Spirituality
The part inside us that no other can tarnish
How to Be Spiritual in a Physical World: Inner Wisdom
The heart and soul can expose so much daily. We are receiving constant communication from our spiritual guides and are always being presented with life lessons that will help us acquire or aid our future path. Every lesson leads us to a greater plane of awareness and provides us with a better understanding of the purpose of our existence.
This inner guidance is no different than you showing up for “work” or for “school” as you need to take time to make the connection point with you and your guides. If you feel as though you are not connected, then you need to figure out what your obstruction is and then focus on how to remove the obstacles.
What stands in your way of achieving a higher level of communication with your guides?
We can alter our paths and we can alter our bodies. Our spirit and our physical body is deeply interconnected. What we perform or subject our body to the spirit feels the consequence. When we lack something our body needs, the spirit grieves or suffers. It is important that we digest the value of awareness. We are not just one dimensional individuals where we live and think on the physical planes of life alone. Instead we are of multi-dimensions and we are interacting with our guides that are here to help us achieve our life mission.
Numbing out our own path’s desires puts a spiritual burden on our bodies. We can feel as though we are “off” and not ourselves. We start running into obstacles. We start going against the current that we were intended to travel. Taking the time to listen to what your body is telling you is the first step to connecting the void. Listen to the wind. What messages do you hear? Taking the right direction can be the difference between success and downfalls.
How do we evolve ourselves?
Our physical world changes constantly. Our spiritual evolution is no different. What worked for one years ago may or may not be the path that was intended to be maintained. We have to pay attention to the changes in ourselves and see not just where we may feel comfortable as this state of being can lead us down to a complacent lifestyle. We need to ask where do we want to be versus where we are.
Surround yourself with positive examples and positive minded individuals. If you find yourself surrounded by other individuals in avoidance, you will begin to think this is acceptable and can steer from your own path. Know that there are no mistakes. Sometimes what we think is a mistake was actually a spiritual occurrence or a means of redirection.
A Vulnerability to Evil
If you believe that good exists you must also accept that evil has its place in the world as well. You might see things in the world that are of obvious evil, such as killings, mass destruction, disorder, and ultimate chaos. But there are also evils that lurk in your every day life that can hide themselves from your direct awareness. This is the evil of the individual.
There is a fine line that separates us from one or the other. Good is out of pure virtue. Evil is out of pure vindication. Good feeds off of love and content. Evil feeds of misery and disception. Evil also feeds off of one’s doubt. This could be the doubt present in yourself or it could be the doubt present in your situation. When doubt exists within a person, they lose contact with who they are. They lose sight of their goals, inhibitions, and sometimes even morals.
Although doubt exists in all of man and this is only of his nature, it can lead to a feast for evil. If evil exists in the mind, it will also exist in the body. Therefore a person of a weak mind is susceptible and vulnerable to the hands of evil. As a weakness in the mind can cause someone to be easily swayed to either side.
Some of the effects of evil in the mind and in the heart are a lack of care and a lack of love for themselves and of others. When a person goes into their own darkness, they lose sight of their morals. Things that mattered to them before, do not matter to them now. It is as if a sleep has come over their mind, but their body is still functioning, feeding off of their own negativity and hate. The deeper one allows themselves to be taken, the further away the person will be from all that they had loved.
Characteristics of this possession are introversion, confinement to a location, constant need for darkness even during the day, poor eating behaviors, and personal hygeine. They will live in their own dirt never allowing themselves to be cleansed of their emotions. The person is often always on edge or depressed. They do not want love to be shown to them even in the smallest amount of the sense as that would counteract the evil within them. They will often say and do things without thought, harming those within their inner circle. They will seek conflict as conflict exists in them. They will seek destruction as they themselves feel destructed.
They will purposely surround themselves with clutter, closing them in even further to their own doings. Evil is the blockage of good. It is the darkness that lurks on a weakened soul. It may start out small, but it will eventually engulf and overcome its victim, unless they are awoken by force. This force will have to be so powerful that it draws out of them the person they were before. It causes them to remember their purpose and intention, long enough to listen to what they were doing and becoming.
This awareness is usually brought on by hurt as it takes ones emotions to be jolted back into sense. This awareness can be brought on by the ultimate loss to the victim, the loss of the one thing that mattered to them the most. Or awareness can be brought on by a spiritual healer, or one of spiritual strength to vanquish the darkness over the person’s mind long enough to let the core of the individual show through. It is when one forgets who they are, and why they are here, that they lose sight of their purpose. When such sight is at a loss, it leaves room for others intent to come in, good or evil.
