February

Shams-Tabriz Habib, a dear friend of Cosmic Lighthouse will begin a series of conversations with Archangel Michael channeled by Valerie Wood on a variety of topics. In this conversation, topics include an introduction, transformation of humanity, making choices and choosing our bodies.

Michael: Welcome to you dear one. Many blessings to you. We wish to acknowledge you and the most important opportunity we have here.

Shams: Yes, our objective here as you well know is to provide session for Chee and Lee’s Cosmic Lighthouse so perhaps we should began by introducing you.

M: We will begin by saying if we introduce us we are introducing you as well for we go hand in hand. We are all in this together. At this particular time our purpose is one and the same. It is to reach out to those who are in the dark and require, how you say, have the light turned on. We will introduce ourselves as an integrated energy. The majority of the ones who speak through our dear one are through the angelic realm, but there have been others that come and go depending on the information that is required to be answered. At the moment there are a combination of several angelic entities with us. Of course Archangel Michael, who is always with our dear one, is present as are others who are lending their energies to this conversation.

We are not separate from you, we are not above you, we are not next to you, we are truly within you.

S: Many on this plane at this time have this perception that, that which is beyond this realm, whether it is angelic or an extension of the divine, is far above those of us who are experiencing life on this planet. Will you please speak to the truth of that or the false humility in that.

M: You have been taught many times that you are separate from us and the Source. The truth is we truly are one. We are not separate from you, we are not above you, we are not next to you, we are truly within you. Your cells, your DNA, your code, truly is encoded with us. Ahh let us put it this way. You realized that everything is made out of energy and as so the DNA in your cells is also made up of energy. The angelic realm and others also have their own unique energy. Those energies are also attached to yours and to the source. So when you truly look within to discover who you are, you are truly connecting to us and the Source and you are discovering the expansiveness, and truth of who you are in doing so. It is true when you look inside for answers you know all the answers, because you truly do. There is no separation. We are not above, we are not next, we are within. Many use this is as a metaphor, but we are here to tell you this is truly a literal thing. Many know this and many are discovering this for themselves. That is why it has come to such an important time on this earth for you to discover the tremendous power that you have. For if we are one imagine what it is that you could create here on earth.

S: Yes, I think this is something that is very timely in fact. Many of us are experiencing tremendous shifts in our experiences upon this planet and where joy is very much within reach and is simply an extension of thought. Where creation is true manifestation and is occurring more and more rapidly with pure intention given the impulses of joy and love and appreciation of the working energy. Can you speak to the evolution that has taken place on the earth that has enabled this transformation and what this transformation is leading towards?

M: We will begin to start with, you have been in the dark for thousands of years, and there have been many special teachers who walked the planet who were trying to show you how to turn on the light. It is an opportunity. The energies have shifted and have given you the opportunity to walk in full light, not to be in ¾ light ¼ darkness or ½ light ½ darkness. The opportunity now exists to be in full light. What we mean by full light is to be in full consciousness of who and what it is you are. The evolution and the process is to discover all that you are. To bring forth all that you have been into one unified whole system. And so it is a magnificent opportunity that is taking place and is currently taking place and will continue to take place for this coming year. The energies are so great that it is as if God himself shines the sun directly on each individual person, saying ahhh here I am you cannot ignore me any longer and by not ignoring me you can no longer ignore yourself because we are one and the same. So it is time for you to forgive yourself and all that you deem that you have done wrong for you have done nothing wrong it is only your judgment upon yourself that causes you harm. It is time to acknowledge who you are, who you have been and all that you can be and to be the creators that you are meant to be. Earth is a place of discovery and learning. It is time for you to discover and learn that you can create paradise here. But as you know it is a choice and you must choose.

True humility is to honor yourself.

<!--pagebreak--> S: Now not all will choose for this because not all will make the choice to rediscover the truth of themselves correct?

M: Correct, we will say not all will choose and some will choose not to choose. Do not be in judgment of them for that is their path. It is fine. They will be taken care of. Ultimately all will lead back to the Source. It will just be a matter if they choose to do it now or at a later time. The opportunity has arrived for thousands and thousands to have the light bulb turned on and to say ahhhh what is this about me that I have not recognized in the past, and to honor and bless themselves. You have been taught it is not, we will use the term “good” to honor and bless yourself. You think that you are stoking the ego. We will say to you that it is a blessing. True humility is to honor yourself. For when you honor yourself you honor us, you honor the Source, and you honor every other. It is most important.

S: For humanity then what does this look like because there are schools that will have the view of the mystics that you enter a space of meditation where you are simply immersing yourself in a space of bliss, or given what you are saying and what many are experiencing, is that the world itself becomes magnificent. It becomes a reflection of the magnificence that one is experiencing in one's own life. What is the course here? What is the opportunity here?

M: We thank you for asking such a question dear one. The opportunity is most magnificent. The idea of being in physical is to experience. If you choose to sit in meditation and experience bliss and not experience others then so be it. But you also have the opportunity to experience heaven on earth and to create what it is you choose in the moment to be, or to have, or to experience. Many of you think that it is liken that heaven will come crushing thru the sky down onto earth and everything in a blink of an eye will be perfect and God will say ahh I am brining heaven down to earth and the earth will be this magnificent, loving, peaceful atmosphere. That is not the case. The opportunity is for YOU to bring heaven to earth. To BE heaven, you see. This is what we have been talking about. You are one with the Source and with us. Truly, truly heaven resides within you. And so if it resides within you, you have the beautiful gift of manifesting what it is you truly desire at any moment. Love, happiness, peace. Now imagine a world where you create whatever it is that you want in the moment that will truly bring you happiness and joy. Now if you can imagine this, can you imagine heaven? Heaven resides within. The highest most outcome is to release the heaven from within you and bring it forth into physical. How magnificent and beautiful. You do not fully scope the ability you have to create such beauty. You think such things only resides in heaven, it resides within each and everyone of you. Now is the time to blossom, to enfold, to bring forth so that you can experience heaven on earth. That is what is meant by heaven on earth. It is time dear ones. Be gentle, be joyous, be loving, and choose, choose to make that happen. Choose to find out who your true inner self is and who you truly are, the divine beings you truly are, and bring the heaven and all you desire here on earth. It is your playground to do with what you choose. Choose.

S: That brings us now to that which you speak of is choice but also clarity, which clarity is also important. I experience it as a laser. If one is seeking to cut through a steel door that has been shut for centuries, if the laser is not trained precisely on the point that will cut through the lock or the hinge then it will not necessarily be as effective as it could be if it was honed. How do you see that clarity from the perspective of the greater choices that we are making as individuals as well as on behalf of humanity at large?

M: Many of you are hung up in how you say choosing wrong or not choosing directly. Your image of the lock and not hitting it precisely is exactly what we mean. At this point in the game it is important for you to pick up the laser and just start shooting at the steel door at any spot to start cracking it down, little by little. You understand.

S: Yes

The more you choose the more clarity you have in what it is you truly want.

M: If you want to use the image of the steel door and laser beam. The laser beam is shooting wildly and you are shooting through the door and even though you are not hitting the target you are shooting tiny little holes in this steel door and little beams of light are coming through and by these lights coming through it will help shine more light into them and to given them a glint to see who it is that they are and who it is that they will be. So it is important for you to choose. To pick up the laser beam and start shining it at the door. The problem resides with many who do not want to choose and by not choosing they are negating their abilities. They are not honoring what/who they are. Many will say ahhh, but I am too afraid to choose this or choose that because I do not know if it is right. That is where the fear and judgment comes into each of you. We will say it is time to get over that. It is not necessary. It is not important. There is no wrong choice. It is only you who deem things to be right or wrong. So get over the notions of right and wrong. Choose. Each will lead to the same. It will only be the experience that may be different but it is important to choose. The more you choose the more clarity you have in what it is you truly want. And so as your choosing a road you see another road and you say ahh this is the road that what I truly want. We are keeping it simplistic. We are aware it is much more complicated, but that is to give it to you in a very simple way. So choose. We will tell you it is time for you to get off your butt and start making choices. Do not be in fear. There are many who do not choose because they are afraid of what they are going to find if they choose to look inside. This fear and judgment of themselves is forcing them not to choose. It is important for you to look inside and to see who you are and to forgive any notions of the things that you have said and done that you deem good or bad. For if you are us and we are you and we are beauty you are beauty. If we are love you are love. There is no difference. The difference is in the way that you judge yourself. Judgment will lead to fear. Fear to not choosing. Not choosing leads to confusion and when you get confused that is where the chaos and anger sets in. Then you have anger and fighting. Is that what you want to choose? For not choosing that is what you chose. We beseech all of you to choose. All paths are good paths. It is important that you chose dear one. They all lead to the same.

S: As we look at the perspective of the individual. Each individual has an unique expression, has an unique personality of course and individual soul, but manifests and expresses through the body on this planet. Now are most people on this planet, well I’ll even ask the question is everyone on this planet in sync, meaning that their soul energies are in sync with their physical space suit?

M: Indeed not, no, and that sometimes where lies the problem. Before you came here you have many choices of what it is you wish your physical space suit to be. Some of you were more ambitious than others, and you think I can handle such a wiring as this body, and then your soul comes into it when you’re born as a tiny baby and you realize that these energies do not mesh. So some have a harder time than others with the transition between the two. The intermingling between physical energy and the soul energy and they have a problem with that. Because of that they could have many physical, mental or emotional wirings that are miscommunicating and when that happens it is our job to work with them diligently to have the two energies merge. As the physical body evolves and becomes lighter and lighter it helps the soul that had entered it, who is already at its optimal, to better fit into that physical form. And so when that happens it will help alleviate any of the stresses that they may be feeling at this time.

S: Those whose soul’s energy, whose individual energy do suit their vehicle, does that necessarily mean that they each have distinct expressions? A certain space suit may be more musically incline, another one may be business minded if you know where I am going with this thought?

M: We will say yes and no. The physical space suit is wired energetically only to a point. It is the soul that truly brings the gifts or non-gifts, or what it is they choose to be as you say musically inclined or artistically inclined, absent minded and so forth. Before you were born into your space suit you chose your type of wiring and said I’d like to experience this life here on earth more musically inclined. I have not been such in the past in other lives and I choose to know what that experience is like. So, I will choose a body that is going to help me along in that path. So he/she will choose a body that will help him or her physically be able to maneuver, or play instruments or vocal cords that will help him/her to sing a certain octave in a certain way that another physical body may have had a harder time with. But we will say it is all in your choosing, and there again it goes back to a very important thing that we have been talking about it is in the choosing.

March

AA Michael: You are expressing your divinity tonight…. We were listening in to your conversation just a second ago.

Shams-Tabriz: Thank you so much, thank you. Sometimes, I feel as if I do not articulate myself clearly. But energetically I know that you pick up the intent behind the words.

M: Indeed you are one who is truly gifted with gab, [the gift] to converse. You do not mince your words, and your words are truly very clear. Not only are they clear, but [also] you put the intention and [the] energy and the oomph behind your words so it’s as if the ones you are speaking to get the double-whammy.

ST: I thought we would start off this evening with a continuing discussion that could be shared with Cosmic Lighthouse. An interesting theme for us to explore relates to Choosing. We discussed in the last session how choosing is so fundamental to the expansion of humanity and of the individual, that it enables the expression of divinity within man and woman.

And by choosing, we are choosing - in every moment - who we choose to express as, what behaviors serve, what behaviors do not serve, based upon how we choose to experience life. From that perspective of course, there is no judgment of good or bad, of right or wrong. It is simply always in every moment a choice. So why don’t we start off there? If you would, please share your thoughts.

M: Well, as we have said to you and to many others before, it is only you who judge yourself. It is not us. We would say that you summed it up beautifully. It is only your selves in judgment. Nothing truly is how you perceive it…, good or… bad. It is only you who deem to put labels on such things. “Ah, this is a good choice. Ah, this is a bad choice.” It is only your individual view that taints how you see things. It is our suggestion for ones… [such as you] that they look inside and discover who it is they truly are – the divine beings that they truly are - and they will start to see things from a higher perspective, so to speak.

And so as they start to grow or [to] move up the ladder…, discovering more of who it is they are - their divineness, they will see things from a higher… plateau. And things become a little bit more clear. So when things become more clear, they start losing judgment of the choices they make, and they start to take more responsibility. And they say, “Ah, I chose this direction, instead of that direction.” And they look at it and say, “Ah, why is it that I chose one over the other?” And they can look from a point of observing and not one of judgment of themselves.

ST: It is akin to the analogy that we used last time when we were talking about the door. The individual who is trapped inside the cell is firing a laser towards the door and poking holes through that door, allowing the light to shine through. And as that individual then recognizes that which is the most advantageous direction to be firing the laser, it becomes more and more honed, more and more precise, more and more focused, more and more expansive - in that direction.

M: Indeed, that is exactly what we are trying to convey. The farther… they hone in on a certain area, the farther they move up the spiritual ladder, in your terms. The more clear things become. They can see things through more divine eyes.

ST: Within this whole discussion of choosing, there is something that emerges - and that is self-reflection. We, as divine beings in human form, are still expressing a limited understanding of ourselves – our limited consciousness. There are aspects of our expression of self that are limited in their form, that are not quite as magnificent, as expansive as we can choose to be. In that, it’s as if there are layers of our selves, as if there’s a veneer that needs to be peeled off gradually.
So we reflect upon ourselves; we reflect on our behaviors; we reflect on our choices.

Within this dynamic, there is what arises at times in my experience as self-criticism and the confusion that emerges from that self-criticism. This confusion stems from questioning if there is something that is your own to resolve or if it belongs to another. How does one come to distinguish between what is one’s own and what belongs to another?

M: [This is a…] very good question. This is one that will serve many of you - to learn discernment, to remove the fog, to scrape off the layers of the onion to see which… [layers] are attached to you and which ones are not. You beings are a very logical… race, so it would be… beneficial for you to stand back, to remove yourself from the situation, to look at it as if you are an observer of the situation, and to come at it from a logical point of view as you are looking at the scenario or the drama unfolding. Say, “Ah, is there anything in there that truly would make me feel this way, [that would make me feel] frustration or anger? Do I have a logical reason to feel [this] way?” And if you can look at it [as an] observer…, then you can say, “Ah, there is truly no reason for me to get angry as she did not say anything mean…. Then why was I feeling anger when she was not saying anything mean to me?” That is your indication that it is her energy that you are picking up on. The energy behind her words was obviously one of anger and was literally attaching itself to your energy. Do you understand? Are we making our point clear?

ST: Please elucidate.

M: If you do not mind, we will use you as an example. [Assume] you are in conversation with a female and… you… [perceive] her as pushing your buttons. And as she is pushing your buttons you are getting angry and… frustrated because when the situation is over, you are feeling anger. You feel, “Ah, this one has been manipulating me and has been taking advantage of me.” So it is at that time to self-reflect and to stand back and play back the scenario again in your mind but this time not as an active participant – to observe it as if you are watching a movie…. Then you can go over what she truly said to you or what it is she did…. Then you can say, “Ah, she truly did not manipulate me; it was only my perspective of this. So, why is it that I am feeling the anger and manipulation when it truly was not the scenario?”

What is happening here is that she – the one who is in the scenario, the drama, the movie… - is the one who has a little bit of bitterness behind her feelings towards you, bitterness or jealousy. And that jealousy… [is turning] into anger. So when she is speaking… anger is attached to the energy of those words. So when she is speaking these words, even though she may not be saying anything in anger, the energy [of anger] is attached to the words and then the energy… [of anger becomes] attached to you…. And you pick up on that and [then] you become angry. And then you perceive that maybe she is manipulating… [you] and taking advantage of… [you]. Truly… [the anger] is not coming from you; the source is her.

It is so complicated and…, as you know, everything is energy. [You] are energy beings, beings of energy – divine energy. When [you] interact with one another, [you] have an exchange of energy. Because [you] have thousands and thousands of exchanges of energy everyday with people [you] are not even aware of, it is truly hard [for you] to distinguish that which is yours… [from] that which is another’s.

So it is our suggestion to step back… and go over it in your mind; be more logical and look over it as if you are watching a movie. The key here is… [to] step outside…, [to] have no emotions and not to judg[e] what it is that you see. It is extremely hard for many of you to step outside of these situations because there is an emotional attachment to you. So that is what needs to be worked on. It is for you to step outside of your self without any emotional attachment, to be in balance, to be non-judgmental, to look at it as if you are watching someone else’s drama unfold.

ST: This becomes very interesting because the tendency is for an involution to take place, where I would actually criticize myself or question my actions and behaviors that contributed to the drama. When in fact, had I been more of an observer and a participant, both at the same time, I would have realized in that moment – because I would have been emotionally detached - that the energy was not mine, that the anger or the jealousy, whatever it was, was not mine. Therefore, in the moment, my response might have been one of awareness of that other individual and perhaps amusement and perhaps a choice to remain aloof.

M: We would like to commend you and say, Bravo! We applaud you for your analysis…. That is the optimal outcome, to be able to be in the situation in the moment, in the Now - and you are always truly in the Now, there is never the past or the future, only the Now. [Be] always in the Now; be at the same time the observer and the participant. If you are able to do this, you can see things clearly…. The higher you go up the spiritual ladder, it will be easier for you to be both [observer and participant] at the same time, and you get better and better at it. And so there becomes less judgment and less criticism of your self.

ST: Does there emerge from this state an arrogance, for lack of a better word, wherein I might have the experience that it doesn’t matter how others might react to my non-reaction, that it is their problem and not mine?

M: We would agree that many would see it as being arrogant, very ego-oriented…. They would take it that way because they are not seeing things through their clear eyes, their divine eyes, at that moment in time. And since they are seeing things from a lower vibration or frequency, their judgment is skewed; they see things more cloudy. As they start going up the ladder, it will become clearer. You are correct that some will think that you are just this mean, bad person who truly does not care and who is very egotistical.

[However] we will tell you [that] when you reach a certain level, it becomes not so important what other people think, because you truly know the divine person that you are. So you are no longer judging yourself. You are open to the divine oneness that we all are. And when you do such, it is inconsequential what others think because you see the divine oneness in them as well. For when you see yourself as divine-one, you are able to see them as some part of you. Then you will have no judgment of them, and it will not bother you that they think of you as such an egotistical person. Do you understand what we are trying to say?

ST: I completely understand. And the truth of that expression, the aloofness or amusement then, is that it is always coming from a place of complete open heartedness, always a complete loving expression. But it may not appear to others to be loving. It will always be, however, clear, open, powerful and loving.

M: Indeed! That is exactly correct. Many of you… wear different rose-colored glasses; they are all different varieties and levels. Some see more clearly than others. Depending on who you are having an exchange with and depending on what type of glasses they have…, [this will determine] how the exchange is perceived.

