JANUARY 2023: Perfecting Now

“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life." ― Eckhart Tolle

"If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place. Primary reality is within; secondary reality without.” ― Eckhart Tolle

These two statements are like a lock and key. The NOW exists on the inner planes of our being. When we don't work with the inner, there is no now for us... everything remains linear and segmented. Cause and effect only happens in times and space as we look outward.

When we work in the present moment... ironically it uses time to our advantage, and we can tap into a new realm of cause and effect. We talk about the Secret... but this is the real secret... the place that exists outside of linear time and physical space... that this realm is as real as any other reality in any other realm brings us to the Now....the place of miraculous creation. We realize that when we step outside of time and get into the now, we can only be in communion, in oneness. It is a byproduct of that state. When we are focused outwardly on circumstances and situations that are outside of ourselves and holding them apart from ourselves, we have just stepped out of the now and into clock time.

Perfecting now does not mean that we are in sitting meditation all day. It means that we are mindful and present to every nuance of our existence that we have the eyes to see and the ears to hear. It means that we do the work to open and sharpen our skills of observation so that we can get into the Gap of our lives. Getting present might mean that you confront someone. Because unfinished business keeps us either mourning the past or fearful of the future in some regard. This robs us of the NOW, as we end up using our precious energy to babysit some unspoken specter.

In truth, we are being called to perfect our ability to defy gravity through the power of the illumined mind to work with time, inside of the sacred space of our own heart... for the purposes of coordinating, gathering and communing in the physical with each other. This is practice for the day when we will commune telepathically through a greater force than we now know that rules our lives. As we come clean with ourselves and each other, this possibility becomes an ever deepening reality.

This kind of kinship and communion is the re-unification of God's journey. Humpty Dumpty isn't looking to be put back together the way he was, not just because it's not possible... but because as he sat on that wall and fell back down to earth he was forever changed... he was broken open... just as we expand and grow we no longer fit into our old notions of who and what we are. As we realize this, the closer we get to God, the closer we are to each other. We are emerging something together here greater than the sum of it's parts. But in order to do this, in order to receive the future recall, the visionquests and the dreams, we must be present... we must be in the presence of our own soul.

Being one means that we are together, not the same. And being together means that we are of one mind, one heart and one soul. One mind does not mean that we think alike. One mind means that we have wisdom, love and understanding, and that we realize what a treasure our unique view, and another's unique view brings to the whole. It means that we foster our unique individually to benefit the greater whole.

As we realize our place in this world, enjoy the richness of our diversity, we harmonize this multi-verse into one song... the uni-verse. Not by sounding the same note, but by listening for the harmonics of our soul signatures to help us come together in perfect synergy and harmony.

We realize that physical space and our bodies are truly the only thing at this point that separate us and with the understanding that this separation is not the whole picture of reality we do not tell ourselves the lie of separation. We KNOW that even if we are not aware that what we do and who we are affects the whole. We can be of one mind, as we bring in the Light of the Soul and enjoin with the mind of God, however, you see the source. This is perfecting now.

Sunday Talks with Rev. Renee Bledsoe

January 01 - Perfecting Now: Living in the Moment

January 08- Becoming the Tracker

January 15 - Being in Resonance: Living Active Meditation

January 22 - Moments of Eternity

January 29 - Integrating the Light of Love 



January Affirmations

I am present to my life, to myself and to others.

I strike out on my new journey with renewed faith, hope and love.

I speak my truth with love and compassion.

I allow others to speak their truth with love and compassion.

I understand the difference between my truth and universal truth.

I am filled with the light of angelic forces within.

I call to my spiritual guides and guardians for guidance and assistance.

I am a force for good in the world.

I allow all that I am to fully integrate into my being.

I operate with the highest levels of integrity that I am capable of.

I release the bounds of illusion and the wall of denial that keeps me from my soul.

I authenticate and validate my true self.

I accept myself unconditionally, as I honor my transformational process.

I trust in the wisdom of my spirit, to inform my life and lead me to my higher self.

I treat my body and mind as a sacred trust.

I see the holistic view of every situation.

Everything we see is connected on levels that we can barely imagine, with things that we cannot see.

I honor the interconnectivity of all that is.

I am open to the expression of my highest creativity.

I acknowledge the power of humility to bring me to my creativity.

I surrender to the love within my soul.

I trust the creator, the master of the divine plan and see the brilliance of this creation.

Whatever I am experiencing is exactly what I need to more fully claim my free will.

The wisdom of my higher self is my guiding force.

I see the Light, within myself, within others and this creation.

I am open to the adventures of this magnificent journey called life.

I live fully in the present moment.

I am M.E. an ever evolving Moment of Eternity.

I am, that I am.

DECEMBER 2022: New Earth Rising

“Your life is your spiritual path.” ― Sandy Nathan 

Sunday Talks with Rev. Renee Bledsoe

December 04 - New Earth Rising

December 11 - Working with Spiritual Guides

December 18 - Sacred Circle Altar - Honoring Winter Solstice - Christmas

Dec 24th - Christmas Eve Candlelight Ceremony

December 25 - Merry Christmas

The sanctuary will be open from 3pm- 7pm for meditation and fellowship. There will be no morning service.

We have the great priviledge of being alive during the shifting of an age. Many of us remember hearing a very popular song from the 60's - it's refrain now passing out of the realm of art and entertainment into true life - for what we surely are witnessing is the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius, and its promise of peace and plenty. 

“Even truth needs to be clad in new garments if it is to appeal to a new age.” - Georg Lichtenberg 

Aquarius is the water bearer and is symbol is represented by a man pouring water out of a jug. Yet, Aquarius is an air element. It could be said that we are now entering a time, where our heads and our hearts will finally find greater connection and fuller expression. In a sense, this sign of the times is literally informing us that our enlightenment and our mental power is not complete without the magic of our heart and soul. 

"If luck means being in the right place at the right time,…..being in the right place at the right time is actually all about being in the right state of mind." - Richard Wiseman 

We are looking at not just a shift in an astrological age, but truly a shift in consciousness. We have already been witnessing this shift. There has been an awakening of souls, some through spiritual emergency and crisis, and some through pure grace. However it comes, it is coming for anyone who can let go and get into the flow. Gary Zukav in his book, Seat of the Soul, reminds us that new multi-sensory aspects of the human condition are coming online for everyone. And it is what we choose to do with those upgrades to our ability to communicate with each other, with nature and with the Universe itself and the powers that be, that will tell the tale of our ability to create a golden age. 

“To recognize one's own insanity is, of course, the arising of sanity, the beginning of healing and transcendence.” ― Eckhart Tolle 

Never before in the history of the planet has so very much of the world been able to directly communicate in the physical. This has changed everything and made things possible that would not have been possible. This rapid communication has actually affected time and has been and will continue to change the way we work with time. This has the potential to affect us in ways that we may not yet be able to comprehend. As the Mayans have been teaching us, time is to be respected and consciously worked with, including seasonal energies, cosmic and astrological forces, as well as our personal relationship with time and implications of an advanced means of relating to time. 

