I did the Morning Offering and then got myself ready for the day. Today the Q’uo channeling for this session comes from November 2, 1986:
(Carla channeling)
I am Q’uo. Greetings in the Love and in the Light of the one infinite Creator. We are those of Q’uo. It is a great privilege to speak with you this evening. We would ask before channeling further that the instrument place her free hand in the free hand of the other instrument. As both instruments have the hands crossed, we are now satisfied that there is adequate metaphysical or etheric protection for this contact. The physical energy level of this instrument is quite low, that is, we should say, in the negative, and, therefore, there is some difficulty in working with such a small group. [Inaudible]. This is satisfactory.
In answer to the queries of the instrument regarding the nature of prior contact, we may say that the previous messenger was not acceptable as a spirit filled with Love of service to others, and we are pleased at the instrument’s determination to name and dismiss the persistent contact. We ask that this instrument attempt to erase from the mind the name of this entity, as thought of the name is an attraction, forming a bond between instrument and contact. We find this instrument in an unusually good state for contact, the mind being in repose with no curiosity as to what is about to be said. This is satisfactory.
The presumption of the seeker is that all parameters are to be understood and searched out, and that there is a trail of Wisdom to the stars, a series of questions that will lead one to infinite Wisdom. This is not so. Wisdom is born of suffering, dilemma, contradiction, and pain. The so-called happy times that you experience within the illusion are useful as randomly as are the difficult times, and the intrinsic value of happiness is quite low. Indeed, no experience has a great deal of value except as a part of a very large base of information from which the deeper mind may begin to draw intuitive conclusions about the way things are not. Each of you considers the self a fairly long-term, consistent, and stable personality. Seekers tend to view the self as a kind of business to be managed: so much of this, so much of that, the proper conditions for growth, and behold: a well-managed and prosperous-looking metaphysical path. We realize that we are not speaking to those who are seeking reasons to commit themselves to the spiritual path, but rather that we are speaking to those who will live life within third density to its end, incarnationally speaking, moving as closely in accordance with metaphysical principles as intuition and reason permit.
Thusly, we wish neither to commiserate nor inspire. We wish to explain to you that you inspire us, for you cannot see any good that you do, nor can you know what you have learned within this incarnation. And yet you struggle onward, ceaselessly valiant, forever spraining your metaphysical ankles and breaking your bones, picking yourselves up, putting yourselves in traction and moving back into your search, your fruitless, hopeless search for a well-ordered, productive, maximally service-oriented expression and manifestation of Love. You seek to create a life. Do you know that you cannot help create life, or that the enormous bulk of that which you create was created before you got your rational hands on it? Did you know, my brother and my sister, and we speak also to our sister, J, that you move in a maze, working not on understanding but on prejudice? What are you seeking to be prejudiced for or against? You are seeking to be prejudiced against happiness and for suffering, against comfort and for discomfort, against social ease and for solitude, against peace of mind and for humble and disquieted thought, against law and for law. You are seeking to tie a knot so complex that it becomes unity, moving through complexity and dissolving. You are seeking the mystery you name but cannot describe and the doors to the mystery open most fruitfully when the attention is heightened, focused and intensified by loneliness, discomfort and suffering.
