Consciousness

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Separation Into Spirit

Published August 4, 2020 by tindertender

Question: In what sense should we understand eternal life?

Answer: Only life of the spirit is eternal; the life of the body is transitory and fleeting. When the body dies, the soul returns to eternal life.

Question: Is the separation of the soul from body painful?

Answer: No, the body often suffers more during life than at the moment of death; the soul has nothing to do with it. The suffering that a man sometimes experiences at the moment of death provides satisfaction for his spirit, in that he sees his exile coming to an end.

Question: Can the definitive separation between soul and body occur before the complete cessation of organic life?

Answer: During the death throes, the soul sometimes has already left the body, which in this case possesses nothing except organic life. The dying man no longer has any consciousness of himself, and yet a last gasp of life remains. The body is a machine that the heart keeps running, and it continues to live as long as the heart pumps blood through the vessels, and for that it does not need the soul.

Question: What sensation does the soul experience the moment it realizes that it is in the spirit world?

Answer: That is as the case may be. If you have done evil for the sake of evil, you find yourself at first ashamed of what you have done. It is much different in the case of the upright person, who feels relieved of a great burden, and does not fear the most meticulous scrutiny.

Question: Upon leaving the body, does the soul immediately have consciousness of itself?

Answer: Immediately is not the right word, it finds itself in a state of bewilderment for some time.

Question: Do all spirits experience the bewilderment that follows the disengagement of the soul from the body to the same degree and for the same amount of time?

Answer: No, it depends on their elevation. Those who are already purified are almost immediately aware of themselves, because they had already detached themselves from matter during their corporeal life. The carnal man, however, who’s conscience is not clear, retains the impression from matter for longer.

Question: Does the knowledge of Spiritism have any influence on the shorter or longer duration of this confusion?

Answer: It has a great influence, in that the spirit understands its situation in advance. The practice of a good and a clear conscience have the most influence, however.

~ The Spirits’ Book by Allan Kardec
Chapter 3, part 1, 153 – part 2, 154, 156, 159 – part 3, 163, 164, 165

Affirmation 8-4-2020

Published August 4, 2020 by tindertender

Today is a day to focus on protection. I will protect my heart and mind from the negative thoughts, feelings, and actions of others. I do not immerse myself in problems. I do not worry about things I cannot control. I do not try to change people or things just because I think they should be different. Instead, I focus on the positive aspects of all people and situations.

~ A Daily Book of Pagan Prayer by Megan Day

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Oracle Reading 8-4-2020 a.m.

Published August 4, 2020 by tindertender

We are all irresistible in our own ways. Enjoyment is a natural part of life. Center yourself and be confident among chaos.

Celebrate in joyful peace. Be contented with what you have. Dance, sing, love, and create without anxiety. It is time to rest and to cease driving forward for a time.

You are encouraged to find a more peaceful and connected way to live. A regular spiritual practice will transform you for the better. Connect more deeply with your own rituals of peace.

It is time for change, and it will be positive. Respect your own natural cycles. Be mindful of seasonal changes and go with the flow taking these into account in your diet and activity level.

Pleasure should be made a priority – actively seek it. Do not forget what makes you happy. Become more aware of the obstacles to your own pleasure.

Photo: https://unsplash.com/@timmossholder

Reading from the deck “Goddesses and Sirens” created by Stacey Demarco

The Nurturing

Published August 3, 2020 by tindertender

Coming into love for self is a challenge, for most of we have been taught that to consider self as deserving or sacred is selfish …. that we ought to think of others before self.

As the training goes, and as experience tells us, when we deplete our inner resources by constantly filling anothers cup (or others), our own cup becomes depleted.

From a state of depletion, depression occurs, anger happens, even hopelessness …..

The selfless, nurturing the selfish …. it is a form of vampirism that we all participate in, or have at one time.

The human must do what is necessary to ensure the personal, inner cup always be in a state of overflow in order to share, and fill, others cups.

This means self-care is crucial to our existence. Self-love, self-respect, self-care …. taking time with GAIA … she always replenishes us.

Spending time in prayer … not as the church teaches it … but as our Soul and Spirit call us to do.

Yesterday I spent my day drumming, singing and dancing … men played out the heartbeat, drumming in unison, women stood behind them as all sang prayers to Creator for the health, happiness and well-being of our brothers and sisters, our family.

The energy was high, my body electrified as I danced around the drummers and singers, lifting the prayers to Creator, to the very heavens and all who hear.

