True Abundance

By Wes Annac on 5 September 2015 

A lot of people talk about the Law of Attraction and the ways we can manifest abundance, and the book (and movie) ‘The Secret’ usually comes to mind when this subject is brought up. 

If you’re as much a part of the spiritual community on the internet as me, you’ve probably seen all kinds of advice about manifesting abundance and eliminating lack from your life. While most of it can help, it’s incomplete if we don’t keep a few things in mind. 

One is that our level of abundance is determined by our connection with Source and our relationship with our inner universe. 

If our connection with this part of ourselves is strong and we’re grateful for life, our inner abundance will naturally express itself in the external world. If we hunger for abundance but our connection is depleted, our hunger will never be satisfied – even if we win the lottery or find a life partner we think is perfect for us. 

The more of an effort we make to sustain our connection, which things like prayer, meditation and even music can help with, the stronger it’ll be and the more our abundance will flow as a result. We’ll eventually have no more trouble with our level of abundance, and we’ll be okay with whatever circumstances we face each day, because our higher consciousness will help us through them (as long as we stay open). 

True abundance lives within, and at any time, we can call it up to the surface and invite it to flow through us. 

This requires us to be grateful and stay connected with Source, and it also requires the simple understanding that seeking abundance outside of ourselves is futile. We’ll disappoint ourselves, if we look for abundance, fulfillment or satisfaction in the world, and we’re bound to become miserable, if we focus on having more money or possessions. 

Most people immediately think of money when they hear the word ‘abundance’, but the kind of abundance most of us strive for would minimize the ‘need’ for money or anything else external. 

We won’t be worried about our money, our status in the world or anything else that feeds the ego, when we tap into this level of abundance, because we’ll already have everything we need. Most people have forgotten that the best treasure lies in an open, compassionate heart and a mind that can be used for the betterment of humanity and everything changes when we focus more on helping others than getting ahead in life. 

Some people want abundance because they want to help others, and they figure they can spread the wealth if they have more money. They can if they remember that the best kind of service is the unconditional kind that’s given with an open heart and the willingness to help others regardless of one’s financial status, and if they’re devoted enough, they’ll find a way to help people even if they don’t have money to spare. 

Helping people doesn’t necessarily require money, but it can enable us to do a lot of good in the world if we’re in the right frame of mind and we don’t become greedy or selfish. The best way to get into this frame of mind, in my opinion, is to return to love and let this creative, compassionate force spread like wildfire. 

We connect with our Creator through Love, and we manifest abundance through gratitude and appreciation for life. The more grateful we are, the more our inner universe picks up on our gratitude and gives us more to be grateful for. Similarly, the more we complain, the more it gives us to complain about. 

Since the inner universe is one with our thoughts, feelings and expressions, it constantly reacts to what we send out and gives us more of what we focus on. Therefore, if we focus on negativity or lack, these qualities (and the circumstances that are associated with them) are all we’ll receive. The same can be said about love and abundance, and however cliché this will sound, the pathway to more abundance is to be thankful for what we already have. 

No matter what circumstances we live under, we all have something to be grateful for. 

Even if we only have one or two things, we can focus wholly on them with the knowledge that our inner universe will give us more to be grateful for, if we don’t give up. We have to start small sometimes, and you’d be amazed to find out where some of the most abundant and influential people started out. 

A lot of them started out on the bottom like so many spiritual seekers, and through the awesome power of gratitude, they manifested so much more to enjoy about life. I’m sure a lot of them are still thankful for even the smallest things. 

A positive outlook can go a long way when it comes to creating abundance, but the best thing we can do is transcend our perception of ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ and learn that everything simply is. 

If we expect abundance to constantly flow or every situation or circumstance to be ‘positive’, we’ll inevitably create negativity because our standards will be too high and nothing will be able to meet them. If they’re met once or twice, we’ll probably raise them (without realizing it) and set ourselves up for disappointment later on. 

When we accept our circumstances instead of judging them as ‘good’ or ‘bad’, we’ll learn a lot from the ones we used to think were ‘bad’. We’ll enjoy everything life throws our way, and we’ll know we’ve achieved real transcendence when we’re grateful for experiences we used to dread. 

Abundance flows when we can be in harmony with life and gratefully learn from difficult circumstances, and we can accept challenges we used to run from when we’re in a truly abundant frame of mind, thereby increasing our ability to learn crucial lessons. 

Everything is here to help us grow, and while most people search the world for abundance, what we seek is everywhere – we’ve simply forgotten about it and convinced ourselves we need more. Life is abundance, and we only need to look around for this to become clear. 

No matter how hard we try to convince ourselves otherwise, we have a lot to be thankful for and we just need to open our eyes to realize it. When we do, we’ll tap into the innate beauty and sentience of life and the things we’ll witness will amaze us. They’ll be no different from what we used to witness, but we’ll be different and our reality will seem to shift into something much more incredible to reflect our new outlook. 

