I did the Morning Offering and then got myself ready for the day. Today the Q’uo quote comes from August 4, 2009:
Jim: The question this evening, Q’uo, has to do with Living the Law of One – 102: The Outer Work, the book on which Carla is about to begin working. She would like to ask if there are any suggestions that you might have to make concerning the outer work, the outer catalyst that each of us goes through as we go through our lives, our daily round of activities, and the various types of experiences that we have that provide us catalyst that hopefully we process into experience. Could you give her any spiritual principles to consider along these lines that would help her begin and continue with Living the Law of One, Book 2?
(Carla channeling)
We are those known to you as the principle of Q’uo. Greetings in the love and in the light of the one infinite Creator, in whose service we come to you this evening. It is, as always, a great privilege to be called to your group, and we hope that we may offer some thoughts to the one known as Carla on The Outer Work that may prove to be a good resource. Before we begin, we would request that each of those who listens to or reads these words invoke his faculty of discrimination, taking from what we have to say those things that seem resonant and leaving the rest behind. This will enable us to offer our service without the possibility of infringing upon your free will or disturbing the rhythm of your process. We thank you for this consideration.
This instrument has expressed several times to the one known as Mick her feeling that she will need to move more deeply into the contemplation of the outer catalyst of life before she is capable of offering good information. This is due to the fact that for this instrument, there is a lifelong habit of attending first to the metaphysical aspects of any situation and only secondarily to the actual situation, that which is the incoming catalyst, as it were. This way of thinking is very helpful for one who wishes to maintain a constant and stable metaphysical tuning and who wishes to be a reliable and trustworthy instrument for peace, love, joy, thanksgiving, and compassion.
Carla’s question was: “She would like to ask if there are any suggestions that you might have to make concerning the outer work, the outer catalyst that each of us goes through as we go through our lives, our daily round of activities, and the various types of experiences that we have that provide us catalyst that hopefully we process into experience. Could you give her any spiritual principles to consider along these lines that would help her begin and continue with Living the Law of One, Book 2?” Q’uo began by saying we appreciate Carla’s fastidiousness in setting her intention that all concepts within this session of working come from us and not from her, and we appreciate that she has not attempted to guess what we shall say since both of these factors aid us in being able to address this subject, given that she is also the questioner because there is more of a possibility of the channeling being tainted when such is the situation, but in this case we feel that which we can say we can say freely, and we thank Carla for these ways of taking care that the process of channeling remains pure and undiluted by human opinion. Then Q’uo said Carla has expressed several times to Jim her feeling that she will need to move deeply into contemplation of the outer catalyst of life before she is capable to offer good information, and this is due to the fact that for her there is a lifelong habit of attending first to the metaphysical aspects of any situation and only secondarily to the actual situation of the incoming catalyst, so this way of thinking is helpful for one who wishes to maintain a stable metaphysical tuning and who wishes to be a reliable instrument for peace, love, and joy. On September 19, 2004, Q’uo spoke of the nature of incoming catalyst:
To move into that portion of the self where these things are true, then, is the challenge. And this instrument was saying to the one known as J that indeed it is interesting to reflect upon the difference between coal and the diamond in terms of emotions. For if the reaction of emotional nature to incoming catalyst is that of the coal, it will have generated heat; whereas if one’s reaction to the incoming catalyst has the emotive qualities of the diamond, it will reflect and refract light. One quick way to determine where you are as a person with respect to the catalyst of the day, is to evaluate your emotional set. Has it generated heat, or has it generated light? Have the emotions of the self been fiery and bright and sharp? Or has it been that emotional set which is as the diamond in taking the incoming catalyst and being with it in such a way that light is refracted through you from the catalyst to express light, color, beauty, and those ineffable qualities that are part of a system of color and light. As the one known as T was saying earlier, the effort that this entity is making at this time is to decrease that heat and to increase the light that is produced in the soul’s response to catalyst. When the self experiences heat, that in and of itself may be a good marker for activating that alarm clock that says, “There is work that I need to do on who I am and why I am here.”
