The Camelot Journal

I did the Morning Offering and then got myself ready for the day. Today the Hatonn channeling is from February 10, 1988:

If our lives are unfolding in an appropriate manner and all is well and there are no mistakes, how do we operate within this environment to enhance our service to others?

(Carla channeling)

I am Hatonn, and I greet you in the Love and in the Light of our infinite Creator. It is a great privilege to be called to your group this evening, and we wish to send Love and blessing to each and to thank each for the privilege of sharing this time with you. We would like to confirm to the one known as D that we were at the point of speaking through him, we thought. Indeed, we had almost felt that there was an initial message that would be allowed. However, we understand this instrument’s reluctance to take the chance and take the leap, and assure this instrument that it is progressing well, and that this initiating of contact is merely one small hurdle upon a long and increasingly faith-filled path of service. And so, we shall speak through this instrument for the nonce, not forgetting our responsibilities to the one known as D. We shall be exercising this instrument, also.

Your general query to us this evening has to do with how, since all things are as they should be and there are no mistakes, can anyone who hopes to heal actually be a portion of healing, and how can anyone who wishes to enter a situation and change it be spiritually correct. The answer to that lies within that feeling that is a portion of your deepest self, and that is that all who are upon your planet are your brothers and your sisters. It is an impeccable question to ask, since there are no mistakes, if alterations should be attempted, and we say to you that it is for the purpose of aiding each other that each of you incarnated and enjoying quite a busy schedule of learning at this time. Indeed, in the way of teaching, even we who are not of your world may speak through instruments such as this one, leaving always so many doubts as to our reality that no one could possibly feel that we were to be obeyed without question. We are very careful about this, for we come among your people in thought in order to offer information that might be requested.

Now, this is what your entities may do for each other. In one way or another, a healer acts as a catalyst for the one to be healed. When crystals are used, the healer’s ability functions with the crystal in order to create the catalyst, the space and the time wherein the entity to be healed may pick up the heart and the will and claim the healing that the catalyst is offering. If this is not claimed, it does not happen. Therefore, free will is not abused. Yet, catalysts do appear as solutions to difficulties, and this, too, is a portion of that which was planned. It was not planned before an incarnation that a certain condition or limitation be applicable for an entire lifetime. Thus, even if one chooses a certain path, it is not known to the entity within a lifetime at what point that path should change. Indeed, as always, living, learning and Loving are daily matters, those that cannot be pulled over the scorched ground of yesterday or shot like Roman candles into the mist of tomorrow. Help between brother and sister lies in the present moment.

In this session with Hatonn, the group question was: “If our lives are unfolding in an appropriate manner and all is well, and there are no mistakes, how do we operate within this environment to enhance our service to others?” Hatonn began by saying your query to us this evening has to do with how, since all things are as they should be and there are no mistakes, can anyone who hopes to heal actually be a portion of healing, and how can anyone who wishes to enter a situation and change it be spiritually correct, so the answer to that lies within that feeling that is a portion of your deepest self, and that is that all who are upon your planet are your brothers and your sisters, so it is a flawless question to ask, since there are no mistakes, but if alterations should be attempted for the purpose of aiding each other since each of you incarnated and are enjoying a busy schedule of learning at this time, for in the way of teaching, we who are not of your world may speak through instruments such as this one, leaving many doubts as to our reality that no one could possibly feel that we were to be obeyed without question, so we are careful about this, for we come among your people in thought in order to offer information that might be requested. Q’uo went on to say this is what your entities may do for each other, for a healer acts as a catalyst for the one to be healed, and when crystals are used, the healer’s ability functions with the crystal in order to create the catalyst, the space and time where the entity to be healed may pick up the heart and the will and claim the healing that the catalyst is offering, but if this is not claimed, it does not happen, so free will is not abused, yet catalysts do appear as solutions to difficulties, and this is a portion of that which was planned, yet it was not planned before an incarnation that a limitation would be applicable for an entire lifetime, so even if one chooses a certain path, it is not known within a lifetime at what point that path should change, for learning and Loving are daily matters, which cannot be pulled over the scorched ground of yesterday or shot like Roman candles into the mist of tomorrow since help between brother and sister lies in the present moment. On September 16, 2001, Q’uo described the process of learning and Loving:

For some the dawning hours are most helpful, for they signify the beginning of a new day, a day fresh with opportunity, a day ready to be painted, shall we say, by the heart, by the creative and curious mind, by the passion for living and sharing, for learning and loving.

For others, the time nearest the sleep is helpful, for some feel more desire to heal that which has occurred, to experience again the difficulties of the day that then, as the day ends, there may be an effort to heal them.

For some there is much strength and empowering that occurs with meditation at the noonday when the sun is at its zenith and the Light of your day is its strongest and brightest. Thus, you see there is a great variety of times which might be helpful to each entity. We recommend that each consider for itself the daily round of activities and their requirements and look at those times when one would feel the most comfortable and ready to enter into the meditative state to do work upon consciousness for the whole planet. Regularity of the time chosen is that which is most helpful, whether it be the beginning, the middle, or the end of the day is really not as important as the time be regular and be done each day at the same time.

A healer is a special kind of minister. Some use your tarot cards; some use your tea leaves; some use your radionic devices; some use your herbs; some use your ability to think; some use chemicals; and some use the knives and the stitches. Yet all of these things shall not heal the emotions, the mind, the spirit, or even the body if, cell by cell, thought by thought, and with the firm thrust of will, the entity does not accept the catalyst of healing. It is almost impossible for an entity born upon your planet to so interfere with the free will of another.

There is one distinct disadvantage to certain types of healing, and we would state that these offer a concern to the instrument who happens to feel strongly upon this point. However, we assure this instrument that we are using the instrument as a channel and not allowing the soapbox. We find that it is possible for service-to-others oriented healers such as the one known as D, or any understanding, caring, and sensitive healer, it is possible to make a patient derive not a leap forward in free will and the use of it, but rather have a dependence develop between patient and catalytic healer. This cannot be avoided entirely, for there are certain of your people who, while seeking very diligently, have become somewhat disassociated in thought and emotion, and are, therefore, confused and feel that they need someone upon whom to depend for the correct answers to those difficulties and conditions which seem to face them. It is well, therefore, for the healer always to call upon the will, the hope, and the power within the individual itself, and not to express the self as anything but a catalyst through which healing may take place. We hope that this ethical consideration is understandable.

Hatonn went on to say a healer is a special kind of minister, for some use tarot cards; some use tea leaves; some use herbs; some use chemicals; and some use knives and stitches, yet all of these things shall not heal the emotions, the mind, the spirit, or even the body if with the firm thrust of will the entity does not accept the catalyst of healing, so it is almost impossible for an entity born upon your planet to interfere with the free will of another. Then Hatonn said there is one disadvantage to certain types of healing, and we would state that these offer a concern to Carla who feels strongly about this point, but we assure her that we are using her as a channel and not allowing her to use the soapbox, so we find that it is possible for service-to-others oriented healers to make a patient obtain not a leap forward in free will and the use of it but, rather, have a dependence develop between patient and healer, but this cannot be avoided entirely, for there are certain of your people who, while seeking diligently, have become disassociated in thought and emotion, and are confused and feel that they need someone upon whom to depend for the correct answers to those difficulties which face them, for it is well for the healer to call upon the will and the power within the individual and not to express the self as anything but a catalyst through which healing may take place. On November 4, 1994, Q’uo described the way that healing can occur:

There are many tools, as you have put it, that are available to an entity for the finding of the wholeness within. There are, for example, the uses of meditation, contemplation, the prayerful attitude, which are most helpful in preparing the entity for healing. There is the examined life, shall we say, that looks at the need for healing and sees many behaviors, perceptions, thoughts, and attitudes which flow from the distorted being that is in need of healing. These behaviors and attitudes may be worked upon by the conscientious seeker to bring them into a balanced state. The entity may seek the healing catalysis from one of your medical professions that may utilize any number of healing modalities that become tools for the healing to occur.

The entity, in the long run, will rely upon an inner faith that will take form in whatever manner has meaning to the entity. This faith will then provide a channel, or a doorway, through which the healing efforts of others may move into the life pattern of the one to be healed. Thus, you may find that there are many tools available to an entity seeking healing, yet the attitude of this entity and its ability to exercise its own faith, coupled with the entity’s work in consciousness focused upon its own patterns of thought and behavior, are those tools which are most efficacious in this healing process.

There is more we wish to say upon this matter, and although the entity known as D may not wish to take the contact at this time, we shall offer it to him that this entity, we feel, is ready to pick up thoughts it has not already conceived before in just the same way. As always, relax, hear the thought, and speak the thought with no more care than this instrument has shown. It is by far the better way, the quicker way, and the more accurate way to express such information as we have to share. I now transfer. I am Hatonn.

(D channeling)

I am Hatonn, and I greet you again in Love and Light through this instrument. We appreciate the time and effort of presenting the challenge but would state again our wish that the instrument diligently work to clarify the process in its own mind. It is often advisable and efficacious in serving as a vocal instrument to allow spontaneity and creativity to be prominent in the mind, but, during the process of challenging a contact, it is… it serves the purpose of the instrument—that is to say, efficient and safe establishment of a clear contact which can be maintained with confidence on your side and our own—if the instrument has a well-established stance or posture which it can present to us and to any other entity which may attempt to infringe on the contact, the posture or routine which the instrument can have confidence as to its effectiveness and efficiency. If such an effort to create such a posture is made from week to week, we can perhaps assist in fine-tuning the finer points, the details of the challenge. The instrument will find that as this process is repeated and becomes routine, he will sense our interaction initially, our approach to the mind, as it were, more easily from week to week.

We would attempt now to return to our original topic, despite the trepidation of the instrument, and urge again the most complete relaxation possible.

The healer…

[Pause]

(Carla channeling)

We realize our contact is still good, and we would, were the instrument’s energy levels higher, continue this work, for we and the one known as D are very close to finding our voice, finding the end of fear, and finding new eloquence for our very simple thoughts with this entity. However, it is well not to push an entity beyond its ability, for there is a kind of tiredness which is spiritual, that is not a state we would prefer to produce, it being that which dims the day. And so, to conserve this instrument’s energy and enthusiasm we choose to move to another instrument at this time, with our apologies and explanation.

The healer, then, uses a variety of tools. These tools are, in the end, not necessary. They are a means of focusing the mind and occupying it while opening up the connections between deeper mind and conscious mind. Thus, the use of that which is called hypnotism is in actuality the use of that which is magnetic within the human heart, which finds itself willing to achieve a certain state which it is normally unable to achieve. The healer here is using words and images, working as a catalyst, querying as the seeker would have them query. And in the end, when there has been enough work done, the healer inevitably becomes aware that it is not the tool that has truly been the catalyst for healing, but rather it is the healer as it is, and the degree of crystallization of the energy centers and of the desire to serve which the healer has undertaken.

All things are, indeed, as they should be. This in no way inhibits the action of free will. You came to this place you call Earth hungering for the opportunity to feel, to sense, to see, and to wonder at the sensations of a physical vehicle. You came knowing that these sensations, these feelings, these feelings of memory which lead to battle and to the bone-weariness of the old were the gateway through which you would learn, in a more and more and regularized fashion, the omnipresence of Love, the unity of all of the creatures of the Creator, and the joy of choosing to serve others, each in its own special way. Never mistake the tools of the trade for the wisdom, compassion, and the intuition of the trade. Seek further in your book learning, you who seek to heal, and apprentice yourself to teachers you deem worthy, but remember always that the true work of the healer lies within, in the healing of the self, in the regularizing of the fire of Love, the heat of compassion, in the willingness to be open to those things which are not possible, to the compassion that stands unmoved before life and death and wishes only that the highest will and the most harmonious plan be fulfilled.

Q’uo continued by saying the healer uses a variety of tools, but  these tools are not necessary because they are a means of focusing the mind and occupying it while opening up the connections between the deeper mind and the conscious mind, so the use of hypnotism is the use of that which is magnetic within the human heart, which finds itself willing to achieve a certain state which it is normally unable to achieve, and the healer here is using words and images, working as a catalyst, querying as the seeker would have them query, and in the end, when there has been enough work done, the healer becomes aware that it is not the tool that has been the catalyst for healing, but it is the healer as it is, and the degree of crystallization of the energy centers and of the desire to serve which the healer has undertaken. Q’uo said all things are as they should be, but this does not stop the use of free will, for you came to Earth hungering for the opportunity to feel, to see, and to wonder at the sensations of a physical vehicle, and you came knowing that these feelings of memory which lead to battle and to the bone-weariness of the old were the gateway through which you would learn the omnipresence of Love, the unity of all of the creatures of the Creator, and the joy of choosing to serve others, each in its unique way, but never mistake the tools of the trade for the wisdom, compassion, and the intuition of the trade but seek further in your learning, and apprentice yourself to teachers you deem worthy, but remember that the true work of the healer lies within, in the healing of the self, in the regularizing of the fire of Love, and in the willingness to be open to those things which are not possible, to the compassion that stands unmoved before life and death and wishes only that the highest will and the most harmonious plan be fulfilled. On February 3, 1980, Laitos spoke of the fire of Love:

There are some people that you know that have the gift of being. And whoever they are, and whatever type of being that they show, they show it in such a way that the Love of the Creator shines through. And they become windows in which is reflected the fire of Love. Yes, my friends, Love is a very intense fire. Love is that which you experience, when you experience all that you experience. You yourself are Love. All that you experience is Love. The creation is a creation of Love, Love impressed upon waves of Light in many combinations giving the universe infinite entities that dwell in the universe their infinite varieties, but all are varieties of Love.

These things the healer must learn, and we wish the one known as D the joy of that learning, even as we sympathize with occasional feelings of dislocation which this may cause.

We would transfer now to the one known as Jim in order that we may field any queries that there may be at this time. I am known to you as Hatonn.

(Jim channeling)

I am Hatonn, and greet each again in Love and Light through this instrument. At this time, we would offer ourselves in the attempt to speak to any further queries. We hope that our humble words might provide some insight and inspiration to those who seek with us more of the clarification of the mystery of the Creator and the Creation. Are there any further queries at this time?

D: This seems like sort of a niggling sort of question, insignificant in a sense, but at the close of what I was able to speak tonight, I said the words “The healer,” and felt at that point that I was only making an effort in my own mind to return to the subject of healing and try to reestablish that pattern and align my mind, so to speak, on that topic, to make communication again, to move it along. But I could get nothing else beyond that. And then when you began through Carla with those words, I wondered if actually I picked those words up from you, was I successful in doing that at the end, or did you choose those words to begin with because I had chosen them? I just wonder what the process was at that time as far as those choices of words were concerned.

I am Hatonn. We spent a good deal of your time exercising your instrument with the subject of the nature of the contact itself, for we not only wished to make this information available to you as well, but were aware that this topic was one which was more comfortable as a topic and would, therefore, allow an easier transmission of thought, especially preceding a topic which, though of great interest, and concern, and focus in your present situation, would allow us to move into this more challenging area of the healer and the healing.

Therefore, when we felt that your contact was as firm as we could hope for under the present conditions of the desire and the fatigue due to the headache pain, we embarked upon the continuation of the healing topic begun through the instrument known as Carla. However, the challenge of this topic and the continuing weight of the pain was enough to block the further transmission, which you correctly perceived. Therefore, we found it most helpful at that time to your own instrument to transfer the contact in order that the information be transmitted through the one known as Carla. We again wish…

[Side one of tape ends.]

(Jim channeling)

I am Hatonn, and am again with this instrument. Is there another query, my brother?

D: Both tonight and two weeks ago, when I was not able to establish any effective contact at all, really, I had had some caffeine before the sessions. Can you detect that influence, whether it’s detrimental, or whether it was a contributing factor either tonight or at that time?

I am Hatonn, and we do not feel that the addition of the caffeine to the bodily system is detrimental in any way to the ability to receive telepathic contact. Indeed, there does seem to be some indication that for a significant portion of those that practice the art of vocal channeling that this ingredient is somewhat of an aid in that it serves to sensitize certain neuronal receptors within the brain and facilitate the reception of thought from the deeper portions of the mind complex. The movement of intuition, shall we say, seems in some entities to be enhanced by this ingredient.

May we speak in any further fashion, my brother?

D: Not on that topic. I wonder if you would have anything to add at this point to what was said about challenging. Of course, I tend somewhat to—not necessarily to feel that I perceived your concepts one hundred percent accurately. It’s a topic that I would like to be sure I understand one hundred percent accurately of what you would have to say about the topic. Would you care to modify or correct anything that I received earlier about that topic?

I am Hatonn, and we are pleased with the information regarding the challenging process that we were able to transmit through your instrument, and we would at this time add only one additional concern, and that is that each instrument be reminded that the process of tuning and the challenge is an ongoing process that will change as the entity grows in the ability to function as a vocal instrument, for the process of spiritual growth is a process by which the seeker continues to move closer and closer to the heart of truth and the essence of the self which harbors this truth, shall we say. And as the entity becomes more aware of who it is and that guiding principle towards which it moves and for which it stands, by which it is inspired, the entity will have an additional intensity or richness to call upon and to offer as the heart of the challenge, that any contacted discarnate being might become more aware of who you are and how it is you wish to serve. Thus, the continued refining and enhancing of the tuning of the instrument and the offering of the heart of self in challenge is recommended.

May we speak in any further fashion, my brother?

D: Are you present throughout the tuning process in our minds, and in my mind in particular, and, if so, would you have anything to observe about that process as I go through it now, although I might call it an invocation, with any comments about how that has evolved over the last few weeks?

I am Hatonn, and, indeed, we deem it an honor to be present as each instrument continues with the inner tuning in preparation for contact with us and with any that should be contacted in a session such as this. We commend you for your continued refining of the tuning process, and can only suggest to each instrument, whether new or experienced, that this tuning be accomplished with as great a degree of fastidiousness as one is capable of providing, for this tuning is the factor which allows for the construction of the actual channel, the receiving antenna, shall we say. Its polishing, its tightening, its sensitivity, enhancing that will allow for the greatest degree of both freedom of transmission and accuracy of transmission. Thus, to ask again if one is tuned and ready to serve as an instrument is well.

Is there another query, my brother?

D: If I can have a moment to formulate it, I think there is something I would like to ask. This is sort of a corollary to the initial, primary question tonight. I see the potential for a lot of good, as I would define it from this perspective, to come from work with using hypnosis to facilitate the communication between the conscious mind and deeper levels of the mind, or the higher mind, or the guides, or other entities not necessarily personal spiritual advisors. And yet this is a faculty that we have chosen not to have as we come into this Earth experience. So, again I would ask, although I have heard what you said earlier about the changing of the path in the course of the life in mind, I would still question whether it is ever advisable to use hypnosis in this way, or does it risk speeding things along too quickly, does it risk contradicting or making an effort to contradict a higher purpose?

I am Hatonn, and though there is no general answer to this query that can hope to be accurate, we would suggest that the intentions of the one seeking the hypnotic experience are the salient point to be considered, for the degree of desire to know more of the self, in order that a further step might be taken up the evolutionary path, is the necessary ingredient for the balanced approach to any means of seeking to enhance this evolutionary process.

There are many other reasons why some entities engage in different means of seeking, and one must be able to speak in a clear fashion to all who would seek the services of the self as hypnotist, as to what one wishes to offer and in what manner the tool will be offered to others. The focusing of the conscious mind—of the attention more specifically—through the hypnotic practice and induction allows for a penetration to some degree of the veil which separates the conscious and unconscious minds and for that time allows for the movement into the unconscious mind, to some depth and degree, in order that information and experience might be achieved that will add illumination to the process of evolution which is constantly ongoing in each seeker.

The higher self, as it has been called, is aware of the desires of each seeker and will, with the appropriate intentions on the part of the seeker, work in a fashion that brings forth the appropriate experience and information, no matter what avenue is chosen to pursue and obtain these experiences and this information. Thus, the one serving as the hypnotist or teacher in any fashion must establish the clear and honest dialogue with any seeking its services, in order that it be clearly understood what is desired in the service and how this goal shall be sought, the steps which shall be taken.

Now Hatonn said there are many other reasons why some entities engage in different means of seeking, and one must be able to speak clearly to all who would seek the services of the self as hypnotist, as to what one wishes to offer and in what manner the tool will be offered to others, for the focusing of the conscious mind—of the attention more specifically—through the hypnotic practice allows for a penetration of the veil which separates the conscious and unconscious minds, and for that time allows for the movement into the unconscious mind in order that information and experience might be achieved that will add illumination to the process of evolution which is ongoing in each seeker. Hatonn went on to say the higher self is aware of the desires of each seeker and will, with the appropriate intentions on the part of the seeker, work in a fashion that brings forth the appropriate experience and information, no matter what avenue is chosen to pursue them, so the one serving as the hypnotist must establish the honest dialogue with any seeking its services in order that it be clearly understood what is desired in the service, and how this goal shall be sought. In 36.7, Ra described the nature of our higher self:

Questioner: In that case my higher self would, shall we say, have a very large advantage in knowing precisely what was needed since it would know what… as far as I am concerned, what was going to happen. Is this correct?

I am Ra. This is incorrect, in that this would be an abrogation of free will. The higher self aspect is aware of the lessons learned through the sixth density. The progress rate is fairly well understood. The choices which must be made to achieve the higher self as it is are in the provenance of the mind/body/spirit complex itself.

Thus, the higher self is like the map in which the destination is known; the roads are very well known, these roads being designed by intelligent infinity working through intelligent energy. However, the higher self aspect can program only for the lessons and certain predisposing limitations if it wishes. The remainder is completely the free choice of each entity. There is the perfect balance between the known and the unknown.

I am Hatonn. We have been instructed by this instrument that it is well to bring this session to a close at this time. We look forward to joining this group in your future gatherings, and we thank each for inviting our presence this evening. We leave each, as always, in the Love and in the Light of the one infinite Creator. Adonai, my friends. Adonai.

This morning the quote from The Infinite Way is: “Begin your spiritual life with the understanding that all conflicts must be settled within your consciousness.

There is never a conflict with person or condition, but rather a false concept mentally entertained about person, thing, circumstance, or condition. Therefore, make the correction within yourself, rather than attempting to change anyone or anything in the without.

Acknowledge God as the substance, law, cause, and activity of all that is, and immediately refrain from meddling physically or mentally in the without. Get back inside yourself, and there resolve all appearances.

When living out from the center of Being, you are untouched by the thoughts, opinions, laws, and theories of the world. Nothing acts upon you because you do not react to the world of appearances.

In the spiritual life, you place no labels on the world. You do not judge as to good or evil, sick or well, rich or poor. While appearances may show forth harmony as discord, by not judging, you merely know IS, and let that which truly IS define itself.

To live spiritually is to know that all is; then do not name, label, define, or judge what is. Be content to know IS, and let what IS reveal Its being nature, and character to you.”

Later this morning I went outside and hand-weeded half of the center portion of the Ruins Mound.

This afternoon I co-hosted the European Law of One Telegram Group. I read Session #87, and then some of the questions that I was asked were: “How do I choose to be of service to others?” “How do I see how the male and female qualities are expressed in my day-to-day activities?” “How did we protect Carla from psychic attacks during the Ra contact?” “How did we solve the problem of our negative friend keeping Session #72 from happening for two times?” “Do higher density entities have more than one incarnation?” “Does every third-density entity have to have children?” and “What is the purpose of the Counsel of Saturn?” Next week I am looking forward to reading Ra Session #88 with all of the European Law of One Telegram Group members!

Later this afternoon I hand-weeded the other half of the middle Ruins Mound Garden. Then I ran some errands with my first stop being at Feeder’s Supply where I bought some cat food. My second stop was at Kroeger’s where I bought some food for myself. My third stop was at Paul’s Fruit Market where I bought more food for myself. My last stop was at Walgreen’s Drug Store where I picked up a prescription.

From A Book of Days, channeled by Carla L. Rueckert:

August 19

The Roof Of The Heart

I am of the principle of Jesus the Christ and send greetings in the full consciousness of love.

Your ears are filled this morning with the sounds of construction as a neighboring domicile receives a new roof for protection from those elements which rot and decay the dwelling below it. So each of you too must needs gaze at the roof of the heart and mind and learn objectively of those openings in the protective cover of light which allow thoughts which decay and cause harm to the heart and mind.

Build your roof anew each day with shingles of trust and faith, affirmation and right desire. For these hopes and affirmations are the spirit’s protection against an often stormy experiential universe.

Aid too in building those roofs of those whom you wish to enfold either in love or in atonement, for it is well to cherish and protect the jewels which your treasure-house contains.

We leave you in the prosperous peace of those who dwell in the spirit of love, now and always. Amen.

I said the prayer at the Gaia Meditation tonight:

We come in the name of Love and open our hearts, minds, and souls to send Love, Light, and healing energy to Mother Earth as she brings forth a new Earth in the fourth density. We ask that the infinite Love, Light, and healing energy of the One Infinite Creator heal the hearts of all souls in pain on Earth tonight. May all souls on Earth feel the Creator’s Love, Light, and healing energy in their hearts, their minds, and their souls. Amen

I did the Morning Offering and then got myself ready for the day. Today the Q’uo and Yadda channelings for this session come from February 7, 1988:

C has a question about a friend of his who is suffering what has been diagnosed as narcolepsy. He’s able to contact his wife, for example, and to have what seems to be out-of-body experiences during the seeming sleep. We’re wondering how out-of-body experiences in general, and in this case as well, could be used to advance one’s spiritual growth?

(Carla channeling)

I am Q’uo. I greet you in the Love and in the Light of the one infinite Creator. What a blessing it is, my friends, to greet each of you, to bless you and to express our Love to you and our thanks for that you have called us to offer our unworthy opinions upon the subjects that are close to your heart at this time. We are most happy to serve in this capacity and wish only to say, as always, that we do not claim to be infallible, for we are not. We are your brothers and sisters, and we may share with you what we have gleaned from our walk along the pilgrim’s path, that and no more. We are learning, and we hope we may give you a hand up in your studies. May we join you in praise for the one infinite Creator and in the joy of fellowship, as vibrations of gentleness, and peace, and joy move in ever more purified strength about the circle that you have made within this domicile at this time.

You have asked a question concerning spontaneous movements from the body and their use. We may speak to some extent in a more general way before we move back to this particular phenomenon, for there is a basis or a principle which applies to many seemingly unrelated events. It is our understanding that each of you in that timeless time, before you began your incarnation upon your world, chose carefully the manner by which you would prefer to learn each lesson which you put yourself to study. In that way you are like the student in the school, knowing that your ultimate examination shall take place when the schoolroom is no more, and the physical body that carried the brilliance within is also no more. Thus, no matter what circumstance appears before you, whether it be seemingly usual or seemingly unusual, there is in that circumstance, in the relationships about you, and in your days whatever they may be, every bit of catalyst that you need to bring to your attention the conflicts about which you need to make the choice between finding Love and offering compassion and using control and effecting separation.

As this classroom of yours is attempting to study Love, many lessons are concerned with the right use of compassion and Love. There is the same energy generated by a mother who watches her children at play as by what you would call the most advanced and illumined being who was watching the doors of eternity, for no matter what the object of that Love, that emotion has within it the strength to create and the terrible strength to destroy. It is an energy which your atomic bombs and your hydrogen bombs barely begin to express. And this energy which created you now flows through you. You may either block that energy or use that energy in order to accelerate the rate at which you learn about your environment, yourself, your Creator, and, as this instrument is so fond of saying, the relationship betwixt those two. What are you to your deity? What is your Creator to you?

In this session Q’uo spoke about spontaneous movements from the body and their use. They began by saying you have asked a question concerning spontaneous movements from the body and their use, so we may speak in a general way before we move back to this particular phenomenon, for there is a principle which applies to many unrelated events, and it is our understanding that each of you in that timeless time, before you began your incarnation upon your world, chose the manner by which you would prefer to learn each lesson which you put yourself to study, for in that way you are like the student in the school, knowing that your ultimate examination shall take place when the schoolroom is no more, and the physical body that carried the brilliance within is no more, so no matter what circumstance appears before you, whether it be usual or unusual, there is in that circumstance every bit of catalyst that you need to bring to your attention the conflicts about which you need to make the choice between finding Love and offering compassion and using control and effecting separation. Q’uo went on to say as this classroom is attempting to study Love, many lessons are concerned with the right use of compassion and Love, an there is the same energy generated by a mother who watches her children at play as by the most illumined being who was watching the doors of eternity, for no matter what the object of that Love, that emotion has within it the strength to create and the strength to destroy, so it is an energy which your atomic bombs and your hydrogen bombs barely begin to express, and this energy which created you now flows through you, but you may block that energy or use that energy in order to accelerate the rate at which you learn about your environment, yourself, your Creator and the relationship betwixt those two. On October 6, 1985, Hatonn spoke of the way of finding Love

Things do not come from you as much as through you, for in whatever you may do, you are a channel. There is no situation in which you are not channeling and being used as an instrument either by yourself, by other entities, or by circumstances themselves. The great choice to make, then, in the desire to speed up spiritual evolution is the choice to allow that through you which you desire to be spent through you. And never, if possible, to accept circumstance or environment as a reason for ignoring the opportunity for finding Love that may flow through you that you may become a Light to lighten the darkness of those about you who are seeking just such Light.

We raise more questions than you asked, yet it is important that we lay this foundation, for we find that those who may move out of the physical shell, just as those who have other extra-sensory gifts, have been put in a special position. The scheme which is moving in order to influence the student and the pilgrim to think about certain things, to come to certain conclusions and define certain areas of service, all of these things are to be considered, no matter what the circumstance. Thusly, if an entity has the controllable ability to leave the physical body, then perhaps there is some lesson of service, compassion, and Love to be learned within the use of this practice, just as those who are given other spiritual gifts are given them not only in order that they may grow, but that they may take their responsibility for that growth and become channels each in their own way, using the gift which has been given them in order to serve those about them.

Then Q’uo said we raise more questions than you asked, yet it is important that we lay this foundation, for we find that those who may move out of the physical shell, just as those who have other extra-sensory gifts, have been put in a special position, so the scheme which is moving in order to influence the student and the pilgrim to think about certain things, to come to certain conclusions and define certain areas of service, all of these things are to be considered, no matter what the circumstance, for if an entity has the ability to leave the physical body, then perhaps there is some lesson of service and Love to be learned within the use of this practice, just as those who are given other spiritual gifts are given them not only in order that they may grow, but that they may take their responsibility for that growth and become channels each in their own way, using the gift which has been given them in order to serve those about them. On June 16, 1985, L/Leema spoke of the nature of our spiritual gifts:

The true gifts are often unremarkable. Seldom does the dramatic incarnational experience involve spiritual gifts, for this is not a third-density world upon which spiritual gifts are greatly appreciated. These gifts are manifestations of Love. They seem humble. They are the gifts of unselfishness, of willingness, of enthusiasm, of patience, of courage under distress, of the reached-out hand. These are the gifts which are spiritual, and they are the birthright of all of you. Each entity has this birthright. Yes, it is true; you have all knowledge, you have all the answers—these too are your birthright. But how many incarnations shall you go through in order to refine each and every phenomenological gift? And as [inaudible] when the treasure, the true gift is a cheerful and willing heart, and the mind which is single in its devotion to seeking the truth, to aiding others, and to finding the one infinite Creator in each and every glance, each and every moment, each and every situation.

As you pursue these true gifts we ask you to refrain from judgment whenever possible. And when it is necessary to judge yourself because of your biases, we ask that you forgive yourself each and every time. One attitude and one attitude only shall open to you the gates of the spiritual kingdom, and that is the attitude of openness and vulnerability to the Creator. A deck of cards, a set of numbers, designs in the sky, specters and visions in the orb of glass, are interesting for the moment, but as you face the larger perspective, you must at some point choose to turn your face to the Creator, knowing not, but hoping, understanding not, but believing in things unseen. Be clever among people, but be innocent before the Creator, for as children, you shall learn much from the Creator.

A note about the practice of moving out of the body at will. Most entities which do so are not highly polarized and are, therefore, not in particular danger by confrontation with those entities which do not like the Light when it is used for compassion and wish instead to use that Light in a controlling and service-to-self manner. Thus, it is well in this instance when a gift has been given, to ask in meditation, not anxiously, but eagerly and with sincerity, “What may I do to serve the Creator with this gift?” Or, indeed, if this seeming gift in reality affects the entity as a limitation, the question should be, “What may I give as a result of those things which I learn from this condition?”

The space into which your Earth is moving at this time is more and more altered from the space/time you have enjoyed upon your planet for many thousands of your years. It is a space/time which contains a more generous fullness of the Creator’s Light. Sensitive entities are more and more able to use paranormal gifts. We make a plea to each who experiences these gifts and the interest which these gifts generate to seek not just the comparison of one gift with the gift of others, but also to begin through meditation, contemplation, the use of dreams, the reading, the talking with friends, to begin the process of knowing the true self, and once you have found that ground within you which is not your heartbeat or your thinking processes but is your consciousness itself, once you have met yourself face-to-face for what you are, with your gifts and your limitations, then the time has come for you to make this an offering in humbleness and sincerity to the Creator, offering your talents, your gifts, and your limitations with thanksgiving and praise.

Q’uo continued by saying a note about moving out of the body at will, for most entities which do so are not highly polarized and are not in danger by confrontation with those entities which do not like the Light when it is used for compassion and wish to use that Light in a service-to-self manner, so it is well when a gift has been given, to ask in meditation, eagerly and with sincerity: “What may I do to serve the Creator with this gift?” Or if this gift in reality affects the entity as a limitation, the question should be, “What may I give as a result of those things which I learn from this condition?” Then Q’uo said the space into which your Earth is moving at this time is more altered from the space/time you have enjoyed upon your planet for many thousands of your years, so it is a space/time which contains more fullness of the Creator’s Light, and sensitive entities are more able to use paranormal gifts, but we make a plea to each who experiences these gifts and the interest which these gifts generate to seek not just the comparison of one gift with the gift of others, but also to begin through meditation, contemplation, and the use of dreams to begin the process of knowing the true self, and once you have found that ground within you which is not your heartbeat or your thinking processes but is your consciousness itself, once you have met yourself face-to-face for what you are, with your gifts and your limitations, then the time has come for you to make this an offering in humbleness and sincerity to the Creator, offering your talents, your gifts, and your limitations with thanksgiving and praise. On February 25, 1990, Q’uo described the nature of our true self:

This illusion which you now enjoy is upon the level of molecular structure, magnetic relationships, and the geometry of what you call matter, placed in order. However, the divine Thought within, which is Love, that which is the true self, is covered over, as is the molten center of your planet, with honeycombs of many, many kinds of material, and finally the shallow waters and land masses of the topography of the surface of your sphere.

This planet is an analogy to that which is the consciousness of Love within. That is how deeply it is buried. Your passion seems far from you. The discipline of your personality to know the self seems nowhere upon land or sea, in the air or underneath the waters of the Earth. There is no conscious way to break into or to tunnel into the heart of your true nature, which is not personality, but which is desired by your free will at this time.

Much effort has already been expended by each of you. Each of you has made choice after choice after choice. When weary, you have sat by the road of seeking; when energetic once again you take up the burden of humanity and walk the path of the seeker, seeking in the air, the earth, the water, and the fire of energy that which is completely unable to be found by the conscious mind. There is, however, that oneness between the molten center of your being, the passion of the divine Love within you, and the one great original Thought that is the Creator. And you are within this illusion to learn the nature of yourself and to choose how you wish to shape that nature, how you wish to make choices within the life to serve, to be inspired, to rest, to seek, to be patient, to be despairing, to be thoughtless. All these are equally permissible. There is no judgment, only Free Will. That is the law of your density, and Free Will brooks no discipline. You are free. Thus, as in any classroom, when you who do not know decide to know, effort must take place.

