed at a fundamental level, and as each piece of his old life and old truth changed and fell away, his Ego struggled desparately to hold onto these disintegrating pieces for dear life.
I realized that the best thing that I could do is to not judge him, but to try to love him unconditionally, while distancing myself from him physically, to hold him in the light in consciousness and to see him from the perspective of his higher and divine self which is perfect, while knowing that, regardless of all appearances, all is still in divine and perfect order.
While difficult in the beginning, and still very challenging at times, this eventually became much easier for me because I was reminded that I too had previously struggled with my own spiritual transformation, extreme challenges and pain, and it was this same individual who unknowingly guided me, held me in the light and helped me through the most challenging and painful period of my life, so I felt great that I could willingly return the favor.
What's even better is that this in turn accelerated my own spiritual awakening tremendously and helped me to realize that absolutely NO ONE belongs on a pedestal above me or anyone else. Most importantly, is that this whole experience has helped me to truly tap into who I truly am and to begin to live my life from that true and authentic space. This person's example of living inauthentically became a great incentive for me to live authentically, and when I did, magic began to happen in my own life. In other words...it's all good!
Also, this revolutionary website is a direct offspring of my awakening, increased liberation and transformation. So, the fact that this person's emotional and spiritual upheavel, melt down, runaway ego, and subsequent transformation is simultaneously teaching me a lesson of unconditional love and discernment, instead of discontent and judgement, in addition to helping me to have extraordinary remembrances during my own awakening process, while at the same time providing me with a tremendous amount of creative genius, wisdom and insight to share with you all via this website...is pretty cool!
*Please see the excellent writing by Spiritual Teacher Andrew Cohen below which, I believe, perfectly explains the TRUE meaning or authenticity...which directly aligns with living a life based on integrity, which Andrew argues is much more challenging then Enlightenment. I happen to agree!
"As we choose to stand in our Authentic Power, we align with the Higher Self, gaining access to insight, discernment, and compassion; we see through the illusion to Truth and begin to choose the power of Love over the love of power. So how do we stand in our Authentic Power? We live our Truth - with Compassion. We Let Go - and Grow with Gratitude. We rise above the Mess - to see the Blessings and...We Faith It Till We Make It. Yes, we Faith it till we make it! This simple choice over comes the malady of fakery, and instills a deep sense of Presence, Choice & Divinity within our Being."
Stacey Robyn
Also, Master Kuthumi was "right on" in what he communicated at the end of his reading.
"Just be...live your truth...speak it...be it...and everything around you will fall into place."
That is EXACTLY what has happened for me, almost like magic, and I might add...accompanied by joy, inner peace and immense gratitude! In regard to the part of his reading that states:
"Psychological and emotional maturity is the central core point of maintaining balance."
Based on an analogy that came into my awareness a while ago, which I would like to expand on here, I had come to the realization that life is simply like a wheel. A wheel goes round and round if it is going anywhere. If it is not moving or going anywhere it is static, stuck and motionless. When the wheel does move however, it's all over the place...it's up, it's down, up, down, up, down...on and on and on.
It keeps going from one extreme to the other and back again, continuously and unceasingly, yet in this ongoing up and down movement, it is progressing, moving forward, getting closer and closer to it's desired destination. But there is one part of the wheel that never ever moves. It's at the center of the wheel and that part of the wheel is called the "hub". The hub in the center of the wheel is always still, steady, and always grounded, no matter if the wheel is up or down.
The constant up and down nature of the wheel is called Life and our strengthened "central core point of psychological and emotional maturity" represents the wheel's hub. In order for the wheel to progress it must have it's up moments and it must have it's down moments. It can't progress otherwise. This is exactly like life. We can only progress on our journey by experiencing ups and downs just like the wheel. It's the only way.
Our lesson and test is to learn to become the hub, to remain our true authentic selves in spite of whether our wheel in life is up or down. To stand in our truth, our passion, our love and our integrity...no matter what!
"Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm."
