Current Ascension Symptoms, Tools For Comfort, And What Is Yet To Come [Part One]

By Karen Bishop

Article Source: What's Upon Planet Earth

Part I

I have been away in North Carolina for the past week or so, connecting with my new twin grandbabies who were born very suddenly on June 12th and still in intensive care, so it has been a bit longer than usual in between energy alerts. The babies are doing remarkably well…Solomon went home on Wednesday, and we are hoping that Arion will soon follow. My daughter Ari is also doing extremely well after a very complicated and serious emergency c-section.

The new little ones who have been arriving now in droves have a very special mission at hand, laying the new grid and providing a very strong and solid foundation for the new world. These little ones are incredibly strong and know exactly what they are doing…and communicating with them telepathically was an exciting and fulfilling experience which brought much joy and great hope for the promise of the new world to come. We are all so blessed to have so many new souls carrying a higher vibration wanting to be here now. They are very instrumental in assisting with the stability of the new as the old is now so rapidly falling away.

I was blessed to leave with everything wonderfully on track and much love and happiness abounding. The past six weeks after their arrival and the week or two leading up to it were an emotional roller coaster ride for my loved ones, as I know that many of you are experiencing this same ride, although for many different and varied reasons of your own. But just like the situation with Ari and the babies, everything will eventually straighten itself out as new alignments and connections to the higher realms are eventually made stronger.

We are still experiencing many symptoms resulting from the solstice energies. I have not felt this way myself since the shifts began in earnest around the year 2000. There is much, much movement now. But these ascension symptoms repeat themselves again and again as our ascension process continues to progress, only more and more individuals are being affected as the whole is beginning to wake up and is now ready to come on board.

For this energy alert I have listed some common symptoms many may be experiencing, why they are occurring, what is to come in relation to them, and some comforts that may be of help. At the end of the energy alert I will also address your many inquiries about healing and why it can be detrimental as one begins to vibrate higher (this will be in Part II).

This energy alert may be a long one as I have not written since July 9th, so I have added some subtitles to give you the opportunity to skip sections if you wish. It can be burdensome at times to have to wade through a long text during these trying times!

Panic, anxiety, and depression:

The solstice energies uprooted much. It was time for the big shake-up, we had prepared all we could, and hence….here it came with a bang! Most of everything was blasted out of its groove and is still floating around without having landed. This involves real manifestations such as the economy, the old systems of the 3D reality, and the loss of jobs and income, etc. Emotionally, even if you are one who has not experienced any of these, you may simply feel the emotions of those around you…if only from simply walking out your front door in the middle of nowhere all by yourself!

Panic can occur when we feel great loss beyond our control and feelings of "the end." I had extreme panic many years ago when the shifts first began, and very few were experiencing any of this. In addition, there was nothing really manifesting in real form (or in the outside reality) in regard to "ending" at that time, so then, we can feel panic and anxiety at a subconscious and higher level when we know that we are evolving and leaving much behind….even if we literally are not. It is just that we are going into a higher dimension and not everyone else is going with us at that time. But now, the endings are manifesting in real form, so we have a double whammy for sure (this is because it is finally time for the whole to begin its journey of coming on board).

Experiencing endings before the new has arrived can cause extreme insecurity, panic, fear, and uncertainty. We are human beings still, and thus have emotions at a human level. This is one of the many challenges of ascension…dying while we are alive and still in human form. But we are continuing on, at some level know that we are here for this purpose, and thus seem to hang in there through it all. I believe we are doing a fine job and am so proud to be part of our whole! Our souls are very strong indeed…we have been around for a very long time.

In addition, we are in the process of once more losing another layer of our old ego selves. Personality traits and behaviors which vibrated lower have suddenly departed. The parts of ourselves which we developed in order to survive a harsher and lower vibrating 3D reality cannot exist here now.

Hence, another challenge of ascension and another reason for panic and anxiety. Evolving into an even more sensitive individual without defenses, barriers, or a harsh exterior of protection while still in a harsh, dangerous, and seemingly dark environment can create an immense challenge at best.

And now, with the dissolution of so much of the old world in form, as the fall is beginning to snowball, we may wonder how in the world we will survive financially, and how we will sustain ourselves at all. With much of everything leaving, including parts of ourselves we had developed to survive, no wonder many of us are panicky!

"Should I even bother trying to create anything new?" you may wonder. "What is the point right now…..or ever?" With so much in seeming chaos, it can be difficult to know which road to be on, or even if your road will still be intact in times to come. "Everything seems up in the air with no solid foundation and no direction." Again, much has not yet landed in its new groove….but it will, I promise you.

"I don't know who I am anymore. I used to know my purpose and now I am totally and completely lost." "I cannot go forward in any way…I feel boxed in." "I feel helpless, vulnerable, powerless, insecure, and at the whim of much of anything." "My self-confidence is shot. I do not feel remotely good about myself anymore."

And how about this one: "I feel completely invisible, unnoticed, not needed, and certainly not appreciated or valued." This is because we are vibrating higher and cannot be seen right now. And in addition, so many are in chaos and panic with their own situations, that they cannot see much of anything except what is going on for them. (More about being invisible further on in the energy alert.)

"I don't feel like doing a thing. I am not interested in a thing. I just want to play. I want to retire. I do not want any more responsibilities. I am exhausted. I need to rejuvenate. I need a very long rest….or maybe an endless vacation." "Don't bother me. I want to be in my own sacred space away from the outside world." Or perhaps, "Get me out of here! I want to run away to somewhere very different and never return!" "I want to go home where I fit and things feel right!"