“If you want the best the world has to offer, offer the world your best.” ― Neale Donald Walsch 

The earth is changing and so are we. As more and more people become conscious of the power of intent and actively communicating with the earth, the planets, nature, animals, guides and guardians, and of course each other, we must hold the space for the wisdom of the ages, the insights and the teachings that have rolled forward through humanity and the human condition to nourish and advance us. This is our soul's emergence on the planet and in the flesh. 

“You are not IN the universe, you ARE the universe, an intrinsic part of it. Ultimately you are not a person, but a focal point where the universe is becoming conscious of itself. What an amazing miracle.” ― Eckhart Tolle 

There is still much to be done, and it is all a labor of love. For never before has there been so much hope for healing, enlightenment, joy, peace, abundance and love for so many. Even the possibility of the dawning of a new age has begun to have an impact on the way that many of us now see the world. For we are seeing with clearer vision, higher hopes and open hearts. And so it is being re-membered how to walk the sacred way, the beauty way as we feel it in our bones, this New Earth Rising. 

New Earth Rising Affirmations

I am envisioning a new earth.

The new earth is filled with love, creativity and joy.

I face my fears and release the path of suffering.

I embrace the gift of life.

My joy is the joy of the world.

My peace brings peace to the world.

I honor and acknowledge my ancestors.

I understand the role my ancestors have played in my life and this creation.

I tap into the deep magic of creation.

I recognize my powers of manifestion.

I refine my connection to Spirit and to my own soul.

Through my heart connections I create my life in love.

I am filled with inspiration, creativity and solutions.

I see myself at the center of the universe.

When I find my medicine, my power, I am centered in my heart.

My heart is the gateway to my soul.

My soul is emerging.

The new earth energies are supporting our journey to bring heaven to earth.

I re-enter the garden of earthly delights with the full understanding that this manifestation is so that I can express and experience true love.

I make choices based in love.

I see all people, places and things through the eyes of love.

I take part in actively creating the New Earth.

I am Home.

NOVEMBER 2022: Gateway to Grace

"Your soul knows the geography of your destiny. Your soul alone has the map of your future, therefore you can trust this indirect, oblique side of yourself. If you do, it will take you where you need to go, but more important it will teach you a kindness of rhythm in your journey.” ― John O'Donohue

We hear much talk about gratitude and being grateful, especially during times devoted to thanksgiving, abundance and generosity. Yet, true gratitude cannot be demanded. One can logically understand when it is appropriate to feel grateful, especially if a gift is openly being given. However, it gets a bit trickier, when the gift is hidden in the silver lining of a storm cloud. Yet it is in those gifts that the seeds of our greatest gifts lie dormant. For all gratitude stems from one thing and one thing only; the potential for the reunification of God, to Love.

We are willing to experience anything to get back to God consciousness. This is our core drive, the need that fuels every single decision we make, know it or not. In fact, so badly do we seek this reunification, that we are willing to walk through a simulation, an illusion that thoroughly convinces us that we do not have free will, in order to claim that free will with consciousness, so that we can be together and free to love! We must come to the altar of every single thing we believe, lower levels of programming such as religious, family or cultural belief systems, upper level programming such as health, gender and even life and death itself, in order to fully claim our free will. No stone can be left unturned. For under any given rock lies an unchallenged belief system that holds our vibration down, and keeps you away from love.

“When love awakens in your life, in the night of your heart, it is like the dawn breaking within you. Where before there was anonymity, now there is intimacy; where before there was fear, now there is courage; where before in your life there was awkwardness, now there is a rhythm of grace and gracefulness; where before you used to be jagged, now you are elegant and in rhythm with your self. When love awakens in your life, it is like a rebirth, a new beginning.” ― John O'Donohue

We are so encoded to re-unify in the flesh and to take up form that we have endured billions of years of evolution to do so. That we stand on the brink of being able to make the final walk over the abyss of our lower levels of consciousness and step fully into free will brings us to the altar of a kind of gratitude that defies gravity. It is in this space that we defy gravity for in the defiance of gravity, we remember our god selves and never find it sweeter to be able to stand upon this holy, sacred ground.

“Once the soul awakens, the search begins and you can never go back. From then on, you are inflamed with a special longing that will never again let you linger in the lowlands of complacency and partial fulfillment. The eternal makes you urgent. You are loath to let compromise or the threat of danger hold you back from striving toward the summit of fulfillment.” ― John O'Donohue

To stand here on the shoulders of all that has come before and grab the golden ring requires us to take the great sacrifices of our ancestors and go for it. But we must never think that we do this just for ourselves alone. The truth be told, if we think that, then we are not totally in free will, yet. For free will understands that all that has come before is a part of us, as well as those who stand now who are not yet awake. For as we re-enter the garden as mature, free-willed, self-realized creator gods and goddesses, we are making the winning touchdown for the whole of creation.

Now entering the garden sounds fine and romantic. For sure it is, but not in the ways that the unawakened would appreciate. Most of all, what it represents is our ability to live with each other, with other creator gods who have gone all the way within their own spirit, feel the strength of their own sphere of influence, touched their own divinity, and forged the will to love and live in peace with their kin. It could be said that there is no greater bliss than to meet your true kin. Kindred Spirits are not just your family, but are the people, animals, and places that speak to your heart, in such a way as to help you remember all that you have been, all that you are... and hints at what is to come.

“Real friendship or love is not manufactured or achieved by an act of will or intention. Friendship is always an act of recognition.” ― John O'Donohue

The soul group is the final stage to the reunification of God/dess in the flesh. This is not something that can be spoken of, nor understood in a logical way. For when you begin to come together with your soul group, you are moving out of the path of suffering and into deeper aspects of yourself, the parts of you that are longing for a higher vibration so that the anguish of the separated self can be relieved of it's cosmic loneliness. Yet, it is not just a mental loneliness, or even sheerly emotional. It is intuitive and knowing that exceeds the physical senses. It is complete empathy, synthesis and cooperation for the glory of God... the glory of the people and this creation. For the Gift of this Earthwalk, the Gift of God is our Free Will... and the Gift of Free Will gives us the one thing of the great work; the freedom to Love.

“One of the tasks of true friendship is to listen compassionately and creatively to the hidden silences. Often secrets are not revealed in words, they lie concealed in the silence between the words or in the depth of what is unsayable between two people.” ― John O'Donohue

Your only question here today is, Where am I not free to love? In a nation of gods in the making who were bound to experience the pillars of severity and mercy, science and art, yes's ad no's, right and wrong, good and bad, hot and cold, hard and soft, joy and sorrow.. will you come to understand your true nature, realize that you are at the top of the tree and that it is finally time to decide... Do you choose the middle path? Do you need the rod and the staff to prod you along? And if so, how hard do you want to be whacked with the stick? Or are you ready to listen to gentle voice of the beautiful mother within? Your own soul's whisperings that all beauty, joy, creativity, splendor and bliss is available to you here and now?

