Springing Light

I’ve spent the past ten days in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, far from my present home in the northeast but closer, much closer, to my true spiritual home, and during this time one of my specific goals was to immerse myself into a deeper connection with nature. Though my home is in a semi-rural area, affording me an opportunity to frequently bike through rolling hills amid cornfields and farmhouses, I really don’t feel all that connected with the nature element of it usually. Perhaps it’s because I don’t connect energetically with the space, or resist a deeper connection; perhaps it’s the human element in a long-inhabited space that has overwritten the elements of nature, but in any case I felt a huge difference in my little cabin in the forest, a short walk from the beach, easily moving into a space of love and appreciation for nature and my place within it. I spent several hours roaming the trails through the forest, meandering along the beach, and standing in the rain under the trees at night.

And then I upped the ante considerably and spent some time in a different forest night before last. I think of it as Matthew’s forest, for he inhabits it completely, and it’s a huge part of him as well.

We entered the forest under a nearly-full moon, bright on a cloudless night, and instantly I felt a different sort of welcoming, an embrace, an invitation. Through connecting with the trees who are themselves all connected and always aware of that connection to one another, to the earth, and to All That Is, I could reach back into time and feel roots tapping into the dawning of human consciousness on the planet with such primordial innocence that it took my breath away. At the same time I was aware of every possibility that continues to stretch before us in time: possibilities for each one of us and all the myriad possibilities available at any given moment, every choice, every road taken and not taken, and I felt vast, knowing that I was a part of everything that ever has been and everything still yet to come. I was as tall as the trees and as bright as the moon, and I turned my face toward her, accepting the spotlight, fully acknowledging my completeness and perfection.

To say this was a joyous and magical experience doesn’t quite do it justice.

But it served as a wonderful reminder, one that I will take back to my home with me and one that I offer you now, that our connection with nature is an essential of simply being human. It’s part of us, and to deny it is to deny part of Self.

There is of course value in connecting with animals, trees, and other elements of what you consider to be “nature”. These elements, are of course, part of your home, part of your world, and are as such connected to you, to humans, in a very intimate way. You share space. You share air. You share resources. Not only that, but you share in the creation of your world, the global creation of the reality you know as life on the physical plane. And because of that, there is an undying connection between you as a human and ALL of the so-called “natural” elements of nature.

Some of you feel this connection more deeply, more emotionally, than others. Some feel a return, when confronted with nature, especially in her most raw state, to that innocent and childlike state of simply Being, existing, that lies dormant within all of you. And as such, you feel it deeply when one of nature’s children, one element of the intricate tapestry that is constantly being woven and re-created, moves through natural transition into another state. There is, for you, a deep sense of loss, as there is the recognition not only of the timelessness of transformation and the cycles of life on the planet, but also of the transference of human-type connection to an element of nature. You can mostly only experience connection with nature by transferring those feelings to a more human perspective, and when loss of an element of nature, such as a pet or tree, occurs, there is transference to the human state of grief.

We have mentioned the energetic connections between you and your pets and we wish to elaborate. Again, not only is there a very real symbolic connection here (discovery of Self, of Love, of perspective: these things were gained through and with your interaction), but also there HAVE in most cases indeed been some past-life associations. Though most animals live lives in mainly hive-type soul arrangements, there is a constancy of energy that can flow generation after generation through one individual animal to another, and even of course crossing boundaries of species. There has been for many of you, then, a common thread through many lifetimes of connection with various elements of nature, and it is this thread, now running through you and the pets you love, that has touched this present lifetime.

The lessons from connection to nature are many and varied and often depend on the individual, but regardless of perspective there is ALWAYS growth opportunity through human connection with nature. After all, it is your home. It is your LIFE. To deny nature is denying an aspect of Self, and to fully EMBRACE Nature, to ACCEPT it in all its splendor, ugliness, and beauty, is a HUGE step in actually accepting your Self.

