How Committed Are You?
First of all, lets define the word, "commit". Webster says, among others: "to pledge or assign to some particular course or use." Considering that, I would hope that all members of Spirit Circle are in some form or other committed to spirit. It may be in your own spiritual growth and enlightenment or it may be committed to actively working for Spirit.
I was looking through the applications that I have received for membership in Spirit Circle and noticed some recurring themes mentioned time and again. I am cutting and pasting just a few typical comments here. "I am only here to learn and help whoever God leads me to." another, "to give assistance and healing to others through Tarot, Mediator Counseling, and Spiritual Healing" another, "seeking to grow & evolve as a person & to help others to do the same" another, "I want to get closer to light, to see, to feel and to understand it. " another, "to help myself and other people to heal, to grow." another, "To love and help all" and one more, "I am eager to learn all about the many healing traditions known to mankind."
The above quotes all came from your applications. And they are common. Always the desire to grow and to help others. Here at Spirit Circle we have set up an excellent tool to aid you in helping yourself and in helping others. And yet perhaps only 5% of our membership is showing any sign that they are making use of what we offer. I can not expect to see others make the same sort of commitment to Spirit that I make, after all, I am retired and do not have to go out and earn a living. But I begin to wonder about the sincerity of some of those statements when I never hear from their authors after I send them a welcome letter.
Now, what are some of the ways in which you can demonstrate your commitment? Well, there are many ways. You can tell others about Spirit Circle, in other words, recruit new members. You can write articles for the Reading room on any subject that you feel somewhat knowledgeable about. You do not have to consider yourself an expert in the area, just have some knowledge that someone else might not have. You can prepare a course or class presentation on some subject. Again, you don't have to be an expert, often the teacher ends up learning more than their students. Or you could volunteer to do some work for SC, I am sure that we can find something for you to do.
I can not make Spirit Circle work. Joyce can not make Spirit Circle work. Maia can not make Spirit Circle work. But you can. It is you, our members that will decide if Spirit Circle will be a success or a failure. It is up to you.
So the question becomes, are you committed enough to demonstrate your commitment? Or is your commitment merely lip service?
©2002 Charles Grooms
Silver Wolf 8
For days she walked the land, no shelter from the sun did she find, no rest from the flat dry land. She knew her time was nearly at an end, if she did not find water soon then she would die on this empty land.
Like a soft touch she felt the scent of water upon her, turning to catch the strongest scent she followed the scent on the air. Till in a hollow she found a pool of clear water. If she had water in her, she would of wept.
Slowly she walked to the water, and knelt at its edge. Slowly she touched the water with her fingers, and touched her lips. Oh so sweet.
The life flowed back into her as the water slow entered her mouth, but as her fingers touched the water, so the dirt from her fell into the water.
Moving away from the water she removed her clothes until she stood naked. Returning to the water she slowly sipped, just a drop at a time, it felt so wonderful to feel the life flow back into her.
Making a little hollow in the rocks she let part of the water drain into a small pool, when she had filled her little pool she slowly washed herself, it felt so good to be clean again. Then with care she washed her clothes, Now filled with water and clean once more she walked once more into the dust, but as she walked, so the land turned from dust to a green land, full of life. Her eyes snapped open to look into the wolfs eyes.
Why did I walk in the desert she asked.
That is your life, if you walk in the desert or walk under the shade of the trees, is for you to say. It is what you put into life, put nothing in and you receive nothing.
Why did you remove your clothes asked the Wolf.
My dirt made the water dirty, and I knew someone else would drink from that pool.
The Wolf nodded his head. He liked that answer.
Looking deep into her, he explained.
The water is you, one day a seed will be planted in you, and it will take of your water, the dirt in your water it will take, and it will start life with your dirt, not its own.
When you hold that child to your breast, be clean, do not let your water give what is not theirs, fill that child with your spirit, let it taste the spirit of the land.
Why did you make your own pool to wash in he asked.
I only needed a small part to wash with. I took what was needed, no more. That is good, he replied. Some people take to much, or all, never thinking of others.
When I left the pool. I still walked in a dry land, but behind me, the land grow. Why did it not grow before me?
It is not what you face as you travel, but what you leave behind you.
Is it not better to walk a dry land and leave good land, then to walk in good land, and leave a desert.
©2002 Silver Wolf
Let Go of the Pain
Rosemary Feld
Let go of your pain. Let it flow through you, unhindered. The pain is caused when you try to hold onto the feeling rather than letting it flow. "It's never the right time to feel your feeling." When is the right time? You say, "I can't just process my feelings now - here in public". You need to feel as it's happening, otherwise you are suppressing. If you don't feel comfortable in public - drop what you are doing and go somewhere private. You can't process the feelings later - you lose the moment. Then you can't quite grasp why you feel uneasy, you can't quite get at the feeling anymore.
