Forum 2006-2007

This is the archive of forum postings between early 2006 and the end of 2007. To see current/recent postings please go to Forum 2008.

Please note that, as with Forum 2008, entries start with the latest postings at the top and the earliest at the bottom.

As with the 2008 Forum exchanges, may you be helped by the postings below and, where motivated, contribute for the help of others, from your own revelatory experiences or messages.

Thank you, Brian, for sharing this (The link to Akiane Kramarik). It is truly a joy to reflect on each of her paintings and read her poetry. Her website will become a "favorite" on my computer.
Out of curiousity, Brian, here is my question to you. How close in appearance is Akiane's portrait of Jesus to what you've seen? How does it compare?
With much love,
Rosa

Jesus and Papa speak to you. Has Jesus appeared or manifested to you in daytime, vision and dreams? He first manifested, as described in SFGS chapter 3, paragraph 16ff, in my full ‘waking consciousness.’ There have been numerous dreamtime encounters and other awarenesses. He has because He became the "door" through which you went to meet with Papa. Are you permitted to describe Jesus' appearance as He chooses to manifest to you? This is an important question. It should be understood that we are not a body but pure spirit with Mind awareness and creativity identical to that of our Father Creator. Our body is an ego-mind construct, an illusion, does not exist in reality and neither do our eyes, which are also part of that ego construct, which trick us into believing that everything is ‘outside us’ – ‘over there’ – when in reality, the Kingdom of Heaven and its Creator, Papa, are within us.

When a Master chooses to manifest to us here in our Earth-mind consciousness, he (or she) is able to create the appearance of a body using Christ-Mind creativity, (as distinct from ego-mind fabrication), and sometimes such manifestations will happen by using the psychic emanations or ectoplasm of the person having the experience. Whatever the mechanism selected, it is to serve a Kingdomly purpose

We appear to ‘see’ things ‘out there’ with our bodily eyes but in reality it is our split, little self mind that sees what appears to be out there and it is our right, Big Self Mind that has awareness of the things of Heaven, of God, of Eternity, within us. That awareness is not the same as just our bodily seeing; it is a full and comprehensive ‘experience’ of our Mind. This is immeasurably more all-encompassing than our bodily sight. One has awareness of intent as well as event. So, at our ‘tea party’ (SFGS Chapter 6, paragraph 5ff) I did not just ‘see’ the way his mouth moved as he smiled; I experienced the intent as well as the event. This enables the fullness of the experience to lodge in our awareness. It is not so much just ‘seeing’ him, as if studying a photograph, but ‘experiencing awareness of his being.’ One knows him, who he is, unquestioningly, at the Big Self, Christ Mind awareness level. This is our real Self, wherein there is no doubt, no uncertainty; only knowing. Questioning does not come into it; it is certainty.

However, on one occasion, he was with me and a group of others at a big house in rural Wiltshire, playing badminton on the lawn, and drinking lemonade; and later, walking along the narrow country lanes, with hedges either side. I was surprised to observe, very clearly, that he had a modern day, ‘short back and sides’ haircut. Still, it was unmistakably him, although his name - neither ‘Jesus’ nor ‘Yeshua’ - was mentioned once. We all knew precisely and unquestioningly who he was, so we had no need to ask. He was very ‘normal,’ very light-hearted, caring, empathetic. He knew not just who we were, but everything about us at the soul level of our being, but it was no big deal, either for him or for the rest of us. At one point, one of the younger, teenage, members of the party, who was carrying a sickle (we were obviously on our way to do something requiring a sickle) and was getting carried away, waving it about, coming close to causing an injury to himself or someone else. The Master, who looked so young – barely 30 – showed heartfelt concern that anyone should be injured, and said, ‘Do, please, be careful; we do not want anyone to be hurt.’

As he says in ACIM, we should not hold him in awe because we are the same as he: one in the Sonship. The only apparent difference, which is temporary, is that he has remembered who he is and the rest of us are in the process of remembering; yet that seeming difference is illusory because it is of time only.

Akiane's painting is an outward expression of how her awareness of him in her one-on-one encounter(s) registered in her mind. Everyone who encounters him will have an impression of his 'appearance' that is personal to that person, and if they create an image of him such as a painting, it will be to serve a purpose. That purpose could be to help those who are at the place where they need an image to help them understand the reality behind the image but the image itself is nothing more than a symbol of the spirit reality behind the image. There is no doubt that Akiane's purpose is to to help people who are at that place, and the image is easily powerful enough to accomplish that.

