Contact by Orion?

[Aloha]

Yera's post is good. Here's a bit of an extrapolation if it will help:

-If the message makes you afraid, it's likely Orion
-If the message makes you feel superior to others, or the messenger acts as a superior to you, it is likely Orion

If you are a positive entity, a negative contact will attempt to depolarize you, demoralize you, discredit you, or aggrandize you. A positive entity will give you messages of hope, love, oneness. Negs are tricky so they will throw in the lovey dovey stuff you want to hear, too, but if anything at all is off it's good to re-shield yourself, or challenge it if you feel confident in the moment (you should).

Either Ra or ACIM advises that we are "here" as long as we are attached to ANYthing. When we no longer have any reaction, or when our reaction is attentive curiosity, compassionate friendliness, and we only ask, "How can I help balance this? How can I be of service to other?" without ulterior motives, then we are ready for a level-up.

This is active love not apathy. Apathy is a form of indecision. Love has to be self-less, unconditional. This is not the same as self-sacrifice. We love and care for ourselves, and we love and care for our other-selves. Not at our own self expense, but alongside our own self. Yet the one who asks first, "What's the cost or risk to me?" is still living in a distortion that the body is real and must be protected at all costs. At the same time, the choice to sacrifice self is a deeply personal one. Orion will preach to you about "duty" using guilt trips. The altruistic self-sacrifice is not one that is demanded or coerced. People who lead with their title, their badge, their "position" or education are all Orion in my book. Anyone using manipulative language like, "You have to..." or "it's mandatory for you to..." or says, "I need you to..." is Orion.

There are a lot of in-betweeners. Here, there, everywhere. Orion lacks imagination. They are like computer programmers, cinema directors, magicians, circus show hosts, casino goers, stock brokers, lawyers...they know how to move objects and people around to create illusions. If it is "too good to be true" it's Orion. If it is a "sweet deal," "only for you," "secret" etc. it's Orion. Hollywood is mostly Orion. Orion can be entertaining. It's the attachment that becomes a problem.