As we release our need to rely on the illusion of the limitations of linear reality, our intuition becomes more and more frequent and more consistent.  After much practice with testing and listening to our intuition, we begin to glimpse and grow to trust the true nature of what Is. If we have not learned to begin to trust our intuition by now, we will soon, for each of us has had plenty of experience of wishing we had listened to these messages known as gut feelings or intuition.

   It is inevitable that we will each  learn to follow our own inner guidance, preferring it to the guidance being offered by other sources of information (people or beings).  For the very sense of separation that we seek to transcend is reinforced when we offer our power to another being who claims to have psychic powers- and they may well have these powers.  The information that may be provided us from any of these sources can only be validated by our inner knowingness.  The opportunity for each of us is to recognize that we have within us a remarkable barometer of what is and what is not. We can, and will learn to,  rely on this guidance and the information that lies within each of us.

   Information that is offered by another can only be as good as that person's filter of their own consciousness.  Yes, some are able to peek through the veils with varying degrees of accuracy and report what is sensed, heard or seen, but this vision of the other worlds is not wisdom. The Truth of another cannot be seen from another without bias or subjectivity. It cannot be accepted or perceived as wisdom.  There are are a rare number of us who have totally transcended the veils of illusion through their own personal journeys and I, personally, do not want to bet against the odds that the chosen psychic is precise and has totally transcended their own lessons and lifetimes in a moment of despair.

    As I have told clients, there are so many possible outcomes available to them for any situation.  The guidance I may offer- or see- would be one of many of an infinite field of possibilities.  To offer one from my perceived perspective would alter their choices and at the same time, the client exercising their free will would, by definition, alter the "prophecy" and render it invalid. (On a side note, if you tell others of your intentions or what you are manifesting, it most likely will not happen.  Keep your plans close to your heart.)

   There is always a message or meaning in all of our actions. If you or I went to another person for advice and asked them for guidance about the future, you or I would be making a statement, vibrationally, that the valid information you or I seek is not available to you or I personally. This is equal to doubting our own self and that in itself chokes the flow of our Inner Guidance or that which comes from Spirit/Source.

    It has become popular to invoke the help of sources beyond our physical world for guidance  and information. It is imperative to understand the different levels of consciousness and the number of levels of perspective that parallel their level of transformation. If these guides had had physical form, it is necessary to understand the information you receive from them is from their perspective.  These beings are "between lives" and in their guidance, may be attempting to influence you.  They are vibrationally reinforcing the ties and attachments they may have once had with you. If you choose to give your power to them, please remember that their advice is colored by their own issues perspective which have not healed or vanished just because they left physical form. If you have ever had someone channeled after death you have had the experience that their Soul still has the same personality or disposition.

     Guides and guardians are often no further along than we are in their spiritual unfoldment.  They are not necessarily All Knowing. Just because they are no longer in physical form does not make them wise. You would do well to trust your inner guidance and test for resonance within your Self.

     I must interject here that there are Angels, Illuminated Beings of Light, Archangels and other Beings that are available to us for guidance, but it must be noted that these Beings will not give us advice or show us the future. These Beings know that it is not in our best interest for them to interfere with our Free Will. They will not tell us what to do.  We are here to learn two things: 1) to be only responsible for our own Self and 1) to be of Universal Service.  By giving away our power in seeking the guidance for our actions and choices to another, we are absconding our reign. 

    Our inner guidance is found in the deep recesses of our mind, not our brain, our mind. This guidance is not in the forms of directive words, but this guidance does transcend all limitations and is simply ours in the form of knowingness. We are here having a physical experience to arrange for our own Selves experiences in which we will learn to overcome.  Another reason we find ourselves in a myriad of circumstances incarnate is to learn to rely on our inner guidance.  Each of us has found that when we have relied on the advice and guidance of another we have experienced more confusion and and or more distrusting of our own Self.   It is during these times when we are standing in a mire of choices or at a crossroad, it is the time to go within.  It is a time to grace ourselves with all the possibilities that may lead us in the right direction for your Highest Good and then allow our inner Knowingness to be felt.

    The clarity each of us seek when we are most challenged is attained in the realms that transcend the mind.  If there is a sense of urgency, we must scrutinize the cause of the urgency. If it is based on fear, it is not wise to make any choices or decisions.  Again, move into stillness and center.  It is imperative to remove our Self from the logical mind for the source of wisdom is not derived from logic.  The answers you need will be realized and made manifest when you trust that you hold the answers. All of the answers.

    To seek the answers of another is an action of dependency and desperation. When we truly understand and accept that there is no such thing as a bad choice or a wrong decision and that no matter what happens, the choice or decision we have made is indeed in our best interest, then we will truly understand that all of these exercises ARE the answer. Meaning, the "answers"  are not the answer. It is the Source of that answer that is being sought. We did not incarnate to live for the approval or direction of our family, friends and ancestors.  We incarnated in hopes to find the presence of Source within our own Self.

