Crescentmoon Network Of Tennessee~~Spiritual Passages, Page Two
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Spirit Guides
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Throughout the ages, humankind has recognized that there is more to life than what meets our physical eyes. There is an inner sense of a Presence, and an awareness that we are not alone. Various cultures have accessed this alternate reality in a variety of ways, and have gained much in the way of knowledge, insights, and wisdom, which has helped to live a more productive and satisfying life. The entities that have been contacted on the other side have been called by many names, such as angels, guardians, power animals, and gods and goddesses. Most of us now use the term spirit guides to refer to these spiritual beings. Quite a few people think that you must have some special ability or talent to actually meet their spirit guides, but this is not so. Any of us can access the spirit realm with the proper training and setting. What may be required is some extra effort on your part to overcome the lifetime of negative programming that has insinuated itself within your own mind and heart. Even if we are not directly told that psychic abilities and contact with the other side is evil or is all in our minds, we tend to assimilate that general impression from the attitudes of our society around us. It is unfortunate, but it is a fact of our life here and now, and if you truly desire to reach that level of spiritual awareness, then the first thing you must do is to get very honest with yourself, search your heart for any doubts that dwell there, and begin calmly and lovingly removing those negative images, replacing them with positive affirmations which state that you DO have psychic ability, and it is OKAY to make contact with the spiritual realms. Once you have done that, start meditating on a REGULAR basis, in a calm setting, perhaps with some soft music and some lit candles to help relax your judging conscious mind. Trust the images that come into your mind, and do not limit yourself on the way contact will be made. Some people see the spirit world in actuality around them, others see it with their minds eye, still others hear the spirit world. There are no hard and fast rules here. Just go with it, and stay calm and centered. It may take a while, so be patient with yourself. After all, it took years for you to build those subconscious walls that have separated you from the spirit world. Just allow yourself to move at your own pace, and eventually you'll begin to finally make the contact you've wanted for so long. It is important to remember, as well, to visualize a circle of white protective light around you, that allows only positive energies to make contact with you. This will help insure that you have a safe, protective, and enlightened session with your spirit guides. Believe in yourself, for you, too, are as much a being of light as any famous channeler or spiritual leader is.
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Channeling
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Channeling is another form of contact with the spiritual realms, where you are able to channel or share the wisdom and enlightenment you receive from your spirit guides. This may come in many forms. Some people channel information only for personal growth and knowledge. Some become so attuned with the spiritual realms that they begin to channel information and teachings for others. If this should occur with you, be sure you understand the responsibility that comes with it. You see, there are so many spiritually hungry people out there, that are perhaps just taking their first baby steps into discovering their own spirituality, that are insecure and fearful of their own spirituality. They therefore eagerly look to someone else, giving their own power over to a person whom they deem to be more spiritual than themselves. Although this is a natural human response, it should be discouraged. Every channeler or medium is a human being, learning their own path as they go along, just as the rest of us. Placing someone upon a pedestal is a dangerous thing, in that it can really set you up for a great heartache, once that person proves their own humanity by making some mistake. Look at all the people who followed some of the great Christian leaders in our own time, and see what happenned to their spirituality when the person they had placed upon a pedestal fell from grace in their eyes. Many, many people had placed so much faith in these fellow humans that were their spiritual leaders that when the fall came, it shattered them emotionally and spiritually. It's always a great stroke for our egos to feel like the center of attention, but when we are dealing with spiritual matters, the ramifications can be very serious if we allow ourselves to lose sight of the truth and begin to believe that we really are more spiritual and special than those we serve. And that is the key word here, serve. If we will put away our human egos and realize that we are SERVANTS for Spiritual Mind/Goddess/God to serve the masses of humanity with whom we walk in this life, then we can truly be of service to others as was originally intended. And if you yourself don't feel the call to channel for others, use the wisdom given to you here to decide if someone you are dealing with is truly channeling Universal Love teachings, or just seeking to stroke their own ego. If the latter is true, and you'll know it by the way they manage to call attention to themselves, as well by the feeling in your own gut, then lovingly excuse yourself and part company with that person. If the information you are receiving, whether from your own personal spiritual contact or that of another, tends to be negative and patronizing to you, then that is a sure clue that the person is well meaning but off base. Your contacts with Spirit should always be a blessing, increasing your knowledge and understanding, challenging you to rethink your own personal worldview. Otherwise, it's just an exercise in sensationalism. As you grow and open more and more to Spirit, you are waking up spiritually. Stay awake, and make sure you give your power over to no other person. It is YOUR life, live it!
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Affirmations
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Affirmations, positive statements regarding yourself, your life, your dreams, your desires, are vital to your spiritual and physical wellbeing. In our world today, negative statements and negative self-images seem to be the norm. All of us have taken on aspects of this generally negative world view. How many times have you said, That's just my luck, meaning all you have is bad luck, and how many times have we ALL said, I'm only human? as if being human is somehow less than being something else? Statements like these, and others like them, have programmed your computer i.e. brain to frame your outlook on life with a negative expectation and self image. It is important to remember that thoughts are energy, and all things are various forms of energy, and the energy you set in motion will be what is manifested in your life. Now is the time to completely reprogram your computer i.e. brain with completely positive input. That's where affirmations come in. Begin a practice of making as many positive affirmations every day regarding your self and your life as possible. Positive statements such as, I am now a positive person, filled with energy, love and light, will be much more productive and fruitful than going around telling yourself all the time how tired you are! For a really important matter in your life, taking a physical action to empower and cement your affirmation both in your mind and in the Spirit worlds can work wonders. Your subconscious mind understands symbology and actions and feelings rather than just statements. And it is this subconscious mind that is the key to your connection with the spirit realms and to positive growth in your life. Write down the affirmations regarding what you seek to manifest in your life,such as health, prosperity, or love, meditate on these affirmations, then, while focusing with all your will and might, summoning up as much positive emotion about it as possible, burn that affirmation list. Visualize the smoke as the positive energy of your spirit and will ascending into the heavenly realms, where they will become even more energized. KNOW that it is done, then, most importantly, LET IT GO!!! As long as you are holding onto the problem, it is not freed into the realms of Spirit from which eventually comes all change. Don't worry about the outcome. It may take time to actually manifest, but keep the faith, and keep reaffirming your affirmations in a positive way every single day. You will be amazed at how this works, especially the longer you faithfully practice it. As you replace the negative programming with positive input, your whole outlook on life will change, and you will begin to understand things and manifest positive things in your life as never before. Believe in yourself, and believe that Spirit, by whatever name, loves you and cares. When you find that security, that's when you'll find the peace of heart and mind for which you've searched so long. It CAN be done! You CAN do it! You have only but to believe.
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