A person bound by evil may act the opposite of how they would want to. On the inside they may really want to show or feel love, but the evil on their mind prevents them from doing so. Their senses are temporarily disabled. The further away they can get themselves from love, the more the evil feast, the more it will grow as darkness does not thrive on light.
When a person awakens from this darkness, which can occur over a short or long length of time, they start to see once more. Their senses and their inner spirit are brought into contact with the body once again. If they do not awaken, their mind will be driven further and further away from their truth, plaguing them of all that mattered to them in their world, destroying the spiritual lining.
One can prevent this possession by being mindful of their weaknesses. If they are able to recognize the presence of evil before it overcomes them, then they can focus in on their strengths and eliminate or remove the obstacles preventing them from good. Evil does exist, but how it exists, is up to those that let it.
Spiritual Wars on Earth
Part of what keeps people removed from spirituality at times is that in order to accept the good that comes from a conscious spiritual lifestyle, we also have
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to accept that the opposite exists in the same realm. Just as there are opposing forces here on earth, there also exists the conflict of the heavens. This is the battle between good and evil.
There are actually forces of light and forces of darkness both fighting to overcome the other. These instances occur on both a large and small scale. They occur between people and they occur between nations. The division and the distinction between the two can be challenging to decipher as both can appear during darkness.
The only way to gain hold and conclude which is which, is to know your own truth. Keep focus of what is real to you and you will be able to identify illusions and misconceptions. If something does not feel right to you inside, know that it is okay to question why. Your biggest weapon is your instinct. Your most powerful shield is your intuition. Use those forces to identify conflicts of interests and determine good from evil.
Sometimes removing ourselves from the conflict, or the person we have in question is necessary as it allows us to separate our voice from theirs. When you do this, pay very close attention to your own responses, emotions, and energies. Do you feel more balanced? Do you feel in tuned to yourself and surroundings? Do you feel like blockages have been removed? Are you able to think clearly? How is your health when you are removed from the conflict? All of these questions will allow you to analyze the situation and determine what conflicts are in existence. Then take a look at your answers. If you felt blocked around someone, ask yourself why. If there was a situation that made you feel ill, then look for the cause.
Your goal is to obtain a higher level of good for yourself and the world around you. By thinking before we act, we can honestly address those in our immediate and surrounding circles that deplete our energy instead of replenishing it. Everyone is susceptible to evil and negativity; no one is immune to its torment. The only solution is to maintain a conscious awareness of your goals, both present and future. When in doubt, take refuge in silence until further action can be carried out. Remember your path and remember your truth as both will lead you towards good.
Spiritual Identification
There are so many differences in our world. Our cultures are different. Our languages are different. And our beliefs are different. We come in different shapes
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and sizes. We each have personal differences and ideals that allow us to identify who we are and what we contribute to our societal makeup. Each one of us is an intricate part of the whole.
Our differences allow us to complete all the functions that are required for our world to run smoothly. However these differences are not always applauded for their greatness. Instead they are used to continue our separation.
We use these differences as excuses to not pursue unification. We use them to divide, not conquer. Even the realms of religions have at some point divided us instead of uniting us. Perhaps what is missing is the pursuit of spiritual tolerance, a belief that allows us to tolerate others’ religions, race, or creed by simply focusing on our own spiritual identity.
After all, our experiences of spirituality are personal. Even though our environment and encounters influence our direction, it is up to us to decipher what path we choose to take. We can choose to recognize our path or we can choose to avoid it. Some paths lead to spiritual groups and some lead to individual practice. Some people may identify with particular religious beliefs and some may choose to establish their own belief or practice. As long as the goal is for a universal goodness, the belief or practice is of worth.
Whatever road allows you to acquire your spiritual identity, travel. Whatever practice allows you a tranquil mind, then by all means succumb to your intuition. If we stop to listen and address what we feel is right and proper, then we are addressing our own spiritual identity. We need not cling to a practice or belief simply because we were born into it.
We can create our own beliefs and therefore our own identities. Our beliefs would naturally be different as all of our experiences in life are different. No one individual has had the exact same life as the other. Sure we have similarities, but our journeys are really quite individually mapped. It would be only natural for us to develop our own concepts and pursuits based on our experiences.
Spirituality is not a matter of force or inheritance. It is a matter of the seeker pursuing a higher understanding of themselves and the world around them. Spirituality is what we acquire when we stop and take a moment to realize a universal greatness is at work here. This universal greatness does not separate us, but unites us as whole. This universal energy relies on all of us despite our religions, beliefs, culture, or language. It is the core of our identity. It is the makeup of our existence.
