I did the Morning Offering and then got myself ready for the day. Today the Hatonn and Latwii channelings come from July 19, 1984:
(Carla channeling)
I am Hatonn. It is my privilege and my blessing to share your consciousness with ours. Truly, although we come to serve, we find ourselves served ten times over by the beauty of the vibrations, the vitality and sharp peaks and valleys of your existences. We who refine our choice have a great deal of intensity to our existence and have much to tell of our journey, but those who make the choice at this time, as you would call it, have a much more heightened experience, a much sharper illusion. Perhaps it is our way of saying we enjoy memories of the good old days, when the good old days were perhaps not quite as easy as we remember. Perhaps each of you would assert that this is true. The illusion that you experience is not easy, though we remember it with great affection. We have made our choice, and you are making yours.
This evening, we would speak of a portion of information about the one original Thought, which is Love, and your relationship to it that is called gratitude. It has much been studied within the distortions you may call Christian, and we find within this instrument’s mind a great familiarity with the story called the prodigal son. In this parable the teacher known as Jesus described a situation where an unruly and wild young heir to a great fortune demanded his fortune before the death of his father, while his patient and kindly brother demanded nothing but remained in his father’s house. The prodigal son took all that he now possessed and squandered it foolishly and quickly, and one day found him eating the same food that he brought to the swine. He thought to himself, “How much better I would have it if I were even a slave in my father’s house. I shall be go back and ask to be taken on as a slave.” And he walked through several countries until he came again unto his father’s house. His father, seeing him afar off, rejoiced and made ready a grand celebration. The patient, kindly brother who had never left home was upset, for he had never had such a party given to him and he had served his father throughout many years.
[The telephone rings.]
We shall pause.
[Pause]
(Carla channeling)
I am again with this instrument. I am Hatonn. We thank you for pausing with us. We shall continue in Love and in Light. The good son said to his father, “Why, you have never given me such a wonderful party, why is that?” And the father said, “Why son, you have always been here with me, and everything I have is yours. But your brother was lost, and now he is found; he was dead and now he is alive.”
Let us examine this parable, my friends, for gratitude is not what many find it easy to define. Spiritual gratitude is difficult. However, it is one of the linchpins on which spiritual development rests. The prodigal son was not grateful to his father, either when he left or when he returned. He was in the first instance arrogant, and in the second unknowing of what was about to occur. He had, however, given all hopes up of ever being a member of a family to which he had once belonged. The son who had always been with the father and who shared all that was the father’s knew no gratitude either at his father’s attitude or at the return of his brother, for he was jealous and wanted more than was his share, more than his father could give. The father alone was filled with gratitude because of a son that had betrayed him and squandered his inheritance. This same father could just as easily have been outraged to see such a foolish son returning. The words could have been hard and bitter. “Go away,” he could have said, “Go away, you are no longer my son, and what I owe you I have given you.” Yet, to the father the idea of just portions was foreign. The father gave all that he had and then found more to give, grateful simply for the sight of that which he had nurtured, that which was in his keeping.
