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Humanity’s journey through the illusion has been long and arduous.

You have all spent many lifetimes trying to find your way Home. As you know from personal experience, much suffering is undergone as you search for love and are betrayed or abandoned by those who you would relate to with love.

It often seems that life is not meant to be either happy or enjoyable, but more likely a path that involves much pain and suffering. And those who lead so-called “good lives” are just as likely to suffer as anyone else. There appears to be little point in behaving well for it seems to make absolutely no difference, as the rewards available within the illusion often seem to be awarded to those least worthy to receive them.

The illusion is an insane environment. It was built collectively to enable you to separate yourselves from your divine Source, and to access that unreal state, Love, your true nature, had to be excluded. But of course, you all desperately want to love and to be loved, and so you seek love from one another . . . endlessly.

The illusion is truly a most confusing place in which you can never find that which you are endlessly seeking – Love – because It has been excluded, shut out. What passes for love is often behavior driven by guilt, fear, or low self-esteem.

So please know that you were created perfect, that nothing can change that, and that your apparent abilities and competences, or lack of them, as experienced as you live life in the illusion are just illusory limitations. They are but tools that you can use to demonstrate to yourselves that the illusion is illusory, unreal.

As you have so often been told, God is Love, and God contains within Himself all that exists, all of his divine creation. That concept makes absolutely no sense when you are confined within the illusion and therefore severely limited by the restrictions it places upon your intelligence and upon your ability to understand what God is in any meaningful way.

The idea in building it was to construct something extremely limited because that was the only way that apparent separation from God, from your divine Source, could be achieved. Separation from God is impossible, but an imaginary or unreal place of separation was possible, and that is what you built.

It is indeed a terrifying and nightmarish place or situation. Fortunately you will awaken from it! God’s Love for you is utterly beyond your ability to imagine or conceive of, consequently when you chose “to leave Home” He instantly provided the means for your return, for your awakening.

All that you need do is to stop trying to find your own way because there isn’t one. The only way Home is God’s way, and you find that by releasing your hold on fear, anger, resentment, and judgment, and by embracing forgiveness.

Forgiveness is the antidote to the illusion, the solvent in which it is dissolved, and it has been available to you ever since you entered into the illusion. In Heaven, In Love, in God, there is no need for forgiveness as there is nothing to forgive, there nothing exists that is not in perfect harmony and alignment with Love, your natural state, the state that in truth you have never left because there is nowhere else.

The fact that you exist proves that you are One with God, and therefore with each other. But the state of separation you appear to inhabit insists that this not the case, it insists that the opposite is true, that you are separate, alone, and insignificant. And so you have spent eons in confusion looking for something that cannot be found outside yourselves.

God is in you as you are in God. However, the nightmare that you conceived of and built, due to the limitations that you made an essential part of it, has effectively placed a veil, a curtain, or a shield between you and You, between you and God, between you and Reality. It is made of your choice to see separation as real, dangerous, and constantly threatening your lives, and in an environment like that there is no room for trust, for honesty, for integrity, or for Love.

The more deeply you attempt to engage with the illusion, the more real it appears to be and the more suffering and betrayal you experience. You engage with it by judging it, and either trying to improve it by changing it, or taking advantage of it and seeking power over others.

It does seem to offer enormous possibilities to those who choose to be sufficiently savage and unrestrained to attempt to control and run it as they see fit by fear and force of arms. While those of you who pray for world peace are constantly being reminded of the intense and unjustifiable suffering that so many are undergoing all across the world.

However, no one is in the “wrong place!” Everyone on Earth is a dearly beloved child of God, everyone has already received everything from God, and that includes free will and the freedom to choose which path they will follow when they incarnate as a human in the illusion. No one has been “short-changed.” This does not mean that the suffering that someone undergoes during an earth life is in any way justified, or is a well-deserved punishment for misbehavior in a previous incarnation.

Everyone incarnate as a human on Earth has made a spiritually guided choice to embark on a series of learning experiences best suited to their individual needs. No one on Earth can know why another is following a particular path. All anyone can do, and it is the most appropriate course of action to follow, is to offer love, honesty, and compassion to everyone with whom they interact, and if they feel they have been hurt or offended, then to offer forgiveness.

Remember that there is a spiritual purpose in every meeting, in every interaction, and in every relationship. Whether its meaning becomes apparent to you is not of great importance, the important part of being human is to practice being loving, compassionate, and forgiving in every situation in which you find yourselves so that you learn your own lessons and let go of any aspects of yourselves that are unloving; aspects that are in fact unhelpful self-sought attachments helping to hold you hostage to the illusion.

