When I write about magic and miracles, they are simply responses to vibrational energies, frequencies that we generate and transmit. This means their manifestations take many forms.
Those forms depend on many dynamics, more than I wish to list here. However, the two basic dynamics that determine the course of our behaviors and beliefs of humanity are two we arrive here with: Ego and Heart. Ego will tell us that life is hard, that miracles are rare, and that magic is fantasy. And Ego influence can pop up anytime when my faith falters — faith in myself, my mind and soul, my Heart, and my oneness with Spirit. That’s what Ego does for us if we don’t know what it is, how it works, and how to handle it. Ego tells us anything abnormal, not status quo, not acceptable by some majority segment of society is irrational and/or impossible. In my novel, I am working on the chapter in which Anne Lafarnge awakens to Heart, hears that inner voice, and has to face Ego concerns, objections, and discouragements. Some situations and self-realizations will not be easy for her to face. However, as the chapter progresses, magic starts occurring. It always does when we choose Heart. As Eric and Anne progress in fellowship with their own Hearts and in the fellowship of the Heart with one another — even though they do not yet know it is called such — they begin seeing the reality, the fullness of spiritual awakening. I risk making this sound like some sort of religious conversion, which implies rules of conduct and standardization of beliefs. Not so. We each have Spirit in us, each have that portion of divinity that came here to experience existence in the infinite variety we express; however, Spirit is denied the fullness of this experience if don’t acknowledge and invite Heart to take over the programming energy of our being. And that is why so many feel an emptiness, an apathy, a sense of loss or missing out on a fuller reason for being here: Heart yearns to open all that to us, and the magic and miracles of being attuned to the energies of life. When that happens, we come to understand, to know, to trust, to love, to allow, and to receive blessings, to experience magic and miracles. But wait! It’s much more than experiencing them, and it’s so much more it barely does any good to tell anyone. You just have to live it. The reality is that despite Ego and the societies of the world built on ego telling us that magic and miracles are rare or impossible, they are not. We can, once we know who we are as Heart-core Self and we have created purpose, go on to create magic and perform miracles by summoning through the law of attraction the frequencies we need. Some people want to do things like make money appear out of thin air or transport themselves from one place to another in the blink of an eye (apparate for you Harry Potter aficionados); however, those are Ego-desires, usually, not always, though. Heart summoning is much easier and more real. No way I intend to discuss this much more, but I will give you one example. I know for a fact that my publishing this blog and the amount of writing I did every day for over a year now — in the full production of which I wrote nearly a million words — is a miracle. You don’t know me that well, but I have learned miraculous lessons and know that at times I have created magic to make this happen. In the past, I used to refer to organizations I joined or tried out as my “quitter clubs” because I would be enthusiastic but not endure. My writing is a miracle; I wanted it; I summoned it; at times, I had supernatural help to make it happen. This is enough for tonight. I hope readers will see the essence of magic and miracles in The Fellowship of the Heart and be encouraged. Life and all of its challenges can be faced and lived with the light of Heart and all the benefits accruing from that. Enjoy the blessings!
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As I continue working on my novel, I analyze why my characters do what they do. Oh, I have it sort of mapped out, but sometimes, they do things I did not expect would happen. Yeah, I know; it’s kind of weird because I’m creating it. Things just pop into my mind.