However, that which works for this particular instrument has little to do with the situation as this instrument would say “on the ground,” and the volume which this instrument proposes to write is all about that which occurs on the ground, in the thick of incoming catalyst. We might even say that for this instrument there has been a tendency not to respect or to give full sway to the physical events and circumstances that seem to occur in the outer world. This is due to the instrument’s overwhelming tendency automatically to reconfigure that which is coming into the five senses in patterns that have to do with spiritual principles, such as loving, listening and so forth. Again, these values are excellent things of which to speak if the instrument is writing about the inner work. However, the attempt here is to write about the nitty-gritty experiences of life such as marriages, children, parents, and the dilemmas of relationships.
We encourage this instrument to let go of her preconceptions concerning outer catalyst, to cease being a person whose faculty of observation overwhelms the immediate and keen instantaneous reactions to catalyst as it comes into the field of awareness. It is not an easy thing to step outside of one’s personal biases. Yet in order to compensate for the heavily metaphysical aura that overlays all physical catalyst for this instrument, it shall be necessary to do just that: step aside. And enter in, with creativity and imagination, to the intense feelings, the acute suffering, and the helplessness of one who is overwhelmed by outer catalyst. Those entities who wish to read a book concerning things like marriage, children, parents, work, and so forth have deep and unanswered questions. They feel out of control and helpless before the onslaught of catalyst and for the most part, my sister, they do not have your gift, which is so deeply ingrained in you that you may not even be aware of it, of pulling the details of physical catalyst into a pattern which highlights the metaphysical aspects which are pointed up by a particular pattern of outer catalyst.
Then Q’uo said that which works for Carla has little to do with the situation as she would say “on the ground,” and the volume which she proposes to write is about that which occurs on the ground, in the thick of incoming catalyst, and we might say that for her there has been a tendency not to respect the physical events that seem to occur in the outer world, and this is due to her tendency to automatically reconfigure that which is coming into the five senses in patterns that have to do with spiritual principles, such as loving and listening, so these values are excellent things of which to speak if she is writing about the inner work, but the attempt here is to write about the nitty-gritty experiences of life such the dilemmas of relationships. Q’uo continued by saying we encourage Carla to let go of her preconceptions concerning outer catalyst, to cease being a person whose faculty of observation overwhelms the immediate reactions to catalyst as it comes into the field of awareness, and it is not an easy thing to step outside of one’s personal biases, yet in order to compensate for the metaphysical aura that overlays all physical catalyst for her, it shall be necessary to do just that: step aside, and enter in, with creativity and imagination, to the intense feelings and the helplessness of one who is overwhelmed by outer catalyst, so those who wish to read a book concerning things like marriage, parents, and work have deep and unanswered questions, and they feel out of control before the onslaught of catalyst, and for the most part, they do not have your gift, which is so deeply ingrained in you that you may not even be aware of it, of pulling the details of physical catalyst into a pattern which highlights the metaphysical aspects which are pointed up by a particular pattern of outer catalyst. On September 12, 2009, Q’uo spoke of the nature and purpose of our outer catalyst:
There is a spiritual process going on within the life of each of you. It is infinitely complex, intricate, and subtle. The outer catalyst comes into your energy field and impinges upon it according to your biases, giving you feelings of discomfort, grief, anger, and other seemingly negative emotions.
To the worldly part of your thinking, these emotions seem unfortunate and distasteful. To the seeker within you, however, we would say that such emotions are gifts; they are gifts of a certain type. They are gifts that show you where your pain lies and, more than that, they show you what the pain is hiding. So, you take those surface emotions and sit with them and allow them to ripen in your meditation time, continuing to regard those feelings with respect and with gratitude.
You do well to let them mature, for even the harshest surface emotion, as it is refined by the ripening process, shall begin to deepen your nature and hollow you out so that you may carry more love, just as a chalice carries wine. Suffering of all kinds hollows out the earthly personality if you let it. It does not have to embitter you or make you cynical.