“Your noble friend will not accept pretension but will gently and very firmly confront you with your own blindness. Such friendship is creative and critical; it is willing to negotiate awkward and uneven territories of contradiction and woundedness.” ― John O'Donohue

The choice is not yours, until you say so. You are not wrong. Thy will be done. So it is up to you to decide your world's fate. How do you choose to be in the world? Don't choose love and then continue to suffer. Realize that you need to go to the root of the cause and get right with the choice to choose. If you believe in free will, then you can open the doors to a whole new world. If you do not, then knowing this is a point of power. These are not simple choices. Your entire life experience is designed to help you remember who you are. Keep listening, allow yourself to experience the proof of life. One day you will decide to choose another way. In that moment your gratitude will come into its fullest measure of abundance within you. That is the day when you are truly abundance, for that is the day that you are fully free to love.

"An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break. May you be open to each thread that comes into your life, the golden ones and the course ones, and may you weaves them into a brilliant and beautiful life." - Chinese Proverb

Sunday Talks with Rev. Renee Bledsoe
November 06 - Destiny: Gateway to Grace
November 13 - Soul Elevation: Releasing the Victim
November 20 - Thanks & Giving - Church in Circle
November 27 - Evolution of a Community: Getting Used to Good

Gateway to Grace Affirmations
I honor my power of choice.
I fully claim my free will.
I notice where I am not free and open to more love.
I ask what would love see, what would love do?
Help me see through the eyes of love.
There is always a story behind the story.
Soul friends and beloveds are part of my god self.
As I move closer to my higher self, I reunite with my soul group.
My soul group is here for me in ways I cannot imagine.
Love is an action, resulting in more love.
Love moves my soul to greater creativity.
As I seek to express my soul, my communication improves.
As my communication improves, what I saw heals myself and others.
My words and creativity inspire other souls to express.
Love is the highest art form.
Light is my canvas, love is my paint.
I paint my life with love and make a masterpiece.
My kindreds are my chosen family.
I recognize the divinity of my kin, and my soul friends.
Through my kinship with my soul friends, I heal my relationships with my family.
My family is healed and restored to dignity and honor.
Any deep family wounds are brought to a place of at-one-ment within my being.
I honor the sacrifice of my family in our spiritual partnership, and elevate this relationship into a higher vibration.
My life is a response to the prayers of my ancestors.
God and Goddess now live within me.
I manifest the Mother and Father God force within me for the greater good of my kindred.
Humanity is the Living God.
I am connected to the Light of Creation.
I love myself and I love others.
Love one another.

OCTOBER 2022: Warrior of Light

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." ~ Kahlil Gibran

What is a Warrior of Light? If I am supposed to be peaceful, why would I want to be a warrior at all? If the Light is so powerful why does it need warriors? What is Light? And how can it help me? These are some of the questions that we will be exploring this month as we delve into this most powerful archetype of the Spiritual Warrior. As we invoke and invite this warrior within into our lives, we advance into a stage of spiritual development that is not for the faint hearted. This warrior within is the one who will give us the strength to face what has been hidden in the recesses of our psyche, and bring to the surface unconscious beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and patterns of behavior that are acting out in diverse ways in our lives and causing us to remain unconscious with our choices.

Some of these beliefs are powerfully manifesting in our lives and creating much chaos, confusion, sorrow and loss. At the very worst, they are keeping us from experiencing unconditional love, because these things are often very limiting, restrictive, binding and small. Yet, we are not defenseless against this darkness and sometimes there are even great gifts hidden within these patterns. There are counter-balancing forces which can be invoked in order to clear these from our psyche which cannot be brought forward through the mind alone. And this is why it cannot be done alone.

Einsten said, “You cannot solve a problem from the same consciousness that created it. You must learn to see the world anew.” To this end, we understand that the only way in which we can transform this darkness is to bring it into the Light, to enlighten and shape-shift our beliefs by reframing it and then re-filtering it in the sacred space of a raised consciousness. This allows us to see things in a new way and begin the healing process. Through the power of Grace, if we will allow it to do it's work, we can be moved through these processes in a safe and profound way. The Warrior of Light within our being guards and guides us in this work.

You cannot solve a problem from the same consciousness that created it. You must learn to see the world anew. ~ Albert Einstein

Sunday Talks with Rev. Renee Bledsoe
October 02 - The Way of the Peaceful Warrior
October 09 - Blinded by the Light
October 16 - Removing Obstacles through Grace
October 23 - Becoming a Warrior of Light
October 30 - Walking the Worlds


OCTOBER AFFIRMATIONS

I am a Spiritual Warrior of Light

I reframe my core beliefs about myself and release my suffering to the light.

I stand in my full power and engage that power to help others.

I relentlessly heal and empower my life.

I keep the company of other consciously empowered people.

I align myself with consciously empowered organizations, activities and people.

I am a sacred path teacher and way shower.

I experience compassion for my own journey.

I experience compassion for humanity’s journey.

I am willing to look at areas of myself that I disown by examining my relationships.

I am willing to see myself as I truly am.

I am willing to see the beauty in what I see in myself.

I am willing to see the gifts in my apparent weaknesses.

I claim the power of my gifts, talents and what I am passionate about.

I trust that I have the power to stand tall and to bring something new to the world.

I am willing to fight for the right to be my true self.

I trust that the creator gave me these gifts for a reason.

I understand that I am here to change and evolve.

I recognize the light within my own being.

I perform the rituals and self-care that will nurture me and keep me whole.

It is safe because I make it safe.

I trust because I trust in God/Goddess.

As I expand my aura I perceive the higher intelligence of the will of God.

I continue to know myself so that I may bring my will into alignment with the creator.

When the wills are aligned, secrets are revealed, doors unlock and miracles occur.

I am peaceful, because I am filled with peace.

I shine the light of truth on my life and that of others with compassion and care.

I am gentle with my own soul, spirit and body.

I am gentle with the spirit of all living things.

I feel an overwhelming reverence and respect for all creation.

I am a channel for the divine.

This world is a magical place, and I allow the universe to do it’s magic.

I see the reality of other dimensions and walk the worlds in complete confidence.

I see the beauty of each soul’s path.

I am the Light of the World.

SEPTEMBER 2022: Soul Rise

Chances are, if you are reading this, if you are here and interested in the Light, you are a modern mystic, a seeker of truths, sacred insights and deep magic. Maybe you're even a wisdomkeeper yourself! It didn't used to be "safe" to own any of that. In fact, it used to be quite detrimental to one's health to be entertaining such an intimate relationship with the divine. But the world is fast becoming a different place. The tipping point has been reached and now the correction has begun.

“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.”  ― Carl Sagan

We are at a very delicate stage of our human evolutionary development, both as a whole and as individuals. We have enough consciousness now and enough layers of denial removed to realize the extent of what humanity has been through. Most of us have processed gallons of grief, boatloads of anger and gigawatts of rage. Some of us have done so much clearing that we are starting to have past life recollections and visions on a regular basis. Some of us are developing the new skills that will soon be coming online for everyone such as increased psychism, heightened empathic senses, and mediumship including clairvoyance, clairsentience, and clairaudience. This will bring us to yet a whole new set of issues to be dealt with.

