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from Jesus:
If you search the Internet,
you will notice that there are numerous channelers who are channeling
a wide variety of beings or spirits. Obviously, this can be confusing,
and I would like to help people find clarity concerning their questions
about channeling. However, I have no desire to tell people what to believe
or who to follow; I want them to make their own decisions. That is why
I will use this question to give an answer that can be applied to many
other types of channelings.
As I explained in an important
discourse, the material universe has four distinct levels, or layers.
For several centuries, humankind was becoming more and more entrenched
in the belief that there is nothing beyond the world they can detect
with their physical senses or scientific instruments. In order to take
the spiritual growth of humankind to the next level, it was absolutely
necessary that this materialistic world view was replaced by a recognition
of the fact that there is indeed something beyond matter.
Over the last century humankind's consciousness has been raised, and
one consequence is that it has become easier for people to turn the
dial of consciousness and tune in to levels of reality that are beyond
the matter world. The entire channeling phenomenon, starting with the
spiritualist movement in the 1800s, is an expression of this development.
The fact that this has opened many people’s minds to the existence
of a reality beyond the matter world has had a valuable effect on humankind’s
spiritual growth. However, it is necessary for all sincere spiritual
seekers to recognize that you cannot uncritically accept any message
that comes from a being beyond the material world. Some channeled messages
are given by beings who do not have your spiritual growth at heart.
As I explained in the other discourse, and in my previous remarks on
channeling, there are conscious beings
in all four realms of the material universe, and it is possible for
people to communicate with beings on all levels. I also explain that
each of the four levels has several divisions or layers. For example,
even the realm of matter, what we might call the physical realm, has
a number of layers, some of which cannot be perceived by the physical
senses.
These invisible layers of the physical realm are almost congruent with
the the lower levels of the next realm, namely the emotional realm.
This is what many esoteric teachings call the psychic or the astral
realm. As you will see from the many accounts of near-death experiences,
when the soul leaves the physical body, it is meant to travel into a
tunnel of light until it reaches its proper destination in one of the
higher realms. If a soul does not enter the realm of light, it will
be stuck in the physical realm or the lower psychic realm.
The consequence is that most of the communication with dead relatives
that occurs through mediums, as for example in the spiritualist movement,
involves such displaced or discarnate souls. These souls could not or
would not enter the light, and part of the explanation is that they
did not have a high enough level of consciousness to recognize the light
or be willing to enter the light. The point being that for a true spiritual
seeker, there is little value in communicating with such souls.
Take note that I am not hereby saying that people cannot have genuine
communication with deceased relatives from a higher realm. However,
such communication usually happens spontaneously, lasts only a short
time, has the clear purpose of helping you move on and does not involve
a medium, especially not a medium who charges for his or her services.
Above the material realm is the emotional or astral realm. As I explained
in the discourses mentioned above, this realm is currently dominated
by a number of beings that have a very low level of consciousness. Some
of them have embodied the Luciferian state of consciousness of anger
and rebellion against God. Some of them are simply consumed by negative
human emotions, such as fear, anger or hatred. Common for all of them
is that they firmly believe that the ends can justify the means, and
that is why they will do anything to get what they want, meaning spiritual
light, from human beings.
Unfortunately, many people on Earth have learned to turn the dial of
consciousness but they do not have the discernment to know that they
are tuning in to the astral realm. The people who tune in to the lower
astral realm will often end up being overwhelmed by feelings of anger
and hatred. For example, there was a very strong connection between
the lower astral realm and Adolf Hitler and the leaders of the Nazi
movement in Germany. This movement actually received some of its power
from this connection, and that is why it was possible for the Nazi leaders
to literally hypnotize a large segment of the German population.
In today's world, you also find extremist or fanatical groups who have
opened up a connection to the astral realm. Obvious examples are the
Islamic fundamentalists who believe in Jihad and carry out terrorist
acts. Yet I am sad to say that some Christian fundamentalist groups,
even some who claim to have the power and the manifestations of the
Holy Spirit, have simply opened themselves up to the astral realm. This
is also true for many totalitarian dictators or totalitarian political
movements, such as communism.
On the higher astral realm you will find a number of beings who are
not completely consumed by the Luciferian consciousness or by negative
feelings. They are therefore able to disguise themselves and take on
the appearance of spiritual beings. Some of them will even pose as impostors
of Ascended Masters, including myself. Many of the channelings from
beings who use the name Sananda and claim to be me actually come from
beings in the higher astral realm. Many of these beings do not have
an evil intent of causing people to destroy themselves. They simply
want you to give them your attention so they can get your spiritual
light and use it to survive.
