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Book Title:

Getting to the Heart

Author:

Athene Raefiel

Number of Reviews:

 15

BOOK REVIEW 1

 

“Getting to the Heart” by Athene Raefiel is a thoughtful guide to spiritual growth that really spoke to me. The book explores the journey of the soul and how important it is to balance the chakras—energy centers in the body—to reach self-awareness. Raefiel explains in simple terms how understanding our spiritual nature and connecting the mind, body, and spirit can lead to enlightenment. The practices she shares, like meditation, visualization, and regression therapy, are practical tools that help let go of old habits and embrace our true selves. I found the focus on balancing the chakras particularly helpful as it opens up new levels of awareness. This book is a gentle, yet powerful, guide for anyone looking to grow spiritually.

 

BOOK REVIEW 2

 

“Getting to the Heart” by Athene Raefiel is a thoughtful guide that helps readers create a sacred space for spiritual growth. Raefiel emphasizes the importance of connecting with the divine through rituals and invocations, which I found to be a powerful aspect of the book. She encourages readers to embark on a personal journey of self-discovery, offering structured exercises to help process emotional and mental baggage. The book highlights how self-exploration and self-healing are essential steps to transforming your life and aligning with the divine order. I especially appreciated the focus on acknowledging and integrating past experiences to let go of emotional attachments and gain a deeper understanding of your true self. This book is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to connect with the divine and transform their life.

 

BOOK REVIEW 3

 

“Getting to the Heart” by Athene Raefiel presents a holistic approach to spiritual enlightenment that I found truly inspiring. The book advocates for balancing the physical and spiritual aspects of life, offering practical guidance and exercises to support personal growth. Raefiel encourages readers to embrace change and follow a path of self-realization, leading to a deeper sense of fulfillment and harmony within themselves and with the world. The clear and actionable advice in this book makes it a valuable resource for anyone on a journey toward greater spiritual awareness. It’s a transformative guide that helps align your inner and outer worlds, creating a more balanced and meaningful life.

 

BOOK REVIEW 4

 

“Getting to the Heart” by Athene Raefiel offers a powerful look at spiritual awakening that really connected with me. Raefiel talks about how important it is to see yourself as a spirit, not just someone who talks to spirits. She explains the challenges that come up during spiritual awakening, often because of unresolved issues from our past or present lives.

What really hit home for me was her focus on the heart chakra. Just like our physical heart keeps us alive, the heart chakra is key to feeling unconditional love and staying spiritually aware. I remember a time when I was holding onto anger towards someone who hurt me, and it was blocking my spiritual growth. Raefiel’s advice on clearing out emotional pain from the heart chakra helped me understand that letting go isn’t just about moving forward—it’s about reconnecting with your soul. This book is a great guide for anyone looking to grow spiritually and find inner peace.

 

BOOK REVIEW 5

 

“Getting to the Heart” by Athene Raefiel beautifully guides readers on a journey of soul discovery. Raefiel emphasizes the importance of turning inward to find your true path to enlightenment. This isn’t an easy journey—it requires dedication and perseverance because the soul holds all our personal and collective experiences.

The book highlights how the heart chakra, particularly its astral body, can be a gateway to exploring consciousness and traveling within the soul. Raefiel’s approach to integrating mind, body, and spirit showed me that true change starts from within. By focusing on self-exploration and healing past wounds, I began to see positive shifts in my life. This book is an inspiring guide for anyone ready to embrace their spiritual essence and make meaningful changes in their life.

 

BOOK REVIEW 6

 

In “Getting to the Heart,” Athene Raefiel explores the current era of rapid spiritual growth and development, both globally and individually. The book highlights that we are in a transformative period where traditional notions of personal identity are increasingly blurred. Raefiel draws attention to the growing disharmony between humanity and the Earth, urging us to face this reality honestly rather than denying it.

Raefiel emphasizes the importance of restoring love and harmony to rejuvenate ourselves and the planet. She encourages readers to understand their roles in the broader life plan and align their actions with their divine purpose. She invites readers to use the book as a tool for personal and spiritual growth, offering practical insights and methods to update outdated beliefs and behaviors, leading to greater empowerment and enlightenment.

 

BOOK REVIEW 7

 

As someone who is constantly absorbed in work, I often neglect my personal and spiritual well-being. Athene Raefiel’s “Getting to the Heart” has been a revelation for me, particularly in highlighting the value of embracing vulnerability. The book taught me that true growth and enlightenment come from facing and working through my fears and insecurities, rather than just pushing them aside.

For instance, I used to avoid discussing my struggles at work, fearing it would be seen as a weakness. Raefiel’s insights helped me realize that by being open and vulnerable, I could connect more deeply with my inner self and cultivate a more authentic and empowered presence. This shift not only improved my personal fulfillment but also positively impacted my professional interactions, fostering a more genuine and supportive work environment.

 

 

BOOK REVIEW 8

I could say that I am a person who leans heavily on logic and reason. I’ve been very focused on practical concerns and often overlook the spiritual aspects of life. Athene Raefiel’s “Getting to the Heart” has made me reconsider this approach. The book argues that many of us, including myself, get caught up in survival mode and neglect our spiritual needs, which can lead to harmful behaviors and disconnection from the world.

Raefiel emphasizes that true personal growth and transformation come from embracing our spiritual essence. This idea is compelling, as it suggests that expanding our beliefs and integrating spiritual insights can lead to significant positive changes. The book also highlights the importance of personal responsibility and perseverance through challenges, offering a balanced view that combines spiritual and logical thinking. For someone like me, this book provides a refreshing perspective on how to achieve a more fulfilling and harmonious life.

BOOK REVIEW 9

What made me finish the pages of “Getting to the Heart” is because it struck a deep chord within me. Athene Raefiel teaches us to embrace vulnerability, urging us to confront our fears and insecurities. This powerful lesson reminded me that true connection with our inner selves comes from being open and authentic, not from hiding behind a façade.

