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Location: United Kingdom | What Happens When Someone Dies?
Part 1
How many times have you heard it said that nobody has ever come back from the dead? To my mind, this is simply not true. Most of us have passed over into the valley of death and returned from it on numerous occasions. The problem is that, in our present existence as earthlings, we have no conscious recall of what happened to us. To find out more, to whom can we turn? First to the Angels. The Angelic hierarchy is in charge of us and our world and has always communicated with us through groups of guides and helpers who dwell in our other world, that of spirit. There are many of these groups and White Eagle is one of them.
Each group is headed by a highly evolved Master soul. Under their guidance and protection I am about to share with you something from a White Eagle teaching that appeared in Stella Polaris October/November 2013 under the heading ‘What the Saints Give Up’. By capturing its essence and adding my own intuitive understanding, I hope that together we may be able to shed some light into this shadowy corner of our existence. Here is what they would like to tell you through me:
At the moment you pass from the physical plane of life you move for a time into the inner world. When we, your guides and helpers in the world of light, speak to you of an inner world, forget about thinking of this as a state of annihilation or pain. Nothing could be further from the truth. The inner world is one of light and enfoldment, for taking stock and seeing your own soul from God’s perspective. Those who have arrived in the inner world find that their bodies, surroundings and all the things that are there manifest themselves in forms that are as solid and real as those in the physical world. We want to make it quite clear to you that ours is a living world that has nothing in common with a valley of death. It is vibrant and teeming with life that you cannot see during your times on the Earth plane.
The only difference between your present world and the inner one is that, when a soul enters the latter, one of the layers of perception, known as the veil of consciousness, is removed. This is a shield that acts like a bandage or blindfold during your stays on the Earth plane. Once again you become aware of God’s true nature and your own as a being of light, who has all Eternity in which to grow and evolve through learning and exploring life on all its levels. There is no judgement day, merely a time for taking stock, when you yourself with the help of the ministering Angels assess your most recent lifetime and all previous ones. Knowing who you truly are, you are bound to have some regrets about missed opportunities to express your true nature. In your sadness about not having been kinder, more loving and tolerant towards all life, you promise yourself to do better as soon as new occasions for doing so arise.
New hope rises in you when the Angels explain to you the things that are of real importance. In a gentle and merciful manner they draw your attention to the things you are meant to learn from every one of your appearance on the Earth. When you have sufficiently absorbed these lessons, there follows a period of resting in the state of Heaven, which means in perfect happiness and bliss. As time does not exist on the inner level, we would give a wrong impression by saying that a soul remains there for a hundred, three hundred or maybe even a thousand years in Earth time before reincarnating, if it is going to reappear on the Earth plane at all. Because in our world there is no time as you understand it in earthly terms, we find it impossible to explain the idea of Eternity to you.
Time and space are part of the illusions that exist only in humankind’s earthly mind with its purely logical and rational thinking capability. You can easily verify the truth of this in your meditations, for example by imagining yourself ten thousand years or so back and asking your Highest Self to help you relive one of those lifetimes. Memories of experiences that once helped your soul to grow remain the property of your consciousness forever and can be lived again at will. As on the higher and highest levels of life time does not exist, everything that ever happened to you and your present world did so in the vastness of the Eternal now.
Whether you can grasp these concepts depends on the level of your present awareness of God’s true nature and your own, as well as the purpose of your existences on the Earth plane. If you think of God as the ultimate and highest level of life and meditate on this, the power of your thoughts lifts you into the heights. Rising into the light at the apex of the spiritual mountain of life, you are bathed in God’s Eternal power and glory. Knowing that you are in God and God is in you, you become aware that on this level past, future, heights or depths do not exist. A feeling of warmth, harmony and love begins to fill your heart and flows from there through every cell of your being, soothing and healing all of them. Wherever some cells are in need of it, they are restored to normal and healthy functioning. This kind of meditation takes you into the dimension of supreme or cosmic consciousness of which many of the scientists of your world to this day believe that it does not exist. They too will understand in due course.
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Location: United Kingdom | Do I Have To Have Another Lifetime On The Earth?
What Happens When Someone Dies? – Part 2
The simple answer is: ‘No, you don’t!’ Nobody forces any one of you to return to the Earth. But, having passed through the period of stocktaking and resting in the heavenly state, and knowing that the purpose of your existence is evolution, after a while your soul becomes restless. You realise that, if you ever wish to be released from the treadmill of cycles of lifetimes in physicality, there is nothing for it but calling upon the Angels and applying for another one. Following the advice of the Angels, most souls eventually choose another period of studying earthly life and helping their siblings in the great human family on that plane with their spiritual evolution. We assure you that every man and woman and child who ever walked the Earth has left behind an indelible impression on the ether and has tried to contribute to making your world a better and more beautiful place for all, even if only by stimulating the light of spiritual awakening and awareness in another soul.
All gifts, be they material or spiritual, can only come to you through the effects of the law of Karma, and by the will of the Great Father and the wisdom of the Great Mother. Nothing in the whole of Creation happens without them. One of your most vital earthly lessons is learning how to discern between the value of physical and spiritual things. Spiritually, it is better by far for you to lose all worldly possessions and through this receive Divine illumination than clinging to earthly things and concerns.
Every one of you contains the Christ spirit. At first it only appears as a tiny bud on the great tree of knowledge. From this state of spiritual childhood it grows into adolescence and eventually adulthood. There then comes a time during one of your earthly sojourns when a decision has to be made by you which master you wish to serve from now. on. Serving two of them at the same time is impossible. The pull of your desires for the pleasures of your lower earthly nature has to be surrendered by you, freely and willingly. This is necessary, so that the saving grace of the Christ Spirit, whose spark you are, can come fully alive in you and gradually take over your whole being.
All of this does not have to mean that wealth and abundance of earthly things are wrong, as they provide your soul with tests and trials of a different nature. Whenever a soul is reborn on the Earth plane, the pathway of its coming lifetime is decided by its Karma. In spite of this, the soul itself has a certain measure of choice as to the kind of life it would like to lead. Those who choose to respond to the drawing of God’s light and are longing with all their strength to live in truth, love and mercy by giving service to their fellow creatures find their enjoyment in the riches of Heaven.
Being poor in the material part of their lives makes little difference to these souls, as their happiness lies in other things. For example, the beauty and wonder of God’s Creation manifested in Mother Earth’s gifts that are freely available to those whose inner eyes and ears have opened to the higher vibrations of life. During their present lifetime such souls are strengthened, supported and illumined by serving their Creator, whom they now recognise in all creatures and things. By turning their desires away from the darkness of the material plane to the light and glory of the spiritual life, they are building in their hearts a most beautiful state of being and heavenly home.
This is how it comes about that highly evolved souls frequently appear on Earth to act as teachers and wayfinders for younger and less experienced souls who are walking the pathway of life behind them. Those who have particularly difficult Karma to redeem, to restore the balance of their spiritual account, may decide to spend their next reincarnation by serving, in saintly ways and possibly in great material poverty, the needs of the underprivileged of your world.
In contrast to this, you are sure to encounter people who seem to be lucky in everything they touch. What they are receiving in their present lifetime is their reward for great spiritual efforts and sacrifices they made in others. The bread they once cast upon the waters of life is now returning to them in great abundance. If this is happening to you, you do well not to allow your good fortune to make you complacent and smug. Endeavours of a different kind are expected of you by the Highest to keep the flow of abundance going from this lifetime to subsequent ones.
Typical examples of these two diametrically opposed pathways of life are those of individuals like Mother Theresa in her time, John D. Rockefeller in his, and Bill Gates of Microsoft now. Mother Theresa finding great spiritual wealth, while people like Rockefeller and Gates accumulate vast fortunes and spend large parts of them on philanthropy and charities. Once again we would like to draw your attention to the fact that there is no need to be jealous and envious or sit in judgement over anyone because no soul is either all good or all bad. The seeds for monster and saint alike are in all of you, and every soul has the right to know that they are part of the Christ Spirit and therefore worthy of its protection.
The more you become aware of your true nature, your oneness with all life and the effects of the Universal laws, the less you will feel inclined to inflict pain on other souls or parts of creation, because you realise that harming others can only bring suffering to you. The Christ Spirit waiting to come alive in each one of you is the light that has the power to heal all infirmities. It comforts and restores each soul. It is the light that comes like a hand to hold yours, when your time has come for walking through the valley of the shadow of death, i.e. passing from the physical world to the inner one. This is the hand that leads every soul to its reward, when its toiling on the Earth plane is finished, into the state of heavenly bliss, rest and peace.
The blessings of the Most High, the Great Spirit, Father/Mother of all life, rests upon each one of you to strengthen and uphold you. With great mercy it fulfils every human need.
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| What I found upon 3 death experiences was that a decision point occurs. That decision point is "can I remain here in eternal peace or are there others in the physical world that require your existence? Each time I reached that point I determined that I was needed here in the physical element for others, not me. I chose to return. Upon my return I have faced tremendous turmoil both mentally and financially. At times I regret my decision for my own selfish reasons but also understand why I was needed here. Oh, many times I think about why I made that decision to suffer here. But then I reflect upon the pain others would have endured had I chosen to remain at peace. It remains a constant struggle as I continue to face hardships here on earth but then I remind myself again, what would have happened to others, especially my family should I have taken the road to eternal peace.
It is for others I remain, not for me. The pain of physical non existence here on earth is burdened upon those you leave behind. Not about one's self. | |
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| Thank you. I have helped others through this perspective on the loss of loved ones. It has granted me great wisdom. | |
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Location: United Kingdom | About Angels
What Happens When Someone Dies? – Part 3
As pointed out earlier, the Angels are in charge of humankind. From our earliest beginnings, they have been communicating with us through groups of guides and helpers in our other world, the world of spirit or light. Everybody knows the word Angels, but what does it mean? Angels are a great force and a power that sometimes presents itself to humankind in a form we can understand and connect with. Those who already are fortunate enough to be able to see Angels, perceive them as highly illumined beings. Great streams of radiant light emanate from their heads and shoulders that makes them look like wings, though in truth they consist of power and light. The Angels are part of us and we are part of them. Therefore they are familiar with every soul’s individual spiritual maturity and that of our whole world. They are the only ones who know reliably how much of God’s eternal wisdom and truth should be revealed to us and at what time. Theirs is the decision of how and through which channels a new part of it should be presented. As beings from the higher and highest levels of life, Angels are pure spirit who do not require any kind of vehicle for getting about, the way we do. But, whenever it is desirable that our world should become aware of their presence, they may take on a form that resembles a human one. Moving by the power of thought, they have no need for wings, as we know them from our feathered friends. We too shall eventually be capable of locomotion like the Angels. The speed of thought is faster than that of light and even now, by thinking ourselves in another place we can instantly be there, though so far in thought only. However, as soon as we have become sufficiently evolved, there will be nothing to stop us from going on interplanetary exchanges. There will then be no need for prohibitively expensive and clumsy spacecrafts, the way travel is done at present for even the shortest distances into space. If in times to come we want to go and visit some of our cousins in the great family of life on far distant planets, all we shall need to do is think of them and their place and ask our thoughts to take us there. Naturally, this kind of space travel cannot come about for as long as someone’s soul remains trapped in Earth’s illusions of time and space. Quite literally, Angels are everywhere. When climbing a mountain we somehow sense a powerful presence, we are responding to the call of the Spirit of the mountain, who is part of the Angels in charge of the Water element. Those who are fascinated by and drawn to water, be it in the crashing and pounding of the sea or at other times the gentle splashing of its waves, the roaring flow of a great river or the tumbling of waterfalls, are responding to the call of the Angels or Spirits of the water element. Sun worshippers and/or those who enjoy gazing into the flames of a candle or an open hearth fire, are tuning themselves into the energies of the Angels and Spirits in charge of the Fire element. Those who love the sound of the wind, as it whispers to them in the slightest rustlings of leaves or through the howlings of a storm, are responding to the call of the Angels and Spirits of the Air element. The Etheric element is the realm of spirit, God’s spirit as much as Mother Earth’s, the Angels’ and also our own. The etheric is in charge of all the other elements at work on the physical manifestation of Mother Earth’s spirit. The huge orchestra of life is controlled and directed by the power and wisdom of the Great Father/Mother of all life. If your Sun, Moon and/or Ascendant are in one of the Fire signs of Aries, Leo or Sagittarius, you are likely to feel an affinity with the Angels and spirits of the Fire element. If they are in one of the Air signs of Gemini, Libra or Aquarius, it will be for the Air element. If they are in one of the Water signs of Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces, the Water element. And if they are in one of the Earth signs of Taurus, Virgo or Capricorn, the Earth element. It is wrong to speak of an Angel as he or she. Like God, they are androgynous and whole, as we are on the inner level – or rather will be again, when the two parts of our nature have been healed into one again. In God and the Angels the masculine and feminine energies lovingly respond to each other. Harmoniously, they function together and are never in discord and at loggerheads with each other, the way ours frequently are. As soon as another human soul comes forth from the heartmind of God, a Guardian Angel is allocated to it. This Angels never leaves us. Steadfastly, it stands by our side and holds our hand, throughout every one of our earthly lifetimes as well as the resting periods in the world of light, forever guiding, protecting and showing us every step of the way. As we grow and evolve, the Angel’s own evolution keeps pace with ours. Without any unnecessary interference it accompanies us through all our experiences, even the deepest, darkest and most traumatic hours ones. Only when we ask the Angels for their help can any of them intervene and come to the rescue. Angels, the same as everything else in the whole of Creation, including us, are ceaselessly striving to grow and evolve into ever higher and more beautiful expressions of life. To enable them to carry out their duties towards the Highest in the process of Earth’s evolution and ours, they need our assistance as much as we require theirs. The better we cooperate with the Angelic realm, the more speedily and smoothly the transformation of our spiritual rebirth and that of our world does proceed. And we give thanks and praise to You, Great White Spirit, for the Angels taking care of us and the elements with their power to provide us with all the things we require, down to every crumb of the food we eat and every drop of water we drink. Amen. | |
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Location: United Kingdom | What Is Hope?