When you go to the next level, the mental realm, you generally find
beings who are at a much higher level of consciousness. Many of the
beings in this realm have evolved beyond evil intent or the intent to
deceive people. They no longer believe the ends can justify the means.
Some of these beings have attained a much higher degree of spiritual
understanding than most people on Earth. So these beings can actually
channel information that can be valid and helpful to spiritual seekers.
What you will generally see about beings in the mental realm is that
they are honest and straightforward about their identity and their intentions.
They do not claim to be members of the Ascended Host since they are
not, and they do not use names of Ascended Masters.
The channelings of these beings are generally very intellectual—as
opposed to the more emotionally appealing channelings from the former
group. This can be very appealing to many people in a scientific and
rational age, people who are open to spirituality yet cannot stomach
the orthodox religions because they are so fear-based. Yet you might
notice that the beings in the mental realm tend to present so much intellectual
reasoning that they either overshadow the spiritual side of the message
or present spirituality as a largely intellectual exercise. Some of
these beings literally believe, as do many intellectually inclined people
on Earth, that you can think your way into Heaven. Not so. You can either
BE in Heaven or not be in Heaven. This is one instance where thinking
doesn't make it so because the state of Being is an integration of all
of your faculties.
The two examples you mention, Kryon and Kirael, fall into this category.
In other words, I place these beings in the mental realm, with Kryon
being the more advanced.
What you need to consider as a spiritual seeker is that there is a reason
why these beings are still in the mental realm and have not ascended
to the spiritual realm and become members of the Ascended Host. The
reason is that these beings have not let go of one or several illusions.
In other words, they are holding on to certain incorrect beliefs and
they firmly believe that their understanding represents the truth. It
is inevitable that the beliefs of these beings will permeate their teachings
in subtle ways. So if you follow the teachings of such beings, and especially
if you accept them uncritically, you run the risk that you gradually
become trapped in the same illusion as the beings you are following.
In other words, it is difficult for a student to rise above the consciousness
of the teacher.
My point here is that there are many spiritual seekers who have studied
channelings brought forth by beings in the mental realm. These seekers
have received some valuable information that has helped them make spiritual
progress, yet I hope these seekers will consider the following:
- No matter which spiritual
teaching you follow, even a teaching that comes from the Ascended
Host and has the highest possible degree of purity, you always need
to read between the lines and go beyond the outer teaching. No outer
teaching can give you all of the insights you need in order to attain
Christ consciousness. A Christed being is able to get understanding
and truth from inside itself, and therefore it does not rely exclusively
on an outer teaching.
If you keep this in mind, you can make spiritual progress by studying
almost any teaching. Yet it should be obvious that a teaching coming
from the highest possible source and a teaching that is as pure as
possible will make it easier for you to make progress. If the teaching
has a high degree of impurity, you will have to be more alert and
spend more attention on seeing through the impure ideas to find the
truth behind them. If you are not willing to make this effort or if
you have not developed a sufficient level of Christ discernment, following
an impure teaching can indeed lead you into a dead end.
- No matter which spiritual
teaching you follow, you need to be aware of an important law about
spiritual growth, namely the law of constant self-transcendence. This
law has been described in the popular saying, “When the student
is ready, the teacher appears.” If you are studying a particular
teaching right now, it is because that was the teaching you needed
at the level of consciousness you had when you found that teaching.
Yet if you are making spiritual progress, there might very well come
a point when you are ready for a higher spiritual teaching. When that
occurs, your Christ self and your spiritual teachers will be ready
to bring that teaching into your outer awareness. Unfortunately, many
sincere spiritual teachers end up becoming emotionally attached to
a specific outer teaching, guru or organization, and therefore they
are not willing to listen to their spiritual teachers. They literally
close their minds to the spiritual teaching that could take them to
the next level.
My point here is that if
you have been following a spiritual teaching that was brought forth
by beings in the mental realm, you should consider that there will come
a point where you are ready to step up to a teaching that is brought
forth by the Ascended Host. We do not reside in any of the levels of
the material universe. We reside in the spiritual realm, and we give
our teachings from this level, meaning that they are designed to empower
you to attain Christ consciousness and ascend to the spiritual realm.
Obviously, if you are a spiritual seeker who has found this website,
you should consider that you are now ready for the teachers who are
represented on this website, namely myself and other Ascended Masters.
Therefore, step up to the teachings on this website, and the teachings
that the Ascended Host have released through other messengers over the
past century.
In terms of how to awaken
your ancient memories, simply use the tools
I give on this website, and you will make progress faster than you
might realize.
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