I did the Morning Offering and then got myself ready for the day. Today the Q’uo and Amira channelings for this session come from December 20, 1987:
What determines what entity is channeled through an instrument, and should everybody channel?
(Carla channeling)
I am Q’uo. I greet you, my friends, in the Light of the one infinite Creator. I greet you upon a night which is most luminous. The candles of hope, thanksgiving, and compassion are lit by so many who know not the good they do at this season which you are experiencing at this time.
You ask what people should and should not channel, and we say to you, first of all, that all of you are channels; all of you are instruments for good, for ill, or—most tragically—for nothing, neither good nor ill. As each of you engages his or her heart in communing with the great mystery which you call Christmas, so each of you channels that which cannot be found within the mind or the body in so much concentration except when the heart is awakened to a higher and purer caring for the situation of the self or the situation of those about you and for the great puzzle which all face—the precise situation which lies twixt self and Creator. In this general sense there is no one who is not a channel; there is no life which is not primarily a channeled existence. By this we mean that each of you carries within the self deep and unconscious forces neither to the good nor to the evil as much as to the deepening of experience. The more times in which the student may recognize the depth of the present moment, just so shall that soul channel more and more in a biased fashion, in an engaged fashion, in an enabling fashion for service to all and for Love of the infinite Creator.
For what is channeling, my friends? Many think of it, especially the vocal channeling, as a kind of letter left perhaps upon one of your telephone answering devices, telling interesting things which have happened in your past, or your present, or your future. Of oneself it is difficult to truly grapple with the questions of the heart, the heart being the closest connection to the spirit. Therefore, we affirm that all are and should be, in a general sense, channels for the one infinite Creator, for each of you is co-Creator, with that face of mystery which created your life as the open book with the blank pages. And as you are created in this image, the image of the open blank book, so by your living, your polarized thinking, and your channeling, more and more you begin to fill the book of your life. Your penmanship matters not, the exquisite outcome of an hoped-for event matters not, for it is as has been mentioned earlier the task of the instrument only to attempt to channel a life lived in Love and peace. Sometimes these attempts are taken by the conscious self and made hard and brittle, so that in the name of good the self is broken as a piece of toast.
In this session Q’uo asked what determines what entity is channeled through an instrument, and should everybody channel? Q’uo replied you ask what people should and should not channel, and we say to you that all of you are channels; all of you are instruments for good, for ill, or for nothing, neither good nor ill, for as each of you engages his or her heart in communing with the mystery which you call Christmas, so each of you channels that which cannot be found within the mind or the body in so much concentration except when the heart is awakened to a higher caring for the situation of the self or the situation of those about you and for the puzzle which all face: the situation which lies twixt self and Creator, and in this sense there is no one who is not a channel; there is no life which is not a channeled existence, so by this we mean that each of you carries within the self, unconscious forces neither to the good nor to the evil as much as to the deepening of experience, yet the more times in which the student may recognize the depth of the present moment, just so shall that soul channel more in an enabling fashion for service to all and for Love of the infinite Creator. Now Q’uo said many think of vocal channeling as a letter left upon one of your telephone answering devices, telling interesting things which have happened in your past, or your present, or your future, but for oneself it is difficult to deal with the questions of the heart, the heart being the closest connection to the spirit, so we affirm that all are and should be, in a general sense, channels for the one infinite Creator, for each of you is co-Creator, with that face of mystery which created your life as the open book with the blank pages, and as you are created in this image of the open blank book, so by your living, your polarized thinking, and your channeling, you begin to fill the book of your life, but your penmanship matters not, the exquisite outcome of an hoped-for event matters not, for it is the task of the instrument to attempt to channel a life lived in Love and peace, yet sometimes these attempts are taken by the conscious self and made hard and brittle, so that in the name of good the self is broken as a piece of toast. On July 14, 1981, Hatonn described the nature of vocal channeling:
My friends, each has a path which shall include opportunities for service and opportunities for the gaining of experience. To some a gift such as the vocal channeling may be given, just as to some the ability to produce music from a complicated instrument such as the piano or the guitar. If the seekers which are within this domicile at this time were to compare their attempts at vocal channeling with the mature vocal channeling of one who has started with the gift of far memory of previous concept communication, it is likely that there would be some disappointment. However, in discovering vocal channeling, the seeker is discovering a portion of his or her own birthright. Vocal channeling is a way of linking three levels of being: the deep mind, the conscious mind, and the mind of the Logos.
We are messengers of this Logos, imperfect and often befuddled, yet we come to you as those who may have some small portion of wisdom to offer from our experience. We speak not to your conscious mind, but to your deep mind in concepts. This conversation betwixt the deep mind and the cosmos is going on all the time. Almost no one in the physical vehicle of third density is aware of this communication, however, when the channeling occurs, pathways are being made deeper and clearer each time the channeling is practiced for the greater and greater facility of the conscious mind to have access into the deep mind and thus have access to the collected wisdom of the cosmos. Indeed, both we and you are in essence an entire and complete Creator, an unlimited creation and the most powerful force in that creation.
Thus, to each of you who is, indeed, the channel of his or her own living, we suggest a persistent, faithfully followed daily meditation, a meditation which does not have to be time-consuming, rather, a meditation which is just the perfect length for you for that day and for that moment. The purpose of meditation is to open up the heart portion of the mind, for the analytical portion of the mind carries you through most of your culture’s activities, but the mind-heart has within it a deeper way, a more centered truth, a more balanced bias, and in the end a bias which moves more and more closely to that bias which you wish at the end of your incarnation to offer the Creator as your life gift. A life is a solid, sometimes bulky, present to offer to the infinite One, yet each laugh, each smile, each encouragement to one who needed it, each hard truth to one who needed it, each and every effort that has been made is as the wrapping and the decorating and the wonderful ribbons about that solid, caring present to the Creator that is a channeled life.
