I did the Morning Offering and then got myself ready for the day. Today the Q’uo quote comes from April 6, 1997:
(Carla channeling)
Greetings in the love and in the light of the one infinite Creator. We are known to you as those of the principle of Q’uo, and we thank you for calling us to your circle. As always, we consider this a signal blessing, an opportunity to share with companions on the way whom we have come to care deeply for. It is a blessing to be here and we in turn offer blessing to each. As we share our humble opinions we ask, as always, that each seeker use her own powers of discrimination, selecting carefully those tools and resources which shall give good service and leave the rest behind.
We find within this circle this day no set query. That being the case, we shall simply share through this instrument those thoughts and musings which we bring to this time and place, this moment of shared joy. We find that each of you has come to this day, this hour, and this meeting, hungering and thirsting for the truth, for that ineffable verity which each of you senses and feels must exist providing the solid foundation on which the cycles and wheels of the universe turn upon. And we can add to your thoughts our own hopes that this mystery that so defies the unraveling yet does have in it a ground of being that is unified and that moves from the finite to the infinite and from the time bound to the eternal. Truly, we do find an ever unfolding, ever more detailed concept of the intricate harmonies of consciousness. The illusion which you now enjoy within incarnation at once seduces and teases, and we are aware that each has pondered where truth lies, where this ground of being is.
We encourage each in this questioning. We encourage each to work upon the relationship with deity as you would any other relationship, for to engage the Creator in deep conversation is a practice most beneficial and productive of clarity. The Creator does not flinch at those who express anger. Indeed, the Creator welcomes the strong emotions, both positive and negative, that each self develops while wrestling with the angels of life and death, good, and evil, the road taken, and the road not taken. The more visceral and muscular that wrestling with deity, the more deeply the subconscious mind becomes alerted to the needs of the personality shell which float above the threshold of consciousness, for each is, in addition to that self that the world sees, a substantial and complex personality that bears the fruit of many, many incarnations.
In this instrument’s mind we find a continuing concern for those of her spiritual family not present, and we find to some extent that same concern from each within your circle of seeking. We would address this concern by asking each to take a journey with us in the mind. Imagine the self dwelling within your ocean. The characteristics of the water create the necessity for constant motion. When one embarks upon the life of one seriously seeking the Creator, it is as though one were to climb aboard a vessel of uncertain strength and efficiency. There is no way to alight once more upon that shore which was left the day the spirit awakened to its identity, nor is there a compass to tell the sailor what direction he may be headed. Nor are there maps of this trackless deep. Each seeker is a voyager upon eternal waters. Within the life pattern there is that feeling of setting out with all of the excitement and optimism of one who has enjoyed the champagne of the bon voyage party.
Gradually, the ship sails until there is no land to be seen. The seeker finds herself completely lost. This is the precise position from which the life of faith is lived. Faith is not that which is connected to reason. The apostle known as Thomas was one who did not believe the disciples who had seen the one known as Jesus returning in resurrection glory. Thusly, Thomas the Doubter has become a character with which many may find a common identity: that desire for proof, that craving to put the finger in the wounds of wrist and foot and the great wound upon the side of the Creator’s Son, so-called, into which he would wish to place a hand simply to be sure that he was not wrong in placing his faith. And the one known as Jesus blessed and welcomed Thomas the Doubter, and yet he also said, “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”
There was no group question for this session, so the decision was: “We are taking potluck today.” Q’uo began by saying that they were aware that each within this group desired to know the nature of the creation of the universe, and that this mystery could not be understood because its nature moved from that which is finite to that which is infinite. They went on to say that each entity can experience that which is bound by time and that which is eternal; that this is where we experience the concept of the intricate harmonies of consciousness; and this is where the truth of our ground of being is. Then Q’uo recommended that we engage the Creator in a deep conversation about how to clarify our emotions that are both positive and negative so that: “the more deeply the subconscious mind becomes alerted to the needs of the personality shell which float above the threshold of consciousness, for each is, in addition to that self that the world sees, a substantial and complex personality that bears the fruit of many, many incarnations.” Then Q’uo said that when Carla and those in this group felt concern for families and friends that they could imagine setting out on a journey of seeking the Creator by boarding a boat of unknown strength and efficiency with no maps or a compass to set the direction of sailing upon eternal waters. Then they went on to say that this voyage was like the sailor awakening to the spiritual nature of its identity and setting out on this voyage with excitement and optimism. Q’uo continued by saying that as the journey continued until the ship became hopelessly lost, that this is the type of situation in which the concept of faith is lived with no connection to reason. Then Q’uo used the analogy of the disciple Thomas who wished for proof from fellow disciples who had seen Jesus after He rose from the dead. He wanted to place his hands in Jesus’s wounds, and later Jesus said to him: “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.” On February 9, 2003, Q’uo spoke about the nature of faith:
The nature of faith is that it is a state of consciousness. It is a state of consciousness that already exists within you, within each spark of the Creator, within each of Its children. Not that this can be proven, but that it is the truth that calls the spiritual seeker to awaken, and, once awakened, that calls that seeker onward and onward to find that for which it thirsts and for which it hungers.