Raefiel also emphasizes that spiritual growth is not a one-time event but a continuous journey. It’s about committing to lifelong learning and self-exploration. This resonates with me because it challenges us to keep growing, not just settle for superficial understanding.

The book highlights the importance of integrating our past experiences rather than denying them, showing that true transformation comes from facing our history. Moreover, it calls for a collective effort to restore harmony with the Earth and each other, reminding us that our individual actions contribute to the greater good. Highly recommended!

 

BOOK REVIEW 10

 

As a Christian, I found Athene Raefiel’s “Getting to the Heart” incredibly relatable and eye-opening. The book dives into how our moral values and religious teachings are often unclear and subjective. Raefiel shares her own experience growing up in Catholicism, where she was made to feel like a sinner. This really struck a chord with me, as I’ve also struggled with feelings of unworthiness from similar teachings.

Raefiel argues that many religious teachings can lead to self-punishment and emotional repression, rather than promoting genuine spiritual growth. She makes a strong case that true spirituality comes from within and should be developed at home, not just through church rituals.

Her critique of organized religion’s rigid rules and focus on control over understanding God was refreshing. It reminded me that spirituality should be about a personal, genuine connection with God, rather than just following rules. Raefiel’s real-life stories and reflections make this book a compelling read for anyone seeking a deeper, more authentic spiritual life.

 

BOOK REVIEW 11

 

Having just finished watching the news about the ongoing wars in the Middle East and the unsettling rumors of more conflicts, Athene Raefiel’s “Getting to the Heart” feels especially timely and courageous. The book bravely confronts a harsh reality: throughout history, more wars have been fought in the name of religion than for any other cause.

Raefiel highlights how destructive religious conflicts have been, urging us to seek a broader understanding of spiritual truth that goes beyond any single belief system. This insight is both sobering and enlightening, especially in a world where religious justifications for violence are still prevalent.

The book encourages integrating moral values with spiritual awareness and cultivating spirituality in everyday life. It challenges us to move beyond rigid religious doctrines and embrace a more expansive view of truth. Raefiel’s call to look past the surface of religious teachings and connect more deeply with our spiritual essence is a powerful reminder of the need for a more compassionate and inclusive approach to spirituality.

BOOK REVIEW 12

 

As a student juggling studies and a part-time job, Athene Raefiel’s “Getting to the Heart” has been a transformative guide for me. With a busy schedule, finding moments of peace can be challenging, but Raefiel’s focus on inner exploration through meditation has been incredibly helpful.

The book shows that everything we’re looking for is already inside us. It describes meditation as a way to move from everyday stress to a deeper understanding of who we are. This has been incredibly helpful, letting me handle my busy life with more calm and focus.

Raefiel’s tip to meditate three to five times a week for 15 to 20 minutes is simple and easy to fit into my schedule. It’s like making a new friend, needing patience and openness. Setting up a calming space with things like soothing music and candles, as she recommends, has made my meditation sessions more relaxing and focused.

The book’s ideas about energy and awareness have helped me see how everything is connected. It’s more than just a way to relax; it’s about finding a deep sense of peace and unity. For anyone with a hectic life, “Getting to the Heart” provides a practical and refreshing way to find inner peace and spiritual growth. Definitely recommended!

 

 

BOOK REVIEW 13

“Getting to the Heart” by Athene Raefiel is a compelling blend of thought-provoking insights and practical guidance. Beyond its deep reflections on spiritual growth and self-discovery, the book offers a treasure trove of exercises you can easily do at home. Whether you’re sitting down or lying in bed, each chapter includes actionable steps designed to help you integrate the concepts into your daily life.

One standout is the final chapter, titled “Forgiveness.” It’s an especially valuable read, providing profound strategies for letting go of past hurts and embracing a more peaceful state of mind. I highly recommend following the exercises outlined in this chapter. They are practical, accessible, and can lead to significant personal and spiritual transformation. It emphasizes that forgiveness is not a simple task and often requires time and dedication. True forgiveness is achieved when one can reflect on past situations or individuals without harboring ill feelings.

 

BOOK REVIEW 14

“Getting to the Heart” by Athene Raefiel is a truly enlightening read. What stands out to me is how it integrates prayers and invocations as practical tools for spiritual growth. These are not tied to any specific religion but are universal practices meant to help center your energies and ease tension. Whether you use them alone or as a prelude to meditation, they’re designed to invoke higher powers of light and support your journey.

I appreciate the book’s inclusive approach, allowing people from various backgrounds to use these practices without any religious constraints. It focuses on personal and spiritual development, which makes it accessible and relevant for anyone looking to deepen their connection with their inner self. If you’re interested in enhancing your spiritual practice with practical, universal tools, this book is definitely worth exploring.

 

BOOK REVIEW 15

In a world where self-discovery can feel like a maze, Athene Raefiel’s “Getting to the Heart” shines as a guiding light. This book helps you find and understand the deep treasures within yourself.

Athene Raefiel, a well-respected spiritual teacher, has crafted this book to help you connect with your inner self. With her experience in spiritual counseling, she provides practical and meaningful insights that make personal and spiritual growth achievable.

“Getting to the Heart” covers important topics like forgiveness, meditation, and self-discovery. It highlights the value of journaling, visualization, and self-reflection to help you understand and heal yourself. Raefiel’s approach is open and inclusive, making the book suitable for anyone, regardless of their religious background.

If you’re looking for a significant shift in your spiritual journey, “Getting to the Heart” is a valuable read. It offers practical tools for uncovering the profound treasures inside you.

 

 

Getting to The Heart

There are many beings spiritually awakening on the planet at this time.  As one awakens and chooses to follow their spiritual path and open to the Universe, they can find themselves besieged with obstacles and hardship.  This occurs because of unresolved issues in present and past incarnations.