Allow yourself to be conscious as much as possible that there is within you a channel to spirit, to the higher self, to the Self of all that there is. This contact shall never fade away, for as you desire you shall receive. Oftentimes you shall not receive that which you requested, for your higher self knows that which in the end will bring the understanding, the compassion, and the balance. We began this way deliberately, somewhat off the main thrust of the query, because the question of channeling is so general due to the vocabulary lacks within your culture for an activity which is called channeling, as each channels the self each and every moment of the incarnation.
Q’uo went on to say to each of you who is the channel of his or her own living, we suggest a faithfully followed daily meditation which does not have to be time-consuming but a meditation which is the perfect length for you for that day and that moment, for the purpose of meditation is to open the heart portion of the mind, for the analytical portion of the mind carries you through most of your culture’s activities, but the mind-heart has within it a deeper centered truth and in the end a bias which moves closely to that bias which you wish at the end of your incarnation to offer the Creator as your life gift, and life is a solid present to offer to the infinite One, yet each laugh and encouragement to one who needed it is as the wrapping and the wonderful ribbons about that caring present to the Creator that is a channeled life. Q’uo continued by saying allow yourself to be conscious to the Self of all that there is, and this contact shall never fade away, for as you desire you shall receive, but often you shall not receive that which you requested, for your higher self knows that which in the end will bring the understanding and the compassion, so we began this off the main thrust of the query, because the question of channeling is so general due to the vocabulary lacks within your culture for an activity which is called channeling, as each channels the self every moment of the incarnation. On December 20, 1987, Q’uo described the nature of a channeled life:
A life is a solid, sometimes bulky, present to offer to the infinite One, yet each laugh, each smile, each encouragement to one who needed it, each hard truth to one who needed it, each and every effort that has been made is as the wrapping and the decorating and the wonderful ribbons about that solid, caring present to the Creator that is a channeled life.
Allow yourself to be conscious as much as possible that there is within you a channel to spirit, to the higher self, to the Self of all that there is. This contact shall never fade away, for as you desire you shall receive. Oftentimes you shall understanding that which you requested, for your higher self knows that which in the end will bring the understanding, the compassion, and the balance.
We turn now to the channeling, which was intended to be queried about, and that query is, “Should everyone be a channel? How do channels and instruments contact each other? And is that in all cases a good idea?” Let us look at the life of a poet or a musician. Many poets have written what this instrument would offer as, “Roses are red, violets are blue.” These channeled thoughts are modest and pleasant, yet they shall not make the poet a man of renown. So, it is with the music. What this instrument would call “Chopsticks” can be taught, and thus any entity can play the instrument called the piano. Yet is this, after all, a decisively important kind of channeling to be shared with others? It may well help the entity, but we submit to you that the equivalent of chopsticks on the piano, when placed in the context of spiritually-oriented channeling, it may suggest that not everyone, perhaps not even most, need to seriously consider a life lived as a vocal channel. There is no entity so lost to desires of helpfulness that they cannot eventually learn to channel the Love and the Light of the infinite Creator. However, there is a certain temperament which finds its reward in being used as a vocal channel. A person with such a temperament is willing to undergo difficulties, misunderstandings, inconvenience, and all the minor difficulties that a time-consuming activity causes. And this is where we begin to make the distinction between those who channel the equivalent of a simple tune upon the piano and those who wish to study the instrument of the self. The study required for being an instrument is a careful, persistent, dogged, and light-hearted gaze at the life as it is lived from day to day, from week to week, from year to year.
As in any spiritually-oriented service, the honor of being a channel grows in direct proportion to the responsibility of living that which is channeled. The Creator is a fair and perhaps distant observer when an individual is making a dedication to a life of being able to channel. The vocal channel thus has not only the discipline, the ABC’s, to learn about contact, how to govern contact and so forth, it also must gaze at the daily behavior which may be commented upon by that very entity’s channeling of a higher and more informed source. This concept of a life lived in a certain way has in your culture been associated almost entirely with those who choose to wear clothing which is different from others which proclaims a religious status or importance. Those of you who speak with our thoughts mingling with yours are those who travel completely incognito. We do not wish to impress anyone with our reality. We do not wish to reveal the proof, the evidence, the material which would sway those who find the idea of vocal channeling either sacrilegious or unscientific.