There is a persistent lack of seeing, a continual lack of proof, in the worldview of the seeker, for those who move by reason, deduction and proof there are many things to control, to plan and to order. For the one who has set off upon that sea that is the path of the spiritual seeker these conveniences are forbidden. To offer proof would be to take away from the seeker the opportunity to live by faith alone.
We would suggest to each that there is a constant and marvelous opportunity within incarnation to express to the self the complete lack of knowledge and the complete lack of need for knowledge. If one has no compass, no way to navigate, and no port or any dry land of any kind to look forward to, then ultimately one becomes a citizen of the infinite and the eternal, even while in incarnation. Indeed, for some the experience of first realizing that not only is there no compass. There is no need for a compass. The reaction can be giddy, and much laughter can fill the air when the seeker first sees the self in its true state: that is, in the middle of everything, directly upon all that there is. Time and space telescope and disappear for the one who has at last grasped the situation.
So much of the machinery of self stemming from the biological intellect is concerned with control: controlling the environment for survival, food, reproduction, shelter, breath, and the necessities of life. There comes a continuing urge to take control, to understand to the end, to look at all the variables and to make arrangements and patterns so that the philosophy of living might be reduced to a finite code. And certainly these terrestrial patterns of organization are what create the possibility of living in an orderly and comfortable social setting. But, you see, the Earthly intellect is only a small portion of the self which thinks and expresses through your being. For every iota that dwells within incarnation expressive of self, there are hundreds and thousands of iotas of self which did not and do not fit within the container of self and the limits of intellect, and yet all of these portions of self lie within the deep mind. It is simply that they are not available in words. This instrument has often mused upon the seemingly higher truth of emotion compared to the truth of intellect and logic. Each has experienced those hauntingly beautiful songs and melodies, symphonies, motets, and all of the creations of sound, and each of you is as one in a great orchestral chorus. The self on dry land finds great difficulty in harmonizing the self minute by minute and day by day, whereas that portion of self which is created, that consciousness that knows no boundaries, has as its nature the ability to swim in and enjoy the infinite waters of consciousness.
We are not suggesting that each entity forbid the self to think, or to reason, or to order the chores and duties of the day. Rather, we encourage each to allow the self to become more and more open to the experience of living in two worlds at once. That life upon dry land is the life that retrieves the salary in order to feed the self, that keeps the self covered, and fed, and housed. Yet this self does not deny but rather is completed by that unmanifest and always mysterious self that is too large for words or concepts, for each of you is an immense and many-storied citizen of eternity.
As each entity opens to that dual existence and finds it easier and easier to slip between the two back and forth, each will find the experience of living more rhythmic and more able to flow. There are many, many ways to see the spiritual path. Almost always it is envisioned as a circular journey and we might even suggest that it is the journey of no movement whatsoever, for if all things are one where is there to go, for one is always within the creation, and the creation is kept like a precious gem within the heart of each which seeks the ways of love. So, we encourage each to be able to flow through the water, to dive deep, to enjoy the ocean, and to find ways new every day, for this is very true: that each moment is unique, and each is born new through each sleeping and awakening again. Rest, for though the boat is frail, yet it shall endure. Rest, and watch the stars.
