Behind the Curtain- 4th June, 2023

Instincts come to us in two varieties: those in which we share commonly and are referenced superficially, and instincts which are personal to that of our own ‘knowing’, reference and experience.

The instincts of the first class come within an even larger family of category for which the blueprint of life as it were is readily accessible - that animal, man, species, may incorporate this knowledge to build and replace those parts of themselves as required - minute by minute, breath by breath - aside from their awakened consciousness. It is a reservoir of operating wisdom that is accessible to all.

And this applies throughout the many types of beings.

A persuasive definition of death and dying is when this instinctual referencing is interrupted and the wisdom can no longer be carried out, there becomes a ‘disconnect’ occurring, and nerve by nerve, thought by thought, there follows a letting go.

It is therefore not so much a problem of the materials at hand, but rather whether or not they may be utilised as before, facilitated by the instinctual key of outcome.

The incorruptible saints prove this (and much more of course) that there is never really an issue of death causing dying or the vulnerability to the dissolution of the physical body - it is moreover the connection, the living connection, that is required in order for the body to go on as before, replacing form with the same or similar form.

And so the question is not so much asking how do such saints remain, but rather how it is that we do not?

What of the dissolution of the mind and the body? In materialistic terms one might fight to understand this in order to gain eternal life on earth or even in the thereafter, where it was that they perceived it to be ‘safe’ and immortally so. 

In and of itself it is however missing the necessary parts i.e. the importance of the higher instincts - the second variety mentioned at the beginning of this paper.

The ‘higher’ instincts incorporate the consciousness and ultimately, although separate to both Man and god etc they are interdependent - a living tissue cohabitating the same Grace that becomes life and the drivers of such life also.

What is meant by this is that there is a correlation between divinity and its manifest where the surprises and joys are reciprocal.

A man’s consciousness for example is experienced concurrently in a great many places and shared with beings throughout - right up to the actual instinctual realms of spirit.

Consciousness is palpable and experienced by those beings who live within our spiritual environment, and particularly the very thoughts of men, women and children are keenly felt and perceived weaving a corporeal substance of its own.

Somewhat unique - we cannot walk the Earth and take from it only; there needs be an exchange throughout.

Now it can be specifically to men (as in humankind) that the physical connectivity has for one reason or another deteriorated and the mind or body or organs no longer receive or give out certain virtues, or to their corresponding physical attributes accordingly.

The higher instincts will soon also have difficulty then in being received - not necessarily, but very possibly.

It must be noted too that the physical life does not represent the soul faithfully - for the incapacitated disconnected individuality in the physical world still has their heavenly connections and consciousness even if they cannot follow the threads to get to them in this world.

Little by little the lights go out, the connections are gone, and understandably there are more compelling forces drawing a person heavenward than those keeping them in the physical world.

Individuals within their true nature are wonderful loving beings. Our instincts when realised within us are always confident in the beauty and sustenance of the goodness around us.

We most naturally love God and have the heart of a small child that is accepting, trusting and completely reliant upon those who would feed and carry us.

At present the physical world has many pot holes and dark places. If you can walk (or sit) in nature you can renew connections that have been weakened formerly and almost been lost ... connections to all of the instincts which give you the very keys of life.

Similarly acts of love and charity will involve such a renewal too, for there becomes an exchange of instinctual gifting - although unseen it is inspired and reciprocal and a mystery all of itself.

Away with the Fairies- 28th May 2023

Time and time again the sea's roar and the wind's murmur speak of the incandescent beings who live amongst the froth and fervour deep in the oceans, riding the waves, skimming the lakes, high on the wind’s bellow, surfing the breeze - these fundamental fellows of the aether and of the water.

Now there are many beings to which our world and life comprise - beings condensed within the one Earthly sphere of activity; and as experience proves, they are both interdependent and independent of one another.

Added to this is the question of consciousness and its range, its scope, and breadth of such ... and that it will vary, similarly to those differences that exist between men, and with stages of development from infant through to man, etc.

Beings throughout experience gradients of consciousness, lit with modicums of insight, emotion, virtue, intelligence, intuition, co-operation, observation and fellowship.

Every species and type will have these universal gifts to some degree - at times some more than others - and they will invariably influence one another in this also.

Yet distinct from this becomes the mind of Man with his divine obstinacy, a characteristic which sets his being apart from all others.

This obstinacy is a gift (not necessarily a talent) that they may be unaware of so much and so many - perhaps even becoming detached from their very own reality; inert to the movements around them, and thus discriminatory, contained, and unpersuaded.

This ability to filter truth, reality and being, is truly valuable on the evolutionary path to individuality - and yet also potentially quite dire on that very lonely journey.

It can be as the pilgrim who tires of carrying his provisions and leaves them behind, only to find his hunger now follows him down the road.

Humans beings (and by default association animals also) are the only beings in the Cosmos to experience loneliness. Within the hierarchies the multitudes of beings hold an ever-present awareness of the interconnectivity of all - they do not feel separate or alone, as this literally is inconceivable to them.

Both laterally and from the bottom up they function within this living knowledge of universal connection, and this reality “is what it is” for its divine co-inhabitants.

Individuality can be a cruel mantle of stupidity, or eventually when developed, become the endowment of a young god - it can give to the Master the eyes to see the greater God - the ability to truly envision distinctly the majesty of the Heavenly Powers, in contrast to the smallness of self and the meekness within.