In this session Q’uo spoke of the concepts of wisdom and mystery. They began by saying the presumption of the seeker is that all parameters are to be understood and searched out, and that there is a trail of Wisdom to the stars, a series of questions that will lead one to infinite Wisdom, but this is not so, for Wisdom is born of contradiction and pain, so the happy times that you experience within the illusion are useful as randomly as are the difficult times, and the value of happiness is quite low, yet no experience has a great deal of value except as a part of a large base of information from which the deeper mind may begin to draw intuitive conclusions about the way things are not, for each of you considers the self a stable personality, and seekers tend to view the self as a kind of business to be managed which produces a prosperous-looking metaphysical path, but we realize that we are not speaking to those who are seeking reasons to commit themselves to the spiritual path, but rather that we are speaking to those who will live life within third density to its end moving as closely in accordance with metaphysical principles as intuition and reason permit. Q’uo went on to say we wish neither to commiserate nor inspire, so we wish to explain to you that you inspire us, for you cannot see any good that you do, nor can you know what you have learned within this incarnation, yet you struggle onward, breaking your bones, picking yourselves up, putting yourselves in traction and moving back into your hopeless search for a service-oriented expression and manifestation of Love, for you seek to create a life and to tie a knot so complex that it becomes unity, moving through complexity and dissolving, and you are seeking the mystery you name but cannot describe, and the doors to the mystery open most fruitfully when the attention is intensified by loneliness and suffering. On April 9, 1981, Q’uo mentioned ways that we can try to solve the mystery of our being:
For a general response to this query that does not risk the infringement upon the free will of those who seek the mystery of their own being, we must suggest that one look within one’s own being within the state of meditation or of prayer, and for those who are accomplished at working with their dreams within the sleeping state there might be sought information in these areas that is not readily accessible to the conscious mind. The part which desires with great intensity to know the nature of its own being and the purpose of its being shall, with dogged persistence, continue to seek within the meditative or prayerful state this information which the subconscious mind contains in full and which it will release in symbolic form to the conscious mind in order that the conscious mind might be informed in the manner by which it has sought information.
This is the means by which one knocks upon the inner door that it might be opened and there might be an exchange of information and experience between the conscious and unconscious minds. The masks, shall we say, that each entity wears within an incarnation are placed as they are by the entity and its free will choices prior to each incarnational experience in order that certain potentials might be offered for learning certain lessons and offering services as a result of these experiences. Thus, each entity has the mystery that surrounds it that offers to it the constant opportunity to penetrate the veil of forgetting, as it is called, in order that a glimpse of that which lies beyond shall inspire the seeker to continue on this journey, finding a glimmer of light here, then there, then here and there, and, putting together these pieces of illumination, might begin to understand the nature of its own being and its connection to all of the creation about it.
Would that we could teach those within an illusion to pay sufficient attention while peaceful and happy, for then discomfort and pain would have no spiritual use whatsoever, these being the two-by-fours which are applied to your foreheads by your higher selves in a loving effort to get your attention. Why is it, my friends, that when it is noon, you think about what you shall do from noon ’til one and at one you think of what you shall do in the afternoon? And even if you hear a noise or are disturbed, you do not think to yourself, “I wish to take this time out of time. I wish to take this moment with utter seriousness”? Why do you skate on the pond of your life, never plunging into the icy waters that protect sleepers from wake ones?
There are techniques which may insulate you against the chill of pain, the discomfort of solitude. Some there are who gradually don these protections and move into a kingdom where all is wakeful, listening, full of Light and conscious. In attempting to understand the surface geography about you, metaphysically speaking, you cut yourself off from the acceptance of those tools which you can use to move through the icy waters of wakefulness. Things are simple, as our message always is. You may put on Light; you may put on Love; you may put on commitment; you may put on honest doubt. In all of these ways, you are declaring that your element is wakefulness, and that your goals are not surface, not sleep-ridden, but further into the Light, further into life, further into that which is conscious, for there is that within each life which is conscious, but hides beneath the waters, and the waters hide beneath the ice.