In this session Hatonn spoke about the Parable of the Prodigal Son. They began by saying we would speak of a portion of information about the one original Thought, which is Love, and your relationship to it that is called gratitude, and it has been studied within Christianity, and we find within Carla’s mind familiarity with the story called the prodigal son, for in this parable Jesus described a situation where an unruly young heir to a great fortune demanded his fortune before the death of his father, while his kindly brother demanded nothing but remained in his father’s house, so the prodigal son took all that he now possessed and squandered it foolishly and quickly, and one day found him eating the same food that he brought to the swine, and he thought to himself, “How much better I would have it if I were even a slave in my father’s house. I shall be go back and ask to be taken on as a slave,” and he walked through several countries until he came to his father’s house, for his father, seeing him afar off, rejoiced and made ready a grand celebration, but the kindly brother who had never left home was upset, for he had never had such a party given to him, and he had served his father throughout many years, so the good son said to his father, “Why, you have never given me such a wonderful party, why is that?” And the father said, “Why son, you have always been here with me, and everything I have is yours, but your brother was lost, and now he is found; he was dead and now he is alive.” Hatonn went on to say let us examine this parable, for gratitude is easy to define because spiritual gratitude is difficult, but it is one of the linchpins on which spiritual development rests, so the prodigal son was not grateful to his father, either when he left or when he returned, for he was in the first instance arrogant, and in the second unknowing of what was about to occur, so he had given all hope up of ever being a member of the family to which he had once belonged, but the son who had always been with the father, and who shared all that was the father’s, knew no gratitude either at his father’s attitude or at the return of his brother, for he was jealous and wanted more than was his share, more than his father could give, so the father alone was filled with gratitude because of a son that had betrayed him and squandered his inheritance, but this father could have been outraged to see such a foolish son returning, and his words could have been hard and bitter: “Go away, you are no longer my son, and what I owe you I have given you,” yet to the father the idea of just portions was foreign, for the father gave all that he had and then found more to give, grateful for the sight of that which he had nurtured. On September 22, 2009, Q’uo spoke of the nature of gratitude:
Gratitude is, indeed, a spiritual principle, my brother. The energy of gratitude contains a world of wisdom and compassion. For one is gratified not only because of the good things, so called, not only the sunny days, but the rainy days, the stormy days, the tsunami. All weathers whatsoever, all, are occasions for gratitude. Therefore, this practice is of a very high order of excellence, and we commend you, my brother, for working with this principle in humility and in joy.
Within this illusion it is difficult to know how one may see praise in many, many situations. Being grateful for the experience which may just as well hurt as heal is inestimably difficult, and yet if there is gratitude in sufficient amount, gratitude for the challenge, gratitude for the prodigal son offering you that challenge, gratitude for the infinity of Love which is your birthright and which manifested through you may be all in all. This gratitude homes the shepherd, the father, the nurturer, in so that all moments eventually ring with praise, and the illusion finally begins to lift. You will notice that the father in this parable saw that for which he was grateful, that for which he could have been distressed, a far way away. His gratitude stepped into a void that would only be filled when the son showed his gratitude for being again acceptable by his family. There are seldom moments within third-density experience when that gratitude which is spiritually based may come easily and after something is accomplished. Spiritually or metaphysically speaking, gratitude calls to itself, that is, the gratitude comes within the void of unknowing. The fatted calf is killed before the prodigal son reaches home, before the nature of this unexpected return is known.
How many experiences, my friends, partake in some way of this vulnerability. Something occurs to you. It, given the nature of your illusion, has a tendency to be more painful than pleasurable, for that is the nature of your experiences. Good experiences and bad experiences there are, all seen through the subjective eye, and yet because of the desolation and confusion of many, far more negative thoughts invite their reflection than positive, and thus the illusion often seems to be full of discord and strife. There is then the chance to be grateful—to be grateful, to give thanks, to shout aloud with praise at nothing, for what seems to be real is disease, disharmony, discomfort or despair. As you express thanks, so the seed will be sown. To whom it manifests is always unknown. Your seed may be sown for another or for yourself. Planting has little to do with harvest. However, if you can be thankful for the simple gift of consciousness, if no more than that, if you can be quiet and peaceful in the face of difficulty, if your heart may shout with joy and ecstasy in the face of discomfort, then that which you manifest to the universe shall be that Light, that manifestation of the one original Thought in your own unique expression that brings not just to you, but to those who surround you a reflecting manifestation of thankfulness and gratitude.
