From Cocoon to Butterfly

A Message To Teaparty and Other Conservatives

2012-05-25T11:51:00.000-04:00

I love the idea of the free market. The ability to produce products and services for those who need them not only generates income but also allows us to use our creativity and imagination! A well run free market is expansive and evolving and it encourages real job growth. What we have in America is not a free market, nor has it been for many, many years!

Let's look at the facts. Our economy is not any closer to being fixed than it was when Obama took over in 2008. I know. You want to blame our continuing problems on the President and his failed policies (him being a liberal Democrat and all). Even before Obama took over (under George W.), we were bailing out banks that were "too big too fail". The thought behind it was if those big banks failed, our whole system would fail. It brought to mind everyone losing their jobs and the whole world coming to an end.

The next logical question is, how has bailing out the big banks improved our economy? Short answer: it hasn't! We have had record numbers of home foreclosures, record numbers of unemployment (that they desperately try to cover up playing with the stats), and record numbers of people on food stamps. The job growth we so desperately seek does not come from further indebting ourselves to the big banks. The idea here has been to allow the banks to infuse loans into the economy to keep our businesses afloat. However, the Fed has been paying banks interest to sit on the money! Not only that, but now the Fed has made it their business to infuse money into the European Union (aka European banks and the Euro) in order to assist their economies! As if we don't have enough problems with our own economy! Logically speaking, if you aren't able to assist yourself, how can you have the strength to help others?

In a true free market, the government does not supply corporate welfare to keep certain businesses afloat. In a free market, businesses are allowed to die a natural death if those running them make poor decisions in their operation. (Think derivatives market! Do your own research. Derivatives are nothing more than a high stakes ponzi scheme where the last entity holding the bag loses! There are many other questionable practices if you take the time to do the research!)

In a free market, laws are not passed to limit the progress of small businesses in favor of already wealthy corporations. The free market is meant to be competitive! If poor business practices and inferior products destroy a company, so much the better! If their ethics are such they have to pay the government to pass laws that stamp out the competition, we do not need their products (or the jobs they supply). After all, we also end up having to purchase such inferior products!

Need an example of what I am talking about? Big Pharma (who supplies most of the top executives in the FDA) has managed to get laws passed saying it is illegal for supplement manufacturers or food producers to make any sort of health claims associated with their products, even when the health claims are completely true and scientifically backed!!! Stinks for the consumer and the small business, but it works really well for Big Pharma, who rakes in big bucks from consumers who aren't allowed to know a much cheaper supplement can cure their condition. (Think of the ramifications this has for healthcare/health insurance as far as cost! We have the most expensive medical care in the world--and it doesn't have to be that way!!!)

Deep down, we all know the system needs to change. At this point, I truly believe economic collapse is best because our system has become so corrupt it will never change if we continue to infuse it with more money (otherwise known as the blood, sweat and tears of the American people).

You also need to decide who you are standing up to. The Fed, big banks, corporations and their paid for politicians would all have you believe you are fighting your fellow Americans. You may know them as the Occupy Movement. The Occupy Movement is not your enemy!!! They have at least identified who the real problems are--the bankers and the big corporations. They are not against you! They are against the rhetoric that justifies the continuation of our economy as it is!

It is time to stop fighting among ourselves and unite in a common purpose: weeding out the corruption that dries up our jobs, our incomes, our creativity and our freedoms!

Message For May 22, 2012

2012-05-22T10:23:00.000-04:00

As I ponder the question of what needs to be shared on this day of 2012, one word keeps coming to mind: fear. There is so much information out there--so much muck to wade through. Most of it seems scary. Indications that the economies of the world are about to collapse (ie JP Morgan losing $2 Billion in the derivatives market and runs on banks in Europe). Stories about marshal law being instituted in America and all of us being rounded up and placed in FEMA camps.

What I want to say about the fear is this. Fear is misguided. 2012 is NOT about the bad guys overpowering us and taking away every last trace of freedom we have! 2012 IS about people finally waking up to the truth of their enslavement! The reality of the matter is, we have been enslaved for years because we have chosen to give our power away to those who would use it for their own personal gain!

Do not fear the change! The powers that be are doing their best to convince you the power is still theirs, although at this point they can see their power quickly slipping away. The only real power they have at this point is to convince us that they still have the power to physically enslave us. This is where to fear comes in! FEAR IS NOT REAL!!! It is the illusion they are trying to use to regain control!

We can overcome the fear, and the methods to do it are simple!!! Look around at those you interact with--your family, your neighbors, your coworkers. You have a lot in common with these people! Find the commonalities! Work together! Go within to your own heart and you will know that it is love that overcomes all fear! It is love and relationship we must all focus on at this time!

Understand there are many more people in the world who truly love than people in the world who are working to destroy us all. Connect with them--with the love, and all things that need to be accomplished to bring about our true freedom will happen!

Namaste, my friend!!!

The Economy NEEDS To Collapse

2012-05-19T09:32:00.000-04:00

I heard a message that really intrigued me last night. There is a message being put out by a guy named Lindsey Williams which talked about the real indication that the economy was about to collapse would be problems with the derivatives market. Williams is a longtime pastor who had some dealings in the past with supposed members of the Illuminati (the ultimate insiders) who he befriended and still gets information from. I have heard Williams speak before, and much of his information seems to pan out. Why his current message intrigued (and impressed) me was because it really seems to sync with some of the other "insider" information I follow--and I'm pretty sure Williams is not connected in any way to these others!

The sign that the derivatives market is going down happened just over a week ago when JP Morgan announced they had lost $2 Billion in investments in the derivatives market. My very simplified understanding of the derivatives market is that derivatives are a high stakes bet--truly a high class ponzi scheme where the last person left holding the bag loses. Obviously, JP Morgan was left holding this particular bag.

What does this mean? It means the power elite have no more money to funnel into their special projects. It means their whole system is on the verge of bankruptcy! Notice I said their whole system. We the People do not own it or operate it. Who does? The Federal Reserve Bank along with the other central world banks.

In this time of financial meltdown and great change, it is important to remember that we do not need to fear the change! The powers that be (who literally own the media) want us to be afraid. We are hearing messages like, "You need to put all your money into real estate or gold or silver, etc." because money is not going to be worth the paper it is printed on. The fear is a last ditch effort to convince people that whatever happens we need to trust them to fix everything. This has been our problem all along! The only people the power elite fix anything for is themselves! They want to take all our assets (this is what the mortgage crisis has been all about), leaving us to work as slaves. The reality is, our financial system needs to collapse! The only people it works for are the 1%! It was designed that way!