Q’uo went on to say would that we could teach those within an illusion to pay sufficient attention while peaceful and happy, for then discomfort would have no spiritual use, these being the two-by-fours which are applied to your foreheads by your higher selves in a loving effort to get your attention, so: “Why is it, my friends, that when it is noon, you think about what you shall do from noon ’til one, and at one you think of what you shall do in the afternoon? And even if you hear a noise or are disturbed, you do not think to yourself, “I wish to take this time out of time. I wish to take this moment with utter seriousness”? Why do you skate on the pond of your life, never plunging into the icy waters that protect sleepers from wake ones?” Now Q’uo said there are techniques which may insulate you against the chill of pain, and some there are who put on these protections and move into a kingdom where all is full of Light and conscious, for in attempting to understand the surface geography about you, metaphysically speaking, you cut yourself off from the acceptance of those tools which you can use to move through the icy waters of wakefulness, so you may put on Light, and you may put on Love, for in these ways you are declaring that your element is wakefulness, and that your goals are not surface, but further into the Light and further into that which is conscious, for there is that within each life which is conscious but hides beneath the waters, and the waters hide beneath the ice. On April 13, 2024, Q’uo spoke of the nature of our conscious mind:
In the deeps of your being is the One Creator that exists as your deep mind and which can confirm to you, and for you, that which you feel is true. This is a question which you ask in order that this deep mind, this fulfilling of Love, the Creator’s Love, then can rise into your conscious mind and speak to you in a manner which we feel you are aware of already.
This is a kind of knowing that the conscious mind frequently questions. For the conscious mind is not totally connected to the perception of the spiritual journey. The conscious mind is often confused and feels a multitude of directions possible as answers to various questions. That is why it is necessary for the spiritual seeker of truth to move deeper beyond the conscious mind to that portion of yourself which knows the answer to each question which you ask.
We feel that you are advanced enough on your own spiritual journey to know the answer to the question that you seek. Especially if you utilize the technique of meditation which takes you deeper and deeper into your conscious mind, into the mind of the Creator, where the Creator speaks to you, and gives you those answers which you desire.
We shall transfer. It is a pleasure to speak through this instrument, and we thank both instruments for their fidelity to that service which they offer without regard for the outcome of that offer. This is satisfactory. I am Q’uo.
(Jim channeling)
I am Q’uo and greet you again in Love and Light through this instrument. We are pleased that we have been able to utilize each instrument this evening, and at this time it is our desire to open our contact to queries which may be on the mind of either instrument. If there may be a way in which we could serve in this manner, we would be most happy to do so. May we speak to any concern or query at this time?
Carla: I was wondering if you could say what you just said so I could understand it. I didn’t understand what you were saying, exactly. Something about the good times don’t help and the bad times don’t help?
I am Q’uo, and we feel that your ability to perceive that which was transmitted through your instrument is that which might be considered for one serving as an instrument, for if one is able to open oneself fully enough to a contact such as ours in order that it might move without resistance through the instrument there will be the tendency towards forgetting that which has moved through the instrument. This is as it should be, my sister, and we feel that you will be more able to grasp the concepts which we have transmitted through your instrument when you are able to view them upon the page, if all has gone well with the recording of these concepts, as we are aware there has been some difficulty in this area.
The core of the concepts which we were attempting to share this evening is that concept which we have discovered in our own experience and feel is quite applicable to each entity who is within your third-density illusion—the nature of that illusion. For, indeed, all you perceive within your life experience is made of illusion. That which seems good and favorable and that which seems bad or repugnant together form the mountains and valleys of the terrain of your life experience. And it is not from reading of such geographical configuration of land masses that one learns how to navigate such terrain, or is able to deduce any precept or final conclusion from such configuration. One must travel this terrain, moving between the peaks and the valleys, and remaining in various locations for a certain period of your time and experience in order to be able to grasp the effect upon one’s thinking, that residing within a certain location of being and expression will affect the thinking.
By experiencing these various geographical configurations, one may then, through this experience, fashion that which is truly born of wisdom, and which may eventually produce a loving acceptance of all that one experiences within the life pattern, when one is able to utilize the experiences to their fullest extent.
May we answer in any further way, my sister?
Carla: I’ll follow your advice and read it. It did seem a little—it took me aback to hear you say that nothing that we did is basically of any account. There was no way we could learn anything. Sometimes I really do think that we’re making progress. So, I guess I should not think that way.
