I've been asked about how Spirituality can thrive in a world that is so smothered & paralysed by the presence of Fear?
I suppose that a lot depends on your view of the world. Is the fear stifling your ability to think for yourself, or blocking your creativity?
Or are you crying into your pillow at night thinking thoughts of how unfair it is that this is happening in the world at large when you are just getting yourself into a place where things seem to be working out for you?
If you are glued constantly to your 'phone looking to see how many Facebook 'Likes' you have on a post about what you had for lunch or what you are wearing today or how cute your puppy is, then the world must look like quite a rosy place right now, as superficiality is winning the day.
If you are feeling your way through the carnage of the news, and feeling overwhelmed right about now, then know that you are not alone. It is very tough at the moment not to stick your head in the sand and hide from the terribleness of the news, of senseless killing, of countries gone mad, and you may also be feeling like Hope has been sucked out of the world.
But what if this IS the wake-up call, the long awaited wake-up call that the world has been waiting for? The threat of environmental extinction. The threat of nuclear annhilation. The threat of economic annhilation. The threat of isolationism returning.....so many threats all coming at once. What if this is all happening NOW because it is the right time for it? A truly global awakening, demanding our full attention.
I view everything that is going on in the world right now, as a signal from Spirit (God) that the Light is Rising! I'm not wearing rose-tinted glasses. I'm not in cloud cuckoo land either. I'm just calmly tuning into my Soul. Listening to her messages. Looking for the signs, the signals and the omens from the outside world, but concentrating on the messages from my inner world. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a place where you can go at any time, that is never closed, where you can get all the answers that you are seeking in a calm and orderly manner, particularly right now when things in the outer world seem less stable?
Well, you can have that by clearing the emotional baggage that you carry (we all do) whether from home, work, friendships or grief. You can have life affirming messages when you choose to listen to your Soul. Spirit is always whispering to us via our heart and soul, but we have to be tuned in enough to listen, hear and then trust enough to follow through on what we are hearing, no matter how different it may appear to be from the things that you are currently engaged with.
In February 2020, my Soul communicated through images and words that a great time of darkness was coming. I saw in my mind's eye what looked like masks. For a day or two, I ignored what I saw, but then, I experienced a very strong feeling that masks were necessary. We'd heard about the virus that was spreading across the world, but it wasn't until I saw a photograph on social media of a man lying dead in the street, that I thought perhaps I needed to follow the intuitive messages that I'd been receiving, and I purchased some face coverings plus some additional inserts. I put them into a cupboard and forgot about them. In March, when the UK went into it's first lockdown, I became aware of just how much we were going to need them. I still use my face covering today in the Winter months, so I'm taking responsibility for my health and not putting additional strain on the Health sector at a time when it is at full capacity. I don't like the face covering, but I understand that by wearing it I am helping protect other people as well as having a greater chance of staying well myself too. Win-win.
In my humble opinion, there has never been a more urgent time for humanity to come together than now.
What are our shared democratic, global values that we hold dear?
If that's too big to contemplate, then what are your own values that you hold dear & hold you to account? Are you living your values?
In a fearful world where a blanket of fear is laying across the world, paralysing it in places, there are those of us who are listening. There are those of us who are awake. This is our time.
How? Whatever we are doing, we need to shine our light. Lead the way. Help those just awakening to the mess that the outside world is in, help them to feel....fearless INSPITE of the news, the conspiracy theorists, and the prospect of imminent warfare. Those of us who are awake, we need to push away the smothering presence of fear.
Let me ask you: Where do you FEEL this smothering presence of fear in your body? In your mind? Both?
Let's do something about this together. Let's shift this illusionary fear pattern together. Working together we are stronger than working in isolation.
As Susan Jeffers once wrote let's "Feel the fear and do it anyway".
Whatever is blocking you. Whatever is holding you back. It isn't 'real'. It's an opportunity for you to shine. An opportunity for you to feel. An opportunity for you to grow. An opportunity for you to transform.
For this is what we are here for. Opportunities for our Souls to grow: To experience. To learn. To develop. To heal. To shine. To lead the way for others. To bring Heaven down to Earth. To live the spiritual lives we are here to live. To fully awaken. To fully transform fear into Love & co-operation WITH others rather than competing or seeing them as better or having more than we have.
We are all rich with abundance. We just have to learn to appreciate what we have and who is in our lives.
So, I say this to the fear that wants to paralyse us, to make us its servants, to stop our growth....Go away! The more you try to smother us, the more our Light shines through. The more we grow. The more we develop. The more we expand into our wholeness and goodness.
Never forget: The Light IS Rising.
Namaste.