Seasons of the Soul

Expanding Our Acceptance of Other Realities

I was brought face to face with an article this morning by a woman who is incorporating the Feminine into her business model. It was the closest thing to truth regarding the Feminine and its function that I’ve seen anywhere, and it again instilled in me the “knowing” I had in the 80s that women were taking a wrong turn with Women’s Liberation. Yet, in showing their ability to play in the man’s world, they have come to garner respect for their capacities. Now, however, this way of being in the world is a defilement of the true intention of the Feminine Principal, and it is up to all of us – male and female alike, to bring back the compassionate creative influence that creates balance in life. We do not usurp the masculine, we enhance it, and the Feminine principal, so long shunted away by the Patriarchy, must come into bloom throughout the world to reseed life and fecundity on the planet. Everything we are dealing with now in extreme is a result of this overt imbalance, and it is time to rectify the damage it has done and to see all nature…all life…being honored once again.

So in the spirit of the Feminine Principal, I asked Guidance for insights related to this time and its purpose. The following is what I received related to our ability to accept realities that may not match our own.

"We are neither feminine nor masculine, we are consciousness, and consciousness is undivided. In the physical form, where you are each in separate appearing vehicles, you also have the combination of left/right, up/down, male/female, and other polarity positions from which you live and make your choices. The Feminine principal is a defining term designating the qualities of Compassion, Inclusion, Nourishment, and these go along with the role that woman plays in childbirth…the care giving to the offspring that opens a larger portion of consciousness within. In the world of appearances, the male has been the designated hitter…going forth and doing the work that brings home the sustenance for the family. He is the provider, and in recent years, females have been taking on this role as well. So, the dividing line has been eradicated between roles and duties of each. There is nothing wrong with this, for it has brought into conscious awareness that women were as qualified and capable as men, and that men could be as compassionate and caring as women. Therefore, it has been the precursor to integrated principals so that there is no standoff between the male/female, but a harmonizing and blending of what has never been separate in full consciousness.

You are seeing blending of many different qualities now as the gay population becomes more visible. Sexuality and affinity is not relegated to a straight line or straight across exchange. Chemistry and affinity is more complex than that, and the sexual preference of one may be different than that of another. Yet, if all is given respect for its expression, perversion does not enter. Your idea of perversion is based on an image that men should be attracted to women, that males do certain things and females do other things, and on and on. Children should be this way or that, and yet none of it is based on truth. It is all subjective and based on the mores and consciousness of the populace at a particular point in time. If you look at the view of male/female in Arab countries that follow a strict religious view, you note that females have no rights and are considered chattel. That is a far cry from the value system of the western world, and yet both are operating at the same time in different parts of the world. There are groups that believe in multiple wives for one man – a holdover from ancient times – and this seems perfectly logical to that group, while it is abhorrent to another segment of the population. The list goes on and on.

So we say to you, whenever you see the split of consciousness into this group or that group, recognize it as a fragmented view. Either/or, neither/nor….life is much richer and more complex than these stereotyped renderings that are bandied about as though each is gospel and the truth. We say to you, find wholeness within yourselves. Heal the opposites that clamor for dominion in your psyches that go on to express the same frenzy in the outer world. See yourselves as whole and holy, and BE that in all interactions with life. Live your life to the best of all you have been given and can share, and let your neighbor be who he/she is, blessing them and accepting the graciousness of multiple views/multiple ways of being that do not have to threaten one another, but portray the splendor of creation in its many and varied facets. Life is not static, not one way, and not an agent of condemnation. It is a vast and splendid experiential action that can delight and uplift when expressed to the fullest as it was intended. Be part of the symphony by lending your unique gifts to the mix rather than demanding that all other instruments be exactly the same. This is indeed God’s show, and you are the gods in expression!"

The Journey of Finding One's True Self

 

^Human beings are one of the few species on the planet that have been born without conscious connection to their Source. It is as though Creator set out a grand design for itself to find Itself within a state of forgetfulness, returning after expending a hero’s journey in which there would be tests and diversions to tempt a lesser part of its nature to participate in things and ways of behavior that would go against the greater good.