This morning as I was re-thinking the latest going on with the informal conspiracy to lure Eric and Anne into the political arena, I considered why people most of us would consider slime balls get away with shit. Know why? The spiritual laws are laws, and even if slime balls learn the powers of the law of attraction, inadvertently or deliberately, and then proceed to use that with Ego rather than Heart, they can manipulate, control, and win — for awhile. Of course, the law of attraction is most useful in the hands of those who realize the divine power residing in each one of us. When people get clued in to that, again it may be inadvertent, they can use that power. It’s there in us, and if it’s appropriated, the power can be accessed. Such people in my novel like Paul Egan, Stan Boyle, Jack Actov, Peter Colboard, and the unseen Governor Etts have to some extent realized the power. It’s ironic because the same thing happens in real life. Many folks who work for such people or are in some way under the influence of such — ahem, many politicians — search for their true identity and a semblance of purpose. People bearing the brunt of jerks are often sincere, honest, hard-working, and good-natured, but deep down they lack the realization of their own divinity. (And they are one reason I do what I do!) These same people wonder how such jerks got into the positions they did. Here’s the answer. They access their divine nature, they focus on what they want, and through that focus, they summon the energies of life that manifests their desires. They get what they want. However, even though it may appear to others that corrupt corporate leaders, politicians, or other influencers and leaders always get away with shit, they are never truly satisfied. I know that. How do I know? The intent of Spirit coming here in mortal bodies and beings is to experience the joys and depths of its creation; when Heart is not chosen to run the program of life, Spirit’s purpose is frustrated, which means the individual is frustrated. And no one else may ever know the insecurity, the insanity that occurs in such people. They look good to many undecided, apathetic masses who just exist. And it’s usually money and power that makes those corrupt operators appealing to those who have not awakened to self. Those corrupt leaders who usurp and misappropriate their own divinity pay great prices because they must maintain control. They feel they have to do it, and that they can do it. Often, they convince themselves, as in The Fellowship of the Heart, that they are manipulating, scheming, controlling, and engineering society or their little portion of it for the good of everyone involved. In other words, they work from a god complex — far different than what I speak of. What’s the difference? Love. The most basic powerful energy force of Spirit is love. When anyone appropriates divinity and leaves out love, they have sabotaged themselves. And that is exactly what happens when they choose to allow Ego to operate and forsake the voice of Heart. They can only go so far, do so much, but they will never have the true answers to who they are and their purpose. They plunder others trying to satisfy those needs. Last night when I wrote of Unhappy Gods, this is exactly what I intended to say: a misappropriated divinity never leads to happiness, because there is no true love except of Ego self — not the same as love of Heart-self. The difference between happiness and unhappiness is Love, and the energy of Spirit-love can only be accessed through Heart. We must choose Heart. When we develop love for that Heart-Self, then we can express genuine love for others. I thought of a very relevant Bible verse concerning this, Luke 11:35: “Take heed therefore that the light which is in you be not darkness.” When we realize the power that abides in us, the light of divinity, we can live and shine that light with the energy of love, which is only accessed through Heart. When people allow Ego to be the energy that makes use of our divine light, it results in darkness. That darkness is what we see all around us and so many cannot understand. They know something is wrong, but don’t know what or why. Those in the fellowship of the Heart know; Hearts know things. Good to remember that! Blessings! How many people do you know who are truly happy? Loaded question, in a way, so allow me to add a qualifier. How many people do you know who would choose to keep doing what they are doing because it’s their dream job? Maybe a few.
When I taught, that was a dream job in terms of the process. In terms of administration and idiot politicians, it was a nightmare. My students and I in the classroom? Loved them and the situation. The restrictions, though, made it unpleasant for all of us at times, but that was okay. It became time to move on — Heart and all that, you know! How many people know what they would choose to do if money had nothing to do with it? Let’s reverse engineer that one. How many people chose their job or stay in their job because of money? I cannot tell you how many times I heard young people thinking about their post-secondary careers making choices based on money. We had these interest surveys attached to some standardized tests. You might think I’m kidding, but this is honest to goodness truth. I heard a number of kids say they