God, Who?

I grew up in a religious culture that taught us that we were "children of god". That is a good concept.

And then, they went on to teach us that we needed to work hard to please that god. We were subtly taught that to make a mistake was a sin. In order to stay in favor with this god, we could obey without question the edicts of our leaders. That way, they would be responsible for any mistake or judgement. We did not have to be responsible for thinking through ideas, situations, or events to reach a conclusion that might be "wrong". Just listen and obey the conclusions of those at the top and we, the grassroots members of the congregations, would be held blameless by this god.

As I look at the very real way the brain works, I see the dangers of this type of thinking.

First, as "children" of some highly evolved, divine being, we ought to be taught that we have all of the qualities of that "creator". In that case, there is no possible "wrong", no possible "mistake" and availability to all of the unlimited intelligence, creativity, Goodness to cause a life of unbounded Good, Abundance, Generosity, Insight and Love.

In order to activate the higher functions of our brain that supports this shift from survival fear, denial, addictive inaction to curiosity and problem solving, we need problems to solve.

It is no accident that human life is about "mistakes". We set a goal, try and miss. We try again and miss again. We try another way and come closer to the goal. We try again and again and again... each time adding a new skill, a new insight, some new partnerships. Why? Because the goal of human life is not to live under another's concept for live. The goal is to discover those values and ideas that are our own. Mistakes and problem solving for solutions is the way that we get to the goal of "Know thyself".

Holding onto the group think of one leader's concept does not allow our personal journey into the Good we are capable of giving and receiving. Being in a group whose leaders opens doors is the first step into a fulfilled life. The next step is letting go of the leader, being encouraged by that leader, to try ones own wings.

May you find your own Good Self!

What Separates?

It has been a very busy month in my world. I have been thinking about "us vs. them" for most of that time. Finally, this morning I have space to write about "separation".

With the elections approaching fast, the political rhetoric is heating up. Our nation has been fashioned into camps of blue or red. The entire process has become about which "candidate" is the worst one. What is lost is "who has the skills to bring to the policy making tables that will bring benefit to our citizens and our environment?". In fact, how many have been guilty of withholding the skills, insights, support and resources in order to make the other guys look bad? The political focus has not been on how can we come together as U.S. citizens and elected officials in order to make changes for the Good of all but on demonizing the opposition.

Separation .... Division .... Disaster

Every concept or way of thinking creates a separate group. Even the unconscious thoughts that we inherited as children tie us into "group think". In fact, it is the unacknowledged concepts that hold us most powerfully as they are the ones that go unexamined. Traditional ways of thinking have been in place for us and our family for generations. They create the "tribal mind" that Carolyn Myss speaks of. Such as, the world is unsafe, secrets are kept within the family, men are designated to rule.

Another very powerful group of constructs are those that fashioned by "god". They are untouchable. "God says". . .  causes wars on the personal level as well as on the world scene. Outrageous, atrocious acts have been justified because "we are acting for god" or "god says it is so".

Diversity is the nature of our life on this planet. Being clones was never the point or goal. Indeed, the very opposite was true. One purpose for earth experience is to manifest in diverse ways. The challenge is, "How many varieties of our Divine Good Nature can be identified, manifested and experienced on this planet?"

Consider this. Our Divine state of Being is not our finite physical body. Our Divine state of Being is the infinite "body" of energy we call intelligence, etheric, consciousness. That which holds life is unseen by physical senses and exists as vast field of Beings of intelligence and consciousness. Each Being is like a drop of color or sound within an unlimited field of color and sound.

There is a great field of Intelligence. of which you are a part, that underlies all life

In this illustration, you have a side view of energy intelligence. At the bottom there is all that is possible. Some call it Source, Intelligence, Greater, etc. This is not the field of "gods".

The next level up you see that even in the vast field of Intelligence, we have the option of aligning our "unseen" body to those who choose a similar specific vibration which becomes a unique experience. In the illustration you see choice alignment creating colorful whirling tornadoes. The variety adds richness to the field.

This is how our diversity looks from above...

The idea that we are separate from one another is not our deep truth. It is true that there is not another human being exactly like you. It is true that we have unique experiences. It is also true that we intended to experience variety and them share with one another what that experience was like. What is true also is that divisiveness and separation have occurred because we have forgotten the field of our Divine state of One. We have forgotten that we are each one part of unlimited intelligence, creativity, inventiveness. We have forgotten that our Divine state is all aspects of good; generous, honoring, respectful, loving. We have bought the less than "divine concept" that "if you are not with us, you are against us". We have gotten stuck in the lower, reptilian brain that identifies anything, or anyone unlike us as the "enemy". In a culture that sees only those who think and act the same as "good", everyone is an "enemy to be ignored, diminished, or killed.

