I feel What you feel Inside of me It feels like mine But I know now that it belongs to you I understand this feeling But I don’t need to take it from you I honour your feelings And allow you to feel them I will observe I will support But I will not take it from you To take this from you will deny you the beauty of growth To take this from you will stunt your progress To take this from you will not help you or me To take this from you will weigh me down I take ownership of what is mine, and let you own what is yours Because I love you by Paula Vanderzon
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To white light or not? I get very passionate when I hear people talking about protecting themselves with white light. My views on this are quite different to the spiritual teachings that are mostly out there. So if you read this and it pushes your buttons, I apologise, but maybe consider what I am saying and see if you are willing to give it a go and maybe reframe slightly your intention when you next “white light” or use energetic protection for yourself. For those of you who have not heard of white light as a form of protection I will briefly describe the process that is taught by many spiritual teachers. The idea is that if we imagine a bubble of white light around us it will act like a force field and reflect any energy that might penetrate our energetic field. Sounds simple and effective doesn’t it. Well it is, but it can be quite a disempowering act if not used with careful intent. When I was at my lowest point with severe chronic fatigue syndrome, I could not be around people at all. I had complete sensory overload. This would even include watching TV, reading the newspaper and especially being around people – it would exhaust me! I have always been sensitive to energy and empathetic, but when I became ill, it was so severe I had to shut myself off from the world completely. I was introduced to the white light technique as one of my first spiritual teachings. Every time I left my house I would imagine the white light shield around me to protect me from all the “harmful” energies in the world so I could function (barely) when I left my house. It was effective in the sense that it gave me something to focus on and was a tool of protection from all the overpowering energies around me. Over time I found that when I was around people the white light shield was so effective that I couldn’t connect to people at all. If someone was talking with me I felt like a robot without feeling because I couldn’t pick up on any emotion in their voice and I really had trouble reading people in conversation. I just couldn’t engage with people anymore. I felt isolated. I couldn’t connect with the outside world. This is not what I wanted when I chose to white light myself. So I decided to change my intention. I started by changing the colour of the protective shield around me to pink. Pink to me is the colour of love. So my intention was that anything that was vibrating at the same level as love could pass through my shield only. This worked slightly better for me. It was around this time I discovered teachings about Archangel Michael. If you are not familiar, Archangel Michael is the angel who carries a big blue sword who you can call on for protection. I started calling on Archangel Michael constantly! Every day I was using his loving strong energy to protect me from people, situations and anything at all that I felt I needed protection from. With my white/pink shield of light and Archangel Michael to protect me I found something very interesting starting to happen; I started becoming weaker and weaker. Even though my health was slowly starting to get better, my self confidence and trust in myself was getting weaker. What I had done was use techniques and energetic beings who I considered to be outside of myself and more powerful than me to come and protect me. I gave my power away to these techniques and beings. I got weaker and weaker and therefore used the techniques more and more to protect me. I no longer had the belief in myself that I could protect myself. I saw the world as something that I needed protection from and I became more and more isolated and more and more fearful of the world. I was retreating and becoming afraid of everything. Something had to change but how could I just let these techniques go? I wouldn’t survive in the world without them …. would I? I had become so reliant on these protection methods that I didn’t know how to function without them. But something had to change. After realising what was happening to me and asking the question of myself, I got the wakeup call that I needed. I had an experience that taught me that I couldn’t call on an angel for help unless the energies of that angel were a part of me in the first place. I learned that I couldn’t call on an energy or “light” to surround me unless that energy was already a part of me. What we all have the ability to do is to separate out what is inside of us in order for us to visualise, connect and understand it, and then it returns to where it came from – inside of us. We are all a part of this world and interconnected with everything. Every energy, emotion, thought and experience is part of the collective. Separating out these energies is how we function and learn and explore as human beings. We feel as though we are separate but we are not – it is just an illusion that is required to be a part of this three dimensional world. When I realised that I was Archangel Michael and that I was the powerful protective light energy I visualised around me, everything shifted. Instead of believing that I was weak and incapable of protecting myself and using something that I perceived as being outside of myself and completely separate from me – I shifted my focus to using these techniques with the intent and belief that I was invoking what was already inside of me. I didn’t need to use these visualisations for very long at all after adopting this belief. They became organically me in every moment of my day. I no longer had to call on these energies or visualise them, because I had adopted the belief that I was these energies, I was powerful, and I could protect myself and stand in my own energetic power at all times. I was no longer fearful of the world because I wasn’t constantly putting up barriers to protect me. I understood this concept mentally, but most importantly I could feel my inner-power start to rise. By all means use energetic protection but feel it come from within you. Know that you are the same as this energy you call on to protect you. You could not connect with it, or visualise it, or feel its power, if you were not already a part of this energy. Relationships are how we exchange information with other people via our energy. While it may look like the same behaviours and actions are occurring within all relationships, at an energetic level it is quite different when we compare different dimensional levels. In this article I will explain (as best I can!) how our multi-dimensional evolution also changes how we exchange information with those people we are in relationships with. I use the dimensions as a frame of reference, simply to make it easier to explain the different concepts, but these dimensions and numbers are certainly not definitive. Please substitue your own understanding of the evolution of humankind and multi-dimensionality if you prefer. 