Thursday 8 September 2011

A Stone In My Shoe

After a considerable time of contemplative reflection, I have come to the conclusion that heaven and hell is here on earth, here right now, not in some mythical destination at the end of our time. Study and experience of life, convince me that we create our own heaven and hell by the thoughts created in our own minds. The journey from ignorance of our divine potential to full realisation, can be a long and tempestuous one.
Education may leave us fit for a life of compliance, but ignorant to our true purpose.
Seeking a life of spiritual refinement requires courage, commitment, and no small amount of faith, I find on a personal level, it is a path I have to take. Increasingly so as I get older.
Recently, I have felt  disillusioned by some self proclaimed spiritual Gurus, Teachers etc. Retreats in Hawaii, Bali, etc., seem to become the norm, a required reverence for the teacher rather than the message.
The questions I have to ask of myself are.. would the teachings be any less valid if taught from an exotic location rather than a cave in a mountain? Should the outward trappings of success of the teacher be a barrier to learning something of value?
Would I embrace the trappings of success if in the same position? Most likely yes.
Would I change under constant reverence from followers? Most likely yes.
Why? Because I, like everyone else am human, with all the faults and frailties that entails.

It may appear at first glance, that my intention is to in some way take a dig at anyone who raises their head above the parapet, in terms of commercialisation of the spirit, that is not entirely the case.
The real reason is to highlight my own frustrations in the pursuit of who I am and indeed where I am going.
Let me try to explain where I am coming from, perhaps it may help both you and I in some simple way. The truth may be in my own inadequacies, my own failings.
Due to the fact my own searches have led me to study more and more teachings over the past thirty odd years, I seem to notice more teachers springing up after having life changing awakenings, becoming suddenly enlightened, and able to guide others on their journeys. I hear and read from some, that the only way to become enlightened is to have an enlightened master to follow, someone to guide one through the various stages when the time is right.

If one person on the planet can be enlightened, can we all potentially not do the same? Are we all not part of the same? Can we make it through our own endeavors?
Surely we all face the same issues, enlightened or not. I find it difficult to believe that any human being can totally negate all negative thoughts and feelings. If a person does not like a line of questioning from someone less enlightened, do they not react within, the same as everyone else; or if you become awakened are those thoughts, emotions totally submerged?
Here is the answer that springs to mind.
If you are in a realisation of what your ultimate purpose in life is, it is up to you, through the power of your own will, strengthened by spiritual knowledge, to be able to suppress the negative and enhance the positive.
Easy to say, but for a person in the midst of a modern lifestyle, how achievable I wonder?
We live in an ever changing world, we need to understand that the old institutions, faiths, philosophies, no longer fulfil the needs as in the past.
My feelings are we need to rely more on our own intuitions to guide us, to ask the questions and reflect on the answers, to assimilate that which resonates with our being.
It is good to listen and learn from others, though not to believe that enlightenment is only for the chosen few. Above all, we..I..need to understand we cannot hold people up as being perfect or faultless, that would be a mistake. That could be a get out clause for us not to do the difficult part, which is to take control of our own lives, to find our way through good intentions and faith to a positive outcome.

I hope if you read this, you will in someway understand where I am coming from. By asking awkward questions of myself (and others), I seek the answers that will satisfy my spirit. I understand as I write, that my frustrations come because of my fear of there being time limits on what I seek. Can it be that awakening and ultimately enlightenment can be had for all, at any moment, without retreating to the mountains or the seclusion of a monastery? That has to be a possibility that I favour.
I have to say from my own point of view,  to try to walk a path less travelled, is sometimes not easy, but it feels right for me at this time.. so on I go, stone in shoe.

Tuesday 23 August 2011

The Thinker

The Thinker
Back of the beating hammer,
By which the steel is wrought,
Back of the workshop’s clamor,
The seeker may find the Thought;
The thought that is ever master
Of iron and steam and steel,
That rises above disaster
And tramples it under heel!
~Berton Braley~

Thought is a spiritual power, the greatest power that we have access to. Whatever is manifested in the world today is a result of the collective thoughts of mankind. Prosperity, poverty, peace or war, have all been brought into reality to form life on the planet as we know and experience it.
Each individual shapes and spawns their personal life like a spider creating its web.
Many live an illusion, believing that life is just a series of random occurrences devoid of any influences from ourselves.

What a person thinks is what they become. The thoughts of low vibration attracts misery and gloom, thoughts that are of a positive nature have a corresponding effect. By the quality of thought, we either build or demolish the character by that which we hold in place by will.
There is no limit to the power of thought. It comes from the absolute, the ether. Ours to orchestrate and mould into that which we would call reality.

The universe has no need of altering, it is ourselves that need to come into alignment with the natural laws of the universe, to be in harmonic vibration with the divine mind.
Many on the planet live a double life, entertaining bad thoughts and trying to portray goodness and light to the world, falsely believing that it will in someway not be apparent...or will not have a negative effect on their lives in the long run.

It is not possible to harbour bad thoughts and expect to experience a good life, for one thing repressed thoughts create ill health.
To dwell on negative thoughts requires no effort, which is why the majority succumb. To think positively requires effort on an ongoing basis. The person who overcomes the visits of negativity, strengthens the character and develops staying power and courage in times of need.

Positive thoughts over a period of time, will reinforce themselves on the sub-conscious and allow a more peaceful and joyous experience of life.
No one can make lasting changes in someone else's life, the final decision to accept change must ultimately come from the individual. There must be a modification of thought, a realisation of a better existence, a promise of something better and more sustaining.
Becoming master of the mind means becoming master of ourselves.....if we believe it, it is so.


Tuesday 16 August 2011

Fear..The Enemy That Holds

Fear plays a bigger part in our lives than many would admit to themselves. Fear is the creeping black shadow that is a blight in all our lives coming at the most unexpected and inopportune times.
It matters not the gender, size or age, we all succumb in some shape or form, it is part of our very being, a means used by the egoic mind to control and cajole in the enactment of life.
To live a life beset by the problems of fearful expectation, can and does play havoc with health and mental well being.