ST: But our own personal yardstick, our own personal measuring stick, our barometer, shall we say, is that we are coming from that place of love.

M: That is most important, and you are correct in saying that all truly comes from a place of love. It is only perceived differently because… they are wearing glasses that are foggy. It is not clearly seen that it comes from a place of divine love. We would like to make a point here. Because they are wearing these shady, rose-colored glasses, not only do they not see the divine essence in you, they do not see it because they do not notice this in themselves. It is most important for one to self-reflect and to know and to discover the Divine in themselves, so that when they look at another or when they experience another, they discover the Divineness in another as well.

ST: Right. This is why you have spoken many times of the need for full integration of self, of the need to integrate all the different life experiences and different energetic aspects, the entire pyramid that makes up the wholeness of the individuated expression of this divine experience.

For instance, this that is Shams-Tabriz is in totality many lifetimes of experiences and many levels of experiences, angelic and otherwise. And the need for that fully integrated self to express ultimately in form is what permits and what allows for the full divine expression to be so dynamic. From this viewpoint we can see that the expression of love isn’t merely what many humans would experience as a soft, loving, gentle expression. It can be very powerful, very abrupt. It can have a multidimensionality to it. And this is why full integration is required, correct?

M: Yes, that is correct. You beings do not truly understand what it is to love, that feeling. As you discover all that you are, all of the [metaphorical] pyramid, every level of the pyramid, all the way from the base to the capstone…, [then] that [discovery] is when the true love, the divine essence, is able to flow through. And you truly understand what that is. It is very incomprehensible to many of you now. But now is the time we have… [spoken of]; the gateway is flooded and God is shining upon you, so that it is available to all now.

ST: And so love at times will be like a rose and at times will be like thunder and lightning.

M: Indeed. There is not just one mushy, squishy emotional love. There are many multidimensional loves.

ST: Thank you.

M: You are so very welcome, dear one.

April

POSSE (pronounced poss-ee) is a term from the American West ­ from the days of the Old Wild West ­ to describe a gang of cowboys summoned to uphold the law. I use this to describe our friends in this dialogue because it was a blend of 5 that were present: Michael, Uriel, Elmarilla Bailey, Jeshua, and another as-yet-unnamed Archangel. And I do believe that they have been summoned to uphold the highest of all laws. I use the term playfully, as this is how I choose to experience them. It is through my light-hearted experiences of them that I find it effortless to view myself with amusement and forgiveness.

This conversation with the Angels requires a brief introduction. Earlier that day, I had gone to the gym for a midday workout. Such are the luxuries of my life! Now I had recently purchased a state of the art racquetball racquet. Let me tell you, when I was younger, 20 years ago when I last lived in California, I was a great racquetball player. I played hard and fast and I was good. Well all these years have passed and I haven’t played again until recently. I splurged on this fancy new racquet made with all the latest composite materials and designed to improve the handling and performance in every way – sounds like a car.

So I started playing again and I was so impressed with how quickly it all came back to me… you know the old thing about riding a bike and sex – not at the same time, of course. Anyway, so here I was at the gym. I decided to start my workout on the racquetball court. So I found an empty court and went at it. Boy was I having fun! Each swing was harder and sharper, faster and more on target. I was running myself around the court and playing an incredible solo game. I was aiming lower on lower on the front wall until I was consistently hitting the ball within inches of the floor. I was so tickled with myself. Man was I good!

After about 20 minutes of running myself ragged and blowing myself away with my own awesome skill, I heard a knock on the door. A gentle, unassuming, stocky chap asked if I’d like to play a game with him. I guessed that he’d been watching and sought a challenge. He introduced himself – but I really can’t remember his name. Let’s call him Mike. Well Mike started to warm himself up and I watched idly for a few minutes. This was going to be fun. He offered me the first serve and I stepped up. I gave it all I had and placed the ball low and fast in the back corner… no way he’d get it. But he did and how! He snapped it back just as fast and even lower… no way I could get it. Ouch. From there it was all downhill. He had me running around in circles, swinging at the air, and prancing about like I was a little girl wearing her Sunday dress and pretending to be a ballerina. It was not good. Mike mopped the floor with me. I got a few points in that first game, maybe four or five. Really, I did. The second game was worse. He creamed me. I couldn’t even win one point, though I did get the serve a few times – whoopee.

He beat me badly – and was such a nice guy about it! I begged out of a third trouncing, and he looked me in the eye, shook my hand, “Good game Shams”. Yeah, he remembered my name; I’ve got to work on that – remembering names. I showered away my exhaustion and went about my day. Later, when I spoke with Val, I told her my tale of woe and we laughed. But there was more to come…

DISCUSSION: POSSE OF FIVE

S-T: What is this shift that is taking place where I am incorporating, reintegrating the fullness of this individuated aspect that is Uriel into my consciousness? Is it simply that knowingness of who I am and how I effortlessly express without judgment, without concern about others’ perceptions of it – boldly, confidently, gently, calmly, quietly, peacefully, inspiringly, magnetically? Is it these things? –Musically? (Yes, I was rambling here; I’ve got one hell of a personality.) Is this what this is about? Or is there more that I am to grasp?

Posse: First, let us say, yes, it is true what you have described. We will also tell you that at the moment you think you know who it is that you truly are, but you truly do not know who you truly are. And so you think at moments, “Ah, this is all that I am, and I am expressing my total divinity.” In truth, you are expressing only a portion of it. So this is to remind you that you still have a ways to go in discovering more. It is not all. Yes, you are gentle; yes, you are powerful; you are soft. You are all these things. And you are more. You will discover more of the gentleness, more of the powerfulness, more of the softness. But on top of that you will discover other things that you are. And so the shifting is for you to be truly aware of what it is to have the Uriel energy behind you. For you have just been given – in a short period of time – a small dose of what it is to be Uriel. And so as you expand, you will think, “Ahh!” We will just tell you – we find this very amusing! Do not get too big for your britches at this point.

S-T: It’s interesting and amusing that as this transition of awareness is occurring in my life, there’s an outward transition taking place in the form of a move.

Posse: Yes, we will come back to that. We would like to say that what we were just referring to was reflected today in your racquetball game. You came in and you knew you were good because you are good. But there could always be something better or more powerful and strong. And you were shown that. And so this was just an example that we put into play. So this is a little reminder to you.

S-T: In my sense of complete abandon, of complete joy and gregariousness, laughter an enjoyment of my own discoveries, has there seeped in a sense of improper completeness? What would it serve for me to look at?

Posse: It is not necessary for you to look inside for any specific thing. It is for you to remind yourself that there is always more for you to expand and to grow. Remain open to the notion and the idea of it. Always remember that while you truly know everything, at the same time, sometimes you know nothing. It is the paradox. And it is just a reminder to you to say this to yourself. It will keep you in balance, so that you do not get in over your head. And so that is where you need to be in this moment.

S-T: Thank you.

Posse: You are very welcome.

S-T: It’s a very interesting paradox. Because there’s a great sense of elation, of being filled up in the discovery of the grandness that we are. But I can see that coming into that space… it’s almost like you’re stepping to the next plateau. The horizon is so much more bright, the vista is so much more expansive and colorful and exhilarating. And you become so mesmerized with that, that you then forget that there are forever more plateaus.

Posse: Exactly. And there are [forever more plateaus]. It is not wrong for you to feel joy and elation and extreme giddiness and laughter, for you are truly to experience that. But it is always for you to know in the back of your mind: there is always the next level. And that is even better than the level that you were just at. And again you will have those moments of laughter and joy.

S-T: And so therein again is the paradox. You are always present in the moment and experiencing fully the joy and exuberance and expansiveness of that moment, while at the same time you are aware that it is limitless unfolding.

Posse: Indeed. Indeed. Those words truly are that of a master.

S-T: Master Level Three!

AFTER SOME DISCUSSION

Posse: And you also come from the 33rd [dimension] and the 11th and so on and so forth. You are getting the hang of it.

S-T: Yeah, I am. It really means nothing and yet it means everything.

Posse: The Paradox!

S-T: I can answer virtually any question now that I understand the rules of Paradox. Because I’ll never be right and I’ll never be wrong.

AFTER SOME FURTHER DISCUSSION

Posse: As we have said before, you truly soar with us.

S-T: Hah! You’re giving me a big head!

Posse: It is OK for you to have a big head as long as you know the other side of the big head.

S-T: The pin-head?!

Posse: Indeed! That is the Paradox.

S-T: I’ll be able to write some really, really mind-boggling children’s stories from the perspective of Paradox. They will be so confused!

Posse: We would suggest that you hold off.

S-T: OK.

END OF DISCUSSION

Beyond the obvious wisdom that was imparted in this conversation, there is another that is beautifully and magically conveyed in the audio format: Laughter! More and more, I am cutting loose with the Angels, laughing heartily, poking fun at them and myself, and truly enjoying the experience. They have reminded me that the path to discovering divinity is paved with laughter. And my experience confirms that. I hope that as you hear this you can appreciate the true LIGHT-HEARTedness of the greatest teachings.

Laughingly & Lovingly,
Shams-Tabriz

June

Shams-Tabriz (ST): I had an interesting experience yesterday here. I’m in Bombay as you well know but for purpose for those of you who don’t, and the traffic here on the road is absolutely crazy. There are more than 20 million people in this city and many of them are out driving at the same time each day. And when I say driving, they’re out on their scooters, they’re out in these little three wheeled cobblered cycles, which they refer to auto-rickshaws, they’re out in the vehicles, taxis and they’re out walking, and there are very few traffic signals.

Nobody really obeys any traffic laws and so cars are whizzing around, bicycles weaving in and out, the rickshaws doing what they can to navigate, and it can be quite (scary). Even when I first started traveling here it was quit a scary experience and you know my stomach would turn upside down on more than one occasion. Lately of course I’ve just been enjoying it and yesterday of course I had an experience as such that I like to share.

I had made the observation that oh isn’t it interesting that people don’t seem to get so riled up here as they would in the west.

Where, for the last little while I’ve been using the auto-rickshaws just because they’re very inexpensive and they can get me quickly from one place to another in short distances. I hadn’t really noticed but the goings has been pretty good in the auto-rickshaws despite the fact that there is a lot of chaos and traffic. I had made the observation that oh isn’t it interesting that people don’t seem to get so riled up here as they would in the west.

Even I driving in California, at times get irritated with slow drivers or bad drivers and yet I wasn’t discovering that here. I was discovering that each of the drivers that I have been with kind of went with the flow and tolerated everything that was around them.

Yesterday, I got into an auto-rickshaw in the morning going into the office and the driver had a suddenly different demeanor to him. He was quick to temper. Out of the blue somebody came and cut him off. He vocalized and told them off. That same person came at him again. And then there was a second incident where they did just a couple of minutes of that. And I had the realization that he was drawing that to himself.

His circumstance, his situation, his environment was absolutely no different from anyone of the other auto-rickshaws, but these other ones where largely going through their day, through their route without incidence without similar incidence. And yet this fellow just because of that demeanor was actually drawing these incidences to him. It’s quite profound.

It’s quite interesting and I’ve know this but to see it in such a clear manner, to see it demonstrated in such a clear way that we truly extend our environment from ourselves. And so if we are in a state of joy and love then the environment becomes one of joy and love. And if we are in a space of tension and stress then we invite that environment of tension and stress. There truly was no better picture than Bombay, India. Any comments?

Michael (M)

: You where shown quite a literal example of what happens among many of you. The one as you said that had a temper and anger, his inward disposition, his feelings of what was in his heart was truly chaos. So of course because that is what was in him that is what is attracted to him.

S-T: Right.

The ones who were full of joy and peace, when they are in the middle of the storm they function as the eye of the storm, calm and serene.

M: These would have been things (relating) to the law of attraction that have been out and about as many have been speaking of this in your time lately.

S-T: Yes.

M: So that was a perfect example. It’s a reminder to you of truly what exists. The ones who were full of joy and peace, when they are in the middle of the storm they function as the eye of the storm, calm and serene. The storm does not affect them because that is not what they create. That is not who they are. That is law of attraction.

S-T: Yes.

M: They do not attract that (chaos). Another way to say it is that they do not create it (chaos).

S-T: Right.

M: You see. And so when things come at them they say ahh this car is coming at me to the right and they seem to effortlessly move around it as if it never even existed.

S-T: Right. Right.

M: And as you say it does not faze them because it does not. They know that they will not create such a thing for themselves. But the other, the one who has inner turmoil, that is all he creates because that is all that is within him. That is what he draws to him. It is a lesson to you all who are always saying and thinking (negative words). Well we do not like to use the term negative, but if you are always filled with anger, despair, depression, or hate that is all that you see, and so it is hard for you to get out from under that. Out of the chaos because that is all that you see that is all that you think exists. It is not.

For those of you who think happiness, joy and love within themselves know who they are…a divine being. Things seem to flow effortlessly for them and they are always surrounded by people who love them. Situations magically appear to them. It is liken that their life is more magical and of course there are many of you who fall in between that category. So it is a lesson for you when you are feeling anger, hatred, and depression to get past it to let it out. Let it out and let it go.

S-T: Right.

M: Then welcome and invite and ask for the joy, love, peace, and laughter. Laughter is how you say a great tool for combating many things.

S-T: Right. It is. It truly is.

M: So ask for it. It will help you to move forward to a different state of being which is more pleasing to you, which will of course attract things that you want. You will learn, as many of you are doing, to create the environment in which you desire.

S-T: Right. Thank you also for that. That’s perfect and it’s such an appropriate, truly a very appropriate wisdom for this time because I think there is so much potential for experiencing grief and depression and stress at these times. The world is in a very unique place right now.

M: Indeed. There is much chaos.

S-T: Yes.

M: So it is beneficial for all of you to ground yourselves and to know who it is you are, your divine self. Keep that in your hearts so when you’re amongst the chaos you are not drawn into that.

S-T: Right. Right. Right.

M: That you become the eye of the storm, the calmness, the serenity, the love, the peace, the joy.

S-T: Right.

M: Remember it is you who create your world.

S-T: Yeah. Yeah.

M: That was a perfect example for you.

S-T: It was.

M: We would wish many of you would have those types of examples that you where shown.

S-T: Thank you.

M: You are most welcome dear one it is always are pleasure.

Ruminations By Shams-Tabriz

LIFE is the subtle experience I seek. As I become more aware of the simple experience of self and all that is, I discover the miracle of life.

And so I embrace life with exuberance, with boldness, with passion. And I let life express back to me the magnificence that I am – and that all are, regardless of their willingness to know it.

I bless those who live powerfully, magnetically, and lovingly. I deem it to be an act of great humility to be in awe of the emerging fullness of life as I witness it in myself and in those who dare to embrace it. For it is those who embrace life in this way – with love and passion, with awe and inspiration - who are the meek that will inherit the earth.

July

Archangel Michael (M): Good morning to you dear one.

Shams-Tabriz (S-T): Good morning. How are you?

M: We are always quite well and yourself?

S-T: I’m tired this morning, but also I am well. It’s nice to be speaking to you again.

M: It is always nice to converse with you as well. You are always dear to us.

S-T: Thank you. Thank you. I have a few things I’d like to discuss with you. One of them relates to an experience that Val had a couple of nights ago. It may even have been last night for her. I believe it was. Where Michael had asked her to meditate for a bit. And she did and received a wisdom, received a gift in fact. Can you speak to that and the gift? The essence was that she was to begin practicing looking upon everyone and seeing everyone as an extension of herself. Can you speak to that, elaborate please?

M: Indeed it would be my pleasure to speak of what I have already given to her. As you know I had instructed her to turn on her recorder, but we will say our dear one (Valerie) can be quite stubborn when it interferes with her sleep.

S-T: (Laughing) Yes.

Be the capstone of your pyramid.

M: She refused. It was set up for you to ask this question to be recorded for others to hear. I will speak to that which I have already spoken to her of. I shall begin by saying that as you know every person you come in contact with can be a mirror for you. With her and with others who will hear this and read this, they can take this a bit further. For those of you who have some abilities that you want to expand, psychic abilities, healing abilities such as that, or wanting to know or understand situations better I speak to those of you tonight or in your case morning. When you are in the presence of another whether it be a stranger or one that you know, it is very beneficial, wise even, for you to stay in tune and know who you are at that moment. What we mean by saying know who you are, know who it is to be your divine self, to channel your higher self (allowing it) to come in.

S-T: Yes.

M: We are speaking to those who are on this path. They will understand. To connect to your divine essence and all that you are, all that you have been. Be the capstone of your pyramid. When you do such, you are in a state of openness. Your eyes will be able to perceive others differently than what you originally would have on a different level.

S-T: Right.

M: So, when you encounter someone you don’t know or even a family member or it could be the person at the grocery store, it is for you to be in a state of calmness, of oneness and know who you are. When you view them, view into their eyes and do not see them…..well we will use Shams as an example, do not to view them as “Shams”, but view them as their divine selves. It is truly to know that there is no difference between you and the dear one we speak through or a difference between you and your mom. You are all connected. You are all one. Your are from the Source.

S-T: Right.

M: It is time for you all to know the divineness that you are. The connectedness that you are. When you are able to look into another and to recognize yourself in them, your energy is attached to theirs. It is like how you say your energies blend and merge as one. You are able to see what the other sees. Feel what the other feels. Think what the other is thinking. And then you are able to understand what they are experiencing or what you say where they are coming from in a situation. You can take it another step further. You are also able to project where it is that they are going to be headed, what will be happening to them. Can you understand?

S-T: Yes, everything up until that very last thing. I completely grasp that because I’ve had some experiences that sort of anchor that wisdom for me, but that last part that you said where one can even then project where that person is going or experiences that he/she is going to have…. What do you mean there?

M: When you are attached to another’s energy you can see quite clearly as we see, a direction that they may take compared to… how shall we put this, it is like they are standing at a crossroads and they have been feeling certain things. For example thinking about a job situation and they are thinking of changing careers and you are one with them. You are viewing this through their mind. You know how miserable they are in their current job situation.

Another job comes along and they may not make as much money, but it would bring them so much more joy thus more benefits in other ways. And so it is a choice, but because you are experiencing yourself as them you see the benefit or the longing of what it is they truly want - if they truly want to give up that job or stay with the one that brings them heartache, stress. It is easy to say, “ahh yes it is time for you to make a change and to go for such and such a job that brings you joy”. It is how you say the path; the energy is easily read to where it can lead to. We are not saying that it is written in stone, for everyone has the choice of free will to choose as you know.

S-T: Yes.

M: That is one example. You have more accuracy to predict outcomes and things when you attach yourself to them.

We have said many times we are truly within you. You are within us.