Any group; red, green, blue, yellow, white, blue, violet, etc. is only a small portion of what is possible and only a limited view of our Divine intelligence. If you are in a red "group think" then you see only red, think only red, experience only red and are sure that the other possibilities would be harmful. Whether the "group think" represents a concept of "god", a change idea, a savior leader, it is limited by the very nature of humanness. In human body suits we are finite. At any one time we can only experience a portion of all that is possible. What prevents us from becoming locked into limits, blame, judgment, fear and conflict is our ability to hold a mental/spiritual view that diversity is good. It is the ability to create a large enough space that we can hear the unique experiences of others.

No matter how enlightened, how messianic, how grand one idea or person is, that is only one small possibility within the unlimited greatness of our Divine Nature. Even "god" is an example of limited thinking. Holding tightly to your "god" is like being in the golden web above, missing out on the richness of pink, blue, green, red, violet, brown, orange, yellow and aqua.

Since the lower reptilian brain see all ideas, projects or individuals who are unlike you as dangereous, unless intercepted, the brain triggers conflict, judgement and discounting. It is your conscious ability to choose from a bigger picture understanding that evolves you. That choice to discern opens the door to investigate the values that any new brings.

Survival reptilian or higher curiosity and problem solving? Our world is at the evolutionary cusp.

New Choices, New Challanges

It has been10 days since I have posted a new article. Trust me, those days were spent in active contemplation, review and rethinking.
What started the whole process was the "win" I wrote about in the last post. I had simply written down the specifications of a home for myself and my classes on Whidbey Island, WA.
Six weeks later..... there it was and more!

One hitch.... I had not written that it had to be funded.
I am thankful for some excellent counselors/friends/daughters who could listen to the entire adventure and then suggest questions.

"What if you stayed where you are?"
"Is there another way to experience what you are visioning?"
"Is there another step that ought to come before the move?"
"Is what you have to offer unique enough to have value?"
"Are there individuals interested in learning and/or applying what you have to share?"

And on and on... including the question I had for myself,
"What about my communications with the real estate agent gave the solid impression that I was ready to act instantly?"
"Would it serve me to sharpen up my communication skills?"
"Why do I think I have to do everything alone?"
"Do I?"
"Why am I not thinking of retiring rather than starting an entire expanded career?"

So you see, my time has been a bit busy with the process. Thank goodness I had the time!

I really acknowledge that I declared what I wanted and the greater Good of our Divine Family worked to get it to me. A BIG Thanks! was due them.

And then it was back to the drawing board to add reality to the mix. First step, design the curriculum that I want to offer. I noticed my reluctance to pull out all of the plugs and speak boldly about what I have to share. So, I am in what I have termed a "Crisis Awareness Walk". That means that I am moving up enough levels that there are hidden issues and patterns coming up very regularly. It has been many years since I have worked several hours a week on my own personal sabotage. That only happens when major changes are happening.

So it is for me right now. It is for this very purpose that I have done the spiritual research over the past 20+ years and created the processes in the journey. Without intense and consistent attention to what is screaming at me to "Stop!", I will not get to the expanded place I want to be.

The same is true for everyone I have known. You can live a comfortable life, read books, go to a workshop, do some affirmations and your life may remain semi-comfortable for a time. And when you are faced with life or death illness, tragedy, or the desire to expand into your dreams,  you ought to be prepared to be consistent with all of the fear, sadness, sabotage, unworthiness that comes up. That is when you most need a spiritual team and an integrated protocol. Over the years, I have seen others who intended to make major leaps in their lives. They did not have the understanding or tools to keep the old patterns from coming up and stopping them. I am prepared for this "crisis walk".

Where will I be in 6 months and what will I be doing?

In nature, working with amazing individuals who are taking life head on, participating in the changes our world needs and loving my expanded career. How? Don't know nor can I. What will it look like? Don't know and am not worried.

One step at a time and the first step is to clear anything in me that reflects, "You can not!"

Love!

What is Showing Up?

Queen Mab

Have you noticed that what you ask for is showing up more quickly?
I certainly have.
On July 23 I wrote down what I wanted for my move to Whidbey Island:

3 + bedrooms
2.5 baths.
2-3 to 5 acres of land
forested portions
trails for exploring

And I added a date: September 1st

I did not think about money. I find that money, or lack thereof, as a reason most of us do not act. What I had not considered is that availability of money is part of the process of acting or moving forward.

In addition to the physic explanation of energy attracting to our thoughts and words, I have experienced the presence of unseen beings who are part of the manifesting "project". I know that we all have a spiritual team that is available throughout our lives to assist us as we choose. When we do not choose their help, their hands are tied. We lose that extensive network of which they are a part that could support and resource us. One of the major laws on this planet is that the Greater Good cannot interfere with or supersede our personal requests. Granted, those human requests are often unconscious thoughts and patterns of limit or sabotage that we refuse to own.