We are all so goal oriented, we can't stop what we are doing until we are done. Remember when you were a small child and you got tired of one thing - you would drop it and do something else. You totally responded to spirit's promptings. We are all so afraid of change. Change is our nature -it's what we are - flowing energy, constantly changing. If something is bringing you no joy - move on to something else. We all love to hold onto our pain and sorrow. MOVE ON TO SOMETHING ELSE. Stop worrying about "tying lose ends" and "just let me finish this, then I'll ..." Follow spirit's promptings. Flow from one experience to another. Stop worrying that you might look indecisive or flighty, because you can't make up your mind.
There are no wrong or bad experiences - only experiences. You don't get extra credit for finishing or completing a project. There are no prizes for reaching "that goal", whatever that is, only for the experience. You are God, expressing yourself on the material plane. So express - don't suppress. You are not going to be punished or rewarded - only honored, no matter what choices you make! No matter what experiences you choose! You are all honored! Saint and murderer alike - ALL OF YOU!
©2002 Rosemary Feld
When I was growing up we thought the atom was the smallest unit of matter possible. Now we know that the atom is made up of many parts and physicists keep finding new and smaller particles all the time. At the center of the atom is a nucleus; a number of rings (the number depends on which element is under consideration) encircle the nucleus with varying numbers of protons, electrons and neutrons, spinning and orbiting at the speed of light for as long as that atom exists. A closer look at an atom reveals that only a very small part of it is actually something or "matter." If the protons, electrons and neutrons were compressed together they would occupy only a tiny percentage of the actual volume of the atom. So we must conclude that what we call "matter" is really mostly space and not matter at all. Every atom in a brick or a stone is mostly space with protons, electrons and neutrons whirling around, so the brick or stone is not at all the solid material we have been taught to believe that it is. It is just a tiny little bit of physical material suspended in whirling atoms. So it follows that our bodies - and everything else that looks solid to us - are really nearly 100% space. And, here's the kicker: these spinning particles can be affected by our thoughts!
Now the quantum physicists are telling us that the basic building blocks of our bodies - and everything else in the Universe - are not just particles. They are also waves. And they are particles and waves both at the same time. But not exactly at the same time. What is most astounding is that whether one of these units behaves as a wave or particle depends on which one the observer expects to see, on whether wave-observing equipment or particle-observing equipment is used. This has been proven time and again in quantum physics laboratories. When observers expect to see a particle, it behaves like a particle. And when they expect to see it as a wave, it behaves like a wave. Called Quantum Mechanics, this theory is directly opposite to the traditional Newtonian physics that was commonly accepted by Western science for three centuries. It has taken nearly seventy years for quantum physics to even begin to become part of our cultural rationale.
So what does this mean to those of us who are not interested in equations and experiments? The inescapable conclusion is that these particle-waves are affected by the thoughts of the scientists. Since all matter is made up of atoms that have particles as their building blocks, it follows that we can affect physical things in our universe by what we think. It means that every atom in every molecule in every cell in every tissue in every organ in every system in your magnificent body is affected by your thoughts and emotions. Not only that, small particles of every atom in every cell in our bodies are continually leaving the atoms and going back to the Source of all life, the Creator, God/dess, etc. They go to become infused with the Unconditional Love that is the essence of this Supreme Being and bring it back to us. This is one way that Spirit is trying to communicate with us and tell us that we, too, are part of that Unconditional Love, that it is part of us, and it is ours for the taking. We can choose to accept that love and bring it into our hearts, minds and bodies. But more commonly we block it out because we are so full of fear and anger and negativity and the old habits of our past history that there is no place in our lives for this miracle. We have a choice. We can release the old negative stuff or we can hang on to it. We can choose to allow the old garbage to deflect the particles of love as they return to our cells or we can let the love fill us with the Light. I like to ask Spirit to help me to become "a vibrating manifestation of Unconditional Love," for there is surely no higher way to be. And this is what the Great Spirit would like for us to be. This is what we will eventually become after we have learned all those lessons, remembered that that is who we really are, and we have reunited with the Creator.
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Healing Relationships
There is no magic to forgiving and healing the relationships in our lives. Burning a candle cannot heal a pattern of miscommunication and lack of trust. Yet truly opening to forgiveness can do more than heal a relationship-- it can heal our broken hearts. We do not need the knowledge, understanding, or cooperation of the other party involved. They do not need to be here with us on Earth, nor do we need to communicate with them physically.