I am Q’uo, and in this regard, my sister, we may only add that as one moves further along the path of evolution, and begins to feel a sense of accomplishment, that one in the true sense has begun to discover that there is much to learn, and what seems to have been learned will affect the thinking yet may not carry the impact upon the total beingness that the conscious mind imagines it will carry. Indeed, you make progress, my sister, as do all seekers of truth. Yet that progress is registered within your total being in a way which you cannot imagine, for you do not have the tools within your illusion to grasp the breadth, the depth, or the height, or the intensity or any true measure of that which you have attained. Doubt not that you have attained, but continue to doubt that you know what you have attained, for that which you seek is truly born of mystery and will continue to attract your seeking. Only one who is either unaware that such mystery exists, or is satisfied that the mystery is solved shall fail to make progress in moving closer toward the heart of that mystery. In time you will see with clearer eyes the nature of that mystery more and more clearly. Yet within your illusion at this time you must content yourself with continuing upon the journey toward mystery and accept that you do not know what you do or how to do it, but that you wish to do that which will make the mystery move within your life in the pattern that may only be described as Love.
Carla asked: “It did seem a little—it took me aback to hear you say that nothing that we did is basically of any account. There was no way we could learn anything. Sometimes I really do think that we’re making progress. So, I guess I should not think that way.” Q’uo began by saying we may say that as one moves further along the path of evolution, and begins to feel a sense of accomplishment, that one has begun to discover that there is much to learn, and what seems to have been learned will affect the thinking yet may not carry the impact upon the total beingness that the conscious mind imagines it will carry, for you make progress, yet that progress is registered within your total being in a way which you cannot imagine, for you do not have the tools within your illusion to grasp the breadth, the depth, or the height, or the intensity of that which you have attained, but doubt not that you have attained, but continue to doubt that you know what you have attained, for that which you seek is born of mystery and will continue to attract your seeking, so only one who is either unaware that such mystery exists, or is satisfied that the mystery is solved shall fail to make progress in moving closer toward the heart of that mystery, and in time you will see the nature of that mystery more clearly, yet within your illusion you must content yourself with continuing upon the journey toward mystery and accept that you do not know what you do or how to do it, but that you wish to do that which will make the mystery move within your life in the pattern that is described as Love. On October 1, 1995, Q’uo spoke of how everything is born of mystery:
As we spoke of the quality of perseverance, we were beginning that avenue of which you speak, that being of faith, though not clearly stated. You are quite correct about the quality of faith. The quality of faith is that which when joined with the quality of will are the two most helpful aspects of the attitude that a student may exercise at any point within this illusion, for all that you see before you and all that you see about you is born of mystery, much in the pain of birth and much must be taken on faith, for there is no other quality which may sustain one through the difficulties which any seeker will encounter within the incarnation, and we thank you, my sister, for clarifying the necessity for relying upon faith, for indeed it is a great ally for any seeker.
May we answer further, my sister?
Carla: I have a different question. Thank you for that answer. It helps a little bit—I’ll read it. A couple of questions that have been on my mind and I’m glad to have this chance to ask them. Just personal.
Question number one on my mind. In writing the book on channeling, I’ve found more and more that I do have a fairly singular view of the nature of channeling and its context, and things that I really didn’t know that I thought, in such an organized fashion. I’ve just been going along in my biases, I guess, and not really analyzing it. I find that I perceive channeling as a kind of ministry, like any other metaphysical or religious attempt to minister to people. Not in the sense of orthodox or unorthodox religion, but just in a sense of offering the best guidance that we can give and being responsible about and living according to metaphysical rules that produce some control over the phenomenon of channeling.
It has begun to concern me that by offering this view of channeling to people who are thinking about channeling or who are channeling, I would help a few but put off a great many more because of my perceptions of the basic nature of channeling. People are often put off by the thought of having to live a spiritual life according to metaphysical principles, and, you know, too much seriousness and discipline and so forth. Does my point of view have the best help I can give to the audience I want to offer this material to in it, or should I seek further for another expression of these principles?