If what you have seems to be very, very little, know that this is an illusion, and what you are working on by this dedication is the lessening, little by little, of the power of this illusion you call life over you. Each entity brings much into the experience of incarnation. Rejoice in the richness of your deep mind. Rejoice in exactly who you are and seek to place that honest, naked, uncovered soul in the Light and Love of the one infinite Creator, knowing that that Creator is within you and you the Creator. Then can you stand on your two feet and be proud to offer whatever it is you have in a spirit of Love and in the hope of sharing that Love. What can be the outcome of an ability to move in thought from the body?

One may consider teaching. One may consider being taught. One may consider working consciously in such a state with that which is called in the Western tradition white ritual magic, strengthening the essential person which is that person which is removed from the physical vehicle so that it becomes a person of ability and power, able to meet other entities who have similarly slipped their fetters and may be bewildered and off course and in need of comfort. When you ask how you may offer your gifts, listen for the answer, but do not anticipate it. It may come in a moment, or there may be a period of sustained disciplined meditation, a daily and sometimes difficult discipline. And eventually, because you have asked, you shall be answered.

Now Q’uo said if what you have seems to be very little, know that this is an illusion, and what you are working on by this dedication is the lessening of the power of this illusion’s life over you, for each entity brings much into the experience of the incarnation, so rejoice in the richness of your deep mind, and rejoice in who you are and seek to place that naked soul in the Light and Love of the one infinite Creator, knowing that that Creator is within you, and you are in the Creator, for then can you stand on your two feet and be proud to offer whatever it is you have in a spirit of Love and in the hope of sharing that Love, so what can be the outcome of an ability to move in thought from the body? Q’uo went on to say one may consider teaching, or one may consider being taught, and one may consider working consciously in such a state with that which is the Western tradition of white ritual magic, strengthening the essential person which is that person which is removed from the physical vehicle, so that it becomes a person of power, able to meet other entities who have similarly slipped their boundaries and may be bewildered and in need of comfort, and when you ask how you may offer your gifts, listen for the answer, but do not anticipate it, for it may come in a moment, or there may be a period of sustained disciplined meditation, a daily and sometimes difficult discipline, and eventually, you shall be answered. On January 19, 2008, Q’uo described the nature of white ritual magic:

We are very happy to share with you our thoughts on the devotional life; that is, how to create a life that dwells within the precincts of White Ritual Magic, as the one known as Jim has asked. Your question, my brother, moves into that area where the seeker has awakened so thoroughly that they have begun to seek to express the fruits of their new awareness. We do not need to remind each that the prerequisite for working to create a magical ritual of the entire life is an open heart. And the prerequisite for having an open heart is a freely flowing chakra body, with the lower chakras balanced and open and full power moving through into the heart and thence through the upper chakras and out the crown of the head.

When you become aware that this is not the case, in your momentary estimation of your state of mind, then there is the need to relinquish the magical personality and move into that balancing mode where that trigger which has taken you away from an open energy system and an open heart is identified, loved, accepted, embraced, and balanced. Then and only then is it wise to move back into the ceremonial dance of the devotional life.

We use the term, devotional life, because it is Carla’s term for a life in which the principles of ritual magic of the white ceremonial kind are brought into the daily life, and it is a phrase that is easier for us to say. Therefore, please understand that when we speak of the devotional life we are not speaking specifically of a Christian life, or any type of belief system that would be behind living a life of devotion to the one infinite Creator. We are simply taking the shortcut of Carla’s vocabulary for describing the life in which the entity sees not only the possibility but the need for imbuing every aspect of the normal, everyday life with magic.

The basic work of the magician is to create changes in their consciousness by an act of will. They do this very specifically in order to serve. There is nothing physical connected with the white ritual magical tradition. All the work that is done is work in consciousness. The work consists of invocation. One invokes one’s own magical personality and then one invokes characteristics of the Creator or the Creator Itself.

In the meantime, the appropriate emotional and mental outlook and attitude is confusion, a state which is uncomfortable but very productive of new thought, new systems of thought, and the transformation from the lower to the higher entity of that of which you are capable. Remember always when you gaze upon the so-called occult gifts, that they are gifts, just as the gifts of supply which are given to some and not to others, the gift of intellectual intelligence given to some and in lesser degree to others. All the gifts which one may name, just as all the limitations, are created not because they are your true and eternal personality, for personality is very much a thing of your illusion. These things are those tools with which you have to work. The more realistically you identify your gifts, the more clearly you assess your limitations, and the more readily you accept the discipline which allows more and more knowledge of how to use that self in compassion towards the rest of the Creator—that is, your brothers and sisters—the more quickly you shall, indeed, accelerate your rate of spiritual growth.

Sometimes this period of confusion may last an entire incarnation. Never think of yourself as failing because you have not yet been given the answer intellectually to why, for instance, the out-of-body experience is spontaneous. It is not important intellectually that you understand your gifts or your limitations. What is necessary is that you go through enough processes of acceptance and forgiveness that you come into full acceptance of the self, a full Love of the self as a part of the Creator, and a full and single-hearted commitment of the self as an outreaching portion of the Creator through whom compassion and Love may shine.

Q’uo continued by saying in the meantime, the appropriate emotional and mental outlook is confusion, a state which is uncomfortable but productive of new thought and the transformation from the lower to the higher entity of that of which you are capable, but remember when you gaze upon the occult gifts, that they are gifts, just as the gifts of supply which are given to some and not to others, the gift of intellectual intelligence given to some and in lesser degree to others, for all the gifts which one may name, just as all the limitations, are created not because they are your eternal personality, for personality is a thing of your illusion, and these things are those tools with which you have to work, so the more realistically you identify your gifts, the more clearly you assess your limitations, and the more readily you accept the discipline which allows more knowledge of how to use that self in compassion towards the rest of the Creator—that is, your brothers and sisters—the more quickly you shall accelerate your rate of spiritual growth. Q’uo completed their thoughts by saying this period of confusion may last an entire incarnation, but never think of yourself as failing because you have not been given the answer to why the out-of-body experience is spontaneous, for it is not important that you understand your gifts or your limitations, yet what is necessary is that you go through enough processes of acceptance and forgiveness that you come into a full Love of the self as a part of the Creator and a single-hearted commitment of the self as a portion of the Creator through whom Love may shine. On August 28, 1983, Latwii spoke of some types of out-of-body experiences:

The experience of which you speak is one which contains elements of what you have described as an out-of-body experience, yet there are many such experiences that fall under this general heading. The salient feature of such an experience is not necessarily whether it occurred, either in or out of this or that body, yet is the vividness of the experience, and its impact upon your perception. Such experiences have many purposes, as many as there are entities who have such experiences. In general, we may suggest that this experience occurred at a time which you were ripe for it to occur in that you were seeking the nature, in a deeper sense, of your own being and of the illusion which you inhabit. When an entity experiences certain difficulties within an illusion, it is often helpful for that entity to touch home base, shall we say, and be re-energized by the truer nature of that reality, and that that energizing might strengthen those channels from the conscious to the unconscious mind and allow further experience.

We would like to greet each in the group and rejoice to see new faces. We bless and offer our Love to each. At this time, we would transfer this contact to the instrument known as Jim. I am Q’uo.

(Jim channeling)

I am Q’uo, and greet each again in Love and Light through this instrument. At this time, it is our privilege to offer ourselves in the attempt to speak to any further queries which those present may offer to us. We again would remind each that we offer that which is our opinion. We offer it joyfully but do not wish any to trip over any word which does not seem appropriate. Take that which has value to you and leave that which does not. Is there a question at this time?

Questioner: Yes. This question has to do with my personal life. There is a female minister who I’ve just come to realize I’m very much in love with, and she is in love with me. She has moved to another state. After being hurt many times, I feel doubt, and it’s hard for me to accept the fact that she loves me. The question is, what do I use as a rule and guide to judge whether or not she is sincere, or should I just go ahead and accept what she has told me?

I am Q’uo and am aware of your query, my brother. We look upon your desire to tread upon the ground which is firm and which is safe, and we must suggest that for each who seeks the truth within your illusion, there is the mystery and the difficulty of knowing for sure that which is right, shall we say, or appropriate in each instance, for the illusion which you inhabit is one which contains the Creator of all in many disguises. We cannot guide your steps infallibly, for each step that you take in your own journey is most sacred, and each step in your journey as you take it will provide you the strength to move yet further upon your path. Yet you must be aware that there is the chance that you will move in areas in which you have not planned, and yet in those areas of seeking you will learn that which is most appropriate for you, for each step upon your path contains the opportunity to teach in ways which will seat your lessons most firmly.

As you consider your current possibilities of movement in your own life pattern, we can only suggest that you look within your own heart in your deepest meditative state and observe that which is your heart’s desire. To know the direction of one’s life pattern is to place before one the guiding star. Look then to the other with whom you consider joining and consider as carefully the guiding star towards which this entity moves and consider carefully if together you can move as one, pulling together that each may aid the other in the journey, for there shall be those situations which are difficult for each. Yet if one has the common bond and goal shared with another, the journey can be made smooth in those places that may be rough. Look then to your heart and look to the heart of the other and observe if there is harmony between the two, that you share a love for that which is greater than each.

Is there a further query my brother?

Questioner: Yes. It seems like there is. My mind is completely made up as to going to and being with and marrying this lady who is a minister. But there seems to be guilt trips being put on me by members of my immediate family, my children. I have—you know they seem to see that… I don’t know whether it’s jealousy that they don’t want to turn me loose, don’t want to let me go, and I’m having a hard time dealing with them. I’ve tried everything. I’ve tried telling them it’s twenty hours by bus, two hours by plane up here if I’m needed. It’s hard for them to understand. I’m having a hard time dealing with this.

I am Q’uo, and we consider the words which you have spoken and may again suggest that as you consider the concerns of each about you, that you take those considerations into your meditation as often as is necessary in order to move your steps through the maze of seeming difficulty in the manner which is true to that guiding star which is yours to follow, for the journey is not often without difficulty. By facing those obstacles which present themselves in your path and resolving each with the greatest amount of Love and compassion that you have within your being, you gain the strength of Love and the sureness of your desire to move in harmony with the pattern which is appropriate for your growth as an entity and your service to others as one who has reaped a harvest of growth.

My brother, your steps may not be easy, but there is much of inner strength that can be gained in times of difficulty, and we recommend the meditation for as long as is necessary to discover where the heart of Love moves you most forcefully and surely at this time, for within your heart of hearts the plan for your life’s pattern which you proposed before this incarnation lies complete, and by intensely seeking this heart of hearts it shall be revealed to you in the way that is most appropriate at this time.

Is there a further question, my brother?

Questioner: Yes. First, I would like to thank you very much for your most welcome advice. Second, I would like to ask how I could invite someone like yourself, Q’uo, to be with me and to guide me—an entity as yourself with the intellect as you have.

I am Q’uo, and we would suggest that, indeed, there are those about you and about each seeker who desire to know more of the mystery of the life pattern, that waits for each query that you may ask from your heart and which offers guidance in many ways to each seeker. There are those about you who place before you the appropriate book, or person, or situation, or insight which will point the direction. Many times these guidances pass unnoticed, yet for each who seeks with a whole heart in the silence of the self, is the direction pointed, in a manner which is noticeable and clear to the seeker. We of Q’uo are happy to aid our brothers and sisters gathered here this evening in their meditations at any time that we are requested. Our assistance is in the form of aiding the deepening of the meditative state in order that each may become more aware of that silence within through which the still, small voice may speak to the heart.

May we speak in any further fashion, my brother?

Questioner: One other question. Can you tell me . . .  I have felt the presence of an entity on several occasions. Can you tell me if this is a true feeling, and if so, what the entity is?

I am Q’uo, and we cannot speak to this specific query, for this experience of which you speak is one which is most fruitfully pursued by your own means of seeking. Were we to speak specifically, we would take from you the opportunity to learn of this experience in the manner which is appropriate for you at this time.

Is there a further query my brother?

Questioner: No, that’s all. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you very much, and it has been a pleasure, and your advice has been very, very well taken and well informed, and it has removed quite a bit of doubt I have had in my mind in listening and sitting here meditating about the love that this woman who I am contemplating on marrying has for me. It has brought me around to realize that people can love me without me doubting, and again I would like to thank you very much, and it has been a very enlightening, warm, well accepted advice. Thank you very much.

I am Q’uo, and we thank you, my brother, for without your queries we could not serve.

We find that we must pause briefly in order to allow this instrument to attend to the recording devices. We shall pause briefly. I am Q’uo.

[Side one of tape ends.]

(Jim channeling)

I am Q’uo, and am again with this instrument. Is there another query?

S: I have a question about the nature of service. It’s easy to conceive of how we can serve others in terms of their physical lives or contributing to their mental well-being, enriching their mental lives. I wonder if you could give some enlightenment about the range of ways in which we can consciously contribute to the spiritual well-being or evolution of others?

I am Q’uo and am aware of your query, my brother. We would begin by suggesting that there is nothing one can do that is not service. We understand your query to seek those means by which service might be enhanced. We would suggest that for one who wishes to serve in a conscious fashion those entities about one, that the daily practice of meditation is most helpful as a means of returning periodically to the source of one’s being, and in that experience of unity, again with the Creator and the creation about one, one may remind the conscious self of those patterns of learning which are most appropriate in the life pattern. By undertaking the opportunities that are presented one in one’s daily round of activities, no matter how seemingly insignificant or immense, one then processes the catalyst into that experience which is likened unto the fruit of the tree. This fruit, then, is available for service to others in a means which may take any form which one may choose.

Indeed, it is not necessary in many cases to choose a form of service if one allows the life pattern to become imbued with the quality that you may call compassion and concern for those about one. The opportunities to offer this compassion and concern will present themselves as a normal part of the daily round of activities. The interaction with other selves is the most frequent opportunity that any seeker may be presented to offer what is asked in a manner which speaks to the highest principles one is aware of and with the compassion that is enhanced by the desire to serve those within one’s life pattern. Thus, we do not offer so much the means by which one may serve as we offer the suggestion that no matter what one does, the doing may be enhanced by the quality of compassion that becomes the essence of the action of the thought of the service.

S asked:” It’s easy to conceive of how we can serve others in terms of their physical lives or contributing to their mental well-being, enriching their mental lives. I wonder if you could give some enlightenment about the range of ways in which we can consciously contribute to the spiritual well-being or evolution of others?” Q’uo replied by saying there is nothing one can do that is not of service, and we understand your query to seek those means by which service might be enhanced, so we suggest that for one who wishes to serve in a conscious fashion those entities about one, that the daily practice of meditation is helpful as a means of returning to the source of one’s being, and in that experience of unity with the Creator and the creation about one, one may remind the conscious self of those patterns of learning which are most appropriate in the life pattern, for by undertaking the opportunities that are presented in one’s daily round of activities, one then processes the catalyst into that experience which is likened unto the fruit of the tree, and this fruit, is available for service to others in a means which may take any form which one may choose. Now Q’uo said it is not necessary to choose a form of service if one allows the life pattern to become imbued with the quality of compassion for those about one, and the opportunities to offer compassion will present themselves as a normal part of the daily round of activities, for the interaction with other selves is the most frequent opportunity that any seeker may be presented to offer what is asked in a manner which speaks to the highest principles one is aware of and with the compassion that is enhanced by the desire to serve those within one’s life pattern, so we do not offer the means by which one may serve as we offer the suggestion that no matter what one does, the doing may be enhanced by the quality of compassion that becomes the essence of the action of the thought of the service. On May 13, 2008, Q’uo spoke about the nature of compassion:

It is a great challenge to find complete and utter compassion for yourself. It is, indeed, one of the great challenges which you offer to yourself as you came into the incarnation. The reason that it is the key is that when you have become able to see yourself with eyes of Love and Love yourself, warts and all, as this instrument would say, you then will find it child’s play to have compassion on others. For you are always harder on yourself than on others. That freedom that compassion gives to you is a palpable vibration that can be felt by other selves with whom you’re interacting.

When you know that you are perfectly worthy, it is far easier to move through a discussion with someone who may attempt to trigger your feelings of unworthiness, without being swayed from your compassion and your open heart. This compassion also enables you to listen with enhanced ears, ears enhanced by Love.

May we speak in any further fashion, my brother?

S: I can understand how the exercise of compassion would help one’s own spiritual unfoldment. Are you saying that apart from simply contributing to the creation of a life situation which may be the situation that another person requires, may offer the experience they require for growth at a certain period, that that compassion itself has a spiritual or more, could I say, eternal rather than transitory, offering to make to another person?

I am Q’uo, and this is correct, my brother, for the force or quality which moves one to serve, if it be of compassion, has far more effect upon another life pattern than the most carefully wrought mental form of service that lacks the compassion. The conscious mind left to itself attains to that which one may call wisdom and is useful in many ways to discern that which is most appropriate for the moment and the future moments. However, without the quality of compassion even the most carefully considered service may not find the fertile ground for the seed of thought to be planted within. It is the quality of compassion which makes possible the condition for any seed of thought to be nourished into growth.

May we speak in any further fashion, my brother?

S: No, thank you.

I am Q’uo, and we thank you, my brother. Is there another query?

Questioner: I have one other. This deals with the entity that I sometimes feel. How can I know or identify this entity? The point is, up until six months ago, I could not… I always had a desire to sing, then all of a sudden I start singing with the voice of Elvis Presley, which I’m very, very good at. I cannot carry a tune. I find myself periodically, just out of a clear blue sky not attempting to sing like him, not even trying, but just naturally a voice flew forth. Could you explain this to me?

I am Q’uo and am aware of your query, my brother. Again, we find ourselves in the situation of wishing to be of the greatest service and finding that that service is to allow your own free will to remain intact in this particular area, for the process which you describe is a portion of the means by which you currently seek to know a greater portion of your own self. Were we to lay out plainly the answer to this query, we would work for you a puzzle, the solving of which would aid your own growth most if it were accomplished by your own free will and seeking.

Again, we may recommend that in meditation or prayer that you determine for yourself that which is your guiding star, that quality, be it Love or the Christ consciousness or the one known as Jesus the Christ, or compassion, or Wisdom, or truth or whatever quality has for you the greatest meaning and vibrancy. And in that name ask this entity to come to you and identify itself but ask that entity if it comes in the name of that which is your guiding star, that it might assist you in that journey upon which you now find yourself traveling. We wish to serve each seeker by providing those principles which may allow it to more clearly apprehend the nature of its own being and of the creation in which it finds itself. For us to speak in a specific fashion and describe each step in a personal manner for a seeker is to infringe upon the sacredness of the free will, and in the long run pattern, shall we say, of the seeker’s life, this is not of benefit.

May we speak in any further fashion, my brother?

Questioner: Yes, one other question. There are quiet times that I usually find myself going into the Cave Hill cemetery. This may sound strange, but a lot of times I just feel compelled to go in there. Could you explain this compulsion?

I am Q’uo. For each seeker there are those places, and times, and people which aid in the inner journey. Each seeker is drawn to those in a fashion which may be of a subconscious nature in order that the conscious mind may be rested and informed by other sources of information, be they those entities known as guides or simply deeper portions of one’s own subconscious mind. It is not unusual that one would be drawn to an area such as that of which you speak, for within your cultures the area in which the physical vehicle is placed upon its cessation of vitality is one which is considered sacred.

May we speak in any further fashion, my brother?

Questioner: No, that’s all, and again I would like to extend to you my heartfelt thanks.

I am Q’uo, and we thank you once again, my brother. Is there another query at this time?

Questioner: One other question. Could one ask you for guidance?

I am Q’uo, and it is our impression that this has been done this evening, and we have responded in the manner which we felt most appropriate. We would not suggest that such guidance be sought outside of this circle of seeking, for we wish to safeguard each seeker, and the circle of seeking is one means by which each present may feel secure in the knowledge that the entity sought is indeed who it presents itself to be, for there have been specific means used in this circle this evening to provide the protection for each that is necessary. There are many entities who would be available to any with the sensitivities that we are aware are possessed by many of your peoples at this time who would not in every case offer the most helpful of information, thus we would request that each ask for our assistance within this circle of seeking.

May we speak in any further fashion, my brother?

Questioner: I was just, you know, unlearned and new, and I was not aware of this. And again, I would like to thank you very much for your most helpful information.

I am Q’uo, and again I thank you, my brother. Is there another query?

Carla: How’s the energy of the instrument?

I am Q’uo, and we find that there is sufficient energy for another query or two of normal length. Is there another query at this time?

[Pause]

I am Q’uo, and as we observe the silence, we feel that we have spoken to the limit of the queries, and we thank each for offering the queries to us, for without your desire to seek as you seek, we would have no beingness within your life patterns. It has been our great joy and privilege to join you this evening, and we look forward, as you would say, to those opportunities of doing such again. At this time, we shall take our leave of this group and this instrument, leaving each, as always, in the Love and in the Light of the one infinite Creator. We are known to you as those of Q’uo. Adonai, my friends. Adonai.

(Carla channeling)

I Yadda. I greet you in name of Love and Light. I am happy to be with you. It is your call to me, you say to universe, “Ah, I have a winter heart!” You say, “Look at the landscape.” How you like my new, better English? Ha ha, I good. You do not know what is going on in winter energy if you think that all is gray and desolate. You do not see the joy of the seed, the patient gathering of food in the roots of being of your second-density trees. You cannot feel the explosive joy that the forms of your water find themselves taking when by the gift of cold they may make visible their crystalline nature and show their magic to the world.

We wish you to warm your winter heart and to be silly and playful in the cold of winter, for your heart does not need to wear the winter underwear, and your throat is not stilled because birds sing not so often in your outer ear. Come with me in knowledge that warmth is yours within and that the fire of spring is only possible because of the joy, the dancing joy of the collection of food and drink for growth. Every season happy. No season sad, for all work together. Be merry.

We leave you in joy, in peace, in Love, and in Light, and even because this instrument insists in name of Christ. We have stopped holding out for Buddha. Zoroaster is not acceptable. We know we have said this before, but we wish this instrument would think about what we say. Adonai, my friends. You know all is one. Somebody tell this instrument. Adonai. Adonai.

This morning the quote from The Infinite Way is: “We can have as much of everything as we desire by enlarging the borders of our understanding and realization. Nothing that we can get from another would ever really be ours, even if we received it legally. It would still belong only to the one with the consciousness of it. What is ours is eternally ours, but ours only because it is our state of consciousness in expression.

All that the Creator, my very own infinite Consciousness, has is mine.The realization of this truth would enable all people to live together in one world harmoniously, joyously, successfully without fear of one another and without greed, envy, or lust. We would be back in the Garden of Eden. We would live without taking thought, which is by Grace. This would constitute the recognition of life as the gift of God as the free flow of our consciousness. It would reveal the invisible spiritual tie which binds us in an eternal joining together in Love. It would forever solve the problem of supply and thereby establish the reign of peace on Earth.”

Later this morning I went outside and removed the netting from the west side of the Ruins Mound and hand-weeded the areas that are under the netting that protects the flowers from the deer.

This afternoon I went outside and removed the netting from the east side of the Ruins Mound and hand-weeded the areas that are under the netting that protects the flowers from the deer.

From A Book of Days, channeled by Carla L. Rueckert:

August 18

Contentment

I am the principle of that force behind creation, the Love of Jesus the Christ. I greet you in the full consciousness which is the consciousness of Love.

This instrument is not prepared for what we are to say this morning. For this instrument thought we were speaking upon the subject of contentment. No matter how active the mind of humankind, the Spirit is ever more active in its capacity to surprise, for we speak of a higher contentment, the contentment of vulnerability and seeming lack; the contentment of babes unclothed and people hungry; the contentment that becomes a fire within to clothe the naked and feed the hungry; that contentment which makes all creatures children of a meaningful and life-giving God and all God’s creatures meaningful and life-giving people.

Look in contentment at the world of strife and need and respond with a full heart, praying ever the invitation to the Spirit of the living Christ to enter into every seeming lack, in meditation, and multiply plenty. Your consciousness is a gift and a responsibility. May you be content to love others as you love yourself.

We leave you in the growing peace of the realization of infinite Love, now and ever. Amen.

I said the prayer at the Gaia Meditation tonight:

We come in the name of Love and open our hearts, minds, and souls to send Love, Light, and healing energy to Mother Earth as she brings forth a new Earth in the fourth density. We ask that the infinite Love, Light, and healing energy of the One Infinite Creator heal the hearts of all souls in pain on Earth tonight. May all souls on Earth feel the Creator’s Love, Light, and healing energy in their hearts, their minds, and their souls. Amen

I did the Morning Offering and then got myself ready for the day. Today the Hatonn channeling for this session comes from February 3, 1988:

(Carla channeling)

I am Hatonn. I greet each of you this evening in the Love and in the Light of the infinite Creator. We had been intending to continue attempting to make contact with the one known as D, until that instrument spontaneously initiated a contact. However, we find that the one known as D has the divided mind due to the desire to hear our opinions on subjects which interest him at this time. This is considerably dislocating the readiness to channel, and we understand that perhaps it is better for us to speak to the subject requested and then to exercise the instrument. May we say, however, that in our opinion, it is a most helpful skill to be learned by a new instrument to initiate a contact, for in sessions to come, where there is not a more experienced channel, this ability will be necessary, and, indeed, is not a difficult lesson to learn once that leap of faith has been taken, the preparation done well, and the releasing of all eventualities made so that once the channel begins to speak the words heard within, the channel is no longer any part of the message in an initiatory sense, but is only expressing that which has come through to the conscious mind. This skill shall come to the one known as D, and we do not wish to make it seem harder than it is. However, we recognize the difficulty of doing it for the first few times.

And so let us turn to some thoughts we may share which you may find some value in. As always, these are our opinions only, and not to be taken as a kind of gospel. We dwell at this moment with three entities who wish to heal the planetary energies and the energies of the people who live upon that planet which you call Earth. Healers come in different disguises. Some are doctors and nurses, some parents, some friends, some ministers, and some those who use the techniques of probing through into the deeper mind in order to bring up material which may be of help in assisting the conscious mind to sort out the pattern of an incarnational experience. Thus, it is well for each in this circle to think of itself first as a healer, and only secondly as a teacher, or channel, or hypnotherapist. There are certain requirements if one is to heal, that is, if one is to heal in a spiritually balanced manner, healing with the self rather than with chemicals or with mechanical devices such as surgery. The one great requirement of a healer is that the healer be one with the desire to live a balanced life. The balance of a life is unique to each entity, yet the key to that balance is that within the hurry-scurry of the daily round, the healer has hollowed out a place within heart, mind, and spirit wherein the Light exists and is acknowledged, so that at all times the healer is capable of being and functioning as a living crystal.

It is this balance which enables a healer to use a tool such as channeling, teaching, or hypnotherapy as a focus for those intuitions and deep promptings which may seem far more deeply into the one who presents itself to be healed than could one whose eyes were those not filled with crystal Light, but rather with human error. The process of healing is a process whereby the healer acts as a catalyst, arranging the sensing, thinking, and feeling apparatus of the one to be healed in such a way that, for a short time, a new vision of a new balance may be brought before the attention of the one to be healed. It is then the matter of free choice for the one to be healed. It may choose to accept the new balance made possible by this catalyst, or it may choose, in time, to disregard it and remain unbalanced. Thus, even the most powerful of healers is not itself expected to use its will upon another entity, but rather simply to act as a living crystal which may correct unbalanced Light vibrations within the energy web of the one to be healed.

In this session Hatonn speaks about the concept of healing. They began by saying let us turn to some thoughts we may share which you may find value in, and these are our opinions and not to be taken as a kind of gospel, so we dwell at this moment with three entities who wish to heal the planetary energies and the energies of the people who live upon the planet Earth, for healers come in different disguises where some are doctors, some friends, some ministers, and some those who use the techniques of probing through into the deeper mind in order to bring up material which may be of help in assisting the conscious mind to sort out the pattern of an incarnational experience, so it is well for each in this circle to think of itself first as a healer, and only secondly as a teacher, or channel, or hypnotherapist, but there are requirements if one is to heal in a spiritually balanced manner, healing with the self rather than with chemicals or with mechanical devices such as surgery, so the one requirement of a healer is that the healer be one with the desire to live a balanced life, but the balance of a life is unique to each entity, yet the key to that balance is that within the hurry-scurry of the daily activities where the healer has hollowed out a place within its heart, mind, and spirit wherein the Light exists and is acknowledged, so that the healer is capable of functioning as a living crystal. Hatonn went on to say it is this balance which enables a healer to use a tool such as channeling, teaching, or hypnotherapy as a focus for those intuitions and deep promptings which may seem more deeply in the one who presents itself to be healed than could one whose eyes were those not filled with crystal Light, but rather with human error, so the process of healing is a process where the healer acts as a catalyst, arranging the thinking and feeling apparatus of the one to be healed in such a way that, for a short time, a new vision of a new balance may be brought before the attention of the one to be healed, for it is then the matter of free choice for the one to be healed, and it may choose to accept the new balance made possible by this catalyst, or it may choose to disregard it and remain unbalanced, yet even the most powerful of healers is not expected to use its will upon another entity but to act as a living crystal which may correct unbalanced Light vibrations within the energy web of the one to be healed. On February 10, 1988, Hatonn spoke of how the healer acts as a catalyst for the one to be healed:

In one way or another, a healer acts as a catalyst for the one to be healed. When crystals are used, the healer’s ability functions with the crystal in order to create the catalyst, the space and the time wherein the entity to be healed may pick up the heart and the will and claim the healing that the catalyst is offering. If this is not claimed, it does not happen. Therefore, free will is not abused. Yet, catalysts do appear as solutions to difficulties, and this, too, is a portion of that which was planned. It was not planned before an incarnation that a certain condition or limitation be applicable for an entire lifetime. Thus, even if one chooses a certain path, it is not known to the entity within a lifetime at what point that path should change. Indeed, as always, living, learning, and loving are daily matters, those that cannot be pulled over the scorched ground of yesterday or shot like Roman candles into the mist of tomorrow.

We say these things because, as the one known as D and as anyone gazes at an opportunity for service, we feel it is important that the gaze first be turned inward, to ask if the entity may pay the price for this service, for to begin enthusiastically and to lose so much energy that the service must be ended is perhaps a wrong use of will, and clearer listening needs to be done as to what sort of service is appropriate. If the healer is prepared to pay the price of living a certain kind of life, and we feel that each in this group intends to be so, then it is necessary only to choose the manner of service and maintain, with the greatest of enthusiasm and ardent Love, the manner of life, living, thinking and being which nourishes and feeds that crystal soul within. Now we would say a word about the efficacy of gazing into the past. The ability of the mind has never been appropriately estimated. Within each entity’s mind lies the personal and racial record of biases, learning, wisdom, teachings, and experiences. There is no loss within the Creation. There is a burning away of matter, yet the flame of energy remains, and that is called memory. The power of a teacher to tap into another’s far memory is variable, and it is well that this practice be handled in a most delicate and forthright fashion. Delicate in the sense of moving slowly and considering with the client each question to be asked carefully. Forthright in that each dealing, each suggestion, each new understanding be made available to the student just as the teacher is available for discussion concerning the material uncovered.

There is within some entities naturally given to the lifting of the veil greatly enhanced opportunity to go far deeper into the mind than is usual. For the most part we would guide warningly against taking advantage of these opportunities. It is possible to carry out this kind of research upon oneself, working deeper into the racial memory through working with dreams and working with autohypnosis. In this way, the student of the hypnotherapy may gain information without disturbing the integrated personality of another being. Thus, we caution one who approaches a subject to guard against taking the opportunities with another entity. Unless this entity becomes a staunch co-worker and associate, such work is too risky for the subject to be considered an acceptable practice. Gazing at the obverse side of a warning, we do find it so that when a student comes to a healer to ask for that which the healer does, the student has, therefore, done a great deal of preparatory work to engage in its own healing. Thus, the healer who is a hypnotherapist, or a teacher, or a channel is offered an opportunity to be of service, and this is cause for rejoicing for those whose wish is to serve the Creator and to Love each brother and sister with a spiritual embrace that magnifies the opportunity to gain in spiritual learning.

Hatonn went on to say we say these things because as D and as anyone gazes at an opportunity for service, we feel it is important that the gaze first be turned inward, to ask if the entity may pay the price for this service, for to begin enthusiastically and to lose so much energy that the service must be ended is perhaps a wrong use of will, and clearer listening needs to be done as to what sort of service is appropriate, and if the healer is prepared to pay the price of living a certain kind of life, then it is necessary to choose the manner of service and maintain, with enthusiasm and Love, the manner of living and being which feeds that crystal soul within, and we would say a word about the value of gazing into the past, for the ability of the mind has never been appropriately estimated, so within each entity’s mind lies the personal and racial record of learning and experiences, for there is no loss within the Creation, but there is a burning away of matter, yet the flame of energy remains, and that is called memory, so the power of a teacher to tap into another’s far memory is variable, and it is well that this practice be handled in a delicate and forthright fashion, delicate in the sense of moving slowly and considering with the client each question to be asked carefully and forthright in that each new understanding be made available to the student just as the teacher is available for discussion concerning the material uncovered. Now Hatonn said there is within some entities naturally given the lifting of the veil that is  an enhanced opportunity to go deeper into the mind than usual, for we would warn against taking advantage of these opportunities, for it is possible to carry out this kind of research upon oneself, working deeper into the racial memory through working with dreams and working with autohypnosis, and in this way the student of hypnotherapy may gain information without disturbing the integrated personality of another being, but we caution one who approaches a subject to guard against taking the opportunities with another entity unless this entity becomes a co-worker because such work is too risky for the subject to be considered an acceptable practice, so gazing at the opposite side of a warning, we find that when a student comes to a healer to ask for that which the healer does, the student has done preparatory work to engage in its own healing, for the healer who is a hypnotherapist, or a teacher, or a channel is offered an opportunity to be of service, and this is cause for rejoicing for those whose wish is to serve the Creator and to Love each brother and sister with a spiritual embrace that magnifies the opportunity to gain in spiritual learning. On November 29, 1993, Q’uo described the nature of spiritual learning:

Each entity in each experience is, in part, working internally to place the present moment into a context which will yield the maximum amount of information. This information is usually heavily biased towards comfort and well-being. However, the mind can be increasingly trained to retain catalyst which is presented to the mind which perhaps has little, if any, survival use but which does, indeed, aid in spiritual learning. And the way to become more able to do the work in consciousness is to persist in experiencing one system, be it of myth, science, philosophy, or ethics or any system whatsoever to which the seeker is personally and individually drawn.

For you are, indeed, living on the eve of that which shall come to be. It is almost impossible to describe the nature of the shift of consciousness from basic third density to basic fourth density. This shift shall take you with it, if you dwell now on planet Earth. Therefore, we encourage the twin awarenesses that it is a great time to be watchful, and that it is a good time to celebrate that which astrology or any “ology” might do, which is to aid in the development of that sharply tuned hunger for the truth that is revealed in the present moment.

How we do encourage each to dwell and marinate the complete entity in the present moment. It may seem odd that the mind’s structure is such that the entrance to the present movement is often roundabout, moving not through the invisible door into the fully accepted present, but rather going completely around the entire structure of living to surprise the present moment, only after the long walk has sharpened the appetite.

Now, there may be many questions upon your mind at this time, but before we work with questions, we would like to exercise the instrument known as D, and so would speak about related subjects. We would, as always, encourage the instrument and speak our thoughts as they come to him. We have had a very good contact now for several sessions and are pleased with this instrument’s growing awareness of us. We thank the instrument for its tuning and encourage it in its channeling to challenge before the channeling. This is sometimes disruptive, yet if the patience is kept the challenging may be done so that the words may begin.

We transfer now to the one known as D. I am Hatonn.

(D channeling)

I am Hatonn, and I greet you again through this instrument in Love and Light. We would speak briefly on the subject of this instrument’s challenging, which we find to be effective in its mode of initiating contact and exercising the required degree of control over that contact, but we would encourage further work and attention to clarifying the process in the instrument’s own mind, so as to make it more comfortable and less cause for confusion, anxiety, or doubt. We would continue our discussion on the subject of healing, especially [inaudible] the mental phenomenon of trance or hypnosis.