What we do need is a sincere desire to forgive the past hurts, and to heal our pain within. It is possible for us to do this without ever interacting with the other person. Forgiveness does not mean inviting an abusive individual back into our lives. Forgiveness means clearing the residual effects of the pain that we still carry buried deeply within us. We must forgive others for our own sake, not because the other person deserves to be forgiven. We do this in order to set ourselves free.
Hate is a stronger karmic tie than love. What we release in love flourishes in peace. Hate and lack of forgiveness is the quickest way to ensure that we are brought back into contact with the same pattern of energy over and over again. The person we hated may be long gone, but we will attract the same type of person over and over again. Some cultures believe that our enemies are reborn to us as our children. Haven't we all seen families where this energy appears to be operating?
My Spirit guides taught me the following ritual many years ago. It is an extremely powerful, but very simple process that even a child can learn. It is designed to help you to forgive and heal any relationship that has caused you pain. I am glad to share it with you now. If you practice it with an open heart, you will notice a difference in the way you think and feel about the relationships that have brought you pain.
Walk in love!
Now imagine yourself surrounded by a beautiful cocoon of golden light. Let it settle softly about you, comforting and protecting you within its soothing glow. Feel yourself snuggling into it, feeling safe and warmed by its light. This is the healing light of God's love and tender concern for you.
Say the Unity prayer aloud to yourself:
Now focus again on the golden light all around you. Begin to draw this healing cocoon of God's love into your heart. Breathe in, inhaling slowly, drawing it deeply deeply deeply into your body. Let this wonderful healing light fill your heart with warmth and love. Feel it expanding throughout your body, healing any hurt areas within your emotions or heart. Circulate this golden energy all through your body, breathing deeply and easily as you do so. Take as long as you need to allow this energy to flow wherever it needs to.
Now visualize that the person that you are having difficulty with is sitting across from you. They are not allowed to speak to you or touch you without your permission or an invitation to do so. As clearly as you can, tell them your truth. Tell them about your anger, your pain, the hurt that you feel. Try not to blame them or to make them wrong, but to offer them the gift of your truth. Stay as centered on your own feelings and pain as you can. Say everything you need to say, leaving nothing back. Then recite the following prayer, beginning with their full name:
I ask that you, _______, forgive me for any hurt that I have ever brought to you, in this life or in any other life, whether real or imagined, deliberate or unintentional.
I bless you, I release you to God's care and keeping, and I set us both free.
Now imagine two enormous hands of light, with palms cupped directly in front of you. Visualize them as huge, tender, loving hands-- God's hands, and they are as big as the room. Release the person and the situation into these beautiful tender hands of light. Just lay it all down into these loving hands. Surrender the other person, and the entire situation into God's care and keeping. See yourself being set free as you release this heavy burden. It has taken a tremendous amount of energy to carry this pain. Take a moment to forgive yourself for having had angry or fearful thoughts about the other person.
Draw in another deep breath from your golden cocoon of light, and let the love slowly circulate all through your body, filling the areas that were full of hate just a few moments ago. Breathe deeply and slowly, and notice how light you feel. If you wish, crawl into those loving caring hands and lay your other burdens down as well. Feel these beautiful tender hands gently cradling you, rocking you, comforting you. Stay and rest in this healing peace as long as you need to.
End with this prayer:
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Relationships thrill us, heal us, confound us, frustrate us. Every single one of us will struggle with them during the course of our lifetime. Relationships bring to us our most profoundly moving lessons in life. The people that we love the most are the ones that we open our hearts to. They may have long ago passed from this existence, and yet we hang on to the old pain, beating ourselves with it again and again.
Rev Peggy Ray
Healing Relationships Ritual
Walk in love!
Sit comfortably in a chair, with your back upright, and your feet flat on the floor. Breathe slowly, deeply and rhythmically for at least five minutes. There is no need to hurry through this exercise. Let your body and breath slow to a peaceful, comfortable rhythm before going further.
The Light of God surrounds me
The love of God enfolds me
The power of God protects me
The presence of God watches over me
Wherever I am, God is
And all is well.
________, I forgive you for any pain that you have ever brought to me in this life or in any other life, whether real or imagined, deliberate or unintentional.
Mother-Father-God, I thank you with joy and with gratitude for allowing me to shift, to grow, to heal. I know now that I am not doomed to endlessly hate and hurt. Through your love and tender care I am set free. Thank you for the light of your love as it illuminates my life and heals the wounds within. Amen.
Do this as often as you feel necessary until the situation is resolved. On a soul level we are all connected, so this healing energy will reach the other person, whether they are still on the Earth or have already passed on. No healing is ever lost.
Rev Peggy Ray
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©2002 Rev Peggy Ray
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