I believe there is a new financial system waiting in the wings to take its place once the economy that we have always known does collapse. This is a good thing! Don't listen to the fearmongers who tell you we are in for a depression the likes of which we have never known. They do not want us to go to a new system because this will not only take away their money. It will take away their power!

When our Federal Reserve Notes (what we know as dollars) are no longer worth anything, the power elite will have nothing to pay their private armies with. Yes, they do have private armies. We know them from the news as organizations like Blackwater, more recently known by the names Xe and Academi. (Google some of these names and see what comes up!) When the elite have no more money to pay their goons, we can be sure that our brothers and sisters, our fathers and mothers, our sons and daughters in our military are not going to harm us! Speaking as a person with many military ties in my own family, most members of our military take their oaths of office very seriously! They have all sworn to defend against all enemies, foreign and domestic! They are family, and they will protect us!

The economy NEEDS to collapse. This is the only way We the People will truly become free from the system that has brought us nothing but financial tyranny and slavery! Remember that a new financial system is already in place to pick up the slack! Prepare for the transition by having a week or two supply of food (a month is better) and keep your vehicles fueled up at all times! Be willing to help your less informed neighbors! We need to work together if we are going to make it through this transition with ease and grace!

The only way we can have a new world is if the old one goes away! Know that our hearts can lead us to a better place!

I Love Rollercoasters!

2012-05-17T20:07:00.000-04:00

You know that feeling you get when your seat on the rollercoaster has just been pulled up that first big hill? You're sitting, very briefly, at the top, wondering why you chose to go on the ride in the first place and knowing full well there is no way you can get off of it at this point. You look down that big hill, your heart racing as you anticipate the thrill your stomach gets as it goes into freefall. Anticipation. It's one of the most exciting parts of riding the rollercoaster.

That's exactly the feeling I have at this point in my life. I feel as though I'm at the top of the rollercoaster, looking down, anticipating the ride. I can feel the momentum--there is absolutely no way I can get off the coaster at this stage of the game. Life is pulling me forward. Then again, I don't really want to. I've been told this is the most thrilling, wonderful rollercoaster I will ever have the pleasure of riding, and I am excited to be on it.

Am I scared? You bet! Will it be worth the fear and the pain and the excitement? Absolutely! I have come too far--correction, we have come to far--to not enjoy the ride. There is no going back. There is only going forward. And there is no stopping it! Can you feel it? I know the end of the ride is going to be even better than the beginning!

I love rollercoasters, don't you? Hang on, we're getting ready for the first big hill!!!

Stand Up and Deal With It!!!

2012-05-17T15:57:00.001-04:00

My youngest son got suspended from school today. It is the first time any of my children have gotten anything more than detention so it was really somewhat surprising. I say somewhat because I understand how school rules/politics work, and the consequence was inevitable for the crime committed. Let me explain.

The charge was fighting, and he was suspended for five days. (I see the lightbulb going off in your head at this point!) Still, when I explain the situation in its entirety you may be forced to draw some of the same conclusions that I have.

My son shoots verbal insults back and forth with the kid in question pretty much every day when they have a PE class together. It is usually good-natured fun. Yesterday, my son made a similar comment. Unfortunately, the other kid must have been having a bad day. He impulsively sprayed deodorant in my son's face, at which point my son took a blind, impulsive swing at him. It probably would have ended there if not for the fact that a third kid was standing there and made the comment, "Are you just going to take that?", at which point the kid, not wanting to lose face, swung and hit my son in the face, bruising his cheekbone. My son reacted with, "What did you go and do that for?" although he did not hit back.

I understand that nowadays any kind of fighting--even if you are only defending yourself--means an automatic suspension. That doesn't mean I agree with it. Think about this. The policy of automatic suspension encourages both lying and more violence. They lie because they don't want to get in trouble. They become more violent because they know that if they don't fight back they will be bullied and if they do defend themselves they will be suspended anyway! Then there is the fact that the only conflict resolution that is done is signing some *bleeping* contract saying they are "on probation" and need to watch themselves! If my son and this kid were actual enemies, the problems would only escalate.

I will say this: the vice principal at my son's school who dealt with the issue is wonderful! She knows my son and likes him. She knows he has never been in trouble, nor has the other kid. She stressed that fact to the principal, who normally suspends kids for ten days when they fight and then calls the police to have them each arrested to let the courts sort it all out!!! She even listened patiently to my complaints as listed above (although I was not angry or upset when I talked to her and acknowledged I understood her hands were tied).

Granted, the punishment given was less severe than the principal normally gives, but five days is still pretty extreme considering the circumstances. One or two days would have sufficed. All this with no conflict resolution. How can any of this help?

My other thought is, science has fairly recently concluded that the brains of teenagers are still growing. It is thought this is why teenagers can be so impulsive and so such stupid things without thinking about the consequences. Even though I was upset with the thought the other kid sprayed chemicals in my son's eyes, I also understand it was a thoughtless, impulsive, teenage move! Yes, they should be in trouble, but impulsivity should also play a role in the sentence! After all, there are kids who have actual ongoing, long-term battles who hurt each other deliberately!

How is it that we as a society are so complacent that we allow ourselves to be bullied into accepting punishments that don't fit the crimes? Why have we given up the right to due process to allow limited, one-size-fits-all consequences?

Our schools are just mirrors of our society at large. We allow ourselves to be nuked and fondled at the airport in the name of "safety". (How many terrorists do you know personally? Are any of them old people with catheters or children under four still in diapers?) We seem to have no problem with the fact that government agencies are allowed to monitor all our private communications with no warrant (let alone suspicion of crime!). Our taxes go to pay back interest on a national debt that can never be repaid (and was secretly designed to be that way), all the while putting the poor and middle classes into deeper wells of poverty.

Our society is failing because we have allowed it to fail! It is our apathy and our unwillingness to deal with our own problems that has lead to this state of affairs. We have entrusted power to those whose values we are persuaded are the same as ours, but in reality have very different intentions.

It is time for us, as citizens of the world, to stand up and deal with it! We need to look our problems in the face by asking new questions to gain new insights. We need to seek out all those hidden places that cause festering wounds and apply appropriate treatment. Most importantly, we need to expose all those who have been placed in leadership roles and used our power for personal gain at our expense. They are the true sources of our problems. It is only by taking back the mantle of responsibility that we can truly turn our laws, our economy, and our lives around. This is the challenge!

STAND UP AND DEAL WITH IT!!!

The Well-Crafted Plot

2012-05-15T11:02:00.000-04:00

One of my favorite things to do when I watch a fictional movie or television show is to try to guess how the story is going to play out. Many storylines are highly predictable. Consequently, I am often bored by shows (unless, of course, it has a sappy ending and I am in the mood for sappy!). In my opinion, the best programs are the ones where the plot is understandable but very twisted.

