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Article 1: Appreciation: An Attribute of the Soul Article 2: Star Child
Appreciation:
An Attribute of the Soul
Appreciation.
Something nice to think about, right?
A lovely state of being. Something that increases the quality of life.
Something a happy person knows about. Something pleasant, something, uh....
Light... right?
Let's consider this a little more deeply. A
couple of years ago I received the following channeling. "Appreciation
is the least used and least understood of the more powerful spiritual tools
available to you... Contemplate this... then meditate upon it."
Well, I did and I was quite surprised at what I found.
I will begin, here, by providing a modified version of the
initial workshop exercise with you.
You can, of course, continue reading this article without doing the
exercise -- but it is my heartfelt recommendation that if you feel drawn to
explore this topic that you take the opportunity to do the exercise before
you read what follows it. What you will need:
Several sheets of blank paper, a pencil, a quite corner,
twenty -- thirty minutes, and openness.
• Go to your meditation place or favorite
undisturbed place. Center yourself through the technique of your choice,
or simply follow your breath for 3 - 5 minutes.
• Write the word "APPRECIATION"
at the top of a clean sheet. Simply
stare at it for about 30 seconds, then put the paper down.
• Repeat the word silently, slowly, three times.
• Open your eyes take up paper and pencil and begin to list all the
words that you associate with Appreciation.
Use only the first side of the sheet and write for no more than 3
minutes. (If you run out before that, that's fine.)
• Turn the sheet over and again write appreciation at the top of the
page, and put the paper down.
• Again, close your eyes. Now
try to recall the times when you have actually heard the word
"appreciation" spoken. Recall
the speakers, your age, and the contexts. (Take up to twenty minutes if you need
it.)
• Open your eyes, take up paper and pencil and begin listing the
feelings connected with each of incidents that you were able to recall.
Write for as long as you like, use as much paper as you need, and then
resume reading this article.
I feel it is important to
mention, here, that there are many ways to approach the channeled information.
The most grounded and well-balanced approaches will include both right and left
brain techniques. If you have been
the vehicle for the information, it is best to start with a left brain process.
Consulting a dictionary and
using an encyclopedia to
research relevant words or topics can be useful.
If the information has been
channeled by someone else for you, a right brain effort such as the exercise
given is often a more fruitful starting point.
Did you do the exercise? If
you haven't and you are reading on, you may find it informative and thought
provoking, but you may miss out on the chance to discover how relevant what
follows may be for you.
At the risk of being
annoying you, I urge you, again, to
give it a try.
A structured free association exercise can reveal some new information
about your personal relationship to a subject.
You find that a significant amount stored negativity is held around this very positive theme.
Astounding numbers of children have been chided (with finger wagging
intensity) for not being appreciative
enough. Many caregivers have
shamed children for not appreciating their parents, their good health, the food
on the table, etc. This kind of
programming actually sets up a frame of reference around the whole idea of
appreciation that is heavily laden with guilt and stamped all over with the
deadly label of "something I should do."
Children exposed to these injunctions may adopt some creative coping
mechanisms. One of
the most common (and comparatively healthy) self-protecting methods is to simply TRIVIALIZE the
whole idea of appreciation.
Just as a child outgrows the clothes that once protected him or her,
the evolving person is cramped and limited by nearly all of his/her
coping devices. Each of these mechanisms must be brought into the light
and examined. Some will require only identification, some need alteration,
but as the analogy relates to trivializing appreciation -- I have no
doubt that one who finds this spoiler in their closet will elect to joyfully
discard it.
If you are among those fortunate few who flew happily through this
exercise, you found that the contemplation of appreciation filled you with
inspiration and joy (this is the natural result of dwelling in this
energy.) If doing the exercise did
not effect your state very much the most likely reasons are that you are blocked
in this area because some trauma surrounds it, or that you simply hadn't
"slowed down" enough.
"Appreciation: A:
sensitive awareness....; b: judgment, evaluation, esp. a favorable
critical estimate; c: an expression of admiration, approval, or gratitude; d:
increase in value." Webster's
New Collegiate Dictionary, 1975.
Julé
is an Intuitive
Counselor, Minister and
Healer and who has been working in Metaphysics for more than 30 years.
She is the author of What's All This About, Anyway? ...