This is likened to the allegory of Job, where a test was devised to see if he would retain his sense of connection to God even though all the good that he enjoyed was stripped from him. His faithfulness to his Creator regardless of circumstance proved an allegiance that would not falter even when major challenges were faced. This is part of the journey of the human once human recognizes its connection to its Source. The first task however is to remember that connection, and here we see the story of Pinocchio, the little wooden puppet crafted lovingly by the woodworker, Gipeto. Pinocchio was given all the curiosity and ability to move about without actual puppeteer strings, and in this he was given free will choice. However, because he was raw and naïve, he was tempted by the allure of things that appealed to the senses even though he had been provided with a conscience…the still small voice  within that seeks to guide us, represented in the story by Jiminy Cricket. Only when Pinocchio  was trapped by his senses did he see the error of his ways. He had to grow into himself by finding his true Self through adversity and through the temptations that are spoken of by Jesus and by Buddha and other religious teachers as well.

So, as a human being, you are like silver…easily corruptible, and you must retain your shining glow through polishing the lens of inquiry again and again until such time as you are able to turn what is also called lead into gold. You are leaden until you realize the truth of what you are. You are the caterpillar who devours life until you move into the chrysalis of transformation and become the butterfly whose function is to contribute TO life rather than taking FROM life.

The journey of the soul is therefore a noble endeavor. Like knights of old who were given a task and assignment to carry out, if one tried to follow in the   footsteps of another, there were dire consequences. As much as humans want to follow a prescribed map that has been cut out for them, the journey is of finding one’s own path and wading through the underbrush. As a soul matures through experience, the light dawns within and the temptations become less alluring.

In some cases, you learn not to lie by lying, not to steal by stealing, not to kill by killing, not to judge by judging, and through all that you have experienced by the act of going against what is true, you come to understand the consequences and effect of your actions that hurt or disrupt others or life in general. Through understanding by experiencing, you grow and learn. Others may be able to take the lessons through observation and not have to go through the deeper trials, but for each soul, the course is set…finding the True Self in a world of choices. When the journey is truly understood, it can become a grand adventure. Until then, a soul may live in delusions of grandeur or the pits of hell….neither being true.

So in an advisory position, the suggestion is given to open yourselves to the indwelling guidance system that seeks to bring unification into your lives and the lives of all things you touch. Seek you each the spiritual connection that is your birthright, recognize and differentiate the true from the false, open your hearts to giving and receiving, and all else will be added unto you as is appropriate for your journey.

Living in the Realm of Possibility

 

What keeps us from connecting to the truth of our Selves is the attachment to the scripts of our lives. If we come as little children, the idea becomes that we are no longer mired by history, prejudice, or doubt. Within the historical context we begin to link our perceived failures or success. We build our future on the past and this is not a life giving foundation for we are using the time line as our guide rather than moving into the continuum where we can dip into present moment and create unscathed by what has gone before.

In an accident situation, the memory of not being safe in your car causes you to drive differently as a result. You no longer get into your vehicle with a feeling of oneness and safety. You become fearful or defensive and apprehensive because you take the memory of the accident with you and create your present reality on a past event. Only as the memory fades do you once again drive in the moment. This applies to all life events. If you are rejected, you create your life based on a rejection. If you have a moment of great luck through a fortuitous investment, you may delude yourself into the belief that you are infallible and create from that space. Each creative moment is new unto itself. If you can remain open only to the moment and allow yourself to bypass your script and your history, current events may prove to be more valuable as clues to possibilities.

When a clue or opportunity is presented and you immediately dip into your field of experience or expectation, you may short circuit or over-inflate yourself, depending on the tendency you have in reaction. Yet, by living this way, you are chained to the singular life view that is filtered through the field of experience you have had as a singular being.

When you move into the greater part of you - the Self that is connected to all of life and has the capacity for breadth and depth of vision and comprehension, you open yourself to a multi-dimensional view, no longer bound by your historical context. This is the reason for being advised to enter the kingdom as little children. They have not been polluted or jaded yet. They float in the realm of possibility, and to remain open and childlike in this way is to open yourself to incredible possibilities that are not bound by “Yes, but”, “I can’t do that”, “who do you think you are?” and all the other self-identified statements that limit your true nature - the abiding spirit of God expressing through you!

