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A Spiritual Trap: Self Delusion - Namaste - 03-22-2019 Hello lovely people. Long time no see :¬) Having been into TLOO for nearly a decade and going through various stages of growth—both ups and downs, as they are intrinsically linked—I discovered some truths about myself that may be of help or interest to others. Or not, whatever may be. They are: 1) Don't bury emotions. The path of STO is love, and when on that path, it's easy to view other emotions as 'lesser' and stifle them when they arise. You may also feel negative yet outwardly portray love. That's fine, but accept your gut reactions. This is third density (not the density of understanding as Ra states, regardless of how much we think we know about consciousness/oneness/TLOO) we're beings of duality, understanding our triggers is an elemental part of understanding how to grow. Remember that fear is just a pointer to a negative belief system. Something we can change (free will / neuroplasticity). 2) You probably don't love unconditionally. This is a big one. A quick example: my friend and I were travelling in Myanmar, and the room we had was full of mosquitoes. We spent hours trying to get them all outside without harming them to no avail. Since I didn't want to be food for countless blood suckers for an entire night and be up all night itching the rest of the holiday I decided to swat them. I realised then that I didn't genuinely love all beings equally, although I had been telling myself I did. I still do not pretend to think that to this day either either. I have biases, and I'm guessing you do to. The real eye opener however was that of my friend. He refused to participate in swatting them because he "loved all beings equally", but he didn't not try to stop me. When I asked why, he replied "That's your decision, your karma". That was truth, of course, which I accepted before doing so. I posited a question: "If someone was about to harm your niece, would you try to protect her?" He went silent—because he would do so in a heartbeat—and to his credit, he realised he'd been fooling himself. He loved his niece more than the mosquitoes. While that's an extreme example, if your best friend became homeless and you saw them begging on the street, would you walk past them or would you invite them to your home and help them get back on their feet? Would you treat a complete stranger the same way? Unconditional love is not a mantra. It's action. Our willingness to act is the determining factor, nothing else. Thats OK though. Do not hold an unrealistic view of yourself (how we view our own spiritual level is akin to a fake Instagram selfie in most cases), that's not the point of being here and will only cause more issues when you're faced with the darkness within you. Accepting darkness is as spiritual as accepting the light. All is one, all is valid. The point is to learn through acceptance of self, not via delusions of who you think you are, and to choose. It's OK to get angry, it's OK to get sad and it's OK to get jealous. The work is to accept responsibility of said emotions, reflect as to why, and work from there. THAT is how one enlightens themselves, they shed the heavy burden of negative beliefs (point 1) through experience. One other small example: awarding 'likes' on this very forum. If we loved unconditionally we would unconsciously 'like' every single post on this forum, as we would see them all as equally beautiful views of Oneness. But, we don't, we like the ones that resonate. Again, there's nothing wrong with that at all, just something to be aware of. 3) You are human. You come from earth. I've been through the 'where do I really come from' stage too (Sirius was always the answer For what it's worth). While that's all well and good, we must not let that detract us from here and now. Right now, in this human body, with human needs and wants. That's third density, and that's where the power is. The power to choose. Don't trick yourself into thinking you've already chosen, and that being a Wanderer means that this isn't real for you. It is, otherwise you wouldn't be having this experience. You're here for a reason! Which is love, of course. 4) PLAY. Express yourself creatively and follow your passions. There's a reason you're drawn to something; your higher self. Excitement is your compass. Don't ignore that excitement if it's not a 'spiritual' practice. It could be singing, reading, drawing or playing an instrument. Whatever it is, diving into that will be spiritually rewarding to you and all those who encounter you. I used to divide photography and healing, thinking the latter was the spiritual path and the former was the passion. In fact I was thinking that 10 years ago when joining this forum. How wrong was I? The joy I've experienced—and created/shared/given—through photography far exceeds that of hands on healing. In fact it was photography that gave me a worldwide stage in which to speak, and on that stage I promote understanding the mechanics of fear and embracing the creative mindset. For a while I thought I was 'off target / failing spiritually', as I was into photography way more than healing. I wasn't, I was in the perfect place at the perfect time, I just couldn't see it due to incorrect assumptions and expectations (and not trusting my excitement fully). Stop telling yourself what the best direction is, and listen. 