Q’uo continued by saying we turn now to channeling, which was intended to be queried about, and that query is: “Should everyone be a channel? How do channels and instruments contact each other? And is that in all cases a good idea?” Then Q’uo said let us look at the life of a poet or a musician, for many poets have written what Carla would offer as, “Roses are red, violets are blue,” so these channeled thoughts are modest, yet they shall not make the poet a person of renown, and so it is with the music, for what Carla would call “Chopsticks” can be taught, and thus any entity can play the instrument called the piano, yet is this an important kind of channeling to be shared with others, but we suggest that the equivalent of chopsticks on the piano, when placed in the context of spiritually-oriented channeling, may suggest that not everyone needs to consider a life lived as a vocal channel, for there is no entity so lost to desires of helpfulness that they cannot learn to channel the Love and the Light of the infinite Creator, yet there is a temperament which finds its reward in being used as a vocal channel, and a person with such a temperament is willing to undergo difficulties, misunderstandings, inconvenience, and all the minor difficulties that a time-consuming activity causes, and this is where we make the distinction between those who channel the equivalent of a tune upon the piano and those who wish to study the instrument of the self, and the study required for being an instrument is a persistent and light-hearted gaze at the life as it is lived from day to day. Q’uo went on to say as in any spiritually-oriented service, the honor of being a channel grows in direct proportion to the responsibility of living that which is channeled, so the Creator is a fair and distant observer when an individual is making a dedication to a life of being able to channel, yet the vocal channel has not only the discipline to learn about contact, how to govern contact, it also must gaze at the daily behavior which may be commented upon by that entity’s channeling of a source, and this concept of a life lived in a certain way has in been associated with those who choose to wear clothing which is different from others which proclaim a religious status of those of you who speak with our thoughts mingling with yours are those who travel invisibly, but we do not wish to impress anyone with our reality, and we do not wish to reveal material which would sway those who find the idea of vocal channeling either sacrilegious or unscientific. On September 7, 2003, Q’uo described our life as lived:
That may mean, for you in particular, the process of getting meditation more into a daily habit, or the process of journaling one’s dreams or journaling one’s thoughts, or the use of other techniques with which you wish to examine the life as it is lived and to ask of the self, “Who are you? Why are you here? What is your mission?”
The energies of reaction to change, which may include much panic and feeling of loss and the stumbling effect of not knowing the path ahead, can be mitigated. The simple trust that all is well, and that this that you experience, whatever it may be, is valuable, worthy of attention, and worthy of your best effort, is very helpful in smoothing and regularizing the process of change that is inevitable and desirable.
Perhaps you can see by now that we are attempting to say that those who do not wish to take upon themselves the responsibility of attempting to live as they have learned are far better off attempting to be of service to the infinite Creator, which is within all beings, by any one of a number of ways of channeling cheerfulness and helpfulness to those who are needy. Many there are who need food, blankets, clothing and shelter, for upon your weary world there is the winter of the body, and the body becomes cold, and the most beautiful words shall not warm the bones of such a body, but rather the simpler channeling of hospitality and faith, warm places for saddened, wearied bodies.
We shall tell you how we came to speak to this instrument. We are those who listen to a certain vibration of request. We have found that vibration often within this group, and so we are most fortunate that we are called to this group by means of this group’s desire to seek and know as much as possible about the true nature of beingness. We waited for this group to become one, to lose the self-consciousness, to join in a circle of Light which by now, my friends, is visible for a large number of your kilometers, like a bubble, below the Earth, above the Earth, and all about you. This light you have created, and within that creation you have placed a call, and we who do not have telephone answering machines like this instrument does, we answer that call—and that right gladly.
Now Q’uo said you can see by now that we are attempting to say that those who do not wish to take upon themselves the responsibility of attempting to live as they have learned are better off attempting to be of service to the infinite Creator, which is within all beings, by any one of a number of ways of channeling cheerfulness and helpfulness to those who are needy, and many there are who need food, blankets, clothing, and shelter, for upon your world there is the winter of the body, and the body becomes cold, and the most beautiful words shall not warm the bones of such a body, but the channeling of hospitality and faith are warm places for saddened, wearied bodies. Q’uo went on to say we are those who listen to a certain vibration of request, so we have found that vibration often within this group, and we are fortunate that we are called to this group by means of this group’s desire to seek and know as much as possible about the true nature of beingness, but we waited for this group to become one and to join in a circle of Light which by now is visible for a large number of kilometers, like a bubble, below the Earth, above the Earth, and all about you, for you have created this Light, and within that creation you have placed a call, and we who do not have telephone answering machines gladly answer that call. On October 1, 1989, Q’uo spoke of how we may be of service to the one infinite Creator:
To be in worship and adoration is to walk the path of angels. To move from that path to the daily round of activities is a sorry shock for most. Yet, we would suggest that it is the daily grounding of the self in surrender to the great Self within that may bring that eternity, that infinity of Love into manifestation through the very being and nature of the entity. There is much sacrifice in this path, but as the teacher known as Jesus said, “I do not come to bring peace, but a sword.” That sword shall refine the choice that each makes to be of service to the infinite Creator. The peace that is found in the service of that infinite Creator is a peace found only in complete surrender.
For it is a great service to us that you ask the question that we may in our humble way attempt to answer. And may we say, as always, that we cannot state anything which is infallible. We are pilgrims along the same path as are you. We have stumbled over the stones which now confront you, and are stumbling now over different stones, and we in turn are helped by those beyond us. When all of us achieve the complete channeling which is the impersonal life, then it will be that this creation shall gather itself together in Oneness, in sleep, in timelessness, until once again the Creator bursts out with a new creation, and all the consciousnesses begin again upon a new level to learn new lessons, and to express to the Creator within each other the nature of holiness, compassion, and Love.
When a student presents itself to one who teaches channeling, it is often very helpful that the one who wishes to channel has done significant amounts of thinking upon the true nature of the self. Even if you have passed the test of agreeing to amend your life to meet as best as you can the challenges of channeling, it is not always possible to so live. Yet those who wish to make vocal channeling their service have a certain frame of mind, a certain series of biases. This to us is not a problem. We welcome the difference between channel and channel. We welcome the diversity of ways in which the one great original Thought of creation is expressed, for ours is a simple story, and we welcome each entity’s ability to express our concepts in a slightly new and somewhat different way. For you, my friends, as channels are fishers of men, as your holy work describes it. You shine not only for the Creator, and not only for the Creator within the self, but primarily for those about you. You do not know how many lives you may reach; you do not know what smile or soft word shall lift up the heart of one who is very low. You do not know until it is over when a home truth must be told, so that baggage may be dropped that was no longer useful, leaving you free for your next experience.