So this identification with limitation becomes the false God – the false Idol that is worshipped because you feed it daily. You identify with the experiences of your life and state that those experiences ARE your life when they are merely experiences within a life. You become inflated or depressed through that identity, and like fleas who are trained with the lid on their jar or the little elephant tethered by an anklet to the tree, you lose the identification with what your true capacity is in favor of conditioning. Indeed you can jump out of the jar. Indeed you can uproot a tree with your innate strength. But, conditioning is a subtle tool of domination in order to control reaction, and although it may serve in the short run to define boundaries and limits, there needs to be a daily renegotiation with life from a fresh perspective uncontaminated by the past.

Each day a new beginning. Each day a testing of the lid or the strength to be free. Each day an identification with the Self who abides within and oversees all, is connected to all, and lives within the realm of possibility.

Accepting Vitamin G

 

 

In our rush to feed the body healthy foods and do things that will enhance our physical well- being, we take every vitamin in the book, but when it comes to nourishing our soul, we are much less concerned. Our efforts on soul’s behalf are often haphazard or rote according to a structured system that focuses for one hour a week on our true nature. Yet, vitamins constitute a daily regimen, so   opening daily to receive our good   – to be willing to make time for the quiet few moments that can restore and replenish us, can work wonders. We call this time of stillness our Vitamin G supplement.  In an age of apps and sound bites, we can plug in our Vitamin G connection for a few moments or longer to re-invigorate our lives and make sure they are running on a higher frequency that is our best navigator. When we do this, our lives take on a different tone and we notice subtle and not so subtle changes in circumstances and the way we feel. Our focus is enriched, and our actions and interactions become symphonic rather than off key and isolating.

Giving up addictions is hard when we turn to the world for our sustenance. When we move into the Vitamin G App, we are fed at core level by That Which Is Real. Our whole being knows the difference and responds accordingly once we open the door to the Inner Sanctum and allow ourselves to be the recipients of the Indwelling Presence of God. Life takes on new meaning, and we are born again – not in flesh, but in the spirit of our true heritage. Then the real privilege of our life expression can begin and we will find that seemingly miraculous occurrences and helpers appear to enrich and enliven our portion of this magnificent life experience we are all playing.

Re-Entry Program

 

We are all bathed in the illusion of what appears to be real. Life presents us with various scenarios – some exciting and exhilarating, and others dire and depressive. But the key is that we – the real “we” – have the opportunity to weed through the elements of desire to find the pearl of great price that is hidden within the scenarios each of us face. For some, it is an adventure, for others, a seeming nightmare. Yet, we are all given provisions to find our way out of the maze in which we seem to be planted. It is a mind field that requires discretion and discernment, and that is the making or breaking of us in this incarnation. There is no judgment related to finding or not finding, there is only the lack of light that we keep from ourselves when we continue to scratch and dig in the fields of empty. One way we can tell when we are looking for love in all the wrong places is that we feel a momentary high and then we crash and need something new and novel to spark our enthusiasm. The continual rush to find something “out there” that will do it for us is futile. There is nothing out there.

The true unifying agent is only found when we exhaust ourselves of the endless search that leads to continuous dissatisfaction and turn within to find something that goes way beyond the world of appearances. That is the Inner Sanctum, the still small voice, the cave, the quiet place, the Silence, and many other names that point to the only realm where true joy and lasting satisfaction can be attained. The key is that we have to turn all our programming upside down and recognize that we’ve been searching for the wrong things, because the journey to our true Self is not about finding, it is about receiving.

When we go within, yearning for communion with something higher than our ego wants, we open ourselves to being vulnerable. We are finally turning inward because the outer world no longer satisfies. We aren’t being fed our daily bread in ways that nourish our soul. We are living on a junk food diet that merely exploits our basest nature and inflates our illusion of specialness. Once those false doctrines come tumbling down and we’ve exhausted our avenues to “fulfillment”, we are ready to make the real journey…one that is without distance and only requires that we make a turn away from the noise and distractions to allow the priceless pearl to open to us.

