tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075561264791496882024-03-12T19:56:49.462-04:00April's AiringsChanneled Messages and Reflections on Ascension, Alchemy, Nature, Mysticism, Healing, Unity and LoveApril Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-73552954828178985212021-02-01T11:13:00.000-05:002021-02-01T11:13:15.284-05:00April's Airings Has Moved! New Site Launch!<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1aElqzcAtaXFmgzU8LZsi5CqQ-0c-2S-3o-1PqnsgMvjZG8N3QxCd614I3j7kjaY8_HGrh2j684G9vW7wUznbPnn0OMrAxby-z3vDjkE4HA9WMc8BGame1tyhtrz2VqWdcDUYVwMG0qH/s381/SORRY_MOVED.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="381" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1aElqzcAtaXFmgzU8LZsi5CqQ-0c-2S-3o-1PqnsgMvjZG8N3QxCd614I3j7kjaY8_HGrh2j684G9vW7wUznbPnn0OMrAxby-z3vDjkE4HA9WMc8BGame1tyhtrz2VqWdcDUYVwMG0qH/w400-h274/SORRY_MOVED.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Friends,</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">April's Airings has moved to a new, more secure platform. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>If you're still interested in receiving messages and content on The Great Awakening, please visit the new site below and subscribe:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.aprilsairings.com">www.aprilsairings.com</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There is a new message already waiting for you there. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Much love and light,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">April</span></p>April Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-70182331927586520392018-12-15T15:40:00.002-05:002018-12-21T08:26:37.667-05:00Collective Pulse Report: Harvesting the Fruits of Your Labors<div style="text-align: center;">
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Some time has passed since our last channeled message, "<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2018/07/collective-pulse-report-three-waves-of.html#more" target="_blank">Collective Pulse Report: The Three Waves of Global Transformation</a>," and while those three waves continue to crash upon your earthly shores - molding, transforming, reshaping, and redefining your core existence and overall experience - there are important updates, clarifications, and distinctions to be made at this time that will help all ascending initiates, light and magic workers, and healers (depending on how one identifies) best work with the current energetics of this ascending planetary cycle.<br />
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<b>Clarifications and Updates</b><br />
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I do want to take a moment to point out that within those groups I just mentioned, there are many different levels of development found. Meaning there are those who are newly initiated all the way to those working through to actualizing a level of mastership, and many levels in-between. Soul/spiritual development is highly unique to each being. I mention this because often we speak generally of such things, wanting to be inclusive with our messages, but it is important to remember that there are many levels of development and therefore many ascending souls, magic and light workers, and healers performing different levels of service to assist and support the current cycle. All of which are important and needed.<br />
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The reason this understanding is important is because in order to understand the current energetic processes, one needs to understand the logic behind "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipping_point_(sociology)" target="_blank">tipping point theory</a>."<br />
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<i>Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found that when just 10 percent of the population holds an unshakable belief, their belief will always be adopted by the majority of the society. The scientists, who are members of the Social Cognitive Networks Academic Research Center (SCNARC) at Rensselaer, used computational and analytical methods to discover the tipping point where a minority belief becomes the majority opinion. The finding has implications for the study and influence of societal interactions ranging from the spread of innovations to the movement of political ideals. </i><br />
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For collective shifts in consciousness proceed along this pathway. Consciousness permeates. A fact your scientists and academics are only now just beginning to discover but the ancients well understood. And this is why to realize ascension, re-enchantment, or the healing of your fragmented world it takes time...it is a process that is part of a much larger cycle of divine creation and flow, with each awakened actor playing his/her part in order to reach that crucial tipping point where a new paradigm, a new age can be realized collectively.<br />
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You have those who are playing the role of high profile teachers and way-showers, those who are quietly working to help others awaken and heal through the healing arts, counseling, simple conversation, medicine, or prayer, you have those who are working to bridge worlds and rebuild relationships with the plant, animal, and mineral kingdoms as well as ancestral spirits, those who are healing and stimulating higher thought through various forms of art, you have those breaking new ground and challenging old thought structures within academia, politics, religious institutions, etc..., those actively fighting for the rights and resources of Mother Earth/Gaia and all her blessed creatures, those channeling crucial information/messages from the higher orders, and you have those light-workers who hold, anchor, and disseminate the light codes/frequencies as they bombard the planet as well as help transmute the lower energies that are agitated by the incoming light and energetics as part of this grand turn of the cycle. <b>Don't ever forget the full scope of this divine movement of which you are an integral part. </b><br />
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And all this is being done to help humanity awaken to their pre-Fall state of consciousness. The dimensions already exist, one over-layed upon the next, but because most humans have closed off their inner faculties they are unable to perceive them and in some cases, the pathways to them have been damaged from neglect and need to be re-established. A schism occurred between humanity and the rest of creation at the time of The Fall. Ascension or Re-enchantment is about repairing or healing that schism. For not only is humanity severely limited in its current state but so are all connected orders of life. Many of which, cannot evolve along their lines of development until higher consciousness is restored to humanity.<br />
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<b>The Harvest</b><br />
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Having said that, there is a deepening or ripening in all (as a result of the <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2018/07/collective-pulse-report-three-waves-of.html#more" target="_blank">three waves</a>) that is about to take place. An opportunity for each level of development to significantly advance and for yet another timeline and/or dimension of being and experience to open up. This is because the 3rd Wave of Healing and Integration is ramping up in intensity due to 3 main factors:<br />
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1) <b>The continued anchoring and dissemination of higher light/vibrational codes and the transmutation of lower energies on Earth.</b> While this is a task or role that many light-workers around the world assist with, there are those who have been painstakingly committed to and singularly focused on this process for a number of years. Their bodies, minds, and spirits have taken a beating over the years as they've been for lack of a better word, zapped over and over again by highly charged magnetizing and catalytic forces - anchoring them into the Earth, her grids, to thereby lessen the shock of this energy to the masses for their consumption. This act of anchoring also serves to open up new channels of connection and communication between dimensions/worlds and repair old pathways/circuits/bridges that long ago existed. For not only is there a downward rush of higher energies to the recipient to anchor but there is also an upward rush of energies back to the source. Consequently, once the energy is anchored and disseminated, they then must transmute or filter the lower energies that are stirred up as a result of the incoming higher energetics to Earth before the wave rushes back upwards to the source. It is an invisible or "subtle" role and therefore often a thankless one but mark my words it is one that will see the fruits of all these labors first. One excellent example of a collective cohort that does much of this type of heavy lifting work you know as <a href="https://www.stankovuniversallaw.com/category/ascension/" target="_blank">The Planetary Ascension Team</a> or the P.A.T. Members of this team not only are doing this work on an individual basis but even more importantly, they are working together as one intentional collective brought together by Georgi Stankov, which is immensely more powerful. Together they focus their will, energies, and intentions to fulfill this sacred role. The more souls that can come together and intentionally co-create in this way (no matter what form of expression this work takes), the faster that ascension or the healing of your world will take place. For consciousness, will, and intention, especially when focused collectively, can literally move mountains, mitigate war, or clean polluted water, etc. Science is even beginning to become aware of this most basic natural law through group intention experiments. (See Lynne McTaggert's work - <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Power-Eight-Harnessing-Miraculous-Energies/dp/1501115553/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1544895570&sr=8-1&keywords=the+power+of+eight" target="_blank">The Power of Eight</a></i>.)<br />
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2) <b>Greater healing and awareness has flooded The Tree of Life</b>. First, a huge acknowledgement must be given to those walking a more indigenous, magical, or green path who also have been serving tirelessly over multiple generations in some cases to strengthen, rebuild, or simply hold open the relationship between humans, the divine feminine and the natural world (Gaia/the Goddess and her earthly hierarchy/nature spirits). Not only have they served as bridges and stewards but also as teachers, opening up and sharing their indigenous wisdom and teachings with the masses at this most crucial time of human evolution. There is much wisdom to be gleaned by the plant, animal, mineral, and ancestral kingdoms - they are rich in wisdom and nourishment. In fact humanity is only operating on less than half its potential and/or capacity without the support of or being in proper relationship to these beings and the Divine Feminine at large. They were placed here to support and nourish you, to provide you a greater sense of health, support, well-being, and perspective and since humanity's Fall, have been by and large unable to fulfill their roles - stunting their growth and evolution. Not to mention the raping and pillaging of these conscious forms of life by fallen human mentalities. The depth of this separation has even caused humanity by and large to live disconnected from its own nature and physical body - preferring instead to be in the head and considering such things as the physical body lowly, sinful, or unimportant. But all is connected in the One body or Tree of Life - this illusory separation is driven by humanity's fallen mentality. The rest of creation waits for your remembrance. As this healing continues to grow and permeate the Tree or Web of Life (as more engage with and strengthen their relationships to the natural world) greater alignment, harmonization, and balance takes place - which causes the veil of separation between beings and worlds to become thinner and thinner - ultimately reaching the point of restoration of the original blueprint of Creation where no such veil exists - nor do such dense physical human bodies/vessels exist but more on that in a moment. I should also mention that again science, through the study of quantum mechanics and non-local phenomena are beginning to better understand this conscious connection. (See scientist Dean Radin's latest ground breaking work - <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Real-Magic-Ancient-Science-Universe/dp/1524758825/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1544895780&sr=8-1&keywords=Dean+Radin" target="_blank">Real Magic</a></i>.)<br />
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3) <b>More human souls are actively waking up and working with spirit and/or the energies to heal and transform themselves as well as the larger world. </b>This is really what you would call a by-product of items #1 and #2. The work that has happened in previous stages has allowed the energies and higher forms of consciousness to better permeate your world, on multi-dimensional levels catalyzing a process of transformation. As more and more souls seek to heal, reclaim and restore the broken or fractured parts within themselves and their world, they begin to unleash the authentic and creative divine self within. As more open to love and turn their backs on fear, more bridges and bonds of connection are established, personal power reclaimed, and more avenues up/down the Tree of Life become accessible. This is why the first wave was/is so crucial as that reflective mirroring of the unconscious or all that one finds horrific, distasteful, dark is confronted and ultimately catalyzes one into their own process of inner transformation which feeds or flows into collective transformation. Watching from above or the outside, the scene looks chaotic in regard to the masses, remember for example when you personally first began really waking up. It was painful, confusing, and it took you a bit to get your bearings and learn discernment. However, rest assured that everything is unfolding just as it should and there are plenty of supports in place for the masses. But this is precisely why it's important for those who already are awake, to extend a helping and patient hand.<br />
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<b>The Fruits - A New Realm, Time-space, or Dimensional Doorway</b><br />
<b>Leading into the Winter Solstice and December Full Moon</b><br />
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As a result of these three progressions (in the main), a previously inaccessible realm or dimensional doorway/timeline has been unlocked for many on the upper rungs of ascension or spiritual development. It has always existed but has been both accessible and inaccessible during different cycles/periods of Earth's history and it has opened precisely because a pivotal tipping point has been reached and the veils are now beginning to thin dramatically. This new "space" so to speak, has to do with a larger more expansive connection to the Great Central Sun, it's emanations and connecting circuits. As more master level initiates balance the polarities within (masculine/feminine, above/below, within/without, dark/light) and work to heal relationships along the Tree or Web of Life the louder the song of the Divine Feminine/Earth Mother to Father Sky or The Great Central Sun becomes. This song is a play on higher harmonics, that serves as the key to unlocking even higher more complementary harmonics - for all of Creation is made up of sound and light. The Celts called this song the Oran Mor or song of Creation and soon it will be the first time in many ages that this song will once again be heard on Earth to those with the ears to hear. This resonance opens up a greater and more potent field between these two vast distances - Earth and the Great Central Sun that is traversable only by those who have been through the purification/transformation/ascension process to the degree that their bodies and minds can now handle the vibration of this higher harmonic.<br />
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Some high level initiates are already beginning to sense this new space and vibration. It has a luminous golden cast to it and extends in a cone shape from The Great Central Sun to the very core of Earth (embedded within its emanation). In the ancient past this gateway, threshold, or dimensional space was symbolized by the phallus or obelisk because metaphorically it could be seen as the Father extending his sexual organ to the mother energies or Mother Earth in this case - the two longing to rejoin as One once again. Heralding a long awaited golden age. For as I previously stated, separation and connection are cyclical. This vibration, harmonic, dimensional space will give you greater access and ease when connecting to higher order beings as well as other intelligences along the Tree or Web of Life and over time it will also stimulate physical changes and sensations within the body. For remember, in the beginning humans did not inhabit such dense earthly vehicles but instead embodied lighter more refined luminous ones that allowed for such capacities as shape-shifting, telepathy, bi-location, etc. Expect also that Mother Earth may experience some physical changes, especially within the coming year as her body will also be stimulated by these potent energies.<br />
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It is important to know that inhabiting this space or harmonic will also raise any lingering areas that need to be examined, reclaimed, healed, loved, and/or released within you. So while it will feel just lovely to inhabit this space, you'll want to be vigilant for anything that rises to be tended to as a result of it. This new space and harmonic heralds a monumental time of restoration and reunion on Earth. And while like all processes it will take time to anchor and fully actualize, it finally gives you all who have been working so hard and tirelessly something worth being truly excited about! Take some time, experiment with this space, get to know its qualities, inhabit it regularly, and allow it's vibration and resonance to work within you. Enjoy the gift that has been given as it is very much deserved.<br />
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<b>In Closing</b><br />
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And for those who worry that they will miss out perhaps because of their developmental stage on this harmonic...no worries! Soon enough you will be experiencing it as well. And truth be told you would not want to experience it directly now as it would only cause you physical and emotional pain and discomfort. So let the master anchors do their job and refine the energy for global consumption and in the meantime, continue serving in the role that speaks most to you, your passions, and your natural capacities while also examining what needs to be healed or restored within. For you will still notice a marked boost in your own progress and experience - for all levels will advance as a result of this new harmonic and will see and sense a little further beyond the veil than they did before.<br />
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In the days and weeks to come we shall further discuss the effects of this harmonic on the Earth as a whole, how it will play out in the coming year, and how the three waves will continue their assault but for now, simply sit back, enjoy the holidays, and celebrate the fruits of your good labors!<br />
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In this journey, may you be blessed.<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.aprilsairings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">April's Airings</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.stankovuniversallaw.com/2018/12/kollektiver-impulsbericht-ernte-die-fruchte-deiner-anstrengungen/" target="_blank">German translation</a> on Planetary Ascension Team (PAT) website (thank you Georgi Stankov)<br />
<a href="http://www.stankovuniversallaw.com/2018/12/collective-pulse-report-la-raccolta-dei-frutti-del-vostro-operato/" target="_blank">Italian translation</a> on Planetary Ascension Team (PAT website (thank you Georgi and Alessandro)<br />
<a href="http://www.stankovul.cn/content/?196.html" target="_blank">Chinese translation</a> on Stankov's Universal Law Chinese Network website (thank you Mark)<br />
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<br />April Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-14241491915049758792018-07-15T17:59:00.000-04:002018-12-20T14:06:08.403-05:00Collective Pulse Report: The Three Waves of Global Transformationby April Bender via Integrated Overself<br />