Publilius Syrus
It is so easy to be fearless, upright and true when your life is going smoothly but what about when your life is in "seeming" chaos? Can you still be authentic and true to yourself in the midst of this chaos? If you can't then this is the ultimate lesson that your soul is steadfastly trying to help you to evolve into....a truly authentic Master, regardless of whatever challenging and chaotic circumstances come your way.
This is the main reason why we all go through chaos, trials and tribulations, particularly if we are under the illusion that we are living and vibrating at a level that we actually are not. The Universe has a way with "wake up" calls and "rude awakenings" in that situation. It is ultimately to help us to get to where we need to be.
"It's easy to be heavy; hard to be light."
G.K. Chesterton
Well, for many it's "hard to be light". Believe it or not, for some, it's hard to be heavy. The reason for this is because some have an inner knowing at the core of their very being that they are light, (vibrating energy).
This "knowingness" goes way beyond having an intellectual or scientific belief and understanding of the basic theory of Quantum Physics...I am talking about the Real Deal! Some also realize that darkness is, in reality an illusion....because everything is light! I once heard a phrase that went something like "you can only cast a shadow when you turn your back to the light."
"I have asked of you to believe the Light more than you believe the world, but the truth is there is ONLY Light, and there is no other world! All the rest is a play of Consciousness formed from the dream of Ego. Yet within it all, the Light blazes forth."
From the newsletter "Messages From God" Channeled by Yael & Doug Powell
How else can we shine our light if there is not the perception of darkness to shine our light on? Being the Light in the midst of the perceived darkness is the mark of a True Master. How else could you ever know that you are the light without experiencing the illusion of darkness from time to time..you know, the movement of the wheel? Also, considering that it is the illusion of darkness that gives you the free will to shine your light the brightest and to become your greater yet to be...doesn't that also make the perceived darkness also a great gift?
"Any fool can run towards the light. It takes a Master with courage to turn and face the darkness and shine his own light there."
Leslie Fieger
The True Master is constant, authentic, real and true...no matter what happens in his/her life, and he/she values and appreciates the downs just as much as the ups in life, because, like with the wheel, the Master realizes that the ups and downs are both EQUAL and NECESSARY to MOVE and PROGRESS FORWARD on the overrall journey to True Self Mastery.
"At higher levels, everything is always going in the same direction. There is no polarity...there is no darkness. So - called darkness is only here to spur us on to create something new and different. The darkness is in reality, the light as well, as everything is always light. So then, the so - called "darkness" is not trying to take over. It is showing us the way."
Karen Bishop
Once you "get this", not just on a scientific or intellectual level, but from a truly Authentic and Real Soul Based Level, Viola! You will have discovered what Jesus, the Christ meant in regard to finding "the peace that passeth all understanding" and also what Jesus meant when he said, "There may be trials and tribulations in the world, but be of good cheer, fore I have overcome the world."
By achieving this very real potential and possibility in your life, you will then become a Way Shower, just like Jesus was, and just like Jesus said you could do! How cool is that? The journey can only begin with you truly "Living The Authentic Life".
Peace!
Pam
"There is no war here between dark and light, as everything is all in on this together. The best thing to focus on is the new, and simply leave the so-called darkness behind for others who still need a wake up call. It is not for us to try and bring it down. It has it's purpose. Our job is to hold the light, to create the new in our own structures of choice, to allow the old to fall."
Karen Bishop
The Following Writing From Spiritual Teacher Andrew Cohen, Describes Perfectly, (In My Opinion) The Difference Between Having An Enlightened Experience..And Someone Who Lives A Life With Integrity...& Andrew Documents A Clear Distinction Between The Two:
Integrity Is More Challenging Than Enlightenment
Q: Doesn’t enlightenment automatically imply a rare degree of integrity in the self?
A: In the way I define Evolutionary Enlightenment, it definitely does. But too often, in the postmodern interpretations of enlightenment, there is not necessarily much of a correlation between the two. In fact, the cultivation of profound integrity seems to pose a much greater challenge to the postmodern self than the attainment of higher states of consciousness does. Even individuals who would typically be considered enlightened because of their consistent access to higher states can be sorely lacking in moral development. I’ve known many people over the years I’ve been teaching who were not afraid of letting go into deep and profound states of consciousness but were literally terrified of the call to cultivate integrity of self and soul.