Spiritual development the soul’s journey can only be attained and understood by developing ones spirit consciousness.  Spirit consciousness is not the ability to speak with spirits but to understand how we ourselves are spirits.

Opening the third eye is a major step in our spiritual development.  The third eye is the chakra center of clairvoyance and clairaudience in the auric field.  When the third eye center becomes activated, we experience what is called inner dimensional seeing and hearing.  With the activation of this chakra comes visions and new body sensations.

Using the third eye can greatly enhance your intuitive nature but cannot, by itself, heal your life.  The other six major energy centers in your auric field must be activated and developed as well.  The most important of these major centers is the heart chakra.

A chakra center is a spiraling vortex, or wheel of light, located in every auric field of energy.  All living things are surrounded with an auric field.  This field is the life-giving force for all evolutionary processes.

Each human being has an auric field that contains seven major chakra centers and twenty-one minor chakra centers.  The chakra centers within every human auric field are interconnected but only become activated and utilized through our need and freewill choice.

The chakra system, when seen in the auric field is aligned with the physical body along the spinal column.

These energy “wheels of light” appear at the base of the spine, the sacral area, the navel, the heart, the throat, in the center of the brow just above the eyes, and atop the head at the crown, where the soft spot was when we were born. (See diagram on page 123.)

The chakra centers that are activated and used daily are the root chakra, the sacral chakra, and the solar plexus.  These three are referred to as the lower chakra centers. They are connected to our instinct to survive.  For us to be able to think, feel, or eat on our own, their use is mandatory in our day to day living. We develop our conditioned responses to others and to life through these chakras.

The fourth chakra, the heart center, is activated and utilized through the experience of unconditional love. Unconditional love is when we love without expectation or need. Often as babies and young children, we felt this unconditional love from our parents and others. By receiving love in this manner, we naturally responded unconditionally.

When we are born, we are born into a life where conditioned responses and feelings are developed and learned. Yet, we are born with our DNA already encoded with the life lessons we need to learn. This encoding happens when the soul enters the body. The conditions we experience in any given lifetime are already preprogrammed through our previous incarnation’s karma.

The upper three chakras¾the throat, brow, and crown¾are known as our spiritual chakra centers, when these energy centers are activated and employed, we are in touch with our eternal or soul essence.

The heart chakra is the center in your energetic body that balances the upper and lower chakras.  This chakra is the bridge between the physical and spiritual worlds of understanding and awareness.  Both the spirit and physical worlds being consciousness, the heart center balances the animal and humane nature or our conditional and unconditional love.

The workings of the heart chakra can be equated to the workings of the physical heart.  The physical heart has many chambers and each chamber must work properly for the heart to be fully healthy.  The heart pumps blood through every vital organ in the body; it is our lifeline.  If any vessel leading to or from the heart is constricted or blocked, the body no longer works as a whole organism.  So it is with the heart chakra.

In order for the heart chakra to operate properly, it must be maintained to remain clear and flowing. If within this energy center we store distorted beliefs that we have acquired through our many learning experiences, we in essence block the flow of unconditional love and deny ourselves the experience of true spirituality.  It is only by examining and healing our beliefs from past experiences that we begin to open ourselves to our inner divine awareness.

Too often, our past memories of pain, betrayal, disappointment, and loss stop us from truly exploring our heart and its many mysteries.  It is often easier to believe that spiritual salvation comes in the form of a savior or a psychic connection than to accept responsibility for our own salvation.  In truth, it is at the very core of the heart that each person’s true nature lies. The nature of how they are the spirit within.

When we allow our self to make the connection to our spirit essence, positive life changes can begin manifesting.  Spiritual enlightenment now becomes the primary destination and the quest for integration of mind, body and spirit ensues. Ones key life experiences can now be realized, allowing happiness to replace complacency; love to replace need and acceptance to replace control.

When we truly live our life from the heart, realizations take place within the whole being and we simply begin to understand inner truth.  Experiencing ourselves in this manner opens us to a means of resolution to problems that have daunted us throughout our lives.

When we have realizations in this manner, answers become apparent within the different dimensions of self, thus creating a powerful sense of knowing.  At first these realizations may seem to have no rational explanation, yet they continually bring an understanding that assists us in feeling differently about our environment and ourselves.

To truly see something multidimensionally, one must become multidimensional.  This can only be accomplished by discovering who one is on the inside. What is on the inside cannot be seen but must be experienced to be realized. This can only occur by using and developing our sense perception.

Although we have developed our outer senses of touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste, we still must develop the inner senses of sensitivity. The inner senses are imperative to our spiritual survival just as the outer are to our physical survival.

A true spiritual teacher, healer, or psychic needs to become spiritually integrated in order to serve the greater good of all. When one can finally walk in truth and light of their inner being, they no longer feel a need to put on airs or seek the approval of others.

Our creators designed us to be multidimensional beings. We are designed in “their own image”, and they are multidimensional. We need only to remember and become aware of ourselves dimensionally while in the human experience to understand this concept. If you believe in life after death, then you must understand that life on the other side is simply an extension of this one. In death we simply de-robe the physical body and step into a different dimension of self. There truly is no end in death, only new and different experiences for our soul progression and evolution.

What we need to learn and understand is that we do not need to die to be saved. Our physical body need not die for us to experience spiritual growth and transformation. We can transition and open to the innermost chambers of our heart and become aware of the energy beings we are right here and now.

 

What is Initiation ?

What is Initiation?
Archangel Raphael through Athene Raefiel

Initiation is brought about by the cyclic process of karma. Karma, the plane of cause and effect, says there must be balance in the body, mind and soul to ascend your current plane of existence and continue your spirit journey.

Everything and everyone must adhere to the laws of each plane of existence; in order to do so they must experience what these laws are. These laws must be realized in order to be known and only through the experience of living can this be done.