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It's been awhile since our last channeled forecast (<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/08/embracing-shadow-rise-of-collective.html" target="_blank">Embracing Shadow: The Rise of the Collective Unconscious</a>) but today I wish to update you on the current energetics and primary forces at play upon your world in the hopes that this information generates deeper understanding and insight within those consciously participating with the ongoing ascension and/or re-enchantment process here on Earth.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">Energetics by and large within the collective, as well as the individual (as above/so below), continue to converge in three major waves of transformation: 1) revelation; 2) reclamation and; 3) healing and integration. . . all leading to greater heights of awareness, wholeness, and upliftment. Ultimately changing the very fabric of reality, the overall experience of Earth, and humanity's place within it. </span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">At times it may seem as if the sheer size, power, and force of any one of these waves may crash over, inundate and carry one away in it's murky depths. However I wish to assure you that with the right perspective, understanding, and guidance, one can learn to harness and ride these waves or work proactively with these processes, instead of feeling that they are purely at the mercy of them. So let us examine these waves more closely:</span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">As part of Earth's ascension process, a great deal of what has been residing within the collective unconscious has begun to make its way into conscious awareness on a global scale. This is due in large part to those light-workers and spiritual way-showers who have successfully anchored a great deal more light and awareness on this planet through their own spiritual and healing practices, transformative processes, creative endeavors, as well as their ways of being in the world (living as an example). And to be clear, there are many souls from many different traditions as well as forms of consciousness (seen and unseen), that are actively working toward and lending their energies to the ascension/re-enchantment of the world.</span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Humanity is now at a point where many of its key dysfunctions and critical areas in need of healing are being reflected back to itself in very dramatic and dynamic ways. While many of these areas and issues have already taken root in humanity's awareness such as human rights, earth/sustainability practices, and the need for greater acceptance and inclusion, what is being highlighted at this time are what you would call greater "systemic failures." And this will continue to be a major focus of revelatory experience in the months and years ahead.</span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If one imagines the neural network of the higher collective mind (that which we aspire to and is waking up and becoming conscious), you would see very small individual points of light representing every illuminated or awakened soul (or consciousness) on earth. You would also see very fine lines of connection, like a web, running to and between these individual points of light. You would also notice that in certain intersections of this neural web of light there would be bright pulsating nodal points, where many points of connection intersect or converge for a moment, before flowing back out in smaller streams or lines along this web. </span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">These bright pulsating nodal points could be considered as "collective centers of exchange and agreement." From these nodal points, patterns of light/information are communicated or pulsated out to the rest of the web or collective higher mind (and those other minds/systems connected to it). This information contains your patterns of collective belief, resonance, and ways of being, responding, and interpreting each other, nature, and the larger world or to put simply, collective "archetypes." These naturally flow into and inform the creation of your outer "systems," among many other collective agreements and manifestations of such. This is why the ancients for example, understood the power of collective myth in shaping societies.</span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Your old <i>systems</i> created out of <i>old collective beliefs</i> or <i>thought patterns</i> are no longer being supported. Hence they are collapsing/dying under the weight of scrutiny and the constant bombardment of revelation. They no longer work, are unsustainable and frankly, you have collectively outgrown their resonance. Many of the "isms" of your world extend from these sorts of outworn collective agreements (stemming from old and outworn collective thought patterns, many of which are based on fear, division, and self-preservation.) The problem is, they are all so deeply embedded in or connected to one another that massive change is called for at all levels. Attempting to address one issue or facet alone is not sufficient. For the aim of this age is for you as a collective on earth to relate to one another and your world out of understanding your inherent unity and therefore, wholeness. As such, a holistic understanding and vision of systems must now be co-created and propagated by all light-workers and way-showers in whatever domains, fields, disciplines, or communities they find themselves working and/or expressing in.</span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Unfortunately, many of these souls are getting distracted and caught up in "us vs. them" thinking as daily they are bombarded by dramatically colored revelations and secrets revealed thanks to your media (while the more exciting revelations stemming from science, archaeology, anthropology, etc. go largely under reported). Many of these high profile revelations are difficult to digest without the added sensationalism the media provides and there are so many more yet to come. <b>Instead of being swayed to a particular side or indulging in divisive thinking (blaming/judging), consider the magnitude of secrets being revealed on ALL sides in EVERY domain. Look for the overall patterns and themes that are emerging from the collective shadows for these are what you should seek as a species to integrate the wisdom of and ultimately heal and transcend! </b></span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Stop blaming each other for everyone has played a role in where you now find yourselves (either actively or passively) and it is only together that you will co-create the way forward. Let those who wish to dig in the ashes and attempt to resurrect that which is dying do so...for you have matters of greater import in which to fix your gaze upon. And remember what you give your attention and awareness to, you give life to. <i>Will you reside in the terminally ill collective mind or do you wish to return home to the higher collective mind?</i> Or put another way, <i>Will you continue to add to the sickness of the world or the healing/re-enchantment/ascension of it? </i></span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Revelation is not an easy thing, personally or collectively, as it shakes up everything you thought you knew and oftentimes turns it on its head. The truth can be difficult to swallow or allow. But do not forget that revelation also offers an opportunity for transformation through reflection, learning, growth and the emergence and application of wisdom. Whether you surf this wave by placing your feet on your higher self's vantage point or let it pound you into a ball of fear and confusion by allowing your small or little self to be carried away by it is your choice, however the former leads to individual and collective reclamation/restoration and the latter leads only to dis-empowerment and dis-ease. <i>Which will you manifest?</i></span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The second powerful wave of transformation rolling across the sea of your collective mind and/or local web of life is that of Reclamation. This process or movement has been in the works for quite some time and continues to gain in height, depth, and intensity. It is the reclamation of your divine birthrights such as joy, freedom, empowerment, communion and co-creation with all forms of life, peace, abundance, unconditional love, well-being, creativity, authenticity, etc. and the honoring of all life as a conscious expression of the Divine One - that will see you and your world healed, renewed, and uplifted. </span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The process of reclamation is not an easy one however, for it requires one to let go and purify oneself of all that limits and no longer serves, before these higher truths and/or expressions can be fully accessed, reclaimed, and integrated within, not to mention made manifest in one's life. One must make room for these divine birthrights to reside and they must find fertile soil in an inner place that has already been prepared - otherwise they will only be guests and never residents. This preparation or purification process is spoken of in many traditions and goes by many names: the process of initiation, the process of death and rebirth, the light body process, the tree of life (active), soul-retrieval, alchemy, magic, etc. Whichever name you prefer, all collective thoughts and outer manifestations are a reflection of where masses of individuals reside along this transformative journey. </span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">You have already shared a great deal about the reclamation process - the various forms it can take, what is being asked of initiates, how one may begin cultivating their divine gifts and capacities and lay that fertile inner soil, etc., so I shall not be redundant here. See previous posts below for more:</span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2018/07/cycles-of-death-and-rebirth-power-of.html" target="_blank">Cycles of Death and Rebirth: The Power of Letting Go</a></span><br />
<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-reminder-to-cultivate-your-superpowers.html" target="_blank">A Reminder to Cultivate Your Superpowers</a><br />
<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/08/recovering-soul.html" target="_blank">Recovering the Soul</a><br />
<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-alchemy-of-ascension.html" target="_blank">The Alchemy of Ascension</a><br />
<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2014/03/hs-message-higher-collective-mind.html" target="_blank">The Higher Collective Mind Begins Resolution, Reclamation, and Soul-Retrieval Sequencing Process</a><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Just know that like the previous wave of Revelation, this second wave of Reclamation isn't going anywhere anytime soon though it will continue to arc in intensity and strength. Both Revelation and Reclamation (along with influencing each other) also flow directly into and inspire the movements of this next and final wave.</span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The third major wave or energetic in play at this time is that of Healing and Integration though it's influence is not yet quite as impressive as the other two. However, as more souls move deeper and deeper into this phase or process, this energetic wave will also gain in scope and intensity - ultimately producing the long awaited manifestation of a new/golden age or new paradigm for life here on earth (as well spiralling out to all connected systems/orders of life).</span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">As one begins letting go of and reclaiming all the Divine gifts and capacities that are inherently theirs, an incredible healing or return to wholeness begins to take place in one's body, mind, and spirit. <b>Ultimately restoring the many distorted and limited selves into One beautiful divine expression of Self in human form</b> - who is then able to commune and co-create with all connected orders of life. For the power of One flows from the Many and the power of Many flows from the One. When one has learned how to commune and exchange with the many within the One - one will then acquire additional capacities such as telepathy, bi-location, consciousness blending, and at will forms of projection and journeying to name just a few. </span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In the meantime, as more individuals open up these channels of communion and communication with various orders of creation, the more orders will make themselves known to you and to the collective. They will move a little bit closer so to speak, in order to more fully engage, interact, and offer their assistance to you. For example, over the years you've seen more and more sources of channeled information emerge from the angelic and star orders to the inner earth Agarthans to the permeation of the Divine Feminine. You have also seen a renewed connection and interest in the use of nature spirits in the form of plant, animal, and yes mineral allies/medicine as well as honoring and/or calling on the ancestors. As a result of this healing and integration wave, the veils are continuing to thin making communion and communication that much easier with various forms of conscious life.</span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Much of this you have also written extensively about, so again there is no need for redundancy. See below previous posts:</span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2016/04/one-heart-one-mind-one-body.html" target="_blank">One Heart, One Mind, One Body</a></span><br />
<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-re-unification-of-worlds-intensifies.html" target="_blank">The Reunification of Worlds Intensifies</a><br />
<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-presence-of-stillness.html" target="_blank">The Presence of Stillness</a><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In closing, all three of these energetic waves are equally important to the overall ascension or re-enchantment of the world and given that they are complex processes of transformation, they have and will continue to take some time to work through. However I hope this message and the larger frame it provides, serves to keep your thoughts and actions above the fray and to observe all that is transpiring from a higher vantage point so as not to become discouraged or disheartened - allowing you to place your time and energies into worthwhile activities that will nourish not only your return to wholeness/ascension but also the collective's.<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-presence-of-stillness.html" target="_blank"><br /></a></span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">On this journey, may you be blessed.</span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br /></i></span>April Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-47942602223318969962018-07-11T13:30:00.000-04:002018-07-12T10:22:40.934-04:00Do We See Reality as it Really Is? - A Ted Talk<br />
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I am excited to share this fascinating TED Talk by cognitive scientist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_D._Hoffman" target="_blank">Donald Hoffman</a> who is trying to answer a big question: <em>Do we experience the world as it really is ... or as we need it to be?</em> Watch as he explores this question while pondering how our minds construct reality for us. If you're a fan of the Matrix movies, you'll probably enjoy this.<br />
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I share this as evidence and affirmation that the new paradigm and worldview that we all seek manifestation of and have worked so hard for is at hand. Changes and profound shifts are afoot in many scientific fields, institutions and disciplines and it is my pleasure to share one powerful example with you today. It is my desire to inspire and affirm you by periodically sharing such ground-breaking research and resources. Hopefully this also makes you aware of the unsung rock stars in these fields/disciplines who are pioneering a new way of understanding our world and our place in it that matches what many of us have known or intuited all along.<br />
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<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/08/your-brain-hallucinates-your-conscious.html" target="_blank">Your Brain Hallucinates Your Conscious Reality</a><br />
<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/07/a-presentation-on-magic-religion-and.html" target="_blank">A Presentation on Magic, Religion, and Science</a></div>
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Without a doubt, one of the most creative and transformative movements we as human souls are blessed to experience is that of death and rebirth. This is a process that we are invited to engage in many times throughout the course of our lives to varying degree, as it is a process of growth and renewal.<br />
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Often these cycles arrive seemingly unannounced, catching us off-guard and thrusting us out of the safety of our well-crafted inner mansions of illusion. No matter the catalyst, they challenge us to examine our core beliefs, assumptions, intentions, expectations and ways of being in the world. This is because on many different levels, they no longer serve us (or the collective) and are inhibiting not only our growth but our experiences of peace, joy, freedom, and authenticity - qualities of our divine birthright.<br />
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The death of these old friends can leave us feeling unsettled, alone, vulnerable, fearful, anxious or angry, and that we no longer have control over our own lives. Many of the these fears and beliefs may have been put in place originally as survival mechanisms and we may be afraid that in letting them go we leave ourselves open to further harm. Depending upon how deeply such beliefs, attitudes and behaviors are ingrained, we may also feel that our very identity is in peril prompting us to ask, "Who am I?" And to further complicate matters, while in the throws of this sober reflection we often cannot yet see the beautiful rebirth awaiting us on the horizon. It is a strange and unsettling landscape indeed for those journeying through the shadows of death.<br />
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I wanted to write about this topic because over the last year I've personally been moving through my own deeply transformative death and rebirth process. I wanted to share some of the insights and aha's that emerged for me in the hopes that they might benefit others who are also moving through this difficult process.<br />
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First and foremost, these cycles herald change and change can be scary, or more accurately put, the unknown can be scary. However, you are in the situation you find yourself in because you are being prompted to change and grow. The Universe/God/Creater, your soul and higher self have provided you a catalyst in which to do so. Perhaps it was the death of a loved one, the loss of a job or home, a physical/mental illness diagnosis or disability, some other form of ongoing suffering, or simply a feeling of restlessness or lingering discontent. In any event, the impetus is provided and awareness given that one cannot continue to go on in the same way - something MUST change. Of course we may choose to ignore the trigger and to put that change off, which only guarantees that another, larger trigger or catalyst will appear and in the meantime, we will continue to feel miserable, lost, or stressed. Earlier I noted that these cycles of death and rebirth often seemingly appear out of nowhere, but in looking back you can often note that there were subtler signs of needed change that went unheeded. So as scary as change may seem, you're better off embracing it because change WILL come one way or another and its best to work consciously and proactively with this process.<br />
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<i>What changes in your life have you been putting off? What are you afraid will happen if you make those changes? What will happen if you don't make those changes? </i><br />
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We all have inner foundations built with our shadow (or now unconscious) beliefs. At the time these beliefs were formed they were conscious thoughts but as time goes by and layer after layer are built on top of them they slide into unconscious territory. We then mistakenly believe that the top most layer is the culprit but really it's only a reflection of the core belief now buried within the unconscious. It takes commitment and perseverance to dig down and uncover that core belief - bringing it to light in your conscious awareness. But once you have it in your conscious awareness you can easily rework that limiting belief into a healthier one. I personally found the uncovering process to be much more cumbersome than the rewiring or changing of that belief. You'll know when you've found a core belief because you'll note how the tentacles of it stretch into every domain of your life including thought and behavioral patterns - they tend to color or influence everything you perceive and how you respond to that perception. Many of our core beliefs about ourselves and the world are formed back in childhood, adolescence, and our early adult years. If you aren't sure where to start, look there. Perhaps try answering the following questions both from your inner child perspective as well as your adult perspective. You may find two distinct set of answers.<br />