Individual consciousness and egoic appropriations can bring the soul to reverence: perceiving the greater for what it is in relation to what we are.

And in this we come to an exalted happiness and sadness concurrently - yet also with the blessing of the peace that follows by knowing one’s place both in and out of time.

The Gates of Birth- 21st May 2023

There is a certain kind of bliss the spirit of a baby experiences at the time of the actual birth from womb into embrace: as the infant soul is cradled in perfect love.

Although rarely spoken of, or recalled, this time of arrival through the heavenly passage is the foundation for both wisdom and joy throughout the life to come.

During this period also there is a snapshot given to the soul within the infant of the very possibilities aligned for their life to be - a catalogue, a panorama, as it were.
This is no new news to the individual, however it is taken in somewhat differently, in the light of a certain reality forthcoming and with the impressing forces of life’s blissful divinity coinciding, there becomes an amalgam of planes and places, of Heaven with Earth.

One could say that with respect to this initial entrance into the physical realm, and with bonding with the body and with the parents, this energetic unfolding of the greatest love and wisdom streams inwardly, and the child though infantile shines his brightest at his youngest, and will only know again the bliss of such perfect being with this intensity when in recollection they are just about to pass back through the gates of death ... and even then it shall be more memory than experience calling them. Often just prior to death the individual awakens with a renewed energy, and it is the reliving of this birth experience that invokes the final incoming burst of life.

A soul who is fresh from Heaven bears the confidence knowing that their beings are in substance immutable truth - and even those whose paths ahead will not be easy, are comfortable with courage enough to approach the adventure that is the life before them. They know that it is to heaven that they will one day return and feel completely safe in that aspect.

The baby in subsequent days slowly bonds with the world itself, ‘peeps out the door’ and then returns to their sleep - all the while savouring the remaining after-glow of birth’s bliss - the highest radiation of all, the greatest welcome to the world.

During the days and weeks to follow the child identifies individual love as points of light streaming from mother and father and to a lesser extent from others around them; and added to this specifically they are also forming a close working relationship between themselves: the incarnating, indwelling individuality and their beloved physical body whose concurrent evolution travels beside them, as they now for their whole life shall know and love them also.

The very deep and lasting connection one experiences with their physical body does at this very special and formative time become cemented and integrated. Etherically, astrally, it takes approximately six weeks for the soul within to find its co-ordinates and begin to sense their own hands and feet and go on to move their will in order to motivate their body. And this of course is improved upon over many years until their consciousness has mastered aspects of their physical body as is want.

The protective love and outpouring of love to the baby brings nourishment to the child that helps to build their very fortitude and resilience to the environment around them.

This truly is the soul’s most happiest part of their life - for the whole world smiles in their presence, as they, our smallest fellow traveller have brought a divine currency that enlightens us to the greatness of the spiritual realms about.

They, with fresh optimism have decided to join us - that eventually they shall build up this world, fashioning it as only they can.

True Community- 7th May 2023

Monkeys love to imitate, yet they also love to intimidate. In consideration of will and its power to be definite, to say 'no', and to go one's own way, the monkey has a remarkable strength within his nature to do just this.

You will not see, for example, a group of monkeys dancing in unison with the same hand and foot actions, in rhythm with each other. They would never choose to do such a thing. You would not see a monkey on the factory floor repeating mundane tasks - although there was a time when 'scientists' tried to train them thusly, even with lobotomies the species resisted such trained repetitive employment.

Some were successfully recruited with rewards, however when the rewards were no longer, the behaviour did not conform. The monkeys had a sense of their own self before others. They birthed and fed each other, and enjoyed a great community, but did not act in unison when told what to do.

It takes a particular kind of intelligence to be able to comply with, or attune to, synchronised group or community activities. Some might imagine that mindlessness creates conformity, whereas the opposite is moreover apt: it is from a particular talent and sensitivity that individuals develop which enables them to be able to work alongside each other amicably, reasonably, predictably.

And so what happens when you forcibly strip the will from a person in such extreme circumstances that require compliance? This might occur economically, or through imprisonment, or via a psychological demise. The answer is that the person who suffers compelling pressure will for a time, lose their sensitivity and ability to work communally in a co-ordinated fashion.

Therefore, tyranny never really wins overall compliance for very long. If, in futuristic terms, the powers that want to control mankind schemed to rule simply over robotic-type communities, contained and controlled into submission, eventually the opposite would most surely arise out from this condition, that with primal instincts the patterns of conformity would break, resulting in abject chaos.

Yet this contrary swerve of character serves the people well. Throughout time and beyond there have always been opportunistic beings who would sequester the life before them and try to take it for their own. Ultimately we need the ability to be able to decide who and whose influence we work with, travel with, and bed with; and over time the soul does learn these negotiations and strengths and discernments.

Our spiritual birthright is that we are sovereign over our very selves. We enjoy the co-operative relationships of community and the benefits thereby, and learn to give wholeheartedly to projects that enrich ourselves and the life around us.

We also have the spiritual right to draw those lines which separate ourselves from the mites of disease, or the demons whose plans overstep their worth.

The freedom of Man is not only the most glorious principle, but also when practiced within a truly co-operative community, it is celebrated within Heaven herself!