Initiation is known to be testing experiences to help us expand beyond our current perception and understand a greater part of the whole. Our experiences have happened over many cyclic lifetimes both out of body as well as in physical.

When you understand that basically everything you experience in life is some sort of initiation you soften yourself to allow the changes and opportunities initiation brings. At this time a major initiation encompassing the planets and their teachers is occurring. Initiation on one plane of existence must be realized on as many planes of self that are identifiable through the many levels of consciousness you each possess.

Let us speak of past life initiation as an example. For many incarnations there have been many discoveries that you now take for granted as always being there. For now they are. But these have been developments over many eons of time and the opportunity for you to adjust your own karma is now accelerated into this one or two lifetimes.

So many say to us that they are doing their spiritual work and therefore cannot understand an illness or handicap they find they must endure currently. Few take into consideration that this life can be a culmination of various experiences they were unable to heal at another time.

Knowing as we do that soul is the record keeper of all experience allows you each to travel within soul and remember what past lives were about. Let us give you an example.

Perhaps you see a lifetime where you were a soldier and had to have your legs amputated due to your wounds. In this life time you may have the opportunity to heal and make peace with this experience by losing your leg and wearing a prosthetic leg.
To make peace with yourself on all levels you must forgive the experience of losing a body limb and stop seeing the experience as being bad or punishment of some kind. Instead the loss of a limb in this incarnation can allow you not only to walk again but also to heal the soul feelings from the previous incarnation.

Another example is to find an imbalance in the body such as cancer or diabetes. Looking to other lifetimes you will find that you died from such things, yet in this incarnation there are a variety of measures you can take to still live a fulfilling life. Though you go through the initiation of the same experiences as before, this time is an opportunity to make peace with the fact of being handicapped medically, yet saved from the fate of dying.

Now to elaborate on the tools and knowledge that can be used on a soul and spirit level this incarnation, the awareness and development of awareness can aid you in becoming your own healer and balancer in life.
To bring forth balance there needs be adjustments, not only in the body but also the emotions and the mind. A full initiation can require many tools you have garnered along your path. Meditation, yoga, automatic writing and the ability to forgive are very powerful.

To bring your whole self into balance when you lose a limb or have a chronic disease you must be willing to understand that like any vehicle this may take an entire life of adjustments to maintain that peace.

You are each a growing and flowering plant in life. When you do not receive the right nutrients to keep you healthy you will suffer low immunity which in and by itself can bring many other problems.

The mind in and of itself can be an asset or detriment depending on how you utilize it. Feeling depression is a given this lifetime because you are subject to the mass consciousness. Only by identifying your own individual consciousness can you find the power within to assert your awareness to your lower or rational mind.

You have been given and taught the basics of survival through the mass consciousness, but not happiness nor contentment. These tools are found in the emotional and intuitive bodies. Healing and balancing the emotions are necessary to evolve and learn on a spiritual level. To be stuck in the same old feeling or resentment will hold you back from progressing most powerfully.

Due to the fact that you insist and require security in all things, you stop yourself from allowing and taking chances. You cannot look into the unknown if you shield yourself like a child from it; this brings about too many missed opportunities.
Learning, developing and growing take great resolve and dedication. It is only through your trials of initiations that you develop and hone such skills.

“Search and you shall find”; initiation is a journey you must take alone and hope you have the tools to sustain you through these growth spurts.

Yes many of you will say that you already know this to be the path yet few have become the path that they endorse. All roads lead to the center so it is therefore necessary to center daily.

When you call forth your higher self and soul as well as all the parts of self and spirit, you are centering. When you sit in the quiet and listen to the still small voice within, you are centering. When you heed your intuition and follow it you are in the center of the path. When you become the path you center with all the universes, teachers, guides and god self that helps you balance the many levels of consciousness you are experiencing.

The greatest opposition to truth and peace lies within your fears. Facing your fear is initiation.

To move beyond all that you think, or have thought, is evolution and consciousness.

To fear the inevitable is self-sabotage. To bravely stand in the strong winds of time and heal within them is finding peace. The more you learn about yourselves as consciousness the freer you become.

You were not created to be confined, controlled nor manipulated by life and circumstance. You were created to achieve awareness through god consciousness. Though it appears that the suffering never ends, why not let it end for you and teach this valuable lesson to others.

When you die you will be free of physical vehicle but soul memory does continue. There is no escaping the karmic path and death does not relieve you of your own mistakes and pains in life. To fear death is to fear change and to believe death to be an escape from the truth is just nonsense.

So often we hear that when a loved one dies they have finally found peace. When in the loss of loved ones they receive more love and prayers at one time than perhaps ever before, this is a proper send off and very helpful to the soul as if takes its next steps in evolving.

Without initiation there would be no evolution and without evolution there would be no need to live. The soul gives us life, hope and determination. By denying you are soul beings is equivalent to being programmed robots.

Initiation is perpetual growth and expansion. To experience the many degrees of self that are consciousness you must be willing to go through the initiations that will bring you there.
Initiation= progressive transformation.

Each of you are unique aspects within the light of life.

Raphael

Be not judgmental of those that become the teachers. Judge not whether one is intelligent

enough, enlightened enough, one is beautiful enough, one has enough experience. Understand

that when the soul is awakened, it is a time for that individual to re-remember everything that

has come before in their own awareness, as well as the collective consciousness of soul.

 

As individuals begin to tap this well of information, there will be those that will surprise you. You

will discover that infantile beings who you assumed would never ever develop in their life have

become existential beings who have the ability to recall and teach many, many advanced

subjects including linear knowledge, esoteric evolution, including and not limited to the truth and

light of creation itself.

 

Spirit Guides

Spirit Guides

By: Athene Raefiel

 

In order to have spirit guide you in your life you have to know how to get out of the way and allow them to do so. When I say get out of the way I mean your own thinking process will undo everything they are trying to help you with when you try too hard.