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<i>Do you believe the universe/world is loving? </i><i>Do you believe life is inherently abundant or lacking? </i><i>Do you believe you matter? Do you believe you are enough? Do you believe you are worthy of good things? Do you believe that if life is too good something might be taken away from you? Do you believe that you have something to contribute to the world or to others? Do you believe your value rests only in your accomplishments?</i><br />
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<b>Owning Your Fears</b><br />
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Entwined with any limiting or negative beliefs you may be carrying are of course your fears. Instead of confronting your fears, I recommend that you own them. Confrontation implies the possibility of an impending battle and if you take the approach of battling your fears you will always be at odds with them perhaps even to the point of avoidance. However by owning them, you give them permission to exist in the first place. From this place of acceptance you can then begin to understand the source and nature of them better - allowing you to choose more consciously whether you will continue to reinforce them or not.<br />
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<i>What specific beliefs can you connect to a specific fear? </i><i>What are you afraid of? Is there a legitimate basis for this fear? What is the worst thing that could happen to you if you took a risk? What things would you be doing right now if you were not afraid? How are your fears holding you back on a daily basis? </i><br />
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<b>Other Areas of Examination</b><br />
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There can be more than one intention or motivation behind anything you do, think, or say. Oftentimes we are aware of the more positive intent we carry. However I want to encourage you to think about the deeper underlying motivations as well that tie back to any limiting beliefs or fears you carry. Intentions around control, safety, and self-preservation. Consider everything from how you handle a complement to how you may be unconsciously guarding or closing yourself off.<br />
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Often we think that if we could just get a particular person or situation to change then everything would be great. The problem with this thinking is that WE were the ones prompted into this process of change - projecting that change onto others is not going to fix anything or help us grow as souls. For we cannot control other people nor can we always control our environments or the situations we find ourselves in (cutting ourselves off from the world isn't the answer either). We can however, control the way we perceive and respond to any given person or situation. I found it very helpful to really spend some time considering whether I was projecting my fears, expectations, and need for control onto others - inadvertently robbing them of their divine birthright to be their authentic selves (even if I don't resonate with their personal expression). While society has conditioned us to be creatures of projection, it's important to remember that no one else can do our inner work for us and expecting the world to change to suit us and/or accommodate our limited beliefs and fears isn't going to happen. Instead it's better to let these souls and situations be our teachers for they can reflect back to us our own short comings and where we have additional work to do.<br />
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<i>What are the behavior patterns and/or choices that reinforce negative or limited beliefs within me? In what ways do I self-sabotage my dreams, opportunities, relationships, success, etc.? </i>These are important questions to ask ourselves as we seek to weed out our inner gardens. Accompanying any fear or limited-based beliefs you can be sure are self-sabotaging patterns of behavior that serve to reinforce that negative belief. I mean if you believe that you aren't deserving of the good things in life then self-sabotaging behavior only reinforces that belief because now you feel guilt and shame for not following through what you wanted to do. Hence, you will continue to feel and believe that you are undeserving. I, for example, have always had difficulty taking a complement which is self-sabotaging behavior that reinforces my belief that my work is never valued or acknowledged. Funny how that works isn't it?<br />
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If you consider yourself a spiritual person you cannot say you trust Spirit/God/Universe/Higher Self, and then craft your life based on fear. Either you trust or you don't. Likewise to believe yourself a carrier of a divine spark of the Creator and then harbor limited beliefs about yourself is a form of blasphemy. So which is it going to be?<br />
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I like to use the metaphor of an inner cup or Holy Grail that should be kept empty in order for Spirit to fill with inspiration, guidance, and movement. If it's already full of my beliefs, expectations, projections and/or everything I think I know...what room is left in there for Spirit? For me to just Be? Or to see the world with fresh eyes? I've found it helpful to check in with myself periodically and try to sense how empty or full that inner chalice is. And if it's full of my own stuff, I do a variety of spiritual/contemplative practices to empty it back out again.<br />
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<i>Clearing your physical space</i><br />
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If we want to make room for change and new things to manifest in our lives then we need to move out some of the old. This is true whether we are talking about inner or external space. I've found it very helpful to clean out my home and office at the same time I'm going through an inner death/rebirth process. I personally felt like it allowed Universe to manifest more of the new or rebirth aspect more quickly. Give it a try.<br />
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Curiosity and wonder can be a wonderful practice or approach to use during times of quiet introspection, when engaging others, and in embracing change. They can help us to see the world differently, hold our own stuff a little more lightly, and make it easier to let things go. It's hard to be scared, rigid, or judgmental when working with curiosity and wonder as they offer us a fun, light, and adventurous approach that can enliven and enrich the overall process, not to mention life in general!<br />
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At the onset of a death/rebirth cycle it's normal to at first want to resist, fight, and struggle against the impending change you feel coming. And let us speak plainly, this process can be painful, uncomfortable and frustrating and it can be quite some time before we see the shores of rebirth or the new appear. So when we feel the first inklings of it, especially for those of us who are in tune with these cycles, it's normal to want to resist it and put it off because it seldom appears at the best time to undertake a total life overhaul. But the sooner you can let go and surrender into the process, the more quickly you will be carried by it to the shores of rebirth where a greater sense of peace, empowerment, authenticity, joy, love, and abundance await you.<br />
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In closing, like the snake shedding its skin, the phoenix rising, or the caterpillar that transforms into a beautiful butterfly, you too are on an epic journey of transformation. If we wish to see the ascension of this world or the re-enchantment of it (depending upon your tradition), each and every one of us needs to embrace the death and rebirth process when it comes calling. To reclaim all that we are and hope to be requires no less.<br />
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In this journey, may you be blessed.<br />
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<br />April Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-41648208186139647152018-03-15T09:37:00.001-04:002018-07-09T19:47:08.936-04:00A Quiet Blessing<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">May Quiet’s gentle presence walk with you this
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">May its peaceful embrace nourish and sustain you.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">May your mind become calm and your heart open.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">May the inner voice of love, of Spirit, be heard over the
voice of fear.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">May you find freedom from illusion and self-imposed
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May you become more aware of and at home with, the many dimensions of self.<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">May you be more kind, patient, and present when engaging
others.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">May intuition and wisdom guide you in all that you say or do.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">And May you always remember, Quiet’s many gifts to you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">In all of this, May You Be Blessed.</span><br />
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Since the passing of my beloved grandmother this past fall, I've had many opportunities to further explore the vast nature of Stillness. Subtle and mysterious, unfolding and enfolding, centering and spacious, encircling and spiraling away. . .choosing to dance with the presence of Stillness offers us passage through the many gates of inner and outer awareness.<br />
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On a superficial level, we've come to understand stillness as simply a place or state of quiet. Which in and of itself has been proven to provide many benefits to our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. However, limiting Stillness to this most basic definition, limits the power or potential that this presence (or spirit) can unleash within you. Stillness is one of the greatest allies a spiritual aspirant can have. It's no wonder that all esoteric teachings in the world consider stillness to be key to spiritual development.<br />
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In order to explore these distinctions, let us consider the nature of Stillness in a bit more detail:<br />
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<b>Subtle and Mysterious</b><br />
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It is easy to confuse silence or a state of quiet with Stillness because Stillness also exists at many other subtle experiential levels and is not something we can physically touch or scientifically quantify. In considering Stillness as an active presence we have to move beyond the initial state or experience of quiet and let ourselves sink more deeply down into the greater experience and mystery of Stillness. It is here, at this deeper level of awareness, that one begins to sense Stillness as an active, even collaborative subtle presence.<br />
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Once acknowledged and consciously worked with, this presence can begin to open the way, expand your inner field of vision, and allow doors and worlds that were previously closed off to you to become accessible. Stillness then becomes the vehicle, the container, as well as the network of subtle circuitry that your awareness travels on and within. <br />
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<b>Unfolding and Enfolding</b><br />
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Stillness both unfolds, leading one onward to more expansive vistas of awareness, as well as enfolds one within its field/state/embrace. So there is both the experience of greater clarity, movement or unfoldment as well as the feeling of being held or contained in a state of grace/peace and/or no-time/space <i>while</i> moving. It is this seeming paradox that adds to the mysterious nature of Stillness.<br />
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The conscious presence of Stillness partners with our consciousness - it is an act of co-creation. We set the intention in motion, while Stillness carries us there - if we can remain focused in her presence. And this of course, takes focus, surrender, and practice.<br />
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<b>Centering and Spacious</b><br />
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Stillness is also by its very nature centering and spacious. When one first enters into the presence of Stillness, they find themselves squarely at their own inner center or core. It is from this center, that one travels through and within Stillness, to adjoining rooms, worlds and/or elevated ways of perceiving.<br />
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Stillness is unlimited in its presence and unfoldment - it is only one's consciousness that either allows or blocks passage. Therefore Stillness is spacious, and can become ever larger or more expansive as one's awareness and ability to focus intention grows.<br />
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<b>Encircling and Spiraling Away</b><br />
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Stillness holds and moves one by way of encirclement. It holds and centers us in successive encircling waves or ripples, almost imperceptive so subtle is this movement/pulse/vibration. This provides one the sense of being held and supported, even at peace when in the presence or body of Stillness. As many of you know, the "hum" of Stillness is sublime indeed.<br />
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While the inner movement of Stillness is one of encirclement, the outward movement or unfoldment is that of a spiraling out or away. And this is how the body of Stillness expands outwards, carrying one along to new thresholds of inner discovery.<br />
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<b>In Summary</b><br />
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There are many ways and many names in which we may come to know this gentle divine presence. Some of us may even come to sense it as feminine or masculine in quality. In applying an animistic lens to such things, such as our ancestors did, one begins to establish a much deeper relationship and connection with various conscious aspects of Self and Universe as well as work more consciously and collaboratively with them for the healing, upliftment, and unification of All.<br />
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The above descriptions are by no means exhaustive of the qualities which make up the nature of Stillness - they are simply the qualities that I have experienced so far on my journey. I encourage all to continue to explore various aspects and qualities of Stillness, because as I have realized and the master's have said, "Stillness is key." Let us all take advantage of this most precious ever-giving gift.<br />
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I am excited to share this very engaging and enlightening TED Talk by consciousness technologist, <a href="http://mikeysiegel.com/" target="_blank">Mikey Siegel</a>,
as it offers readers an inside look at a new approach to technology called "enlightenment engineering." I have personally had the privilege of meeting Mikey and he is a huge light in the field of technology and just an all-around wonderful guy. I share this as evidence and
affirmation that the new paradigm and worldview that we all seek
manifestation of and have worked so hard for is at hand. Changes and
profound shifts are afoot in many fields, institutions and
disciplines and it is my pleasure to share one powerful example with you
today. It is my desire to inspire and affirm you by periodically
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I wish to speak with you today, regarding the increasing sense of darkness currently pervading your world. Many light-workers and way-showers, especially those who are empaths, are struggling to remain centered during this energetically intense time. I understand that by outward appearances the world seems to be falling apart . . .degrading into chaos, violence, hatred, and hopelessness. However, what you are witnessing are merely the symptoms of a larger movement happening deep down below the surface, . . .the rise of the collective unconscious.<br />
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These shadows of the collective, seek only to be brought out into the light of awareness for resolution, integration, and healing. As part of the ascension process it is necessary and natural for this to take place. Spiritual initiates know this process well on an individual level as layer by layer they've combed the depths of their rich underworlds in an effort to cleanse, heal, re-pattern and re-integrate lost and/or unconscious aspects of self. I think all can attest that it was not necessarily a pleasant or comfortable experience delving into those depths - as you know death and rebirth processes are scary and messy. However, the collective must also pass through these same thresholds or gates on the way to ascension, and this month of August (with the Lion's Gate and Solar Eclipse), beyond into Fall, will be a very intense time of confronting shadow while passing through the collective underworld.<br />
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While on the surface it's easy to see why people, including light-workers and way-showers, are angry and afraid, they must realize that in their anger and fear, they are inadvertently falling back into dualistic/separatist (us and them) thinking, which only serves to strengthen the very illusion (and patterns) that they are trying to break. For you cannot extend Oneness only to those who feel, behave, and think the same way as you. There is a self-righteousness in that. For if the Creator wanted you all to be the same, you would be made entirely the same. Obviously, diversity is the preference.<br />
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Oneness = All, and All are One in consciousness. This Oneness by its very nature, implies an intertwining of fate and destiny with all others, with All of Creation. To harm another is to ultimately harm oneself, whether in word or deed. There may be many asleep to this fact, but you dear light-workers are not. Therefore, you MUST BE the example. You must be careful. You cannot allow yourselves to be pulled backwards into the dualistic fray. For you know that no creature is born inherently hateful or violent, let alone entire swaths of people. These are learned conditions (sometimes carried over multiple lifetimes). So one must ask in all sincerity, where did society fail them?<br />
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You know there were many ancient indigenous cultures of the past who shared in this wisdom. When someone in the tribe became ill, whether a disease, ailment or mental illness, the entire tribe would take ownership of that illness. You see they recognized their inherent Oneness, and would gather around the individual in an attempt to heal and better understand what was truly manifesting and why, in order to prevent future episodes. This is precisely the wisdom that needs to be brought forth again.<br />
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This doesn't preclude the need for justice to be met in some cases or a firm stance against harm to be taken, but it does warrant closer examination so that past mistakes, past dysfunctional patterns, are not repeated. <b>This is what it will take to truly heal a broken world, to bring darkness into light. The shadow, the subconscious must be embraced to be understood and its wisdom integrated.</b> For just as individuals create their own shadows so does the collective. And the more light that is anchored upon the Earth, the more these shadows will be revealed so you must be prepared for that.<br />
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Remember our last discussion on the <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-alchemy-of-ascension.html" target="_blank">Alchemy of Ascension</a>? To spiral up or to spiral down? The opportunity is and always has been, yours. Your voices MUST be the prevailing voices of reason. You must rise above the current fray and see things from a much higher vantage point and LEAD from that place or humanity is doomed to repeat its past mistakes. How many more times would everyone like to be reincarnated together on the wheel of Earth-life before this lesson is learned?<br />
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You are the mighty light warriors, the brilliantly shining and wise way-showers, you are a HUGE influence in the current energetics and course of events. How will you use that influence? Those <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-reminder-to-cultivate-your-superpowers.html" target="_blank">superpowers</a>? Will you stand in your empowered and <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-re-unification-of-worlds-intensifies.html" target="_blank">unified center</a> or will you give yourself over to fear and the illusion of separation?<br />