Q’uo said it is a great service to us that you ask the question that we may attempt to answer, and we cannot state anything which is infallible, for we are pilgrims along the same path as are you, so we have stumbled over the stones which now confront you, and we are stumbling now over different stones, so we are helped by those beyond us, but when all of us achieve the complete channeling which is the impersonal life, then it will be that this creation shall gather itself together in Oneness, in sleep, in timelessness, until once again the Creator bursts out with a new creation, and all the consciousnesses begin upon a new level to learn new lessons, and to express to the Creator within each other the nature of holiness and Love. Now Q’uo said when a student presents itself to one who teaches channeling, it is helpful that the one who wishes to channel has thought upon the true nature of the self, but even if you have passed the test of amending your life to meet the challenges of channeling, it is not always possible to so live, yet those who wish to make vocal channeling their service have a certain frame of mind, yet this is not a problem, for we welcome the difference between channel and channel, and we welcome the many ways in which the one great original Thought of creation is expressed, for ours is a simple story, and we welcome each entity’s ability to express our concepts in a different way, for you as channels are fishers of men, as your Bible describes it, for you shine not only for the Creator, and not only for the Creator within the self, but for those about you, but you do not know how many lives you may reach, or what smile or soft word shall lift up the heart of one who is very low, for you do not know until it is over when a home truth must be told, so that baggage may be dropped that was no longer useful, leaving you free for your next experience. On November 22, 2002, Q’uo described the true nature of our self:
Indeed, in one of the other stories about the harvest, this entity suggested that laborers went into a vineyard to harvest grapes and worked most of the day, and there were those who came very late in the day to working upon the grapes, yet, at the end of the working day, all were given the same coin. This is true of the harvest as well. It does not matter when in the 75,000 years of learning the awakening and realization of the true nature of the self occurs, for it matters only that it occurs. The one known as Jesus the Christ was the first of the messengers of that which is to come and that which is already here in part: that being the age of unconditional Love that is fourth density, that is the very nature of the lesson of third density. Graduation occurs when the heart is able to remain open, in more than half of the circumstances of life, to the welfare, happiness, comfort, safety, and service of others. The heart needs to be awakened and inflamed with the desire to know the truth that lies within the open heart. By keeping the heart open, the learning process is greatly enabled for the seeker, and, by attempting to serve others, the eyes of Love begin to be given reason to open.
It is our desire not just to help create more vocal channels, but to make each aware of the channeling he or she is already doing. The conscious mind is so very small a part of your minds, dear children. When you feel you are thinking especially well, it is as if you were saying, “I am using two percent of my mental capacity,” for, my friends, this is approximately the amount of your entire self which is used for logical thinking. The great and enormous depth, beauty, truth, and a kind of terribleness which is the connection with deeply impersonal sources, all of these things are by far the greater extent of the mind which is yours at this moment within the incarnation, doing no other work, sitting at this circle and listening. You are channels. You all should be channels. The call to be a vocal channel is a call to a religiously or spiritually-oriented life. There are things which one must turn one’s back upon if one wishes to remain a positively-oriented channel, open for undistorted information giving. It is not well when all in a society decide to be priests, my children. Thus, if you find other ways of channeling than vocal channeling which are better for you, then we urge you, by all means, to realize what kind of channel that you are and be that wonderful, loving, compassionate self that this particular type channeling may bring.
A weaver channels the beauty of the cloth. One who works with people channels a Love and acceptance, a true listening ear for the entities around it. There are so many examples of the channeling which all may do—the cooking, the washing, the smiling at the sun, the enjoyment of water, all the excitement of daily life, all the little things which are like flowers in a bowl in unexpected corners of your daily life. You channel your daily life. We ask you to do it lovingly and honorably, honoring yourself and honoring that which this instrument would call the Christ consciousness in each and every face that you see. Finally, with mixed emotion, which may, indeed, make this part of our message difficult, we urge that those who hear these words do not assume by any means that vocal channeling is that which they are prepared to do. The entities which have begun as excellent vocal channels and have later disintegrated their contact are many, far too many. And although each entity shall be healed and disappointment shall cease, yet still, by following not the heart within, but the ambition without, they have condemned themselves to much disappointment. If you are to be a vocal channel, may we say that you shall not be able to resist that search, that practice, and the ponderings that intensive channeling meditations bring to one.