wanted to be things like a pediatrician through the week but a hairstylist on the weekends. Or 5’ 5” kids planning on a basketball career who had never played organized ball — just wanted the money. Why? What has society and life in general communicated to them, to all of us? Absolutely nothing. However, Ego does a number on us. We crave acceptance, believe we have to earn it, see that money, power, and control are respected, and have that modeled to us from earliest education, moral and religious training, entertainment, and society in general. But it’s our Ego that says we have to be like everyone else expects or we’re not normal. And when we don’t obtain our Ego dreams, we get upset, not for a day or week or phase of our life but often for our whole adult life. Yes, it’s our choice to be upset, angry, unfulfilled, and unhappy when we allow Ego to run our being. No one else causes us to fail or be miserable. We can choose Heart. And that brings me to the idea I have held all day long today: we all are, at times, unhappy gods. That Heart in us is Spirit, the Spirit, and we contain divinity in mortal bodies. Yet, most of the time we don’t act like divinity. We act like those ancient gods of Greece, bickering, scheming, battling on Mt. Olympus in conflicts that spilled out into the world and afflicted mortals. But we are gods, by and large unhappy gods like the ones on Olympus. We complain and groan and blame and lament and many even, as I did, mock Self: “Where’s the proof of all this power and greatness? I don’t have…” You name it for yourself. And this thought struck me. How great of an oxymoron is it for a human to be an Unhappy God? I’m not stretching these ideas. Are you aware that the inscription carved into the rock above the Greek Oracle at Delphi reads “Know Thyself?” They knew that was our purpose. And they knew what power we possess when we come to know Self, a power beyond Ego-driven gods. We can be mortal expressions of Heart-driven divinity, the essence of Spirit, not the likeness of Ego. Others have recognized this through the millennia, many others. However, this isn’t a historical exposition. This morning, the following two quotes occurred to me, one from Alexander Pope in the 16th century and one from Mark Twain. In Essays on Man: Epistle II, Pope writes of the paradox of mortal divinity: “Know then, thyself, presume not God to scan; / The proper study of mankind is man. // He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest; / In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast.” We are mortal divinity, and we don’t know it. At least we don’t live it most of the time. Instances of this sort of truth, evidences, even subconscious ones, abound in literature, but I want to skip to Mark Twain’s quote: “The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.” The day we are born, Ego becomes our default operating system, and it helps us to become a fully functioning mortal. However, that brings us to the point of choice for Heart, and that decision brings us to discovering that core Self and creating Purpose, of realizing our divinity. I created my Purpose and joy — Discover. And to help others discover through my writing. Everyone has their own options, their own ability to create as that portion of divinity we are. No rights, wrongs, or predetermination in the classic sense. We choose, fellowship with Heart, and engage. Money has nothing to do with it. Prestige or fame or acclaim has nothing to do with it. You choose based on Heart, and let your divinity do what it’s capable of. We do not have to be unhappy gods, not if we choose to exercise our divinity. Blessings! I celebrate Day 365 of publishing this nightly post. I actually have probably overshot it by a post or two, but I wanted to make sure! Since I’m the author, I’ll make the determination. DAY 365 — WOO-HOO! HOORAY!
I’ve learned a lot; I wanted to when I embarked on this endeavor. However, I will be honest. There is no freakin’ way when I started this a year ago that I had anything in my thoughts like I’m going to write every day for a full year and produce a bit less than a million words. I can only tell you that fellowship with my Heart, that core Self, is a very real phenomenon. From that, I knew I had to start, to do what I could, the best I knew how. It’s pure gratitude I feel for the kindness, love, and support of others, not to mention the energies of life, that field around me of magic and miracles. Gratitude is what I feel tonight — unmitigated, full joy. I’ve reflected the last several nights about lessons. I am not going to do anything else this evening except to list ideas, concepts, experiences, lessons, blessings, all these blessings and more over the last year that are gratitude prompts for me tonight. 1. Knowing and Discovering my core Self, Heart, in greater ways than I imagined possible.2. Discovering facets, aspects of total Self — past, interests, strengths. 3. Grit 4. Perseverance 5. Focus 6. Ego — this is all about self-awareness, knowing how Ego works, how it can interfere if not understood. 