We’ll be too busy with this newfound awakening to care about how much money we have, because we’ll know that our existence is enough. We don’t have to do or possess anything flashy to be valuable spiritual beings, and we’re all valuable in the eyes of Source. 

Above all, let’s remember that love is the launching point for abundance and a satisfying, spiritually energized life. Love creates life, so it’s basically the key to manifesting any kind of abundance in this holographic game we call reality. It provides us with everything we need to physically and spiritually survive while we try to help humanity, so along with being thankful for life, let’s remember to show this creative force some gratitude. 

Like anything else, love increases when we’re thankful for it and this is enough of a reason to give thanks and let it flow unconditionally. We don’t need a reason to do it, and in fact, leaving the confines of the mind – which needs a reason for everything – is the best way to tap into it (and the abundance we search for) on a real level. 

By Wes Annac, Culture of Awareness, September 4, 2015 – http://tinyurl.com/pf73y3r

Transforming the Earth: A New Paradigm, Disclosure, and Ascension – Part 1/3

Written by Wes Annac, August 26, 2014 – http://tinyurl.com/l8zbxhv 

We've reached an unprecedented time in our history and our social development. Together, we’re creating a new paradigm; an era rooted in harmony and advancement instead of conflict and chaos. 

We’re preparing to see what the next phase in our evolutionary growth will present, and we’re on the verge of welcoming a wealth of miraculous and revolutionary changes that’ll completely transform the limited manner in which we've viewed ourselves and the world around us. 

Our awareness of ourselves and the universe is growing every day. Those of us who’ve become aware of spirit and the necessity to cease warfare and various other destructive things in the name of coming together and running this planet as a unified body are doing everything we can to spread this knowledge and the liberation that comes with it, because it’s become our responsibility. 

Governments and regimes are collapsing – in some cases, for the purpose of installing other despotic leaders who’ll work with the hidden hand behind the United States government, but in others, positive reforms are taking place that are displaying the progress humanity’s starting to make. 

Leaders who aren’t on the side of the ‘elite’ are starting to work in their citizens’ best interest, displaying that governments and ruling bodies don’t have to be corrupt to thrive. All over the world, widespread protests are occurring that serve to put the public spotlight on atrocious human rights violations and various other important issues. 

We’re learning about the poisons that are added to our food by multinational GM food companies, and various other ongoing conspiracies against the people are being unraveled. 

I could outline plenty of things that point to the direction we’re heading in, but instead, I’d like to look at what some other seekers have said about our new paradigm and the events and circumstances that are ushering it in. First, we’ll take a look at some of the more general features of this new paradigm. 

Then, we’ll talk about the event that’s been called ‘Disclosure’, which is a complete secret-spilling on the part of various governments and institutions who've perpetrated massive cover-ups for decades, ranging from the existence of extraterrestrials and UFOs to the elite’s plan of genocide and enslavement of the population. 

There’s a lot we haven’t been told, but now, we’re peeling away the collectively enforced illusion that our governments profit from. Despite all of the horrendous things that have been done and planned against us, we’re creating a new way of life that recognizes and embraces spirit and the higher qualities that’ll lead us home. 

Meg Benedicte describes the new paradigm we’re on the verge of creating. 

“We are at the brink of a New Age…an age of hope and re-construction. At the epicenter of this New Age is a heart-warming movement of human empathy and unified vision. We are no longer satisfied with building up our egos and feeding the insatiable beast inside. We realize after centuries of war and destruction that we are not any more secure. And it has taken a devastating toll on the human spirit! But now the seeds are sprouting, we are moving into a new direction…it is the beginning of a New Age as we rebirth a New Earth.” (1) 

This movement is gradually making its way into the minds and hearts of humanity, she tells us. 

“So, why is this happening now in our history on this planet? Why are we now convinced that something is missing and it has nothing to do with acquiring the latest gadget? What has motivated many thousands of souls to reflect on the deeper meaning of life, and to reconsider how they pursue joy and personal fulfillment? The new movement is beginning to enter into the mundane thought forms of the masses, by ways of the media and entertainment, in our philosophical dialogues, and in our conversations at Starbucks.”

“How else do we explain the influx of awareness regarding health and wellness, yoga and meditation, aromatherapy and organic food, grassroots online organizations, progressive ideas and inventions, forums of individual opinion (blogs) … all rising out of the growing unity consciousness. It is truly amazing to be witnessing this movement and to join its powerful birth!” (2) 

We’re waking up and exiting the self-instated slumber that resulted in separation from our essence. 

“At this time in human history, we are coming out of a deep sleep of separation from the very essence of life itself. As we wipe away the mental fog of confusion and dissolution, we are being given the opportunity to peer into an alternate path, a human reality unknown to generations before us. It exists in the higher realms of spirit. And it is available to all who pursue union in their hearts – union between the human and the soul. It requires a dedication to the pursuit of Wholeness.” (3) 

Union and open-heartedness are all that are required for us to reap the flowing benefits of a connection with spirit, and those of us who feel led to live in love and express the resulting joyful emotions to everyone around us are, in many case, brimming receptors for spirit’s energy and inspiration. We’re changing the planet with every kind act; every good deed, and whenever we act on a selfless impulse to help others, the planetary consciousness rises. We strengthen our already strong movement of love and harmony with every positive and loving thing we do, and as we’re starting to learn, we’re the only ones who can hold ourselves back. 