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I am excited to share this very engaging and enlightening TED Talk by neuroscientist, <a href="http://www.anilseth.com/" target="_blank">Anil Seth</a>, as it offers readers an inside look at some of the research findings coming out in the field of neuroscience. I share this as evidence and affirmation that the new paradigm and worldview that we all seek manifestation of and have worked so hard for is at hand. Changes and profound shifts are afoot in many scientific fields, institutions and disciplines and it is my pleasure to share one powerful example with you today. It is my desire to inspire and affirm you by periodically sharing such ground-breaking research and resources. This video is approximately 17 minutes.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; text-align: left;">"This is why alchemy exists," the boy said. "So that everyone will search for his treasure, find it, and then want to be better than he was in his former life. Lead will play its role until the world has no further need for lead; and then lead will have to turn itself into gold. </span><span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; text-align: left;">That's what alchemists do. They show that, when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"> -Paulo Coelho, </span><i style="font-family: lora, serif;">The Alchemist</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">“The secrets of alchemy exist to transform mortals from a state of suffering and </span><span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">ignorance </span><span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">to a state of enlightenment and bliss.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"> -Deepak Chopra, </span><i style="font-family: lora, serif;">The Way of the Wizard</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">"Alchemy is about the generation of a psychic construct, a wholeness, a thing which has many properties, which is paradoxical, which is both mind and matter, which can do anything."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"> -Terence McKenna</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">"That which is Below corresponds to that which is Above, and that which is Above corresponds to that which is Below, to accomplish the miracles of the One Thing. And just as all things have come from this One Thing, through the meditation of One Mind, so do all created things originate from this One Thing, through Transformation."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"> -The Emerald Tablet</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">"The Above is the abode of One Mind, and the Below is the abode of the One Thing. You need know nothing more because nothing more is knowable; you cannot know the ineffable. Work instead with the tiny spark of consciousness of which you are possessed; that spark can be fanned into blazing gnosis that burns away the falsity of your tragic self-deception. Thereafter can you verify for yourself of that of which I speak. You can behold the One Mind; you can touch the One Thing."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"> -Dennis William Hauck, <i>The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">"I had discovered, early in my researches, that their doctrine was no mere chemical fantasy, but a philosophy they applied to the world, to the elements, and to man himself."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"> -William Butler Yeats</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">"Shamanism is essentially a living tradition of alchemy that is not seeking the stone but has found the stone."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"> -Terence McKenna</span><span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">“It’s said that the shuffling of the cards is the earth, and the pattering of the cards is the rain, and the beating of the cards is the wind, and the pointing of the cards is the fire. That’s of the four suits. But the Greater Trumps, it’s said, are the meaning of all process and the measure of the everlasting dance.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"> -Charles Williams</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">"If you become more sensitive to beauty, to poetry, that means your love has blossomed. And all the energy that has been left by fear, anger and hate, will be taken over by your love, your sensitivity, your compassion, your creativity. This is the whole alchemy of changing base metals into gold."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"> -Rajneesh </span><span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">“Medicine rests upon four pillars—philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. The first pillar is the philosophical knowledge of earth and water; the second, astronomy, supplies its full understanding of that which is of fiery and airy nature; the third is an adequate explanation of the properties of all the four elements—that is to say, of the whole cosmos—and an introduction into the art of their transformations; and finally, the fourth shows the physician those virtues which must stay with him up until his death, and it should support and complete the three other pillars.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"> -Paracelsus, <i>Paracelsus: Selected Writings</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">“The Alchemical world view, in stark contrast to the scientific world view, where rational deterministic man is completely separated from both Nature and the Self, in fact the Self does not even exist. In the alchemical world view, all three are inextricably woven together and in 'synchronistic' or 'archetypal' events and amp; occurrences in one's life, all distinctions between them blur and almost disappear.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"> -Craig Nelson</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">"It takes a little time to create a gap between the witness and the mind. Once the gap is there, you are in for a great surprise, that you are not the mind, that you are the witness, a watcher. And this process of watching is the very alchemy of real religion. Because as you become more and more deeply rooted in witnessing, thoughts start disappearing. You are, but the mind is utterly empty..."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"> -Rajneesh</span><span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">"One of the oldest secrets of alchemy is that every living thing, from the most complex creatures right down to the simplest leaf, carries the seeds of its creation within itself. DNA."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"> -Michael Scott</span><span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">"Alchemy is really the secret tradition of the redemption of spirit from matter."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"> -Terence McKenna</span><span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">"Only by discovering alchemy have I clearly understood that the Unconscious is a process and that ego's rapport with the Unconscious and its contents initiate an evolution, more precisely, a real metamorphosis of the psyche."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"> -Carl Jung</span><span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"></span></div>
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April Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-62197634656359379502017-08-11T22:35:00.002-04:002018-07-09T19:15:49.265-04:00The Alchemy of Ascension<div style="text-align: center;">
by <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html" target="_blank">April Bender</a></div>
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I wish to clarify today, the concepts of ascension and ascended mastership. There are many illusions and misconceptions concerning these ideas floating around your world and this bears many subtle shades of influence on the actualization of individual and planetary ascension and therefore, needs to be properly clarified. So let us dive right in.<br />
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<b>Ascension</b><br />
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What <i>is</i> the definition of ascension?<br />
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"Rising to an important position or higher level." - Dictionary.com<br />
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I would add that ascension is incremental. It occurs through multiple levels and multiple domains. It is the progressive movement and refinement of consciousness, of energy. It is the upward arc of Creation/Source moving toward and/or merging back into Itself. All aspects of creation are but extensions of the One.<br />
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This "higher" movement, spanning great lengths of time, is cyclical in nature like that of a spiral. Consciousness spirals up or down depending upon its "state." And this is the same whether we are talking about a species, a planet, or a system. Your planet as a living system, now has the opportunity to arc upward after a long and painful descent into the depths of materiality and dualism. But your current culture or age, is not the first to do so. Nor was it the first to descend. This has been happening cyclically since the dawning of Earth's creation. Many of your indigenous and/or ancient cultures knew this and attempted to preserve this history through oral story, imagery, art, and writings. Some even went as far as to create calendars denoting these windows of opportunity and grand scale shifts in consciousness. All around your world lie the remnants of these previous ages, cultures, and societies.<br />
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Ascension happens as part of a <a href="https://churchofthecosmos.wordpress.com/2010/12/12/ascension-the-seven-levels-of-initiation/" target="_blank">staged initiatory, or alchemical process</a> of transformation, both on an individual and collective level. It is not something that happens overnight or in an instant, even if one wishes or wills it to be so. Certain conditions of higher consciousness integration (between inner/outer, above/below) need to be met at each alchemical or initiatory stage of ascent. This is why a great many incarnations are often needed for one to advance all the way through these stages.<br />
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<b>Ascended Mastership</b><br />
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<i>To become a true ascended master, one must refine one's energy/consciousness to such a degree that Earthly incarnation is no longer relevant to one's spiritual education</i>. Meaning one has graduated or transcended the school known as Earth. Once graduated, one of two things happens; 1) one transfigures and ascends from Earth; or 2) one transfigures to a certain degree (maintaining a more refined but still Earthly vessel) and chooses to stay in order to teach or guide. However in both instances, there is no question in the ascended master's mind of what has transpired, as they are entirely conscious of the transformation when it happens, hence the term "ascended master." In other traditions, outside Theosophy and New Age, this state of being and transformational process go by different names, but exist none-the-less.<br />
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Some initiates, light-workers and way-showers were incarnated on Earth at this time specifically to assist in the current planetary ascension cycle, to ensure this upward arc. They may have in fact become ascended masters during their previous assignments on other worlds, however, by incarnating on Earth they have to start over again, within the conditions and current energetics of Earth. This is Divine Law. However, because they are already highly evolved beings or "old souls" as you say, they stand a much greater chance of moving through the various levels of ascent rather quickly and in fact, this is what the higher orders are counting on them to do. This is for two reasons, 1) to help energetically influence the completion of the current planetary ascension cycle, despite forces working towards a contrary, downward arc outcome (consciously and unconsciously); and 2) to fulfill their duty or assignment here as part of an even higher cosmic initiation level.<br />
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<b>Planetary/Mass Ascension</b><br />
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The cosmic energies that are now beaming your world and local system offer All an enhanced opportunity or "boost" for ascension, as the process unfolds gradually (though in a much faster timeframe than usual due to this heightened window). In addition, every portal, celestial event or alignment you experience, provides a potent boost to the overall process. However, it is the free-will choice of every individual being, working individually as well as collectively, that determines the outcome. Your journey along the collective upward arc is well on its way, all that is needed is to maintain the course. <br />
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As more individuals awaken and engage with this alchemical process of transformation, the higher the vibration, resonance and overall consciousness of humanity and the planetary experience grows. This in turn catalyzes more individuals to awaken, until such a point as agreed upon aspects of reality and/or mass consciousness shift over into a new level/field of experience or frame of reality - that of greater universal unity consciousness. In the ancient past, these times were referred to as "golden ages." How high the planetary experience ascends is again, up to all who reside on Earth. And do not forget, Earth's ascension directly affects all other forms of life/consciousness spiraling out across the Web of Life to all connected systems.<br />
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<b>The Alchemical Process</b><br />
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The process and work of spiritual transformation is one that all initiates, light-workers, and way-showers should consistently be engaged in. For if one still resides in a human vehicle, one still has work to do. This work in summary, consists of bridging or integrating worlds within oneself - upper, lower, within and without. It calls for descending into Earthly realms as well as ascending to the starry ones. For one must fully descend before the true ascent can begin. It calls for nurturing relationships and co-creative partnerships along the vertical and horizontal planes of existence. <i>And most importantly, it calls for every individual to take ownership of their divinely endowed skills and capacities and to use them for the highest good of All. </i><br />
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See the following related messages for more specifics in this regard:<br />
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<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-re-unification-of-worlds-intensifies.html" target="_blank">The Re-unification of Worlds Intensifies</a><br />
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<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-reminder-to-cultivate-your-superpowers.html" target="_blank">A Reminder to Cultivate Your Superpowers</a><br />
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<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/08/recovering-soul.html" target="_blank">Recovering the Soul</a><br />
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<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/08/communing-with-aspects-of-self.html" target="_blank">Communing with Aspects of Self, Including Higher Self</a><br />
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Know that inherently the Universe is a loving one, so much so that free-will is granted in terms of choice. So one must choose wisely. All that is needed has been given and continues to be gifted, but no-one else can do the work except oneself. One's experience is a direct reflection of one's level of development - nothing more and nothing less. In this way, one will always know where one stands within their journey of ascension/transformation.<br />
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Original source: <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">April's Airings</a><br />
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<i>See additional recommended reading resources <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_5.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</i><br />
<br />April Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-43534198082320343872017-08-09T21:55:00.000-04:002017-08-11T22:35:36.846-04:00Communing with Aspects of Self - Including Higher Self<div style="text-align: center;">
by <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html" target="_blank">April Bender</a></div>
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Over the last couple of days, I had the privilege of attending a journaling and storytelling retreat with facilitator <a href="http://www.yourtransformationaljourney.com/about/" target="_blank">Holly Makimaa</a>, a Therapeutic Writing Institute instructor located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Holly lovingly and expertly guided us through several different self-illuminating writing and drawing exercises, interlaced with spiritual practice. One of these writing activities rung a large bell deep within me. It took me spiraling back in time to the exact moment when I first began cultivating my ability to channel Higher Self, as this technique was the exact one I had used! Suddenly, I thought of the one question I've heard asked countless times, "How can I learn to connect with or channel my Higher Self ?"<br />
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As I glanced around the room and saw others of various backgrounds and walks of life easily engaging with this activity, I realized this is something anyone can begin doing. This activity, especially done as a consistent practice, can help with not only communing with Higher Self and Soulful Self, but also many other aspects or qualities of self. Perhaps it was the frame in which it was introduced that made it feel so practical and doable. Perhaps it was the activity itself. In any case, I felt strongly compelled to share it with you, with the encouragement that you too can learn to hone communications with various aspects of self.<br />
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This technique within the journaling/writing world is known as "dialogue writing." In mediumship circles it's known as a form of "automatic writing." Although in this latter context, it is not limited to aspects of self but also includes other beings and forms of intelligence. However, for today's purposes we'll stick to the dialogue writing frame, as learning to commune with aspects of self should be cultivated first before moving on to work with other beings and intelligences.<br />
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The purpose of this dialogic exercise is to engage with various aspects of self in order to gain guidance, healing, and insight around a specific topic or issue. For example, say you wish to examine the issue of healthy living. Perhaps this is something you've struggled with in your life. Part of you knows you need to make healthier choices and yet, part of you is resisting this change. So not surprisingly, no progress or movement is made. Through the practice of dialogue writing you would allow these two aspects of self to speak to each other, hopefully allowing them to reach a conclusion and/or compromise for the benefit of all selves (or the full self). The conversation would look something like this:<br />
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<i>Ideal Healthy Self: You know, you really should take better care of yourself. You should exercise more. Your health is important.</i><br />
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<i>Self: Yes I know, but I don't want to have to get up early. And I don't like exercising. </i><br />
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I want to pause right here for a moment and ask you dear reader, if this sort of internal dialogue sounds familiar? We often go back and forth in our minds with different aspects of self in this way. However, we often end the dialogue at this point thinking it either useless to go on, or silly because now you're talking to yourself. But what if you were to extend this conversation?<br />
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<i>Ideal Healthy Self: Well, who said you had to exercise in the morning? What about other times of the day?</i><br />
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<i>Self: Well, I don't want to do it at night either. After work I'm usually too tired. But I could probably squeeze something in during the day, maybe at my lunch hour. However, this still doesn't address the fact that I don't like to exercise.</i><br />
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<i>Ideal Healthy Self: Have you considered that there might be things you enjoy that you don't consider to be exercise but that are more active and would be a beneficial step in the right direction?</i><br />
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<i>Self: Hmmm...maybe walking. I do like to be out in nature. I could commit to walking out in nature for about 20 minutes a day at lunchtime.</i><br />