A Metaphysical Companion. She lives in New York
and teaches seminars and workshops throughout the country and abroad.
Jule will be in Portland March 25th - April 4th and will be
offering private sessions and workshops through Arise Counseling. For
scheduled events and further information, see Calendar of Events or contact Dr
Lorelynn Cardo at (503) 690-7727. Back to
information about
Julés
visit.
Condensed
from the forthcoming book, Are You An Alien Soul?
by
Julé
The stars! Look about you in the night.
Rare indeed is the person who is not moved when stopped on a country road
on a clear night. Who has not been hushed by the splendor of the sparkling
diamonds that stud the indigo cloak of God?
Perhaps the astrologer sees shining dewdrops on the web of destiny -- but
still the noctilucent vastness dazzles and intrigues. What do we really mean
when we speak of "Star-Children"? Are we saying that the nighttime glory which is a source of
beauty and inspiration for us all, is something more for some of us, than for others?
To begin, we will say that Star-Children are specific incarnations among
the category of Alien Souls. Briefly,
we will define Alien Souls, as the portion of Earth's population, that are here in
Service.
Let's say, that the purpose of life can be assumed to be the Growth,
Evolution and Expansion of the Soul. (This
postulation is the basis of my book What's
All This About, Anyway? A
Metaphysical Companion, Circle in the Light, 1989).
Adopting this premise, we can use a school analogy and say that we are
"attending the Universe", perhaps, working on an "MA of
Self". For our purposes, we
will designate the Earth School as a Junior High, maybe at 6.0 on a scale of 10.
Continuing, we can say that our course of study is karmic lessons in the
development range of, 4.5 to 6.0, and that this level of Growth dictates that
the Soul produce an "Expression", i.e., a body/personality, to acquire
the knowledge. Whew! Are you with me? Good!
Now, if a given Soul has already experienced these lessons (on this
planet or elsewhere) and consequently exists on a level of perhaps, 6.5 or more,
that Soul may elect to produce an Expression on Earth, that is then a
"service incarnation". That is to say, that this Soul then possesses a
level of development that is different
from most of the population on the Earth, ipso facto an Alien Soul. If this
sounds a bit academic, you may find that one of these channellings makes the
issue more relatable: Zygone
"...The situation of souls serving as
Primers or Facilitators of growth on lesser planes can be likened to the
function of a prism which refracts the light and allows a fuller spectrum of
color to be seen. The white light
is comparable to the nature of Soul. But when a Soul stands forth to serve in
this way the inherent beauty, the detailing of the nature of Reality,
the aspects of Love it can display, gives to those with whom these Souls
interact a greater potential for expansion and insight as well direct perception
of the next step they shall take in their growth -- and in doing so, (the Alien
Soul) obtains further development for itself."
Sananda
-- "A tree grows alone on a hill ...
it appears stark and grim at the dawn, as in winter. Yet, the beauty of its foliage, the shade and comfort its
fullness can extend in time, are a blessing noted and notable that differs much
from the tree in the forest, that grows amongst it fellows."
Because these Alien Souls are more developed, i.e., more refined, the
Expressions do feel that they are
different. This combination of feeling different and extreme sensitivity
are the common denominators of Alien Souls.
Much of the information in this article on Star Children applies,
generally, to Alien Souls. Some
other categories of Alien Souls include, Walk-Ins, Projections, and Resident
Aliens who are the most plentiful, (those who have had upwards of 30 lives in
service on the Earth). Now on to our topic! Astralla
- "A working definition seems to be
in order. Star Children: Those
souls presently in physical incarnations upon the earth, who have served for
extended periods of time aboard ships in Space". A major difference
between Star-Children and Resident Aliens is that they will be likely to
experience their distinctions and sensitivities, (and resulting alienation), to
a greater degree. As small children they may become fixated upon the skies and
convinced that their "true parents" are really aboard a ship and that
that ship will come for them. Many conclude that they were adopted. For these
children life can be unbearably lonely and in their sleep states they are
comforted by those Souls to whom they are
"related". The unusual characteristics of the bodies of many
Star-Children definitely deserves mention.