Integrity means that there is a foundation of moral virtue in the structure of the self. In the teaching of Evolutionary Enlightenment, morality is not based on externally dictated traditional values and ethical codes, but rather is a naturally emerging result of the revelation that the creation of our future depends on what we do, right now and in every moment. That profound awakening to our inherent responsibility as evolving human beings at the leading edge becomes the basis for a new moral context for human life. So the expression of integrity or moral virtue would be that the choices we make and the actions we take would consistently express our recognition of this responsibility and our genuine care about creating our future. In such an individual, there would be a significant correlation between word and deed, and a steady demonstration of moral courage and soul strength. The fact that we are deadly serious about what it means to be alive would be demonstrated with unusual consistency. There would be a discernable hierarchy of values in our relationship to life, and that which we had recognized to be of the highest importance would be something that we would honor and respect in all the important choices that we make. So integrity of self would mean there is a significant correlation between our deepest ideals and convictions, and the way we actually live our lives.
Integrity, in a context of spiritual evolution, is always directly connected with the awakening to a higher meaning, purpose, and reason for being that one feels inherently beholden to. But we live in a culture of postmodern narcissism, in which most of us are unaccustomed to being beholden to anything other than our own desires and preferences. No narcissist, however profound his or her access to higher states, is going to strive for this degree of integrity merely for their own sake. The call for deeper wholeness and moral development for the sake of a higher purpose rains on the narcissist’s parade. It instantly corners the ego, and that’s the reason so few of us are actually interested in it.
So, surprisingly enough, there seems to be greater power in the cultivation of integrity than there is even in the experience of enlightenment. It’s much easier to have an experience of the enlightened state than it is to develop the kind of integrity I’m speaking about and to stand for that, as yourself, in the world, for the sake of the evolution of consciousness itself. That’s a step that few human beings I’ve met are willing to take.
Andrew Cohen
"Consider the world as a school to learn spiritual lessons. All souls are in different levels of evolution. Accept them and love them. Do not impose your ideas and models on others."
Yogi Shanti Desai
Here are some key steps from Celia Finn that you can take to immediately begin the path of living a truly authentic life. Remember, anything less than true authenticity is just an illusion. Blessings!
- Be Free and Experience Freedom within Yourself : Know that you no longer have to please anyone and you no longer need to "fit in". You need to be You. When you are "authentic" you are Loving and Gentle and Peaceful, and people around you will not feel threatened by your uniqueness, but will celebrate it with you. When you live in this way, your soul will feel free to be All that it can be, and you will unfold into your Full Potential. Be responsible for ensuring that you maintain your own inner sense of freedom and lightness to be Who You Are.
- Be Passionate and Share your Passion : Follow your Dreams and Desires. When you are "authentic", people around you will be attracted to you because of your Passion. Do not become obsessed. Remember, a Passion is something that you share with others, it should not be a way of escaping connection and intimacy. A passion in your life should deepen intimacy and love with others, as their Heart passion unites with yours. Know that every Heart has its own Unique Passion and way of expressing that. Be willing to honor and respect the passions of others, and they will honor yours and share yours. When a group of people works together from the united Flame of their Heart's Passions, it is indeed a powerful energy of Love and Creativity.
- Be Open and Honest with Yourself and Others : Be aware of what you are feeling within yourself and do not be afraid to express this. Be willing to express your truth. If you do so without anger and aggression, then it will be accepted as such by others. It may not be their truth, but that is not your concern. If they are able to accept your truth, then that is well, but if not, then you should allow yourself to move on until you find those who are will be equally open and honest with you. But know that the ability to be open and honest and loving rests on the ability to be open and honest and loving with yourself first. The extent to which you are open and honest with yourself, will be reflected in your ability to be that way with others.