We shared a community meal, we spoke to each other in a soft way, we listened to each other, leaving behind the chaos of the city … of the square world … and we spent the day in sacred union, one with another, in love, care, compassion.

Release was shared, and blessings given. Two exchanged feathers and their relationship will be observed by the family (all members) for one year and at the end of this time, if everyone approves of their care for one another, they will be wed in the sacred ceremony of the Cherokee.

Observe to what you apply your attention and energy to.

Ask yourself:

Will this situation benefit from my sacred care and contribution for wellness, for happiness?

Or will the receiver use it up and demand more without care or reciprocation?

Our time and attention are the currency of our Spirit, our Soul. It is the most precious gift you can impart to this world and life within it.

Be certain you pay yourself first.

Your cup must remain full, your mind, body, spirit and soul requires that you care for self prior to assisting others … if not, your capacity to do good dwindles, and you become vulnerable to all the negative side effects of an empty cup.

Do not think that someone will come along and fill it for you.

This is our personal responsibility.

So I implore you …. practice self-love and self-care.

Helping others will be so much easier and more powerful when you have plenty to share … and remember … self-care, self-love, is a continuous, evolving process.

It is time to develop new, healthier habits.

Release the old ways … recognize the Sacred in you.

Practice forgiveness for self and others.

Begin again.

Affirmation 8-3-2020

Published August 3, 2020 by tindertender

Today is a day to focus on nurturing. I can nurture the people and other beings around me that need to be nurtured. Nurturing can be physical, by helping with material needs for sustenance of growth. Or it can be emotional, showing love, attention, and respect. Today I will look for ways to nurture my friends, my family, myself, and my environment with my thoughts, my words, and my actions.

~ A Daily Book of Pagan Prayer by Megan Day

Precious Gift

Published August 3, 2020 by tindertender

Be careful who you give this most precious gift to, not everyone will honor or respect it.

In Gratitude

Published August 3, 2020 by tindertender

I love it when evil puts on a sweet face in order to lure … and then shows itself truly once it thinks it has you where it wants you.

I love it when they expose themselves, and share the truth of their whereabouts and activity.

I admire the effort to try and influence thought, bringing about fear …. key word, effort … which has failed.

To these ones, I say thank you for exposing yourself and your ways.

This is very good information to have.

I appreciate you sharing these valuable insights.

In gratitude …..

Your enemy …

Me.

Expert Advice

Published August 2, 2020 by tindertender

When your heart is genuinely shattered, raw, broken, when a deep and ancient sense of shame is suddenly alive in your belly, chest and throat, when you feel lost and lonely and far from home, when you’ve lost something that’s precious to you, when you’re hurting badly and in need of love and validation, and you talk to a spiritual person, a spiritual student, a teacher, a healer, a guru, an ‘expert’ of any kind, and they tell you that you’re playing the victim, that you’re lost in your ego, that you should be invulnerable to the slings and arrows of the world by now, that your vibration is way too low, that you should immediately ‘get off it’ or ‘let go’ or ‘release’ your pain, that you “attracted” all of this through faulty living, that you’re being weak and unevolved and ignorant, that your suffering is illusory and unreal, that pure awareness never suffers so you must be stuck in the separate self, then please, friends, use these very special, enlightened, magical spiritual healing words of profound self-love and protection, and walk the hell away:

✨✨”FUCK OFF”✨✨

Namaste,
Jeff Foster

https://www.facebook.com/LifeWithoutACentre/

Sometimes listening is all that is really required …. and ‘listening’ is one of the most difficult tasks.

So I’ll add to this ….

Choose five friends, or anyone you have admiration for.

Write on a piece of paper ten qualities about them that you like, anything that has no-thing to do with money.

Read it.

Understand this … you would not recognize these things in them if they were not also residing in YOU.

Daily Inspiration 8-2-2020

Published August 2, 2020 by tindertender

“Sometimes questions are more important than answers.” ~ Nancy Willard

Paying attention to the questions you ask yourself can be a spiritual practice in and of itself. For instance, questions such as “Why is this happening to me?” or “Why do I always do this?” often have self-judgement built right in them, and as a result they make us feel bad rather than help us find the answer to any challenge we are experiencing.

Simply changing the focus of our questions can open up whole new avenues of compassion for ourselves and provide a way forward through our darkest moments. Be aware of your intention, and let your questions flow in a way that is curious, loving, and healing.

TODAY’s ACTION

Try on these questions when faced with challenges:

What will best support me in this situation?

What do I really want?

How would I act if I were not afraid?

~ Warrior Goddess Wisdom, Daily inspiration for women, by Heatherash Amara