Depression and apathy can occur right now as everything is in seeming chaos, we cannot manifest in the way we used to, many are not seeing each other, we are now vibrating higher and the outside and old reality is vibrating lower…which always causes depression as the outside reality has not yet caught up, and there is much suffering occurring (making one wonder if anything "good" will ever happen again). This will pass, I promise, and when it does, we will be grateful for the new space we are in.

(Comforts and what is to come will be listed at the end of the common symptoms list in Part II.)

Health crises, relationship breakups, job losses, financial stresses, and a general experience of having your life fall apart:

We are rapidly accelerating now into a higher dimension, and everything has to go. So then, everything needs to align, get primed, or leave this reality in order to arrive in the new one (and yes, death in the old 3D fashion is a path as well). Whatever is not vibrating at this new and higher level (or whatever level or rung of the ladder is next for you and your loved ones), will receive a corresponding experience of choice at a soul level to create a situation designed to get everyone to where they need to be.

Many scenarios are occurring now, and at many different levels. Those more embedded in the mainstream or old reality will experience the most shake-ups, as this world is rapidly leaving now. Those who have been through their own challenges and shake-ups of the ascension process for several years will experience less, but will still be having shake-ups in relation to where they are vibrating…they will just go to a higher level from where they were before, usually involving shake-ups in relation to ego selves and new ways of relating and being.

Are you behind if your life is really collapsing now? Have you missed the boat? Are you not where you should be? Is something wrong with you? Are you being punished? Are you not "ascending" fast enough? Absolutely not.

At our soul levels, we are all right where we need to be. Some of us chose to lag a little further behind as we needed to hold the space at that particular level until it was time to move our level ahead and take many with us. We are all masters here, knowing exactly what we are doing and doing it remarkably well. We know where we need to be. There are no mistakes. And sometimes different choices are made as well, and this is when suffering usually occurs to encourage us to make another choice in order to be in alignment with our original soul plan. We each have a unique and different scenario going according to what feels best to each and every one of us.

A health crisis is one of the first ways many choose to begin aligning to Source and our souls. It usually gets our egos out of the way in a crash course style, so it is a good and common choice to begin with. Loss of control is paramount then, so we become dependent on a higher power and really learn to surrender and trust. This is happening now for many who are just starting their process.

Relationship breakups are common as well. One soul begins to vibrate higher and the other soul usually sets the higher vibrating soul free by "dumping" them. If we can know why, and that the "dumping" soul is doing so because of a great love for us and as a great support for our continued growth, we can then know that all is in divine and perfect order. We will all meet up in the end anyway and laugh and cry and hug each other.

Another scenario which is occurring more frequently now is when two souls totally separate to give each soul an opportunity to find itself entirely on its own without having the support or leaning on one another. When each one learns to connect individually to who they really are, to their souls and to Source, they can then find each other again and re-unite. This is why it is becoming more common now for things to separate completely before they can re-unite one again.

Job losses have always been a common ascension experience. As we begin to vibrate higher than our job in the main stream world, we are thus separated from it. We were not meant to suffer through this process, so most of the time (the far majority of the time) we are somehow miraculously taken care of.

Much is falling apart now as the old world is taking its fall. Much is then being turned inside out or rather finally right side up. Re-aligned, re-aligned, re-aligned.

The higher dimensions serve to magnify everything. So then, for those who have been on their ascension path for quite awhile, or perhaps even purged and released much in a short period of time, what is then magnified will be much more pleasurable. This is why miracles and new beginnings can occur for some and not for others. And again, we are all right where we need to be with our own set of individual challenges at each level.

Sleeping and wanting to nap all day:

Those bearing a significant amount of light carried much in regard to the ascension process, and this role is now over for awhile. Now we get to rest. A large part of our "job" is done. We have let go and get to hibernate and take some time for ourselves. So then, all we might want to do is rest, take it easy, S-L-E-E-P, and be a slug. No more carrying the light for the entire planet…no more lifting it up….no more new projects right away…..no more supporting, holding, and saving. Just like a long rest after being in labor before birthing a new baby, a rest is needed before we experience the very new baby.

Experiencing great distress at and/or a strong need to no longer be alone:

In the higher realms, there is no separation. Unity vibrates much higher. As we begin to vibrate higher, we are now wired for unity. Thus, being alone no longer feels good or remotely right. It can feel downright uncomfortable at best and encourage us to seek out new group connections, re-unions with family or perhaps relocations where family and friends are, and the like. Innately we know it is time for community.

Only wanting to do what you want to do, or rather not wanting to do anything you "have to" or what someone else wants to do:

When I first got clobbered with major ascension symptoms, I really had this one. I thought that I must be the most selfish person in the world, and thus tried to "tap" this seeming issue away through EFT, which was how I addressed my symptoms in the beginning before I was no longer able to (EFT is Emotional Freedom Technique…a process for restoring yourself to a higher level of being through tapping the meridian points on your body. I believe their website url is www.emofree.com ). Much to my surprise, I discovered that this state of being cannot be removed, as it is one which vibrates higher, believe it or not!

When we reach the higher realms, much is purified and only the most refined states and energies remain. In this way, we are then in alignment with who we are and what we are about in our purest state. This relates to our own special purpose and contribution, and thus, we can no longer be in anyone else's reality, dream, or the like. As we begin to vibrate higher, we also share a reality or dream with our soul team along with the general reality of the whole, so we still do have overlaps in some ways. Sounds strange, but wanting to do what lights us up and what we can relate to is where we need to be.

