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It is…Sunday, April 5, 2020. Time...Reluctant.

Theme - Choose Wisely

Lesson - What We Speak, We Make

Observation - The Universe is Truly More Alive Than Even I Can Fathom

I really wish I could understand what I am feeling. I have been having a very difficult time as things progress. Every day is there and in place...and, yet, so very disconnected and of itself.

The world is in chaos. It is mild chaos, but chaos nonetheless. And...the natives are getting restless.

WALT: Damn skippy we are!

I’m not talking about you...Is it possible to social distance yourself from the voices in your head?

DOC: Nein. I don’t sink it ees.

*shakes head and sighs.* Welcome to my life. *shrugs*

There are so many things that I feel I cannot stress enough at this time.

First - we will get through this. We will be scarred and damaged, but we will get through this.

Second - This is a time for introspection. As The World shuts down around us, each of us should take advantage of the opportunity to explore our lives. We should be looking at who we are and what we want - not just for ourselves, but for our children and our global brotherhood of man. This is a great time to clean house - both figuratively and literally. This is a period for gathering and sorting and shifting. It has been naturally handed to us - not just as individuals but as an entire world. We should be asking what we as individuals, what we as a world, can gain from this experience.

How can we shift it all?

Third - Spiritual energies are exponential at the moment. This has been building for some time. But, it is definitely at a peak. What this means is that everything happens faster and with more power.

Karma will move faster. Just ask the man in Tennessee who hoarded 117,000+ bottles of $3 hand sanitizer [to sell for up to $70 a pop] who found himself left with no place to sell them. [And I think he was facing criminal charges as well, but don’t quote me on that.]

Words are the power of creation. What we speak we make. Choose wisely.

When asked why he and the Disciples did not wash their hands before eating, Jesus responded, “It is not what we put into our mouths that defiles us, but that which comes out of them.”

What we speak, we make.

Now is a time to release negativity..to transmute it into its positive balance. One way to do that is to do just that. Have a negative thought? Balance it with a positive one. Transmute it into something higher. Another way to accomplish this feat is through practicing the ART of Gratitude. There is so much in any one moment for which one can be grateful. We should strive to find at least one thing in every moment. I put an exercise out to my Facebook world, and to The Princesses - Start a list of Gratitude and add to it daily - one thing or many things; with explanations, or without. I have been trying to do this as well.

This makes me think, for some reason, about Buddha’s Waking Meditation. Many people have talked to me about meditation over the years. I have had many come to me seeking a good way to meditate. I always refer them to this concept. Sitting in a position and becoming one with All That Is, Was and Ever Shall Be is nice and all...but it’s not for everyone. But, what we are truly seeking from that concept of meditation - peace, harmony, balance - can be [I believe] better attained through Buddha’s Waking Meditation.

The concept is simple. Whatever you are doing - do it. Be present with it. The example I always give is - If you are washing the dishes then wash the dishes. Feel the warmth of the water. Feel the suds. Focus on, imagine, the cleaning. Be present. Do not be thinking about your day that is behind you or what is ahead of you - not tomorrow or next week or what you are going to watch later that night.

This simple, and yet somewhat challenging, exercise can do so much for a soul. It can ground us. It brings us into the present. It gives us focus. It attunes us to where we are and what we are doing, and, thus, ultimately to The All. In that moment we can find peace and satisfaction and harmony. In fact, it becomes a sort of act of Gratitude in the end.

[Personally, I think this meditative practice takes much more focus and discipline than sitting around and “OM.” And, that’s what makes it so much fun to try.]

JOHNNY: The views shared in this blog do not represent the views of JustUs Productions, The Center for Creative Inspirationalism, or Welcome to my Life…

What the hell are you talking about???

JOHNNY: Now Reverend, we cannot be trying to influence people’s thoughts or feelings. We can’t just be all willie-nillie in throwing out what could seem like advice. That’s an awful lot of responsibility to bear. Now, you are allowed to have your opinions, but we can not let ourselves be associated with any irrationality on your part.

Folks, this should be video so that y’all could see the look on my face right now.

I really just don’t even know.

So, anyway, that little speed bump seems to have ended that little rant.

The last thing I can say about all of this is that, I understand that we are restless [believe me, I am as well,] but if we really want to get through this - sooner rather than later - then the best thing we can do is stay the fu…

JOHNNY: Reverend!!!

Look, if Samuel L. Jackson can say it on a video, that I’m pretty sure is viral across social media by this point, then I can say it.

STAY THE FUCK AT HOME!!!

I know it’s hard. But if you don’t have to go out, don’t go out. If you really do need to go out, just to get out, go to a park - alone, or take a walk around the block. But, please, please, please don’t just go out. Don’t have parties and gatherings. Don’t go to Walmart or Home Depot just to have something to do. Go out for what you need and then be done.

Honestly, if it were up to me, I’d give everyone 48 hours to get what they need to survive and function for two weeks and then make everyone just stay home. Cut a second stimulus check and call it a day.

But, the longer this drags on, the more detrimental it will be across the board. And, though The Government really stepped up with the stimulus plan, there is only so much help they can give out. The longer this goes on, the longer businesses must remain closed. Yet, not all that should be closed are. I have heard of private hair salons being open and having multiple customers at once.

Why?

I had a friend invite me to a gathering. I admit, I was tempted to go. I haven’t seen him and his family in some time. The more I thought about it though, the more I realized that I needed to decline. That’s what needs to stop. I realize that we Americans all think we are invincible and untouchable - “It won’t affect me.” We all think we won’t get it.