We’re the only ones who can stop ourselves from creating and enjoying this revolution of love, and the cabal or any other force will be powerless to stop us, when we’re all awake and aware of the most important, progressive changes that need made. We’re turning away from the corrupt, self-serving mindset that’s common on earth, according to Meg. 

“In this New Age of reconstruction we no longer aspire to join the ranks of the spiritually bankrupt, the emotionally vacant up-and-comers who pursue wealth and power at all cost. It has become unsavory, distasteful. We’re awake now, and watching the greedy grab for more, as the wave of human consciousness cries out ‘Stop!’” (4) 

We’re ready for all of the hatred and uncaring to come to an end, and we have to be the ones to bring it to an end by refusing to let it into our perspective. We have to be willing not to act on the greedy or selfish impulses we receive from the ego, and the aforementioned open-heartedness will make it much easier. We’re the pioneers of this new way of life, so let’s start pioneering it. Let’s do everything we can to live in love and refuse to give in to the self-serving qualities that have already corrupted so many people, because our future depends on it. 

As time goes on, the cabal will receive the sweet justice that awaits them, Meg tells us. 

“We can feel the injustice viscerally in our bodies, as our hearts ache and our minds recoil. We now realize that we are all connected, in ONE human race, and no one can get away with rapacious, unjust behavior without harming the Whole. The unchecked greed of a few is destroying the world as we know it, and the karmic wave of justice is sweeping through and toppling their ‘house of cards.” (5) 

As she also tells us, the signs of our ongoing revolution are everywhere. 

“The New Age is upon us and forming now. As the Old World Order collapses under the weight of injustice, we are witnessing the power of the people [as they] challenge and demand a new system for human life. You can hear it on the news, see it online, read it in print media, listen to conversations all around you – the people have spoken and they demand a New Earth. The signs of Ascension surround us!” (6)

While a lot of people have made their voices heard, a lot of people still need to stand up for what they know is right and fair. For this movement to be strong, all of humanity will have to be awake and aware of the changes that need made, and we’ll have to be comfortable being vocal about these changes. Our governments clearly have no interest in working in our favor, so the responsibility falls on us to start running this planet in the name of love and progress. We’re ready to change the defunct manner in which our society operates, but we’ll have to keep in mind that a lot will be required of us. 

Even when everyone works together, we’ll still have a lot of important and perhaps difficult tasks to complete, but it’s nothing we can’t handle. If humanity’s proven anything so far, it’s that nothing is impossible, and with the power of spirit by our side, we’ll be infinite. 

Meg then tells us about the ‘perfect storm’ for spiritual awakening that’s taking place. 

“As the world financial and governing systems collapse under the pressure for change, a new hope arises. For those who are awakening from centuries of excessive consumption and spiritual dis-connection, the Universe has provided a ‘perfect storm’ for massive human evolution. As the planet aligns within the Galactic Core of our Milky Way galaxy, we have within our grasp the seeds for hope and transformation. A New Earth is birthing!” (7) 

We have these seeds within our grasp, as Meg said, but we’re responsible for watering them; for doing the work that’s required to bring our planet and civilization in the Light. We have the potential to do anything we put our minds to, and if we water our seeds with grace and patience, our fruits will be far bigger than we expected. 

All that’s required is a little bit of momentum, and from there, everything will flow like magic. Our new society will be created relatively easily when we’re all enthusiastic about building it, because we've proven that enthusiasm takes us very far. If we’re willing and excited about something, we’ll get it done quickly. We’ll have to be patient when it comes to constructing a new society that operates in our best interest, but our work will be more enjoyable than what most of us currently do anyway.

FOOTNOTES: 

Meg Benedicte, “Ray of Hope,” Nov. 2008, at http://soulfulservices.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=136:ray-of-hope&catid=21:newsletters&Itemid=69. 

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What is the Divine Plan? – Part 6 – Conclusion

Written by Wes Annac, the Aquarius Paradigm on February 26, 2014 

Phillip Gilbert tells us about our apparently constant desire to descend and ascend. 

“The life-force – what you call creative harmony – ‘Spirit’ emanating from the Source whose nature is always veiled, must express itself in form, created by thought. And, by expressing itself, it ultimately enriches itself by the return to [it’s] enriched form. So, by intricate processes, Spirit constantly takes on form.” (1) 

Perhaps we take on lower-dimensional forms as often as we do because we want a challenge. The higher realms will feel more amazing than anything we can imagine from our current perspective, but it seems clear that we’ll always want to learn and grow in the greatest, and sometimes, most challenging ways possible. 

Experiencing a dark place like the earth, catapults our higher-dimensional growth, and after this challenge, most of us will probably look for the next way to challenge ourselves and serve others. 