Hatonn continued by saying within this illusion it is difficult to know how one may see praise in many situations, for being grateful for the experience which may hurt or heal is difficult, yet if there is gratitude for the prodigal son offering you that challenge and gratitude for the infinity of Love which is your birthright, and which manifested through you may be all in all, for this gratitude homes the shepherd and the father, so that all moments ring with praise, and the illusion begins to lift, and you will notice that the father in this parable saw that for which he was grateful, or that for which he could have been distressed, so his gratitude stepped into a void that would only be filled when the son showed his gratitude for again being acceptable by his family, but there are seldom moments within third-density experience when gratitude, which is spiritually based, may come easily after something is accomplished, yet spiritually speaking gratitude comes within the void of unknowing, and the fatted calf is killed before the prodigal son reaches home, before the nature of this unexpected return is known. Hatonn went on to say something occurs to you, and it has a tendency to be more painful than pleasurable, for that is the nature of your experiences since there are good experiences and bad experiences, and all are seen through the subjective eye, yet because of the confusion of many, more negative thoughts invite their reflection than positive, and the illusion seems to be full of strife, so there is the chance to be grateful, to give thanks for what seems to be real is disharmony and despair, for as you express thanks, so the seed will be sown, but to whom it manifests is always unknown, for your seed may be sown for another or for yourself, but planting has little to do with harvest, but if you can be thankful for the gift of consciousness, and if you can be peaceful in the face of difficulty, if your heart may shout with joy and ecstasy in the face of discomfort, then that which you manifest to the universe shall be that Light, that manifestation of the one original Thought in your unique expression that brings not just to you, but to those who surround you a reflecting manifestation of and gratitude. On November 19, 1997, Q’uo spoke of the nature of the gift of consciousness:
When one considers what one is to do with one’s gifts, we would encourage each seeker to contemplate first the greatest gift, that gift of consciousness. There are duties and responsibilities that go hand in hand with the awakening of awareness of one’s spiritual identity. One responsibility is to remember who you are, and what you are. For it is that essence that you came primarily to offer as your service. As each comprehends these words, each is fulfilling her major, primary service. For the primary service is to share sacrificially the essential vibrations of self with the planet that you call Earth in order that the planetary consciousness may be lightened at this critical time, metaphysically speaking, in Earth’s history. So, no matter what occurs within the outer world, as the one known as C observed, no matter whether one develops a new physics or works and retires, the primary service is performed as you breathe in and out, and as you are most deeply and truly yourself.
One thought as we leave this instrument. We do not intend in any way to describe the nature of the Creator by speaking of this parable. We are not attempting to describe metaphysical geometry in which the Creator has certain characteristics. We would not be so bold, nor would we tamper with your own study. We use words for the Creator and in close association with the Creator. Those words are: Love, the original Thought, Light, oneness, you, I. These are not characteristics, as the Creator is far more deeply personal than to have a personality. The technique of gratitude, rather, is much like that archetype which shows a fool or a wise man stepping off into space. Give thanks, my friends, not for what you see, not for the kindliness of the Creator, not for the excellence of your circumstance, but, rather, give thanks because you are able to give thanks, because you live, and breathe, and think. You define the nature of your being.
Hatonn concluded by saying we do not intend to describe the nature of the Creator by speaking of this parable, for we are not attempting to describe metaphysical geometry in which the Creator has certain characteristics, so we would not be so bold, nor would we tamper with your own study, for we use words for the Creator, and those words are: Love, Light, oneness, you, and I, but these are not characteristics, as the Creator is more deeply personal than to have a personality, for the technique of gratitude is much like that archetype which shows a fool or a wise man stepping off into space, so give thanks, not for the kindliness of the Creator, but give thanks because you are able to give thanks, because you live, breathe, think, and you define the nature of your being. On June 27, 1993, Q’uo described the nature of Love:
The Creator created a great original Expression, or Thought. This we have called the Logos or Love. This principle, this Love, created all that there is by the quantizing articulation of Light. Yet all that is created is of the nature of its parent source, which is Love. The reason for offering Love, appreciation, a blessing and thanksgiving to the infinite One is that the entity within incarnation is attempting to form its vibratory frequency more and more like that of the vibrational frequency of the one great original Thought, which is Love. The closer the seeker comes to matching that vibratory frequency, the more that entity will be perceived as offering praise and thanksgiving. This is true far beneath any articulation of words or even what you consider thoughts. Rather, it is in the nature of the way creation is built. That is, the original Thought expresses in Love, thanks, blessing, praise, and rejoicing. Thusly, it is not a Creator hungry for praise and thanks that requires homage of Its worshippers, but rather it is Love, it is reflected in Love, and in that infinite reflection lies truth.
We are with you, my friends, and of course at any time you may ask us to be with you mentally during meditation we shall be glad to be there as silent partner to aid your contemplative and quiet moment. I am Hatonn. I leave you in all that there is, the Love and the Light of the original infinite Creator. Adonai. Adonai, my friends.