Fears of lack, loneliness, violence and misery become self realised, creating a never ending vortex of depression and misery that becomes very difficult to break free from.
The saviours become courage and faith. For many, hitting rock bottom with a jolt becomes the catalyst for a major turn around in their lives. Bereft of hope, and in some cases help, a paradigm shift in conscious awareness is often the result.

With nowhere to turn in a materialistic world, the spirit reaches out in a heartfelt plea for release. The fact that the desire is so great, so deep, pushes the finite consciousness to the very boundaries, and beyond into the realm of super consciousness, the realm of the divine within and without.

The courage to step out of the lower realms and into the light of realisation requires effort and belief. Fear will not slip away easily, perhaps coming back with renewed vigour, but for every time it is successfully resisted the spirit becomes stronger.
When the lowest realms of life have been experienced, appreciation of the true beauty and joy of life, our true purpose, becomes more apparent with every passing day.

We cannot be all things to all people, we have to be true to ourselves first and foremost.When there is peace within, the same will manifest outwardly.
It has never been about the scramble for possessions, status, one up-manship, we all tend to get carried along in the frenzy. When it is all gone, we realise it was never what we thought it was, never needed for the most part, but it became an addiction, fuelled by a fear of lack.


Thursday 11 August 2011

Peace And Solitude

Silence Poem Poster

In the volatile and unpredictable world of today,  more than ever there is a need to be able to retire to the meditative state of peace and solitude.


The materialistic world we experience through the mind places ever more demands of our time and energy.


We are born into a sense conscious world, that places no store by inner reflection on the spiritual plane.


Humanity, over a period of time, has been sinking into a pit of its own making...
Lost in its own small world , oblivious to the wonderment and beauty of creation.

Greed, selfishness, and ignorance is strangling any emergence of 'peace before profit'.


Those people coming into the realisation of the power of thought, reap the benefit of living in the flow of spiritual energy.
Achieving in the higher realms of life all that could be wished for.
This is the application of the law of demand and supply.

To improve the conditions in and around us, we have to improve ourselves...
Cultivate our thoughts to create a nobler creed to live by...
Learn to recognise destructive thought patterns that some are unconsciously releasing into the world of form.

The law of attraction is a law of the universe...
We cannot ignore a force that creates through thought, the world as we know it 'good' or 'bad'.

To be oblivious of that fact is like trying to walk a swinging tightrope, blindfolded, on a windy day...
Balance is impossible.

All that could be wished for is obtainable.
The requirement is the development of a spiritually cleansed mind...
A mind aware through refinement of the infinite possibilities afforded to it by the Divine intelligence.

Spiritual practice strengthens spiritual power.
There is no reason to struggle...
To be at one with creation is the noble truth...
Born of spirit to return to spirit.

The first steps to spiritual awakening can be beset with fear.
Letting go can seem frightening and unnatural to the finite mind.
Some live and die unaware of that which is their inheritance...
Their gift...
A sad waste of the chance of realising all that is and can be.

Within the greatest of humanity lie great achievements, that can only be revealed when the spirit of creation acting through mind brings them into form.
Thus satisfying its need for creating...
Without forceful intention they remain just dreams.



Tuesday 9 August 2011

The Pearl

Zen Poster
What better place to harbour the truth of the ages than within the consciousness of the individual?


Like a pearl shimmering within the shell of the oyster, growing from a grain to a manifestation of exquisite beauty.


A gift so precious, so powerful, so limitless, it is beyond the comprehension of the finite mind...
Until such time as the spirit awakens to its true destiny, and begins its absorption into the stream of consciousness that is the infinite mind.

The power that moves and holds the stars is the same power that is within...
The same power that works through mind to create the story of our lives.

Separateness is an illusion, whilst union is the greatest expression of reality...
The will of the divine mind.

The power that created all, once realised through self communion, will create through the finite anything that can be intentioned into being through faith in the creative outcome.

By using positive affirmations in the silence of meditation, we can train the mind to abandon the destructive thoughts that hold it in the bondage of negativity.

The channels through which the creative energy takes form are...

Words.

How we interact with one another through the use of words, weaves the web of destiny.
To hurt and injure through the use of words, creates vibrations of a low base nature.
What hurts another hurts the speaker.

For example, to constantly speak positively about oneself and others, raises vibration.
This attracts similar vibrations, causing chemical actions in the body, resulting in feel-good thoughts... Strengthening the mind and the body.

Harmony in life comes from compliance with natural law...
Which in turn places the finite being in harmony with the Creator of all.

It takes courage and faith to stand firm against destructive urges...
To turn towards the light and maintain progress in that direction.

Fear will attempt to undermine progress, but every time this is resisted the power of the spirit grows...
Faith grows stronger as a more wholesome life is intentioned into being.

Every thought that mankind has created exists in the ether...
Part of the supreme intelligence which gladly imparts the wisdom of those who came before.

Ask of this intelligence in the silence and the answers will be drawn to mind like metal to a magnet.
Yours for the asking.

To believe it is so makes it so...
It is the will of mankind and the Divine...
Co-creators of life.


Sunday 7 August 2011

The Salvation Of Mankind

Divine Truth Poster
The secret to mankind's salvation and evolution lies within our own mind.

This has long been known and taught by seers and prophets through the ages.

The mind is the greatest mystery of all mysteries.
A vortex of thought and imagery played out at the behest of the ego.

Like a musician playing a great church organ, the ego plays the emotions out into the world of form, continually reproducing thought after thought, charged with the energy to shape and manipulate.

Life becomes slave to the finite senses of self worth, from the interaction and reaction with other finite minds.


The ego is always on the lookout for bench marks, coming to conclusions drawn from the past.

We need no ruler, no master, no ranting tyrant.
We have our own...
It is our finite self.

We are ruled by fear and lack.
Wanting more, bigger and better.
Told constantly by other finite minds in the form of advertising, that we somehow lack what it takes, don't measure up unless we have the latest of everything.

We have lost the 'human' touch, the compassion and empathy toward each other.

Kidded and cajoled by those whose interest it is to perpetrate this lie, we are in danger of losing our humanity. It is being watered down, diluted with each new generation.