7. Love — so much love from Spirit, for Self, and others and this world 8. Spirit 9. Connection/Unity 10. Conflict — Ego and Heart 11. Challenges and Responses 12. Writing, Writing Writing 13. Relationships — value 14. Purpose 15. Process 16. Vision 17. Visualizing 18. Meditation 19. Life Energies 20. Mission 21. Goals 22. Execution 23. Self-awareness — In some form or fashion, almost all of the above fall into this category — So much to discover about Self, ocean depths and space expanse of our existence are just as great as those of our observable Universe. Are there more? I’m sure, but for this day of Soul, Mind, Heart Celebration, these are my gratitude prompts. I can tell you that a year ago, I probably would have scoffed, if I allowed my Ego to operate my mind and soul. I would have thought if there’s no money in it, why do it? How do I turn this to cash? If I would have known I would go a year and have no return on investment, I would have, egoically, abandoned all. Now, I literally would not trade the nearly one million words for a million dollars. The value of what I’m thankful for is much more than this. I don’t want to leave out a special part of this journey. While I would have done this no matter what, the special connections I’ve made over social media has been a source of encouragement. Thanks to a young entrepreneurial friend of mine, I put a lot of focus and effort into Instagram, and I value those connections, along with those on other social media platforms. It’s been great, and I plan on continuing, adjusting, and working towards further mission goals. It’s part of who I am, Discovery, core Self. As Heart continues to serve as my primary operating system, I will continue to discover core Self. I will live that Truth, Self, Purpose, and Heart in love of Self. The extent I love myself is the limit to how much I can love others — an important truth. Hearts know things, and the light of knowledge to the mind and love to the soul depends on accessing our own Heart and appropriating those truths for Self. Blessings and Thanks for connecting with me, reading my work, and caring. Much love! Some essential qualities have helped to carry me through this last year. I know I will come up with more as I continue to reflect.
I have come to realize how worthy I am, and that makes me love who I am. I’m well aware of what many would consider shortcomings and imperfections, but they are just me. I don’t need anyone’s approval; I do, however, value others’ love and presence in my life, which brings up an aspect of my work this past year. Many days, especially after the first month or so, I saw few responses on social media with no new connections. I spent six to eight hours a day living my truth and creating my purpose and vision. My Heart was worthy to be published — responses or not, income or not. However, Ego is part of my total being, and Ego rationalizations presented the case for the pointless, fruitless, income-less futility of investing myself so deeply into something with little apparent return. However, I knew and know I can call on Heart for resolution of such horrible feelings. Some people have Egos that work just the opposite, imbuing them with a false sense of superiority. Have you noticed that either way ends up isolating a person spiritually? The works and function of Ego has been a major lesson this past year. Doing something intently and long term tends to bring out the deepest workings of Ego, and that provides some invaluable lessons. My Heart answered, and what may sound like Ego to some is only the reality of who each of us is as Heart. We are worthy because we are Spirit, divine. Because of that, I long for connection with fellow beings. I am worthy of receiving friends, relationships, blessings, wealth, and happiness. When I love myself and prove that love in living my Purpose, as I have intensely this past year, then I am showing the deepest desire for unity and expressing divine love for all else. That is a pretty big lesson. Yes, Love powered this year, and in order to do love, live it, I have had to learn something else about myself. This is part of my #selfawareness I use every night in my posts. I knew it was an issue with me, but not as much of one as it has become apparent. An almost daily reminder from my Heart contains the word Focus. Without focus, a serious effort for me, I would not have been able to pull this off. Focus has enabled me to study and write and maintain logical threads of thought, constructions of meaning. Focus has helped me to receive the blessings of living my Purpose and carrying out my Mission. It’s been a long day, and quite honestly, focus has been a struggle for me. It always is when I’m exhausted. Lessons of the essence and worth of every individual, and the choice we have to exercise love of Self by living Heart, and in so doing bless this Universe with our love and unique talents, passions, and abilities — these are worth learning, living, and knowing. Blessings! |
Questions to consider:How many times have you asked yourself or simply thought about the following questions?
Who am I, really? What is my truth? How do my actions reveal what I really feel and believe? What would I do with my life if I could do anything? What is my passion? Why am I here? How can I discover answers to any of these questions? If you have considered any of these questions, I hope that my experiences and writing will give you some guidance. Please read my blog and comment and share your thoughts. I would love to hear from you! Archives
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