Mike Swain tells us about the ‘steep mountain of lower-dimensional existence we have to climb before we re-realize Source. 

“Life is a steep mountain which we have to surmount before we can return to the Great One.” (2) 

After all of the pain; all of the challenges and hard times, the work we put in to re-reach spirit ultimately pays off. Experiences we initially label as negative seem to be unavoidable while we’re here, but how we handle them determines the effect they’ll have on us. 

We can climb the mountain as slowly and peacefully as we need to, or we can race up it with enthusiasm, as long as we don’t forget to stop and see the sights along the way. Either way, we’ll inevitably reach the top and remember Source in an undistorted form, so we might as well make our ascent enjoyable. 

Why should we let stress and fear bring us down, if we know we’ll re-reach a blissful state of consciousness in the end anyway? Why not appease that higher consciousness while we’re here and enrich our lower-dimensional experience? This planet can be great, if we let it be, and the choice is entirely ours. 

In our final quote, Jim McLean tells us more about the perception of the straightforward nature of life we’ll gain in the realms beyond ours. 

“Here we have risen above the craving for superstitious phenomena, mystery and miracles, which still cloud many minds on earth.

We are able to accept the straightforward plan of steady progress, progress according to natural laws controlled and directed by Creative Mind. There is a gradual refinement of mind and matter until states of formlessness become desirable and the soul becomes merged with the unifying Spirit we call God.” (3) 

We eventually flow into an understanding of and desire for Source, whether it happens gradually or rapidly. As consciousness grows, superstition will be replaced with an understanding of the beautifully coordinated nature of existence and we’ll be able to work with the natural laws of creation. 

We’ll be able to understand the intricate manner in which our individual and collective experiences are planned, and the truth of our existence as individual facets of Source will become much clearer. 

Intuition tells me that more seekers will become aware of the Divine Plan and the coordinated nature of their existence in due time, and for now, I’m happy to have offered a glimpse into this Plan with help from the forces who are working to bring it about. 

The sources we’ve heard from can only tell us so much about the Divine Plan and the wonderful things that await, and while we’re here, working toward its achievement, we can recognize the hand Spirit plays in the direction our lives take and be thankful for the assistance we’re being given. 

We’re fortunate to receive so much enthusiastic assistance in climbing up out of the darkness, and I look forward to learning more about the intricate coordination of our existence and the forces coordinating it. 

We have a lot to learn about Spirit’s continual effort to help us see the Light, and surrendering the physical self to the greater perception we’re gaining will help us learn more than any piece of writing ever will. You’re encouraged to turn within for greater insights about the Divine Plan, but personally, I’m glad there’s so much material out there about it. 

Now that we’re starting to understand it, we can work in its favor and become beacons of Light and expressers of a good vibration. It starts with the decision to act on the inspiration this knowledge can provide, and like I mentioned, it feels good to do one’s part. 

Wes Annac – In service to humanity’s evolution. 


Footnotes: 

(1)- Philip Gilbert through Alice Gilbert, medium. Philip in the Spheres. London: Psychic Book Club, n.d. 

(2)- Jasper Swain, From My World to Yours: A Young Man’s Account of the Afterlife. New York: Walker, 1977. 

(3)- Lesley May, med., Letters from Mother. A Family Biography in Two Worlds. Ed. Edmund Bentley. London: Psychic Press, 1964.

Artwork by Swami Sevaratna

What is the Divine Plan? – Part 5

Written by Wes Annac, the Aquarius Paradigm on February 25, 2014 

A Chinese philosopher speaking through Charlotte Dresser tells us more about perceiving the Divine Plan from a greater perspective. 

“We see so plainly here the moving Power behind all; we see so clearly that the design is planned to make man the culminating figure in the great scheme of things; and we realize so thoroughly the joy and beauty that accompanies man’s progress that we feel we must give thanks for the wondrous things that pertain to it all.” (1) 

Perceiving such joy and beauty in such a deep way would probably produce an overwhelming desire to praise Source for the divinity of it all, and even writing about it makes me want to go deep into meditation and give thanks for this incredible existence we’re blessed to live. 

Do you not feel blessed, knowing that everything is coordinated with our spiritual development in mind? Does life not seem to take on a different flavor when we integrate this understanding? It certainly does for me, and it’ll be interesting to see how everybody reaches this understanding and what the results will be. 

We’re also told that we’ll never really feel or understand Spirit or the Divine Plan, until we reach a higher state of consciousness. From the lower vibrations of the earth, we can only receive glimpses of everything that awaits. 

“You will hardly be able to fully understand it until you come. In the busy material life the soul usually fails to comprehend the grandeur of the Creator’s Great Plan. 

You may at times think you have glimpses of this Plan, but they are reflections only; the full Light never reaches you. It is something to feel that there is a Creator; it is a pleasure to imagine there is a Plan; but the full significance awaits your arrival on the spirit plane.” (1) 

Personally, I’m excited to greet the time when we can all understand the fullness and complexity of the Divine Plan. It feels great to receive glimpses and tastes of a higher understanding, but I look forward to being able to experience them in a much more uninhibited way. It’ll be liberating, to say the least. 