51% STO and you're helping humanity. Anything else is a bonus. When you're excited you're naturally happy. A better person. More loving. Relax and enjoy yourself! Love to you all <3 P.S. I would also add, for those waiting for a spiritual event (external, like a solar blast or whatever), stop doing so. The work is internal. It always has been, and it always will be. RE: A Spiritual Trap: Self Delusion - flofrog - 03-22-2019 Good to see you again Namaste ![]() Would you say self delusion is never ending in third density since we are under the veil, just fluctuating from one we clear to the next ? ![]() I liked your mosquito story and then what if the ones you swat have thought whoa am I glad he terminated my mosquito life, I can be a frog now ![]() RE: A Spiritual Trap: Self Delusion - Namaste - 03-23-2019 (03-22-2019, 02:33 PM)flofrog Wrote: Good to see you again Namaste :¬) I believe delusion (including denial, dishonestly of self) and the veil are different things. The veil is an elemental condition of incarnation (for the majority, I'm sure some peek through it more than others) and part of the spiritual framework. Delusion is a construct of the third density mind, its antithesis being honest acceptance and love of one's self. Knowing yourself is very, very powerful indeed. People tend to avoid that however, as facing your own shadows is hard work. But that's the key! RE: A Spiritual Trap: Self Delusion - AnthroHeart - 03-23-2019 Namaste, I would like to be able to face my shadows more, but they don't make themselves conscious. I don't have many dreams with shadow in them, and those that do I don't have free will so I can't work on that. How does one acknowledge the shadow and become aware of it, without trying to force it? Actually, there are some things that frighten me, like a chair facing me when I'm lying down to sleep. Instead of moving the chair so it doesn't face me, do I just endure it? Is that how you face the shadow? RE: A Spiritual Trap: Self Delusion - Namaste - 03-23-2019 (03-23-2019, 08:38 AM)IndigoGeminiWolf Wrote: Namaste, I would like to be able to face my shadows more, but they don't make themselves conscious. Hello Tom, nice to see you. Always appreciated your open and gentle spirit on this forum. Shadows are synonymous with fear. Fear is the literal pointer that helps us identify aspects of our personality that need work, and so a simple question is all that's needed: What do I fear? Once you identify something (X), the next step is as simple: Why do I fear X? Since fear is nothing but a belief in a negative outcome, herein lies the opportunity for honest self introspection: Why do believe I am incapable of coping with X? The further you drill down into why, you'll find it's based off a belief that was installed by A) past experience, B) peers/family/culture or C) a generic fear of failure / self doubt. A and B are easily addressed. Experience is from the past, when you were a different person with different capabilities. That's how we learn, that's the absolute basis of third density. People often view past experiences negatively, but it's actually a beautiful gift - the foundation of teach/learning. Experience is the reason we instantiate space/time. B is even easier to address, as once you realise you've simply taken on baggage from external sources you can treat them that way - external. They have no hold over you, except the power you give them by holding on. This is the basis of 'letting go'. C is a bit deeper and requires more insight into the self. Why? Why? Why? Drill down and keep asking yourself why you feel this way. After some time (or perhaps instantly), you'll find that C is a product of A or B. Which are both easily fixed :¬) It's about knowing yourself. As that gives you the power to break free from yourself. If you hold no fears, then you're a rare individual! RE: A Spiritual Trap: Self Delusion - AnthroHeart - 03-23-2019 Do we best face our fears through enduring them? Or just not letting them get to me. Like I cannot lie in bed with a chair facing me. It drives me nuts and yes it's fear. Should I just lie there with chair facing me, or do like I always do and turn the chair away from me? I think it's because I imagine an entity sitting in it looking at me. RE: A Spiritual Trap: Self Delusion - Namaste - 03-23-2019 A relevant quote: Quote:Questioner: Thank you. A very important concept. Does the fact that basic vibration that we experience now is green true color, or fourth density, account for the fact that there are many mental effects upon material objects that are now observable