As Arten and Pursah remind us over and over in Disappearance of the Universe and Your Immortal Reality, we must keep focussed on the fact that bodies should not be allowed to distract us (which is just what ego wants to do) from our main/ultimate objective: getting Home by undoing the illusion of ego-mind through the mechanism of true forgiveness.

I hope this will be helpful, Rosa.

Many blessings for your going forward during 2008,

Brian

Hi Brian, Thank you for your response to my email about last year and what I called my computer spook . (See posting below dated December 20th 2007)You were spot on with all the things you said, especially with that 'surge' you experienced. You said a lot of things that I had tried not to acknowledge myself and of which you had no outward knowledge.

There was, as you suggested, someone whom I thought it might be - a friend who had recently made her exit from the physical body - and there were issues which I should have dealt with while she was in that physical body . Yes Brian, I see this friend was calling out for love and I did love her as a friend, but she wanted exclusive cover in all relationships while she only gave conditional love which didn't last, hence her own dysfunctional and mostly nonexistent family relationships. What you reveal here about your friend shouts out loud how desperate she was for love and understanding, and was in denial about that, hence her what Olga used to call braggadocio character quirks. Such can so easily be annoying and bring on a bout of ego-mindedness in response, especially when it is so what in modern parlance would be described as ‘in your face.’ Truly, Keith is right to describe such as ‘JAFOs’ (Just Another Forgiveness Opportunity).

Here is an example of where using Jesus as our example to emulate will be immeasurably serviceable to our progress on the Way Home. By this I mean that he chose to see past all this illusory, fear- and guilt-motivated behaviour and our misperceptions of our self as ‘little,’ to the real us, whom he knew were just as he was: humble, pure, innocent, unconditionally loving (how conditional is the ‘love’ of most of us, including – and some might say especially – professing religionists?), compassionate and giving from the heart. Most of us are so far from the example of Jesus and so in the thrall of ego that any of us who wish – truly wish – to change our behaviour will do well to follow the counsel in ACIM about mind retraining. This takes total commitment, dedication and a long time because we are so ego-mind conditioned over countless acts, but if it will get us free of the cycle of birth and death and Home to the Eternity of Heaven permanently, then the sooner we start, the sooner we will finish.

But we all need to have some people who love us. She also loved herself as this wonderful never-wrong, God-praising person she appeared to believe she was. My immediate reaction to this is that in truth she despised herself and that her sense of self-worth was at rock bottom; that the outward show of bluff and bluster was to cover all that up. As I type this I am suddenly overshadowed by her affirmation and thanks for our understanding on this point. She has come to a new place of self-awareness as a result of these exchanges between us and the desire-thoughts, prayers and blessings engendered for her by them. Alleluia! I didn't go into competition with her so we got on OK. I believe you will be getting on more ‘okay’ after today, and will receive a communication of some sort from her to verify this, and in thanks.

Because in life she didn't seem to have an understanding of the unspoken, normal boundaries that exist between people’s lives and also because of this tendency to infiltrate other people’s space, whether their relationships or their cupboards, (wow!) I feared to acknowledge that this might be her trying to communicate via the computer, although I wanted to. I had a warning feeling that if I acknowledged her, because of her infiltration skills, she might get into my mind and live a surrogate life. This was a good warning feeling and no doubt provided you with some apposite protection. I am very pleased you heeded it and also that you have had the courage to share all this, as it will be so helpful to so many. It certainly felt as if something was acting like a teacher and marking my work. I am absolutely confident now that you can place all such concerns behind you after today.

Does a good opinion of oneself translate into the next imaginary dream world when the physical body drops away? Leaving our Earthly body behind changes nothing about our mind-set and behavioural characteristics unless and until we come to a new awareness about ourself and about reality. Many people are so bewildered when they make their ‘transition’ that they stay as they were before and without help from someone here who knows how is willing to pray/commit/bless them for their release and going forward, can remain so for an indeterminate period. This appears to have been the case with your friend, who remained of the same perception about who she was, and her interference with your computer was her way of calling for help, which she has now received and has now gone forward to the start of a whole new state of awareness. This is why I am confident that you will have contact from her, to let you know that she has benefited by your help in this with/by these exchanges on this matter. Here is a very real example of how blessing really does help and that all can and will benefit by it. The addition of true forgiveness will enable much more progress because the burdens of guilt are dispelled also. The importance of this cannot be overemphasised.

