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Question for Jesus:
Many orthodox Christians reject everything related to the New Age
movement. You seem to have a more nonjudgmental attitude towards this
movement, is that correct?
That is correct. My attitude towards any topic is more nonjudgmental
than the attitudes of most people. Whenever a new spiritual cycle
begins, there will always be a period in which new ideas emerge. There
is a breaking up of the old order and a bringing in of the new order.
It is perfectly natural that during such a time there will be a certain
amount of experimentation with new approaches to spirituality and
religion. This experimentation will be diversified and somewhat chaotic.
However, this is a natural part of growth.
Most orthodox Christians have a one-sided view of history, especially
the history of the early Christian movement. When I appeared 2,000
years ago, there was a large-scale spiritual renewal happening all
over the Middle East. I was simply one among many voices and preachers
promoting the new spirituality. If the terminology had been used back
then, the orthodox Jewish rabbis would have labeled me, Jesus Christ,
as a very dangerous New Age cult leader. I told people to leave their
families. I told people to give up their possessions. I told people
to be willing to lose their lives for my sake. Imagine what the orthodox
Christians of today would have said about me and my teachings. They
too would have considered me a radical and dangerous cult leader.
What I am saying here is that 2,000 years ago I was not welcomed by
orthodox religion. I was far more at home in what might be called
the New Age movement of the time. Even today I am not generally welcomed
by orthodox Christians, and I could potentially feel more at home
in the New Age movement. Unfortunately, most New Age people reject
Jesus Christ as being outdated and obsolete. This is not to my liking,
and it is not to the advantage of those who reject me.
Question: Could you elaborate on that. I felt that way myself
when I was younger, and I understand why so many people have rejected
you because of their disappointment with orthodox Christianity.
I fully understand why so many people reject me. I fully understand
why so many people have given up on all religion because of their
disappointment with orthodox Christianity. I fully understand why
so many New Age people have given up on Christianity and rejected
anything related to Christianity. However, these people are throwing
the Christ child out with the dirty bath water of human power struggles.
Regardless of how I have been portrayed by orthodox Christianity,
the fact is that I am a spiritual teacher. I have much to offer to
the spiritual seekers of today. Over the past 2,000 years, I have
not been standing still. I have learned much, and therefore I have
much more to give than I had 2,000 years ago. If people will reach
for me, they will quickly realize that I have much to offer them.
Many New Age people accept the progression of spiritual cycles, or
ages. Some of them realize that I was the spiritual hierarch for the
Age of Pisces. They also realize that I am not the spiritual hierarch
for the next 2,000 year cycle of Aquarius. However, let me assure
you that I am not done with planet Earth. I have much to offer to
this planet, and I am willing to impart my love and my understanding
to anyone who is willing to ask.
Most people in the New Age movement seem to have overlooked the fact
that one spiritual cycle builds upon the previous cycle. The Age of
Pisces was meant to set a solid foundation for the Age of Aquarius.
The Age of Pisces was meant to bring a large number of people to the
point of accepting and manifesting their individual Christhood. This
Christhood becomes the foundation for fulfilling the goals of the
Age of Aquarius, namely that people accept their roles as co-creators
with God and bring God’s kingdom into physical manifestation.
Many New Age people have far-flung dreams about a golden age of spirituality.
However, they often fail to recognize that a golden age will not appear
out of nowhere. If the golden age is to appear on planet Earth, it
must be built on a solid foundation, namely the rock of individual
Christhood. So far, that foundation has not been built. So far, not
enough people have accepted the path of individual Christhood. So
far, not enough people have manifested their individual Christhood.
Therefore, we have not currently reached a critical mass that will
allow the golden age of Aquarius to be lowered into the material universe.
Question: But it hasn’t been easy for people to even
know about that path, given the fact that orthodox Christianity has
elevated you to an idol that no one dares to follow.
Don’t misunderstand what I’m saying here. I clearly recognize
that orthodox Christianity elevated me to an idol instead of the example
I was meant to be. I realize the tragedy of this. Nevertheless, there
is no point in lamenting what might have been. The only thing that
matters is that we move forward from here.
So many New Age people are sincere about bringing a new age of spirituality.
If these people truly want to help bring in this golden age, they
need to realize that the new age will not come until they themselves
have learned the lessons they were meant to learn during the Age of
Pisces. So many New Age people are open to new spiritual teachings.
