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ENLISTING
THE SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSE
By Jane Mountrose
This month’s feature article on Bringing
Heaven Down to Earth provides a simple and practical approach
to enlisting the support of the universe to assist us with realizing our
dreams. We have found that this support is readily available for the
asking, with the emphasis on asking.
The
Key to Success
The key to success here is to hold a high
positive vibration to support you in bringing your creation into reality
and to request the assistance you need clearly, with a strong belief that
it will happen. If you meekly ask the heavens to help you, then sit around
and doubt that help is on the way or succumb to fear of failure, you are
creating a reality on the level of your doubt and fear. It’s easy to
imagine what the results will be.
If you courageously make a request to the
heavens to help you and believe that your possibilities are unlimited, you
are creating your reality on the level of your infinite potential and the
results will match this vibration. A practical way to connect with this
state of being is to use the Soul Centering Process we presented in our
Soul News E-newsletter at www.gettingthru.org/sn0599.htm.
YOUR HEARTFELT JOY
The
Soul Centering Process focuses on connecting with the divine spark in your
heart, which is where the soul connects most firmly with
the body. As you connect with your heartfelt excitement, you connect with
your soul’s calling and your true purpose. This excitement focuses on
inner fulfillment, rather than on impressing others or on accomplishing
what anyone may expect of you or want for you. As Epictetus once said,
"In order to please others, we loose our hold on our life's
purpose." Your journey is unique and your heart knows what is right
for you.
We also have found that the way you present
your request is less important than your belief in yourself and your
ability to connect with your highest potential. You can hire the heavens,
call on the flow of the universe, request the assistance of spiritual
guides, or place your order directly with God. However you choose to do
it, being awareness of your highest potential to it and, preferably, say
it aloud, with confidence.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO
NEW MINISTERS!
Awakenings welcomes and congratulates
three new ministers on their
ordinations:
Bill Molitor is a certified
Hypnotherapist, speaker, and teacher whose focus is on helping people to
become self-empowered in an environment where they can be guided by love
rather than fear. You can find out more at www.soundlifechange.com.
Marion
Hakata is a Reiki
Master Teacher, Holistic Hypnotherapist, and Certified Massage Therapist
with extensive experience in the fields of holistic healing and spiritual
development, serving her community through her Living Reiki School. Learn
more at www.livingreiki.net.
Madonna Polley has been
a Holistic Healer and Certified Massage Practitioner for over 30 years,
with an extensive education in many areas of spiritual development. She
serves others as the director of the Fair Oaks Massage Institute. Find
out more at fairoaksmassageschool.com.
CLICK HERE
to find out more about becoming an ordained minister, to
take action toward realizing your dream of serving others.
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BRINGING HEAVEN
DOWN TO EARTH
Excerpted from the
book Hiring the Heavens: A Practical
Guide to Developing Working Relationships with the Spirits of Creation
By Jean Slatter, Senior
Minister of Holistic Healing
DO
YOU FEEL CONNECTED TO SPIRIT?
I'm not talking about whether or not you have a religious background or
affiliation. I'm talking about being connected to the power of the Heavens
- and bringing it right down here to Earth to use in your everyday life.
For
many people, spiritual connection means going to church and praying. And
even though they may believe they have a soul or spirit within, they feel
separate from the power of the Universe. They can worship it and form
religions around it, but it remains outside of them. Only in times of
crisis or in service of a noble cause do they feel justified in calling
upon that power - and even then they believe the response (or lack
thereof) is entirely up to God.
Even
those of us who believe in our oneness with Spirit often find it difficult
to envision such a tremendous force as a tangible, viable energy in our
daily lives. The idea that we're all part of God may be inspiring, but
it's just pretty prose unless we can somehow get it into bite-sized
pieces.
What
we really need is a way to make our lives better, a way to be happier and
more at ease - to find a fulfilling job, create a great marriage, help our
kids, be a good friend, pay our bills, -and reduce the stress in our
lives. We all want to get through the day with as much grace and wisdom as
possible.
We
need help with the real stuff in life - the ups and downs and challenges
and yearnings we experience every day. If the power of the Heavens can't
be brought down to that level, then of what earthly use is it? I don't
expect to be creating planets anytime soon, do you?