S-T: This is brilliant. This is the clearest explanation of how you have always been able to predict the course of events in lives. This is absolutely brilliant. And so of course this is a gift in a sense, something that’s available to all as it is a natural evolution of all of us. It’s very natural for us to be in a position to extend ourselves out to anything whether it is an organization or an individual. Anything that has been treated with a presence and as a result of that then we can see what the course is for an individual. Correct?

M: Precisely as you have said. This is what we have done for thousands of years. Many, many years and it is now your opportunity. You are no different from us, as we have been telling you. You are angelic beings, divine beings. There is no difference. That is why we are able to connect. We do not see it as a struggle. We know the truth. We are one. We truly are. We have said many times we are truly within you. You are within us. And so it is easy for us to see what path lies before you.

S-T: Right.

M: Or different experiences that you are experiencing in the now that you question or you need help with. This is something that all of you have the capability of doing now. So this is the reason why it was given at this time in history.

S-T: Yes. This is quite profound. I have a very strong sense that there are many, many, many of us that do this quite naturally, but without really knowing what we are doing. They do it quite comfortably, effortlessly. It is almost as if it’s one of their characteristics, one of their traits, but they don’t recognize the process behind what they are doing. They perceive it to be either intuitive, intuition or a gut feeling, or sometimes they even just think it’s because of their many experiences. They know how to read people well, but truly we all fall into this category. I think that Val has even mentioned that I do this quite a bit, but I’m not convinced that my doing of it is quite as profound and clean as the way that you have described it because I don’t take it to that next step. It takes a conscious understanding of what one is doing. One is truly extending oneself into another and making the distinction in a sense disappear.

M: Indeed and you are. It is like many of you put yourself in ones place. Many of you say “in ones shoes”.

S-T: Yes. Yes.

M: They don’t realize as you have said that they do it. Many of you do it all the time.

S-T: Right.

M: But those of you who do “do it” are beginning to understand now. Maybe they’ll say, “Ahhh this happened to me too. I kind of get this. I understand what it is you speak of.” They will take it to the next level and blend, unify their energies with the other so that they may see them and themselves at the same time and understand the situation as it is occurring.

S-T: Right. Right. Right.

M: We are not saying that this is quite an easy task, for it is not. It takes awareness. It takes patience. First of all you have to know and love yourself. To know that you are divine beings because you need to come to that place of knowing all that you are. That is why we have spoken many times in the past of how important it is to know yourself as divine beings and divine oneness.

S-T: Yes.

M: So that is the first step for many of you who are just beginning.

S-T: Yes.

M: For those of you who recognize this oneness, you are able to take it to the next level. We beech you to practice and to pay attention to the encounters you experience when you get an intuition of someone.

S-T: Right.

M: It is most beneficial.

S-T: I would like to acknowledge the beauty and simplicity and grace with which you first introduced the process. Even when you first said it, you said it so simply as being aware of who you are. It starts there and the awareness of the higher expression of our self that is the truth of who we are.

M: Indeed. As we were speaking to our dear one (Valerie) we explained to her that she will know herself as Valerie. She will know herself as her husband, her children. She will see that she is them. She will know herself as the person at the grocery store who checks them out. She will view them no different than as if she is truly them and they are her. She will honor that. She recognizes since she is a divine being they truly are divine beings as well. We truly are from one the Source.

S-T: Yes.

M: That is our connection. We are one. There is no difference.

S-T: Right. And also just in that moment just knowing that she is Azdania, knowing that she is Jeshua.<!--pagebreak-->

M: Indeed.

And get over the notion that you are all separate for you are not separate at all.

S-T: Knowing that she is the Source. Even in that knowing you then extend yourself to that person. You invite that purity of being that then can extend itself also in purity.

M: Many of you have a hard notion, first of all believing that you are divine beings and that you are equal to I, Michael, so I will say get over your notions. [Note: Michael is saying that many of us have a hard time accepting these realities.] That is most important. And get over the notion that you are all separate for you are not separate at all.

S-T: Yes.

M: You are a unified system. We will say it could have healing effects for many of you. There are many, many levels that this could be worthwhile to investigate.

S-T: Yes, absolutely. This is brilliant. Is there more to this?

M: Of course, but we would like to start off with the basics. We do not want to get too intense for fear that we will lose many, that they will not understand. For this is a very hard concept for many to believe to grasp.

S-T: Right.

M: And so as we have said earlier we speak to those who already know who it is they already are. Those of you who are just beginning to grasp the idea; this can show them where it is they can be headed.

S-T: Right.

M: How you say, show them the prize at the end or the gold at the end of the rainbow.

S-T: Lovely. Thank you for that. That is brilliant.

M: You are very welcome. We thank you for opening up to us to receive this information from us/me and to ask such a question.

S-T: You’re welcome.

August

Shams-Tabriz (S): This brings me to something that Val and I where discussing a couple of days ago. We wanted to initiate a conversation about; again it truly is my own process of unfurling my wings and discovering my divinity soaring with the angels.

It’s this wonderful dance between choosing, between trusting, between recognizing and embracing the flow and between surrendering. I see that each one of these are critical factors in the expression of the conscious individual. I’ll preface that by sort of saying that the word consciousness, from this momentary perspective that I have in my life, I know that I am not with the fullness of awareness of soaring with the angels meaning that I do not have the breath of fuse and the depth of vision that you have in your spaces.

How important it is to choose, and not choosing is making a choice...

I definitely feel my connection to you and I absolutely trust that connection and I trust the guidance and the wisdom from you and I choose for that, but I don’t necessarily see the road ahead, the path ahead, the obstacles ahead, the opportunities ahead as clearly. As such I see this incredible dance between living my life and making choices as an individual and also embracing the relationship that I have with my own higher expanded self as well as you the angels who in a sense represent that to me. You represent my own higher self back to me through individuated personalities, through the greater aspects of me. So can we talk about this a little bit, because this understanding that I have has sort of becomes accentuated by virtue of the recent experiences that I have had in my life?

Archangel Michael (M): Let us speak first to the first step that you offered, choice. You are aware that we have gone over and talked about this on many occasions. How important it is to choose, and not choosing is making a choice, and how you hear from me dear one that I am always, how you say, hammering you over the head to choose and choose.

S: Yes.

M: It is important for you humans to choose and if you do not like which direction you have gone or it does not suit you, choose again. This we have spoken to you about several times. Now we will say the next thing that is appropriate for us to speak to you about is to trust.

S: Yes.

M: When it comes to the subject of trusting many of you, we do not say all of you, for Shams you do not fall into this category, but many of you have a hard time in trusting that things will work out for one’s highest good.

S: Yes.

M: And so you humans may say “okay you tell me to choose and choose and choose but when do I start to trust what I choose or to trust that I belong where I belong or to take a certain path” something such as this do you understand?

S: Yes.

M: We will say that there will be times – indicators or signs is a better word, when you need to release, to let go of your choice or non-choice whichever it may be, and to see the signs as a way of us telling you “okay now let us make a choice for you”. Let us guide you to the most appropriate place or we will say the best place for you in the moment to go.

S: Yes.

M: And so it is for you to pay attention as we have said in the past, to the signs, and to know that it is us speaking to you or orchestrating that it is better for you to follow this way.

S: Yes.

M: If you do not mind, we will use you as an example dear one.

S: Of course, all the time. I am here for that.

M: We are aware of your choice to be in a location in Arizona correct?

S: Yes.

M: And your heart was truly in it. That is where you felt you needed to go, where you belonged.

S: Yes.

M: And so that was your Choice to participate in finding ways to get there. You were an active participant in choosing to go there and you were doing everything in your power to go there. However, a turn of events, different circumstances have circumvented that.

S: Yes (laughing).

M: You understand? By what we mean by that is that certain factors or certain things in your own personal life…we will just throw out an example say for instance you are going down there and you found this house that you absolutely loved that you wanted to buy. You are all set to buy it and they accepted the contract and a week later lull and behold poof it falls under. The deal falls under and you have no idea why.

S: Right.

M: That is a way that we can orchestrate a sign to you saying ahhhh you should not be here.

S: Yes, and in fact we don’t even need to cite these random examples because we can cite the examples that happened with me. Number one: the opportunity with A and C, they immediately came back and very firmly said put some money up or we’ve other opportunities we want to pursue. Second thing that happened within a day of that email was that D, who was the lady that was selling me all that wonderful restaurant equipment for a dime, turned around and said that she had another opportunity to allow her landlord to retain it and that would be to her preference, and so to me immediately that was the sign. A better path, a better course would be unraveled for me.

M: Indeed.

S: And then the third thing that happened here in Calgary to sort of keep me here is that my tenant in my condo is all of a sudden, number one is behind in payment of rent by a month, and second of all has advised me that she’ll be vacating the premises within a week.

M: All signs.

S: Yes (laughing).

M: I will also tell you that this is where trust comes in.

S: Yes.

M: For many of you who do not trust, you would have to be pushing to find a way to stay in Arizona.

S: Yes.

M: Instead of seeing the signs of how we have orchestrated a way for you to not be in that location.

S: Yes.

M: And so this is why it is important for when things do not go the exact way that you plan or do not work out for you to Trust that it was not meant for it to be.

S: Yes, absolutely I see that.

In fact, it is the greatest of strength to then surrender to that flow, because in surrendering to the flow, the next choice actually becomes quite apparent.

M: And so do not push for it because when you push for it, the flow of the energy will say gets mumbled. It’s almost as if it gets…the energy is not flowing freely and smoothly. You are pushing so hard to be in a place that is not for your best interest, your highest good. However, if you trust and you say ahhh I see the signs, it is obviously that they are telling me this is not where I belong at the moment.

S: Yes.

M: I need to search elsewhere. I need to now Choose for something else that will be for my highest good.

S: Right (laughing) and in fact that choice becomes quit apparent. It’s interesting because I’m actually applauding myself in this moment. I’m pleased with myself in this moment for having tuned in so well to this lesson. I’ll refer to it as a lesson because I think it can valuably be perceived that way. I identify that choosing and then trust and then pay attention to the flow that emerges, and then finally surrendering to the flow. But the surrendering is not an act of weakness. In fact, it is the greatest of strength to then surrender to that flow, because in surrendering to the flow, the next choice actually becomes quite apparent.

M: Indeed.

S: Wonderful.

M: I will also say many of you, however we are not talking about you specifically Shams, but many of you humans can be quite stubborn in what it is that you think that you want and desire.

S: Yes.

M: And so, because you are so stubborn in wanting something you do not give it up even though the signs are so clear.

S: Right.

M: And you will say, ahhhh, I did not see that.

S: Right.

M: You understand?

S: Yes.

M: And so that is where it is most important for you to accept a change of direction when it comes.

S: Yes.

M: And do not be fearful that you do not get exactly what it is that you desire because perhaps what you desire is not for your highest good and this is a way for us to turn you in another direction.

S: Yes.

M: And so we will say, do not have tunnel vision. Be open and to trust, to pay attention, and to know as you have already said that when you do so and you have the strength to let go of a desire or want, you open yourself up to a different possibility.

S: Yes.

M: A new and better possibility arrives and you will see it.

S: (Laughing)

M: This is a perfect example that you have given for everyone. It is a good lesson for you, but it will benefit many and we thank you.

S: I can see that. And I can see how in that act I actually am already beginning to perceive, shall we say the pot of gold, even though another rainbow will constantly emerge, but the pot of gold at the end of this rainbow is quite apparent.

M: Indeed and yet at the beginning before the start, your heart was in Arizona.

S: Sure. Absolutely.

M: But you were willing to listen to what we were trying to orchestrate for you and to trust the process and to have the strength to know that something better is out there for you and indeed that is what is happening.

S: Yes.

M: And indeed we will say that is what will happen to all of you as you trust in yourself, and trust in knowing that you will be taken care of.

S: Yes, that actually to me is the most beautiful of phrases because that was an ultimate experience that I had recently. It was this true desire to actually fully surrender my choices and you referred to it a moment ago. It’s to surrender to the attachment that I had, to the choices that I had made. I actually desperately wanted to surrender to your choice. The choice that came from the higher realm, because I had already begun to sense that the choices or the choice I had made wasn’t necessarily the most beneficial for me.

So it was perfect and I can see that that doesn’t necessarily mean that individuals that those of us here in human form are meant to constantly forgo choice, but it’s this delicate dance between choosing and discovering how that choice rest with the highest of choices. I’m sure as one follows this process time and time and time again through life that one begins to master this and at some point ones attunement to ones own highest good is there and so therefore ones choices then become pure.

M: Indeed. Indeed.

S: And here again interestingly emerges this need to simply move from the one state to the next effortlessly without looking over ones shoulder without regretting, without doubting, without judging. None of that is required whether judging the situation or judging the self. None of that is required. It’s simply to be as the raft upon the river and let the river take me.

M: Indeed without fear.

S: Without fear.

M: And the more you choose without fear, the easier it becomes.

S: Yes. What a wonderful exchange this has been. Thank you.

M: You are most welcome and we thank you for giving so many wonderful examples.

S: Happy to do it. (Laughing)

M: Laughing. Well we will say examples at your expense, but that of course it is only to your benefit.

S: Of course. Of course, no cost here whatsoever. (Laughing). Thank you.

M: You are most welcome.

September

It is important at this time for us to articulate that our conversations with the Archangels include the sharing of wisdom from others who are drawn to blend their energies with the Archangels. For this reason, we affectionately refer to our friends as the Posse. For us, each conversation has become like a family reunion.

On this ocassion, Val & I were drawn to call upon a very dear friend of ours, Gene Curry, to join us at our reunion. He started us off…

The Posse (P): So why don’t we jump in there. Let it be as if it was old times. Let’s get going and start asking some questions here, shall we?

Gene Curry (G): Well, Donna and I are in the middle of this church. We’re trying to get the Unity Church in the mountains really going in a metaphysical direction and have been trying to pick a minister. We want to be sure we recognize whoever comes to us and don’t just pick the first one that comes along. Any advice on that?

P: First I will say, what is the problem with the first one that comes along? He may be it! Can you please describe what it is that is going on? Why you are not agreeing - the group that you are with is not agreeing on who to choose?

G: Oh, well it’s just a real search that’s all. The old minister resigned; so what we’re trying to do now is to form a committee. You have to go through Unity, which is in the city, and you send in how much you can pay - and we can’t pay much because it’s only a part time job. We’re a tiny church; there’s only about 40 people. So that’s it. We send in how much we can pay, and they start sending you anybody that reads it online or wants to reply or wants to change positions. We had one fellow that we really liked, and they kind of put him out of the running because he doesn’t fit the category, I guess. He was a real live wire. So that’s it. It’s not just the first one to come along. It’s just that we want to pick one that will grow the church and bring something to it.

Shams Tabriz (S-T): By live wire, Gene, what do you mean when you say he was a real live wire?

G: Well, this fellow, he’s not a Unity minister. He’s really a psychic and does stuff like tarot cards and gives readings and he’s black. But he’s a great speaker, a great motivational speaker, and he’s written a couple of small books. And you just know it when he walks in for the very first time that he’s full of love. Whereas the other people that have come in treat it like a business proposition, “I can grow the church. I can make money for you. I can blah, blah, blah.” You know. With this fellow that we like, it’s all brotherly love. So I don’t know. We’d love to have him, but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen. Anyway we want to make sure we get a good minister and take the right steps. Any advice? Any, any inclination or feeling that comes your way?

P: Let me first say to that the group you are amongst is rather conservative at times. There are only a handful of you that truly believe that there are different ways to pray, there are different ways to believe, there are different ways to trust. Many of them are still hanging on to old notions or old beliefs. They will say, “No, that is not true. We are new agers; we are spiritual.” I will tell you that they are a lot of talk. They are wannabes. They are not willing to give up part of themselves, the ego, to let go and embrace what is truth. This is where the conflict stems from. You bring in someone that you know in your heart would be worthwhile, beneficial to you, your church, the community. But because of the perceived hokey-pokey, air-fairy notions, he seems to be a little too extreme for them.

Another layer that is going on is that many of these people - because they have such tunnel vision in their thinking - have this absolute ideal model or perfect person in mind to come in and take over for them and to help develop your church. So when someone else comes along who does not fit that mold exactly, they have tunnel vision. They are blinded. They do not see the benefit that he would have to offer. So they are missing the target, so to speak.

So know, dear one, you will find someone, but know that it is somebody that is more conservative. It will be somebody that you and Donna do not necessarily love. You will be a little bit disappointed. How you say, the majority rules in this case. The majority will win over on this one, so let it be. You may find after this happens that you and your church may be a little bit distant from each other. You will still continue to attend but you will not put yourself out there. You will not be as involved and it may be very likely that Donna will step down from her position.

G: It’s surely not up to us to pick. It’s up to the committee to pick. We’re just concerned, but it doesn’t matter because all we want is the right one to come along, to give us the opportunity to make our church and community spiritual.

P: Many of you are concerned about things being perfect, about making the right choice. We have spoken of this before. Do not be so concerned that everything is exactly how you see it. Because sometimes how you see it isn’t to your highest good or your highest benefit. It may not be the highest good for an individual or the highest good for the overall group or for the consciousness of the group. And so it is for you perhaps to speak openly about this and to say something such as, “Maybe we need not to look for Mr./Mrs. Perfect and let’s truly look within our hearts and make a decision that is coming from the heart and not necessarily coming from our head, from what we think, or what we have written down on paper to be the perfect person.” You understand?

G: Yes I understand.

Do not be so concerned that everything is exactly how you see it.

P: So, because you are so well liked, people tend to listen to you a little bit more. You may have an opportunity to open up their concrete hearts to look upon the notions of what they think things ought to be. Because sometimes what it is you truly want isn’t truly for your highest good. My suggestion to you is to say something such as that and then to let it go, to stay out of it, to let them choose. We are aware that your heart is fully open. You are able to see the divinity in everyone and the divinity in the ones that will help bring a spiritual center to your community, which is so needed. However, the hearts of others are still closed, are cast in concrete. It will be for them to figure it out.

G: Okay. You know we have a lot people who are metaphysically inclined from the Irsha group, people that come and go, back and forth, all in this area. We want them back. We want them to come and to take part.

P: When this minister is chosen and it is someone who is picked out of a lack of vision or because they have tunnel vision, this person will not draw any new members. And they will be saying, “Why aren’t we getting these people that were once here?” It will be a reminder to them that maybe this person who they thought was excellent on paper, who had all the qualities that they thought they wanted, is not the person who will be best for them. And so at that point it is very likely that the minister will change again. Be patient.

G: Okay. How about the services that I am leading now? It seems to feel good to me, but is there anything that we should be concentrating on?