Feeling invisible and not valued or needed:

Some of us may feel invisible because we are invisible. This latest shift in June catapulted everyone higher and many are vibrating higher than others who are in the old world, so we are no longer noticed. We may not be in the land of problems, crises, and the like, so we literally no longer live there and cannot be seen.

So right now, for the most part, we are not yet ready to be seen or needed as not enough of the whole have hit their rock bottom. We need to be "asked" for our knowledge, talents, and assistance, and will not be until souls reach this point and get desperate or completely lost. Most must surrender first. As we have been growing our angel wings for awhile now, and still have far to go yet, just like angels, we will be asked for help, guidance, love, re-assurance, and then be able to assist those in need. So just like situations which we ourselves have experienced when we surrender and then the light arrives, we will be able to be that light for others, but not until they surrender and ask. This time is coming, but it is not quite here yet, but will be very soon.

Feeling beat up, abused, worn down, and clobbered at every turn:

It will get better. Things will smooth out. We are not given more than we can handle, but just enough to fall apart so that our ego selves have to get out of the way. We can no longer be in charge like we used to, as it is our connection to our souls and to Spirit which calls the shots now. When we become beaten down, we begin to appreciate the smallest of things, and in the higher realms, it is only the simple things that really matter. As we evolve, we come to realize that the little things we thought were so important were only coming from our ego selves anyway. We begin to value and appreciate the love and friendship of another above all else, the life of community, and the kindness of our brothers and sisters. Our picky old ego selves are seemingly gone, and we realize that what we thought was so important really was not important at all.


Stay tuned for Part II

The Power Of Kindness By Pierre Ferucci

True Kindness is a strong genuine way of being. It is the result of the interplay among several qualities, such as warmth, trust, patience, loyalty, gratitude, …

Scientific research confirms that kind people are healthier and live longer, are more popular and productive, have greater success in business, and are happier than others. In other words, they are destined to live a much more interesting and fulfilling life than those who lack this quality. They are much better equipped to face life in all its savage unpredictability and frightening precariousness.

But I can already hear an objection: Suppose we are kind in order to feel better and live longer. Wouldn’t we be perverting the very nature of kindness? WE would make it calculated and self-interested, and therefore it would no longer be kindness. How true! Kindness derives its purpose from itself, not from other motives. The true benefit of kindness is being kind. Perhaps more than any other factor, kindness gives meaning and value to our life, raises us above our troubles and our battles, and makes us feel good about ourselves.

In a certain sense, all the scientific studies showing the advantages of kindness are useless – useless as incentives because the sole incentive to kindness can be none other than the desire to help, the pleasure of being generous and attentive to other people’s lives.

Heaven save us from the fakes – self-interested politeness, calculated generosity, superficial etiquette. And also from kindness against one’s will. What’s more embarrassing than someone doing us a favour out of a sense of guilt? Psychonanalysts speak of yet another type of kindness – one that hides anger, a “reaction formation”. The idea of being full of rage upsets us, so we unconsciously repress this dark side and act in a kind way. But this is false and contrived, and has nothing to do with what, in our heart, we really care for. Finally weakness masquerades sometimes as kindness: You say yes when you mean no, you go along because you want to be nice, you acquiesce because you are afraid. A person who is too good and submissive ends up a loser.

My thesis is that true kindness is a strong, genuine, warm way of being. It is the result of the interplay among several qualities, such as warmth, trust, patience, loyalty, gratitude, and many others. Without even one of these qualities, kindness is less convincing and less true. Each of these qualities alone is sufficient, if we evoke and cultivate it, to revolutionize our psyche and change our life radically. Together, their action is even more effective and profound. From this perspective, kindness is synonymous with mental health.

The gifts of kindness and its qualities are various. Why are grateful people more efficient? Why are those who feel a sense of belonging less depressed? Why do altruistic people enjoy better health, and trusting individuals live longer? Why is it that if you smile, you are perceived as more attractive? … Why do those elderly who can talk more with others have less probability of contracting Alzheimer’s disease? … Because all these attitudes and behaviours, which are all aspects of kindness, brings us closer to what we are meant to do and to be . It is so elementary: If we relate better with others, we feel better.

Kindness, as we will see, has many facets. But its essence is as simple as can be. We will find that kindness is a way of making less effort. It is the most economic attitude there is, because it saves us much energy that we might otherwise waste in suspicion, worry, resentment, manipulation, or unnecessary defence. It is an attitude that, by eliminating the inessential, brings us back to the simplicity of being.

…. We are all in the midst of a “global cooling”. Human relations are becoming colder. Communications are becoming more hurried and impersonal. Values such as profit and efficiency are taking on greater importance at the expense of human warmth and genuine presence.

.. we are going through an Ice Age of the heart … and is worrisome… it goes hand in hand with the epidemic of depression and panic attacks, probably the two psychological disturbances most linked to lack of warmth and of a reassuring and protective community, and to a weakened sense of belonging.

HONESTY: EVERYTHING BECOMES EASIER

Honesty exists in both directions – in our interactions with ourselves and with others.

To know yourself is the sine qua non of mental health. – Sydney Jourard, The Transparent Self.

But we can hardly know ourselves in isolation: We must first let ourselves be known by someone else, without bluffing or hiding. For Jourard, all neurotic symptoms, such as fear of leaving the house or depression, are nothing more than screens we erect in order to hide ourselves from others. As soon as we become more transparent, we start to feel better.

Are honesty and kindness incompatible? Honesty, at times so tough, has a lot in common with kindness, though they might seem to be opposites. If kindness has falseness as its base, it is no longer kindness. It is a laboured courtesy. It does not come from the heart, but from a fear of sticking one’s neck out, of provoking strong reactions, or of facing accusation and argument. What do you prefer – genuine kindness, ready to tell the uncomfortable truth? Or the politeness of someone who avoids confrontation, declares himself to be having fun when he is bored, says yes, when he means no, and smiles when in agony?