In just this way it is necessary in writing about the outer catalyst to lose your altitude and get close to the ground. For only when you have knelt down to the very level of the heaviest and most shadowy emotions that are possible to feel can you begin to create access to and understanding of the experience of receiving outer catalyst. The temptation, my sister, will be to solve each bit of catalyst as you go, yet that is putting the cart before the horse. Enter into the suffering of one who is dealing with a relationship or a difficulty with work or any of the number of subjects you hope to discuss. It is central to the integrity of the work that you have moved from the observer to the experience and have allowed these catalysts to come into you with the kind of force and power that is common among those upon your planet.
Now Q’uo said Carla was writing earlier today concerning healthy soil, and she was reporting on a book written by Penny Kelly, called From the Soil to the Stomach, and she was saying that when we get down on the ground, we see all manner of life that we do not see when we are standing up and walking across a meadow, and when we put our hands in the soil to weed a planting we see worms, beetles, and all manner of tiny crawling creatures, and there are so many of them crawling upon the ground that Carla wrote that it’s as if they were having a party, and it is those beetles and microorganisms that create healthy soil that enables seeds to grow into healthy plants and offer fruits that are of good nutrition. Q’uo continued by saying in this way it is necessary in writing about the outer catalyst to lose your altitude and get close to the ground, for only when you have knelt down to the level of the shadowy emotions that are possible to feel can you create access to receiving outer catalyst, so the temptation will be to use each bit of catalyst as you go, yet that is putting the cart before the horse, so enter into the suffering of one who is dealing any of the number of subjects you hope to discuss because it is central to the integrity of the work that you have moved from the observer to the experience, and have allowed these catalysts to come into you with the kind of power that is common among those upon your planet. On April 12, 1989, Q’uo described the role of the observer:
The conscious mind, the conscious entity, moves through its life observing itself and its interaction with others. This, many have called the observer, that which talks to the self, critiques, motivates, reacts. Just so, the unconscious mind has such an observer quality that has a far broader point of view and a greater wealth of resources to offer in its commentary upon the conscious life. Thus, through the dreaming process is this commentary made available to the conscious self in order that both the conscious and unconscious portions of the mind—that male and that female quality—might be utilized in a fashion when well done is of a balanced nature. Therefore, to rely only upon the conscious mind and its analysis of the life pattern is to utilize only half of the resources which are available to each entity within your illusion.
My sister, that principle which we offer to you at this time is oneness with the body, oneness with the earth, oneness with the heavy catalyst that is not diluted or ameliorated by wisdom, a sense of perspective, or the wider point of view. My sister, you have suffered in each of the ways in which you need to discuss catalyst. You have, indeed, had the full and intense experiences of these catalysts in your own life. But, my sister, it is difficult for you to access the uncut, raw emotions of these experiences because as we’ve said, your inborn and inherent gift is that of moving to higher ground with every fiber of your intention and your being. The advantages of this turn of mind are obvious. The disadvantages are not so obvious, for in recreating outer catalyst so quickly into that which is observed by a spiritual seeker, there is a cutting away from that bright intensity of unthinking, emotional reaction.
Such emotions feel to you as though you were in a closed place that makes you feel claustrophobic. And so, you break free of the closeness of the agony of direct experience. As we said, this bias on your part has many advantages. It has allowed you to move through your incarnation in ways that are productive of service to others. Yet there is a loss involved, and we would ask you to investigate that loss. Those who function from the level of what the one known as G called “presence of mind” in the discussion preceding this session have gained immeasurably in being able to use physical incarnation fully. Yet to one who does this creation of presence of mind almost before the experience has occurred, there is a loss of a sense of reality, shall we say. It is as though by your constant metaphysical stance you have created of your awareness of life the quality of a dream.
