This is the story of our souls.
Who am I? Why am I alive? Where did I come from? Where am I going? What is my purpose? These are some of the most fundamental questions that people have. Each person might have a different answer to these fundamental questions at certain times in their Spiritual Development. A lot of people don't walk down the Spiritual Path. They don't know why they have a Spiritual Practice or desire belief...they just know that it brings enrichment to their life. They don't seek to know God/Source in any way shape or form on the conscious level but they are driven by a desire for Source by their Soul. Many atheists and people who do not believe there is anything beyond this life and our experience in the Cosmos think that belief is the result of indoctrination and a desire for certainty in an uncertain world. Based on my research into the major religions and down different alternative spiritual avenues I just don't see this as the case. Overwhelmingly, there is a sense of loss and a desire to recover what has been lost. I used to view being a Seeker as a hobby. I'm not out for personal gain or any desire to have power over another. I would love to show people new paradigms, to challenge their thinking and help them find Wholeness on a deep level of their being. For some reason, I wasn't born with the separation most people have because I can tune into the Oneness at will. I lost that ability for a time but I've discovered that is all some people hope to attain in this lifetime. I'm also rare in that I don't just study one Religion...I'm not someone who chooses teams religiously or politically. Nor do I dismiss any religion because of personal bias. Every point of view is just as sacred and as justifiable as those that predated them. Sometimes the teachings have been misunderstood, yet, that is part of the system. Yeshua taught parables to the people because he knew they weren't ready or prepared to handle the full truth. The reason you don't cast pearls before swine is because they trample it...they misunderstand it and they distort it. The right people will come to the information when they need it and the right people will understand that information. I'm on the Human Soul Team. That means I came here to serve every one of you. From the lowliest beggar to the most filthy rich man on this planet (who is probably the most spiritual destitute). I don't care the color of your skin, your supposed disabilities, your diseases, your hangups, the way you identify yourself...none of that has ever mattered to me. I have had my own obstacles and stumbling blocks. People have labeled me and treated me as they thought my label warranted. Yet, I am undefinable by the human language. Just as the essence of each of you who are reading this is undefinable. I have sought answers with a dedicated heart through studying every major religion and many alternative sources I feel are just as valid because they carry the same message. The system I have discovered is fluid and dynamic...much like the trickster character in many spiritual faiths. Every time you try to grasp on to some fundamental truth it seems to slip out of your hands or morph just enough. Overwhelmingly, the information you are about to read are from all sources. A good deal of it does come from John Van Auken's work from the Edgar Cacye A.R.E. but a great deal of it came from 'visions' that I have had. Most of these visions happened in dreams as that is my preferred method of communicating with my Higher Self. I will examine those dreams in future blogs but this is the story that has emerged and that has been validated by my research. So not only do I have my individual experience but I hear it echoed or stated plainly throughout many religions or psychic/mediums. Experience A lot of the material that used to come out about Who we are (on a soul level) and Why we are here (as souls) seemed cryptic to me. There were hints and little asides here and there. There was almost a conflict of information. At first, I couldn't make sens of it but with time, practice and intention my mind expanded to understand it. That's the best way to explain it...something clicked and it went from being mumbo jumbo to the same story reiterated time and time again. Sure, this could be some form of projection based on my own bias but often times I'm puzzled and down right delighted when I find other people validating the information I've received/perceived in their own unique way. In a previous blog I stated the purpose that we had come to this world as souls was for the Experience. I didn't know what that experience was or why specifically but I knew that we were here to learn about ourselves. That the soul doesn't care if we have good experiences or bad experiences as long as we are not stagnant. That is what much of life is about...we try something, we fail, we try again...and through the experience of measuring ourselves against obstacles we learn more about ourselves. If the obstacles were to be removed we would never really learn our true depths or the depth of the human experience. The story that has emerged more recently, and from older sources that have been out for a while, is that experience is just a small sliver of the story. The answer, that we came here to have experiences, was from a multi-religious and multi-source perspective. The following is the same...from Ancient Egypt, to the Celts, to the Hopi, from Hindu, to Buddhist, Christian, Muslims, and Sikhisim. You find the same story of the soul. Here is what I can perceive from my limited point of view in this point in time: The Story Of The Soul I've been following threads through different spiritual practices for a long time now. I can say that they run through all of the major religions and spiritual practices. There different emphasis on different parts. Some religions focus on certain a parts of the story but it's universal. I'm not going to give examples where I discovered different portions of it or quote all of the different religions/spiritual practices/teachings in this post. The basic story is the most important