Spirit operates on frequencies and also communicates with us through frequencies. They do not communicate with us through our rational mind. Some believe that they put thoughts into our mind, but I believe we interpret what they are relaying and put it into thought form ourselves. Spirit always speaks to me through the right hemisphere of my brain, never through the left. I communicate with others and myself through the left hemisphere of my mind. Spirit communicates with me through my heart, through telepathy and through vibration, the only spirits that seem to speak with me directly are the Archangels and some of the Ascended Masters.

Our spirit guides and us have been together for long periods of time. They are not beings that we do not know well nor are they strangers. After all who could be stranger than you can? Seeking to hear and commune with your spirit guides is as easy as visualizing yourself in a Sacred Garden with trees and waterfall, finding serenity there and reflecting on who you truly are.

We have many spirit guides to work with. When we first learn to go within the Sacred Garden, and find our safe place, we may meet a variety of guides. There will be one whom I call inner teacher or “The Wise Kind Being”. Generally we will also meet with an Indian Guide, an animal guide and perhaps earth beings such as fairies of elves. All of whom love and acknowledge you and wish to be remembered by you.

Sometimes when we go within we find children waiting to teach and show us things about ourselves; sometimes we see memories from other lives or other worlds. The deeper you go within yourself to find the inner dimensional doorways of consciousness the more you will discover.

Do spirit guides have personality? Yes of course they do and they are not “the all that is” so therefore they do not know everything, but they know you. When working with spirit guides, you will discover that they show you many things, and that the experience of seeing also has an emotional response. Upon first meeting with spirit, the unconditional love is so encompassing that it can cause you to weep. The sense of security and love that spirit brings you is generally very unexpected and can be overwhelming, especially if you feel that you have never experienced such love before.

Spirits unconditional love for you is your safety net in this lifetime. Love is the experience you need to help you find the portals to the inner security and healing that you’ve been searching for. Opening yourself to such a pure energy of love and light may cause you to take a long hard look at who you are, and how to return to a place of peace and love within. Journeying to such places as the Sacred Garden may throw you into great introspection and contemplation. When we come face to face with unconditional love it is as if we are naked and all can be seen. We sometimes find ourselves ashamed at what we see and discover that we were hiding from the light. But the light means us no harm and is only here to show us the way to our own healing and integration so we too may return to the wonderful state of grace by being the light.

Spirit guides are often regulated by their own spirit guides and so on up the ladder. This is why we learn of things like ascension and transcension. Just as we are growing, evolving and learning, so are they. All things being connected, what we do or do not develop can also effect what they do or do not develop.

Spirit guides come in all shapes and sizes just as we as humans do. They have different functions in the universe and different relationships with mankind. In transpersonal psychology, spirit guides are referred to as archetypes. In some ways this implies that they are part of your own mind or psyche. In metaphysics many believe that spirit guides are simply aspects of oneself. The definition of an archetype is “an original pattern of model from which all things of the same kind are copied, or on which they are based; prototype.” ( This is from Random House Websters Dictionary, second edition.)<

If we were to see spirit guides as being a prototype of the Divine Light then this would help us to understand how they exist within our psyche as well as some one else’s too.

The psyche of humankind is a device or tool by which all of life is truly designed. So it is with the aid and guidance of spirit guides. In other words you are in some manner a refection of them and they of you. They represent all that is good and important to you and they help you to discover how they are simply reflecting this back to you. Your spirit guides always represent the most loving and beautiful parts of self. There are individual aspects of just only us but the divine itself.

We as humans want to believe that such beings exist, yet we afraid that we are deluding ourselves and making it up. We do this out of a fear of the unknown and a fear of other peoples judgments about us. Oddly enough almost everyone really believes in spirit, though they all chose to call it different names, and many also claim to know what spirit wants for everyone, instead just for himself or herself.

Contrary to popular belief, spirit has no agenda for humankind. Spirit works within an order defined by its own truths and beliefs through its many incarnations, be they in physical embodiment or not, and has their own order and direction to which they adhere. This is why describing spirit guides is so complex, because people want to conveniently categorize them and find a common placement for them in their small world of thought.

Spirit gives us an order of the Hierarchy and its workings to assist us in our quest to discover them. There is of course the group called the Oversoul, also know as The Ascended Masters or Karmic Board. This wonderful unit of beings is pretty much in charge of the spirit guides that help humankind. Then there are the various Councils of Light with whom the Oversoul works and communes for advice in various matters concerning the cosmos and universe. There are also our Galactic brotherhoods and councils that work with different star systems as well as ours. And there are the Angels who have never been numbered due their multitude in presence in all maters of things physical and divine.

There are the Native Indian Councils of Light as well as the many Gods and Goddesses worshipped by many cultures. There is Buddah and the Bodisattvas and the lists go on. But for the individual like you and I there are specific energies within spirit that we find and work with to learn about all others.

All spirit is one, and yet it is the refractive light and mind of the one that creates the many realities that all such spiritual beings live within. If we were to say that spirit were a creation of the one mind, “Source,” then we could quantify that by saying each thought we have is also a creation of energy and light.

Each human being is receptacle for its own spirit. Only through awareness of this fact can the human being create the memory and open the receptacle within themselves that holds and relates to their own spirit. It is the innocence and child being that we each are that has in some way retained the memory of the unconditional love from which it originally emanated.

Spirit guides are multitudinous and plentiful. One individual may have a limitless number of spirit guides. All people that die in the physical do not become spirit guides, actually very few do. This is because to know yourself as spirit is required by you and your soul in order for you to ascend one plane of knowledge and move to another. Though many think this is an automatic function in death, it is not. All have the ability to experience the light after death but they also have the ability to experience it in physical embodiment. That is why we have spirit here helping us.