When things go wrong, as they sometime will,
The optimist thinks: ‘They’ll come right again!’,
While the pessimist grumbles: ‘It’ll only get worse!’
And as our thoughts and beliefs create our earthly reality,
Both forecasts duly come true.
Each one nodes sagely: ‘I told you so!’
That’s why when times are hard, positive thinkers
Think: ‘They will get better and become easier again.’
Though it may take time, they invariably do.
What then is hope?
It is not the closing of one’s eyes to
Difficulties, risks and possible failures,
But an inner trusting that:
If we fail now, we shall not do so forever.
If we get hurt, we shall be healed.
If we make mistakes, we shall learn from them
And we shall be allowed to move on to higher learning.
Hope is the awareness of our innermost soul that
Life is good and the power of love is the most powerful
Force in the whole of Creation that
Straightens all crooked corners and, if we but ask,
Helps us heal everything,
Especially our most difficult situations and relationships.
Hope is an inner knowing that in God’s time, not ours,
All things on the Earth plane will come right in the end.
This life is like a great stage on which one of these days,
We shall step in front of the curtain
Behind which we are presently acting.
In the world of light we then shall stand
Like performers before a friendly audience
Of Angels and Masters, friends and helpers.
Every participant of the comedy of errors that is this life,
Eventually feels the need to nail the urges of their small self to the
Cross of consciousness of the Earth.
At the end of their present lifetime,
All who were wise enough to
Willingly submit themselves to Saturn’s demands
And have shown the restraint of self-discipline
And self-mastery in all their relationships,
Thus leaving behind good and healed ones only,
Shall be presented by life itself with a leaving certificate
That sets them free from further lessons on the Earth.
From them no further returns to the earthly plane will be required
And like in earthly schools, their teachers, in this case the Angels,
Will move us on to increasingly elevated
Levels of existence and studies.
This is how all human souls in the fullness of time
Take their final bows
On this side of the veil of consciousness.
United in friendship and love,
Smilingly reaching out for each other and, holding hands,
We enjoy the roar of applause that greets us.
But, in truth we are much more eager to follow the Angels,
To see where they may now wish to lead us.
Having surrendered our small earthly self to our Highest Self,
In the shelter of God’s mighty wings, in all Eternity
We shall serenely venture forth,
Never to be frightened or feeling lonely again.
I will abide in Thy tabernacle forever;
I will make my refuge the shadow of Thy wings.’
Psalm 61:4
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| Been missing you Aquarius
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Location: United Kingdom | Thank you for enquiring, Ophiucus. I am currently battling my way through a particularly tough spot on my personal healing journey of a thousand miles. On top of that, my computer is in need of replacement, so you won't be hearing much from me for a little while - yet again. I hope you are well. With love - Aquarius
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| Then good luck on your continuing journey; it is an arduous one for many of us
As for me, spending much time around here taking out the garbage in the form of spam, ads and litter, etc etc .... 
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Location: The Heart of Space | Greetings all:
There are qualifications to this subject....many folks die and come back to life.....it is not all that uncommon as most might think.
It is as simple as a flower, which is a very complicated thing.
For absolute death:
We all will die, but we all will live again, resurrected......but not in the way that one might say "gosh, when I did this before....". It is a rebirth but it is, indeed, and intrinsically, you and I.
To my favorite Transmutable Element Girl: it is not a battle...the Qi flows and you must direct it as best as can be done. The message is subtle and you will derive great comfort from its message. It has taught me to understand that each moment is pregnant with meaning. It has also allowed me to live on borrowed time. It allows me to be well, when all things indicate I am not. And, I am well.
My remaining cat is now 32 human years old and still in good spirit. She listens to ambient music most of the day and joins me in the mornings in various Qi disciplines. I am blessed to have such a familiar in this life, the longest lived of many.
Peace and Love,
Marty and Luckylee
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Location: United Kingdom | In St. Matthew 5:5 of the Jesus legend I told you: ‘Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth.’ This message to your world is as valid and true now, as it was when I first gave it to you. Many of you, My human children, are among the meek who are patiently and willingly beavering away in the background of life working on your own healing process. Even if nobody in your world has ever heard or seen them, every step of the way we, the Angels, Masters, friends and helpers and I are observing, guiding and protecting them and keeping them safe.
In spite of all that the only true meek ones your planet has ever known were never human souls, but the small creatures of the Earth. Since time immemorial, they have been her true inheritors, especially the worms and insects that crawl about on her, and the microbes and bacteria that are invisible to earthly eyes without a microscope. Pay your respects to the essential work these labourers are doing for and with Mother Earth and therefore also on your behalves. They do not expect anything in return and demand nothing apart from being allowed to pursue the lives they have been given without too much human interference. These creatures are the great recyclers of the Earth who were there long before any of you appeared on the scene. They will still be there and continuing with their work long after every last one of you, my beloved human children, has outgrown their need for spending further lifetimes in physicality.
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Location: United Kingdom | Here is a message from someone you love in the world of spirit:
‘Life is eternal and the human spirit is immortal. In truth, there is no death and life consists of absolute and unbroken continuity. On its inner level all is one, and you are as much part of me as I am of you. Nothing needs to change between you and me, just because I have gone through the great transformation before you. If we both so wish, our relationship can remain the same it always was between you and me, and life continues to be everything it has meant to us. My departure from the physical plane was no accident; it was meant to happen exactly when it did. For your sake – not mine – make an effort to accept this, the way I have done. And don’t believe anyone who tries to tell you that because I am out of your sight, I should also be out of your mind. That can only happen, if you so wish. But if you still want me, the death of my physical body is going to present us with many opportunities for coming closer to each other than it was ever possible, when we both still dwelled in physicality.
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Location: United Kingdom | Moving On
As every flower fades and youth must give way to old age,
So all wisdom and each virtue may be valid only in its day.
Nothing but our Highest Self stays with us forever.
At life’s calling the human soul must say farewell
And be ready for a new beginning.
Bravely and without sadness we need to
Enter into ever new learning, safe in the knowledge that
In the background of all life dwells the power of the Unseen,
To guide and protect us and help us to live,
Wherever our destiny may take us one day.
We are meant to move happily through space and time,
Without making our home in any one of them,
Because we know that our true home lies elsewhere.
The Spirit of the Divine never aims
To tie and restrict any of us; quite the opposite is true!
Step by step the Universe tries to lift us
Beyond the horizons of our present understanding.
If we are in danger of staying with one particular way of living
For too long, our spirit and soul stagnate and start to yearn for
Fresh learning through new adventures and further explorations.
The awareness that there is no death, that life is eternal,
Without beginning or end, helps us to
Give in more readily to the demands of life
When the time for moving on has come.
The hour of departure from the physical plane of life is eased and
We can enjoy our rebirth onto a different level of life,
Because we know that all it means is learning of a different kind.
The realisation that life’s call to the human soul
Will never end fills our heart and soul with good cheer.
It enables us to say good-bye willingly and happily,
Whenever the need arises, and go forward peacefully
To find rest and healing in the oneness with God.
‘Stufen’ by Hermann Hesse
Freely translated by Aquarius
From ‘Comfort for the Bereaved’
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Location: United Kingdom | White Eagle in ‘A Time to Remember’ in Stella Polaris Oct/Nov 2008: ‘Do not fear the future. Do not fear the unknown, not even death itself, for with every step you take forward you are entering into a fuller existence. Even when you lose your present body, it is only to enable you to step forward into a world of light. As you do. you carry whatever light in the form of the spiritual wisdom and understanding you are currently presently gaining from your experiences on the Earth plane. This knowledge will reveal to you the wonders and the beauties of the spirit life that are waiting for you. They will then emanate from your own soul.’
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Location: United Kingdom | Going Home
Going home, going home – we’re all going home.
Quiet like, some still day – we’re all going home.
It’s not far, just close by, through an open door.
Work all done, care laid by – fear and hurt no more.
Mother’s there, expecting us – Father’s waiting too.
Angel folks are gathered with guides and friends we know –
Guides and friends we know.
Morning Star lights the way – Earth-bound dreams all done.
Shadows gone – break of day – real life’s just begun.
There’s no break, there’s no end – just a moving on.
Wide awake, with a smile – going on and on.
Going home, going home – we’re all going home.
It’s not far, just close by – through an open door.
Going home, going home, I’m just going home.
Though I have gone before you,
I did not do so alone and neither will you,
When your time for saying goodbye to the Earth plane has come.
God and the Angels are forever with us,
Keeping you and me safe.
No matter where we may ever find ourselves,
We shall always rest securely in God’s loving hands.
William Arms Fisher
Edited by Aquarius
Sung to the well known tune from
Dvorak’s ‘New World Symphony’
From ‘Comfort for the Bereaved’
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Location: New Smyrna Beach, Florida | And Death is not real, even in the Relative sense--it is but Birth to a new life--and You shall go on, and on, and on, to higher and still higher planes of life, for aeons upon aeons of time. The Universe is your home, and you shall explore its farthest recesses before the end of Time. You are dwelling in the Infinite Mind of THE ALL, and your possibilities and opportunities are infinite, both in time and space. And at the end of the Grand Cycle of Aeons, when THE ALL shall draw back into itself all of its creations--you will go gladly for you will then be able to know the Whole Truth of being At One with THE ALL. Such is the report of the Illumined--those who have advanced well along The Path. THE KYBALION
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Location: United Kingdom | Thank you, dear Leo, for sharing some wisdom from the Kybalion with us here. The dreams we have of you,
Great Spirit, Father/Mother of all life,
Is only a shadow of Your dreams for us,
Only a shadow of all that will be,
If we but follow You.
The joy I feel today, beloved Father/Mother,
Is only a shadow of Your joys for me,
Only a shadow of Your joys for me,
When we meet face to face.
Carey Landry
Edited by Aquarius
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Location: United Kingdom | Moving On
As every flower fades and youth must give way to old age,
So all wisdom and each virtue may be valid only in its day.
Nothing but our Highest Self stays with us forever.
At life’s calling the human soul must say farewell
And be ready for a new beginning.
Bravely and without sadness we need to
Enter into ever new learning, safe in the knowledge that
In the background of all life dwells the power of the Unseen,
To guide and protect us and help us to live,
Wherever our destiny may take us one day.
We are meant to move happily through space and time,
Without making our home in any one of them,
Because we know that our true home lies elsewhere.
The Spirit of the Divine never aims
To tie and restrict any of us; quite the opposite is true!
Step by step the Universe tries to lift us
Beyond the horizons of our present understanding.
If we are in danger of staying with one particular way of living
For too long, our spirit and soul stagnate and start to yearn for
Fresh learning through new adventures and further explorations.
The awareness that there is no death, that life is eternal,
Without beginning or end, helps us to
Give in more readily to the demands of life
When the time for moving on has come.
The hour of departure from the physical plane of life is eased and
We can enjoy our rebirth onto a different level of life,
Because we know that all it means is learning of a different kind.
The realisation that life’s call to the human soul
Will never end fills our heart and soul with good cheer.
It enables us to say good-bye willingly and happily,
Whenever the need arises, and go forward peacefully
To find rest and healing in the oneness with God.