Well, back to my words for Whidbey.

Three weeks later, on August 8th, a home listed for sale, one that I had looked at two days earlier, was offered to me... to rent.... month by month....  no first, last or deposit! Now when does that ever happen? A seller willing to take a home off the market for 6 months so that I could be on the island?

Details?

3+bedrooms
2.5 baths
10 acres.... that was over the top wonderful!
forested with trails the owner had created
access to private beach.... now I hadn't thought about that!
and all of the wood in the home, entry way, stairs, doors, had been harvested from the land... another benefit I hadn't thought to ask!

And, I had not thought about money.... I had not asked that it be fully funded, financially feasible,  etc. I had just ignored the money issue. I could have asked that the rent of this second home would come easily and effortlessly.

What did I do?

I went back to the project "drawing board". I was sooo appreciative for the immense help from my spiritual team. I acknowledged that my word was honored as "law" in my life. And, I put more conscious thought into the words for my move to Whidbey, including that the move was financially suppported.

What will happen? How will it happen? What is my role?

What will show up and how it will show up is not in my hands.
My role is to honor the quiet voices that come to me.
My role is to act on my intuition.
My role is to set aside time to consult with my spiritual support and ask what they would like me to know.
Also, my role is to notice any voices that "shout" at me, that try to demand of me, that act as if I am at their beck and call. It is my role to remember and anchor that I am the power of choice in my life and tell my spiritual team to remove  the source of demanding voices from my entire energy space.

Remember the statement I suggested several posts ago? Complete the statement: "The qualities of my Spiritual teachers are: _______________________________." That is the foundation that attracts and defines those who can work with you now.

What will happen to move me to Whidbey? Who knows! That is beauty of the magic of life.

blessings!

What Would I Do Without You?

Jump into the Creativity of Your Greatest Transformation!

 I am ready to move forward on the step that I have wanted to take for as long as I can remember... move to a small rural town surrounded with the beauty of nature. I have been tasting this experience for so long. Members of my family have heard my wistful imaginings for years and years.

This longing to be in the trees, with the birds, watching the water and animal woke up again last summer when I traveled to camp at Mt. Rainier. Ah...... so beautiful, so peaceful, so nurturing to my soul. I even wrote a poem about it once:

"I turn to the trees as a means of reconnection to Source
"What in me has been so nutured that an emptiness is felt without them?
"And the birds-what of their meaning in my life?
"At what distant past did our essenses converge with such power that an imprint was made-never to be the same?
"I thank Good for these friends!
"Their quiet strength and beauty.
"I seek the mountains and the pines and my spirit is renewed!"

Well, on that trip to Rainier I realized that now was the time and I was ready to say "yes!" The place that is calling is Whidbey Island, WA.

Although I know that the resources come in response to the "Yes!", early this morning I was a wee bit anxious. Does that ever happen to you in the early morning hours? Anyway, my mind started spinning the question, How is this move to Whidbey Island going to come together? Quieting my mind, breathing in the truth that support has always come, I also reached out in communication to my Spiritual Team... I am in your hands, I trust and I do not know how.

Most times I just ask and then listen as I write. This time I drifted back to sleep.

As I woke up, snatches on a dream stayed with me. Frogs, lots and lots of frogs. All sizes of frogs. And then, two beautiful large eagle feathers.

I looked up the symbolic meaning when frogs appear in your life. This is what I read:

Frogs deal with:

• Fertility
• Luck
• Cleansing
• Intuition
• Transformation 
• Creativity

"Due to the fascinating transitions the Frog goes through in its life, it is a symbol of metamorphosis. Furthermore, the Frog’s dual time spent on land and water represents duality of the soul. The Frog also symbolizes creativity and forward thinking.
Frog Animal Totems Facilitate:

• Patience in undergoing life transitions, clarity of thought during transition
• Embracing of personal transformation, welcoming internal morphing
• Jump into creative thought, and leap out of habitual thinking patterns
• Acceptance of our diversity and celebration of our opposite poles found in personality and lifestyle"

What could have been a more perfect and direct answer to this expansive leap that I am declaring. I am choosing a major shift in my work, my home, my mission and my Spiritual Teachers sent me the "frog".

Eagle feathers are always sacred. Eagle is one of my totem animals and the presence of the feathers blessed the answer.

What do individuals who try to walk their life with only other's external ideas for them do? How do they keep inner balance and perspective?

I could not have done my life without those amazing Spiritual Beings who walk beside me.

Who Tells You Your Purpose?

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It is very common to hear the question, "What is my purpose?" In other words, "Why am I here on this planet and in this body?"