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I think this is a good time to tell you a little more about me and my journey and how I came to be writing bits of spiritual wisdom from that journey here at Springing Light. After all, I didn’t start out as a channel and had to learn the process, making mistakes along the way!

At 18 I read the book “Messages From Michael” and was entranced. Not only did I find the material compelling and very familiar despite growing up in no spiritual tradition at all, but I was fascinated by the stories of those channeling the material presented in the book. It was the bits about channeling that were the most interesting to me: how did they do that? And what a wonderful gift! Could I be a channel one day?

Fast forward, then, several years and through much life experience until I began a search following experiencing debilitating symptoms of fibromyalgia. One thing lead to another and I was drawn ever closer to a very different world: studying world spiritual traditions, alternative healing practices, and various elements of the New Age movement. I was drawn to Reiki, first as a way to heal my pain but soon as a way of life, and from that arose an interest and facility with shamanism.

Now understand that I had always known, even before that time, that we receive messages from our intuition. But I thought that the process of really being in touch with that inner wisdom was capricious, coming and going and difficult to really rely on. And I often felt things without knowing them. I knew the information was there but I felt blocked from receiving it.

Often, though, I’d be talking to someone and they’d relay a difficulty they were having with someone in their life, perhaps, or a work situation, and I would suddenly have wonderful advice for them about matters I knew nothing about! I felt very wise and wished to help people.

Other times I knew I was receiving messages for myself but had difficulty interpreting them. One time I was driving en route to the airport to begin a much anticipated trip to the Bahamas, and I felt extremely anxious. I wondered if perhaps the plane we were scheduled to be on was going to crash, the anxiety was that deep. As it turns out all that happened was that we were late and missed our flight (which didn’t crash, by the way, as that would have been more of a story), and after that all the anxiety was relieved.

So how did I move from a state of knowing there is information out there for me within reach, and actually being able to access that information at will? That is what I am going to teach you to do for yourself. Everyone has this ability. Everyone can access their own inner wisdom. It’s a natural thing to do and we have simply allowed ourselves as a culture to feel powerless and alone instead of empowered and connected, which is our natural state.

So let’s start at the beginning. Knowing that each of us has the ability to channel, the ability to access intuition, guides, inner wisdom, the higher self, however you wish to think of it, is key. We all have this ability. As children we are born with it, and it is not something you can lose, although you can lose your belief in the ability.

In addition it’s important to realize, at least on some level, that you are never alone. We ARE connected, we ARE one. But being separate as we are, each of us in our own bodies, does lead to a sense of isolation and disconnection. If you are more connected to your inner you-ness, your essence, your soul, then you feel less alone.

How to reach inside, then, and connect with what’s there? For many of us, this concept is very alien and feels odd. So lets think of it instead as a conversation. You have conversations with people every day and think nothing of it. It’s not much of a stretch, then, to imagine having a conversation with yourself, is it?

So let’s do this: imagine a conversation in which you are taking part. Many of us do this naturally, thinking about what we said to an actual person or what we wish we had said, going over it and over it in our minds. But this time, instead of a “real” person, you are going to converse with your inner self, your higher self, if you will.

Sit comfortably. But don’t make a big deal of this, because that can lead to blocks and a sense of trying to make it bigger than it needs to be. There’s no need to add internal pressure to perform to this process! Just think about being open to both sides of a simple conversation. Don’t try to ask “important” questions of your inner self, as that may cause you to freeze while you wonder if what you are getting is “real” or not, or you just block up entirely.

For this exercise, imagine you are speaking to a friend, someone you have known for years, someone who knows you quite well. You are comfortable with this person, this inner self of yours. There is trust between you. Introduce yourself if you wish, and state your intention to become better acquainted with your essence, your higher self. Save important questions for another session; use this first one as simply a getting-acquainted session. Allow the conversation to flow where it will; this is important. Let it flow where it will and simply take note. And realize that once you do this, you will have found the way there and will always remember how to get there again. Each time to try the exercise, then, it will seem easier and more natural.