Love, practiced honestly and with integrity, as opposed to conditionally or manipulatively, brings peace, healing, and joy. Any other form of loving is not worthy of the name, and always results in pain. If you will make the intent to practice loving behavior in all your thoughts,words, and actions, and if you will keep reaffirming that intent, then your life will flow more easily, encouraging you to keep reaffirming that intent.

You have probably noticed that those who behave lovingly are generally far happier than those who are forever finding fault, with themselves, with others, or with the world in general. And that is because your true nature is Love. Peace and happiness are found by being your true Selves, by loving and forgiving, and by letting go of judgment, resentment, and hatred, and that, of course, is being true to Yourselves. It is also your path to awakening.

Never forget that there is nothing you can do to make God withdraw His Love from you, or in any way alter His feelings for you. His Love surrounds you in every moment of your eternal existence. Without It, and that is impossible, your existence would cease, because It is the Source of your life. You are One with God, and that knowledge is to become most brilliantly manifest, filling you with immeasurable joy.

With so very much love, Saul.

“Saul: Peace and Happiness Are Found by Being Your True Self,” channeled by John Smallman, May 23, 2015, at https://johnsmallman.wordpress.com/2015/05/17/all-that-exists-is-gods-divine-creation-which-is-love/

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Greetings and Angelic love extends from my presence into your being and your pathway.

I, Archangel Michael, am present as a protector, a guide, to anchor and enhance the divine will of the Creator within you and to ensure the purpose of your soul is carried out upon the Earth.

I come to be present with you now as an expression of the Creator so you may be present with yourself as an expression of the Creator. My purpose is simple, and yet magnificent, as I encourage you to be as one with the Creator both consciously and unconsciously, with a powerful knowing of the truth within your being.

There are many steps, pathways, and processes of awakening, which lead you to greater oneness with the Creator. Yet there is a focus I wish to share with you to support your further experience of the Creator.

I invite you to be present with others, which is to be observant and aware of those you speak and share with. Give them your attention while simultaneously inviting yourself to hold the presence of truth within your being.

I invite you to be present with yourself, to take time to listen, observe, and share with yourself, thus being present with yourself as you hold within you an all knowing presence of the truth. Awakening the presence of truth within your being can be seen as recognising all and yourself beyond illusions, as the truth, which is beyond this world.

In order to develop the presence of truth within your being, you may wish to affirm this affirmation:

‘I am the truth, I allow myself to be free from illusion, eternally recognising the Creator.’

When you allow yourself to resonate with the affirmation during your quiet time and meditation, you will feel, sense, or acknowledge the energy awakening within you like an active presence.

As you place your trust in the active presence of truth and the Creator within your being, you will be able to bring your focus to a place of truth within you, thus viewing, sensing, and awakening the world around you and within you from this space.

This will encourage you to move beyond the illusions created by others and yourself, allowing the truth of the Creator to be eternally present.

There is simply a need to spend time connecting into this space of truth within you; then you will find you carry it as an active energy, eternally, wherever you are, whatever you are doing, thus you are more able to be of service to yourself and others.

The space of truth I am speaking of, I wish to label it as ‘Your Presence of Now.’ You are aware that time encourages you to move forth, and yet there is in truth only your present moment.

Every present moment is filled with energy of now, meaning that in each moment everything within the universe of the Creator and upon the Earth exists.

There is no escaping that everything you are and all that is the Creator is present, active, and conscious in every moment. Each moment is not stagnant or lifeless; lacking purpose or divine presence. Each moment is alive and filled with the Creator.

Within each now moment, there is a presence. The presence is the Creator and yet the concept of ‘Now,’ is also filled with the life-fulfilling and life-giving aspect of the Creator. ‘Now,’ is not a moment in time, it is simply the eternal presence of the Creator.

‘The Presence of Now’ means that within every focused moment, there is an opportunity to connect with the expansive presence of the Creator, which is an active presence or manifestation within you which is timeless.

You are a part of the powerful presence of truth and the Creator, which is present now within your being. You are also the deliverer and expression of the powerful eternal presence of the Creator.

Your greatest purpose and potential is to give, provide, and present the universe of the Creator, in truth, all that is the Creator, to yourself and others as a tangible energy or presence, which can be absorbed and accepted.

However, it does not require to be understood. It is only your mental body which holds the need and the desire to understand the Creator. We can see that to understand the Creator is impossible and only creates more forms of illusion.

Acceptance allows for understanding of the Creator beyond the mind and mental body, bringing the truth of the Creator and the universe to be a presence within your being.

Truly, what I wish to share with you is that there is a presence within your being which is active, alive, and conscious. This presence is an aspect of who you are as a physical being and an inner planes being.

