Ascension
Where
"Death" is the most common escape “from” the human
condition, the ultimate “Liberation” to be
experienced “within” the human condition is brought
about through an ongoing process called "Ascension" - recognized in
Christian doctrine as having been accomplished by Jesus, demonstrated
by his resurrection.
Over many
eons of incarnations and within many strange assortments of bodies, we
have made innumerable journeys through many multi-dimensional
universes, alternate realities, other worlds... before finding
ourselves here in this present life, within this physical body. And
when leaving this shell we currently reside in, we may find ourselves
reincarnated into many different spaces, places, and bodies again, on
and on.... In an eternity of existence, the possibilities are endless,
and the drama that is the "wheel of life" turns round and round. Yet,
through all our journeys there lies within our hearts a yearning to
revisit our true home (Eden)... to feel an abiding peace and love... to
reclaim our lost innocence... and to be at one with our creator. This
is the primal urge and desire behind Ascension.
As
incorporeal Spirits, the "Incarnation" process (our “Fall
from Grace”) was initiated by riding on the creative
(manifesting) energies of the Kundalini. But now as embodied Spirits,
the process of our “Ascension” (return to Eden) is
initiated by receiving into the density of our beings the destructive
(dematerializing) energies of the Kundalini. As a point of information,
according to the Hindu and Tibetan Tantric teachings, these
“destructive” and “creative”
aspects (or forces) and their associated consciousness are referred to
as "Shiva" and “Shakti”, respectfully.
Ascension
can be but is not necessarily the incarnation process in reverse (being
the
"taking off" of successive layers of astral, solar, etheric, causal
bodies). Rather, it is that we are trying to liberate the consciousness
and soul essence from its attachments to all these bodily
shells so
that we may come to realize (while still embodied) our oneness with the
Higher Self and God. It is an internal ascension, not necessarily a
physical one. Those who ascend may still maintain rudimentary
connections to these other bodies... that is, if they wish
to continue to interact with those beings who are still on those
lower levels.
Around and
in between most all of your bodies are any number of "membranes",
"sheaths", “walls” or "veils" that keep the various bodies, energies and
consciousness separate from each other. When the soul was incarnating onto the
different dimensions, these veils were formed, allowing the different bodies to interface with each other,
enabling the bleed through (transformation) of certain energies from
one level to the next. However, when the incarnated human self is ready
to ascend, integrate and unite with the next level of higher
energy and consciousness, the veils between the two must be removed.
There may
be a misconception in some people’s minds that when the
physical body dies, your whole being ascends freely into some sort of a
blissful paradise. Depending upon certain variables, this may or may
not be true. Though your soul has forcibly been ripped of its
"physical" garments, you still have these other energetic bodies
(including their respective aspects, conscious selves and veils) all of
which are not automatically purified upon physical death (since the
physical death only affects the physical body). So no matter where you
go (in time or space) as long as these other energetic bodies and
selves (and veils) are not purified, they will continue to affect your
subjective experience. Any body and veil not purified will act as a
sort of glass ceiling preventing your whole consciousness from
ascending, or at the very least, interfering with your souls ability to
receive the higher consciousness, information, guidance and energies
coming down from the higher levels of spirit.
Life is a
preparation for the death of all ego attachment
The
ascension process is not something we can of our own human self force
to occur, but it does help if we are willing - willing to let go of all
of that which we thought and believed was true and real - for human
truth and spiritual truth are often two separate things. To come to
realize the spiritual, you (your ego-mind actually) must be willing to
go through the process of disillusionment with the material - to
experience all you believe and know and hold dear as true come crashing
down around you. At first, the process may make your life look (and
feel) like Humpty Dumpty - and you will never be able to pick up the
pieces to the old self ever again – but this is the cost of
freedom.
The
ascension process itself is about dismantling or deconstructing the
attachments you have to the dense limiting energetic structures of your
old earth bound life. If you are in a balloon and want to rise up to
the highest heights possible, you first must be released of all your
tethers (lines, cords, or ropes) holding you down. Then you must be
willing to let go of all ballast (your stuff) no matter how attractive
or helpful it has been to you in the past. Like they say...