"Not just beautiful, though--the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they're watching me.”  ― Haruki Murakami

One of the most wonderful and powerful gifts that are coming to more and more people is the power to channel their spiritual guides, which include ascended masters, ancestors, animal spirits and angels, in addition to our Higher Selves and our own soul! When we begin to take this communication seriously everything changes. These guides and guardians exist to help us. When we don't call on them, or take them seriously we are denying ourselves the deep magic. For it is these beings who guide us through the dimensional gateways to higher consciousness and help us anchor it with meaning into our lives!

“The stars in the nite shone above her. The stars deep within shone inside her. Melding and lighting the darkness, the holiness danced within. ” ~Terri St. Cloud.

As all of these strange new human qualities emerge, we need a great deal of support. It is important to receive that support so that we can help each other stay grounded in our ascension process. After all, we're not leaving the planet, we are shifting and changing, just as Gaia is shifting and changing. We are connected and that has never been more apparent. It's time to let your own radiant soul have authority over your life. It's time to trust these parts of yourself that have been long hidden. It's a great mystery how the soul emerges and it is a process to be respected and revered. New earth is taking hold and it's now time to let your own Star Be Born.

"The mind, this globe of awareness, is a starry universe that when you push off with your foot, a thousand new roads become clear, as you yourself do at dawn, sailing through the light." ~Rumi

Sunday Talks with Rev. Renee Bledsoe
September 04 - Soul Rise
September 11 - Owning Your Super Powers
September 18 - Sacred Circle Altar - Fall Equinox - Spiritual Partnerships

September 25 - Peace Day in the Park - Living Medicine Wheel


Soul Rise Affirmations
I am awakening to the fullness of my soul.
I accept the beauty of my journey.
My story is woven into the fabric of life.
I walk this earth in a sacred manner.
I let my light shine.
I help others to shine their light.
What I love will help and heal the world.
The universe is watching and waiting for me to fully engage in life!
When I am joyfully creating, I bring the vibration of joy to all.
My gratitude and appreciation brings a glow to my heart.
I look for creative ways to express my gratitude.
My love is my art.
Time stands still when I am creating from my heart.
I have the courage to try new things.
I do what I think I cannot do.
I face my life with positivity and excitement.
I embrace the unknown and open to the Great Mystery.
I am in awe at the miracles that unfold in my life when I trust.
I allow love to live through me.
When I surrender to my soul, I come alive!

I rise up in every way that feels right in my soul.

AUGUST 2022: Magic of Love

We've come so far, we've endured so much. It's time. It's our time. It's time to start living... really living, really loving, really listening and really connecting. All of us on this human journey have paid a high price for the experiences that humanity as a whole has endured in the quest for the knowledge of good and evil. The data is in, the karma is clearing, the contracts have been completed and we stand at the brink of a massive re-entry into paradise. As we come out of stasis, awakening one by one to the full implications of this evolutionary journey we have been on, descending and ascending the tree of life, we now have perspective unlike ever before about where we have been, what we have been up to and where we are now headed.

Many prophecies speak of the "end times" or "end of time", which might only mean that we are no longer constrained by time, and that our consciousness has expanded so that we understand how to easily and quickly traverse alternate realities at will, thereby transcending time. Yet, that only gives us the ability to more wisely use clock time as a means to connect in the fourth dimension, with fifth dimensional consciousness and higher and experience our unique creations and expressions of love.

The ancient Greeks had two words for time, chronos and kairos. While the former refers to chronological or sequential time, the latter signifies a time in between, a moment of indeterminate time in which something special happens. In rhetoric kairos is "a passing instant when an opening appears which must be driven through with force if success is to be achieved. We now have the ability to pierce the veils, to experience the light in these small moments. The power of the light is so potent and powerful that when we access these tiny shifts through sacred space, we can tap into our own divinity and the grace of the creator and perform outright miracles of manifestation, creation, healing and empowerment!

Yes, we are up for change, but we are not without the means to create something entirely new and filled with light and love beyond imagining. We're making room for full frontal contact with beauty, joy, peace, love, creativity, cooperation, unification and abundance in ways we have only dreampt of. Beware... magic is afoot...

How we spend our days is how we spend our lives.  ~Annie Dillard

Sunday Talks with Rev. Renee Bledsoe
August 07 - Magic of Love
August 14 - Divine Presence
August 21 - Healing & Transformation
August 28 - How to Make Your Shadow Dance

I seize the glory and power of each new day.
The time for change is here and now.
I claim my shadow and embrace the gifts it holds for me.
I dance with my shadow and turn into the light.
I acknowledge the full spectrum of my beliefs with humor and grace.
I make intentions through the powers of humility and awareness.
I surrender my intentions to my higher power.
I create sacred space for healing and enlightenment.
I accept full responsibility for my life.
Whatever has happened in my life has brought me to here and now.
I step outside of time to heal and empower my life.
I work with alternate dimensions and states of consciousness to move energy and manifest my destiny.
I continue to learn about and use spiritual tools to manage my energy.
I work with time in new and respectful ways.
I use the power of the earth, moon and planetary cycles to manifest and heal.
I look to my relationships, my higher self, guides and guardians to show me what I cannot see.
I honor difficult relationships as teachers, and am willing to release them into the light.
When I receive the lessons and messages from challenging situations they miraculously shift into the light.
I purify my intentions through the powers of love, compassion and forgiveness.
I am moved into action on behalf of all creation.
I am guided by angels and spiritual teachers.
I actively engage and communicate with my higher self.
I am a being of light, created with the intention of pure love.
I am capable of transforming anything into love.
I am a vessel of light and my cargo is love.
Love is born through the light within me.
I step into the land of the living as I cross the shores of my soul.

JULY 2022: Soul Freedom

"Men are free when they are obeying some deep, inward voice of belief. Obeying from within. Men are free when they belong to a living, organic, believing community, active in fulfilling some unfulfilled, perhaps unrealized purpose. Not when they are escaping to some wild west. The most unfree souls go west, and shout of freedom.”  ― D.H. Lawrence

No one is an island. We are all in this together. We are connected. Yet, even if we understand these things to be true from a spiritual perspective, as well as the physical, how do we reconcile our loneliness in a world full of 7 billion people? There is a big difference in "knowing" that we are interconnected, and living as if we are. That is where the rubber meets the road.

"And I saw that the sacred hoop of my people as one of many hoops that made one circle." - Black Elk

We are all craving something we cannot name in our relationships, a warmth, a closeness, an intimacy. Yet, often when we have made ourselves vulnerable in this way, we were hurt, abused or ignored. This had the effect of closing our hearts down for a time, until the pain of a closed heart became more painful than opening up again and risking letting others in. Or, when others opened up to us we hurt them, even inadvertently because we didn't understand how vulnerable they felt. In relationships where people are not taking responsibility for their own feelings either way, this leads to the inevitable shutdown, because we do not know what true intimacy looks like, and certainly do not yet possess a healthy sense of self. After all part of our journey here is to learn how to love.