If you are seeking to meet and speak with your spirit guides you should begin discovering how to journey within and discover your soul. Your soul is your memory keeper and also the vehicle through which the spirit inters the body. Soul consciousness, sometimes referred to as the Akashic Records, holds all memories and records them. The study of soul is what spirit helps us to discover and evolve through.

Remember that spirit is light and it is important to anchor the light daily in your life through your mantras and meditations. Though many believe that spirit is here to make your life all right that is untrue. Spirit is here to help you make your own life all right and also to have the companionship, mentoring and appropriate teachings for you to evolve spiritually. Unfortunately, they did not bring sacks of money with them; Though they can help you to learn to manifest in many different ways yourself.

Only our own free will holds us back from communing with spirit. Only our expectations and needs keep us from listening to our own inner, small yet powerful voice. The angels and spirits of light want each of you to know that they await the opportunity to reconnect and share with you.

 

 

Invocation to the Light:

 

I call to the power of light that I am. I call to the Angels Michael, Raphael, Gabriel and Uriel. I call to my teachers and guides; All those that assist guide guard and protect and I ask that they come forward at this time and align their energies within me.

I call to holy light of life within that I am, to the Sacred Holy Ones of Light and to the Councils of Light. I call to crystalline grid lines and the Twelve power Points of Light that create the energy of Light upon the Earth and I ask that I be connected within the cycle of cycles and the circle of circles.

I call to the Violet Flame of St. Germaine, the Emerald Flame of Archangel Raphael and The Fiery Sword of Archangel Michael and bring these energies in to surround myself, my life and my abode now and every day.

 

I now visualize these powerful energies of light and I create a gigantic beam of light to fill my home and myself. I now share and connect my light with all other Divine light.

Beloved I am, Beloved I am, Beloved I am.

 

State of Grace

How life becomes a state of grace rather than a state of reason

Thinking is a way of seeing and reasoning out what we experience in the 3D around us. Becoming is a state of being that allows us to open ourselves to more development to become.

Often my spirit guides will say to me, “You’ve been thinking again, haven’t you?”

What this means to me is that my thinking has once again clouded my judgement about reality. The mind is what creates the illusions we see as life in the 3D. When we move beyond reasoning, we become aware of our soul and spirit self. This now becomes the reality of the present moment without judgement.

Judging holds us back from experiencing our Soul and Spirit self. We cannot identify our true self through reason or logic; instead we must learn to decipher how we and all else is energy. To realize oneself as energy is to acquaint ourselves with the language of vibration.

If indeed you are to communicate with spirit, you must resonate with their energies by attaining the self- same energy yourself. This is most generally accomplished through meditation; as meditation is the process of going within to see and interact through your inner senses rather than the outer ones. This is where you learn to identify with your soul and spirit self.

People can become adept at hearing and understanding how they themselves are spirit, thereby discovering the language of resonation and development in frequencies. The greatest pitfalls we encounter come from the Ego self, sometimes desire itself can cause us to fool ourselves.

Our ego and personality can play tricks on us as the human needs to compete and be right, this can be our greatest deception that holds us in place as we race to discover still holding ourselves back as we do this.

We must learn humility and humbleness if we are to develop our gifts of awareness of Higher Self.

We must learn to identify our own spirit within if we wish to know and commune with other spirits. The language of Angels has to do with the essence of love on a very pure level of innocence and awe. The simplest of things can now answer what we believed to be so complex in our thinking.

Meditation is a developed art that keeps our consciousness and understanding expanding. Also by putting yourself in a space of, light and love, creates a welcoming space for spirit to be with you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mother Gaia

Message from Gaia

 

Children of Earth,

Your planet cries out to you, do you not hear me?

“Stop the senseless destruction and devastation to me. Every bomb that is set off reverberates though massive layers of earths ground and displaces more and more of my energy. Every bullet that is fired has its own reverberation. Every person, animal or plant that is killed for no reason leaves a gap in the whole of what I am. The complete dismissal of my feeling body is another wound to my being and my heart. The natural order of life no longer exists and as I struggle to repair the damage, more and more is piled upon me. It is as if I do not count at all to your human species of life.’

“Have you forgotten where your food and shelter come from? Have you forgotten the Law of replenishment? Take what you need but give back and restore.”

My oceans are not your dumping grounds nor are they there to test your weaponry. The rubble you create through your wars and hatred cannot be eaten by me. I hunger not for these things. I am a living organism who has been around for many a millennium, I have dealt with Asteroids, Comets, Dinosaurs and other worlds weaponry; but never imagined that which I spawned would seek to destroy me.

Yes much of your kind walked out of the Oceans to be the protectors of Earth not the destroyers.

As you feed your materialism and need to rule, you overlook your most important and valuable asset: me. So many honor me and ask for my help, yet ignore what I need to maintain and restore some semblance of balance, always looking to another planet or star system to live upon in the future.

What you sow shall you also reap. Pretending my message is not of real importance shows your ability to ignore your own smelly waste.

Yes I could send you a wonderful message of hope and encouragement, yet these are the things I need from you right now. Make haste, time is of the essence.

 

Prayer and Honor to Planet Earth:

Mother Earth, Lady Gaia, I come to you today in humility, trust and love. I beg your forgiveness for the blinders I have put on and choose from this day forward to awaken to your call of need and sustenance. I honor you, I love you, I appreciate all that you bring to me in life.

I am sorry for the destruction of what others have done to you and pray for the strength to assist and replenish you and the life upon you, with everything I have within me. I ask my spirit to assist me in this and honor the spirit of life that you and I are.

Lady Gaia, Mother Earth, please restore and replenish yourself and become strong and whole once again. I ask the other planetary bodies and star systems you are connected with, to come to your aid in this trying time and assist you.

Beloved I am, beloved I am, beloved I am.