Because I hadn't started studying ACIM last year with its basis of forgiveness, part of me doesn't think I handled the phenomena very well and also I wondered if, because of the way she was in her life, she might still be stuck near this Earth plane. In spite of never having studied ACIM I tried to come to terms with these negative thoughts by endeavouring to realise that on the other side of the coin she could have incarnated as an opportunity to give me a lesson in forgiveness, assuredly this is her gift to you and for this you can be entirely justified in giving thanks to her, even as she will now be giving thanks to you and I was also helped by your advice to bless. Great; very happy to help. She was very into things spiritual and spiritualistic, and at times sounded like an advanced hot gospel aspirant, so she like everyone, had two sides. She is prompting me at this to say to you that she has undergone a transformation in her understanding as a result of this sharing and you will now see she has toned down greatly, no longer needing, nay, being desperate, to impress as a result of her former lack of self-esteem. She is indicating that she now realises she has much, much, much self-reassessment to work on. As I write, she is emanating a vibration of deep sincerity and humility about this.

Another problem I have is with a brother who I believe, because of an unhappy life family-wise, has degenerated from enjoying a drink to help him cope with life, to a full-blown alcoholic. He is divorced and lives on his own with the help of a very compassionate carer/friend who is trying to get him to cut down, and spends most of the day and evening with him, for which I am thankful, even if it is mostly at the pub. It is sad to see the state that alcohol has reduced him to. He doesn't want to know anything about what he calls religion and drink is his god. He drinks all day, is rarely sober and eats practically nothing. He has many medical checkups because he doesn't feel well but amazingly there appears to be nothing wrong with him yet. Do you know of anything that will help him when he doesn't want to be helped?

There may be nothing you can do outwardly, except the usual love and kindnesses whenever an opportunity arises. However, it is a mistake a) to be overt in one’s endeavours to help such as your brother because they are so full of self-loathing and seek any opportunity to project it; they will often project scorn and contempt (a cry for help) on those who love them and try to help them the most. However, as indicated above, loving, blessing and forgiving them from the heart (and giving those energies into the care of the Holy Spirit – and being sure to leave them there - for safekeeping and placing in the forgivee/blessee/lovee according to His wisdom and timing) is the best and only real help one can be, and b) do not interfere in their life.

This is so often what people, with all the best intentions, do and think it is their duty so to do. It is actually none of their business, other than to show – actually, feel - love, concern, understanding, blessing, forgiveness, and send out, radiate, express those feelings (not the words, the feelings; the words are as likely to bring rejection and more scorn). It is the person who has decided to be an alcoholic’s issue, and none of us here is in command of all the reasons for this, which could go back more than one previous act. In that sense, there is no difference in principle between your friend and your brother. There must be many people with this problem. Untold numbers, manifesting essentially the same problem in many different ways; namely, guilt and fear over the ‘separation.’

All this is so well explained in ACIM that I can only commend it to the reading/studying of us all, whenever the moment to begin feels right. Sadly, that so often happens only when a crisis has brought people to their knees, literally and/or metaphorically. Olga used to say the Lord works through a crisis but that is not the only way he can work. He can and will work with anyone who is willing to allow him to work with them, before ever a crisis occurs. Ego, and its construct known as the institutionalised church, with its hordes of unKingdomly (unKingdomly because they are conditional) doctrines, dogmas, rules and regulations, dos and don’ts, has turned such multitudes of us away from our Way-shower that it is only when they are at breaking – or broken – point that they are all out of resistance to his help and may send out a mayday call for his help. Then he is in there like a shot because they have given him their permission to help.

Dorothy, it is your input to this Forum, raising ‘real-life’ issues - that so many also experience and do not know how to deal with them, so they retreat deeper into the shell of isolation, guilt and fear as a result - that enables some meaningful help to be offered. Without you and others like you who have the courage to raise such issues/question/observations/doubts/fears, no such offerings could be made. This is a true Christ service for the Kingdom and for the release of us all from the wilderness back into the Kingdom. So, a big thank you also to you and to all who contribute.

My friend F and I exchange frequent emails. We write about everyday things like family happenings, or where we have been, or who has come to lunch, but most importantly we seem to share a similar spiritual journey. That gives purpose to the relationship, enriching it to a higher level. Then suddenly last year, whenever I wrote something a bit profound, the computer started underlining it, all on its own. I hadn't touched the mouse, so at first thought I was accidentally touching the action keys whilst I was typing. But that was easily discounted as I do not touch-type and I look at the keyboard while I am typing anyway. The underlining only appeared on spiritual writings, never on mundane meanderings about everyday happenings and only initially appeared in my emails to F.

