80. Sorrow

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Sorrow: The Gift of Maturity

Lecture based Questions:

1. Draw or describe a reminder or symbol of one of your helpers.

Guardian Angel, ancestors, loved ones, friends, nature spirits, how about picking one who has shown you a way to find comfort and meaning?

2. Do Angels and Perfected Souls experience sorrow?

Yes, but not in the way that we perceive it. When a Master is incarnated, the body suffers through emotions just as any body would, but the understanding of the Master allows the process to be enhanced and accelerated. The physical body is what expresses and manifests sorrow. Angels of Awakenment stimulate the conditions for sorrow in a person when the astral body has become too opaque, or, unteachable. All Angels have perfect empathy, and they share our sorrow, even as we endure it.

3. What is sorrow and what is its purpose?

Sorrow is a gift from the Divine Source. It gives rise to a mature viewpoint. It creates empathy. It shows us what to appreciate. It is a wonderful teacher. It is also a universal energy, meaning that all life forms express and feel it. As an Astral agent, it converts inert emotional substance into quickened force—personal power. As our Angels share our sorrow, they also gain in this regard.

4. What is the process of sorrow?

When the personality becomes too self-involved, unreceptive, calcified, and inflexible, the angelic team that is responsible for our spiritual development begins the system of events that will remedy the problem. The person encounters a series of jarring physical and emotional events that break down the barriers to enlightenment. The physical body at this point begins a natural reaction of trauma, grief, and recovery. 3DI and higher initiates use sorrow to pay off karma as they traverse the physical incarnation, for to breathe in this dimension is to incur karma, and the Crowned Ones pay it off as they go.

5. What is the best way to deal with sorrow?

Although sorrow is not a fun time, it is a powerful transformational energy, and should be acknowledged as such. Avoid mistakes such as resentment, rage, resistance, or denial. Speak comfortingly to the body and provide it with as many nurturing behaviors as possible. Pray for enlightenment without suffering for everyone. Affirm constantly for your faith in the Divine Order and that all will be well. Allow the emotions to be honored and given the space of rhythm. Allow the experience to disrupt the runaway pace of your pre-trauma life. Cancel obligations that drain your time and vigor. This is a cycle for reflection and healing. Temporarily withdraw from people who do not understand this concept.

6. Where is sorrow stored in the body? Which illnesses correspond to it?

It is stored in the lymph glands, the spleen, the kidneys, and the mammary glands. Without correct acknowledgement and use, it can result in lymphocarcinoma, tumors, Hodgkin's disease, nephritis, kidney stones, sciatica, leukemia, and scleroderma. In the Astral Body, the features can become twisted and wraith-like. There can also be tumors on the astral body that resemble water balloons full of unwept tears that must be lanced regularly during treatment.

7. How can we utilize sorrow in the way that the Masters do?

First, the body must be helped. Lymph massage, niacin flushes, green drinks, hot lemon with honey drinks, sauna-cold shock treatments, bath brushes, salt rubs, mud baths, and intestinal cleansings are all helpful during the processing time. There is no need to do all these things. Just pick what seems appealing and convenient. Don’t be overly enthusiastic, approach any and all behavior with calmness and meditation. Always check with your solar plexus for the appropriateness of any choice.

Next we work on healing the Astral Body. We remove all tendencies to theatrical reactions through faith in the Divine Plan. People who are drama queens tend to reinjure themselves repeatedly. Next we remove the victim consciousness. We take responsibility for the conditions that created the situation. We ask our Guardians for guidance in extracting maximum wisdom from the experience and for the truth that will prevent reoccurrence. Through active meditation, we inspect the Astral Body and heal any wounds with Cleansing Ultraviolet Light, Golden Divine Light, Stabilizing Blue Light. The Astral Body is stubborn to change, so psychotherapy can be very helpful with the right therapist.

8. Meditation Exercise: The Spirit of Love and Mercy Surrounds Me

Beautiful beyond words, gentle beyond human understanding are the Angels and Initiates who serve that universal energy we call Love. They call us and wait with infinite patience for our answer.

• Imagine a tiny baby bunny rabbit nestled sleeping in your protective hand. How sweet it is as it lies trustingly in your curved, cradling fingers. How soft and appealing it is in its dainty form. This is how the Hierarchy feels about you.

• Imagine yourself lying completely relaxed on a very soft bed of feathery pillows and velvety blankets. Breathe deeply and enjoy the quiet and the peace and the twilight softly tucking you in as you slumber and dream wonderful dreams of wishes come true and loved ones with you always.

• Imagine your beautiful bed being rocked by the loving, careful hand of a great Angel. A rose-colored mist covers you and gives you ease and satisfaction. This is how the Hierarchy cares for you.

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When I Fell Down the Last Hill,

It Gave Me the Momentum to Roll Up the Next Hill.

Progress does not always seem smooth nor easy. Neither physical muscles nor spiritual muscles can grow stronger without effort and work. However, pain does not need to be involved. We understand the concept that persistent and moderate exertion creates power. Sometimes we forget this, or become distracted by something shiny. Then the Guardian Angel tries gently to redirect the focus back to what is important. If one is unreceptive, then the Awakener Angel (Remliel) is called upon to whack the student on the side of the head. This usually gets the disciple to pay attention.

When Sorrow first strikes the physical body, it congests the Solar Plexus, and then moves through the nervous system to the Heart Chakra to be stored. You can see the importance of daily cleansing the meridians, the major chakras, and the related systems and organs. Unless one cleans and blesses the Heart Chakra regularly, the energy will fester in the body as lymph-related illnesses. A daily routine of cleansing, healing, energizing, and stabilizing with Pranicsm Light or other similar types of treatments will help to maintain good spiritual and physical condition. Also, praying daily to your personal Healing Angel will bring fast and deep healing.

Our pain gives us the ability to understand the pain of others. Hopefully, it gives us the desire to help relieve their pain and to pray for the prevention of suffering in all life. Some people believe that enlightenment only comes through suffering, but that is only part of the world of illusion. There are no rules, only laws governing energy and transformation. Enlightenment can come whenever we invite it, under any conditions that we set for it.

One of the important approaches to the journey of life is to remember that sorrow is not an attack, but a powerful energetic transformer. Our potential for progress during such times is limited only by our mental perceptions. In other words, one can use such emotional and karmic seasons to take gigantic strides in personal power, enlightenment, and perception.

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Some Useful Affirmations

All things come to light,

And God makes all things right.

(Master G)

All will be well, and all will be well, and all will be well.

(Shaker affirmation)

The Angels support me. The Universe supports me.

I am always loved and helped beyond my comprehension.

May the blessing power of this experience flow through me and beyond me.

May this blessing bring power and healing to all life.

As I weep, I am cleansed, healed, and made bright.

All my experiences create the foundation of wisdom and strength.

Thank you, God, for this opportunity to prove the Law of the Word.

No matter how things seem, I am leaping to my success.

There is no separation in Divine Mind and death is an illusion of the earthly plane.

Therefore, I am in continual contact with everyone that I have ever loved.

God’s Light Love Truth and Beauty flow between us.

God is with all of us and all is well.