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<i>Ideal Healthy Self: Great, let's give it a go. That would definitely be progress.</i><br />
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Wow! Finally a step forward that both aspects of self can now embrace. Do note that sometimes, as Holly explained, if the conversation ends in a stalemate or can go no further, you may need to bring in another aspect of self to be the mediator or to provide additional clarity, such as your Higher/Wiser self. Here is an example of that sort of conversation, this time with the quality of Anxiety.<br />
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<i>Self: Why won't you leave me alone? You're always around. I don't like the way you make me feel.</i><br />
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<i>Anxiety: I'm here because you've summoned me to be here. I remember first beginning to visit you regularly when you were an adolescent. Think back. . . </i><br />
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<i>Self: Oh yes, I remember! I was in high school and things in my family life started to fall apart. That's when you first started hanging around. It was a difficult time in my life and I can totally understand why you were around then. But why are you still here now? Many years later?</i><br />
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<i>Anxiety: I cannot answer that. I do not know. I come because you summon me.</i><br />
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It is here that Self can pull in Higher Self for additional guidance.<br />
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<i>Self to Higher Self: Why has anxiety stayed with me all these years?</i><br />
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<i>Higher Self: Let's start by examining your beliefs about Anxiety. There is part of you that believes that the use of Anxiety will prevent suffering and disastrous circumstances from manifesting in your life. It feels that if it can imagine the worst case scenarios possible in any given situation, that you will be better prepared to face them if they do happen. In the meantime, you carry all the worry/stress of those possible outcome(s) with you. </i><br />
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<i>Self: No wonder there is always this pit in my stomach! I think I should like to replace Anxiety with Trust. Trust that the Universe is working for my highest good, even if sometimes something at first appears to be bad. I'm exhausted from living this way and I just can't do it anymore.</i><br />
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<i>Anxiety: I would so appreciate that! You've been over-working me. I can be helpful in a true life-threatening situation (working with Intuition) to alert you to impending danger, but you summon me all the time for a bunch of imagined what-ifs!</i><br />
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<i>Self to Higher Self: What do I need to do to replace Anxiety with Trust?</i><br />
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<i>Higher Self: Continue to examine any underlying beliefs that are now outdated around Anxiety. These beliefs flow into behavior and bodily patterns of expression/manifestation. Continue to affirm to yourself that you choose trust over anxiety and generate thoughts, followed by behaviors that support this choice. Intend it. Utilize the tools and resources that are sent your way to assist you in this endeavor.</i><br />
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It is important to know that sometimes you may need to have more than one dialogue in order to reach a resolution, compromise, or gain the clarity, guidance, and insight you seek. Sometimes you may be presented with opportunities for clarity/movement one step at a time (as in the above examples) and at other times, it could come all at once. It's also important when engaging in this sort of inner dialogue to never let any one aspect of self bully another. Both should have the opportunity to speak and offer their perspectives. Holly also stressed the importance of grounding oneself before and after such a practice, and I agree with this advice whole-heartedly. Anytime you access parts of self in this way, or do deep reflective work, one should definitely ground before-hand (to center appropriately) and re-ground upon returning (to fully return). Utilize movement practices, go outside and feel the earth beneath your feet, focus your breath into your lower belly instead of your lungs, etc. You want to enliven the energy flowing through the lower half of your body...to feel yourself situated firmly on earth. And lastly, please note that if you experience any feelings of overwhelm while engaging with this activity, that you stop immediately, ground, and allow yourself the time and space to process all that has been stirred within you.<br />
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Overall, I hope these examples illustrate to you how easy and natural it already is for us to access and commune/communicate with various aspects of self. We do it all the time. Although usually it's a very critical aspect most give voice to. However now, I hope you have begun to think about this in a broader sense, and see it as <b>a very versatile skill, capacity, or tool that can be developed to serve you in the highest way possible. </b><br />
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In terms of using this technique to channel Higher Self, I used it much in the same way. My first dialogues were done in exactly this same format, question and answer style using a pen and paper. Which gradually led into a much more seamless flow of conversation. Had I been introduced to this practice within the frame that Holly provided, I would have progressed that much more quickly. For you see, coming at it from an "automatic writing" lens was to my detriment because I had a much harder time <i>believing</i> I was actually talking to Higher Self in the beginning. But through Holly's contextualization, I was able to see it right away as something we already naturally do. And most of the retreat participants also expressed this sentiment as well (none were mediums or channelers save me), another very powerful affirmation of its effectiveness.<br />
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If one can lend voice and affirmation to the inner critic voice, why can't one lend the same voice and affirmation to that of one's Higher/Wiser Self? Or any other aspect or quality of self for that matter?<br />
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<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">April's Airings</a><br />
<br />April Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-52368811903032779492017-08-07T05:16:00.001-04:002017-08-07T05:16:37.844-04:00Psychosis or Spiritual Awakening: Two Affirming TED Talks<div style="text-align: left;">
by April Bender<br />
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The first affirming talk is by Phil Borges on Shamanism and shamanic awakening. He speaks of his own encounters with indigenous shamans across the world, his own change of heart around the phenomenon, and our modern culture which wants to label such things as mental illness or psychosis. I've also included a second 14-minute TED Talk referenced by Phil Borges with Eleanor Longden titled, <i>The Voices in My Head</i>. Both are wonderful talks and provide a great deal of insight and understanding into the psychic and/or shamanic experience. </div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>Phil Borges, filmmaker and photographer, has been documenting indigenous and tribal cultures for over 25 years. His work is exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide and his award winning books have been published in four languages. Phil's recent project, Inner Worlds, explores cultural differences with respect to consciousness and mental illness. </i></span></span></div>
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<i>To all appearances, Eleanor Longden was just like every other student, heading to college full of promise and without a care in the world. That was until the voices in her head started talking. Initially innocuous, these internal narrators became increasingly antagonistic and dictatorial, turning her life into a living nightmare. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, hospitalized, drugged, Longden was discarded by a system that didn't know how to help her. Longden tells the moving tale of her years-long journey back to mental health, and makes the case that it was through learning to listen to her voices that </i><i>she was able to survive. </i></div>
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by April Bender<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>Sunday Reflections with Mystics</i> is an effort to collectively honor our ancestors and those wisdom-bearers that have come before us to help illuminate the way. I thought it would be lovely to carve out one day a week in which to reflect on their wise words and counsel around a particular theme or topic. Please enjoy this interlude by allowing the following words and resonance to wash over, inspire, and uplift you. </span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px;">Holy persons draw to themselves all that is earthly. . . .</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>The earth is at the same time mother,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>She is mother of all that is natural,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>mother of all that is human.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>She is the mother of all,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>for contained in her</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>are the seeds of all.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"> -Hildegarde of Bingen-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>Our sensuality is grounded in Nature,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>in Compassion and in Grace.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>In our sensuality, God is.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>God is the means </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>whereby our Substance</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>and our Sensuality</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>so as never to be apart.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>The Soul loves the body.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;">-Meister Eckhart-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>You cannot devalue the body and value the soul - or value anything else.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>The isolation of the body sets into direct conflict everything else in Creation.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;">Nothing could be more absurd than to despise the body </span><span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;">and yet yearn for its resurrection.</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;">-Wendell Berry-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Do not disdain your body.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>For the soul is just as safe in its body </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>as in the Kingdom of Heaven.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;">-Mechtild of Magdeburg-</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>Sex is the manifestation of the driving life force energy of the universe.</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>Sexuality is an expression of the moving force that underlies everything and gives it life.</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;">-Starhawk-</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>Just to be is a blessing</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>just to live is holy.</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>Blessing included that which we call material as well as the spiritual.</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>But first and foremost, blessing is life, health, and fertility for the people,</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>their cattle, their fields. . . . Blessing is the basic power of life itself.</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;">-Sigmund Mowinckel-</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>The doctrine of original sin is not found in any of the writings of the Old Testament. </i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>It is certainly not in chapters one to three of Genesis.</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;">-Herbert Haag-</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>Should one faint by the way who gains the blessings of one mountain day/</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>Whatever his fate, long life, short life, stormy or calm, he is rich forever.</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;">-John Muir-</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>I know well that heaven and earth and all creation are great, </i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>generous and beautiful and good. . . .God's goodness fills all his creatures</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>and all his blessed works full, and endlessly overflows in them. . . .God is everything</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>which is good, as I see it, and the goodness which everything has is God.</i></span><br />
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Wishing you a wonderful day and many blessings in the week ahead!</div>
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April Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-9187726542337479982017-08-04T15:42:00.001-04:002018-07-16T18:38:42.492-04:00Recovering the Soul<div style="text-align: center;">
by <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html" target="_blank">April Bender</a><br />
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The soul is deep, watery, soothing, mysterious and unsettling. It is the deepest parts of the ocean, reflecting back the deepest part of self. At times calm and serene, sometimes terrifyingly tumultuous, and still other times wavy and playful. Mystical and alluring in its beauty and depth, and yet unsettling when experienced as a darkened void. The souls speaks to one through restless nights as well as blissful days, through one's deepest joys as well as their pain. It reflects one's earthy humanness, in the most exquisite shades and hues, reminding one of what it means to be truly alive.<br />
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The soul is one's own fluid nature as a child of Earth/Gaia/the Goddess, and she is a living, conscious manifestation of the blessed <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2016/04/one-heart-one-mind-one-body.html" target="_blank">Divine Mother</a>. Her soul is that of the World's Soul of which one's soul is a part. One often thinks of the vertical dimension in relation to its spiritual height, but one must not forget the treasures to be found in combing the soulful depths below, or the womb-like realm of the feminine. Consider the following description:<br />
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"Soul is the invisible, mysterious, and softly radiant element that fuses your being and makes you human. Like plasma is in your veins, it gives you a sense of meaning, feeling, connection and depth. If you have soul, you have a visible glow and are alive and present."<br />
-Thomas Moore, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Religion-Ones-Own-Creating-Spirituality/dp/1592408842/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1501873109&sr=8-1&keywords=a+religion+of+one%27s+own&linkCode=ll1&tag=aprsair-20&linkId=be97d63b1deab26d51e009f8211fc75f" target="_blank">A Religion of One's Own</a></i><br />
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I would add that Soul is one's source of vitality and sense of belonging on Earth as a child of the Divine Mother/Moon/Earth Goddess as well as the Heavenly Father/Sun (as dual aspects of Source, stepping down into materiality). This is why in many of the older cultures and languages of Earth, objects or nouns were designated as either masculine/feminine.<br />
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Let us now make the distinction between Soul and Spirit. Consider the following description of Spirit:<br />
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"Spirit directs your attention to the cosmos and planet, to huge ideas and vast adventures, to prayer and meditation and other spiritual practices, to a worldview and philosophy of life. Spirit expands your heart and mind, gives you vision and courage, and eventually leaves you with a strong sense of meaning and purpose."<br />
-Thomas Moore, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Care-Soul-Twenty-fifth-Anniversary-Cultivating/dp/0062415670/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1501873157&sr=1-1&keywords=care+of+the+soul&linkCode=ll1&tag=aprsair-20&linkId=3c746a6596606ab5bc146f77042336bc" target="_blank">Care of the Soul</a></i><br />
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I would also add that Spirit connects one to the overall unfoldment of the Divine Plan and comprises one's spiritual essence or that which is eternal. Whereas the soul is a vehicle of planetary/material life. The Soul provides one with their personalized curriculum of life-lessons and experiences in order to learn, grow, evolve and flourish while enrolled in the school known as Earth. It is found in the practical, the day-to-day, the relational. The following quote illustrates this well.<br />
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"Soul is more intimate, deep, and concrete. You care for your soul by keeping up your house, learning how to cook, playing sports or games, being around children, getting to know and love the region where you live. Soul allows you to become attached to the world, which is a kind of love. When the soul stirs, you feel things, both love and anger, and you have strong desires and even fears. You live your life fully, instead of skirting it with intellectualism or excessive moralistic worries."<br />
-Thomas Moore, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Care-Soul-Twenty-fifth-Anniversary-Cultivating/dp/0062415670/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1501873157&sr=1-1&keywords=care+of+the+soul&linkCode=ll1&tag=aprsair-20&linkId=3c746a6596606ab5bc146f77042336bc" target="_blank">Care of the Soul</a></i><br />
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Soul serves as a prompter through feeling and desire, as well as a collector of memory, experience, and wisdom (or lessons learned). Both Spirit and Soul influence and shape the other, and herein lies one of the great mysteries: mystical union or the intersection between Spirit and Soul. All spiritual initiates should aspire to become conscious conduits or vessels of this union. For within it is created an endless exchange of information and higher impulses between the two - at multiple levels of creation. Creating harmony, well-being, a greater sense of interconnectedness, and heightened states of awareness and flow for the individual as well as the collective.<br />
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This is why one should never make the mistake of valuing one aspect over the other. For example, in the current culture the feminine and/or things of Earth and/or your planetary realm, including one's humanness and soulful underworld, have often been tinged with thoughts of its lowliness, sinfulness, and/or darkness. At best it was disrespected and disregarded, at worst violated, trampled and raped. Many fear-based beliefs and misconceptions still abound in one's present culture concerning the realm of Soul. Is it no wonder that the world looks and feels the way it does? The denial of Soul in the collective is devastating in its effects, is it not? Although a great deal of light and awareness is now rising within this respect, one should not underestimate how deep this cultural conditioning still runs.<br />
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It is my hope in sharing this information that it further demonstrates why it is necessary to cultivate and commune with both aspects of self equally, Soul and Spirit, and to bring them into greater alignment and conscious partnership (<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-re-unification-of-worlds-intensifies.html" target="_blank">as previously discussed</a>). For it is through the <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-reminder-to-cultivate-your-superpowers.html" target="_blank">cultivation of your superpowers</a>, utilizing all three aspects of self: Soul, Spirit, Physical (as the vessel and outer expresser of that union), that the experience of ascension and/or greater unity consciousness is manifested on Earth. In turn, uplifting the experience of all orders of Life (seen and unseen) on your planetary world as well as spiraling out to all connected systems.<br />
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All that is needed has been given and continues to be gifted. The rest is up to you. Listen carefully in the days ahead to what both Soul and Spirit have to say.<br />