- Be Original and Adventurous : Don't settle for a life of security, for there is no such thing in the material dimensions. The nature of all existence in the Fifth Dimension, is Fluidity and Flexibility and Change. Cosmic Heart Energy flows and is always seeking new forms and expressions. Be willing to move with that Flow and to allow yourself to create from that Flow and to have fun in the process. Remember how it felt as a child when you embarked on an "adventure" with your friends? So it should feel as your soul explores the new "adventure" of each day. No matter what your life may be, you can always create small adventures of Love and Beauty for yourself within each day.
- Be Peaceful and Be Gracious : When you live with your awareness in the Fifth Dimensional level of Consciousness, you will find that you need and desire Peace and Grace. And you will be able to create these things wherever you are, even if you live in the center of a big city and are in the middle of a busy street! For your consciousness will create such a powerful "Zone of Peace and Beauty" that it will be felt by all those around you. They will be attracted to you, and this will be reflected in how they respond to you. The Peace and Grace that radiates from You will awaken Joy and Kindness in them.
- Live Beyond Social and Verbal Cliches : Do not assume to know how another person thinks or feels or where they are. Allow them to be where and what they are. Allow them the mystery of their own Uniqueness. In this Fifth Dimensional space, all is Love, and Fear is an illusion. It serves no purpose to say to another : "You are in Fear", for this is more of a reflection of your own need to judge the feelings of another and to feel safe with your mental analyses of what they mean in your life. Look rather to see what is the "Message of Love" that this person brings to you through this reflected "illusion". Most often, it is the need for you yourself to look at your own illusions and to make changes in your life, perhaps to see where and how you have allowed these illusions to take hold in your heart. Living within and yet beyond illusions, in the heart of your own unique truth, is the "skill" of Multi-dimensional Life.
- Do Not Resist The Flow : In the Fifth Dimension of Consciousness the Flow of Unconditional Love is powerful and it will bring many surprising events and changes when you live an authentic life. Do not resist the flow of change, for to do so is to block the flow with the heaviness of old energy illusions. We call these surprise events "miracles", for even if they do not seem so to you at all times, they are designed to keep you within the flow of Abundant Love. If you resist, you block the Flow of Abundant Love within your own Heart, and it begins to flow around you, and so you experience isolation, loneliness and lack. As soon as you open your Heart once again to the Flow of Unconditional Love, then the flow of Abundance will find you. Resistance to the Flow is always a result of fixed expectations and ideas about outcomes. Once you have the ability to release expectations and allow change and flow, you will not be upset or rigid if a manifestation does not materialize as you had expected. Know that all things flow in Divine Order, and that there is a blessing in every shift and change in your life. When you accept change with Grace and Gratitude, you will see and perceive the Abundant Blessings at the Heart of All Things.
Ego Is A Unique Expression Of Infinite Being
By Enoch Tan
In certain spiritual schools of thought, we have been conditioned to think of the ego in a negative and limited way. But it is an erroneous mentality to think of the ego as something that’s unwanted and to be rid of for spirituality. The ego exists for a purpose and it’s an integral part of spirituality and the totality of being. To remove the ego is like removing the left hand and keeping the right. It’s a ridiculous concept that shouldn’t even be thought of at all. Spirit and ego go hand and hand for complete experience.
The purest definition for ego is the individuated consciousness of Infinite Being. It is who you are as a unique and distinct personality apart from universal consciousness. It is your expressed self that is localized within time and space. It is your existence as a freewill entity that can think and act with or apart from higher intelligence. Imagine Spirit as an ocean and the individual wave as ego. The wave and ocean are one just as Spirit and ego are one. One represents the whole and the other represents the part.
Ego has its use for Spirit. Ego is the way by which Spirit perceives reality from one place and one moment. Ego is how Spirit has uniqueness of experience. Ego is also how Spirit expresses in a particular way that is unlike any other. The reason for not being attached to ego or your own personal reality is so that you are free to realize your total Self as Spirit which is unlimited, unbounded and capable of being, doing and having anything. Then are you truly free to live your life fully with the power of Spirit.