3rd Dimension The predominant feature of 3D relationships is energy cords. We offer information to another person via our own energy through an energy cord or stream of energy, and we receive information from the other person also via this energy cord. We are not very selective about the type of information that is exchanged, we basically decide to have some sort of relationship with another person (usually without any awareness of our energy) and a cord is formed. This can become quite "messy" with multiple cords of energy flowing from us and to us without our conscious awareness. It is at this level where we can be drained of our energy from certain people. We can also develop certain patterns and behaviours with other people because of the types of energy cords that we have established with them. Even when we have physically moved away from our relationship, these energy cords can still be exchanging information making it very difficult to move onto another relationship or heal from the past relationship. Unless we consciously disconnect (or cut) these energy cords they can exchange information for a long time, even when the relationship is "over". In order to move to the next level of relationships (5D relationships) it is necessary to consciously cut and remove energy cords - even between the people we are still happily in relationships with. We can then form our own unique and authentic energy "bubble" and start to evolve to 5D relationships. If you are interested in how to cut these cords and form your own energy "bubble" I explain this in my Empowered Energy e-book or I can facilitate this for you in a personal healing session. 5th Dimension When we have a relationship at the 5th dimensional level we are more selective about the information that we share with other people. Because we have cut or removed all the energy cords from our previous 3D relationships our energy is in integrity and whole. We have our own individual and unique energy "bubbles" around us. I have written more about this in a previous blog post. When we choose to have a relationship with someone, then we decide what we want to "put into" the relationship and what we want to "get out" of the relationship. We put this information into a joint bubble of energy that represents the relationship energy. We also take out the information we want from this joint bubble. We are not therefore connecting directly to the other person although it will feel like a normal relationship, we can stay in energetic integrity throughout. For example, forming a romantic relationship with someone who is also vibrating at the 5th dimension, you will have an intention or idea as to what you would like from the relationship. The other person also has their intentions. You do not need to worry about anyone overstepping their boundaries, or upsetting each other, or whether your intentions are the same, or demanding more than the other person is willing to give... all of these concerns are 3D worries. Instead you put into the relationship what you desire (goes into the relationship or joint bubble) and you also take from the relationship what you desire (also from the joint bubble). It becomes such an easy process. Even when the relationship is no longer needed, it is an easy process to move on, because there is no meshing or combining of energy through energy cords. The relationship bubble just loses its vital force because nothing is being put into it or taken from it anymore. The relationship at this level is easy, effortless, fulfilling and does not compromise the individual's sense of self or their energetic integrity. It is also a deeper more authentic relationship because you can fully be yourself with your energy in integrity inside its own "bubble". It is deeper and more authentic than a 3D relationship because there is no unconscious energy flowing to and fro, trapping a person in behaviours that are difficult to break away from. 7th Dimension The exchange of information at this level is more organic. Whereas previously at the 3D and 5D levels we were more involved in what we wanted to get out of or put into a relationship, at this level we share everything. If both people are vibrating at the 7th dimensional level then there is an open sharing of information. The physical relationship still looks the same, but there is a constant connection and sharing of higher wisdom which seems to be via the crown chakras. There are still individual energy bubbles keeping the individuals in energetic integrity so this sharing of higher information does not compromise the individual's energy. The physical relationship still looks the same as a 5D relationship but there is less reliance on physical proximity, conversation or having to explain details to the other person in order to share information. Again, like a 5D relationship it is an easy, effortless relationship. The transition from 5D to 7D relationships can be a little disconcerting as there is a feeling of losing privacy or worrying that you may be taking or giving too much, but once the transition phase is complete, the exchange of information feels very organic and safe. 9th Dimension At this vibration level all boundaries and bubbles become quite fuzzy. There is less sharing of information in a relationship between two 9D people, but instead, a oneness of information. Without clear boundaries on who has what information to share there is an organic connection to each other and to oneness (all that is/source) and everyone. There becomes no need for individual energy bubbles