Awakening

Everyone is talking about 2012, the Mayan calendar and the Earth shifting into the Fifth Dimension. Fascinating talk. I do believe in spiritual evolution, but I draw my own conclusions as to how this will manifest. One very significant, personal encounter with the higher dimensions, however, convinced me that man is not merely acting independently, but collectively.

In November 2006, I was involved in deep spiritual study, meditating daily over books and web sites on such topics as Buddhism, the Aquarian Age and kundalini yoga. One afternoon, as I was reading online, I read the word “lotus” and was instantly struck by spiritual lightening. I have had a few mystical experiences in my life that I consider major milestones, and this was one of them. My heart was pierced by an outside force that sent tremors of emotion throughout my entire being. It was an eruption. I burst into tears upon seeing that word and had to get up from my seat to bear the force, crying uncontrollably, while waves of healing emotion and telepathic messages flooded my spirit. This wave of spiritual activity continued for at least 20 minutes, probably longer. It was life changing. In fact, for weeks afterward—and I mean weeks and weeks—I walked around in a kind of dizzying bliss with great love for my fellow man.

What I received during that momentous opening of my heart chakra—which allowed the free flow of God’s healing energy to flow up and down through my crown chakra—was an act of evolution, not just within my own soul, but one in harmony with the oneness of the human soul. I heard the telepathic voice of what I believe was an Ascended Master. The ability to discern spiritual voices is one of my developing gifts. I was given the words “The Great Perfection.” (I had never heard this expression before.) And I was warned not to interfere with “another’s journey.” That directive is still rooted in my heart, and I am not quite sure exactly what was meant, but I am careful with my new awareness.

As a result of that afternoon’s opening of my heart and crown chakras, I gained an increased ability to receive telepathic messages from other dimensions; improved communication and recognition of my spirit guides and guardian angels; lucid dreaming; a deeper connection to the collective and a deeper love for all of mankind; an increased ability to manifest into the material world that which is given to me in spirit; and a growing awareness of my soul’s past lives and it’s unfolding mission in the present one.

Two years after that mind-blowing event, something led me to an old Google video featuring UFO watcher and Ascended Master communicator, James Gilliland. During the video, he announced the coming of a major outpouring of God’s spirit on November 23, 2006. My heart raced. That time period certainly rang a bell. I grabbed my journal and found the entry for that date in it. That was the date of my transformation! What he describes in that video of what can happen during such an outpouring is exactly what I experienced. My body began downloading information from a higher frequency. He describes numbers and graphs. Physics, mathematics...creation. I soon began exploring sacred geometry. I began drawing geometric symbols and cutting them out of magazines, pasting them on my wall. I was having my "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" Richard Dreyfuss and the mound of dirt moment. I didn't just stumble upon this video. It was confirmation on so many levels.

Last year, I came across the videos of channeler Rysa5 on youtube. His Goldring videos speak to me and take me back to that transformative experience. I don’t know what to make of it all, but I learned long ago never to discount the revelations of others out of hand. Each of us must learn to trust our own intuition and choose our own paths.

We are all taking a soul’s journey, in this lifetime and over many lifetimes, individually and collectively. Our souls have layers just as there are layers within the universe. I hope you feel the oneness with God’s spirit and the love that binds us all. Keep your heart open. Develop compassion and ask for guidance at every turn, and you will find your own unique way.

Symbols to Guide Us

The lotus flower is a powerful symbol. It has tremendous meaning for me because of my personal experience with it. It brought me into a new phase of soul development without my conscious knowledge of this. When I think back on how far I've come since I first saw the lotus, it astounds me.

Some time during the latter part of 2003 and into 2004, I began seeing a white lotus in my mind's eye. It would just slowly materialize out of nowhere, glowing softly, like an old projector turned on by an unknown source. Whether walking across a room or quietly relaxing in my bedroom, the white lotus would just appear. I knew it had some association with eastern traditions, but I had no intimate knowledge of its spiritual meaning or eastern traditions, in general. Being the creative individual that I am and subject to all kinds of inspiration, I assumed I was responding to some sudden awareness of its beauty. "Wouldn't it be nice to have a lotus poster for my bedroom," I kept saying to everyone around me. "Do you think I should get one?" I never bought the poster.

Of course, it had nothing to do with my creative work, although, one might argue that because I am a creative, the vision came as it did. No, I believe it heralded the arrival of Buddhism and other eastern religions into my life three years later. It announced a growing interest in meditation and the heart transformation that was to follow. A major shift in consciousness was coming. My third eye was opening. But I had no idea at the time.

Now, I show the lotus everywhere. I love this symbol and I love its message. As hard as it is to live, I am dedicated to harmonizing the spiritual with the physical in my own life. In fact, I must. I am not a practicing Buddhist. I don't practice any religion. I study them all. But as I continue to grow in spiritual awareness--my telepathic energy increasing, becoming attuned to the collective awakening--I remember how the white lotus glowed as a magnificent beacon behind my third eye, pointing the way to higher consciousness.

Embrace the symbols in your life. They have meaning and purpose. While they have no real power unto themselves, they do communicate and they do inspire.