our journeys - especially while going

through the first stages of awakening.

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The Importance Of Discernment
What a beautiful and powerful word this is. Discernment. The
dictionary
tells us that discernment means: The act or process of exhibiting
keen
insight and good judgment.
And oh my goodness! These recent times of past - and now - are
calling
for us to use more and more discernment than ever before! Special
periods of the year, such as Quintiles, Equinoxes, Concordances and
eclipses (all planetary alignments) have caused energy surges and
shifts
not only within and upon our planet, but within our very selves!
(chuckle).
I think I can safely say, that all who find themselves reading this,
went
through these shifts in energy. In fact, everyone on the planet has
gone
through, is going through or will go through these shifts of energy -
just
most don't consciously know it and don't feel the subtle vibrational
changes that are happening.
What a diversity of choices we were and are being faced with! A lot
of
people are experiencing the emotions of control, fear, separation,
judgment etc. and do not know why these are being brought to the
surface. The reason being, that on the physical level, it is time for all
negative emotions to be exposed, healed and transcended - so that
one
can become a master of those emotions and experiences.
Of course it isn’t all, to use the term, 'negative'. There are also very
many
positive emotions and experiences to be had - which brings about a
balancing effect. So many people that I have the honor and pleasure
of
working with, share their experiences with me, and we discover that
we
are all going through many of the same things - that it is often like a
merry-go-round, bouncing between the highs and lows of both
extremes!
Talk about duality! This is duality in its most prominent form!
In many of these experiences, the most profound word that keeps
coming back time after time - is 'discernment'. As we all move into
these
new energies expanding on what we are, we are very definitely
becoming more acutely aware of the energies and emotions around
us.
Your question to self is now one of, “Does this belong to me, or is
this
from someone close to me?" People are absolutely being
encouraged
(almost forced) to use their discernment as to what belongs to them.
When someone works with energies and is a healer, they are more
often
than not, empathic (where a person will feel another's pain and
emotion).
It becomes very difficult to distinguish what emotion belongs to
whom.
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Energy, as in emotions, is not something we can see, so, it is
imperative
to be able to discern what is a part of our own journey and
experiences,
or do they belong to someone else?
It is up to you now to discern whether they are yours or theirs. It is
nothing new really. For many years the term 'Empath' has been used.
It
is quite simply, that now the masses are being nudged to awaken, it
is
becoming much more profoundly noticeable, and many are feeling it
- yet
not quite understanding what it is and why. Well, it is the beginning
of
telepathy. Master it, and boy, I sure know this one is difficult! Do
your
utmost not to fall into the trap of judging others. Simply allow them
their
journey. Respect where they are. Offer them your compassion and
unconditional love.
I found out the hard way. I went through all of the emotions. Yes, I
fell
into judgment, I experienced anger, I felt hurt and tears flowed
regularly.
Sheesh, and here I was thinking that I had found balance with my
ego!
Why am I sharing this with you? Well. It was also a part of my
journey
and I know beyond any shadow of a doubt, now that you have read
this,
you have in a way experienced it with me. Now it is up to you to
discern
for yourself whether or not you wish to experience it for yourself - or
not.
This is the beauty of all these experiences right now. Having been
experienced by another and simply hearing, reading or seeing
another
go through it, you can learn from it and now consciously choose to
accept it as a part of your own experience and have no need to go
there
personally. Or, you can choose consciously to live through the
experience. Here we are with that choices thing again! I have to
chuckle
as I wonder which, you will choose? Will you be as stubborn as I
was?
Or perhaps I wasn’t being stubborn? Maybe I did consciously choose
to
live through it so I could write about it? (chuckle) I will leave that up
to
your own discernment!
Another thing that was being placed, very clearly, in front of us, was
the
message to discern with great care, other people's channeling’s. No
message from any channeler will be void of distortions of some sort.
We
all operate through our own personal filters, and a channeler, no
matter
who they are or whom they are channeling, will have some kind of
distortion. The amount will vary greatly on the channel and how
much
personal work they have done for themselves. On occasion this
might
slightly distort the true message or maybe even just parts of it. The
message for the masses in this, it is time to be using your own
personal
discernment in all areas of life-relationships, spiritual, business,
financial,
etc.
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What do I mean by this word discernment?
You are being asked to feel and to listen to your own heart. You are
being asked to trust your own inner voices. Trust your intuition.
