Walking in the Light
Ascension is increasing our vibration and light body so we then develop along our life/spiritual path. It also means moving higher vibration when we pass over onto our next journey in life.
So how can we bring this about, well it is relatively simple, we need to act upon a few basics in and around our lives:
Acceptance of self and others
Forgiving self and others
Thinking and acting positively
Trust
Faith
Love
Its a pretty simple list to look at, though we need to look within ourselves and see if we are really doing these things. The more we accept and acknowledge about ourselves the easier it will be to lighten the load of:
Guilt
Anger
Upset
Anxiety
Stress
Jealousy
And any other negative thought pattern we have within us, connected to the way we see ourselves and other people. How many of us here have thought negatively about another
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Well I tell you now I have been guilty of all the above listed.
I understand there have not been any of us here that have not done this at least once in their lives. Its so easy to say think or feel negatively about another when they have done something wrong or said something that has caused offence.
Negative thoughts and actions carry energy, it is this energy is heavy and weighs us down and prevents us from moving on and developing spiritually mentally, or even physically. So what do we do to stop this?
Again its easy once we know how, we learn to forgive others for what they have done and said. We wipe the slate clean and move on, acknowledging that we have done this so the obstacle and restriction of our past action can be removed. Through this removal the energy around us and within us becomes lighter and clearer.
Now it is easy to forgive others when they have done something wrong. However can we actually forgive ourselves?
Can we forgive what we have done to ourselves by harbouring negative thoughts? These thoughts linked to things we have done that we wish we had not. A good way as acknowledging these events and actions is looking at them as life lessons. Everything happens for a reason, and the reason then gives us a lesson.
The lesson then helps us grow and give us an aspect which is also needed to help us grow.
Example:
When living in a family/house hold which is testing and trying, through constant arguing and psychological abuse. The lesson that this gives us is to learn to love unconditionally and also inner strength.
There are also cases when you may be constantly tested by one person or more these people telling you that you are incapable and are no good at what you do. The lesson here is to stand in our own power and know that we are doing a good job and that we are a good person. So this links in with what I am next going to talk about
Acceptance of self and others
Through forgiving those who have maybe hurt and angered and hurt us and then going on to forgive ourselves understand that this is a life lesson. We then go onto accepting our self for whom and what we are. Never mind what other people say and try to do to pull us down.
These people have lessons of their own
Yep thats rite the reason people pull us down is because they are unable to face or acknowledge that they have issues/aspects in which they need to look at. So they like to pull us down and try to get us on their level with them. Often this makes us feel despondent, negative and heavy. These are the environments that we need to stay away from, or until we can understand why the person/people are like this.
Once we can understand the reasons why, and understand their situation then this links in with acceptance of others. Sending them love and compassion will help them as well as increase our vibration.
Thinking and acting Positively
When something goes wrong how many of you either pull yourself down, make a big fuss, swear and get angry or frustrated. This could only be a small thing, like burning the toast or missing the
RE: Ascension
I'd say that all those things are certainly and undoubtedly good as we'd all agree, but that 'Ascension' is a rather too-lofty term for it. Maybe more like 'psychological healing' or 'beginning footsteps in spirituality'?
The actual term, Ascension, with regard to self-development (if such a lofty thing as Ascension can be called only 'self-development') might be said to begin with the account of Jesus' Ascension 2,000 years ago. After that, for a long time the outer, non-esoteric, world simply believed it was a process only one individual, Jesus, could accomplish.
This was overturned by a series of books and teachings in the 1930s by Guy Ballard, under the pen-name Godfre Ray King, who gave his accounts of meetings with, and teachings from, people such as Saint Germain and others who had Ascended. Those initial accounts are foundational and seminal. Without them the New Age movement wouldn't be using the term "Ascension" today. Basically the word has been co-opted in just recent years.
But my point is that originally the term means something far higher and something far more profound than current New Age teachers give it. To get back to the original meaning, which is extremely lofty and beautiful, it's necessary to return to the original teachings on this - otherwise we're only getting fifth-hand the information on what one's personal Ascension really is.
The actual organisation that grew up around the Saint Germain releases of the 1930s isn't very good with the online, internet world ;), but one example of those following on from them is:
www.ascension-research.org - and that gives further links.
So I thought I'd share that this is the original meaning of "Ascension" as it began in the 1930s (apart from Jesus' Biblical example) and before the word became watered-down in modern-times. I much prefer the real, original meaning!