P: No. You are doing a magnificent job. Because you follow your heart, you are guided. You are very in tune. You are connected to your divinity, the king and queen of your pyramid. (S-T Note: The Pyramid has been used as a metaphor for the multifaceted dimensions that make up each individual consciousness. As humanity evolves and expands its consciousness, each individual seeks to re-integrate the various blocks of their pyramid, the various life experiences and multidimensional aspects that make up the totality of their being. The capstone of their Pyramid is the consciousness represented by the god-goddess divine consciousness. This has been referred to as the king & queen of our kingdoms – or the king and queen of our pyramid.) And so because you are so open, you receive communication through that and you go with whatever it is you feel you should go with. And that is perfect. That is exactly what I have been speaking of – about finding a minister. This is true for all areas of life – to go in the direction to which you are feeling pulled.

G: OK. Thank you.

P: You are most welcome.

S-T: This is interesting for me to hear, because it begs the question: Should we not all be making choices from the heart? And even though some of us – some of humanity – may not be in a position to know what the truth of their heart is speaking because we may have tunnel vision, as you say, if we set the intention to always take the path of love and we always seek to follow the heart then I’m sure that intention in itself can set aside some of the tunnel vision. As Gene described of this one minister that he and Donna favor, that he comes so full of love – that would necessarily mean that he is the ideal choice. Would it not?

P: Yes. He would be very ideal. Just as you have said, many have tunnel vision. This is where the problem lies, where the struggle lies with many now. Many have opened up their hearts, opened up their sacred hearts, opened up their eyes to a new understanding of what is their truth. However, in the same token, there are still many, many who are still in the dark. And so this is where it becomes frustrating for people who are lightworkers or healers or in service or ones such as you, Gene, who intend to bring spirituality to your community and new awareness to your community.

Just as you are finding out, there are many who talk a good talk but truly are not open to what is coming - or what is here already. And so it is for people such as you to be patient. Be compassionate with those who still have concrete around their hearts. These different experiences that they draw to themselves will allow them to chip away at the concrete around their hearts, to expose the crystalline form that it is truly made out of, so that they will be able to see the truth in situations and the truth in people. And what we mean by the truth is the divinity in people. They will learn not to be in judgment of what they seem to see with their physical eyes.

We are aware that many of you lightworkers, healers, people in service who want to help humanity expand its consciousness in evolution, that it is very frustrating for many of you because not everyone is waking up. And you want to yell, “Wake up! Wake up! Get it!” And they do not. So do not be in judgement of them. Have compassion. For when they are ready, each will open his own heart when it is appropriate for him to do so. And so just allow it to unfold without judgment and with compassion. Help nudge them in little ways that you can, just by speaking up and saying, “Maybe we should look for somebody with our hearts and not through our physical eyes.” Do you understand?

G & S: Yes.

P: And this is a great example, not just for what you are experiencing in finding a minister. This happens in everyday life for many, many people where they come into contact with one who is shut down, surrounded in concrete. And it is sometimes very difficult to associate with such people, to have communications with these people, to just deal with them on a daily basis. And so it is our suggestion that when you need to deal with ones such as this, come from a place of compassion.

S-T: This is brilliant! I, too, in the last few days have been reminded that it is time for me to set aside my petty behaviors, the emotional habits that I have. And it’s one habit I have that is one of being slighted by people who irritate, irk, offend or wrong me in some minor way, whatever the case may be. And just as you were describing this to us now and talking about it from the perspective of what Gene and Donna are going through, I realize it’s really the same thing that I am experiencing.

There’s a particular incident in my life that I am focused upon. The interaction really is just an interaction with somebody whose heart is closed and therefore is unable to see me in the truth of who I am. And because of that she is experiencing… well, I am not clear exactly what she is experiencing, whether it’s fear or anything else, but her behavior is one of antagonism and distortion – where I am being made to feel very uncomfortable. And she is effective in having me feel that way only because I permit that or because I am in the moment forgetting who I am. And so I am not remaining in a state of compassion for her because I have forgotten myself, I have reduced myself to being a victim.

Now this conversation serves as a reminder to me that there is an opportunity now in my life – because I am ready – to fully know at once who I am and to never be offended by anybody. Because, in truth, nobody can offend me, in the same way that I know that in your state of awareness – in the fullness of knowing who you are – you would never be offended, you would never be hurt, you would never be diminished in any way, shape or form. Because you know fully who you are.

P: What is happening when you are encountering this person whose heart has been closed, covered in concrete, what is happening is that because you are starting to experience your own divinity in your own way, you are connecting to all it is that you are. And she is getting a glimpse of it and is terrified by what she sees, because you are a mirror for her. And if you are starting to connect to all it is that you are, then she realizes that this is the journey for all human expression, to connect to all that they are. And she is terrified to do that within herself.

And so instead of looking within and taking responsibilities for her own fears or judgments of herself, she turns it around and is in judgment of you and is making you feel that you are the one who is incapable, that you are the one who is not in charge, that you are the one who is the lesser of the two. So this is what is going on, this is what is happening with many of you when you deal with those whose hearts are closed.

Sometimes they will act out at you. But just as you have said, dear boy, do not be in judgment of them. For it is a gift you are giving them to be able to shine a light back onto them to say, “This is who you can be too.” Just let it roll off your back. We are not saying that you do not need to stand up for yourself, to defend yourself in certain circumstances. For you can defend yourself or stand up for yourself without being judgmental, doing it in a way that is very loving and compassionate. You understand?

S-T: Yes, I do.

P: And so this is what is going on. Sometimes it is very difficult always to maintain a level of knowing who it is you are in the moment when you feel as if you are being attacked. And so it is as we have said before, it is a great challenge – but very useful – to try to be the observer in this situation as well as the participant. And this is where that tool will come in handy. You will be able to step outside of yourself when you feel as if you are being attacked, to see the situation for what it truly is. Then you may come back in as the participant to deal with her on a higher level.

S-T: Yes. You know, it’s funny because I see it as if my reactions have become a habit. Because we, as humanity, have experienced ourselves as so small and insignificant for such a long period of time – experienced ourselves as separate from source and from each other – therefore we’ve adopted these behavioral habits where we feel hurt or disappointed or offended. And now it’s simply about breaking these habits – no differently than quitting smoking, a habit that you want to break. It’s reminding yourself that No! That’s not the reality of who I am anymore! Therefore, nothing can offend. Does that make sense to you?

P: Yes, indeed. And that’s why you have been in a funk for the past couple of days. You have been releasing habits, releasing the notion that you have to act a certain way in certain situations.

S-T: Right! Right. I can consistently be who I am in all situations.

P: Indeed.

S-T: Gene, your thoughts?

G: My thoughts are with you. We’ve been having a lot of discussion lately about the Four Agreements. You remember those? 1. Don’t take anything personally. 2. Don’t make assumptions. 3. Be impeccable with your words. 4. Just do your best. Just be yourself, be open, and don’t take it personally.

P: Perfect, dear one. That was perfectly said.

October

Once again, we were inspired to have our friend Gene Curry join us in our conversation with the Angels – with the Posse. Gene started us off by telling a story – one of our favorites. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we do.

Gene: Well I’ll tell you an Earl story if that’s really what you want. It’s probably one that you’ve heard before, but I’ll tell it anyway, so you might as well be quiet and listen. Well you know Ethel - that’s Earl’s wife - and she’s been bugging him and bugging him to clean the bathroom. He’s been putting it off, cause when Earl cleans he really cleans really good, you know.

So one day Ethel comes in and she says, “You know I’m gonna go to the super store up in Murphy”. You know, they’ve known Murphy most of their lives, and so Earl thinks, well she’s going to be gone all day, cause she always is when she goes to the super store. He don’t know what she finds up there but she usually comes back about dark – so he says, “This would be a good day to clean the bathroom; she won’t be there to supervise.” So as soon as she gets in the truck and drives on off to Murphy, well Earl goes to work.

Earl cleans just like he was taught in the Navy. When he cleans, he cleans. He starts with the overhead – washes that down – pulls the cobwebs down. The he goes down the trough tile. He washes that tile. Then he gets his toothbrush and gets in between the grout and cleans all of that. If he has to run and get a little bleach and dip it in there and clean that mild dew out, he does! And if there is a little grout missing, well he’ll mix up some and put it in there. And he goes on down and he gets the tub and he cleans all of that. And he cleans the deck and he cleans everything in there just perfect. Of course he even polishes the framework, that’s part of his work.

So as he finished all of this he was very proud of the way the bathroom looked, but he noticed that the toilet seat had some paint wore off of it. It was one of those wooden toilet seats with white paint on it. I’m sure y’all familiar with those. So he decides this is a good time to fix it, so he goes out to the garage. After having worked for a couple of hours he gets back to it and he has some white epoxy enamel paint. This is really hard and good stuff. So he goes in there and he sands down the seat so this epoxy paint will stick and he gets his paint brush and he paints it all up. After it’s all done that whole bathroom looks brand new, especially that shining seat.

Well unbeknownst to Earl, Ethel has been up there at the super store and she no sooner got in there and she started shopping when she had to go to the bathroom. She does not like to go to the bathroom in public places. Now I don’t know what it is with her. I don’t know if there is any other woman that ever does that. She just does not like to go in the public bathroom. She decided she better.

Well she went in there and the public bathroom in the super store in Murphy is not noted to be one of the cleanest ones in the whole world, and she noticed that right off when she went in there. So she had her basket she was pushing around in the store and she just left it and went right out to the parking lot, and jumped in that truck and decided she was going to go home and use her own bathroom.

Earl didn’t know any of this. So what does he do, he just goes on out when he finishes with the bathroom, and he starts cutting the grass. So he’s got the lawn mower running Brrrrrooom, Brrrrroom, and he don’t hear her drive up. She drives into the driveway fast, puts on the brakes and jumps out and runs into the house, runs to the bathroom and sighs a great big sigh of relief that she’s sitting down. She just made it!

And she notices that old Earl has been at work in here. Look there’s the library. All the magazines and everything in the magazine rack they’re all straightened out, and all put there in nice order. So she picks out a nice magazine and enjoys her stay in the bathroom. She is so proud of herself for having pulled this off. Now she’s ready to go back and Earl he’s brrroooom, he’s out there in the yard - he don’t hear anything. But she can’t get up. She epoxied herself to the toilet seat. She tried pulling one side and pushing the other side shimmies back and forth… she can’t get off of that seat.

So there she is and she’s hollering for Earl. “EARL!” Brrrooooommm. He don’t hear anything. And she hollers for him and it doesn’t do any good. She tries everything she can think of to get up and she thinks, What in the world is wrong in here. But she’s stuck on the epoxy.

After a while Earl’s done cutting the grass and he hears her hollering. He’s surprised cause he thought she’s gone all day. So, he goes in the bathroom – there she sits. “Get me up from here!” So alright he tries, he pushes, he pulls, he pries, it don’t work. She’s stuck to that seat. Looks like forever.

So, anyway she said “What are you going to do?” He says “Well I guess I will call the fire department.” She says “Oh no you’re not. Then all the firemen in the county will be here, and they ain’t going to come in my bathroom and catch me sitting on this seat.” He says “You ain’t going to call the fire department? Well I don’t know what else to do. I’ve tried everything, except boiling water and you don’t want me to do that.” She says “Well I’m about ready for you to do that.” He said “Well you won’t like that cause then you’d get blisters on you for sure. So what should I do?” She says “Call the doctor. He’ll know what to do.” So anyway Earl makes the call to the doctor and he explains the situation to the nurse, and you know she starts laughing very hard, and she goes and talks to the doctor, and he says “Bring her right over.” OK.

Now Earl has to unbolt the seat – to take it apart. Fortunately he is able to take the lid away from the seat itself you know. So she only has to combat the seat…. So anyway, he puts a bathrobe over her. She walks kind of funny. She has to walk kind of bent over, and then of course getting into the truck, see that’s a little bit tricky too.

Earl has to kind of slide her into the seat… and he kind of has to put her in and lean her head up above the dashboard. And Earl’s afraid that those two little pointy things sticking out there from the toilet seat are going to go plumb through his truck seat. So, she urges him to travel a little faster, and they get down to the doctor. And now comes the embarrassing part: walking through the room where everybody is waiting to see the doctor. And there she goes. She’s trying to keep her eyes down and straight ahead to get to the door. And of course the receptionist says “You come on right in.”

And of course she draws a few stares. Everybody wonders what in the world is wrong with this woman. They’ve seen hump backs, but they’ve never seen hump behinds before. They walk on in there and the doctor says “Well I don’t know how we’re going to do this. I guess she’d better just lean over the table and let me take a look.” So you know the seat, the table, whatever you call that thing you sit on – lay on, and anyway she bends over there.

The doctor takes his little rolling stool, you know and kind of rolls up there and he lifts up that housecoat and starts laughing. The more he laughs the madder Ethel gets. Finally she’s burning up. He’s just laughing, and she turns around and says to him “What in the world is the matter with you? Ain’t you ever seen one of those things before?” He says, “Hundreds of thousands of them, but nobody ever framed one for me!”

Gene: Well I hope that you get a visual picture.

Shams: (laughing) Great story!

Val: (laughing) That was – it was perfect! That’s priceless and now it’s recorded forever Gene.

Gene: Forever huh. Well thanks for being my audience.

(Val prepares to channel)

Laughing has an energy that helps to dispel the stress, the worries, the fear in one’s life.

Posse: Welcome to the two of you! It is very amusing – joyful to be listening to the two of you, especially your story Gene. They are quite wonderful. They serve a wonderful purpose, not only to entertain people, to make them laugh, but to bring a lightness to their heart.

Not only do stories teach people, but in your case your stories help people to forget about their own personal stuff, their own personal issues for a moment. And so it is quite a magnificent gift that you have and that you give to others.

The importance of laughter is one that many people overlook. They get so bogged down in their daily stuff, and so overwhelmed, and so stressed by what is going on around them that they forget that one of the most beneficial and healing tools that they have, literally at their fingertips, is to laugh.

Laughing has an energy that helps to dispel the stress, the worries, the fear in one’s life. And so it is very important for all of you, and we are just not talking to the two of you, but we are talking to everyone who chooses to listen. When you are in a moment when you are feeling overwhelmed, tired, or things are falling around you – chaotic, it is beneficial to listen or read a story such as this one, watch movies that make you laugh, something that brings a little bit of joy into your life. Do you see how that is a benefit?

G: Oh yes.

P: Because now you are no longer thinking of what is going on that is causing you to be so unhappy.

S: The funny thing is that most people don’t want to laugh when they’re stressed out, because they think that are then not able to focus on their stress.

P: Ah, that is the key. What it does – it gives them the opportunity to break away from it. And when you are able to break away from it, you forget about it, even if it for a few seconds, a few minutes or a few hours or how every long, then you are able to refocus on the situation and view it a little bit more clearly and not to become overwhelmed by it. Because as you know, when you are in it and amongst your stuff, it can envelop you. It has such a hold on you. It is hard to step back and look at the situation a little bit differently.

S: Right.

P: So, this allows you to take a break from yourself and the situation. It allows you to step outside yourself and then when you need to go back to the situation – perhaps to go back and have another perspective and not to be so worried about it so much. Do not allow it to take over you.

S: Right.

P: Because nothing is truly worth getting that so upset about.

G: That’s why we laugh a lot at our church service. We have a good time there. We laugh a lot. And of course on the wall behind us is the laughing Jesus portrait.

P: Ah wonderful, wonderful! It is easier to learn and at the same time to help you remember who it is that you truly are when you laugh. You do not always choose to laugh, to be happy, to be joyful.

Many of you choose to do things that bring you unhappiness or to put yourself in certain situations that will cause you stress. So, laughter is like a little bell or a little click or a little pulling back saying “Remember you always have a choice – to choose something different, to be somewhere different, to surround yourself with people who are different and not causing you stress. So you understand how important it is for you (Gene) to tell your stories.

G: I do it every chance I get.

S: They are lighthearted.

P: You have given people the opportunity to laugh and to remind them how powerful laughter can be, how beneficial and healing, and how important it is.

P: Many blessings to you my dear friends. It is always wonderful to speak to you once again.

S: Likewise.

P: And may the light of the sun always shine upon you and bring you joy and happiness, and much laughter to you both.

November

Posse: Hello dear one.

Sham: Hello.

Posse: How nice it is to be speaking to you once again. Where do you wish to begin our conversation?

Shams: I had hoped that we might be able to have a really stimulating - something different today. And I really don’t know what that may be, but I had considered that we could be talking about past lives. That there is something that is perhaps significant that it might be timely, appropriate, and fun to explore.

Posse: Very well. Do you wish to know who it is that you’ve been in a previous life or do you have a question in regards to the general subject regarding past lives itself?

Shams: I’d be curious to know who I was in a previous lifetime. I’ve already identified several of my lifetimes, but I wouldn’t mind exploring one deeper with you, anyone that comes forward.

Posse: Let us see dear one. What I have been given to tell you is one that would be valuable for you to know at this time - to give you a little insight into another aspect of yourself.

Shams: Wonderful.

Posse: Let me first start by telling you Shams that this aspect of you is not one that many will consider to be important. And what I mean by that is not one who has been known and not one who has made a significant contribution to the world, so to speak. Not one who is walking the earth to be in service to everyone. This one is just for you, for you yourself to have experienced just for your own personal evolution. You understand?

Shams: I do.

Posse: And so it is nonetheless just as important as all the other life experiences that you have had. They are all equal, of equal value, of equal measure. And they all offer different aspects for you to become aware of. Not only can some be healing, but some can bring forth a different knowingness, “Aha! This is where maybe this comes from in me.” You understand?

Shams: Yes I do.

Posse: And so I will speak to this. I will tell you the first thing I was shown. You were a young woman in this lifetime. She is wearing a smock, so to speak. It seems to be a layered type of garment. You had light brown hair and you were fair in complexion. You seem to be rather tall for your age. You were at the time living as farmers, or something such as this. It was not necessarily that you were a peasant. You seemed to be doing quite well on your own, farming the land. It is hard to tell the exact time – ah, what I am getting at the moment is around – between 1600 – 1700. Those were the numbers that I was given to tell you dear one.

And you were a farmer’s wife, and you were quite happy being that. Being a wife, taking care of the family and your husband and the mundane tasks and chores you had to do at the time. We will say you had a good relationship with your husband. However, because of the time, you were one who had – you were a young woman who had a lot on her mind and a lot to say. Not only about things that had to do with the children, but things that had to do with affairs that your husband had to do with – how to run the farm and more worldly ideas or views, social views. You understand?

Shams: Yes.

Posse: But because of the time and the situation you were not allowed to voice your opinion. And so it became very frustrating for you not to speak up when you were in the presence of others. This does not seem to be the case with your husband. Your husband was the one confidant. You could truly speak your peace to him. And he would perhaps take things under advisement, but you were still frustrated and a little angry towards him because ultimately he was the one that made the final choice.

