121. Will Force Pt. 2

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CXXI

Will Force: Subtle Challenges

In Relationships and Mundane Life

Lecture based Questions:

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

Hundreds of helpers surround you always. They love you, bless you, and support you. Choose one now for this beautiful exercise in gratitude and honor.

2. Which hormone is most closely related to Will Force?

Testosterone is the biggy. It makes us want to lash and slash. It makes us want to yell and charge into the fray. It makes us want to stir up trouble or run away from it. It makes us want to punch and push. The red energy rises in the aura. The blood pressure increases. It gets us moving. It makes us want to prove something to the world.

Testosterone is neither good nor bad. Everybody needs some to get out of bed in the morning. However, too much of it generates conflict inside of oneself and in the environment.

Also involved are adrenaline, nor-epinephrine and acetylcholine, which work in tandem with testosterone toward irritability and aggression. These are all inherently necessary to the well-being of the body when in good balance.

We can modify the balance of testosterone in the body through diet and exercise. Also, when we feel in command of our circumstances, we do not respond to the environment with aggressive chemical combinations.

3. How do I feel in command of my environment?

Affirmations are the most effective way to make plans and see results. They put us out of survival mode or victim mode. As our clearly imagined archetypes accumulate energy from our repeated words, we see obvious changes in the environment and in our own feelings. Thus we feel validated in our meditative and spoken efforts to improve our lives.

The most important partner to affirmations is the faith that God makes all things right. This statement should be part of your personal creed and in your daily speech. Also, using the statement “under Grace in miraculous ways” helps to neutralize any willful impulses from your effort.

The I Ching has proven to be a most effecacious guide in the correct approach during confusing times.

4. When my loved ones and co-workers resist me or are in conflict with me, is it because I am expressing Will Force without realizing it?

Oh yeah. Here’s the kicker—sometimes the people in your karmic circle will act out your frustrations, anger, fear, and desire with great amplification. This might cause you to react with force or anger, causing a circle of red energy that is entirely of your own making. In other words, if your red energy is up and you are trying to suppress it or protect other people from your expression, they might just surprise you and add your feelings to their own. Even though your feelings may not be directed at them, they will boomerang the energy back to you anyway.

Any disharmony in life is a bellwether for your internal, or spiritual, condition. Even though other people may be involved, they are interacting their own karma with yours in a cocktail of emotional challenge.

An interesting experiment on your part would be to alter your body chemistry, affirmations, and reactions without responding to the negative loop. It might take a few days, but anyone acting at an unconscious level will respond favorably to your personal efforts to change the dynamic.

5. What other things can I do to improve the balance of testosterone in my body?

Music is a good start. Certain instruments cut back on testosterone production. They are the plucked instruments such as acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, harp, dulcimer (also hammered dulcimer), sitar, and some oriental instruments. Some wind instruments such as silver flute, wood flute, bassoon, oboe, and ocarina are also effective. Soft chimes and gamelan bells are also helpful in this regard. Some electronic sounds have the same effect; you would know them if you heard them.

Pastel colors except lemon yellow calm down the testosterone producing centers of the body. Any blue is also good for this.

If too much testosterone is a problem, certain foods should be eliminated or cut back from the diet—namely: ginseng, red meat and pork, hot peppers, beer, whiskey, gin, liqueurs, potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, rhubarb, and caffeine.

Estrogen stimulating foods can sometimes help to create a sense of calmness and receptivity in the body. These are yams, celery, fenugreek (used in curry, butterscotch, and chili powder), wine, glandular meats, chicken fat, eggs, caviar, roe, seeds, and nuts.

Yoga, Qi Gong, TM, and Tai Chi work the balance of hormones.

6. What is the discipline for controlling Will Force?

The awareness of WF as a potential is all you need discipline-wise. This is quite a lot in itself. Being aware of your motives for action and learning to monitor your feelings is the journey of many lifetimes. There is no instant pill to take for sudden mastery. The recipe calls for slow baking. The gardener must wait for the proper seasons of warmth, cold, moisture, and dryness to make the harvest good. Patience with yourself and patience with life are the signs of spiritual maturity.