‘Stufen’ by Hermann Hesse
Translated & adapted by Aquarius
From ‘Astrology As A Lifehelp In Relationship Healing’
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Location: Bellingham |
death the great equalizer,
makes a good king just, and a peaceful beggar reverent.
meeting a person whom has died and returned changes your perspective. It did me. Asking questions and having responses to your questions is much more illuminating than reading about the subject. The interview is intense in your knowledge that the experience is different for the individual and personal to them.
The best response to this question is not only a question of accepting that you are going to die, but what you're going to do when you realize that you are going to live. There are those who say you need to accept the inevitability of everlasting life. I have no reason to doubt them. life is good!
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On the contrary, death is not "the great equalizer" at all. It is not so much that we all "die"; but more so, that some transcend. It is more to do with the passage that MUST be made, and the path the might, should, would, could, be traveled.
As for those who were dead but are still alive as returnees, Beck Weathers was DEAD. He chooses to speak in tertiary terms as to why he is walking and talking today....but he was as dead as all his companions...who are still dead!
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Location: United Kingdom | cause - 3/22/2014 1:19 AM death the great equalizer, makes a good king just, and a peaceful beggar reverent. . . .
Even the least evolved souls upon their return into the world of spirit cannot help noticing that in truth they are spirit and soul, eternal and immortal beings of light. At the end of each lifetime, every one of us without exception returns to our true home, the world of spirit, where we rest and recuperate from the trials and tribulations of Earth life. Having once again been released onto that level of life, the freedom we enjoy there may well feel like heavenly bliss, but Heaven itself – the final oneness with God – it is not. As mentioned in the previous chapter, nobody suddenly turns into an Angel at the time of leaving life in physicality. No-one goes straight to Heaven. Whatever degree of consciousness we have reached on the earthly side of the veil in any given lifetime, that alone we take with us into the world of light.
Apart from leaving our physical body nothing changes at the moment of death. The one we have been on the Earth plane is the same one we shall encounter and have to grapple with in our other world. What we can hope to find on the other side depends on the quality of life we are leading here – more of the same awaits us beyond. Any wisdom we accumulate during each one of our earthly sojourns will always be ours to keep forever. We bring it with us into all subsequent lifetimes, so it can support us and make life easier to cope with, which sets us free for lessons of a different kind. Can you see the great importance and urgency of getting to work on improving our character whilst we are here?
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Bernard of Clairvaux said also that a person will not understand that final oneness with God until our final hour. Call it evolution, or transformation, or perfection, many see that effort is needed to reach our path to heaven. Bernard was fighting the thought that one can find a foretaste of heaven, because it was not final and therefore not complete. It was hotly debated at the time.
I do not know of the individual you mentioned Marten. The person I mentioned was also dead, for a short time. It was most illuminating to speak to her. I believe that you are speaking of this sort of death. Unless, we are speaking of resurrected individuals. i.e. someone whom was buried and buried with no hope for their return and returned.
Our body is our vehicle of life. I have been told that this too can be returned to life. Most people believe that one needs a body to be alive. What is heaven? I think that I can speak in faith that I believe the body too can find resurrection. I have a python search integrator that looks for such cases. It is something that I find inspiring at times. I use my search terms seldom now. I am finding it a little too morbid for me to enjoy it.
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Bernard of Clairvaux said also that a person will not understand that final oneness with God until our final hour. Call it evolution, or transformation, or perfection, many see that effort is needed to reach our path to heaven. Bernard was fighting the thought that one can find a foretaste of heaven, because it was not final and therefore not complete. It was hotly debated at the time.
I do not know of the individual you mentioned Marten. The person I mentioned was also dead, for a short time. It was most illuminating to speak to her. I believe that you are speaking of this sort of death. Unless, we are speaking of resurrected individuals. i.e. someone whom was buried and buried with no hope for their return and returned.
Our body is our vehicle of life. I have been told that this too can be returned to life. Most people believe that one needs a body to be alive. What is heaven? I think that I can speak in faith that I believe the body too can find resurrection. I have a python search integrator that looks for such cases. It is something that I find inspiring at times. I use my search terms seldom now. I am finding it a little too morbid for me to enjoy it.
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Location: United Kingdom | Bernard of Clairvaux lived from 1090 – 1153. Isn’t it good that by now we, i.e. our race, have been allowed by the Highest to find a great deal more understanding of the processes of life and the purpose and meaning of our presence on the Earth? With love – Aquarius | |
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My love of Alchemy and the sciences make me aware and happy with our knowledge of all things earthly. Metaphysics gives me a sense meaning. Mystery is very much still about in my life. I am told it is also in the lives of others. I trust that this true and believe individuals who claim it.
Within the mysteries I find more mystery. Very few have come to claim that life can return to persons whom have died. Of course this is out of experience of most people and if the person who declares that they have this belief do not search for it. I know there is a presence of my progenitors in the oddest times. The love of heaven resultant is hope. I am saddened by the loss of loved ones. Death is no joy. But, being a part of life we go on. When I say "No fair." I am reminded that life isn't fair. I believe that justice is obtainable. I hope from your(Aquarius) statements that you agree that we can find this in moving into an eternal existence. Why I hope this I am unsure of. Your beliefs are your own. And, perhaps I presume too much. I love life. That is enough.
". . . Faith, hope, charity, and the greatest of these is love," as one translation of the bible says, are of greatest of importance. I always found this translation a curious statement. Love is more than appreciated. Unconditional love is impressive and difficult. You, Aquarius, impress.
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Location: United Kingdom | The mystics of all ages have puzzled over the mystery of God. Did it ever occur to them that we ourselves are the greatest mystery of all? Well then, who and what are we truly? As mentioned earlier, each one of us is a spark of the Divine, of the Great Sun beyond the Sun, in the sky above us. Each one is special and unique; a tiny particle of an immense whole; and the only one of its kind, in the whole of Creation.
Everybody’s potential is unlimited, but before anyone can seriously begin to dream about fulfilling any of it, one first has to tackle the two main themes of our earthly existence: fear and pain. As there is so much of both in everybody, the need for overcoming all our fears and for our souls to find healing is equally great. Any distress our soul suffers always manifests itself through pain and discomfort in our physical bodies. When our fear and pain is over-powering, as they frequently are, there is only one way of finding peace and healing and that is through asking God and the healing Angels to help us.
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Reaching out to those in pain is one of the great charities that one can share with the people that surround us. Life's complexity is left flatly when we encounter a person who is in pain. The act of charity we can give is often clear. One then must give it in this complex existence. | |
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Location: Bellingham | Around 300 B.C. the Greek philosopher Plato wrote of Er, the soldier, whose dead body lay in waste beside his fallen comrades for ten days. When at last help came, many were puzzled, for the body of Er had not decayed as had the others. Confused, Er's relatives took him home for burial, but upon the funeral pyre he revived, stood up, and recounted what he had learned while on The Other Side for all to hear. He then set about educating people concerning the spiritual truths that had been revealed to him, teaching them how they could live more fulfilling and satisfying lives. (History leaves in doubt whether the story of Er was created by Plato, or a true report.)
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Location: United Kingdom | cause - 3/25/2014 1:21 AM Around 300 B.C. the Greek philosopher Plato wrote of Er, the soldier, whose dead body lay in waste beside his fallen comrades for ten days. When at last help came, many were puzzled, for the body of Er had not decayed as had the others. Confused, Er's relatives took him home for burial, but upon the funeral pyre he revived, stood up, and recounted what he had learned while on The Other Side for all to hear. He then set about educating people concerning the spiritual truths that had been revealed to him, teaching them how they could live more fulfilling and satisfying lives. (History leaves in doubt whether the story of Er was created by Plato, or a true report.) mentioned on iands.org How does your inner teacher, the wise one or the living God within, who communicates with us through the world of our feelings, respond when you read this story? Mine says: 'It's a fable and a legend, no more.' With love - Aquarius
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While dismissed by a great number of the community, Life after death is spoken of in many places of the world and in the present. The burden of proof for life is being discussed. I tend to believe that science lacks any sort of measure for the direct change of a lifeless person into a living person. Or, if they do and will the transformation is imperfect. Some persons that have come back from a apparent death are mentally ill. some are hidden for there protection. The heavenward spirits of the departed come to me as impressions and the strength of small messages. The ontological experience I have is a spiritualism that I am unsure of the philosophical root of. In immediacy I call it an aesthetic an look to keep it as a metaphysics. I do not require anyone to believe as I believe. Your skepticism is understandable and I too believe in the rest and peace of heaven. As I explore the webs' comments on resurrection and the afterlife I learn. I think of this search as approachable. I would even want to participate.
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Location: The Heart of Space | Hello all: For those inclined to pursue the "Myth of Er" (myth in ancient Greek meaning story or account) here is a link to a nice little audio lecture: http://www.ldysinger.com/MONS_423/01A_Vis1_Pla_Cic/03_Myth_Er.htm Peace, Plato, Knifo, Forko and Napkino, Marty and LuckyLee
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Location: United Kingdom | Sun Scorpio Marie, Queen Consort of Romania, 1875-1938 wrote towards the end of her life: ‘The God within us! That’s what really counts … that fundamental something that makes part of the ‘beyond’, which leads us upwards in spite of ourselves … towards a light out of which we came and to which we surely return, if we do not allow our spirits to go down in the mine! A light which shines in our souls, a beacon signalling to us from somewhere beyond this quarrelling, hating, doubting, betrayed and betraying, sad suffering world.’ Later still, bravely tackling her twilight years, she wrote: ‘It is not in vain that, on decline, so much is taken from us. It is so as to prepare us for the end. To sow the seed of longing for another life in our tired souls.’ From ‘Born To Rule’ by Julia Gelardi.
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Art imitates life so they say. It may be old and political, but Dante describe the afterlife to the best of his abilitys. He based his knowledge on the theology of the Time. Although you might find that it is contradictory to descibe art imitating life, etearnal life is described by some(and me previously as enevitable. I have come to the conclusion that if consciousness is life this is undeniably so. The strength of mind in this case is part of my consideration as is my slight tendency toward an attraction of the madness of the ideologue. If we are to be immortal I would like us to know that we are immortal. Pure consciousness is considered as a future condition of ourselves but, what is it? I would as others might be dead to death. This is personal. The immortal can share by consciousness and through communication immortality even if immortality is shared in this life alone. Impass is thus defeated. Life goes on. Spinning in infinity we are one with the creator. His gifts mean everything.
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Location: United Kingdom | Love is the law and the nature of the Universe. It is humankind’s true nature too. It is a force that is stronger than the best quality steel could ever be. Steel belongs to the Earth plane, but love is of the highest levels of life, known to us as God. Steel has to decay like all earthly things. It rusts and deteriorates and its molecular components are eventually returned to the Earth, the same as anything else that consists of matter. Love, however, is of God and therefore eternal and immortal. It has the power to survive and conquer all obstacles that may ever get in our way. If two people are tied together by difficult Karma, once they have dealt with it by resolving the outstanding issues between them, they are ready to form a loving relationship that will last forever. This does away with the need for grappling any of our friends to our souls with hoops of steel, the way an old saying advises us to do. | |
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Death will never be a love for the entire people. I need to avoid the stare of the abyss for a time. Love is indeed ". . . The greatest pain reliever there is," and it can (also) be cruel. Reconsile it if you can. I now need to live to life. The dead can wait even when they wait for love. Many of us do.
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Location: United Kingdom | 'As the great American poet wrote, ‘Death is the Angel sent who draws the unwilling bolt and sets the captive free’. Then when the time comes for the body to be laid aside, there should be no grief. The spirit has not passed from your vision. The spirit is near you. Where there is love there is no separation. The spirit of the one left behind merges with [that of] the released spirit. The law of harmony prevails, the law of reunion. The two come together as one. Yes, Earth life is a hard school, but you will not find it so hard if you draw aside the curtain and live conscious of the limitless spiritual life.’
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Location: United Kingdom | I believe that there is no such thing as Judgement Day. Because the Universe loves us, it never judges anyone. Instead, we are required to evaluate ourselves. Only when the purpose of any given lifetime has been fulfilled is the human soul called back home. It makes no difference at what earthly age this takes place and in what manner we depart from this plane. To talk about anyone’s earthly demise as ‘untimely’, to my mind, means to doubt the great wisdom and love of our Creator. The Great Spirit is the Father/Mother of all life. This is the highest authority over everything in the whole of Creation and the only one who has any true power; nothing is beyond or outside Its will. Therefore, no soul’s departure from the Earth plane ever takes place without Its consent and that applies to any kind of death, including suicide.