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<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">April's Airings</a>April Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-22858268173132278202017-08-01T17:15:00.003-04:002018-07-09T19:48:02.070-04:00A Reminder to Cultivate Your Superpowers<div style="text-align: center;">
by <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html">April Bender</a> </div>
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Many times the things I speak of may seem complex, layered, paradoxical and perhaps even daunting in nature. For instance, I know our last exchange on the <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-re-unification-of-worlds-intensifies.html">Re-unification of Worlds</a> was full of this sort of multi-faceted, layered complexity. Many of you may have felt that it was a very tall order to fill and wondered where to even begin. <i>Connect with my three aspects of self and align and integrate them, walk the three worlds, and learn to commune with all forms of life seen and unseen? </i><br />
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However, I wish to assure you today that the first and most important step to actualizing any of the above goals, is to first revisit some of the most basic, foundational and inherent capacities or "powers" one has. For you see, they are so crucial that one should not stop at cultivation but continually sustain or employ their use as much as possible. Especially in regard to the collective movements/shifts waiting ahead. These capacities will serve one well in any situation and will assist one in achieving deeper states of connection with Self, Spirit, Soul and other forms of conscious life.<br />
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They are one's core superpowers so to speak, that everything else one does or practices is built upon. They are not new to most spiritual initiates but they do need to be regularly honed, attended to, and cultivated to be of the greatest service to oneself and the upliftment of the overall planetary experience. These are not things one simply learns once and then later on dismisses or becomes lazy with - somehow thinking they have moved passed them. Even if one is quite good at some of the following, it does not mean one should stop deepening into them - for they are the gifts that keep on giving and have EVERYTHING to do with how one manifests and perceives their experience on Earth and elsewhere. It's also important to note that these "powers'" are even more potent and effective when utilized together.<br />
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<b>Intention</b><br />
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Intention is the shaper of worlds, perception and experience. In one's everyday experience they should ask themselves what are they intending/expecting will happen in any given situation or encounter? What is their intent in making the choice they are about to make or recently made? Be honest with oneself. What does that choice or situation symbolically represent? Love, unworthiness, joy, fear, etc.?<br />
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One's world, one's reality, reflects back to one what they intend and/or expect to see from the deepest parts of Self. This includes one's thoughts, feelings, beliefs and therefore intentions around everything - objects, people/relationships, ideas, environments, creativity, etc...for it all plays into how one shapes, experiences, and interacts with reality. (See <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/07/is-life-but-dream.html">"Is Life but a Dream?"</a> post.) If one is unhappy with their current state of reality consider the following quote:<br />
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“if we focus on what's ugly, we attract more ugliness into our thoughts, and then into our emotions, and ultimately into our lives”<br />
-Wayne W. Dyer, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Power-Intention-Dr-Wayne-Dyer/dp/1401902162/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1501540590&sr=8-1&keywords=the+power+of+intention&linkCode=ll1&tag=aprsair-20&linkId=13f6608db2cd1c97a9aeb67b3aee66cc">The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-create Your World Your Way</a></i><br />
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When one becomes disciplined in being more intentional in their thoughts, everything else (emotions, actions, etc.) including their outer experience then follows. People, other forms of consciousness, and morphogenic fields feel and respond to that intent as well, as it is carried around in one's energy field, pulling all those things around one's intent toward one. If one wants to form deeper relationships with other forms of life or aspects of Self, one should start by intending it. And then be prepared to follow the inner promptings/intuition, opportunities, and synchronicities that arrive to support and guide one. This is one heck of a superpower or capacity to have at one's disposal!<br />
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Unfortunately however, this superpower does not work well on its own, it needs attention, awareness, heart, belief and imagination to go with it so that one doesn't miss out on those very opportunities, inner messages, synchronicities, or stepping stones the Universe lays out before one to lead them to the fulfillment of their intent, expectation, creation, or temporary destination.<br />
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<b>Attention/Awareness</b><br />
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To give something attention is to give it power and life. What are you focusing your attention on in any given moment? What one focuses on, one becomes increasingly aware of and begins to think and create an intent about. Therefore, the more one focuses on something, the more apt they are to pull it into their experience in some way, whether consciously or unconsciously. <br />
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For example if one's attention is constantly fixed on the future and one's worries/concerns residing there, one will increasingly think more and more about the future, they'll then become emotive about it, and form intentions, expectations or judgments around it which will soon begin to manifest within their experience as a feeling of anxiety, worry, and powerlessness. Likewise if their attention is constantly trained in the past..their thoughts, emotions, intentions and actions will then follow suit and will eventually manifest into their reality, causing many to relive pain and suffering that is no longer necessary to their experience.<br />
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It is best to train one's attention upon the present moment. For All That Is , exists within any given present moment. Not in the past and not in the future, for one is gone and the other yet to come. So one should be attentive or "tend to" what is happening in any given moment. The more one practices and deepens into this capacity the more sensitive they will become to the more subtle movements and workings of life both within and all around oneself (seen and unseen). This is the moment when attention begins to shift into awareness, as many of you know.<br />
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Once honed, this superpower is much like hyper hearing, seeing, knowing and feeling all at once. For it develops into a supersense of sorts. Eventually, one can become aware of all things around them, all at once, at multiple levels and then begin to play with extending that out to non-local destinations.<br />
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<b>Presence</b><br />
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The presence I speak of here is the full, authentic and total presence of one's Self (<a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-re-unification-of-worlds-intensifies.html">all three aspects</a>) planted surely and squarely (but also humbly) within one's place on Earth. This not only provides one with much health, vitality, and sense of well-being but is also a very effective form of protection/shielding.<br />
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When one loves, has faith and confidence in oneself, as well as feels secure in the totality of who they are and all that they are connected to and nourished by...one is standing in their full Glory or radiance, and others notice. Think of this capacity as the superhero stance. Strong, sturdy, self-assured, honorable, head held high, etc. This is not an egotistical stance but one of self-empowerment, courage, and love. The power it provides one is that of self-empowerment, which allows one to move more fluidly through obstacles and challenges in life. When one has a strong center, it is much harder to be knocked out of it. One is no longer at the mercy of any prevailing winds.<br />
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If one does gets knocked down, they get back up because presence implies action and perseverance as much as calm and reflection. It is the One that has reconciled Self on many levels and therefore has no question of worthiness, love, inherent divinity, or validity. So in essence, <i>own it</i>!<br />
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<b>Heart</b><br />
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One often doesn't consider the heart to be a superpower but it most assuredly is. For it is the heart that sustains one's physical body and also purifies and emboldens one's intentions, motivations, and actions. It is where one's sense of love, honor, dedication, commitment, and courage resides, among many other admirable qualities. It is also through the heart that one finds their deepest connections and resonances to God/Spirit, self, and others, making it perhaps one's greatest healer and teacher in life.<br />
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Like the mind, the heart also has the ability to transcend space/time and moreover is the universal language of all creation. This is the language that is needed to connect with and heal the deepest parts of Self along with the ability to bridge worlds and form co-creative relationships with different essences and forms of consciousness. And similar to intent, other forms of life can easily read what is carried in the heart. Intent and heart (or lack thereof) cannot be hidden, except maybe to inattentive or unaware humans. <br />
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Within the current culture on earth, the heart is greatly undervalued and underestimated. It's time for all light-workers and way-showers to demonstrate to the world the power of what the heart can do!<br />
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<b>Belief</b><br />
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Belief can move mountains. Without it, one sees little in the way of desired effect. In this way, belief walks hand in hand with intention setting. So what do you believe about yourself? The universe? God/Source/Spirit? Your superpowers? Your divinity? Your worthiness? Your health? Belief fuels one's intentions/expectations and therefore what one magnetizes towards oneself in the way of experience, perception and/or manifested reality.<br />
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If one does not believe themselves worthy of self-love for example, then they will struggle a great deal in having an experience of it even if they are intending it to be so. Similarly, if one intends for themselves to become an ascended master/adept, way-shower or healer but does not believe themselves capable, they will face many obstacles trying to realize that intention until they finally do deal with their limiting beliefs. For in both cases, the intention is not backed by the power of belief only wishful thinking. This is why the alignment between belief and intention is so important.<br />
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So I urge all light-workers and way-showers to constantly examine their beliefs and attitudes about anything they are wanting to intend and/or manifest in the world, especially if what is showing up for them is contradictory to what one is trying to intend. Sometimes this can take more time than one may think, as many of one's beliefs are cemented in early in life or over the course of several experiences spanning years in one's life - so there may be quite a bit of unraveling that takes place to get to the center/source of a belief but it is well worth the effort. For belief holds a great deal of power. This is one superpower in particular along with intent, that can work for or against oneself because like intent, it is not one that can be turned off or dimmed, only guided.<br />
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<b>Imagination</b><br />
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The power of imagination is the ultimate creative power. If one can clearly visualize that which they intend and believe whole-heartedly in that vision - there is no stopping the manifestation of it.<br />
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Imagination can also be utilized as a wonderful communication tool. Images, symbols and color are often modes of communication between various realms/worlds. If you wish to communicate and/or commune with other forms of consciousness in these realms or even with deeper aspects of Self, this is one superpower you don't want to leave at home!<br />
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This is another power that has little value placed on it in your world. However the potential for its use is staggering. Being a power of the mind, it has the capacity to move across and beyond time and space, making it a most effective tool or power having no limits or boundaries save oneself.<br />
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In closing, cultivate and hone these superpowers! For they are inherent gifts or endowments of your divine birthright and again, are foundational to all that you do or will do. To fully claim your and ultimately humanity's role as active co-creators among Creation, this act of reclaiming and/or cultivating these superpowers is vital and necessary. Do not be afraid to step into the full blessing of the being in which you truly are!<br />
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<i>Additional recommended reading resources to help cultivate the above superpowers can be found <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_5.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</i><br />
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Source: <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/">April's Airings</a><br />
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Follow me on Facebook @April's Airings!April Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-7123465635500797102017-07-31T06:27:00.001-04:002017-07-31T06:27:42.526-04:00Is Life but a Dream?<div style="text-align: center;">
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Upon waking yesterday morning, I grabbed myself a cup of coffee and my trusted dream dictionary. I wanted to get to the bottom of a very disturbing dream I'd had the previous night, and was eager to begin analyzing the symbolism found therein.<br />
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I looked up several symbols (basic objects, places/spaces, colors/numbers, and any creatures) that had appeared within this dream, while also checking in with my intuition on them, knowing that all dream symbols are in the main deeper aspects of Self. Just as I was beginning to formulate an interpretation of what the dream had meant and was reflecting back to me, I was struck by a most curious question.<br />
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Looking up from my journal, I looked at my bookcase and thought, <b>"What if life or my external reality is also but a dream? What if I were to analyze the objects and people in my physical reality in the same way in which I approach the interpretation of my dreams? </b>So out of sheer curiosity, I began to do just that.<br />
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Suddenly, the bookcase in front of me was no longer just a bookcase - symbolically it reflected back to me my love of being surrounded by wisdom and the value I feel in continuously striving to accumulate it. Our shelf of video games in turn, became a symbolic reflection of my need to incorporate play and honor my child-like nature. My laptop became a symbol of deep communication, friendship, social/global awareness, and wisdom.<br />
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On and on I went around the room analyzing all the objects it contained. Then I analyzed the room itself. What I learned by looking anew at my external life and reality in this way is that external reality is a mere reflection and material manifestation of my most basic values, beliefs, intentions, passions and unique soul/spirit essence expressing - as many of these things represented aspects/qualities that are core to me. I urge you to try this yourself as it is quite an enlightening experience!<br />
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This demonstrated to me in no uncertain terms that indeed what we experience as everyday reality is constructed by us - out of our values, beliefs, and intentions - not just simply human preference. There were even some things that have to now go because what they represent to me is fear, lack and/or other inner shadow elements. As a result, this experiment also demonstrated to me the need to be very conscious and aware of what one is manifesting and/or calling into their lives and their environments.<br />
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Sure I already knew all this to be true in more of a philosophical belief sense, but I had not <i>experienced</i> it yet before in such an immediately profound, dramatic, and mind-altering way. This will come to be a periodic practice for me I think, in order to check in and see what I'm sending out there and attracting into my experience. I hope you find it helpful as well.<br />
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In closing, I'd like to leave you with a short 5 minute clip from philosopher Alan Watts, where he also asks the question, "Is life but a dream?" And as always, Alan's response doesn't disappoint.<br />
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<i>Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, mystic, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. </i><br />
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<br />April Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-236527957625733992017-07-30T08:07:00.001-04:002017-07-30T11:56:32.333-04:00 Sunday Reflections with Mystics: The Word of God<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAcixuEBOovurYwQj9oIMqfYfgGG9IkEiKpuZs0D801Qxl_TxWYs3oQbTjoivv6dIDrp2nZCYxRqQN-pPMizWrBLWcxV1_EFg1IpFabs-ImwtqLVUiYJtLTxt5A4aNZpEvbIru5b2FHmk/s1600/20170729_234137.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="1440" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAcixuEBOovurYwQj9oIMqfYfgGG9IkEiKpuZs0D801Qxl_TxWYs3oQbTjoivv6dIDrp2nZCYxRqQN-pPMizWrBLWcxV1_EFg1IpFabs-ImwtqLVUiYJtLTxt5A4aNZpEvbIru5b2FHmk/s320/20170729_234137.png" width="320" /></a>by <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html">April Bender</a><br />
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In an effort to collectively honor our ancestors and those wisdom-bearers that have come before us to help illuminate the way, I thought it would be lovely to carve out one day a week in which to reflect on their wise words and counsel around a particular theme or topic. I chose Sunday simply because that seems to be the day of the week when most people are home relaxing and mentally and/or emotionally preparing for the week ahead. Please enjoy this interlude by allowing the following words and resonance to wash over, inspire, and uplift you. I know I personally find great value and insight in also reflecting upon and journaling about them.<br />
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<b>Topic: The Word of God</b></div>
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<i>In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God, and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.</i><br />
-the Bible<br />
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<i>The Word is living, being, spirit, all verdant greening, all creativity. This Word manifests itself in every living creature.</i><br />
- Hildegarde of Bingen<br />
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<i>The whole world and all creatures will be to you nothing else than an open book and a living Bible, in which you may study, without any previous instruction, the science of God and from which you may learn God's will.</i><br />
-Sebastian Franck<br />
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<i>Every creature is a word of God and is a book about God.</i><br />
-Meister Eckhart<br />
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<i>The universe is the primary revelation of the divine, the primary scripture, the primary locus of divine-human communion. </i><br />
-Thomas Berry<br />
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<i>The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao;</i><br />