What is the answer?

We have to take back our lives...our gift from the Supreme Being.
We have to realise our purpose on this planet...
To love and help each other and pursue our spiritual destiny.

It will not matter how many cars we had, or how many houses we owned.
The most important things are the lightness our hearts and the brightness of our spirit.

To live life following a path with the wrong road map is not only foolish...
It is extremely sad.

The salvation of mankind lies in the minds of the people of this planet.
Not in the past, not in the future...but now.

Why waste life when each moment is special?
Each moment in the now holds the potentiality of the Absolute.

Create a new life in any moment...
Change now...
Reset the mind...
And create a better world for all.

We have to find a new bench mark that is not dictated by materialistic ideals.
Peace can only come from within.

Letting others do our thinking keeps us in a constant state of turmoil.
It has never worked in the past and yet we continue to allow it to happen.

The answer is within...
We just have to reach out and the Divine will reach back.

Friday 5 August 2011

There Are No Limitations

To live a life at the lower reaches of human capacities is both sad and wasteful of the infinitesimal creative potential.
Walk The Path Poster

There has never been or ever will be, known limitations of human potentiality.

It is our own limiting hopes and aspirations that govern who we are or who we shall be.

Due to suppressive thoughts we stifle our opportunities for perpetual development, living life beneath a cloud of ignorance and indifference.

People try to will a better, bigger, brighter future into existence without taking the time or effort to understand how to best proceed.

To solve the secrets of the universe through the faculties of the finite mind would be impossible.

Any of history's great scholars, be they inventors or scientists, have sought, whether intentionally or unintentionally, a far higher intelligence in their quest, reaping reward from the probing of the infinite mind.

To believe that we are capable of great things far and beyond what is experienced has been the mantra throughout the ages.

To limit one's thoughts is to limit one's life.

The person that thinks they can, are able to develop the power to turn dreams into reality.

The more feeling that is applied, the greater the power...and the power is limitless, because it comes from the Divine source.

Failure is experienced when the finite mind produces thoughts of lack and tries to accomplish the creation into form using the finite faculties, believing will alone will succeed.

To achieve success one must place the development of the spirit into the stream of the absolute power... Surrender the dream and reap the rewards.

It is within all to succeed to a higher plane of life, nothing is withheld.
Life from minute to minute is undergoing change in one form or another.

To step up from the drudgery of life, is to step into the potentiality of life.
As one strives, the power increases proportionately.
Rewards are realised in the faith and acceptance of the Divine will.

Thursday 4 August 2011

The Law Of Visualisation

The Present Moment Poster
Every thought is born of the ether, in fact every thing that has existed or will exist, comes from this Divine energy.

The mind creates the moulds for the infusion of spiritual energy, be it positive or negative in its outcome, in terms of creation.

This is the dominion of self through which comes thought.



To create a positive outcome, the seed, in the form of our hopes and aspirations need to be nurtured, kept free from doubt and despondency.

To aid in this quest for a more wholesome, spiritually charged life, we may utilise the law of visualisation.

Within the mind, we hold mentally refined images of the outcome we wish to attain, making sure every last detail has been refined and enhanced.

Until the exercise has been rehearsed and practiced, there may be failure, but as the visualisation starts to become successful, as the faith in purpose grows, and becomes stronger there will be noticeable changes.

At first these changes will be subtle, growing with new found faith, bringing harmonious vibrations through the law of attraction.

Good thoughts are created into form as good actions.
With the knowledge that visualisation is the great secret of success, faith will hold the projected outcome in place in the mind, until they are created into form.

The resulting change for the better in life experience, has been brought about by the use of the will.

Holding the visualisation in the mind, supported by the faith in outcome, brings about spiritual unification with the universal mind.

What the person thinks, the person is.
To change life, we change thought.

The better the quality of visualisation, the sooner the manifestation into form.
Practice in a silent meditative state will afford the best outcome.

Wednesday 3 August 2011

New Ideals

Sit And...Be Poster
What determines the path we take in the material world, are the thoughts we entertain the most profoundly and consistently.


We are slaves to a finite mind that judges life through the manifestation of it's own thoughts.


Those thoughts continuously created in the same vein, become entrenched in the mind and are the basis of our finite ideals.

In a mind that is forever chattering, habitual thought forms, being creative energy, are realised into the world that we create for ourselves and so it goes on and on.

If a person lives very much from a self or finite consciousness, forever experiencing lack, misery, conflict and trauma, it can be difficult to break out of their self imposed hell...

Difficult at first, but not impossible, for we have the answers just beyond the murky veils of negativity.

When problems appear in our lives, through the conditioning we have been exposed to, we will react to any event with a ready made often used response.

To break the negative habits, we must guard against allowing these destructive thought patterns to take control and manifest.

The finite mind cannot entertain two thoughts at the same time.
This is to our advantage, because as soon as a negative thought is experienced, we can quickly replace it with another thought of higher spiritual power.

At first this will be difficult.
Failure will occur.

But for every time we succeed...every time we shake free from the restraints of negativity, we grow stronger, until we begin to recognise through growing divine truth, what is taking place, and we are able to respond correctly.

As peace is experienced inwardly, so it is thought into existence into the material world.
Like attracts like and life will be modelled on new ideals, which better reflect a growing spiritual essence.

As the spirit grows stronger, the vibratory signature of the individual is raised...attracting more people, more events of a similar vibration, into awareness.

Guarding one's thoughts becomes more and more natural, and so the results are more beneficial to a peaceful way of life.

Tuesday 2 August 2011

Poverty and Prosperity

Invictus Poster
Poverty and prosperity are each a condition brought about by certain ideas which have been allowed to grow and thus become dominant in consciousness.

The only thing that a person has dominion over is  their own thoughts.



People born into prosperity will, for the most part, have a mindset that supports their lifestyle in the materialistic world of form.

This mindset, one would presume, also goes someway to supporting an inner life of spiritual learning and living.

A person born into poverty consciousness will be faced with an altogether different mindset.

The outer world of form manifests to reflect the turmoil in the mind, the weeds of negativity growing uncontrollably when left unattended and unnoticed.