Q’uo went on to say that principle which we offer to you at this time is oneness with the body, with the earth, and with the heavy catalyst that is not diluted by wisdom or the wider point of view, and you have suffered in each of the ways in which you need to discuss catalyst, and you have had the full experiences of these catalysts in your life, but it is difficult for you to access the raw emotions of these experiences because your gift is that of moving to higher ground with every fiber of your being, so the advantages of this turn of mind are obvious, but the disadvantages are not so obvious, for in recreating outer catalyst so quickly into that which is observed by a spiritual seeker, there is a cutting away from that intensity of emotional reaction. Then Q’uo said such emotions feel to you as though you were in a closed place that makes you feel claustrophobic, and you break free of the closeness of the agony of direct experience, and this bias on your part has many advantages since it has allowed you to move through your incarnation in ways that are productive of service to others, yet there is a loss involved, and we would ask you to investigate that loss because those who function from the level of what the one known as G called “presence of mind” in the discussion preceding this session have gained immeasurably in being able to use the physical incarnation fully, yet to one who does this creation of presence of mind before the experience has occurred, there is a loss of a sense of reality, and it is as though by your constant metaphysical stance you have created of your awareness of life the quality of a dream. On November 19, 2006, Q’uo described the value of our presence of mind:
Consequently, in terms of dealing with difficult catalyst, it is helpful that you become aware of your resistance to it. It is understandable for you to resist by instinct anything that will make you uncomfortable. Whether it is a physical discomfort because of a physical condition or an emotional discomfort because of a difficult relationship, the discomfort is there and the instinct of your physical vehicle with its intellect is to resist it.
You wish either to change it or to eliminate it. The last thing you want to do is accept it, appreciate it, bless it, and use it. Yet for those who have the presence of mind to go through that process of separating the self from the immediacy of the catalyst and becoming that self that is aware of the catalyst and wishes to choose how to respond, such catalyst can begin to be seen as the gift that it truly is.
Q’uo was saying that you cannot write about the catalyst that hits a physical being in a physical world and be able to make contact with those entities who are seeking help in dealing with these outer catalysts, and you have asked of yourself that which is not in your comfort zone to do since your comfort zone is in writing about the solutions that come to one who sees life as a an illusion, so there is a feeling of distaste in the thought of plunging into that experience suffered by one who is angry, desperate, or hopeless, so we would ask you to investigate those raw feelings, although it will make you uncomfortable, but only from that personal experience can you open the gifts of the spirit and of your own native abilities in such a way as to connect with those who suffer. Q’uo went on to say you like to think of Jesus as He teaches, or as He is lifted up into the clouds and ascending, but you are not fond of thinking of Him sweating blood in the Garden of Gethsemane, so spend time in that Garden as you prepare to pray, and ask for help each time you prepare to write, and tune yourself as though for channeling, and set your intention and dedicate yourself completely to the service that you hope to offer, and then go forward with the faith that one foot, put in front of the other, shall surely bring you to your goal. Now Q’uo said we would also recommend that during the writing of this book you move outside into the world of nature, even if it is just to sit on your front porch and feel the breeze because it is important to sense into the earth of your nature, and it is good to feel your connection to the womb of the Earth and to feel yourself as fully incarnated, so this too shall aid you in entering into the human condition to see that help is there; that gifts are there; yet there is hard work for you in making available to yourself an authentic voice for those who suffer. On August 27, 2006, Q’uo spoke of the value of spending time in the world of nature:
Know that you are never alone. Your guidance is with you. Many angelic presences surround you. The world of nature is very aware of you and responds to every heartbeat and every footfall of your life. It is an interactive universe, my sister. And all of it is in love with you. And all of it thanks you so much for loving it. Keep that feeling. Remember it, and let it bring you home to yourself.
We will at this time turn from this subject to any queries that may be on the minds of those who are present. Is there another query at this time? We are those of Q’uo.
G: Q’uo, I have a query. As the conscious attention is brought into the higher energy centers, as states of consciousness which are more stable, and focused, and quiet, and subtle are entered, how are the breathing patterns of the body affected?
We are those of Q’uo, and are aware of your query, my brother. We would say, my brother, that the tendency of one who has found access to higher states of consciousness is for the breathing to originate lower and lower in the body, so that as one becomes more fully conscious, one is breathing, not simply through the top of the lungs or even the lungs, but deep down from the red-ray chakra up, so that upon the outbreath the stomach may even move. The more serene the state of mind, the deeper the breathing. It is, however, not something that is necessarily a goal to achieve, although there is value in deepening the breathing and feeling the breath coming all the way down into the belly and exhaling all the way from the belly, in that there is a subtle interplay of the physical and the metaphysical. Just as when you smile you change the chemistry of your body, so when you deepen your breathing you change the feeling-tone of your physical vehicle.