TO ACT HONESTLY – EVEN AT THE RISK OF SAYING THE UNPLEASANT TRUTH, or of saying no and causing distress to others – if done with intelligence and tact, is the kindest thing to do, because it respects our own integrity and acknowledges in others the capacity to be competent and mature.

TO BE HONEST ALSO MEANS TO RECOGNIZE A PROBLEM rather than pretend there is none.

If kindness has falseness at its base, it is no longer kindness.
It is laboured courtesy. It does not come from the heart, but from a fear
of sticking one’s neck out, of provoking strong reactions, or of facing
accusation and argument.

Lying has a thousand faces, the truth only one.
We can pretend to have many emotions we don’t really have, to be many people
who we are not. But if we stop pretending, all the artifices and the efforts
to hold life together fall away. What a relief!

.. Once while listening to the story of a client, I was deeply moved. She noticed and told me so. I tried to hide my emotion, but she didn’t believe it for a second. In that moment I realized how weak and awkward we are when we try to hide our feelings. And how important it is, within our limits of tact and good taste, to be honest and freely show what we feel and who we are. So when are we kinder: when we hide our warmth, our dreams, our wonder, our humour, or when we reveal them?

Thus, not only is honesty compatible with genuine kindness, it is the very basis of kindness. False kindness pollutes. As long as you are not living in the truth, you cannot relate. As long as you do not call the hard realities by name, you are living in the land of dreams. There is no room for you and me there, but only for harmful illusions. Inasmuch as we lie, we live a life devoid of reality. And kindness cannot exist in a world of masks and phantoms.

Bust of Gotama Buddha displayed in Calcutta Museum
Face of kindness, deep peace

“People often ask me what is the most effective technique for transforming their life. It is a little embarrassing that after years and years of research and experimentation, I have to say that the best answer is – just be a little kinder.” - Aldous Huxley

I believe that if we stop to think, it is clear that our very survival, even today, depends upon the acts and kindness of so many people. Right from the moment of our birth, we are under the care and kindness of our parents; later in life, when facing the sufferings of disease and old age, we are again dependent on the kindness of others. If at the beginning and end of our lives we depend upon others’ kindness, why then in the middle, when we have the opportunity, should we not act kindly toward others? - Dalai Lama

10 Secrets For Success And Inner Peace by Dr.Wayne Dyer

By Andrew Khor

Last Friday, a group met at Khoracle to listen to Dr. Wayne Dyer, one of the pioneers of the human potential movement.

This man has a voice that can move mountains. He said many interesting and humourous things. But I remember a few that stayed in my mind after the talk was over.

1) Be independent of other people's opinions - that means don't cave in to what other people think. This is your life, your journey. Remember that old picture about all the lemmings marching over the cliff and into the ocean. Negative group think may be one of the most destructive things that exist on this planet. If negative group think were to have its way, the Wright brothers may never have flown, many innovations and inventions would not have existed. Have the courage to have your own independent thought - just don't be a pain in the ass about it.

2) Resentment for another person. Wayne Dyer defined resentment as "the poison you consume when you hate another person." Meaning that when you resent another person, all you are doing is hurting yourself. You get angry, you get pissed of - the only person you're hurting is yourself. Your blood pressure goes up and you become hypertensive. While the person you're angry with .... does he or she care?

3) Dance to your own music. You can't spend the rest of your life living out other people's dreams for you. Many parents want their sons and daughters to be a doctor, a lawyer etc. Wayne Dyer's daughter dropped out of university to be a singer. Another daughter after seeing the Robert Redford movie, Horse Whisperer, told her father that she wanted to be a horse whisperer. She has started a class for teaching youngsters how to ride horses.

4) You can't get new results thinking and behaving the same old way. Put it this way, thinking and behaving the same old way gets you the same old results. In other words, you can't get new results by doing the same old thing. By injecting newness or freshness in your thoughts and actions, you will inevitably get new results. And looking at the state of the economy now, there are many opportunities for people to be successful - we just have to change our points of view.

Are you filling a need or satisfying a desire? People will pay for filling a need, they will pay more for satisfying a desire.

Remembering The Moment

By Douglas Dorsey Payton
In The Library Of Knowledge

Enjoying Life

Life, in all of its fullness, is happening right now. While our thoughts are sometimes elsewhere, beautiful opportunities and moments are being passed over and lost to the flow of time. And though we cannot possibly fully experience each leaf that falls to the ground, sometimes we get so attached to reaching our goals that we don't pay attention to the wonder all around us. When we do that, we live in a world that exists only in our heads, while we miss life itself. There is so much to be enjoyed and appreciated that we need to remember to pay attention to the present moment, because it is the only space in which we can experience being alive.

We learn from our past, but dwelling on it keeps us from being fully present to life in the moment. We create our lives with our thoughts, but focusing so firmly on our imagined future keeps us from co-creating with the universe, so we might never allow ourselves to live our dreams as they manifest. It's possible to be so happy and comfortable in our inner worlds that we lose touch with the business of life. We may enjoy spending large portions of time in meditation, or focused on our thoughts.

Life must be attended to, and if we are wise, we can enjoy it at the same time. We can awaken ourselves to the moment we are living right now by taking a deep breath and simply looking around. In doing so, we refocus our attention to our location in the real world. Then we can learn to appreciate the process of working toward our goals as much as their attainment. Balancing ourselves between the present moment and eternity, we can experience and enjoy the full range of reality available to us as spiritual beings living on earth.