[Long pause.]

We do find a basis of [inaudible] and preconception in the mind which arouses the critical mind as we attempt to address this subject. For physical relaxation and the mental relaxation and flexibility…

[Long pause.]

We are seeking to offer this instrument experience of inner process which may be instructive and give insight into the experience of hypnotic trance. An inner conflict, struggle which the mind is capable of creating within itself, can, indeed, give rise to fragmentation of the mind and [inaudible] up, so to speak, of the mind’s conflict when both of the conflicting inner voices are allowed to express themselves, if this conflict is not attended to and resolved in some measure.

We are attempting to answer questions the instrument itself posed. Our lesson is that the answers to these questions are available through the process of inner questioning. This gives rise, of course, to the question of why so many sincere seekers are apparently led astray when they listen to the voice within them, the answers that arise from their own deeper minds in response to questions posed to it. The answer, of course, is that truth is not absolute. The process of posing questions and going within to find answers leads to a course of action which brings the Light of truth into the experience of the seeker and creates in their life the circumstances for the spiritual unfoldment of both that seeker and those who share in their experience, while another, posing the same question in their own sincere meditations may find a completely opposing answer being given, but one which creates in their life the same truth in the form of a course of action leading to lessons which contribute to the highest good of those involved in that action.

We will have some comments about the effects of the critical mind on the channeling process which shall be given through the instrument known as Carla. We will now transfer to that instrument. I am Hatonn.

(Carla channeling)

I am Hatonn and am again with this instrument, greeting you once again in Love and in Light. We ask this instrument’s permission, and receive it, to move back some few seconds in your time and verbalize the actual challenging procedure which this instrument used during the regaining of this contact. You will note the use of the critical mind, balanced by the use of intuition. This instrument first repeated several times, “Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace.” We shall proceed from there without expressing who said what to whom, as it should be obvious.

“Who comes in the name of Jesus the Christ, whom I serve with all my heart, all my mind, all my soul, all my strength?”

“I am Hatonn.”

“I challenge you in the name of Jesus the Christ.”

“I am of that principle.”

“Begone if you are not of Jesus the Christ. Begone. Begone. Begone.”

“Very good. We are of Jesus the Christ, for we are all Christ.”

“I ask in the name of Jesus the Christ.”

“Yes, my child. Jesus the Christ. We answer that challenge.”

“Are you ready for me to begin?”

“No, my child. Tune again.”

“Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace. Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace. Lord, may every word I speak be Your Truth and none other. Am I ready?”

“You are ready?”

“Very well.”

This is the process in a somewhat shortened form of the challenging which this instrument is attempting to teach. The form is shortened because it is not the first tuning and challenging of the session. Note that the critical mind is an all-important factor in the listening and evaluating both of the condition of the self as channel and the words which answer the challenge. The fact that these are heard mentally rather than audibly means, however, that the faculty of intuition be, in a balanced fashion, brought to bear upon the process. Indeed, at one point within this session, the instrument through whom we speak at this time was able to detect the gradual moving of the state of mind of the one known as D into that neutral area which is untuned and therefore far more easily sullied with negatively-oriented channeling.

This instrument has been given an ability to believe its own visualizations, which is helpful. In other words, the use of the critical mind in attempting to detect places where Light may be leaking from the circle is not advised. Intuition and visualization are to be advised. This is, of course, important in the context of the one known as D being responsible for its own cleansed atmosphere before any spiritual working and during the working itself. This instrument, through a series of visualizations, peeled away that which was perceived as a glowing scaly shell which was blocking positive thought. And when it, at last, peeled away, it was the top of the head which peeled away the last, thus symbolically indicating that the source of the detuning was indeed within the critical mind. The rule is simple: one applies every discrimination and uses the critical mind with the utmost of care, for the critical mind, the conscious mind, the thoughtful self, is a tool, a wonderful, smoothly working, highly complex, efficient tool for accumulating data and making decisions. Like any other tool, it can become the master of the user of that tool. We do not suggest to any of an intellectual bent the speaking ill of the activity of the mind, for if the mind is critical and discriminatory, then this tool was meant to be, and meant to be used.

Now Hatonn spoke of the challenging process for an instrument. They began by saying this is the process in a shortened form of the challenging which Carla is attempting to teach, and the form is shortened because it is not the first tuning and challenging of the session, so the critical mind is an important factor in evaluating both the condition of the self as channel and the words which answer the challenge, but the fact that these are heard mentally rather than audibly means that the faculty of intuition be to bear upon the process, for at one point within this session, Carla was able to detect the gradual moving of the state of mind of D into that neutral area which is untuned and easily filled with negatively-oriented channeling. Hatonn continued by saying Carla has been given an ability to believe her own visualizations, which is helpful, so the use of the critical mind in attempting to detect places where Light may be leaking from the circle is not advised, but intuition and visualization are to be advised, and this is important in the context of D being responsible for its own cleansed atmosphere before any spiritual working and during the working itself, for Carla, through a series of visualizations, peeled away that which was perceived as a glowing scaly shell which was blocking positive thought, and when it had peeled away it was the top of the head which peeled away the last, symbolically indicating that the source of the detuning was within, and the rule is simple: one applies every discrimination and uses the critical mind with care, for the conscious mind is an efficient tool for accumulating data and making decisions, but like any other tool, it can become the master of the user of that tool, but we do not suggest to any of an intellectual bent the speaking ill of the activity of the mind, for if the mind is critical, then this tool was meant to be used. On March 22, 1982, Hatonn spoke of how detuning of an instrument might occur:

There has been good contact at all times, however, it is very helpful that the instrument not speak if there is doubt as to the origin of the contact. It is far better to remain tuned and silent than to accept a possible detuning by channeling an entity of whose identity you are not sure. We will again attempt to contact the one known as C using this recognition mechanism as a conditioning mechanism. We hope that it will be gentle without being so gentle that it is impractical. We transfer now. I am Hatonn.

But an entity is not a mind any more than an entity is a stomach, a foot, a hand, or a heart. Instinctively, entities within your illusion recognize your physical body as a series of excellent tools, and by using hands, and mind, and senses, and sensibilities, humankind has created a great many, many artifacts, thought a great many thoughts worth preserving and passing on, and accomplished far-sweeping histories of war, and crime, and sadness, as well as peace and honor and joy. And when the scales have tipped toward the negative, you may be sure that there is a band of entities whose conscious minds have made harsh judgments, and who then require their will and their faith to stand in support of those ideologies, be they philosophical, religious, or simply dominating. We urge balance upon each, for working with intuition only, without the use of the intellect, produces an entity lost in a sea of experience, sensation, and wonder, an entity who is without the tools to express what is occurring, to refine an understanding of it, and to seek ways of manifesting that beauty which has been received in some service to those about it.

Do not see the mind that is critical and the mind that intuits as two sides of a coin or two separate things. See rather, to use our favorite image, that portion of the tree which is above the ground, which blossoms and rocks in the breeze of summer, and stands naked and proud against the winter cold as the conscious mind, in intimate contact with the illusion, able to flower, blossom, and expand, and able also to hunch the back, stiffen the self, and be protective against difficult influences. See the intuitive mind as a great underground system of the roots of this same living tree. In winter and in summer alike, they are in contact with the Creator, drinking in nourishment from earth and water, storing, nurturing and keeping watch over the life of that visible tree which nods above the ground. There are far more roots to the mind than there are visible trunks and branches, and the ends of the roots lies in the center of the Sun. Thus, the deeper mind has the opportunity to contact intelligent infinity itself, eternity and everness. How precious is the entire being, the entire consciousness that you call the mind and that is truly yourself. May you see it in a loving and holistic way. May you glory in your branches, in your thoughts, in your ramifications, in your distinctions, and in your conclusions as you go onward from conclusion to conclusion. But may your faith be in the system of roots that links you to eternity, and may your will be more and more to place the tree above ground in the service of that greater consciousness which lies within the nurturing darkness of earth and water and, finally, fire.

Hatonn continued by saying an entity is not a mind any more than an entity is a stomach, a foot, or a heart, so, instinctively, entities within your illusion recognize your physical body as a series of excellent tools, and by using hands, mind, and senses, humankind has created many artifacts, though and many thoughts worth passing on and accomplished far-sweeping histories of war, crime, and sadness, as well as peace, honor, and joy, and when the scales have tipped toward the negative, you may be sure that there is a band of entities whose conscious minds have made harsh judgments, and who require their will and faith to stand in support of those ideologies, be they philosophical, religious, or dominating, so we urge balance upon each, for working with intuition only, without the use of the intellect, produces an entity lost in a sea of experience, for an entity who is without the tools to express what is occurring, to refine an understanding of it, and to seek ways of manifesting that beauty which has been received in some service to those about it. Then Hatonn said do not see the mind that is critical and intuits as two separate things, but see that portion of the tree which is above the ground, which blossoms and rocks in the breeze of summer, and stands naked and proud against the winter cold as the conscious mind, in intimate contact with the illusion, able to flower, blossom, and expand, and able also to stiffen the self, and be protective against difficult influences, and see the intuitive mind as an underground system of the roots of this same tree, for in winter and in summer alike, they are in contact with the Creator, drinking in nourishment from earth and water, nurturing and keeping watch over the life of that tree which nods above the ground, but there are more roots to the mind than there are visible trunks and branches, and the ends of the roots lie in the center of the Sun, and the deeper mind has the opportunity to contact intelligent infinity, for how precious is the consciousness of the mind that is yourself, so may you see it in a loving way, and may you glory in your branches, your thoughts, and in your conclusions as you go onward from conclusion to conclusion, but may your faith be in the system of roots that links you to eternity, and may your will be to place the tree above ground in the service of that greater consciousness which lies within the nurturing darkness of earth, water, and fire. On November 19, 1987, Laitos described the nature of our intuitive mind:

We do, however, continue to emphasize that the rational mind be tuned carefully before the control is given over to the intuitive self, and further we suggest that the powers of analysis are most helpful in revealing the experience of the intuitive mind and its fruit in collaboration with us who are of the principle of Love. We feel that the encouragement which we offer the instrument is to an extent blocked by the instrument’s dissatisfaction, and we ask that the instrument set aside that dissatisfaction or need to please the self, for in this matter the process of learning to serve as a vocal channel is greatly helped by a veritable lack of interest in the excellence of one’s own work when one is not within the channeling mode of perception.

What we are saying is that this phenomenon is most natural and is in fact a portion of the birthright of the intuitive mind, that portion of the mind which is the largest, that being the frontal lobes of your brain, yet being by far the least respected and the least used by your culture. Intuition vanishes upon attention and advances upon a relaxed peripheral view. Those who see intuitively see without focus and speak without hindrance, so many learn to channel themselves in spontaneity and joy and some few discipline that faculty for use as a medium through which impersonal principles may find an attuned gateway which resonates in energy with itself and which can thus be used to be of mutual service to those who may find value in words of Love.

We thank each that we have been able to speak through this evening and shall forego the question period, as the energy of the circle begins to wane due to the length of time during which you have been focused upon this contact. We thank you for calling us to you this evening, and especially we thank the channel which is becoming more experienced and more and more able. We hope to speak with you again, and for now we will leave you in the Love and in the Light of the one infinite Creator. Adonai.

This morning the quote from The Infinite Way is: “From the height of spiritual vison, we do not look upon each other as man or woman, as rich or poor, as great or humble. All human values are submerged in our common interest to seek and find the Kingdom within. We see each other as travelers on the path of Light; we share our unfoldments, our experiences, and our spiritual resources. We would not withhold any of these from each other.

Likewise, there is no envy or jealousy of each other’s spiritual attainments. Let us even for a moment realize that whatever we possess of supply, position, prestige, power, health, beauty, or wealth is the gift of God and, therefore equally available to all of us in the measure of our openness of consciousness, and we understand how we can carry our impersonal love out into the human world.

Let us once catch the vision that whatever anyone possesses, even of what appears as material good, is but the expression of their state of consciousness, and it would be impossible to envy another’s possessions, or even to desire them. The first step in living by Grace, living in universal peace, must begin with the understanding that all anyone has is of the Creator, that is, all that anyone possesses and all that anyone can ever own is the outpouring of their own infinite consciousness.

We are all “joint heirs with Christ” in God; therefore, we all draw upon the resource of our own infinite consciousness and Soul, and we need not labor, strive, or struggle for that which is already divinely ours. All that anyone possesses at any time, even of what seems to be of human value, is the unfoldment of their own state of consciousness and, therefore, belongs only to the possessor. That which we have is the result of the fruitage of our own state of consciousness; and what we have not yet achieved is our own lack of conscious union with God, our infinite Consciousness.”

Later this morning I went outside and hand-weeded the Ruins Mound Garden between my home and the garage.

This afternoon I ran some errands with my first stop being at Feeder’s Supply where I bought some AquaSafe. My second stop was at Kroeger’s where I bought some food for myself. My third stop was at Paul’s Fruit Market where I bought more food for myself. My fourth stop was at the Speedway Gas Station where I filled my 5-gal. gas can with regular gasoline. My fifth stop was at Walgreen’s Drug Store where I dropped off a prescription to be refilled, and I bought some Kleenexes.

From A Book of Days, channeled by Carla L. Rueckert:

August 17

Come, Holy Spirit

I am of the Spirit of Jesus the Christ, and I greet you in the full consciousness of creative Love.

Your generation shall pass away, just as this morning shall pass away into evening, and all the works of your hands and the thoughts of your minds shall seem as shadows.

Gazing at one’s day and one’s life in terms of the losses involved is a logical and understandable method of dealing with the accidents of experience. Yet in each cell of your body lies a consciousness of Love, joy, and peace, a consciousness which can speak only mutely and only when asked for.

It is the consciousness of the Holy Spirit, as you would call us, for we are closer to you than you can imagine and instantaneously ready to flood the consciousness with comfort and healing. You have but to ask, truly wishing to release the sense of loss that experience sometimes brings; truly being willing to yield your sorrows, let go of bitterness and forgive iniquity.

This instrument’s favorite musician, Johann Sebastian Bach, has expressed the musical thought, “Komm Heilige Geist.” This simple prayer, “Come, Holy Spirit,” is that which opens the door to that peace in which we leave you now and ever; the perfect peace that lies forever beyond the understanding but is more real than any loss. Amen.

I said the prayer at the Gaia Meditation tonight:

We come in the name of Love and open our hearts, minds, and souls to send Love, Light, and healing energy to Mother Earth as she brings forth a new Earth in the fourth density. We ask that the infinite Love, Light, and healing energy of the One Infinite Creator heal the hearts of all souls in pain on Earth tonight. May all souls on Earth feel the Creator’s Love, Light, and healing energy in their hearts, their minds, and their souls. Amen

I did the Morning Offering and then got myself ready for the day. Today the Q’uo channeling for this session comes from January 17, 1988:

Concerns reincarnation and the means by which the process of reincarnation enhances our overall growth as entities.

(Carla channeling)

I am Q’uo. I greet you in the Love and the Light of the one infinite Creator. It is a privilege and a blessing to be called to your group this evening, and we thank you for your hope, your desire to learn, and the beauty of your vibrations as you sit with ears that pray to hear and hearts that wish to understand. May we offer special Love and greeting to the ones known as M and J and welcome them to this circle of seeking. We ask, as always, that each entity understand that our opinions, which we give freely, are not infallible, therefore we ask that if any word which we say seems unwise in any listener’s ear, that it be forgotten, for the truth is such that the seeker shall recognize it for itself, and we ask that each employ this discrimination.

That said, we shall turn to the question of reincarnation. We must begin with background information, for reincarnation takes place against the great stage of creation and is an integral part of a vast process which is at the heart most simple. We know that in your holy works you hear the words, “In the beginning,” and yet we say to you that to the best of our understanding, the Creator exists infinitely, and that it is only this particular creation that has a beginning and shall have an end. It is our understanding that there shall be and there have been many creations, and that who each of you is is the Creator. Now, we shall certainly have to do some talking to explain such a bold statement. Perhaps we could describe our concept of the Creator to you as a vast infinity which is also intelligent. The completeness of infinity is such that it cannot be held in the mind; it cannot be understood by that portion of the spirit which is within incarnation. It is beyond understanding. Yet it is our opinion that the Creator chose to create a universe, a vast, infinitely vast, universe, which would sustain the physical vehicles of entities which were as a holograph of the Creator, so that all that was in the Creator was in the conscious entity, and all conscious entities were the Creator.

A way of coming back to the Creator which had sent these entities forth was offered, a vast plan which has been unfolding for eons, and shall continue we know not how long. Each of what you call your planetary systems dwelt first in the consciousness that is the Creator, lived in a state of Love, which is another name for the Creator, and in the fullness of time, planets were formed, and that process you call evolution took place. The first lessons were very simple. There was the lesson of existence itself, lessons that your rocks and your sea and your fire and your air still learn. Then came lessons of growth and a turning towards the Light, and many plants flourished, and animals began that slow process of learning. And eventually within each portion of consciousness there came to be a turning not only towards the Light, but towards the Love that lies behind light, and thus an entity became ready in physical vehicle nature to receive infinity. This is who you are. You dwell in a physical vehicle as any of your animals, and within you, through your many experiences before becoming what you would call human, and what this entity calls third density, you have made yourself ready to be self-aware. Many, many lifetimes ago you began this portion of a walk which seekers, having once begun, do not ever leave. You have begun the self-conscious awareness and seeking towards what? What has the Creator intended for those who are self-aware and contain infinity, to pursue?

In this session Q’uo spoke the nature of reincarnation. They began by saying we shall turn to the question of reincarnation, and we must begin with background information, for reincarnation takes place against the stage of creation and is an integral part of a process which is simple, for we know that in your Bible you hear the words, “In the beginning,” yet we say to you that the Creator exists infinitely, and that it is only this creation that has a beginning and shall have an end, so it is our understanding that there shall be, and there have been, many creations, and that who each of you is is the Creator, but we shall have to do some talking to explain such a bold statement, and we describe our concept of the Creator to you as an infinity which is also intelligent, but the completeness of infinity cannot be held in the mind; it cannot be understood by that portion of the spirit which is within incarnation since it is beyond understanding, yet the Creator chose to create an infinitely vast universe which would sustain the physical vehicles of entities which were as a holograph of the Creator, so that all that was in the Creator was in the conscious entity, and all conscious entities were the Creator. Q’uo went on to say a way of coming back to the Creator which had sent these entities forth was offered, a vast plan which has been unfolding for eons, and shall continue we know not how long, for each of your planetary systems dwelt first in the consciousness that is the Creator, lived in a state of Love, which is another name for the Creator, and in the fullness of time, planets were formed, and that process of evolution took place, and the first lessons were simple, so there was the lesson of existence, lessons that your rocks, and your sea, and your fire, and your air still learn, and then came lessons of growth and a turning towards the Light, and many plants flourished, and animals began that slow process of learning, and within each portion of consciousness there came to be a turning not only towards the Light, but towards the Love that lies behind Light, and thus an entity became ready in physical vehicle nature to receive infinity, for this is who you are because you dwell in a physical vehicle as any of your animals, and within you, through your many experiences before becoming human, and what Carla calls third density, you have made yourself ready to be self-aware, for many lifetimes ago you began this portion of a walk which seekers, having once begun, do not ever leave, so: “You have begun the self-conscious awareness and seeking towards what? What has the Creator intended for those who are self-aware and contain infinity, to pursue?” On February 13, 2010, Latwii described what it means to be self-aware:

Third density is a density of choice. Within third density lie beings that are self-aware, unlike those in second density, who are aware without being self-aware. There is a choice to be made in this density. All of the study, all of the thought, all of the experiencing within third density is intended to have a tendency to move one to points of choice. That choice is the choice of the self-aware entity for service to others and radiancy of being, or service to self and contraction of being. To put it another way, it is a choice between living by Love and living by fear, or living by embracing all that there is as part of you and living by setting yourself over and apart from all other entities and forces within the creation.

Now we shall move to a slightly different aspect of the same question. You have lived for many, many lifetimes already in this environment or density of experience, and by now you have observed over and over and over that much of the experience that you gather seems to be about Love, Love expressed in selfish ways, and Love expressed in service to others and to the Creator. The overall plan, which the Creator made available and which lasts not only through this density, but through many densities, indeed, those higher than are we, this process has to do with attempting to grasp the nature of the Creator. It is our opinion that the nature of this Creator is the nature of one singular thought, and that thought is the thought of Love. Now, the densities of experience and learning above your own are a process of refining that which you, within the density you now enjoy, have decided upon. This, your Earth world, is an exciting and difficult illusion, designed to create for you opportunities to make a simple choice, the choice to serve the Creator by serving others or to serve the Creator by serving yourself. Since the Creator’s nature is that one great original Thought of Love, service begins and ends in Love. Since you are of the very nature and stuff of the Creator, you yourselves in your essence are perfect Love. It is a matter of finding and recognizing that true nature and then of choosing to express and manifest that nature by Loving and serving those about you.

To Love and serve those to whom you are most close is very difficult. The environment of your illusion was intended to make such expression difficult. Thus, although you have had many experiences and have made many choices, some wise and perhaps some foolish, these things have been veiled from your memory. You come into this illusion through a veil of forgetting. The forgetting of past relationships, past biases, past opinions, and experiences is intentional, for ever-new are the opportunities to make and remake the choice to serve and manifest the Love of the one infinite Creator. Thus, as you gaze back upon your many other lives, what is quintessential, and most profoundly so in your understanding of these past experiences, is kept within your feelings, within your deep mind and within your heart. They express themselves to you in promptings of emotion, in feelings of recognition, in the awareness of past experience, and in frequent suppositions that perhaps a difficulty which cannot be explained by present circumstance may have been part of the outworking of energies which were not brought into balance in a previous life experience.

Q’uo continued by saying you have lived for many lifetimes in this density of experience, and by now you have observed over and over that much of the experience that you gather seems to be about Love expressed in selfish ways, and Love expressed in service to others and to the Creator, for the overall plan, which the Creator made available and which lasts not only through this density, but through all of the densities, and this process has to do with attempting to grasp the nature of the Creator, but the nature of the Creator is the nature of one singular thought, and that thought is the thought of Love, so the densities of experience and learning above your own are a process of refining that which you, within the density you now enjoy, have decided upon, yet your Earth world is an exciting and difficult illusion, designed to create for you opportunities to make the choice to serve the Creator by serving others or to serve the Creator by serving yourself, and since the Creator’s nature is that one great original Thought of Love, service begins and ends in Love, so since you are of the nature of the Creator, in your essence you are perfect Love, yet it is a matter of recognizing that true nature and then of choosing to manifest that nature by Loving and serving those about you. Now Q’uo said to Love and serve those to whom you are closest is difficult since the environment of your illusion was intended to make such expression difficult, so you have had many experiences and have made many choices, some wise and some foolish, but these things have been veiled from your memory, for you came into this illusion through a veil of forgetting of past relationships, biases, and experiences, for ever-new are the opportunities to remake the choice to serve and manifest the Love of the one infinite Creator, so as you gaze upon your many other lives, what is important in your understanding of these past experiences is kept within your feelings, within your deep mind and within your heart, and they express themselves to you in feelings of emotion, in feelings of recognition, in the awareness of past experience, and in frequent thoughts that a difficulty which cannot be explained by present circumstance may have been part of the outworking of energies which were not brought into balance in a previous life experience. On July 14, 1987, Q’uo described the nature of our deep mind:

We are messengers of this Logos, imperfect and often befuddled, yet we come to you as those who may have some small portion of wisdom to offer from our experience. We speak not to your conscious mind, but to your deep mind in concepts. This conversation betwixt the deep mind and the cosmos is going on all the time. Almost no one in the physical vehicle of third density is aware of this communication, however, when the channeling occurs, pathways are being made deeper and clearer each time the channeling is practiced for the greater and greater facility of the conscious mind to have access into the deep mind and thus have access to the collected wisdom of the cosmos. Indeed, both we and you are in essence an entire and complete Creator, an unlimited creation and the most powerful force in that creation.

Thus, as we talk to you about reincarnation, we wish to not downplay the experiences of the past but reassure each entity that when past experiences become a necessity, they will float into the conscious mind through dreams, or most especially through meditation. In general, we may say that it is not helpful in a deep way to know past life experiences, but rather it is helpful in terms of your desire to accelerate your process of spiritual evolution, to be more and more sensitive to the promptings of your intuition, your feelings, and your heart, thus becoming more and more sensitive to those energies that are passing between you and those about you. Thus, if you find yourself at odds with a co-worker, a friend, a companion, or a loved one, it is well to move into meditation, asking and releasing the question of where the balances of love and service have gone awry in this particular instance, and more than that, how you may bring Love back into manifestation within the circumstance, how balance may be restored, how Love may thrive.

What we are saying to you is perhaps too much in too short a time, yet this instrument reminds us that we wish not to be over-long in our message. But know that the greatest advantage that you may have within your experience is the advantage of daily meditation. It need not be for a great period of your time. It may be perhaps, as this instrument would say, a half hour or less. It may be the striking of a clock that may cause you to stop and find the silence within. Any attempt whatsoever at clearing the mind and asking for deeper understandings to come into one’s awareness are to be encouraged, and most of all to be encouraged is the dailyness of this activity. You will find that meditation itself begins a process of change, and it is well that those who are mated together begin and continue the process together, for that which you seek you shall find. This is indeed a spiritual truth.

Now Q’uo said as we talk to you about reincarnation, we wish not to downplay the experiences of the past but reassure each entity that when past experiences become a necessity, they will float into the conscious mind through dreams, or especially through meditation, and in general it is not helpful to know past life experiences, but it is helpful in terms of your desire to accelerate your process of spiritual evolution to be sensitive to the use of your intuition and your heart, thus becoming more sensitive to those energies that are passing between you and those about you, for if you find yourself at odds with anyone it is well to move into meditation, asking the question of where the balances of Love and service have gone awry in this situation, and how you may bring Love back into manifestation within the circumstance and  how balance may be restored. Then Q’uo said what we are saying to you is that the greatest advantage that you may have within your experience is the advantage of daily meditation, but it need not be for a great period of time, so it may be a half hour or less, or it may be the striking of a clock that may cause you to stop and find the silence within, for any attempt at clearing the mind and asking for deeper understandings to come into one’s awareness is to be encouraged, and most of all to be encouraged is the dailyness of this activity, for you will find that meditation begins a process of change, and it is well that those who are mated together begin and continue the process together, for that which you seek you shall find, and this is a spiritual truth. On January 15, 1989, Hatonn described the value of daily meditation:

When one is distracted from the natural creation of the Creator, and when one has great difficulty seeing the Creator in each pair of eyes upon which one looks, one begins to move off of one’s center, away from one’s remembrance of Love, and passion dies and numbness sets in, or anger or another negative emotion, but, indeed, we find that among your people the quality of numbness is marked. We ask you by a slow process of daily meditation to allow these layers of protection from that against which you do not need to be protected, to drop, simply to be let go. Then, with that done, call to remembrance that natural reaction which one may have to being Loved so deeply that one becomes absolutely necessary for another’s existence.

This is your situation. You are absolutely necessary to the Creator. You are timeless metaphysical entities, and you are beloved, with a passion and a Love so far beyond any of your words that we must humbly beg for forgiveness for the paucity of our language. But, ah, my children, when you can remember, then you may dance the joyful dance of the heart and laugh the merry laugh of the child, and in that childlike way know for the first time the Love that is the answer to Love, the passion that is the answer to passion, the life of the spirit that is the answer of a clouded consciousness, to a wonderful Light-filled mystery that calls to remembrance. You are beings of Love, created in Love, and you dance through life your own dance.

We are speaking to those who have already made the choice to serve others as a means of learning to know the Creator, as a means of experiencing relationship with the Creator. Therefore, we may freely and joyfully urge each to know the self as one who may be a channel of Light, a channel of Love, not by your own Earthly energies, for they fail, but by becoming through meditation aware of that which comes through one from the infinite creation, that which is infinite Love. Thus, more and more you may become a Light to those about you, not so much by what you do as by the smile in your eye, the peace of your expression, the gentleness of the reply to a hard rebuke, the kindness to a stranger. And each time that you attempt to serve, you run the risk of failure, and when you feel that you have failed, it is a temptation to think poorly of oneself. We ask you never to feel such sad feelings, but simply to pick oneself up and continue, for you are an harmonious part of an infinite plan whereby the Creator in Its infinity learns more and more about Itself, for each of us who are companions upon the path back to the Source in our relationships with each other express the Creator’s thoughts to the Creator, for each of you is a spark, an infinite part of an infinite Father.

Many of those whom you meet within your incarnational experience shall be familiar to you one way or another. See each as the Creator. Serve each in Love, for Loving each other is the greatest service that consciousness is capable of. Eventually, as the process of refinement goes on, you may learn as we believe we have learned, that all consciousness is one, and that we are all one great being, a portion, infinitely precious, of the Creation itself. Your third-density experience upon this planet grows short. Soon there shall be new lessons, a new illusion, and an exciting new beginning. Yet the nature of that experience is shaped by your decision to serve the cause of Love during these final life experiences. May you see and bless the many, many lives you have learned in your deep-felt biases and opinions, in your Love of the good, the beautiful, and the true, and your distaste for that which is dark and negative. May you believe in your strength as those who have been choosing and learning for many thousands of your years, and may you always have the Light touch in your studies, laughing together in times of joy, and finding the Light side in times of sadness, that your life may become more and more a balancing of all those energies with all those with whom you are in relationship. You have heard of the word, karma. The end of karma is forgiveness. If you find a certain entity particularly difficult, seek the seeds of forgiveness in the infinite Love which lies within you, for as you forgive the other entity and yourself, so you have balanced in Love that which before blocked energy and stopped the process of spiritual growth.

Then Q’uo said we are speaking to those who have already made the choice to serve others as a means of learning to know the Creator, so we may joyfully urge each to know the self as one who may be a channel of Light and Love, not by your Earthly energies, for they fail, but by becoming, through meditation, aware of that which comes through one from infinite Love, for you may become a Light to those about you, not so much by what you do as by the smile in your eye, the gentleness of the reply to a hard rebuke, and the kindness to a stranger, and each time that you attempt to serve, you run the risk of failure, and when you feel that you have failed, it is a temptation to think poorly of oneself, but we ask you never to feel such sad feelings, but to pick yourself up and continue, for you are an harmonious part of an infinite plan whereby the Creator in Its infinity learns more about Itself, so each of us who are companions upon the path back to the Source in our relationships with each other express the Creator’s thoughts to the Creator, for each of you is an infinite part of an infinite Creator. Then Q’uo said many of those whom you meet within your incarnational experience shall be familiar to you, so see each as the Creator, and serve each in Love, for Loving each other is the greatest service that consciousness is capable of, and as the process of refinement goes on, you may learn that all consciousness is one, and that we are all one great being, a portion, infinitely precious, of the Creation itself, but your third-density experience upon this planet grows short, for soon there shall be a new illusion, and an exciting new beginning, yet the nature of that experience is shaped by your decision to serve the cause of Love during these final life experiences, so may you see and bless the lives you have learned in your Love of the good and your distaste for that which is negative, and may you believe in your strength as those who have been learning for thousands of years, and may you always have the Light touch in your studies, laughing together in times of joy, and finding the Light side in times of sadness, that your life may become a balancing of all those energies with all those with whom you are in relationship, so you have heard of karma, that the end of karma is forgiveness, but if you find a certain entity difficult, seek the seeds of forgiveness in the infinite Love which lies within you, for as you forgive the other entity and yourself, so you have balanced in Love that which before blocked energy and stopped the process of spiritual growth. In 18.12, Ra described the relationship between forgiveness and karma:

Questioner: You stated yesterday that forgiveness is the eradicator of karma. I am assuming that balanced forgiveness for the full eradication of karma would require forgiveness not only of other-selves, but forgiveness of self. Am I correct?

I am Ra. You are correct. We will briefly expand upon this understanding in order to clarify.

Forgiveness of other-self is forgiveness of self. An understanding of this insists upon full forgiveness upon the conscious level of self and other-self, for they are one. A full forgiveness is thus impossible without the inclusion of self.

At this time we would transfer this contact to the one known as Jim that he may answer any further questions that this group may have at this time. We have been most joyful to have been able to speak with you, and we thank you once again. I am Q’uo.

(Jim channeling)

I am Q’uo and greet each again in Love and Light through this instrument. At this time, it is our privilege to attempt to speak to any further queries which any of this group may offer to us. Again, we remind each that we offer our opinions freely but hope that any word that does not ring true will be forgotten immediately, for we do not wish to present a stumbling block in your journey of seeking. Is there a question at this time?

Carla: Yeah, I’ve got one. How about contemplatives, that don’t see anybody or interact with anybody, and just keep silent and sit in mountain caves and contemplate? How are they serving each other?

I am Q’uo. There are many among your people who move in the daily stream of activity, partaking of all that your illusion and your experience has to offer and distilling from this experience that which they themselves have determined before the incarnation would be the point, the goal of the incarnation. These lessons have to do with some aspect of learning that quality that you might call unconditional Love or compassion. Each learns in an unique fashion according to what has been learned in previous incarnations and according to that which remains to be learned. Those that find the solitary experience of most use in the life pattern learn the same kind of lesson but in a fashion which is more inwardly directed, rather than utilizing the outer stimulus of other entities and the relationships that are formed in the normal, shall we say, means of living and experiencing the incarnation. Those who learn in a solitary fashion enhance their own understanding of the purpose of their incarnations and express that Love which they have learned in a manner which is likened unto the radio station which broadcasts a certain frequency of information. These then, as all who have learned any portion of the lesson of Love, become likened unto beacons for this Love that is felt by all fellow entities upon the subconscious levels, as you would call them, and provide a kind of nourishment for the species, much as the gardener provides the fertilizer for the plants within its garden. Thus does the great creative power of Love move through all its creations, whether they be found in the fertile valleys or the high mountain caves.

Carla asked: “How about contemplatives, that don’t see anybody or interact with anybody, and just keep silent and sit in mountain caves and contemplate? How are they serving each other?” Q’uo replied there are many among your people who move in the daily stream of activity taking part in all that your illusion has to offer and distilling from this experience that which they have determined before the incarnation would be the goal of the incarnation, so these lessons have to do with some aspect of learning unconditional Love, but each learns in an unique fashion according to what has been learned in previous incarnations and according to that which remains to be learned, and those that find the solitary experience of use in the life pattern learn the same kind of lesson but in a fashion which is more inwardly directed, rather than utilizing the outer stimulus of other entities and the relationships that are formed in the normal means of experiencing the incarnation, for those who learn in a solitary fashion enhance their own understanding of the purpose of their incarnations and express that Love which they have learned in a manner which is likened unto the radio station which broadcasts a certain frequency of information, for these become like beacons for this Love that is felt by all fellow entities upon the subconscious levels and provide a nourishment for the species, much as the gardener provides the fertilizer for the plants within its garden, and the creative power of Love moves through all of its creations, whether they be found in the fertile valleys or the high mountain caves. On August 3, 1997, Q’uo spoke about how we can learn unconditional Love:

The great quest for this “pearl of great price” is that quest which, for most, encompasses the entire life, for to open the heart in unconditional Love to those about one is a task difficult enough that it eludes and confuses most. For it is far, far too easy and tempting to take offense, to give offense, to be confused, and to move through the incarnation on unsteady metaphysical feet. However, when one has been privileged to taste that unconditional Love moving to and from one’s own heart, then the blessings of this experience tend to open for one the next step, and the next, and the next, so that the opportunity to share this Love is ever present. This Love has a power unto itself that is like no other. It draws to one who expresses it those experiences and those entities which are in need of the service of unconditional Love. Worry not, my brother, about what you shall do, for it is set before you, and it shall be yours.

