Dear Ones,
Self-Realization is the manifestation of the greatest potential of an individual human being on Planet Earth. The Self-Realized person LIVES as the Soul. Their Personality has surrendered to the Soul in all things.
The journey to Self-Realization is a long one – lifetimes of Conscious Living. But in the 21st Century there are many who are on this journey and who are helping others along the way.
How do you know if you have achieved Self-Realization? There is no question, Dear Ones, for you will know.
As Self-Realization becomes a clear goal for you, there are several steps you must take to move closer to that goal.
The first is a strong commitment to living a Conscious Life. You must be aware of what you are doing, thinking and believing at all times. You must be conscious of where your own issues lie – what ‘blind spots’ do you have? What do you not know, or not admit, that you don’t know? What choices are you making in your Life and do they come from a clear connection to your Soul?
The second is to develop a strong connection to and trust in your own intuition. Are you being guided by others without testing that guidance against your own inner wisdom? Or are you always pausing to listen to your inner voice before you choose which action to take? Do you receive intuitive messages but then question whether you can trust them or analyze your way out of following the guidance?
The next step is to regularly disconnect from the outer world so that you can clear your thoughts and energies from the pollution of the world around you. Start each day with meditation, a check-in with your inner guidance, about your day. Do not make this check-in just about what you are to DO but ask who you are to BE. When you give yourself permission to break away from the energies of the outer world, even for a short period, you enhance your Soul connection and move in the direction of Self-Realization.
It is also important that you have some time for creative expression each day, for expressing yourself creatively is how you channel Divine Energy into the world around you. This does not mean that you must spend all day painting or composing music, but it does mean that you are to find a way to create something new each day – ideas, systems, food dishes, relationships, expressions of your feelings, thoughts, beliefs. Allow each day to draw from you something creative and you will be moving in the direction of Self-Realization.
And, finally, you must be an active participant in your Spiritual Journey. You must input uplifting thoughts, ideas, music, activities so that you are keeping your vibrational level at the energy of the Soul, working to avoid the darkness of low energy vibrations. For some this means eschewing activities or relationships that are not spiritually uplifting. For some this may mean moving away from a dark city, to some other place in the world that has more Light.
Ultimately every choice in Life must be for the Light and away from the darkness. When this is achieved, a person becomes one with the Light and is Self-Realized.
And so it is.
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Mystic Messages 
MUSE-INGS: Create Your Tribe!
September 28, 2011 — RosemaryIn Western culture we don’t often use the word ‘tribe’ to describe a group of people. We talk about ‘community’ or ‘social group’ or some other collection of individuals, but maybe we should start saying ‘tribe.’ For don’t we all need a sense of belonging to some group or groups?
When is the last time that you made a new friend? Do you always hang out with the people that you’ve known since high school even though they sometimes embarrass you or don’t understand you or even mock or make fun of you? Have you ever looked around your ‘group’ and wondered if there were any member with whom you could share your innermost thoughts, your desires, your wishes and hopes for the future? Maybe it’s time for you to examine who your tribe really is.
I’ve been attending seminars and retreats lately with different teachers/mentors and I’m finding that I like the overlap of my tribe members at these gatherings. We’re all seekers and we seem to be sharing the journey by studying with the same teachers. It’s a nice feeling to be able to know that these folks understand my language, that they are asking themselves the same questions I am asking myself. We have created a history together over time and we support each other in our successes and our trials. We know healthy boundaries and we respect each other’s but we also know how to support and bolster and share suggestions that honor and respect the other. The tribe knows how to work together while supporting individual choices and processes.
I was recently introduced to an amazing lady in California. Margie is 91 years old and retired last year after working in the same place for 23 years. That means she started there at age 67! Her husband died a long time ago and she lives in a beautiful house on the ocean. She told me about a neighbor who became ill with cancer and during her 2-year illness the whole neighborhood joined together to support the family. The woman died at the end of the 2 years but the neighborhood has remained a close community of folks since that experience. Margie honored the woman’s memory by continuing to be a part of the ‘tribe’ that she had created.
Where in your life is there the possibility of creating a tribe? Is there a group of which you are already a member that you might start thinking about as a tribe? And, conversely, is there a group that you have joined that no longer resonates with the person you are on your personal and spiritual journey? Why are you staying in that group? Are they really your tribe?
I think a tribe begins with just 2 people of like mind. It is fostered by mutual support and caring. Others gather because they resonate with the energy of the original 2 or 3 or 4. And a tribe is created.
Pay some attention this week to the groups in which you participate. Step outside yourself and observe if you feel supported in this group. Are you the best you can be? Are you relaxing and being yourself with these people or must you put up a façade to fit in? Notice how you feel before, during and after being with this group. Are you uplifted? Do you feel you are growing through your connections?
Become conscious of how your body is giving you signals about the people with whom you associate. You’ll know if there is an uncomfortable energy incompatibility. And you’ll know if you are resonating with the group and want to spend more time with them.
Explore or create your Tribes!
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