Stretch Your Body In Ways Its Never Experienced Before

By Andrew Khor
Ancient Thai Body Work

How many of you have been to Thailand and experienced Ancient Thai Body Work. Well some years ago when I was at a meditation workshop conducted by Katharina Bless in Chiangmai. I decided to experience Thai Bodywork Massage.

And what an experience, this big sized lady used her feet, her arms and her elbows to give me a workout that i will never forget. Luckily for me. she didn't use her teeth!

When I walked out, my feet was not touching the ground. I was that lightheaded. My blood was swimming faster. And I don't know whether I made it back to my room!

Since then I have heard many claims and benefits for this type of bodywork, all complementary. It appears that no one's complaining about their body being all knotted up.

So anyway, K. Kenny, a Malaysian teacher would like to introduce Thai Yoga Bodywork to Malaysians or to anyone interested in learning about it. There is an email attached with all the details and costs of this 5 day workshop.

It's planned for Aug 30th to Sept 3rd. Pls call +603 80606970 or +6012 9105812.

Being all knotted up can be physically rewarding. And besides, learning this is fun.

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Thai Yoga

Bodywork (Nuad Borarn)
Class level 1 – The Foundation

What is it?

Thai Yoga Bodywork therapy has evolved for thousands of years to its present form incorporating the wisdom and practices of the ancients. Nuad Boran , the Northern style ancient Thai massage, as it is known in Thailand has been practiced by monks and is used as a household therapy mainly revolved around family and friends. The ten Sen or energy lines are the main focus in Thai Yoga Bodywork. The massage helps clear the blockages in the energy lines and thus assists the body’s own natural healing process to restore balance.

Application

A typical Thai Yoga Bodywork sequence would consist of acupressure, massage and yoga stretches. The practitioner puts the receiver’s body into yoga postures, which normally they may not be able to experience by themselves, together with light manipulation of muscles and tendons to bring about relaxation and ‘opening up’ with stretching.

Who Learns Nuad Borarn?

Students come from a variety of backgrounds, from beginners to practitioners who wish to further their existing skills and even those who practice yoga and martial arts. Now this art is available in Malaysia to those who are interested to learn the traditional Thai bodywork therapy. Additional skills will surely be helpful to supplement one’s income!

Facilitator / Instructor

A former banker and management lecturer/trainer, K.Kenny, a Master/Teacher has more than 20 years accumulated experience in training and practicing therapies of Japanese Shiatsu, Thai Yoga Bodywork, Usui Reiki, Physical Fitness Instruction and Zhineng Qi Gong. Kenny has conducted classes and retreats both in Malaysia and overseas.

Class: Thai Yoga Bodywork, Level 1- The Foundation.

Participants will learn the Northern Style Massage techniques, consisting of 30 hours instruction/home study and practice. The participants will be able to perform a set of massage sequences in the front part of the body and upper-back and be able to give a 1 – 11/2 hour massage.

Venue: Khoracle, Bandar Puteri Puchong, Selangor.

Instruction is in English and a Workbook is included.

Prerequisites: none.
Energy Exchange: Rm 850.00

Class: Maximum 10 students.

Time: 10.00am sharp – 4.30pm/ 30th August – 3rd September 2008

To avoid disappointment please book place early

How To Make Eternity Descend Within?

By CJ: Desert Prince

In Merinews: Power To People

The inconceivable power of vastness. It annihilates whatsoever it touches - unlike that of the Midas’ touch but no less magical. It annihilates completely your concepts, your belief systems, your sense of the self. It disrobes you utterly..

ONE VERY interesting description I have come across of the concept of infinity is that even a monster number with, say, a zillion zeroes after it, is exactly as far away from infinity as the puny number ’1’. Another way to comprehend this is to consider the conceptual opposite of infinity – the zero. Now, the most basic definition of zero is ’nothing as opposed to something’. To have something – no matter how much of it – is always the same distance away from nothing. Thus a grain of rice or a trillion tonnes of it are both examples of something, as opposed to nothing. Opposites don’t have varying distances between them; they are always equally apart.

The infinite, in fact, is like the transcendent, beyond the understanding of the mind. "Infinity, that damnedest thing, is beautiful!" as Jed McKenna, the author of Spiritual Enlightenment, puts it. ‘Image’, from where imagination comes, when put against infinity, dissolves into nothingness; thingness simply evaporates into thin air. That is why I so love the inconceivable power of vastness because whatsoever it touches - unlike that of the Midas’ touch but no less magical - it annihilates. It annihilates completely – all your concepts, all your belief systems, all your sense of the self – it disrobes you utterly. And that’s why it’s so frightening.

No teacher, teaching, book or volumes of philosophical learning could ever be as effective as simply allowing the thought of infinity to slowly and slowly devour you. Like infinity, transcendence also devours. It devours not only beliefs about size as in what is very big or very small, but also erodes away ideas of very good and very bad, what’s true and what’s not, happiness or sorrow, heaven or hell, higher consciousness or heathen, light or dark, life and death, being and nothingness.

All our thinking is linear, in terms of the finite; to go beyond circle of thought is to transcend time. Stilling the mind to a point where no thoughts arise is to come to timelessness. You contain eternity within you.

Erosion is always an enlightening process.

A Course In Miracles (ACIM) in Malaysia

Imagine a life based on forgiveness of self and others ... a life based on shedding fear and accepting love ... resulting in a life of true inner peace.