and if it resonates with you all the better. That would be exhausting and probably wouldn't convince anyone of anything. Some are from John Van Auken and some from Laird Scranton. I see a tapestry where other people have pointed to threads. You can see all of this as a fantasy tale as well because I can't prove anything. Creation Story The universal story when it comes to the Creation Story is that there was at first a dark ocean. In that dark ocean (often given a feminine quality and described as 'pregnant'). This ocean was the potentiality of creation yet it was unrealized creation. There came the light of self-awareness and self-perception (depicted as a reed in Egyptian hieroglyphics and described as male). Here Source realized that it existed, it was aware of it's dark ocean counterpart and it began to create. In this story we can see the concept of Yin and Yang. This Light of Self-Perception is the active force of Source. (Atman in the Hindu tradition). This is the part that is always active, changing and learning during the process. The Dark Ocean is the non-active part of the Source (Brahman in the Hindu Tradition). This will be the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. This latent part of Source is what composes the entire Cosmos...it consists of the smallest particles that make creation but does not appear to have 'self perception' or 'consciousness' as we know it. Until a consciousness interacts with this part of creation it remains in a neutral state. Creating Companions This is the part where the Active aspect of Creation (Atman) begins to create. Any of the Creative Forces we call Angels were created at this time. Yet, what the Active Aspect of Creation found was that there was a hive mind. All of the Angles were aware of it's thoughts...and acted as he willed...as one mind. These were not truly companions...they were merely extension of the Active part of God's thoughts. As such, Source remained alone. The active part of Source then created souls that had Free Will. These little sparks of life, made in the same form as the Source...that which we call our souls. These had a consciousness and will of their own that did not have to be in accordance with Source. The intention was that with their own will they would choose to develop and be companions of the creator. They would have awareness of themselves...instead of sharing an awareness with Source. This change caused what was perceived by those souls as a Fall from an idyllic condition. Each soul needed to create their own individual personality, much as the active force of Source had done, and their own self-perception. What happened is that when those souls were given free will and individuality they felt that they were unworthy (naked) and they traveled far from Source because they were unable to bear what they had become. Source then created Time and Space which exist at the very outer limits of creation in the outer limits of it's light. Individualization I didn't realize that one of the most important things that Edgar Cacye said was that, "We are to recognize that we are an individual, yet one with God." The best metaphor or story to really understand this concept comes from Star Trek Voyager of all things. In it, the charterer 7 of 9 is taken from the Borg Collective. Yes, I'm saying that when we are in Spirit it's ab it like being in the Borg. We can't really shield our consciousness from others and we share a 'hive mind.' When 7 leaves the Borg she is left disoriented. After she is disconnected from the Hive mind and millions of voices she was used to hearing...she felt alone and abandoned. To discover her own individuality she had to try new things. She had to discover what she did and did not like. She had to develop relationships with other individuals so that she might learn more about herself. She had to develop hobbies and interests so she could discover her talents. At a certain point in our development, during our teenage years, we learn how to disengage and no identify ourselves with our parents. A natural part of this is to rebel and to choose music or interests that are not in alignment with our parents. When the individualization process started with souls this same thing occurred. Separation Being separated from the Active Force of Source is not easy. Over and over you find this theme throughout the different religions and stated by people throughout the world. I feel incomplete. I feel empty. I feel alone. I feel isolated. In fact, in our modern world this feeling of isolation and loss of community is felt more sharply then ever before. We attribute this to technology but it is an ancient feeling. All of us chose to leave the Collective Mind of the Active Force of Source...to experience individualization. We knew the risk was great. We knew that it is a very tough school and that without the loving reassuring presence of Source within our mind that it would be rough. We knew that we could become Entrapped. Many souls, upon being disconnected feel unworthy of seeking God again and wish for self-destruction. Being separated in mind from the presence of Source feels unnatural. This lead to all sorts of dis-ease. People might seek connection through relationships, sexual acts, alcohol, group activities...any way to not feel the pain of that isolation from Source. Yet, we chose the separation. We knew the risks but we knew the rewards as well...to know ourselves as an individual...yet, still One with Source. This is the only way we could be proper companions to Source and form our own individual personalities. Earth is a very fast way of accomplishing individualization because of the Veil of Seperation. This is a risky experiment but our souls. We knew, as souls, we could never leave that Latent part of Source (Brahman). Though we might be disconnected from the Active part of Source (Atman)...we would always be in contact with the Latent Ocean of Potentiality...the waves of particles that form the entire cosmos. We are never ever truly separate from Source. Entrapment A lot of religious belief and Fear has surrounded this part of