Why not look for new teachings about my true message so that you can
fully learn the lessons of the Age of Pisces and build a solid foundation
for entering the consciousness of Aquarius?
The golden age will not come until a critical mass of people manifest
individual Christhood. As I say in The Christ Is Born in You,
there are currently 10,000 people on planet Earth who have manifested
a high degree of personal Christhood at inner levels. Unfortunately,
the vast majority of these people do not consciously recognize their
inner attainment, and therefore they do not dare to acknowledge and
express it. There are also millions of people who have manifested
a high degree of Christhood. These people could quickly make tremendous
progress if they would consciously acknowledge their potential and
be willing to engage in the path of expanding their Christhood.
Such people can be found in every walk of life. Many of them are found
in traditional Christianity. Many of them are found in other religions.
Many of them belong to no particular religion or subscribe to scientific
materialism. And a substantial portion of them are found in the New
Age movement.
I need these people to quickly come to a conscious realization of
who they are and why they are here. I am constantly trying to reach
out to all of these people. However, I do believe that the most receptive
should be the people in the New Age movement who see themselves as
very progressive and spiritual people.
Question: So what could New Age people do to help you bring
in the golden age?
There are wonderful hearts in the New Age movement, and they simply
need to come to the realization that there are no shortcuts. Planet
Earth is a cosmic schoolroom. A spiritual age, such as the Age of
Pisces, can be compared to one grade. You don’t move on to the
next grade until you have passed the final exam of the previous grade.
So many New Age people believe that the Age of Aquarius has already
begun and that its promises are a done deal. This is a fallacy. The
coming of a new age means the coming of a new state of consciousness.
That state of consciousness can descend into the material universe
only by being embodied by human beings. The consciousness of Aquarius
cannot fully descend until a critical mass of people embody that consciousness,
and this can happen only after those people master the consciousness
of Pisces. We are simply not there right now, and one reason is that
so many New Age people have ignored the path of personal Christhood.
I see so many well-meaning people in the New Age movement, people
who have a true and sincere desire to help bring in the new age. However,
I must be frank and tell you that many of them have some very naive
dreams about how this could come to pass. So many people in the New
Age movement have a vision of the golden age, yet they do not have
a clear vision of the steps that lead from here to there. They do
not see a systematic path between their present level of consciousness
and the consciousness of the new age.
So many New Age people have fallen into the trap of believing that
because they are pursuing all of these outer things that they consider
to be very spiritual, they are helping to bring in the new age. In
reality, many of them are simply wasting their time and energy in
a pursuit of phenomena that have nothing to do with true spiritual
growth.
I said earlier that one of the purposes of science was to give people
free time, but that many people have used their free time in a meaningless
pursuit of entertainment and pleasure. Well, this also applies to
New Age people. So many New Age people are spending all of their time
and energy in pursuit of spiritual entertainment and spiritual pleasure
which has virtually nothing to do with true spiritual growth and attainment.
That will be a pretty tough message for a lot of people. How
can they tell the difference between what helps bring in a better
age and what doesn’t?
I must tell you that a very large part of the people in the New Age
movement are following the path that seems right onto a human, but
the end thereof is the way of death. I need these people to wake up
and realize that if they truly want to bring in the new age, and I
consider them some of my best hopes for achieving this goal, they
need to recognize what it will take to bring in that age.
The Age of Aquarius must be built on the foundation of the Age of
Pisces. That foundation is individual Christhood. Nothing else will
do. No amount of hopes, dreams, fancy meditation techniques, visualizations,
working with crystals, Ouija boards, channeling or some of the thousands
of phenomena that are currently sweeping the New Age movement will
bring in the new age. What will bring in the new age is Christhood,
and the essence of Christhood is discernment. When you achieve personal
Christhood, you can discern between what is of God and what is not
of God. That discernment is the foundation for the new age.
I have said repeatedly in this book that human beings have a tendency
to jump from one extreme to the other. I will be the first to admit
that most of the people in orthodox Christian religions are far too
close-minded. Many of the people in the New Age movement have realized
that it is unproductive to be close-minded, and yet they have gone
into the opposite extreme. Instead of closing their minds to everything,
they have opened their minds to anything that is out there. I see
so many New Age people who are willing to engage in absolutely any
new thing that comes along as long as it seems entertaining or makes
some far-flung promise about the wonderful effects it will have on
their personal growth or on saving the planet.