“One can acquire everything in solitude except character.” ― Stendhal

Conversely enough, since we exist relationally, we cannot get a sense of self without the contrast of each other. So as we go into pseudo relationship, pretending to be connected, but truly not we still do not learn how to love.  We get lost in blaming other people and forgetting that we are the common denominator in every single one of our relationships. Sometimes we are fortunate, with enough practice, to see a pattern emerging. When that happens we have the opportunity to understand that our whole process in relationship has not been some random propensity for isolation and suffering, but to introduce us to lost parts of our psyche. When we can clearly see this and make these connections there is a true softening of the heart and a coming to compassion for what has been at work in our lives.

“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” ― Kurt Vonnegut

We must remember that what occurs in the 3 dimensional/physical aspect of our lives is said to be only 1% of reality, as Grandfather Black Elk has said that this world is like a shadow of the real. Yet, it is giving us clues about what is going on in that mysterious 99% of our existence. If we are to bring heaven to earth in our relationships, we must realize that there is a great unknown that wants to be revealed here through the mystery of our relationships. For, we did not come here to get lost in a one on one relationship and never experience the depths of love that comes from loving humanity, this creation and the creator as passionately as we do our lover.

Our soul will not let us rest until we love God/dess and have a real relationship with our divinity and our creator. Therefore apparent separation has been a part of our soul's evolution... and could be thought of at this stage as more of an involution, or the inward enfolding of the heart becoming centered from within, as we come to realize that there is a perfect equilibrium that is possible if only we will keep working towards it, one for all and all for one.

“Lovers must not, like usurers, live for themselves alone. They must finally turn from their gaze at one another back toward the community. If they had only themselves to consider, lovers would not need to marry, but they must think of others and of other things. They say their vows to the community as much as to one another, and the community gathers around them to hear and to wish them well, on their behalf and its own. It gathers around them because it understands how necessary, how joyful, and how fearful this joining is. These lovers, pledging themselves to one another "until death," are giving themselves away, and they are joined by this as no law or contract could join them. Lovers, then, "die" into their union with one another as a soul "dies" into its union with God. And so here, at the very heart of community life, we find not something to sell as in the public market but this momentous giving. If the community cannot protect this giving, it can protect nothing...” ― Wendell Berry

Even as we come into community and truly connect with all our relations, we must connect not only spiritually, but also emotionally, mentally and physically. We must connect socially. We must connect from within, and from our heart fields unfolding. We must also connect etherically. Yet, we will not do this until we are ready for a kind of intimacy that outstrips anything we have heretofor known. This comes through a series of initiations. These are initiations of the soul and hearts readiness to truly love. But it is not just a readiness of desire, for their are certain structures and measures of character that must be present and whole enough to truly love, and to be a strong container for divine love, or agape to be held on earth.

"And I saw that the sacred hoop of my people as one of many hoops that made one circle, wide as daylight and as starlight, and in the center grew one mighty flowering tree to shelter all the children of one mother and one father." - Black Elk

The subtleties of tribal community in the modern world are being forged behind the scenes right now within our very own community, and within our hearts. For we are practicing the art of true community every day here. Tribal community is about much more than getting together and banging on drums... or even doing sacred ceremony. It is not just about anything we could physically "do" together. It is about the spirit and consciousness with which we gather. it is about an understanding that even when we are not physically gathered that we are still connected. This makes the gathering times that much more meaningful. It is about Cosmic universal Truth, that is abiding, and a reverence for the sanctity of life and this whole creation, including the unseen worlds.

“A proper community, we should remember also, is a commonwealth: a place, a resource, an economy. It answers the needs, practical as well as social and spiritual, of its members - among them the need to need one another.” ― Wendell Berry

True tribal community is about resonance and a harmonic convergence of souls. It is about absolute abundance of all things needful both spiritual and material. When we are ready to be on the path of love and release ourselves from the severity and the suffering path, we will come into true community. For it is here that life lessons are no longer learned through unconsciousness and malevolent shennanigans. Lessons are learned through true love. We live by the golden rule, and that is to treat one another as we would like to be treated. But the jewel in the crown is that the members of the community have and understanding of their own divinity and they have or are rapidly abolishing any distortions around the way they want to be treated.

“Without God man neither knows which way to go, nor even understands who he is... One of the deepest forms of poverty a person can experience is isolation... Poverty is often produced by a rejection of God's love, by man's basic and tragic tendency to close in on himself, thinking himself to be self-sufficient or merely an insignificant and ephemeral fact, a "stranger" in a random universe...The human being develops when ... his soul comes to know itself and the truths that God has implanted deep within, when he enters into dialogue with himself and his Creator... It is not by isolation that man establishes his worth, but by placing himself in relation with others and with God.”  ― Pope Benedict XVI

True tribal community must emerge... naturally and organically, as a result of a recognition of a deep common ground in complete wholeness. Any one of the aspects missing will not build true community. We may not be an island, but we are certainly asked to go deep within, to make friends with solitude and to learn how to love and relate from the inside out. It is our community, these faces of God/dess that have helped us to defy gravity from within and allowed our individual souls to soar for all to see, experience and delight in. As this outpictures, the true community is not only there to support... but the real story is that they have been a part of the midwiving of each of us as a soul, all along.

"The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit, and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us."  -Black Elk

Sunday Talks with Rev. Renee Bledsoe
July 03 - Soul Freedom
July 10 - Leadership & Spiritual Partnership
July 17 - On Solitude & Silence

July 24 - Vulnerability + Trust = Intimacy
July 31 -  Soul to Soul

SOUL FREEDOM
I am free to be myself.
In being myself, I am free to Love.
I have the courage and strength to claim my free will.
I align my will with the will of my higher self.
My soul has been set free.
I practice freedom, by tending to my soul.
I love life and life loves me.
I am free to fulfill my destiny.
My boundaries and clear communication create a safe space.
I am a force for good to be reckoned with.
I am free to make mistakes.
The universe is conspiring on my behalf.
It is by my purified and unified will that I set my mind in motion.
I gladly pay the price for freedom through the eternal vigilance of the urges of my soul.
I set myself free.
I am free to express from the deepest parts of my being.
I surrender to my soul which leads me to the light.
I allow the phoenix within me to rise up out of the ashes.
I step into my highest calling.
I remember who and what I am.
I give myself permission to re-enter garden.
My body is a vehicle for freedom and the actualization of my dreams.
I choose life and I honor that choice.
I give my soul the freedom to be.