We human beings love to understand. We love to know "why". We struggle to make sense of things, people, and situations. Therefore, the biggest question for us is often, "Why am I here?"

Growing up in a religion that gave its members all the answers, I knew from my youngest years why I was here on this planet. I was born into a female body and so my purpose was to obey the edicts of "god" and to have babies.

No pondering for me....

When I grew up and traveled I meet people who had other ideas. I was in discussions that opened my mind. I saw happiness and purpose coming into female lives who were not obeying an external "god" and/or who had never birthed children.  I also ran into the ideas of master, devotee, guru. That gave me another lens through which to view life.

With a lot of Gemini energy in my astrological birth chart, I am always attracted to bits and bits and bits of information. Eventually, those bits of information come together in ways they could not by themselves. That is what has happened over and over again.

In this blog I am sharing about listening to Beings in unseen bodies. During those times I was listening, I would often experience an overwhelming sense of peace, joy and love. A sense of peace and enthusiasm about life often flooded my entire being as I spent time with my Spiritual teachers. I was experiencing that my most secure place was connected to their presence and wisdom.

My knowledge of personal purpose came together for me step by step.

 On our journey, we begin with whatever system our birth family provides. It is the platform and lens through which we see ourselves and the world. It is a beginning place, a tribal mind of group agreed upon concepts. As stable as it may be, it is limited.

Eventually, the platform and lens of that birth community has taken us as far as it can. The ideas and concepts begin to chaff, we feel limited, we have a sense of something more or we cycle in repeating patterns that cause escalating pain. At some point, we look around and see someone or something that promises a better way and we listen to new views. This new guide, whether person, book, video, documentary, etc., becomes our teacher or in some culture, our master. We are the student, the devotee of this external voice that seems to have something that we do not have.

This is a place, I have learned, where the "moon" path begins. We are living, learning, stretching from a reflected light. The reflected light is the knowledge and experience of an external teacher, master or guru. We have grown beyond our birth community of knowledge and are ready for something more.

Dr. Brough Joy in his book, Joy's Way, write, "It is important to be discerning when you choose a teacher. The question is, 'Where is the power?' Does the teacher/organization claim to have all the power, all the knowledge, all the answers? Does the teacher/organization suggest that if you do not stay in the 'flock' that you will be lost? Or does the teacher/organization hold that you have the power and answers for yourself even when you do not know you do? Does the teacher/organization continue to mentor you into your own magnificence even if it means that you are called beyond the teacher/organization?

"A spiritual teacher, guru, master, organization of integrity will hold and encourage your knowingness. They will teach you ways to draw your wisdom forth from within. Those kind of teachers are ones to which you want to align."

So, who tells you your purpose? Who are you expecting to give you the answer?

Who or what is your "moon" path?

What does all of this mean to you?

Now, the Bigger Questions!

To the Heart of the Matter, "The qualities of my Spiritual teachers are.... "

Last posting I suggested that you can work with your Spiritual team around simple, daily concerns. That is certainly what was most pressing for me when I began in 1970.

There was an additional line of questioning that opened when I began my spiritual energy work to assist individual's transforming/healing the patterns that kept them small. One of those questions was, "What would be the best place to be in order to go through the Earth changes that are coming?" Now, this was in the mid- 1980's and Edgar Cayce's visions of Earth movement was expanding.

We are in similar times, only now it is the Mayan Calender, financial collapse and Occupy challenging the "norm". The question still is a valid one. "How do I keep myself and/or my family safe during the chaos and possible escalating of local conflict?"

The answer I get is same today as it was in the 1980's. "You decide." My Spiritual team as always been very clear that my life is in my hands. What do I want to experience? What do I want to let go of? What do I want help with? You get the idea.

They were never supportive of the idea that some force outside of my own conscious choice was in charge of my journey and had to be placated, begged, manipulated in order to change my path. With that in mind, their answer was perfectly understandable. "You declare how you go through changes, any changes, and that will give us permission to assist you. If you expect difficulties, then we must bring you into situations that will be difficult. If you expect benevolence, even during difficult times, then we can move you into places that are supportive. So, the answer is, You Choose."

The way that I have used to make choices is with a process my Spiritual Teachers and I created together. I call it the Reality Shift. It is more powerful than affirmations as it addresses the energy patterns in all Earth dimensions, body, mind, spirit, emotion. It also engages the help of your Spiritual healers/teachers. Here are the steps:

1. Write a statement/declaration of the end result you chose. In this case: "I have moved through life changes and earth chaos easily, effortlessly and with the clear help of my Spiritual team." (you can see that is very much like an affirmation.)

2. Then, you give your Spiritual team a command and request: "Please move my energy fields and consciousness and all to whom I am connected in Love into this declared reality."