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(Jim channeling)

I am Q’uo, and am again with this instrument. May we speak in any further fashion, my sister?

Carla: No, thank you, Q’uo.

I am Q’uo. Is there a further query?

[Pause]

I am Q’uo, and we find that for this evening we have exhausted those queries which it has been our honor to entertain and to speak to. We thank each for the invitation to join this group and for the great offering of Love that we feel from each. We return Love in kind. We look forward to the future opportunities to join this circle of seeking, and at this time shall take our leave of this group, leaving each, as always, in the Love and in the Light of the one infinite Creator. We are known to you as those of Q’uo. Adonai, my friends. Adonai.

This morning the quote from The Infinite Way is: “Whatever our work may be—in business, in a profession, or as an artist—God, the Consciousness of the individual, always has kept seven thousand (completeness) for Itself, and as we learn to listen for the “still, small voice” which spoke to Elijah, we, too, will be led to where our work, and recognition, and compensation are to be found. We exist as individual Consciousness; therefore, all that is necessary to our fulfillment is included in the infinite Consciousness which we are.

In an individual way, God is expressing Itself as you, and your ability is really the ability of God; your activity is actually the activity of Consciousness, Life; and, therefore, the responsibility for you is God’s responsibility. Gain this consciousness of God’s presence, and you have the whole secret of success in every walk of life.

As individual spiritual consciousness, there are seven thousand (fulfillments) prepared for you—that is, God, the Consciousness of the individual, the Consciousness of you has given you your individual abilities and capacities and likewise has give you the opportunity and the rewards. These appear to fit each situation.

Always remember that God, your individual Consciousness, has prepared for you all that is necessary for the fulfillment of your individual experience. You are never outside the harmony God’s being. Cultivate the awareness of the presence of God every moment.

It is our conscious union with God which enables us to live without taking thought and makes possible a life of complete abundance by Grace.

There is an invisible bond between all of us. We are not on Earth to get from one another but to share the spiritual treasures which are of God. Our interest in each other is, in truth, purely spiritual. Our purpose in life is the unfolding of the Spirit within us.”

Later this morning I went outside to do my bi-monthly work on the fishpond. I began by using the garden hose and sprayer to clean all of the filters in the fishpond. Then I pumped out half of the water in the fishpond. Then I used the garden hose to refill the water in the fishpond. While the water was refilling I fertilized each of the 5 water lilies in the fishpond and pulled off the dead or dying lily pads. During the water refilling process I threw 1 cup of AquaSafe into the fishpond at the beginning, middle, and end of the refilling of the water to neutralize the chlorine in the fresh water. While the water was refilling in the fishpond, I noticed 2 deer were eating the Sunpatiens in the middle of the Flower Fall Garden in front of my home. So, I used my chainsaw to cut 4 wooden poles in half that were about 5 ft. long. Then I used those wooden poles to replace the shorter plastic poles around the bottom of the Flower Fall Garden to raise the netting far enough over the Sunpatiens that the deer won’t be able to eat the Sunpatiens again.

This afternoon I went outside and hand-weeded the Drift Rose Gardens in front of the fishpond. Then I hand-weeded the Day Lily Garden along the south side of the garage.

From A Book of Days, channeled by Carla L. Rueckert:

August 16

Those Born Of The Spirit

I am the Spirit who comes with quiet feet, walking in perfect Love, sacrificing in perfect peace, showing perfect compassion. I greet you in the full consciousness of Love.

May the Love of Christ come upon you today as a sword and as a peace, excising from you that little self, opening the way for your true and whole creation. For those born of the Spirit, be they gathered together or scattered throughout your societies, may indeed renew the face of the Earth.

Let that consciousness be upon you that is Love, rejoicing in pain and giving up those things which the spirit within you tells you that you no longer need.

May you lose your guilt and anger and be lit by the fire and the truth of Love and compassion, that you may go forth in activity and yet with a heart full of peace to do the work of Jesus Christ in the world today.

We leave you, encouraging you, as always, in the perfect peace of Jesus the Christ, now and forever. Amen.

I said the prayer at the Gaia Meditation tonight:

We come in the name of Love and open our hearts, minds, and souls to send Love, Light, and healing energy to Mother Earth as she brings forth a new Earth in the fourth density. We ask that the infinite Love, Light, and healing energy of the One Infinite Creator heal the hearts of all souls in pain on Earth tonight. May all souls on Earth feel the Creator’s Love, Light, and healing energy in their hearts, their minds, and their souls. Amen

I did the Morning offering and then got myself ready for the day. Today the Q’uo channeling for this session comes from January 10, 1988:

About parenting and discipline in particular. Question asked by C. Focus upon the proper relationship of the parent to the child and how best to establish that relationship.

(Carla channeling)

I am Q’uo. I greet you in the Love and in the Light of the one infinite Creator. It is a great privilege for me and Hatonn to be with you this evening.

Hatonn has been called to strengthen the meditative vibrations of those present, while we have been called to share our thoughts with you upon the subject upon how best to come into relationship with those young selves which have been entrusted to your care. Indeed, it is far more appropriate to speak of not only the actions of the parents to the children, but those intentions the children have towards the parents. We shall explain this. Those who become parents are entities like any other, and those who become children are entities like any other, yet each is unique as only a self-conscious, self-aware entity can be. Indeed, each of you has chosen those entities whom you wish to teach or be taught by, and, indeed, these roles move back and forth throughout the relationship of parent and child.

Firstly, we shall gaze at the cultural and physical situation in which the young self is unable by itself to support the self with food and shelter and to learn those things which its culture requires that it learn before it may become a productive, grown entity within that culture. Thus, it is a basic and necessary duty and honor which each parent feels in feeding and clothing those young selves with whom it has come into relationship by birth in teaching those things which are asked in fulfilling the curiosity of their questions, insofar as it is possible. This is the nurturing and domestic, shall we say, portion of the relationship betwixt the parent and the child, or to put it a clearer way, a somewhat more experienced soul within this illusion and the soul with small experience within this illusion.

In this session Q’uo speaks about the proper relationship of the parent to the child and how best to establish that relationship. They began by saying we have been called to share our thoughts with you upon the subject upon how best to come into relationship with those young selves which have been entrusted to your care, for it is far more appropriate to speak of not only the actions of the parents to the children, but those intentions the children have towards the parents, so those who become parents are entities like any other, and those who become children are entities like any other, yet each is unique as only a self-conscious entity can be, and each of you has chosen those entities whom you wish to teach or be taught by, yet these roles move back and forth throughout the relationship of parent and child. Q’uo went on to say we shall gaze at the cultural situation in which the young self is unable by itself to support the self with food and shelter and to learn those things which its culture requires that it learn before it may become a productive, grown entity within that culture, and it is a basic duty and honor which each parent feels in feeding and clothing those young selves with whom it has come into relationship by birth in teaching those things which are asked in fulfilling the curiosity of their questions, as far as possible, for this is the nurturing portion of the relationship betwixt a more experienced soul within this illusion and the soul with small experience within this illusion. On June 18, 1989: Q’uo spoke of the relationship between parent and child:

Let us reckon with free will before we close through this instrument. You have an equal measure of free will and of God-self. This is your makeup. When you are small in stature and have not learned you are very self-involved. You are hungry, and you cry; you are wet, and you cry; you wish to be comforted, and you cry. Communication is very easy. The free will of the mother and father who nurture is not given many options, for it is in the nature of the relationship of parent and child that nurturing will in some way be done or at least attempted. But now all of you have passed that stage of living a free-will life and have found that the only true free will is the will to serve. Thus, willfulness becomes willingness, and difficulty becomes a smoothly running river of Love and Light that cascades you know not where. You do not know whose lives you touch, but by faith your life itself may touch many and give them the Light that they need to make their choices.

It is to be realized that each soul which comes into manifestation within this illusion of Earth is already an old soul, having had many experiences in lives past, and having developed from those experiences certain biases, beliefs, characteristics, and behaviors which are not taught within the present incarnation, but which are brought to the incarnation. These biases are those which it is desired by both the parent and the young soul to be those things which shall be worked upon and learned from within this life experience. Therefore, it is for both parent and child to realize that when situations become complex and disturbing, parent may help child and child may help parent by linking their wills together and taking the backward step to ask the question, “What do we wish from each other? How are we trying to teach each other?”

As the parent goes about your culture’s rather complex business of creating the means whereby to purchase those things which are necessary within your culture for survival and comfort, the entity may perhaps become overly concerned with those things of the material world, for it is always seemingly difficult to, as you say, make the ends meet. By being concerned with these things, the parent is teaching the child the nature of the need for money, the need for power, the need for self-aggrandizement within the illusion. These lessons are helpful within the framework of the mundane world. However, it is well that the parent also be concerned enough about itself and about its responsibility to that young self which has come into relationship with it to create and maintain a daily, loving, persistent, and genuine search for that spiritual truth which cannot be found in the hustle and bustle of the busy world of the market place and your televisions. For children, as you call these souls with small experience, learn that which is offered to them, and will learn gladly from the television. We do not say there is anything inimical to a child’s growth in this pursuit, we only suggest that if the child does not see the parents engaged in earnest, and sincere, and persistent spiritual seeking, the child shall be vulnerable to any charismatic entity teaching whatever distortion of the laws of Love and service in whatever highly distorted manner. In short, the key to the relationship of the more experienced soul and the less experienced soul within this illusion is a recognition of the fact that the lesser experienced soul shall learn from imitation, and though talk may aid to some extent, the actions are always the key to what the less experienced soul shall learn from the parent. You ask about the best ways to discipline a child. This is a somewhat difficult subject upon which to speak, for we find in higher densities that the vibrations affecting and radiating from the self are such that the entity disciplines the self, no matter how young. If a young entity feels in a state of alienation and wishes to strike out, that individual will find itself in an environment which allows it to do just such things in an harmless manner and for as long as it wishes.

Q’uo went on to say it is to be realized that each soul which comes into manifestation within this illusion of Earth is an old soul, having had many experiences in lives past, and having developed from those experiences certain beliefs and behaviors which are not taught within the present incarnation but which are brought to the incarnation, so these biases are those which it is desired by both the parent and the young soul to be those things which shall be learned from within this life experience, for it is for both parent and child to realize that when situations become complex and disturbing, parent may help child and child may help parent by linking their wills together and taking the backward step to ask the question, “What do we wish from each other? How are we trying to teach each other?” Now Q’uo said as the parent goes about your culture’s business of creating the means to purchase those things which are necessary for comfort, the entity becomes overly concerned with those things of the material world, for it is difficult to make ends meet, and by being concerned with these things, the parent is teaching the child the nature of the need for money, power, and visibility within the illusion, so these lessons are helpful within the mundane world, but it is well that the parent be concerned about itself and its responsibility to that young self which has come into relationship with it to create and maintain a genuine search for that spiritual truth which cannot be found in the hustle and bustle of the busy world of the market place and your televisions, for children learn that which is offered to them and will learn from the television, but we do not say there is anything harmful to a child’s growth in this pursuit, we only suggest that if the child does not see the parents engaged in spiritual seeking, the child shall be vulnerable to any charismatic entity teaching distortions of the laws of Love, for the key to the relationship of the experienced soul and the less experienced soul within this illusion is a recognition of the fact that the lesser experienced soul shall learn from imitation, and though talk may aid to some extent, the actions are always the key to what the less experienced soul shall learn from the parent, so you ask about the best ways to discipline a child, and this is a difficult subject to speak about, for we find in higher densities that the vibrations radiating from the self are such that the entity disciplines the self, no matter how young, yet if a young entity feels in a state of alienation and wishes to strike out, that individual will find itself in an environment which allows it to do such things in an harmless manner and for as long as it wishes. On December 16, 1984, Latwii spoke about the spiritual seeking beginning as a child:

Your young beings, those you have called children, are good examples of this process. There are stages of development which they pass through which require that they be given a great deal from those about them in order that they might be nurtured in their continued growth. As they mature in their years, they do not need as much from others.

You, in your spiritual seeking, begin as the child. You need much in the way of finding out who you are in this illusion, what your abilities are, what your desires are, and what opportunities await you. As these more mundane concerns are met by your own seeking, then your seeking becomes refined through your own efforts so that you begin to concern yourself with what might be called the deeper concerns, the nature of life, the meaning of life, and how you shall serve and how you shall learn. Thus, you proceed as the child which you have been in each portion of your life, continuing as an upward spiraling line of Light to return to that source from which you sprang.

With higher density’s more relaxed and capacious time dimensions, it is acceptable to allow a young soul to play and avoid learning what needs to be learned, for whatever time it may take for that entity to become curious, fascinated, hungry for knowledge. At that time the small entity moves to a teacher, asking to learn. The teacher teaches and would be considered a hard taskmaster. But because the pupil is ready now to learn by their own decision, this difficulty of study and learning is accepted by the student itself. Not all young entities desire to learn the same things. And thus, the concept of the school to us is a concept of teachers which wait for the desire of the young entity to learn. Each learning shall be different. Each entity is accepted as different. And now we come to you, parents and children of third-density illusion. Your culture believes most thoroughly in numbers. It assumes that all those that have been upon your planet for six trips about your sun are ready, willing and eager to learn that which is taught in first grade and so forth, through each year, each grade, and often each mismatch of student and teacher. The regimentation of the schooling creates great difficulty for the young soul, for the young soul knows that true knowledge is not boring, but exciting, and will learn fast and eagerly and with joy when subjects arise in which that young soul has an interest. Yet, with a sigh, the young soul must put that idea apart and away, for your culture’s schooling is regimented. Thus, a large portion of the young soul’s experience throughout what is known as childhood is a highly regimented scholastic situation in which all are required to learn bodies of information which may fascinate one and leave another completely indifferent.

Now let us look at the question of discipline. The keynote to discipline between parent and child or elder soul and younger soul is that the elder soul shall not take away the worth of the younger, but express only those corrections which may normalize, one might say, that younger soul’s relationship to the culture in which it must live after it grows into a more elderly status. Often elder and younger souls of the same family are placed together to continue working upon the question of how to Love, how truly to Love, for this entire illusion is designed as an environment in which people go about that one learning activity from their earliest remembrances until, at long last in the fullness of age, that soul shuts its eyes and departs this small shadow of life. Many of those things which the young soul may do which seem mischievous are those expressions which indicate the young soul’s inability to express the pain through which it is going. And many of the punishments offered by those older souls called parents are ways of expressing the frustration and pain of knowing no way to aid the younger soul. Thusly, each soul is in distress, and each has closed itself from communication, for it feels it cannot communicate.

Now Q’uo said with higher density’s relaxed time dimensions, it is acceptable to allow a young soul to play and avoid learning what needs to be learned, for whatever time it may take for that entity to become curious for knowledge, so at that time the child moves to a teacher, asking to learn, and the teacher teaches as a taskmaster, but because the pupil is ready to learn by their own decision, this difficulty of learning is accepted by the student, yet not all young entities desire to learn the same things, so the concept of the school is a concept of teachers which wait for the desire of the young entity to learn, for each entity is accepted as unique, and now we come to you, parents and children of the third-density illusion, where your culture believes in numbers and assumes that all those that have been upon your planet for six years are ready and eager to learn that which is taught in the first grade, and often there is a mismatch of student and teacher since the rigid structure of the schooling creates difficulty for the young soul who knows that true knowledge is not boring, but exciting, and will learn eagerly and with joy when subjects arise in which that young soul has an interest, yet the young soul must put that idea away, for your culture’s schooling is regimented, so a large portion of the young soul’s experience throughout childhood is a regimented scholastic situation in which all are required to learn bodies of information which may fascinate one and leave another completely indifferent. Q’uo went on to say the key to discipline between parent and child is that the elder soul shall not take away the worth of the younger, but express only those corrections which may normalize that younger soul’s relationship to the culture in which it must live after it grows into an elderly status, for often elder and younger souls of the same family are placed together to continue working upon the question of how to Love, for this illusion is designed as an environment in which people go about that one learning activity from their earliest remembrances until, in the fullness of age, that soul shuts its eyes and departs this small shadow of life, so many of those things which the young soul may do which seem mischievous are those expressions which indicate the young soul’s inability to express the pain through which it is going, and many of the punishments offered by parents are ways of expressing the frustration of knowing no way to aid the younger soul, for each soul is in distress, and each has closed itself from communication, for it feels it cannot communicate. On October 5, 2003, Q’uo described one way we can learn how to Love:

We may say about your experience that certainly it includes those things of which you are letting go, those shifts within your own definition of yourself that require the loss of structures that were in place and that are no longer appropriate. We may also say that it is extremely positive to move through such times and we see, in the way that you shepherded yourself through this time, that Love of self that opens the heart and teaches it how to Love others as well. The time of such movement cannot be planned. It is only necessary to set the mind towards service and Love and the heart towards living, open and vulnerable to the catalyst that arises in a moment. The natural rhythms of experience shall bring to you those moments as they are appropriate.

One very positive way of communicating those behaviors which are acceptable in that which is called your society is for a young soul to behave as the older soul in the way in which the teaching would point that the parent is doing. Thusly, the young soul learns from imitation. There are many occasions when the young soul cannot at first see the wisdom of one or another behavior that has been chosen by the culture to be appropriate rather than another. These public behaviors are often appropriate simply to allow others which share that public space their own measure of quiet and relaxation. Thusly, within the social situation the discussion may be had prior to the public outing that certain behaviors are appropriate within the culture within which both souls live. This does not make behaviors right or wrong in any fundamental sense, but rather behavior of certain kind appropriate. The discipline for a younger soul which begins acting in an inappropriate manner for being within the public society would be to remove the self and the beloved younger soul from the public environment so that it is clear that there are some behaviors which cannot be acceptable within the public experience.

Similarly, there are those behaviors in dealing with others within the family which are appropriate in that they cause the family of souls which care for each other to become uncomfortable and strained, jarring, and unhappy. The young soul, which at first is rebellious, may perhaps be allowed its point of view, spoken, listened to and understood by the elder entity. Yet then, if the parent considers that the young soul under their tutelage is acting in ways which are not appropriate for dealing with other selves, then it is that these behaviors must be changed by means of the explanation of inappropriateness or the simple removal of the young soul from the immediate environment of the distress which has been caused. It is to be realized that in any interaction of this kind, the discipline must needs be honest, sincere, and compassionate, for though a child’s soul is young in this illusion, it is the equal of any, and recognizes clearly any half-truth or slanted or biased way of expressing thought. As we gaze upon your culture and at the shifting, changing, turbulent relationships betwixt what you might call adult souls within your culture, we find it an expectable characteristic that those young souls which must come into this culture of uncertainty and materialistic eagerness to acquire things should be aggressive and disturbing in [their] behavior. Thus, after the process of living has been going on for the young soul for ten years, shall we say, we find that within your highly mobile…

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(Carla channeling)

…culture the effect is that of, perhaps, twice that much of your time, nay perhaps more than that, in terms of the experience of a vicarious nature which the young soul has accumulated through the watching of information sources such as your television, the listening to your radio devices and your tape machines.

Then Q’uo said one positive way of communicating those behaviors which are acceptable in your society is for a young soul to behave as the older soul in the way in which the teaching would point that the parent is doing, for the young soul learns from imitation, and there are many occasions when the young soul cannot see the wisdom of a behavior that has been chosen by the culture to be appropriate rather than another, so these public behaviors are appropriate to allow others which share that public space with their measure of relaxation, for within the social situation the discussion may be had prior to the public outing that certain behaviors are appropriate within the culture within which both souls live, but this does not make behaviors right or wrong but makes  some behavior appropriate, so the discipline for a younger soul which begins acting in an inappropriate manner for being within society would be to remove the self and the younger soul from the public environment, so it is clear that there are some behaviors which cannot be acceptable within the public experience. Now Q’uo said there are behaviors in dealing with others within the family which are appropriate in that they cause the family of souls which care for each other to become uncomfortable, so the young soul, which at first is rebellious, may be allowed its point of view and be understood by the elder entity, yet if the parent considers that the young soul in their care is acting in ways which are not appropriate for dealing with other selves, then it is that these behaviors must be changed by means of the explanation of the bad behavior or the removal of the young soul from the place of the distress, so it is to be realized that in any interaction of this kind, the discipline needs to be honest and compassionate, for though a child’s soul is young in this illusion, it is the equal of any, and recognizes any biased way of expressing thought, for as we gaze upon your culture at the changing relationships of adult souls within your culture, we find it a characteristic that young souls, which must come into this culture of uncertainty and materialistic eagerness to acquire things, should be aggressive in their behavior because after the process of living has been going on for the young soul for ten years we find that within your culture the effect is that of twice that much of your time, or more than that, in terms of the experience of a similar nature which the young soul has accumulated through watching of information sources such as television. On August 18, 2004, Q’uo spoke of the effect of television on children:

It may be considered unfortunate by the one known as T that such children do not come into incarnation equipped with what might be called maturity or common sense. Such children are children. They do not have an instinct for maturity. They do not have an instinct for right behavior. They are, as are all of the very young, self-involved, ever-questing, ever-impatient, and very inquisitive of knowledge, of ideas, of ways to be, of masks of all kinds. They are experimenters looking for ways to express that feel right to them. They are tremendously influenced by what is going on about them. And this is not simply the parents and the family but also contains the world of school and peers and the fads of a culture. If you add in the mass media and the tremendous amount of propaganda of mind-entraining material that exists within the programs and the commercials of television, the sum becomes a huge and unmanageable bundle of strictly third-density input for such children. There is nothing that the parents can do about this except keep them home, turn off the television set, and studiously home school. Some have put a great deal of time aside and actually done this. And yet those children will move out into the world of peers, and fads, and mass media because it is there in such abundant quantity. Consequently, we do not recommend such withdrawal from the society at large. We recommend, rather, some of that endless patience that you have taken with you on the journey. For you shall, as a parent, need to deal with situations one, by one, by one; and we are talking of hundreds and thousands and millions of situations in twenty years of raising a child. And in each of these situations, you will need to be creative and listen and find ways to offer positive suggestions and positive counsel when what you would really like to do is tear down structures that you feel are harmful for your children.

Perhaps to sum up our encouragement of the parent who wishes to know about discipline, we should suggest, number one, that they would live as they would suggest their children to live; number two, that they be honest in their dealings with those souls given into their care, meaning what they say and saying what they mean. And thirdly, when discipline is to be accomplished, allow that discipline to be such a one as may perhaps sting the pride of the young soul in a private way, but not in such a way that others might know that this soul is being disciplined, and that by this much-loved parent. Thus, we move the focus of the discipline of children into two areas. Firstly, the arena of the parent, in which the parent is encouraged to think deeply about stressing the spiritual, the just, and the lovely, and second, the arena of the child, in which the child may learn to trust the honesty of the parent and may learn by imitation those things which are to be learned.

We know that parents and children, and all entities whatever shall fall and clamber up again many times. Mistakes are made upon top of mistakes, yet there is one deep and fathomless thing which binds parent to child, and that is Love, for the parent cannot help but Love the child, nor can the child help but Love the parent. Let this Love be communicated. Let this Love be celebrated. Never let this Love be taken for granted. Love each other, for you are both pilgrims upon the road, parent and child. The parent must do a good deal of guiding, suggesting and, yes, disciplining, for the best road to learn has its limits, its right side and its left side, and beyond that road lie desolate deserts of experience which are not helpful in the sense of learning of Love. My friends, we know that in an environment where alienation between all peoples is so common, we may sound impossibly idealistic, but we say to you that if a parent can trust a child, if a parent can keep its word to a child, and if a parent may respect the young soul, the young soul shall reflect and imitate this behavior. May you love each other. May you feel the harmony of the plans you have made together. May you trust even in hard times that this is part of the outworking of an harmonious plan, at the end of which you shall know more about how to love, the greatest lesson that this density has to teach.

Q’uo went on to say to sum up our encouragement of the parent who wishes to know about discipline, we suggest that they live as they would suggest their children to live, and that they be honest in their dealings with those souls given into their care, meaning what they say and saying what they mean, and when discipline is to be accomplished, allow that discipline to be such a one as may sting the pride of the young soul in a private way, but not in such a way that others might know that this soul is being disciplined by this much-loved parent, so we move the focus of the discipline of children into two areas: firstly, the arena of the parent, in which the parent is encouraged to think deeply about stressing the spiritual concepts and second, the arena of the child in which the child may learn to trust the honesty of the parent and may learn by imitation those things which are to be learned. Q’uo completed their response by saying we know that parents and children, and all entities shall fall and climb up again many times, for mistakes are made upon top of mistakes, yet there is one deep connection which binds parent to child, and that is Love, for the parent cannot help but Love the child, nor can the child help but Love the parent, so let this Love be communicated and celebrated, for you are both pilgrims upon the road, and the parent must do a good deal of guiding, for the best road to learn has its limits, its right side and its left side, and beyond that road lie desolate deserts of experience which are not helpful in the sense of learning of Love, but we know that in an environment where alienation between all people is so common, we may sound idealistic, but we say to you that if a parent can trust a child; if a parent can keep its word to a child; and if a parent may respect the young soul; the young soul shall imitate this behavior, so may you Love each other, and may you feel the harmony of the plans you have made together, and may you trust even in hard times that this is part of the outworking of an harmonious plan, at the end of which you shall know more about how to Love, the greatest lesson that this density has to teach. On February 18, 1989, Hatonn described how to Love:

Over and over again you shall receive lessons about that one great subject which you all came here to learn, that is, how to Love. How to Love is that which you seek to know because the very nature of the Creator, as closely as can be defined by your words, is Love. Love made manifest is the creation. That it is manifest is an illusion. You are within this illusion to gaze upon it, to learn and to offer the best learning, the best thinking, the most beautiful spirit that you may, back then to the Creator, as you move into the larger and more spacious Light of the spirit, within a much, shall we say, more Light and agreeable physical vehicle.

At this time we would transfer this contact to the one known as Jim. I am Q’uo.

(Jim channeling)

I am Q’uo, and greet each again in Love and Light through this instrument. At this time, it is our privilege to offer ourselves in the attempt to speak to any further queries which those present may have for us. Again, we remind each that we give that which is our opinion, and we offer it joyfully and freely, asking that any words that do not ring true be left behind without a second thought. Is there a query to which we may speak?

C: Not a question, but a statement. The question that I did have has been well answered in your message tonight. It has shown me reinforcing things that I knew but did not implement, so I want to say thank you for your words.

I am Q’uo, and, my brother, we thank you, for without such queries we would have no means of being of service that would speak as directly to the heart of one’s needs. Is there a further query at this time?

I am Q’uo and we thank you, my sister. Is there another query?

[Pause]

I am Q’uo, and it appears that we have exhausted the queries for this evening. We would thank each for inviting our presence and especially greet and thank the one known as A for allowing our presence and for being a part of this circle of seeking this evening. It has been our great privilege and honor to speak to each, and we shall be with you upon your mental requests in the future to aid your meditations and to speak when asked upon those topics that have meaning to you. We are known to you as those of Q’uo, and at this time we shall take our leave of this instrument and this group, leaving each, as always, in the Love and in the Light of the one infinite Creator. Adonai, my friends. Adonai.

The quote this morning from The Infinite Way is: “Stop trying to apply Truth: attempting to apply Truth is the action of the human thought. Truth is infinite; there is nothing to which you can apply Truth. It is the reality of being and there is nothing inside or outside for Truth to act upon: truth is self-acting and self-operative.

We are all engaged in activities through which our supply appears to come. Regardless of whether it is a business, a profession, or an art, it is an activity of Consciousness. So regarded, our activity is intelligently and lovingly directed and sustained. It is even more that this: as an emanation of Consciousness It is Consciousness Itself individually appearing and expressing Its own being, nature, and character. The government is upon Its shoulder, and Consciousness alone is responsible. We learn to let go and let God, Consciousness, assume Its responsibilities.”

Later this morning I went outside and transplanted 2 Lenten Roses into the Lenten Rose Garden in my back yard. Then I watered them with fertilized water. Then I transplanted 4 Astilbe Flowers into the Astilbe Garden in my back yard. Then I watered them with fertilized water.

This afternoon I visited my friend, Connie, in the Providence Care Home in New Albany, Indiana. I began our visit by showing her videos of Mystical Joy and pictures of my flower gardens. Then we both had a banana for a snack. Then I read her 4 quotes from Carla’s Autobiography. Then I read her 5 quotes from her book The Big Book of Women Saints by Sarah Gallick. We finished our visit with our usual meditation. Then I gave her a hug as I left and told her that I loved her, and I would see her again next month.

From A Book of Days channeled by Carla L. Rueckert:

August 13

Earth May Heal Itself

I am the Spirit of Jesus the Christ, and I greet you in the full consciousness of Love.

Amidst the rampaging of the Earth, I come to you, the Spirit of perfect Love.

Against the storming of your people, I, the Spirit of peace and understanding, greet you.

Against the folly of so many who eagerly seek to destroy the creation of the Father, I come with healing in my wings.

This day, turn your attention from these spoilers who ruin the Earth faster than the Earth may heal itself and gaze, in everywhere possible, at the beauties of the creation about you. Think upon your ways. Gaze upon the beauty that still remains and pray for guidance, that all things may be loved as the Father Loves you.

We leave you in that love and that peace, now and ever. Amen.

I said the prayer at the Gaia Meditation tonight:

We come in the name of Love and open our hearts, minds, and souls to send Love, Light, and healing energy to Mother Earth as she brings forth a new Earth in the fourth density. We ask that the infinite Love, Light, and healing energy of the One Infinite Creator heal the hearts of all souls in pain on Earth tonight. May all souls on Earth feel the Creator’s Love, Light, and healing energy in their hearts, their minds, and their souls. Amen

I did the Morning Offering and then got myself ready for the day. The Q’uo channeling for this session comes from January 3, 1988:

Has to do with negative polarity, negative energy, and its direction towards us as seekers in various forms, whether it might be a magically powerful negative entity sending a greeting that has the purpose of disabling you in some way, or a person that just wishes you ill, all the way to the potential negative expression through the monetary system and the electronic funds transfer system where the controlling of the great majority of people is done by a few for their gain at the expense of the many, to what allows the energy to be sent and received in a certain fashion, or how does a seeker deal with these situations and the sendings, wishing one ill, attempting to control one or affecting one in a negative fashion. Are you getting that? Hopefully it’s all there somewhere.

(Carla channeling)

I am Q’uo. I greet you in the Love and in the Light of the one infinite Creator whose presence is all that there is and whose distortions we are. It is a great blessing and privilege to be called to your group at this time, and we wish to touch, and bless, and Love each, especially those whom we have not spoken to before or who have been long from this group. Resting within the web of your vibrations is a joy, and the knowledge that you wish us to share our opinions with you is a deep joy, for in order for us to be of service as we must do to advance in our own studies, we must be asked to offer our opinions and teach what little we know. And we thank you for your curiosity and the integrity with which you seek the true nature and purpose of yourselves, of the Creator, and of all of creation. We found this instrument to be very willing to move into a fairly deep state this evening. Indeed, we find this instrument quite bewildered by the various aspects of the question concerning dealing with negativity. But we would say to this instrument and to all that there is no ego or negativity; there are egos and negativities.

To assume that there is a good and an evil or a positive and a negative is to set up the parameters of a game, a game in which positivity and negativity could be measured two feet towards the negative goal, two feet towards the positive. There is no constant that has bias. The biases which each of you bring to the experiences which occur to you are those things with which you place values of good and negative on what you experience. Your own biases, your own thoughts, your own nature take an unbiased illusion which is far too great for that computer which is your mind to analyze and use, and your nature orders that computer to assess certain data. Therefore, you choose again and again what to think, how to react, and what to do. This does not change the unbiased state of the illusion as it is. That which is within your mind and heart is that which determines your creation. We have said to you often that you are of the Creator and the Creator is of you. My children, each of you is co-Creator, as powerful as the deity whose mystery you seek to plumb. Your universe has been made small enough that you might put yourself to certain study. For this you have been given the intellectual mind, which we call your biocomputer, and the many resources of the deep mind. Our voice comes to you through this instrument’s persistent use of faculties of the deep mind wherein outer and impersonal voices and principles may offer opinion from perhaps a slightly expanded viewpoint with somewhat more experience with illusion.

Thus, the first consideration when gazing at dealing with negativity is to examine the possibility, indeed, the probability that the biases which consciously or unconsciously create your choice of data, create your world, in other words, contain in them what you yourself would call negative elements. Perhaps there is something within your character which is useful in a way, but perhaps not greatly desirable. Because of the choices that must be made within the life illusion, these negative elements are tolerated because the positive use of them is sometimes extremely helpful in some way in providing supply, in manipulating those about you in a comfortable way or in changing that which, in your opinion, should perhaps be changed within your social group, your geographical location, or that which you call your nation. Were you to have no negative bias, each entity with whom you came in contact would appear as the entity actually is, a perfect unique prism of white Light, child of the Creator, an inimitable perfect being. The name that you have for one who is supposedly of all positivity is “saint.” You will find that saints do not feel threatened by outer circumstance, whether it be of things or of entities, if you are lucky enough to find one. My children, they are few among your people.

In this session Q’uo spoke of how negativity is in all of the structures of the third-density societies. Q’uo began by saying to assume that there is a positive and a negative is to set up the parameters of a game in which positivity and negativity could be measured two feet towards the negative goal, two feet towards the positive, and there is no constant that has bias, for the biases which each of you brings to the experiences which occur to you are those things with which you place values of good and negative on what you experience, so your biases, and your nature take an unbiased illusion which is too great for your mind to analyze and use, and your nature orders your computer mind to assess data, yet you choose what to think, how to react, and what to do, but this does not change the unbiased state of the illusion, so that which is within your mind and heart is that which determines your creation, and we have said that you are of the Creator, and the Creator is of you, for each of you is a co-Creator, as powerful as the deity whose mystery you seek to plumb, but your universe has been made small enough that you might put yourself to certain study, for this you have been given the intellectual mind, which we call your biocomputer, and the many resources of the deep mind, so our voice comes to you through Carla’s persistent use of faculties of the deep mind where impersonal voices and principles may offer opinion from an expanded viewpoint with more experience with the illusion. Then Q’uo said the first consideration when gazing at dealing with negativity is to examine the possibility that the biases which consciously or unconsciously create your choice of data, create your world and contain in them negative elements, yet there is something within your character which is useful, but perhaps not desirable, so because of the choices that must be made within the life illusion, these negative elements are tolerated because the positive use of them is sometimes extremely helpful in some way in providing supply, in manipulating those about you in a comfortable way or in changing that which should be changed within your social group or your nation, for were you to have no negative bias, each entity with whom you came in contact would appear as a unique prism of white Light and a child of the Creator, for the name that you have for one who is of all positivity is “saint,” you will find that saints do not feel threatened by outer circumstance, whether it be of things or of entities, but they are few among your people. On October 25, 2008, Q’uo described the nature of two saints:

One may even take a current saint, shall we say, such as Peace Pilgrim, and from the outside in, look upon her life and feel that she had achieved the initiated role on a continuing basis. However, if one were to ask this saintly woman whether she was indeed in her priestly robes at all times, she would say, “Not at all,” and she would talk about the struggles that she had on the inner planes of her own heart and her own mind, with the day-to-day business of being human. Indeed, this instrument read recently that the one known as Mother Theresa wrote many times in her private diaries that she despaired of herself because of her many doubts and fears.

Now let us look outward. Each of you gazes upon a creation which is completely subjective. All of your instincts, and your senses, and your abilities greet the day, see the illusion, and feel the pulsing of the life within, the life that shall end and that life that shall not. And as you pass along your way, you find those things which cross and disturb one or another of the energy complexes of your being. Perhaps it is only inclement weather, and perhaps that red-ray, as this instrument would call it, desire for bodily health and strength curses the inclement weather and finds it negative. Perhaps there is a blockage in your orange ray, personal feelings ache and a glance out the window at this rainy weather seem to put a negative lid on a sad heart, one more reason to feel negative thoughts.