(Jim channeling)
I am Latwii, and I greet you, my friends, in the Love and in the Light of our infinite Creator. It is our privilege and our pleasure to once again be asked to join your group. We thank you, as always, for inviting our humble service which we attempt to provide by means of answering those concerns that you bring with you. May we then ask for the first query at this time?
Carla: I’m really glad to hear your voice, Latwii, but I don’t have any questions.
I am Latwii, and, my sister, we are filled with joy to hear your voice as well, and to feel the vibrations of this group. We feel that there are those concerns that are present, and if they can be formed into words at this time, we would be happy to attempt to reply. Is there a query at this time?
Carla: I will ask for a friend of mine. It’s a question in general, for I’m sure there are many people that share his difficulties. How may he work to remove his difficulties, and achieve a proper spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical balance?
I am Latwii and am aware of your query, my sister. We find that this query is of a general nature, and has not those specific qualities which would infringe upon the free will, thus we may attempt an answer and shall do our best. Each seeker within your illusion moves within that which might be called the darkness. Nothing is known except perhaps that the seeker does exist and move within certain boundaries, and these boundaries seem quite real. They are that which the seeker has made familiar through the thinking and the experience which are attempts to reflect the true heart of being, and to make the journey known in a conscious fashion. These boundaries serve to focus the seeker for a portion of the journey, and when they have served their purpose there is the opportunity to release the boundaries, to bid farewell to that which has been familiar to the seeker.
Many of your people call this transformation, and some such changing of the guard, shall we say, may be called initiation as well, for the old is given away and the new is born. These are new boundaries, my sister, but boundaries which are somewhat widened and offer more freedom. Yet, with the new-found freedom comes the first fear of taking new steps, for that which is new is not known nor is it familiar, yet the seeker, full of the desire to move onward, will take that first step as the fool into space, and with faith and will exercised to the fullest ability will find firm ground on which to step, for that ground shall be a new portion of the seeker, and shall be that which awaits the formation first in, shall we say, desire or mind. The step is thought, and then it is taken, and it is taken because it is thought.
Carla asked: “I will ask for a friend of mine. It’s a question in general, for I’m sure there are many people that share his difficulties. How may he work to remove his difficulties, and achieve a proper spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical balance?” Latwii began by saying we find that this query is of a general nature, and has not those specific qualities which would infringe upon free will, thus we may attempt an answer, so each seeker within your illusion moves within that which is darkness, and nothing is known except that the seeker exists and moves within certain boundaries, and these boundaries seem real, for they are that which the seeker has made familiar through the thinking and the experience which are attempts to reflect the true heart of being, and to make the journey known in a conscious fashion since these boundaries serve to focus the seeker for a portion of the journey, and when they have served their purpose there is the opportunity to release the boundaries, to bid farewell to that which has been familiar to the seeker. Now Latwii said many of your people call this transformation, and some call it initiation, for the old is given away, and the new is born, so these are new boundaries, but boundaries which are widened and offer more freedom, yet with the new-found freedom comes the first fear of taking new steps, for that which is new is not known, nor is it familiar, yet the seeker will take that first step as the fool into space, and with faith and will exercised to the fullest ability will find firm ground on which to step, for that ground shall be a new portion of the seeker, and it shall be that which awaits the formation first in mind, so the step is thought, and then it is taken, and it is taken because it is thought. In 57.24, Ra described the nature of initiation:
However, you are aware of the concept of initiation and realize that it demands the centering of the being upon the seeking of the Creator. We have hoped to balance this understanding by enunciating the Law of One, that is, that all things are One Creator. Thus seeking the Creator is done not just in meditation and the work of an adept but in the experiential nexus of each moment.
The initiation of the Queen’s Chamber has to do with the abandoning of self to such desire to know the Creator in full that the purified instreaming Light is drawn in balanced fashion through all energy centers, meeting in indigo and opening the gate to intelligent infinity. Thus, the entity experiences true life or, as your people call it, resurrection.
