Chapter 10: Why You Are Here

Chapter 10: Why You are Here

It is beautiful up here on Carpenter Mountain Ranch this summer. With the rain and the sun we have an abundance of wildflowers. The pine beetles are making their presence known, looking out over the valley about 15% of the trees are rust colored.
I am so grateful to be able to live here. I also feel this way about living on this Earth. Who of us has not asked, "why am I here?" I used to think I would be able to list "why I am here" on a piece of paper, but through my process of discovery I have narrowed it down to: I am here to become the goddess I am meant to be. How am I going to do this? I believe by re-establishing by connection with the Divine wisdom (the Creator), believing in this wisdom, having cosmic consciousness I can seek the high road to find joy, peace and purpose in my life.

Chapter 10 discusses Why You Are Here in accordance with the Universal Laws. If we do not understand our own nature and our purpose for being our lives will hold only limited meaning and we can find little true fulfillment. This knowledge will assist us in our transformation. As far as the Universal Laws are concerned it does not matter what your God-concept is. I do not seek to define God for that limits God, but I do need an understanding. For me Spirit is the source of light which is the source of Divine. I believe there is one Spirit, we are forms of the One Spirit. We are portions of God, you can call it a child of God or whatever suits you. You are a soul. This chapter talks about four great gifts.

The first great gift is that you were made in the image of Spirit. It was your soul which was made in the image of your Creator, not your body or your mind. Your soul is actually a portion of the Divine. This means that we carry the divine portion with us always. We do not need to go looking for God for it is within ourselves when we choose to attune to it. We are sparks of light, with the ability of creation and with knowledge of God. This means you have everything within yourself to make your life perfect realizing that "perfect" means exactly the right thing at the exactly the right time and place for the greatest good for self and others.

The second great gift is that we are endowed with life and consciousness. We have minds and consciousness enabling us to be aware of ourselves and others and of our existence. This allows are consciousness to know that we are not the whole but part of the Creator. Consciousness is not a function of our minds but of our soul. I call this Cosmic Consciousness.

The third great gift is that as souls we are eternal. There is no death. What we experience as a death is but a transition to another step into fulfillment of our purpose. We are never given more than what we can handle as long as we trust in Spirit. We are never left to go it alone.

The fourth great gift is that our souls are endowed with free will. With free will we can do whatever we choose to do with the gifts we have been given. This applies whether on this earth or in any other plane of existence. We still have to operate within the laws of the Universe. Your will is greater than any other influence in your life, by your will, you can proceed in accord with such patterns or counteract them as you choose.

The book discusses that we as souls lost our awareness of our own divine nature. To re-establish this connection to have Divine wisdom to guide us we need to attune ourselves, our vibrations, our consciousness to greater awareness of the Divine within. As we follow this guidance, our lives become more fulfilling, more satisying, more meaningful, more worthwhile.

The book states that without the infinite wisdom of the Divine within to lead us, we rely solely on intellect for guidance. Since intellect does not have the overall picture, we create difficulties and situations that are not completely fulfilling or satisfying. Our earthly experience is designed to bring us to the realization that we have a higher purpose than merely living life. We need to re-establish the connection with the Divine wisdom to guide us.

Which leads me back to becoming the goddess I am meant to be. What will this cost me? I give up nothing except pain and sorrow, struggle and fear. I move my limits from not knowing, now being aware, to the potential for knowing and complete awareness-to peace and joy, abundance and fulfilling relationships and happiness. It is the ultimate transformation, it is the high road of life.

Chapter 9: The Master Law for Your Transformation

Bill and I are in Las Vegas this week for a little R & R. It is July and it is hot, make no mistake. But here we are able to recharge ourselves for the work we do in Colorado. The responsibilities of the ranch weigh heavily on Bill and my nursing work takes its own piece of energy. This part of the book discusses transformation. How do you go from here to there? How do you move to a place that better suits you? The book defines transformation in a spiritual sense as "a shift or a change in consciousness from an older, limiting pattern to a higher pattern." What limiting patterns have I held on to in my life? How can I let go? Letting go of these limiting patterns can bring fulfillment to our lives. By learning the Universal Laws we can learn how to drive our lives. Remember when you first got your driver's license? How much further has this taken you than you even thought at the time? It is not just about creating our own destiny, but going far beyond that destiny as you see it today. I was watching Invictus and the last two lines of that poem by Heneley state:
"I am the captain of my ship, I am the Master of my Soul". What powerful statements, I am the driver of my life, the Master of my Soul.

Chapter 9: The Master Law for your Transformation
The previous laws in the previous chapters give us a foundation, like the basic blocks of reading and writing in our education. Now these higher Universal Laws will broaden our horizons. These laws set forth the principals that deal with the relationship to your Creator, to others, yourself, and to your Universe. If you are to transform yourself you must determine what is it that is important in your life, what is your truth?

Jesus stated "Know the truth and the truth shall set your free". No one can tell you what your truth is. It is your truth, not someone else's. Truth is an active, ongoing dynamic. Truth is growth. I love this. What I believed to be true when I was five is not the same thing as my truth now. That doesn't mean I was wrong, but I have changed. My awareness has changed. I have grown. I continue to grow in my consciousness and in my understanding. If I become rigid in my viewpoints, I miss so much, so many other ways to look at an experience. The reality is that the truth doesn't change, I do.
The Universal Laws are laws of Truth. They apply in every situation of life. What does the statement that the "truth will set you free" mean? For me it means I am set free from the beliefs I had been holding inside that we not true, that were holding me back and limiting me. This is really freedom from fear. Operating out of Love and not Fear. We are so conditioned in fear. In the Voice of Knowledge Miguel Rius speaks about the limiting fear. You realize that these old fears are not true. It may happen in a moment or take a lifetime, but it works if you are open to it. If you understand the Universal Laws, apply them in the highest way you can, your life will get better and better, to operate out of love.

Many of us have rejected organized religion, myself included, but I believe in a Power higher than myself. This book talks about the fact that "God Is" is the Ultimate truth. I believe the Universal Laws are guided by divine truth which is provided by the power that is higher than myself. This in turn is knowing that our Universe is powered by Love.

Our culture likes to number things so the book talks about Three Steps to Transformation. The first step is to earnestly open our minds to truth. The Universe will then bring to us the truth we need to look at-at that time, we do not need to go looking for it. We need to be open and willing to accept whatever happens to us, knowing that it is for our growth and for our greater understanding of the truth. The second step is acceptance of the Ultimate truth that God Is to the extent and in the manner that your are able to do so at present. As you work with the master, with the tools and follow the guidance, knowledge will come. The third step is that we become discerners of the truth-holding to that which is eternal which doesn't change in purpose or intent. To me this means I need to live in accord with the Universal Laws. Truth is simple. By living in the spirit of truth I will be on the higher road that I seek.