Q’uo continued by saying it is our desire not just to make each aware of the channeling that he or she is doing, for the conscious mind is a small part of your minds, and when you feel you are thinking well, it is as if you were saying, “I am using two percent of my mental capacity,” for this is the amount of your self which is used for logical thinking, so the beauty and difficulty which is the connection with impersonal sources are the greater extent of the mind which is yours at this moment within the incarnation, sitting in this circle and listening, and you all are channels, so the call to be a vocal channel is a call to a spiritually-oriented life, but there are things which one must turn one’s back upon if one wishes to remain a positively-oriented channel, open for undistorted information giving, but it is not well when all in a society decide to be priests, so if you find other ways of channeling than vocal channeling which are better for you, then we urge you to realize what kind of channel that you are and be that compassionate self that this type channeling may bring. Q’uo continued by saying a weaver channels the beauty of the cloth, and one who works with people channels a Love and acceptance, a listening ear for the entities around it, for there are many examples of the channeling which all may do—the cooking, the washing, the smiling at the sun, the enjoyment of water, all the excitement of daily life, all the little things which are like flowers in a bowl in unexpected corners of your daily life, so you channel your daily life, but we ask you to do it lovingly, honoring yourself and honoring the Christ consciousness in each face that you see, yet with mixed emotion we urge that those who hear these words do not assume that vocal channeling is that which they are prepared to do, for the entities which have begun as excellent vocal channels and have later disintegrated their contact are far too many, and although each entity shall be healed, and disappointment shall cease, yet by following not the heart within, but the ambition without, they have condemned themselves to disappointment, so if you are to be a vocal channel, you shall not be able to resist that search or the ponderings that intensive channeling meditations bring to one. On January 7, 1990, Q’uo spoke of the nature of Christ consciousness:
There is no judgment save the judgment of the self by the self. Consequently, we suggest that each spend time forgiving the self and praying for those who are not seemingly helpful to you, for so would the Christ consciousness do. So is the I AM of Love. Each of you has an I AM deeply buried in the resources and contents of the deep mind. It is overlaid with stratum after stratum of bias, experience, and reaction. As always, we recommend the faithful daily meditation, or some form of prayer, that one may spend time aware that one is on holy ground. There is no ground that is not holy. But when one is moving very quickly through the mundane routine of the day, one is prone to forget one’s relationship with the Infinite One. Call yourselves prodigal sons or daughters, for you have squandered your inheritance. As a planet, damage has been done that rests upon the head of each. May each be aware of each and pray that the situation be ameliorated, and if possible, may each entity volunteer to make things better for those who have nothing.
We urge each to listen to each channel with an open mind and gaze not at the mythology or story which surrounds the messages, but rather at the messages themselves. We have purposely refrained from describing ourselves in any physical way because we would not wish to begin, in those whom we serve, some idealization of us as teachers, something that has a face and a name, something that will bear responsibility for them. My friends, each of you is upon your own stage in your own creation with your own audience, and no matter how many people there are in that theater, all of those entities are yourself. There are few who are so oriented that they may gaze daily and lovingly at the many errors and peccadilloes of the human self. Therefore, in those who truly wish and are capable of being vocal channels, it is important that those entities judge not the temporary or ephemeral thoughts, feelings, and conclusions, but rather with a good heart and a real sense of commitment move forward day by day, meditation by meditation, honing, refining and humbling the self that it may be a vocal instrument which is harmless but helpful.
Many contacts there are of entities which use light not for service to others, but for those messages which involve personal power over others and service to self. Thus, the first and greatest suggestion that we may make to all who channel the self in everyday life as well as all who seek a vocation as vocal channel, is that the self be regarded in some way so that as the days move forward, the more and more positive ways of reacting to difficult…
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(Carla channeling)
…situations may become more smooth, more comfortable, less threatening, and more open. The successful channel, whether vocal or otherwise, is one whose heart is happy, one whose wings are spread, yet one who is not impatient for the song to sing or the winds to take wing. It is up to each to decide in what way service lies. Many there are upon your planet who sit, shall we say, at the top of a great watchtower, gazing upon infinity and bearing the sadness and futility of apparent human existence, and with that open and terrible gaze, that pitiless eye, seeing the perfection, the beauty, and the harmony of that great plan wherein self shall meet self until all selves have met and merged and again we are One, the one Creator, the one original Thought which is Love, not Love as you and I know it in a personal sense, but the Love that builds and explodes the very stars themselves.
Q’uo continued by saying we urge each to listen to each channel with an open mind and gaze not at the story which surrounds the messages, but at the messages themselves, and we have refrained from describing ourselves in any physical way because we would not wish to begin, in those whom we serve, some idealization of us as teachers that have a face and a name, something that will bear responsibility for them, for each of you is upon your own stage with your own audience, and no matter how many people there are in that theater, all of those entities are yourself, and there are few who are so oriented that they may gaze lovingly at the errors of the human self, for in those who are capable of being vocal channels, it is important that those entities judge not the temporary thoughts, feelings, and conclusions, but with a good heart and a real sense of commitment move forward day by day, meditation by meditation, honing, refining and humbling the self that it may be a vocal instrument which is harmless but helpful. Then Q’uo said many contacts there are of entities which use Light not for service to others, but for those messages which involve personal power over others and service to self, so the greatest suggestion that we make to all who channel the self in everyday life, as well as all who seek a vocation as vocal channel, is that the self be regarded in some way so that as the days move forward, that more positive ways of reacting to difficult situations may become more comfortable, for the successful channel, whether vocal or otherwise, is one whose heart is happy, one whose wings are spread, yet one who is not impatient for the song to sing, for it is up to each to decide in what way service lies, yet many there are upon your planet who sit at the top of a watchtower, gazing upon infinity and bearing the sadness and futility of human existence, and with that open and terrible gaze seeing the beauty and harmony of that plan where self shall meet self until all selves have met and merged, and again we are the one Creator, the one original Thought which is Love, not Love as you and I know it in a personal sense, but the Love that builds and explodes the very stars themselves. On November 21, 1982, Latwii spoke of the one original Thought:
Consider that what you seek is a portion of the one original Thought. That Thought is unity. That Thought of the one Creator has allowed each portion of Itself to travel through free will within the creation of the one original Thought. The journey takes many turns. Yet within each moment, Love exists. Within each moment, the Creator resides in full at all times. That this is not recognized does not diminish its truth. Such difficulties provide the stimulus for the inner seeking as the outer world begins to fade, for it becomes apparent to the seeker that Love may best be found within the heart of the being. Love then found there might be radiated, as a beacon shines light in the darkest portion of the night. Sorrow and suffering then motivate those feeling the suffering to seek more and more within, more and more in that portion of your illusion which Love inhabits purely and always readily available.
