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River of Love
How has your journey been going as you seek to move from fog to flow? I know I am writing about this transition in a ten-week series, but in truth, such a thing can take months, years or lifetimes! Persistence in doing the work of alignment with your higher self and higher realms is the key, though. So as you continue your practice, you will find pockets of flow that grace your path.
This week we are truly moving more and more into the flow of the metaphorical river, that ethereal energy that is only Love and can only be Love. It supports you and permeates every bit of your human self and spiritual self because it is the creative energy of God or the Universe or All that Is. The more you do the work of seeking the light, the more you understand yourself as light, too. (To enhance your practice, don’t miss the wonderful audio visualization at the end of this article.)
Christ Consciousness
For our purposes today, let’s expand the name consciousness to Christ consciousness. By Christ consciousness I mean the highest and lightest frequency there is: Love itself. Love that is not separate from us but resides in, around, and through every cell in our bodies and in all of creation everywhere. It is a divine energy that is the I Am, if you will. To see through the eyes of the Christ is to be in such flow and such connection with that divine energy that the personality self - the one who compares, judges, creates duality and withholds love - happily takes the back seat. Those that come to mind as examples of having seen through the eyes of the Christ are of course Jesus, but also Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddha and other bodhisattvas. These are the ones who have shown the way through their very presence.
But how do you take the next steps in this direction?
First, begin where we left off. Changing the tapes and changing the station are essential. Through tuning to the higher frequency, which is both You on a different level and Christ consciousness itself, you are on your way.
Wonder
Next, you must begin to believe that such a transformation is possible. To do that, allow yourself to be in wonder. This releases the blockage that says, “It can’t be so.” Think of something wondrous that you experienced or witnessed, something that until it was experienced or witnessed you might never have believed it. I have probably accrued hundreds of these stories recently, but the most recent moment of wonder came from watching a video in which a black leopard transformed from embodying his name of Diabolo to his new name Spirit through the help of an animal communicator.
This was only the second time I’d even heard of such a thing as an animal communicator. Here she was telepathically speaking with the leopard and translating back and forth with its conservationist keeper. I was in awe and wonder at the possibility that such communication could be!
In truth I have maintained my sense of wonder my whole life. As I learn about the benefits of wonder, I realize it has served me well while on my spiritual path. I was the child who took forever to walk just a few blocks home from my grade school. There were always so many wonders to absorb: the scent of the flowered bushes, the birds and squirrels in the trees, the dogs being walked, a persistent wildflower on the side of the road. Today I have picked up this thread with my morning tea in the backyard awed at the blue sky, the sparse puffy clouds, the woodpecker and cardinals that find their way to the feeder, and my cat’s interest in all things birds and squirrels. Oh, and I have also taken thousands of pictures of the wonders of nature. (See photos throughout Life Cheat Sheets for evidence of that, including the one that follows.)
Moments of wonder such as this actually lift you vibrationally. In other words, they allow for the light to come in and your awareness to expand. They allow for a new way of being in the world to emerge. Look for wonder often and appreciate each wondrous moment. As these moments accrue, you will find yourself feeling lighter.
Seeing through the Eyes of the Christ
As you lift your vibration and braid it with your higher self you open the possibility to seeing through the eyes of the Christ. To experience this, here’s an exercise worth repeating many times over. It is provided by the book I am the Word by Paul Selig, page 123.
As you go for a walk or sit in a park or stand in a line, consciously acknowledge that your neighbors are a Created Being and created by the Creator who makes Himself known through his creations. Notice your own response to this. Do you respond in judgment? Where? Why? How do you feel when you acknowledge everyone is of the Creator?
Then use this intention to lift your vibrational frequency:
“I am now intending to lift in my frequency where I can benefit from the higher perspective of each man and woman created in the image likeness of their Creator.” Pay attention to your body’s response. You may feel energy move or shift. (In my case, the top of my head gets tingly; some would call this the crown chakra opening.)
Continue your exercise by choosing to see all before you as the Christed self. Realize it’s not that your personality-self has suddenly become a savior; that’s not it at all. It’s through your alignment and lifting in vibration that you are experiencing yourself as your True Self. And as a True Self in the likeness and image of the Creator you can witness the truth of others too, no matter how they present in form.
Simply put,
Come into awareness.
Choose and intend alignment.
Intend to lift in frequency.
See and release judgment.
Witness others in their divinity from that higher place of Christ consciousness.
As a teacher in my final years in Hong Kong, I was able to do this practice during the school year with great consistency. It brought more joy to my heart, connected me to my students on an unseen but powerful level, and set the tone for the environment in the classroom. And for those students who could present challenges, I was able to see beyond their choices as a young person in flesh and bone. There is something holy about knowing another’s innate divine nature as an aspect of the Creator.
Ultimately, for me the experience of this exercise has shifted something fundamental in who I am and how I walk through the world. Through the practice of seeing others through the eyes of the Christ I have released many, many judgments. I just don’t have it in me to disparage others. This is not to say that no one can do anything wrong or harmful to another. They certainly can. But I realize that the aspect of the person engaged in such harm is the personality-self which perceives itself as cut off from the divine.
To Be a Light
To see through the eyes of the Christ serves both you and fellow human beings. You are served through your alignment to Christ consciousness. Then your very light shines upon those around you. It’s as if you become that channel that others can choose to tune their dial to. It’s not so much what you do as how you BE. And how you BE is then guided by the flow of the river of love itself. Being itself becomes more effortless and joyful.
May your practice this week bathe you in light, bring wonder and joy, and serve you for your highest and best good.
Listen: A Visualization to Lift in Frequency
(Excerpt from Selig’s I am the Word.)
Journal: When have you seen someone through the Eyes of the Christ?
Activity: GO be in wonder, alignment, and see others at a park, a store, at work through the eyes of the Christ.
Resources
Selig, Paul. I am the Word: A guide to the Consciousness of Man’s Self in a Transitioning Time, TarcherPerigee, 2009, pp. 81-84.
Next time: A Lighthouse
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Me-Time: Self-care in the time of Covid
Reasons for Hope
From Fog to Flow
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Excellent, Brenda! Thank you for sharing your experiences and wisdom. You verify many things that I have been encountering now and in the past. Remain in wonder always and keep writing!
I loved this entry! I especially like the video and audio visualization practice you included! Thanks for sharing your insights and wisdom around what you are embodying from the Selig work among other sources. What a beautiful gift! Beautifully done!