This presence is your gateway to the divine flow of the Creator and emanates the truth of the Creator with great magnitude. It has the ability to listen to the truth within your own being and within others, illuminating the beauty of the Creator, to give space to its further expansion and presence within all and upon the Earth.

This presence can only be recognised in the now moment. It is only in the now that you can connect with this presence, encouraging yourself to experience it more fully and absolutely. To comprehend the ‘Presence of Now,’ is to comprehend the entire universe of the Creator in one cycle of your breath.

Each new cycle of your breath offers a new opportunity to comprehend all that is the Creator, expressing it as a single vibration, light, and love wave from your being, with the ability of connecting with everything it greets.

I wish to share with you an invocation to further your connection and acceptance, which can be said within your mind or out loud in order to lead you into a space of deeper truth within your being:

‘I now recognise this moment of my existence as all there is. I recognise this moment as my Now, filled with the abundance, truth, love, consciousness and all that is the Creator.

‘This moment is special, as it offers me the opportunity to recognise the Creato,r and all that is the Creator, as my companion within me; a powerful active presence within my being, of which I am a part, which nurtures all forms of life and exists beyond illusion.

‘This powerful presence has the ability to see, sense, and acknowledge the truth within myself and others with ease. I now recognise and enhance this ability, grounding it into my physical being and expression.

‘I acknowledge that it is in every present moment, meaning every Now moment, that I have the opportunity to connect with and deliver forth the powerful presence of the Creator within me. This is my service to myself and all. I honour myself for this powerful service. Thank you.’

Take a few deep breaths and allow each breath you inhale to carry your attention deeper into your being, maybe into your heart, soul, or wherever you feel guided to be present within your being.

You are allowing yourself to be focused in this moment, to be focused within your being, seeking and accepting an active presence of truth, which you can allow and encourage to overflow into your entire being.

Please do not judge yourself at any time. This is something to focus upon regularly. Allow yourself to strengthen your connection with the presence of truth within you. Then you will discover it is your companion in every minute of your day.

You become this presence, and allow this presence to work through you. It is not a separate part of you, simply a fuller part of your truth and all that you are. It is through practice and focus that you will allow yourself to move to a place of greater contemplation and experience of that which I express to you.

The process of recognising the ‘Presence of Now’ will encourage you to realise you are eternally supported; your life is so full and filled with all you could possibly require, as this is born from the magnitude of life and existence within you.

It is simply your purpose to project, manifest, and reflect this in your own embodiment and reality upon the Earth.

With love and in truth,
Archangel Michael

“Archangel Michael: The Presence of Now,” channeled by Natalie Glasson, May 22, 2015, at http://omna.co.uk/the-presence-of-now-by-archangel-michael/

I wish for you to be ordinary in your extraordinariness
and make it okay to be extraordinary within the
simple, peaceful ordinariness of your being. As I keep
saying, don’t take things too literally, come out of the
mind and feel the energy of my teaching in your heart,
which is beyond words.

Babaji: Let it be known that, no matter how deeply you master the wisdom of Cosmic Consciousness on the path toward enlightenment, this is ultimately not the greatest supreme truth; it is the truth of divine consciousness. By this I mean that all things are subject to impurity once they move out of the unmanifest realm into being manifest reality.

Keep moving on the spiritual path from the lower truth to higher truth, until you come to that place deep within you, one that is silent, that is peaceful, and that is pure beingness and beyond judgment. As you progress, keep letting go of the many impurities that get stuck to the so-called religious and spiritual paths and “isms.” For example, if you are preaching compassion while being selfish and unaware of your own energy and where it is stuck in impurity, then you are deluding yourself that you are a compassionate person.

Being Whole-Hearted: Dropping the Hypocrisy & Walking Your Talk

It is important for people to “walk their talk.” As I keep telling you, impeccability of thought, word, and deed will bring great grace into your life right now. To follow half-baked spiritual leaders and mediocrity will no longer serve you and will only increase your suffering.

I require for you to be wholehearted. Half-heartedness falls short. When you are half-hearted about something, you create half a space in your being for ignorance and negativity to come through into your being and latch on to you. Remember when you fool yourself, this leads to the greatest misery of all.

There is no point in continuing to be a hypocrite. There is no point in talking about peace and having thoughts of war, hate, and distrust. If you say that you are open-minded and openhearted, make sure that you begin to match these energies in thought, word, and deed.

Recognizing and Releasing the Shadow

Once you become simple and release the shadow through recognizing it, releasing judgment and forgiving yourself, you become the light, you become peace, and you are supreme silence. This allows great energy, synchronicity, and flow to enter and a letting go or a falling away of struggle, blame, shame, and victimhood. Weed your garden of all dishonesty within yourself—be it mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual.