Discern
as to whether the message being shared is in total truth, or if there
are
slight distortions or are they perhaps even complete fantasy?
Remember
how I started this section? One of the easiest ways to discern a good
channeling, is by 'feeling' the energy behind the words. Is it imparted
with
love, blessings, and empowerment? Or laced throughout with issues
of
fear, control, separation and judgment?
There are definitely many good channeling’s around for us to learn
from.
A good reason for that, is that we are all stepping into our mastery.
We
are all at different degrees of that mastery, which is why we are
being
nudged to use discernment. For those in the early stages of their
development and learning, it would not be wise to believe
everything that
is written and taken as absolute truth. Just because it may be a
channeling, it doesn't mean that it is a quality channeling.
My reason for writing this (and anything else that I may share) be it
verbally or in written form - is to offer another perspective that you
may
not have seen for yourself. You see, it is not my desire that you
believe
or trust every word that I share - or those of any other for that
matter.
What I do desire, is that you are always alert to your own inner
voice.
That you trust your own intuition. That you always use your own
power
of discernment.
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What Is Fear?
During my own personal journey I have discovered that fear has
been a
limiting factor in my development. I now know fear comes mostly
from a
lack of knowledge or from the unknown. It has been my own
experience
that the Universe never places a challenge in front of a person
without
also placing solutions there too. Look back at some of your own
experiences and then follow the trajectory from the fear process up
to the
moment you no longer feared it. In doing so, you will see the
challenge
that brought the fear to the surface and you will also see the solution
that
was provided.
In a moment I will offer some examples of fear and how to overcome
those fears by simply following a few basic steps.
Step inside your memory banks and look for an example of one of
your
own fear experiences.
Can you remember how your body reacted? You experienced
perhaps
panic? Did you notice what was going on with your breathing
patterns?
They were shallow rapid breaths, weren’t they? There are many
things
you can do to dissipate these fears or these panic attacks. One of my
own favourites is 'prana breathing'.
Prana breathing is nothing other than changing your breathing
patterns
and physically becoming aware of how you are breathing. Breathing
in
for an equal amount of heart beats, holding your breath for the same
What is fear?
In this parable I provide an explanation of
what fear is. I also provide examples, tools
and methods of transcending any fears that
you may have that prevent you from living a
full and harmonious life.
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amount of heart beats, releasing the breath during the same amount
of
heart beats, and then holding again for the same amount of heart
beats
before repeating the whole process continually. This regular
breathing
pattern is calming and will take you away from the panic state,
opening
your mind to possible solutions. Also, if you are able to, intentionally
open your four higher chakras and you may well find, that insight
and
wisdom flows into you from the universal consciousness.
If you believe as I do, that our bodies are basically a bunch of dense
vibrations, you can try this. I know that it will work for you as it has
for
me. Sounding the Aum or Ohm sound, brings in much relaxation and
will
also take you out of the experience of fear. Produce the sound for as
long as you are comfortable with it, taking a deep breath and
repeating
the process. Fear is a low vibration energy. The aum is a high
vibration
energy. When you sound the aum, feel the vibrations as they begin
in
your throat and as you gain strength in the sound, start to push the
vibrations down through your body. By doing this, you are actually
raising
the vibrations in all of your cells. This has an amazing calming effect.
By
raising your vibrations in this way, you will find that your fears are no
longer as challenging as you first thought. Allowing yourself to
become
calm, you have again opened up to finding solutions to your
challenges.
Here is an example of fear in action, what it does to you and what
you
can do with it.
A dear friend of mine was standing in line at the supermarket cash-
out
when she realized that someone had just joined the cue behind her.
Her
energy field had felt it. She knew this because the hairs on her neck
were standing on end. Naturally she turned around and to her
amazement and surprise this someone happened to be a person she
knew and felt extremely uncomfortable being around. She had had a
very unpleasant encounter with this man at some point in her past,
which
automatically triggered these reactions. As she realized this, her
heart
started to beat wildly, she started sweating and she felt very
uncomfortable indeed.