That’s precisely what thousands of people are attaining through the study of this internationally recognized day-by-day self-study program. A unique blend of psychology, Christianity and Eastern philosophy, A Course In Miracles® focuses on the practical application of the power of forgiveness and guides you to the peace of mind we all seek.

In this enlightening program, you’ll discover why forgiveness is the key to universal happiness ... why love depends on your willingness to give, rather than your desire to receive ... why changing the way you see the world works better than trying to change the world itself ... and why service is necessary for personal fulfillment.

A Course In Miracles® was first published in 1975 by the Foundation of Inner Peace. Today, there are many autonomous centers where people gather to study its philosophy. Each year, new students begin using this powerful and timeless philosophy to help them bring strength and forgiveness into their lives and into the world — proof positive that these methods and concepts work.

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A Course in Miracles is, without a doubt, one of the most extraordinary and important documents of the 20th century. It's been read, studied, and accepted by millions of people.

It is considered by many to be the most divinely inspired work since the Bible. The wisdom contained within the Course transcends anything you've heard before. The greatest philosophers, religious writers, saints, and prophets throughout history have struggled with the same questions the Course answers:

• What is our purpose on Earth? Answered.
• How do we find meaning in our lives? Answered.
• What is our true nature — spiritual or physical? Answered.
• Why must we experience pain, illness, and suffering? Answered.
• What are joy and sadness? Answered.
• What is the meaning of our relationships with each other? Answered.
• What is our relationship with God? Answered.

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Course details:-

Course starts : Sunday 10th August 2007.
Time : 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Subsequent sessions : 7/9/2008 (1st sunday), 12/10/2008, 9/11/2008, 14/12/2008. Tentatively the 2nd sunday of the month for 2009.
Venue : Singgahsana Hotel, PJ.

Cost per session per participant: RM60.
Meals provided : Light breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea break.
Food contributions are welcome.
All excess funds will be donated to orphanage homes.

Text book required : A Course In Miracle.
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Rainbow Goddesses

An original article written by Padma Menon.

The Goddesses met for the second time.

Our first task was to choose a name. There were a few names and it was unanimously decided as Rainbow Goddesses.

Goddesses.

Yes, that is what we are and that is what we will always be. We intend to radiate and spread all the magnificent hues of the rainbow without fear of favour. So there we are, the Rainbow Goddesses have evolved just waiting to spread love, kindness and peace wherever we breathe.

We had prepared a daily Journal to help all of us in the evolution. The Journal was distributed. All the ten aspects/portions were explained and discussed. This Journal is for a 40 day period. A few copies are available still from Khoracle.

Why we chose 40 days? As it was explained to the ladies, 40 seem to have a mystical air. Prophet Muhammad fasted for 40 days in the desert, so did Jesus and Mosses. All of them seemed to have had a discourse with the Divine for 40 days. Many fasts, observance, abstinence in many religious practices are for the duration of 40 days.

It is our sincere hope that all of us will be better individuals i.e. more forgiving, understanding, loving, thoughtful, competent and happier with our lives, living it to the brim with a perfect health and mindset with the completion of the Journal.

There were 5 new members and all of them were welcomed to the group. On retrospect, I am just wondering if we should have an initiation ceremony. Perhaps by forming an arch to represent the rainbow and all new members to walk through it. Who knows with the many talented Goddesses, someone could come up with a song? This is food for thought.

Once everyone was sure how to handle the Journal and were familiar with the contents we watched a slide show entitled “Who I am makes a difference.” The show was on how to honour a person by presenting him/her with a blue ribbon and saying “Who you are makes a difference.” Very often we fail to tell our loved ones this phrase. In this story, the son feels very dejected, useless and not loved; so he decides to take his life. That night the father comes home with the blue ribbon and presents it to the son. He tells his son that he is a great kid and that he is sorry that he had not paid much attention to him except for finding faults and telling him he was messy etc. He also tells him he loved him dearly and he was the most important person in his life besides his mother. The boy breaks down and is sorry. So is the father.

The slide show turned many eyes misty. What we had to learn was each individual is important and who we are does make a difference. So start practicing of taking every opportunity to deliver this strong message.

We had a short break with plenty of goodies brought by the ladies. I must say when it comes to bonding there is no greater bond than amongst the fairer sex and especially with the Rainbow Goddesses.

We moved on to expressing ourselves on how we had faired since the first rendezvous. Generally all of us felt we have to identify the need within us and move away from the blaming game and the habit. We should pause to think how often if anything goes wrong we quickly blame it on the others. If our child has a bad habit it his/her friends are not good, they are a bad influence”. Same reasoning goes for husbands it is always “they” who are causing the problem, they who are cultivating the bad habits they who are the bad influence; if there is a problem between the husband and wife, we will always blame the husband. We should stop this and look at things as a third person, try not to justify ourselves. This is definitely difficult but this habit can be cultivated with a concerted effort.

We should pay attention to the band of vocabulary we use when it comes to expressing our feelings. Most of the time, it is “sad/happy/lousy/terrible/so lost.” Can’t we bring in other feelings like excitement, expectations, clarifications, concern, apprehension, consolidation? We definitely need to look at this feeling at such times and not just focus on the emotional aspect. We must become aware and teach ourselves this technique of self enhancement.

One of the participants confessed that these days. i.e. after coming for the first Goddesses meet, she is able to control her anger better She works in her own company and very often she was irritated and agitated as her staff seldom completed their task on time. Since coming for the first meet, she made a concerted effort to put love first. She now realizes there are more to life than just work, money and achievement. She is less authoritative, speaks more kindly and lovingly to the staff and seeks their cooperation for anything she does. They are all friends now; no one is treated as a subordinate. She is more open, has more compassion and finds herself better mannered. She had never done this before; there is now a complete 360o change. Isn’t this a feather in the cap for the Rainbow Goddesses? Thank you, thank you, thank you Divine Universe.