JUNE 2022: Healing with Self Love

“When we expand our thinking and beliefs our love flows freely. When we contract we shut ourselves off. Can you remember the last time when you were in love? Your heart went ahhh!! It was such a wonderful feeling. It is the same with loving yourself except that you will never leave once you have your love for yourself. It's with you for the rest of your life, so you want to make it the best relationship that you can have. Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.”  ― Louise L. Hay

Sunday Talks with Rev. Renee Bledsoe
June 05 - Healing Your Life with Self Love
June 12 - Positivity = Creativity
June 19 - Father's Day & Summer Solstice Ceremony (Church in Circle)
June 26 - Letting the Sun In

Healing with Self-Love Affirmations
I am a loving, beautiful person.
The challenges I may have been born into, all this time have been calling me to a greater level of love.
Any mistakes I have made are a chance to build my capacity for love.
As I learn to love unconditionally, I love as the Creator loves.
Loving and accepting my whole self sets me free.
I am open to a new kind of loving.
I am willing to change.
I am willing to release self-judgement.
I accept myself exactly as I am right in this moment.
I am grateful for life.
I am grateful for my body.
My body is the result of my courageous journey across the Universe.
I have come to bring heaven to earth.
I allow myself to experience all the good, beauty love and joy that I can hold.
I treasure my ability to feel and think.
I take responsibility for what I feel and think.
My thoughts and feelings are alerting me to some pain that may need addressing.
I listen to my inner dialogue with compassion and mercy.
I speak kindly to myself and others.
If I begin to think negatively, I ask myself what is hiding behind that thought.
I am open to exploring and knowing myself better.
I release from my life slowly but surely what insults my soul.
I am a unique soul, with many mysteries to be explored.
Deep within me is an never-ending well of love and peace.
I have hidden talents and gifts that I am only just discovering.
I take the needs of my soul seriously.
I honor my soft, sensitive side.
I am open to forgiveness of myself and others.
As I release any bitterness or hurt, I restore myself to love.
I restore my soul by loving and caring for myself.
I love my higher self and take responsibility for creating a lifestyle that supports that one.
I allow my vibration to raise so that my soul has a beautiful home here on earth.
I become the pure love and light of God.
I heal my life with Self Love.

MAY 2022: Heart of Humanity

“Every man is a divinity in disguise, a god playing the fool.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sunday Talks with Rev. Renee Bledsoe
May 01 - Heart of Humanity
May 08 - Church in Circle: Mother's Day Celebration
May 15 - Know Thyself and You Will Know the Universe
May 22 - Divine Feminine, Sacred Masculine
May 29 - Anatomy of the New Earth Human

MAY AFFIRMATIONS
I am guided moment by moment through the power of love.
I am moved by the beauty of the soul's expression.
The perfection of Mother Father God moves through me, guiding and protecting.
I recognize the power of the divine feminine within me.
I see the hidden beauty of the Goddess at work in the world.
The Divine Feminine is love and is the container for love.
I embrace my destiny and create my life in joy.
I see all through the eyes of my Higher Self.
I embrace the desire to receive in order to share.
My wealth is the world's wealth.
My empowerment is key to someone else's success.
I experience the divine in all things.
There is no separation of human and divine.
I remain eternally connected to source energy.
I go to the source for renewal and restoration.
I consciously bring Light into my being.
I meditate and energize my cells with the Light.
I magnetize the highest good into my life.
It is time to release myself from the karmic path of suffering.
I acknowledge the burdens of my ancestors and heal the past, present and future.
I surrender to my soul and to my higher self.
I clear the path for the complete realization of the perfection of my soul.
I have compassion and deep respect for myself and others.
I am filled with grace and gratitude for all creation.
God's love is overflowing within me.
The Heart of Humanity is the new Messiah.
I am, because we are.

APRIL 2022: Love Reigns Supreme

“If a great thing can be done, it can be done easily, but this ease is like the ease of a tree blossoming after long years of gathering strength.”  ~John Ruskin

Sunday Talks with Rev. Renee Bledsoe
April 03 -  Love Reigns Supreme
April 10 -  Will to Good
April 17 -  Easter Sunday  Church-In-Circle
April 24 -  Garden of Grace

In the springtime we experience what can be thought of as the "first harvest", with the second often more widely recognized harvest in the fall. If we were to apply the cycles of the seasons to the cycles of our lives, we would gain a great deal of insight about how to recognize the opportunities that are available to us and work more effectively with the energies of the times. For example, understanding the subtleties of the first harvest has important implications which are important to the development of our soul. For the first harvest relates directly to the emergence of the soul, because it involves the restoration of beauty and bounty to the earth; blossoming of flowers, new life, growth and greening. Love is literally in the air!

“The role of the artist I now understood as that of revealing through the world-surfaces the implicit forms of the soul, and the great agent to assist the artist was the myth.” ~Joseph Campbell

It might be helpful to think of the things that we experience in the springtime as being the work of the soul, and to take that a step further, understand that what is nurtured and harvested at this time, will have an effect on the quality of the denser second harvest of the fall. This is not necessarily about rigidly living by the seasons, but by understanding that these patterns which are revealed through nature are showing us something about manifestation and creation cycles and patterns, that are real and applicable to our lives in many areas, from relationships to businesses.

"Art need no longer be an account of past sensations. It can become the direct organization of more highly evolved sensations. It is a question of producing ourselves, not things that enslave us." ~ Angela Carter

The soul feeds upon inspiration and life force. It requires beauty and vitality to create something new and treasured from its depths. Exposing ourselves to and experiencing beauty is not an option, but just as nurturing to our being as eating and drinking. The flowers, foliage and insects of the first harvest are literally what give rise to the second, typically food crops which nourish our bodies. It is interesting to see the interplay of the two and how they are connected, with certainly one no less important, than the other. For surely if the body is weak and hungry, the soul has no vehicle, and if the soul is weak and hungry, the spirit and ultimately the body will wither.

The springtime, with its focus of tending, nurturing, flowering, and blossoming is a reminder to us all to give the joys and the artistry of the soul more weight in our lives. It reminds us that the work of the soul is anything but frivolous, for without it, we might be able to squeak by and survive for a while, but the reality is that we must allow our souls to open and bloom if we want to actually grow and thrive!

LOVE REIGNS SUPREME AFFIRMATIONS

I am open to the expansion of my being.

My unique perspective and insight reveals my soul's purpose.

I allow my soul's purpose to emerge into the light.

As I find my place within my community, others can then find their place more easily.

When I work as a team, I am invoking the power of the divine feminine.

The soul's work is equally as important as any other work that I do.

I give the expression of my soul weight in my life.

I pay attention to all the aspects of my being.

I let love flow through my creations.

I create myself with intentions from my soul.

I contemplate and reflect upon my heart's desires.

I use my powers of manifestation for abundance of love, peace, purpose and joy.

I use the power of intention to create a beautiful life.

I work with Light to fill the darkness and reveal the truth of my life.

My life is my masterpiece and I live my joy.

Love is at the foundation of my every thought, word and deed.

I am loved and loving to myself and other s.

I allow the petals of my consciousness to lovingly expand to the light.

I nurture and nourish my body, mind, heart, soul and spirit.

I call upon omnipotent forces for assistance with my life, 

including angels, guides, guardians and my higher power.

I trust the omnipotent forces that I call upon.

I reach deep into my soul, for I have purified my heart and reclaimed my inner child.