And so it was not an equal partnership, but that is how it was back then. What happened is that over the years you become a little bitter or angry because you were not to be equal with others. You had so much to say and so much to offer to others – opinions and advice - but it was not for you to give. Because it was not your place as a woman to give.

Shams: Right.

Posse: And so how that translates today in you being Shams-Tabriz - you once again have a lot to say about many issues. But now you are at the point where you just want to be the one to be in control and to speak about it. Everywhere and everything. You understand?

Shams: Yes.

Posse: And so it is when you are approached by people who want to speak to you. we will say the lion in you can sometimes be overbearing and jump out and be so enthusiastic about what it is that you talk about. You understand?

Shams: Yes.

Posse: Sometimes you may feel, “Oh boy! Maybe I just went a little overboard in what I said or in my opinions or in my zest.”

Shams: Right.

Posse: But this is because you had to suppress for your entire life what it is that you thought. You had to keep it to yourself. So when you feel a need to make yourself known in situations or be the one that has the power or the control, this is one of the aspects (past lives) that it is coming from. Because you had no control over your life in that time, so to speak, other than your children and how you ran the family and the household. In everything else you had no say. It was out of your control.

Shams: Right.

Posse: And so now sometimes you seem to go overboard. You want to have everything under your control, so to speak. You understand?

Shams: Yes.

Posse: It was no accident that you were born under the sign of the lion, the Leo, to give you that extra, well we will say, roar like a lion would do. Not to hold back any longer. But to speak whenever it is that you feel you need to. And to not hold onto anything.

Shams: So it’s interesting because it’s almost as if that lifetime then was set up to provide me with that energetic dynamic as well as that impulse combined with the impulse with being a Leo that would encourage me just to be very vocal in this lifetime.

Posse: Indeed, to let it out once and for all.

Shams: Exactly. And that’s why your recent advice to me was, “Write your book and scream out loud for everybody to hear who you are.” It’s interesting because ever since that moment it’s no different from when Val and I first started working on the book together and the experience of asking questions for Cosmic Lighthouse. It very rapidly evolved into a very fluid process, but the first one was a little bit rough, staccato, forced. At least it was forced for me. And so the same thing happened with writing this book.

When I first sat down to write, it was forced. But since that moment it has become a very fluid process. And each subject that comes to my mind to write flows really quite naturally, effortlessly and - in my mind - brilliantly. I really love what I’m writing and I love what I’m reading back to myself once I’ve written it. So, yeah, thank you for saying that. You know, when I was considering this conversation, even though I knew that I wanted to be discussing past lives with you, the one note that I did write down is that I know it is no longer time for me to be in control. That is finished now. This memory of that life is part of what that is isn’t it?

Posse: This will give you insight into what is going on with your book. Your book is allowing you a way to express yourself freely without being told to be quiet. And so it is a way for you to release that aspect that was pushed down, so to speak, in that life. You are no longer required to be quiet. So there is that urging in you that, “I can no longer be quiet. I must speak and tell my story.” You see?

Shams: I do.

Posse: So you can understand where this is coming from now? Why you have such a desire for you to release. No longer is it good enough for you to speak within your own head, so to speak. To talk to yourself inside your own mind.

Shams: Yes.

Posse: It is not good enough. You need to have a release. And this book is releasing that for you.

Shams: Yeah and I’ve noticed the shift in myself ever since this was done. Because as this has begun - and as I’ve allowed it to emerge in this manner - my judgment of others is gone. Just gone.

Posse: And it also helps you when you are releasing all your thoughts down onto paper. It is helping you to release the wanting to be in control of everything that you feel you need to be in control of. I’m not saying relinquish total control because that is not your role. But to not be so fearful of letting go of certain things.

Shams: Yes.

Posse: Because you are finding an outlet on how to release all these thoughts and ideas – or learnings. You are channeling it into your writing.

Shams: Absolutely. And one of the ways that I experienced it is that the process of writing empowered me. Made me feel more powerful, more full. And with that feeling of fullness and true power, that is the power of who I am - of that which I am - of the wholeness of me. That feeling made me no longer have that impulse to judge others. Because my prior judgment of others stemmed from feeling as if they were controlling me. But now because I’m not controlling myself at the same time others cannot possibly control me. That’s fiction to begin with. So any perceived notion of control that others have over me really is - on some level - a control that I am holding over myself.

Posse: Indeed.

Shams: So that is how I experienced it, and it was freeing. And I immediately experienced a genuine compassion for a person I encountered last week. And this is somebody who I was feeling very uncomfortable being around. It’s not that I would choose necessarily to go and spend any significant amount of time with this person, but at the very same time I completely understood what they were feeling, where they were coming from and what they were saying. And even though I may have not agreed with it, it was not necessary for me to voice myself. It wasn’t important in that moment for me to contradict what was said. And the result is that a lot of the tension melted, at least that was my perception - that it just melted and they became much more comfortable.

Posse: You did not feel a need to speak back to this person because by writing your thoughts down onto paper you are empowering yourself with the freedom to speak out to let yourself know who it is that you are.

Shams: Exactly. Self acknowledgement.

Posse: Indeed. And so because you have that self acknowledgement there is no need to speak when it is not necessary to do so. Because you have gained your power back from self. How wonderful!

Shams: Absolutely how wonderful!

December

Posse: Greetings to you my dear brothers.

Shams & Gene: Hello

Shams: I have a question. I’ve been aware that yesterday in particular was a significant day numerologically. And last night was a full moon. And, my god! Last night I couldn’t sleep. I was lying in bed tossing and turning till the wee hours of the morning. I’d like to know what the significance of yesterday was. I certainly did feel a tremendous amount of energy in my body, in my head, in my neck, and in my legs.

Posse: Are you aware of the movie “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, the children’s movie?

Shams & Gene: Yes.

Posse: So you are aware that in that movie we have this green looking man that is called the Grinch. He goes down the mountain and steals all of the Christmas presents, the trees, even the food – everything is taken away from them. But then on Christmas morning it does not seem to matter. The people still gather around in unity within a circle and they are singing and praising and full of joy, even though they have lost everything. So it is like that movie a little bit.

The reason why this is brought up is that many of you have been going through changes, which is part of the shift that you are in – circumstances. You have lost your jobs. You have lost your homes. You are downsizing to smaller homes. Your things - your material things - you can no longer afford. You have all of this stuff, and the old notion or the old ideas of “the more that you gather the more that you are”, so to speak, are no longer useful.

Even though you have nothing, you’ll truly see the importance of what it is to be here on Earth, to be here as people - to be unified, to be loved, to find joy within one another.

And so now with this new influx of energy that’s coming through, it is going to allow all of you an opportunity through all this great chaos and despair, anger and fear. It will allow you to find joy – what it is that is truly joyful. Stuff is not important - just as it is shown in the movie.

Even though you have nothing, you’ll truly see the importance of what it is to be here on Earth, to be here as people - to be unified, to be loved, to find joy within one another. It is not the house you live in, it is not the car that you drive. So this new energy is giving everyone an opportunity - in the mist of such chaos - to open their eyes to what is truly important – family, their loved ones, your friends, your neighbors, the world.

And to be joyful just as it is in the movie. To come together as a unified society and to rejoice. This will allow you to get back to the way things were meant to be. Not to put too much value on things that are not valuable.

Shams: Right.

Posse: So this energy, this influx - as we have said before - it is as if God is shining upon you and is giving you an opportunity to view, to truly come to a place within yourselves and say, “Ah, this is not important. We have each other.” Or something such as this. You understand what it is that we are saying?

Shams: Yes. It brought a great sense of calm and comfort and fullness of the heart as well. And just as I experienced it within, my entire environment reflects it back to me. This has been happening for awhile now. We were talking the other time about me recognizing the value of being still. And being still even physically in one’s life is just being in one place and allowing things to move to you – I’m speaking really about myself even though I’m speaking in the third person.

You know I’ve always been one to very easily and comfortably get up and move about the planet and take the journey and discover and explore and so on and so forth. But I’m in a unique moment in time right now in my life where I feel very comfortable just being still and allowing things to be drawn to me. Things and people and experiences so on and so forth. And it’s lovely. It’s really heart warming to see that unfolding.

Gene: If a group was to put on a workshop to enhance this idea, of people in general, say people that have an inkling about the times that are coming and being joyful about what they have. What would the workshop look like? Can you give me an example to help people transition?

Posse: That is a good question. The first requirement for this workshop would be that you would have to do something for another in the workshop. And do it with full joy and happiness, not expecting anything in return. And so it would be suggested that you choose somebody that you feel would need your help and you go and help them. You see how it is that you would be in service? You would be helping. But the important part of this would be not to expect anything in return - to do this because you love yourself, because you love them, because it is joyful to do so.

We will say you have been in a society where many are all for themselves and it is crashing down upon you. If you continue on this path more will continue to crash down upon you. And then there will be nothing left. Now is the opportunity to extend your hand in a circle and to be unified and to honor your brother and your sister, to love them. You need to also honor yourself as you know, but you will start to honor yourself when you start to honor others. Extend a helping hand selflessly and joyfully. This would be a good place for all to start.

January

Valerie and I would like to wish you all a very happy 2009! May your New Year be filled with the wonderment of a child discovering the bounty of life. May you face your fears, trust your heart, know that you are loved, follow your truth, and embrace true humility – awe and wonder at the magnificence of you!

Know that you are kings and queens of your own kingdom – the kingdom of you.

Know that you are kings and queens of your own kingdom – the kingdom of you. You are far greater than you have perceived yourselves to be. Follow your heart and seek to discover the truth of who you are – the truth of who we all are. Not as an intellectual pursuit, but as a genuine ever-expanding experience of self and of life. It is possible. And it is awesome. Invite this possibility into your lives.

With the great love that Val & I express and the great love from the realm of the Angels, we wish you love, peace, joy and abundance. May your days be filled with laughter. May your nights be filled with wonder.

Val & Shams

Shams: Each of us continues to spiral and expand… And my most recent notable expansion/integration/rediscovery was with Shannon – this farmer’s wife that I was lifetimes ago. It was a wonderful experience for me… [I refer to the rediscovery of me as her] and I’ve been paying attention to my experiences of late. I’ve observed how I’m integrating all the different aspects of myself into the whole, into the whole pyramid that I am.

And, as I have been given to understand recently, it may not be that I consciously recognize every single one of my lifetimes. But there are different ways in which I assimilate the different aspects of me so that I can express more and more as a whole being in this lifetime. So that Shams-Tabriz - as much as he is unique in his personality and in his beauty and in his expression and in the particular strengths and gifts that he has – also integrates, draws in and embraces different aspects of his expression from different lifetimes. I’m being very verbose here – but you understand my meaning.

Archangel Michael: Yes

Shams: I’ve been noticing also that I have experiences with individuals, and I sometimes get irritated by their behavior. And that irritation almost extends itself beyond a reasonable ‘response time’. And I see that it’s one thing just to be irritated with the behavior of another in the moment, and it’s another thing to have that irritation continue to weigh on the mind.

When it does so, I begin to realize that there is an aspect (a ‘prior’ aspect) of myself that I am experiencing in the other and that I have also to forgive in myself. And I realize that the irritating behavior in some regard reflects itself - perhaps even as the polar opposite - in a behavior that I have in my current experience of myself. And so as I recognize that - without necessarily tapping into the particular lifetime where I expressed with those energies and such behaviors – in that moment I am integrating that ‘prior’ experience with the experience of who I am now and finding the balance between the two.

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I really just wanted to make note of that. Because this whole process of expansion and of discovering divinity, in some cases yes, some individuals will have derived profound benefit from re-experiencing another lifetime that they have had and discovering that harmony that is to be regained through the forgiveness and the embracing of that experience in a new light.

But there are many other ways in which integration and expansion takes place, and I’m recognizing this. I’m owning it. It’s wonderful and it’s melodious and it’s effortless as long as we pay attention and as long as we remain open hearted about our experiences. When judgment does not seep into it then we can allow our self to look at what needs to be looked at without difficulty. Would you care to comment on that?

About how sometimes it is a benefit to explore a past life but it is not always necessary.

Archangel Michael: Dear one it is I Michael who wishes to address this question. It is not always necessary for one to experience, to remember, to relive or to get a glimpse into a particular personal past life or another aspect of themselves in order to understand what is happening in their current situation in order for it to be healed or to move forward. And this is what had happened to you. You recognized an aspect within another that is in you and it was not necessary for you to dive any deeper into it. It was not important.

Shams: Right.

Archangel Michael: And this is what we have talked to you about before. About how sometimes it is a benefit to explore a past life but it is not always necessary.

Shams: Exactly.

Archangel Michael: When these higher vibrations or frequencies or energies - what ever you choose to call it - start to pervade your atmosphere and into you it becomes less and less necessary for one to have to get details about who they were or what is it they did. The ones [past lives] that seem to have a predominant role in your current life or your current human form are the ones that may come forward. You may have a need to explore them in great detail because they have a deeper rooted effect on your present circumstance of who you are in your physical form as of that moment. Other lives may not be as important or beneficial for you to explore so you can just acknowledge them and move on.

Shams: Right.

Archangel Michael: So this is what had happened or occurred with you. It will occur again and again and again. It is just for you to acknowledge it and say, “okay, time to move forward”.

Shams: It’s wonderful. Really wonderful. And I recognize how it continues to expand me. The one thing that I am experiencing of myself that has been the most noteworthy shift is my constancy. I rest more consistently and more constantly in who I am and so that which occurs around me doesn’t shake me. And although in the moment I may experience it as a shake, in truth I am not shaken. But such occurrences give me the opportunity to look at something a little bit more deeply. And so the more expanded I get there is a great feeling of solidness about me. So I’m loving this. I’ve been loving this for a long time, but I can see now how graceful a process this can be if we choose for it to be that.

Archangel Michael: Good.

February

A note: Prior to this conversation with the Angels, I had been reviewing my notes and earlier conversations from several months ago. It prompted this line of discussion…

Shams: Another thing I came across today was a lengthy discussion on trust. I had been reflecting to myself - and know that this was a recording from several months back - but I had been reflecting on how much I express and experience trust in my life. And of course today even as I look back on it, I am amused at myself. I see myself then as a child, which I think is a reflection to me of how much I have grown even in these last few months. But at that time I was reflecting upon the level of trust that I was embodying in my life and how that was a great thing. How it would be a meaningful demonstration for others to realize how they may invite trust into their lives and express it. And how trust does truly expands ones experience of life.

Because when you truly trust, you are no longer living life from your limited notions of control and of what you desire, but you’re opening it up to a greater experience – a greater potential experience - of what the universe has in store for you. As we begin as individuals to experience our magnificence and our un-limitedness, then truly we are similarly inviting the experience of un-limitedness not only of ourselves but of life. And hand in hand with that is an experience of unlimited abundance, unlimited joy, unlimited laughter, unlimited ease and unlimited peace.

What is happening is that when one begins to trust in themselves, trusts in the universe, trusts in the source, they no longer fear.

I’m mixing the thoughts I recorded several months ago with my knowledge of myself in this moment, which is more expanded. These are such wonderful realizations that I’m coming to. Further to what I’ve described is an experience where the word ‘trust’ seems inadequate to my sense of life at this moment. It is in this state of awareness for me that ‘trust’ becomes overridden by knowingness. You see, I now experience that life as an extension of me and the me that I experience is not a finite determinate thing. I experience myself as an unlimited being who very much embraces you as well as all others. And so there is no need for trust anymore because I am all of that. Does that make sense to you?

Archangel Michael: Yes. What is happening is that when one begins to trust in themselves, trusts in the universe, trusts in the source, they no longer fear. And when you have no more fear you are able to trust and then everything becomes known. It is as if trust becomes an automatic. It almost seems to disappear because it is there as a constant and there is no more worry, no more fear.

You know you will be taken care of. You know that you are on the right path or you are doing the right thing or that you have abundance. You have love. You will have all these sorts of joy that one wishes to have while they are incarnated on Earth. The fear has been washed away. And so that is what has happened to you. You no longer have the fear of the unknown. You no longer fear it. You no longer worry about it. You trust in it. Then there is no more need to dwell because you believe. It becomes a part of your essence of who you are. It is almost a knowing. You now know and you believe that you are limitless.

Shams: Right.

Archangel Michael: And so you become limitless and there is no need to define trust anymore or to look at it because you know who and what it is that you are. You are limitless. And when you are limitless everything comes to you.

Shams: (Laughing) Yes.

March

Shams: I recently had dinner with a new friend, and she was explaining to me that she doesn’t experience emotion. While I understood what she meant, I also allowed myself in that moment to become very present with her. And as you have taught me, I looked into her eyes and allowed myself to experience what she was experiencing.

And while I knew exactly what it was all about, I understood that it is fear that compels her to not wish to experience emotion. So she’s protecting herself from her emotions – sadness, anger, frustration… She asked me why she didn’t experience emotion. At that moment, I wasn’t compelled to saying anything - even though I understood it. And after a moment of my gazing, she broke the silence asnd asked, “It’s fear isn’t it?” I of course acknowledged.

The discussion continued, and she was explaining that her yoga teacher had instructed her class on ‘detachment’. I’ve heard this ‘teaching’ from others before also - so this is not one incident in isolation. In fact I find that this belief is quite prevalent. Many seem to have this perception that the only way to connect with the divine is by detaching yourself from your sense of self, whether that means from your emotions or from your physicality or whatever the case may be. And this yoga teacher spoke about the nature of duality within this world and what humankind at large will refer to as positive emotions and negative emotions. The teacher had expressed that the goal is to connect with the divine by completely detaching from these emotions – detaching from all emotions regardless of how we perceive them. I perceived that the instruction was to pursue a life of emotionlessness.

Now I know this not to be true. I know of course that we can sink into the sublime nature of the divine source – the source of all that is - and be in that state of bliss. And I am aware that this can appear almost as a void. But I will stop here and encourage you to speak about this. Help us all to understand what it is to have a healthy experience as conscious divine human beings and the value of our emotions.

The purpose of being here in human form is to experience the duality - the opposite.

Archangel Michael: It is I Michael who wishes to address this question.

Shams: Hi Michael.

AA Michael: Hello dear one. There have been quite a number of - I will say people, I do not necessarily refer to them as teachers, however some of you would so I will just refer to them as people – who get into meditative states and they feel the need to let go. To detach themselves from everything that they feel. To be in a meditative state where they just are, nothing more nothing less.

Shams: Yes.