for the first time in a mass way like the bending of metal by mind? Facing the self is paramount for green ray consciousness. Ra is clearly stating that mental issues are due to the person not being ready for the energy that is already around us. RE: A Spiritual Trap: Self Delusion - Namaste - 03-23-2019 (03-23-2019, 09:23 AM)IndigoGeminiWolf Wrote: Do we best face our fears through enduring them? Or just not letting them get to me. If you imagine an entity there, why does it have to be a negative one? Why is something 'after' you? RE: A Spiritual Trap: Self Delusion - AnthroHeart - 03-23-2019 (03-23-2019, 09:44 AM)Namaste Wrote:(03-23-2019, 09:23 AM)IndigoGeminiWolf Wrote: Do we best face our fears through enduring them? Or just not letting them get to me. I don't feel whether it's negative or positive. I don't think a negative would hang out in my energy field anyway. It's like a blank billboard. Sometimes those get to me, because they are unknown and subliminal. RE: A Spiritual Trap: Self Delusion - Namaste - 03-23-2019 The possibility of negativity then seems to be driving your desire to fill the space with such. Which leads to the question - why fear the possibility of fear? RE: A Spiritual Trap: Self Delusion - AnthroHeart - 03-23-2019 I feel my fear in this situation is not a choice. I just feel it. But this does not mean I can't get past it. RE: A Spiritual Trap: Self Delusion - Diana - 03-23-2019 Nice to hear from you, and great insights, Namaste. ![]() (03-22-2019, 01:25 PM)Namaste Wrote: 2) You probably don't love unconditionally. I certainly agree. Unconditional love is one of the most misunderstood states as per my experience and observations, and there is a lot of confusion pertaining to it. (03-22-2019, 01:25 PM)Namaste Wrote: . A quick example: my friend and I were travelling in Myanmar, and the room we had was full of mosquitoes. We spent hours trying to get them all outside without harming them to no avail. Since I didn't want to be food for countless blood suckers for an entire night and be up all night itching the rest of the holiday I decided to swat them. I realised then that I didn't genuinely love all beings equally, although I had been telling myself I did. I still do not pretend to think that to this day either either. I have biases, and I'm guessing you do to. That is a very good example. I will take these examples a step further and say that taking action can be done without drama. What I mean by that is the self need not get too wrapped up in outcomes (I know I harp on this idea but I think it's integral to understanding unconditional love). Unconditional love involves acceptance—but by that I do not mean letting everything be because it's all perfect. As Ra said, if you come across a starving person, the proper response is to feed that entity (paraphrased). Personally I would not kill the mosquitos, and instead of letting my friend kill them, I would be proactive and see if the hotel had mosquito nets, or if a local market did. I probably would have brought essential oils or a natural insect repellent (I did this when visiting Costa Rica). On the other hand, I almost got myself killed while staying at an outpost 4 hours into the jungle on the river (in that same trip to Costa Rica), by freeing some captive animals in cages (toucans, monkeys, and more, all screaming or trying to free themselves) on the dock in the middle of the night. My boyfriend talked me out of it, adding that I would be putting everyone on the tour in danger, not just myself. I ended up spending time around the cages and trying to pour love out to those poor animals. There was a sweet tapir who came up to me and snuffled my hand. That whole scene still makes me cry. I have removed spiders, lizards, cockroaches, and all manner of what others call "pests" from client's meeting rooms, friends and family's homes, stores. If I were attached to the outcome, I would be an activist. I would lecture the people who marvel at me taking a cockroach outside before it gets stepped on by someone shrieking eeeeyoooo. I just help the cockroach because that's all I care about in the moment (a caveat is that ultimately I care about humanity evolving to the point that all life is honored, but I have no control over that). On the other hand, when it came to those caged animals in Costa Rica, I was emotionally attached, but I didn't go so far as to try and convince anyone of my perspective. However, I definitely would have stepped in if I'd seen anyone try to hurt or kill the animals. And yet—they were being hurt. So . . . there are many layers of action and consequences and dynamics to sort out regarding this subject. But "willingness to act" really derives from who we are at any given time. And I think that is the source of "all is well as it is." It doesn't mean all is well, with so much suffering here (in my—subject to change—opinion), it means who or what any being is at any given time is okay. (03-22-2019, 01:25 PM)Namaste Wrote: One other small