I set my inner child free to grow and mature into a loving, healthy, creative adult.

I am devoted to helping others to express their soul.

I honor the spirit of all things.

I recognize my darkness, lovingly turn it into the light and look to the sun.

I open my heart to the world, by revealing my soul creations.

I receive the abundance of my soul.

I trust my soul and free myself to express my true self.

It is safe to be me because I surround myself with those who nurture and support me.

Others nurture and support me, because I nurture and support myself.

When I help myself, helpful people are drawn to me and want to do the same.

If I allow others to be served by my soul's purpose, I will attract others who are awakening to their soul purpose.

I receive the bounty of the earth and the beauty of my soul.

My wisdom is important to the world.

In my world love reigns supreme.

MARCH 2022: Awakening Love

 “Your soul knows the geography of your destiny. Your soul alone has the map of your future, therefore you can trust this indirect, oblique side of yourself. If you do, it will take you where you need to go, but more important it will teach you a kindness of rhythm in your journey.” ― John O'Donohue

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Sunday Talks with Rev. Renee Bledsoe

March 06 - Awakening to Love

March 13 -  Evolution of a Community: Getting Used to Good

March 20 - Spring Equinox Church in Circle

April 27 - Soul Elevation: Releasing the Victim

April 30 - Living in Love

True gratitude cannot be demanded. One can logically understand when it is appropriate to feel grateful, especially if a gift is openly being given. However, it gets a bit trickier, when the gift is hidden in the silver lining of a storm cloud. Yet it is in those gifts that the seeds of our greatest gifts lie dormant. For all gratitude stems from one thing and one thing only; the potential for the reunification of God, to Love one another.

We are willing to experience anything to get back to God consciousness... Love consciousness. This is our core drive, the need that fuels every single decision we make, know it or not. In fact, so badly do we seek this reunification, that we are willing to walk through a simulation, an illusion that thoroughly convinces us that we do not have free will, in order to claim that free will with consciousness, so that we can be together and free to love! We must come to the altar of every single thing we believe, lower levels of programming such as religious, family or cultural belief systems, upper level programming such as health, gender and even life and death itself, in order to fully claim our free will. No stone can be left unturned. For under any given rock lies an unchallenged belief system that holds our vibration down, and keeps you away from love.

“When love awakens in your life, in the night of your heart, it is like the dawn breaking within you. Where before there was anonymity, now there is intimacy; where before there was fear, now there is courage; where before in your life there was awkwardness, now there is a rhythm of grace and gracefulness; where before you used to be jagged, now you are elegant and in rhythm with your self. When love awakens in your life, it is like a rebirth, a new beginning.” ― John O'Donohue

We are so encoded to re-unify in the flesh and to take up form that we have endured billions of years of evolution to do so. That we stand on the brink of being able to make the final walk over the abyss of our lower levels of consciousness and step fully into free will brings us to the altar of a kind of gratitude that defies gravity. It is in this space that we defy gravity for in the defiance of gravity, we remember our god selves and never find it sweeter to be able to stand upon this holy, sacred ground.

“Once the soul awakens, the search begins and you can never go back. From then on, you are inflamed with a special longing that will never again let you linger in the lowlands of complacency and partial fulfillment. The eternal makes you urgent. You are loath to let compromise or the threat of danger hold you back from striving toward the summit of fulfillment.” ― John O'Donohue

To stand here on the shoulders of all that has come before and grab the golden ring requires us to take the great sacrifices of our ancestors and go for it. But we must never think that we do this just for ourselves alone. The truth be told, if we think that, then we are not totally in free will, yet. For free will understands that all that has come before is a part of us, as well as those who stand now who are not yet awake. For as we re-enter the garden as mature, free-willed, self-realized creator gods and goddesses, we are making the winning touchdown for the whole of creation.

Now entering the garden sounds fine and romantic. For sure it is, but not in the ways that the unawakened would appreciate. Most of all, what it represents is our ability to live with each other, with other creator gods who have gone all the way within their own spirit, feel the strength of their own sphere of influence, touched their own divinity, and forged the will to love and live in peace with their kin. It could be said that there is no greater bliss than to meet your true kin. Kindred Spirits are not just your family, but are the people, animals, and places that speak to your heart, in such a way as to help you remember all that you have been, all that you are... and hints at what is to come.

“Real friendship or love is not manufactured or achieved by an act of will or intention. Friendship is always an act of recognition.” ― John O'Donohue

The soul group is the final stage to the reunification of God/dess in the flesh. This is not something that can be spoken of, nor understood in a logical way. For when you begin to come together with your soul group, you are moving out of the path of suffering and into deeper aspects of yourself, the parts of you that are longing for a higher vibration so that the anguish of the separated self can be relieved of it's cosmic loneliness. Yet, it is not just a mental loneliness, or even sheerly emotional. It is intuitive and knowing that exceeds the physical senses. It is complete empathy, synthesis and cooperation for the glory of God... the glory of the people and this creation. For the Gift of this Earthwalk, the Gift of God is our Free Will... and the Gift of Free Will gives us the one thing of the great work; the freedom to Love.

“One of the tasks of true friendship is to listen compassionately and creatively to the hidden silences. Often secrets are not revealed in words, they lie concealed in the silence between the words or in the depth of what is unsayable between two people.” ― John O'Donohue

Your only question here today is, Where am I not free to love? In a nation of gods in the making who were bound to experience the pillars of severity and mercy, science and art, yes's ad no's, right and wrong, good and bad, hot and cold, hard and soft, joy and sorrow.. will you come to understand your true nature, realize that you are at the top of the tree and that it is finally time to decide... Do you choose the middle path? Do you need the rod and the staff to prod you along? And if so, how hard do you want to be whacked with the stick? Or are you ready to listen to gentle voice of the beautiful mother within? Your own soul's whisperings that all beauty, joy, creativity, splendor and bliss is available to you here and now?

“Your noble friend will not accept pretension but will gently and very firmly confront you with your own blindness. Such friendship is creative and critical; it is willing to negotiate awkward and uneven territories of contradiction and woundedness.” ― John O'Donohue

The choice is not yours, until you say so. You are not wrong. Thy will be done. So it is up to you to decide your world's fate. How do you choose to be in the world? Don't choose love and then continue to suffer. Realize that you need to go to the root of the cause and get right with the choice to choose. If you believe in free will, then you can open the doors to a whole new world. If you do not, then knowing this is a point of power. These are not simple choices. Your entire life experience is designed to help you remember who you are. Keep listening, allow yourself to experience the proof of life. One day you will decide to choose another way. In that moment your gratitude will come into its fullest measure of abundance within you. That is the day when you are truly abundant, for that is the day that you are fully free to love.

"An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break. May you be open to each thread that comes into your life, the golden ones and the course ones, and may you weaves them into a brilliant and beautiful life." - Chinese Proverb

Awakening to Love Affirmations

I honor my power of choice.

I fully claim my free will.

I notice where I am not free and open to more love.

I ask what would love see, what would love do?