Soul Discernment

Soul Discernment

By: Athene Raefiel

 

Within us we contain the ability to see in many different dimensions and forms. Within the Etheric and Physical we can see almost anything that can take on form. Most beings in other dimensions often use the astral plane to be seen and heard so that we can actually interplay with them.

Hearing and seeing with your astral eyes and ears is different than with your physical senses. Information is relayed in what you feel and therefore must interpret to understand the messages. Not unlike the signs we ask to receive from our universal self and teachers; communicating telepathically is the only form of communication.

We often think that there is somewhere to go to communicate with the other realms, all is currently within each of us and we need only to tap the methods.

Telepathy is a sending and receiving of energy in thought form. This is why it doesn’t matter what language you speak in the physical when beings from different realms speak with you they speak your language. Of course love is the universal language and when we meet beings from other dimensions we must discern if they are of love or not.

It is easy for somebody’s uncle Bob to contact you from the other side and tell you things that are of no value. But if you think they are a spirit guide or angelic teacher you will soon find the information stagnant and useless.

When we communicate with our spirit Guides and Teachers we do so through thought. Most often we call it praying. We take the time to form our thoughts in a manner that we believe to be precious to the Divine, therefore setting those thoughts aside from our other self- thinking.

When we begin to examine our thought process we realize that there is an order to them; or should be). Before praying or meditating we try to clear our thoughts of the everyday mundane world and focus on the nothingness of the “I am”. Coming to center we find that there is little static on the line and we can hear and imagine much more clearly.

Discernment is necessary if we are to identify true Divine Teachings from traditional thinking. It is the divine mind within us that we wish to attain the greatest awareness and truth that is held within the Universal Mind. This we tap through our soul consciousness.

Why is it so hard to find and assimilate soul consciousness, you may ask? It isn’t! We simply believe that traditional consciousness is all we are, therefore denying ourselves the right to enter into soul and discover the information and treasures therein.

Though soul works like a computer, and is always receiving and downloading and storing information, it contains the truth about memory and what purpose’s it can serve. Soul contains all information on who I am, what I’ve seen and experienced, and why I think and feel the way I do unconsciously. Travelling within soul allows you to connect with the memories of collective soul expanding your horizons most profoundly.

Sounds pretty vast does it not; yet soul is your playground of learning about life after life, after life. Life between lives and all the stories of creation are stored within soul archives as well as learning other languages and deciphering the mysteries of the Universes themselves.

Religion teaches us to ignore soul and jump right to Divine Spirit. Some religions even teach that there is no soul. But experience will show you what exists, and is as real as anything you can see or touch. Soul is the vehicle through which we learn, grow and develop. Many believe soul to be the god self and teach us such “it is the way the truth and light” they say often identifying it with different figures throughout time.

Called the Christ consciousness, soul is the intermediary between us and the Divine.

Just as higher self, has higher- self, has higher- self; so soul has over soul, and over soul, and so forth.

We do not have individual identifiable souls, other than the Book of Life registered within our soul memory, currently known as the Akashic Record of self. In order to understand how we are soul and spirit we must first understand the why of the single identity we have chosen to experience in the physical form. This individual and single identity brings us to the awareness that we are part of a soul group that is all working together to attain and become aware of the one- self as being part of the whole self.

Traversing soul allows us to discriminate, change, repair and newly create certain aspects of self. Because physical incarnations are based on patterns of perception, within soul we can renew our perception and heal the past and selves within.

What we perceive to be real is only reality until we understand and perceive differently. Going within soul allows us to change and remove unwanted behaviors by transmutation and reformation. This is how we create new realities as well as open ourselves to existential realities we never knew existed.

For instance; as we use the gift of going within as our tool for learning and advancement, we discover entire new worlds of Angelic beings and spiritual teachers that we have heard of but never understood how to commune with. In this communion we become aware of the fact that we are not in fact individual but multiplicity. We realize that we are “God”, as is all of life. Of course we have been blessed with rationale and conscious awareness of this fact while plant animal and rock and other forms have not.

Do all things living have consciousness? Well of course they do or they would not have life; it is consciousness that gives life.

The first things we discover upon entering soul are the memories of this life as well as others. Too we encounter the awareness of how we are spirit and therefore how all spirit is one. Because of the painful memories that we need to face and transmute, many avoid soul memory at all costs. What they do not know is that to avoid the reality of eternity is to destroy its viability and eventually all memory that lies within. Taking this path can lead to de-evolution and a forgetfulness that closes off memory to the soul thereby throwing people into innumerable cycles of existence without hope of ascending.

We do this by our own power of free will and choice. Free will and choice were given to humans beings of earth, and no other forms of life that evolve, so that we could create and protect all other life forms around us. It does not make us our brother’s keeper but allows us to teach and share the path of Divine Evolution and ascension to all who question and choose to learn.

Within soul we are able to move beyond self and into “The All”. Here we can suddenly see what was known to be un-seeable and unknown. We can see, breath and touch the reality of what is alive and we move from simple existence into being alive. Participating in all that surrounds us in every different dimension we are capable of absorbing.

Now all life has energy and color. Energies we can feel and touch as well as ever changing variety of colors within the different planes of existence and life as we know it. The beauty is awesome and it as if we could see love itself. This changes us and we realize that what we now experience is the reality of transcending and ascension. We also realize that what is being taught as a reality only after death is in fact the only reality of spiritual evolution that we have. Therefore it does not come to us automatically upon us dying but only through the true journey of soul and spirit consciousness.

If it came to all simply because of physical death there would be an immense number of divinely evolved beings physically walking the Earth daily, not so many beings here determined to kill and be killed. Death is an experience of renewal not the answer to prayer. Since all life continues to evolve and de-evolve, renewal in no way corresponds to ascension.

