Many
realms of beingness exist simultaneously. Most people are readily
aware of the physical realm and can identify it easily. It is
very evident: you have a physical body, so you exist on this physical
realm.
There
are also other levels of which you may or may not be aware. Above
the physical realm is the astral realm, which equates to the imaginative
process within you. The fears and fantasies that you create have
form and substance in the astral realm. The causal realm equates
to your feelings and emotions. The mental realm equates to the
process of your mind. The etheric realm equates to your unconscious.
And the soul realm equates to the Soul, which is your beingness.
The Soul is your truest reality. The lower levels (physical, astral,
causal, mental, and etheric) are illusionary and transient.
The
outer, physical world is always a reflection. Your inner world
is the reality. The physical world is represented by peace, joy,
and love. As you attune to that inner world, you find that you
begin to experience peace. The emotions subside, the mind becomes
quieter, and you find that deep within your beingness, you open
to receive that which is of God. You feel the Spirit touch to
you. You may hear a voice whisper, "Be still and know that I am
God." And you will know that you are awakening to your Soul, your
true self.
You
are at the threshold of your knowingness; now it's just a matter
of moving into that knowingness. You are at the threshold of beingness;
it's your choice when you move into that. You may stand on the
threshold for many, many years, or you may move into your knowingness
right now. It's difficult to make that step into knowingness,
into beingness, unless you are willing to commit totally to yourself,
to the Soul that you truly are.
Those
who are dedicated to self-discovery, or Soul discovery, find that
experiences on the various realms of existence become as real
as physical-realm experiences. As you come to trust your own experience
of realms other than the physical, you begin to experience the
transcendence of the Soul. With Soul Transcendence, we are speaking
of moving the consciousness into the Soul and activating the Soul
so it can move into pure Spirit.
The
Soul extends into the lower realms in order to experience the
totality of God. In essence, the Soul's purpose is to experience.
For the Soul to evolve, experiences do not need to be repeated
because the purpose of each experience is fulfilled with the completion
of that experience. Therefore, there is no reason to judge anything
in your past. You only need to learn from your experiences, forgive
any judgments, and move on.
When
you begin to work with the Mystical Traveler Consciousness, you
often find your spiritual progression greatly speeded up. This
is because the Traveler's work is Soul Transcendence and awakening
people to the awareness of the Soul and of the realms above Soul.
You may find yourself moving through many experiences and just
letting them go as they complete themselves. There is less and
less need to hang on to the old, more and more excitement with
discovering what's next.
One
of the biggest keys is that Spirit is a process of now. Soul only
exists now. If you try to attach to the past or to the future,
you get stuck and may not feel the presence of Spirit because
it cannot exist for you outside of now. Living here and now is
freedom. Spirit will never give you anything you can't handle,
so you can be assured that you will always be able to handle what
IS. You do that by staying present in the moment and moving through
each experience as it appears. Those who work with the Mystical
Traveler Consciousness know that it goes through all things with
you. You are never alone. You are perfectly protected at all times.
When
you are in the Soul, you can more easily see the pitfalls and
the obstacles of your life on the lower levels. You can experience
a love for and a oneness with other people that is beyond anything
you have ever experienced before.
So,
how can you learn about the Soul? Be open about the possibility
that it exists, and accept the possibility that you are more than
your body, your thoughts, or your feelings. You don't have to
believe it. You don't have to have faith. Just be open to the
possibility that it exists. Soon, more information will probably
start coming in to you. You might bring back memory of a dream,
tell someone about it, and find out they had the same dream. You
might be having difficulty making a decision and, in a moment
of quiet contemplation, see the decision made and even experience
the result of your choice--and come back knowing which way to
move. You might suddenly find yourself in two locations simultaneously
and know that you are experiencing Soul Transcendence.
These
types of things could represent only the beginning of your experience
of Soul. There is so much there for you once you open to it and
place yourself upon this path of unfoldment. It's magnificent.
And it is all a manifestation of love. Love is the matrix that
makes it all possible; it is the energy of Spirit that is the
essence. And it is through love for yourself that you find the
Soul and learn that its expression is your reality.
God
is present within you, manifesting anew every moment. It is not
your emotions, your mind, or your physical body. It is Spirit--expressing
through those levels, but always more than that. You sit right
on the edge of Soul awareness. It's so close. It's there each
moment. The Mystical Traveler is totally free and totally of the
moment. This consciousness resides within you AS YOU, and it gives
you the keys to unlock your awareness into Soul. You must receive
the keys each moment, for they are different each moment.
When
you live in the moment and live free, you're living in Soul. So
let go of each moment as it passes. Forgive any judgments. Detach
yourself from this earth, from memories of the past, from expectations
of the future. Do those things that awaken you to your Soul, and
let the rest go.
Baruch
Bashan. (The blessings already are.)
John-Roger