At first it was annoying, and I explained it to F as a computer malfunction. I found I could only take it off by going into 'Font' and doing it from there, so I started leaving it. I called it our computer spook and as the preciseness of the underlining continued, a part of my mind became full of wonder at the real possibility of an other-world phenomenon manifesting before my eyes. I used to joke to F that I wondered if it was pointing out that the concepts were approved, or if it was saying 'could do better.' So far, I can see little ‘wrong’ – or at least, harmful – except that no being from the Realms of Light would do this other than initially, to point something out to your benefit and then, only by knowing things that were not yet known to you. No such enlightened being would impinge upon your intentions against your wishes. That indicates it was definitely not an enlightened soul from the Realms of Light.

My guess is that this is either what some call a Poltergeist, or mischievous being from the etheric realms who is ‘harvesting’ your psychic energy (like ectoplasm, though not necessarily visible to human sight, but still just as real) and using it to try to show off by indicating they know a bit about enlightened matters by only underlining the ‘spiritual writings,’ and when you demonstrated you were not happy about it, the endeavour became to annoy you. Or it may be someone from a former relationship with you, perhaps from a former act, or earlier in your Dorothy act. More on that below. The problem with what can start off seeming harmless enough is that if the source is not the Realms of Light, it can become insidious, eventually leading to invasive and even harmful activities. How to avoid/prevent that is discussed below.

It didn't appear on all spiritual ponderings only on specially deep ponderings Showing off enough knowledge to discern between enlightened words and less enlightened words. It does not take great enlightenment to do that when the enlightened words have emanated from someone else (you). Or, trying to attract your attention for help, resolution of unresolved issues from the past. If it underlined a paragraph, it started doing it at the beginning and finished at the last full stop. It never spilled over onto the next paragraph. If it emphasised a sentence the same pattern applied. There were sometimes a few seemingly random words that were underlined but they always appeared to be connected with the spiritual ponderings.

I got really spooked though, when at the end of an email to another friend A, I decided to tell her about what was happening and to share one of the sentences that had been underlined in the email I had just written to F. As I started to write the words "Things which create a negative response within are really gifts to work with", so the underlining started. I did not want this, and as I could not stop it and type these words without the underlining, I stopped in mid-sentence, explained to A why, and finished the email. I felt as though someone was standing at my shoulder interfering with what I wanted to write and trying to take over, then with a blast of irritation, I mentally told whatever it was to clear off and to stop underlining bits of my writing.

In ACIM we are reminded that everyone is either expressing love or calling for it. It seems evident that this entity is calling for love. This is truly, as you say, an opportunity for you to express love; toward this Earth-bound entity. The fact that it was emphasising enlightened stuff suggests to me that it is genuinely seeking help/love but like most of us, does not always know the best way to ask for it.

Nevertheless, it did make an attempt, and in a way it succeeded because, in your own words, "Things which create a negative response within are really gifts to work with." So, by this, you are acknowledging that you are ready for a challenge/opportunity to grow spiritually, so this entity knew you would be ready to help it – and yourself at the same time, even if you did not realise that yourself, yet/at that time. So, the point is that you are coming to the place where you would be ready, but more important, willing to help. Rather than being irritated and telling the visitor to clear off, here is my suggestion:

First and foremost, we must all look out for ourself as the number one priority and ensure we are protected from unwelcome intruders (from the etheric, ‘invisible’ realms, in this context). The only sure way is to place ourself in the care, guidance and protection of someone who is authorised and empowered to do that. Olga Park was very clear to Theresa and me that Jesus of Nazareth is unquestionably thus empowered and that there are also those in spirit acting under Christ authority, working with him under his leadership; that we cannot do better than to ask him to guide and protect us in all matters – and mean it. This will ensure that whoever comes/is brought to us or permitted contact with us from the etheric realms, it is for their help/benefit and that we also will benefit by the encounter(s). See Vignette 10 in SFGS, from paragraph 5, for more on this.

