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Leah on the Spirit Worlds
Received by Sal Rachele
November 18, 2004
Greetings in the Light of the Radiant One. I am Leah, again at your service.
Today’s lesson is a bit different from some of the previous ones. No, I
am not abandoning the subject of enlightened sexuality. There are more parts
to that lesson in the very near future. A couple of details in the channel’s
life have prompted this discourse. His recent involvement with a class in
psychic and intuitive development is the main reason, along with his section
on spirit guides and teachers. I will have him save these words until a
bit later in the class, however, due partly to his ongoing issues with the
technological world.
Let me address that briefly. All of you involved in the online classes
and online teachings must remember that these truths reside deep within
you and it is not necessary to have an Internet connection to experience
these truths. During the times when the Internet connection is unavailable
(for whatever reason), that is when you take the time to go within and get
the information directly. My words through my beloved are just triggers
for your own inner exploration. They are not ends in themselves. They are
not the goal. They are the trigger. Never forget this, dear ones, for the
time spent in the Spirit World with my beloved cannot be explained in words.
He is only dimly aware of those times, and that is one of the things we will
explore in this lesson. In fact, the nature of time itself is completely
different within the higher realms.
We would start by reminding all of you that the Spirit Worlds exist right
now and right here, simultaneously with this physical world you see about
you. We exist in this present moment. This present moment is ultimately
all there is. The past, present and future are laid out before us as a canvas
upon which to paint our pictures. You are painting your pictures on the
part of the canvas draped across the planet known as Earth. Our canvas has,
as its backdrop, the starry sky, or the heavens, as you would call them.
Although our world of reference, Venus, is indeed a planet, in the realm
where we reside, it is just a piece of fabric in the tapestry of light. The
ethereal planet, where we have our light bodies, has glorious color and texture
and feeling, but it has none of the hot, poisonous gases of the third dimension.
Only the core essence of Lady Venus remains with us. Her presence, her spirit
is the medium through which we soar on wings of light. She is our companion,
our deepest friend in the spirit of everything. We use her “body” as our
place of refuge, so to speak, although that term does not really explain
it. It is better to go back to the analogy of a canvas, a backdrop upon which
we create day to day, moment to moment as co-Creators with the Great Spirit.
Let us talk about the Spirit Worlds of the Great Spirit. I am intentionally
using the language of the Natives of your world to help you stretch your
perspectives. All of you have what are called “spiritual ancestors” to quote
a term from a shaman’s viewpoint. These are the spirit guides and teachers
that have accompanied you from the earlier times of your planetary evolution.
What you may not understand is that not only are these spirits here with
you now, but the realms from which they come are still in existence in the
larger fabric of space and time. In other words, the past, present and future
all exist in the eternal now, and the eternal now is eternally present in
each and every moment. So this means that the life you are living now, in
this 3D world you call Earth, is interacting with and affecting your past
and future lives and all the parallel worlds of spirit that co-exist here
with you.
“Leah, that’s a mouthful!” Yes, beloved, I saw your concern at the length
of my last three paragraphs. Certainly, your ability to edit as you go along
makes it easier for the readers, but you do lose a little spontaneity along
the way. Such are the pitfalls of 3D existence.
There, does that feel better? A short paragraph. Very well, now let’s get
back to our audience, shall we? Please excuse the interruption.
We included that last little bit of banter purposely, instead of relegating
it to the sidelines, in order to make a point. The biggest reason you do
not understand the Spirit Worlds is due to your everyday concern with 3D
issues. This certainly makes sense, as you all know how easily you are distracted.
The physical body needs this, the emotional body needs that, and pretty
soon you are sputtering around taking care of physical details instead of
concentrating on the messages and your spiritual exploration. This is okay
– after all, it’s part of the process on your world. Do not fight with it
or judge it. When you are distracted, just notice it, be aware of the issues,
resolve them if necessary, and then resume your investigation into other
dimensions of your reality. Okay, enough of that.
The Spirit Worlds consist of what many Native teachings would call the
Lower, Middle and Upper Worlds. These correspond roughly to the astral,
etheric and higher spiritual worlds given in such teachings as Eckankar and
Eastern Hinduism. The channel has charts and diagrams of these worlds, but
keeps it very general and does not go into subplanes and subdimensions and
all that.
Within the astral world, there are the lower, middle and upper regions,
or subplanes if you will, that correspond to various terms from your various
anthologies. Words such as purgatory, netherworld, place of judgment and
others (including “hell”) are often used to describe the lower astral. The
channel has included this region in his discussion of the fourth dimension,
instead of relegating it to the second dimension as some of your teachers
would do. This is because all the astral regions are controlled by the mental
process of humans and spirits. [The fourth dimension is the realm of mind
and time.] As co-creators with God, you are given a set of regions and realms
upon which to dance your dance, or paint your painting. The astral regions
are part of your elementary school canvas. Those of you that are just starting
out as individual souls and need some basic lessons in creativity begin with
the astral regions as your backdrop. Is it any wonder then, beloveds, that
you would not have the proper discrimination to create something a bit more
palatable than flesh-eating monsters, grotesque apparitions and disembodied
ghouls, ghosts and goblins?
The lower astral is a complicated place that contains your energies, entities
and thought forms. That’s right, the things you create when in a place of
fear, doubt, guilt, shame, anger, revenge, and all that. Of course, there
are a few lovely things as well, but they don’t stand much of a chance cohabiting
the region along with all the deranged things of the unhealed psyche. To
say this world is all in your mind is accurate, but does not tell the whole
story. You could say you are all in God’s mind, to complete the analogy.
These things take on an energy of their own, just as you take on an energy
of your own apart from God, if you so choose. Once the painting is finished,
it remains glued to the canvas and the canvas becomes an integral part of
the painting. Such it is with the astral regions. They have a reality of
their own, albeit controlled completely by the consciousness of you, the
co-creators.
Next we have the middle astral, the place where most of you go to dream
at night when your bodies are resting. The middle astral worlds correspond
directly to the physical world. The channel, for instance, could probably
draw you a map of astral San Francisco. He has explored the middle astral
region of this great city many times – so many times he could almost name
the astral streets and can certainly draw the geography. It’s a curious thing
– the geography corresponds roughly to the physical 3D city, but with significant
differences in both height and breadth. More importantly are the energy
differences from one section of the city to another. Certain sections of
the city are devoted to certain thought forms within the collective creation
of its creators. To put that another way, the middle astral cities and regions
are collective creations of the subconscious minds of the inhabitants. Since
the channel no longer lives in San Francisco, he may think he is not contributing
to its creation, but that is not true. Any time you visit a place in your
astral body, you influence its creation. As you know, in dreams you can
embellish and modify and enhance just about anything. The next time you
go there, you will likely find your embellishments still in place. Those
of you skilled at lucid dreaming, try it! Pay attention to the details of
your dreams and you will verify much of Leah’s ramblings.
Goodness gracious! Speaking of ramblings, this piece is getting long. We’re
going to have to split this one up into separate parts as well. Are some
of you getting irritated at me? Well, that’s your problem [chuckle]. Did
you really think we could explore this subject in one part? Come on, dear
ones, you’re smarter than that. The spiritual path is simple, but nobody
said it was easy. Certainly not dear Leah. But it’s certainly exciting! I
am excited to be your tour guide on this ongoing journey. Until we get back
on the bus – I bid you a short farewell.
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Feel free to distribute this as you see fit, giving credit
where due. Sal Rachele, P.O. Box 20545, Sedona, AZ 86341 .
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