Without ego, there is no independence of thinking, which means you as an individual would not exist. You would not be able to have the experience of a unique personality along with personal memories and choices in this universe. So it would pointless to do away with the ego since Spirit created ego to express and experience itself. The key to spirituality is not to get rid of the ego, but it is to become not limited by it. Spirituality is about realizing Spirit and harmonizing ego with it. We become One and All.
Spirituality is not about power over anyone. It is about self-empowerment, about power with everyone. The ego of a spiritual person is not a problem. It is an essential part of the human system, created expressly by The Creator of all life in order for it to experience self-consciousness from an infinite number of viewpoints. Infinite Being is the all-encompassing consciousness from which the universe was created. Everything in the universe is made of consciousness. Each snowflake is unique, so is each person.
You cannot cut off a part of yourself. The ego cannot be cast away and forgotten. It is your essential sense of identity. Even if someone were successful in casting away a part of themselves, there would come a time when they would have to retrieve that lost part and integrate it back into themselves in a healthy, holistic manner. That is why you always have reoccurring problems in life until you’ve resolved those parts of you which the situations keep bringing up. Psychological integration is wholeness of being.
You are an expression of Infinite Being as it experiences itself from all possible viewpoints. The best way you can serve yourself and Infinite Being, the source within us all, is to live your life to your own, personal, highest potential. And celebrate who you are, because there is no one exactly like you in the entire universe. Knowing this truth frees you to embrace your ego completely and allow it to be freely and fully expressed. You have every right to be who you are because you were designed to be that way.
Your primary purpose in life is to experience life from one individual, unique point of view. That answers the great question in life about what you are here for. You created yourself to exist in this physical world for the purpose of expressing yourself in a particular way and the live life with a unique experience. You are meant to live your life and not the life of another. So you are the best person you were born to be and you have the best destiny that you have given to yourself. Go ahead and live it to the fullest.
There are two extreme paths that a person can go in life. One is the path of extreme selfishness and the other is the path of extreme selflessness. Extreme selfishness is to seek to benefit oneself as much as possible while extreme selflessness is to seek to benefit others as much as possible. But both paths ultimately end up in the same place. Because in order to benefit oneself as much as possible, you must benefit others, and in order to benefit others as much as possible, you must benefit yourself too.
By helping others to the detriment of yourself, you become disempowered from serving them as best as you can. Not only that, you also now need others to help you in areas where you are in detriment. By serving yourself to the detriment of others, you cause your environment to deteriorate and therefore worsening your overall situation which isn’t to your best interest. The best way of being is to serve others and yourself completely. Ultimate selfless and selfishness are one because you are the Self of all.
People who only take from others or only give to others are ignorant of their total Self as Spirit or Infinite Being. We are all here as unique individuals to share our special gifts with each other. Giving and receiving are necessary steps to complete the process of energy exchange between ego and ego within Spirit. Your unique gift is given to the world when you express your unique self here. The best way to help others is by doing your own thing. By shining your light, you inspire others to shine theirs as well.
The Following Channeling Is For Those "Masters" Master Kuthumi Referenced Above.
It gives what I believe is a very accurate explanation as to what is REALLY going on with you.
You Are Shape-Shifting Into A New Reality
by
Ronna Herman
Beloved masters of Light, a new day is dawning on your Earth, an era that has been prophesied and foretold for many ages past. The holographic pictures that have formed your realities are shifting and you feel vulnerable and left without an identity that you can relate to, or parameters to guide you.
What is happening is this, you went through the process of releasing all that you thought was important in your third dimensional reality, surrendering your relationships, your possessions, your perception of what and who you were as you moved into harmony and attunement with your higher self. Gradually accessing more refined energy, higher frequencies, new information and greater wisdom. Then you eventually became more comfortable with your fourth dimensional reality as you worked through all the negative emotional energies that came bubbling up from within your subconscious mind, sweeping out and clearing outmoded perceptions. The pulsating, transforming Light frequencies reverberated throughout the depths of your cellular structure and began to break loose all the impacted energies that have accumulated down through the ages--stirring them up, moving them out to be released and replaced with Divine Light substance. As you began to resonate to a quickened vibration--more of your vaster being, your soul-self, your higher-self, your Christ-Self began to, once again, take up residency and dominion within your physical vessel.