Second, you could say to this entity something like, ‘Peace be with you. You are welcome here only if you come in the name and by the authority of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. I am willing to help you to move more fully into the Light and the only way I am able to do that is to bless you, bless you, bless you, (BLASER blessing) and commit you into the loving care of Jesus; to forgive you for all that you have never really done, so that I may receive the forgiveness that is rightfully mine; and also to ask your forgiveness for all that I have never really done, so that you may receive the forgiveness that is rightfully yours. I also forgive myself for any negative attitudes I may have held toward you, so that my blessing of you may flow unfettered from my heart.’

Dorothy, as I began to type the part above about asking the entity to forgive you for all you have never really done, so that it could receive the forgiveness that is rightfully its (his/hers), I felt a surge, as if affirming that this was a key area in this situation. I have no outward knowledge on this but have a feeling that there may be some background relationship of unresolved issues between you, and that this true forgiveness exercise could release the karma/unconscious guilt and fear and enable the healing of the relationship. This is my sudden, unexpected thought/feeling. I have no idea as to the background and perhaps you don’t either, consciously. ACIM tells us we have much unconscious guilt and fear and an indeterminate amount of this will inevitably stem from previous acts. I leave this with you and look forward to hearing any comments you may wish to offer, in due course.

Well, in the next email to F, I couldn't believe it, italics took over from the underlining. I left it for F to see and then did another mental 'seeing off' regarding the unwanted italics. It worked, but whatever it was had the last word. The next email I wrote to F was ok this end , but she said the last paragraph in which I wrote about spiritual thoughts was in enlarged type --- but only at her end. In my Sent Box all the type size on that email was the same. Perhaps it all really was a gift to work with. It doesn't happen now. Are you saying the interference has ended – at least for the time being? Perhaps you have already been practising some true forgiveness?

But what I wanted to point out to you was that the affair with the printer felt like a helping hand. It did the job and stood back.

The affair last year felt like interference (perhaps that was just my reaction and it was harmless) but there is without a doubt, a very fine line between helping and interfering. You are right. Yet if we feel irritated it is a good sign that there are some forgiveness opportunities. Keith calls these ‘JAFOs’ – ‘Just Another Forgiveness Opportunity.’

It occurs to me that when trying to access very deep spiritual concepts, the words to clothe them have to be applied as they surface. Very incisively put. So when a channel is forged, through which they come for us to clothe in words, do perhaps other things make use of the channel? Also very observant. This can definitely happen, the more so with people whose psychic door is open. This tends to be the case more with women than with men. If you do not feel it seemly for such uninvited intrusions, the suggestions I have offered above will be of significant assistance.

Your friend Dorothy has described, very profoundly, on your forum, what is happening/has happened in my life; awesome! Here, then is a good example of how helpful the Forum can be for those who are ready to receive the benefit, affirmation, reassurance, encouragement, help, enlightenment – whatever – that may turn up there, perhaps in an unexpected way or form. I hope – feel sure – it will be for you also, similar encouragement to be happy for anything your may wonder about writing, asking, sharing on any future occasion, to be posted, for the benefit of others. This is because to Papa, we are all important, loved, honoured; it is only ego who wishes us to see ourself – and our fellows – as unimportant, unloved, dishonoured. So, together, we can actively work for the dispelling of these ‘lies of satan.’ She seems to have the key to what I've been trying to figure out - I wrote to you some time back, while studying ACIM, that my experience of God did not resonate with what was being said in ACIM. I remember it well, back in about May; the exchanges were posted on the Forum on June 1^st this year. I feel sure it will have been helpful to others. I'm still trying to untangle what happened to me 4 years ago - when God came into my life - the messages that came with the wave of JOY - the messages and the wave of joy seemed to conflict - the messages were very 'demanding' and devastation-orientated - in conflict with the joy. The indication from you at that time was that my responses back in the spring helped, at least somewhat. Nevertheless, an event such as you described then can remain in the ‘pondering department’ of one’s mind for a long time afterwards, and keep on bringing forth new nuances of understanding. That can only be good. Off and on over the past 4 years I re-visited the experience many times – ‘pondering mode', knowing for sure God was the wave that brought the joy and love and happiness into my life - but it SO conflicted with the messages - I just couldn't understand the voices, the words, so there's been this 'blockage' that I couldn't get through, I couldn't find the answer to - until Dorothy's message - I read her posting on the forum last week and was ready to respond but didn't because I needed to study and ponder it (!!) more to see if indeed it was what I was looking for and now, even though I still don't understand the words - could it have been the ego dying? One way or another, now is the time for the end of ego and every ‘little victory’ – however small, or indeed, large – means less power over us and more empowerment to us. So, in a way, you are correct. Every time we say ‘No’ to ego and ‘Yes’ to Holy Spirit, we are one glorious step nearer Home. It makes sense that this is what it could be. Both Dorothy's posting and your reply resonate with me in that I know there is 'going forward' here for me with these postings. How brilliant is that!? When you mention 'a great temptation to be one of the crowd.' I totally resonate with this. Sharon, I believe the vast majority of us resonate with that. But for those of us who hear the Call to Home from the Voice for Papa, and respond affirmatively, and extend the Call to our fellow travellers, the journey for us ALL is being immeasurably shortened, until time runs out altogether. It just keeps on getting better and better. All my life I tried to 'fit in.' How 'out of place' 'frustrating' 'demeaning' 'esteem-lowering' this can feel all the hallmarks of ego, again! to a child/girl/woman - as was the case with me growing up- when you just can't - no matter how hard you try - to 'fit in.' NOW I see why I couldn't - I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO! What a relief! Eeee-yaaaahhh! Now I don't want to and am so very grateful not to want to! It feels good, doesn’t it? No, it feels much better than that; it feels indescribably fantastic. I resonate with the 'carousel.' I tried to step back on the wheel when things got tough - after God coming into my life I questioned many times whether this is REALLY where I wanted to be or not - but the 'old life' doesn't 'fit' any more. Indeed, it does not and when we try to fit back in we find it is anathema. Here is the February 14^th 1988 Diary entry, which covers this area of consideration. The last two paragraphs of the Master's message will be especially meaningful for you, I believe:

