Time to look again

I have just had the realisation that my heart and mind aren't quite as open as they could be. I have been holding old beliefs that have stopped me being open to see the change, the transformation that we are indeed going through on all levels. I am realising how easy it is to see the errors, the so called wrongs, and to stay stuck in this perception, allowing old judgements to cloud my eyes from seeing what is being birthed.

'Those that have eyes to see, let them see'.

So today I make a choice, a choice to release my old judgements and to look again, to open my eyes and see. I choose to focus my thoughts and feelings on the new potential and the knowing that all is in divine order.

What sparked my realisation was latest note from Patricia Cota-Robles (eraofpeace.org). It touched me on a deep level and I was very moved by her view of the significance of the new Pope, Pope Francis.

I felt a great sense of relief and of hope. I didn't realise just how much I longed for people to have a church that they trust, that will bring through the balance of the Divine Feminine & Divine Masculine, that will help lead them into Christ Consciousness. We all need help. We all need to help each other. This is not a solo journey we move as One and the Church has a huge role to play.

The first thing the new Pope did was bow and ask for the blessing of the people, and then recite the prayers that would unite, the prayers that everybody could partake in. I had chosen not to watch or follow the new Pope, and I was wrong, that was my old belief structure closing my eyes to see. What a wonderful recognition that for we must move forward together as one, only with the blessing of the people can the Roman Catholic Church move forwards. I pray he has the blessing of his name sake St Francis and that he does indeed receive universal support for his request: 

"I Am asking all of you to help me rebuild God's church."

This year so far has thrown up many challenges, and at such a pace, with forced changes and old structures crumbling around us. Whether we like it or not we are moving forwards and it will serve us well not to cling to the old or try and analyse our way out of it, but to breathe the breath of God and to move without resistance into the new. We can all re-build God's church within us and around us.

I have a deeper realisation now of how important it is that we focus on manifesting the patterns of perfection by opening our hearts and minds. We must be the space and openness for change to manifest.

Today I choose to hold open the potential for the patterns of perfection to manifest on Earth.

Have a blessed Spring Equinox and may peace be with you,
Bari xxx

'I Am asking all of you to assume the role of protectors. We are all protectors of Creation, protectors of the Plan of God which is written in Nature. We are protectors of one another and of the environment.' Pope Francis

New growth requires vigilance 23.12.2012

I trust we are all experiencing in these days what will serve our highest good and what we are able to be present with. As powerful co-creators of our own reality I'm also sure that what is presenting itself is doing so within a framework that is acceptable to us and that mirrors our own beliefs of what these times are all about.

Personally for me recent weeks of inner focus and stillness have translated into experiences that are beyond words, beyond tears, beyond gratitude. Of this I will not try to speak. However in conceptual terms, to facilitate shared understanding, I will say I am choosing to experience this through reference to the Grail and the Light of Christ within.

Whatever your framework it is time to open ourselves to the birthing of the new consciousness. Just as Mary & Joseph kept vigil over the newly born Christ, so we too must keep vigil over the birthing Christ Consciousness within.

As with all new growth there needs to be vigilance in the beginning! I was made aware of this need when after a very quiet and harmonious period I made my first tentative steps outside last night, to attend a social engagement. Full of joy, love, and a somewhat euphoric energy I went to visit some dear friends of old to celebrate these times. What could be better I asked myself!!! But then I woke up this morning feeling odd......slightly stunned.....wondering where has it all gone? Hmmm. Am I not worthy, am I not ready to hold this new reality, am I delusional, is it all in my imagination? What happened?

I take a breath, and start to look at how I'm really feeling and search the point, the moment when I went out of myself. I decide it's like learning to ride a bike, the first tentative outing held by a supporting arm, the slightly more solid ground with the stabilizers, before finally finding the perfect balance and harmony and whoosh ….....your off flying down the road !!! This too is a learning experience, a time of nurturing the seed within, of tending what is inside.