Edit to add: I'd better give the first books on the Ascension ever published, for those among us who love to read! In order these are "Unveiled Mysteries", "The Magic Presence" and "The 'I AM' Discourses" by Godfre Ray King, originally from the 1930s. All available from amazon, though this link may obtain them more quickly. They're the first three titles at: http://www.ascension-research.org/am-books.html
Love, Light, and Life,
Venetian
RE: Ascension
Hi Ithar,
I hope you don't mind me doing so but some parts of your post I felt in my 'innocence' I wanted to add to.....I'm starting to feel there should be more focus on 'self' with a lot of what I'm reading at the moment & I do wonder if it's writen how we should be it's going to make it a heck of alot harder to get there & either have people think there not good or 'pure' enough or perhaps have people deny themselves & become false
Acceptance of self and others
once a person has learnt to understand themselves then it will become eaiser to accerpt/understand others....once you've been within & understood what makes you 'tick' then you are aware of yourself more which in turn will allow you to be 'aware' of others and the person they are
Forgiving self and others
Once you've you have learnt about yourself then you'll understand the things you have done & what made you act in certain ways which in itself is allowing you to forgive yourself...once done you may be able to forgive others...but I wonder if the subject that you need to forgive them for counts???...are we talking about forgiving the Traffic warden who's given you a ticket...or someone who's commited and unthinkable act against you & your family....?
Thinking and acting positively
True...so long as you can deal with those around yu doing the same even if it differs from yourself
Trust
But never allow yourself to trust blindly
Faith
Love
Guilt
Again...wouldn't guilt be felt less when we truley understand ourselve & our actions...is guilt just a wake up call on how we can improve ourselves?
Anger
A nateral emotion of our race & IMO not an emotion that should be buried or ignored...the answer is to find a way to channel that anger in a constructive way...express yurself in painting, writing whatever, do something physical like exersise, go for a jog or a long walk, do the house work or as I do when it's that bad make some bread & beat up the doe...it works...by doing these things your using the energy to create something positve
Upset
I think you should allow yourself to be upset, it's a release
Anxiety
One of lifes gifts[:'(]...but some people suffer worse then others with things like panic attacks...so thats quiet a trick one...but I imagine meditation can help anyone with this....but I'm not everyone & only know a few;)
Stress
My personal saying is "Stress is an emotion I choose to have" which means I never choose it;)..well...ok sometimes I do
Jealousy
I see jealousy as a weakness
Yep thats rite the reason people pull us down is because they are unable to face or acknowledge that they have issues/aspects in which they need to look at. So they like to pull us down and try to get us on their level with them. Often this makes us feel despondent, negative and heavy. These are the environments that we need to stay away from, or until we can understand why the person/people are like this.
Once we can understand the reasons why, and understand their situation then this links in with acceptance of others. Sending them love and compassion will help them as well as increase our vibration.
Really, I thought that we should treat everything as a lesson?
Everything happens for a reason, and the reason then gives us a lesson.
The lesson then helps us grow and give us an aspect which is also needed to help us grow.
Could it be that when you meet people who you assume are putting you down they are actually there to show you something...or perhaps get you to question yourself....I find this all the time...I either learn a new perceptive of I'm stronger in my views...I tend not to avoid anyone or anything...I do feel that things are in my path for a reason...yes...
Acceptance of self and others
Through forgiving those who have maybe hurt and angered and hurt us and then goin
RE: Ascension
Life itself it one big lesson and through acceptance of self and inded others then things do get better and porblems are washed away.
Its a continual process and I am constanltly learning, by no means I am an expert to think that that means ego is involved[:'(] Mostly I stay on the fence and listen to both sides of the story
Thanks for your insights most interesting
Love
Ithar:)
RE: Ascension
Thanks Ethar
Mostly I stay on the fence and listen to both sides of the story
Me too...but at the moment I'm starting to feel that theres so much emphisis on how we should or shouldn't be, lists of emotions & feelings that we're told are negative & we should rise above them...whats the point of looking at a list of things that are a part of us...unless it's to make us feel inadicate....I'm starting to feel that theres not enough focus on understanding ourselves first. I beleive that self understanding should come first...then we can understand our reactions & not suffer guilt for them or feel bad for them...without first trying to know ourselves or understand ourselves then the list of things like
Acceptance of self and others
Forgiving self and others
Thinking and acting positively
Trust
Faith
Love
will serve as a greater challange that we'll always need to come back to at times in our lives...it's like putting make up over a black head...it hides the blemish but it's still all there...lol...sorry about the term...I couldn't think of another one;)
Love
Amy (still flowing with opinions...someone stop me[:o])