I am Q’uo, and, my sister, in this regard, we may respond to your query by suggesting that that which is within you is that which you have to offer to others. Be not concerned that your own opinions will be given too much weight and will affect others overly much, for each will take from what you have to offer that which is appropriate to that entity at that particular point in its own journey of evolution. You have with your own desire to be of service to others sought within the depths of your own being, and experience that which you feel is the best which you have to offer regarding the channeling service and the preparation for such service and the maintenance for such service. What more can you do, my sister?
To give that which is the best of one’s being is to give all that one has. To attempt to fashion that which one has in a way which one feels might be more palatable, shall we say, to those who will share that offering, is to skew that which one has, and in that skewing, reduce the purity with which one shares one’s own beingness. There are many, many ways to view any particular topic that might be of service to others. We value each instrument through which we may speak, for our message is always and ever the same and gains in variety by being able to be transmitted through a variety of instruments, each with his or her own unique personality and experience to give another facet of this single message which we of the Confederation of Planets in the Service of the One Creator have to offer. Thus, we applaud your efforts to share your opinions and your experience and your thinking. They are yours to offer, freely given with no expectation of any particular outcome.
Carla asked: “People are often put off by the thought of having to live a spiritual life according to metaphysical principles, and, you know, too much seriousness and discipline and so forth. Does my point of view have the best help I can give to the audience I want to offer this material to in it, or should I seek further for another expression of these principles?” Q’uo continued by saying we may respond to your query by suggesting that which is within you is that which you have to offer others, so be not concerned that your opinions will be given too much weight and will affect others overly much, for each will take from what you have to offer that which is appropriate to that entity at that point in its journey of evolution, and you have with your desire to be of service to others sought within the depths of your being to experience that which you feel is the best which you have to offer regarding the channeling service, the preparation for such service, and the maintenance for such service. Q’uo continued by saying to give that which is the best of one’s being is to give all that one has, and to attempt to fashion that which one has in a way which one feels might be more helpful to those who will share that offering is to distort that which one has and reduce the purity with which one shares one’s own beingness, so there are many ways to view any topic that might be of service to others, for we value each instrument through which we speak since our message is always the same and gains in variety by being able to be transmitted through a variety of instruments, each with his or her own unique personality and experience to give another facet of this single message which we of the Confederation of Planets in the Service of the One Creator have to offer, so we applaud your efforts to share your opinions, and they are yours to offer with no expectation of any outcome. On May 25, 1986, Q’uo spoke of the nature of one’s own beingness:
We would suggest that the means of reinvesting one’s own beingness with the essence of the energy produced by the physical vehicle in conjunction with the mental process which you have described is one which focuses the, as it has been called, chi, or prana, in a specific fashion which is then utilized in what may be called a sacred manner. The physical vehicle provides the foundation upon which all experience is built for an entity. The preservation of the vehicle and its ability to reproduce, and its ability to serve as a triggering mechanism, give to the entity the basic energy and environment of energy which it then may utilize in higher and higher, if you will, means. Thus, the creation and storing of physical sexual energies may be focused upon any of the succeeding centers of energy or chakras as we find them called of an entity. Thus, in this way any balancing of distortion or removal of blockages or accomplishing of magical workings may be carried out. The function then of the mental complex is to design the framework or channel through which these physical energies may be moved. When this framework has been firmly constructed within the entity, the power of the internalized physical sexual energy is then more and more available for use in the prescribed fashion.
May we answer further, my sister?
Carla: The other personal question. That was a really classy way of saying, “It’s up to you.” I appreciate the classiness of that. The second question has to do with silent meditation and its possible value to our group. I was talking with the leader of the silent meditation group who never has channeling. She wanted to get together once every six weeks or so. I was thinking to myself that it has been literally years since this particular group offered the opportunity for silent meditation. In your estimate, would it be more helpful for the channeling always to be included in meditations, or for there to be an occasional silent meditation in terms of the inspiration there that the experience would offer to those who sit in the circle?