This instrument informs us that we have once again spoken perhaps at too great a length, and we would like to apologize. As you know, we have great difficulty with the sense of passing time, as we are offering to this instrument a—we search for an adjective within this instrument’s vocabulary—in perhaps, we shall say, a spontaneous way. It is time for us to leave this instrument that the questions which are on the minds of those here might be responded to. Please feel free to ask questions, for this, you see, is our service to you, and as we teach and supposedly you learn, my children, it is the other way around. You teach courage, curiosity, bravery and sweetness, and we learn time and time again that in your very difficult third-density illusion your spirit is there, joyful, uninhibited, strong and eternal. How we glow with the joy of our comradeship with you. How we admire your ability to gaze at a never-ending maze of shadow within shadow within shadow until the distortions are so deep that it is by faith alone that any perception of wholeness can be had. We thank you for these gifts and only hope that our words give you something about which to ponder. We would at this time transfer this contact to the one known as Jim. I am Q’uo.
(Jim channeling)
I am Q’uo and greet each again in Love and Light through this instrument. It is our privilege at this time to offer ourselves in the attempt to speak to any queries which may yet remain upon the minds of those present. Again, we would remind each that we offer but that which is our opinion. We offer it joyfully, but not infallibly. We are your brothers and sisters who seek to serve. May we begin with a query?
Carla: I have always thought that people who wanted to learn to channel, if it was just curiosity it still was helpful to them as long as they didn’t go beyond a certain point. And you didn’t cover that, and I just wondered if that is a thought that you confirm?
I am Q’uo, and we are not averse to attempting the exercising and utilization of an instrument which has only the goal of satisfying personal curiosity, for in that way do we also serve in a manner which hopefully is instructive to the one with the curiosity. It is oftentimes a lesson well learned for one to practice an art long enough to discover that it is not the life’s vocation.
May we speak further, my sister?
Carla: Not on that question, no thank you.
I am Q’uo, and we thank you, my sister. Is there another query?
Questioner: Q’uo, there are times when I am questioned about something in class that I really do not know the answer to in my mind. I don’t know if I have ever touched upon the subject even. And yet it seems that my mouth will open and I will give an answer. The answer seems very acceptable and something that even I need to study, but I have wondered, I have felt that I was a fraud, perhaps making it up or filling in, but there would be the answer. Am I to understand that this could be definitely channeling?
I am Q’uo, and, indeed, each conversation and activity which an entity partakes within is a channeling from some portion of the Creator, for are not all the Creator? Therefore, it is not surprising that each entity in the daily experience will utilize resources within the conscious and often within the subconscious mind as means by which an activity will be undertaken, and a conversation will be initiated. There are many rooms to the mind of each entity. Many of these rooms contain information which will wait long before being utilized, yet there is a time and a season for the utilization of far more than is normally utilized by the conscious mind. As one seeks in a wholehearted fashion to be of service to others by the life and the various portions of interaction with others within a life experience, there is created within the entity a bridge, shall we say, or a channel which connects the conscious mind with other portions of the conscious and subconscious mind according to the nature of the information sought and the degree of desire which activates the seeking and searching within the self in order than another might be served. Thus, each of you, my friends, cultivates this channel or pathway each day of your existence, and as you begin to ponder more and more the mystery of beingness, of the creation, of your purpose within it, of the direction in which you wish to travel, you begin to access the deeper rooms within the mind which contain information that shall be of use in this continuing journey and unfolding of the deeper levels of your being.
Questioner asked: “Q’uo, there are times when I am questioned about something in class that I really do not know the answer to in my mind. I don’t know if I have ever touched upon the subject even. And yet it seems that my mouth will open, and I will give an answer. The answer seems very acceptable and something that even I need to study, but I have wondered, I have felt that I was a fraud, perhaps making it up or filling in, but there would be the answer. Am I to understand that this could be definitely channeling?” Q’uo replied each conversation and activity which an entity partakes within is a channeling from some portion of the Creator, and it is not surprising that each entity in the daily experience will utilize resources within the conscious mind, and often within the subconscious mind, as a means by which conversation will be initiated and an activity will be undertaken, for there are many rooms to the mind of each entity, and many of these rooms contain information which will wait long before being utilized, yet there is a time and a season for the utilization of more than is normally utilized by the conscious mind, for as one seeks in a wholehearted fashion to be of service to others by the life and the various portions of interaction with others within a life experience, there is created within the entity a channel which connects the conscious mind with other portions of the conscious and subconscious mind according to the nature of the information sought and the degree of desire which activates the seeking within the self in order than another might be served, so each of you cultivates this channel each day of your existence, and as you begin to ponder the mystery of the creation, of your purpose within it, you begin to access the deeper rooms within the mind which contain information that shall be of use in this continuing journey of the deeper levels of your being. On January 24, 1987, Q’uo spoke of the mystery of the creation:
As we gaze at each beautiful glittering aura, at the amazing complexity of shading, shape, and brightness, each entity quite perfect and unique, we can only praise the Creator for such spiritually helpful paradoxes, for it is through the stress of unacceptable things that the finest and most extreme emotions, thoughts and actions may be brought out of an entity. And as the Creator can only become Self-conscious by gazing at the infinite numbers of reflections that are the consciousnesses given free choice, the Creator sees brighter, deeper, and ever more glorious faces. And once again, each time an entity chooses to use the experience of joy in a productive way or to use a difficult experience productively, the greater self of that entity cheers, knowing that the Creator has again chosen to express Itself in a more coherent and unified manner, for all of evolution in the spiritual as well as in other senses seems to us, in our opinion, to move in a purposefully positive way, each choice for crystallization moving and polarizing the entity more and more.