Help me see through the eyes of love.

There is always a story behind the story.

Soul friends and beloveds are part of my god self.

As I move closer to my higher self, I reunite with my soul group.

My soul group is here for me in ways I cannot imagine.

Love is an action, resulting in more love.

Love moves my soul to greater creativity.

As I seek to express my soul, my communication improves.

As my communication improves, what I saw heals myself and others.

My words and creativity inspire other souls to express.

Love is the highest art form.

Light is my canvas, love is my paint.

I paint my life with love and make a masterpiece.

My kindreds are my chosen family.

I recognize the divinity of my kin, and my soul friends.

Through my kinship with my soul friends, I heal my relationships with my family.

My family is healed and restored to dignity and honor.

Any deep family wounds are brought to a place of at-one-ment within my being.

I honor the sacrifice of my family in our spiritual partnership, and elevate this relationship into a higher vibration.

My life is a response to the prayers of my ancestors.

God and Goddess now live within me.

I manifest the Mother and Father God force within me for the greater good of my kindred.

Humanity is the Living God.

I am connected to the Light of Creation.

I love myself and I love others.

I am awakening to true love.

FEBRUARY 2022: Conscious Contact

“To be reverent is not just to be quiet. It involves an awareness of what is taking place. It involves a divine desire to learn and to be receptive to the promptings of the Spirit. It involves a striving to seek added light and knowledge." - Lionel Kendrick

Becoming conscious of a Higher Power and actually establishing contact is a long held admonition of the phenomenon we know of as the 12 Steps. It seemed to do something through the doorway of a wound that eluded many who tried to do so through organized religion. It literally allowed us to seek to make contact with the divine right while we were in the throes of our worst behavior. For many, that state is where they came to see the power of unconditional love and self-acceptance. After all what better and more brave way to invoke agape and consciously know it than when in the presence of fear, disdain, loathing and judgement. It draws us ever nearer to the hour we first believed.

In this world of opposites and dualities, this kind of contact, the conscious kind, starts to move us, however, beyond belief... and into knowing... gnosis. Every mystical experience we place ourselves in a position to have puts us on the proving ground and gives us an ever burgeoning proof of the possibility of a greater life, and the fact that a higher power can lead us there. Before that proof we only hope or despair. But after, we begin to know, to be aware, conscious. We grow up and begin to have a mature relationship with Spirit. 

Having made conscious contact, synchronicity becomes the way in which we approach life. But we can barely phathom it sometimes. And then it happens. It gets so close to us it starts to come through us. And now another truth is revealed. This higher power is both without and within. And furthermore because of what we now understand about the nature of this higher power we know that this is true for the least of us. We now know that every single human being from the smallest babe to the oldest elder, to the worst criminal to the holiest saint, to the sickest or the most fit, to the infirm or most exalted.. Higher Power is there.

But what is this Higher Power? Is it the hidden machine of the universe? Is it love? Is it light? Is it some kind of gravity? Is it a force? And does it have substance? These are the tiny little questions that subconsciously beg for answers. Even if you are not aware of it. Some experiences are so miraculous and mysterious that the question will arise even without being asked. This is the path of exploration and discovery that actually is the way to know the unknowable and more deeply and consciously engage in a higher order of living.

Some people call this the way of the new earth or 5th dimensionally living. It is to be soul conscious or Self conscious and this drives us to setup our lifestyle to be intuition friendly. This state is hallmarked by not only the acceptance of higher power, but of a greater intelligence than is available to us all the time, not just in flashes of inspiration or synchronistic encounters, if only we will clean off our desktop. For it needs an empty, still mind to drop down its pearls of wisdom and whispers of higher love. This is nothing short of a mind meld with Creator that cN become seemless.

Now, here is the rub, however.  Even as we make-up one very large collective oversoul, as individuals we are each tremendously important to the integrity of the whole. This is not a difficult concept to grasp as it is modelled to us everyday in every way. Yet, our individuation in full integrity requires that we become very aware of who and what we are to the whole. The Greeks said it best, "Know Thyself". And then they said another thing, "Physician heal thyself." These two precepts are inextricably linked. Every single human being is a healer and a creator. And yes, these seeds are largely latent and dormant until we serve each other.

As we continue to understand that our lives are becoming soul driven we see that we are the ones we've been waiting for. The things we value and love and cherish have spiritual backing. Any fight we take on for love must be win-win. The energy behind our motives must be for the greatest good. But we also have to come to terms with the trust of our individual souls. For what is truly good for one from a soul perspective, which understands our collective soul, is good for us all. And we have to trust that what is good for the majority, even if it is a slim margin will be good for the all. It is this love-wisdom that can help us sit through our lessons together. This is how we connect our head to our heart and vice versa and as we trust and act in accordance with the higher intelligence and its gift waves we come to accept drop by drop the divinity of humanity.

Sunday Talks with Rev. Renee Bledsoe

February 06 - Conscious Contact

February 13 - Surrendering to Proof

February 20 - Head to Heart

February 27 - Acceptance of the Divine

Conscious Contact Affirmations

I am open to establishing conscious contact with a Higher Power.

As I establish conscious contact, I can hear the still small voice within.

In order to establish conscious contact I must value my soul.

My soul communicates with me through my body, my desires, and my heart.

My soul often speaks to me in the form of charades and dramatic display.

The more still that I become, the more I can hear and understand my soul.

I listen in silence for the messages of my soul.

When I journal and I write, I am communicating with my soul.

As my writings take shape I am able to communicate soul to soul with others.

As my soul connection is restored I become the  soul artist, and my  art takes new form and focus.

My life becomes a study in the art of sacred living.

As my soul comes alive I see the richness of this world.

Through prayer and meditation I enter the silence of my soul.

Through walking, yoga, and energy work I connect with my Spirit.

Reiki and Diksha allow me to help myself and others open to Spirit.

The stronger my soul connection, the more I set my Spirit free.

As I set my Spirit Free, I understand where I have been and why.

I understand that it is my joy here and now to reveal my soul.

My soul is the result of Spirit made Real in my Body, Mind and Heart.

As my soul comes alive, I feel the interconnectivity of the web of souls.

As our souls link up, the unification of the God consciousness is realized.

As I understand this connection, I see the beauty and purpose of each soul.nnection must be motivated by a sharing 

Synchronicity is the interconnected web interplaying with me.
As I continue to go deeper into this awareness, I awaken the evolution of humanity within myself
As I awaken to God consciousness,  others around me are awakened.
I was dreaming asleep, now I am dreaming awake.
My sleeping dreams teach me about the capacity and reality of my inner vision.
The more I dream while I am awake and conscious, the more I can dream heaven on earth.
Awakened dreaming brings Fifth dimensional living online for this planet.
I am of goodwill.
I trust myself to vision the new earth.
As I make conscious contact with the whispers of my soul, I walk softly and surely.
As I continue to dream myself awake, What Dreams May Come?
I choose well, but allow the Great Mystery of my dreams to take me outside of what I know.
I am awake, aware, and alive in my Soul.