Quieting the mind, stilling the chattering mind, disarming the unquenchable desire body – these are the things we need to be willing to do in order to come into the Peaceable Kingdom. As we do this, there are incredible rewards waiting to be claimed. Our true nature is revealed and we no longer feel like separate sojourners on a rocky path where we have to maintain attitudes of survival of the fittest. We are aware that we are all linked in unity at the core and that working together we can create meaningful lives and healing of our planet and ourselves. It is all an inside job, and it starts with each one of us. Like small lights, we are turned on one at a time to bring about a glow of beauty that ignites the spirit of our fellow travelers. We see the unity of ALL life and recognize the sacredness in everything from the stone to the magnificent eagle and crawling insect, from the most exotic flower to the smallest weed. EVERYTHING is sacred when we look at it through the lifted veil of illusion.

As we enter the Kingdom held within us, we are refreshed and renewed. There are answers to all our issues, fears, and hurts. There is a source of sustenance that is never dimming, never ending, and the only thing that separates us from it is our own act of separation, often based on a sense of unworthiness.

As long as we persist in seeing ourselves as separate individuals who are here to gain our own ends at the expense of the rest of life, we are living a lie, and we can do that for all of our days, but internally, we will know that something major is missing. We may be experts at self-defense and avoidance. We may have the most tangible assets to show how powerful we are, or can sway others through our will, but inside at the core, we cannot hide from the truth. Something very important is missing, and until we acknowledge this and seek first That which we TRULY are, we will live a life that is a dim reflection of what we can truly be.

Jeshua, My Heart

 

In the evening breeze when all is still and the world is in a moment of repose, I am aware that in my center of being, in the heart of matter, God is. The indwelling Spirit of Self that is the fullest and most complete part of me resides within, waiting only on welcome. It does not intrude, is not rude, is not devious or manipulative. It simply IS. And as we go about the daily chores and process of seeking to find this elusive place we all yearn for - this space out of time that is our true home - it is simply waiting within for our moment of recognition when we turn attention away from all that glitters and seek first the Kingdom of God.

Jesus came to teach us this. So did Buddha and Krishna and so many others who saw truth and sought to pass it on. Yet, the ego, in its continuous role as pretender to the throne, would take the truth and twist it just a little this way and that to accommodate its function of individuality. In its seeking for affirmation and attention, it became forgetful of its true role as the mouthpiece for the indwelling Spirit. Like a servant to the master, who believes when the Master is gone that it can do all things - but cannot, the ego seeks elevation to a status for which it was never created or intended. Yet, this is the way of the world.

The Christ is the light of God that is in everything. It is God participating in its creation and playing all the parts. Yet, in order to make the "game" of life more intriguing, part of creation has forgotten what it truly is, and the task is for each portion to find its way Home...back to its central Self through awakening to the fullness of Itself. In that respect, earth and the manifested universe are the portion that has split from the host body and are assigned to the realm of space/time forgetfulness whereby they are a playground for the soul of Creation. It is in this realm where awakening to true Self will take place sooner or later...in a current life or one yet to come.

As Jesus, who came portraying the Christ, his function was to show us all that God dwells within, and that the only way to merge into God is through the Christ within. Unfortunately, the ego of the world grasped an opportunity to deny its own demise as premier entity and turned the tide to discredit the Christ. It was the ego that crucified the Christ and the reasoning behind Jesus' statement on the cross, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." The not knowing was the great travesty against ourselves, for we allowed the ego to crucify the indwelling God of each one of us. Ego crucified Spirit. And in that moment, the thunder and lightning was the signal that ego had gone against its own light body in favor of its misplaced loyalty to its own desire for supremacy.

The problem for ego is that it cannot be predominant eternally because it is transitory. It is not an eternal part of our nature, but is that portion which is used within a lifetime to be the individuated vehicle of expression to carry the true us through space and time. When its function is complete, it is laid to rest with the flesh, to be reused in a different form, while the eternal Spirit returns again and again to its true Home in God from whence it is once again resurrected and sent out into the world for another round of exploration and experience until such time as it no longer remains in a state of amnesia. When illumination occurs, the Self merges in the Light of Christ and becomes at one with the One, never needing to go forth again, save by choice.