Some long for the camaraderie of group belief structures and that is quite acceptable. However, do not allow the group conscience to overcome your own. You still have the responsibility to identify yourself and your own nature. A group may assist you in self realization, but they do not govern your own intuition unless you allow them to do so. Pay attention to yourself. If something doesn’t feel right or comfortable then chances are your intuition is right.
Don’t be afraid to develop your faith and practice it on your own. If you feel comfortable with this concept then it is for you. If you need guidance or others with similar lines of faith then a group may be more suitable. Allow your spiritual practice to go where it needs to. You will eventually settle into a foundation that will continue to grow and develop throughout the years.
The beauty of spirituality is it allows us to define and focus on our roles in our society. We no longer need to focus on what we feel is right for others as that is not our responsibility. When we focus on our own spiritual goals and attainments, we are doing a great service because we are essentially allowing others to do the same.
Spiritual Alliances
Once you have become aligned with your inner self and have identified your purpose on this world, you will be appointed to various spiritual alliances.
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Spiritual alliances are gifts in the form of people. They are people placed in our lives that are aligned with our true mission. They are there to further our goals and we are there to further theirs’.
The bond between the two is not one sided as the partnership is based on equality. Each side participates equally with the other and that is why they are a match. Alliances can be easily misplaced and hard to identify at times, but they are however very real to the touch and deserve our undivided attention.
It is entirely normal and quite natural to feel a strong sense of care and love for these particular relationships as you are being reunited with the mirror of yourself. This person is there to guide you to your higher purpose and potential, and you are there for them to do the same.
This partnership is a spiritual duty that has been brought to you for a reason. Do not confuse these relationships with love relationships as they are based on a different plain. However they can evolve and function on both levels, but that is not always their purpose. These relationships are manifested through our own willingness to advance spiritually. We actually call these partners to us without even realizing it. We have subconsciously requested them to be a part of our lives.
No matter what conditions you are living currently, your counterpart will know precisely the right moment to enter your life as it is part of their instinct. They will provide you with a sense of peace in your heart and in your mind. They will be understanding to who you are and be honest with you at all times. Your truth is their truth.
You are united for good reason. You will jointly accomplish a task that will benefit the world as a whole. You will combine your knowledge, your intuition, and meaning in life towards the greater good. You need one another for balance. Surely you might accomplish the same task at hand on your own. Perhaps you are even more familiar with this act of independence and self contained production. However, your partner will bring out another side of you and therefore you will be able to accomplish more, both in task and personal growth.
Don’t fear the greatness that these partnerships provide. They may feel overwhelming, but that is only because they originate from truth and suffer no pretense. Take time to allow these relationships to develop. Be patient with your emotions and discoveries during this time and then once you both are ready, set out to accomplish a common goal. You will more than likely realize that even more accomplishments will follow.
Spiritual Friendships
As we walk along our paths in life, we will encounter several forms of friendships. There will be friends of convenience, friends by association, and friends of the heart. Friends out of convenience are friendships that you might have simply because you both are accessible to one another. These friendships are common in a work or school environment as people are united by place alone. You might even term these friendships as ‘associates’ instead of friends, because you associate with one another because you feel that you have to.
These types of friendships can easily disappear as quickly as they came or they can actually turn into more meaningful friendships as time moves on. Then there are friends by association, friendships that exist because of an association with another friend. You might acquire these forms of friendships because of your current friends. You acquire your friend’s circle of companions and make them your own. These associations can lack strong foundations and even knowledge of one another, but either way, you respect them as a part of the friend that originated the encounter.
Then there are friendships that are few and far between, friends of the heart or friends of the spirit. You may find this form of friendship with or in addition to your significant other. This type of friendship is guided through a profound spiritual connection. They are very pronounced and spiritually ignited. They can overcome distance. They can surpass cultural and language barriers. They can surpass age and even gender.
They do not exist out of convenience or association. These friendships exist out of respect and purpose. This unity of beings connects our hearts to our souls. They remind us and encourage our greatness and contribute to our over all well-being. These friendships exist on the purest of levels. They are not sexually motivated. They do not even necessarily rely on the power of any physical contact. They exist on a level all on their own.
What these friendships do touch are our hearts. They leave precious imprints where they matter the most. These friendships are gifts unto themselves as they are aligned with our inner workings and details. They somehow give us comfort no matter what our state of mind and they seem to blanket our worries with little or no effort. They exist not out of force, but out of care.
These spiritual friendships allow us to actually feel the insides of another. They allow us that close of a connection that typically both people can feel the others thoughts and emotions. We are attracted to them because we are intended to be. These friendships may baffle and surprise us as they can sneak up on us quickly, but they are friendships that need not go unnoticed and certainly not forgotten, for however long they are to stay.