A great deal of the work of your people at this time is what this instrument would call orange-ray work. The orange-ray energy center deals, in our opinion, with personal relationships and difficulties of the person within the self. When that orange ray becomes blocked in relationship to another, the negative feelings can be very intense. We speak at first, of course, of those who know each other, those who have said they love each other, and now can find no positivity. Yet the orange-ray bias that is blocked is blocked within the individual self first. Therefore, when it is infringed upon by a stranger, it may well receive a very unwelcome mirrored picture of the negative blockage, and thus it is that the stranger is disliked upon sight. The energy blockages of yellow ray, which is an expression this instrument uses to indicate what we would call those energies dealing with societal groups, is also an energy which is frequently rather blocked. Thus, the news all seems bad. Your games are lost too often, and all those energies put into group effort somehow seem to go awry. Fear not, we are not saying that the problems of the world are your fault; we are saying that your perception of the world is absolutely and completely your choice.

Q’uo went on to say now let us look outward, for each of you gazes upon a creation which is subjective, so all of your instincts, and your senses, and your abilities see the illusion and feel the pulsing of the life within, the life that shall end and that life that shall not, and as you pass along your way, you find those things which disturb one of the energy complexes of your being, and perhaps that red-ray desire for bodily health curses the inclement weather and finds it negative, yet if there is a blockage in your orange ray, personal feelings ache and a glance out the window at this rainy weather seems to put a negative lid on a sad heart, one more reason to feel negative thoughts. Then Q’uo said the work of your people at this time is what Carla would call orange-ray work, and the orange-ray energy center deals with personal relationships and difficulties of the person within the self, so when that orange ray becomes blocked in relationship to another, the negative feelings can be intense, but we speak first of those who know each other, those who have said they Love each other and now can find no positivity, yet the orange-ray bias that is blocked is blocked within the individual self first, for when it is infringed upon by a stranger, it may receive an unwelcome mirrored picture of the negative blockage, and thus it is that the stranger is disliked upon sight, so the energy blockages of yellow ray, which is an expression Carla uses to indicate those energies dealing with societal groups, is also an energy which is frequently blocked, and the news all seems bad, but your games are lost too often, and all those energies put into group effort seem to go awry, yet we are not saying that the problems of the world are your fault; we are saying that your perception of the world is your choice. On May 25, 2003, Q’uo spoke of the problems of the world:

This is a different matter than asking to be rescued because each feels powerless before the problems of the world. We assure you, in the ways of spirit, each is profoundly powerful, and as each becomes aware of the dynamics and the strength of groups who are together tuning their will to Love, this power and this beau geste shall come clearer and clearer into the vision, so that it can be seen in ways that are difficult to describe but very real. The vision is that the truth can never be hidden, that the Light has never been extinguished by darkness; that all is well; and that there is the profound satisfaction and the responsibility of knowing that the combined energy of groups such as yours, in coming together to affirm Love, Light, and unity, have already made a tremendous difference in the progress of this shift into fourth density.

Now let us look at a different emphasis upon negative experiences which impinge upon you, the individual. First, let us take the mundane impingement of negativity upon the individual. Those who wish to control others because it is their job to do so are not intentionally being negative. Therefore, their negativity should not be taken personally. Thus, those who attempt to sell that which you do not need, those who wish you to worship as you do not care to, those whose enthusiasms you are invited all too heartily to share, are impersonal negative infringements which, because your own energies are unclear, cause some disturbance in those centers. Now, the point of freeing the red, orange, and yellow energy centers from blockage is that the entire and undisturbed fullness of the power of the one great original Thought of the one infinite Creator may rise to the level of the heart, which is sometimes called the green-ray energy center. The other type of negative entity is a specialized one and of interest largely to those who have at some time chosen to begin a journey, a journey to the source of their beingness. This journey takes the rest of the lifetime and, of course, continues infinitely, yet it is in this density and at this time that more and more entities are making that choice, the choice to serve the Creator by serving others, or the choice to serve the Creator by serving the self. We are of those who serve the one infinite Creator through service to others, and so are each in this seeking circle, and in this we rejoice.

In this circle, for instance, this evening there is a strong power and a strong Light. Those who are negatively oriented by careful purpose, whether they be incarnate or discarnate, have an automatic battle with those spots of positivity which glow too brightly and stand too plainly upon the hills of personal experience, for you see, you as a positive entity work not for yourself in terms of what you may gather, but for others, for it is the normal and necessary experience of one who is on the journey of seeking through Love in service to others that a very large percentage of the time that you experience there will be some elements of negative intrusion, so that the entity feels not at all positive, but sadly out of kilter, out of tune. These are the productive deserts of testing and temptation in which it is necessary only for the pilgrim of positivity to remain peaceful, loving, gentle, harmless, and warrior-like. Now, we say warrior-like in a very specific way. We ask that you consider what it is that you do in attempting to serve the one infinite Creator. Do you shamble along as a person and put together various collections of pretty things to share in happiness with other pretty people? Or do you wish to live a life in such a way that it is in the end a gift to the one infinite Creator, a gift you have made day by day, moment by moment? You have been given help, and we say from our standpoint, we have been given help. All those presences in the universe which are positive await your call. You are never alone. There is always a solid backing of Love, courage, patience, and the instinct for the proper time to walk away waiting for you if you can but disengage your computer. Your computer cannot evaluate the intuitions of positive and negative energy that are at the heart of your work in consciousness.

Q’uo continued by saying let us look at a different emphasis upon negative experiences which affect you, so let us take the infringement of negativity upon the individual, for those who wish to control others because it is their job to do so are not intentionally being negative, so their negativity should not be taken personally, and the point of freeing the red, orange, and yellow energy centers from blockage is that the fullness of the power of the one great original Thought of the one infinite Creator may rise to the level of the heart, called the green-ray energy center, but the other type of negative entity is a specialized one and of interest to those who have chosen to begin a journey to the source of their beingness, and this journey takes the rest of the lifetime and continues infinitely, yet it is in this density and at this time that more entities are making that choice to serve the Creator by serving others, or the choice to serve the Creator by serving the self, so we are of those who serve the one infinite Creator through service to others, and so are each in this seeking circle. Then Q’uo said in this circle there is a strong power and a strong Light, and those who are negatively oriented, whether they be incarnate or discarnate, have a battle with those spots of positivity which glow too brightly upon the hills of personal experience, for you are a positive entity for others since it is the necessary experience of one who is on the journey of seeking through Love in service to others that a large percentage of the time that you experience your life there will be elements of negative intrusion, so that you do not feel positive, for these are the deserts of temptation in which it is necessary for the pilgrim of positivity to remain peaceful and loving, so we ask that you consider what it is that you do in attempting to serve the one infinite Creator, and: “Do you shamble along as a person and put together various collections of pretty things to share in happiness with other pretty people? Or do you wish to live a life in such a way that it is in the end a gift to the one infinite Creator, a gift you have made day by day, moment by moment?” Now Q’uo said you have been given help, and we have been given help, for all those presences in the universe which are positive await your call, and you are never alone, for there is always a solid backing of Love and the instinct for the proper time to walk away waiting for you if you can disengage your computer because your computer cannot evaluate the intuitions of positive and negative energy that are at the heart of your work in consciousness. On November 6, 2005, Q’uo described the nature of our work in consciousness:

The world of time/space is the world of consciousness. It is the world of infinity and eternity. The reason it is difficult for us to describe this to you is that your mind is a space/time artifact. The intellectual brain, that marvelous problem-solving biocomputer, is not capable of grasping the infinite. It can only grasp it by saying, “Oh, it is that which goes beyond that limit.” But since the mind thinks in finite terms, there is always an end to that place that is beyond. And then infinity must again be invoked so that that limit too is transcended.

As far as we know it is not possible intellectually to conceive of infinity. It is, however, possible to experience the infinite. The infinite is that world in which you exist without masks. You have journeyed to the world of finity in order to do work in consciousness that must be done without recourse to that point of view that is full of Love, Wisdom, and knowledge.

So, we would say to you, my brother, that the value of the infinite can only be known by you in experiencing the infinite directly. That is what work in consciousness concerns itself with. You are a living and breathing meeting place of the finite and infinite, in every cell of your body. There is that aspect which experiences life and death, and there is that aspect which was never born and which shall never die. That infinite aspect does not know itself for it is wrapped up and lost in the Creator Itself.

You, as a finite being, are the place where great truths and infinite values meet; that environment which creates form and gives shape to the dance of the Creator learning to know Itself. Seen from a certain point of view, all of creation can seem whimsical. Why would the Creator wish to know Itself? It is already Itself. You are proof positive that the Creator has a whimsical side.

Thus, it is thatwe say that the most effective way to deal with negative energies is constant, persistent, faithful, daily meditation, which frees the computer to make connections deeper and deeper down into the intuitive and archetypical mind. All of your strength, all of your universe, all of your answers lie deeply within you, and that which you learn, you recognize, and that recognition is the mark of your knowledge. And until you have that recognition, you do not have the knowledge. As a warrior of Light you use no weapon but what may be called the armor of Light, the sword of truth, and a wide open heart chakra, Loving without stint, without expectation of return, and most of all with no judgment. It is not difficult to Love negatively oriented individuals once you can connect into that portion of your deep mind which sees each person, whatever the vagaries of trouble and circumstance, as a holograph of the one infinite Creator. This entity becomes utterly essential to you, and you may pray with a full heart with this person and move from strength to strength, from learning to learning. All threat disappears; all separation vanishes.

Then Q’uo said that the most effective way to deal with negative energies is daily meditation which frees the mind’s computer to make connections deeper down into the intuitive and archetypical mind, and all of your answers lie deep within you, and that which you learn, you recognize, so that recognition is the mark of your knowledge, and until you have that recognition, you do not have the knowledge, but as a warrior of Light you use no weapon but the armor of Light and a wide open heart chakra, Loving without expectation of return, and with no judgment, for it is not difficult to Love negatively oriented individuals once you can connect into that portion of your deep mind which sees each person, whatever the vagaries of trouble and circumstance, as a holograph of the one infinite Creator, so this entity becomes essential to you, and you may pray with a full heart with this person and move from strength to strength, from learning to learning, for all threat disappears, and all separation vanishes. On February 3, 1988. Hatonn described our intuitive mind:

Do not see the mind that is critical and the mind that intuits as two sides of a coin or two separate things. See rather, to use our favorite image, that portion of the tree which is above the ground, which blossoms and rocks in the breeze of summer, and stands naked and proud against the winter cold as the conscious mind, in intimate contact with the illusion, able to flower, blossom, and expand, and able also to stiffen the self, and be protective against difficult influences. See the intuitive mind as a great underground system of the roots of this same living tree. In winter and in summer alike, they are in contact with the Creator, drinking in nourishment from earth and water, storing, nurturing and keeping watch over the life of that visible tree which nods above the ground. There are far more roots to the mind than there are visible trunks and branches, and the ends of the roots live in the center of the Sun. Thus, the deeper mind has the opportunity to contact intelligent infinity and eternity.

We do not wish you to think that we have forgotten our third-density experience. We know that the biases of this very effective illusion make it very difficult to view negative individuals without some alarm. Yet there is no control that such an entity may have over you if you but know who you are, if you but know the choice that you have made. A portion of the query which began this meditation spoke of an actual incarnate negatively oriented pilgrim which was attempting by means of the use of thought forms negatively to influence the lives and peace of mind of other incarnate entities. This negative entity has learned how to use the Light of the infinite Creator. The negative path is very difficult, but it can be walked and Light can be learned in its many uses, this as positively. Therefore, it behooves the student of positive polarity constantly to exercise the will to polarize further towards positivity, and when negativity is viewed, to stop and give that entity the honor of an unstinting Love, of a generous prayer that it may be held upward, that it may be protected, that it may be cherished and loved as a child of the one infinite Creator.

We say to you that those who are armed with Light and go forth with that breastplate shining offer their Love to those who flee before the onslaught of that terrible powerful creative Love. You cannot possess this Love; you can only be a channel through which it may flow. If there is this Love within you, even such negative societal plans as those monetary and banking schemes questioned about can only seem that which the world wags on about. True, in a society devoted to the orderliness of what you call your bureaucracy, positive individuals are constantly bombarded with those who wish to control you, usually with good humor, with the control seeming to be for your own good, but to the self the control seeming to be anything but good. It is in these situations where one may see the hidden enemy as the self. It is your negativity that recognizes the paper-pushing negativity of bureaucracy. There is no actual reason that you cannot in such a situation constantly center your mind upon the best that you know, the Love that you have experienced, the Light that you have indwelt, the joy that has been yours, not because you wish artificially to change your circumstances and so be impregnable to evil, but, rather, so you may enjoy yourself and give a lighter, more joyful gift at the end of your incarnational experience to the one Creator.

Then Q’uo said we do not wish you to think that we have forgotten our third-density experience, for we know the biases of this illusion make it difficult to view negative individuals without some alarm, yet there is no control that such an entity may have over you if you know who you are and the choice that you have made, so a portion of the query which began this meditation spoke of an incarnate negatively oriented pilgrim which was attempting by means of the negative use of thought forms to influence the lives and peace of mind of other incarnate entities, for this negative entity has learned how to use the Light of the infinite Creator, so the negative path is difficult, but it can be walked, and Light can be learned in its many uses just as the positive path, so it requires the student of positive polarity to exercise the will to polarize further towards positivity, and when negativity is viewed, to stop and give that entity the honor of an unending Love that it may be protected and cherished as a child of the one infinite Creator. Then Q’uo said those who are armed with Light and go forth with that breastplate shining offer their Love to those who flee before the presence of that creative Love, but you cannot possess this Love; you can only be a channel through which it may flow, for if there is Love within you, even such negative societal plans as those banking schemes that were questioned about can only seem to be that which the world is all about, but in a society devoted to the order of bureaucracy, positive individuals are bombarded with those who wish to control you, usually with good humor, with the control seeming to be for your own good, but to the self the control seeming to be anything but good, for it is in these situations where one may see the hidden enemy as the self, and it is your negativity that recognizes the paper-pushing negativity of bureaucracy, yet there is no reason that you cannot center your mind upon the best that you know, the Love and Light that you have experienced, the joy that has been yours, not because you wish to change your circumstances and so be impregnable to evil, but so you may enjoy yourself and give a joyful gift at the end of your incarnational experience to the one Creator. On August 22, 1982, Latwii spoke of the Love and Light of the one Creator:

Indeed, my sister, as you are aware, the entire creation is alive, and as you move within this creation you interact with it on levels which are only dimly perceptible to your five senses. As you move throughout your life within this illusion, the web of energy which is the essence of your being and which is fed by the configuration of your mind, as you think and as you are, is that interaction which is noticed and responded to by each portion of the creation through which you move. There are times when an entity such as yourself may for a moment remove unconsciously all blockages from the energy centers and allow an interaction with the creation which is quite ecstatic in that the very power of being is for that moment experienced. Indeed, my sister, the entire creation nourishes you and feeds you with the Love and Light of the one Creator at all times when a certain stimulus such as the beauty of the setting sun and opens your centers of energy, and for that moment you experience a truer picture of the nature of your illusion and the interaction of its portions.

For my children, your job is to live a life. Positivity and negativity are passions. They are frames of mind which engage the heart totally. When the student begins the path that they have chosen, they cannot recognize all positive moments for what they are, he cannot know how…

[Side one of tape ends.]

(Carla channeling)

…he cannot make a positive experience out of a negative one. Yet they can ask to be shown where the center of Love in this experience is. This is a function of hope and faith, and each of you dwells within this environment, not yet being saints, and we say again there are few incarnate ones. You have not mastered the ability to be constantly Loving, and giving, and caring. You have inner mysteries to beguile you; you have many duties and honors within the world of illusion. All about you says a thing which you cannot believe, that there is only chaos, that there is only chance. Those who have made the choice have made, as the basis of this choice, the realization that there is, indeed, a Maker, a Creator, which created in such and such a way for a purpose. Thus, each of you seeks in partial ignorance and darkness, through hope and faith, to find more and more that center of the self which truly sees negative infringements as experiences in which a gift may be offered, a gift of Love.

Q’uo completed their message by saying your job is to live a life where positivity and negativity are passions, for they are frames of mind which engage the heart, so when the student begins the path they have chosen, they cannot recognize all positive moments for what they are, and they cannot know how to make a positive experience out of a negative one, yet they can ask to be shown where the center of Love in this experience is because this is a function of hope and faith, and each of you dwells within this environment, but you have not mastered the ability to be Loving and giving, for you have inner mysteries to enchant you, and you have duties and honors within the world of illusion, so all about you says that there is only chaos and chance, and those who have made the choice have the realization that there is a Creator, which created in such a way for a purpose, yet each of you seeks in darkness, through hope and faith, to find more that center of the self which sees negative infringements as experiences in which a gift of Love may be offered. On May 18, 1997, Q’uo describe the nature of hope and faith:

Third density, your Earth plane, is a world of great solitude and sorrow, with each entity shut up from each other entity in ways that do not occur before this density or after it. This is a density of metaphysical darkness lit only by that pale moon of hope and faith. And yet in this dim Light there lies a depth of truth that shall never be touched again, for only in this density has the Creator given Itself the luxury of not knowing. Thusly, as each experiences itself, the Creator experiences Itself in an unspoiled and untouched way, totally spontaneous and totally free, and if that entity that is you finds that heart of Love that is the deepest truth, that finding is completely real for it is not at the surface of things that this truth is obvious. It is not obvious that all is one. It is not clear at all that each entity is a creature and a child of Love. Indeed, it is only by blind faith that we can begin to apprehend that which we do not know, and yet that which we do know, Love itself.

Perhaps one who has been threatened and is in a state of profound fear may find what we have to say unhelpful, and to such an entity we say that there are those materials available for those who wish to know certain symbolic actions to take. We can only add to this understanding our opinion that these physical acts are ways of focusing the deeper portions of the mind, so that the mind may bring up that great material of channeled, creative, divine, immeasurable Love. You are not on your own, my children. There are always those who have made the same choice as you, who are your companions upon the road. We wish you the joy of your challenges and your victories. Most of all, we thank you for this query.

This instrument requests us to note the clicking sound as a time to cease our discussion, and so we do. We would at this time like to transfer the contact to the one known as Jim, that any queries that you may have might be considered by our humble selves, always wishing each to be fully aware that we are only pilgrims upon the path, and know little more than do you, so we are far from being infallible and would not wish to become a stumbling block for any. Thus, take what is good, leave what does not speak to you and know that this is what we wish. We would leave this instrument at this time with thanks, and transfer. I am Q’uo.

[Jim’s voice throughout the rest of the transcript was difficult to hear.]

(Jim channeling)

I am Q’uo, and I greet you in Love and Light through this instrument. At this time, we would ask if there might be any further queries to which we may speak

B: I have no further query, but would like to express my thanks [inaudible].

I am Q’uo, and we thank you as well, my brother, for without your queries we could not serve you in this way. Are there any further queries?

Carla: I guess I have one. I’m thinking of a specific instance in which some negatively very sophisticated magus discovered a friend of mine when she was living in Seattle, extremely positively polarized woman, B, and talked to her on the phone, never met her in person, but called her up and said that he had been sent to help her with her meditations, and the first thing that she was supposed to do was to make something to cover her eyes when she meditated so she could concentrate better. She went this far and then became quite hysterical and ended up leaving the city.

When specific people call specific people and start a trip like this on them, is it enough simply to express Love over the telephone? This entity was very persistent and was able to follow her through two changed phone numbers. I’m not sure that what you have said would make this woman feel comfortable yet. Could you tune in to that a little bit? Or is there advice to give at this point?

I am Q’uo and am aware of your query my sister. As we speak to this it is most important that one recognize the creative power and responsibility that is perfect in one’s perception, and form that perception as best as one can with the foundation firmly rooted in the Loving acceptance of what one sees as the Creator. With this foundation set, then, in Love, one may construct any action that the conscious mind can form, and act upon this action as the means by which the heart of Love may be made manifest. Therefore, if any ritual, or image, or procedure is engaged as a means by which protection for the self might be offered, it is our suggestion that Love be the motivation, for in such fashion thus one may love and do as one will.

May we speak further, my sister?

Carla: No, thank you.

I am Q’uo, and we thank you, my sister. Is there another query?

E: I would like to ask if you have any advice for G and myself for this coming year as we start our new service?

I am Q’uo, and, my sister, we can offer no greater advice than to seek one’s heart’s desires as purely as one can, and as you move with passion in that loving expression, for you see each of you have the ability to create the world of service and Love from whatever illusion stands before you. Thus, we can only lend our blessings to those thoughts, feelings, and actions which are well begun within your own life patterns.

Is there another query?

E: No, thank you.

I am Q’uo, and we thank you, my sister. Is there a further query?

Questioner: [Inaudible]

I am Q’uo, and we find that the measure of time which you have called your new year is a means by which one can take the opportunity to readjust the perceptions, that one might, in the new experiencing, open the eye chakra and point of view to include more of your illusion and your experience within it within the realm of the compassion and Love which animates each portion of your creation. Indeed, each day and moment you spend within it in a day is an opportunity yet to find that among your peoples. This is the time which is taken to begin again a new cycle of experience which is shared each with the others, a time when all again seems new and unblemished. Each, my friends, is a new moment and a further opportunity to open the inner eye to greater love within all experience.

May we speak in any further fashion, my brother?

Questioner: [Inaudible]

I am Q’uo. Are there any further queries?

[Pause]

I am Q’uo, and it has been our great honor and joyful opportunity to speak to this group this evening. We thank you for inviting our presence. We hope that we have been able to speak in a fashion which has been helpful. Please remember that we speak from our own experience and opinion and do not wish to present the unhelpful thought. Please disregard any word which does not ring true. We shall take leave of this group at this time, leaving each, as always, in the Love and in the Light of the one infinite Creator. We are known to you as those of Q’uo. Adonai, my friends. Adonai.

This morning the quote from The Infinite Way is: “During the day, whether doing housework, driving a car, selling or buying, we must consciously remember that we are the law unto our universe, and that means that we are a law of Love unto all with whom we come in contact. We should consciously remember that all who come within range of our thought and activity must be blessed by the contact because we are a law of Love; we are the Light of the world. We should consciously remember that we do not need anything because we are the law of supply in action. We can feed “five thousand of those who do not yet know their identity.”

There is a belief of separation between us and God—our good—and this we correct by realizing, “I and my Father are one; all that the Father has is mine; the place whereon I stand is holy ground.” In the recognition of the infinity of our being, we realize the truth of the Bible; we realize the truth of these promises. They are no longer quotations but statements of fact, and that brings us to the point of demarcation between “knowing the truth” and “taking no thought.”

We are realizing truth now as an established truth within our own consciousness, the truth of our being. We are not taking thought to make any good come to us; we are giving ourselves a treatment to make something happen to us, but we are realizing the truth, knowing the truth of our own identity of our oneness with the Infinite, with our infinite capacities. The reason for realizing and knowing this truth is that through the ages we have come to be known as people—as something other than God-being—and unless we now consciously and daily remind ourselves of the true nature of our being, we will come under the general belief that we are something separate and apart from God.

There is a belief that we are separated from some people who are really a part of our completeness, a belief that we are separate or apart from certain spiritual ideas necessary to our fulfillment which may appear as persons, papers, home, companionship, opportunity. This belief of separation we correct by realizing that our oneness with God constitutes our oneness with every idea. Illustrative of this is the telephone. Through my telephone I can reach any other telephone, any place in the world, but I cannot reach even my next door neighbor by telephone without first going through the central station. Then by establishing my oneness with the central station, I am one with every telephone. In the realization of our oneness with God, infinite Principle, Love, we find and manifest our oneness with every idea necessary to the unfoldment of our completeness.

Never forget that you cannot live scientifically as a person or an idea, but that you must realize yourself to be Life, Truth, and Love. You must accept Jesus’ revelation of the I AM until it becomes realization with you.”

Later this morning I went outside and used Whip Lash to finish the weeding behind the garage and on the other side of the Forsythia Bushes on the south side of the Forsythia Bushes beside my neighbor’s driveway.

This afternoon I used Venus to cut all of the grass in the Magical Kingdom, as Carla used to call our yard and gardens. Then I used Huff and Puff to clean off all of the walkways and driveway.

From A Book of Days, channeled by Carla L. Rueckert:

August 14

The Generous Giver

I am of the spirit of Jesus the Christ, and I greet you in the full consciousness of Love.

The spirit is a spirit of hospitality. To each soul is given the personality, the character, the good points and the bad. And within each soul the spirit exhorts and encourages the free and joyful sharing of the personality.

For it is not in the saving and fastidious choosing of those to whom to reflect the spirit that the spirit’s fruits are multiplied but, rather, it is to the generous giver that more and more supply of those things of which the personality is steward may be given.

Fear not the opening of the self to others this day, the sharing of laughter and conversation, but pour out generously the Love that is within you, and you shall find that the spirit has replenished that supply manyfold.

We leave you in infinite peace, now and ever. Amen.

I said the prayer at the Gaia Meditation tonight:

We come in the name of Love and open our hearts, minds, and souls to send Love, Light, and healing energy to Mother Earth as she brings forth a new Earth in the fourth density. We ask that the infinite Love, Light, and healing energy of the One Infinite Creator heal the hearts of all souls in pain on Earth tonight. May all souls on Earth feel the Creator’s Love, Light, and healing energy in their hearts, their minds, and their souls. Amen

I did the Morning Offering and then got myself ready for the day. Today the Q’uo channeling for this session comes from December 27, 1987:

Carla had a feeling that Q’uo had some more to say on the subject, after having spoken for fifty or sixty minutes last time. So, we’re going to go ahead again.

(Carla channeling)

I am Q’uo. I greet you in the Love and in the Light of the one infinite Creator. We communicate through this instrument to offer you our Love, our peace, and our blessing, for this is more than any intellectual facet of our service, the very depth of the channeling process, the exchanging of a less exalted love or expression of love for a higher expression, a less distorted expression of that one great original Thought of Love from which the creation has sprung and into whose infinite inward parts all in time shall again coalesce into one being, one channel, one way, one life, one truth, and that distilled truth shall be the precise expression of the conglomerate level of the grasping of the one original Thought amongst all of those which dwell within your third-density illusion. Indeed, there is, much like your stock market reports, an ongoing tally, shall we say, of the cumulative effect for good or for the negative of good in each expression of all towards all environments. By this we mean to suggest specifically that each channels each perception of environment and then in measured response offers some portion of the self in an effort to so order that which has been seen that the spiritual principles implicit in the event, situation, or problem may be resonated and sung in lucid, clear tones, the truly channeled tones of clarified emotion.

Without asking all of humankind upon your planet’s surface at this time to become priests or ministers or those in charge of other’s spiritual activities, we mean specifically to state to each that each is an equal, considerable, and infinite portion of the cumulate channeling of the one great original Thought of humankind. So often it is seen by those whose lives are full of toil that others, not themselves, are the only ones capable of responsibility of a moral or spiritual kind. The reverse is, in fact, far more true, for those who grapple with time-consuming and mind-numbing activities have reserved to themselves their own choice of interests, those faculties of mind, spirit, and heart which may color the life experience, no matter what that life experience seems to deal in upon the surface of things. We intend for each to see that each is an imponderably important portion of the channeled cumulative value of humankind at this time, and insofar as struggles have been rewarded with virtuous hope, as difficult dealings have been faced with honest courage, so moves the labyrinth of humankind, slowly yielding to the carefully penciled traces of the path we must retrace to that source of all channeling, of all being, the one infinite Creator. It is important to us that we express that it is not merely those whose sensibilities have been tuned and honed to be exquisitely fine upon whom the fate of humankind rests. Nay, far more is it the hard-won capacity of the busy, overworked, underappreciated man and woman of lesser circumstances whose response to these difficult environments generates the Love and the Light of the one infinite Creator for all of humankind.

Q’uo’s topic for this session is channeling the Love of the Creator. They began by saying we communicate through this instrument to offer you our Love, our peace, and our blessing, for this is more than any intellectual facet of our service, the very depth of the channeling process, the exchanging of a less exalted love or expression of love for a higher expression, a less distorted expression of that one great original Thought of Love from which the creation has sprung and into whose infinite inward parts in time shall again coalesce into one being, one life, one truth, and that truth shall be the expression of the group level of grasping of the one original Thought amongst all of those which dwell within your third-density illusion, for there is an ongoing score of the combined effect for good or for the negative of good in each expression of all towards all environments, and by this we mean to suggest that each channels each perception of environment and then in measured response offers some portion of the self in an effort to order that which has been seen that the spiritual principles within the situation may be resonated and sung in the truly channeled tones of clarified emotion. Then Q’uo said without asking all of humankind upon your planet’s surface at this time to become priests in charge of other’s spiritual activities, we mean to state to each that each is an equal and infinite portion of the channeling of the one great original Thought of humankind, so often it is seen by those whose lives are full of toil that others, are the only ones capable of responsibility of a spiritual kind, but the reverse is true, for those who grapple with time-consuming activities have reserved for themselves their choice of interests, those faculties of mind, spirit, and heart which may color the life experience, no matter what that life experience seems to deal with upon the surface of things, and we intend for each to see that each is an important portion of the channeled value of humankind, and as difficult dealings have been faced with honest courage, so moves the chambers of humankind, yielding to the penciled traces of the path we must retrace to that source of all channeling the one infinite Creator, for it is important to us that we express that it is not those whose sensibilities have been tuned to be capable upon whom the fate of humankind rests, but it is more the hard-won capacity of the overworked man and woman of lesser circumstances whose response to these difficult environments generates the Love and the Light of the one infinite Creator for all of humankind. On July 12, 1992, Q’uo described the nature of our life experience:

For each seeker of truth is a channel for the life experience, and when one finds oneself in the midst of change or transformation, this experience is the result of much desire previous to the beginning of the change, for first must come the recognition of oneself as one is at a particular moment. Then there comes, or perhaps does not come, the desire for change in a certain area of the life experience. Only after these recognitions have been achieved is the seeker able to undertake any portion of the change, which then may be manifested to the eye, the ear, or the emotions of the seeker undergoing the change.

We now switch in our focus from those areas in which all are channels to that area which is largely understood as being the environment wherein those who have chosen work in consciousness play out their little roles upon the large stage of the illusion you call life. We appreciate that this instrument was aware that there were things that we had to say which could not be generated within the time period set for such discussion, and for this we are sorry, for we see that were we to be terse, perhaps we could find more clarity in communication. However, the degree of wordiness which this instrument is comfortable with we find to be comfortable also to the ear of those who listen, and so we shall move on at this perhaps less than quick pace.

Let us look now at the channeling which has a special meaning apart from the channeling which all entities do throughout their life experiences. Some few there are in forest glade, in coldest mountain cave, in comfortable dwelling places and in the least comfortable of orientations, who have devoted the life which is theirs, until they pass from this experience, to the being of a channel in service to the one infinite Creator by accepting and repeating the humble opinions which we have. We have said already that all those who quickly learn the mechanics of the channeling process are not, because of this original learning, automatically ready for the life of discipline which follows a choice upon the part of the channel to be a channel for the one infinite Creator. Our thesis is that some discipline in the living of a practical, modest, and Loving lifestyle is very helpful to a channel and may or may not suit the mood of those who wish to become channels. We shall say clearly at this point that it is not the desire of the Confederation of Planets in the Service of the One Infinite Creator to create channels through which we may comment upon physical disasters and other remarkable and unusual natural effects which have to do with the movement of your people and your planet itself from the end of third density to the merging with the beginning of fourth density as it shall occur more and more among you.

Q’uo went on to say we now switch our focus from those areas in which all are channels to that area which is understood as being the environment where those who have chosen work in consciousness play out their roles upon the stage of the illusion of life, so we appreciate that Carla was aware that there were things that we had to say which could not be generated within the time period set for such discussion, for we see that were we to be terse, we could find more clarity in communication, but the degree of wordiness which Carla is comfortable with we find to be comfortable to the ear of those who listen, so we shall move on. Now Q’uo said let us look at the channeling which has a meaning apart from the channeling which all entities do throughout their life experiences, for some there are in comfortable dwelling places and in the least comfortable of orientations who have devoted their life to being a channel in service to the one infinite Creator by accepting opinions which we have that all those who learn the mechanics of the channeling process are not, because of this original learning, ready for the life of discipline which follows a choice upon the part of the channel to be a channel for the one infinite Creator, so our thesis is that some discipline in living a practical and Loving lifestyle is helpful to a channel and may or may not suit the mood of those who wish to become channels, but we say that it is not the desire of the Confederation of Planets in the Service of the One Infinite Creator to create channels through which we may comment upon physical disasters and other unusual natural effects which have to do with the movement of your people and your planet from the end of third density to the merging with the beginning of fourth density as it shall occur among you. On May 20, 1982, Laitos described the channeling process:

As you are well aware each instrument in the process of serving as an instrument encounters those opportunities for further seeking and further refining in the channeling process which provide the entity with a choice: the choice of whether to continue the process with the increased demands of inner surrender that are necessary for each transformation or to rest for awhile while the reserves of the inner being are focused in other areas, and are held, shall we say, in limbo in the particular area known as the channeling.

The entity, therefore, finds that the process of seeking in any direction will be that the channeling process, and meditation in general, or any service to any other self, requires that there be made, and remade the inner dedication to continue refining the self in the fires of personal experience. It may be for some entities this process becomes too intense and must be for a period laid aside so that there might be a regrouping and a rededication. For the progress that each entity makes is the result of the will to seek and to serve, and the will of each entity which serves in this manner is unique.

That which we look for, that in which we rejoice in a channel, is the clear statement of the channel’s personality in a disciplined and unified way, for it is upon this level that channel meets channel, for make no mistake about it, channeling is a two-way conversation, and the channeling in light trance or heavy trance, during this exploration of a possible message for the day, is based very largely upon the level of commitment and serious intention which the channel offers at the time of challenge to the contact. Let us look for a moment, then, at the work in consciousness which a channel may wish to consider accomplishing, for the channel is not the entertainer or the one with the job to do. The channel is rather a kind of person. Your closest word would perhaps be minister or priest. This human minister/priest gazes upon the face of the illusion and chooses to live in a loving, caring and openly spiritual way, bragging not one word, celebrating not one virtue, but instead learning the true humility of one who knows that what one wishes to be, one is only by will and faith, for it is the nature of humankind in third density that all seeming perfections shall be pierced with error. All glasses to a brilliant future are made murky by the inevitable, constant, dramatic game-playing of the illusion itself.

If the new instrument who decides to live a life of spirituality thinks at first that there is some ongoing trickster designed to test that channel, this instrument is not only accurate, but has foreseen the mere beginning of a long series, indeed, an endless series of challenges to see through, of seeming heartlessnesses to bring Love to, of seeming dreadful inadequacies to enfold in consciousness until finally the one who seeks to serve as channel aches and cries with the agony of compassion in such a dark world, and yet at the same time trembles with the ecstasy of the limitless Light and the glory of souls who gradually shed the used skins of ash and dust. New channels shall have an interesting transition at the time of your passing, for you have been intending to die to yourself for time out of mind, and when finally, the poor ragged flags of personality flutter and lie limp in the breathlessness of death, the channel rises with lightsome step and with glorious enthusiasm for the Light and companionship which lie ahead.