A troubled mind can affect rich or poor, this is well understood; but most people would be in agreement that the dice is particularly loaded against those experiencing hardship, at the lower end of the human scale.
Those in or just above the poverty line.

What is to be done to ease the burden, slacken the yoke of misery and despondency?

The last thing a person who is suffering and devoid of hope needs, is to be told to 'pull themselves together', 'get a job', or 'look on the bright side', by people who have never had to face the same set of challenges or hurdles.

It is not unreasonable to assume that most people would rather struggle with the comfort of money than without.

Each individual persons' circumstances are different.
It would be unfair to generalise, rich or poor.

All that can be challenged, changed and conquered is our minds.

Our greatest opportunity for healing of mind and body, is self realisation; the metamorphosis of human consciousness, achieved by a free spontaneous existence.

There is no lack in the mind of the Absolute and mankind being a co-creator needs to move toward this truth.

If there is to be a shift in consciousness, first there needs to be a surrender, in tandem with the insulation of the mind from destructive thoughts.

The growing realisation of the I AM part of self, and the sending out of thoughts of abundance, in the light of strengthening Faith will have a corresponding return in response.

The imagination is a creative power.

Associated with faith, it causes thoughts to be born into the materialistic world.
As the finite surrenders to the infinite, life takes on new purpose.

Life is experienced on a new plain, the truth becomes the new creed that is lived by and for.

Abundance shared, benefits the donor and the recipient as the spiritual energy is received and given. Compassion and gratitude are brothers of the same family.

If it be just the shared thoughts of good will for a fellow traveller, that will make for a better world for all.

Monday 1 August 2011

A Higher Vibration

Desiderata Poster
When we live life on the higher plane, through spiritual realisation and practice, the mind in its lower finite form is drawn ever upward...
Ever expanding, obliterating the line between its self and the absolute power of creation.

Conflict realised through the lower gross forces cease to exist.

We are like a tuning fork resonating at a frequency set by our ideals.
The vibratory signature that we send out attracts likewise vibrations through the universal law of attraction.

Many believe that by sheer will power, working harder, faster, stronger; success will be guaranteed.

Unfortunately this is not the case.

When thought is attuned to the lower materialistic frequencies, friction is often a result.
Friction attracts friction.
Initially some materialistic success may be achieved but this is short lived.

In the midst of conflict, struggle, and unhappiness, the finite mind and its reliance on will, is submerged beneath waves of negativity, drawing in that which is feared and ultimately realised.

Thought is born through manifestation into the materialistic world as creation.
The solution is within...surrender.

Surrender of the finite mind or ego to the Absolute.

The growth of a plant unfolds according to the law of being, there is no interference on its part.
We unfold as a spiritual being, drawn by the same force.
To resist goes against the law of the Omnipotent.

Is it any wonder that unhappiness, strife and  misery is experienced?

It is understandable that a person living a life under the instruction of the ego, would initially find it difficult to adopt a life under the guidance of intuition.
Intuition frequently over-rules the finite decisions of reason.

When we give ourselves over to the Divine, by the act of surrender, we are placing ourselves in the light of a higher force and aligning ourselves with the soul's law of gravitation which is Love.

Life becomes easier, more peaceful, no longer drawn down into the lower frequencies.
We vibrate at a higher, purer, spiritual frequency and in so doing, attract into our lives all that is good, joyful and rewarding.

The new ideal that has been adopted receives ever unfolding spiritual energy, elevating the intellect and affording access to the knowledge of the universal mind.

All awaits the soul that turns into the light of truth.
It is there...requiring only acceptance of one's birthright.

Sunday 31 July 2011

We Need Each Other

We Are What We Think Poster

When mankind looks to the stars, the realisation in wonderment becomes apparent...


All that we know, experience and believe is an infinitesimal part of the whole.


Humanity is born into yearning, the seed of spiritual quest and discovery lying dormant ready to manifest forth at the required time.


The truth of the ages can only be called forth by spirit, realisation and refinement.
This can take place at times of stress, suffering and heartache.

When there is no place to turn, many will turn inward, searching for something far more powerful, far more knowing than the human experience.
We may call this Power, Presence, God, the Divine, the Absolute, the Creator.

What will keep us from this higher power is a reluctance to surrender to the ultimate benefactor.
Our humanistic traits through the use of the gift of free will, constantly muddy the waters of truth.

What determines how, when, or in some cases if self realisation will be achieved, is our interdependent relationships with each other.

In other words, our lives very much depend on how we treat each other, how we use free will in response to social interaction with others.

Many have gone the opposite direction, shunning other souls, preferring a life of isolation and solitude.
But one has to reflect if this is our purpose in life.

Surely the purpose of the soul journey is to be afforded opportunities to polish the diamond that is our spirit, and so ultimately discover that... 


Love Is All.

Soul realisation is the shedding of layers of negativity, allowing the Divine light to shine through, until we stand in all our glory on the bridge to unification with the Divine.

That Is Love.

The only thing that can prevent this is ourselves.
We are the orchestrator of our own destiny.

Saturday 30 July 2011

Love Is All

William James Poster
The finite mind, since the dawn of mankind, has sought the glorification of self.

Fiercely will the ego protect its perceived power, using base emotions to manifest actions in the materialistic world, drawing responses of a similar nature.

Like attracts like in never ending cycles of misery.

Through the cobwebs of ignorance, the finite mind occasionally probes into the absolute, tentatively seeking the boundaries of its intellect, only to be thwarted by the infinity of all that is.

To begin the spiritual life, the mind has to surrender.
As the move is made toward the Divine, so the Divine responds likewise.

So begins spiritual practice, the subjugation of the finite self  in its base negative existence.
As intuition guides, faith strengthens the seekers quest for spiritual refinement.

As the concealed bud is revealed as being the flower in all it's beauty and glory, so the spirit blossoms in the light of divine truth.

Nature has long been recognised as a cradle of the Divine's creativity.
Art, music, poetry and philosophy foster and nurture the individual spiritual creativity, leading into deepening spiritual satisfaction and realisation of the Divine truth...