Thank you Sharon; it is always good to hear from you. You and Dorothy are very incisive observers of eternal reality. Love and blessings to you also,

Hi Dorothy,

Brilliant. I am overjoyed at your going forward and that our exchanges are helping you, me and others as they encounter them on the Forum page. Together, we are performing a true and blessed Christ service for the Kingdom.

I love your insightfulness. Few indeed are blessed with it as are you. Fear is the great fetter to our progress toward freedom, and doubt - self-doubt - is the great dismantler of faith and trust. The way forward may be perceived, through ego-distorted vision, as an abyss; but faith and trust truly build a bridge that is invisible to those myopic eyes and enable us, by taking that leap of faith, to see that the chasm is safely and securely bridged and that our way to freedom is unbarred. Ego may fall into the abyss, to its end, but we, our true Self, are on that bridge, onto which ego cannot venture because it is the bridge to Eternity. The key is, if only we can believe all things are possible.

It is, truly, a great temptation to want to be part of the crowd. Yet, to those of us who are ready to begin the awakening process, it is anathema to go back. Once we have taken that leap of faith, there is no going back. Yes, we may take 2 steps forward, feel the uncertainty, the wavering of our Self-belief and allow ourself to go back a step; but then we see that going back is so retrograde, so restricting to a soul ready to soar, that we soon realise that we must turn around and move forward on the path back to the Light again, knowing that there actually is no alternative.

You are doing so well, Dorothy, assuredly there is great rejoicing in Heaven over you (whose name means 'God's Gift'). Your contributions are a real and welcome gift. Keep on keeping on; you are greatly loved, blessed and watched over.

Love,

Brian

because it was from you, I made a wish on that Mother Theresa email as you suggested - it was the same as the prayer - and returned it to you as requested. I do wonder however why these generic emails sometimes have requests for them to be returned to the sender. I agree with you. I am ambivalent about them myself and most, I just delete, some I act upon but have never experienced anything detectable from such action. I have no doubt, increasingly, that it is an ego ploy to distract us. It doesn’t have much distracting power for me. Such matters have only as much power over us as we ascribe to them.

We have all received similar ones, it goes with the cyberspace territory. Indeed it does needlessly and valuelessly, other than as an opportunity for true forgiveness. Some are very beautiful, but some are just sentimental trash trying to sail along on people's transitory emotions which quickly change when something else stirs the pot. Appositely expressed. I did a few months ago return a couple of the said emails as requested, because I felt it would be discourteous not to acknowledge them from that particular source, but didn't, and wouldn't, have revealed other email addresses on the returned one if I had sent them on. I always put addressee details in the BCC box, so nobody else gets to see them. Otherwise, it could be perceived as a breach of confidence. I may have been wrong, but the silence from that end evoked a strong feeling that this wasn't quite what was wanted. As shown in today’s Message of Encouragement, the Master says in Section 15 of the Manual for Teachers in ACIM:

I felt this because although I was now familiar with that aforementioned, but friendly and innocuous source, it had originally got my email address from somewhere and approached me in the first instance to promote and deposit its copious outpourings. .