7. What are the most common stimuli to make me want to use WF?

When we desire to please others, when we have fear, when we are busy reacting to the cues around us, then we are in mortal danger of using WF. Saying that you don’t care will not do the trick. You must cultivate faith in the rightness of life. Consider yourself responsible for the positive energy of your environment. Do something about it through your disciplined mind. Protect yourself and others from negativity and aggression through humor, affirmations, and tricks that create peace inside of yourself.

8. Can my Guardian Angel help me to refrain from using WF?

Yes, and there are many other helpers on your side upon you may also call. Ask frequently for help in this regard. You are never without loving friends and there are always many opportunities for blessing.

***

The greatest power that this world has seen

Was the power saved and not used.

It grew to immense measure without loss.

It attracted more unto itself and propagated more,

Even as it withheld itself from use.

The power of your own spirit

Resides in the measure of your own strength

To refrain from making, to be and not do.

The challenge grows ever more difficult

As the power increases and the ability expounds.

And this difficulty creates even more power

As you learn to seethe in the cauldron of energy

Not extended but amplified, not shot forth, but developed.

Until the power and the glory emanate their own

Irresistible, inexorable transforming Light.

***

Module Exam: PP and Will Force

Choose the best possible answer.

1. What is Personal Power, in the sense of being a Light Server?

a. the ability to perform magic tricks at will

b. the accumulation of wisdom & character energy through experience (The wiser and more impeccable we become, the more PP we get.)

c. the size of a person's bladder

d. power over all creatures

2. What is the first law of a Light Server?

a. always use a silver tray

b. protect yourself with a silk shirt

c. never wear bracelets

d. do nothing extra (The Light does not violate, interfere, rape, or intrude. We wait to be invited to help, then do not meddle further.)

3. What does it mean to use Will Force, in the sense of spiritual development?

a. the push I give myself to stick to a healthy diet

b. protecting the innocent through activism and heroic acts

c. acting to change things because I'm right and I have the right to do it (Forcefulness is a motive that creates resistance & bad juju.)

d. flicking boogers to annoy people I hate

4. A student that you are coaching has not listened completely to your instructions. The student is over the age of seven. How might you assess and respond?

a. seek a motivation that would pique the student's interest, then remark in a general statement to all the students both motivator & missed point.

b. joke with the student about being a bad listener, then good naturedly show the student what must be done.

c. allow the student to muddle through alone without guidance. If the student asks for more hands-on help, then show the student what to do.

d. attach a blue beam of Light from your crown chakra to the student's, connect your heart chakras with a beautiful pink and gold ribbon of Light, and ask the student if you may help. (This honors the Astral Contract of teacher-student. The bonds allow the student to become more receptive to the teacher. Because the teacher is acting with respect, the student will feel validated and more eager to get the facts.)

5. Which examples might be an expression of Will Force motivation?

a. running a red light or California rolling through a stop sign

b. passing out fashion police violation tickets

c. going into debt for luxury items that you can't afford in cash

d. all of the above (The motive is the key. Whenever we feel that we are above the law, or not acting with respect, or forgetting to have faith in Divine Supply, then we tend to act with Will Force.)

6. Somebody is acting very bossy and violating your personal emotional space. Allowing violation is your old neurotic pattern, so you know that you should act. What might be a good reaction?

a. Stand quietly and challenge the person's behavior with a scathing remark.

b. Say, "I'm sure you're right! I hadn't thought of it that way before!" then phase your Astral Body with his/hers and ask Divine Guidance for good choices. (People are the greatest challenge when it comes to wise choices in motive and behavior. The best choice in any people-relation is to validate them, ask Guardian Angel for the right words and the right ideas, and then cautiously act with a view to healing people with empathy, support, and a cheerful spirit.)

c. Punch 'em in the nose and say all the things that are wrong with him/her.

d. Give 'em a big hug. Don't let go when he/she squirms.

7. Your friend (not a student) is performing a job wrong, and you know an easy way to do it. What might be an appropriate response for you?

a. "Great job, for an amateur. I can see that you have really improved!"

b. "You really know how to do things in a special way. I admire that."

c. "Awesome job, my good friend! You always do great work." (This is not an observation or a compliment. This is a powerful affirmation that gives validation to the person and plants the archetype of excellence in the aura.)

d. Walk away quietly and scream in some pillows, then rush back. Take over the job.