Let me tell you frankly that going into either extreme is equally
unproductive. Closing your mind to anything new will not bring in
a better age. However, opening your mind to anything that comes along
will not bring in the new age either. There are so many people in
the New Age movement who are constantly being raped of their spiritual
energy by forces who are attempting to steal that energy and use it
to destroy the golden age.
Many Christians are so afraid of dark forces that they dare not open
their minds to anything beyond orthodox Christianity. Unfortunately,
many New Age people have so little fear that they open their minds
to forces that are stealing their energy and taking them away from
the true path to spiritual growth. So many New Age people rush in
where angels fear to tread.
Going into either extreme does nothing to help the Ascended Host bring
in the new age. Many New Age people reject the claim that a literal
interpretation of the Bible is the only path to salvation. I know
that many New Age people look at literal Christians as being naive.
Yet I must tell you that many New Age people are equally naive. They
believe that by engaging in all of these entertaining activities,
they are actually helping to bring in the new age. In reality, they
are simply wasting God’s energy and giving that energy to forces
who are working against the new age.
The New Age movement has a tremendous potential for bringing spiritual
renewal to this planet. It truly could be a major force in bringing
the golden age into physical manifestation. Yet I must tell you openly
and frankly that the potential is far from being realized. The reason
being that too many people in the New Age movement have not attained
personal discernment.
They think that anything goes. They think anything that seems spiritual
is productive. They throw caution to the wind and refuse to follow
any rules. Many of them even have a certain arrogance that causes
them to feel that they know best and that they don’t need any
discernment or any guidance from the true spiritual teachers of the
Ascended Host. They reject our guidance and go after the false spirits
who make them far-flung promises and tell them how wonderful they
are and what a great work they are doing for the planet. This is a
rebellion against authority, meaning the true authority of the Christ
consciousness as opposed to the false authority of the lower consciousness.
I must tell you that many orthodox Christians are the most close-minded
people on this planet. I must also tell you that many New Age people
are the most naive people on this planet. In The Christ Is Born
in You I state that human beings have an ability to believe the
unbelievable that surprises even God. That statement applies to many
people in the New Age movement. Some people believe the most incredible
things without attempting to use their personal discernment or even
common sense.
If these people truly want to help the Ascended Host bring in the
golden age of Aquarius, they need to make a conscious effort to develop
and exercise personal discernment. That discernment can come only
through conscious contact with your Christ self. You cannot achieve
discernment through the emotional body or through the human intellect.
This simply cannot be done. The emotions will always pull you into
doing what feels good at the moment. The intellect will argue back
and forth about any issue without coming up with a firm conclusion.
Only the Christ mind can separate the sheep from the goats and tell
you which ideas, beliefs and activities are of the Light and which
come from lower forces that are working against God’s purposes.
The old question, “Choose you this day whom ye will serve”
is extremely important for people in the New Age movement. Will people
in the New Age movement serve the Brotherhood of Light that is attempting
to bring in the golden age, or will they serve the brotherhood of
darkness? The members of the dark forces are often disguised in sheep’s
clothing, and they are actively working to destroy the golden age.
Once again, this is a stern message that I know will be unpopular
among many people. Yet I am not here to pamper those who are looking
for a feel-good Master. I am Jesus Christ. I do not have time to beat
around the bush. If the golden age of Aquarius is to manifest, then
I need to quickly see a critical mass of people who put on their personal
Christhood. If this will happen, we can bring in the golden age. If
this does not happen within the next decade, the golden age might
not manifest for centuries.
We are at a critical crossroads in the spiritual growth of planet
Earth. The golden age will not simply happen because people sit around
and engage in activities that make them feel good and important. The
golden age will happen only if they engage in the true path that leads
to personal Christhood.
Do I sound like I am repeating myself? Well, I have been preaching
this message for 2,000 years and so far I have not received the necessary
response that will carry this planet into the new age. I have to repeat
myself, and I will keep repeating myself until people wake up and
realize that there is a true path that leads to Heaven and there are
many false paths that lead elsewhere.
Where do you want to go? Where do you want to see the planet go? I
pray that people will make that choice based on discernment, the true
discernment that your Christ self is willing to give to you at any
moment if you will but open your mind and ask.
Question: How can people best build that
discernment?
The Christ Is Born in You is all about doing this. I don’t
see any reason to repeat here what has already been said. That book
is a toolbox for building discernment and personal Christhood.
Copyright
© Kim Michaels, 2003
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