How does our perception of ourselves change?

[Nicholas]

Are you speaking of synchronicity?  I understand that we are not meant to fully understand the reasons we have chosen to be here. I do feel that one can begin to grasp the gist of it though.

I guess that is how some people 'interpret' those 'signals'.

I'm more talking about a sense of internal guidance, that naturally upwells, as a result of being open and receptive to the deeper currents of Self.

So for me, Dreams serve this purpose of a naturally 're-aligning' function with the deeper self; allowing clarity to be brought to confusion and miscomprehensions.

I want to chime in here with respect to what you guys are discussing, and it may be more a case of semantics with using terms to define how our Higher Self points us towards our most desired direction. I agree with Plenum here in that dreams can be a great aid if we can grasp the symbolic nature of them. My own dreams mostly fall into the inspirational category, but more recently they have been pointing me towards my own personal imbalances with regards to unhealed aspects of my past. Although I have consciously acknowledged the "foundations" of my own imbalances, or "distortions", I have yet to fully validate them. I have not had any such dreams in the last few months, not that I can recall at least.


What I specifically wanted to share was a subjective syncronicity or "signpost" that I had only yesterday. While driving through country lanes I was thinking to myself why I am feeling run down and confused mentally. I would rather use the word opaque than "confused". While I was pondering about my own struggles, relating to my work colleagues, I realised that I had not cleansed my auric field for a while, and that my mental fog and low energy might be a symptom of this. As soon as I thought this I noticed a temporary road sign to my left that said...

   BINGO
Starts Tonight!

It was an advert for a friday night bingo session at a country pub that I had driven passed. However, it was the timing of reading the "BINGO" part that alerted me to the importance of my own thinking. So, last night before going to bed I brushed my teeth and then filled up my cupped hands with tap water and blessed it. I used Ra's terminology, "I bless this water in the Love and the Light of the Infinite", and then chucked it over me. I carried a vital sincerity to this attempt because I really needed some clarity and energy, and boy did I get a lovely sensation down my spine afterwards!!! I also copied an old Chinese practise of cleaning my arms, legs and torso of residual energy (you basically hover your hands over your body parts and sweep away unclean or unwelcome energy. Call it a metaphysical hand wash if you like!).

So I am affirming Plenums description of "allowing clarity to be brought to confusion and miscomprehensions", because this statement precisely describes how I felt afterwards!

But I am also pointing to another method in which our Higher, or "future" self guides us. The signposts in my life have been my greatest source of guidance, and I have, on more than one occasion, apologised to my higher self for ignoring the signs! That itself is a personal distortion of mine but at least it's a sign of sincere gratitude!   

Here is a rough sketch of how we and our higher self operates