THE LIQUID LIGHT OF HEALING (eBook)

Chapter 3:
WHY ARE WE HERE?

We chose these physical bodies to experience the illusion of  time, form, space, matter, limitation, personal identity, ego,  and to learn about how these aspects of our limited physical human self relate to more unlimited, non-physical forms of unlimited universal energy. Part of the package deal is to learn about and experience the journey of the sentient limited personal self and its relationship to your  unlimited Higher Self.  One big reason we are here on this planet is to evolve and expand our capacity to love, forgive, and through compassion and understanding, transmute limiting energies that no longer serve us.   It is through our ability to respond, express/radiate and receive more unconditional  love with discerning intelligence, that sets our spirit free from the illusions and entrapments  of this third dimensional existence.  This allows us to evolve beyond the illusions and appearances of a duality-based,  3-D Matrix in which we are entrapped.

Our personal self, which is also currently the human expression and vehicle of our soul, is a great gift, and just like the physical body, it needs to be loved, honored, accepted, understood, integrated, and brought into balance and harmony with our Higher Self.

In studying human relationships, I have become aware of three distinct aspects of the Self-Identity that interweave in varying degrees with one another through our interactions and communication with others.  These are the personal, transpersonal and universal self.

The Personal Self is the first and primary stage of our human  development.  It is concerned with our basic needs for survival, how we relate emotionally, mentally, sexually, and how we process information, and  express ourselves in the physical world.  The personal self is  a direct extension, expression, reflection, and development of the human ego with all its likes, dislikes, preferences, judgment, opinions, perceptions, etc.  Its limitations and boundaries are defined in direct proportion to its perceptions and interactions with the external world.   What creates our own personal identity, or our personal self are the influences of people around us. The process begins at the moment of conception.  During the time the fetus is in the mother's womb, it absorbs a lot of emotional patterns from the mother. As the child  develops, parental influences, social environment, and the culture in which the child is raised, all contribute to the development of the child's personal identity. A personal identity is formed by how the child is able to relate to its home environment as well as external stimuli. To include even deeper levels of soul memory, there are multiple sub-personalities from other lifetimes that interface with the soul's present personal experiences and development.

How you interface with other people emotionally and personally is influenced by your belief systems and your personal perception of reality.  This includes your habits, addictions, fears, desires, traumas, pain, as well as positive reinforced experiences, how you see and feel about yourself, and the quality of validation you received from parents and peers during your childhood years.  Another important aspect that contributes to the development of your personal identity is how you respond to your own self-imposed limitations, whether these are consciously or unconsciously imposed.  How you personally handle life's many challenges also determines the strength and power of the personal choices you make, which in turn help develop your other two important aspects of  identity:  The Transpersonal Self and the Universal Self.

The Transpersonal Self:

Is the first step to realizing a ‘We Consciousness’ that is no longer just about me and my needs, but how our actions, and thoughts affect  everyone else and life around us.  It is being able to step outside the old habitual comfort zone of our conditioned personal way of relating, and being able to see, hear, empathize and relate to the psyche and essence of another being without projecting our own personal will, desires, and judgments on that person.  That is also the first step toward cultivating true compassion, which leads to a new level of understanding, and healthy relationships.

During the initial stages of our personal transformation or healing,  we learn to take a step back and become the witness and observer of our personal emotional processes, our needs, desires, how we express and communicate them, etc. To empower our transformation and healing, we learn to detach ourselves from our reactive mind by not identifying with, or personalizing our mental and emotional experiences as the only reality that is available to us. This accelerates our personal growth and development by allowing us to process through challenging situations more quickly and effectively.

As we start to realize and become aware that there are other human beings that are also experiencing very similar challenges and lessons in life, we begin to learn compassion through developing a quality of love and detachment toward our own limited experience of 'me, mine, myself, and my own personal problems'.  We begin to shift to 'ours', as we transform our own limited awareness of our personal self into a more comprehensive, and inclusive relationship with the rest of life, humanity, and the cosmos. This level of awareness is known as the development of our transpersonal self.  Being more open and receptive to other people's personal growth process, and becoming a more loving, open-minded, compassionate observer who is fully present and supportive, opens the door to your very own inner healing and the development of your transpersonal self.  This is what also helps to develop empathy.  Empathy is defined as the ability to identify with and understand another person’s feelings or difficulties.

Your Transpersonal Self is the integrated aspect of the individual in relationship to the whole. This process becomes part of your conscious, growing awareness, as your sense of Self and Identity evolves into a more expanded, collective, inclusive, all-embracing interaction with humanity and the life around you.

When you recognize and perceive that the person sitting next to you, IS a part of your greater SELF, and that everything that you perceive and experience around you is an extension of One Greater Whole or  Self,  you are then relating on a more transpersonal level of  awareness.  This transpersonal aspect of your identity is always readjusting and redefining your relationship to the whole, as your awareness becomes more flexible and mutable to flow with the changing tides. When you become more conscious of how your thoughts, feelings, and actions are affecting the whole, your awareness expands to embrace the One Transpersonal Self of All Humanity, which is the collective consciousness of humanity.  Reaching out to touch this part of yourself and humanity develops a higher quality of life on our planet, as our human potential expands to embrace the universal essence of creation.

During deep inner states of meditation, the limited sense of our personal self dissolves, and one gradually begins to experience a merging with higher evolved, universal beings of light and ascended masters on the inner planes. After practicing meditation for over thirty-five years, this has become an effortless reality and has truly expanded my limited awareness of Self. These light beings can be your personal celestial guides, guardian angels, ascended masters,  or your Essence-Twin (Twin Flame). These beings are with you as part of your soul journey evolution, and are here to assist and guide you in your spiritual development. As you begin to merge with these guardians and celestial guides, your own personal identity will start to shift and expand as you realize that these beings as part of your evolving Higher Self. This facilitates transpersonal communication between you and higher forms of intelligence. This level of communication will also expand the quality of all your relationships. There may be people or friends who may no longer be appropriate in your life,  who are not able to share and communicate on this level.  When you begin to relate more on a transpersonal level with yourself and others, you will probably attract new friends and associates into your life who will share a similar, higher reality.  This becomes a truly uplifting and supportive communications network, as greater healing light flows into your personal life and enlightened information is transmitted and mutually shared. This profoundly changes how you communicate and relate to the rest of the world. It also raises your own vibratory level of light, to a deeper, more meaningful, and illumined reality and intelligence.  This greatly enhances your self-worth, as the quality and integrity of your personal life is raised to a more enlightened state of Being.

The Universal Self :

This higher state of Self-Realization includes relating from a plane beyond the limiting mental, emotional, and physical mundane reality that we know or experience in 3D.

This aspect of our being is not only merged and united with the higher universal aspects of creation such as Divine Love, Divine Intelligence, and Higher Will, but actually IS our true essence, the SELF.

Realizing God as our true Spirit-Self involves learning, understanding, and living these...