Hiring
in the Spiritual Realm
Just for fun, imagine that the spiritual
world is every bit as diverse as our own physical world. Imagine that It
possesses every personality, style, skill, interest, motivation, talent,
and ability that we humans do. For example, here on Earth we find people
with all kinds of personality traits. Some are funny, some are analytical,
some are spontaneous or assertive or efficient. We also find people with
every possible talent, ability, and job description. Some are exceptional
as teachers, some as negotiators, some as gardeners or counselors or
child-care providers.
Now imagine that all of these characteristics
and job descriptions also exist in the nonphysical dimension, that every
subject has a match in the spiritual realm. Science, mathematics, art,
music, philosophy, construction, and every other possible arena all have
their spiritual doubles. For a talent or ability to exist here on Earth,
its corresponding non-physical energy must also exist.
Next, imagine that this entire universe of
celestial experts and attributes is yours for the asking. Imagine that the
Spirits of Creation are standing ready to assist you in making your world.
Believe that not only is the power to summon that creativity flowing
through you, it is your divine right - divine assignment, even - to
wield it.
I have seen that what I've just described is
true. How could this reality change your life? What if all of these
skills, traits, and talents were indeed at your fingertips?
The
Universal Yellow Pages
Let's go even further and imagine that each
of us has access to the expansive, unabridged, revised-every minute Yellow
Pages of the Universe. Next time you're in need of a special talent
or skill, let your imagination do the walking! Whatever project or need
you may have, I invite you to open the Universal Yellow Pages and choose
the professionals with the perfect skills to assist you.
If a talent or ability exists here on Earth,
the Universal Yellow Pages has a section for it. In fact, even if you've
never heard of anyone "with the exact package of skills and traits
you're looking for, you can be confident that somewhere in the Universe,
precisely what you need is lined up and ready to serve you, just waiting
to be asked.
This concept is easy to work with because it
utilizes a template you are already comfortable with. Your conscious
mind is familiar with the process of hiring from the physical Yellow
Pages, so to imagine doing the same thing in the nonphysical dimension is
also a simple process. Suddenly, connecting with Spirit becomes as
conceivable as any other endeavor. You create the thought, you bring in
the talent and energy and ability, and then your request begins to fulfill
itself
Contemplate for a moment how easily some
things just fall into place as if they were meant to be, how chance
meetings serendipitously occur as if written in a play. What about the way
you sometimes get an impulse to go somewhere that puts you in the perfect
place at the perfect time? Wouldn't it be wonderful to increase the
frequency of these amazing so- called coincidences? That's what can happen
every day when you open the Universal Yellow Pages and let the Universe
arrange and orchestrate the details of your intentions.
Jean
Slatter
is
a
Senior Minister of Holistic Healing with Awakenings Institute. She serves
her community as an intuitive
natural health practitioner with credentials in nutrition, herbology, and
naturopathy. She is also an inspirational speaker
and spiritual
teacher.
You can learn more about Jean
Slatter, her
offerings, and her book at:
www.jeanslatter.com
YOU CAN HELP AWAKENINGS
TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD BY SHARING
THIS NEWSLETTER WITH OTHERS.
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THOUGHTS ON
CONNECTING TO SPIRIT
"Your
vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks
outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens."
- Carl Jung
"Every
dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the
strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change
the world."
- Harriett Tubman
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SUGGESTED
SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
As
the new year emerges, look back at the last year. Were you able to
move ahead full steam toward the creation of the life of your dreams? Were
there limitations that stopped you? If so, examine what they were and take
a moment now to let them go as you create your intent for the new year.
Now look forward and, setting aside all
limitations of time, money, and obligations, ask your heart what it truly
wants to create. This works best if you
can just let the ideas flow onto paper, so jot down any and all ideas that
come to mind.
With your ideas in hand, select one as a
place to start. Write down what you need in the way of spiritual support
to bring your desired creation into reality and make your request to the
universe aloud, confidently, with awareness of your infinite potential.
Once this is done, take whatever action you
need to take from your end and watch for signs that the synchronous flow
of the universe is supporting you. Remember that true joy comes with being
on the journey, following your heart’s true calling, rather than waiting
to reach the goal.
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AWAKENINGS' MISSION
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limitation to wholeness. It provides an opportunity for likeminded
individuals to collectively create a tangible presence for those
seeking to rise above fear and limitation to create a world that resonates
with the higher energies of joy, love, and peace.
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interested individuals around the globe, to heal each other to progress on
the spiritual journey and to realize our collective dream of creating a
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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