No matter how low a soul may have fallen or how depraved it has become, in the course of this lifetime or any other, none of us will ever be beyond the love, the mercy and the forgiveness of God. This is the only authority in the whole of Creation who can truly appreciate when any soul’s mental, physical and/or spiritual struggle has been going on for long enough. When the suffering of any particular soul threatens to be more than the amount that is good and reasonable for its growth to endure, the Angel of Death draws close and releases us.
I do believe that the manner and the moment of our death are predestined and that suicides are no exception to this. After all, it is but one of many ways of returning to the world of light. Nothing in God’s Creation can ever be truly lost and every experience is valuable somehow. And the great transformation from one state of life into the other is always intended to provide valuable lessons for all involved, on both sides of the veil of consciousness that separates our earthly existence from our true home, the world of spirit.
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Location: United Kingdom | Do Suicides Go To Hell?
Part One
One of the many false beliefs that have been haunting our world far too long is that suicides will go from this plane of life straight to hell and that they will in all eternity be condemned by God and the Angels. Many to this day seem to quite seriously believe this to be true, when nothing could be further from what really happens. Not that such erroneous views would ever have stopped anyone who seriously intended to finish their present lifetime by their own hands, when they had had enough and could no longer cope with it. But, it surely is a belief that piles a great deal more suffering unto any troubled soul who believes it to be true, as some do to this day. Unaware that anything lies beyond or behind humankind’s present existence, all such souls can hope for is that they will be snuffed out like the light of a candle and disappear into oblivion, without leaving a trace of their being behind and that forever.
First, however, let’s have a look at Heaven and Hell – are they really places anyone goes to? To me, they represent the various states of consciousness, which we create for ourselves and each other, in the here and now. Because we have freedom of choice, it always has been up to each individual whether to create a living hell for ourselves and those around us or to bring our own ideas of Heaven down to Earth in our daily lives.
All human souls throughout every one of their many lifetimes in physicality are in constant search of consciousness expanding experiences that increase their understanding of God’s true nature and of their own, and of the wisdom and truth of their Creator as it expresses itself on the Earth plane. For every soul there eventually comes the moment of awakening into the realisation of who and what they truly are and always have been, namely sparks of the Divine and eternal and immortal beings of light, who can and will never die. This quest continues until the soul has fully come home into the conscious awareness of its oneness with God and all life.
The experiences of my present lifetime have taught me that Hell on Earth is living without spirituality and without the conscious knowledge of the purpose and meaning of our present existence. At our entry into the Aquarian Age ever more of us are finding to our astonishment that God is something quite different from what we were told in past ages, namely that God is in you and me and in everything. Having succeeded in bringing my own small piece of Heaven onto the Earth, I am happy to share it with anyone who wishes to join me in it by partaking of my reflections and insights into the spiritual background of life.. Welcome to my Heaven, dear Friend.
Together let us now take a look at whether anyone really does go to hell for committing suicide. If there really were such a place of torment, would there be any need for people to visit it after the living hell they must have endured on the Earth plane, which drove them into considering finishing it all by their own hands in the first place? What else could bring about in human beings a state of mind when they can no longer tolerate their troubles, until eventually they cannot see any other way out of their misery?
When it is destined for one of us that our suicide plan should succeed, we are sure to believe that we have reached Heaven – or at least some kind of heavenly state –when the Angel of Death gently takes us by our hand and leads us through the veil of consciousness from our present hellish existence into our other world, the one of light. What heavenly bliss when, after a period of resting and recovering there from the stresses and strains of Earth life, the wise ones in charge of us take us under their wings. They explain to us where we went astray on our pathway through life and show us how we could have done better.
In this way the wise ones help us to draw the learning from the lessons that lie behind us and can benefit from them next time round. Having arrived in the world of spirit, every soul eventually comes to the conclusion that, rather than staying there forever, it would be wiser by far to get on with our evolutionary pathway and continue to grow and expand our consciousness through new encounters and experiences. And so it is likely that we shall apply for another lifetime in the not too distant future. As incredible as this may seem to you now, if you are feeling suicidal and are reading this, it is nonetheless the truth, as each new lifetime on the Earth creates a plentiful supply of fresh opportunities for resolving outstanding issues, mending and healing any disturbed relationships that have been left behind, and repaying our Karmic debts.
When we no longer wander around in physical bodies in the world of light, we cannot help being aware of our real higher nature as spirit and soul, who from time to time spends one of its frequent lifetimes on the Earth plane. In that state is much easier to come to terms with the fact that the purpose of all life is evolution and that this quite naturally also applies to us. There is then no longer any doubt in our minds about our true identity as a beloved child of the Great Father/Mother of all life. As one of those we pay careful attention to what the wise ones have to say.
The wise ones are all too familiar with the extent of humankind’s suffering on the Earth and many of them once walked there, just like us. And irrespective of what we left behind in Earth life, those in charge of us never sit in judgement over anyone. They truly are our friends who love us and deeply care for us. It is up to every one of us individually whether we wish to follow their guidance or not, for at all times we are free to make up our own minds and decide for ourselves on our preferred course of action or inaction, as the case may be. Our kindly advisors know only too well how hard and difficult Earth life with its harsh living conditions can be at times for soft and sensitive human souls. They appreciate how lonely and frightening an existence it can be for as long as our small and easily frightened earthly self remains unaware of why it has to be on the Earth and take part its life. It takes a long time until we become aware that in truth none of us is ever alone, although it frequently appears to be that way.
Whether we are as yet aware of it or not, the wise ones are constantly around and with us. They appreciate how hard it is for human souls to play their role as earthling, when for a very long time for educational reasons we have to remain unaware of our true identity as a beloved child of God, and that like Him/Her we have a masculine spirit and a feminine soul, i.e. the soft and sensitive feeling side of our nature. Each one of us has to spend many lifetimes on the Earth before we once more become aware that God is as much part of us, as we are part of God. Once we have matured sufficiently we begin to grasp how our Creator Father/Mother really does know the way of all life, for the simple reason that S/He is there with us and accompanies us through every one of our errors and silently endures everyone’s toils, troubles and pains, confusions and struggles.
This is how it comes about that our Creator knows the heart and soul of every human being much better than we ourselves do. S/He knows much better than anyone else will ever be able to do that for the period of our development as mere earthlings, it is impossible to be genuinely thankful for our earthly education. God appreciates that giving thanks and praise for everything that ever was, will be and now is, has to wait until such times when our earthly self has joined its spirit and soul in their conscious awareness of our true nature and origin. When our inner doors open, our understanding of the meaning and the higher purpose of life increases and our consciousness expands, the way it is meant to do during each subsequent lifetime.
In the course of our long evolutionary cycle, time and again we return to the Earth plane to attend to unfinished business, resolve outstanding issues and heal relationships in which someone got hurt in past lifetimes. This continues until we can deal with these things in the masterly fashion that is in keeping with our true Divine nature. Our conduct then shows the wise ones that all our lessons have been thoroughly absorbed and that our earthly education is complete. Only then will they allow us to move on to learning experiences on the higher and eventually highest levels of life.
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Part Two
From ‘The Universal Christ Now Speaks To Us And Our World‘
One day when I was in great discomfort, I prayed:
‘Please, save me from pain!’
The Christ responded with: ‘To help you bring forth
My Divine characteristics, so that you can grow ever closer to Me,
Each one of My children of the Earth
Must become familiar with pain.
Unless you have waded through painful experiences yourself,
How else can you hope to
Appreciate the depth of another’s suffering?
As you can see, your suffering and worldly cares
Are essential parts of your earthly education.
They are My teaching aids that with the passage of time
Slowly take you back home into the oneness with Me,
Until you are fully re-united with Me.
So rejoice! The more profound your struggles
And the deeper your pain,
The closer your spirit and soul can draw to Me.
This is how, for a very long time unbeknown to your earthly self,
Your consciousness expands and your soul grows.
Yet, it can only do so through each living their own lives,
Gathering their own experiences, and feeling their feelings,
Sadness as much as joy, and happiness as much as pain.
So, whenever something seems too hard or heavy for you to bear,
And wherever you may find yourself, never despair!
Just reach out for My hand, call for Me and I will be there.
I am the only one who can help you work your way through whatever comes your way,
And although you are but one tiny twig on the tree of life and knowledge,
Each one of you is a many-faceted jewel,
Priceless, precious and loved beyond compare and of immense value to Me.
You are one of the most beautiful flowers in My eternal garden and
I am the gardener, who prunes you constantly,
So that you may flower and mature and bear ever more fruit.’
In spite of all that was said before, I had the audacity to say:
‘Please, give me only the things of life I enjoy.’
And the Christ replied: ‘Beloved child,
Isn’t it blessing enough that I have created you and given you life?
From love you come and to love you return,
For love is My true nature and yours.
You are on the Earth plane,
So that one day you will find the truth that is in Me.
And when I grant you the gift of the wisdom to comprehend it,
You will be able to appreciate and recognise that
Everything that is in your life is a loving sacrifice from Me
And that things, people and every experience
That comes your way are included in this.
My thanks goes to Twocky from the Depression & Suicide Forum for providing the inspiration for this new chapter of the ‘Random Jottings Of A Stargazer’. Thank you, Twocky, and all the best on your own healing journey of a thousand miles.
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Location: United Kingdom | Nothing changes with the death of our physical body. We remain the same one we always were. Our feelings and desires remain unchanged. All we have done is shedding our outer shell like a worn out overcoat. Eternity is here and now and everywhere. Each moment we spend on the Earth plane and all other worlds is an integral part of Eternity. Any loss on our present level of life is the spirit world’s gain. On the other side of the veil of consciousness each death in our world is always a happy event, because one of us is reborn into the full awareness of their true reality and is therefore coming home. We are eternal beings of light. There is no death and we cannot die. It’s just that from time to time we have to gather our experiences, so that we may learn from them and grow, on different levels of life – that’s all.
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Location: United Kingdom | Going Home
Going home, going home.
We’re all going home.
Quiet like, some still day,
That’s the way we’re all going home.
It’s not far, just close by, through an open door.
Work all done, care laid by – fear and hurt no more.
Mother’s there, expecting us – Father’s waiting too.
Angel folks are gathered with guides and friends we know –
Guides and friends we know.
Morning Star lights the way – Earth-bound dreams all done.
Shadows gone – break of day – real life’s just begun.
There’s no break, there’s no end – just a moving on.
Wide awake, with a smile – going on and on.
Going home, going home – we’re all going home.
It’s not far, just close by – through an open door.
Going home, going home, I’m just going home.
Though I have gone before you,
I did not do so alone and neither will you,
When your time for saying goodbye to the Earth plane has come.
God and the Angels are forever with us,
Keeping you and me safe.
And no matter where we may ever find ourselves,
We shall always rest securely in God’s loving hands.
William Arms Fisher
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Sung to the well known tune from
Dvorak’s ‘New World Symphony’
From ‘Comfort for the Bereaved’
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Location: United Kingdom | Well these are indeed, words of comfort for the bereaved and thank you Aquarius for posting.
But are they more than words or memories, or indeed, possibly false memories?
To those who have died and returned from the dead, and have seen the white light, it could be replied, that they have not actually died, as they are back with us, could it not?
To those of us who see the white light everyday, could equally be said, that is the white light of the dark night of enduring this condition that is called life.
To those who might argue, that suicides go to Hell, then I would say, Hell must be a wonderful place, as it is populated by the most sensitive souls who have ever been in this world.
Do we know anything, or know nothing in this life, and is that question the essence of Socrates' wisdom?
It is perhaps also the beauty of the Zen, or the quintissential moment, that all we can know is an experience of Now, if we are prepared to apprehend it: and anything else that has gone before, or might come after, is, or was, or is yet to be, or might not be, is only the merest shadow.
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Location: United Kingdom | Dear Paul - thank you for sharing your observations and reflection on this theme with us. As far as the wisdom of Socrates is concerned, I would hope that we as a race have evolved and learned a great deal more since that particular appearance of his on the Earth plane. The Heavens alone know what he might be doing now - if indeed, he ever lived. Some believe that the story of his lifetime is also a legend. We all have walked the way into the world of light a great many times, of that I am sure, and we do know what it's like. But for good and wise reasons the wisdom of the Divine has decreed that a veil of consciousness should separate us from that world, so that we should get on with Earth life, learn to trust the goodness of our Creator and the life S/He has created for us and take our chances. With love - Aquarius
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Location: United Kingdom | To The Ones I Love And Who Love Me
‘When I am gone, release me, let me go.