<i>The name that can be named is not the eternal name.</i><br />
<i>The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth.</i><br />
<i>The named is the mother of ten thousand things.</i><br />
-Laozi (Lao Tzu), in Tao Te Ching<br />
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<i>The Word of God is a closed Book until it opens to you. But once it opens to you, it opens up your destiny immediately.</i><br />
-Benjamin Suulola<br />
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<i>We must allow the Word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behavior.</i><br />
-John R.W. Stott<br />
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<i>The true contemplative is not one who prepares his mind for a particular message that he wants or expects to hear, but is one who remains empty because he knows that he can never expect to anticipate the words that will transform his darkness into light. He does not even anticipate a special kind of transformation. He does not demand light instead of darkness. He waits on the Word of God in silence, and, when he is answered it is not so much by a word that bursts into his silence. It is by his silence itself, suddenly, inexplicably revealing itself to him as a word of great power, full of the voice of God” </i><br />
― Stephen Cope, The Wisdom of Yoga: A Seeker's Guide to Extraordinary Living<br />
(Submitted by Dominique Lagae)<br />
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Please share any additionally significant quotes related to this topic in the comments section or send them to me via the Contact Form in the sidebar menu.<br />
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You may also want to explore some of <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/p/poetry-archive.html">my spirit/soul inspired poetry</a>.<br />
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Another year has passed, another arc on the grand spiral of time. Your (April's) spirit/essence has lengthened profoundly in breadth as well as height and depth. It has been an expansive year and one of deep integration and joyful alignment. A time of receiving from Spirit and nourishing Soul unlike any other. You are no longer you, as you have grown/expanded beyond identity, beyond human description, beyond light/dark, beyond form, beyond many such illusory boundaries – while still contained within a human vessel. You have reclaimed the knowledge, the wisdom, the truth contained within the deepest parts of Self, your ancestral blood, your connection to Gaia, Source/Creator, and your connection to worldly and otherworldly allies, seen and unseen (heavenly and planetary). You have served as a bridge, a friend, a code bringer, collaborator, and healer between worlds and as a result, have restored your sense of empowerment, strength, vitality, inner calm, and sense of belonging on this planet.<br />
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This is every human's divine birthright and intended role, though many still struggle to break through the fog (the counter influences and illusions both internal/external), and claim it. But this is indeed what the collective is striving toward. Not only the reintegration and healing of fragmentation and separation, but also the healing of relationships throughout the Web of Life in order to restore greater harmony between worlds. And to be candid, this is the only thing slowing down the actualization of the new paradigm, the ascended Earth experience, or the re-enchantment/sacralization of the world. Everything else has been given and continues to be gifted.<br />
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Many lightworkers as well as other spiritual initiates working for the greater good and upliftment of humanity and planetary conditions need to realize, <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/07/new-integrations-return-to-wholeness.html" target="_blank">as you did</a>, that as a multidimensional being there is more than one aspect of Self, and that these Selves need to be retrieved, integrated and aligned in order to fully reclaim and actualize their divine birthright and ascend as well as to better aid in the ascension/restoration of planetary life.<br />
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<b>The time has now come for all way-showers to become aware of these various aspects of Self, the various Orders and Hierarchies of Life/Spirit, and humanity's true role within Creation</b> – at least to some degree. Or to put it plainly, it's time for the rounding out of one's spiritual/mystical education in anticipation of the next stage of human evolution – the soulful spiritual evolution/revolution that will see humanity throw off the shackles of illusion and claim its rightful place among Creation. But first, one must awaken to the full truth and glory of who they are. May they come to realize as you have, that your Higher Self (also known as “star or upper world walker” in other traditions) is only one aspect – there is also in the main the Physical Self, and the Dream/Underworld/Soulful Self.<br />
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The Higher Self walks and communes with the Heavenly/Cosmic Hierarchy and receives glimpses into the divine cosmic plan and overall cosmology; the Dream/Underworld/Soul Self walks and communes with the <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2016/04/one-heart-one-mind-one-body.html" target="_blank">Divine Mother</a>/Planetary Hierarchy and receives glimpses of the divine template for Earth/Gaia and this Self keeps one's vessel and one's energy vital and alive; lastly one's Physical Self serves as the manifest/material world bridge and point of expression/communication and integration between the other two. It is through the Physical Self that you express this inner/outer integration.<br />
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Most spiritual path initiates (in whatever tradition they work with) tend to focus and express through mostly two of these aspects of Self. But all three must be activated, brought into active partnership, aligned, and consciously worked with. Many lightworkers for instance, prefer only to commune with Higher Self and do not want to ground within the Earth/Gaia. There is too much pain, misery, suffering they say, instead they cannot wait to go home – and yet how are they to transmute it and complete their work if they do not want to get their feet (or chakras) dirty? They do not want to accept or embrace their full nature but by being born and incarnated into a human body they are as much of Earth (and soulful living) as Cosmic in origin (and spiritual living), and there is no avoiding passing through both those levels of initiation/education in order to further progress as individuals, as well as help the healing of this planetary world in the <i>fastest</i> and most effective way possible.<br />
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In general, one must be open to learning to work and commune with all orders of Life (seen and unseen) within the local system of which they are a part – or at the very least, become aware and respectful of their presence. As you have discovered, powerful bonds and alliances can be created through friendship, exchange, and support that serve you as much as them. And the vast majority of them, want nothing more than the restoration/ascension of the Gaiac/Earthly experience. Humans were never meant to walk alone, for true strength, empowerment, and vitality comes with the recognition of our inherent unity with other forms of life and/or other forms of consciousness. And these consciousness forms/orders of life are broken or stunted in some way as well, because of the brokenness in humanity.<br />
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<b>All forms of life/consciousness within a local system and spiraling out to connected systems, were meant to exchange energy and information with one another, to be in relationship together</b> – not to be an island upon themselves. And this has been the greatest lie thrust upon humanity – that one is on their own, that one is somehow separate – that other realms or forms of life (seen/unseen) don't exist and if they do, they are evil, untrustworthy and not to be meddled with. And yet they all exist in the first place to be of service to humanity's growth, evolution, and the overall planetary experience. After all, Earth was meant to be a place of rich experience and higher learning - not one of egregious suffering.<br />
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Many earthly realms are considered dark, shadowy, and hellish in nature. The Earth has been bathed in the blood of the suffering, how could it not be so? And while yes, these imprints and memories have been stored within the Earth, within one's psyche's, within one's blood (as you are born of the Earth), they are not evil or out to get anyone. They simply seek acknowledgment, love and healing (just like humanity does) and must be integrated if a healing and eventually a restoration is to be realized, in Self and the greater Collective. There are also many beautiful, joyful and magical realms within Earth to experience as well and many lost aspects of Self within these soulful depths to be retrieved and integrated. All of these things are certainly worth the trouble of such deep excursions.<br />
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For example, the template (or divine plan) that must be restored dwells within the depths of the Earth. It's always been there, a brightly glowing seed/sun that has continued to hold the original intent or etheric blueprint of Earth as well as the etheric blueprint of the Adam Kadmon. Aside from these blueprints, also found within Earth and its many realms are the Planetary Hierarchy including: the Council of 7 (the other councils extend outward from Earth), <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2016/04/one-heart-one-mind-one-body.html" target="_blank">the world soul (the Divine Feminine/Mother)</a>, one's Soul Self, one's ancestors when not incarnate (moving throughout the inner mansion worlds/lower heavens and yet still attuned to you), the spirits of the plant and animal kingdoms, the mineral intelligences who are very high orders of beings incarnating a small aspect of Self within the planetary experience, the Sidhe/Faery or the “shining ones” and/or Argathans (those who are further along in Earth's evolution than current humanity and who long ago went underground), the elemental and directional spirits, and the spirits of place, not to mention the inner passage from Earth to her many sister realms as recorded in the myths of old.<br />
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Indeed, there is much magic, wonder, wisdom and even great healing and vitality to be discovered within the planetary realm/lower world. And most all beings within these realms, great and small, visible and invisible, seek to be united once again within The World/Cosmic Tree, so that the great Song of Life/Creation may be heard once more in its proper and pure frequency/resonance. For once the connection between these worlds is restored, humanity will once again experience what is known as 5D and/or a much greater experience of universal unity consciousness. The veil is already thinning remarkably fast now, as signs of the mysterious, supernatural and the miraculous gain visibility. Even many of your mainstream scientific institutions and disciplines can no longer deny the light of illumination and/or greater awareness that is shining across the land and <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2017/07/a-presentation-on-magic-religion-and.html" target="_blank">within these fields in regard to this type of phenomena.</a><br />
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It is recommended that if a spiritual initiate has not worked in a very committed way with their Dream/Underworld/Soul aspect of Self that they consider study and practice within an earth and/or creation-based path and/or Shamanic tradition. Learn to observe the seasons, cycles and sacred days of old. Soulful reflections and creative explorations can also aid one in getting in touch with this realm or aspect of Self. If on the other hand, an initiate is quite familiar with this aspect of Self but not with their Higher Self (or star/upper world walker Self), that they work on developing this aspect of Self through prayer, meditation and the exploration of their morals and values. Many of your world's religious and spiritual traditions can assist with this as long as one is not pulled into the more rigid and dogmatic side of a particular tradition. And again, keeping in mind that the end goal is the expression and integration of all aspects of Self (the vertical of Spirit and Soul and horizontal physical plane), within the physical or everyday personality Self.<br />
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The reason these additional aspects of Self are being highlighted at this time, and the reason you personally were triggered to move more fully into them these last few years, is not only for personal development but because very soon the many secrets that have been kept hidden from humanity, including its true past/history, will be made known. Add to that the flood of memories that will be activated/released within the blood/DNA of individuals as these shadow secrets are revealed layer by layer (often going back many generations) and concurrently, as the higher energy inductions from space continue to catalyze the awakening process, a great deal of confusion and upheaval is likely to ensue. In fact in large part it has already begun and you can easily see the early effects of this on an unprepared populace who still want to classify and assign blame to such things in dualistic frames (for example, democrat and republican, black and white, male and female, the have and have-nots, etc...)<br />
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If one is not grounded in their various aspects of Self, it may become very disorienting to at first process all the information and revelations coming forward, then put those pieces together correctly and in the right higher frame, as well as discern truth from false memory and related emotional imprints that arise in one for transmutation and/or clearing. It is here that caution is also warranted for those light-workers and spiritual initiates who feel triggered into social action/justice responses...be sure you are fully aware of the full scope and breadth of a situation before making a judgment and going gangbusters on it (do not react purely out of emotion), as you may end up inadvertently causing more harm in the form of fear and separation in the collective by doing so. There may be certain facets of the situation that have not yet been revealed and/or one made aware of. Make sure you truly understand the other side of an argument or conflict from a place of openness, curiosity, compassion and if possible, positive personal experience, even if that experience comes in the form of listening deeply to another's story.<br />
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You and others like you (in touch with multi-dimensional aspects of Self) will help the masses make sense of what is happening. You will be needed as stabilizing and grounding forces for individuals and the collective on multiple levels: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. You will also have a much truer and broader sense of what is actually transpiring in any given moment due to these expanded energetic linkages. And remember, you won't be doing this alone, you will have your new allies (seen and unseen) assisting as well. Making you a rather formidable force against those seeking to keep the planetary experience a lowly one.<br />
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Much of the prerequisite work has been done, the process begun – soon this unification process will intensify greatly. In many ways it has already begun to do so. This means, any structures supporting the illusion of separation are soon to come crumbling down. That includes structures internally constructed by individual minds. It is recommended that all spiritual initiates, lightworkers, healers or way-showers spend this remaining time firming up their alliances, relationships, and/or co-creative partnerships and actively work toward their own inner unification and reclamation process. For those already working at this level, such as yourself, it is recommended that they continue deepening and building out their alliances and further integrating various aspects of Self. For soon, all streams will converge.<br />
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See also <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_5.html">Recommended Reading</a> section<br />
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<i><b>Editor's Note:</b> Dear readers, this aspect of Self wished for me to update and refine this previously channeled message and to re-post it due to its heightened relevance at this time. It will also provide us an excellent foundation/frame from which to start this new chapter of learning, exploration and evolution together. </i><i>Originally posted on April 2, 2016</i><br />
<a href="http://www.aprilsairings.blogspot.com/">April's Airings</a>April Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-81926296153143614322017-07-28T12:19:00.000-04:002017-07-28T17:28:56.562-04:00A Presentation on Magic, Religion, and Science<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am excited to share this very engaging presentation by Dean Radin at the Science and NonDuality Conference as it offers readers an inside look at some of the scientific research and findings coming out in experiments conducted in non-local consciousness phenomena and psi research through the lens of magic. I share this as evidence and affirmation that the new paradigm and worldview that we all seek manifestation of and have worked so hard for (5D) is at hand. Changes and profound shifts are afoot in many scientific fields, institutions and disciplines and it is my pleasure to share one powerful example and leader of this most needed paradigm shift/movement. It is my desire to inspire and affirm you by periodically sharing such ground-breaking research and resources.<br />
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Enjoy,<br />
April of <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">April's Airings</a><br />
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<i>Dean Radin, PhD, is Chief Scientist at the <a href="http://noetic.org/about/overview" target="_blank">Institute of Noetic Sciences</a> (IONS). He earned an MS in electrical engineering and a PhD in psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Before joining the research staff at IONS in 2001, he held appointments at AT&T Bell Labs, Princeton University, University of Edinburgh, and SRI International. He is author or coauthor of over 250 technical and popular articles, three dozen book chapters, and three books including the best-selling <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Universe-Scientific-Psychic-Phenomena/dp/0061778990/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1501248921&sr=1-1&keywords=the+conscious+universe&linkCode=ll1&tag=aprsair-20&linkId=41c8a65e47cce3b206e96e36ae505af1" target="_blank">The Conscious Universe</a> (HarperOne, 1997), <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Entangled-Minds-Extrasensory-Experiences-Quantum/dp/1416516778/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1501248860&sr=8-1&keywords=entangled+minds+radin&linkCode=ll1&tag=aprsair-20&linkId=50ad708ee0d522320b0c7082a825b60f" target="_blank">Entangled Minds</a> (Simon & Schuster, 2006), and the 2014 Silver Nautilus Book Award winner, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Supernormal-Science-Evidence-Extraordinary-Abilities/dp/030798690X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1501248960&sr=1-1&keywords=supernormal&linkCode=ll1&tag=aprsair-20&linkId=482251cc8cece9adaf35eec99b93efea" target="_blank">SUPERNORMAL</a> (Random House, 2013).</i><br />
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April Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-39763056143485961452017-07-27T21:08:00.003-04:002017-07-28T17:19:32.766-04:00New Integrations: A Return to Wholeness and This Blog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Greetings friends,<br />
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">April's Airings is back!</span></b><br />
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<i>These past three years or so, have been an incredible journey for me to the very soulful depths of my being. </i>While I am sorry for my inconsistency in messages during this time, in order to become an even better and more refined channel and healer, this hiatus and some additional training, practice, and study was necessary. I felt overall, that I needed to return to a sense of "wholeness of being" and that I should focus the majority of my energies on this goal.<br />
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You see I realized I was sorely imbalanced, working mostly in and connecting with the upper realms and while beautiful and peaceful, left me not feeling like I belonged or wanted to be on Earth. When I eventually came back down so to speak, I felt only the pang of longing for a home seemingly so far away from our lowly material one. Sound familiar?<br />
