Enlightenment & Self-Mastery

This is a 10 week in a 7 month of a 6 year. Therefore a numeric & esoteric theme for this week is 14/5. July of 2022 is a (13) month of radical change.

Stability

This is a 9 week in a 7 month of a 6 year. Therefore a numeric & esoteric theme for this week is 22/4. July of 2022 is a (13) month of radical change. The polarities between physical aspects of your life such as family, money, politics, relationships, personal expression and actions may seem further distanced from the other equally important spiritual aspects of your life such as faith, unconditional love, constructive emotion, wisdom, higher perspective, purposeful action & self-control. It is the “squaring” of your physical and spiritual life aspects that creates stability and a more enlightened consciousness with which to strategically manage your world and navigate forward.

Contentious introspection is imperative to developing a solid foundation in an ever-changing world. Take a deep, objective look at your inner self. Lose the self-deprecating emotional, shame-based or self-serving judgements. They are only a means of distraction and avoidance. Examine yourself. Who do you see yourself to be vs. who you are presenting yourself to be in varied situations? What are you creating vs. what you want to create? What are your habits and patterns in private and in public? Are they consistent with your faith? What inspires you? What do you value most vs. what you invest in the most?

By committing yourself to your faith, to love, to purpose, & and to authenticity, you can navigate the physical aspects of life with more clarity, consistency and coherence. By subduing your physical passions, realizing that they have a spiritual as well as a physical purpose and function, you can limit addictions & distractions and achieve an experience of a higher consciousness.

External stability starts with inner stability.

My Family Thinks I Am Going to Hell

In several prominent Christian religious institutions, it is believed that any spiritual practice or experience which doesn't fit within their theological construct of the Holy Bible can result in eternal damnation in Hell.

In these well-intentioned congregations, people are taught that the most loving expression that they can make is to want to "save" their loved ones from experiencing eternal damnation. The concern and love is sincere and deeply authentic. The most important conversations that they will ever have is when they are discussing the condition of their loved one's soul and sharing the need and necessary steps to "be saved".

When a family member says, "I am concerned for your soul", I have learned to hear past the imperfect articulation and to recognize the authentic expression. What they are really saying is, "I love you. I care about you. You are worth my time & energy to care and to be concerned enough to pray for you ... and even to risk offending you to have the most important loving and meaningful conversation in this lifetime".

You don't have to like how they express their love. We all have said things that we don't mean, while the emotion, passion and deeper sentiments were all very real. We can all use a little grace. Who doesn't need to know somebody cares enough to spend the time and energy to send love in the most meaningful way they know?

Thankfully, The Divine Mind knows our intentions.

Chances are that you know the real intentions of your religious family members and friends.

Choosing to be offended only burns bridges. Everyone loses.

Grace makes a way for love to prevail even when there are sincere differences in beliefs and understandings.

We are all doing the very best we can to find our way.

Choose grace.