    There are many more moments in which each of us will have the opportunity to practice finding the answers to our questions from within our Self's.  The most exciting and fascinating aspect of this entire process is to discover that we do not need to Seek anything, including our Creator.  In every moment we discover that it is a moment of testing and we find ourselves wishing for direction is an opportunity to transcend the illusions of the prison of separation.  We each have come a long way to this very point of discovering what we wish to be or what we wish to know lies within. This is the very moment, the very point of time each of us may choose Faith and Trust that all we need to know is just a breath within.

                                                                                     

  

    

Self, Ego, Barriers and Responsibility

It is amazing that there are people who knew what they wanted to be when they grew up. I knew what I wanted to do, but I did not know that it was indeed a career or that I should not be concerned about what others may say about my choice. One wonders how many vibrant, talented and gifted youth have this same problem. Another barrier for those seeking their dreams are the ones created by comments made by others or by parents and teachers. A child who wants to be an actor is made fun of or a teenager who really wants to be a sports commentator is told, "How many sports commentators are there? A few. Pick a career that you can get into." as opposed to saying, "You have what it takes to be one of the few, let me help you plan your goal."

How often has a gesture, facial expression or even a snort caused you to recoil and close up over an issue far less important than your life? You may be choosing something as simple as a hat or a pair of shoes, but someones reaction caused you to back off. Most un-noticed, yet the most damaging of barriers are the comments made by those in your family or social circle about others. Somewhere in the back of our minds we hold these comments as a reminder that our family and friends, too, will pass judgment upon us. Avoiding confrontations or judgment from strangers often creates barriers just as strong as those created by those close to us. Sometimes we fail to overcome these barriers and fears when it is most necessary such as with the young girl who was beaten by other teens as security personnel and travelers looked on without any attempts to help her. Just recently I, too, may have done the very same as the those who just watched this helpless girl.

A mother was letting her two young boys descend upon two other young boys in the post office with blows to their bodies with fists and ninja kicks. The aggressors then continued to run through the legs of the patrons with heavy parcels in their arms walking through. The two young victims looked to their mother with tears. It was heartbreaking to see the mother of the preschool terrorists simply smile and say, "boys, what can you do?" as if that were explanation enough.

I stood there gaping and I know a look of bewilderment. Should I have had the courage to ask the mother if she felt is was appropriate for her sons to behave like bullies? Should I have come to the rescue of the mother who did not know how to respond to the Ninja mom? Perhaps Ninja mom did not know that children who are raised without boundaries are prey for preditors. In her silence and acceptance, does she see her sons behaviors as a sign that they are socially developed and responsible and no longer in need her guidance? As a silent bystander was I giving my approval and acceptance to her behavior as well as the unwanted behavior of the two preschoolers who were now twisting the arms of the polite little boys and laughing about it?

Witnessing the acceptance of this cruel behavior provoked the vision of the preschoolers at ages 10 and 16. Finding power in hurting others as a child is part of the ego, but as children develop and grow they learn to control and balance their ego a their SELF for their own sake and the sake of others. Our role as parents is not to spawn them and let live and find themselves. Responsible parenting is teaching them how to find self as opposed to allowing the Id, the Ego of the child find and control them. Parenting is a process that requires us to use every opportunity that presents itself to teach our children about themself-self, life, choices. To honor and love a child is the way to teach him/her to honor and love him/her self.

How many times have I stood and watched with utter despair as a parent failed their child by re-enforcing a behavior that was not just socially unacceptable, but detrimental to the personal growth of the child. Children learn to nurture and love others through and by parents which nurture and love them. Sometimes, loving a child means not allowing undesireable behavior. Even more, boundaries and the word no can show more love than a new toy or few bucks. A middle school student once remarked that her parents could not possibly love her because they let her ride her bike on Highway 24 from her home into town; which was dangerous and not even ridden by avid bikers in the area. She equated her parents unwillingness to say no to her as to how much they loved her or in this case, did not love her.

Parenting is like coaching, every play is a coaching opportunity. As a society we understand this and accept it. Approaching parenting in the same vein is an effective process. Parenting is just not disciplining, it is asking questions about how a child feels about what they experienced or what they saw. Parenting is helping a child learn to discern emotions from self and fact from opinion.

Can we as a society- as humans- accept someones concern for our children without prejudice? Do we help each other parent without concern of hositilities? When is it acceptable and desired to help a parent "see" parenting?

My mind continued to mull the situation over in the post office as the mother continued to relinquish her responsiblities of keeping her boys safe. I mentally made a note that this issue would be one I must ponder, examine and meditate on. Am I too,as a human being, responsible for the behavior or safety of those around me? Do I honor their life, their future? Is it the mental barrier that I would be meddling that is creating this dilemma within myself? Is it the comments of those standing around or the gestures that prevent us all from taking action? Is that what happened in that subway where the girl was beaten by other teens while adults looked on?

Or, as when we were children does fear of what others will think of us or say to us that compels us to disregard our selves when making choices that represent who we are, what we want to be? Does fear drive us to discard our faith in service to others? Perhaps it is time to leave my ego and be my Self. Honor thy Self. Honor life and all that is and having faith that I act out of respect, compassion and service.