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This is perhaps why you've noticed my channeled messages having more of an integrated earth-based flavor to them in the last year or so. I have indeed been working intensely the last three years within various earth-based traditions: Native American, Shamanism (both Native American, Harner's frame, and Celtic), Celtic spirituality and seership practices, Wicca, and Appalachian Folk Magic. I even made my own sacred hand-held drum with a Michigan Ojibwa tribal elder/leader as well as trained with <a href="https://www.shamanism.org/" target="_blank">The Foundation for Shamanic Studies</a> for shamanic journeying. I learned a great deal about and received many gifts from the Lower World as well as the Upper World through this practice.<br />
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I learned how to expand my inner channels of communication not only with Upper World beings but with Lower (animal collective essences, planetary heirarchy, the Fey) and Middle World (our physical everyday Earth reality) beings as well. This includes discarnate and incarnate essences. I reconnected and bonded with my earthly ancestors, just as deeply as I am connected with and bonded to my star family. I have made friends and allies with life force essences on many levels of creation as well as Self on many levels of creation. These days, I never walk alone or just with Higher Self, now I actually have a posse! I've never felt more supported and loved in my journey on Earth as I do now. Every morning I awake before dawn in order to welcome the wisdom and energies of the East and to ground and protect myself within my circle of the 7 directions.<br />
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I've also embraced my creativity in ways I had not thought possible. I've been joyfully drawing, painting, and writing poetry. Most of it is inspired by nature, beauty, relationships...LIFE, or as <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_5.html" target="_blank">Thomas Moore</a> would say "soul." I learned that spirit/spirituality is not the same as soul/soulful...and that is one distinction that all light-workers and those working towards ascension should know. It would save them from experiences of serious physical and emotional discomfort, loss of health/vitality, and the feeling of desperate homesickness. Connecting with the Earth and <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2016/04/one-heart-one-mind-one-body.html" target="_blank">Earth Goddess/Divine Feminine</a> energy is necessary and vital, as she sustains our physical existence and inspires us toward the realm of Higher Spirit in multiple ways. So a balance or better yet a partnership between the two is crucial: both spirit and soul; upper and lower world; Mother Earth and Father Sky. We are the conduits to hold and integrate these differing energies/aspects, thus bridging heaven/Earth and what we perceive as duality within us. This is how we and the Earth ascend. Or as many indigenous cultures and magic practitioners put it, the "re-enchantment of the world" begins.<br />
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I also trudged through as much of my psychological belief system network as I could, examining the intricate circuitry of every line and connection. I also read, researched, and studied...voraciously which aided in this self-psychological examination. I stumbled across such illuminations as <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_5.html" target="_blank">Matthew Fox's</a> work concerning the concept of "original sin" versus the truth of "original blessing," and all the heartache that has been caused in the world as a result of St. Augustine's ridiculous original sin decree. Is it no wonder that woman, indigenous and other creation-based tradition peoples, the Earth and her creatures have been treated so abysmally? In a fall/redemption, patriarchal paradigm where these things are considered "fallen" or "lowly" of course they are going to be raped, trampled upon, abused, mistrusted, and disregarded. In looking at my own belief systems around this, I realized that yes, even some of the implications of this mindset still lingered within me due to societal conditioning. And this was just one example of such enlightening reading that lead to conversations and reflections with Self to restructure my beliefs and therefore, thinking/manifesting processes.<br />
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I share all this with you dear reader as background context to the redesign and relaunch of <a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">April's Airings</a>. I've changed the look, feel and future content of the blog to reflect what is now a more whole, refined, and integrated (ascended and grounded) April. As a result, I will not only offer channeled messages on this blog but also articles, resources, personal musings, and creative expressions in the form of poetry and art. Please take or consume what resonates and feel free to discard the rest. With the relaunch of this blog, I commit whole-heartedly to regular posts and/or timely communications. And please, as always, share your thoughts and experiences with me via the comments section.<br />
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Thank you so much for walking with me on this incredible epic journey...<br />
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In love, light, and immense gratitude,<br />
April<br />
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<b>Take a look at these new and/or updated blog pages:</b><br />
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<li><a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html" target="_blank">About me</a></li>
<li><a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_5.html" target="_blank">Recommended Reading</a></li>
<li><a href="https://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/p/poetry-archive.html" target="_blank">Poetry Archive</a></li>
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<br />April Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-4682396578045505232017-03-12T14:29:00.000-04:002017-07-28T18:25:24.559-04:00Crossing a New Thresholdby April Bender<br />
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Dear friends,<br />
The road to ascension has been long and arduous. It has provided us many opportunities in which to grow, learn, evolve, and transcend many limiting aspects of self and the collective (illusions, beliefs, fear patterns, systems, and structures). As a result, we've reclaimed more of our higher dimensional memories, capacities, identities, power, sovereignty and therefore, deeper communion with the One and connection with the All. And together, we've raised the experience of Earth back to its natural higher-dimensional state.<br />
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You may be looking around thinking it sure as hell doesn't look or feel that way, but I assure you, the conditions that needed to be met to create the shift needed have occurred. The last year marked the final monumental shift needed in the Higher Collective Mind, to guarantee that what now unfolds will lead us all to higher shores and a much richer and more fulfilling earthly and spiritual experience. The ascension of earth and humanity is now inevitable. Greater love, freedom, healing and harmony - the final decree.<br />
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What you witness now is simply the unfolding of that monumental collective mental shift, the tipping point reached. Which immediately impacts and throws into chaos the collective emotional body. And the dance between these two has only just begun. In 2017, you will see this exchange intensify as deeper and deeper layers of hidden truths are revealed, ancestral memories unlocked, and a great deal more collective energy surfaces for healing. Now that the larger critical shift has taken place, the remaining ascension movements/shifts needed to manifest the new world/age will happen in rapid step-wise succession.<br />
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Some incarnated souls will suffer greatly during these times in a state of severe cognitive dissonance and/or denial. They will have difficulty processing the tsunami wave of revelation on tap for this year. Both mentally and emotionally they will struggle to keep up. It is important to send them your love but not become mired in their perspective/attitude. Conversely, many many others across the globe (like us) will experience the unfolding of such events very differently. We will experience them as exciting, miraculous, empowering, liberating, and as an opportunity to reshape reality the way it was intended to be. We get to say good riddance to those things that have suppressed the truth and only perpetuated the grand lie of dis-empowerment, division, control and limitation. We will be stepping into and embracing our new roles as visionaries, healers, artists, mentors, and conscious creators of the new. Ascended masters actualized!!!<br />
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It is in knowing this and weighing it over these last many months in my heart and mind that I have made the decision to not focus on updating this blog or channel messages at this time. Instead I would like to spend my remaining time on Earth as I know it, simply witnessing. Watching and feeling it all unfold as it unfolds...not trying to gauge it, simply experiencing fully one of the greatest moment's in cosmic history - the shifting of an Age! It no longer resides in the future - but here in the present.<br />
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As a way to mark the transition, I have created a new blog called <b><a href="http://aprilsexpressions.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">April's Expressions</a> </b>where I will share my artistic expressions, reflections, and impressions of this grand unfolding as it unfolds. I hope you will come and visit me there.<br />
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Celebrate, for we are in the most exciting times ever on Earth! Consider how you too would like to spend your remaining time on this planet as you know it. I shall see you all very very soon.<br />
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Much love and light,<br />
AprilApril Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-6295436054543075492016-04-10T16:59:00.002-04:002017-07-29T11:21:16.113-04:00One Heart, One Mind, One Body<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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A companion message to: <a href="http://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-resurgence-of-love-and-equilibrium.html" target="_blank">The Resurgence of Love and Equilibrium: The Permeation of the Ascended Divine Feminine Energy</a></div>
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Dear One,</div>
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I am your mother, the birther and
nurturer of Life, and as such I live, move, breathe and have my very
being in you - just as surely as you live, move, breathe and have your
being within me.
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Just as aspects of your body (cells,
organs, tissues, blood), live, move, breathe and have their being
within you – you live, move, breath and have your being within
them. Do you see? There are many I's, many focal points and points of
perception, and many concentric circles of higher intelligence within
the One. Many various levels of clustered intelligence, information,
consciousness, form – LIFE.
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forms and/or orders of life (seen and unseen) that make up your body
and subtle bodies, just as there are many intelligent forms of life
that make up mine. We all exist within one heart, one mind, one vast
intelligent creator being or point of consciousness we know as
Source/All That Is, and yet we are the vast intelligent creator
beings known as “gods” to those points of intelligence that have
an aspect of life or being within us (our bodies and fields) that are
striving to become actualized in their own way. And they in turn,
encompass many overlapping realities and points of interface with
other intelligent forms of life – all striving towards greater
states of harmony.<br />
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I wish for you to know this, to feel
this as part of your experience so that you may more fully understand
just how loved, supported, and connected you truly are, and that you
never ever walk alone or are separate. You are held, loved, and
cherished beyond measure as you are an integral link in the greater
chain/web of Life. Think of all those beings/orders of life that
live, move, and are able to be simply because YOU ARE. Therefore,
never under estimate your value! And do not come to under estimate
theirs or take them for granted.
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What remains to be done is the
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other connected orders of intelligent life into your conscious
everyday awareness. This means reaching out to, connecting with, and
befriending these natural orders of intelligent life that exist,
move, and have their being inside of you, as well as outside of you –
for they are all part of your planetary and therefore bodily
experience or reality. The key to your and humanity's transcendence
lies in your very body (a blend of heaven/Earth) and the various
aspects of Self and orders of life that serve to sustain it (those
who have infiltrated it should be removed). All else needed has
already been provided to you (the energies, the codes, the
information – you already possess). For instance, have you
considered that the elemental forces that exist within and create the
foundation of your body can be mediated by you? That within your
life-force or blood, hold the secrets of time and space?</div>
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Using your mind and your spirit/will,
learn to become a conscious partner, co-creator, and loving steward
to your vessel and all that dwell within it. Likewise, become a
planetary steward, respecting my body, your womb and source of vital
sustenance. Become also an example, a source of inspiration,
co-creation, love and support to your brother and sisters, and to
your cousins – the various orders of life and creation (seen and
unseen) that also occupy this sphere. Learn in the main how to
co-create with one another, how to help complete one another, how to
be a true friend and companion on the journey with one another.</div>
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In doing so, your divine template (Adam
Kadmon) including its multidimensional pathways will be healed or
restored, your DNA/ancestral memory restored, and for many, your
light bodies infused/attained. The World Tree, the natural order of
Creation, will once again be restored, pathways unified and aligned,
ushering a period of great healing and restoration for All. You have
come this far, there is only a little ways yet to go and I think
you'll find the remaining exercise of partnering/communing quite
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I am your Mother, the birther and nurturer of Life,
the bringer of comfort and divine wisdom. In closing, remember that I
am always near – within your heart, beneath your feet, in the air
that caresses your cheek and that permeates your world. Seek my
hearth anytime you need comfort or respite, for within me a sense of
Home and wholeness shall always be found.</div>
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April Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02914201022869839401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107556126479149688.post-51904477817362810702016-04-10T16:51:00.000-04:002016-04-10T20:26:13.033-04:00The Resurgence of Love and Equilibrium: The Permeation of Ascended Divine Feminine Energy<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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As with each potent <a href="http://www.aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2016/04/caution-energetic-storming-ahead.html" target="_blank">energy induction/portal</a>, there is first a contraction and then a release.<br />
This latest energetic release was tremendous indeed and brought with
it the arrival of a most precious gift to your overall experience of
this planetary realm, the permeation of the newly ascended Divine
Feminine energy!<br />
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For the glorious Bride (Gaia/Sophia/World Soul) has
been painstakingly prepared, awakened, has just ascended, and now
eagerly awaits the arrival of the Bridegroom (Christ
consciousness/Creator Son aspect) and the great wedding feast (union)
that is yet to come.
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This most certainly would not have been
possible if it were not for the numerous and steadfast acts of
courage, faith, love, devotion, persistent hard work and midwifing by
the many masters, lightworkers, wayshowers, and other contributors
to the ascension process of this local system – who so lovingly
committed their time, energies, self-actualization (LBP) processes,
visualizations, affirmations, and prayers throughout the many years
and the many incarnations leading up to this miraculous and long ago
foretold event.
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This event by its very nature, implies
that a crucial tipping point has been reached along the collective
path of planetary ascension. The new planetary chakra system composed
of elements from both the divine blueprint for humanity and the
divine blueprint of Earth/Gaia, continues to become charged and
activated – as both Gaia and humanity deepen into the culmination
of their ascension processes. For the ascent of the Divine Feminine
in her <i>full glory</i>, heralds the rise in the collective
consciousness of the planet to such a degree that it catalyzes the
reclamation, healing, and awakening of the great ministering spirit
known as the World Soul.
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The World Soul is a collective entity
consciousness made up of an aspect of the Divine Feminine as well as
the consciousness of all the actualized souls residing upon Earth
linked together within the collective higher mind and now collective
heart center, (think spiritual partnerships and mass global
meditations) – of which there are now enough of these individual
souls linked together in unity of intent for this World Soul entity
to awaken, actualize and begin to evolve – in stages.
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So now the collective higher mind
(third-eye and crown) and the collective heart chakras have now
activated and are moving into greater alignment. The next centers to
awaken will be both the collective throat chakra and the collective
solar plexus, as the populace of actualized souls on the planet grows
– and begins to stand firmly united in their sense of oneness,
empowerment, divine truth and justice (for the Greater Good) and
demands with every fiber of their being a higher planetary experience
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I know there is a great deal to unpack
here within the three main concepts I've mentioned:
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<li>the return and ascent of the Divine
Mother and World Soul - the marriage of these two aspects of the
Divine Feminine with the Christ and/or Christ consciousness</li>
<li>divine union in relation to or as a
metaphor for – the collective transcendence of the illusion of
duality/polarity and the many “isms” of the world</li>
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the return of the experience of Christ
consciousness permeating individual and soon planetary experience</li>
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In many ways it is the
realization/actualization of the Divine Trinity as manifest on Earth.
It is the divine marriage between Heaven and Earth actualized. It is
the return of the child back into the Kingdom of God. For others, it
is the long awaited healing and re-enchantment of the world and the
restoration of their magickal selves. No matter how it has been
articulated across space, time, cultures and traditions, what I speak
of is the same – a return Home, to a greater sense of wonder,
oneness and love.</div>
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We will attempt to unpack all of this
in the days and weeks to come but for now rest in the greater sense
of joy, expansion, love, and peace that these newly arisen Divine
Feminine energies bring. Enjoy them, get to know the various aspects
of them, as you let the Divine Feminine energies saturating the air
around you, the earth below you, and the breath within you co-mingle
with the Christ/unity consciousness energies already residing within and around you. Allow yourself a moment of deep satisfaction for a job well done.</div>
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Until next time...</div>
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See also - <a href="http://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2016/04/one-heart-one-mind-one-body.html" target="_blank">One Heart, One Mind, One Body</a> message from the Divine Mother. Channeled as a companion piece
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