You and I, we both have many things to see and do.
Do not tie yourself to me in tears.
I gave to you my love and you can only guess
How much you gave to me in happiness.
I thank you for the love you have shown,
But, for now it’s time for me to travel on – alone.
So, grieve a while, if grieve you must.
But not for me, only for yourself and
For the hole my passing has left in your life.
Then let your grief be comforted by trust,
And remember that it is only for a while that part we must.
Bless the memories within your heart,
And know that no love is ever lost.
Life is eternal – it goes on and on,
Not just for you and for me, but for us all.
You and I can now come closer than we have ever been;
I shall never be further away from you than a thought.
If you need me, call and I’ll be near.
Although you can neither see nor touch me,
Know that I am there.
And when you listen inside your own heart,
You are sure to feel my love too, soft and clear.
And then, one fine day –
When you must come this way –
Alone – I shall be there to greet you,
With a smile I shall welcome you home.’
Fr. Pat Lennon
Edited by Aquarius
From ‘Comfort for the Bereaved’
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Location: United Kingdom | The Prophet – On Death
Then Almitra spoke and said: ‘We would ask now of death.’
And the Prophet replied:
‘You can only begin to understand the secrets of death
When you know that first and foremost you are a spirit and soul,
And start to look for them in the heart of life itself.
You will then become aware that in truth there is no death,
Only transformations when each one of you,
Time and again at the end of yet another lifetime,
Returns into another state of consciousness.
Birds are messenger of the world of spirit or light,
Your true home, from where you once came
And to which you return at the end of every earthly lifetime.
You have been granted the gift of another sojourn on the earthly plane,
So that you may grow in wisdom and understanding,
And with the passing of time evolve into
A seeker of God’s wisdom and truth, a human owl.
On the Earth owls represent symbols of wisdom,
But there are two types of these birds.
In the early stages of your education in the school of earthly life
You are like one of those who can only fly and hunt at night,
Because their eyesight is very poor in daylight.
However, as you proceed on your evolutionary pathway
That in the end takes you back into
The conscious awareness of your true nature and
Your oneness with God and all life,
You become ever more evolved and gradually grow into
A likeness of the second type of owl, who can see
Equally well by day and night.
Because you are constantly learning something from your experiences,
You are growing wiser all the time, until eventually there
Comes a moment when you discover that you are beginning
To find what you are looking for as well in the darkness of Earth life,
As you do on the other side of the veil of consciousness.
In the past this separated your two worlds like a curtain as much for you,
As it does to this day for many of your siblings in the human family,
While for you it is ever more disappearing.
For as long as you remained trapped in the initial darkness
Of the dungeon of the ignorance of an earthly existence,
And remained ensnared by the belief that this state
Was your only reality and that this was all there is to life,
You could not see beyond the end of your nose
And it was impossible for you to perceive
The vast horizons of the higher and highest dimensions of life.
For as long as you stayed on that evolutionary level,
You found it hard to grasp and unveil
The mysteries of life and death, darkness and light.
To enable you to understand the spirit of death,
The Divine spark in you first had to awaken,
So that your heart could open wide unto all other aspects of life,
Until finally you grasped that in truth
Life and death are one,
The same as a river and the sea,
Into which it pours itself, are one.
Your Creator deeply and permanently imprinted
The silent knowledge of the higher and highest aspects
Of life, your true home, into the memories of your soul.
From there they continue to surface in your hopes and dreams
In a longing and yearning for the world you once came from,
With none of the trouble and strife of Earth’s harsh environment.
Such dreams lead you to your highest aspirations.
Nurture and care for them, so they can light your way home.
Like a seed that patiently waits beneath the snow
For the arrival of spring, your soul has never given up the
Hope of one day returning into that existence.
Trust these dreams, for they are the key that
In due course will unlock the gates of Eternity for you.
And what about your fear of death?
It can be likened to the trembling of a shepherd,
Who stands before his King, waiting that he should lay
His hand upon him in honour.
Is the shepherd not joyful beneath his trembling,
Although he knows that he will soon be wearing his King’s mark?
But even so, before the event he is more mindful of his trembling
Than of the gift that awaits him.
And what is ceasing to breathe the air of the Earth,
But the freeing of your soul from this planet’s restless emotional tides,
So that it may rise, expand and seek God unencumbered
By a physical body and the concerns of Earth life?
Only when you drink from the river of the silence of
The world of light, your soul truly sings.
And only when you reach the top of the spiritual mountain
The real ascent begins.
And only when your physical body has been returned
To Mother Earth, to which it belongs,
Will you once more know for sure
What your role in the great dance of life has been all along.
As one of God’s beloved children of the Earth,
You are a spark of the Divine,
An immortal being who has all Eternity to look forward to,
Filled with ever more new explorations and fresh learning,
Safely guided and protected by God and the Angels.
Whether you believe in them or not, at any given time,
They will forever be around you, with you and part of you.
From ‘The Prophet’ by Kahlil Gibran 1883-1931
Lebanese/American poet
Edited by Aquarius
From ‘Comfort for the Bereaved’
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Location: United Kingdom | Do I Have To Have Another Lifetime On The Earth
In case you are sometimes asking the question whether you have to have another lifetime on the Earth, the simple answer is: ‘No, you don’t!’ Nobody forces any one of you to return to the Earth. But, having passed through the period of stocktaking and resting in the heavenly state, and knowing that the purpose of your existence is evolution, after a while your soul becomes restless. You realise that, if you ever wish to be released from the treadmill of cycles of lifetimes in physicality, there is nothing for it but calling upon the Angels and applying for another one.
Following the advice of the Angels, most souls eventually choose another period of studying earthly life and helping their siblings in the great human family on that plane with their spiritual evolution. We assure you that every man and woman and child who ever walked the Earth has left behind an indelible impression on the ether and has tried to contribute to making your world a better and more beautiful place for all, even if only by stimulating the light of spiritual awakening and awareness in another soul.
All gifts, be they material or spiritual, can only come to you through the effects of the law of Karma, and by the will of the Great Father and the wisdom of the Great Mother. Nothing in the whole of Creation happens without them. One of your most vital earthly lessons is learning how to discern between the value of physical and spiritual things. Spiritually, it is better by far for you to lose all worldly possessions and through this receive Divine illumination than clinging to earthly things and concerns.
Every one of you contains the Christ spirit. At first it only appears as a tiny bud on the great tree of knowledge. From this state of spiritual childhood it grows into adolescence and eventually adulthood. There then comes a time during one of your earthly sojourns when you have to decide which master you wish to follow from now on. Serving both of them at the same time is impossible. For every human soul there comes the time when the pull of the desires for the pleasures of your lower earthly nature has to be freely and willingly surrendered by you. This is necessary, so that the saving grace of the Christ Spirit, whose spark you are, can awaken and come fully alive in you, until this aspect of your nature gradually takes over your whole being.
All of this does not have to mean that wealth and abundance of earthly things are wrong, as they provide your soul with tests and trials of a different nature. Before a soul is reborn on the Earth plane, its Karma decides the pathway of the coming lifetime. In spite of this, the soul itself has a certain measure of choice as to the kind of life it would like to lead. Those who choose to respond to the drawing of God’s light and are longing with all their strength to live in truth, love and mercy by giving service to their fellow creatures are sure to find their enjoyment in the riches of the highest levels of life.
Such souls do not mind being poor on the material plane of life, because their happiness has its origin in other things. For example, the beauty and wonder of God’s Creation manifested in Mother Earth’s gifts that are freely available to those whose inner eyes and ears have opened to the higher vibrations of life. During their present lifetime such souls are strengthened, supported and illumined by serving their Creator, whom they now recognise in all creatures and things. By turning their desires away from the darkness of the material plane to the light and glory of the spiritual life, they are building in their hearts a most beautiful state of being and heavenly home.
The above is part of my interpretation of the essence of a White Eagle teaching that appeared in Stella Polaris October/November 2013 under the heading ‘What the Saints Give Up’.
Edited by Aquarius 3/10/2015 7:43 AM
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Location: United Kingdom | There Is No Death
Extract from a talk at a Remembrance Service by White Eagle, from ‘The Way of the Sun’: ‘There is no death. Of what are you afraid? You may look upon an empty shell – like the shell of a chrysalis – and say: ‘This is death!’ No, this is not death, it is rebirth and life. Life continues. It always is, always has been and forever will be. We, your guides from the world of light, who are fully conscious of having passed the great initiation called death, come to you having crossed the bridge of love, which is partly created by the love you are giving us. God, the Great Spirit, has so created you and your bodies – your physical and your higher bodies – that you have the power within you to commune with those you love in the world of spirit. You have material available for the construction of this bridge between your physical world and the worlds on the higher ethers. We are coming to you and you can also learn to join us in full consciousness.
‘In your earthly life you can be builders, together with us, your companions of your spirit, of a bridge between your state of life and the higher life. When humankind has accomplished this task in full consciousness, it will know that the Angels and Masters, the great siblinghood of the Christ Star, are with you to inspire and assist you with all your tasks in earthly life. This does not mean shifting your present responsibilities onto the companions of your spirit. It means you yourself are acting on the Divine laws of the Universe. Some people seem to think they can sit back and let God and the Angels do the work. This is not the case. You are on the Earth to learn about vital spiritual truths and these lessons can only be learnt through everyone’s own daily experiences. You have to learn to do and act with love and great care. Merely saying so is not good enough.’
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Location: United Kingdom | Updated version Death Where Is Thy Sting?
Although we are eternal beings who cannot die and even though in truth there is no death, to say: ‘Death is nothing!’ would belittle its significance. What we earthlings perceive as death, when someone departs from this plane, is but a change and a transformation into a different state of life, which every soul has to undergo at the end of each lifetime. I believe that eventually everybody will reach the level of awareness where they can accept that this is so; we shall thus save ourselves a great deal of pain and suffering. You don’t have to take my word for it that this is true. How about trying the following for yourself?
First find a quiet space where you can be sure that no-one will disturb you for a reasonable length of time. The best and safest way of doing this is by first asking your Guardian Angel to stand by you, to guide and protect you and show you the way. Then make yourself as comfortable as you can, light a candle, look into its flame, centre yourself by listening to the sound of your breathing, and feel how you are becoming still. Only when you are good and ready start to imagine that your loved one is drawing close and wishes to communicate with you. Focus on your heart and listen to the words of comfort that come to you from there, safe in the knowledge that these are not messages from some ‘other world out there somewhere’ but from your own heart, where your loved presently dwells.
Having done this for a moment or two, read the words that start at the following paragraph. Don’t think about them or evaluate them, but focus your attention on the world of your feelings and listen to the responses that come from your heart; they are your inner guidance. This is what your loved one wishes to tell you:
‘I have not gone from you. I have merely slipped onto different level of life and that is very much like going into another room. The world of spirit is not some place else; it is not ‘up there’, but an integral part of your present environment, the material world. Although I no longer dwell on that plane, I am still myself and you are you; we always shall be. We are eternal beings who cannot die and whatever we have ever been to each other, we still are. The love between us does not need to die through my departure. The great wisdom of the Divine has decreed that, on the contrary, through the experience of death human love should grow stronger and deeper – if two souls so wish.
‘That’s why I ask you to call me by my old familiar names, let them be the well-known words they always were and say them without effort. Speak to me the easy way you used to do and let there be no difference in the sound of your voice. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Enjoy the jokes that made us laugh and express your amusement the way we always did together. Play with me and smile at me. Think of me and pray for me in the manner you always did. Never doubt for a moment that I can hear you, that I feel your love, and that I shall always be with you, wherever you are.
‘Life is eternal and the human spirit is immortal. In truth, there is no death and life consists of absolute and unbroken continuity. On the inner level all is one, and you always have been as much part of me as I am of you. Nothing needs to change between you and me, just because I have gone through the great transformation before you. If we both so wish, our relationship can remain the same it always was, and between you and me life can continue to be everything it has meant to us.
‘My departure from the physical plane was no accident. It was meant to happen exactly when it did. For your sake – not mine – make an effort to accept this, the way I have done. And don’t believe anyone who tries to tell you that because I am out of your sight, I should also be out of your mind. That can only happen, if that is what you want. And if you still yearn for me, the death of my physical body is going to present us with many opportunities for coming closer to each other than it was ever possible before, when we both still dwelled in physicality.
‘You can find me and be with me, whenever you want to, because I shall be alive in your heart, for as long as you want me to be there. In the corners of your mind I am always waiting for your call. I shall never be further away from you than a thought and you can get in touch with me whenever you want. It’s as simple as that. I shall always listen to you when you need me and when you call me, I will come to help and guide you. In spite of all that, never forget that you and I now each have different lessons to attend to – you in the material world, and I in the world of light.
