Access To Inspiration: part 2

                                                                                            written 5 May, 2024

                                                                                       published 12 May 2024

  

            In 1965, two clinical psychologists, Helen Schuman and William Thetford, were frustrated by how ineffectual their therapy forms were in the real world, and felt "there must be another way."  Shortly thereafter, Schuman began hearing a voice in her head, which said: "This is a Course in Miracles, please take notes."  

            Schuman did take notes, which she shared with Thetford, who offered to type them up.  Schuman was a devout Catholic, and described the process as inner dictation from Jesus Christ.  The underlying premise is that the greatest miracle is simply becoming aware of love's presence in a person's life.  Even though the information was disturbing to her traditional religious upbringing, she persevered.  

            Dictation continued over the next 7 years, resulting in three books: a text, a workbook for students, and a teacher's manual.  From the beginning, the document was shared with other psychologists, who were excited about the information revealed.  Growing interest brought funds for publication, and the books went on sale in 1976.  

            They became popular, with sales increasing every year since publication, especially after Marianne Williamson discussed them on The Oprah Winfrey Show, in 1992.  A Course in Miracles is now translated into 27 languages.  

            The text is a detailed presentation of a unity view of reality, a new conceptual way of relating.  The workbook is a series of 365 daily lessons, which gradually brings our unconscious programming up to awareness in the moment, allowing for growth and transformation.  The very first lesson is: "Nothing I see means anything", followed by the second lesson: "I have given everything I see all the meaning it has for me."   

            As I mentioned last week, the increasing understanding of our material world, as exemplified by the rise of quantum mechanical technology, demands a shift in in our culture, economy, and consciousness, from the illusion of separation to the experience of a connected, unified world.  This shift involves recognizing the ways we have unconsciously internalized incomplete patterns from the past, accepting them as accurate definitions of reality.            

            Another aid to this type of growth is "The Choice for Consciousness: Tools for Conscious Living", published in 2011 by Veronica Torres, channeling Eloheim and The Council.  It begins with: "Living from the soul's perspective is only achievable by Being in the Moment.  Being in the Moment is only achievable by not having baggage with you in the Moment.  Not having baggage in the Moment is only achievable by becoming conscious of your baggage.  Becoming conscious of what's going on in the moment is only possible if you are willing to break habits.  Breaking habits is only possible if you're willing to confront the biology that says, Change is too scary.  Confronting the biology is only possible if you have courage."  The courage to change result is "Being in the body, but living from your soul's perspective."  The rest of the book describes various tools for achieving this transformed awareness and terms for understanding an evolved perspective on life.         

            Onenessofall.com is an online source that encourages this same shift in perspective, channeled by Marilyn Raffaele. 

            "This web site is dedicated to the promotion of truth and Light at this powerful evolutionary time.  Mankind has journeyed through lifetimes in which false concepts, beliefs, and fears were blindly accepted as the truth and in our ignorance, we gave away our power."

            "The Arcturians, one group of many highly evolved beings from other galaxies, wish to present their messages of love and guidance in order to assist the people of Earth to let go of the false fears that were given to and accepted by mankind.  They stand ready to offer spiritual and technical assistance when and if desired.  Free will does not allow them to step in unless asked."

            "It is time to embrace the truth of who we are and why we are here.  The answers are now pouring in from multiple Sources of Light.  Events of great energy and change began manifesting in 2012 and will continue.  It is crucial that mankind become informed and thus be prepared as changes occur."  

            "There is absolutely no need for fear.  For us and for Gaia; this is a graduation."

            The old ways of "knowing" have brought us to this point in evolution.  However, we are too powerful and numerous to be so ignorant much longer.  We are all alive today to participate in this graduation event.

 

 

Access To Inspiration: part 1

                                                                                          written 28 April 2024

                                                                                         published 5 May 2024

  

            Throughout the ages, people have experienced inspiration, often considering it communication from a transcendent divine.  This is so universal that I am offended when someone claims they have the "one and only" communication from God.  This is as foolish, narrow minded, and insulting as the materialist proclamations that matter is dead, consciousness is a biochemical artifact of brain complexity, and life is meaningless.

            Dating back thousands of years, in cultures all over the world, the "shaman" are individuals who are more sensitive to information beyond the ordinary safe and familiar areas of the culture.  Through inspiration, ceremony, and drugs, the shaman is vital to the survival of the tribe, directing where to hunt or how to heal the ill, validated by feedback from the real world.  

            All three major western religions describe individuals hearing the voice of God.  In Judaism, from Abraham through Moses, the burning bush, and the instruction of the ten commandments at Mount Sinai, communication from God is central.  Christianity is founded on the teachings of Jesus, who had numerous communications with God.  The entire Quran, the holy document of Islam, was transcribed by Muhammad, directed by the voice of God.

            More recently, the American clairvoyant Edgar Cayce, who died in 1945, left over 14,000 medical readings, all transmitted while Cayce was in a sleeping state.  These have been curated by the Association for Research and Enlightenment (ARE) in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Cayce did readings on people at a distance, stating all consciousness is united beyond time, and his subconscious was able to access information from this timeless source.  While Cayce has numerous critics and sceptics, the testimony of his thousands of successful healings is difficult to ignore.  Before his death, he had achieved a worldwide following.  ARE study groups are located around the world to this day.  

            When I was younger, living in San Diego, my friends and I were exploring metaphysical subjects, and discovered a local ARE study group.  The woman leading the group was a clairvoyant channel, and gave readings to new people, to give information before getting to know the person.  I had questions, and decided to test her validity by listening to hear her answer them, without my actually asking them.  On the ride home afterward, I was deeply disturbed, because she had passed my test, and I had to rebuild my entire world view.  Within a year, I had quit my engineering job and moved to the Mendocino coast.

            The Berkeley Psychic Institute, in Berkeley, California, was founded in 1973, dedicated to training clairvoyant readers and healers.  In the mid 70's an Institute graduate moved to the Mendocino coast and began giving readings and classes.  I took a few classes, and demonstrated to myself that any complete theory of the world had to include a psychic component, even though I wasn't drawn to becoming a reader or healer.  However, a good friend of mine did pursue that path.  She had deep sensitivity, which she experienced as disturbing nightmares before she encountered the psychic framework of life.  She has been making her living as a medical intuitive for almost half a century.

            The advent of quantum mechanics pushed consciousness front and center in the world of physics.  The act of observing affects what is observed, opening the door for considering that the ground of reality is not matter, but consciousness.  Non-locality, the transcendence of space and time, is now well demonstrated for both matter and consciousness, despite appearances to the contrary.  This truth challenges our traditional view of reality.  Even though hardware based in quantum physics (such as nuclear weapons, computers, lasers, LED's, and solar panels) repeatedly validates the theory, and has radically transformed our society, we still live in a culture of obsolete Newtonian billiard ball thinking.   

            Every individual has access to non-local consciousness, which we experience as empathy, intuition and inspiration.  This is intensely personal, completely independent of outside control, despite centuries of religious and cultural structures which teach we are all separate.  One of the ways to understand the social upheaval of our times is to see we are awakening from that illusion, beginning to experience our fundamental connection.  This is frightening to people who want to be told what to believe, or have gathered fortune and power by telling others what to believe.  But that world is falling apart as more people feel their innate connection with life.