- Weekly Astrological Forecast for May 27 through June 2, 2024Continue reading →
May 27 through June 2, 2024
A much calmer week awaits after all the astrological activity of last week, with no major shifts on the calendar. Do note that Jupiter's move into Gemini will have a way of opening our minds over the next twelve months, as well as bringing new and intriguing people into our midst! The first three days of the week provide innovative and exciting energy under the Aquarius Moon, where we'll be inspired to think outside the box and find new ways to meet our dreams. A Pisces Moon on Thursday and Friday will call for us to go inward and balance out our spiritual lives. If we've let any of our soulful disciplines like meditation slip, this is the perfect time to renew our commitments to maintaining consistent contact with Spirit. The weekend is busy under the Aries Moon, as we attempt to catch up on things after a week of mental activity and spiritual contemplation. Anything you need to accomplish this week is best done on Saturday and Sunday!
- Through Space and Time, We Hold the Power to Our Own GreatnessContinue reading →
Through Space and Time, We Hold the Power to Our Own Greatness,
by Peter Smith
(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)
We live in a world of distraction, where our mind is occupied most of the time. In the Western world in particular, we have built a lifestyle that embraces both a shortage of time and a focus on doing…rather than being.
All this prevents us from remembering our magnificence. We are remarkable beyond our wildest dreams, beyond our greatest expectations, and in ways that defy imagination. It is difficult in this human form to touch our magnificence, though it is possible. We simply need to do two things. First, we surrender "time" as we know it to be, and then we surrender our idea of "space."
Surrendering Time
In recent years, the practice of mindfulness has received much attention. Mindfulness techniques offer a way to be present in the moment to alleviate the chatter of the mind, reduce stress, and change the thought patterns that trap us in modern life. So often we hold on to things from the past, or worry about the future, and the wonder of the moment at hand is lost. Mindfulness is a wonderful start, though there is more…When we completely surrender to the now, we touch a level of spirituality that echoes the eternal self. You see, our souls are very patient and at that level of our being, time is not seen the same way. We will incarnate countless times into the physical, in order to learn, grow, and evolve our own eternal consciousness and help others do so as well.
When I originally trained as a Hypnotherapist, I was fascinated by time and I found it to be far less restrictive than what I'd thought. Age regression meant I could take a client back in time to discover the source of their distress held from childhood years. Once healed, they were different in the now. I was fascinated by reincarnation and how we could travel to other times and places to explore, heal, and discover ancient wisdoms using the client as a link to other lifetimes.
However, it was the discovery of the work of Dr. Michael Newton that showed me the power of "now time." In the Spiritual Realm between incarnations, where we undertake the journeys that have come to be known as our "Life Between Lives," we can observe the lineage of our soul in one sweeping glance. We can understand our lifetime of purpose and the patterns we have brought into this incarnation. In this state we have completely surrendered time and can feel the presence of the eternal self that is the real us. In this moment we are beyond time and we are in the magnificence of our soul.
So I offer to you, that to pause and remember that… you are a spiritual being having a human experience, feeling that as a "knowing" at the core of your being will center you in love and compassion and link you into your magnificence.
Surrendering Space
Once we surrender our grip on linear time and see ourselves simply as a necessary construct of the human form in this physical reality, there is another powerful step to take: the surrender of physical space as we know it.For decades, Quantum Physics has been challenging our world view, sharing with us that the way sub-atomic particles behave in the miniscule quantum world is totally different from what we observe in the world at large (pun intended).
In that smaller realm, particles can be in multiple places (non-locality), change their shape and form from intention (observer effect) and communicate instantaneously over large distances (entanglement). The confusing aspect of all this for us is that we are completely made up of these particles ourselves. We have proven through science, mathematics, and often both that the physical reality in which we live is more like a single dimension of a multi-dimensional holographic multiverse, full of other versions of ourselves who took separate paths to create alternate realities. Time to reach for an aspirin…
Again, the "knowing" can save us, as it doesn't come from the human intellect or the need to analyze or understand exactly how everything has to work. If something is held in the realm of the metaphysical, then no amount of physical thinking is going to bring peace. If we simply surrender to the knowing, accept that there is more to what is unfolding around us than we can see, then it becomes easier.
For the past twenty years, I have been researching consciousness in its various forms, from best practice consciousness models of human evolution, to expanded states of awareness, to the latest principles of Quantum Physics. What I offer is simply this: we are so much more than we believe ourselves to be. We are amazing, remarkable, multi-dimensional beings that exist quite naturally outside time and space. Again, the evidence is everywhere.
There are thousands upon thousands of documented examples of Near Death Experiences (NDEs). These people have crossed the veil, only to return to tell us snippets of the afterlife they observed, though something even more profound can be found in these survivors. They have a different view of life; they know exactly where they are going when the role of this incarnation is completed. They know what it is like to surrender space as we know it and feel a different plane of existence. They remain forever changed and touch the hearts and minds of the people with whom they are close. To those they love, they offer an eyewitness account that there is so much more to come.
To all these NDEs we add the Life Between Lives clients, another 40,000 cases at last estimate from The Michael Newton Institute, some 800 of which I've had the honor to facilitate personally. Countless past life regression cases from around the world have to be mentioned here as well and there are just too many of those to count.
Finally, at the Institute for Quantum Consciousness, we have 500 cases on record of clients who have travelled to alternate realities, parallel lives, and experienced their interdimensional consciousness as life forms in other dimensions or on physical planets elsewhere.
From this growing experiential research across this and other approaches, we are all coming to the same conclusions. Our physical being in this reality is simply an anchor point for our greater consciousness. In a universe made from an infrastructure of pure energy at the subatomic level, our consciousness is non-local (i.e. everywhere) and we simply need to take our awareness to that other place through our intention (observer effect).
