visiting

she took his hand and led him onto the pier. he wondered what she had on her mind.

look at the water, she said, and he did. look at it as a source and as a resource. look at it for its many uses and also the great beauty it holds.

he felt there was more to this lesson than she initially led on. what do you mean a source and a resource? he asked.

i mean that they come from water, it is their spiritual source and they are mostly made of it and it is used as a resource for their lives and their happiness.

yes. i understand that the water is a useful element. but what about other elements, are they not equally important?

we are from a realm where we need not place value judgement on how the elements are or are not. and you are displaying an ability to do so, in order to conform to the realm you are in. that is good.

i know i must do that if i am to experience more of this place without you. he says, cryptically.

she looks away, knowing what he was implying.

she says, you will know what you need to know when the time comes. we take in the information we need, even when we do not know exactly what we are gathering it for. we are informed by subtlties and nuances. and this awareness makes this existence harder for us than the others who know only this place. if that is all they know, they make all choices that come from only knowing the more obvious reality. it is not the same for us.

he says, i am aware of all of that. i still think i will be spending time here beyond this visit. i am so curious about how it works, how they function amidst all that they have set into motion around them. the games, puzzles, mazes, it is fascinating really. and i want to create a place here that could simulate the other realm but i would not attempt that until i gave it some serious thought. there are always consequences here some are unforeseeable and that is daunting.

He takes a long deep breath and brings light into his gaze the way only he can. she blinks at the glaring beams of light he is projecting. she knows this is how he likes to make points

she: when i tell you my own experiences in this realm you seem to have trouble just hearing them. they are not meant to put you on the defensive. i just mean to prepare you for some of the difficulties you may face when attempting to integrate.

he: i know what i am getting into. i have been studying this realm and the ascended masters that made such an impression on them. what i wonder is why they have given so many names to manifestations of one spirit. and then in doing so, they forget it is really all one spirit source.

she: to acknowledge that for some would be painful because they are attached to forms and cannot comprehend essence.
they do this to protect their minds from having to concieve of the enormity of an essence that they cannot sense in a complete way. they cannot use their senses to fully know it. they exist in fragmented duality and that is the only way they stay in the form they are in. which is why more suffering exists in their realm than almost any other.

him: they can be rather self important. i notice it when i have blended in and they are interacting in ways that are normal to them. their ways indicate being comfortable with violence. they take themselves and their lives seriously but not the damage they do. will they learn to switch at any point?

she: it is not up to us to determine whether or not they will choose a course more suited to their evolution or enlightenment or whether they will continue toward self destruction. this is up to them. some are blind and unconscious their whole lives and others take many actions to awaken themselves and others.

him: they see their silly little lives as stories that have meaning. they lack a sense of their own futility and banality.

She: we are drawn to study them because we have similarities.
they end up making very different choices. they make those choices because there is nothing else they knew about inside or outside them that would guide them differently. if you were born as they were, you would understand. they are inside prisons of their own design, until some tiny spark ignites them to help them realize there is a better path.

him: until that spark ignites, how do you lead them? what do you do when you see them going so far astray it is hard to believe they could get that far gone?

her: you will know when the time comes what tools to use and how to use them. you will know because of your extenstive studies. they wish they did not have such needs or vulnerabilities. but they cannot escape them.

prayer to share

Great Mystery, Great Spirit, Creator

i pray with gratitude today and ask that you help us unlearn the ways of this dream that keep us isolated and divided, cut off from mercy, grace and help of all kinds. may we learn to find artistic forms and methods that satisfy our need to express our most authentic truths and that point us toward serving the highest good for all sentient beings. thank you for this sacred planet and the sacred elements that make up our physical selves. may we find ways to heal the wounds in us that end up destroying our ability to survive on our planet. may we find clarity on our paths, and kindness in our voices and hearts, each and every day.

Ashe

if you seek it

beyond power, beyond emotion, beyond devotion there is a place of unbridled and often untapped creativity to cultivate and grow with, into and from.

this nameless, undefineable source is accesible to all who seek it. peel back the layers of self to discover a place of innocence unharmed by life's tumultuous, chaotic events and trauma.

i have only begun to explore it and i can see when others are tapping into it.

this is not for some elite few who claim ownership of how to teach about it, grant entry to it. it has been called many things but it defies categorization.

the nature of it is grounded in assisting us in finding meaning along our paths and ways to serve that suit our individual skill sets and ways of being.

Does it require faith to find? Perhaps. Or you may stumble upon it while grasping for something or someone else unrelated. But if you seek it, it will make itself known. It appears differently for each of us, you will know it when you find it, you may know it already.

miracle, a short fiction piece

All of a sudden, falling from the sky, was not rain but a profound sense of duty. It fell into the hearts of all who were alive on the planet.
As this call of duty was felt, numerous ills began to evaporate from the atmosphere. People took care of business. There were types of suffering, violence and impoverishment that seemed like staples. They seemed as if they would always be there. Yet, increasingly, miraculously as they answered these calls of duty one by one, they were cleansing their world.

At different points during this process, a person might realize the enormity of what was taking place. It would hit them and tears would stream down their face. The person would fall to the floor, sobbing with relief. The sobs turned into sighs, a smile, and finally a laugh. Soon, the person would be laughing as they had never laughed before. And then, they got back to work. All that they touched began to be rid of impurities. The changes were happening almost effortlessly.

The majority of the people had wished and dreamed for these changes. They had longed for them, they had prayed. Now that it was happening, there was no telling what else would take place.

The people gathered, rejoiced and awaited further instructions.

potent potential

one sign of a very high intelligence is the ability to hold contradictory seemingly opposing truths in your mind as true at the same time and maintain your sanity.

it is not crazy to understand that two opposing contradictory true statments can coexist. we must be able to comprehend this coexistence to move forward  as a species with the potential for peace. the root word of potential is potent, and that is what lies at the heart of potential, potency, power, fertility, possibility.

do the math

how much of what you are doing is a result of past habitual experience?
how much is due to raw inspiration?
how much is in alignment with your values?
how much of  your essential energy is leaking into projects people places that you have no intention of sustaining but end up sustaining anyway?
how many times do you tell yourself you are about to stop, walk away, delete the number?
how much are you willing to surrender to your first instinct?
how much have you compromised and what will undoing that look like?
how much have you undone and what will reconstruction look like?
how much love do you think is available to you if you give up all that hurts you and call forth only that which helps you?
how much love do you think there is?

practice

there are forces working in us

and around us

at all times

subtle energies underly all

participants of this earthly existence

see the ocean

and how tidal forces go from

subtle to undeniable

so quickly

are we not the same?

are we not mostly water?

are we not at the mercy

of tidal forces

within us at any given moment?

and we may choose

to cultivate the antidotal presence

of stillness

in order to be well in the midst of sickness

practice wholeness

in the midst of fragmentation