AA Michael: And that is good and it can be appropriate to know that state and you can connect to Source and to divine oneness - to the all that is. However, that is not the purpose of being here in a human form. The purpose of being here in human form is to experience the duality - the opposite. What you would call good and bad. We view them as neither - they just are. They are experiences. By detaching yourself from emotion you are detaching yourself from yourself literally. You are detaching yourself from us. You are detaching yourself from God. Your emotions become a very important and powerful way for you to connect to us. It is through your emotions that you feel - it is like a calling to you, where you are on your path at that moment. Do you understand?

Shams: Yes.

AA Michael: And it is through emotions that you grow and expand. It is through emotions that you love. It is through emotions that you learn. It is through emotions that you experience. Now when you have a need to detach yourself, you take away these. You are no longer expanding, you are no longer connecting to yourself. You are no longer connecting to us. You are no longer connecting to Source. You are no longer moving. What is happening is that many of these people have an understanding of the importance to detach yourself from situations. What it is that I mean by this is what we have talked to you about in the past – learn to be the observer and the participant in life.

Shams: Correct. In a sense detachment - in this regard - is forgiveness.

And it is through emotions that you grow and expand. It is through emotions that you love. It is through emotions that you learn. It is through emotions that you experience.

AA Michael: Indeed. It is a way for one to discern. To be able to feel the emotions in the moment – to know who it is that they are in that moment, who it is that they are becoming. And it is also a way of releasing and letting go. Also a way to bond, to bring closer the duality. Do you understand?

Shams: I do.

AA Michael: And so it is to feel these things, but at the same time it is not to be necessarily attached to the emotion so that you are not drawing on it – so that it is not who you become. If you are feeling the emotion of anger that is what you become if that is all that you are drawing on. If you become the observer, you are able to separate yourself from the situation and the feeling for a moment and understand and look at the situation from a different perspective. You can look at it as this – this is all a drama or how you would say a movie.

This is your own movie being played out. And so by being able to detach yourself from emotions you are able to step outside of the movie and watch the movie from a different perspective. But if you are in the position where you are constantly watching the movie then you are not a participant. Then you are not playing in the movie. Then you are not learning, and you are not growing. You are not moving forward, and you are not expanding. You are not loving, and you are not being compassionate. And you are not sharing all of those wonderful emotions that are needed.

It is for you to jump back in and participate with all the gusto – the full life force that you have. This is the point of being on Earth, being human.

And so you may ask yourself do you wish to just watch the movie with yourself in it and play it over and over and fast forward quickly through your life or do you wish to be a participant? It is that simple. It is more beneficial for one to participate in the movie than it is to be the observer. The observer – when you get to a point in your evolution in your self awareness, your self-ascension whatever it is that you want to call it, when you get to a point when you are able to step outside as an observer, it serves you. To be able to step outside and look at the movie and to be able to understand the emotions or events that have taken place – to understand what was going on… But it is not for you to stay there. It is for you to jump back in and participate with all the gusto – the full life force that you have. This is the point of being on Earth, being human.

Emotions play a very powerful connection to us and to Source. It is a wonderful way for you to connect to us. And so if you detach yourself from your emotion you are also detaching yourself from us. These people who are teaching this do not quite get this yet. They only see how you say the badness - what they would consider to be bad, in regards to emotions. So they would say it is better to detach yourself from your emotions so that you do not have to feel these things. They feel that is what enlightenment is. It is not. It is how you say farthest from the truth. Farthest from the truth dear one. Being detached from your self is being detached from us and Source.

Shams: It is the original separation.

AA Michael: Indeed.

April

The following piece is part of regular series with Cosmic Lighthouse. It is an ongoing dialogue between the Archangels and Shams-Tabriz. Communicating through gifted channel Valerie Wood, the angels bring wisdom and light into the life of Shams as he pursues the goal of discovering his divinity. It is the remarkable landscape of Shams’ life that lends him the brilliant experiences that spur his expansion. His ongoing engagement with the Archangels and their circle of wisdom is a precious and awesome gift that serves to guide him through his enlightenment. The deeper story of Shams’ discoveries will be presented soon in their first book, Soaring With Angels.

Shams: I’ve been having quite a bit of drama lately in my work life. As you know, I’ve become quite a power house. I step into a situation and find myself shaking things up quite a bit. I come in and I’m very powerful - I’m very clear, I’m truthful, I don’t hold things back, and I don’t mince words.

My professional role at this time is to act as a management and operations consultant, to guide the establishment of formalized processes in a particular business venture. It’s become clear that certain personalities are reacting to my presence. Inadequacies are being revealed - are being brought to the surface - which is quite normal under the circumstances. That’s happening throughout the operation in different departments and with different individuals. And most of the people with whom I’m in contact are quite willing to explore our findings and progress towards designing and implementing new processes to benefit the company.

However, it’s noteworthy that there are some who are finding it very difficult to be so transparent. Perhaps they fear being judged as incapable or inferior – of course this is not real, since judgment always only stems from oneself, and further, everyone is the same. No one is either superior or inferior to another. So at this level, it is their fear of being perceived as being inferior, because this is a judgment they hold of themselves. And these persons seem to be creating a tremendous amount of chaos in the wake of their resistance to be open.

On the surface things may appear quite innocent, but from my level of perception I can see and feel the havoc being generated, the destructive nature of the force that is created out of their fear and resistance. At times it is so powerful that it can be felt as daggers piercing the heart – what may be known in certain circles as a curse. At first, this was difficult for me to be around. Of course once I recognized and understood the energy, it no longer has power over me – it has no effect on me, other than perhaps amusement.

As we choose to become aware of our own divinity, choose to consciously embrace our own evolution, as we begin to change and to experience more transparency, more truth, and more compassion, we will find ourselves at times to be in situations and engaged with people who have not reached our level of awareness. In such circumstances as I’ve described where the interaction becomes quite intense and destructive, I am drawn to remember tolerance. I would define tolerance as allowing another person to be as they are in the moment without needing to change them to fit my mold, for it is never my role to change another person!

I also know it to be true that as an individual evolves and grows and expands, he fundamentally draws to himself experiences that reflect the truth of who he is. If one has patience and trusts in this process, then this natural evolution will take place and we will find ourselves in our own garden of Eden. I know I’ve given you a rather elaborate introduction to my topic for the day. Can you speak to this and bring some light to this experience?

AA: Let me first say, you have heard the expression “as within so without”. That is truth. This goes for everyone; there are no exceptions to that rule. So let us speak to that in regards to your situation or what seems to be happening. First of all, we will speak to what you were referring to as being tolerant of those who are around you. We refer to those around you who are not acting in their highest good, their highest interest for themselves or others. And so it is not for you necessarily to have to tolerate them. That is not your role. It is for you not to let them dictate who you are in that moment - dictate your centeredness, your peacefulness, your strength or question who it is that you are. Does that make sense to you?

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Shams: Yes it does.

AA: And so it is for when you confront – all of you confront many individuals, some of you on a daily basis, who have a tendency to be able to push your buttons or who do not do the job they are meant to do in regards to an employee or a co-worker - or a friend or family who know exactly what to say to try and ruffle you. It is for you to be grounded. To stand strong and stand firm in your conviction knowing the wonderful divine being that you are and knowing that whatever they say or they do, it cannot dictate how you are going to respond to them. And so when you are feeling strong, not just physically, but emotionally, mentally, spiritually – when you are connecting to your higher self and to Source you feel that strength, that inner guidance, peace, calmness, and so another’s actions or another’s words do not throw you off. You are able to respond to them in a manner that suits your highest good for yourself.

That does not mean that you need to be lovey-dovey with them or what some would consider not to be nice to them - it is for you to be who you are in that moment without judging them. “As within so without” also goes for the one who is the cause of the ruffling of feathers or the ones who are pushing others’ buttons. Because they themselves are ruffled, they are not connected to their higher self or Source. They feel very unstable and very unbalanced. This lack of balance is creating a lot of fear. And because of this fear base and because of their lack of understanding of what a wonderful divine being they are, turmoil about themselves is reflected outwardly towards other people. It can be expressed, as you say, as “ruffling of feathers”, gossip or it could be directly trying to push another’s button by saying or doing things that they know will irritate them or just to stir things up and cause drama.

So the expression “as within so without” applies to everyone. It is very important for all of you to start paying attention to your emotions – your feelings and to reconnect to your higher self so that you understand you are no longer “putting your will upon others”. What we mean by that is you are no longer purposely trying to stir up trouble. And so your actions will come from a place of groundedness, strength, harmony. Do you understand?

Shams: I do understand.

To stand strong and stand firm in your conviction knowing the wonderful divine being that you are and knowing that whatever they say or they do, it cannot dictate how you are going to respond to them.

AA: And so people need to understand first of all – we go back to the things we are always saying – it is to become aware of what it is you are fearing. And after you become aware of any insecurities that you may have or a fear that you may have, it is to pay attention to how it is expressed. Is it expressed outwardly towards another in a manner that is undesirable for you? We will say when they are expressing in a way that would be considered not in a favorable light, it comes right back to them. And so it is for them to understand how they express. Or do they internalize it?

And next they need to make a choice - to choose to re-discover who they are. And the first step in this part of choosing is to choose to forgive themselves for anything they deem that is lacking within them. Or forgive themselves for any thoughts or actions that they may have done – whatever the situation may be, it is very individualized. But to choose and to forgive themselves for what they feel is wrong with them - even though they are perfect. But they do not see themselves as perfect. They do not see themselves as divine beings and this is where a lot of the problems can come in. So when they are feeling inadequate, they do not see themselves as perfect and so they will either lash out or internalize it and beat themselves up, so to speak. Either way does not serve them. But know that it is not for you to rescue them or to change them.

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AA: No you cannot. The only thing that you could do is show them by being the strength that you are. So when you are being attacked or your feathers are being ruffled it is by your example they will see and they will say, “How come I do all these things that I know get him angry, but he is standing there and he is laughing at me? Why is he not yelling at me? Why is he not angry? He does not even seem to care.”

Shams: (Laughing)

AA: Ah, that is the exact laugh that we are referring to. And it is because you don’t care, because you see where they are coming from, and you know that no matter what this person does or what this person says it will not dictate who you are. And it will not dictate how you respond in a situation. You will respond in a manner that is necessary for you own highest good and well being. And because it is for your own highest good and your own highest well being it will be the highest good for another as well.

Shams: Right. I’ll admit to you that I came to that realization after a bit of an initial trial period. But then I soon realized that being ruffled and ticked-off wasn’t going to get me anywhere - that was me re-experiencing myself many years ago, before my recent expansion. That’s how I would have reacted in my past, and my next course of action would have been to do battle.

AA: You can still go to battle, but you will do it from a different level.

Shams: Yes, of course. In the past the battle would have been, in a sense, to destroy the instigator or to make them know so fully that they are wrong. Yet now I recognize clearly what you are saying. It is for me to be so fully in myself and with myself - with my divine self - that I stay within that state of grace, of joy and of pleasure. And so the result is that anything that is done to me cannot have an effect on me, does not have an effect on me. And so in a sense anything that anyone does is really just bouncing back at them.

AA: Indeed. That is correct. And when this happened and when you were at first irritated, you just had a little “grace period” in between. You were still learning and adjusting. It is hard. We are not saying that it can always be turned on in an instant when you are being attacked or your feathers ruffled or your buttons pushed. It is very hard to stay composed in that moment, but this is the ultimate outcome that you all can strive for. This is part of the expansion process. By having that moment, it is completely normal as you’d say, to have that grace period where you feel. “I’ve had it, I’m going to get them”, but yet not follow through. As this gives you time to step back and to regroup and to gain your own strength again and learn the lesson from it.

Shams: Thank you. This is brilliant!

May

Note: Before the conversation between Shams-Tabriz and Mary the Magdalene, Valerie felt sadness in connection with Mary. What follows is an explanation of what Valerie was receiving.

Mary Magdalene: Welcome to you dear brother Shams.

Shams-Tabriz: Hello. Is this Mary?

Mary Magdalene: Yes it is.

Shams: Mary, tell me why are you sad – or why did Valerie have the feeling of sadness?

Mary Magdalene: The feeling that my dear one was receiving was the sadness of humanity as a whole. At the moment, many do not recognize who I am or what it is that I stood for. And so that contributes to the sadness that she (Valerie) feels of the energy that still lingers in your physical world. I - where I presently reside - am not connected to the sadness or the emotion as you humans would view it at this moment, because I see. However, the energy that was me when I existed on your plane is still attached to the Earth, and it is that energy that she (Valerie) was picking up and feeling. It is an energy of sadness of the misunderstanding of the truth of who I was - and that is secondary to the misunderstanding of the truth of what love is. The divine love.

Shams: Yes.

Mary Magdalene: It continues today that there still is much misunderstanding of what love is. And in some cases there is great understanding, yet they choose to turn their backs upon it. So because they choose to turn their backs on it, this is the energy of sadness and sorrow that is being felt.

Shams: Mary can you tell me where is it that you see that there is “great understanding” and yet they still choose to turn their backs on it?

Mary Magdalene: There have been throughout time - and especially these past several years with everything up in arms or up in the air - many of the politicians, many of the senior government officials as well as those in the banking industry who have acted in this manner. It seems to be those who have been tied to the affairs that are currently affecting your present world economic condition, those who are higher up. And I am not speaking of all of them of course. We are speaking of those who have truly understood what would be beneficial to humankind and yet despite this knowledge they have chosen to turn their backs on humanity at large in order to serve a purpose for their own greed, their own self satisfaction.

We need once again to be compassionate and tolerant of our neighbors and to be willing to put ourselves out there once again to extend a hand and to help.

And look what is has turned into. Look what they have accomplished because of this. So now because of these few influential individuals, many are suffering as a result of the consequences of their actions. They are (and have been) intelligent enough to see and to know the truth behind what it is that they desired and what the impact to the general populace would have been - and yet they still chose it, even though it was plainly obvious to them that the benefits served only them and not many others. It is the old thought that the desires of one have become more important than the desires of many.

This is a great lesson for all of you today. It is a great time of learning to once again put forth the desires of those around you, to put forth the desires not just for yourself but also those desires that will benefit the extended family and so forth and so on. It has been too long now that people have been in the “me” mode – “me, me, me” - and you have forgotten about your neighbor. You have forgotten about not only your neighbor, but your family, friends, strangers, teachers, ministers, all these. You can go on down the line.

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We need once again to be compassionate and tolerant of our neighbors and to be willing to put ourselves out there once again to extend a hand and to help. It may be a simple act or it may be something that requires more of your time and services. And so this is what our dear one (Valerie) was feeling. All of our great teachers have spoken about what love is, and at this time it is unfortunate that many of you have chosen not to listen. Even though it has been spoken not only by me but by many masters many, many times. And yet still many choose not to listen. And so this is a reminder. Now that things have become chaotic for so many – so many are suffering - it will help them to remember what is truly important. The purpose serves – it is now in time that you have to help each other in order to get through this crisis.

Shams: As I see it as you were describing it – I see that these symptoms of selfishness played themselves out because these individuals have been unwilling to embrace that all are one, that all are the same and that we are a common family. And their behaviors were behaviors of seeking power and control. When one is so greedy, it is all about power. And when one already has access to so much wealth in the world and yet will still manipulate the circumstances around them to generate even more wealth, then that must ultimately stem from a deep-seeded feeling of powerlessness. And that is why their hunger is so great for power. (This is another grand paradox.) When in reality the greatest power comes from recognizing that we are all one.

Mary Magdalene: Indeed. Indeed Shams. I also remind you that this occurred because of the collective consciousness of the majority. People may take offense to that comment, but it is for me to tell you. There are different levels, such as you have described. These ones on top have become greedy and wanting for power. It is the same for those in the trickle down effect, those way below them, they too would covet what their neighbor had and want more and more for fear of being powerless, for fear of being judged.

And so it is because of this collectiveness. It not just the top dogs. It is not for us to necessarily point fingers and to blame. It is for us to turn and point fingers at ourselves and to take responsibility for our own actions. That does not include all people of course, for not all of you have been this way. But there have been a good many of you that have. This is one of the reasons why this has bubbled up to the surface. It is one more thing to bring up, to get rid of, to learn from.

When in reality the greatest power comes from recognizing that we are all one.

Shams: And then we can remind humanity at large, we can in fact demonstrate to humanity at large, that once we have achieved this place of common understanding - of humanity and of brother and sisterly love – that that love is that which animates, it becomes the alchemy for all things abundant and magical and wonderful in the world.

Mary Magdalene: Of course. There is no more judgment. Instead of feeling powerless you become powerful in all things. That is what they have failed to see.

Shams: That was beautiful Mary. Thank you so much.

One week later, the discussion continued…

Shams: Mary, would you care to speak of the sadness surrounding mankind’s misunderstanding of what your life was about? I speak of the fact that humanity did not appreciate who you were, why you were here, the role that you played, your connnection to Jeshua and to the all-ness.

Mary Magdalene: Yes. It is also that they did not honor the divine feminine as the other half of the whole. Because there was a masculine-based understanding at that time, they were more than willing to accept Jeshua as the role model for being the male god that he was. But they would not accept – even though some knew – they would not accept me as the divine feminine goddess that I was. And so that became the basis for many of your religions, and it stands true until today. It was the tearing apart of one of the prime teachings that we offered at that time – of the two energies merging as one to become whole and to be all, the teaching of the different aspects, the two sides of the coin.<!--pagebreak-->

We were an embodiment of that, and it was for everyone to see and to take note - and to see that within themselves. But because of those who wished to hold the power, they did not want the population to have an understanding of this because this awareness would be harmful to their positions of power and wealth. And so it was to their own benefit to skew what was truth. And so it started from an early beginning of what was true and what was one of our most important teachings. And we were a physical embodiment, an example of what it is to be the goddess and the god.

Of course much of this has come to light within these last several decades – and especially within this past decade. But there are still many who do not completely comprehend or understand. It is now noted and accepted that I was not the prostitute I once was – and look how many thousands of years have passed to correct that notion, dear one.

Shams-Tabriz: Yes. It was placing a monicker upon you (‘prostitute’) to besmirch any potential of what it is that you represented. As you were describing this to me, I was reflecting upon the teachings of Muhammed. In the early wisdom that he brought forward, there is a very clear definition of the god-head as Rahman and Rahim, translated commonly as Compassionate and Merciful. As I have pondered this truth recently, I have become aware that embedded here is the basic embodiment of feminine and masculine. And yet that teaching too has been lost, the wisdom of the dual nature of the divine source, of both sides of the pole.

Mary Magdalene: Yes, yes.

Shams: This may be one of the hardest traditions to make that shift in, because it is so filled with a very masculine force. But it must come.

Mary Magdalene: Indeed. The time is now.

June

(Channeled on May 16, 2009. Special thanks go to Lisa Cummins for helping with the transcription.)

Mary Magdalene (MM): Welcome dear brother it is I, Mary, The Magdalene

Shams: The women are with me again tonight!