For example, the movie The Illusionist, starring Ed Norton, Paul Giamatti, and Jessica Biel is a wonderfully twisted, unpredictable sort of plot. (*Spoiler Alert*) A gifted magician/illusionist, played by Norton, is about to be arrested by the chief inspector (Giamatti) for producing the "ghost" of a murdered duchess (Biel), consequently stirring up civil unrest. You then go back in time to learn the illusionist had met and fallen in love with the duchess when they were young but were separated because of their differences in social standing. The young duchess does try to run away from her rank with the illusionist, but they are caught. Years later, they meet again when he has become a famous entertainer and she is the consort of the crown prince. Their plan to run away together goes off course once again when she is murdered by the drunken prince after telling him she is leaving. The illusionist begins a new show where he conjures up what seem to be spirits of the dead, including that of the duchess. This enrages the crown prince who orders the illusionist arrested because of the questions her appearance brings up in the minds of the people about her murder. When the inspector goes to actually arrest the illusionist, the illusionist is nothing more than smoke and mirrors. In the meantime, the inspector follows up many different leads in his quest for knowledge and truth. He has unwittingly come up with all the right answers, but fails to put them together until after the crown prince kills himself rather than face arrest for plotting to overthrow his father. It is at this point the illusionist shows the inspector his cards in their entirety. The duchess's murder was faked in order to save her from marrying the prince and to expose the prince's plot of illegitimately take over control of the kingdom, allowing the illusionist and the countess the freedom to finally be together.

Any good writer must take the time to carefully plot his/her course, lest the detective/audience put the clues together too soon and spoil the end of the story. Any good spy knows if he reveals his hand too soon it could lead to his demise. The Illusionist is a very well-crafted plot because the same information can represent many things. The truth is always present, but it is always open to interpretation.

In the story of our world, the "poop" is about to hit the fan. Just because we think we know how it is going to all play out doesn't mean we actually do. Be open to all the information. In the well-crafted plot, truth is not always what it would seem. Don't let your learned biases trap you in ignorance. Realize the evidence has not all played out yet and is still open to interpretation. The story is still unfolding. Don't make the mistake of forming a conclusion before all the evidence is in.

Losing Your Argument

2012-05-14T08:19:00.002-04:00

I have been very disappointed in people lately. While I have been able to receive bits and pieces of truth from many different sources, I have been upset at some of the in-fighting that goes on between these various groups. The truth I feel I've received makes me feel incredibly light. The fighting, when I allow myself to fixate on it, can really bring me down.

We have all grown up in a reality that tells us there is always a right and a wrong--a good and a bad, and it is our job to stand against all that is wrong. Consequently, we spend a great deal of time and energy focused on the fight.

I tell you now, it is wasted energy! We are all good and bad, right and wrong, all of the time! The reason fighting and arguing uses so much energy is because we only fight ourselves! It is never a struggle we can win because it inevitably leads to our own destruction.

This is why listening to the arguments of others brings us down! Deep in our hearts we know the fight is never over when we focus on it. Keeping the argument alive only prolongs the pain!

Time to let go of your judgments--of your preconceived notions. They are worn-out and tired, and so are we! When we choose to argue, we inevitably lose--our strength, our power, our virtue. It is not about proving ourselves right and those who disagree with us wrong. It is about love and acceptance and finding out how we are connected!!!

Losing your argument does not make you wrong! It allows you to move beyond the conflict and become the person you were truly meant to be!

Love and Courage, Not Fear

2012-05-07T09:13:00.000-04:00

Change is coming--BIG change! I am convinced that life as we know it will cease to exist in the near future. However, I don't see it as an ending--merely a new beginning. It will be scary and probably a bit painful as we transition to a different way of life. The thing is, in order to come through this transition with as little pain as possible, it is important to walk through it all with love and courage instead of fear!

We have lived lives of fear for thousands of years. We are afraid of going to hell for sins we commit. We are afraid of going to prison for breaking the rules. We are afraid we will die from some horrible disease if we don't take care of ourselves in ways the medical establishment prescribes. We are afraid we will not find jobs if we don't first graduate from high school and then college. It is fear that imprisons us and keeps us in line. The question is, is this fear misguided? My answer is a resounding, "Yes!"

My life has been a prime example of fear-based living. Ask anyone who really knows me--I have spent my life playing by the rules. I grew up a goody-two-shoes, always doing what was "right". I went to church every Sunday, attended church youth camps and was generally a leader there. I got good grades in school, managed to graduate from college cum laude, and went on to respectable work with children, both in the psychology and education fields. It was always important to me to do what was "right" because I feared the consequences of getting it wrong!

As I've gotten older I've begun to question where this sense of righteousness (aka the rules), came from. Certainly I learned much of it from my parents, who learned it from their parents, etc. Society is another big teacher of the norms. Still, who is it that determines what the rules are? Are the rules designed to keep us from harming each other, or are they put in place to enslave us?

What are the differences between the rules and the truth? Rules are instituted by people and can be (and often are) changed. They are based on the concept of duality, or the idea there is always a right and a wrong. Truth is simply what IS, and it is based in Oneness--the place where everything exists in nonjudgment.

The key to living truth is to begin living from the heart! It is the mind that imprisons because it is the mind that needs guidelines, or rules, to follow. Everything we learn in this life gets incorporated into the mind. It is the mind that reminds us what society will do to us if we disobey. The mind does not have the capability of thinking for itself. It tells us what to do in an effort to keep us from harm. This in no way means it acts from truth (although I will admit that rules and truth occasionally coincide!).

The heart, on the other hand, does act from truth. We have all had the experience where we just "know" something is accurate or true, even if we don't understand how we got the information. When we follow this inner knowing, things usually work out well (even when they don't initially feel great). We end up in big trouble when we reason through our decision (act from the mind) and forget to listen to the heart's encouragement. It is the heart that connects to something outside of this world (the Oneness) and helps us live from truth.

The people who currently run our planet are counting on maintaining their control through fear. Their power has come from the fact that we have been taught to live from the mind, not questioning anything they do because this is the way it has always been. When we fear the consequences of stepping outside of the box, we are slaves to the system.

Living from the heart is living from love and courage. It connects us to every living thing through connecting us to the Oneness. When you are connected to all things, there is no need for rules because you innately understand that intentionally harming anything ultimately results in harming yourself. The heart encourages you to take actions that will benefit all.

Change is never easy. It requires acting in new ways. There will inevitably be mistakes. Still, if we can focus on connecting to the Oneness, we can overcome this fear-based life and emerge into the love and courage of freedom.

