98. Clarity, Part 2 Application

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XCVIII

Clarity of Thought, Part 2: Required for the 5DI

Screwing It In, Following Through, Pacing, Enduring, & Going the Distance

Lecture based Questions:

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

You have hundreds of helpers, so show some appreciation and choose one to thank. Write down your impressions.

2. When we talk about success, do we mean some great work or important mission in life?

No. Success is measured in persistent effort on a daily basis in doing what is good, correct, and productive. This can mean being victorious in running errands, cleaning the home, doing homework, doing our jobs, improving health, being a good friend, writing the great American novel, hammering out a financial plan for a business, balancing a checkbook, etc., etc., etc. No task is too insignificant to approach with the purpose to triumph.

3. What are some of the subterfuges that the shadow uses to deflect the focus away from success?

1) Procrastination is a general term that we use for the conscious deferment of action. It is a form of anxiety/fear. During expression, we prioritize less productive behaviors above the more valuable one, until time pressures necessitate that we finally act in a rush, or until it is too late to act. Postponements may include entertainment, other tasks, comfort rituals, or compulsive behaviors. Procrastination is a very mild form of obsessive-compulsive behavior that mostly everyone practices until the 5DI (Masterhood). We can avoid it by priority management on a daily basis. This need not be a long process. Simply jot down a short list of the most important projects of the day outside of your daily routine. Then rewrite them in order of emphasis, and then again in the order of practical execution. This should not take longer than three minutes. Sometimes you get the order right on the first try and don’t have to write the other two. Making this list can qualify as your morning meditation.

2) Physical suffering often gets in the way of successful outcome, when stress is part of the cost of success. The shadow chooses the time and place for illness, pain, or injury to occur. The physical duress can distract one from the task at hand. Now, there are moments when nurturing the body is the top priority of motive, but then there are other times when you can see that the physical problems are directly related to the timing of a project. There is always enough time to deal patiently with the needs of the body and also to win the needs of the day. Sometimes the greatest victory is to be able to pray for others while searing pain has been tearing at part of your body. Sometimes pain helps us to sort out what is most important in the day and in life. The operative mandate is “Do what is possible with consistent spirit and calm focus.” Acting through suffering with respect for the body is a super way to accumulate personal power.

3) Interruption may seem to be an external factor, but it is actually a self-generated obstruction. A subconscious invitation to distract you will intrude unendingly into many aspects of your life. If your personal myth includes many disruptions, then you can begin to clear them away through affirmation, action, and meditation.

•Affirm, “My intention is so clear that it cuts through any Astral and Mental noise. All things and people uphold my victory.” It may take many repetitions to reprogram your subconscious mind.

•Use: devices (answering machines, locked doors, etc.) to partition your time into productive sections. When your project is your true work, then you will understand the false urgency of many situations. If you have a rescuer myth, many dependent or addictive people will call on you during this time. You must be constantly aware that these people need to feel loved but cannot be cured by you. Pray for their assistance and address them personally when it won’t break up your energy. Even your children can understand and help to deflect interruptions. I believe that it was Dale Carnegie [in How to Win Friends and Influence People] who wrote about a man remembering growing up with a dozen brothers and sisters in a tiny house. There was literally no place for his mother to have a quiet moment to herself. She would throw her apron over head, and this would be a signal to the children that they had to behave for a short time and not need any of her attention while she was having her meditation. She had trained them to cooperate in this regard.

4) Panic/Feeling Overwhelmed is a body response to lack of focus. During seasons of transformation or transition it is important to take special care of the nervous system. Extra B-Complex, potassium, and C vitamins are helpful [in appropriate doses and spread out during the day], as are frequent affirmations such as “God gives me the energy, opportunity, and strength to succeed.” “God gives me everything I need to succeed.” It is easy to feel overwhelmed when viewing life at the big picture level. Nothing is accomplished at this position. We only succeed by setting goals, praying for the correct elements, and daily applying persistent effort in humble increments.

4. Why is it so hard to kick-start some projects and not others?

If it is familiar, it is easy. If it transforms us, it is tough.

We get our clue from observing drug addicts. In their subculture, within their circle of activities, nothing unfamiliar or challenging is welcome. The cycle of getting the substance, performing the ritual of dosage, dealing with the body’s reaction, coming down, and planning the next dosage are continual and confining. Everything in life is a means to performing the addictive cycle. There is a sense of accomplishment in knowing how to do the familiar.

Similarly, we go through our daily actions in a cyclical fashion, sometimes with less focus than a drug addict—unless you could call everything in life a means to maintaining a lifestyle. The cycle can become rigid. Even though we may feel unhappy, we are ensconced in familiarity. Improvement might be a happy thought. A higher quality of life might be a fantasy. But as a general rule, the physical body follows the law of inertia, and remains in its present speed and direction unless otherwise motivated. Even attending self-improvement classes can be part of the comfort cycle. We do what we do because we know how to do them. They may not be what we want to do, but they satisfy us to a degree because we feel a sense of accomplishment in knowing how to do the familiar.