or a direct method of exchanging information. Every relationship and every individual just exists in the oneness having access to all the information that is available. Relationships between dimensions You may wonder what happens when a person who is vibrating at a higher level forms a relationship with someone at a lower lever (and vice versa). This of course happens all the time, and as multi-dimensional beings we are moving between dimensions all the time. If a 7D person for example is in a relationship (whether romantic, business, family or casual acquaintance) with a 3D person, the 3D person will automatically try to attach an energetic cord to the 7D person. The 7D person will not be able to accept the energy cord because they have a bubble of their own energy around them. The 3D person won't know this or even feel it unless they are used to "sucking" energy from their relationships. In this case they will probably make do with the relationship as it is, or move on. The 7D person will still exchange energy with this person but probably not at a deep level they would be most capable of and may not feel quite as fulfilled. We don't have to cut people out of our lives if we feel we are moving into another dimension. Instead just recognise that the relationships may change a little in terms of how energy and information is shared. If you are evolving then the people you are in relationships with will probably also be shifting their vibration in alignment with you. If you cut the energy cords from your relationships, then it enables the other person to form their own energy bubble of integrity, and so what was once a 3D relationship between two people, can easily become a 5D relationship which intensifies the relationship and makes it much more authentic and fulfilling. Exceptions to the rule: When you have children they are reliant on your energy until they are around 8 years of age. It is a good idea to cut the cords you have with them (or remove them from your energy bubble) when they are ready for their own independence. I remember doing this around the ages of 11 with my children. This enables them to form their own connection to vital source energy and develop their own integrity, self power and presence in the world. My work: Everything that I teach and the work that I do with my clients is aimed at helping people form their own energy bubbles of integrity and empowerment. It is not until we can cut the cords of repeating energy patterns and conditioning of the 3D world that we can move into higher dimensions. Having your own authentic and unique energy bubble is the most important gift we can give ourselves, and is (I believe) the only way to authentically and smoothly transition through the dimensions. If we are trying to carry and maintain energy cords with other people, then they will keep dragging us down to 3D involuntarily. If you have any questions about this material, please let me know in the comments. I would love to hear how it resonates or what changes you would make to this information based on your own experiences. In this article I have used the terms dimensions and vibration. Use whatever frame of reference suits you best – these are not definitive, but a convenient way of categorising the ascension or evolution process, so an understanding or frame of reference can be attained to explain certain concepts. We are multi-dimensional beings living predominantly in a 3rd dimensional world. So the question is, how do we maintain a high vibration and our multi-dimensional nature while still interacting and being a part of the 3D world? In the 3rd Dimension we tend to focus on the physical body and on day to day interactions with an intense focus. This means that we place a lot of energy and attention on a certain task or what is going on in front of us. It can be another person we are interacting with, a physical pain or illness, cooking meals, housework, gardening or even our bills and bank accounts. The 3D world is quite detailed and specific and it is really easy for us to fall into this 3rd dimensional vibration and operate from it because the 3D world is all around us constantly. We live in a 3D world after all. But focussing too intently on day to day 3rd dimensional happenings can actually lower a person’s vibration. Where your attention goes, energy flows…. and if the attention is narrowly focussed then the vibration narrowly focusses to match the vibration where that focus is directed. As a multi-dimensional being therefore, you are only operating in the 3rd Dimension, if this is where you are placing all of your focus, and not making use of the other dimensions you could be utilising. There seems to be a vibration rate which represents the vibration we are living as (on average) most of the time. You could also call this your “home” dimension or your “default” vibration. This is a result of your awareness of yourself and the world around you – which some people would refer to as your consciousness. Your vibration rate organically rises through all sorts of energy work and choices and actions that you take in your life that are in alignment with your soul self. As your consciousness grows, your vibration raises and you are then resonating within a different dimension. If your vibration raises enough for your “default” or “home” vibration to be in the 5th dimension for example and you then focus on something intently in the 3rd dimension it feels very uncomfortable. Your most comfortable place to be is now in the 5th dimension so lowering your vibration to a 3rd dimensional level does not feel great! I would describe it as confusing, stressful, physically uncomfortable and mentally exhausting. But, we constantly have 3rd dimensional distractions and things we need to focus on in our daily lives. So we can’t run away from the 3D world and neither would we want to, because it can be amazing! Awareness of what is going on at a multi-dimensional level seems to really help. If we are clear on what our “home” dimension or vibration is (and this can change as we evolve so don’t get focussed on a certain level and stay there long term) and if it is higher than the 3rd dimension, then any interactions with the 3D world need to be general in nature. As soon as the focus on 3D issues becomes too intense or narrow, the result will be uncomfortable and stressful, which will bring up fears and insecurities which all drag the vibration down even further. There are two ways of dealing with 