I use the time just before sleep as a mediative time when I speak to my guides and the entities I channel. You can use this time to your advantage also, becoming quiet in body and mind to allow yourself to be really open to the messages that arise for you. Don’t worry if nothing comes up that seems earthshattering; even the smallest of conversations hold a deeper meaning than you realize, and each encounter will help prepare you for deeper and deeper connections not only to others, your guides, but especially to yourself and the deep wisdom you possess.

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All of us, each one of us, is connected to one another. We each are created from, formed of, and connected to the same genetic source material. This is such a universal truth that it appears in both religious literature and myth alike. The story of Genesis and the formation of us as humans is part of us, part of our heritage as a people, and the truth remains: we are connected, we are One.

Then why the pervasive feeling of separateness, of disconnection from where and how we began? Why can’t we feel connected to our source, connected to others and to the Universe, at all times?

The answer is both simple and complex: we chose the separation, each one of us, yet we can have that reconnection if we so desire.

Separation is a way of allowing us to become caught up in the illusions of the life experience so as to present ourselves and one another with growth opportunities. Simply put, we learn from interaction from one another, and if there was no interaction, we would not evolve. It is impossible to learn all there is about being human simply from interacting with the self.

We learn a great deal through conflict. Conflict arises from a feeling of disconnectedness, and without conflict there is often little impetus to interact and grow from that interaction. While it is certainly possible and often preferable to learn from places of joy, it is difficult for us to remain in that state long enough to allow the growth to permeate us; when in Joy we often are simply caught up in the wonder and beauty of it and neglect to utilize that time as well to grow and learn. It is a very human trait, then, to require conflict in order to grow.

That is not to say that conflict is desirable, simply that from it springs much to build a lifetime of evolution and growth.

While separation is part of the design of human evolution and growth, it certainly is not the natural state from whence we came, and often we feel a longing to return to that state of utter connectedness yet fee we have lost the way to get there.

It is one thing to say and acknowledge, “I am One with you, we are all One,” and it is quite another thing to hold that belief inside us, in our hearts and even down to a cellular level. How, then, to get there? How can we hold that knowingness inside us, so that it may be present to comfort us, to guide us, to allow us to remain connected with all that we are?

It is really quite simple.

All you need to do is to allow the connection.

“Allow the connection”? What does that mean, in real terms?

It means stepping into that place rather than forcing your way in. It means holding the idea of being connected to source at all times, holding it within you as a real possibility. It means, also, letting yourself deserve that reconnection.

Let’s talk for a moment about what we deserve. We all are here on this planet on a level playing field, meaning that we all, since we are of course connected and part of the One, deserving of the same experiences, the same opportunities. You likely believe this on various levels pertaining to human rights, civil rights, and the like. We are One. But going to you, yourself, thinking about only yourself, do you give yourself the same opportunities for joy and happiness that you allow for others? Or do you see yourself as perhaps having to work a little harder, a little longer, for the same growth that you fully believe others are deserving of?

Do you really believe that you deserve to be connected to your inner source?

If you are human, then you are deserving of the human experience. Period. And allowing a reconnection to our source is certainly and most positively part of the human experience.

Again, then, allowing the connection to Source means letting go of who you think you are and letting in all the myriad magical possibilities of who you could be. For all those possibilities are also You. You are far larger than you perceive. In fact, you are not only who you think you are and the millions of imagined possibilities of who you are, but you are also all the yous that ever have been, all the yous who ever existed in your imagination or otherwise, throughout your entire life. All those possibilities, whether real or imagined, are all a part of the larger You that is. And when you acknowledge all those possibilities, acknowledge your Self in all its grand bigness and perfection, you allow connection to Source, for it is through the You that is that your connection exists.

It is through the You That Is that your connection to your Source exists.

And it is by allowing and acknowledging all your myriad possibilities, tens of thousands upon millions of them, that you regain your connection to the One that is you.

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