MM: Yes, Yes indeed. You are surrounded by — as Elmarilla would say — the power of the female. Obviously she is here as one of your teachers along with Mother Mary, as well as others such as Joan of Arc - who lends her energies here tonight. You, the dear one we speak to, have a legion of the divine feminine energy here to speak to you tonight.

Shams: Ah, wonderful!

MM: Yes indeed.

Shams: Mary, I’d like to just state in this moment that I have been so drawn to a particular movie called Messenger that depicts the life of Joan of Arc. And it is probably my favorite movie of all time. It’s just such a powerful story of her... in a sense her struggle, and her struggle to recognize the truth that was moving through her and to do what she was here to do despite how it appeared on the outside.

MM: That is one of the reasons we have brought her up. We are aware of that. And what seems to be going on in today’s atmosphere is that many of the women are holding weapons, so to speak - not literal weapons, guns or swords, but they are doing battle — so to speak — with their hearts, with their thoughts, with their voices, with their intuition and with their creativity. It’s almost as if they are going into to battle and they are no longer willing to stand still. It’s very similar to the Joan of Arc aspect that you have internalized - this knowledge that each individual female has innately within them because they are of the divine goddess.

Shams: Yes.

MM: And it is brewing and brewing this information that each individual woman has and is bubbling over. It’s almost as if it is a pot of boiling water that can no longer be contained and it is bubbling over and so now they have grabbed all their weapons that are necessary to do battle so that they may be heard. And if that means that they need to do battle they so be it.

Shams: Yes.

MM: You understand?

Shams: Completely.

MM: This does not necessarily mean that they will be battling in a physical way, but they will be battling in an emotional, psychological, mental, intuitive capacity. You understand?

Shams: Yes and verbally as well.

MM: Indeed, that is the main way for them to be heard. They’re voicing their opinions! They are not only voicing their opinion, they are voicing what they innately know inside to be their truth. You understand? And so, they are telling the masculine energy in the world, “we will no longer be suppressed!” That we are here to do battle. That we are here to fight, to be heard, and to be equal again. And it is almost as if they are saying we will not be quiet and put down any longer. That we will not adhere to silence. That it is our voice that is to be heard whether it is asked for or not, so that all can hear, all can appreciate it, how you would say, honor the divine feminine once again - to restore balance and to bring balance once again.

Shams: The pendulum of which we have spoken which represents the divine masculine and the divine feminine aspects is truly swinging in full force now, isn’t it? (I refer here to the knowledge that the feminine energy is emerging with great force upon this planet, with intention to revitalize the feminine and ultimately invoke divine balance.)

MM: Indeed, indeed it is. That is why those such as Joan of Arc and other strong women such as I, Mary Magdalene, many of us who have been warriors of our time are coming forth to give our energy to humanity as a whole. Not only to those who embody the female physicality but also those , such as yourself, who embody male physical form — for them to understand the feminine energy residing in them as well. And for them to balance it out and to stop suppressing it and to listen.

Shams: In my own surroundings over the course of the past week I have been very observant of — it’s impossible not to notice — the divine feminine presence and just how there is such — and I will use the term — an uprising that is taking place! Because it is truly that. And it’s with family members and with other individuals as well as this with whom I’m interacting on a regular basis... and it’s undeniable! It’s remarkable! It’s powerful! And I can see that there is a degree of stress that certain women are experiencing through this uprising as well simply because, I suppose, they are breaking through limitations that they have experienced for such a long period of time and that have almost become a habitual experience, the norm. And breaking free of that norm is creating a little bit of anxiety and stress. Yet as you yourself has described, they can no longer live suppressed any further.

MM: No, they cannot! And we will also say for many, the anxiety and stress will come from those that are around them. Because they will not be able to understand where this is coming from all of a sudden. You understand? And they do not know how to handle it or how to deal with it or how to communicate with it. They are almost taken aback and it’s almost like, “Wow! This is coming from left field.” You see what we are speaking of? And so there tends to be a little bit of stress and tension in the room because now all these parties are having new emotions that are coming to the surface that they need to be addressed now. That you can no longer close your eyes to. And so this is what is happening and so women around the world have had, what you would say, enough. They are willing to fight, so to speak, now for what it is they believe now. It is time.

Shams: It is time and as you know I am very much a champion of this transformation. It is one of my purposes here.

MM: Indeed.

Shams: And as I see it happening around me and with individuals that are close to me as well, it is my natural inclination to be a great supporter of their re-emergence. Of their clear expression, of their honest expression, and also of their sense of…

MM: “Uniqueness”.

Shams: Yes, yes! And “righteousness”, I would say. That they feel right in what they are doing. That they feel glorified and ennobled in what they are doing. Not to diminish others around them, by no means to diminish the masculine, but to demonstrate who they are in the presence of all.

MM: And there are many more men like you out there who would of course support these women and you will say, “Ah , it is about time! We have been waiting for this.” But there is just as many who would say, “Ah, we do not understand. What are you doing now? We do not see where you are coming from. This has not been your role for thousands of years, why change it?” You understand? And so it is important for those of you who “get” and “honor” the divine goddess — the divine feminine aspect in all of us — that I ask you to encourage them to speak their truth. It is just as important for a male and a female to speak their truth when it is appropriate, to do so, and to honor all who do so.

Shams: There must have been a great force in the air in our planet over the course of this last week because Val and I have felt it, and we ourselves have had experiences that have taken us to more clear understandings of ourselves. Would you speak to that?

MM: Now seems to have come a time, dear one, when you have come to the edge of a cliff, so to speak. And you can be pushed no farther. It’s almost as if, how would you say, you have received as much energy... We will give you an example of a balloon. And you are blowing the energy of a balloon and it’s getting bigger and bigger. And so far you have known that the balloon could get a little bit bigger, but now if it gets any bigger you know it will pop. You understand? Well the balloon is about to pop! And what you are experiencing now is that it has come to the point where choices need to be made by all and that is what has been experienced by these women who need to speak up to honor themselves.

They can no longer be quiet because they are literally about to explode and to pop. They’ve popped the balloon, so to speak. and same goes for you and for Val as well. You have got to the point where you realized your roles and whoever is going to come and tag along — wonderful! If not the others are on their own, so to speak, because the balloon is there and it is ready to pop and there is no more, how you would say, coddling, no more making excuses no more... It ‘s almost as if choices need to be made now! There can be no more excuses about why you cannot do this or you cannot do that. You understand?

Why you cannot evolve or what is holding you back from discovering all that you are, discovering the true nature of who you are. And either you choose to do so or choose not to — that will be the reality that you live in. And so be it that is the world that you will be in. That will be the world that you create. You can no longer... You are filled to the max; you can no longer save them. You understand?

Shams: I do.

MM: It is for all to choose; there is no more waffling? Is that the word you would use?

Shams: That’s perfect.

MM: And it is now. So, it is the same for you, both of you. You realize that those who want to learn and who want to grow and to discover, you will be there for them. And the others, they need to be in their own world. What seems to be happening is the shift has taken place where, you have heard of the new earth? The new earth is coming and those that want to jump aboard will be there to jump aboard and the rest will be in the old paradigm, the old notions and the old ideas — and they will have theirs. So it is here now and that is what is happening to many of the women. They have chosen to jump aboard and to speak up to share all the knowledge and wisdom that the Divine Goddess holds.

Shams: It’s amazing that Val and I — as we were chatting prior to this conversation, prior to my conversation with you — we came exactly to that conclusion. That we recognize why we are here and who we are and who those around us are — those who are ultimately in our circles... And there is a lazer sharp clarity around that. And there is no longer a feeling of — as you said — needing to further water the seeds that have fallen upon the rocks.

MM: Indeed. Well put. Because they will never grow anything. And so those of you who choose to be the rocks, then so be it. You will be the rock and will live like the rock. And you will only know that which the rock knows. So let them be and let them have their ground to sit in and no more.

Shams: And that no longer defines us. So that no longer needs to impact our clarity and our strength and our experiences of ourselves in the moment.

MM: Indeed — or how you expend energy emotionally, mentally, expend your time — all of these things. It is a point where everyone feels it. There is no denying that there has been change, this has been coming for a very long time but it is at the moment where the balloon is about to pop.

Shams: Right.

MM: And so everyone must choose and there can be no, how would you say…

Shams: Oh, I have a term for it, no half choices.

MM: Indeed! Perfect! Indeed!

Shams: Or two-thirds choices.

MM: Indeed, you cannot be a 2/3 person, Indeed!

Shams: I love that!

MM: That is wonderful! What a perfect saying! You get it!

Shams: I get it, I get it! Right from the humor of Shams! I get it. The honest humor. No, I completely understand and as I speak with you I feel such a clarity and a strength in this knowing, and I feel it for Val as well. This is what we know now.

MM: We will say that there can no longer be any excuses.

Shams: No, no there cannot. And there are none. In fact, there never were.

MM: It is a very magical, powerful time for you and Val.

Shams: And we are ready.

MM: Yes

Shams: We are all ready, in fact. All of us who are ready are ready!

MM: Indeed. So this will continue to happen and just continue to pay attention to those... especially females. However, you will notice that more males may be toning down their masculinism and saying things that you never thought they would say, that seem to be more geared towards femininity.

Shams: Right.

July

Shams: Joseph will you speak of the shift that has already transpired — of the vibrations upon this plane of experience that have already, shall we say, transitioned from the third dimension to the fourth and to the fifth dimensions?

I know that the result is an ongoing evolution and an ongoing expansion — and an ongoing transformation that is impacting individuals, families, communities, society in all of its various forms. Do you have any comments as to what is going on in this world — anything that you would wish to share with us, something that you would wish us to pay attention to? 

Joseph: A shift has already taken place and it is done for now. But more will shift again and again when it is appropriate to do so. It is only you who need to catch up to it — you who need to catch up in physical developments. Not only physically will you catch up, but in the way you communicate you will become more telepathic. You will become lighter bodies. You need to catch up with your notions on how to live with exchanges and how exchanges work. It is likened to a wheel that is going around and around and in the center the energy is planted. The energy is there in the center, but you are still going around and around this energy and you have not gotten to the core of it yet.

And so it is for all of you to catch up to this energy. Because it is so quick — the vibration is so light and so fast, you are not used to working in such an environment and so you need to learn how to become lighter to catch up to what it is that has already happened: to learn new ways of thinking, to learn new ways of being. Learn new ways of working. Learn new ways of doing. Learn new ways of community. All these things; it is about learning new ways of how to live.

All these things; it is about learning new ways of how to live.

Shams: One of the impacts of this transformation is that people are genuinely seeking answers now. While before... I’m not saying that there was not genuineness, but now there is such a dramatic emergence of individuals I’m encountering for example in my own life and within my family and social circles that don’t just want to know for the sake of knowing, but they want to know for the sake of being able to accommodate that knowledge into their lives so they can in truth make the shift — if that is the right way to describe it. I don’t know if I’ve been clear in what it is that I’m saying, but perhaps it is that I’m also experiencing the power of the magnet: that light is attracting light — that those who are seeking truth are seeking out the truth-sayers, those who can give them truth. But I am definitely witnessing a huge call for practical answers to evolving and to sustaining oneself happily, joyfully, abundantly, and peacefully in our world.

Joseph: What is happening is that more of you are starting to pay attention. But sometimes the expression, ‘you need to be hit with a two by four in order to get your attention’ applies to this paying attention. This seems to be happening with many. The times are such that it comes and it hits them, so to speak, with a two by four to wake them up so they start to pay attention to things not only outside of themselves but inside of themselves. This is when genuine answers are sought. The advice to all of you is to continue to pay attention. This is the first step in negotiating your way through these times.

Shams: Great advice. Thank you.

Joseph: You are welcome.

August

Archangel Michael: Welcome to you dear one.

Shams: Hello.

AA Michael: Hello.

Shams: Is this Michael?

AA Michael: Indeed it is I.

Shams: Hi Michael. How are you?

AA Michael: Well – well. And yourself?

Shams: I’m fantastic!

AA Michael: Yes, I know. (laughing)

Shams: (laughing)

AA Michael: I thought I would do the human conversation bit.

Shams: (Laughing) You’re right! You’re so right. Because I always ask whoever chooses to appear how they’re doing, but the reality is that you’re always well.

AA Michael: Correct! (laughing)

Shams: It’s what we refer to as a nicety. (laughing)

Shams: Michael, the last few days I’ve attended two ceremonies related to the wedding of a friend of mine, a colleague of mine—I’ll say, also, a brother of mine. Yesterday was the actual marriage ceremony which was held at their Gurdwara, which is the Sikh temple.

The first part of the ceremony was held in the prayer hall itself, and it was really quite uplifting—I will say, quite loving. The men were seated on the left side of the hall. The women were seated on the right side of the hall. And it was small hall. It was a very intimate setting. At the altar, sitting on a platform was their holy text, which they refer to as Guru Granth Sahib, and this is a consolidation of teachings from their first teachers (Gurus). And there were musicians and singers who were, I would say, part of their clergy—and who were singing their hymns and playing their instruments. It was really quite inspired and beautiful.

Then, to their credit, they had also set up a projection system, like a power point presentation. As they were singing they were also displaying the words as well as the translation of what it was that they were singing. And of course these were songs that stemmed from the various teachings that are contained within the holy text. As I was experiencing this, I immediately recognized the great powerful truth of the words of Guru Nanak and his teachings. Guru Nanak was their first teacher, and he came in, as I understand it from my knowledge of history, to bridge the gap between the Hindu tradition that was prevalent in India and the Muslim tradition that was prevalent throughout the east and that was entering India at that time. (note: Forgive any of my historical innacuracies. S-T)

... one’s ultimate purpose is to marry with the divine ... and to bring that recognition into the heart and to experience the love of it, the truth of it, the wisdom of it.

Guru Nanak spoke to the essential nature of God, the one consciousness that represented the Godhead and pointed to how the Hindus themselves recognized god in all of his various forms. Yet, Guru Nanak would always point to the wholeness of that divine presence. And so he was speaking to both traditions, both the Muslim tradition and the Hindu tradition. He was speaking in those languages that would touch both of those different communities.

At the same time I recognized that he was truly inspired from his own experience of wholeness and of wisdom. (note: Some time ago, Valerie and I had been taught how to ‘draw ourselves into another’ in order to experience their reality and so as to be of service to them. This now comes as second-nature, and the experience extends to other forms—such as I experienced with Guru Nanak. By hearing his words recited and reading the translation, I was immediately able to experience his essence, his truth, his consciousness.)

And throughout this ceremony what was so beautiful was that they were reciting versus from the teachings of Guru Nanak that spoke about the four stages of marriage to the divine. I can’t recall all of them at this moment, but there were various stages of being aware that one’s ultimate purpose is to marry with the divine—to be married to the divine, and to bring that recognition into the heart and to experience the love of it, the truth of it, the wisdom of it.

And I recognized in that moment—just as I recognize in this moment—that this is simply another way to describe what we have been speaking about between us for some time now and what has been my experience and of course Val’s experience: the experience of wholeness. The experience of recognizing and embracing our own divinity and living our own divinity. The understanding that as we do this we naturally become all knowing and all loving and compassionate and beautiful and truthful. Michael, I’d like to ask you to speak about this as well.

AA Michael: I will speak about this from the viewpoint of that which you call marriage. However, you are aware there are deeper levels to this conversation, other levels to the meaning behind this sacrament and the meaning behind these teaching that this holy man—this great and wondrous holy man who walked your planet—has given to groups of people to unite them. You see?

However, I will speak to what you call matrimony or marriage. The reason why this (the hymn) was sung in connection to this marriage ceremony was because it represents connecting both the feminine and masculine energies to bring them into wholeness.

It is for everyone—for ALL to connect these energies within themselves and then to connect to another.

When you are in marriage within yourself, of course you have the divine marriage to not only God or Source but also a divine marriage within your self. So this plays out in the role of a symbolic gesture. In this symbol of marriage itself, you have the man and the woman—or two people—who decide to come together. The two different embodiments or aspects of the divine coming together to represent the whole. It is the symbolic belief that when the two come together to become whole they will be one and will be able to connect to Source or God or Universal Knowing, however it is you wish to name it.

As you noticed in this ceremony the men were on one side and the women on the other, symbolizing the two energies and the dividing of the two energies. Then of course at the top of the… I will say, top of the ceremony is the bride and groom, which would be considered the peak of a pyramid so to speak—the capstone where the male and female energies come together as a whole to make the two become one, you see?

Shams: Yes.

AA Michael: And so part of this (hymn) I will say is in connection with the marriage ceremony. However, know that this goes way beyond and deeper than just the ceremony. It is for everyone—for ALL to connect these energies within themselves and then to connect to another. And many understand this. But for many, it is still desirable to find a partner to help fill them up, to help contribute to a part of themselves—to contribute to a part of them that is lacking or is missing.

And so when one finds a partner it is a great mirror for them to connect to a part of themselves, a part that is already there but which they do not see. And so by connecting in a union within a marriage you are able, in a sense, to reflect and see a part of yourself instead of having another fill you up so that you feel you are full and whole or that you have, how you humans say, “found your match” or “your other half”, so to speak.

Shams: (laughing) Right.

AA Michael: You laugh! And it is truly quite humorous to us as well because it truly is not your other half. The other half is within your self. It is only the illusion that this person is your other half. And so this illusion gives you this temporary euphoria for a short while.

As you know, these feelings do not last forever because it is outside of you. And so if you come together in this bond, in this knowing, and if you choose correctly, this person becomes a wonderful partner for you to mirror yourself. To see that part of you which is truly within yourself so that you become aware of it and then take it as your own and become more connected and become more married to yourself—and therefore married to God.

Let us say, you become closer to achieving that marriage. Achieving the wholeness to which you are. Achieving the divine being that you are. Achieving the miraculous seed of the Source. And so it is a wonderful way and an appropriate setting for this to happen if you find the correct partner to do it with. It is another tool, another way for you to find this aspect of yourself.

Shams: How wonderfully described. Thank you Michael and I must acknowledge in this moment that the way this ceremony, this tradition that I experienced yesterday was played out… it was truly an enactment of this very essence of which you have just spoken. Even to the degree where at one point the family… the bride and the groom were seated next to one another and the families took a long piece of cloth and softly, shall we say, twisted it so that it was like a rope and gently placed it intertwined around them as if to bond them together—not tightly but just sort of raveling them together.

And it speaks to what you were describing, which is that this is now an opportunity to reflect the discovery of the different aspects of themselves to self and to invite that experience initially through reflection in another but ultimately through recognition within oneself. And it was beautiful. It was truly like a play with the music in the background and the performers up front. Such an enjoyable experience.