‘Therefore, let us also give each other the necessary space and time, so that when we do meet we can come closer to each other than we ever did before, to share precious moments – the way we used to do. All life rests safely in God’s loving hands and all is well. God and the Angels are constantly with you and with me. Nothing has changed, I forever will be I and you in all Eternity shall remain you.’
The essence of a White Eagle Monday Thought 8.2.2016 tells us more about what happens during such communications: ‘Whenever you are seeking contact with your loved ones in the world of spirit, you may receive very little material evidence of their presence, if any. Even though there may be practically nothing that could be written down and presented as proof, when you sit in communion with them you may discover that there is a flow of love that passes between your hearts.
‘By a touch, a scent or certain words and phrases, a line from a song or a poem that come to your mind you know intuitively that you are in touch with the spirit of your loved one. Sometimes in absolute silence an action or an atmosphere is created that reveals their presence to you. This is because communications of this nature are taking place on the highest spiritual plane the other soul has been capable of reaching during their most recent lifetime on the Earth plane.’
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Location: United Kingdom | Dear Aquarius
This is uncanny. Before checking the Board just now, I did one of Christine's UMS meditations, the one on Focusing on an Object as Focal Point. It is not one with which I usually resonate much, but I am trying to do one of them a day, in sequence, to aid my recovery.
Not having an object to hand, such as a candle as Christine suggests one might, I used a mental image, and the mental image I chose is a pciture I saw once, but do not possess, of my late friend who committed suicide 18 months ago at the age of 60. I visualised a picture of her I saw once at her age of 21. Then as the meditation progressed, my mental image drifted to seeing her corpse, as it lay at rest before committal. Not that I was able to get there for that presence either. Whenever I visualise her now, her presence is immediately with me anyway.
Then after completing the meditation, I logged on, and read your post here and now, posted 3 hours ago! And the words you - or White Eagle - suggests using, were more or less exactly what happened in my meditation experience.
Comforting, yet also, bereft feelings
I just thought I would share this experience and evocation.
Blessings all
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Location: United Kingdom | Thank you, Paul, for sharing this experience with me. It really is astonishing! Proof that on the inner level of life we have a strong connection with each other, don't you think? It was my interpretation of a White Eagle teaching I had received with the Lodge's Monday Thought. And that shows that the wise ones in charge of us in the world of light are communicating with our world through me. The original teaching must have been very old, because the transmissions of the White Eagle group of guides through Grace Cooke, the medium they used, stopped some decades ago. Through me they are bringing further understanding to us and our world. And that shows that the wise ones in charge of us in the world of light are communicating with our world through me. The original teaching must have been very old, because the transmissions of the White Eagle group of guides through Grace Cooke, the medium they used, stopped some decades ago. Through me they are bringing further understanding to us and our world. In all humility I kneel before them. With love - Aquarius * * *
Edited by Aquarius 2/11/2016 12:51 PM
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Location: United Kingdom | Agreed muchly so with the strong connection ... it was and remains astonishing
But those wise ones in charge of us never so sure about ....
They may be stewards rather than overlords
But what do I know?!
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Location: United Kingdom | Dear Paul,
Our Angels and Masters, friends and helpers in the world of light are by no means some kind of Overlords. They are our siblings in the great family of life. I received their White Eagle teaching by e-mail Monday about lunchtime and dealt with it immediately by re-interpreting it. Yet, for some reason, not consciously known to me, I held the posting of it back until the next day. Doesn’t the whole incident prove the presence of their guiding and protecting hands?
They were the ones who prompted you to meditate and me to post, as and when both of us did these things – independent of each other and without having any idea of what the other one was doing. What more proof could anyone want of their presence? Do you never get any evidence of it in your meditations and wanderings on the higher planes of life?
By the way, contrary to what W.E. taught through Grace Cooke, our friends and helpers are neither men nor women, brothers or sisters. In the world of light on the inner level of life everybody is aware of that their true nature is spirit and soul. In that state we are whole, masculine and feminine working together as one, the same as we are on the inner plane whilst in earthly life. The original W.E. version that they are brothers and sisters was given because at that time too many of us would have been unable to grasp such a concept.
Be that as it may, it seems to me that our friends and helpers are trying to attract your attention somehow. Maybe they would like you too to act as one of their channels of communication through whom they can work. Who knows?
With love - Aquarius * * *
Edited by Aquarius 2/11/2016 2:29 PM
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Location: United Kingdom | Dear Aquarius
Yes, quite a chain of coincidence(s)!
I have always aimed to be an instrument of the Divine, in whatever way s/he/they deem fit. But as you say, who knows?!
Thanks for continuing encouragement
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Location: United Kingdom | Dear Paul, In my view, nothing on this plane of life or any other ever happens perchance or by coincidence. Everything serves a higher purpose and has meaning, which for us in our present role as earthlings can be difficult to decipher. With love - Aquarius * * *
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Location: NE Ohio | Welp: I've pretty much come to the conclusion that I died back in December of 2010 and jumped over to a different dimension that survived. But i didn't come back the same, absolutely everything was different. I felt different. It felt like i had entered into some hell of some sort. I had lost a portion of who i was, or like i took on someone else's DNA that was in a deep rut of depression. I have never been the same since. I did nearly die, and i was given a blood transfusion. so in some weird way, i did take on someone elses DNA.
So, do we die? or do we just jump dimensions? Do we ever remember a time that we didn't exist?
I'm just now feeling like my core self is there.... at least my psychic sense has increased tremendously. I have been noticing a lot of synchronicity and coincidences that i cannot just ignore.
Anyway, GREAT TOPIC
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Location: United Kingdom | You Are Born Into Flesh
The following items are the essences of several White Eagle teachings. From ‘The Lightbringer’: ‘You are born into flesh, but in truth you are a spirit and soul who is spending time in earthly life so that your spirit may quicken and grow and once again become conscious of its Divine inheritance. You are by no means limited by your present existence, although to this day millions of people still believe that when their physical body dies, their whole being dies and that’s the end of them. What a surprise they will have when they see their physical body lying inert and dead, and they are still consciously living, in spite of the fact that they have no power to get the earthly body they left behind moving again. This is how your spirit and soul are set free and return into the world of spirit, your true home which is part of the Earth plane.
From ‘Memories of Reincarnation – White Eagle’s Work in the Present Day’: ‘Love is the Universal law of life and God’s will is that you learn how to love wisely, all people and everything else that shares your life with you. This you do by constantly sending out goodwill and light to all. We, your guides in the world of spirit, are working, for a long time unknown to you, on human minds and hearts. The years have been speeding by and we are glad to tell you that humankind has passed the darkest stages of its evolutionary journey.
‘Ever more of you are presently awakening to the inner light of the Christ that is waiting to teach each one of you how to become a perfected son/daughter of God and the human race. As you overcome the desires and passions of your lower animal self, you make room for the living God within you, the Christ Spirit, to manifest in you and your life. The growth of this part of you is our Divine heritage and constant progress in spiritual evolution is your destiny. What you begin today you will continue tomorrow. And in the world of spirit or light you will still be working to guide, inspire and bless humankind, in the same way as many of you are doing, now.’
‘The mystery and the miracle of life is continually making itself known and manifests itself through all your experiences. But those of death reveal themselves when you re-enter into world of spirit and with it regain the conscious awareness that life is eternal. As the spirit and soul withdraw from earthly life they escape into the freedom of their true home, where they are free to explore other levels of existence. Why do you grieve when your loved one has entered into such a much fuller and richer life? Or are you weeping because you are feeling lonely? There is no need for shedding tears over souls who have gone onward to a greater happiness than the Earth plane can offer.’
From ‘Illumination’ first published 1937: ‘Death is a mystery only because you do not understand. As a child is received into earthly life with love and rejoicing, can you imagine with how much more joy returned souls are welcomed to the spirit world? Could you but understand, you would rejoice with them and pray: ‘God, I thank You that my loved one has entered into the fuller and richer life of the spirit.’
‘Would you chain your loved ones down, keep them in some dark cell of age and pain, just because you love them so dearly? Would that be the voice of love? Rather than doing that a truly loving heart cries: ‘Beloved, I raise myself with you into the light. Enter and be joyful there, for in due course I shall be joining you.’
From the Lodge Calendar February 2008: ‘Words can be cheap and may fall as dead ash in the end. Yet, if you base your life on God-action in thought, word and deed, you are acting as a conscious being in the vast world of light where the only genuine and lasting happiness and perfection can be found. Therefore, walk the narrow path of doing what your inner guidance tells you is right. Never forget that you are not walking alone and that your Guardian Angel is helping you in all your endeavours. Whenever you are ready to know more about yourself, God and the world you are living in, it will show you the way.’
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Location: United Kingdom | Hi Jill
So sorry for your difficult time ... I often think we - humans - have turned our Earth heaven into the dark dimension ... through being kind and loving towards one another it helps to redeem that slightly, but overall the darkness seems to be prevailing .... death though just seems to be a step into greater darkness
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Location: United Kingdom | Paul Joseph - 4/3/2016 11:54 AM . . . death though just seems to be a step into greater darkness. . . Dear Paul, That in my view is purely a matter of everyone's personal perception. It is up to each one of us to bring their own small piece of Heaven - heavenly understanding - onto the Earth plane. No-one can do this for us. We ourselves have to do it.
With love - Aquarius * * *
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Location: United Kingdom | Was speaking personally, not seeking to convince anyone ... from a position of questing, doubt, and agonising ..... we hope that death is indeed a step into the Light ... indeed from one perspective every day is a step into both light and darkness ... just that death is more irrevocable, so a much bigger step ....
Edited by Paul Joseph 4/3/2016 9:40 AM
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Location: United Kingdom | Dear Paul,
Come to think of it, isn't every second, minute and hour of each day irrevocable and can never be brought back? It's no different with the death of our physical bodies really. With love - Aquarius * * *
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Location: United Kingdom | Dear Aquarius
Yes that is so, isn't it, except, we can revise and change what we do in this life, if we make mistakes, or learn, and adapt - but the irrevocability and irreversibility of death makes that a one time deal, doesn't it?
Although I suspect that doing spiritual exercises - prayer, meditation, yoga, t'ai chi, etc - whatever path we choose (so long as it is based in love) - prepares our soul for whatever that ultimate fate holds in store.
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Location: United Kingdom | The State Of Our World
Every second, minute and hour of each day of our lifetimes on the Earth plane is irrevocable and can never be brought back. Each time we make a mistake we learn something from it and do better the next time round. This does not alter with the death of our physical bodies. In the world of light, just the same as in earthly life, we can revise what we have been doing, where we went wrong and changes in our thinking and behaviour patterns are advisable.
For a long as we believe that Earth life is a one-off thing, we shall think of and fear physical death as something irrevocable and irreversible. This changes dramatically when we discover that in truth we are eternal beings who will never die, and that life continues whenever our physical body, the vehicle for one lifetime only, has been returned to Mother Earth. What a surprise awaits us in the early stages of our development when once more we have returned to the world of light, our true home, only to find out that any outstanding issues and dysfunctional relationships we thought had been left behind have not done anything of the kind.
During all coming lifetimes – however many it may take – we are going to be offered opportunities for resolving all issues and healing each one of our relationships. Being aware of our true nature, naturally we wish to make as much progress as possible on the evolutionary journey of life. That’s why we freely and willingly pick up the threads we left dangling and get to work.
I do believe that we are all accountable for our own development and also for that of our world. In my view, there is no need to despair over its present state, because in the long course of our evolution over millions of lifetimes, all of us have taken part in making it this way. That’s why it seems only fair to me that now it’s everyone’s duty to do their share of putting things right and making our world a better, safer and more beautiful place to be for everything that shares it with us.
Regardless of that, neither you nor I are our brother/sister’s keeper – they too are responsible for themselves. But, we are all in this life together so we can help each other carry the burdens of Earth life. To enable us to make the progress on our evolutionary pathway that is potentially possible in every lifetime, it is helpful to bear in mind that because of our oneness on the inner level of life, every word, thought and action of one soul influences all others, in a positive as well as a negative sense.
As sparks of the Divine, we are young Gods in the making. The sooner we wake up to our responsibilities towards our own wellbeing and that of our whole world, the better. And because we are all here together to rally round each other in times of need, as best we know how to, that’s the reason for writing this and why I am saying to you now: ‘Don’t give up – go for it! Find healing, walk that wondrous journey of discovery of the self, of the true nature of your being, hand in hand with God and the Angels, who are waiting to be called upon by you. Know that you are loved. It does not matter what you did in the past of what you may presently think, do or say, you are still loved. For one thing, I love you – that is why this is now before you.’