Freedom Comes

2012-05-04T11:58:00.000-04:00

I'm American, and I've been sold a bill of goods that has imprisoned me my entire life. (Somewhere in the back of my mind, my sense of humor comes to the forefront as I write that statement--sounds a little like an introductory statement from an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.) The prison has been money, although maybe not the form you think. (At this point, you may have concluded, "OMG! She really is a money hungry, conservative freak!", but be careful of conclusions!) The monetary prison, more specifically, is debt.

In terms of normal American debt, the money my husband and I owe is probably below normal. Our vehicles have been paid off. We still owe a couple of years worth of mortgage on the mobile home I bought when I was still a single mom. We have a few credit cards we are paying on. That's pretty much it. Still, I am a slave to debt. Why? Because the whole system our economy is based on focuses on "owing" others and working hard in order to pay back the wealthy (bankers) for using their money.

In America (even in the world), we are taught the idea that we as individuals have no intrinsic value. It comes from religion (example: "We are just poor sinners who need a redeemer"). It comes from politics (example: "We have to pass more laws because people are just not smart enough to make wise choices on their own" or "You are not entitled to anything--you have to work hard for what you get!"). Even society sends us messages like, "You are bad if you think of yourself first!" (The implied message, again, is you are worthless and selfish.) Upon your birth, you are viewed as owning and having nothing. You can do nothing for others. Consequently you have no value to society.

The irony of all this is that it is not true (and our hearts tell us this even when our "rational" minds forbid it)! The reality is, not only do we have spiritual value but we have physical value as well! What in the world am I talking about, you ask? Mother Earth is full of resources, and each of us has a birthright to claim from her! (No! I am not talking about socialism although that point has been used in order to keep us all blinded to the truth!) After all, early man created shelter, food, and clothing from the natural gifts from Mother! We still do. It's just that some people have made an unnatural claim to more than their fair share of resources.

There is a secret economy in America (even in the world) originated by bankers and instituted by the corporate American government. When our births are registered here in American (through the birth certificate process), the information is sent to the Department of Commerce (this should be a red flag!) who forwards the information to something called the Depository Trust Company. This company issues 10 bonds in the name of each live birth and associated to his/her social security number. Each bond is valued at approximately $3.5 billion. (Yes, that's right. Billion!) Currency is then created by the Federal Reserve Bank based on these bonds. The bonds are held by the various branches of the Fed. Of course, we never see the money. We weren't meant to, but it isn't all bad. This is what helps our government build roads and schools and infrastructure. (If you want to listen to how it all works by an expert in Maritime law, which is what our system is based on, click here. For links to the entire interview, click here. Highly recommended, btw! Totally mind-blowing and enlightening interview between David Wilcock and Winston Strout!)

The system goes bad when people secretly use this money for their own private gain. This is where the liens placed on the Federal Reserve Bank branches (MAJOR EVENT: Liens Filed Against All 12 Federal Reserve Banks) as well as other liens filed against the G7 Central Banks (ARREST WARRANTS: Liens Filed Against G7 Central Banks) come into play! These events are very real (see extensive documentation by David Wilcock in his Divine Cosmos lien articles posted in this paragraph), and they will shortly come to the forefront as authorities begin to arrest those who illegally used these funds for personal gain.

If we look to the people of Iceland, who are already several years into the process of correcting a similar fraud that was perpetuated against them, we can see a light at the end of this dark tunnel. In 2008, they recognized the austerity measures their politicians (all bought and paid for by the banking establishment) had involved them in were a ruse to pay the banks for their failed debt. Icelanders refused to pay bailout money to the banks because they recognized the debt truly belonged to the banks and not them personally. When the banks (and their representative governments) came back and said, "We're going to place economic sanctions on you!" Icelanders handled the threat by saying, "Bring it on!" They forced the crooked politicians out, hunkered down, began to rely on the internal resources of their country, and made a huge comeback. At present, those personal mortgages that have been found to be fraudulent are being forgiven! The people of Iceland are my heroes!!!

It isn't your imagination that, here in America, we have to work harder and harder for less. The system that was supposed to enable us to have more productive lives has been overtaken by those who believe they need to own everything, including us! Yes, we are all slaves to debt and darkness, but the sun is about to rise on this long winter's night. Nothing will escape it's light as it dissolves the chains that bind us. Rejoice and be glad, for freedom comes!

The End (Beginning) Is Near...Prepare!

2012-04-29T11:59:00.000-04:00

Ever since my involvement in the Jeffrey Lundgren cult (see my "To Trust In Man" series on this blog), I have lived under the belief that if there was something I needed to do to prepare for "the end", God would let me know directly. Within the past month or so, I have come across some information which truly resonates with my heart and soul. As I know this to be the voice of God speaking to me, I lay this information out to you so that you might do your own investigation and search out for yourself anything that may apply to you. It is your job to decide the validity of what I present, and I am okay with whatever you decide. We all live according to our own truths. Even if you think I'm totally crazy (and you might!), I am willing to live with that in order to ensure you have options.

For years, I have understood that things are not right in the world. My personal journey began with questions involving our food supply and disease. Over time, a plethora of sources have indicated our world is designed to make us sick so that the people who make the real money (and control the world) can make even more money. They weaken our immune systems and cause disease through the food supply. Then they provide us with "cures", which are really nothing more than pharmaceuticals and procedures to rob us of our money and keep our symptoms unnoticeable enough to believe we have answers to our health. It's a twisted joke really. I have also come to know it as a conspiracy.

The full force of this knowledge has hit me in big ways the past two years, and it has extended to pretty much every area of my life, from food and health to technology (or a lack thereof) to the economy and even politics. I am convinced I am a slave--that my life has been subjected to this slavery without my knowledge or consent. My early death has even been planned for and anticipated (although not my death personally--mankind as a whole). If you want to understand exactly what I am talking about in depth, you need to spend a couple of hours watching the documentary called "Thrive". You can go to the website now and watch the movie in its entirety for free! Everything is documented with evidence, and the website is designed to allow you to learn about individual subjects as well as ideas for being part of the solution! I would highly encourage you to take advantage of this wonderful resource!

This past fall, I was made aware of a guy named David Wilcock. He is a self-proclaimed psychic who delves into the mysteries of extra-terrestrials and illuminati conspiracies. The thing about David is, he does an extreme amount of research on any topic he investigates. His "The Sourcefield Investigations" is an extremely interesting and informative piece of work that will make you question the very foundations of what you have always been taught to be true! David's website, Divine Cosmos, is an intriguing combination of intuition and information and is a resource you should take the time to explore!

At the end of last year, David posted an article on his Divine Cosmos website entitled "Financial Tyranny: Defeating the Greatest Cover-Up of All Time" in which he outlined a series of events that culminated in a real lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in November of 2011. It is an extremely involved article (this means not for the faint of heart) and outlines in detail the complicated state of the world's gold, the money supply, and who really owns it. It also explains what is being done to correct the situation (in terms of the lawsuit). Complicated, but very informative. Shocking on many levels.