As luck would have it - or call it a synchronicity if you prefer - we had
spoken about fear the day before with regards to an experience she
was
having at her work in a psychiatric hospital. I had given her some
exercises that she could do to overcome those fears. While standing
there in the supermarket, she remembered one of them and
physically
gathered her strength and concentrated on changing her emotions
and
energy. She imagined going into her heart space and began building
a
field of unconditional Love energy from within. As she started to
expand
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that field outward she could feel her energy changing and she
became
much calmer. To her surprise and utter amazement the man behind
her
tapped her on the shoulder and started to exchange pleasantries. He
was very nice to her and extremely polite.
As she walked away from the cash-out, she could not help but
chuckle at
the wonderful experience she had just created. By simply changing
her
own energy field with her thoughts and her intent, she was able to
turn a
confronting and fearful experience into a pleasant one. She had also
been provided with proof from the Universe that she would be able
to
overcome any challenges she faced at work. We also both knew that
the
experience, was given to her so that she could share it with her
colleagues to assist them. It is their choice of course, and always will
be,
whether or not they wish to experience this.
A day or so later she got the opportunity to actually try this same
example out with an extremely difficult and aggressive patient at her
work. The results were as we had predicted… magical.
We feel that the more my friend works with this exercise, she will
make a
profound difference in many of the situations in which she will find
herself
- not only for herself, but for the others around her.
A Personal Example
I know that so many of you are also going to be able to relate to this
example. There was a time when I was out of work - between jobs if
you
will. My monthly gross income at that time was to say the least,
insufficient. It was hard to scrape a decent meal together and there
was
even a period when the electricity had been cut off for non-payment
of
bills. Every time the post came, I would feel that old familiar feeling
of
dread - I would be panicking. Thoughts like, “How am I going to pay
that
one?” "How can I juggle the bills this month so that I can extend that
one
to its max and pay this one that has reached its max?" It was during
this
period of creative management that I really started to think about
my life.
I consciously started to think about what I was doing during these
times
and how my thoughts were creating exactly what was happening.
When I
was able to shift the thoughts from being fear based into an
undeniable
trust that the universe would somehow or other provide, I started to
experience it much less. This was perhaps for me, the confirmation
that I
needed, to realise that I could indeed, move beyond fear.
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An excellent source of information for many more examples of this
type
of energy exchange, can be found in James Redfield’s book 'The
Secret
of Shambhala'
You may also wish to make a mental request that you would like to
receive the solution to these fears. Pause and allow the Universe
time to
provide answers and solutions. Once you have done this, you will
have
reached a level of understanding that you never have to succumb to
fear
again.
If the answers are not immediately forthcoming, let it go and trust
that it
will be taken care of. This too will make a massive difference in your
experiences with fear.
The Many Different
Facets Of Ego
The ego can be the bane of your
life, but it can be a valuable asset
to your growth process.
How do you recognize when it is
your ego that is playing up?
Find examples in this parable.
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The Many Different Facets
Of The Ego
At this point in your journey, you will more than likely know that we
came
into this life cycle with a set of potentials which we will follow or
digress
from, depending on our experiences. One thing we all come in with is
an
ego. It is an essential part of this game of duality. Our ego is an
essential
part of experiencing this journey to it's fullest. It is what is required
to
experience separation. What I mean by separation is two fold. You
are
separated from the oneness, the whole, the all knowing. Depending
on
the gender you chose to come in as, you are to a certain degree also
separated from either your male or female part of you. One or the
other
will be the more dominant energy.
Having said that, both elements are very much present in all of us.
During my personal journey, I have experienced many different
aspects
of my ego. I have but one conclusion. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL TOOL, and I
honor it, bless it and LOVE it, for being a part of me.
What a first statement! Did that surprise some of you? Maybe,
maybe
not.
I know that many of you are thinking “the ego is nothing but trouble
and I
try to hide it as deeply away as I possibly can”.
In my world, this illusion in which I participate, everything that is “in
balance” is a valuable aspect of self. When I am totally in balance I
am
one with all that is. I am in the flow. I am one with the creator
energy. I
am one with universal consciousness. I am not saying that the
experiences outside of balance are not valuable, they most certainly
are
because of the lessons and therefore the growth, wisdom and insight
they provide. That also goes for the ego. It can be the bane of your
life, it
can be your protector, it can be your comforter, it can be whatever
you
allow it to be in the circumstances in which you find yourself at any
given
moment.
Allow me to provide some examples of how the ego potentially
works.
Your ego may require you to defend yourself when you perceive to
have
experienced hurtful words being directed at you. Your ego will
request