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from Jesus:
The teachings
on this website explain that God’s creation is made of energy.
There are many levels of God’s creation, and they are separated
only by their vibration. The human mind has the ability to tune in to
the different levels of God’s creation. By turning the dial of
consciousness, a person can receive ideas or messages from other realms.
There are several realms that are beyond the material universe but their
vibration is too low to make them part of the spiritual world. One such
realm is what some esoteric teachings call the psychic realm or the
astral plane. There are a large number of beings that reside in this
realm. On Earth, you see that human beings are in many different states
of consciousness. The same holds true in the astral realm.
At the lower levels of the astral realm, you find beings that clearly
have an evil intent. Such beings will deliberately seek to manipulate
human beings for various purposes, including stealing their spiritual
energy.
At the middle levels of the astral realm, you find beings who do not
have an evil intent but are simply acting out of ignorance. At the higher
levels of the astral realm, you find beings who have attained a certain
level of spiritual understanding. Such beings might appear wise or advanced
to people in the material world.
These beings might not have any evil intent, and they might be able
to give people directions or teachings that contain a certain amount
of truth. However, you need to ask yourself why these beings are residing
in the astral realm and why they have not ascended to the spiritual
realm. The reason is that for various psychological reasons, these beings
have become stuck at that level of God’s creation. Therefore,
if you continue to commune with such beings, you run the risk of getting
stuck at that same level.
For most students, it is difficult to rise higher than the consciousness
of their teacher. Therefore, when you select your spiritual teacher,
you want to select a teacher who is a member of the Ascended Host. If
you want maximum spiritual growth and if you want to ascend into the
spiritual realm, why would you select a teacher who resides at a lower
level?
Channeler beware
It is not my intention to make an absolute statement which denounces
channeling as being automatically dangerous. However, I am aware that
some New Age people subscribe to the idea that there is no risk associated
with channeling. I must tell you frankly that this idea is incorrect.
In its broadest sense, channeling can be described as a process whereby
a person on Earth turns the dial of consciousness and tunes in to a
level of God’s creation that is beyond the material universe.
However, if you think everything beyond the material universe is good
and spiritual, then you are suffering from a very dangerous illusion.
To see the danger of this illusion, you only need to look at the actions
of human beings. Why do you think certain people commit acts that are
clearly evil? The reason is that these people have attuned their consciousness
to a lower level of God’s creation. For example, you might know
that Adolf Hitler was fascinated by the occult. In reality, he was a
channel for dark forces who manipulated him and used him for their purposes.
By looking at Hitler’s life and death, it should be obvious that
channeling is not a risk-free activity.
Some people have allowed dark forces from the astral realm to influence
or even take over their consciousness. Therefore, such people are often
the tools of dark forces, whether it be willingly or unwillingly, knowingly
or unknowingly.
Avoid both
extremes
What I am trying to explain here is that if you assume that channeling
is risk-free, then you have stepped into one extreme. The other extreme
is represented by people who never dare to turn the dial of consciousness
to reach for something beyond the material universe. Both types of people
take an unbalanced approach to spiritual growth.
If you look at some of the most spiritual people on Earth, you will
see that there is only one reason why these people are spiritual. The
reason is that they have turned the dial of consciousness and tuned
in to the spiritual realm. Through this attunement, these people receive
insights, understanding and sometimes various types of messages from
the spiritual realm.
Many people on Earth are already open and attuned to something beyond
the material universe, and many more will become open in the coming
decades. This openness is very much a part of the spiritual plan for
raising the consciousness of humankind. Generally, I do not want people
to close their minds. However, I strongly advise people to consider
what level, which radio station, they contact.
I encourage people to learn how to turn the dial of consciousness and
tune in to something beyond the material world. However, I obviously
want people to learn how to tune in to the spiritual world without tuning
in to any of the lower realms. To do this, you need to attain discernment,
so that you can know what is of the spiritual world and what is of lower
worlds. This discernment can be attained only by putting on your personal
Christhood.
I must tell you frankly that I see many wonderful people in the New
Age movement who are very open to the idea that human beings can communicate
with the spiritual world. However, some of these people attempt to take
heaven by force, and they attempt this communion with impure motives.
Such motives can include pride, a need for self-aggrandizement, a need
for power and control or a desire for phenomena that are beyond the
ordinary. If you seek inner communion out of an inordinate desire or
with impure motives, your are likely to tune in to a level that is below
the spiritual realm.
Therefore, you should be very conscious of your motives, as I explain
in the book The Christ Is Born in You. The
best way to overcome imperfect motives is to make a sincere effort to
engage in the path of building your personal Christhood. Seek first
the kingdom of God, seek first the Christ consciousness, and all else
shall be added onto you.
Balance
Balance is always the key to spiritual growth. There are those who say
that because of the risk of contacting psychic forces, you should never
attempt any type of personal communion. If you accept this idea, how
can you rise above a certain level on the path? On the other hand, it
is clearly dangerous to say that anyone should attempt communion and
that there is no risk involved.
At a certain level of the spiritual path, a person needs to develop
the ability to reach beyond the material universe and to commune with
the spiritual realm. However, this communion should happen only through
the person’s Christ Self. Through that Christ self, you can try
the spirits and know whether they are of God.
If you never attempt such communion, you simply cannot grow beyond a
certain level. However, if you attempt this communion without discernment,
you do run a risk. Therefore, focus your attention on developing Christhood,
and do not seek to force inner communion. Simply build your Christhood,
and let your spiritual teacher find you when you are ready.
This is the concept I described in the parable about the virgins who
made themselves ready for the arrival of the bridegroom. If a soul seeks
to force the process, it might end up with the wrong bridegroom, and
it will not be a marriage made in Heaven.
Some people are so stuck in a materialistic state of consciousness that
they cannot commune with anything beyond the material world. If you
have risen above that level and attained some communion, why not make
the extra effort to achieve Christ discernment? Why not make sure that
you commune with the true Masters in the spiritual realm and not beings
on lower levels?
My colleagues and I are ready and willing to commune with anyone who
achieves a certain measure of Christhood. Seek us with discernment and
pure motives and you will find us.
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