All this information leads me up to present day, April 2012. Thanks to David and his website, I am now aware of some critical information being put out through internet channels by a guy known as Drake. David used his own inside sources (whom he says have been reliable sources of information for him for years) in order to check Drake and his information out. David is convinced Drake's information is reliable. The interview was conducted on March 29, 2012. You can listen to this three-hour long interview here.

The interview with Drake gives information about a plan to arrest the criminals who now run our world. According to Drake, this plan has been developed and implemented over the course of many years by a group of insiders who understand the corruption that has taken place and want to change to balance of power in order to restore power to the People. The official website Drake uses to put his information out is called Freedom Reigns. You can learn a great deal more about "the Plan" and how to prepare yourself and your family for the changes that are coming at this site.

Why do I feel the need to share all of this with you? Because the information Drake has been putting out resonates with the voice of God within me. I know the system is totally corrupt. I know that freedom from the slavery that has bound me requires taking the criminals out of power. The pain and injustice suffered by a vast majority of people on the planet cries out for relief and change. I feel it every day. And now I know there are powers working behind the scenes to make the changes possible for real freedom to occur.

The changes will not be easy (although I am convinced they will be awesome!). They will come as a shock to those who have been brainwashed by the non-news of the mainstream media and believe the problems with the economy are easily fixed by a change in elections (does it ever really work that way?). Most people will be so blown away by the information that becomes available it will feel as though they are living in a very twisted dream.

I don't expect you to just accept all this as fact because I have said it! Do your own research! Ask your own questions! Ask the voice of God within your own heart to lead you to what is right and true! Prepare yourself for what is coming!

I believe the end is near. So is the beginning!

Why Christianity Cannot Usher In the Kingdom of God

2012-01-01T11:53:00.000-05:00

Having grown up Christian, I know the topic I bring up will be extremely controversial. There are many Christians out there who believe if they do certain things, their place in God's kingdom is assured. They will condemn everyone who doesn't do these things to the eternal tortures of hell. This is exactly where the problem lies. The doctrine we know to be Christianity is based on the premise of separation--good and bad, right and wrong. It is not possible to live in community if you come from a place of separateness.

One of the basic tenants of Christianity is that we are all a bunch of terrible sinners, not having any value in and of ourselves. It is only through Jesus, our Lord and Savior, that we become spotless and blame-free. In other words, Christianity breaks us down to build us back up--all with the understanding that we are nothing without God. Ironically, there is some truth in this statement! We are nothing without God...because we are God!

OMG!!! Blasphemy and eternal damnation for even speaking such a concept!!! What Christians don't understand about the idea that we are God is that God flows in and through all things. God IS all things! This is why Jesus said, "Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me." (John 14:11 NIV) Jesus goes on to say in verse 20, "On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you." Jesus is telling us we are One with him and One with God!!!

The thing is, Christianity as it has come to be known is not based on Oneness. It is based on separation! I believe the reason for this stems from the way the world was created. This world was created through an act of separation. We read in the First book of Genesis, verses 3 and 4:

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. ⁴ God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

Further reading in this chapter shows that God continued to separate things out from the Oneness in order to create our world. This world was created in separateness! This is how we chose to experience it, but separateness is not the end goal!

Jesus came to teach this truth: We are all One with God! It is not Jesus fault we have been taught to judge everything, and thus separate everything! If you don't believe that Jesus taught Oneness, look at how he lived. He talked to and ministered to those people that society had been taught to despise--the woman at the well, tax collectors, those sick with leprosy. The people Jesus spoke out against were the very people responsible for keeping such groups separated--the teachers and leaders who held themselves "better" than the common man because they followed what they had been taught was the letter of the law! The pharisees and sadducees all taught separation in one form or another.

The kingdom of God is based on the premise of unity--of Oneness! If we cannot learn to break down those barriers that separate us one from another, we can never learn to live as One. As long as Christianity promotes the idea that we are separate from God, it will never be able to participate in the building of God's kingdom on earth.

Learn to live as God lives. Learn to BE One!

The Price of Right and Wrong

2011-11-15T07:56:00.001-05:00

We live in a world of right and wrong. When we are confronted with a person or object or situation, we immediately assign it a category and rank and decide whether or not it is acceptable in our world. We then dig our heels in, defending our beliefs, at times to the point of death. All conflict that exists in our world is the result of such thinking.

Who determines right and wrong? God? Society? Some internal knowledge of truth? My personal belief is that societies create the concepts of right and wrong. The proof is how the definitions of right and wrong have changed throughout history. For example, today in conservative Christian America, it is definitely a sin the sleep with anyone other than your spouse. However, there were ancient cultures where sex was considered a sacred act, and it was practiced with various partners in religious settings. The rules change over time because they are not based on any one standard.

How in the world can we achieve peace and harmony when we have two warring sides? Someday everyone will magically see "the truth" and they will naturally be drawn to what is "right"? It hasn't happened in thousands of years of recorded human history. Why should it happen now? Because God is on our side? I've got news for you. God doesn't choose sides!

Time to adopt another paradigm. Time to look past the labels we place on everything in our world and see things for the perfection they truly are. When all is acceptance instead of fear, the energies that make up who we are and our Universe are allowed to flow freely without hindrance. It is then we can truly have peace and harmony. Thinking in terms of right and wrong, by its very nature, can only lead to destruction. It's a price I am not willing to pay. Are you?

And I Weep

2011-11-14T08:24:00.000-05:00

There are days when
I look at the world
And all I can do
Is weep.

So much pain.
So much anger.
So much judgment.
So much ignorance.

People live their lives
Believing
What they have been taught
Is truth.

Truth is not
"Out there".
Truth resides
Within.

So we live in a world of pain
And anger,
Judgment
And Ignorance.

We live in a world
Separated from itself
And we do it
By choice.

And I weep
For I mourn that which
Could be
But is not chosen.

~Cindy Shippy Evans

Glasses: A Parable

2011-11-02T15:43:00.011-04:00

There was once a man who wore glasses so thick that, without them, the world looked monstrous and horrible. It hadn't always been that way. When he was very small, he didn't need glasses at all to see the world perfectly. Life was always beautiful with his crystal clear vision.

Then one day, someone pointed to something in the distance, and the boy realized he could not see it. Try as he might, those objects pointed out to him by others were blurry and misshapen. He could not perceive what others saw! He must be having vision problems! His mother took him to an eye specialist, who indeed pronounced him to have less than perfect sight. A pair of glasses was prescribed for him, and they corrected his vision...for a while.

