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MEETING AN INNER GUIDE
Close your eyes and relax deeply. Go to your inner sanctuary. Imagine that you are standing on a path. Start to walk up the path. See in the distance a form coming toward you radiating a clear bright light. As you approach the form, see how it looks, how it is dressed, whether it is male or female. Greet this being, ask its name. Take whatever name comes. Show your guide around your sanctuary. Ask if there is anything he or she would like to say to you. You may ask specific questions. When the experience of being together feels complete, thank your guide. Express your appreciation and ask him or her to meet you again in your sanctuary, whenever you desire.

I AM NOW IN CONTACT WITH A WISE INNER GUIDE
This meditation is by Shakti Gawain. She has some excellent books and tapes you might like to check out. I learned to meditate with one of her audio tapes. Barbara
www.shaktigawain.com

NEW THINKING

Life on the physical plane has rarely been easy for human beings. Being so

challenging has made it a "good school" for souls. However, people have

tended to make it harder than it needed to be. The theme of the upcoming era

is to awaken consciousness so as to see how to navigate the rapids, so to

speak, with the least possible resistance. This requires both alertness and

developing a greater ability to think. Many solutions to difficult problems

are available but unseen because of a lack of creative, resourceful

thinking. This is true both individually and collectively.

Often, those with the most useful intellects for this would not receive the

highest test scores or be thought of as being the most intelligent--they may

not be the ones with the greatest command of information. However, they have

the ability to penetrate the surface and see into the heart of a matter.

They are willing to see truths that many will always circumnavigate because

they are deemed unacceptable. And they are willing to consider solutions

that have not been considered by many. This quality is emerging more and

more in human beings and will be essential if humanity is to survive these

rough waters.

--Michael Channeled by Shepherd Hoodwin July 24, 2006

Some people who engage in inner work or spiritual practices strive to
access "inner guides" or "master teachers within" who may offer wisdom,
direction or answers. Other people claim to act as mediums through whom
other beings speak....beings they believe are separate consciousness. But
perennial wisdom from the global, spiritual traditions reminds us that at
the level of Consciousness itself, we are one and the same, like many drops
that return to the ocean, so how can there truly be separate
consciousness? the "separate" guides or inner master are other parts of
our larger self....parts of us that reflect our own innate wisdom. While
they can be fascinating, subtle guides should be given no more power or
credibility than people to be checked out against our innermost
feelings.....our own heart wisdom. More likely, people who have "inner
guides" who they perceive as separate are accessing what Carl Jung termed
the "collective unconscious", where in or out of trance, they open to
different archetypes of sub-personalities stored within our larger human
psyche. Whatever the mechanisms, the wisdom is ours.

What are Abundance Checks?

Abundance checks are a tool we can use to create more abundance in our lives.
They are written within 24 hours after a New Moon.

Surprisingly, you really don't even need to believe that the check will work when you write it. You will however be amazed at the results, as you will see increased abundance in your life, in some life area. It is not always financial, but certainly in an area that you need.

There is a traditional manner, which has been handed down, that must be followed. If you do not have a checking account you can draw a check on a piece of paper and fill it out the same way - the results will be the same, more abundance for you.

Here´s how to do them:

When: Each new moon in 2006: [All dates are in UTC time.] JUNE 25 (16:05); JULY 25 (4:31); AUG. 23 (19:10); SEPT. 22 (11:45); OCT. 22 (5:14); NOV. 20 (22:18); DEC. 20 (14:01).

1.) Within 24 hours after a New Moon, take a check from your check book. Where it says "Pay to," write your name.
2.) In the little box on the same line where you would fill in a dollar amount write "Paid in full."
3.) On the line underneath your name, where you would write out a dollar amount, write "Paid in full." [I find it works better if you don't add the squiggly line.]
4.) Sign the check: "The Law of Abundance."

Do not put a date on the check. Do not write a specific dollar amount in the check. Put it in a safe place and forget about it. The Universe will take it from there.

Many people are skeptical about trying this until they do it. After the first time they realize the power of these checks and do them routinely every month! Try it yourself and see!

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