The time of Kali is here now. The goddess Kali will destroy all dishonesty, mental filth, prejudice, insincerity, and greed. If you are compromised by the darkness, you have a very good chance of catching the disease of ignorance and of totally dimming the light of the spiritual knowingness within you. Why choose the depths of such a hell of negative consciousness and darkness when peace, love, truth, and simplicity are your intrinsic inner nature and are flourishing in the Age of Aquarius—the time to wake up to the Satya Yugafrequencies.

It is time now to let go of your identification with your name, your nationality, and all the other assorted labels that have been given to you from outside sources. You are a cosmic being and becoming and ultimately you are pristine, divine, silent, omniscient, pure potentiality— the unmanifest.

I wish for you to be ordinary in your extraordinariness and make it okay to be extraordinary within the simple, peaceful ordinariness of your being. As I keep saying, don’t take things too literally, come out of the mind and feel the energy of my teaching in your heart which is beyond words.

Ask for the grace to be helped where you are stuck.

Taking Responsibility and Stopping the Finger-Pointing

As you know dear ones, Universal law is paradoxical and therefore quite humorous. Yes, you as humanity are in a totally free-will zone where the Creator allows you to choose, and the law of cause and effect give you the fruits of those choices.

As I have said before, it is time for you to take total responsibility for the choices you make consciously and subconsciously and to stop pointing the finger. The paradox, of the law of free will on earth, is the law that to totally become one with divine truth within and without, one is eventually required to totally surrender the will of one’s ego to the divine will within.

The Divine Plan and Your Soul’s Agenda Are One

Ultimately, the divine plan and the plan of your divine self within—let’s call it your soul’s agenda—are one. The ego usually has a very different scheme. True Divinity can only be accomplished through surrendering to the divine within and without. Basically the energy of divine will is far greater than the energy of the will of the ego. You know this intellectually and yet you do not follow this wisdom. It is okay to allow your personality/ego self its unique flavor and its individual stance as long as at the core, the divine will is your equalizer, overriding influence on all levels at all times.

This helps to purify the ego self and helps it to move away from separation, limitation, and control toward a wondrous flowering of an unique individuality arising from within the innate wisdom of the oneness, the organic wholeness, and the non-separation of all people, places, ideas, and energies. I wish for you as warriors of awareness to be alert, to be aware, to be ready and to be totally flexible moment to moment. The new world is at your doorstep. Prepare for the dawning of an age of great love, light, and unity.

Babaji, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being with us so strongly and powerfully here now, and sharing with us your vision for a new world from the vast ocean of your unfathomable wisdom and love. I will endeavor with as much courage, energy, and spiritual power as I can muster, and with your grace, to make these wisdom teachings available to people all over the world who are seeking to bridge the old with the new. These wisdom teachings will facilitate the bridging of diversity and the finding of peaceful harmonious ways in order to resolve;

the unequal distribution of wealth on this planet,
the deep suffering that arises from ignorance,
the problems of ecological pollution, and
the conflicts that lead to war on Earth.

There are many that do not believe that war will end on Earth here now, and yet millions are waking up to a higher vibration, a greater sense of trusting in an exponential evolution, the quantum leap to a higher vibration and the paradigm of peace and heaven on earth.

Babaji: Those of you who will continue to stubbornly choose survival, competition, struggle, control, separation, and needless suffering will be allowed to play out your dramas of limitation and Kali Yugadarkness! You are in a free-will zone.

Let it be known though, that this obsession with the dark will become increasingly difficult to practice as a wave of supreme light consciousness sweeps your third dimensional reality, and transforms it into the eternal newness of the Unified field of Oneness.

No matter how many miracles occur in your life and how many mystical experiences you may enjoy, I want you to remember the silence and the simplicity of who you be. No matter how much spirituality you attain, remember that if you become too egotistical about it, you will lose these states of being and fall from grace.

Total grace demands total purity and simplicity of the heart that sees the oneness in the diversity and serves this oneness steadfastly at all times and on all levels. Only such a one of pristine impeccability will go through the eye of the needle and be able to walk through the cleansing fire and overcome the storms and earth-birth changes of Mahakranti.

Let us go into the silence now, let us become one in this silence together, let us merge into the ocean of oneness and from this merging, and let us become nothing, nowhere—just pure beingness, supreme bliss, and supreme ecstasy. All is one.

“Grace and Purity of Heart: Becoming Whole-Hearted”, by Rashmi Khilnani, not dated, at http://www.innerself.com/content/personal/spirituality-mindfulness/inspiration/9726-grace-and-purity-of-heart.html