We’re blessed to experience the things this planet has to offer, however ‘lower’ or unimportant they may seem, but we haven’t even begun to glimpse the wonderful experiences ahead. 

The spirit teacher ‘Elder Brother’ tells us more about our guides’ goal to reawaken us and remind us of the sacred purpose of our existence. 

“Yet, even as indeed we may be the Elder Brethren of your human race, and able to view the present traumas of your planet with detachment, still our duty and our joy is to release to your worlds some ray of that Divine Purpose by which all creation moves to its ascendancy.” (2) 

Our guides are able to look upon the darkness we experience here with detachment, because of their immense desire to help us evolve from it, and they’re able to be with us in our darkest hours to provide a shining Light to help us navigate the pain of physicality. 

Our guides are here to illuminate the darkness and help us remember the Light beyond it, and if we can open up to their guidance now, we can experience all of the benefits of an open spiritual connection. Our guides have worked very hard in accordance with the Divine Plan, and we can connect with them and thank them for their efforts. 

Of course, they aren’t in it for the thanks, but I’m sure they’ll be happy nonetheless. 

When we reach the levels our guides are on, we’ll be able to assist in the evolution of waves of lower-dimensional souls and we’ll feel the satisfaction they’re able to. We’ll understand the ‘duty and joy’ of awakening others to the reality of our existence, and we’ll be able to transform the lives of people who haven’t yet traveled the path we’re on. 

Edgar Cayce reminds us that the Divine Plan is much more complex than we yet understand. 

“This is not an accidental universe in any way, shape, or form. There is always a plan, although phrases such as ‘life plan’ or ‘life mission’ are often bandied about by people who don’t stop to think about what these expressions mean. They don’t understand the full implications of this kind of planning. 

A series of incarnations for anyone on the physical plane is planned out on a scale that doesn’t always relate to the physical personality – if you follow that. … Generally the Plan is of such scope that most people would be stunned if they really understood it.” (3) 

As we can see from this quote, we have a lot to learn about the Divine Plan. 

Let’s embrace Spirit and the greater realities that wait to be explored, because we’ll help everyone around us understand the Plan for our evolution when we do. Embracing Spirit will help breed a universal awakening, and it goes without saying that our collective evolution will enable various other parts of the cosmos to find enlightenment. 

Concluded in Part 6 tomorrow. 


Footnotes: 

(1)- Fred Rafferty, ed., Charlotte E. Dresser, medium, Life Here and Hereafter. Author’s edition. 

Downloaded from: http://www.harvestfields.ca/ebook/02/001/00.htm, 2 Feb. 2008. 

(2)- Helen Greaves, medium, Living Waters. Sudbury, Suffolk: Neville Spearman, 1978. 

(3)- Robert Leichtman, The Psychic Perspective. Columbia: Ariel press, 1978.

What is the Divine Plan? – Part 4

Written by Wes Annac, the Aquarius Paradigm on 24 February 2014 

As the influence of spirit continues to pick up here on Earth, what kind of teachings will we be given? In what ways will we change the current manner in which we function? In a beautiful quote, Silver Birch provides an answer to these questions. 

“As our teaching grows in your world, it will mean the end of all separateness between people. It will mean the end of national barriers. 

It will mean the end of race distinctions, class distinctions, colour distinctions and all the distinctions between churches and chapels, temples, mosques and synagogues, for gradually all will learn that they have a part of the Great Spirit’s truth and that the part enshrined in the heart of every other religion in no way contradicts that portion which is precious to them.” (1) 

Every religion offers a glimpse of Source, and in time, petty wars that are caused by religious differences will give way to tolerance and acceptance of the uniqueness of each belief system and the similarities between them. 

Spirit’s continual influence on humanity will lighten us up and instill the teachings of Source back into us. The qualities of the heavenly state of consciousness we’re growing into will be understood and acted on much more than they are now, and the desire to come together and run the planet fairly and justly will trump division, hatred and warfare. 

Everything that feeds the lower vibrations will be seen through a new, conscious lens by all of humanity, and we’ll reevaluate who we’ve given our trust to in regards to running the planet. 

We’re also told that divine order will be bred out of the confusion and chaos we currently experience. 

“So, out of the apparent confusion, the divine pattern will take its shape and harmony and peace will come. I tell you these things, so that you can understand part of the Great Plan, the part that we who return from the world of spirit play in it, and the part that each one of you must play in it before your earthly course is run.” (1) 

Everybody has a sacred role to play, and we’re being called to accept the tasks before us, as we reconnect with our guides and gradually anchor a higher vibration onto the planet. If it isn’t clear by now, the forces beyond the veil play a big role in bringing the Divine Plan about, and they look to us on the earth to play our parts too. 

Our guides look to us to do as much as we can, while we’re here for the benefit of the planet, and we can accept this responsibility and get to work on projects and creative endeavors that inspire us. What do you feel inspired to do for the planetary evolution today? 