God bless you and may the Angels keep you safe, now and forever.
With love and light,
Aquarius
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Location: United Kingdom | Whatever you decide to do, know that you have a right to be here; that you are entitled to find happiness and healing; and that – if you but stay – you have a good chance of finding all of these things. Try to look at what you are going through at present as an opportunity that will, if you seize it and work with it, in due course lead you into becoming a healer in your own right.
Your present experiences are meant to help you become a kinder, more loving and compassionate person, towards others and also yourself. Going in search of one’s own light at the end of one’s personal tunnel of suffering, in your case the one of depression, gradually develops the ability to show others that their lives and their experiences are valid and worth living through, the same as yours have been and always will be. However, this inner knowing must grow organically from within you, through your very own experiences. Only when this growth has taken place, will you be able to convincingly teach others how to do for themselves what you did in the past.
So long as this you fail to see:
That death precedes re-birth.
A gloomy guest you’ll always be,
Upon this darkling Earth.
From: ‘Seliges Verlangen’
‘The Soul’s Yearning’
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Location: United Kingdom | According to a type of perspective the world is a mirror of ourselves; so long as do not get into the 'blame the victim' typology ...
In adopting the syncretic method, however, I also - or therefore - think it is equally important not to undermine the tradition and roots of how and where the ideas being syncretised - or synthesized - come from, or have their origins ... otherwise spirituality can become a free-for-all, and who then is to say whose 'inner voice' has more sway than anyone else's ...
I think of our - or my - spirituality as coming from a common root (the metaphor of a tree growing with its roots hidden in the earth), then we see different branches, unifying and disappearing into the sky (heaven) ... but that is not to deny the validity of, or need for, roots (to quote Simone Weil)
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Location: United Kingdom | Throughout the ages, new religions did appear at certain predestined times to serve humankind, as our race by then was ready to receive more of the Divine truth. As soon as one of the old belief systems has lost its usefulness it is removed and replaced by something else. A good one has to be capable of taking on the role of a staff on which human souls can lean whilst on the Earth plane. The sole purpose of a religion that is worthy of carrying that name needs to be the wish to act as a ladder that invites and encourages human souls to climb on by seeking to increase their own understanding of God’s sacred wisdom and truth, wherever it may present itself. In my view, any organisation that fails to fulfil this task in the long run is doomed, as the Aquarian Age requires from all of us that we re-establish our inner connection with the Great White Spirit, Father/Mother of all life, in whom everybody – without any exceptions – has their origin and before whom we are all equals.
Independent of which spiritual pathways any soul may ever have trodden during all of its earthly sojourns, in the end each one of us is guided into the realisation that no-one can really teach us anything. This is because in the depths of our own being, everybody through their own inner connection with God can gain access to every bit of knowledge that has ever been gathered by anyone. On our return into this blessed state of oneness the Universe presents us with many opportunities for establishing from our own experiences that the answers to all our questions really are known within, and that this is the only place where each one will always be answered correctly and truthfully.
May the knowledge we are now finding help us to become ever more aware of the infinite power, wisdom and love that has brought us and our world into being and will forever continue to support and keep us going. May this understanding enable us to rise above the circumstances that at times threaten to overwhelm Earth life with its sadness and unhappiness. Reminding ourselves as often as necessary of the loving arms and hands of the Divine behind everything and therefore also in us, helps us to remain calm and to avoid being pulled here and there like fallen leaves on the wind.
The more frequently we reach out to our Highest or God Self, the more powerfully it can pull us onwards on our evolutionary pathway and upwards towards Itself and Its light on the higher and highest levels of existence. May our increasing awareness that in truth they are part of us assist us with working our way through all the bitter and joyful experience that may still be waiting for us on the Earth, until every one of our karmic debts has been paid.
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No true religion is a 'staff' as a 'prop' - it may be from time to time - but the central goal of religion is awakening, in my book anyway: or, connecting with the Higher Self in the terminology of your post. This can actually be quite challenging and disconcerting rather than comforting.
Night
Paul
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Location: United Kingdom | A Lesson Of Value
Do you know what I would do, if I could live my life all over again? I would go to bed when I am sick, instead of pretending the Earth would go to pieces and my family would not survive without me. I would burn my most precious candles before they melted in storage. I would talk less and listen more. I would invite friends to dinner, even if our carpet were stained and our sofa old and faded.
I would take the time to listen to my grandfather ramblings about his youth. I would share more of the responsibilities my husband carries and expect him to be interested in mine. I would not insist that the car windows should be closed on a warm day because my hair had just been done. I would sit on a lawn without minding grass stains. I would laugh and cry less while watching television and more by observing the world around me. I would not buy anything merely because it is practical, does not get dirty too easily or is guaranteed to last a lifetime.
Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I would cherish every moment and treasure taking part in the miracle inside me. I would be proud to be a woman and feel honoured that one of God’s greatest mysteries was being created through me. I would no longer call my monthly cycle ‘the curse’, because I now know that it is a precious part of the great wisdom without which the wonder and miracle of God’s most beautiful gifts to humankind could not be given. If one of my children wanted to give me a kiss, I would not say: ‘Later. Now get washed and ready for dinner.’ I would use the words ‘I love you’ and ‘I’m sorry’ much more frequently. But mostly, when I come into my next lifetime, I shall seize every minute and take note of what’s happening inside and around me.
I shall not sweat over small things and worry about who does not like me, who has more than I have and who should be doing what. I shall cherish the relationships with those who love me. And I shall reflect frequently on what God has blessed me with and what I can do each day to create good health on all levels of my being, mentally, physically, emotionally and most of all spiritually. I shall treasure the good things of earthly life while I am there, be grateful for them and give thanks to our Father/Mother Creator for all their gifts. I am going to make the most of everything that has been given to me before this lifetime ends.
The above was written when my physical body was dying from cancer. Now that I have been in the world of spirit for some time, my message to you is: ‘Do not be afraid of death. I came to the other side and thought: ‘Why, there is nothing to it. I did not feel anything. Apart from being no longer in pain, I do not feel any different. I am still the same I was in earthly life.’
It’s really beautiful here, too. Everything I loved and treasured on the other side, I also have with me here. All the loved ones that ever left me and even the pets I lost are now with me. Had I known all that, I would not have been afraid of death or even illness. Who knows? Without fear my body may never have developed cancer. And when the Angel comes to take me home, I shall get hold of its hand happily and contentedly, knowing that I shall always be taken care of, wherever my destiny my wish to take me one of these days.
And by the way, do not believe it when anyone says to you that we come into Earth life with nothing and that we leave it in the same state. Take it from me: that is just not true. We are a spirit and soul, we are consciousness and that is what we bring with us into each new lifetime on the Earth. The learning we there draw from all our experiences help our consciousness to grow and expand. At the end of each one of our lifetimes we take with us into Eternity the sum total of everything we have learnt up to that moment. We bring it with us into every next earthly sojourn where it supports and sustains us.
No experience is ever wasted and my advice to you is: look for what you can learn from everything that is in your life. Make an effort to absorb the lessons life sends you, as that is the only way to grow and evolve. Know that everything serves a higher purpose, although it is often quite hard to recognise what that should be, it is always there. And do not forget to give thanks often for the wisdom and love of the Great Father/Mother of all life, our true parents. Thank them for creating you and allowing you to take part in earthly life, so that you may grow and mature into spiritual adulthood.
These are some of the things my most recent earthly lifetime has taught me. In all Eternity the learning I have found shall be mine. Because of it I shall be able to cope much better with earthly life next time round than during all previous occasions. This message is coming to you because I wish to share my learning with those who are still on your side of the veil, in the hope that it will help them in some way. God bless each one of you. See you around in the world of light one of these days.
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Location: United Kingdom | Letting Go
A small boy had been in the world of spirit for some time, without ever joining into anything. Although time does not exist in that world, for better understanding we shall use this term here. Can you picture him being seated on a bench in a beautiful park with beds of beautifully coloured and scented flowers and great swathes of lush verdant grass? He is watching some children playing together nearby and you can see from the expression on his face that he dearly wishes to join them. Yet, he remains seated on his bench. Despite being away from home, he feels a deep sense of peace. Surrounded by nothing but love and warmth, he knows that this is his true home where everybody is safe.
One of the Angels joins the children and gives each one a big hug. The Angel beckons the newly arrived ones and shows their playground. The children join hands and start singing and dancing with joy. Our little boy, however, is still sitting on his bench and watching the other children enjoying themselves. It is making him sad and his head sinks onto his chest.
The Angel joins him and asks: ‘Why aren’t you playing with the others?’ The boy replies: ‘I have been here for a while and have tried to go with you whenever you were taking us children to the playground. But each time I try to get up, I can feel my mother in earthly life crying and her sadness grips me like iron shackles. And so I stay here to comfort her. One of the other Angels told me that I have to continue to do this until she lets me go.’
Message from the Angels: ‘Whenever you think of the loved ones who have moved into the world of light, feel your love for them in your heart and acknowledge it. Know that love is eternal and that the loving bond that once existed between the two of you will never fade away. Nothing and no-one can ever destroy it or take it away from you, because it is immortal and cannot die, the same as your own spirit and that of your loved ones. The love between you is yours to call upon, whenever you feel the need for it.
‘So, grieve for a while, though not for them but for the empty space their absence has left in your life. Then let them go and set them free to attend to the lessons that are waiting for all of you in the spirit world. Your learning will never finish and neither will your love.’
Created by Anon. Edited by Aquarius
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Location: United Kingdom | Death Is Smaller Than I Thought
My Mother and Father died some years ago, I loved them very much. When they died my love for them Did not vanish or fade away. It stayed just about the same, Only a sadder colour. And I can feel their love for me, Same as it ever was. Nowadays, in good times or bad, I sometimes ask my Mother and Father To walk beside me or to sit with me, So we can talk together Or be silent. They always come to me. I talk to them and listen to them And think I hear them talk to me. It’s very simple – Nothing to do with spiritualism Or religion or mumbo jumbo. It is imaginary. It is real. It is love. Adrian Mitchell From ‘Comfort for the Bereaved’ * * * | |
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Location: Mental Egypt | We have died many times. Physical death is just change. A normal and inevitable process. Choosing to live a human life was a choice we each made as it's a vacation from the pure spirit form. Yes vacations are not always fun and have problems too. Anyone can make this vacation fun, or problem filled. ... the focus is the choice of each host. Feeling pain is just part of being human. Since we have all eternity to never feel pain, a few human lives here and there are just a pinch of all there is. ... Embrace the Human experience while it lasts!
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Location: United Kingdom | I could not agree more, dear Nefertiti.
With love and light,
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Location: United Kingdom | Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep 
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not dead. I’m not asleep.
Having left the prison of my physical body,
Once more I am all spirit and free.
Again I am fully aware of my
Oneness with God and all life,
And that I have always been
In a thousand winds that blow.
In softly falling snow.
In gentle showers of rain.
In fields of ripening grain.
In every morning’s hush
And in the graceful rush
Of birds in circling flight.
In the star shine of every night.
The flowers that bloom.
In the quiet of a room.
In the birds that sing.
And in every other lovely thing.
Look for me in them and
Don’t stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there. I did not die.
Mary Frye
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I dreamed, I saw Joe Hill last night
Alive as you and me
Says I "But Joe, you're ten years dead"
"I never died" says he
"I never died" says he
"The copper bosses killed you, Joe"
"They shot you Joe" says I
"Takes more than guns to kill a man"
Says Joe "I didn't die"
Says Joe "I didn't die"
And standing there, as big as life
And smiling with his eyes
Says Joe "What they can never kill
Went on to organize
Went on to organize"
From San Diego up to Maine
In every mine and mill
Where working folks defend their rights
It's there you find Joe Hill
It's there you find Joe Hill
Songwriter - Phil Ochs
Posted by Marty in sympathy with my brothers and sisters on strike, proud members of the CWA and IBEW (Communications Workers of American & International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers)
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Location: United Kingdom | I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night . . . To Marty - with love Aquarius * * *
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Location: The Heart of Space | Hi all:
Interesting opinion.........
https://aeon.co/opinions/there-is-no-death-only-a-series-of-eternal-...
Hope the link is stable for a while......
Pizz,
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Location: United Kingdom | Thanks for link Marty - I think I posted something before on Biocentrism too so it chimes in a lot for me
That is why also I prefer the probable original of the last line of Mary Frye's poem (posted on that earlier thread about 'Letting Go'), where it goes:
"I do not die"
As ever, physics is catching up with metaphysics  [catching up with poetry .. 'In the beginning was the Word..'?]