example: awarding 'likes' on this very forum. If we loved unconditionally we would unconsciously 'like' every single post on this forum, as we would see them all as equally beautiful views of Oneness. But, we don't, we like the ones that resonate. Again, there's nothing wrong with that at all, just something to be aware of. While we are evolving as individual expressions, and dynamically interacting with the cosmic soup of existence, there is this from Ra: Quote:Ra: I am Ra. . . . You may, at this time, note that as with any entities, each Wanderer has its unique abilities, biases, and specialties so that from each portion of each density represented among the Wanderers comes an array of pre-incarnative talents which then may be expressed upon this plane which you now experience so that each Wanderer, in offering itself before incarnation, has some special service to offer in addition to the doubling effect of planetary love and light and the basic function of serving as beacon or shepherd. (03-22-2019, 01:25 PM)Namaste Wrote: 3) You are human. You come from earth. I've been through the 'where do I really come from' stage too (Sirius was always the answer For what it's worth). While that's all well and good, we must not let that detract us from here and now. Right now, in this human body, with human needs and wants. That's third density, and that's where the power is. The power to choose. Don't trick yourself into thinking you've already chosen, and that being a Wanderer means that this isn't real for you. It is, otherwise you wouldn't be having this experience. You're here for a reason! Which is love, of course. I so agree. ![]() (03-22-2019, 01:25 PM)Namaste Wrote: 4) PLAY. Express yourself creatively and follow your passions. There's a reason you're drawn to something; your higher self. Excitement is your compass. Don't ignore that excitement if it's not a 'spiritual' practice. It could be singing, reading, drawing or playing an instrument. Whatever it is, diving into that will be spiritually rewarding to you and all those who encounter you. I so agree with this as well, and thank you this beautiful reminder. It's easy to get caught up in "shoulds" and analyses outside of self. Referencing the above quote from Ra, we are all unique beings, and that is what we may tap into for full expression of what we have to offer this existence. RE: A Spiritual Trap: Self Delusion - Namaste - 03-23-2019 (03-23-2019, 11:50 AM)IndigoGeminiWolf Wrote: I feel my fear in this situation is not a choice. I just feel it. Are you absolutely sure about that? I would hazard a guess that you have a belief that a chair should be sat in (perfectly normal and expected of course!), which is being coupled to a belief/expectation/possibility of a visitation. We are, after all, talking about the direction a chair faces. Why not just stand behind you or even just in the same room? Why would a physical chair be necessary for a non physical being? To you it makes sense / is part of your experience. To others it would not make sense / is not part of their experience. Which is why I bolded the above, are you categorically sure that you're not projecting your own thoughts into the chair? (03-23-2019, 11:51 AM)Diana Wrote: Nice to hear from you, and great insights, Namaste.Hi Diana, hope all is well. That Ra quote has always been a favourite. Simple, insightful and explains passion so well. Regarding the mozzies; we had/tried sprays and the hotel was very—very—basic. Lesson learnt, next time we travelled nets were taken along for the ride! Same here, I often get odd looks from friends who find it odd I've made efforts to save an insect. Especially when moving worms off pathways. I find it amusing :¬) Yes indeed, our personalities are malleable and we shift and change. Sometimes towards unconscious negative habits, sometimes towards proactive positive ones. Such is the nature and challenge of third density! RE: A Spiritual Trap: Self Delusion - kristina - 03-26-2019 (03-22-2019, 02:33 PM)flofrog Wrote: Good to see you again Namaste Oh Flo that's freaking funny! You have a silly sense of humor! "your mosquito life" Love it. RE: A Spiritual Trap: Self Delusion - kristina - 03-26-2019 (03-23-2019, 09:02 AM)Namaste Wrote:(03-23-2019, 08:38 AM)IndigoGeminiWolf Wrote: Namaste, I would like to be able to face my shadows more, but they don't make themselves conscious. Shadow work is also your most dark self or your "other self". The subconscious mind as well. The fear, the acting from the fear or literally a reaction, the default setting. It's the knee jerk reaction of anger, selfishness, rejection, separation, hate, denial and so forth. The consciousness is the balancer of all these things. One is likened to a dream state (created by the veil, to not know it, the subconscious mind) and the other is the reality, to be consciously aware of these things and begin to work with them in bringing them into balance. That's my understanding. And I loved your understanding as well Namaste. |