transmuting negativity into the Gold of God

Dearest & Nearest,

Even as Mother Earth is undergoing traumatic changes because human beings have populated it for so many eons, without  caring for  her—even so, Mother Earth remains in love—she is IN Love—not outside of love.

Only humans are outside of love. Humans have thus  far failed in their responsibility to care for Mother Earth and all of her children. This did not happen suddenly. It happened over eons of time. 

Just as a drop of water dripping slowly over eons can create a  cavern—so has the unconsciousness of human beings as a whole created the crisis that we are now  experiencing. 

What is the answer? The first and most important answer is—YOU become conscious. YOU practice awareness in each moment. 

YOU be intelligent. YOU live with awareness. YOU know what is happening in your body, mind and feelings. YOU be conscious so that the negative aspects of your being can be transmuted into gold—the Gold of God.

Just as the great artist, Vincent van Gogh, devoted himself to creating beauty upon canvas—using paint to turn his pain into love upon the canvas—transmuting negativity into the Gold of  God—so can you.

with love & devotion, as always...

HAVE YOU?

 HAVE YOU?

Have you loved with all your being today?

Have you lived with great enthusiasm today?

Have you laughed with all your heart today?

Here we have a brilliant red sun setting. Gorgeous to look at...but at the expense of the fires burning all over the western part of the United States (which aren't, by the way, so united lately...but that's another story).

And the fires burning so intensely are the result of global warming, which is affecting everyone, everywhere, both humans and animals, nature and cities, earth and waters, air and weather.

One way we can respond is by living deeply, intensely, completely—in the present moment. Whatever happens to the world, however helpless one may at times feel, however despondent—you have the possibility to enter into the Center of Being, that place that is beyond description.

Just as the sun is—always the sun—so is the sun at the center of your being always the Sun. The sun does not change color—even when the pollution of raging fires reaches 3,000 miles to the east coast. 

What is the teaching for you? What can you learn from climate change? You can learn that the time to turn within is NOW. It has always been now. It is only now. Now is all there is.

When you believe in some other now, a now that belongs to the past or future, you are—simply believing. Blind believing. 

The angels say—come out of blind believing into SEEING. See with heart connected to divine intelligence. This is why you have incarnated upon Mother Earth. This is why Mother Earth, who is a living breathing being, has opened her arms to receive you.

Mother Earth is not like a mother on earth. She is the Mother. She longs only for your freedom. She is already  free. She has opened her whole being to the souls who have incarnated in human bodies to complete their earthly journey into wholeness, which is holiness.

That is why you are here. 

Psalms 46:

Dearest &  Nearest,

I  took this picture the other evening as the sun was on its way to sleep. The picture doesn't show the intensity of color—the sun itself was deep red and orange, like a ball of fire burning in the sky. It was breathtaking to look at .... but ...

...the reason for the color is because of the fires burning constantly in the western part of the USA and in Italy at the moment. The fire in the state of Oregon is as large as the city of Los Angeles. It's heart-breaking to think of the small animals, the large animals, losing their lives, losing their homes. And the trees and hills and plants being burned and suffocated...

...these fires have burned so long and so intensely that their effects are being felt/seen clear across the country, to the east coast, where I live...which is why  the sun was a burning ball in the sky and the moon that night bright orange...

...and then there are the floods in Europe, and fires in Italy, and changing weather patterns all over the earth. Even where I live, which is lovely and green right now, there have been many days of rain and some flooding, though nothing dangerous, but still ... the animals in the hills and forests and meadows are affected.

We are living in the midst of climate change. For too long human beings have taken and taken from the earth, without giving  back. 

There are those who want to change this, who have strived in their lives to live in harmony with Mother Earth — but — the greed and avarice of those who live from egos, wanting more and more, while giving less and less—those who live in unconsciousness — has tipped the balance towards darkness.

But ... be not afraid ... take comfort in these words from the the Bible:

Psalms 46:

God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3 Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling.

I have written about this more extensively in the lessons, for example, The Kingdom of God is Within and  Pandemics and Things.

For today, do not despair. There is Light within. This Light is brighter than darkness, stronger than fear, and endures when all else fades. 

This Light is your true nature. It is your saving Grace. 

Until next time...your loving teacher & companion along the clear and simple way.

One of the poems I memorized as a child, it paints a picture of the awe and wonder of a star-filled night — something everyone can't see, especially with light pollution and air pollution. So if you haven't met Sara Teasdale, let me introduce her...Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) 

Stars

Alone in the night

On a dark hill

With pines around me

Spicy and still, 

And a heaven full of stars

Over my head

White and topaz

And misty red; 

Myriads with beating

Hearts of fire

The aeons

Cannot vex or tire; 

Up the dome of heaven

Like a great hill

I watch them marching

Stately and still. 

And I know that I

Am honored to be

Witness

Of so much majesty.

This poem is in the public domain. And if you'd like to listen to it spoken, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLG-QnMbUUI

This is a fascinating book. I mentioned it in: 

THE NATURE COURSE

PART 2, MESSAGE 17

You are Stardust

You are Golden

You are made of flowers

When I took this photo of the Center of a flower, I had no idea there was a tiny bug inside it. I didn't see it until I posted it!

Dearest & Nearest,

I am making an attempt to restart Your Open Classroom after a long time away (as time goes). I stopped because there was so little active participation from any of you, other than reading what is written. And because google blogger is not the easiest to navigate—and so I can understand your hesitancy to participate here. And because you all have busy lives. And because social media has become much more inviting.

However, I have decided to return—to share a bit of my life as 'teacher' and 'student' of the clear and simple way. You can visit—or not. Your Classroom is, as it has always been, always open. And you are always welcome to share. And to browse the archives. I don't care if you actively participate. It is my intention to show up anyway.

I have no idea what I will be writing here. I never do. I have very little idea what will be happening the next moment. But people live as if they actually 'know'—as if they are 'in control'—of the next moment—or the next.

I grow weary with the pretense of playing the games, acting out the roles. This is not an inner weariness. In my Center, like the center of a flower, my heart and soul sing. It is this song I am interested in. This song I want to hear, to dance to. 

The world exerts such a strong external pull—sort of like gravity that holds us in place—only gravity is friendly; it keeps us from flying into space. The pull of the world isn't friendly at all. It wants to pull the strings, keep us puppets, so that we live mechanical lives and never break free.

SO...growing weary with the pretenses of the world is a sign you are moving in a good direction, not in the bad direction of the world, but in the direction of Truth. You are no longer interested in the way of the world. You recognize that they bring you not to peace and freedom, but to false imprisonment.

You are free as soon as you recognize yourself to be.

with love, as always 

the Truth Teacher is within you

Spiritual teachings wake up the Truth within you. They do not create that Truth. Truth is not inherent in anything or anyone outside you. Truth exists within you. Spiritual Teachings can only point the way to the Truth Teacher within you. They cannot create that Truth.

The wisdom of the heart cannot be learned

It can only be revealed