AA Michael: Yes, it can be quite beautiful and touching. That is why many tears can be had. Tears of joy. Ah but for some of you who do not always choose correctly it is not always tears of joy but tears of sadness or sorrow… But there is always purpose in everything.

September

Archangel Michael (AAM): Hello! Hello to you!

Shams (S): Hello! Who is this?

AAM: It is I Michael.

S: Michael, how are you?

AAM: Well—quite well. Shall we do this again?

S: And so we do this again (laughing). Thanks for bringing lightness and laughter into the moment.

AAM: You have done that yourself. There was no need for me to do that, but I will join in if you will allow.

S: We don’t know what to discuss today Michael, really we don’t unless you may have a topic you want to initiate.

(At this point Michael and I discussed some recent events in my life—including the sale of a family business and my start of a new one.)

S: Both of my parents have enjoyed this bit of wisdom, which they have forever reminded us, “Know that whenever one door closes, another always opens.”

AAM: Perhaps this should be our topic for Cosmic Lighthouse.

S: Wonderful! So there it is. Michael I’ll now hand you the microphone, give you the stage, and shine the spotlight upon you! And ask you to proceed (laughing). I won’t say break a leg though (laughing).

AAM: (Laughing) It is appropriate to know especially in these times just as you have spoken or as your parents have spoken to you many times—the old saying, “When one door closes, the other one opens.”

S: Yes.

It is for many of you to know that your prospects that seem so ‘doom and gloom’ are now shifting and changing and there will be more opportunities for many, many of you now.

AAM: For many deem this is no longer the case anymore. They are in the position where it seems all the doors are closed and they see no windows open to them as well. It is now the time for people to go within, as we have always said, and to be truthful and honest within themselves. To be honest with who and what it is that they are. A key to opening other doors: when you can go within yourself and forgive any parts/portions of yourself you deem unworthy—unworthy of receiving, unworthy of how you say…

S: Abundance.

AAM: Yes abundance. When you become worthy doors will open. When you ‘feel’ you are worthy doors will start to open. Then worthiness will become a knowing. The energies are changing again. It is for many of you to know that your prospects that seem so ‘doom and gloom’ are now shifting and changing and there will be more opportunities for many, many of you now. Many doors are to be open. So it is for them to purify or to open up their heart chakras—to open it up and to allow opportunity to be there so that when they come to the door - the door that’s open - doesn’t slam in their face. It is for them to deem they are worthy to receive. To know abundance is theirs on all levels, because it is. There is no lack in the universe. God has not created lack. It is only humans who have created lack. So know that you are able to walk through those doors and take the opportunity when it presents itself and turn it into whatever it is you desire. You understand?

S: Yes. Even if the opening of the door is simply the bringing of good tidings. What you’re saying is that those good tidings can be directed. That good energy then can be directed by the individual towards whatever they wish for. And Michael what you were describing also brings to mind another false notion that many have had—that there are limited resources upon the planet and limited resources within life. Meaning that there are those who will ‘have’ and there will always be some by virtue of that who will ‘not have’.

AAM: They choose to experience such and many will say, “But ah I have not chosen this!” But you were much wiser before you came down to Earth and so knew what you needed to experience.

S: Right. And the fundamental truth is that abundance is available for all to have if they so choose it.

AAM: Indeed it is. And so that is why this whole big…

S: Economic crisis.

AAM: Yes, I was to say why there is a huge interest in what it is you call the law of attraction—of manifesting abundance because there is an overwhelming response to this at this time. It is because of the economic crisis, because there seems to be a ‘lack of’ that people are turning to find some way to have abundance or how to get it. Abundance is always there. It has never left them. It is sill with them. So they are reaching out to try to learn the ‘secrets’ to it. You understand?

S: Yes. And in my experience, Michael, what happens is… It has become a human tendency for many that when one has one experience of ‘loss’, then that experience has a tendency to color the perspective such that the person begins experiencing everything else from the perspective of loss. And so therefore it appears as if there is more loss coming to them.

AAM: It is because that is what they identify themselves with.

S: Exactly. They’ve changed their energetic makeup to that of one who is ‘experiencing loss’ and so therefore they do experience it. The gift as we know is for one to know that one is always in the grace of God, in abundance. One can always trust the universe and the universe will draw to you exactly that which is appropriate for you to have in the moment—and that which you intend to experience in the moment.

AAM: And what you have said, ‘Draw to you that which is appropriate for you to have in the moment’—it does not necessarily mean that you will win ‘the lottery’. But perhaps something smaller will come your way that will be quite a benefit to you.

S: Exactly.

AAM: And one should be grateful for however small it is because you have drawn it to yourself. It is another step for bigger and greater things.

You are all part of the divine seed.

S: And now humanity must also come to learn how to remain in that state of always being trustful of the intention of the universe, which is the intention of God. And by remaining forever trustful of that and paying attention to what goes on in life, one will begin to discover that yes there are tides in the season of life—and the tides ebb and they flow but ultimately you are always bathed within the glory of that which you are and that which is abundance and is love and is life and is God.

AAM: Beautifully said Shams! That is indeed it—trust.

S: Yes. It is the trust. And when one resides in that place, then—as you were describing earlier—we can then allow ourselves to be truthful with ourselves because we are in that place of trust. We have no more need to judge. No more need either to judge ourselves or to condemn others or to compare ourselves to others or to distinguish or differentiate ourselves from others. We can literally be at peace. I think it is trust that brings us to the place of being at peace.

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AAM: When you speak of trust and this portion of it and when we speak of truth and knowing who it is that you are, it is hard for many to trust themselves and to trust the universe or to trust God when they know deep within themselves they are not being truthful. How can you trust something that you are when you are not being truthful about it? And so it is very important and useful for one to be truthful and honest with themselves. This allows the door or the possibility for one to start to trust God, to trust the universe, and to ultimately trust themselves. You see?

S: Exactly.

AAM: It is very important to do so.

S: Yes. And this can be—shall we say—supported by a true understanding of what God truly represents. God is not the judgmental, condemning being we have ascribed to him. God is the forever loving, forever allowing presence that animates life. As we recognize that, then we can allow ourselves to breathe deeply and forgive ourselves for all that we have forever judged—and come to the balance that you have been talking about.

AAM: Indeed. It is time for many to give up the notion of a judgmental or a fearful or a vengeful God, because it is truly not so. It is only you humans who deem this to be so.

S: And also the notion of a preferential God.

AAM: Indeed.

S: There is no truth to that.

AAM: No indeed not. You are all part of the divine seed. Each and every one of you—each and every one!

S: And as we allow ourselves to embrace this understanding of the God that we perceive outside of ourselves, then the magic of the saying that you and your Posse have always spoken comes resounding back to us: ‘As without so within, As within so without.’ So we can experience that same understanding that we have of this new God that we are defining, which is the only God that exists, and we can apply that same definition to ourselves!

AAM: All of this from your old saying, ‘When one doors closes another one opens.’

S: (Laughing) Isn’t that brilliant Michael? You are brilliant!

AAM: (Laughing) it was an opening I had to take, how you say.

S: Exactly! Exactly! Michael that was beautiful. And I believe that Val’s mother will approve (laughing).

AAM: (Laughing).

October

Shams-Tabriz and Archangel Michael talks about the importance of trust in facing insurmountable experiences.

Archangel Michael (AAM): Welcome to you Shams!

Shams (S): Hello! Who’s with me tonight?

AAM: You have the privilege of speaking with me.

S: (Laughing) Yes.

AAM: This should give you an indication by the remark as to who it is you are once again speaking too. Who is the funniest angel around you?

S: (Laughing) It must be Mike!

AAM: Indeed Mike! You are quite funny!

S: Wonderful! So hello to you, it is so nice to be with you tonight. Well, Michael as you know we are under the wire and we have a topic to discuss with you for the next issue of Cosmic Lighthouse.

You’re aware that I have started a new business and things happened extremely rapidly and I got some major orders we had to fill for the Canadian Thanksgiving season. And all of our anticipated plans—not all of them but a substantial component of our anticipated plan—fell through and supply of the raw materials for our product didn’t come through. So I needed to step up and hit the road, and I went to talk to several different businesses to see if we could outsource our requirements from them.

Anyway long-story-short, we faced challenge after challenge after challenge. There was a problem with the supply of the bread. There was a problem with the pricing of the bread. And finally when we received the bread and started processing it, the equipment wasn’t quite able to cope with it. What we presumed would be our operating capacity and our operating costs were a far cry from what we really experienced. We were probably producing at 1/6th the rate or 1/7th the rate—I have been operating at a loss for the course of the last little while. And challenges kept presenting themselves. We needed to supply trays on which to receive the bread. Thousands of loafs a day and we had a limited number of trays.

You are a perfect example of what is going on for millions of you when you are facing insurmountable experiences.

Anyway, through this all there were just incredible obstacles that kept coming up and challenges that we faced that at moments truly appeared—shall we say to the untrained eye—insurmountable. And I know that was the stress that my colleagues were feeling. But I’d like to share with you what was going on with me. I will admit that I had moments of really just wondering what on earth was going to happen. I felt nervous about contacting the customer to advise them that we were likely to short ship them. I felt that any short shipment would jeopardize our future relationship.

And yet despite all of my feelings and moments of anxiety, without question I felt an underlying Trust that everything was going to work out. It was not difficult for me to agree to incurring costs in excess of what I would benefit in this exercise simply because I maintained throughout this time such an undying belief and trust that all would work out in the long run. So let’s start there Michael. Let’s talk about this.

AAM: I will use you as an example. You are a perfect example of what is going on for millions of you when you are facing insurmountable experiences. You are not alone. Others may not have businesses that they are creating, but they have different experiences of losing jobs or losing homes or financial loses such as this—that seems to be insurmountable. It is a different experience, but the same feelings you see?

S: Yes.

AAM: What helped you weather the storm so to speak is your belief in trusting in Source, trusting in the Universe, trusting in yourself—knowing within, deeply within, that you will be taken care of. And so this lent support to help you see past all of the chaos, all of the stresses, all of the anxiety. To be able to open your eyes to be able to see different solutions or different possibilities and outcomes—perhaps a different outcome than you had originally planned, but nonetheless an outcome to move beyond the situation you were in.

And it is for others to have this same trust. For without this trust they are stuck in mud so to speak. They are stuck, and they have a hard time finding any solution to difficult environments they are in. First and foremost it is for them to trust. If they are not able to trust in their own self, in their own abilities, then it is for them to trust in us, to trust in God.

Once you have trust it does not end there. It is not for you to then to think everything will fall into your lap because you trust—or to think everything will be taken care of, as if your fairy godmother comes and waves her magic wand and everything becomes all better now.

What helped you weather the storm so to speak is your belief in trusting in Source...

The next step that must be taken is for you to choose and to open your eyes, just as you had done, Shams, in your particular situation—to find different ways or different avenues to take in any particular situation to help alleviate the anxiety, the stress in a given experience.

It may not be the particular outcome that you may desire, but it will help you to get to that point. It is a way to move you out of the mud, to get unstuck. But you must Choose. You cannot think all I have to do is trust to get unstuck in the mud. It takes the energy of movement of thought to get you unstuck. So this is what you experienced Shams. First you trusted—a knowingness that everything would be taken care of in the long run. And second you chose movement—and chose to think out of the box, to take different avenues. And so others are no different from you. They will have different circumstances, but the basic feelings are the same.

S: It’s brilliant Michael. You know it can be so beautifully simplified even as you’ve said. It is in all moments always to know that we are intimately loved, that we are intimately guided, and that all…

AAM: All are taken care of.

S: Exactly, all are taken care of at all times. And if we simply trust that and open our hearts to it… It’s not that by trusting that then God pays attention. It is that God’s attention is already being paid. It is that as we trust that then we open our hearts our eyes our ears and our minds to receive shall we say guidance.

AAM: Indeed.

S: Brilliant Michael. Thank you. Thank you so much.

November

Archangel Michael: Welcome to you dear one!

Shams-Tabriz: Hello Michael!

Shams: I think we have a wonderful topic for a discussion today. We want to talk about allergies in relationships. I’m talking about the seven year itch (laughing). No. To be more sincere and more direct—Val in her experiences with some friends of hers and independently I myself as well in my interactions have encountered individuals who are within relationships, in fact they’re married. And they’re unhappy in their relationships for a variety of different reasons. And yet they continue within those relationships and they continue—in a sense because of their unhappiness—to distance themselves from their partners.

And this unhappiness stems perhaps from many different reasons, not the least of which perhaps is that the two partners in the marriage at one time may have been of one mind so to speak, but since settling into their relationship have distanced each other by perhaps being inconsiderate of each others needs and wants and life styles. And so a sense of separation almost seems to take place. And yet these individuals continue to reside within these relationships. So Michael, I’ve said a lot to set the stage for this discussion. Would you care to share some wisdom with us on this topic?

Michael: First and foremost in order for any of these women or men in order for any change to take place there needs to be a healing that has taken place within the individual first before an outer change can take place within the relationship. And so what happens is that many of you—the ones that are unhappy in their relationship—as you have said “find distance between their partners”. It is important for each individual to be clear in what it is they so choose/desire—what their expectations are in the relationship.

Once they have clarity and they are TRUTHFUL, and we will say again TRUTHFUL—TRUTHFUL—TRUTHFUL that is a key to bring joy into one’s life. It is to be truthful within themselves about what it is they feel in the relationship. What it is they want out of the relationship. What it is they are looking for out of life itself in general. For if they cannot be completely honest—truthful—or as you say transparent within themselves then they will stay stuck in the mud and it will be hard for them to make a move and move forward into arriving at experiences that bring them love, joy, happiness, and friendship—all of these things—harmony and peace even within their relationships.

It is important for each individual to be clear in what it is they so choose/desire—what their expectations are in the relationship.

Shams: Right and I think that one of the obstacles that people face in being truthful is that they feel pain as a result of it. It’s almost as if by not acknowledging it they reside in a state of numbness where they don’t have to feel anything. But the moment they begin to acknowledge what the cause of their displeasure is or the truth of what they do want and how they do perceive the relationship to be and then they see they don’t have that. They experience it as pain so it almost becomes a deterrent to them.

Michael: Indeed, because it is quite painful accepting the fact that you have brought into your life these circumstances that are making you quite miserable. It is hard to face up to that. Secondly when they feel the pain it is very hard for them to sum up the courage to get past it. It is an underlying fear that they have. “What will happen if I change this, what will happen to me?” It is the fear of the unknown and in some cases the known. So that is the underlying current to the situation of not being able to be truthful, honest with oneself. However, it is important for one to muster up the courage to stand forth and to go through one’s feelings, for unless you go through the fire you cannot be purified, so to speak.

Shams: I was going to say that I imagined that another fear that stifles them or even perhaps paralyzes them in such a situation is the fear of what will happen in the event that they make the acknowledgement that this is not what they wish to experience and face change. So it’s the fear perhaps of that change and what that outcome may be. The outcome of perhaps being alone, of being homeless, of having everything new, of being scorned by family and society—in some regards this is still considered a shameful thing to break up a marriage. And so the fear of even that paralyzes them; they’re left weighing the two uncomfortable scenarios and they stick with the known, which although it is uncomfortable at least it’s a known.

Michael: They choose.

Shams: Right! Without really choosing.

Michael: No. We will say they purposely choose, some of them. Because they know they are afraid of the unknown or the scorn or being without income or anything such as this. They would rather chose to be in a relationship of unhappiness, instead of choosing for joy and happiness.

Shams: Right.

Michael: But then it is for them to take responsibility for this choice, to know that they will continually be within the whirlwind or the tunnel until they choose differently. You see?

Shams: Yes, I do. Michael, you spoke earlier about the healing. So, within this all, what do you then mean by “the healing must take place first from within”?

Michael: It goes hand in hand. When you are able to be truthful with yourself, to be honest with what it is you are afraid of choosing and the reason behind it, then you are able to start to heal yourself on an individual basis. It is not at this point to necessarily heal the relationship, it is to heal yourself—and to forgive yourself for not feeling you are strong enough to make changes that would make you happy. We see many of you who do not choose to change their situations for financial reasons or family reasons or things such as this. And so internally, there is a part of them that feels they have failed themselves. You see?

Shams: Yes.

Michael: And they need to forgive themselves. They are only human. And so be it if they choose to remain in their relationships—so be it! It is another experience that they will have—and have to learn from. But they need to heal themselves.

Shams: Right. Right.

Michael: And by forgiving themselves they will learn to heal themselves. And once they come to a place where they have forgiven themselves and healed themselves, they will find strength and courage within their own spirit—and will be able to come to a place where they make choices that truly bring them joy and happiness. They will no longer have the fear, for they know everything will be taken care of.

And by forgiving themselves they will learn to heal themselves.

Shams: Right. And I think for many it is very much a novel concept that any marriage is only as real as it is viable. Meaning that it is only of relevance when it is truly a partnership in love and in honor and in trust and in truth and in faith, in benevolence, in kindness, in consideration, in joy. And the moment that it ceases being so – assuming that these are the intentions the individuals have in marriag—then in reality it ceases being the marriage. Then one is free to move on with one’s life and to seek, perhaps, another relationship that brings them the fulfilment and the ingredients of a relationship that they seek.

Michael: Ah, this is where you have to be careful with certain wordings. For even if you are having trouble in a marriage and you are not bringing all those qualities to it, energetically you are still attached to this one with whom you have spent many hours and years with. You understand? And so energetically you are still considered married. It is not until you have completely pulled the trigger, been honest with yourself, healed yourself, forgiven yourself, and consciously made a choice that, “Ah, we may be married but in my mind we are no longer.” You see?

Shams: Right.

Michael: And in most instances this is not the case. Yes, in some. But not always. But even those that say they are not married still have an energetic tie, because they are still with this person for many hours, many days, and many years—it continues to be so. And so that energy connection has not been broken.

Shams: Of course. This makes sense Michael. Of course.

Michael: What happens is that the relationship no longer brings them growth, no longer brings them the joy and the happiness that they so deserve.

Shams: And would you say that within these times in which we live, these experiences are actually amplified? That it is very much in the forefront for many people? That because we live in a time and a space of high, fine frequencies—ever higher and ever fine —we can no longer allow ourselves to be deceived? We can no longer deceive ourselves? We can no longer hide from our feelings and our experiences—and they are coming forward for us to face?

Michael: Indeed. Everything is in your face. You can no longer hide. And that goes for your relationships as well.

Shams: Right. Right—right—right. (Joking) And so it’s not just a coincidence of the “seven year itch”.

Michael: No. For everyone has their own specific seven year itch. It could be in the first year. It could be in the thirtieth year, fortieth year, and so forth. (Laughing)

Shams: Ah, Michael. This is wonderful wisdom and guidance. Thank you so much!

Michael: Ah, you are most welcome Shams. Most welcome.