Two things initiate change in our tight little worlds.

1) The Guardian Angel reads the Life Graph, sees that the time is right, and calls on the Remliel (Awakener) Angel to send you a series of traumatic events that crack open the hard shell of your daily activities. This falls under the Not Fun but Necessary Medicine category.

2) We get off our numb asses, screw ourselves in, and begin the process ourselves. There are benefits to this.

•We get personal power points for initiative.

•We skip the Awakener Angel (Remliel) trauma phase and get right to the Please Send the Inspirer Angel (Firiel) phase.

5. What’s going on in the Astral and Mental Worlds in this regard?

The better we get at clear intention and faithful execution, the more sharply focused and solid become our Mental Bodies. Integrity, persistence, faith in the Divine Plan, and patience create a beautiful effect on the Astral Body. Also, this positive focus of energy lifts up the consciousness, which makes it less vulnerable to mischief-makers, lower Astral receptivity, and mental confusion.

6. How do we approach a transforming project that feels daunting?

There is a formula for all triumphant action. The protocol is to focus the intention, understand and accept the cost, gather the appropriate tools (physical, emotional, and spiritual), and execute the work. This is simplistic, of course, but is the framework for getting it done. Let me tell you, when the protocol becomes a familiar pattern in your psyche, then the boundless universe is your cozy cycle of habit, and nothing is beyond your easy grasp. Following is the guide for succeeding at something challenging.

Meditation—Sort out specifically in your mind what really would ring your bell. Clarify how you would exactly like to become. Imagine yourself already in this position. How does it feel? What are you wearing? What is your environment? Who is with you? Let the excitation of this visualization take life as an archetype.

Prayer—This is the crucial difference between big tragic waste of time and positive accomplishment. Pray for the archetype to be correct with the Divine Design of your life. Give thanks for continual guidance for the right way and for help.

Affirmation—Compose affirmations that describe the way things should be. Remember to make all affirmations in the present tense, devoid of negatives & future references, and easy to say.

Cost List—Make a list of things and skills that you perceive are required for the fruition of your ideal. Here we create the strategy plan (insofar as we can understand it) for the implementation of the goal. It wouldn’t hurt to ask your Guardian Angel continually for lots of help in this regard. There are bound to be missing elements in this section of the protocol. Do not worry about this. All answers come to you in time. You are not expected to have the whole picture, or you would already have accomplished the objective.

Amused Patience—Everything in the universe has to happen in a specific order. Allow it to flow in its correct channels. Don’t force yourself to do what you think you should be doing. Do what is possible in a well-balanced and peaceful manner. Keep your intention focused, but do not chase after it. Enjoy the show that is in front of you.

Alertness—When answers come, sometimes they are in small sentences from unlikely mouths. Sometimes they sit quietly on the store shelf waiting for you to feel Guardian Angel nudging you to see it. Sometimes they surface in your dreams as symbols or encouraging scenes. Take no source for granted and expect blessings from all quarters. Your entire being is a sensory receptacle. Use it.

Endurance—The thing that earns more personal power than any other virtue is the travail of dealing with the tedium of life in good humor. It is a hallmark of our spiritual maturity. This means to remain faithful to a project that we know to be ours despite time passing, regardless of complications, no matter what our neurotic barriers are. When our interest flags, we affirm as though our lives depended on it. When emotional energy runs dry, we give thanks to God for the enthusiasm and opportunity to succeed. When it seems we might die in the process without closure, we reinforce a self-image of calmness, trust in the Divine Plan, and then we listen for the next directive. We view small everyday tasks as important.

7. Breathing Exercise: Light in My Hands

•Sit comfortably.

•Your right hand is cupped in a relaxed way above the upturned left hand.

•Feel a sphere of golden-white Light floating between your hands.

•Breathe fifteen times normally as you focus your attention on the Light and your hands.

•You may lose track of the count, but don’t worry about it, just relax and breathe.

•As you breathe, visualize the ball of Light becoming more golden.

•When your hands start to tingle, change position so that your hands are on the right and left of the sphere. Breathe for another fifteen reps or so. The world may seem smaller as you focus on the Light and your hands.

•When your hands begin to pulsate, change position so that they are under the sphere of Light. Breathe another fifteen times.

•Slowly turn your hands so that the ball of Light can enter your solar plexus chakra. Let it absorb gradually into the solar plexus. Breathe normally.

•Observe that your entire being is illuminated by the Light of the sphere that you have absorbed. Enjoy the sensation of brightness and clarity.

•If your stomach or solar plexus is fluttering, breathe normally until it calms down.