Now Q’uo said that if the seeker had proof on its journey of seeking it would take away the opportunity to live by faith alone, and when the seeker discovers that there is no knowledge or need for knowledge on its spiritual journey it becomes a student of the infinite and eternal while within its incarnation and can experience great laughter when it sees the true nature of itself is in the midst of everything, and time and space are no more for the seeker who realizes this. Q’uo went on to say that much of the living by the biological intellect is concerned with controlling the means of living so that it may be reduced to an understandable code, but this kind of an Earthly self which thinks and expresses itself through our being is only a small part of our self. Then Q’uo said that for every part of our being that is expressed through thinking there are thousands of portions of our self that live within the deep mind that do not fit within the limits of the intellect described in words. They also said that emotions might be a better way of describing the nature of the self rather than the logic of the intellect, and that each of us is like an orchestral chorus of sound, and the self that is created and knows no boundaries has the ability to swim in the infinite waters of consciousness. However, Q’uo said that we should live in two worlds at once by thinking of how to meet our worldly needs and also live as the unmanifested and mysterious self that needs no words because it is an immense citizen of eternity. Then Q’uo said that when we are able to move back and forth between these two ways of living, we can develop a rhythm to living our spiritual path which can become a path of no movement whatsoever because all things are one, so there is no place to go. Q’uo completed their thoughts by saying: “So, we encourage each to be able to flow through the water, to dive deep, to enjoy the ocean, and to find ways new every day, for this is very true: that each moment is unique, and each is born new through each sleeping and awakening again.” On November 1, 1998, Q’uo described what it means to be a citizen of eternity:
We give to this instrument the image of a traveler. The traveler moves across the desert landscape gazing intently, even feverishly, for a source of water. At the same time this entity is, metaphysically speaking, in a world made of water, that which this instrument refers to as water consciousness. As a citizen of eternity one may consider oneself cast upon the shore of an inhospitable environment, the desert land which offers learning opportunity for service and challenges that teach and create the potential for transformation. When you feel that you are truly in the desert, that all is dry and lifeless and without hope, we encourage you to practice knowing by faith the watery environment of the human spirit, for that which seems upon the surface to be dry and dusty and difficult is, in metaphysical terms, wondrous, a treasure, that which is to be prized, a canvas upon which to paint a self in Love with the beauty and the majesty of the infinite Creator. When the mouth is parched for something to drink, when the stomach grumbles for food, remember that you are a citizen of eternity and that you have meat and drink that the world does not know of. And allow the desert to become the ocean, life-giving and new with every tide.
We would transfer this contact to the one known as Jim. We thank this instrument as we leave it in love and in light. We are those of Q’uo.
This morning I vacuumed the first floor of my home, and then I went outside and used my backpack blower to blow the leaves in the front yard into one pile and the leaves of the side yard into another pile, and then I put all of the leaves into three garbage cans. Then I used my chain saw to cut up some tree limbs from my neighbor’s yard across the street, and then I put them into a garbage can.
This afternoon I made an errand run with my only stop at Walgreen’s Drug Store to pick up some paper plates, Dove Soap, Kleenex, and to place an order for a prescription of Sodium Diclofenac Topical Gel.
From A Book of Days, channeled by Carla L. Rueckert:
October 4
The One Sea Of Love
Greetings in the Love of Jesus the Christ. We are of the consciousness of Love in the vibration which comforts this channel.
We encourage you to rejoice, one with another, for all your seeming differences are but shadows. The one who calls upon the Allah, the Zoroaster, the Christ or the Buddha, calls not to separate oceans, but to one great sea of Love. All differences are structures created by the perceptions of dreamers. And yet all shall awaken. And as you rejoice then, so may you rejoice now in the promise of awakening.
Peace be with you.
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 our love, light, and healing energy in their hearts, their minds, and their souls. Amen.
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