Gradually over time, the distortions came on so strong he finally needed the strongest prescription possible, and even that didn't seem to help anymore. Indeed, his current eye doctor had recently told him he could not do anything else for him. If his eyesight continued to get worse, he would be blind.

It was in this state of near helplessness that the man heard about a new doctor who had just come to town--a miracle worker some were calling him! He was helping people all over town to see better. Some of them had even been pronounced blind by their other local eye doctors. He made an appointment to see this new vision expert.

The doctor checked the man's eyes, asked him to read the eye chart with and without the glasses on and asked him the usual questions. With some trepidation, the man asked, "So doc, is there anything you can do to help my sight?" The doctor's enthusiastic reply was, "Absolutely!" Without further ado, the doctor walked over to his new patient, snatched the eyeglasses off of his face, and wildly threw the glasses on the floor, breaking them into hundreds of tiny pieces.

"What are you doing?" the man cried! "I am almost blind with those glasses on, and now you have broken them into a million pieces! However will I see? However will I even take care of myself?"

The doctor looked at him, smiled, and with a very gentle tone said, "Your sight needs a rest. Go home, relax, and allow your vision to return to you without the glasses."

The man was furious! "That's all you're going to do? I paid hundreds of dollars to you in the hope that you would restore my vision and all you do is break my glasses? How will that help?"

"Make another appointment with my receptionist in one month's time. In the meantime, go home, rest, and allow yourself to see your world without the benefit of your glasses. I assure you, the world will look very different when you return."

The man, still clearly angry, walked out of the examination room, but did make a new appointment with the receptionist. As he was the last patient of the day, she offered to drive him home and patiently saw him to his door.

The man's neighbors, hearing about his fiasco at the doctor's office, immediately came to his aid with offers of food and help with laundry and errands. He smiled at the thought there were so many people out there who cared for him, and he quickly got over his anger.

The next morning when he awoke, the man realized something. Colors he had not noticed before were appearing in the room--the black rim of the clock, the red of the curtains, the yellow of the sunshine that peeped through his window. He could not see them clearly, but it was enough for the man to know the colors were there. He continued to relax, not pushing himself, but occasionally opening his eyes to see what else he might perceive.

Over the course of the next month, others things began appearing to him as well. He could now distinguish softer, more subtle colors. He also began to see distinct outlines of furniture and other objects in his home. Every day, he could recognize more and more until he was finally at the place he could do everything that needed to be done to take care of himself. He was amazed at the difference one month without his glasses had made! He began to look forward to his follow up appointment to the eye doctor.

As the man walked into the doctor's office the next day, the smile on the doctor's face told the man the doctor knew of his progress. The doctor checked his eyes once again and had him read the eye chart, this time read almost perfectly. The doctor told the man he was pleased with his progress and would require no more visits.

The man, filled with a new awe and respect for the doctor he had been so upset with one month before, asked the doctor a simple question. "How did you know all I needed to do was to get rid of the glasses?"

"It's simple, really," the doctor replied. "Most of us live our entire lives looking through objects created by others which distort our true vision. We become so dependent on this view of the world we can no longer tell the difference between what is real and what is not. In order to see clearly, all we need to do is remove the distortion."

"I could have thrown away my glasses years ago! Are you telling me the power to fix my sight was within my grasp all this time?"

"Of course. The problem is, we often rely so much on the opinions of others we feel the need to ask for help in order to make the leap. The power to see and heal has always been yours. You were just afraid to use it."

And with that, the man walked out of the doctor's office a new creation--full of hope and the understanding that everything he needed to see was already inside of him.

Ascension

2011-10-24T07:27:00.000-04:00

Ascension

We see the world divided—“Us” and “Them”.

It is the “Us” that stands illumined in the sunshine.

Darkness is not what we are about.

Darkness is left for “Them”.

We rage and fight, conquer and destroy,

In the belief that All should be “Us”.

We believe that force is necessary for conversion,

But force usually only brings resentment.

Throw off the shackles of light and dark!

They are the tools of bitterness and slavery.

Understand that All contain sun and shadow.

Life can only flow by allowing both.

We are not “Us” and “Them”.

We are All. We are One.

It is only when we see “Them” as “Us” will we have peace.

It is only when we see “Them” as “Us” will we be One.

~Cindy Shippy Evans

The Power of Asking Questions

2011-10-02T10:31:00.006-04:00

Do you want more power in your life? Do you want to put your creativity to use to learn and grow? You have the power! It all begins with asking new questions! There is a reason the Bible says "Ask and ye shall receive."

Think about this: when you don't ask any questions you believe you already have the answers. If you have the answers, do you need anything else? Answers are conclusions, and conclusions are final. When you come to a conclusion, what you do in effect is stop the flow of energy in your life! You turn your back on life's possibilities and don't allow new things to come in! It's that simple.

Begin your journey of empowerment today! Ask new questions! The doors this simple act opens will amaze you and change your life in very powerful ways.

Who Died and Made YOU Judge?

2011-09-30T07:50:00.000-04:00

I read a story this morning about a couple in Oregon who were just convicted of manslaughter because they had a child born two months prematurely and died when they failed to call for medical help. They did not seek medical help because the attend a church that believes in faith healing instead of using standard medical care. (To view full story, click here.)

The story struck a real nerve with me. While I do use the American medical system, I use it very sparingly. I'm not one who believes America has the best medical care in the world--just the most expensive. I'm very skeptical of the cut and poison practice currently in use. I will use alternative solutions first. Still if I were to go into labor two months early, I would have the baby in the hospital where they do have some procedures to increase the odds of survival. The question I had to ask myself was, is it okay to judge someone for their personal beliefs using your personal standards (or the standards of the majority)?

My next question becomes, do we really have religious freedom? Are we truly free to practice a religion that does not believe in the same standard of medical care as the majority? Can the government force us into medical treatment that we do not want and do not believe in? Children have been taken away from their parents because their parents sought alternative treatment for their child's cancer instead of the poisoning that occurs with chemotherapy. Is this truly in the child's best interest?

What about a religion that practices polygamy? Who gets to decide if this practice is okay? Not all polygamists force their underage daughters into polygamist marriages. Why is polygamy not okay? They aren't hurting you or anybody else.

Who gets to decide how you live your life? By whose standards are we judged? Man's? God's? Who died and made YOU judge?

If You Really Knew Me...

2011-09-29T19:18:00.000-04:00

If you really knew me

It would not matter that my skin was white

Or black

Or brown

Or yellow

Or red

Or pink

Or blue with green polka dots.

If you really knew me

It would not matter that I drive a Mercedes-Benz

Or a beat up pickup truck with no air conditioning or radio.