This is our attempt at explaining why there is joy and why there is sorrow, but not why there is a paradox. In order to grasp the necessity of paradox in any limited expression of the inexpressible, one must first realize the profound mystery of the Creation itself. In terms of grasping an ultimate mystery, those who use words, and, to a great extent, those who use concepts to communicate, are completely unable to grasp truth. There is no polarity, nor is there sense. Sense consists of the organization of random effects so that coherence may be established. This is indeed the discipline of the personality.
The mind of your conscious self is able only to deal with sense. Therefore, it is extremely common among your people to see the Deity Itself in a polarized fashion. All of your illusion depends upon polarity, and not yours alone, but a large portion, indeed, a considerable one of the total experience of which we are at this present moment aware. Thus, the physical and metaphysical laws, shall we say, or descriptions of the way things are arranged, must include polarity of all kinds and the concept of oppositeness. The either/or nature of your experience is designed to enable the decision-making process that, as each entity moves through the density of choice, each choice has the chance of being a firm and serious choice, one highly polarized, making one a more conscious person.
May we speak in any further fashion, my sister?
Questioner: Thank you. That answered very well.
I am Q’uo, and we thank you, my sister. Is there another query?
Carla: Well, I’ve got one. I was getting some contact from someone named Amira earlier. It passed the challenge three times, but in the past twenty years, I guess, I’ve seen at least four, maybe six different names that are supposed to be Jesus, and Amira is one of them. And I just wonder, if it is really Jesus, why does this entity have to use so many different aliases? Or is it Jesus at all?
I am Q’uo, and with this query we find that we must tread carefully in order that we not infringe upon the free will of some present, for the entity known to you as Jesus of Nazareth is one which is held in great esteem by many, and has in various ways been drawn to those who seek to serve in this entity’s name, as are all entities of an unseen nature who seek to be of service to others. The one known as Jesus responds to a vibratory call which is congruent with Its own. However, in some cases those who call, even with this vibration, are not able to recognize a response that others may easily recognize. Thus, as in the case with any contact through the use of a vocal channel or instrument, a name or sound vibration is given which is acceptable and recognizable by the one serving as instrument and those within the supporting group, for the naming is a phenomenon which is not utilized to a great extent beyond the illusion which you now inhabit, for the naming is that which divides one thing from another and beyond your illusion much there is that no longer partakes in such division. For the eyeshot perspective is greater, and the identification of self with all about one within the creation is that which is pursued, and recognized, and experienced. Thus, the naming, for the most part, is in order that those within your illusion serving as instruments might more easily recognize the nature of the source of information transmitted through it.
However, along with the preceding, we must also state that there are always those entities both within your illusion and beyond it who would seek to misdirect the attention of many who would revere and cherish information from sources such as the one known as Jesus, and who in this desire to misdirect and confuse would utilize both this entity’s name as known to your people and other forms or offices given to this entity. Thus, there is confusion, and each seeker of truth is advised to proceed carefully, using discrimination from within to determine the value of information from without.
Carla asked: “I was getting some contact from someone named Amira earlier. It passed the challenge three times, but in the past twenty years, I guess, I’ve seen at least four, maybe six different names that are supposed to be Jesus, and Amira is one of them. And I just wonder, if it is really Jesus, why does this entity have to use so many different aliases? Or is it Jesus at all?” Q’uo said with this query we find that we must tread carefully in order that we not infringe upon the free will of some present, for Jesus of Nazareth is one which is held in great esteem by many, and has been drawn to those who seek to serve in this entity’s name, as are all entities of an unseen nature who seek to be of service to others, so Jesus responds to a vibratory call which is congruent with Its own, but in some cases those who call, even with this vibration, are not able to recognize a response that others may recognize, so as in the case with any contact through the use of a vocal channel, a name is given which is recognizable by the one serving as instrument and those within the supporting group, for the naming is a phenomenon which is not utilized to a great extent beyond the illusion which you now inhabit, for the naming is that which divides one thing from another and beyond your illusion much there is that no longer partakes in such division, for the perspective is greater, and the identification of self with all about one within the creation is that which is experienced, for the naming is in order that those within your illusion serving as instruments might recognize the nature of the source of information transmitted through it. Q’uo said we must also state that there are always those entities both within your illusion and beyond it who would seek to misdirect the attention of many who would cherish information from sources such as Jesus, and who in this desire to misdirect and confuse would utilize both this entity’s name and other forms given to this entity, so there is confusion, and each seeker of truth is advised to proceed carefully, using discrimination from within to determine the value of information from without. On August 1, 1988, Laitos spoke about the need for naming:
We appreciate the fondness that your people have for the naming but may suggest that the naming is accomplished by those which have the need for it. For instance, in our case we have chosen the name “Laitos” to use when we contact this group, as it is the blending both of our nature, or vibratory frequency, and the limitations of your language system. You will find as your people do, indeed, progress into the next density of beingness that the naming is, as you know it, unnecessary, for all thoughts and beings are transparent and are composed of a great variety of qualities which sum into what you may call a vibratory frequency, or tone, or note. This quality then may be translated when necessary into what you call the name.
The naming, however, is not utilized unless it is necessary, and should that grouping of entities which shall become your social memory complex find the opportunity to be of service to those such as yourselves are now, and find that the naming is helpful in that contact, then the name shall be chosen according to the vibratory frequency which best represents the totality of the social memory complex and the language system of the entities’ contact.
May we speak in any further fashion, my sister?
Carla: No, thank you.
I am Q’uo, and we thank you once again, my sister. Is there another query?