You had a whole new set of rules to live by, a wonderful plethora of exciting information, new wisdom to assist you to function in this new reality in which you now found yourself. Joy and bliss became the norm and gradually you began to manifest your dreams and visions and come together with those you recognized instantly as your soul family. You began to share, teach and project this new vision, this new persona you had taken on and the world began to look much brighter.
Now suddenly, it seems you have taken a step backward, many of you have suddenly manifested dramatic illnesses that you do not understand; obstacles are placed in your way, hampering your progress, what you thought was your mission, your gift to humanity. Many of you can no longer find the solace in meditation, or reach upward (or inward) and tap into the loving feeling of Oneness with the Beings of Light. You feel a void, a sense of loss, or at least, a sense of unreality.
Let us reassure you, Beloved Ones, it is all a part of the process. Your present year has been a time of great acceleration. We are infusing you with the maximum amount of Christ- Light or Divine Substance from the Creator that your physical vessels can contain. In doing so, it has jolted or sped you along the path of initiation, or upward in the ascension process, however you wish to define it. And so, each time you lift your consciousness or tap into a higher frequency and incorporate it in any part of your being, whether it is physical/emotional/mental or etheric, it permeates the very depths of your being and releases any corresponding impacted or negative energies that resonate at a lower frequency.
Many of these energies were imprinted in your etheric and emotional bodies during those ancient experiences of your earliest physical incarnations on the earth plane . They are very powerful indeed and have affected you in every lifetime you have experienced since--adding to and magnifying the negative energies until they held you in bondage, creating pain and suffering.
These are energies that have kept you from having the perfect health you desire; the strong, attractive body you dream of; the abundance, the power, the relationships, on and on. And so you see, in order to assist you and keep you from going into overwhelm, your higher self puts you in what might be called a null zone, or a period of `no time'. These are terms that are currently being bandied about in connection with the Photon Belt and are valid concepts but they also apply to you personally.
Your Earth's rotation is slowing due to the decrease in planetary magnetics, while at the same time the vibrations or frequencies of your Earth are increasing. Every human being living on the Earth is being affected by this shift, as well as every other living thing that exists on the planet. At least, each being is trying to match these new frequencies in order to stay attuned to the Earth, as the old frequencies are no longer tolerable.
Those of you who are the way showers, the Light Warriors, have far exceeded these base frequencies and are functioning from a much higher resonance. Your reality is centered in the etheric body of the Earth that has moved into the mid-level fourth dimension. But, your beloved planet is also progressing rapidly, and as it does, your reality must continue to change. All that you thought was your truth, your new way of functioning and being, your new identity, is swiftly melting away. A new holographic picture is emerging and, in your uncertainty, you wonder where you fit in this new scheme and what are you to do now? WHO ARE YOU?
Again, precious ones, we say, relax, release, and realize that this, too, is just a part of the never-ending spiral. No longer will you be allowed to stagnate or even stay at a certain level very long--time and the process of transformation is moving too rapidly. Your language is changing, your thought-forms are different. The old areas of your brain which contain your past are gradually being refined or released so it is beginning to seem as though everything that happened before, even last year, is a vague dream. New areas of your brain are being activated and you must learn to think in a whole new way. Light packets of information, holographic pictures of great significance and sacred geometric patterns will begin to come into your consciousness and you must learn how to decipher these. It may seem as if those you are moving beyond no longer understand you, or you cannot find words to carry on the old mundane patterns of conversation. You will also find that you do not need to verbalize every thought as you begin to telepathically pick up the energies and thoughts of those around you. You will not need words, and you will not be easily deceived. You will speak your truth with spiritual integrity and you will no longer play the games of the past.