May we answer you further? We are those of Q’uo.
G: Thank you very much, Q’uo. In the event that the frequency of the cycle of breathing decreases, perhaps even resulting in cessation of breathing, what might that indicate?
We are those of Q’uo, and are aware of your query, my brother. That moment of cessation, when the breath is expelled and there is no immediate need to take another breath, is a vacation from being physical. It is an entry into timelessness, infinity, and eternity. It is not complete, in that the heart remains beating and the pulse is flowing through the body. But when it occurs, whether naturally or through yogic exercise, it is an opportunity for the experience of the timeless. There is a tremendous peace and release when it is unnecessary to breathe in or breathe out, and even if it occurs for an instant, it is a precious and helpful resource to the serious seeker to experience that cessation of the breath. As much as breathing is a glory, for life is in the breath, yet also there is a splendor in the consciousness that is suspended between breaths.
May we answer you further my brother? We are those of Q’uo.
G: No thank you, Q’uo.
May we ask if there is another query at this time?
[No further queries.]
We are those of Q’uo, and are again with this instrument. As it seems that we have exhausted the queries in this group for the moment, we offer our thanks once again for the pleasure of being called to this session of working. We thank you for your beauty and the genuineness of your desire to serve. It is an honor to speak with you. We leave you in the love and in the light of the one infinite Creator. We are known to you as the principle of Q’uo. Adonai. Adonai vasu borragus.
This morning I went outside and took the fossils and geodes off of the small area next to the stone bench and bird bath. Then I emptied two 40 lb. bags of topsoil into that area that is about two ft. by 3 ft., raked it smooth, and then I replaced all of the fossils and geodes around this area which contains on a stone in the middle of the area with a saying by Ralph Waldo Emerson that “The Earth laughs in flowers.”
This afternoon Dianne and I went to visit Connie in the Providence Care Home in southern Indiana. She had recently been in the hospital with a case of pneumonia, so she was asleep for most of our visit. However, she was able to drink most of a chocolate milk shake with her eyes closed. After about an hour we decided to let her sleep, and we gave her a hug and told her that we loved her as we left.
From A Book of Days, channeled by Carla L. Rueckert:
May 17
Hope Is Always A Choice
I am of the principle of Jesus the Christ, and I greet you in the divine wholeness of Love.
This contact is very weak, as this instrument is very weak. A great deal of the strength or weakness of a person’s essential being hinges upon its desire to be strong.
Why would one wish to be weak? Because one is lacking in hope. Why would one wish to lack in hope? It is not seen that this is open to the process of choice. Yet hope is always a choice. Despair is only one side of the coin which may be turned by the will, at any moment, by anyone, in any circumstance, to hope. Thus, we say to you this morning, “Hope! Hope in little things! Hope in grand things! Fill your hearts, your bodies, and your minds with the strength of hope.”
For hope is unending and is that which guides the weary spirit to its place of rest where it may gain strength. And hope shall be turned into joy.
This is part of the grace of the Spirit of Love that lives amidst each conscious entity. This is part of the comfort that may astound and transform your experience. This is for you! These are not vain words.
You who despair, turn your mind to the power of hope. Gaze upon it as upon a star and affix your intentions upon it with perseverance. And so shall you be made strong, to be the will of the Father.
In love and peace unending do we leave you. Amen.
I said the prayer at the Gaia Meditation tonight:
We come in the name of love and open our hearts, minds, and souls to send love, light, and healing energy to Mother Earth as she brings forth a new Earth in the fourth density. We ask that the infinite love, light, and healing energy of the One Infinite Creator heal the hearts of all souls in pain on Earth tonight. May all souls on Earth feel our love, light, and healing energy in their hearts, their minds, and their souls. Amen.
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