“You can’t take it with you if you want to get to
Heaven”.
Moving on
to the next higher levels of consciousness and energy requires one to
let go of the old consciousness and energies... sometimes this means
releasing ones old and familiar levels of guidance (i.e. ones spirit
guides). All these things and more must be released if one is to be
opened to receiving the higher levels of these things. For the soul to
ascend, it cannot “have its cake and eat it too”.
It is your old ego self that has grown accustomed to and typically
identifies with all these old ways of being, thinking, feeling and
doing. But something has to give for something new (and better) to take
its place. And when you are in the process of letting go, it can be
quite disillusioning (to say the least) and can at first appear or feel
like dying (except that you still have your body). But it is the ego
attachments that are dying - not the real and true you.
Since there
are so many levels of consciousness that one can ascend through, one
can experience this sort of dying process many times over... and each
time reaching the next plateau it is as if one is born again into a new
self. This death and rebirth process goes on and on until one
(eventually) reaches the highest consciousness of the God Head (and who
knows from there).
In the
"Ashes of the Phoenix", a new and more Glorious Being will be born.
Our inner
Soul is pure and free, but as long as we are experiencing ourselves
within the limitations of the human condition, we don't fully realize
this. However, as the density of our human (materially oriented)
consciousness is accelerated, expanded, freed up or
“quickened” (into finer and more subtle states of
being) we come to realize our inner truth - experienced as love,
understanding, compassion, joy, peace and happiness .
This
process of raising our human consciousness is typically associated with
“Ascension”.
However,
it is much harder to “shift up” or
“raise” our spirit than it is to shift down into
density. There are many reasons for this, but it partly has to do with
the density of gravity.
Many souls
(at first) find life in density to be a rich experience, full of all
sorts of phenomena and novel sensations. This can be satisfying and
pleasurable - for a time. However, there comes a point when every soul
is fed up with the blatant limitations of the material life and starts
to yearn for a freer, more peaceful and loving experience. However,
complications arise when the soul finds itself unable - under the force
of desire alone (“the spirit is willing but the flesh is
weak”) to extract itself from the attractions of the material
density. This is due to the fact that density has its own gravity or
attractive magnetic force field. It’s like being caught in
the gravity field of a planetary body – unless one has a
greater power to resist and pull in the opposite direction, you are
going to fall in. And if by chance you find yourself already standing
on the ground (already incarnated into a body - being closer to the
stronger forces of gravity that are found more proximal to the planet)
you will have to generate an even stronger force to escape the planets
attractive pull. In this case, the soul is trapped and stuck in a very
deep rut.
Normally,
on ones own, it would take lifetimes of austerities and arduous
practice (ever being masterfully guided and directed) to develop,
expand, free up and harness ones spiritual power - enough to catapult
(or ascend) you beyond the pull (gravity) of the material forces.
However, with assistance from the Great Spirit (as channeled by a
powerful enough healer) this process can be accelerated.
Just look
at how long it took human technology to develop and evolve to the point
when it could send a rocket into space. So too, the eventual
fulfillment of the spiritual goal of soul liberation from the material
density (i.e. “Ascension”) will take great
patience, great willingness, great faith, great trust, great courage
and great understanding (and of course great love). Though everyone has
these qualities to some degree or another, no one has them all
perfectly developed or mastered. Again, with assistance from the Great
Spirit (additionally channeled or “magnified” by a
healer) many if not all these qualities may potentially be realized
within the span of one lifetime.
The
Ascended Master - Following Your Heart
Where your
spirit (energy) goes, there your heart is sure to follow. Where you
place your energies, that is what you really love - and that is what
you ultimately become. When you chose a career path, did you question
whether it will serve humanity or make you rich? Which ever, the
energy, money, heart and soul you invested into building that career,
hobby or talent... over time and much effort, you eventually become
that - it is who you are (of the material or spiritual). And if you
look at what you spend your money on (money being a form of energy - an
expression of love) is it to accumulate things, or is it dedicated to
the intangible and invisible Spirit - such as tithing to a church,
charity or for healings? This should give you instant feedback on what
you find of value in life and what master you are following - is it the
material or spiritual you really love?