That is..Love is all.

Love is the most powerful, the most refined, the most beneficial of all the Creators gifts to humanity.

To stand in the light of truth, with a growing acceptance and desire for the total immersion of spirit into the absolute, is to know the Divine within.

There is no one between yourself and the Divine, only the acceptance of truth.
It has ever been so.

No masters, no self appointed leaders, no guard on the gate of consciousness.
Just you and the Divine in unfolding stages of bliss.

When faced with Truth, the spirit will intuitively know, and respond.

There are many paths to realisation, and each must follow their own heart.
For waiting is the absolute, the Divine, the God spirit seeking union with its creation.

Thursday 28 July 2011

The Egoic Mind

Divine Mind Poster

That which is thought and seen in the midst of life, through the human experience, is ultimately how life is enacted through the individual.

To live life based on egoic mind sets, results in cyclical patterns of misery and strife; true happiness and joy always elusive.

The egoic mind will forever seek to compete in a material world with others on the same course, with human desires and needs pushing our spiritual self into the background delaying awareness of our true purpose, our true happiness and joy.



Human interaction is important to develop the true self for the journey to union with the divine.
Only true spiritual practice can enable refinement and advancement on the spiritual plane.

The human mind must be advanced through sustained spiritual energy raising the vibrational  frequency above that of the egoic state.

This is achieved by a state equilibrium being reached and held, to facilitate the elevation of the mental capacities.
As the spiritual energy increases, a new paradigm is set, facilitating spiritual growth.

As the realisation of spiritual truth is assimilated by practice and study, the baser human conditioning long held in position by the egoic mind falls away, diminished by the strengthening energy from the source.

As the spirit is polished and nurtured, so the energy becomes increasingly more complex, and at the same time refined, creation itself unfolding, blossoming, drawing lovingly its creation into union with itself.

As the pearls of truth...Love, Joy, Compassion, manifest increasingly, we approach journeys end and our spiritual reward, the portal to the infinite.

Wednesday 27 July 2011

Realisation of Truth

Surrender Poster
Mind is a boat on the shores of consciousness, forever being drawn into the absolute and then slipping back on the tides of life experiences.

Humanity has sought the divine since the earliest inhabitants of the planet.


Deep inside the psyche are forgotten memories of a soul path to the divine mind.

To realise truth is to realise purpose in human form.

Who are we?

The eternal question vibrates through the ether, a soul cry joining the energy of millions since time immortal.

And within the question, the answer...Truth.

Perfection on the way to fulfilment.
Divine manifestation of creativity personified.

To realise all being one, and one being all, is the human birth right.

Only when the divine gift of free will is harnessed in the pursuit of spiritual refinement, is the portal to unity and therefore bliss revealed.

To awaken is to return to the essence of all creation...
To be in the divine light of love, to know the truth of the infinite and divine mind.

Where else would you find the answer to your souls question?

What better place could there be than within?
Why are you waiting for someone to tell you something you already know?

The silence that is the absolute is all you need.

There can be found all, and so...One.

Tuesday 26 July 2011

Letting Go The Need For Control

Namaste Poster

In the tapestry that is life, many situations manifest which enable the spirit the opportunity to co-create our journey to the source.


As the pendulum that is our emotional state swings, we are constantly trying to return to our centre.


Sometimes this is not possible immediately, as our human reaction is to over compensate, so causing fluctuations in responses.


In such times there needs to be more of an awareness of our spiritual options.

As we are slowly absorbed into the divine essence, our intellect which is ever evolving, will intuitively seek the doorway to this far higher power, aided by the guiding hand of faith.

To relinquish control at this point, results in a superior control of the erratic energy, which surges as a result of the emotions.

The more control that is released to the source, the greater the calming effect experienced until such time through constant repetition, this response is assimilated in our very being, resulting in fewer and fewer uncontrolled energy surges.

The vibratory signatures of others can/will affect our own equilibrium if allowed to go unchecked and are best met with an acceptance and release of judgemental thoughts.

Monday 25 July 2011

Free Will

Many believe through conditioning that they are less than perfect, this is not the case.

The divine is perfect, being part of the divine can be no less perfect.

Within the human make up is the gift of free will, given so the spirit can experience and actively work toward union with source.

Free will used incorrectly can result in turmoil resulting in a negative mind set.

Ultimately this creates a veil of mistaken imperfection moving further into negativity.

Free will used positively aligns soul with source, strengthening and reinforcing faith in divine truth.

As spiritual energy grows in magnitude, so does intellect and divine truth based knowledge.

Conditioning and ignorance cannot exist in the light of divine truth.

In the silence that is divine mind, all questioning is irrelevant all that is...is.
All that will be...will be.

Surrender results in tranquility of mind and spirit.
Perfection will be found and experienced for all who enter through faith, the portal of the divine.

Friday 22 July 2011

Awakening to Truth

When we begin to go through the transformation of change, to align us with the absolute, we begin a journey of ascendancy that has no return.

As our life force resonates at a higher frequency of spiritual refinement, we go through a revolution of old thought patterns that begin a disintegration, to be reborn as absolute purity of truth.

A knowing outside of our normal mental faculty pervades our very being.

We become a spiritual dynamo, bringing the speed of our awakening  incrementally upwards.

Initially a feeling of euphoria  takes place, but then the gyroscope that is our sensory balance becomes erratic, leaving the person spiralling, awash in a sea of emotion.

As our vibratory signature experiences surges in pure spiritual energy, there is a cleansing of our spiritual being, and the variances settle until spirit receives further re-alignments, as and when required.

Through the awareness of the divine truth, faith becomes more clearly defined, more tangible, enabling a further letting go, strengthening the union with the source.

The very mind that held us back has now undergone major reconstruction and hitherto unused parts of the brain come into being, reprogramming the mind to fulfill its new function.

In the growing light of awakening comes a total unity with the source of all creation.

From our basest level, we have transcended the human shackles of ignorance, to take our place as part of the energy of creation.

We have come home to all that is.

Wednesday 20 July 2011

My Journey Back

When I first opened my Twitter and Blog accounts, it was not my intention to have any participation in the Spiritual community, highlighted by my choice of name for my Twitter account.