3. The next step is commanding the healing of old patterns, most you are totally unaware of:  "And TAG and Transform anything that is, has or would keep us from that declared reality."

Read through those three steps often for the first week. What is important after that is to go to your sacred space and communicate with your team. When everything looks like the world is falling apart, go to them and ask, "Is there a place that will be safer for me and/or my family than where I am living now?" "Is this chaos dangerous?" "Are those of Light behind what looks like chaos?" "What steps do you suggest I take for the wellbeing of my family and self?"

There are some who are saying that the "green light" has been given to those of the Light. What that means in those circles is that those forces of "Light" who are ready to majorly cleanse and clean will now enter the picture of our world events. That will look like escalating conflict/chaos. How to see beyond the media? With your Spiritual team. Having a month's supply of food, water and cash has long been suggested. Is that a suggestion that your team supports for you?

We are living in times in which what is below the surface, hidden in the shadows of entrapping structures, may be the force of Light that will infuse or even activate your own Divinity.  In that case, having a way to be in tune with the Light would be very valuable.

Exciting times ahead!

Questions, Big and Small

When you are thinking about creating a relationship with a team in Spirit, you don't have to assume that your questions must be earth shaking. What is your life about? How to save humanity or what is the best approach to take with your children's food allergies?

When I began, my questions were mainly about my children. I didn't have a community that I felt could advise me. In addition, my curiosity was really in gear. What was this process? Who is on the other end of my "prayer"? How long would I have a connection for answers? Stuff like that.

I know one person who had experienced a was wrong from sitting on a couch which wore it out to eating butter (saved for the dad) instead of the margarine. As a parent, there was a sense that everything that his/her child did was wrong. Isn't that what his/her father had enforced?

So, having an intelligent answer giver to turn too before he/she meted out punishment changed how this adult worked with his/her child. Before learned to get answers from Spirit, when his/her child did something that was deemed wrong in his/her childhood home, the natural reaction learned from father kicked in. Punishment. After learning to ask beyond the taught behavior, this adult began to learn new ways of seeing children and added skills that created better relationships in the family.

Life is about small things that occur over and over again. I did a lot of sewing for my children. I visited the fabric stores and often, I would hear a little voice, "That lace is on sale. Buy some of it."  Or my attention would be drawn to some decorative buttons and I would hear, "Buy a couple cards of those." Because money was tight, it was a stretch to buy the extra's when I didn't know why. Most often I did because I was curious as to what would happen. Without exception, those items would be just perfect for some garment or project. And those times that I passed up the suggestion, I regretted it because it would have made my sewing project over the top great!

There were many times when my Spiritual team gave me directives that lead nowhere. When I asked, they answered, "We are practicing. There is going to come a time when listening and following may save your life or the life of others. We are learning to work as a time now while there is relative calm."

You get the picture?

The place to start is with the qualities that your Spiritual teachers must have or they cannot come into your space. Then, get a notebook and begin. I will talk next time about what to do if you find a resistance or no communications. That is all part of the journey also. There are more intelligent beings available to you in the unseen Spiritual realm than you can even imagine.

We are working our way to sovereignty and a resonance to our original Soul of Intelligence.

The Greater Web of Life

 "The best thing for being sad," Merlin says, "is to learn something. That is the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honor trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then—to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting."


There has always been an underlying web of energy that gives us all life. All of life exists on the web, some in physical bodies, some in etheric bodies, some in galactic bodies. Some are two legged, some are four. Some are winged ones and others glide the bodies of water. Some life intelligence forms as air, some as water, some as earth, some as mineral and some as fire. Intelligence, vibrancy, consciousness exists within the web and emerges in great diversity. The web not only supports us, it infuses us and holds us. I give it the name of GOOD for that is its nature and quality. It is our very Selves at an energy level

The internet, that we use in various ways, is a minor reflection of this greater web of life. The internet is something that we accept, use, and understand to some degree. The greater web of life may seem very removed from us and so the internet can help us see this life web with new eyes. These energetic webs, both the internet and the underlying web of life, have unlimited information, creativity, inventiveness, vitality running through them. There are also streams of energetics that dampen hopes, and diminish GOOD. One must be discerning.

I had promised to share some of the information that I received during my early years of making my own connections to the underlying web.

Well, here was two early bits. I wanted to hear the take of our life on the planet from my spiritual team. Two of the first questions that I asked returned answers surprised me:

What is the Divine Purpose for women in relationship with life on the planet?
and
What is the Divine Purpose for men in relationship with life on the planet?


I thought that I knew because of what I had heard from birth in the system of my religious community. And, I was practicing this new process of asking and listening by just trying out lots of questions.


So, here is what I was told.