I am Q’uo, and again, my sister, the desires of the group are those considerations which will fashion that which is most appropriate for the group to experience as a group. We are aware that there are many ways for inspiration to be experienced. If meditation is chosen as one way in which inspiration may be experienced, then the further determination may also be made as to whether the vocal channeling shall be a part of that inspiration. We cannot decide for you…
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This morning the quote from The Thunder of Silence is: “The world has come to a place where it must go beyond power and beyond mind. Is there such a place? Is there a place where physical might and human thought are not power, and where safety, security, and peace are assured?
In a moment of futility and frustration when every reliance has been forsaken the answer comes as the voice of God utters Itself, a Voice not in the blustering whirlwinds, nor in the awesome rumblings of the volcano but a Voice so still that only in the Silence can it be heard and there It thunders. When we hear that Voice, we need not concern ourselves about protection against bombs; we need not concern ourselves with depressions or recessions. One thing alone then concerns us: the ability to be still and let God manifest as the still small Voice within us.
Today world conditions make our personal problems seem infinitesimal, but whether we are thinking in terms of individual, national, or international problems, basically there is only one problem—material and mental power as against My Spirit.
There is only one enemy—the universal belief that material and mental force can control this world. The enemies confronting us today are not a threatened epidemic of disease, not a devastating condition of weather or climate, not impending economic disaster, not destructive war: all these are but part and parcel of the belief in material and mental powers.
But are material and mental powers, power, or is the still small Voice the only power? The answer is that there is no power in the visible world, and anything that exists in our mind as an objective thing is not power. Let us never fear an image in our mind whether that image is a person, a disease, or even a bomb. The still small Voice in the midst of us is mightier than all of these, and if we can become so silent that that Voice can utter Itself—even if only as a deep breath or a sense of peace or warmth—this Earth will be filled with the voice of God and the belief in two powers will be silenced.”
This morning I went outside, and I pumped half of the water in the fishpond out of the pond and used it to water the gardens around the fishpond. Then I used the garden hose and sprayer to clean the four filters in the skimmer. Then I used the garden hose to refill the fishpond with water. As the pond was refilling, I fertilized the five water lilies with two tablets of fertilizer in each water lily. I also pulled off all dying lily pads as I was fertilizing the water lilies. When the fishpond was full of water, I added two cups of AquaSafe to neutralize the chlorine in the fresh water.
Later this morning I went on an errand run to Thieneman’s Garden Nursery and bought three bags of Red Cedar mulch. My second stop was at Paul’s Fruit Market where I bought some food for myself. My third stop was at Speedway Gas Station where I put 32 psi of air in Stanley’s tires.
This afternoon I went outside and watered the Hosta and the Striped Solomon Seal Flowers beside the garage, and then I watered the Caladium Flowers behind the garage. Then I spread the three bags of Red Cedar mulch around the giant Sycamore tree in the back yard. Then I used the garden hose and watering wand to water the Dianthus Flowers along the parking area in front of my home.
From A Book of Days, channeled by Carla L. Rueckert:
June 14
The Happy Tune Of Silence
I am of the principle of the full consciousness of Love, and I greet you in the name of Jesus the Christ.
The busy hubbub of the crowded city is enfolded in silence. And in that silence is enfolded transformative power.
Now, within the meditation, that silence is greeted. And as the spirit listens, it becomes aware of the infinite color and variety of the flashing face of spirit.
Now is the time, in silence and in meditation, to embrace that seemingly angry hubbub of city and all that it implies of civilization’s distresses and discomforts.
Now is the time to realize a sense of the power of the silence so that, as you walk from meditation into daylight, your steps may not falter because of what you see or hear or sense. For you are the vehicle of eternity, and it is your choice to live in power or in oppression. Find the silence and raise high its endless, happy tune.
We leave you in peace, now and ever. 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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