You wouldn’t care if my home was a mansion

Or the alley behind the post office.

You would not care about the tattoos all over my body

Or the crew cut haircut I love to wear.

If you really knew me

It would not matter that I spoke English

Or Japanese

Or Hindi

Or Spanish

Or Swahili.

If you really knew me

You would not care that I was lazy,

Or an atheist,

Slept around,

Cheated on my taxes,

Stripped for a living,

Or shot up heroin.

You would not even care if I was a fundamentalist Christian

Or a radical Muslim.

If you really knew me

You would understand that the anger and rage I take out on you

Is not about you.

It’s about me—my experiences,

My traumas,

My pains,

Being expressed in the only way I know how.

If you really knew me

You would acknowledge me for who I am—

A being full of light,

And love,

And joy!

You would see my perfection

And would not seek to change me

Or control me.

You would know my life journey is about

My own personal growth and evolution.

You would honor me,

Just as I honor you,

If you really knew me.

~Cindy Shippy Evans

The Coming Destruction

2011-09-28T12:30:00.000-04:00

Destruction is coming. It's inevitable. The signs are all there--failing economies, shifting power, civil unrest. Religious leaders are proclaiming it from the rooftops. (Of course, they are also predicting an apocalypse of some magnitude where the "righteous" will be raised up and the "sinners" will be subjected to endless torment.) Society as it exists today--the life we have always depended upon--is no longer working. Breakdown is nature's way of rebalancing herself. Still, the prospect of destruction is scary. How will we cope when all those things we have come to rely on have collapsed on themselves? The unknown is often accompanied by some fear.

The thing to keep in mind about destruction is the fact that it is all part of the growth process. Destruction is what clears the space to make room for something new--hopefully something much better. Creation cannot occur without it.

Picture a giant redwood forest. The beauty of these magnificent trees takes your breath away. When you think about the possibility of them being destroyed by the fires that often sweep through their native California you cringe. However, the truth is redwood trees actually need fire. They have a built-in natural fire retardant. Fire burns away the undergrowth, allowing sunlight to reach lower parts of the trees as well as new seedlings. The destruction a fire brings to these old growth forest keeps those majestic giants alive and thriving. From the ashes, new life!

Destruction is a natural part of the life process. It is our choice to allow it to destroy us or to use it to clear out what is not working so that we have space to create something new and wonderful.

Believe In the Magic!

2011-09-25T16:32:00.000-04:00

I remember being taken to see the movie "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" when I was a kid (yes, the original version) and being in total awe and delight of the fantastic imagery of Wonka's chocolate factory. It truly did seem like a place of fantasy where all your wildest dreams could suddenly come true. When we are kids, such things enthrall us because something deep inside speaks to us that magic is real. We know it with every fiber of our being. Then one day, we grow up and wonder how we could ever have been that simple and naive to believe in things so fantastic and unrealistic. We go on with our lives in the "real" world--very often lives of boredom and drudgery and unfulfilled dreams.

What if I were to tell you that the magic is real? That you could wave your wand over anything and everything in your life and it could be changed in an instant? Would you think I was crazy? Would you lock me away in the mental hospital?

The truth of the matter is, magic IS real! You can live a life of miraculous wonder and infinite abundance! The key to living such a life is to let go of all the limits you have placed on it about how the world is "supposed' to work and believe that anything is possible. Yes, you must believe in the magic! You must believe in the miraculous! You must trust the dreams in your heart so much that you are willing to see only them and not what the world tells you is true.

In religious terms, the concept is called faith. According to the Bible, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen." (Heb. 11:1 KJV) Simply put, faith is that knowing in your heart that something exists, even when you have no physical evidence to support that claim at present.

Miracles happen every day. The miracles that present themselves in our lives occur because we believe--we have faith--that they can happen. When we limit our knowing, we limit the miracles that are allowed to occur in our lives. It's that simple. It's your choice.

So get over yourself and your limited belief system! Believe in miracles! Be willing to wave your magic wand and allow the magic to enter your life! Your life can change in an instant. All you have to do is believe!

YOU Are a Powerful Creator!

2011-08-24T17:54:00.001-04:00

YOU are a powerful creator! Did you know? You don't feel powerful? Sometimes, you even feel powerless? I'm here to reassure you! YOU are a creator--a very powerful one at that! How do I know? I know because you are a human, and as a human you have been given the ability to choose. Creation is the direct result of choosing which path to follow at any given moment.

Why do we occasionally feel powerless? There are times we choose to give our power away to others. Why would anyone in their right mind choose to give their power away? Quite often, we give our power away out of apathy or ignorance. There are certain choices in our lives that we just don't care enough about. Consequently, we let others make the decisions. (Think politics as an example.) More often, our own ignorance keeps us from understanding that we really can make a choice. If you believe change can't happen because this is the way it has always been, you are choosing out of ignorance.

Look at Martin Luther King, Jr. and the other leaders of the American Civil Rights Movement. They grew up with discrimination as part of their everyday lives in the American south. Separation was the norm for people of different races. They knew is wasn't right! They knew it wasn't fair! Instead of believing it had to be that way, these brave men and women chose to stand united against the inequality! They chose the possibility of injury or death to bring justice back into balance! They created the change they wanted to see--all through the choices they made!

All the circumstances of your life at present are the results of choices you have made in the past. Some of these choices may have been as simple as what music to listen to or which friends you hung out with. They may have been big choices like who to marry or which job to take. All choices lead somewhere.

You don't have to stand on the sidelines of your own life waiting for things to just happen to you! No job? Been looking for months? Choose to do something different! Assess the needs of your community. Assess your talents and skills. What can YOU offer that will be a much needed fit? Lonely? Want a serious relationship? Get out of the house! Volunteer! Develop a new skill or hobby that will bring new passion into your life. By focusing on helping others and improving yourself you are choosing to bring new things into your life, and other people will inevitably be a part of that!

Challenge yourself to become the creator you were meant to be! Make choices! Learn! Grow! Evolve! You are so much more than you have imagined yourself to be! YOU are a powerful creator!

The Bond Teleclass With Lynne McTaggart

2011-07-22T13:26:00.000-04:00

I am so pleased to be able to share an amazing upcoming *FREE* teleclass presented by one of my favorite authors, Lynne McTaggart! For those of you who may not be familiar with her work, Lynne McTaggart is one of the world's foremost authorities on the science of spirituality. An investigative journalist by trade, Lynne keeps abreast of all the latest scientific research studying those invisible bonds which connect us to each other and the Universe--what many would define as "God". She is able to explain the complex principles she has gleaned from leading-edge scientists in layman's terms, making these findings simple for the common man to understand through her works The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World and now The Bond: Connecting Through the Space Between Us.