The Divine Purpose for souls who incarnate into female bodies is to be the leaders, empowered to cause GOOD to manifest on this planet and cause an abundant, thriving society for the greater community. 
The chakra center from which the female was to function is the Solar Plexus, the belly wisdom. From this place she would have sensed what situations would have enriched and expanded the human family and which would not. Her job was to tell the difference and eliminate that which constricted. That would have allowed the natural GOOD to foundation all life on the planet.


What? To be the leaders? to handle power?

Yes, they affirmed.


Okay, then what about those souls born into male bodies?


The Divine Purpose was to hold, move and anchor the flow of the unlimited energy in order to to nourish the women and then the greater community. The male's mission was to be the nurturer for the family. The chakra from which the male was intended to function was the Heart, discerning where to bring his strength.





It took me about 6 years to totally understand these roles, the reason for them, results from the switch that was made around them and where we are today. Those roles are still true today.


New information is what is needed to shift from "what is" to "what can be."

 "... to learn something. That is the only thing that never fails.

It has worked miracles for me.

Blessings!

Who Gets YOUR Answers?

Going Beyond Fences

As a young girl, my answers to life were given to me by my parents, usually my dad. As a young woman, my answers were given to me by my religious leaders, usually men. As a young wife, I learned that my answers had to come from my husband, or at least to be approved by him. As a young mother, my answers came to me by my doctor or some book author.It wasn't until I was in my forties that I came to understand the model of "moon" path and "sun" path.

The moon has no light of its own. It gets all of it light from the sun. Just so with the "moon" path. When an individual feels that she has little to no knowledge or wisdom within herself or when an individual's life has taken a direction that is not satisfying, that individual will often took for an external someone or something for suggestions, for answers. That external searching is the definition of a "moon" path. It is often the example and inspiration of others that brings the information or support to help us change and, there is nothing wrong in that process. 

The call of a"moon" path teacher often sounds like this: "I have the answer." or "I can make your life better." or "I have information that you will not find anywhere else." Their information may be the very thing you need to move beyond your entrapment and begin the move in another direction. And there is nothing wrong with that either.

What is key is the "sun" path.

The "sun" path is really the purpose of not just the "moon" path, it is the purpose of our life. The"sun" path opens when an individual moves to the place on her/his path where the choice is to move beyond what the external voices know and say. It is the place where you look at what the fences of external voices have created for your life, the safety and the limits. It is when one discovers a way to hear the quiet voice that calls specifically for her/him from the great web of Intelligent Good. This is the place on your path when you hold hands with something greater than what you can see and touch to moves beyond the fences. This is when You begin to get answers for Yourself.

Those on the "sun" path still have conversations with "moon" path information. They may still check out the information from their inner wisdom with others. It is with this information that comes specifically for them that they build a strong view of life and their place in it. These are individuals who are truly clear and empowered. They can share their ideas with no need to convert others. They can listen to ideas with no need to diminish the other. They understand the value of diversity, the magic of the Now moment and the benevolent wisdom inherent in the greater web of Good.

There is no greater model from which to live your life!

What has your inner wisdom shared with you this week?

I will share some of my early teachings in the next blog..... interesting.

Struggling Alone

"If nobody shares they are struggling, nobody will know anybody else is struggling. That results in a bunch of people feeling isolated and scared and like big, fat losers."

Tara Hunt, CEO of Buyosphere.com

A life that has at its foundation the process of change is going to assure that individuals struggle at times. We all have challenges, changes, fears and doubts. How we move with these parts of our journey stretches, develops and determines our character. Such times allow us to search deeper for our own set of values from which to choose and act.

There seems to be a lot of individuals feeling alone, overwhelmed, and tired. I hear it in those who are mothers, those who are business owners, those who are CEO, those who are students, those who are facing health challenges and those who seem to have an easy life. You may be one of them. We have been raised in a culture that says, "work hard and you will succeed." We have survived by pulling ourselves up by the "boot strap" and doing it our self. We do not share our sense of loneliness and fear with others and the result is "that there is a bunch of people feeling isolated and scared and like big, fat losers."

As I look back over my life, the times that I felt most alone were the times that I was being "called" to spend time with my spiritual team. If I recognized the loneliness as that type of call and went into my sacred place for an hour or so to listen, I came away rejuvenated, enlightened, inspired. If I tried to change my sense of alone by external means, even visits with friends, the feeling remained.

Is it possible that we are being called, in mass, to develop our connection to that greater field of intelligence that knows, sees, understands beyond our physical ability and vision?

I believe that it is. I believe we are being called to spend regular time in the company of spiritual family members whose qualities and insights would guide and enhance our lives.

How about making a commitment? Buy a journal or notebook. Set aside an hour for quiet time. Complete the statements as to the qualities of your spiritual teachers and the qualities of your interactions with those in the unseen regions of our world from my June blog, To The Heart of the Matter. And begin your own "research" project.