TRUE/FALSE

8. The Hierarchy expects us to always make the right choice after learning a new Truth. False (That would be an abusive attitude, and the Hierarchy is never abusive! When you learn a new Truth, you have merely acquired a new skill that you have yet to master. It takes lots of practice—sometimes lifetimes—to understand any new Truth and use it naturally.)

9. Motive means nothing. False (When it comes to Will Force errors, the motive is more important than the behavior. Sometimes, you get lucky and do the right thing for the wrong reason, but that is rare. When Will Force is your Astral Energy, people get mad, you meet with obstruction, and you lose PP points.)

10. Watch other people closely and judge them by their actions. False (Mind your own business and keep your motives on the side of healing and respect.)

11. I am taking this quiz because Master DK tricked me into coming here today. True (Sure, you think you were here all on your own juice, but Master DK only allows those he wishes. The Hierarchy often uses our weaknesses to coax us into situations that will educate us. Even if you want to be somewhere, life and your helpers will send you where you need to be.)

12. I am responsible for my future good experiences. True (The character is the map of destiny, in that it determines our choices. We can also consciously design future events through affirmations.)

13. Sometimes, it's not about me, especially when I'm feeling annoyed. True (Sometimes, it's a test. Your teachers are observing how you interact with people. How sympathetic and supportive were you to the man who was cranky, in physical pain, and suffering from Tourette's syndrome at the grocery store line?)

14. A certain amount of PP is required for my next major Initiation. True (PP is like money in the spiritual savings account. You need to accumulate a certain amount before you qualify for an Initiation. PP is equivalent to wisdom, knowledge, experience, and virtue, so it is logical that they would be required before more responsibility is given to you.)

15. I can really help people by doing things for them. False (Not if they haven't asked. Even then, most people don't want to be fixed, just validated. Sometimes the best way to help another person is to keep them quiet and sympathetic company. The best inspiration is by example.)

16. I am like a little child in school, and this world is my classroom. True (We are here in this slow dimension to learn to express ourselves without causing a lot of damage to the universe in our ignorance.)

17. I should concern myself only with my own choices. True (Applying energy to your own improvement raises up the entire Network of Light.)

18. When I act with defiance or resistance, I am using Will Force. True (Have faith that certain restrictions are for your protection, education, and benefit.)

19. My word is gold, and what I spend it on always comes to my home. True (Everything we say out loud or write creates thought forms, which manifest into our lives. Everything we send out comes back.)

20. People usually respond with resistance when I act with Will Force. True (This is a foolproof indicator that there has been a motive error.)

21. When I'm feeling all red and dirty, my chances of using Will Force are small. True (Anger and indignation are often temptations to act with Will Force.)

22. When I talk about my accomplishments, I want to change people's opinions. True (It is an indicator of insecurity—a form of lack of faith. When we act to change people's opinions about anything, we are using Will Force.)

23. What I believe defines my character and my choices. True (Our beliefs reveal our capacity for virtue. Our choices reflect our character.)

24. How I act never affects other people. False (We are all connected, and every thought, action, and feeling affects everything. "Pick a flower on Earth and you move the farthest star."— Paul A. M. Dirac, Attributed. Newtonian Physics (2000) by Benjamin Crowell, p.193.)

26. That kick me sign on my back was placed there by my mother. False (The sign was there first, and this is the lifetime to see it and remove it. We often pick parents who will create the life puzzles that we need to solve.)

27. When people get hurt by my remarks or actions, they need to grow up. False (We are learning to heal others with prudence, appropriate behavior, and kindness.)

28. When people hurt my feelings, they need to grow up. False (People react to our neuroses, just as we tend to react to theirs. Be vigilant, because that "kick me" sign on your back needs to come off.)

29. Everybody acts with a sense of justifiability in one's perspective. True (No matter what anyone has done, it was done with some idea that—legal or not, good or not—there was a just cause to do it.)

MULTIPLE CHOICE AGAIN!!!

30. The greatest power that this world has seen

a. was saved and not used (See above poem.)

b. stopped the Bubonic Plague

c. changed the course of WW II

d. became an icon for democracy