Her new teleclass is based on her book, The Bond, which focuses on what we can do to connect in this world of separation. Beginning on July 25th and continuing for the next 21 days, Lynne will teach a five part course designed to help you discover "the bond" and how to use it within your own life to create your best life ever. In part two of the series, twenty-three speakers (including people like Jack Canfield, Marianne Williamson and Hale Dwoskin) will share their life strategies on how to incorporate the principles of sharing and fairness which have created joy and fulfillment in their own lives, connecting them to humanity and the world.

Join us for this *FREE* life-changing series of calls which will help us all navigate the challenges our world currently faces! Separate, we are doomed to failure. Together, we can empower ourselves and the world through those invisible bonds which connect us to one another!

Sign up here: http://www.masterful.net/thebond/

Love Them Anyway!

2011-07-11T09:10:00.000-04:00

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.
~attributed to Mother Teresa

I was a very sensitive child. Often, I would find myself on the receiving end of anger, sadness or some other pain, and I would allow it to overwhelm me to the point I would cry or get upset. The world can be a very cold, angry place.

I gained some perspective on it when I was around twelve. It dawned on me that there were times I hurt people without meaning to. Sometimes, my impulsive actions led to misunderstandings--consequences I had not intended but which happened all the same. In that moment, I resolved to give others the benefit of the doubt. I realized that not every pain I received was intentional. This helped me not take things quite so personally.

It has only been in more recent years that I have gained more perspective on the intentional hurts people inflict on others. Yes, sometimes people will intentionally hurt you. Sometimes, you did nothing to bring that hurt to yourself except be in the wrong place at the wrong time. The thing is, people who hurt you, whether intentionally or not, do so because they live continuously in a state of pain. Their actions are based upon the pain they know. Thinking outside this box of pain may be beyond their present capabilities.

In our day to day lives, we allow this pain to separate us from those who seek to hurt us. There are times when walking away is the only thing we can do to keep ourselves from fighting back. Still, this pain places walls between us. We allow pain to keep us broken.

Mother Teresa's words speak to Oneness. They counsel us to accept that painful experiences will happen. We cannot control the actions of others. We can control the actions we take. We can choose to look past the flaws of others. We can choose to understand the pain others inflict on us comes from the pain they constantly live with, and we have the ability to accept it and love them anyway. Loving them anyway has the ability to break down all those barriers which separate us from one another.

We do not have to let the pain in our lives divide us. When we make the choice to love regardless of the other person's circumstances, we allow all that IS to move freely within our lives. Not only does this allow us to expand, but such actions ultimately touch the lives of every other person they come in contact with. Unconditional love can break through any barrier and unify the whole!

The next time someone hurts you, allow yourself to move past the pain and love them anyway. By doing so, you allow yourself to touch the heart of God and become the heart of God for others.

Heaven Or Hell? Your Choice!

2011-07-09T11:28:00.000-04:00

Many religions talk endlessly about the consequences of the choices you make. Presumably, good choices help you get into Heaven, the place of eternal reward. Poor choices land you in Hell, a place of eternal torment, fire and brimstone. While I agree that our choices take us to various places, I don't believe these places are the be-all-end-all of existence. Rather, I believe both Heaven and Hell are present in the world today and that we all live in one state or the other (or in various degrees of them).

So, what exactly is Hell? In it's most basic definition, Hell is the state of separation. Think back to every negative experience you've ever had on earth. Maybe someone hurt you or you had a fight or some other unpleasent or painful experience. How did you feel? Sad? Angry? Alone? At these moments, you are not connected to anyone or anything (except maybe your own pain), especially not to God. Even the Bible talks about how man (specifically Adam and Eve) chose to be separated from God and in doing so led the way for all manner of pain, torment and problems. If that's not Hell, I don't know what is.

Then what is Heaven? Heaven would be the place of Unity...of Peace...of Oneness. True Heaven is the place of Love. A place without judgment. Think about those times in your life when you have been full of love. Did you feel connected? Hopeful? Empowered? Heaven is a state of being in your best. It is a place of understanding the Universe and your place in it.

Let me ask you a question. Do you truly believe we end up in one specific place for the rest of eternity? How boring! How unproductive! Life is about awareness! Opportunity! Growth! Heaven and Hell are just places to explore on this endless progression, and we make this choice on a daily basis. Where you end up truly is up to you!

Preparing For "The End"

2011-07-06T08:19:00.000-04:00

I come from a long line of believers of the kingdom of God on earth (or where I come from, the concept is called Zion). My father, who is highly versed in scripture, talked about it for hours on end with various friends and relatives over the years. My grandmother (his mom) held onto a huge Victorian style house long after her own children had flown the nest in order to use it as a weigh station of sorts for people who needed a place to stay when they were "fleeing to Zion for safety." She hid all sorts of extra canned goods so she would have plenty of food for them, and filled her house with items of interest so no one would become bored during the wait. Yes, I come from a family of "believers".

With 2012 approaching (and the end of the Mayan calendar), the world seems poised to come to a screeching halt. Doomsday scenario books and movies are the rage, and many religious fanatics are prophesying the end of the world (often suckering naive people out of their life savings). People are "preparing", but are they really? Will it be enough to stockpile food and other essentials in the event of some cataclysm? (Some people are going to the extreme of stockpiling guns to "protect their stuff". Really?!!! If you are willing to use guns against another human being, you have some serious issues.)

After being part of a cult with very definite "end times" beliefs (for full story, link here), I came to one simple conclusion. It is much more important to focus on your internal connection to God as opposed to trying to get the inside scoop from another person (or a group of people). The way I see it, if I work on developing my relationship with the Divine, I will know what I need to do to prepare (if anything).

The interesting thing is, what I am being called to do now is not stockpile food or move to the country. In my quiet meditation time, I am being called to more fully develop my spiritual gifts. I feel led to use my sensitivities to understand the more subtle energies around me--to learn to differentiate them and understand how they work. I am exploring my psychic and healing abilities, and I am learning to trust them. It seems that almost every day I am uncovering some new skill I possess but never fully recognized before.

The fear we are experiencing with the thought of "the end of the world" comes from not understanding the nature of all that needs to come to an end. I do believe the world we know is self-destructing. We have allowed this world we've constructed from our minds (our ego selves) to take over, leaving the spiritual sides of ourselves to wither and die. We think this construct is "safe" because it is what we know, but this is far from the truth. We were meant for joy! We were meant for spirituality! We were meant for miracles! We were not meant for the poverty and the slavery of the world today! This is what is meant to end!

Preparing for the "the end" is not meant to be a physical thing. It is meant to be a spiritual thing. Listen to the Voice that speaks in your heart. It will tell you all things that you should do.