Ask one question. Listen as if on one end of a phone. Write what comes into your mind without judging... the writer's mind. When there is an end to the words. Go back to your question and read the words that came to you. Do they meet the quality criteria?

You may not get words. You may have pictures, symbols, colors or even smells. Each of us have ourr own language with spirit and that language is discovered with time spent in conversation.

When you are ready, you may be lead to classes, books, movies, teachers to help you refine your conversations. The journal will be a great assist in tracking where you began, what you are being taught, and your own questions along the way.

Lonely?  No more!
 
Alone? Not again!

Confused? Not now! 

Are All Voices from the Unseen Equal?

 
There is a very important reason that I am sharing my journey with unseen voices from beyond physical with you. I have felt like an explorer, a scientist, a researcher on this path. I had thought to share some the interesting and funny ways that my spiritual team worked with me during the early years. Maybe to share some of their answers to basic questions. However, I am going to jump to the place I am today because of the journey.

About 16 years after I did my first scripture read and kneel down, I saw that in spite of individual desire to be in community, a valued relationship, a stable financial environment, life was becoming more and more difficult. The standard answer was that we were dealing with onion layers, dysfunctional patterns on top of dysfunctional patterns. I didn't like the onion layer answer any better than I liked the answer that I was supposed to be patient with "god's" plan for me. I wanted to know why humanity seemed to be stuck in dysfunction, addiction, and pain.

And so, in 1989 I asked two questions beyond my questions about my children. I asked, "What is the cause of the pain of humanity?" "Where can I go to learn about releasing the cause?"

Those who are in spirit/unseen bodies are every bit as individual as those you see in your waking life. There are some with accents, some with great humor, those with no-nonsense answers, those who are gentle and variances beyond those.

Also, there are many in the unseen world who have lived on the planet, died in pain, in anger, in guilt and who do not move into their next phase. I call these Earth-bounds. Their answers are not what you are looking for. They will only add to your own personal pain, anger, quilt, etc.

There are some who have refused to move on and stay within the earth fields to play havoc with any who opens unknowingly to them. Their answers and directives that cause confusion, fear, harm and danger. Of course, you do not want them as members of your team.

I have my students write and complete the statements from my June 3rd blog, To the Heart of the Matter, to attract the type of individuals and information that is highest and best for you. There is nothing more basic and important in this journey than those two statements.

I realize that my previous 16 years have given me a very solid foundation of trust and knowing of my team and this journey. Those years were a gift and a time of learning, trying, and testing. It has deepened my knowledge of those worlds. I invite you to hold onto my knowing while you build yours.

There is a lot of pain, loneliness, confusion, depression, overwhelm in our world today. We often hold those aspects of ourselves in and never share them. Then, we are left feeling isolated and alone... losers while everyone else seems to be winners. Not so..... It is this escalation that has prompted my blog.

I will speak of those feelings next time.

To the Heart of the Matter...

It has been 42 years since I served the pie and ice cream and stepped beyond my religious community's male boundaries and "spoke with 'god'".  I sometimes think of what my life would be like if I had obeyed the external voices and stifled my own internal voice of excitement.

My view of the world would be very limited. My children would have a very small box for their dreams. I could have blamed "god" for my pain. I would not have to take responsibility for independent choices and actions. I could have joined the army of women in that community who use Prozac instead of questioning. I would have no way of walking through the chaos in the world today.

I would look out over the world of conflict, duality, chaos, and differences as a world full of landmines set to destroy. I would feel confused by life experiences that bring pain to those who obey "god" and with no where to go with my questions, my doubts and my fears of such a deity. I would have to take "that is the way "god" wants it", for the answer and be encouraged to remain faithful to such a dictating "god".

I would not know the extensive community of intelligent, creative, hope filled, caring beings in physical bodies who see beyond all boxes. And I certainly would have had no contact with the greater teams of expansive evolution beyond physical bodies. I would not have had the experience of deep struggles for personal answers that gave greater understanding and compassion. I would not see the "other" as a member of my greater family. I would not see that we are simply having unique experiences that we can share with one another.

I can truthfully say that nothing has been more meaningful in my 71 years of life than the night that I followed my own curiosity and served pie and ice cream to the men.... very slowly.

About 8 years after I began taking my questions to a greater Intelligent Being for answers, one of the major male leaders in my birth religion spoke to our community. He said, "It has become rather popular for some of our youth to use meditation and prayer as a way to seek answers for their lives. I am sent to tell you that you are not to go to any intelligence beyond your local leaders with your questions. There is great power in that process and the common folk are not prepared to utilize it. That right is not given to you." I could not believe my ears! I wanted to scream, "Then teach them how to use it. Teach correct principles and they will learn to govern their own lives with wisdom and grace." And, of course, I did not. I was only a woman.