People on this planet take the creator and creation for granted, by and through religion and wrong belief. Never understanding here on Earth how they are the Creator, they seek freedom and peace from an unknown deity spoken about in a variety of texts, but never identified except after death or the baptism thereof.

In this physical life there are many baptisms we experience daily, baptism of earth, air, fire and water. These four baptisms are eternal and ad to the veracity of soul. Never must we forget that we are eternal.

 

More about Soul

Humans are easily sublimated by their surroundings. Television ads, educational learning, family and religion are parts of our sublimation. When we hear or are taught something over and over again we begin to accept it as part of our reality. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, famine, homelessness, politics and Jesus, all are part of our consciousness because we have seen and heard about them constantly. Had we not seen and heard about them, they would not exist in our consciousness, nor would they be part of our reality.

The many things we have not seen nor heard about, play little if any role in our daily awareness. Because this is true, it is up to us to educate and sublimate ourselves with thoughts and ideas that promote happiness, joy and peace.

To believe that there is an unseen force of energy that pervades all life is to believe in Spirit. It matters not what name you give to spirit, what matters is that you understand that you are spirit.

In order to identify how all life contains spirit, you must first study about soul. All things of life in this world contain soul. As long as we refer to the soul as being unconscious then that sublimation will remain intact. The fact that all life contains soul, should make it obvious enough, that the only thing that is unconscious of soul is the seeker. If the mysteries of the Universe and the Divine are actually natural soul awareness, then it is only natural to seek them out for your own revelation.

Your soul is actively participating in your life everyday. The more you learn to hear and see it, the more help it can offer you in understanding your individual purpose in being alive. It is time for human beings to re-sublimate themselves and turn to the soul for its memories and awareness of the truth and light within. With soul, light, and spirit all things are possible. Without them, more of the same will perpetuate itself. Call to your soul daily and let it know that you acknowledge it. Discover the world of soul that you are.

You are a beautiful energy of light. Your emanations make up the whole, just as the whole makes up the emanations that you are!

Divine Mother Channeling

Message from the Divine Mother

Children of the Light,

I come to you today to give an update on how I am working with Mother Earth and her Children. The changes now happening to Earth Children are vast and many. Many hybrid children are currently awakening and assisting with the consciousness of the planet. These are gifted persons aiding the Divine in its purpose at this time. Many from the Pleadian and Sirius sectors are being fully briefed on the urgency to elevate the consciousness of souls so they may remember where they have come from and use that map to get back to the heavens and restore peace in the hearts of mankind.

You are in the middle of a massive transformation that began back in 1986 and has now reached a pinnacle of growing evolution upon your planet. Within each and every living breathing soul is contained a large amount of information that can eliminate the pain and sadness in Earthlings. This will and can be done through raising your frequencies and vibrations. Continually reach higher and forgive the past, the Light is your mother and father this is whom you want to return to after death.

There is a rumor going around that the Divine are really extraterrestrials nothing could be further from the truth. Yes there are many beings currently residing in the Earth plane there to assist us as well as you “Within my father’s house there are many mansions”. Evolution is a massive undertaking of steps and realms to be discovered.

Earth Mother has had to re-align herself to the devastation brought about by humans. She is not vindictive, as some may think, she is simply caring for those that live in the oceans as well as nature itself. It was to her cries that I answered and come to help her restore much of the beauty now being used and destroyed for simply wealth gains.

Humans were created to nurture and care for the Earth using what they needed and replacing other things of simply greed and avarice. Yet wars have been ongoing to covet needed resources and gain from them.

The massive Earth changes and plagues will continue until people restore some semblance of balance within themselves. So long as governments continue to stifle the nature of human beings by not allowing a natural process of the soul, violence will continue.

All of those who die in ignorance have also lived in ignorance and their safety net failed them. Fear of modern medicine to heal them has often caused them to lose their life.

You are each and every one of yourselves a creator of your destiny. When you refuse the help given to you through science, you refuse the gift from god, goddess, all that is, as well. Miracles come in many forms.

Continue to utilize the spiritual tools that are available to you let your light guide you. Use intuition allowing it to become a friend that resides within. Develop your inner senses and heighten your awareness. Learn to hear what the elements are speaking. Go to the sacred places and meditate while listening with your intuitive mind translating what Earth, Air, Fire and water are saying to you. Honor the earth often using sage and other offerings to heal her. Bless yourself often with waters of earth using oils to fragrance yourself.

Release and let go of the past as it is holding you back. Take advantage of the Spiritual teachers you are led to, there is always more to learn, discover the power of symbols and meditate upon them to find the inner meanings they hold.

Pray often acknowledging the “I AM” as the spark of light residing within you and all life. Honor the beauty within nature and discover your natural self. Be kind and honor others in a positive manner. You shall find you also receive what you give out.

You are unique in your singularity, yet part of a soul group, working together to achieve bliss and freedom from your shackles. Remember you are aiding one another in this spirit development. Confront and transmute your fears by bringing them into your inner light and love. Overcome fear so that your shackles can be removed.

Use the Violet Flame of Sanctus Germanis, this is a powerful tool to transmute negativity. Re-train your thinking process to aid you in your higher mind and thinking, your God mind. Find how to trust the correct thinking and feeling self, become your own best friend and surrender to your soul and spirit path daily. Create the “you” that you can love and be now and always.

Know how to listen to your inner voice and overcome your ego. Do not try to force your beliefs on others.

All these things I state are for your betterment, you may share them with others of like mind.

Call upon and invoke the Angels and teachers of light that you discover along the way. They are here to assist and guide you on your spiritual journey. Heal the child within as this child is your innocence and purity, this is your inner unconditional self, heed this.

The Divine is all around you, create a sacred place where we are welcome.

Bless yourself and others with love and understanding, be compassionate.

You can call upon me at any time and I will send you the teachers that you need.

Blessings and goodness to each of you.

In Love the Divine Mother