I feel the Divine Energy is definitely with us and wants us to reach out to all Goddesses so as to awaken the feminine energy in each one of us. Many women have forgotten to connect to this feminine energy.

Coming back to our Goddesses. Look at the complete change in her dear ones. She had realized all of us were equal, there was no boss/subordinate demarcation, and it was no use being authoritative as nothing gets done then. She had become polite and worked with love. The simple four letter word had changed her world.

What would you expect in such a scenario? I think love, peace and joy would be oozing out of every pore. We are overjoyed to hear this mammoth achievement. Wait, wait she had not finished she has gone into meditation and she now has this phrase running in her mind all the time “put love first.” She finds more things are done easily and smoothly, business is better so is the environment at home and in the office.

At the end of the day, all everyone needs is a little love, kindness and the need to be wanted or acknowledged. Such simple and easy ingredients to make the cake of your life.

Another Goddess said she had never attended anything like this before. She was very positive the daily Journal is going to help her look at herself more openly and was sure people were going to change after seeing the change in her. Most Goddesses were very enthusiastic of the Journal; they felt they had something concrete to do daily. They felt they had the tools to recognize themselves and to move forward. We all agreed that we had to first heal ourselves and love ourselves before commenting on or blaming others.

Another Goddess felt the first article was very enlightening and made her realize the tremendous power of being “myself.” She is now working on bringing out the female energy and cutting down on the male energy in her. Before this, she was reluctant to dress up, felt there was no time as she was so bogged down with her work. After becoming a Rainbow Goddess and reading the article, it dawned on her that this was not what life was all about; she had to look hard and deep into herself. She started dressing more femininely, colored her hair and told herself she was in power. She felt and realized everything was within her. She kept telling herself “This is what I am. This is what I am learning and I am changing.” There is a complete switch in her and she is so grateful for this. Doesn’t it feel good to hear all these heart warming remarks? We are paving accomplishments into our lives. Good for you, Rainbow Goddesses!

Another felt her life had been a bumpy ride until the forum. The forum awakened her from a lot of things imprinted in her. She realized the true essence of intangible violence, the value of self respect and integrity in depth. She stood firmly in her believes and left her job. The wrestle between her and the soul came to an end. She faced reality - that was she was not true to herself and had no freedom. Whilst at work she has to follow company rules. She asked herself where the freedom was. This is what her soul wanted – free to do what she wants. She looked hard at herself and felt she had no power, she had sold her soul and in return what did she achieved was fear, insecurity, and confusion. She took stock of herself and the situation. The end result was, she needed to move on and she stood in a space of total surrender. What did she experience? A deep sense of purpose in life. She then moved on to reclaim her presence and power. She transformed from a caterpillar wrapped in a cocoon of fear, insecurity and confusion into a colourful, vibrant, free butterfly. Just, (re)born free. She said she is blessed to be in this space with the Rainbow Goddesses and is so grateful.

There are four points we must be aware of:

a) Blaming others
b) Blaming ourselves
c) We have to sense the feeling at that time of the issue, was it fear, guilt etc. Once we are able to pin point the feeling we must address it. Then we look at the need. Why did e do this?? What was the need? Was it for assurance for us or for clarification of the situation?
d) Similarly we have to do the same thing for the other person involved by sensing his/her feeling and need. If the feeling was anger, why was he angry? Was it because his privacy was encroached upon? What was his/her need- attention, assurance of privacy? Thus if at all times we stop and get a clarification of the feeling of yourself and the other person and then you care to find the need in that situation and stop blaming anyone inclusive of yourself; there will be no drama or havoc to take place.

Another major problem with many of us is we do not know how to relax. How many of us have really watched nature? Can you identify the difference in the chirping of birds or their different calls? Can you identify the sound of a squirrel? Ever heard the rain? Doing any of this is a sure way to relax. Not only that you will find joy and a calmness enveloping you. When we are happy, we vibrate at a higher level. Most of the time we operate from our lower chakras, we need to move to the higher chakra levels to be at peace with ourselves.

We were taught an easy way to achieve this by using the violet flame. All you have to do is imagine a violet flame, then immerse yourself in it; see yourself burning and allow the flame to go through all the seven chakras (a chakra chart is attached with the journals). Then you imagine a Golden Light coming from the sun; allow this golden light to flood your heart and then rest there. Next imagine yourself going through the physical, ethereal and spiritual levels. This little exercise will bring you peace and love. You become a constant supplier of peace and love.

When you are in peace and love, you definitely vibrate at a higher level. In this way you are also doing well for Mother Earth. If things do not work out just surrender and heal. Remember when we are whole and perfect, no issue or situation is impossible to be solved or settled. Move from one issue to another; work on all issues until there is none. Remember issues only help us to grow and gain experience. Only when there are no issues you become whole and perfect.

All of us have the Goddess within us. All we have to do is take steps to awaken her and listen to her and ask her to guide us in our daily lives. Start each day with a short prayer to her asking her to guide and lead us and to allow us to do her work daily.

Thus ended our second meet, for the next meet we will dwell deeply on affirmations, goal setting in and for our lives.

We ended with a short meditation. Many of us felt Mother Earth was with us, she blessed us with a symbol.