So what did happen, what took me away from the growing truth within? My first realisation was that I quite literally took a step away from my self and a step towards another, a step from inner reference to outer reference. Theoretically nothing wrong with that.....so why didn't it feel good? It didn't feel good because it was not without intention, without desire to outcome, without agenda. It was not a movement made from the wholeness and holiness of who I am. Any move towards another to complete oneself (to receive), to be recognised or accepted comes from a place of separation. That is an old pattern, an old behaviour and suddenly I realise it's not feeling good any more.

Now, there I am, already having taken a step away from self, in a social setting. Naturally I find myself in conversation with someone I haven't met before, someone who wants to know my story, to get to know me through my story. A normal social interaction we have been familiar with for so long. They wanted to be able to define me, perhaps to understand how best to interact with me – but it felt odd, strange, uncomfortable, inappropriate even. I am not my story. I bless, thank, and acknowledge my stories, they served a valuable purpose in my life to bring me to this present moment. But I can no longer be defined and interact through my story.

So it seems I must be vigilant to not allow old patterns to take over, not least of all because they simply don't feel good any more. I must nurture the seed within, tend to this new growth. I need to ask what would feed this growth, what would nourish me at this stage. I apply the vigilance I would if I were caring for a seedling - what care it takes to nurture the seedling into a mighty Oak, grounded and strong.

As we all learn to ride the bike anew, learn to navigate the practicalities, it is with vigilance, a commitment to the truth and to tending the light within that we shall grow.

Glory Be!

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

I offer special thanks, love & gratitude to Abigail, Grace & the Healing team for all the support, nurturing and nourishment I have received from our time together. Thank you, thank you, thank you. God-bless us all.

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Past Lives, Present (Introduction)

Imagine, if you will, a ball of string. A ball of string is really one long continuous piece of twine that has been turned and wound up into it's present form, a ball. And so it is with us. We are one long continuous consciousness turned and twisted through past lives into our present form.

That all sounds quite reasonable, logical even. By now most of us have come upon the concepts of life after death, re-incarnation and re-birth. Many are now in fact remembering their own past lives. But for me I'm having an internal realisation, you know those realisations that happen in every cell of your body, when the cells start jumping in delight because you've finally got it.

I'm only now realising just how much of our make-up comes from our past (or simultaneous) lives, and I'm a little shell shocked I have to say. So much so I'm left pondering what of me is actually of this lifetime, is it even possible that there could be anything independent of the other? Is every thought, feeling, response and belief conditioned by the previous, when do new behaviours cut in, new strategies arrive, and where have those supposed new strategies come from if they're now in your consciousness.

To be honest I've always been a little sceptical of people who say they remember their previous life times. Even if you consider the maths of soul aspects and over souls there are still way more people claiming to be the re-incarnation of some beautiful being than makes any sense. And there are many among them who seem more intent in being known for who they were, not who they are, something that always seems like such a waste of this life time to me.

However scepticism aside I've also been curious. In fact I've always thought at some point in time I would like to do some regression work, but every time I looked I couldn't seem to find the right practitioner or approach. So it was with some surprise the other night in conversation that I realised I have indeed been doing a lot of past life work myself. In fact when I look back over my travelling years I seem to have been doing little else really, especially over the last year or so.

Much of my understanding and learning has come in unusual ways. I don't have any personal stories to tell, no names and shoe size, no glamour and glory. I have my knowing supported by my body consciousness (and they say the body never lies) - finally they are getting my attention and the opportunity to release stored emotions and traumas I have carried through life times. 

Perhaps you will find some of my stories familiar, maybe you will resonate with the lifetimes, recognise the lessons and marvel at our inter-connectivity, or maybe your body is crying out to you like mine has been and you can start to free it.

“When you feel better as a result of a past life recall experience--whether a physical symptom has been alleviated, an emotional issue soothed, or you simply feel more confident and peaceful about your life and its direction, you don’t need to question the logical validity of the experience. You know it has empowered you to improve the quality of your life in a very tangible way.''

from Through Time Into Healing by Brian L. Weiss

 

 

In the coming blogs I will share some of my experiences, not to reminisce about the past but to heal in the present. Maybe you have some of your own recollections to share too!

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
Soren Kierkgaard

 

Peace unto all,

bari xxx