If you have read my previous posts, you will remember I mentioned my lack of enthusiasm for people and the world in general.

For twenty five years I have studied, practiced, and taught energy healing in its different forms and I do have a firm belief it works.

But then over a short period of time, my whole world fell apart.
I now understand that I gave too much to others and forgot about myself.
There was no one to lean on apart from my wife and son when we as a family experienced hard times.

The irony was, I could not heal myself.
All the negativity sucked me down like quicksand with no mercy.

I had taught meditation, how to reach a no 'mind no emotion' state, but could no longer reach it myself.

My thoughts were for the most part negative.
Fear crept in and my thoughts of poverty became self fulfilling.
Fear nearly destroyed me.

I am now thankfully on the way back.
My family and myself experience days of peace and joy that we could not have imagined a year or two back.

I am sharing this with you not to gain sympathy, but to highlight the fact that we all lose our way at times in life, and our faith can take a heavy knock.

Part of my reason for mentioning this is the fact that in spite of my reluctance to re-join the world, in the last little while I have felt an energy, a force, a compulsion, call it what you will, to 'journey on' toward the light.

Like a butterfly emerging from the chrysalis, I am being compelled to shed my layers of protection to do what I fear most.. and that is..

To be me.

I know now that thoughts are things.
Thoughts have a vibratory energy.
Thoughts decide who we are now, and thoughts decide who we will become.

When fear creeps into our minds uninvited, when we lose faith in ourselves, faith in our creator, the world seems a bleak place.

But every cloud has a silver lining, the journey back can be very inspiring.
Things that were taken for granted are appreciated anew, hope promises a new future and faith makes it so.

I now write from that 'no mind no emotion' state.
I have the courage to know that what I write is not contrived, but from a place deep inside.
The only commitment needed on my part, is to let go.

Tuesday 19 July 2011

Isn't Life Strange?

The fact that life is a big mystery is a given.

The being and doing of life, it is said, constitutes the path to happiness.

It is how we approach the 'being and doing' that ultimately decides who we are and frames the fabric of our lives.

Today there are ever more theories, philosophies and practices to aid you to shape your life.
In spite of this, one cannot help but feel they are merely the re-packaging of the same product from way back.

In the not too distant past in the west, religion was the mainstay of family life.
Depending on who you believe, that is not the case today.

This being true, apathy toward religion is creating a vacuum, presumably to be filled by practices more suited to modern life. Be that 'good' or 'bad'.

It is as though people would prefer a spiritual practice as compact and versatile as their multi-functional phones etc.

Many questions have to be identified, and answers sought, for the person who wishes to embark on a  Spiritual life path.

In order to make an informed choice, questions need to be asked of yourself...Maybe along the lines of..
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What exactly do you wish to get out of your Spiritual practice?
What is your end goal?
How much of your time are you prepared to give over to achieve these aims?

The questions can go on and on.

If the focus of the intention is to spiritually evolve along the way and become truly enlightened, the latter could be a big ask.
I ask of myself,  "Is that latter goal ultimately possible?"
Who and how many, have finally made it, apart from the one or two notable candidates?

Personally I am fairly open, I feel that all practices and beliefs have something to offer.

But it has to be noted since mankind sought to achieve this seemingly impossible task, the track record has to be acknowledged as disappointing.

Krishnamurti, the writer and speaker on philosophical and spiritual issues, including psychological revolution, noted that after 50 years of educational work at the various Krishnamurti Schools around the world, that "not a single new mind" had been created.

Krishnamurti denounced the concept of  spiritual leaders, saviors, or any other person acting as intermediaries to reality, believing that the individual needed to go through a form of psychological revolution.

Can it be that the average person is not exposed to the full teachings purposely, the true teachings only being revealed to those chosen few?

Or is it more down to the individual to seek their own truth from within?

As I write each blog I am posing more and more questions.

I realise I am almost thinking aloud on occasion, which from my point of view is helpful.
I am attempting to understand, to do some self analysis, to trigger something that will point myself and others who might be interested in a direction that feels comfortable.

Could it be that all we need to know...All we need to pursue is within ourselves?

The answer being not to discover, but to remember.
Not to rely on others but to rely on the spirit of 'Knowing' that is part of our very essence.

All the knowledge on the outside may provide signposts to the divine knowledge on the inside, if only we can sift through and recognise it for what it is.

I feel the need to experiment somewhat, and I will share with those who have any interest  the outcomes of those experiments where I can.

Saturday 16 July 2011

Spiritual Practice...Have You Got One?

As we age, and turn our thoughts to our own mortality, I wonder if we all, at some time or other have tendencies to experience panic setting in?

Some would say that they never give it a second thought, what will be will be, they espouse.

Perhaps others again think that turning up in a congregation on a Sunday has it covered off, duty done.

If you are a middle aged person who does not particularly have a spiritual practice, the thought may appear 'I had better get one'.

Part of me wonders if it is somehow part of our very being to have a spiritual 'timer'.
Something that functions as a manifesting 'giddy-up' that helps us to get it together, to pick up the pace a bit.

Where to begin?
That is a good question as a 'Starter for ten'.

Perhaps I should do some self analysis?
That is another good one, and probably the one that will ultimately cause us the most discomfort.

Fasten the seat belts here comes the turbulence.

If you have read any of my previous posts, you will be aware that I am attempting a journey of self discovery with the goal of finding peace, love and tranquility in my life.

This is where the panic sets in.
Most of us will look around for someone or something that is readily available to help us on our journey. Something quick and not too inconvenient.

Here comes the first issue I have...
I am, as I have previously stated a 'Baby Boomer', and male one to boot.
Love, light and sprinkles just does not cut it for me.

No disrespect to all the people who like that sort of thing, each to their own, but love to most of my ilk is our football team, closely followed by our garden shed.

I joke of course, I love my family a lot, but you get the picture I'm sure.

So to get back on thread, we look usually for someone to guide us, someone to follow, someone who makes the right noises that we can relate to.