Cheers
Paul
Edited by Paul Joseph 5/16/2016 3:31 AM
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Location: United Kingdom | Thank you, Marty, for sharing this thread with us. The following is my contribution to this theme from 'The Universal Christ Now Speaks To Us And Our World': About Time 
Refuse to think of time in the earthly sense. Consider only the timelessness of Eternity and look at life from the viewpoint of your Highest immortal self, Me. Know that everything that happens in your world rests safely in My hands and is part of the Great Plan of spiritualisation and bringing forth the self-realisation that enables you to recognise yourself as part of Me and Me as part of you – that in fact you yourselves are God. This process involves you as individuals as much as your planet. Fields of exploration and adventures await you that so far lie beyond the reach of your wildest dreams. Rest assured that everything will be for your highest good and greatest joy. Good is the ultimate goal of all life. True and lasting happiness and great miracles and wonders are in store for each one of you in the conscious reunion with Me and the returning home into My loving embrace.
Your planet is the only place where the concept of time exists. In truth it is always now. There is no tomorrow and no yesterday. They are merely ideas that had to be created especially for your world, to assist you with setting boundaries and giving structure and shape to your earthly sojourns. Know that you are in Eternity and that Eternity is now, that attitude is everything and that there is no need for you to worry about tomorrow. All you will ever have is your present moment and every new one of them will always bring fresh learning opportunities for those who are ready to take advantage of them. Let tomorrow take care of itself. If they so wish, let others worry about it but refuse to join them.
Because on the inner level of life all is one, when one of you changes their attitudes and thinking patterns, everybody else changes with them. If you are familiar with spreadsheets, think of humankind and your whole world as a gigantic one of these. Now, change one figure – imagine that this figure is you – and watch the effect rippling through all the others – the rest of humankind and everything else in your world. See how they too are all changing – it’s pure magic! The world you are inhabiting is a wondrous place. Alas, to unaware souls who are as yet unable to look beyond the ends of their noses and below life’s surface to perceive how I, the living spirit, am at work throughout all life, the insecurity of Earth life can be very frightening.
Rest assured that nothing can manifest itself in your environment unless it has first happened on the inner level of life. As a result, each time one of you consciously changes their inner perception and attitude towards life, your whole world follows suit. And when you save and redeem yourself in thoughts, words and actions, your world is saved and redeemed with you. So, go your way with your eyes wide open and be alive by taking an active interest in what surrounds you. Your intelligence is part of and one with Mine. Use it for good purposes only and strive to make your world a better place through bringing a renewed understanding of the true purpose and meaning of your earthly existence to as many as you can. Share the knowledge you find to help ignite the Divine spark in people’s hearts and souls, and the small still flame of spiritual understanding comes alive in them and renews their faith and trust in Me, your Creator, and the goodness of the life I have prepared for each one of you.
Assist the people you meet to become aware that in truth there is no yesterday or tomorrow, only this glorious moment of here and now, and that every moment of their lives is part of Eternity and precious. All who at any given time are dwelling on the Earth plane are aspiring to become a lightbringer and healer, who in the fullness of time can be used as a channel through which My wisdom and truth, the macrocosm, flows ever more forcefully into the consciousness of your race, the microcosm. Know that the power of creation is in you and that imagination is the source of all creation. Use yours to create the ideal world of your dreams where all live together in peace and harmony, and where warmongering, sickness and death are no longer known. By thinking about this often, you call it into being. And when you meditate and reflect upon it, through your inner guidance I will show you how you can do your share of bringing your new world about.
Rejoice in your oneness with Me and experience the elation of acting as a true child of Mine by assisting others to become aware that they also are the daughters and sons of My eternal spirit. In the name of love I ask this of each one of you.
Edited by Aquarius 5/17/2016 5:44 AM
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Location: United Kingdom | Do Not Think In Terms Of Time  The purpose of my efforts all along has been to do my share of bringing to an end the suffering of our world that to this day is caused by the false beliefs, superstitions and prejudices that have been spread by the various religions of our world. The Age of Pisces was an age of deception, blind faith and suffering. Religious organisations in pursuit of personal power and material gains, instead of promoting the wealth of spiritual wisdom and understanding among its followers, created themselves deadly and evil instruments like the inquisition for brutally suppressing God’s wisdom and truth. The parts that already existed in our world were in the way and therefore ruthlessly removed by any means available.
This, too, undoubtedly was necessary because it provided us and our world with invaluable lessons about the use and abuse of power. Like all things and happenings on the Earth plane they also served a wise higher purpose. It is for this reason that for such a long time the truth hidden behind so much of the surface words of the sacred texts of, for example, Judaism, Christianity and Islam had to remain hidden from public view and knowledge. In particular this applies to the life story of the Master Jesus. However, at the gateway of the Age of Aquarius ever more of us are going to be ready to receive and grasp God’s wisdom that comes to us directly from the Source. Rather than blindly swallowing as truth what is a mere legend, many can recognise the educational purpose behind the Jesus story. The way of the past and the Piscean Age has been following the teachings of churches and religions that encourage trouble, strife and warfare between the nations of our world, both sides praying to the same God and asking for the victory of their own supporters. In the fullness of time all religions will go from our world, of that I am sure. You and I have been granted the precious gift of another lifetime to present us with endless opportunities for learning to think for ourselves, for making up our own minds and making our own decisions as to what we can and wish to believe. We are here to accept the responsibility for ourselves and every one of our thoughts, words and actions. When it comes to establishing whether the people we meet and their beliefs, in speech and writings, are true, all we have to do is listen to our own innermost heart and its responses. If it says: ‘This is true, it makes sense!’ you have found something that is true. The ignorance of not knowing our true nature, that in fact we are God, has been the cross our race has carried long enough. We are here to nail this lack of knowledge to the cross of consciousness and take responsibility for the state of our world. Everybody has done their share of creating it this way and it is only fair and just that it is expected from us that we all make our contribution to saving and redeeming our world and each other. This is done through saving and redeeming ourselves by steadfastly refusing to create more difficult Karma and instead in any given moment sending only of the best we are capable of out into our world. By constantly reaching above and beyond the fears, anxieties and apprehensions of our small earthly self that have accumulated in the memories of our souls in the course many lifetimes, and surrendering them to our Highest or God Self, the earthly part is crucified. As we nail all undesirable parts of ourselves to the cross of consciousness, we eventually reach the glorious point when our inner eyes open and our perception of life begins to expand. If one wants to make sense of our existence in physicality, there is no point in thinking in terms of one or two earthly sojourns only. For as long as we insist that this is all there is to life, it cannot but steadfastly refuse to make any sense whatever. But, as soon as our outlook changes and our perception expands into the vista of the concepts of eternity and the evolutionary purpose of humankind’s existence, quite magically everything falls into place and makes a great deal of sense. We then begin to grasp the reality of the infinite love of the One, who so lovingly and caringly with the greatest of wisdom and foresight created all this for us, for the single purpose that we should learn from it and grow in understanding of God’s nature and our own. Hence, do not even try not to think in terms of time because spiritually it’s impossible and unimportant anyway. The concept of time merely exists on our planet as the Universe’s teaching aid because it gives structure and some kind of shape to our lives. The Father/Mother Creator alone has the great plan of life and knows when the process of spiritualisation of all life on the Earth plane will be complete. All rests safely in His/Her hands and everything that is presently happening is part of the charted road of spiritualising us and our world. The most vital part of this is every soul’s eventual recognition that we are all as much part of God as God is of us, that in fact we are God. This development is constantly taking place in each one of us individually, our whole planet and everything that shares it with us. Beyond our present level of existence fields of exploration are waiting for us that we could never have imagined in our wildest dreams. Everything that is good, beautiful and true needs to be our God and to finally be all good, all loving and all forgiving ourselves, that is the final destiny of every human soul. Great joy, happiness and wonderment are waiting for all of us when we come home into the oneness with our true Father/Mother.
There is no doubt in my mind that everything that ever happened to us and our world invariably did so for wise purpose and sound evolutionary reasons. The awareness of this is a very precious gift, which the Universe is now placing into everybody’s hands. All types of spiritual knowledge we are gaining has to be used wisely. Whenever we are confronted with troubled situations, our first port of call should be a consultation with our inner teacher, our intuition, to show us how to act. When others are suffering we can and should help, support and love them to the best of our ability and do all we can to ease their situation, but without getting emotionally too involved in their experiences. The more we become one with our Highest Self, the more we view all life from its perspective, the better we are capable of making a lasting and valuable contribution towards bringing relief wherever there we come across suffering and pain. Yet, sometimes the best and the only thing we can be done in particularly traumatic situations is lifting them into the light of the Universal Christ, the Highest Star, and praying for its help. We are here to live our truth and to act as good examples of those who know and trust that everything rests safely in the Universe’s loving hands and that – in the fullness of time – all crooked corners shall be made straight and all circumstances, no matter how difficult they may appear to be now, shall be resolved, redeemed and healed. Best of all we can help those around us by sharing with them the knowledge we find, so that they too can learn to trust that all is well with our world, in spite of what things may still look like on the surface. To paraphrase one of Christianity’s beautiful hymns: ‘Freely, freely, you have received. Freely, freely, now give! Go in My name and because you believe, others will live in my, too.’ It is not our job to carry the world on our shoulders – that is God’s responsibility. Our task as healers is the lifting of all humankind and our whole world into the heart-mind of God. In our prayers, meditations and contemplations, whatever our own unique and preferred way of communing with the Divine may be, we need to ask for help wherever and whenever it is required, for when one of us asks, it will not fail to come. From: 'Healers And Healing' * * *
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Location: United Kingdom | Dear Aquarius I copy over here my post from the Potry and Prose for the Soul thread, as they apply here too:
Dear Aquarius
I know we have been around these houses lots of times before, and we always end up agreeing to disagree, but just in case there is anyone else out there looking in, I repeat myself by saying, it bothers me not inconsiderably that you quote from the fruits of many sources, whose roots you disparage or disagree with, or say are legend and without factual foundation, when there is historical evidence for those sources, and the fruits you pick from have an internal consistency and symmetry that are lost if taken out of context.
Best wishes
Paul
I would add here, to blame a tendency of humans towards selfishness and corruption on the Age of Pisces seems to me to be far too simplistic and avoiding of individual responsibility and choice; equally to say that in the Age of Aquarius will be hunky dory if we think positive thoughts is an abnegation - and avoidance - of our roll(s) on the planet (possibly which we have elected to undertake as part of our choice to be here now on this express occasion).
I am not going to engage in repetitive debate, life is too short, but had to make these points ...
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Location: United Kingdom | Hello Paul, Please note the posting in my thread 'Poetry And Prose For The Soul'. With love - Aquarius * **
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Location: The Heart of Space | Hi Folks:
Isn't there any way we can cut this out?
I'll make a suggestion to avoid this kind of stuff....can we have the long posts as links? Folks who are not interested can move along, folks who are can go to the link....Aqua, you seem to be the blitzbleiter (not sure of this one-trying to say lightning rod)
of this, do you think my suggestion will work for us?
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Location: NE Ohio | That is actually a great idea, i don't bother reading very long posts because I'll fall asleep. ... i do read shorter posts, flagged posts, interesting topics actually not constantly shoving Master Jesus down my throat. Just saying! I'm sick, actually dying so i honestly don't have time for SSDD. I'll go to a beautiful place when done, i know this because I've died already and remember everything. If we have something to share from personal experience. ... that's now a beautiful read in my opinion. From all the flagged posts, I'm not alone and when something no longer helps UMS.... It's gone! Thank you all | |
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| Good point, Marty.
Another suggestion is this-
Aquarius, UMS has graciously given ALL of us the ability to post links to our sites, whether we are students or not. Your links are already there for those who are interested in your writing to go and read. Just like all of our links are there if anyone is interested in our writings to go and read. So it isn't necessary to post pieces from your site on this forum, others don't post pieces from their sites on this forum. It's nice to have this forum to engage in conversation with like minded individuals, but conversation isn't "preaching to the choir" it's discussion and engaging in a positive way in which we can all learn from each other.
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Location: United Kingdom | Dear Jill
Seeing you on-line and saying hello and sending hugs and love ...
So sorry to hear of your bad times just now ... just saying, and just thinking of you ....
Love and hugs again
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| Yeah ... we all here know that we go from darkness into light through and after this Earth journey and sojourn of ours ... but it can feel very dark some, or a lot, of the time ...
Love too & Hugzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz xxO
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