Thus, the journey continues within new boundaries, and the seeker once again moves forward for a portion of what you call time until those difficulties that are a result of the new bias mount to the point where a threshold of resistance, shall we say, is constructed, thereby providing the opportunity for yet another transformation, as what once was a new field of experience becomes too restrictive and must be replaced and transformed by a larger field of experience. The faith and the will are those tools which propel the seeker through such transformations. The rejoicing at such an opportunity is also a concomitant portion of the seeker’s own creation that is most helpful in this journey, and most especially during such transformations.
Then Latwii said the journey continues within new boundaries, and the seeker once again moves forward for a portion of time until those difficulties that are a result of the new bias mount to the point where a threshold of resistance is constructed, thereby providing the opportunity for another transformation, so what once was a new field of experience becomes too restrictive and must be replaced by a larger field of experience, for faith and will are those tools which propel the seeker through such transformations, and the rejoicing at such an opportunity is also a portion of the seeker’s creation that is helpful in this journey, and most especially during such transformations. On March 7, 2020, Q’uo spoke of how faith and will work together on our spiritual journey:
This faith, then, may also call upon the quality of the will that each seeker has within its being to utilize the perceptions of the day, the catalyst of the experience, the potential within each moment to move forward in growth. This will, then, balances the faith so that there is the opportunity for the seeker to exercise its desire, its will, its potential to realize the qualities of faith that have pointed out the possibilities for growth for each seeker.
Thus, faith and will are the rod and the staff that each seeker carries with it as it moves through this third-density illusion, where the darkness of the illusion hides most of the Creator that is within each moment and each entity, and provides the entity, then, a means by which it may ascertain greater and greater means of moving forward in the process of spiritual growth. Together then, faith and will can utilize any present moment to move forward within the spiritual journey.
May we attempt further response, my sister?
Carla: That was very complete. Thank you. I had a secondary query, and that was, if a person carries confusion of some kind to the point that most people would call delusional to the close of the incarnation, will that person be, shall I say, caught in that confusion as the next incarnation opens?
I am Latwii and am aware of your query, my sister. Inasmuch as each entity which inhabits your illusion contains a certain amount of confusion, it is necessary upon the cessation of any incarnation for any such confusion or imbalance to go through the process of healing. Therefore, according to the nature and degree of the difficulty or confusion, the entity shall find within itself the need to heal that which was broken, to make clear that which was confused, and to make whole that which was broken. There are many, many individual situations to consider in the general nature of your query when making reference to the needs of the next incarnation. The entity may be ready for that which is called the harvest, and may find that, though confused during the incarnation, was sufficiently polarized to continue to the next level of lesson, and may find a need to include the first portion of studies as that confusion which was carried forth from the previous incarnation. For an entity not able to harvest itself within your third-density illusion, such confusion then might be a portion of its next third-density incarnation lesson.
There are, as you know, a great variety of entities upon your sphere at this time. Many have come from other densities and planetary influences to be of service, and may find that there are certain difficulties and confusions which would necessitate a particular plan of study to be carried forth, perhaps within any number of situations which would perhaps include another third-density incarnational experience or could take forms which are most difficult to describe to you at this time, for to those of other densities there are various means of relieving and healing the distortions accumulated within a third-density incarnation. We apologize for not being able to give a specific answer at this time, but are aware that you recognize the difficulty with the infringement upon free will which is potentially within our response.
May we respond in more detail, my sister?
Carla: No, thank you, Latwii.
I am Latwii, and thank you, as always, my sister. Is there another query at this time?
[Pause]
I am Latwii, and we find that we have exhausted the queries. Though few in number, we find that the focus of each query was sufficiently well tuned to provide information which we hope may be of some aid in your quest for truth. We share with you that same quest, and thank you for allowing us to share what humble opinions we have gathered on our journey with you. We shall be with each of you upon your request in your meditations, and shall be honored to join your group at your next gathering, should we be so requested. We are those of Latwii, and we leave you now, my friends, rejoicing in the Love and in the Light of the one infinite Creator. Adonai. Adonai vasu borragus.
This morning the quote form The Art of Meditation is: “Wherever there is a realized God-consciousness, it becomes an instrument through which God functions in human consciousness. The activity of the Christ can function through my consciousness reaching and touching yours to illumine, heal, and supply. In the same manner, as you are attuned to the Infinite Invisible in meditation, Christ finds an outlet through your consciousness, touching the lives of others, awakening their consciousness and bringing what the world calls healing to their bodies and affairs. The activity of the Christ, with no human intervention, flows into whatever human consciousness is opening itself to God’s grace.
