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by John
Price
For our meditation time, Jan and I first
ponder a few passages from a book, pause for greater
understanding, and then go into meditation to open to the voice
of Spirit. Recently we were reading in The Workbook for
Self-Mastery, originally titled The Planetary
Commission. The subject matter was Chapter Seven, "The
Choice Is Yours." We were particularly interested in the
idea that what we accept in consciousness is a choice.
Accepting and choosing are one.
A week later, I received a 9-page e-mail of a talk
given by the Rev. Rich Lang, pastor of the Trinity United
Methodist Church in Seattle. It was a very detailed analysis of
the death of the American dream, beginning in December 2000.
After reading it, I began to think about the restrictions,
constraints, and frustrations we accept in order to be more
secure. And I realized that through this acceptance, a choice is
made in consciousness. I also considered the ideology and
agendas that we hear and read about, knowing that a large number
of people accept this insanity as a religious-political
"Onward Christian Soldiers" march toward therapeutic
salvation. Here we have collective choice, which can be
very powerful. Then on the afternoon of Easter Sunday, I had a
dream. I'll give you the details later, but the next day I
decided to write this article.
If this world, and what's going on in our country seems severely
out of balance, it means that individually, we have accepted a
form of darkness, and collectively, a divisive state of affairs
has been chosen.
We could not have war, an erosion of personal freedom,
suspension of Constitutional rights, religious perversion,
patriotic fundamentalism, and fear-based initiatives by
government unless these repressions were chosen by a substantial
core group.
But you say you didn't cast your vote this way. No, but on some
level of consciousness there may be a shade of acceptance of
this oppression. "That's just the way it is," we might
say.
But it doesn't have to be. You do not have to accept that which
you, individually, do not wish to experience. This doesn't imply
resistance. It means you no longer, in mind and heart, agree to,
consent to restraints on personal freedom, and in the collective
sense, accede to war (holy or not), so-called "sacred"
violence, fundamentalist rhetoric, a climate of fear and
insecurity, apocalyptic "lift-ups" and the theology of
despair. (Why should we want to improve the environment if the
world is in its final countdown? That's the mind-set.)
If enough people would turn their backs on these efforts to control,
anchor their freedom in spiritual consciousness, and radiate the
Holy Light from within, this world could be returned to sanity.
And now about the dream. On Easter Sunday
afternoon, Jan and I and the dogs took a nap. In the dream I was
working with a friend, and we came upon a group of men. As we
approached them, they became very nervous. They began backing
up. and I said, "Are you afraid of the light?" Most
just looked the other way, but one man shook his head. I then
raised my hands and radiated the light toward him. He started
trembling, his eyes rolled up and he went into convulsions. I
looked at my friend and said, "I think we've got some work
to do." Then I woke up. My thought was... maybe the
darkness has to have a seizure to open to the light.
I was also reminded of the dream I had on January 6, 2004, which
I wrote about in Report No. 2-"For Peace, Color It
Blue." In that dream, if you recall, I was shown a vortex
of swirling energies, violent in appearance, and I heard the
words: Do not resist, paint it blue. I then held up my
hands and radiated the color blue from my palms, and almost
immediately the energies slowed, collapsed into the center and
disappeared.
And I remembered something the Tibetan Master, D.K., had
written: The cup of sorrow and the agony of the Cross are
well-nigh finished. Instead of sorrow we shall have a joy which
will work out in happiness, and lead eventually to bliss. The
full tide of light is inevitably moving upon its way towards us.
(The Rays and the Initiations, 1960)
The Light is here. Let's release it, and one of
the most efficient ways to do that is through meditation. I'm
talking about true meditation, not a problem-solving
exercise or a way to influence Spirit to meet needs that have
already been met. It's going within to the space between the
lines of thought and attaining the spiritual light. We find our
point of contact within—in consciousness-where mind and Spirit
become one in experience. It's moving into a state of
transcendental consciousness where we touch the light of Spirit
and let it shine through us to heal and harmonize the pockets of
darkness. As I wrote in The Jesus Code: "We begin
as one individual...reaching out to bond with those who know
they are the visible expressions of the invisible God." And
the vortex of swirling energies is seized and collapses.
Remember, energy follows thought. The American Dream
can be resurrected, but we definitely have some work to do-daily.
The words of Martin Luther King Jr. seem to be important
here.
Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows
...we must either learn to live together as brothers, or we are
all going to perish together as fools. We must find
an alternative to war if we are to have peace on earth...we must
develop a world perspective. No individual can live alone; no
nation can live alone, and as long as we try, the more we are
going to have war in this world.
Amen.
As the world moves toward the end and a new
beginning, it will continue to mirror the illusion of darkness
as the dominant force. ... Peace is denied to all who encroach
in the name of national security, to those who violate spiritual
principles in the name of religion, to those whose cause is
considered more moral or just than another, to those who serve
only for selfish interests, for they will remain in the shadows.
... The family environment, the communities, the nations, the
world can only be saved through spiritual consciousness— not
through verbal persuasion, religious conversion, theological
decrees, political aggrandizement, or any other human endeavor.—from
The Jesus Code
John Randolph Price
is an internationally known lecturer and bestselling author. of
eighteen nonfiction books: The Angels Within Us, Angel Energy,
Living a Life of Joy, The Superbeings published by
Ballantine/Random House. Published byHay House are The Abundance
Book, The Alchemist's Handbook, Empowerment, The Jesus Code, The
Love Book, The Meditation Book, Practical Spirituality, A
Spiritual Philosophy for the New World, The Success Book, The
Superbeings (trade edition), The Wellness Book, With Wings As
Eagles, The Workbook for Self-Mastery (formerly titled The
Planetary Commission), Removing the Masks That Bind Us, and
Nothing Is Too Good To Be True. His books, published in many
languages, have sold in the millions.
Visit his website: www.Johnrandolphprice.com
This article is republished from the Quartus
Report, June 2004. John and his wife started the Quartus
Foundation in 1981. The
Word "Quartus" denotes the four-square aspect of each
individual: Spiritual, Mental, Emotional, and Physical. The
foundation is a research and communications organization with
the stated purpose of probing the mysteries of Ageless Wisdom
and integrating those interminable truths with spiritual
metaphysics. By combining the dynamics of mind with the
unlimited potential of universal laws, the ancient principle of
energy follows thought is confirmed. With this understanding as
a key, a door opens to a new philosophy of life that is both
practical and rewarding.
John and Jan Price are also the founders of
World Healing Day which originated on December 31, 1986
To Learn more about Quartus visit their web
site: www.quartus.org
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