our experience. With Separation came Fear. When we came to this world we we tried to make our souls solid. We became in love with the physical sensation. We tried to become perfect little human beings in what we thought would be the perfection of ourselves. We forgot that the goal was to know and develop ourselves as individuals to be Companions to God. We became absorbed in trying to create the perfect human life. Again and again, we came back trying to create the most perfect performance of human life ever seen. Drawn again and again to the desire to eat, to go surfing, to be in relationships and scores of human activities through which people find meaning. Sometimes as an Artist, sometimes as the cook.. The pursuit of buying a home, having a children and raising them. All of these are worldly concerns. There is a phrase that resonates throughout Buddhsim, Christianity, and Islam. To be in this world but not of it...I covered this in the last blog. Yet, the meaning is the same. Don't become too in love with the material world. If you do you will be trapped. Destined to return again and again until you realize that the purpose isn't to achieve the perfect human life. In Journey of Souls by Michael Newton a case study covers a soul that would be considered a Ghost. That person was so attached to their physical life they recreated it...until they finally became bored. Then a soul that was trained specifically in retrieving these lost souls asked if he was done and ready continue. This is much how it is for most of us on Earth...we are allowed to return over and over again until we realize the true purpose isn't found on Earth but can only be learned on Earth where we perceive we are separate from Source. Now, in our days, many people are aware of some sort of entrapment. They blame evil alien entities and external forces of Darkness. The Truth is that it is all us...we are entrapping ourselves. Until we get bored of the experience of trying to create the most perfect human existence we will continue to return. Source exists on a level that is beyond good and evil...we just experience duality on this level existence but Source does not. Masters of all sorts and even Angels have come to try and break us of our self-created bonds to the material world where we think that this is all that exists...but only we can set ourselves free. There are several 'how-to' guides written over millennia but each road is as individual as the soul that the Active part of Source created in its image. Some will take hundreds of lives and some a handful. All of it depends on the individual. The part of us that is of the Material Realm- The Ego, the four lower chakras (the four beasts of Revelation) and often represented as a snake...is the part of us that 'knows good and evil' but it not something to be disowned or destroyed. That is the part of our Soul that is individual. Misuse of Willpower Also, a part of becoming a individual is that we have the opportunity to misuse our will power. This was what the Blog Stop Arguing With God was all about...we try to force our will on to others, on to creation, on to our animals...we reshape nature in our own image. Instead of letting the Source flow through us we often work against the Natural Order. We have the option of wanting to create on our own and that which we want to create may not be in alignment with Source. We see this in our world all of the time. People trying to change the Natural Order of this world as though it's not good enough. We call people who have respect for this Natural Order Savages. The result of us reshaping the world in our own image has been the death of countless species. The truth is no Order created by Humanity has ever reached the balanced perfection of Nature. Look at our cities...how it strangles life in so many ways instead of letting it flow. One of the lessons we are learning on Earth along with Individualization is the necessity to submit to the Will of that Latent part of Source. That portion is what organizes all of the cosmos...in a reflexive way that is orderly and balanced. We tend to argue, "I can do it better!" Yet, has that ever proven to be true? How did nuclear power work out? Even fossil fuels didn't quite work out. I've learned by submitting to the Natural Order I see the rhyme and reason behind it all which is completely perfect. The timing is perfect. When I feel a resistance, when things don't seem to arrive when I want them...I realize it is not my time schedule. Then when things do work out...it is absolutely stunning. Until we can go with the flow on Earth, accepting that it is a place of cycles of rebirth and work with Source allowing it to flow through us...our will won't be tamed and we won't be prove that we can work as a team with Source. The Embrace We can operate on the Worldly level all we want. That is the most common path. We are born and forget our Soul-self. That Soul-Self...that spark of the divine that is our Essence is there waiting to be acknowledged. The Worldly self must embrace and learn to work with the Soul self in this life...on Earth. Let's call the Soul-Self the Higher Self. In a Spiritual practice we can become aware of that Higher Self. We can start to work with the language of dreams. We learn lessons and we are given perspective on the current lessons we are going through in our worldly life. Yet, at the point I have reached there has been a blending of the Higher Self with the Earthly-Self. The separation I experienced between the two is now gone. I know the Higher Self to be me and I am bringing more and more of that energy into my own life. The overwhelming sense of peace even in traumatic situations and being a nexus of energy is nothing short of stunning continuing to amaze me at every turn of the path. This was is the result of seeking the Higher Self. The first thing I had to do was learn to trust my Higher Self. When the blending occurs it is like reclaiming a part of yourself and it creates a sense of Wholeness. We might say we are Self-Actualized beings (that we have achieved all of the levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs) but until we reach this state of Wholeness and oneness with our Higher Self...it's not really possible. Still, I think there are even more expansion available as I put my beliefs into work. As I acknowledge each person, as I seem them as part of the Whole, a reflection of myself, a shard of myself...but that is a much deeper blog. I won't say how to do it...but merely to seek for that and you will achieve it in your own way. For me it just developed naturally as a result of Seeking Truth and Source for over twenty years. When working in tune with the Higher Self you are naturally working with Source and doing the will of Source. There are little indications (mostly in dreams and intuitions) when you are walking down an unintended path. Yet, it is a small intuitive feeling or voice that you perceive...not some all encompassing demand. Self-Perception This at the point where a circle seems to be formed. We were pulled from the latent ocean of possibility of Source by the Active self-perceiving part of Source. We were like a reed removed from that ocean (part of a Creation Myth of a few Native American and African tribes). We experienced separation and developed ourselves as individuals. Now, after being caught up in the cycle of rebirth...we realize that we never left the ocean. We were just moved to a different part of the ocean. That by going within we can get in touch with that constant form of Source...with that latent ocean of energy of which we are composed. That we can develop a relationship, learn to understand the language and much like that first act of perception flow with the Natural Order of Source. Our bodies become a vehicle to bring that energy into the life of others on Earth, uplifting them and nourishing them in ways they can't do for themselves in the hope...maybe, just maybe, they will week up and seek the Source of our Strength for themselves. Then we learn that we can perceive that latent part of Source and we can work with it...a sort of dance of perception. The process is similar to what the Active Principal must have perceived as it first came into self-awareness. Now, we have the chance to tap into and have a relationship with a part of Source that...as mere copies of the Active Principal of Source...we were not fully aware. In a way, coming out this far into the 'darkness' we were able to re-create that first act of self-perception. Making us worthy companions to the Active principal of Source. The ultimate destination is to return to Source, retain our individuality, and help Source create in ways that our unique to us...adding to Creation in ways that Source would not if we were not Source's companion. Knowing that through the latent aspect of Source we are all One. Conclusion That's as far as I've gotten. This is imperfect and incomplete. There are little side notes that I could include. There are ideas I could fully explore and detail. I'll do that in further blogs. I just wanted to share the basic story. Whether you think this is the start of a wonderful Fantasy Series or you place the world 'plausible' on it...I hope it motivates you to Seek Source. Of course, this is a linear frame for all of this and it is a bit more fluid and not as direct as I have described for all of us. Yet, this is the basic gist of the situation. Whether you feel your Soul came from an incarnation on Sirius or another dimension...the goal and what can be accomplished very quickly on Earth is the same. From what I have studied all Souls will reach this point of union with Source eventually but not as fast. This is also why I flat out reject the idea of Unity Mind but I've written about that in a past blog. There is no place for "unity mind" to develop in humanity. We have it in Spirit so I really doubt that's the next stage of our development and I'm not sure where that idea came from. I've heard numerous people speak about it but I have yet to find the origin of that idea. I believe that we will start to sense our connection. Perhaps the Fifth Root Race (I've written about that before) which is supposed to appear brighter will happen. I'm not sure, I doubt that if it does happen that it will be dramatic. The process will probably be gradual (as Bashar describes) and in the end doesn't change the experience that much. Probably, it will mean that we will end the cycle of killing each other in the name of anything. I hope that it will lead to peaceful co-habitation where everyone will be free to express themselves in the way they choose as long as it harms no one else physically. (Most mental harm comes from perception and can be healed by a readjustment of perception). To me it's a beautiful story of experience, trial, and victory. All of it takes place within the consciousness of the soul. This is the story I see underlying every major religion and spiritual message ever conveyed to us. From the most cryptic to the most allegorical story...it is written there just below the surface. Whether we are looking at fariy tales like Beauty and the Beast (over coming our beastly natures to reconnect with our Beautiful Soul)...or stories of creation this is the story humanity tells itself over and over again. This is the original Hero Story and each one of us are our own Hero's and Heroines writing and discovering our own plot. Yet it all lay written and waiting for existence within that latent part of Source...so yes, it was foretold, known from the start and will be known at the end. The various threads I have followed and tugged are what compose this tapestry. I will go through and explain those threads over future blogs. You already saw one in my last blog about detachment. Next, I will cover how that idea has been distorted over the years as those who did not quite understand it tried to achieve detachment. If this doesn't resonate with you, that is fine, you are on your own path with your own timing. This is just my truth as it stands right now in this moment. I hope you enjoyed peering through creation from a different set of paradigm goggles!
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