Then Q’uo said that in which we rejoice in a channel is the statement of the channel’s personality in a disciplined and unified way, for it is upon this level that channel meets channel, for channeling is a two-way conversation, and the channeling in light trance or heavy trance, during this exploration of a possible message for the day is based upon the level of commitment which the channel offers at the time of challenge to the contact, so let us look at the work in consciousness which a channel may consider accomplishing, for the channel is not the one with the job to do, for the channel is a priest, and this priest gazes upon the face of the illusion and chooses to live in a loving and spiritual way, learning the humility of one who knows that what one wishes to be through will and faith, for it is the nature of humankind in third density that all seeming perfections shall be pierced with error, and all glasses to a brilliant future are made murky by the constant game-playing of the illusion itself. Q’uo continued by saying if the new instrument who decides to live a life of spirituality thinks that there is some trickster designed to test that channel, this instrument is not only accurate but has foreseen the beginning of an endless series of challenges to see through heartlessness to bring Love to, of dreadful inadequacies to enfold in consciousness until the one who seeks to serve as channel cries with the agony of compassion in such a dark world, yet at the same time trembles with the ecstasy of the limitless Light and the glory of souls who gradually shed the used skins of ash and dust, for new channels have an interesting transition at the time of your passing since you have been intending to die to yourself for time out of mind, and when the ragged flags of personality lie limp in the breathlessness of death, the channel rises with glorious enthusiasm for the Light and companionship which lie ahead. On March 24, 1989, Latwii described the spiritual way to die to yourself:

Why spend your time skating upon the pond of life? Break through that thin ice and dive into the deep, pure, warm waters of deeper consciousness. Visit the tabernacle of the Most High in meditation, for it is within you. You do not stand upon holy ground. You are an earthen vessel, but within you lies the holy ground of the infinite One. Honor this within yourself; emphasize this within yourself. Let this self open a conduit through you so that this self may flow through you in an infinity of energy you could never sustain. The more time that you spend doing this work in consciousness, the more you will die to yourself.

This topic has been to us an important one in two ways. In the first way, we wish to express to all the concept of the channeled life. We wish to confirm that all live a channeled life; none lives by rational thought alone, and that which is not rational is channeled through to the conscious and acted on as if it were fact, when it is, indeed, bias only. Each of you is a channel with biases, and each glad and sad activity within your experience upon this Earth plane is designed to teach you just how you wish to channel. This is not a vocation. This is a portion of the way a thinking entity regards the various forces of irritation and subconscious thought which creep into human discourse. If you know that you are, indeed, a channel, not to others but to the self, then you know that there are certain responsibilities. When you are offering the best you have in conversation, with perhaps unfortunate remarks made by others, may you find the patience, the light touch, the understanding and Loving word in the face of the opposite which will make others rethink those conversations and wonder, perhaps for the first time, if they too could be responsible for such a wonderful thing as channeling a lighter, more joyful attitude.

To those who wish to be priests, ministers, and light-givers, to those of you on the watchtower, mending fences, gazing into the heavens as sentinels of the Lights of the cosmos, we urge you above all to find within the self that fundamental character which can offer the highest praise, the deepest felt purified emotion. If that means that you must function upon your own, then it is that you shall be lonely. It is unfortunate in the short run that experiences such as loneliness are considered to have great possibilities for learning among those who have chosen to live the life of the minister or the one upon the watchtower. Thusly, in the second place, it is your greatest hope to find those who are able to share the darkness, the misunderstandings, the despair, and the doubt which accompanies a life lived in hope but executed with human error. May you find those who comfort you. Lastly, to you whom we may call shepherds, there is sent a glorious company of those who surround you, Love you and Love the one original Thought that is slowly taking place and growing within each. Call upon those helpers which you know by names such as Holy Spirit, guardian angel, and inner guides. More than that, rest back into the recollection of the enormous web of caring, trusting, hoping and Loving which your most mixed-up planet does, indeed, send out greatly.

Q’uo continued by saying this topic has been an important one in two ways, and in the first way we wish to express the concept of the channeled life, and we wish to confirm that all live a channeled life; none lives by rational thought alone; and that which is not rational is channeled through to the conscious and acted on as if it were a fact, when it is a bias, so each of you is a channel with biases, and each glad and sad activity within your experience upon this Earth plane is designed to teach you how you wish to channel, for this is a portion of the way a thinking entity regards the forces of irritation and subconscious thought which creep into human interaction, yet if you know that you are a channel, then you know that there are certain responsibilities, but when you are offering the best you have in conversation, with unfortunate remarks made by others, may you find the patience and the Loving word in the face of the opposite which will make others rethink those conversations and wonder if they could be responsible for such a wonderful thing as channeling a more joyful attitude. Then Q’uo said to those who wish to be priests on the watchtower, mending fences, gazing into the heavens as sentinels of the Lights of the cosmos, we urge you to find within the self that fundamental character which can offer praise and purified emotion, and if that means that you must function upon your own, then it is that you shall be lonely, so it is unfortunate in the short run that experiences such as loneliness are considered to have possibilities for learning among those who have chosen to live the life of the one upon the watchtower, and in the second place, it is your hope to find those who are able to share the misunderstandings and the doubt which accompanies a life lived in hope but executed with human error, so may you find those who comfort you, and lastly, to you whom we call shepherds, there is sent a glorious company of those who Love you and Love the one original Thought that is taking place and growing within each, so call upon those helpers which you know by names such as Holy Spirit, guardian angel, and inner guides, but rest back into the recollection of the web of trusting and Loving which your mixed-up planet sends out greatly. On October 22, 1989, Q’uo spoke about the assistance that we can get from our higher self, the Holy Spirit, and guardian angel:

For in the desire to help someone, there needs to be the realization that one must come to a halt within and admit that one does not know all that there is to know about service to this entity, that one will need inspiration and intuition, so that one may call upon these deep resources of the self, which many call the higher self, the Holy Spirit, guardian angel, or inner planes master. All of these sorts of entities exist, and the difference between them is only that of outer plane third density and inner plane third density. Those within the outer plane may come from other planes, those within the inner plane must have at one time been incarnate upon this particular sphere.

We find that this is the end of that which we wished to discourse upon at this juncture. If there may be questions which arise from our humble opinions, we eagerly ask the opportunity to speak again upon this subject. Please know that those who wish to be channels are a mighty company, and beneath the claptrap and noise of normal human converse lie the sinews and tendons of a growing social memory, placing upon the skeleton of this planet’s position in space each sublime thought, each remembered turning of channel to source. You, my friends, my children, my channels, make the first steps towards a new heaven and a new Earth, as we would quote this instrument’s holy work, so that you are workers in the very beginning of the fourth density. May you be comforted by all your failures, for how could you succeed each time were there not a crying need for effort? We rejoice in each effort of will, each movement in Love, each word that has been prayed about and considered, each spontaneous expression that brings the Creator directly and engagingly into the surface, the center, the heart of a group. May each of you find your rejoicing in each other. May you Love each other. May you see the Creator in each other. May your channeling become a channeled life.

Q’uo said we find that this is the end of that which we wished to discuss at this time, so if there may be questions which arise from our opinions, we ask the opportunity to speak again upon this subject, and we know that those who wish to be channels are a mighty company, and beneath the noise of normal human interaction lie the tendons of a growing social memory, placing upon the skeleton of this planet’s position in space each thought, each remembered turning of channel to source, for you make the first steps towards a new heaven and a new Earth, so that you are workers in the beginning of the fourth density, and may you be comforted by all your failures, for we rejoice in each movement in Love, each word that has been prayed about and considered, each spontaneous expression that brings the Creator directly into the heart of a group, so may each of you find your rejoicing in each other, and may you Love each other, see the Creator in each other, and may your channeling become a channeled life. On December 20, 1987, Q’uo spoke of the nature of a channeled life:

A life is a solid, sometimes bulky, present to offer to the infinite One, yet each laugh, each smile, each encouragement to one who needed it, each hard truth to one who needed it, each and every effort that has been made is as the wrapping and the decorating and the wonderful ribbons about that solid, caring present to the Creator that is a channeled life.

Allow yourself to be conscious as much as possible that there is within you a channel to Spirit, to the higher self, to the Self of all that there is. This contact shall never fade away, for as you desire you shall receive. Oftentimes you shall not receive that which you requested, for your higher self knows that which in the end will bring the understanding, the compassion, and the balance.

We began this way deliberately, somewhat off the main thrust of the query, because the question of channeling is so general due to the lack of vocabulary within your culture for an activity which is called channeling, as each channels the self each and every moment of the incarnation.

We test the readiness of the one known as Jim to speak, and find that this instrument is somewhat less than enthusiastic, yet it is for us a great opportunity for us to exercise this instrument without the structure of the questioning…

[Side one of tape ends.]

(Carla channeling)

…Thus, we would at this time attempt to transfer to the one known as Jim that he may close this session, for which we gratefully thank those present. We shall leave this instrument now. I am Q’uo.

(Jim channeling)

I am Q’uo, and we continue through this instrument. It has been our great privilege to address this group upon this topic this evening, for without the focus of such intention and desire upon your parts, we have no place within your existence and may not serve in the manner in which we now serve. Thus, you do us a great honor by seeking in a focused manner information which will aid your evolution. For you see, my friends, though much of apparent intrigue and interest swirls and surrounds you daily within your illusion, your purpose for existence within such a fascinating illusion is to choose the steps carefully which shall carry you further along your chosen path of evolution of mind, body and spirit. All else is but the trappings and the setting of the stage that will limn the milieu in which you move and learn and serve.

To focus your desire to grow by means of the question, such as the one presented to us this evening, is to create an opening within the veil that shrouds that which is of essence from your inner and outer eye. Thus, we move through that opening and respond to that which is asked in manner which hopefully illumines a small portion of your journey. It is the desire, my friends, to learn and to serve which guides us all to that great welcoming home within the heart of all creation and the one Creator.

Q’uo went on to say it has been our privilege to address this group upon this topic this evening, for without the focus of such desire upon your parts, we have no place within your existence and may not serve in the manner in which we now serve, so you honor us by seeking in a information which will aid your evolution, for much of intrigue and interest surrounds you daily within your illusion, and your purpose for existence within this illusion is to choose the steps carefully which shall carry you further along your chosen path of evolution of mind, body, and spirit, for all else is but the setting of the stage that will outline the milieu in which you learn and serve. Q’uo finished their thoughts by saying to focus your desire to grow by means of the question that was presented to us this evening, is to create an opening within the veil that shrouds that which is of essence from your inner and outer eye, and we move through that opening and respond to that which is asked in a manner which illumines a small portion of your journey, for it is the desire to learn and to serve which guides us all to that welcoming home within the heart of all creation and the one Creator. On December 6, 1989, Latwii spoke of the heart of all creation:

The desire that is at the heart of each life experience is in truth for each entity the desire to know the Creator, to know the self, to know the purpose for the life. Many have called this the seeking for the Holy Grail. This desire is at the heart of all creation, for it is the desire of the Creator, which is all creation, to know Itself. There are as many means of fulfilling this desire as there are portions of the creation.

It has been our great honor to join you this evening, and again we thank you for inviting our presence. We shall at this time take our leave of this group, rejoicing, as always, in the love and the light of the one Creator. We are known to you as those of Q’uo. Adonai, my friends. Adonai vasu borragus.

This morning the quote from The Infinite Way is: “We must begin our days with the inner reminder of our true identity. We must identify ourselves as Spirit, as Principle, as the law of Life unto our affairs. It is a very necessary thing to remember that we have no needs: we are infinite, individual, spiritual consciousness embodying within ourselves the infinity of good; and, therefore, we are that center, that point of God-consciousness which can feed five thousand any day and every day—not by using our bank account but by using the infinite of good pouring through us the same as it poured through Jesus. We do not meet people with the idea of what we can get or what they can do for us, but we go out into life as the presence of God.”

Later this morning I went outside and used Whip Lash to weed around the fishpond, the side yard, and the front yard of my home.

This afternoon I went outside and used Whip Lash to weed the back yard. Then I went on an errand run with my first stop at Thieneman’s Nursery where I bought 2 Lenten Roses. My second stop was at Feeder’s Supply where I bought some bird seed and some cat food. My third stop was at Frank Otte’s Nursery where I bought 4 Astilbe Flowers. My fourth stop was at Kroger’s where I bought some food for myself. My fifth stop was at Paul’s Fruit Market where I bought more food for myself. My last stop was at Walgreen’s Drug Store where I picked up a prescription and bought some trash bags.

From A Book of Days, channeled by Carla L. Rueckert:

August 13-

Earth May Heal Itself

I am the Spirit of Jesus the Christ, and I greet you in the full consciousness of Love. Amidst the rampaging of the Earth, I come to you, the spirit of perfect Love.

Against the storming of your people, I, the Spirit of peace and understanding, greet you.

Against the folly of so many who eagerly seek to destroy the creation of the Father, I come with healing in my wings.

This day, turn your attention from these spoilers who ruin the Earth faster than the Earth may heal itself and gaze in everywhere possible, at the beauties of the creation about you. Think upon your ways. Gaze upon the beauty that still remains and pray for guidance, that all things may be Loved as the Father Loves you.

We leave you in that Love and that peace, now and ever. Amen.

I said the prayer at the Gaia Meditation tonight:

We come in the name of Love and open our hearts, minds, and souls to send Love, Light, and healing energy to Mother Earth as she brings forth a new Earth in the fourth density. We ask that the infinite Love, Light, and healing energy of the One Infinite Creator heal the hearts of all souls in pain on Earth tonight. May all souls on Earth feel the Creator’s Love, Light, and healing energy in their hearts, their minds, and their souls. Amen

I did the Morning Offering and then got myself ready for the day. Today the Q’uo and Amira channelings for this session come from December 20, 1987:

What determines what entity is channeled through an instrument, and should everybody channel?

(Carla channeling)

I am Q’uo. I greet you, my friends, in the Light of the one infinite Creator. I greet you upon a night which is most luminous. The candles of hope, thanksgiving, and compassion are lit by so many who know not the good they do at this season which you are experiencing at this time.

You ask what people should and should not channel, and we say to you, first of all, that all of you are channels; all of you are instruments for good, for ill, or—most tragically—for nothing, neither good nor ill. As each of you engages his or her heart in communing with the great mystery which you call Christmas, so each of you channels that which cannot be found within the mind or the body in so much concentration except when the heart is awakened to a higher and purer caring for the situation of the self or the situation of those about you and for the great puzzle which all face—the precise situation which lies twixt self and Creator. In this general sense there is no one who is not a channel; there is no life which is not primarily a channeled existence. By this we mean that each of you carries within the self deep and unconscious forces neither to the good nor to the evil as much as to the deepening of experience. The more times in which the student may recognize the depth of the present moment, just so shall that soul channel more and more in a biased fashion, in an engaged fashion, in an enabling fashion for service to all and for Love of the infinite Creator.

For what is channeling, my friends? Many think of it, especially the vocal channeling, as a kind of letter left perhaps upon one of your telephone answering devices, telling interesting things which have happened in your past, or your present, or your future. Of oneself it is difficult to truly grapple with the questions of the heart, the heart being the closest connection to the spirit. Therefore, we affirm that all are and should be, in a general sense, channels for the one infinite Creator, for each of you is co-Creator, with that face of mystery which created your life as the open book with the blank pages. And as you are created in this image, the image of the open blank book, so by your living, your polarized thinking, and your channeling, more and more you begin to fill the book of your life. Your penmanship matters not, the exquisite outcome of an hoped-for event matters not, for it is as has been mentioned earlier the task of the instrument only to attempt to channel a life lived in Love and peace. Sometimes these attempts are taken by the conscious self and made hard and brittle, so that in the name of good the self is broken as a piece of toast.

In this session Q’uo asked what determines what entity is channeled through an instrument, and should everybody channel? Q’uo replied you ask what people should and should not channel, and we say to you that all of you are channels; all of you are instruments for good, for ill, or for nothing, neither good nor ill, for as each of you engages his or her heart in communing with the mystery which you call Christmas, so each of you channels that which cannot be found within the mind or the body in so much concentration except when the heart is awakened to a higher caring for the situation of the self or the situation of those about you and for the puzzle which all face: the situation which lies twixt self and Creator, and in this sense there is no one who is not a channel; there is no life which is not a channeled existence, so by this we mean that each of you carries within the self, unconscious forces neither to the good nor to the evil as much as to the deepening of experience, yet the more times in which the student may recognize the depth of the present moment, just so shall that soul channel more in an enabling fashion for service to all and for Love of the infinite Creator. Now Q’uo said many think of vocal channeling as a letter left upon one of your telephone answering devices, telling interesting things which have happened in your past, or your present, or your future, but for oneself it is difficult to deal with the questions of the heart, the heart being the closest connection to the spirit, so we affirm that all are and should be, in a general sense, channels for the one infinite Creator, for each of you is co-Creator, with that face of mystery which created your life as the open book with the blank pages, and as you are created in this image of the open blank book, so by your living, your polarized thinking, and your channeling, you begin to fill the book of your life, but your penmanship matters not, the exquisite outcome of an hoped-for event matters not, for it is the task of the instrument to attempt to channel a life lived in Love and peace, yet sometimes these attempts are taken by the conscious self and made hard and brittle, so that in the name of good the self is broken as a piece of toast. On July 14, 1981, Hatonn described the nature of vocal channeling:

My friends, each has a path which shall include opportunities for service and opportunities for the gaining of experience. To some a gift such as the vocal channeling may be given, just as to some the ability to produce music from a complicated instrument such as the piano or the guitar. If the seekers which are within this domicile at this time were to compare their attempts at vocal channeling with the mature vocal channeling of one who has started with the gift of far memory of previous concept communication, it is likely that there would be some disappointment. However, in discovering vocal channeling, the seeker is discovering a portion of his or her own birthright. Vocal channeling is a way of linking three levels of being: the deep mind, the conscious mind, and the mind of the Logos.

We are messengers of this Logos, imperfect and often befuddled, yet we come to you as those who may have some small portion of wisdom to offer from our experience. We speak not to your conscious mind, but to your deep mind in concepts. This conversation betwixt the deep mind and the cosmos is going on all the time. Almost no one in the physical vehicle of third density is aware of this communication, however, when the channeling occurs, pathways are being made deeper and clearer each time the channeling is practiced for the greater and greater facility of the conscious mind to have access into the deep mind and thus have access to the collected wisdom of the cosmos. Indeed, both we and you are in essence an entire and complete Creator, an unlimited creation and the most powerful force in that creation.

Thus, to each of you who is, indeed, the channel of his or her own living, we suggest a persistent, faithfully followed daily meditation, a meditation which does not have to be time-consuming, rather, a meditation which is just the perfect length for you for that day and for that moment. The purpose of meditation is to open up the heart portion of the mind, for the analytical portion of the mind carries you through most of your culture’s activities, but the mind-heart has within it a deeper way, a more centered truth, a more balanced bias, and in the end a bias which moves more and more closely to that bias which you wish at the end of your incarnation to offer the Creator as your life gift. A life is a solid, sometimes bulky, present to offer to the infinite One, yet each laugh, each smile, each encouragement to one who needed it, each hard truth to one who needed it, each and every effort that has been made is as the wrapping and the decorating and the wonderful ribbons about that solid, caring present to the Creator that is a channeled life.

Allow yourself to be conscious as much as possible that there is within you a channel to spirit, to the higher self, to the Self of all that there is. This contact shall never fade away, for as you desire you shall receive. Oftentimes you shall not receive that which you requested, for your higher self knows that which in the end will bring the understanding, the compassion, and the balance. We began this way deliberately, somewhat off the main thrust of the query, because the question of channeling is so general due to the vocabulary lacks within your culture for an activity which is called channeling, as each channels the self each and every moment of the incarnation.

Q’uo went on to say to each of you who is the channel of his or her own living, we suggest a faithfully followed daily meditation which does not have to be time-consuming but a meditation which is the perfect length for you for that day and that moment, for the purpose of meditation is to open the heart portion of the mind, for the analytical portion of the mind carries you through most of your culture’s activities, but the mind-heart has within it a deeper centered truth and in the end a bias which moves closely to that bias which you wish at the end of your incarnation to offer the Creator as your life gift, and life is a solid present to offer to the infinite One, yet each laugh and encouragement to one who needed it is as the wrapping and the wonderful ribbons about that caring present to the Creator that is a channeled life. Q’uo continued by saying allow yourself to be conscious to the Self of all that there is, and this contact shall never fade away, for as you desire you shall receive, but often you shall not receive that which you requested, for your higher self knows that which in the end will bring the understanding and the compassion, so we began this off the main thrust of the query, because the question of channeling is so general due to the vocabulary lacks within your culture for an activity which is called channeling, as each channels the self every moment of the incarnation. On December 20, 1987, Q’uo described the nature of a channeled life:

A life is a solid, sometimes bulky, present to offer to the infinite One, yet each laugh, each smile, each encouragement to one who needed it, each hard truth to one who needed it, each and every effort that has been made is as the wrapping and the decorating and the wonderful ribbons about that solid, caring present to the Creator that is a channeled life.

Allow yourself to be conscious as much as possible that there is within you a channel to spirit, to the higher self, to the Self of all that there is. This contact shall never fade away, for as you desire you shall receive. Oftentimes you shall understanding that which you requested, for your higher self knows that which in the end will bring the understanding, the compassion, and the balance.

We turn now to the channeling, which was intended to be queried about, and that query is, “Should everyone be a channel? How do channels and instruments contact each other? And is that in all cases a good idea?” Let us look at the life of a poet or a musician. Many poets have written what this instrument would offer as, “Roses are red, violets are blue.” These channeled thoughts are modest and pleasant, yet they shall not make the poet a man of renown. So, it is with the music. What this instrument would call “Chopsticks” can be taught, and thus any entity can play the instrument called the piano. Yet is this, after all, a decisively important kind of channeling to be shared with others? It may well help the entity, but we submit to you that the equivalent of chopsticks on the piano, when placed in the context of spiritually-oriented channeling, it may suggest that not everyone, perhaps not even most, need to seriously consider a life lived as a vocal channel. There is no entity so lost to desires of helpfulness that they cannot eventually learn to channel the Love and the Light of the infinite Creator. However, there is a certain temperament which finds its reward in being used as a vocal channel. A person with such a temperament is willing to undergo difficulties, misunderstandings, inconvenience, and all the minor difficulties that a time-consuming activity causes. And this is where we begin to make the distinction between those who channel the equivalent of a simple tune upon the piano and those who wish to study the instrument of the self. The study required for being an instrument is a careful, persistent, dogged, and light-hearted gaze at the life as it is lived from day to day, from week to week, from year to year.

As in any spiritually-oriented service, the honor of being a channel grows in direct proportion to the responsibility of living that which is channeled. The Creator is a fair and perhaps distant observer when an individual is making a dedication to a life of being able to channel. The vocal channel thus has not only the discipline, the ABC’s, to learn about contact, how to govern contact and so forth, it also must gaze at the daily behavior which may be commented upon by that very entity’s channeling of a higher and more informed source. This concept of a life lived in a certain way has in your culture been associated almost entirely with those who choose to wear clothing which is different from others which proclaims a religious status or importance. Those of you who speak with our thoughts mingling with yours are those who travel completely incognito. We do not wish to impress anyone with our reality. We do not wish to reveal the proof, the evidence, the material which would sway those who find the idea of vocal channeling either sacrilegious or unscientific.

Q’uo continued by saying we turn now to channeling, which was intended to be queried about, and that query is: “Should everyone be a channel? How do channels and instruments contact each other? And is that in all cases a good idea?” Then Q’uo said let us look at the life of a poet or a musician, for many poets have written what Carla would offer as, “Roses are red, violets are blue,” so these channeled thoughts are modest, yet they shall not make the poet a person of renown, and so it is with the music, for what Carla would call “Chopsticks” can be taught, and thus any entity can play the instrument called the piano, yet is this an important kind of channeling to be shared with others, but we suggest that the equivalent of chopsticks on the piano, when placed in the context of spiritually-oriented channeling, may suggest that not everyone needs to consider a life lived as a vocal channel, for there is no entity so lost to desires of helpfulness that they cannot learn to channel the Love and the Light of the infinite Creator, yet there is a temperament which finds its reward in being used as a vocal channel, and a person with such a temperament is willing to undergo difficulties, misunderstandings, inconvenience, and all the minor difficulties that a time-consuming activity causes, and this is where we make the distinction between those who channel the equivalent of a tune upon the piano and those who wish to study the instrument of the self, and the study required for being an instrument is a persistent and light-hearted gaze at the life as it is lived from day to day. Q’uo went on to say as in any spiritually-oriented service, the honor of being a channel grows in direct proportion to the responsibility of living that which is channeled, so the Creator is a fair and distant observer when an individual is making a dedication to a life of being able to channel, yet the vocal channel has not only the discipline to learn about contact, how to govern contact, it also must gaze at the daily behavior which may be commented upon by that entity’s channeling of a source, and this concept of a life lived in a certain way has in been associated with those who choose to wear clothing which is different from others which proclaim a religious status of those of you who speak with our thoughts mingling with yours are those who travel invisibly, but we do not wish to impress anyone with our reality, and we do not wish to reveal material which would sway those who find the idea of vocal channeling either sacrilegious or unscientific. On September 7, 2003, Q’uo described our life as lived:

That may mean, for you in particular, the process of getting meditation more into a daily habit, or the process of journaling one’s dreams or journaling one’s thoughts, or the use of other techniques with which you wish to examine the life as it is lived and to ask of the self, “Who are you? Why are you here? What is your mission?”

The energies of reaction to change, which may include much panic and feeling of loss and the stumbling effect of not knowing the path ahead, can be mitigated. The simple trust that all is well, and that this that you experience, whatever it may be, is valuable, worthy of attention, and worthy of your best effort, is very helpful in smoothing and regularizing the process of change that is inevitable and desirable.

Perhaps you can see by now that we are attempting to say that those who do not wish to take upon themselves the responsibility of attempting to live as they have learned are far better off attempting to be of service to the infinite Creator, which is within all beings, by any one of a number of ways of channeling cheerfulness and helpfulness to those who are needy. Many there are who need food, blankets, clothing and shelter, for upon your weary world there is the winter of the body, and the body becomes cold, and the most beautiful words shall not warm the bones of such a body, but rather the simpler channeling of hospitality and faith, warm places for saddened, wearied bodies.

We shall tell you how we came to speak to this instrument. We are those who listen to a certain vibration of request. We have found that vibration often within this group, and so we are most fortunate that we are called to this group by means of this group’s desire to seek and know as much as possible about the true nature of beingness. We waited for this group to become one, to lose the self-consciousness, to join in a circle of Light which by now, my friends, is visible for a large number of your kilometers, like a bubble, below the Earth, above the Earth, and all about you. This light you have created, and within that creation you have placed a call, and we who do not have telephone answering machines like this instrument does, we answer that call—and that right gladly.

Now Q’uo said you can see by now that we are attempting to say that those who do not wish to take upon themselves the responsibility of attempting to live as they have learned are better off attempting to be of service to the infinite Creator, which is within all beings, by any one of a number of ways of channeling cheerfulness and helpfulness to those who are needy, and many there are who need food, blankets, clothing, and shelter, for upon your world there is the winter of the body, and the body becomes cold, and the most beautiful words shall not warm the bones of such a body, but the channeling of hospitality and faith are warm places for saddened, wearied bodies. Q’uo went on to say we are those who listen to a certain vibration of request, so we have found that vibration often within this group, and we are fortunate that we are called to this group by means of this group’s desire to seek and know as much as possible about the true nature of beingness, but we waited for this group to become one and to join in a circle of Light which by now is visible for a large number of kilometers, like a bubble, below the Earth, above the Earth, and all about you, for you have created this Light, and within that creation you have placed a call, and we who do not have telephone answering machines gladly answer that call. On October 1, 1989, Q’uo spoke of how we may be of service to the one infinite Creator:

To be in worship and adoration is to walk the path of angels. To move from that path to the daily round of activities is a sorry shock for most. Yet, we would suggest that it is the daily grounding of the self in surrender to the great Self within that may bring that eternity, that infinity of Love into manifestation through the very being and nature of the entity. There is much sacrifice in this path, but as the teacher known as Jesus said, “I do not come to bring peace, but a sword.” That sword shall refine the choice that each makes to be of service to the infinite Creator. The peace that is found in the service of that infinite Creator is a peace found only in complete surrender.

For it is a great service to us that you ask the question that we may in our humble way attempt to answer. And may we say, as always, that we cannot state anything which is infallible. We are pilgrims along the same path as are you. We have stumbled over the stones which now confront you, and are stumbling now over different stones, and we in turn are helped by those beyond us. When all of us achieve the complete channeling which is the impersonal life, then it will be that this creation shall gather itself together in Oneness, in sleep, in timelessness, until once again the Creator bursts out with a new creation, and all the consciousnesses begin again upon a new level to learn new lessons, and to express to the Creator within each other the nature of holiness, compassion, and Love.

When a student presents itself to one who teaches channeling, it is often very helpful that the one who wishes to channel has done significant amounts of thinking upon the true nature of the self. Even if you have passed the test of agreeing to amend your life to meet as best as you can the challenges of channeling, it is not always possible to so live. Yet those who wish to make vocal channeling their service have a certain frame of mind, a certain series of biases. This to us is not a problem. We welcome the difference between channel and channel. We welcome the diversity of ways in which the one great original Thought of creation is expressed, for ours is a simple story, and we welcome each entity’s ability to express our concepts in a slightly new and somewhat different way. For you, my friends, as channels are fishers of men, as your holy work describes it. You shine not only for the Creator, and not only for the Creator within the self, but primarily for those about you. You do not know how many lives you may reach; you do not know what smile or soft word shall lift up the heart of one who is very low. You do not know until it is over when a home truth must be told, so that baggage may be dropped that was no longer useful, leaving you free for your next experience.

Q’uo said it is a great service to us that you ask the question that we may attempt to answer, and we cannot state anything which is infallible, for we are pilgrims along the same path as are you, so we have stumbled over the stones which now confront you, and we are stumbling now over different stones, so we are helped by those beyond us, but when all of us achieve the complete channeling which is the impersonal life, then it will be that this creation shall gather itself together in Oneness, in sleep, in timelessness, until once again the Creator bursts out with a new creation, and all the consciousnesses begin upon a new level to learn new lessons, and to express to the Creator within each other the nature of holiness and Love. Now Q’uo said when a student presents itself to one who teaches channeling, it is helpful that the one who wishes to channel has thought upon the true nature of the self, but even if you have passed the test of amending your life to meet the challenges of channeling, it is not always possible to so live, yet those who wish to make vocal channeling their service have a certain frame of mind, yet this is not a problem, for we welcome the difference between channel and channel, and we welcome the many ways in which the one great original Thought of creation is expressed, for ours is a simple story, and we welcome each entity’s ability to express our concepts in a different way, for you as channels are fishers of men, as your Bible describes it, for you shine not only for the Creator, and not only for the Creator within the self, but for those about you, but you do not know how many lives you may reach, or what smile or soft word shall lift up the heart of one who is very low, for you do not know until it is over when a home truth must be told, so that baggage may be dropped that was no longer useful, leaving you free for your next experience. On November 22, 2002, Q’uo described the true nature of our self:

Indeed, in one of the other stories about the harvest, this entity suggested that laborers went into a vineyard to harvest grapes and worked most of the day, and there were those who came very late in the day to working upon the grapes, yet, at the end of the working day, all were given the same coin. This is true of the harvest as well. It does not matter when in the 75,000 years of learning the awakening and realization of the true nature of the self occurs, for it matters only that it occurs. The one known as Jesus the Christ was the first of the messengers of that which is to come and that which is already here in part: that being the age of unconditional Love that is fourth density, that is the very nature of the lesson of third density. Graduation occurs when the heart is able to remain open, in more than half of the circumstances of life, to the welfare, happiness, comfort, safety, and service of others. The heart needs to be awakened and inflamed with the desire to know the truth that lies within the open heart. By keeping the heart open, the learning process is greatly enabled for the seeker, and, by attempting to serve others, the eyes of Love begin to be given reason to open.

It is our desire not just to help create more vocal channels, but to make each aware of the channeling he or she is already doing. The conscious mind is so very small a part of your minds, dear children. When you feel you are thinking especially well, it is as if you were saying, “I am using two percent of my mental capacity,” for, my friends, this is approximately the amount of your entire self which is used for logical thinking. The great and enormous depth, beauty, truth, and a kind of terribleness which is the connection with deeply impersonal sources, all of these things are by far the greater extent of the mind which is yours at this moment within the incarnation, doing no other work, sitting at this circle and listening. You are channels. You all should be channels. The call to be a vocal channel is a call to a religiously or spiritually-oriented life. There are things which one must turn one’s back upon if one wishes to remain a positively-oriented channel, open for undistorted information giving. It is not well when all in a society decide to be priests, my children. Thus, if you find other ways of channeling than vocal channeling which are better for you, then we urge you, by all means, to realize what kind of channel that you are and be that wonderful, loving, compassionate self that this particular type channeling may bring.

A weaver channels the beauty of the cloth. One who works with people channels a Love and acceptance, a true listening ear for the entities around it. There are so many examples of the channeling which all may do—the cooking, the washing, the smiling at the sun, the enjoyment of water, all the excitement of daily life, all the little things which are like flowers in a bowl in unexpected corners of your daily life. You channel your daily life. We ask you to do it lovingly and honorably, honoring yourself and honoring that which this instrument would call the Christ consciousness in each and every face that you see. Finally, with mixed emotion, which may, indeed, make this part of our message difficult, we urge that those who hear these words do not assume by any means that vocal channeling is that which they are prepared to do. The entities which have begun as excellent vocal channels and have later disintegrated their contact are many, far too many. And although each entity shall be healed and disappointment shall cease, yet still, by following not the heart within, but the ambition without, they have condemned themselves to much disappointment. If you are to be a vocal channel, may we say that you shall not be able to resist that search, that practice, and the ponderings that intensive channeling meditations bring to one.

Q’uo continued by saying it is our desire not just to make each aware of the channeling that he or she is doing, for the conscious mind is a small part of your minds, and when you feel you are thinking well, it is as if you were saying, “I am using two percent of my mental capacity,” for this is the amount of your self which is used for logical thinking, so the beauty and difficulty which is the connection with impersonal sources are the greater extent of the mind which is yours at this moment within the incarnation, sitting in this circle and listening, and you all are channels, so the call to be a vocal channel is a call to a spiritually-oriented life, but there are things which one must turn one’s back upon if one wishes to remain a positively-oriented channel, open for undistorted information giving, but it is not well when all in a society decide to be priests, so if you find other ways of channeling than vocal channeling which are better for you, then we urge you to realize what kind of channel that you are and be that compassionate self that this type channeling may bring. Q’uo continued by saying a weaver channels the beauty of the cloth, and one who works with people channels a Love and acceptance, a listening ear for the entities around it, for there are many examples of the channeling which all may do—the cooking, the washing, the smiling at the sun, the enjoyment of water, all the excitement of daily life, all the little things which are like flowers in a bowl in unexpected corners of your daily life, so you channel your daily life, but we ask you to do it lovingly, honoring yourself and honoring the Christ consciousness in each face that you see, yet with mixed emotion we urge that those who hear these words do not assume that vocal channeling is that which they are prepared to do, for the entities which have begun as excellent vocal channels and have later disintegrated their contact are far too many, and although each entity shall be healed, and disappointment shall cease, yet by following not the heart within, but the ambition without, they have condemned themselves to disappointment, so if you are to be a vocal channel, you shall not be able to resist that search or the ponderings that intensive channeling meditations bring to one. On January 7, 1990, Q’uo spoke of the nature of Christ consciousness:

There is no judgment save the judgment of the self by the self. Consequently, we suggest that each spend time forgiving the self and praying for those who are not seemingly helpful to you, for so would the Christ consciousness do. So is the I AM of Love. Each of you has an I AM deeply buried in the resources and contents of the deep mind. It is overlaid with stratum after stratum of bias, experience, and reaction. As always, we recommend the faithful daily meditation, or some form of prayer, that one may spend time aware that one is on holy ground. There is no ground that is not holy. But when one is moving very quickly through the mundane routine of the day, one is prone to forget one’s relationship with the Infinite One. Call yourselves prodigal sons or daughters, for you have squandered your inheritance. As a planet, damage has been done that rests upon the head of each. May each be aware of each and pray that the situation be ameliorated, and if possible, may each entity volunteer to make things better for those who have nothing.