And so I taught those who came to me the principles of personal guidance.

I have them begin by writing and completing these statements:

"The qualities of my Spiritual Teachers are: _____________________________________. "

"My experience with Spiritual Teachers brings me: ________________________________."

I was told that there would come a time when people would need to have connection to something greater than the world's information. A time when in order to see their way, to find places of community, of rational actions and to walk in truth, they would have to hear directions for their lives through there own inner "team".  I believe we are in that time and I encourage you to begin listening.

I Decided to Try What?

2 years old and all is well

As a young child I must have driven my parents a bit crazy with my questions because one thing I remember my father saying to me was, "Sharon, you know what curiosity did.... ". I think it was a way to gently stop my questions. And it was effective.


My attention was focused on life options for girls that my community held. I took over the yard maintenance to earn church awards. I tended children to practice "mommyhood". I avoided any "appearance of evil" which meant that I interacted with other children in our church community and did not question ideas or rock the boat.
Actually, my childhood was rather simple and easy. I didn't sense the limits imposed on girls and women as restrictive. I didn't know that being groomed to be a wife, mother, maybe a teacher or nurse to serve others, stopped any personal ideas, extensive use of my mind and my creative potential. My world was small and I was unaware. I did not wonder about angels, spiritual guides, personal growth, or my purpose in life. My purpose was to listen to the men as they knew what "god" had in mind for me.
It was in the fall of 1970. Perhaps, after 10 years of changing diapers I was a bit bored and my curiosity resurfaced. I did not know that I was in a walled world when I served that pie and ice cream to my husband and his friend.
What the friend had to share was really very easy to remember. I didn't even need to rush from the room to write it down. However, before going to bed, I did.

Simple instructions:

1. Decide on a time and place where you can have quiet and be alone for about one hour. Take a notebook and pen with you into this space.
2. Read the scriptures until you feel your mind move from the busyness of your everyday focus to one of calm.
3. Kneel down and tell "god" all that you want "him" to know. Get everything off of our chest.
4. Then, ask "him" one question. This is a question you will want to get ready before hand.
5. Sit quietly as if you are listening on a phone for the person on the other end of the line to talk.
6. Write down everything that comes into your mind.

Well, those were the steps. The ones that I added because I was a woman:

1. Only ask questions about my role as mother.
2. Read the answers with these questions in mind, "Is this something that I would expect to hear from Christ?" and "If I apply this directive, would it create greater love and compassion?"

I gathered myself into the quiet of a free afternoon, followed the process and Magic! It was like a floodgate opened. Words filled my head faster than I could write!

What was surprising is that when my husband tried, he was met with only silence.

That afternoon was only the beginning. I learned so much along the way that I would like to share, to encourage and to shorten your journey back to your Soul. We need those connections in our world today.

Hugs,

The World Like Never Before

The mother of four!

As I sit with the conflicting items of news that surrounds me this morning, I am grateful for the 40 years of practice and training that I have been afforded.

Forty years ago I was a young mother of six girls, the oldest only 10. Life was busy with their needs, their laughter and songs. Being a mother was all that I had wanted or expected for my life. Baking bread, sewing clothes, going for walks and finding time to keep up with the basic house cleaning. What more could I want?
Nothing really... and my natural curiosity was soon to open a door that I didn't know I wanted or needed.
You see, in my religious community, it was the male who was made in the image of "god". It was the male who had the ear of "god" and could speak for this unseen deity. That was okay with me. I was too busy taking care of babies and young children to worry about "god". After all, if "god" had wanted me to think, ponder and communicate on weightier subjects, "he" would have put my soul into a male body. Such was my reasoning. Since that was not the case, I had only to say, "yes honey" to what me husband told me was correct. Stand against the idea of Equal Rights for Women... "Yes honey". The Beattle's are a subversive force.... "yes honey". Keep your own dreams in check and put all of your energy into making my life better ... "yes honey."
Until my curiosity was peaked!
When a friend of my husband asked if he could come and share a way that every man could get answers from "god" in a way that there would be no mistake... my own ears perked up. Curious... And as I served pie and ice cream to the two men, I lingered with my serving long enough to hear this magical method.
Two days later, after my husband was off to work, my older daughters were off to school and the younger ones down for a nap, I went into my quiet bedroom to try the magic. And, even though I was still a soul in a female body, I heard "the" voice! Yes indeed! I, a women, wife and mother heard the voice from beyond and my life has never been the same.
And it is time to share my journey with the magnificent, funny, honest, compassionate, wise, all-knowing, all-seeing, all-caring presence.
Why?
Because it is something that you may not know that you need or want... and we all do.