As for the physical body, that is the doorway to all of this. It is made up of certain elements like carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. These elements that can be found in your big toe can also be found throughout the universe, forming star clusters, galaxies, planets, and stars. You are literally walking star dust, held together by an eternal consciousness, here for a sacred, divine purpose to serve humanity in your own unique way.
So, I'll offer this to you…
You are a doorway to your magnificence. Pause and reflect…
Surrender time…and touch your soul, as it is beyond time.
Surrender space and remember…the multidimensional self that you are and all that offers you. Everything you will ever need is held lovingly within.
Allow this to bring you peace, in a world with too many shadows and not enough light. Then you will discover that the light that changes everything… is in fact you.
Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2018. All rights reserved.
- Double Vision: Recurring Muted Dreams of Departed FatherContinue reading →
I am having recurring dreams about my father, who departed this life a couple of years ago. I don't usually remember what leads up to the point in the dream where my dad shows up, though sometimes, it seems like I'm sleeping (in the dream) and I wake up and he is there. He is talking to me, but I either can't hear what he's saying, or can only barely hear a whisper and can't make out the words. I'm wondering if he is really visiting me. If so, why can't I hear him? It's so frustrating! If he's really visiting me, is there some way I can turn up the volume or something so I can hear what he's trying to say? Also, have you ever heard of something like this before? Thank you!
- Angie
Dreamchaser:
Yes, Angie, your father really is visiting you. It is SO much easier for spirits on the Otherside to contact us when we are sleeping than when we are awake.
When we are sleeping, our logical/human minds are shut down. We are not thinking and rationalizing. Our subconscious/soul is in charge. Therefore, beings from the Otherworld can communicate with us and we can actually accept these experiences as true contact.
I speak from personal experience when I say that I know how much we want to be able to reach out and touch our loved ones in some way after they pass over. When my father departed this life, I would beg him to come and talk to me. I am sure that sounds like an odd thing for a psychic to say, but we are human beings too.
It is not necessary at this time for your mind to remember what your father has been saying to you. Your soul knows and remembers everything. I know your logical human mind wants to remember, to grasp on to something concrete from your father, but your mortal mind is only a very small part of you.
There are four equal worlds. (I must emphasis EQUAL here.) They are the mental, emotional, spiritual, and (the one we humans usually deem the most important) the physical. I know it is incredibly frustrating for you to come so close to communication and then fall short, but if you get really quiet, meditate and balance in whatever way you need to balance, your soul will take over.
As he grows stronger in spirit form, and as you become more balanced and in touch with your spiritual side, your father will start to make more and more contact. You will also start to remember more of these encounters.
Remember, when we first get to the Otherside, we are used to being human. Sometimes it takes a while for us to remember how to be spiritual beings. We have angels and teachers over there who help us remember how to work on a spiritual level.
Your father is actually trying to learn how to contact you while you are awake. My father learned how to do it. I never actually saw him, but I could sense his presence. He communicated to me in the form of my own thoughts. It was like I "heard" his voice in my head. So keep the faith, Angie.
I suggest that as you are lying in bed at night, right before you go to sleep, just send out the following request:
"Spirit (or God/ Universe/ whatever term you use), please allow my father to visit me tonight, and please allow my human mind to remember our interaction very clearly. Thank you."
Then go to sleep and see what happens. Most importantly, remember that you have many experiences you don't consciously remember.
I wish you a busy night's sleep.
*****
Astrea:
Many people experience visits from their departed loved ones and have trouble communicating clearly with them. I hear about things like this nearly every day, and have had visits from my own loved ones in Spirit like what you describe.
Often while I have a feeling of understanding about what the person is trying to tell me, I haven't heard it in words. Other times, when I wake up, I'm completely in the dark about what this person wanted me to know.
It's wonderful that you're seeing your dad, and I know you must be really frustrated that you can't really hear him. "Turning up the volume" is going to take some practice; it's certainly possible, though it may not be the same as talking to a living, breathing person.
One thing you should know: This is not your imagination. He is actually visiting you and trying to tell you things.
Your dad may be whispering because he's tentative about talking to you. He may worry about how you will feel seeing him this way. Our loved ones in Spirit do not want to upset or bother us, so they are careful at first.
Also, this sort of communication is new to them too, and it takes some time to master the skills involved. Speaking out loud is difficult for some of them, and they may learn to use symbols, pictures or gestures to communicate with us. Your dad is still trying to find his own best way to communicate with you.
It's interesting that in your dream, you feel you're sleeping and he wakes you up. Perhaps he is trying to "wake you up" to something in your life that you need to be more aware of.
Pay attention to other details in these dreams too, such as the environment where you two "meet." Be aware of anything he's doing there, especially with his hands. Does he smoke? Is he playing with something?
I never saw my grandmother touch a deck of cards when she was living, but in my dreams, she is usually playing solitaire, and I've learned to see which cards she has face up to determine the meaning of those dreams. My grandfather gives me clues via the colors of the clothing he's wearing.
You have to ferret out the meanings of every little thing you can remember. Write them down, and you'll become an expert before too long.
Also, just because someone crosses over, that doesn't mean they'll instantly become a great communicator. If someone couldn't communicate with us on a soul level while they were living, they will probably have a hard time doing it from Spirit.
You'll both get better at understanding one another with time.
Look at this as a new relationship with your Dad. It's one you can enjoy forever, because death hasn't broken your strong loving bond.
Astrea:
Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.
Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!
While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!
I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!
As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.
I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.
You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!
Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.
A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.
You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.