3D issues from a multi-dimensional perspective. You could either stay in your “home” vibration and take a broad view of the 3D issue, OR, move to 3D for a short time with awareness of what you are doing and why. If you really do need to concentrate on something 3D and take a narrow focus for a short time then it is OK to shift your vibration to the 3rd dimension with awareness of what you are doing in order to fully connect and understand the issue or learn the information (if you are studying a 3D course for example). When you have finished your task, you can then bring your awareness to shifting back to your “default” or “home” dimension. When you consciously shift your vibration to the level of where your focus needs to be you no longer feel as uncomfortable. You feel like you belong at this level, your focus and concentration is on the task at hand, and then you can move your vibration back “home” again. The other way to connect with a 3D situation is from a broad perspective. Think of a bigger picture analogy. What appears right in front of you from such a narrow focus might not show you all the possibilities available to you. So don’t drop your vibration to focus on a something before you have tried the broad focus because it may work great! With a broad perspective you are actually using a multi-dimensional (big picture) perspective. This means you can observe and interact with the world from a place where you are not so involved in the vibration of the dimension where the activity is taking place. This can help prevent you from getting involved in a lot of 3D issues that really aren’t any of your concern saving you a lot of energy and stress as well. But if it is something that you do need to be involved in with your full focus, then you can either be involved with a broad view from your “home” dimension, OR bring your vibration to match the level of the problem or issue, focus on it from this level, and when done, bring your vibration back up to your “home” or “default” level. We are multidimensional beings moving our vibration between different dimensions constantly. This happens all the time without our awareness. The more our consciousness expands, the higher the vibrations we are able to access, and our “home” vibration also increases. If we are not aware of these vibrational shifts and how we can focus on these dimensions it will feel like we are going up and down in our lives constantly out of control, swinging from the low dimensions back up the high dimensions. Embody a certain vibration, call this home, where you are most comfortable, and then visit different vibrations from this place. Rather than swinging from the highs to the lows constantly without awareness. An easy way to find your home or default dimension is to meditate and scan through each of the dimensions to see how they feel to you. This can be a simple process of just saying the name of the dimension, connecting to its vibration and then seeing how it feels. You may find that your “home” vibration is where you really felt nothing at all – because it is a place where you aren’t “connecting” with something that is different from your own vibration. If you go higher than your home dimension it will probably feel amazing, like you are raising your vibration, and when you connect lower than your home dimension may feel a bit icky or uncomfortable. It may be a good practice to remind yourself during the day to return to your home dimension/vibration especially if it is a busy eventful day full of 3D activities. Try this out for yourself. Anything that helps us bring conscious awareness to how we operate in this world and brings awareness to our multi-dimensional nature helps us all evolve and empowers us through knowledge and experience of who we are. Have you ever asked yourself the questions
The good thing about asking these questions though, is that the answers always come, but often in very unexpected ways. It is an unravelling process of letting go of who we thought we were, based on social and family conditioning, our beliefs and what our ego wants us to know to feel safe. And then the information and pieces of who we really are start to filter into our awareness, usually through reading books, seeing spiritual advisors, numerology, astrology, or anything else that helps us start to understand who we are, from a level that is deeper than anything we have been aware of before. We start to find out what we are made of and why we are like we are. We maybe even start to get some clarity on why some of the things that have happened to us have happened, and why we keep attracting the same people or situations into our lives. This is a summary of how I see the process working: Know who you are by:
Once we start to get to know who we really are, then the most difficult step begins. This involves being who we are. It is all very well to gather and collect information about who we are, start to understand that we are more than our physical bodies, but what comes next is the hardest part. It takes a lot of courage to start making different choices that are in alignment with who we find out we are deep down inside. You may hear this information about how awesome you are and the possibilities in your life and agree and nod your head, but really it is up to you to step into this. To willingly and knowingly be the person that you now believe you are and can become more of. We need constant reminders about who we are and the possibilities that this opens up in our lives. Most of us lead very limited lives, only tapping into a fraction of the potential we are capable of, and that is OK because stepping fully into who you are is very scary. It means that you have to get out of your comfort zone and try new things, your ego will not like it, it will feel terrible at first and there will be a lot of trial and error. It is easy to find out about who you are (this is just collecting information), it is not so easy to then become who you are (this requires making new choices and taking some risks). It probably won’t happen overnight, but every action that we take that is in alignment with who we authentically are, will bring us closer to having all our dreams and goals fulfilled and feeling at peace with who we are. |
AuthorI believe that knowing who we are at our unique soul level holds the key to living an authentic and joyful life. Once we know who we are, we can begin to BE who we are, and then BECOME who we were always destined to be. |