You choose
who your master is to be.... If you follow the voice of the ego and
lower self, the longer you shall be in ignorance, darkness, and
despair. The more you follow the promptings or inner "Voice" of Spirit,
the more you become and manifest the unlimited power, wisdom and light
of Spirit, developing an unshakable, dynamic, spiritual self
confidence, growing closer and closer to that which you really are -
the "Essence of Love".
Strive to
always listen and follow that "still small voice" within.
As you
consistently follow the inner heart felt guidance in all areas of your
being, the more you will see the miracles and synchronicities
manifesting in your life, the more you will grow to trust the guidance
that comes to you. Every time you do this, you plug the Higher Self
into more and more levels of your being (as in connecting the dots).
Eventually, you will come to see yourself reflecting, manifesting, or
grounding the Higher Self into all these areas, until the time comes
when you become (in flesh) that which you love - the Higher Self.
One who
follows the path of being a master can be quite ferocious in his battle
against the material ego and the selfish materialism of the lower
selves. To be a master is not an easy achievement... it is the hardest
thing to consistently do and be. Once accomplished here in this world,
that state becomes grounded and fully manifested in ones
multi-dimensional selves (from the lowest to the highest). One who is
actually manifesting the essence, energies, and vibrations of the High
Self upon the earth plane, this being is called an Ascended Master.
To be this
sort of master takes many lives in service to the divine cause, and
tremendous self sacrifice. Within different lives, different things are
asked of the master in training, and thankfully not in every life is
one asked to be (for ex.) nailed to a tree. Jesus was not the only soul
who was crucified... many have been through these and other horrendous
tortures for the sake of being inwardly true. Sometimes the more
difficult challenge in becoming a master is not to go through
such extreme experiences, but to give up smoking, leaving a
co-dependent relationship, re-prioritizing ones spending habits, or
eliminating ones unbalanced pleasures of the flesh. Perhaps journeying
in a diary may be a step in the right direction, or meditating an hour
a day, or receiving healing sessions... any of these and/or other
things may be a step towards mastery (only your inner being knows for
sure).
However
your path looks, it will be unique to you. As we are all unique
individuals with unique histories and issues, our unique tests and
challenges on this path (to develop mastery) can be and are quite
different than that which is asked of another. Thankfully, once you
really "get" or master a particular experience, you usually don't have
to do it again.
If you wish
to become a master, first become a student of the Higher Self.
Planetary Ascension
One day we
will have re-expanded our beings to such a degree that - within these
very bodies - we shall realize that primal, unlimited, boundless,
infinite place we once intimately knew of when we were innocent spirits.
“Do
you mean to tell me David, that we are to experience this boundlessness
of Spirit within the limitations of the human body!? That’s
not possible, is it?”
Yep,
that’s just what I said. Those “Great
Spirits” who are overseeing the ascension of this planet and
its inhabitants, are working behind the scenes to make this very goal a
reality. They will do everything in their power to make this happen
– for this is the “agenda” or ultimate
“destiny” for life here on planet earth - this is
“The Master Plan”... “The Grand
Experiment”. Sounds outrageous, doesn’t it? And it
is, but God doesn’t think small - nor should we. And that in
a nutshell is why you need healing – we all need to
“get with the program” (and in one quick hurry too).
It is my
sense that those who miss this “ascension boat”
this “planetary cycle”* will not be able to
remain on or return to this planet for reincarnation... but will be
taken elsewhere to continue their “education” (fair
warning - and I don’t think it will be pretty).
* A
“planetary cycle” is a spiritual and energetic
phase of development within the history of a whole planet. Just like
universities who have a set quota to accept a select few students and
reject those others who don’t match the minimum requirements,
so too are Souls brought to particular planets
(“schools”) that can accommodate their
soul’s lesson plans and that are in line with the souls life
path. If a planet ascends beyond a soul’s ability to handle
the particular elevated consciousness of that planet, the soul will not
be accepted into that planets sphere. This also pertains to the astral
schools existing on other planets in our solar system.
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