We’re each fulfilling the Divine Plan, and even though we’re given a lot of assistance from beyond the veil, it’s up to us to put the tools we’re being given to use. It’s up to us to prove we can handle the task of awakening this lost planet, and we can use the things we have available to help others become aware. This is our destiny, and it feels good to accept and work toward. 

Frances Banks tells us about the appreciation of the divine we gain when we glimpse the Divine Plan. 

“How can we learn to understand, not only people, but more of the great Plan and Pattern for each of us and for humanity? 

As I am allowed to witness and to assist those souls who gather here for a space, I gain knowledge and a very partial understanding of that Plan and this brings a deep humility, together with a reverence for the wonder and marvel of the Divine Creative Thought.” (2) 

Opening up to Source’s plan for the evolution of its creation must be an indescribably awesome experience, and I’d imagine that understanding it in a purer way, even for a moment, would help us quite a bit on our respective quests to bring it about. 

Arthur Ford tells us that everything we experience is pre-planned and that we don’t need to try so hard to avoid stressful situations. 

“For things are planned ahead – make no mistake. If earthlings realized how much of it is planned ahead, they would not struggle so strongly to avert certain catastrophes, as they view them, because why worry so much when it’s all laid out in front of you anyway?” (3) 

When we get a glimpse of just how coordinated our lives are, we’ll set aside the perceived need to worry or stress about things that we know are taken care of by our higher selves and guides, and we’ll be able to greet everything we face with an understanding of the intricately planned nature of our existence. 

There’s no need for us to worry about things that don’t matter in the bigger picture, and the mind thrives when we let it loose by stressing about things of finite unimportance. Vanity isn’t the way to true happiness, and following the woes of the mind will only keep us from the greater feelings and perceptions beyond. 

Arthur continues, “Just accept [it] as it comes, remembering always to do the very best that you can to lead productive, helpful lives, and let the future come to you unfeared; for whether it’s part of the divine plan for you or your own mission which you agreed to accomplish when you returned to your physical form, it’s there. 

So, what is fear? Simply lack of faith in the plan. Be relaxed, available, willing to take what comes and do the best that you can.” (3) 

Personally, this quote means a lot to me. Fear is caused from a lack of faith, in ourselves and the divine, and if we lose faith in the divine plan or the spirituality of our existence, stress and fear naturally come through to fill the gap. 

Like Bill Hicks said, it only takes a choice between fear and love. Let’s accept and embrace everything that comes our way with the knowledge that we’re never given more than we can handle and that spirit is eternally with us, because we have a lot of revolutionary things to do. ***Phillip Gilbert tells us how worthwhile perceiving and working for the divine plan is. 

“I can now glimpse the Plan of Creation and its functioning. My tiny brain can’t grasp the whole, but I can perceive dimly the panorama and it is so worthwhile to be in it, part of it, doing one’s job for it.” (4) 

Even though I haven’t gotten nearly as much of a glimpse as he probably has, I have to agree with Phillip. Working toward humanity’s evolution and knowing one’s been able to do everything they could for the divine plan feels great to say the least, and I look forward to seeing a motivated humanity change the planet. 

I’d love to see the rest of the world feel half of the motivation I and plenty of other seekers feel on any given day. Can you imagine how much a conscious, motivated populace would get done in a year alone? 

Continued in Part 5 tomorrow. 


Footnotes: 

(1)- Silver Birch, Silver Birch’s Teachings. Located at http:/www.angelfire.com/ok/SilverBirch/Tcon.html. 

(2)- Helen Graves, Testimony of Light. London: Churches Fellowship for Psychical & Spiritual Studies, 1975; c1969. 

(3)- Arthur Ford through Ruth Montgomery, medium. A World Beyond. New York: Fawcett Crest, 1971. 

(4)- Philip Gilbert through Alice Gilbert, medium, Philip in Two Worlds. London: Andrew Dakers, 1948.

What is the Divine Plan? – Part 3

Written by Wes Annac, the Aquarius Paradigm on 23 February 2014 

Spirit will encourage us to develop our talents and abilities. We’ll be encouraged to pursue things that we’re clearly good at and that we enjoy, and our development will never come to a halt again. In reality, our development really doesn’t ever halt – we simply convince ourselves it does. Growth is ongoing, in the lower and higher dimensions. Even when we seem to be standing still, we’re growing; learning; moving. 

Even our most painful moments contribute to our overall development, as Birch says below. 

“In the great universe where harmony is the Law, each one of you contributes to the Plan. The events in your lives, sometimes of bitterness and despair, of pain and misery, all pay their part in preparing the soul for the path that is being trodden.” (1) 

Our greatest experiences enable us to see the beauty and vibrancy of the existence we’re headed for, and our lowest experiences strengthen us and, when the time is right, help propel us to the higher realms. 

Immense darkness can be a catalyst to the intense experience of Light, and everything we go through, however seemingly insignificant, is very important. It’s essential that we gain the deepest experiences and learn some of the toughest lessons the earth has to offer, because we’re here to accelerate our soul growth and that of the rest of the planet. 