We urge each to listen to each channel with an open mind and gaze not at the mythology or story which surrounds the messages, but rather at the messages themselves. We have purposely refrained from describing ourselves in any physical way because we would not wish to begin, in those whom we serve, some idealization of us as teachers, something that has a face and a name, something that will bear responsibility for them. My friends, each of you is upon your own stage in your own creation with your own audience, and no matter how many people there are in that theater, all of those entities are yourself. There are few who are so oriented that they may gaze daily and lovingly at the many errors and peccadilloes of the human self. Therefore, in those who truly wish and are capable of being vocal channels, it is important that those entities judge not the temporary or ephemeral thoughts, feelings, and conclusions, but rather with a good heart and a real sense of commitment move forward day by day, meditation by meditation, honing, refining and humbling the self that it may be a vocal instrument which is harmless but helpful.

Many contacts there are of entities which use light not for service to others, but for those messages which involve personal power over others and service to self. Thus, the first and greatest suggestion that we may make to all who channel the self in everyday life as well as all who seek a vocation as vocal channel, is that the self be regarded in some way so that as the days move forward, the more and more positive ways of reacting to difficult…

[Side one of tape ends.]

(Carla channeling)

…situations may become more smooth, more comfortable, less threatening, and more open. The successful channel, whether vocal or otherwise, is one whose heart is happy, one whose wings are spread, yet one who is not impatient for the song to sing or the winds to take wing. It is up to each to decide in what way service lies. Many there are upon your planet who sit, shall we say, at the top of a great watchtower, gazing upon infinity and bearing the sadness and futility of apparent human existence, and with that open and terrible gaze, that pitiless eye, seeing the perfection, the beauty, and the harmony of that great plan wherein self shall meet self until all selves have met and merged and again we are One, the one Creator, the one original Thought which is Love, not Love as you and I know it in a personal sense, but the Love that builds and explodes the very stars themselves.

Q’uo continued by saying we urge each to listen to each channel with an open mind and gaze not at the story which surrounds the messages, but at the messages themselves, and we have refrained from describing ourselves in any physical way because we would not wish to begin, in those whom we serve, some idealization of us as teachers that have a face and a name, something that will bear responsibility for them, for each of you is upon your own stage with your own audience, and no matter how many people there are in that theater, all of those entities are yourself, and there are few who are so oriented that they may gaze lovingly at the errors of the human self, for in those who are capable of being vocal channels, it is important that those entities judge not the temporary thoughts, feelings, and conclusions, but with a good heart and a real sense of commitment move forward day by day, meditation by meditation, honing, refining and humbling the self that it may be a vocal instrument which is harmless but helpful. Then Q’uo said many contacts there are of entities which use Light not for service to others, but for those messages which involve personal power over others and service to self, so the greatest suggestion that we make to all who channel the self in everyday life, as well as all who seek a vocation as vocal channel, is that the self be regarded in some way so that as the days move forward, that more positive ways of reacting to difficult situations may become more comfortable, for the successful channel, whether vocal or otherwise, is one whose heart is happy, one whose wings are spread, yet one who is not impatient for the song to sing, for it is up to each to decide in what way service lies, yet many there are upon your planet who sit at the top of a watchtower, gazing upon infinity and bearing the sadness and futility of human existence, and with that open and terrible gaze seeing the beauty and harmony of that plan where self shall meet self until all selves have met and merged, and again we are the one Creator, the one original Thought which is Love, not Love as you and I know it in a personal sense, but the Love that builds and explodes the very stars themselves. On November 21, 1982, Latwii spoke of the one original Thought:

Consider that what you seek is a portion of the one original Thought. That Thought is unity. That Thought of the one Creator has allowed each portion of Itself to travel through free will within the creation of the one original Thought. The journey takes many turns. Yet within each moment, Love exists. Within each moment, the Creator resides in full at all times. That this is not recognized does not diminish its truth. Such difficulties provide the stimulus for the inner seeking as the outer world begins to fade, for it becomes apparent to the seeker that Love may best be found within the heart of the being. Love then found there might be radiated, as a beacon shines light in the darkest portion of the night. Sorrow and suffering then motivate those feeling the suffering to seek more and more within, more and more in that portion of your illusion which Love inhabits purely and always readily available.

This instrument informs us that we have once again spoken perhaps at too great a length, and we would like to apologize. As you know, we have great difficulty with the sense of passing time, as we are offering to this instrument a—we search for an adjective within this instrument’s vocabulary—in perhaps, we shall say, a spontaneous way. It is time for us to leave this instrument that the questions which are on the minds of those here might be responded to. Please feel free to ask questions, for this, you see, is our service to you, and as we teach and supposedly you learn, my children, it is the other way around. You teach courage, curiosity, bravery and sweetness, and we learn time and time again that in your very difficult third-density illusion your spirit is there, joyful, uninhibited, strong and eternal. How we glow with the joy of our comradeship with you. How we admire your ability to gaze at a never-ending maze of shadow within shadow within shadow until the distortions are so deep that it is by faith alone that any perception of wholeness can be had. We thank you for these gifts and only hope that our words give you something about which to ponder. We would at this time transfer this contact to the one known as Jim. I am Q’uo.

(Jim channeling)

I am Q’uo and greet each again in Love and Light through this instrument. It is our privilege at this time to offer ourselves in the attempt to speak to any queries which may yet remain upon the minds of those present. Again, we would remind each that we offer but that which is our opinion. We offer it joyfully, but not infallibly. We are your brothers and sisters who seek to serve. May we begin with a query?

Carla: I have always thought that people who wanted to learn to channel, if it was just curiosity it still was helpful to them as long as they didn’t go beyond a certain point. And you didn’t cover that, and I just wondered if that is a thought that you confirm?

I am Q’uo, and we are not averse to attempting the exercising and utilization of an instrument which has only the goal of satisfying personal curiosity, for in that way do we also serve in a manner which hopefully is instructive to the one with the curiosity. It is oftentimes a lesson well learned for one to practice an art long enough to discover that it is not the life’s vocation.

May we speak further, my sister?

Carla: Not on that question, no thank you.

I am Q’uo, and we thank you, my sister. Is there another query?

Questioner: Q’uo, there are times when I am questioned about something in class that I really do not know the answer to in my mind. I don’t know if I have ever touched upon the subject even. And yet it seems that my mouth will open and I will give an answer. The answer seems very acceptable and something that even I need to study, but I have wondered, I have felt that I was a fraud, perhaps making it up or filling in, but there would be the answer. Am I to understand that this could be definitely channeling?

I am Q’uo, and, indeed, each conversation and activity which an entity partakes within is a channeling from some portion of the Creator, for are not all the Creator? Therefore, it is not surprising that each entity in the daily experience will utilize resources within the conscious and often within the subconscious mind as means by which an activity will be undertaken, and a conversation will be initiated. There are many rooms to the mind of each entity. Many of these rooms contain information which will wait long before being utilized, yet there is a time and a season for the utilization of far more than is normally utilized by the conscious mind. As one seeks in a wholehearted fashion to be of service to others by the life and the various portions of interaction with others within a life experience, there is created within the entity a bridge, shall we say, or a channel which connects the conscious mind with other portions of the conscious and subconscious mind according to the nature of the information sought and the degree of desire which activates the seeking and searching within the self in order than another might be served. Thus, each of you, my friends, cultivates this channel or pathway each day of your existence, and as you begin to ponder more and more the mystery of beingness, of the creation, of your purpose within it, of the direction in which you wish to travel, you begin to access the deeper rooms within the mind which contain information that shall be of use in this continuing journey and unfolding of the deeper levels of your being.

Questioner asked: “Q’uo, there are times when I am questioned about something in class that I really do not know the answer to in my mind. I don’t know if I have ever touched upon the subject even. And yet it seems that my mouth will open, and I will give an answer. The answer seems very acceptable and something that even I need to study, but I have wondered, I have felt that I was a fraud, perhaps making it up or filling in, but there would be the answer. Am I to understand that this could be definitely channeling?” Q’uo replied each conversation and activity which an entity partakes within is a channeling from some portion of the Creator, and it is not surprising that each entity in the daily experience will utilize resources within the conscious mind, and often within the subconscious mind, as a means by which conversation will be initiated and an activity will be undertaken, for there are many rooms to the mind of each entity, and many of these rooms contain information which will wait long before being utilized, yet there is a time and a season for the utilization of more than is normally utilized by the conscious mind, for as one seeks in a wholehearted fashion to be of service to others by the life and the various portions of interaction with others within a life experience, there is created within the entity a channel which connects the conscious mind with other portions of the conscious and subconscious mind according to the nature of the information sought and the degree of desire which activates the seeking within the self in order than another might be served, so each of you cultivates this channel each day of your existence, and as you begin to ponder the mystery of the creation, of your purpose within it, you begin to access the deeper rooms within the mind which contain information that shall be of use in this continuing journey of the deeper levels of your being. On January 24, 1987, Q’uo spoke of the mystery of the creation:

As we gaze at each beautiful glittering aura, at the amazing complexity of shading, shape, and brightness, each entity quite perfect and unique, we can only praise the Creator for such spiritually helpful paradoxes, for it is through the stress of unacceptable things that the finest and most extreme emotions, thoughts and actions may be brought out of an entity. And as the Creator can only become Self-conscious by gazing at the infinite numbers of reflections that are the consciousnesses given free choice, the Creator sees brighter, deeper, and ever more glorious faces. And once again, each time an entity chooses to use the experience of joy in a productive way or to use a difficult experience productively, the greater self of that entity cheers, knowing that the Creator has again chosen to express Itself in a more coherent and unified manner, for all of evolution in the spiritual as well as in other senses seems to us, in our opinion, to move in a purposefully positive way, each choice for crystallization moving and polarizing the entity more and more.

This is our attempt at explaining why there is joy and why there is sorrow, but not why there is a paradox. In order to grasp the necessity of paradox in any limited expression of the inexpressible, one must first realize the profound mystery of the Creation itself. In terms of grasping an ultimate mystery, those who use words, and, to a great extent, those who use concepts to communicate, are completely unable to grasp truth. There is no polarity, nor is there sense. Sense consists of the organization of random effects so that coherence may be established. This is indeed the discipline of the personality.

The mind of your conscious self is able only to deal with sense. Therefore, it is extremely common among your people to see the Deity Itself in a polarized fashion. All of your illusion depends upon polarity, and not yours alone, but a large portion, indeed, a considerable one of the total experience of which we are at this present moment aware. Thus, the physical and metaphysical laws, shall we say, or descriptions of the way things are arranged, must include polarity of all kinds and the concept of oppositeness. The either/or nature of your experience is designed to enable the decision-making process that, as each entity moves through the density of choice, each choice has the chance of being a firm and serious choice, one highly polarized, making one a more conscious person.

May we speak in any further fashion, my sister?

Questioner: Thank you. That answered very well.

I am Q’uo, and we thank you, my sister. Is there another query?

Carla: Well, I’ve got one. I was getting some contact from someone named Amira earlier. It passed the challenge three times, but in the past twenty years, I guess, I’ve seen at least four, maybe six different names that are supposed to be Jesus, and Amira is one of them. And I just wonder, if it is really Jesus, why does this entity have to use so many different aliases? Or is it Jesus at all?

I am Q’uo, and with this query we find that we must tread carefully in order that we not infringe upon the free will of some present, for the entity known to you as Jesus of Nazareth is one which is held in great esteem by many, and has in various ways been drawn to those who seek to serve in this entity’s name, as are all entities of an unseen nature who seek to be of service to others. The one known as Jesus responds to a vibratory call which is congruent with Its own. However, in some cases those who call, even with this vibration, are not able to recognize a response that others may easily recognize. Thus, as in the case with any contact through the use of a vocal channel or instrument, a name or sound vibration is given which is acceptable and recognizable by the one serving as instrument and those within the supporting group, for the naming is a phenomenon which is not utilized to a great extent beyond the illusion which you now inhabit, for the naming is that which divides one thing from another and beyond your illusion much there is that no longer partakes in such division. For the eyeshot perspective is greater, and the identification of self with all about one within the creation is that which is pursued, and recognized, and experienced. Thus, the naming, for the most part, is in order that those within your illusion serving as instruments might more easily recognize the nature of the source of information transmitted through it.

However, along with the preceding, we must also state that there are always those entities both within your illusion and beyond it who would seek to misdirect the attention of many who would revere and cherish information from sources such as the one known as Jesus, and who in this desire to misdirect and confuse would utilize both this entity’s name as known to your people and other forms or offices given to this entity. Thus, there is confusion, and each seeker of truth is advised to proceed carefully, using discrimination from within to determine the value of information from without.

Carla asked: “I was getting some contact from someone named Amira earlier. It passed the challenge three times, but in the past twenty years, I guess, I’ve seen at least four, maybe six different names that are supposed to be Jesus, and Amira is one of them. And I just wonder, if it is really Jesus, why does this entity have to use so many different aliases? Or is it Jesus at all?” Q’uo said with this query we find that we must tread carefully in order that we not infringe upon the free will of some present, for Jesus of Nazareth is one which is held in great esteem by many, and has been drawn to those who seek to serve in this entity’s name, as are all entities of an unseen nature who seek to be of service to others, so Jesus responds to a vibratory call which is congruent with Its own, but in some cases those who call, even with this vibration, are not able to recognize a response that others may recognize, so as in the case with any contact through the use of a vocal channel, a name is given which is recognizable by the one serving as instrument and those within the supporting group, for the naming is a phenomenon which is not utilized to a great extent beyond the illusion which you now inhabit, for the naming is that which divides one thing from another and beyond your illusion much there is that no longer partakes in such division, for the perspective is greater, and the identification of self with all about one within the creation is that which is experienced, for the naming is in order that those within your illusion serving as instruments might recognize the nature of the source of information transmitted through it. Q’uo said we must also state that there are always those entities both within your illusion and beyond it who would seek to misdirect the attention of many who would cherish information from sources such as Jesus, and who in this desire to misdirect and confuse would utilize both this entity’s name and other forms given to this entity, so there is confusion, and each seeker of truth is advised to proceed carefully, using discrimination from within to determine the value of information from without. On August 1, 1988, Laitos spoke about the need for naming:

We appreciate the fondness that your people have for the naming but may suggest that the naming is accomplished by those which have the need for it. For instance, in our case we have chosen the name “Laitos” to use when we contact this group, as it is the blending both of our nature, or vibratory frequency, and the limitations of your language system. You will find as your people do, indeed, progress into the next density of beingness that the naming is, as you know it, unnecessary, for all thoughts and beings are transparent and are composed of a great variety of qualities which sum into what you may call a vibratory frequency, or tone, or note. This quality then may be translated when necessary into what you call the name.

The naming, however, is not utilized unless it is necessary, and should that grouping of entities which shall become your social memory complex find the opportunity to be of service to those such as yourselves are now, and find that the naming is helpful in that contact, then the name shall be chosen according to the vibratory frequency which best represents the totality of the social memory complex and the language system of the entities’ contact.

May we speak in any further fashion, my sister?

Carla: No, thank you.

I am Q’uo, and we thank you once again, my sister. Is there another query?

[Pause]

I am Q’uo, and as it appears that we have for the moment exhausted the queries, we shall take this opportunity to thank each for inviting our presence and for having the patience to listen to our discourse, which is oftentimes somewhat lengthy in your terms. We appreciate greatly the opportunity to offer that which we have found of use in our own journey of seeking to you who travel that same journey. We look forward to each opportunity and shall be with each in your meditations when requested in order that the meditation might be enhanced.

At this time, we shall take our leave of this group, again with gratitude to each, leaving each, as always, in the Love and in the Light of the one infinite Creator. We are known to you as those of Q’uo. Adonai, my friends. My friends, adonai.

[Carla channels a vocal melody.]

(Carla channeling)

I am Amira. I greet you in the Love, the Light, and the life of the Father. How plunged you are into the mystery of day and night, good and evil. How clear are the eyes of those who search out my face in every situation. Yet, we would not ask you to search out a physical face, for the physical face of the Son of Man is beside you, is looking at you from the mirror, is your stranger, your friend, your child. I and others have come to comfort you, to leave the comfort of Love behind. May you release the discomfort of worldly doubt and turn and return to those glories of the Father which enter by eye, or mouth, or thought, or death. You who come with me, you who share my steps, you shall share them all. May your journey be transfigured by the joy of your countenance, as with perfect faith you reach at last that place from which there are no more steps, no more false divisions, that place where you begin to feel yourself falling, falling, and falling, more and more into an unmeasured and eternal sea of creative, divine Love. I reach out my wounded hands to bless and sanctify the wounds you bear, that they too may be marks of past courage, never scars of pain. I leave you in the full sun, the glorious Light and infinite Love of the Father. Farewell and peace.

[Melodic chanting.]

A-mi-ra. A-mi-ra. A-mi-ra. A-mi-ra. A-mi-ra. A-mi-ra.

This morning the quote from The Infinite Way is: “We say in one breath that we should take no thought for our supply or for our health, and in the next breath, we say that we must “pray without ceasing” and “ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” Though seeming to be contradictory, both admonitions are correct, but they have to be understood.

There is always a belief of human good in operation—a law of averages, and from this we derive our material benefit. In house to house selling, there is usually an average return of about two percent; in automobile driving, it is claimed that a certain percentage of accidents is the rule; life insurance companies have a table of life expectancy, and, from their averages, they can tell you at any time approximately how many years you will continue to live.

To live humanly, that is, to go along from day to day letting these averages affect you, letting human beliefs operate upon you, is not scientific living. This is all part of the belief of human existence, and unless you do something specific about it, you bring yourself under these so-called economic or health laws. These suggestions, which actually are but beliefs, are so universal as to become mesmeric in their operation, and they tend to act upon those who are not alert, bringing forth limitation.

What must we do to keep ourselves free of these suggestions, so that we can live above them? First, we must live on a higher plane of consciousness. Insofar as possible, we must train ourselves to know that anything that exists in the realm of effect is not cause, is not creative, and has no power over us. This brings up the important point in spiritual wisdom that I am the law, I am truth, I am life eternal. Since I am infinite consciousness, and since I am the law, then nothing in the external can act upon me and be a law unto me. There is nothing from which we can ever suffer but the acceptance of illusion as reality. These things called sin and disease are not what we are suffering from: they are the forms the one error assumes. Regardless of the name we use, they are hypnotism, suggestion, illusion, appearance as person, place or thing–appearing as sin, disease, lack, and limitation.

We must not live as though we were effected with something operating upon us. Let us remember to live as the Law, as the Principle of our being. We can take possession of our affairs only as we consciously realize that they are the effect of our own consciousness, the image and likeness of our own being the infestation or expression of our divine Self—then alone can we be a law unto them.”

Later this morning I took the 16^th raccoon that I caught in my Havahart trap to southern Indiana and released it in a rural area.

This afternoon I co-hosted the European Law of One Telegram Group. I read Ra Session #86, and some of the questions that I was asked were: “How have I used dreams in my life?” “How do dreams work?” “What is the source of bad dreams?” “What is lucid dreaming?” “How does astral travel differ from dreaming?” “How can we deal with insomnia?” “What are precognitive dreams?” “What is the value of de ja vu?” and “What special way did I use to remember dreams?” I am looking forward to working with Session #87 of the Ra Contact next Wednesday afternoon.

Later this afternoon I went outside and used Whip Lash to weed in the side yard, around the pet cemetery, and the front yard of my home.

From A Book of Days channeled by Carla L. Rueckert:

August 12

The Universality Of Suffering

I am of the spirit of Jesus the Christ, and I greet you in the full consciousness of Love.

You have pain in your heart. Is that so remarkable? It is given to each to suffer pain and, through suffering, to learn and grow.

The Spirit of Love wishes most greatly to comfort and relieve the heart’s suffering and asks you to gaze about at each person with whom you come in contact. Open the windows of the heart and be vulnerable before the pain of each other person and see the universality of suffering. Then turn your hearts to the great fruits of suffering: compassion and joy.

For do you not see entities, day after day, sacrificing their concerns for the needs of others: mothers and fathers for their children, friends for friends, and, in the heart which has grown sweet with compassion, stranger for stranger? The spirit sees the whole without boundaries of geography or personality.

You dwell in boundaries and limits. Yet by seeing the pain of another soul, so you may see that your lot is not unlucky. Then open yourself to the healing movement of the Spirit of Love within which answers the call of the pain of others. And join in that harmony of compassion that forms a net of Love about your beautiful planet amongst all peoples.

We leave you in the peace of true wholeness, both now and ever. Amen.

I said the prayer at the Gaia Meditation tonight:

We come in the name of Love and open our hearts, minds, and souls to send Love, Light, and healing energy to Mother Earth as she brings forth a new Earth in the fourth density. We ask that the infinite Love, Light, and healing energy of the One Infinite Creator heal the hearts of all souls in pain on Earth tonight. May all souls on Earth feel the Creator’s Love, Light, and healing energy in their hearts, their minds, and their souls. Amen

I did the Morning Offering and then got myself ready for the day. Today the channeling from Hatonn came on December 9, 1987:

(Carla channeling)

I am Hatonn. I greet each in the circle in the Love and the Light of the Creator. May we say, as always, when we meet with yourselves what a great privilege it is to be allowed to share our opinions with you. And, indeed, we cannot stress often enough, or severely enough, that these teachings are opinions. We have, in our way, developed a far greater and simpler technology. We have memory of each density and, consequently, we are most aware that the use of words is highly ambivalent within the channel, in regards to its contact. It is as though one were to clean a kitchen and scrub down each surface until it all was scoured clean. The surfaces may seem most fair, yet if the faucet runs with polluted water, of what excellence is the cleanliness of the room which now serves no function?

Each instrument with whom this teacher has been involved carries a certain level or complex of levels of illusion due primarily to the fact that within your culture, the science, the exactitude, the certainty, the proven, is all that is acceptable. If one may consider the fixtures in a sink or a toilet, one may see that if the water is poisonous by one means or another, there are many, many things which the person dealing with the water must accommodate in order to take from the offered water those particles of ill health.

Each Confederation entity who speaks through the channel has complete choice over the entity to whom the contact will be allowed and given. There are, as there have always been, negatively-polarized entities who dwell amongst your people and sometimes rise to great levels of power and influence. The scrapping, scratching game, “King of the Mountain,” has always been with us. These considerations are as the beautiful fixtures of commode and sink. Yet this builded structure of pipe and hardware does have a choice of the place, the time, the method, and the required tune to tap into many, many levels or principles of contact, each with its own general message to prevail. Thus, it is not possible when a contact speaks in the consciousness to determine solely from that word, that name, the identity of the contact. Therefore, the instrument must be prepared to tune for a matter of minutes after the original tuning of the group even though it seems obvious that to channel a being would be the same wherever one picked it up.

In this session Hatonn speaks about the concept of vocal channeling. They began by saying each instrument with whom this teacher has been involved carries certain levels of illusion because that within your culture, the science and the proven, is all that is acceptable, so if one may consider the fixtures in a sink or a toilet, one may see that if the water is poisonous, there are many things which the person dealing with the water must deal with in order to take from the offered water those particles of ill health. Hatonn went on to say each Confederation entity who speaks through a channel has complete choice over the entity to whom the contact will be given, for there are, as there have always been, negatively-polarized entities who dwell amongst your people and sometimes rise to great levels of power and influence, and the scratching game of “King of the Mountain” has always been with us, so these considerations are as the beautiful fixtures of commode and sink, yet this structure of pipe and hardware does have a choice of the time and the required tune to tap into principles of contact, each with its own message to prevail, but it is not possible when a contact speaks in the consciousness to determine solely from that name the identity of the contact, so the channel must be prepared to tune for a matter of minutes after the original tuning of the group even though it seems obvious that to channel a being would be the same wherever one picked it up. On March 25, 1987, Quanta said it was necessary for the instrument to tune itself before making contact with any unseen source of information:

At this stage of your experiencing of the vocal channeling we may recommend that practice upon that which you have devised is by far the most efficacious means by which to improve your art. As you choose that means by which you tune your instrument and the means by which you offer a challenge of the nature of any spirit or entity who wishes to speak through your instrument, you then intensify this technique by practicing it, and thus do you empower that which you have chosen by the repetition.

The Light, which is the prana or life, of all the universe is offered equally to those upon the service-to-self path and those upon the service-to-others path who have obtained a certain degree of confidence in accepting and rejoicing in the Light of Love, of Wisdom, and of courage. It may seem strange to wrap the mind around the concept that those who are of service to self are equally or perhaps more suffering than those which choose service to others, for the Law of Reflection requires that you shall be treated as you treat those about you, with the exception, of course, of those times when the balance betwixt two entities has lasted for several lifetimes. For souls who have been with each other repeatedly it is always the constant feeling of déja vu.

Yet, each of you is here this evening to attempt to learn better how to share that which some call philosophy and others call psychology with you. Let us speak for a moment about the concept of the “magical personality.” This instrument would prefer to call it “spiritual personality,” however, we feel that our nomenclature is more accurate. We have endeavored to offer to the new instrument a framework within which the instrument may learn to be more and more aware of the small voice that speaks in silence, as your Holy Bible puts it. In many cases it is a still, small voice and not that easily recognized. The first great challenge of the new instrument is its ability to challenge successfully and to be exercised by whatever speaking is required. The student who does not listen to the warnings can—we correct this instrument—concerning channeling by itself. There are grave difficulties at least in potential. May we say that we are having some difficulty with this contact as this instrument has some internal difficulties due to the ingestion of the many pills that was needed at this time. We are sorry for those lapses whereby this instrument must need to remain silent and wait. This indeed is another lesson which we hoped to offer to the new instrument. That is, the waiting with calm.

Hatonn went on to say the Light, which is the life of all the universe is offered equally to those upon the service-to-self path and those upon the service-to-others path who have obtained a certain degree of confidence in accepting and rejoicing in the Light of Love, of Wisdom, and of courage, but it may seem strange to wrap the mind around the concept that those who are of service to self are equally or suffering more than those who choose service to others, for the Law of Reflection requires that you shall be treated as you treat those about you, with the exception of those times when the balance betwixt two entities has lasted for several lifetimes, for souls who have been with each other repeatedly it is always the constant feeling of déja vu. Hatonn continued by saying each of you is here this evening to attempt to learn how to share philosophy with each other, and let us speak about the concept of the “magical personality,” for we have endeavored to offer to the new instrument a framework within which the instrument may learn to be aware of the small voice that speaks in silence, for in many cases it is a still, small voice and not that easily recognized, so the first challenge of the new instrument is its ability to challenge successfully and to be exercised by whatever speaking is required, yet the student who does not listen to the warnings concerning channeling by itself will discover there are grave difficulties possible, so we are having some difficulty with this contact as Carla has some internal difficulties due to the ingestion of the many pills that were needed at this time, and we are sorry for those lapses where this instrument needs to remain silent and wait, but this is another lesson which we hoped to offer to the new instrument which is the waiting with calm. On April 11, 2009, Q’uo spoke of the nature of the still, small voice within us:

And lastly, my brother, as in all things, we recommend periods of entering the silence so that you may hear the still, small voice of guidance, and so that you may rest from the endless considerations of the rational mind and give yourself over to the experience of direct company with the one infinite Creator. For the Creator awaits you in the silence of the tabernacle of your heart.

The…

We must pause and return.

[Pause]

I am Hatonn. We shall continue.

Let us look for a moment at the life pattern which is the macrocosm of which the learning to channel is a fairly elegant analogy. Within the channeling framework, the entity must learn to deal with the heart of those entities that speak invisibly for the most part. In the life experience as a whole, this is also true. The waiting, watching, meditating, and praying may seem to be the throwing of good water into the field. It is not wasted; it is only changed. And this is what we hope when we work with new instruments. That is, that they may become those who recognize within themselves a balanced, hollow place wherein the self is safe, and from the position of unassailable faith and commitment may, indeed, deal with any entity, whether it be a man, beast, bird, or thought form.

Sometimes, as in this evening, the contact comes and goes. See yourself as a person who believes passionately and as an advocate in the greatest highest principle which is possible at this time within your mind and heart. It may not be something so easily spoken as the challenge in the name of Jesus Christ. Yet, we suggest that those who find the face of God in nature or in any other way, position that self so that out of the center of that commitment and passion for life and Love, the vibration most desired shall come. The contact shall come. And when all the challenges are done, the instrument’s work is basically done, for the rest of the channeling of concepts is what one may call an intuitive rather than a rational process, whereby the instrument feels certain feelings and is able to express, in an acceptable way, the intense emotions of the spiritual search.

Hatonn went on to say let us look at the life pattern which is the macrocosm of which learning to channel is an analogy, for within the channeling framework, the entity must learn to deal with the heart of those entities that speak invisibly, so in the life experience this is also true, and meditating and praying may seem to be throwing water into the field, but it is not wasted; it is only changed, and this is what we hope when we work with new instruments, for they may become those who recognize a balanced place where the self is safe, and from the position of unassailable faith and commitment may deal with any entity, whether it be a man, beast, or thought form. Hatonn continued by saying the contact comes and goes, so see yourself as a person who believes in the highest principle which is possible at this time within your mind and heart, but it may not be something easily spoken as the challenge in the name of Jesus Christ, yet we suggest that those who find the face of God in any way, position that self so that out of the center of that passion for life and Love the vibration most desired shall come, and the contact shall come, for when all the challenges are done, the instrument’s work is done, and the rest of the channeling of concepts is what one may call an intuitive rather than a rational process whereby the instrument feels certain feelings and is able to express the intense emotions of the spiritual search. On May 26, 1985, Hatonn described the nature of our spiritual search:

We are sorry to counsel patience so often, for we know that it seems from your vantage point to be a real drawback to the spiritual search. Patience is difficult; patience is necessary; and a compassionate acceptance of yourself and your worth while you exercise the patience and wait in faith for that revelation which has not yet come, for that presence of the Creator, which you do not yet feel, is a very great and important part of your learning of the lessons of Love. We are your brothers and sisters of Love and would spend just one moment energizing the heart area of each before we leave this group. We shall pause.

We salute each of your open hearts and trust they may be filled with cheer and the joy of life, both life as you know it now and life in its infinite form which you carry within you as a seed, and for which this mortal life is good rich earth for the flowers that shall bloom an eternity upon your selfhood and your consciousness of the one Creator.

One cannot be inspired by one’s own shoddy workmanship. If it is not important to any other in the world, as you quaintly put it, it is ultimately important to the channel. It is difficult to know how to help your people. It is difficult to see what one person can do, and part of what the new instrument is going through in determining that for which they would die and that for which they shall live. This is a difficult patch of road for one who has always felt that they were to be an observer, an anthropologist gazing at the natives. We do not say that there is not some merit in this attitude in terms of accuracy of perception. But, rather, we suggest that one view all those who one may serve as equally worthy of service. The straying from the challenging process almost always turns the group responsible for this contact gradually into a point from which they cannot recover, for it is the favorite tactic of negatively-oriented entities, within your sphere, to wait for times of despair and the dark feelings of defeat in one project or another, in order to lay claim to a portion of that mind and heart.

Hatonn continued by saying one cannot be inspired by one’s own shoddy workmanship, but if it is not important to any other in the world, yet it is important to the channel, and it is difficult to know how to help your people to see what one person can do, and part of what the new instrument is going through in determining that for which they would die and that for which they shall live, so this is a difficult patch of road for one who has always felt that they were to be an observer gazing at the natives, nor do we say that there is  no merit in this attitude in terms of accuracy of perception, but we suggest that one view all those who one may serve as equally worthy of service because straying from the challenging process turns the group responsible for this contact into a point from which they cannot recover, for it is the tactic of negatively-oriented entities to wait for the dark feelings of defeat in order to lay claim to a portion of that mind and heart. On February 10, 1988, Hatonn spoke of the nature of the challenging process:

I am Hatonn, and we are pleased with the information regarding the challenging process that we were able to transmit through your instrument, and we would at this time add only one additional concern, and that is that each instrument be reminded that the process of tuning and the challenge is an ongoing process that will change as the entity grows in the ability to function as a vocal instrument, for the process of spiritual growth is a process by which the seeker continues to move closer and closer to the heart of truth and the essence of the self which harbors this truth. And as the entity becomes more aware of who it is and that guiding principle towards which it moves and for which it stands, by which it is inspired, the entity will have an additional intensity or richness to call upon and to offer as the heart of the challenge, that any contacted discarnate being might become more aware of who you are and how it is you wish to serve. Thus, the continued refining and enhancing of the tuning of the instrument and the offering of the heart of self in challenge is recommended.

We must pause. Please forgive us. I am Hatonn, and we find that this instrument is fatigued enough that we would transfer to the one known as D. I am Hatonn.

(D channeling)

I am Hatonn, and I am with this instrument. It is with some difficulty that the parameters of the challenging process are learned. When one views the challenge as a negative act, an act of repulsion of outside influence, it becomes hard to accept the benign influence until a great deal of experience has brought familiarity with subtleties of vibration of that influence or entity. We would recommend that the instrument begin to make note in a more or less objective fashion with perceptions that are encountered at the point of first contact, a cataloguing of these perceptions, the heightened ability to identify each identity upon its later contacts as well as providing a wider spectrum within which positively polarized energies can be perceived and identified, so that even strange, or should we say, unfamiliar contacts may be accomplished with confidence because of their fitting within previously established framework.

(Carla channeling)

I am Hatonn. I am again with this instrument briefly. To conclude. The flow of information is a part of Love, of Light, as you perceive it. Just as there are varying degrees of colors and so forth of illumination, so too there are those who use the same Light. One, for service to others; the other, as service to self. As each, shall we say, soldier upon the plain of Armageddon is matched by the negative polarization of that warrior, so too there is what could be called a loyal opposition of service to self which is aware of and attempts to alter communications received. The conscious, awakened mind is not capable of discerning betwixt two voices, both of which who say, “I am Hatonn.” Yet there cannot be two of Hatonn, for ours, like many others, is a social memory complex, and one could not defy the consensus without removing the entire population which we bring to this work for healing work before we come back at all.

We believe it to be true that service to others shall prevail, and we have seen in our teacher’s eyes the certainty of that truth. Yet we know, also, that in a world where children are hungry, the positively oriented and trained vocal channel may be of inestimable value. This service is very hard work. It is intense and concentrative, and while this particular instrument at this particular time is not becoming fatigued because of the contact, nevertheless, may we say that…

[Side one of tape ends.]

(Carla channeling)

…some altercation of personality in the direction of dilapidation inwardly frequently occurs. We very much hope that each new instrument that may see or may hear these words and be aware that there is the cosmic battle, shall we say, of fourth-density beings which have not gotten into focus the face of the Creator within each of their enemies. We ask those present to consider carefully the desire to channel as a priestly avocation. We ask the instrument to consider carefully and, above all, to keep questioning what concept or complex of concepts contains the limitless ideal for which you live and for which, if pressed, you would die. Within some entities the face of God resides upon the face of the child, the beloved. In a more spiritualized sense, we hope that each will treat the child which is growing in knowledge of service to others with the same tender care that the one known as Jesus received, albeit difficult circumstances, in a cow barn, in the middle of a snowstorm. This is, of course, recorded to your accounts within your Holy Bible. May you be the best you can. Relax into the web of Love which connects you to all in the universe, which is closer to you than your breath, and be careful of whom you seek, for though the Creator is all, yet the distortions are many. And although we are distorted, yet it is true to our best belief that we attempt to safeguard the vocal instruments of our message and are successful in the most part in doing so.

