Morning Coffee -08/07/12

Thoughts on “Ascension”

English: “Turkish” coffee in the Arab village Abu Ghosh (Israel) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

All right Paul, this cup of coffee is for you. Remember when you asked me what my understanding of ascension was? Here you go.

In my training with Spirit, one of the most important things they have taught me is to be precise with my words.  Words have meaning, words have vibration.

So let’s start with the basics.  Here’s the definition:

ascension :  to rise, the act of rising to an important position or a higher level.

English: Ascension of Christ (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In short, it’s a unidirectional movement ‘upward’. The goal is external in most cases.  I put the last word in quotes because I don’t think we’re going anywhere. A caveat to this is: unless we raise the vibration, the frequency, of the physical body to the point that it moves into the next level of experience along with the consciousness that inhabits it.

And not to get off track here, but enlightenment is  about the gaining of something, specifically spiritual knowledge. It too, is an external activity, but in this case the activity is gathering in this information. Again, for the most part.

It is rare for an individual’s mind to understand that both of these things, ascension and enlightenment (which, by the way, are not the same thing), can be accomplished working from the inside out.  It has been my experience that this is possible because this is how Spirit taught me to work.

It is not my perception that the process that we are currently involved in is one-sided.  When I apply the principle of “As Above, So Below” here, I have to eliminate any concept with a one-directional matrix. Therefore, the word “ascension” does not apply.

Now, that is not to say that what the Christ achieved was a mere one-directional thing.  What I am saying here is that the word used to describe it is incorrect. In short, the process is what it is.  The word being used to describe it, in my opinion; and yes, this time it is my opinion, is not accurate.

These are some of my thoughts on ascension.  Coffee cup’s empty.  Time to go.

All original material posted to this site is copyright 2012, Julie Marie.  This article is all rights reserved.

The Foundation – Part III(Balance In All Things)

The Principles

(Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Soon after I had begun to integrate the first principle, right around the time I felt really comfortable living my life guided by it, the teaching continued. There are other stories I may share about how I have integrated the principles into my life, but for now I will focus on how I received the principles themselves.

The Foundation – Part II(Intent Is Everything)

The Teaching Begins

Foundation nail dedicated by Gudea to Ningirsu for the building of his temple, the E-ninnu: “For Ningirsu, the powerful hero of Enlil, his king, Gudea, prince of Lagash, accomplished what had to be; his temple of E-innu, the shining thunder-bird, he built and restaured.” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

It was over two decades ago, yet it seems like just yesterday that my whole world shifted.
I was given the following principles over the period of about 6 months.  I have learned so much through the application of these principles to my daily walk with Spirit.  I have grown to appreciate the inherent power in these simple guidelines.

The principles themselves would not make a book, but the application of the principles and how it changed the way I moved in the world certainly would.  Like this foundation nail that was dedicated for the building of a temple, so I perceive these simple principles to be the foundation for the building of the temple that is the vehicle for the expression of my great I AM into this world.

I am not the same person I was two decades ago.  I am not even the same person I was 5 years ago. Or even three.  (Now here I am, having an insight.  I shall make a note of this insight and write a separate article on it after this series is completed.) I have made measurable progress on my path through diligent application and conscious recognition of these principles in my daily life.

INTENT IS EVERYTHING

Well, that seems simple enough.  All of these principles are no-brainers.  (Again, no pun intended).  I came to understand that it is more important, the intention I hold while engaged in activities as varied as visualization for my own personal dreams, conversations with others, or waiting to be asked to do my spiritual work, than the actual activity itself.

What is my intention for participating in something?  This is the question I ask on a daily, often hourly, basis.  Sometimes the honest assessment of the answer is quite educational.  I have changed my decisions occasionally when I uncover my true intention for doing some things, because my intent is not placed where it should be:  on being of Service, on following to the best of my ability in the moment the directives of the part of me that Knows.

Am I ready?

Am I committing to this or that because of a deeply hidden fear that I won’t have enough squirreled away to see me through the long winters when everyone takes a break?  Or is it because I feel obligated to be there for the people who show up who expect me to be there?

Perhaps my intention is to expand my potential area of  service.  That one is kind of tricky.  Ego is crafty.  There was a period of a few years recently when I was driving myself into the ground driving all over the country doing shows.  The purpose was to build interest in the work I do, and hopefully receive calls for assistance in between the shows.

That is not what happened for me.  The people were happy to see me, and were impressed with my work, but did not make those calls.  Instead, they would simply wait for the next time I came to town.

After a good long look at the dynamic, I realized I was wearing myself, and my car, out running all over the place.  I was not accomplishing what (I thought) I had intended for myself.  So I stopped traveling so much.  When I did, I realized just how exhausted I was.

My intention changed.  I put my health first.  It took some time – a couple of years – for my body to adjust and to actually come back to the place where it could begin to heal itself from the deficit I had put it in and start to function with some semblance of normalcy again.

I stay focused on this simple intention all the time now.  I do not engage with anything that does not support my health and my growth as spirit animating form.  This now includes the food I eat (pretty much all organic), the amount of traveling I will do (it has to be a reasonable exchange for the time and energy expended.  In other words, I no longer run hundreds of miles down the road for 1 or two people, but I used to), and the people I have in my close circle (a very select few, and you know who you are because I tell you constantly how very much you mean to me and how much I appreciate your presence in my life).

It may seem simple enough, this first principle.  But try living it, truly and thoroughly, for just one day, and you will begin to see how difficult it can be to stay in alignment with your highest intention.

My life is my message. ~ Ghandhi

All original material posted to this site is (c)2012, Julie Marie.  This article is all rights reserved.

The Foundation – Part I

In the Beginning

Photo Credit: syracusethenandnow.org

When I was first awakened in 1989, I did not think I would survive the process.  My entire world crumbled around me.  All that I knew and was familiar with fell away, and I was left wondering how I would care for myself and for my (then pre-teen) daughter.

It is easy now to say the words: “I was guided to sell my business and my house, so I did.”  It was not so easy to do at the time. Not at all.  It took about a year after the awakening process started to actually follow that guidance, and during that time I received the instruction – through a process of insights and guidance – that formed the basis of how I have lived my life since then.

Though there has been a deepening understanding of the principles I am going to share here in the next couple of posts, and there have been some additions as I’ve grown in my connection to Spirit (Just say “Thank You” and “Everything is perfect, especially when it looks like it’s not” are a couple of those additions), the foundation I was given by my unseen Teachers has stood the test of two decades’ worth of living a Spirit-guided life.