Till we meet again
Peace love and light

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Padma Menon does Angel-Card Reading at Khoracle, Malaysia on every Tuesday and Wednesday. During the reading, you will be clearly shown the light at the end of the tunnel. And you will be provided with clear steps on the action that you need to take. Anticipation is better than ignorance. Call the Khorcale at +603 80606970 or +6012 910 5812 for a booking.

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Stages Of Spiritual Evolution

By Janki C.
In Times Of India

Spiritual development and its evolution is a slow process. It goes through some distinct stages. And in each stage, the world appears different. How life appears to us depends on where we are placed.

The view is dependent on where we stand. Management will always look at things from a particular perspective, labour from another. Man from one, woman from another. The way we look at things gives them their meaning.

At different levels of spiritual development the world will inevitably appear different. Broadly speaking these would be influenced by the major experiences on the path.

The Age of Innocence is a stage when we believe that everything will be perfect. When you are a child, you take it for granted that everybody exists only to fulfil your needs, whims and fancies. A child takes it as a right that when he cries at night somebody will come and attend to the problem. Many adults have not outgrown this stage.

They expect to be taken care of and loved. They are always expecting somebody to do something. The government should do this, the teachers should do that, the neighbours should be thus. Everybody should do everything so that they will live happy lives. When such persons come to spirituality, they have the same relationship with God. They look upon Him as some kind of Santa Claus whose primary function is to grant wishes.

The Age of Disillusionment is when we find out that life is not perfect and things are inherently flawed. The child grows up and faces the reality that he is not the centre of the universe and for the most part the universe doesn't know he exists or is indifferent to his existence. This is the pain of adolescence. People in this stage say there is no God or there is no use believing in Him. They may become cynical or atheistic.

The Age of Responsibility is a stage when we start taking responsibility for our life. No more will others look after us. We will operate within the realm of cause and effect. We will get just rewards of our actions. Nobody is looking out for me and i must look out for myself says a person in the age of responsibility. He takes responsibility for his life. Many materialistic achievers fall in this category.

The Age of Keeperhood is when a person starts really growing spiritually. It dawns on him that he is 'his brother's keeper'. Far from the world being there to take care of him, he is there to take care of the world. Instead of wanting others to share his pain, he wishes to relieve the pain of others. These are the noble people, the Mahatma Gandhis or Abraham Lincolns. Who fight to serve the world they came to and leave it a better place for their service.

The Age of Enlightenment extends far beyond that of 'keeperhood'. When love becomes universal, when there is complete identification, people are no more my brothers. They are me. I and they are one. My self is the Self in all. Even to love somebody there must be two. Enlightenment sees only the One, the non-dual.

It is the culmination of spiritual growth, the state of a Krishna or Rama, a Buddha or Christ, a Mahavir or a Mohammed. It is the blessed state of Self-realisation or moksha, the zenith of spiritual growth, the state of complete knowledge.

Spirituality Vs Religion: Different Beliefs?

By Catherine Zeeb
In Vail Daily

We hear and read the term “spirituality” or “spiritual” everywhere these days. What does this truly mean? Are those who call themselves “spiritual,” religious, and vice versa?

Wikipedia defines spirituality as “concerns with matters of the spirit, a concept tied to religious belief and faith, a transcendent reality. Spiritual matters are thus those matters regarding humankind’s ultimate nature and purpose, not only as material biological organisms, but as beings with unique relationship to that which is perceived to be beyond both time and the material world.”

Religion is defined as “a set of beliefs and practices, often centered upon specific supernatural and moral claims about reality, the cosmos, and human nature, and often codified as prayer, ritual, or religious law. Religion also encompasses ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology, as well as personal faith and religious experience. The term ‘religion’ refers to both the personal practices related to communal faith and to group rituals and communication stemming from shared conviction.”

Those who believe they are spiritual but not religious are still seeking their connection to all that is greater than themselves. Those who believe themselves to be religious are doing the same. Spirituality allows for exploration of all possibilities with no boundaries. Religion usually discourages exploration and defines the boundaries. Neither is right or wrong.

Spirituality encompasses the whole soul’s journey. It explores that which is immortal within you. It connects the metaphysical reality that is greater than oneself, which may include an emotional experience of religious awe. Spirituality is concerned with matters of psychological health and to activate the higher potential of the human being. One working in a spiritual practice seeks to become free of the ego and more in tune to one’s true self.

Spirituality asks you to explore and believe in the vastness of the answers. People who are spiritual may or may not use the words of religious writings such as God, Jesus, etc. They may find these words too confining in a world of exploration. This does not indicate that they don’t believe in God, Jesus, etc.; the words do not define their beliefs.

Religion is often described as a belief system of thought, unseen being, person or object that is considered to be supernatural, sacred, divine or of the highest truth. Religion generally refers to organized gatherings, a coming together of communal beliefs. It defines morals, practices, values, institutions, traditions, rituals, core beliefs and scriptures. It is defined as a “way of life.”

Religion asks you to believe in the written word and doctrine, to follow the path or way. People who are religious may or may not use words of spiritual writings such as intuition, other realms, etc. Since these words do not have a definite answer, people of religious beliefs may find the words of a spiritual practice to be too undefined.

These two beautiful and complimentary practices allow us to blend our questions of the unknown into a practice of belief. Spirituality is about being open, exploring and learning to ask questions. Religion is about understanding the provided (written) answers to our questions. Neither is right or wrong. It is about personal choice.

Wars are fought over who’s right and who’s wrong when it comes to religious beliefs. Enjoy who you are and enjoy your search for answers to the unknown, however you choose to do it. Being spiritual or religious doesn’t matter. The fact that you’re studying or examining something to connect to is more important than doing nothing.

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