The day will come when there will be a band, a circle of spiritual wisdom around the entire globe. The fabric of this circle will be formed throughout the world by the realized Christ-consciousness of teachers and students. When this circle has been developed sufficiently, then everybody who seeks spiritual Light will be able to reach out and touch the realized Christ-consciousness of anyone in this band of illumined Souls. Then the world will be uplifted, not one by one, but by the millions. When this consciousness is released through individual realization in meditation and communion, it can no longer be localized in either time or space, and anyone in the world who touches it can attain it in some measure.
Illumination dissolves all material ties and binds people together with the golden chains of spiritual understanding: it acknowledges only the leadership of the Christ; it has no ritual or rule but the divine, impersonal, universal Love; no other worship than the inner Flame that is ever lit at the shrine of Spirit. This union is the free state of spiritual brotherhood. The only restraint is the discipline of Soul, therefore we know liberty without license; we are a united universe without physical limits; a divine service to God without ceremony or creed. The illumined walk without fear—by Grace.”
I would like to make a comment on this ending quote of Joel Goldsmith’s book seeming to be a miracle that our current world situation does not give much possibility of happening. Ra made a similar statement in 65.12:
We may note at this point while you ponder the possibility/probability vortices that although you have many, many items which cause distress and thus offer seeking and service opportunities, there is always one container in that store of peace, Love, Light, and joy. This vortex may be very small, but to turn one’s back upon it is to forget the infinite possibilities of the present moment. Could your planet polarize towards harmony in one fine, strong moment of inspiration? Yes, my friends. It is not probable; but it is ever possible.
Later this morning I went outside and cut netting to put on plastic rods to cover Hosta sprouts in three areas of my back yard to protect them from the deer
This afternoon I went over to southern Indiana to visit my friend who lives in a care home in New Albany. Before I got there, I released a opossum in a rural area that I caught in my Hava-Hart trap this morning because it was eating the cat food on my front porch that is meant for my feral cat, Faithful. Then I visited Connie for about an hour which started with sharing a banana and some treats with her. Then I showed her some pictures and videos of my new kitten, Mystical Joy, and they made us both laugh. Then I read her some quotes from Carla’s Autobiography, and we talked about the ones that inspired her. Then I read some quotes from her book about women who have been declared to be saints over the last few hundred years. We ended our visit with our usual meditation time. Then I gave her a hug, and said goodbye, told her that I loved her, and that I would see her again next month.
From A Book of Days, channeled by Carla L. Rueckert:
March 21
The Building Block Of Faith
I am of the principle of Jesus the Christ. I greet you in the full consciousness of Love divine, unending and eternal.
How brave an instrument who admits it needs the practice! How brave any seeking entity who admits the need for constant improvement, for constant mindfulness, and for constant seeking.
How firm the faith of one who knows that the gift of the Spirit of Jesus the Christ is given to those who are humble as dust before it. Such humility will not be scattered to the winds. Such humility cannot be trampled upon. Such humility is the building block of faith. Such determination is the foundation of will.
Let each day be a day in which you are prostrate before the infinite Love of Jesus the Christ. For it was in humility to the physical death that Jesus the Christ expressed Love, not in bragging or boasting but in opening the self completely to the will of the one God of all.
Open yourself to that will. Be humble as dust before it. Yet know that you carry it within you, if you are mindful of it.
Let your Light shine through your humility; through your humanity; through the ashes of the life of the mundane world. Heaven may shine through your eyes! The kingdom is that near!
Yet the kingdom shall never shine through the eyes of one who boasts that he knows of the kingdom and has no more to learn. Be humble and faithful, and bow before the Lord God, that, as you rise, you may shine with the eternal Light of unity, Love and peace.
We leave you in the eternal Love and peace of Jesus the Christ, now and forever. May you be saved by an awareness of this holy Love. Peace be with you. 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 our Love, Light, and healing energy in their hearts, their minds, and their souls. Amen.
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