When does the Divine Plan start to unfold for us individually? Birch gives us the answer, reminding us that catalysts are sometimes necessary to jar us into awakening. 

“[The Divine] Plan unfolds as you begin to realize you are a part of it. It takes time for realization to dawn. There has to be some crisis, some difficulty, perhaps what is called a tragedy, which provides the catalyst for the spirit to become aware of itself. Once that happens, a magnetic link with our world is forged, one that can never be severed.” (2) 

Even though every seeker hasn’t experienced intense pain or darkness and the resulting slingshot into the Light, this is apparently a common way to evolve. Sometimes, our capacity to understand things in a deeper way has to be expanded by the darkness of the earth, but eventually, we’re able to really embrace the Light because of it. 

As we’re told below, our helpers in the spirit realms aren’t in any hurry to bring the Divine Plan about, because it’s proceeding at a good pace already. 

“[The Divine Plan] was devised by evolved spiritual beings in my world. The plan is to liberate spiritually, mentally and physically all those in your world who can be reached, as they are ready to be helped. It is a plan for nations and for individuals. It will gradually outwork itself and we are not in a hurry.” (3) 

From the perspective of the spirit realms, our evolution is playing out in a more gradual manner than we’re experiencing it here. They have a perspective of timelessness, whereas we’re experiencing time in an increasingly rapid, linear manner, and this perspective enables them to move at a steadier pace. 

We experience quite the opposite here – most of us run around frantically, asking ourselves if we’ve done enough for humanity’s evolution at the end of the day. Ultimately, everything is and has always been perfect, including our service to the planetary awakening, but it can be easy to stress if we don’t feel like we’ve played our part. 

We’re then told of the individual seeker’s realization of the perfect and orderly nature of existence. 

“With an understanding of how the universe is ruled, and with a dismissal of the idea of a partisan God, there does come to the mind a picture of sequence, orderliness, rhythm, harmony and perfect balance. The individual realizes that he is part of an infinite scheme, his own life playing its measured part in the Divine Plan.” (3) 

Ultimately, this is what we’re intended to remember – the orderly divinity of this existence and the realms beyond. When we reawaken to this underlying perfection, we start to understand the realms we’re reentering in much greater ways. 

Opening up to spirit now will help us reach this understanding, and even though a lot of us consider ourselves ‘conscious’, most of us probably haven’t reached such a state of mastery yet. We’ll reach it in due time, because it’s our destiny to return to the lands we’ve come here from. 

It’s our destiny to master the lower-dimensional lessons we’re being given and emerge out into the world as strong spiritual forces, and we’re being called to fulfill this destiny, as we’re given a glimpse of the realms we’ll soon return to. Doesn’t it feel great to know that our destiny is to reintroduce Heaven to the rest of the planet as we glimpse it ourselves? 

The power of spirit far outweighs any force that’d attempt to prevent our mass awakening, as we’re told below. 

“Our numbers are small, relatively speaking. But the power behind us is the mightiest in the universe. None can gainsay it, none can overthrow it, none can prevent it from operation. There are no bodies or organizations that can in any way prevent the power of the spirit from its directed plan of bringing enlightenment to the people of your world.” (2) 

No matter how hard they might try, the powers that were can’t and won’t prevent the people from awakening. They’ve thought they could curtail humanity’s growth and experience the fruits of Heaven themselves, but their distorted philosophies will only lead them to their demise. 

The wicked will never outlast the heavenly forces working concertedly to bring everyone back to Full Consciousness, and try as they might, the Light is far more resilient and will forever prevail. The Divine Plan can’t be interrupted, no matter how much it’s been misinterpreted by self-serving forces with money and power, because it’s decreed by our infinite and all-loving creator. 

Continued in Part 4 tomorrow. 


Footnotes: 

(1)- Silver Birch, Philosophy of Silver Birch. London: Spiritualist Press, 1975; c1969. 

(2)- Silver Birch, Light from Silver Birch. Comp. Pam Riva. London: Psychic Press, 1983. 

(3)- Silver Birch Anthology. Ed. Wm. Naylor. London: Spiritualist Press, 1974; c1955. 

What is the Divine Plan? – Part 2

Written by Wes Annac, the Aquarius Paradigm, on February 22, 2014 

As Silver Birch tells us below, our companions beyond the veil act in alignment with the Divine Plan by seeking to help us remember spirit. “The majority of mankind concerns itself only with physical growth. Some of it is concerned with mental growth and a few are concerned with spiritual growth. The only enduring reality is spirit. If we succeed by a variety of means in making man aware of [the] spiritual nature which is his reality, it transforms the whole of his life.” (1) 

Birch continues, “He sees its purpose, is conscious of his origin, becomes aware of his destiny and [lives] his life in the implications of the knowledge which he has received. Very simply, that is the plan behind all our activities.” (1) 

With everything they do, our friends and teachers beyond the veil seek to help us become aware. They want us to remember spirit and the incredible things it has for us, and they want us to know about the intricacy with which our lives are planned out. 