[Pause]
I am Q’uo, and as it appears that we have for the moment exhausted the queries, we shall take this opportunity to thank each for inviting our presence and for having the patience to listen to our discourse, which is oftentimes somewhat lengthy in your terms. We appreciate greatly the opportunity to offer that which we have found of use in our own journey of seeking to you who travel that same journey. We look forward to each opportunity and shall be with each in your meditations when requested in order that the meditation might be enhanced.
At this time, we shall take our leave of this group, again with gratitude to each, leaving each, as always, in the Love and in the Light of the one infinite Creator. We are known to you as those of Q’uo. Adonai, my friends. My friends, adonai.
[Carla channels a vocal melody.]
(Carla channeling)
I am Amira. I greet you in the Love, the Light, and the life of the Father. How plunged you are into the mystery of day and night, good and evil. How clear are the eyes of those who search out my face in every situation. Yet, we would not ask you to search out a physical face, for the physical face of the Son of Man is beside you, is looking at you from the mirror, is your stranger, your friend, your child. I and others have come to comfort you, to leave the comfort of Love behind. May you release the discomfort of worldly doubt and turn and return to those glories of the Father which enter by eye, or mouth, or thought, or death. You who come with me, you who share my steps, you shall share them all. May your journey be transfigured by the joy of your countenance, as with perfect faith you reach at last that place from which there are no more steps, no more false divisions, that place where you begin to feel yourself falling, falling, and falling, more and more into an unmeasured and eternal sea of creative, divine Love. I reach out my wounded hands to bless and sanctify the wounds you bear, that they too may be marks of past courage, never scars of pain. I leave you in the full sun, the glorious Light and infinite Love of the Father. Farewell and peace.
[Melodic chanting.]
A-mi-ra. A-mi-ra. A-mi-ra. A-mi-ra. A-mi-ra. A-mi-ra.
This morning the quote from The Infinite Way is: “We say in one breath that we should take no thought for our supply or for our health, and in the next breath, we say that we must “pray without ceasing” and “ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” Though seeming to be contradictory, both admonitions are correct, but they have to be understood.
There is always a belief of human good in operation—a law of averages, and from this we derive our material benefit. In house to house selling, there is usually an average return of about two percent; in automobile driving, it is claimed that a certain percentage of accidents is the rule; life insurance companies have a table of life expectancy, and, from their averages, they can tell you at any time approximately how many years you will continue to live.
To live humanly, that is, to go along from day to day letting these averages affect you, letting human beliefs operate upon you, is not scientific living. This is all part of the belief of human existence, and unless you do something specific about it, you bring yourself under these so-called economic or health laws. These suggestions, which actually are but beliefs, are so universal as to become mesmeric in their operation, and they tend to act upon those who are not alert, bringing forth limitation.
What must we do to keep ourselves free of these suggestions, so that we can live above them? First, we must live on a higher plane of consciousness. Insofar as possible, we must train ourselves to know that anything that exists in the realm of effect is not cause, is not creative, and has no power over us. This brings up the important point in spiritual wisdom that I am the law, I am truth, I am life eternal. Since I am infinite consciousness, and since I am the law, then nothing in the external can act upon me and be a law unto me. There is nothing from which we can ever suffer but the acceptance of illusion as reality. These things called sin and disease are not what we are suffering from: they are the forms the one error assumes. Regardless of the name we use, they are hypnotism, suggestion, illusion, appearance as person, place or thing–appearing as sin, disease, lack, and limitation.
We must not live as though we were effected with something operating upon us. Let us remember to live as the Law, as the Principle of our being. We can take possession of our affairs only as we consciously realize that they are the effect of our own consciousness, the image and likeness of our own being the infestation or expression of our divine Self—then alone can we be a law unto them.”
Later this morning I took the 16th raccoon that I caught in my Havahart trap to southern Indiana and released it in a rural area.
This afternoon I co-hosted the European Law of One Telegram Group. I read Ra Session #86, and some of the questions that I was asked were: “How have I used dreams in my life?” “How do dreams work?” “What is the source of bad dreams?” “What is lucid dreaming?” “How does astral travel differ from dreaming?” “How can we deal with insomnia?” “What are precognitive dreams?” “What is the value of de ja vu?” and “What special way did I use to remember dreams?” I am looking forward to working with Session #87 of the Ra Contact next Wednesday afternoon.
Later this afternoon I went outside and used Whip Lash to weed in the side yard, around the pet cemetery, and the front yard of my home.
From A Book of Days channeled by Carla L. Rueckert:
August 12
The Universality Of Suffering
I am of the spirit of Jesus the Christ, and I greet you in the full consciousness of Love.
You have pain in your heart. Is that so remarkable? It is given to each to suffer pain and, through suffering, to learn and grow.
The Spirit of Love wishes most greatly to comfort and relieve the heart’s suffering and asks you to gaze about at each person with whom you come in contact. Open the windows of the heart and be vulnerable before the pain of each other person and see the universality of suffering. Then turn your hearts to the great fruits of suffering: compassion and joy.
For do you not see entities, day after day, sacrificing their concerns for the needs of others: mothers and fathers for their children, friends for friends, and, in the heart which has grown sweet with compassion, stranger for stranger? The spirit sees the whole without boundaries of geography or personality.
You dwell in boundaries and limits. Yet by seeing the pain of another soul, so you may see that your lot is not unlucky. Then open yourself to the healing movement of the Spirit of Love within which answers the call of the pain of others. And join in that harmony of compassion that forms a net of Love about your beautiful planet amongst all peoples.
We leave you in the peace of true wholeness, both 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 the Creator’s Love, Light, and healing energy in their hearts, their minds, and their souls. Amen
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