My own personal studies over a long period of time, have made me wonder if some of these spiritual practices out there are not coloured by the teachers own personality when relating them to others.

Thoughts and teachings, coming from a 'no mind, no emotion' state I can relate to.
But that I believe, at this time, needs to come from the individual, not another, no matter how well meaning.

Before anything else, we should learn to look inward.
Learn to observe our thoughts and emotional patterns and change the conditioning we have gone through. Then we are able to newly define who we are, and who we want to be.
That would be a shift in the right direction.

My objective from the beginning has been not to try to be politically correct.
I do not wish to tippee toe through issues that for me need mulling over and analysing in the cold light of day.

I want to find by trial and error, research, love and faith, an 'inner knowing', something which will resonate with my being.

All 'Masters' started somewhere, and that somewhere was within themselves.
We should not scold ourselves or think ourselves arrogant because we wish to explore a less trodden path.

Friday 15 July 2011

Footprints in the Sand and our Hearts in Nature

Yesterday I went out walking with my wife and teenage son, a day of gentle relaxation in the summer sun.
A day to reconnect with nature after a very busy schedule in our lives.

Part of our walk took in a fairly secluded beach, miles of sand and pebbles stretching into the distance, nature at its best.

There is something about the sun on your back, gentle breeze on your face, and the unmistakable smell of the sea that rejuvenates the tiredest Soul.

I found myself musing how the earliest humans walking lonely seashores must have felt, before ever the theories on how we should live our lives and who or what we should worship came to be.

Were they more in tune with their spirituality then we are today?
Did their spirit yearn for knowledge of their origins and purpose, even in the earliest of times?

It always seems to me to be easier to connect with spirit, when I am at peace in nature, than in a concrete city, and I'm sure most people feel the same.

How did it come to be that other people came between us and the Divine...God, or whatever our beliefs may be?
So many theories. So many 'Masters'. So much chatter.

I guess my point is...do we really need anyone, or anything between us and what we sense deep inside ourselves?
Do all the old dogmas, prejudices, create a veil of uncertainty?

People come and go in our lives.
What remains is the residue of thoughts and emotions, patterns of reaction.

What I am observing from all of this is the fact that our interaction with each other is of supreme importance to humanity.
Our thoughts and emotions are creating the world we live in, colouring our daily lives.

We cannot turn our backs on people because of bad experiences, each has to look within and find their own answers to life's puzzles/trials and from there, learn to change.

For the moment, I have learnt it is easier to be in the 'Now' when in isolation, in nature.
But I have to carry that thought with me through my days, and keep searching.
Asking questions of myself that only I can answer.

It would be easier to follow the thoughts of others, their theories, their teachings.
But I have to find out things for myself, and come to a conclusion that is a fit for me.

The walk was very enjoyable, we left footprints in the sand and our hearts in nature.

Wednesday 13 July 2011

Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk.

As each day goes by and I am mentally preparing to begin each Blog, I am beginning to realise how difficult personally this is becoming for me.

I am conscious of that which I am undertaking.

To enable me to write, I have to do some Soul Searching, which brings old thought patterns into being again, almost as if it is some sort of challenge is being presented.

This challenge is testing the strength of my somewhat fragile shell, and more importantly my homespun build-it-as-you-go-along Faith.

Many people will understand when I say little knock backs are taking me a day or two to get over.

All the time the Quickening seems to create a feeling of being in a strong flow, as if I am not quite in control.
If I was honest, I would have to say I do not feel as if I am having an 'awakening'.

I feel as if I am swimming against a very strong current and that I need to let go.

What is stopping me, I realise is my thoughts.
I am having a tussle letting go of them, or if I do, they bounce right back.
I can recognise the emotions of anger and fear, then a strange thing occurs.

I find myself smiling broadly, a new train of thought kicks in.

I wonder if even the enlightened have this struggle?
Does Eckhart Tolle get angry inside if people are nattering in the audience as he puts his points over?
Does he ever struggle to let it go?
Does the Dalai Lama get fed up with his daily routine?
Is he less than happy if his computer breaks down?

They must do surely...right?

I actually like the concept of being in the 'Now', unfortunately I struggle to maintain it.

I am a Baby Boomer, I have not the time or inclination to sit in a cave on a mountain, or under a waterfall meditating to reach enlightenment.
I have meditated for a large portion of my life and still find it difficult if the neighbour is cutting the grass or hedge outside.

'Hopeless case' I hear you say, 'tough, get over it', and you're right, and I have for the time being.

So I have mulled over in my head, 'As a man thinketh so is he'...'Thoughts are things'...'Like attracts Like'...'Think and Grow Rich'. Each of these statements poses me a potential answer.

So let me see here...If I think good positive thoughts more than I think negative ones, I'm onto a winner.
If I think specific positive thoughts, i.e. what I want, I'm rolling.
If I attract good positive outcomes, I'll get more of the same.

In order to propagate these positive thoughts, I need to eradicate the others quickly before they stick, so I will have to have a blank canvas to work with, a plan and perhaps most importantly...Faith.

I have learned from this, if I am going to talk all this through in these Blogs I owe it to myself to walk the walk.

Tuesday 12 July 2011

It's O.K To Be Less Than Perfect

We all have good days, bad days, and everything in between.

To my mind most days are of the latter kind, less than perfect but tolerable.

Spirituality to me at the present is trying to shuffle along that seesaw and tip the balance to the good, to feel, in the Quickening, progress is being made, that bliss is over the next hill.

Stumbling to the brow of the hill, the eyes take in the path being followed, stretching into the hazy distance. Faith decides to leave for a while and sit down.

Life seems as if it is laughing.
The feeling is one of  failure perhaps, a sense of  imperfection in some way, tested and found wanting.

I have had a few of those days of late,dancing like Fred Astaire in the flow, when suddenly as I am sliding along in the groove, to my horror, my heel lands on a banana skin.

Today while processing my photographs from a previous shoot, I caught myself being critical of nature.

Some of the Water Lilies I had taken photographs of were less than perfect in my mind, withered petals,
monstrous insects, just where they shouldn't be, too many Lily pads, or in the wrong place.