As you don your refined, spiritual light garments and awareness, be gentle with yourself. You may feel very vulnerable at times, you may feel as if you are losing an important part of yourself, and this is true. But it is a part that no longer serves you, even though you have become comfortable in carrying this old baggage around, it is time to release all that you can not take with you as you move back into your perfect form of Light.
You descended into a beautiful, perfect etheric\physical vessel, a divine body brought forth from the mind of the Creator. Allow us to give you an analogy of what took place those aeons ago and what is now taking place. Imagine that you are a diver about to descend to the floor of the ocean. You are buoyant and can only float on the surface unless you attach anchors or weights to yourself so that you can descend and walk on the ocean floor, or have some means of propulsion that will carry you into the depths. It is the same with your Spirit being. You had to take on density in order to descend into physicality. And, you took on much more density than was originally planned, making it even more difficult to emerge once again to the surface or what is called the higher dimensions.
So see yourself shedding the anchors and the weights that are keeping you walking the depths, in the quagmire, the fog and illusion of the lower dimensions. Allow yourself to shed the layers, the burdens that are keeping your stuck or anchored, allow yourself to soar, once again, into the rarified heights . Are you aware that those of you who have advanced your frequencies and resonance beyond that of the Earth are actually assisting your beloved planet to move higher up the spiral? That is part of your mission, dear ones, to assist your brothers and sisters, but also to be Light streams that become stronger and more buoyant, lifting the mass consciousness, clearing the Golden Etheric Web of your Mother Earth so that she, too, can once again claim her divine position in the grand drama of evolution.
We implore you, do not become attached to any way of being, any one modality, any philosophy that is too narrow or structured, or buy into any agreement that gives power to someone outside yourself. Discernment, discernment, discernment--I can not emphasize this enough, for as quickly as an apparent truth comes forth and you incorporate it into your belief system, it may be superseded by a higher truth, or a new concept. In looking back, can you not see that much of the knowledge you now accept as your absolute truth were beyond your wildest imagining five years ago, or even a year ago? Be aware that what you are so certain about today, will undoubtedly change tomorrow, or next week.
That is why you are feeling so vulnerable, beloved ones, you are shape-shifting and so is your reality. You are in the midst of an ongoing dream that is fast-forwarding at an accelerated speed. If you allow the fixations of the past and those antiquated energies to emerge, to be transmuted or dissolved, if you do not try to hang on to the old patterns, thought forms or structures, you will not feel so distressed, so out of control. You must admit that this is not a time of boredom, or stagnation, indeed, it is a what you have yearned for since that time long ago when you merged your magnificent Spirit-self into the limiting confines of a physical structure.
Awaken each day in joyful anticipation, with great expectancy, allow the day to unfold in its perfectness, gifting you with new delights, releasing you from shackles of the past. As we have stressed, over and over, stay in the event of the NOW, and in doing so, you are focusing on what is occurring in the moment. Each moment, each thought, each event is of vast importance, for the treasures of new wisdom, new insights, new powers of reasoning, new gifts are pouring forth at an astonishing rate and you must be open to receive them. With each new impulse of a higher vibration, a portion of your existing reality begins to dissolve as the pattern repeats time and time again.
You cannot fail, you can only hold yourself back and create discomfort if you struggle and keep yourself submerged in the old density. Accept these most precious gifts that are being offered, become your own sacred witness, as you glean, sort, release and refine the information and experiences that move into your awareness. Do not become bogged down or attached to any set pattern, or modality as you gradually emerge from the cocoon of physical/humanity into the crystalline form of spiritual/humanity. Allow yourself to ride the crest of the mighty waves of transformation. There is nothing to fear, precious ones, and so very much to be gained. Feel the warmth of our sacred breath as it brushes your cheek, sense the aura of love in which we surround you. We are near, reach out and touch us--we will respond. You are not alone, you have never been alone. I AM ARCHANGEL MICHAEL.
"All of the animals except man know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it."
Samuel Butler
Peace and Blessings!
Pam