All of the assistance we’re given is for the purpose of reintroducing us to spirit. 

It feels great to know that we’re given lucrative help to remember the “only enduring reality”, and personally, it makes me want to open up to it more. Let’s allow spirit to pervade us and transform our lives, because it’s been working actively to help us remember it. 

Then we’re told that our free will is an essential part of the Divine Plan. 

“There is a plan into which we all fit and that will operate with the consent of your free will.” (2) 

In my opinion, this is why we haven’t yet experienced some of the boldest effects of our shift into a greater state of consciousness. Some things would be too overwhelming for most people to experience, and our evolution has to come about in accordance with what we are and aren’t ready to perceive. 

We have a lot of wonderful things to experience, but spirit makes sure we’re able to experience them when we’re ready, and not a moment sooner. Free will is important, even though it seems to have been stifled on earth, and the highest spiritual forces act in accordance with our needs and wishes. 

As Birch tells us below, there’s a “serious purpose” that underlies the work being done to help us become aware. 

“There is a serious purpose which underlies the whole of our work. I am only one of many ambassadors, part of a vast plan created in a world beyond yours, directed to help those who are ready to be helped.” (1) 

I love pondering the idea that trained spiritual forces work as hard as they can for humanity’s benefit, and it’s been said that the conscious seekers on the earth are part of the “vast plan” mentioned above. We’re playing the biggest role by actually being on the earth and helping awaken people, and we’re given as much support as we need. 

According to Birch, a divine thread runs through our lives. 

“You try to judge eternity by temporal happenings. You see in matter apparent confusion, but you do not realise that a divine thread runs throughout all your lives. There is a divine purpose and plan for all of us.” (2) 

Nobody’s exempt from Source’s plan to shed light on the lower vibrations, and even if it takes some people longer to catch up than others, we can rest assured knowing that they’ll always find their way back home. Even though effort’s required to achieve enlightenment, it’s inevitable that we eventually glimpse spirit and work to evolve. 

We’re intended to remember the truth of our existence and make progress from there, and the finite powers can’t stop the inevitable. We’re acting in alignment with a higher will, and no force is mightier than Source. 

So, what exactly is the plan for our evolution? Birch tells us about it, reminding us that as complex as it could seem, it’s actually very simple. 

“The plan of life is very simple. You come from spirit, incarnating into matter to obtain the experiences you need to enable you to come to our world equipped for the tasks and the joys that await you. The equipment is obtained in your world. That is where you learn the lessons that prepare you for the life after school. 

If you do not learn the lessons, then you are not educated, not ready for what comes next.” (2) 

The earth offers an opportunity for rapid soul growth, and I’d imagine this is because of the intense duality it has to offer. The harshness and rapidity of this life apparently serve to accelerate our soul growth, and it’s been said that we can learn lessons in a week on the earth that would’ve taken decades in the spirit realms. 

That’s pretty amazing, in my opinion. The purpose of our existence here clearly isn’t to toil in unawareness, assuming that everything’s the product of empty randomness, but to learn the toughest and most important lessons required for us to progress tremendously in the spirit realms. 

An aspect of our ongoing soul growth is learning to take responsibility for our actions and the things they cause, as we’re told below. 

“All law is part of the one vast law. All works in harmony, because all is part of the divine plan. The lesson of it is that men and women throughout the whole world of matter must seek their salvation by working it out in their daily lives, and abandon all the false theology, which teaches that it is possible to cast on to others the results and responsibilities of your own actions.” (3) 

As hard as it might be, we have to give up the ingrained habit of blaming others for problems or circumstances we’ve caused. We have to learn to live in harmony and balance, even when we’re faced with difficult circumstances, and we have to be strong and work through any issues that present themselves. 

This is the way of the new world we’re building. Strength, balance, and harmony will replace weakness, chaos, and the tendency to blame others for our problems, and we’ll stop working against each other in favor of coming together and changing the planet like we’ve always been intended to. 

We’re then told about the opportunities to fulfill our destiny that are placed before us every day. 

“The divine plan is perfect and you are part of it. You have to fulfil yourself. Opportunities of self-fulfillment are daily provided for you.” (4) 

We’re always given the opportunity to do something positive, and even if society doesn’t offer a lot of opportunities for the development and progression of the majority of people, spirit will place things before us that we can take and run with. 

Continued in Part 3 tomorrow. 


Footnotes: 

(1)- Silver Birch, Silver Birch’s Teachings. Located at http:/www.angelfire.com/ok/SilverBirch/Tcon.html. 

(2)- Silver Birch, Guidance from Silver Birch. Ed. Ann Dooley. London: Psychic Press, 1986. 

(3)- Silver Birch Anthology. Ed. Wm. Naylor. London: Spiritualist Press, 1974; c1955. 

(4)- Silver Birch, Philosophy of Silver Birch. London: Spiritualist Press, 1975; c1969.