Brian, your email did contain a prayer That is really why I sent it which must be good, and I realise there is some kind of personal block I have. I believe you would be fairer to yourself if you saw it not as a block but as sound common sense and logic, to keep you from getting suck(er)ed into every item that flits past on its way to the nothingness from which it came. I would love to believe in it all but I just feel on the outside looking in. In this instance this is a very good thing because the outside is sanity, reason, right-mindedness and the inside is the asylum. I guess also that these ‘make a wish, send on, and see what happens emails’ are probably originally created with high intentions, but are they helpful to the real task in hand? I usually simply ignore the make a wish bit and send it on only if the main theme is something that appears to have some value – harmless, inoffensive humour, uplifting to the spirit, pause for thought or whatever. I can see that they might be comforting and give some sort of hope for those who are going through trying and traumatic times in their lives but is it helpful on the pathway into the Kingdom? Perhaps some are (not counting the ‘make a wish’ bit, with a thinly disguised implication that if one doesn’t, bad luck will befall the errant party) and some not. As the Master says of this illusory world of dreams, ‘Make it all meaningless.’ Do they feed the greed and fear of the lower mind - fear of having bad luck, or the inner greed which likes to believe it is getting something for nothing. This is what it is all about all the while ego has any part in it.

The opportunity is then offered to cover over any realisation of this by virtuous posturing in the act of outwardly clicking 'Send' by which act it is implied that the clickers deserve and are entitled to some sort of heavenly reward or protection. The ego works in very clever ways pretending to be what it isn't. Bull’s-eye! Very perceptive of you.

Realising this, could this non-acceptance within me of what others seem so easily to take on board, also be the ego masquerading in a different cloak and with another mask, pretending as always, to be what it isn't? It wouldn't be a problem except that it would be so nice and easy just to go along and 'belong', but something won't always let me follow the crowd. This is your right mind (under Holy Spirit influence) guiding you. It digs its heels in and says "don't go down that road. It is going the wrong way" Should I listen to it? Definitely listen to it. Do not let ego instil a sense of guilt, as if you are being supercilious. An adult is not being supercilious because it does not wish to indulge in children’s activities. The way to maintain one’s focus and balance in such matters, where niggles of guilt are knocking at the door, is to forgive (the person/situation/event) and then forgive yourself (for any feelings of anger, impatience, frustration, guilt or whatever) and always send a genuine, heartfelt blessing. If you do not feel it could be heartfelt at the immediate moment, pause, attune with Jesus and/or the Holy Spirit, ask Their peace and equilibrium, remind yourself that you are perfect love, compassion and infinite patience (just as They are with us) and ask for the Peace of Papa to envelop you, well-up from your Heart-Centre, fill you, so that you can then genuinely extend it to the person/situation in question. I think you will enjoy getting your teeth into this. Dorothy, I love the way you always see past the mundane, that most would barely give a thought to, (just as ego wants it) and see how ego is getting deep into our mind, sullying it with trash, trivia and distractions. It should make quite a meal. This has been an hors d’oeuvre. But I love hors d’oeuvres! I hope it doesn't give you indigestion though. Never. Love from Dorothy

Hi Brian, Hi Susan,

Thanks for the insight on the purpose of the communion (see exchange below, dated Nov. 18th). It is a deep and soul soaring joy to know someone with whom such esoteric realities can be shared. My thanks are, therefore, to you also, for being such a person. Awakening to our deep oneness with the Christ mind and that we are the Christ consciousness is what we most need. Set that to music and I'll sing descant with you!! I was able to access your recent wisdom. We are the hidden wholeness but we don’t know it and live it. It is my life's commitment to help as many as are able/ready to come to that place of awareness, deep within, as possible, by the help of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. However, the communion helps it become more than a fleeting transcendent state, but a more continuous way of being beyond all being and becoming. Finding the words to adequately express that truth is not easy but you have done it perfectly. Thanks; I will share them on the Forum. The dualities no longer make sense from that perspective—them-us, self-other, you-me. Again, I could not have expressed it more meaningfully myself.

All the best, Thanks; all the best to you and Mark also,

Susan Brian