Now Hatonn said the flow of information is a part of Love, of Light, as you perceive it, and just as there are varying degrees of colors of illumination, so there are those who use the same Light, and one is for service to others, and the other is service to self, for as each soldier upon the plain of Armageddon is matched by the negative polarization of that warrior, so too there is a loyal opposition of service to self which attempts to alter communications received, but the conscious mind is not capable of discerning betwixt two voices, both of which who say, “I am Hatonn,” yet there cannot be two of Hatonn, for ours is a social memory complex, and one could not defy the consensus without removing the population which we bring to this work for healing before we come back at all. Now Hatonn said we believe it to be true that service to others shall prevail, and we have seen in our teacher’s eyes the certainty of that truth, yet we know that in a world where children are hungry, the positively oriented vocal channel may be of great value, but this service is hard work, and while Carla is not becoming fatigued because of the contact, nevertheless, may we say that some alteration of personality in the direction of collapse inwardly frequently occurs, for we hope that each new instrument that may see or hear these words be aware that there is the cosmic battle of fourth-density beings which have not gotten into focus of the face of the Creator within each of their enemies, so we ask those present to consider the desire to channel as a priestly vocation, and we ask Carla to keep questioning what complex of concepts contains the limitless ideal for which you live and for which, if pressed, you would die, for within some entities the face of God resides upon the face of the child, and in a more spiritualized sense, we hope that each will treat the child which is growing in knowledge of service to others with the same care that Jesus received within difficult circumstances, in a cow barn, in the middle of a snowstorm, so may you be the best you can by relaxing into the web of Love which connects you to all in the universe, and be careful who you seek, for though the Creator is all, yet the distortions are many, and although we are distorted, yet it is true that we attempt to guard the vocal instruments of our message and are successful in doing so. In 25.5, Ra spoke of the cosmic battle of fourth-density beings:

Questioner: You spoke of an Orion Confederation and a battle being fought between the Confederation and the Orion Confederation. Is it possible to convey any concept of how this battle is fought?

I am Ra. Picture, if you will, your mind. Picture it then in total unity with all other minds of your society. You are then single-minded, and that which is a weak electrical charge in your physical illusion is now an enormously powerful machine whereby thoughts may be projected as things.

In this endeavor the Orion group charges, or attacks, the Confederation arms with Light. The result, a standoff, as you would call it, both energies being somewhat depleted by this and needing to regroup; the negative depleted through failure to manipulate, the positive depleted through failure to accept that which is given.

We would at this time transfer the contact to the one known as Jim. I thank this instrument for operating under somewhat adverse circumstances and would wish to make one point in comment, that being that this instrument we now use might well consider carefully the process whereby the tension could be released from the system, whereby the worry can be released from the mind, whereby the heartache can be relieved. This said, we shall transfer to the one who is Jim. I am Hatonn.

(Jim channeling)

I am Hatonn. Greetings again in Love and Light. At this time, we are privileged to have the opportunity to speak to those queries which may yet remain upon the minds present, and we would seek to fulfill the opportunity to the best of our ability while reminding each that we do not operate [inaudible], yet what we offer we offer in joy. Is there a query to which we may speak at this time?

D: I felt tonight that I was initially channeling at rather a low level and so much from my own thoughts that I really felt reluctant to trust, again, what I was saying as being accurate. Could you comment on that aspect of this night, at this point?

I am Hatonn. We have another opinion, my brother, and that is that the effort which you expended this evening was one which was focused on very carefully and which you carried out with a diligence that has exceeded that of your previous attempts. We are aware that you are yet quite uncomfortable with various portions of the process and have not yet come into your own ability to receive those thoughts which we send and to transmit them in a faithful manner. Yet, we assure you that your diligence has provided a progress which it is a pleasure to note.

We suggest that the future attempts contain this same diligence and focus of attention along with the growing ability to set aside the mental concerns and attempts to analyze, for it is this characteristic of all new instruments to analyze the contact as it is ongoing which, in most cases, causes the eventual cessation or delusion of the contact due to the loss of concentration. Thus, we again encourage you, my brother, to continue apace and be at peace in your own mind for the progress you have shown is commendable, and we expect this to grow into the art of serving as a vocal instrument will continue.

May we speak on any other subject?

D: Well, having spoken about the middle, I would like to address the beginning and the end, the point of contact itself and the challenging process and the difficulty of that. Can you speak to that process as it occurred without my being more specific about how it seemed to occur from my perspective?

I am Hatonn. As you become more decided, shall we say, and choose those qualities or that quality around which your life moves in harmony most profoundly, and adopt those qualities in a conscious fashion as that standard by which you ask or challenge each contact you meet, you will discover that the experience of initiating the contact and of being assured that that which you perceive is, indeed, that which awaits your perception; you will grow with the confidence that the process is beginning as it should. The ability to place the full force of the self in a chosen mode or focus according to that which is most important to your seeking will give you the firm ground upon which to stand as you offer the challenge, as you perceive the contact, and as you relay those concepts which are given to you.

May we speak in any other fashion, my brother?

D: I tried tonight, I think more successfully than usual, when I became physically tense, to relax, and as I did I felt an opening of the mind as well but towards the end of the contact after just those two or three sentences that I spoke. When I did this, I had a feeling of great expansiveness and contact but without concept, without communication on a conceptual level. I was so confident of that feeling of contact that I was somewhat surprised when you began again to speak through Carla. Can you comment on this, on what I might have been in contact with or experiencing?

I am Hatonn. The state of mind that is achieved in the meditative practice is one which may be likened unto the carrier wave of one of your radio stations. Upon this wave may be placed information. When the instrument achieves this state for the first time in an obvious sense, as you have described, it is usually an all-engulfing experience. It is sometimes difficult for the continued transmission of thoughts especially for the new instrument which oftentimes will wander a bit within the parameters of the carrier wave and will need to be brought back, shall we say, by the transfer of the contact, if there is an instrument experienced enough to perceive this situation. The new instrument will then note that it has stepped into the river or the flow of information and will then be able to recognize this state and work with it in a more focused manner, shall we say, as the experience is gained.

May we speak further, my brother?

D: It was quite some time before I felt this feeling dissolve. Is it something that—is it a state which to be in has a beneficial effect as far as governing building the ability to establish a strong contact or is it better to be more diligent and more controlled when that occurs and try speaking about this early stage of development and still try to focus?

I am Hatonn. There is great benefit to the conscious self when this state is contacted for the practice of meditation which allows the entity to enter this state. It is one which builds a bridge between the conscious self and a greater portion of the self which may be more or less informed by the higher self and the increasingly coherent and integral magical personality. Thus, the conscious self, during these times of meditation within this state of consciousness, is being nourished by the qualities of the greater being. The attempt to be of service as a vocal instrument may be aided by the utilization of this state of consciousness to receive as the least distorted fashion as possible, information transmitted from sources outside the conscious mind.

However, in the initial experiences of this state of consciousness, the ability to serve as a vocal instrument is determined by the experience that the new instrument has in focusing its attention within this state and perceiving those thoughts transmitted to it while refusing the temptation to analyze the thoughts, and at the same time refusing the temptation to, shall we say, float hither and yon within the most pleasant confines of this state of consciousness. Thus, there is a balance as the new instrument seeks which attempts to move equally between the conscious mind and its activity and the subconscious mind and its inactivity. What the new instrument and any instrument seeks is the expression of energy or activity in a manner which is informed by the subconscious mind or sources acting through the subconscious mind in a manner which may be perceived and transmitted, then, in a more conscious sense.

D asked: “It was quite some time before I felt this feeling dissolve. Is it something that—is it a state which to be in has a beneficial effect as far as governing building the ability to establish a strong contact, or is it better to be more diligent and more controlled when that occurs and try speaking about this early stage of development and still try to focus?” Hatonn replied there is benefit to the conscious self when this state is contacted for the practice of meditation which allows the entity to enter this state, for it is one which builds a bridge between the conscious self and a greater portion of the self which may be informed by the higher self and the magical personality, for the conscious self, during these times of meditation within this state of consciousness, is being nourished by the qualities of the greater being, so the attempt to be of service as a vocal instrument may be aided by the utilization of this state of consciousness to receive in the least distorted information transmitted from sources outside the conscious mind. Now Hatonn said in the initial experiences of this state of consciousness, the ability to serve as a vocal instrument is determined by the experience that the new instrument has in focusing its attention within this state and perceiving those thoughts transmitted to it while refusing the temptation to analyze the thoughts, and at the same time refusing the temptation to float hither and yon within the confines of this state of consciousness, so there is a balance as the new instrument seeks which attempts to move equally between the conscious mind and its activity and the subconscious mind and its inactivity, for what the new instrument and any instrument seeks is the expression of energy in a manner which is informed by the subconscious mind or sources acting through the subconscious mind in a manner which may be perceived and transmitted in a more conscious sense. On July 4, 1982, Latwii described the nature of our subconscious mind:

That known to your people as the subconscious mind exists in realms and reaches far greater than has ever been perceived by those who have studied the phenomenon of dreams. Your conscious mind dwells in this illusion for the purpose of utilizing the catalyst which may teach it the lessons necessary for the graduation. The subconscious mind, on the other hand, is directly linked to the creative forces which are the foundation not only of this illusion but of all illusions within this octave of experience. The subconscious mind, therefore, includes a great array of resources which the conscious mind might draw upon for inspiration and information to expand the boundaries of its perception. The subconscious mind has the basic purpose of allowing this expansion of perception and increase in the ability to learn by providing the catalysts which provoke, shall we say, new lessons and learnings. The subconscious mind is directly connected to the planetary mind, that is, the mind that contains the total experiences of all entities who inhabit your planet at this time. Beyond this are reaches of the mind which are greater yet. These mind reaches included that known to your people as the basic motivating force of the universe, that being the Logos or Love. It is through this connection that each individual upon your planet reproduces the nature of the one infinite Creator, that is, to experience and to grow from experience. Therefore, each entity is connected to the one Creator through the deep reaches of the mind as though the one creation could be seen as a great wheel with each spoke being a portion of yet another entity’s deep mind.

May we speak further, my brother?

D: It sounds like you are, in a sense, suggesting that in meditation this state might be one in which you would . . . let me put it this way. In meditation it might be okay to somewhat dissolve into this state and go with it, whereas when attempting to channel, it’s necessary to maintain a focus of [inaudible] communication. Is that what you are saying?

I am Hatonn, and this is basically correct, my brother, for the experience of this state is that which may be harnessed, shall we say, by the one who seeks to serve as a vocal instrument, rather than the simple enjoying of this state. It is utilized in a manner which is hopefully of service to others.

May we speak further, my brother?

D: Just a quick and rather pointed question. At the point of which this occurred this evening, were you aware of my state and what I was experiencing, or do you become aware of it by my describing it and asking about it?

I am Hatonn. In most instances we are not aware of the details of the instrument’s mental contents, shall we say. We are more aware of the balances that are being achieved by the effort of the instrument and our own effort as well. If we so desire and see the need to become informed as to the specific details of an instrument’s mental workings that may be influencing its ability to serve as a vocal instrument, we may do so if we are asked and if the response does not impinge upon its free will. However, for the most part we choose to ignore the detailed or specific reasons for certain mental qualities while a contact has been established and choose rather to focus upon the blending of energies which we are attempting with the instrument.

May we speak further, my brother?

D: No, thank you very much.

I am Hatonn, and we thank you, my brother. Is there another query at this time?

Carla: I have just one. I experienced a complete mental blockage several times during the transmission and actually had no idea what they were talking about, most of the time, because I kept going out and then coming back in. I wondered . . . there are various possibilities when that happens. The possibilities range from going to sleep or in trance, which I don’t think I can do; just being a bad channeler; not keeping my mind on the game; what else? Anyway, are any assortment of things responsible for this fading out? Because I’ve had this happen [inaudible] before. It could be pills, too. I’ve taken some pills before the session. Could you comment on any of that? I’d like to know how to work around that. The way I did it was just to sit there in the darkness until I saw the next sentence, but it was an uncomfortable feeling because I didn’t know what the rest of the message was. Could you comment?

I am Hatonn, and we may comment as follows, my sister. The medications that you have begun to ingest have an effect that is noticeable as you seek to enter those states of consciousness which are somewhat below the conscious mind level. These substances are used primarily for their effect upon the conscious mind and its quieting. However, their effect is somewhat pronounced upon other levels of your mind as well.

When the lower levels of the mind are in a state of suspension, shall we say, due to this effect, we recommend that you do as you have done and that is to wait the transmission of the next thought or series of thoughts when it is possible to do so, for the effect of the medications is one which is spotty and which will in time pass. Thus, we can only suggest your patience, and we ask that you bear with us as well, for we, during those times, need to rework the balance of energies that are the fruit of the blending of our energies with yours.

May we speak further, my sister?

Carla: Let me think… Are we doing—Jim and I—doing appropriate cleansing to be good enough to be working on the Holy Spirit tapes? And do you have any suggestions?

I am Hatonn. We may not speak to the specifics of this query, my sister, for those preparations which you make as instruments for this service are those which are most necessarily made as free will choices. We would not seek to intrude upon this holy ground, for that effort is one which is most necessary to guard as a product of free will choice. We encourage, always, the persistence and the dedication to intention and the praising of the one Creator in all experience. These are simple requisites for any seeker and any instrument at any time.

May we speak further, my sister, about any other topic?

Carla: No.

I am Hatonn, Is there another query?

D: Not for me, thank you.

I am Hatonn, and we are most grateful to each gathered this evening for inviting our presence. As always, we rejoice at the opportunity to lend our assistance to those who would learn more of service and share that which is learned. We also learned much in these workings and are most grateful for each opportunity to learn and to teach. At this time, we shall take our leave of this group and this instrument, leaving each, always, in the Love and in the Light of the one infinite Creator. We are those of Hatonn. Adonai, my friends. Adonai.

This morning the quote from The Infinite Way is: “Let us agree now to see that just as we need take no thought for oranges as long as we have the source or supply which is continually producing fruit for us, so we need no longer take thought about dollars. Let us learn to think of dollars, as we do of leaves on trees or oranges as the natural and inevitable result of the law active within There is truly no need to be concerned even when the trees appear to be bare, as long as we are conscious of the truth that the law is even now operating within to bring forth fruit after its own kind, regardless of the state of our finances at any given moment let us not be concerned or worried because we now know that the law acting in, through, and as our consciousness is at work within us, when we are asleep as well as when we are awake, to provide all those added things.

Let us learn to look at the lilies and rejoice at the proof of the presence of God’s Love for God’s creation. Let us watch the sparrows and note how confidently they trust this law.

Let us rejoice when we see the flowers in spring and summer because they assure us of the divine Presence. As we learn to enjoy the beauties and bounties of nature with no desire to hoard any of them and with no fear that there is less than an infinite supply of them, so we learn to enjoy the fruitage of our infinite supply—the results of that infinite storehouse within us—with no fear of any lack to plague us.

Enjoy these things of the outer realm, but do not consider them as supply. Our conscious awareness of the presence and activity of the law is our consciousness of supply, and the outer things are the forms which our consciousness expresses. The inner supply appears as the necessary outer things.”

Later this morning I went outside and hand-weeded the Ruins Mound Garden in the areas that I couldn’t weed yesterday with Whip Lash. Then I used Huff and Puff to blow the leaves in the parking area in front of my home into a pile, and then I put the leaves in a garbage can. Then I watered the Dianthus Flower garden along the parking area in front of my home.

This afternoon I used Huff and Puff to blow the weeds out of the Ruins Mound that I hand-weeded this morning. Then I usedWhip Lash to weed the area around the fishpond.

From A Book of Days, channeled by Carla L. Rueckert:

August 11

The Race Of Detail And Duty

I am of the principle of Jesus the Christ, and I greet you in the full consciousness of Love.

We see that you have many concerns upon your minds this day and are already eagerly planning how to run the race of detail and duty. How quickly you feel you must run!

Know that the Love of Jesus the Christ moves effortlessly and gracefully with you in each moment of concern, in each detail of the working day. As close as breathing is this Love which smoothes and makes plentiful time, energy, and coordination.

Indeed, there is no lack of things to do, yet neither is there a lack of service to offer in Love. Let each detail be transformed by the inner asking of the knowledge of the Love and service breathed forth by the Spirit upon all material things.

We leave you in perfect peace, now and ever. Amen.

I said the prayer at the Gaia Meditation tonight:

We come in the name of Love and open our hearts, minds, and souls to send Love, Light, and healing energy to Mother Earth as she brings forth a new Earth in the fourth density. We ask that the infinite Love, Light, and healing energy of the One Infinite Creator heal the hearts of all souls in pain on Earth tonight. May all souls on Earth feel the Creator’s Love, Light, and healing energy in their hearts, their minds, and their souls. Amen

I did the Morning Offering and then got myself ready for the day. Today the Laitos channeling for this session is from November 19, 1987:

(Carla channeling)

I am Laitos. I greet you in the Love and the Light of the infinite Creator. We have had much difficulty getting the attention of the one known as D, as we find this instrument to be placed in a position wherein the promptings of the subconscious mind are rigidly enough controlled that subconscious thought is not being given free flow into the conscious mental apparatus used for making decisions. We would suggest that the instrument known as D, as well as each within the circle, realize and give value to the shyly hidden offerings of the subconscious mind, for deep concepts arise within the intuitive portion of the conscious mind only if there is a certain level of coordination betwixt the two minds, a certain mutual respect and conscious awareness each of the other.

We would like to speak this evening about love. We choose this subject not in spite of its familiarity or its centrality, but because of it. We have a desire to express enough consciously known principles as concepts to the new instrument that it will, by simple repetition of exercises, each concept being one exercise, regain the feeling of some small confidence within the one known as D. That which each is is far other than the conscious mind can hope. These concepts which we channel due to your service are mere surface paint which glistens in the sun upon the surfaces beneath which lie the substantial metal of beingness. The process of channeling is a process of service to others. The entity which one brings to that service needs to be respected in its entirety. Both those things which are civilized, learned behaviors, and so forth, and those things which are archaic and seemingly vestigial, that is, instinct and the force deep within the mystery of the inner being, which is that very stuff which created all that there is within the infinite universe, sink down, then, within the conscious mind, becoming more and more aware, more and more attuned to the slightest lifting of the veil between conscious and subconscious.

We would speak, as we said, of love. We would offer familiar words. We would speak of that love which goes beyond human expression, that love which people seek after without any proof of its existence. We speak of a Creator whose very nature is love. Each particle of consciousness has that seed of love at its center, known as the birthright of what this instrument would call divinity. Such words are not adequate, yet language is a difficult and limiting way to communicate. Before all else was, love is, and when the last sun flares into nova and shrinks into ultimate gravity, love still is, the Creator, endlessly brooding upon infinities, [inaudible]. And yet, this vast and mysterious love may be expressed within your illusion.

In this session Laitos speaks of the concept of Love. They began by saying we would like to speak this evening about Love, and we choose this subject not in spite of its familiarity or its centrality, but because of it, for we have a desire to express consciously known principles as concepts to the new instrument that it will, by repetition of exercises, each concept being one exercise, regain the feeling of confidence within D, so that which each is is other than the conscious mind can hope, yet these concepts which we channel due to your service are surface paint which glistens in the sun upon the surfaces beneath which lie the substantial metal of beingness, so the process of channeling is a process of service to others, and the entity which one brings to that service needs to be respected in its entirety, for both those things which are civilized, learned behaviors, and those things which are seemingly incomplete, that is, instinct and the force deep within the mystery of the inner being, which is that very stuff which created all that there is within the infinite universe, sinks down within the conscious mind, becoming more aware and more attuned to the lifting of the veil between conscious and subconscious. Then Laitos said we would speak, as we said, of Love, and we would speak of that Love which people seek after without any proof of its existence, for we speak of a Creator whose nature is Love, for each particle of consciousness has that seed of Love at its center, known as the birthright of what Carla would call divinity, but such words are not adequate, yet language is a difficult and limiting way to communicate because before all else was, Love is, and when the last sun flares into nova and shrinks into ultimate gravity, Love still is, the Creator, endlessly brooding upon infinities, yet this vast and mysterious Love may be expressed within your illusion. On November 19, 2000, Q’uo spoke of the nature of mysterious Love:

That which to the eyes of third density seems to be chaotic is, at another level of experience, that which has rhythm, motion, and pattern. However, there are those mysteries for all created entities that go beyond the ability of mind, body, and spirit to penetrate. For though we are all of the one Creator we never forget that the heart of the Creator is a mysterious Love that has the power to create and to destroy that which we call the universe, the very creation itself. So, there is this movement of consciousness that is, itself, an infinite stream of being that may from time to time have ripples in it and eddies and that kind of experience which seems to be chaotic. Yet, when those consciousnesses which perceive it are able to become one with it through their understanding of it, then that which appeared to be chaotic then appears to be smooth and unified, harmonious, and able to be perceived in a fashion that is coherent.

We will transfer to the one known as D at this time, asking as usual that the instrument accept thoughts as they arise, speak them, and be unafraid, refraining always from analysis during the exercise. I am Laitos. I transfer now.

(D channeling)

I am Laitos, and greet you again with our greeting in Light and Love being our way of answering your challenge. We wish to be channels of the infinite Love that comes from one Source, conduits by performing our humble service of Love, brought from that source to the beings of third dimensions…

[The rest of D’s channeling is not transcribed.]

(Carla channeling)

I am Laitos, and I am again with this instrument. We would like to thank the one known as D for his work and his willingness. We continue to feel that we are making good progress. The instrument will wish to know whether the variances in level of relaxation affect the channeling work, and perhaps the instrument need only remember the varying state of mind during this channeling exercise while gazing at or listening to the words to discover how very helpful it is to maintain a single point of focus during the channeling, for neither worrying nor considering—that is, neither worrying about what has been said nor considering what shall be said—and focusing only upon the immediacy, the breathing, the heartbeat, the slight but audible sound of the pressure of blood in the ear, the night sounds, all those things which go into being in the present and focused upon an inner listening.

We suggest as an exercise that the instrument works with imagery in meditation, holding shapes and colors within the mind for as long as possible. The instrument should not be discouraged at discovering the willfulness of the mind which wishes not to concentrate upon one image. A few seconds at first shall be a challenge to sustain. Yet this type of concentration is most helpful to the work of channeling, and where the conscious mind in its restless intelligence is used to roving in thought, there must needs be means of disciplining that very helpful thing, the intellect and stilling its forward pace for the purpose of experiencing the present moment, as would one without the rational mind.

Laitos went on to say we feel that we are making progress, and any instrument will wish to know whether the variances in the level of relaxation affect the channeling, so the instrument need only remember the varying state of mind during this channeling exercise while listening to the words to discover how helpful it is to maintain a single point of focus during the channeling, for neither worrying about what has been said nor considering what shall be said is important, but it is important to focus upon the breathing, the heartbeat, and the night sounds which go into being in the present and focused upon an inner listening. Then Laitos said we suggest that the instrument works with imagery in meditation, holding shapes and colors within the mind for as long as possible, but the instrument should not be discouraged at discovering the willfulness of the mind which wishes not to concentrate upon one image, and a few seconds at first shall be a challenge to sustain, yet this type of concentration is helpful to the work of channeling, and where the conscious mind is used to moving in thought, there needs to be a means of disciplining the intellect and stilling its forward pace for the purpose of experiencing the present moment, as would one without the rational mind. On March 30, 1990, Laitos described the work of channeling:

Those energies which you feel shall not always be overwhelming. It is extremely common to the new student to find great disorientation when beginning the work of channeling, for you upon your sphere of existence have the concept of solidity, of objective reference. We simply offer thoughts to your subconscious in the form of concept rather than language. It is the portion of the channel to hear the clarion call of those thoughts, to waste no time considering whether it is you channeling yourself, or yourself channeling an outer source. This process moves on despite all doubt, all questioning, and all fear, as long as the entity who wishes to channel continues to feel that this service is a path of service chosen.

Since much has been said already about preparing for contact, we shall await questions in order to clear up any confusing points you might have, but at this time we wish to speak directly to the teaching process of channeling. Channeling is a process much likened unto the catching and the throwing of a baseball, in a rapid fashion, which requires that the mind be kept single-mindedly upon the succession of balls, and the hand be nimble to empty itself of the ball it has just caught, that it again may be empty to receive the new ball. In this analogy we equate these balls with intuitionally validated thoughts and inspirations which are yours alone as you move along the path of life.

We do, however, continue to emphasize that the rational mind be tuned carefully before the control is given over to the intuitive self, and further we suggest that the powers of analysis are most helpful in revealing the experience of the intuitive mind and its fruit in collaboration with us who are of the principle of Love. We feel that the encouragement which we offer the instrument is to an extent blocked by the instrument’s dissatisfaction, and we ask that the instrument set aside that dissatisfaction or need to please the self, for in this matter the process of learning to serve as a vocal channel is greatly helped by a veritable lack of interest in the excellence of one’s own work when one is not within the channeling mode of perception.

What we are saying is that this phenomenon is most natural and is, in fact, a portion of the birthright of the intuitive mind, that portion of the mind which is the largest, that being the frontal lobes of your brain, yet being by far the least respected and the least used by your culture. Intuition vanishes upon attention and advances upon a relaxed peripheral view. Those who see intuitively see without focus and speak without hindrance, so many learn to channel themselves in spontaneity and joy and some few discipline that faculty for use as a medium through which impersonal principles may find an attuned gateway which resonates in energy with itself and which can thus be used to be of mutual service to those who may find value in words of love.

Now Laitos said we emphasize that the rational mind be tuned carefully before control is given over to the intuitive self, and we suggest that the powers of analysis are most helpful in revealing the experience of the intuitive mind and its fruit in collaboration with us, who are of the principle of Love, so we feel that the encouragement which we offer the instrument is, to an extent, blocked by the instrument’s dissatisfaction, and we ask that the instrument set aside that dissatisfaction, for in this matter the process of learning to serve as a vocal channel is helped by a lack of interest in the excellence of one’s work when one is not within the channeling mode of perception. Laitos completed their reply by saying this phenomenon is natural and is a portion of the birthright of the intuitive mind, that portion of the mind which is the largest, that being the frontal lobes of your brain, yet being by the least respected and the least used by your culture, intuition vanishes upon attention and advances upon a relaxed peripheral view, and those who see intuitively see without focus and speak without hindrance, so many learn to channel themselves in spontaneity and joy, and some few discipline that faculty for use as a medium through which impersonal principles may find an attuned gateway which resonates in energy with itself and which can thus be used to be of mutual service to those who may find value in words of Love. On March 24, 1991, Q’uo described the value of the words of Love:

If you can rest in the peace of stopping when you are tired, and starting when you are inspired, you shall be at all times learning as much as you can, transforming your field of awareness in positive ways to the utmost, and honoring the Creator of all. If there seems to be something that you wish to do that cannot be done, avoid frustration and judgment, and instead speak to yourself, this body that has carried you, in words of Love, and comfort, and divine peace. In this way your sacrifices shall be those guided by the spirit of infinite Wisdom, and you will know when your time is upon you, and when it is far better to rest and recoup your strength for the ordeals to come.

At this time, we would transfer to the one known as Jim that this instrument may field queries and speak further. We transfer at this time. I am Laitos.

(Jim channeling)

I am Laitos, and greet each again through this instrument. We realize that we have exercised the one known as Carla and the one known as D to an extensive degree this evening, hopefully providing both exercise and information to each instrument. At this time, we would offer ourselves in the attempt to speak upon any topic which those present may find the value in the asking. Is there a query to which we may speak?

D: Is what you were just saying about concern for the excellence of the material or for the excellence of the channeling meant to… I’m a little confused as far as my own efforts to get your feedback and make use of it, and whether that whole effort to do that through these questions is somehow misguided. I need a little clarification about that still. Does it show a wrong sort of concern of mine, for instance, in my questions in the past about the details of my own channeling?

I am Laitos, and, my brother, we would encourage your queries for as long as the information which is given in response to them has meaning to you. It is eventually hoped that each new instrument, through the exercise of its vocal channeling ability and through the resolution of difficulties and queries, both from our source and from those serving as teachers, might provide the necessary confidence that will allow a new instrument to proceed fearlessly and even foolishly in the chosen art. Thus, we are happy to speak to any query which you may find necessary in order to enhance your own understanding of the process that is now being actualized within your being, my brother.

Is there another query?

D: Well, I still don’t quite understand what you were saying a short while ago about concern for the performance except during the performance. I’ve kind of lost my question, but I got the impression that the concerns that prompt me to ask about my performance were somehow misguided and… I’m sorry, I don’t know how to ask this question. I do have another, however, and that is just very simply, if tonight I completed my channeling of you at the point at which you were ready to end it. I’ve felt in the past somewhat as if I stopped it because of my own fatigue and tonight, I felt no fatigue, I just felt…

[Side one of tape ends.]

(Jim channeling)

I am Laitos and am again with this instrument. We would speak to your first query, if we may, before addressing the second. We suggest the concern for the excellence of the effort be the focus of one’s attention previous to and then following the exercise of the vocal channeling ability, and the giving over of any concerns for such excellence while one is serving as a vocal channel, for it is at that time that the analytical mind does not serve one well, for it is that analysis which is the greatest stumbling block for the new or old instrument. It is at that time that such analysis is given over to a surrender that will allow a clearing of the mind in order that impressions of those such as we are might be transmitted through the instrument.

In regards to your second query, we were quite happy to have been able to utilize your instrument for the greater portion of the time which we felt was appropriate for the exercise of a new instrument before either physical or mental fatigue tends to remove the one-pointed focus that is so critical in being able to transmit concepts as they occur and are perceived within the mind complex. Thus, we this evening were able to utilize your instrument to a greater degree than we have previously and are very pleased to be able to make this report.

May we speak further, my brother?

D: I appreciate that. I really was wondering if I responded to your ceasing to come through me, or if you would have gladly—if you were continuing to attempt to stimulate concepts that I had become just unable to respond to?

I am Laitos, and we were able to stimulate those concepts which we were utilizing both from our own source and those which we wished to choose from your experience and framework of conceptualization, shall we say, for we wish to use that which each instrument has to offer as an unique portion of its own seeking to enhance the message which is always and ever the same. Each seeker will refine the shared path of seeking in a manner which enriches that path when shared with another. Thus, this evening we were able to blend your offering with our own in a manner which we found of a balanced nature.

May we speak further, my brother?

Carla: I think what he’s asking is, “Was the next thought that you were going to transmit that you were going to transfer?”

I am Laitos. We had some further information available that we could have transmitted had the instrument’s focus been steadier at that point. However, it was beginning to falter, and there was then seen the need for the transfer of the contact in order that the new instrument not become disheartened that it was not maintaining the validity that it had previously demonstrated.

May we speak further, my sister?

Carla: Not on my account. I spoke only for D. You need anything further, D?

D: I have another question. In weeks past you and—I’m sorry I don’t remember whether it was Hatonn or who—made the analogy of channeling with catching a baseball and throwing it in order to free the hands in order to catch the ball again. In other words, to receive a word or a few words, speak them, in order to free the mind to receive more. And yet it’s also been stressed that you work through stimulating concepts on the subconscious level through which we find the words. And I see these two ideas being somewhat in conflict with each other. Can you resolve that and help me to understand a little more deeply just what this process is?

I am Laitos. Whether the words which are perceived are words which we transmit in a word by word fashion or words which the instrument fashions in order to describe a concept which has been transmitted, the idea of throwing or speaking these words fearlessly is that which is helpful to the instrument, for the passing of the words is that which clears the way for further words, be they those which we have distinctly transmitted or those which the instrument has found to be the most nearly appropriate to describe the concept which we have transmitted as well. We utilize from time to time combinations of the concept and the word-by-word transmission as is most efficacious for each instrument. Most will find the concept means of transmission the easiest to utilize in the beginning of the service as a vocal instrument, with the addition of the word-by-word method of contact being that which is undertaken at a later or more advanced stage of serving as a vocal instrument.

May we speak further, my brother?

D: No, thank you very much.

I am Laitos. We thank you once again, my brother. Is there a further query at this time?

D: None from me.

Carla: Thank you, Laitos.

I am Laitos, and we also wish to thank each for the great offering of attention and service which we have experienced this evening. We appreciate the opportunity to speak our humble words through each instrument and find a great joy in being able to transmit concepts through both the old, shall we say, and the new instruments in order that there might be some small enlightening of service and of the mental preparation for service in each instrument. We, ourselves, gain a great deal of experience as we work with each instrument, and feel that that which you offer to us is far greater than you can imagine, for we learn as we teach to be clearer channels for the Love and Light of the one Creator.

At this time, we shall again thank each instrument, and, as always, leave each in the Love and in the Light of the one infinite Creator. We are known to you as those of Laitos. Adonai, my friends. Adonai.

This morning the quote from The Infinite Way is: “Since money is not supply, what is? Let us digress for a moment and look at the orange tree which is laden with fruit. We know that the oranges do not constitute supply because when these have been eaten or sold or given away, a new crop starts at once to grow. The oranges are gone, but the supply remains because within that tree, there is a law in operation. Call it a law of God or a law of nature, the name of the law is not too important, but the recognition of the presence of a law operating in, through, or as, the tree is important. That law operates to draw in the bough, the roots, the minerals, substances, elements of air, water, and sunshine which it then transforms into sap that is drawn up through the trunk of the tree and distributed through the blossoms. In due time, this law transforms the blossoms into a green marble, and this becomes the full grown orange. The orange is the result or effect of the operation of the law acting in, though, and as the orange tree. As long as this law is present, we will have oranges. The orange of itself cannot produce another orange. Thus, we understand that the law is the supply, and oranges are the fruits, the results or the effect of the law.

Within you and within me, there is also a law in operation—a law of life—and our awareness of the presence of this law is our supply, money, and the things necessary for daily living are the effects of the consciousness of the activity of the law within. This understanding enables us to take thought off the things of the outer world and abide in the consciousness of the law.

What is the law which is our supply? The universal or divine Consciousness, your individual consciousness, is this law. This law actually is your consciousness. Thus, your consciousness becomes the law of supply unto you, producing its own image and likeness in the form of those things necessary to your well-being. As there is no limitation to your consciousness, there is no limit to your conscious awareness of the action of the law and, therefore, no limit to your supply in all its forms.

The divine or universal Consciousness, your individual consciousness, is spiritual. The activity of this law within you is likewise spiritual, and, therefore, your supply in all its forms is spiritual, infinite, and ever present. What we behold as money, food, and clothing, automobiles, and homes represents our concepts of these ideas. Our concepts are as infinite as our mind.”

Later this morning I went outside and hand-weeded the Liriope garden on the west side of the fishpond. Then I set the sprinkler on top of the fishpond to water the five gardens that surround the fishpond. While the sprinkler was running, I went to my neighbor’s driveway and used my hedge clippers to trim back my Spirea Bush and an Arborvitae Tree that were hanging over the property line. Then I made an errand run to Walgreen’s Drug Store to pick up a frame to hold the Muhammad Ali stamps that I got in the mail yesterday.

This afternoon I went outside and used Whip Lash to weed the Spotted Ivy on the perimeter of the Ruins Mound Garden.

From The Book of Days, channeled by Carla L. Rueckert:

August 10

Put On Spiritual Clothing

I am of the principle of the Love of Jesus the Christ, and I greet you in the full consciousness of Love.

Putting on the clothing is part of the preparation for the day’s business. We suggest to you that you also put on the spiritual clothing of Light which may aid the process of seeking during the day to come.

Visualize and call to the self that great armor of protection that goes before, follows after, guards upon each side and permeates each part and cell of your body. This armor of Light enables the seeker to dwell within the state of joy and peace which the living waters of Love, caught up in the armor of Light, can bear.

Without such armor, without such deep remembrance of Light, it is difficult to dance throughout the daily experience. Each time Light is forgotten, be not discouraged but call in again upon yourself that great protection.

We leave you in peace, now and ever. Amen.

I said the prayer at the Gaia Meditation tonight:

We come in the name of Love and open our hearts, minds, and souls to send Love, Light, and healing energy to Mother Earth as she brings forth a new Earth in the fourth density. We ask that the infinite Love, Light, and healing energy of the One Infinite Creator heal the hearts of all souls in pain on Earth tonight. May all souls on Earth feel the Creator’s Love, Light, and healing energy in their hearts, their minds, and their souls. Amen