In my own healing practice I have worked with Star-Children that have had
the following abnormalities within their structures:
A double uterus, single ovaries, shrunken miniature kidneys, and hermaphroditic
sex organs. Other physical aberrations common to many Alien Souls include low
body temperature, abundant allergies, low blood pressure, and low or high
thyroid output. These are only some of the physical differences these people may
manifest. More significantly, virtually all have at least two
accelerated sensory capabilities. Super sight (beyond 20/20), accelerated
hearing, extraordinary olfactory skills ( much sought by perfumeries), and acute
tactile sensitivities.
The Expressions that these Souls have created in some
former lives may have been in bodies that had less density than those
they must manifest for life on the Earth. Their Souls are compatible with a form
that requires neither sleep, food or excretion -- as we know these processes on
earth. All forms within creation do take in energy and therefore can be said to
"eat". Indeed, those
inspired souls who attempt breatharianism are most often Star-Children.
Eating disorders of all kinds are common among them.
That is not to say that all bulimic or anorexics are Star-Children -- but
there is often much confusion and imbalanced behavior concerning food.
As young children they may find the sight of adults eating upsetting.
How these reactions are handled and their parents own attitudes will
determine how well the child copes and adjusts.
True 'star-bodies' could be expanded or slimmed with a thought.
Body hair, sweating, bowel movements, gas and other bodily properties had
no counterparts in the star-body. The
fragile consciousness may find these alternately frightening, confusing, amusing
or disgusting.
As adults, Star-Children tend to look younger than their age,
sometimes by ten years or more. Although
other guides and masters will work with him, most of his/her guidance comes from
Souls serving in space, as he has, for eons past.
Yet, the Star-Child will, most probably, have been on the Earth for some
previous incarnations.
It is sad to say that the adversity in adjusting to being on the Earth,
so dense and so dominated by lower emotions often results in self destructive
behaviors in Star Children. Identification and awareness of oneself as a Child
of the Stars can be an valuable step in a healing process, as well as pondering
the parable of the Ugly Duckling.
The following was presented at the final class I taught in an Are
You An Alien Soul? series. Astralla
- "When we use the term Star-Children we are not speaking
here of those whose souls have originated on other planets, or in other galaxies
or universes...necessarily.
We are referring to a classification that applies when a Soul has been,
for very long periods of time, in this particular 'branch of service' (the Space
Commands). What occurs is that a portion of the Souls' energy becomes mixed with
the vibrations of space, or magnetic frequencies.
But can a Soul, by it's very nature, have a limited, exclusive,
"home"? This is not said
to discount the many alliances, relationships, and experiences which can and do
happen at the Soul Level and produce feelings of association, or home with
places or groups of Souls -- but rather to place in perspective any sense of
over identification that this awareness may induce.
Much glamour surrounds the idea of service in space and space itself. Is
not your own Earth existing in space, also?
Is some far off star somehow MORE
in space?
The variety and richness of manifestations which exists within creation
staggers the human mind. A Being
MUST relate to that which he needs to fulfill the growth and service of his
present incarnation. He MAY relate
to whatever his mind through probing and imagination can grasp. Humanity's quest for space at this point still has more value
as a symbol of his aspirations than as a true endeavor. Truly, he has not yet reached a level of existence, a degree
of harmony worthy of "export" to other worlds and he would be no more
open to learn from worlds he would visit than to visitors who could presently
come to him!
There are those of you who could meet and greet those in another form,
truly embrace and exchange energies. But
you are rare. Many of you are,
indeed, Star-Children and have maintained this sense of identity sufficiently to
mitigate the fears you have learned from your race. Others of you are systematically unlearning those fears in
preparation for the time We shall communicate with those on earth through the
channels on your television as well as through individuals.
...We are Souls as you, yourselves, are.
There are myriads of Commands and star groupings within your universe and
beyond. Those who can offer
assistance in your development, do. Certain groups are assigned to you at
certain times, due to specific missions your Soul may have contracted to perform
that require explicit guidance and aid. As a conscious personality expands his awareness to
include the reality beyond the egoic perception that 'Man alone is sole bearer
of conscious life in the Universe' he becomes able to receive guidance, from
such Beings. Many of you have been
so fortunate as to have never truly lost this awareness. We are blessed to have this opportunity to share our
vibrations with you. As you stretch
your Energies out into your evening skies you may call upon us and We shall be
with you." Back to information about Julé 's visit, click here. |
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