While in this little negative bubble, an 'Aha' moment occurred.

Nature was not always perfect, many things were in a state of imperfection...but it was no less beautiful or interesting.

There was always going to be some aspect of nature striving for the light, trying to fulfill its purpose.

When we come to the truth of our purpose, we are drawn to the fulfillment of it.
It is the striving to be that is important and we are never going to be perfect in our pursuit of that unfolding.

As it happened, I forgot for a while about my perfect photograph and was lost in the study of the nature of things, even the alien like insects.

Monday 11 July 2011

The Quickening

The sun finally came out today, having finished my artwork and lunch, I decided a break was in order so I proceeded to the garden to contemplate my navel.

I began watching the bees at work dodging the odd erratic one, lost in my own world. My attention shifted from the bees to their workplace the flora and fauna of the garden. As my eyes took in the colours and textures I became aware of the lifespan of things.

Some flowers were in full bloom, others in bud and still others in various stages of decay. All around me nature in a multitude of lifespans.

I started thinking of my own mortality, how the years had flown from young boy to middle aged man, and then in a moment of quite solitude I realised I was in what I will now refer to as the Spiritual Quickening.

This Spiritual Quest for knowledge was/is increasing daily in its strength and intensity, my thoughts seemingly always returning to the subject if not fully occupied. Like millions of people before me and probably millions more after me the Trinity of Questions...Where did I come from?, who am I really? And perhaps most important to us all, where am I going?

Days have taken on a new importance, they have become more precious, I have become less tolerant with myself if I feel I have somehow been 'wasteful' of them.

There truly seems more questions than answers.

Most that  I read on Spirituality leaves me feeling like I have just had a single prawn cracker for my supper, it does not seem to sustain me for very long.

That is not intended as a criticism of other peoples thoughts or beliefs. It is obviously my personal yearning for the Truth that I feel will not be satisfied until I have exhausted every avenue and come to my own personal Truth, one that sits comfortably with my spirit.

I realise I am very much a work in progress, over twenty five years and still searching, what you are reading in effect is my personal journey, my enthusiasm to fulfill more, to seek and hopefully at the end of the day find.

I have learned a lot, there is a lot to be positive about, and it must be said I am happy that what I have put into practice has seemingly come to fruition.

As I go along, I am happy to share my thoughts, musings, with any reader kind enough to share the time.
My personal Quest goes on.

Sunday 10 July 2011

Who Am I?

While preparing myself to write this post, I slipped into a well worn thought pattern in the form of --what will People think about my Blog?

What will they think about me?

For a considerable portion of my life the 'What will People think'? Trait has prevented me from reaching my true potential whatever that may be.

Does this sound familiar?
I'm sure for some it will be.

So doing a bit of Self analysis, I came to the conclusion that if I had spent even a small portion of that time reflecting on 'What do I think of myself ?' I would be considerably further down the road to Self Realisation.

I should take a step back here really and explain a little bit about myself.
I am an ordinary Man, a Baby Boomer, pursuing my Spirituality over at least the last twenty five years.

A few years back I lost everything, home, business, the lot.
My family and I were left with nothing but the clothes we stood up in and one or two personal possessions.
I was hospitalised needing an operation followed by a fairly lengthy recovery. To cut a long story short, we hit rock bottom and then continued to bounce.

The sum total of this was my rejection of the World and people in general. I had been too trusting in people was my wife's suggestion.

The Scribes say that when you are in desperation mode you give off vibrations to that effect, a bit like a wounded animal, I believe that to be correct. I lost my Faith, although I was not sure what that was.

What followed was a slow painful climb out of the abyss, taking whatever handhold hope offered, sometimes sliding back other times surging upwards, all the time formulating my faith as I stumbled.

I am not a religious person. I have spent a large portion of my life studying Spirituality and I am a Spiritual Healer,a  mostly a self educated man who has learned a lot of things the hard way. I would like to think I have benefited through the process. 

Kahlil Gilbran sums it up  for me ...'No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.'

To those People who take the time to read this Blog...my gratitude.
I cannot promise you a literary masterpiece but it does come from the Heart.

Being a somewhat introverted person, this Blog will enable me to explore and express myself whilst
sharing with you my experiences and thoughts along my Path.

If something along the way resonates with you, I will be extremely happy, we will have shared a moment.







Saturday 9 July 2011

Creating Our Own Destiny

Some would say we are a victim of our own thoughts and actions, our thoughts shaping our Destiny good or bad.

When the pain which is our lives becomes so unbearable we are forced to look outside of ourselves for answers we are finally taking the first Baby steps on what can be a lifelong, lonely and tempestuous journey, to the realisation that in our blind desperation we were looking in the wrong place.

One would think that all the time that humanity has been on Mother Earth a fool proof set of instructions would have been formulated by now, pointing the way to lifelong Bliss.

It seems not, in fact the opposite is unfortunately the case, no ONE, clearly defined undisputed, one fit for all Philosophy, in a language of the World, is currently available, not even on Kindle.

So it is left to the individual to walk the tightrope between pain and suffering seemingly blindfolded experiencing moments of false Hope before the rope goes exceedingly slack.

Just as the punch drunk Pilgrim seems to have convinced themselves all is well it's working...well I think we all have experienced the aftermath of Spiritual nose dives, fragile Faith has a day off.

Thursday 7 July 2011

Spiritual Thoughts from the Ether

Welcome to Ether Airlines. I am your pilot.
Please fasten your safety belts, we are expecting some mild turbulence.
Exits are located to your left and right.

I am new to blogging, being a Baby-Boomer. My intention is to share my thoughts,Spiritual and Otherwise  and be a lean, mean, blogging machine. At this moment in time I am impeded by only being able to type with my two index fingers with my nose pressed to the keyboard. I hope as time goes by more fingers will come into play and I will find my glasses.

My interests are varied. I am a commercial artist, photographer, Healer and lover of all things vintage. I love finding, creating and displaying vintage images from my travels across the Ether. I am hoping to share with you images, thoughts and muses from my cockpit. I hope you will enjoy the flight.

Please make yourself comfortable. The trolly-dollies will be 'round shortly.