Here’s the thing. No one cares if we get it. That is not what these guidelines and measures are about. [I mean they are...and they aren’t.] These lockdowns are about containing The Virus. It spreads like wildfire. It is secret in most, but when it reveals itself it can be deadly. Cases are growing exponentially each day in The Commonwealth. It is all about containing The Virus, because containing it now is the best chance we have of not getting it.

We can think it won’t affect us, and maybe it won’t. Maybe you won’t get The Virus, or maybe you will get it and never know. But whether you get it or not, the longer this goes on, the more chance that it will affect, it will have an impact, on some area of your life.

We can’t go visit the sick and funerals are getting smaller, with some places only allowing one family member present.

Imagine if someone you know passes during these lockdowns. The last time you saw that person could be the very last time - no funeral or anything. No moment for closure or fellowship.

The longer this goes on the longer businesses are closed or operating minimally. The longer that happens, the longer people will be collecting unemployment or having no income at all. Sooner or later it all dries up. Some of those businesses may not re-open.

The longer this goes on, the larger the ripple effect it will have in all of our lives.

The best way to shorten the experience is just to stay the *pauses and looks to JOHNNY* FUCK at home!

I have to go out. I have to go to work...and as long as there is work to be had, I cannot afford to miss out on it - even with the stimulus. So, I go out. But, I don’t really want to. In fact, I am quite jealous of everyone that has to stay home right now. Hoagie is bored all the time and I can’t imagine how. I know I have a list of 1,000 things that I would love to get to and just can’t seem to manage. A few weeks of literally not being able to go anywhere would remedy that real quick.

Everything is really taking a toll on me at the moment.

If I have this figured right, I have been about two weeks ahead of The Virus since the beginning. [I’m really just talking about recently in The States, but I wonder if I could track it back to December.] I have been processing it. It is the only thing that would explain my experiences lately.

Though my Daily Practices have diminished, my meditations and Dreamtime are more potent than ever. I still cannot remember much of anything...ever. I have vague flashes of images, or whispers of words here or there, but I can’t ever pin anything down. And, more often than not, I only know how deep in I was by how I feel when I come back.

I had several weeks of increasingly powerful Daily Practices. They really were becoming otherworldly by the end. Very often I would be left feeling just as I would at the end of a Reiki session. It was enjoyable. It was powerful and potent and, at times, even a bit frightening. But it was enjoyable and it was tweaking my perception of all experiences.

This is when the heavy Dreamtime would set in. It would happen when I would lay for bed. It would happen when I did my practices. It would happen randomly, so strong that I would have to lie down. My crown, my Third Eye, those Chakras of Wisdom across my bridge - they were all pounding and on fire.

All of this, then, explains the distortions I have been experiencing. Like, for instance, my days seeming disconnected from one another. It is as if each day is an existence, a whole life, of its own. I know there are days before, but I just don’t feel them. They are gone. I know there are days ahead, but, currently, I cannot see them. They have not formed.

Still, what I do know of time, still seems to be in play. One of the first markers I was given when this journey of 2020 began was May 1st. Well, I think, just “May” was the actual message. It has come to form itself around May 1st.

Beltane.

So far, the guidelines, lockdowns, stay-at-homes, and even the finances all are still lining up with that time frame.

It came up again in meditation recently...and more than once. Whatever I, personally, am waiting for, isn’t until May. I’m just biding my time and trying to make the most of anything and everything along the way.

I think it is amusing how life happens sometimes. I have talked so many times about The Cycle of things for me - how I would build myself up only to be broken down again. Sometimes this process was facilitated by my own unfortunate choices and sometimes it was handed to me by things out of my control.

Here we are once more. I was finally getting a good groove going on. I was getting caught up and taking care of business and sorting through the matters of my life. The truth is that, in only 11 weeks, my life as a whole saw a lot of shifts and improvements. This is not just on the financial front. It has been across the board. Such as my Daily Practices. I have been shaping and molding a life that is workable. I am very far from where I would like to be, but I have laid some very good foundations  - using the rubble of my last life.

Whatever it is I do - it works...and it shows. Right now, it shows. I have built a good base from which to work. I have more than enough food for a while. I don’t have any large pending expenditures. I have what I need to get by, and as long as I can keep working it will continue.

Hours are cut and I have lost some income, but I do not see an impact from it. This is because I got myself stocked and ready to go - slowly and over time.

This is part of what has happened over 11 weeks. Also, I managed to snag all of my stuff that has been floating around in limbo. For the first time in over a year all of my needed stuff is under one roof and accessible to me as needed or desired.

I should soon take a look at where I am in Weeks for The Experiment. I am happy with the way the first 11 weeks played out and demonstrated themselves. To me, it was all right there and so very plain. I hope others can find it as well. It was a great demonstration on Numbers and how to work with them. Still, time ticks on and so does The Experiment.

I have come to the recent realization that Weeks 12 through 22, though they will still follow the regular pattern of numbers already shown, they also represent a whole new level of be-ing. This automatically brings with it a beginning. Every beginning starts the cycle anew.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that these weeks must also be viewed through the understanding of 1 through 11.

So, I must soon take a look at just where in time I am currently.

As for The Job, I have reached the end of Week 9. This was the last marker I was given for The Job. If you recall, first it was 3 and then it was 6 and then it was 9.

I can’t really tell you what has come from it all to this point.

I seem to be getting along, and slightly bonding, with the GM. I am having tensions with the Assistant. I am seeing a familiar pattern and challenge.

Save the stories, here is what I have gotten from it all.

I must constantly remember that I am not looking for a career. This is not an excuse to be lackadaisical about my duties or responsibilities. It is not allowing for a disconnect. I am there and like all things I am there for a reason. Perhaps it will turn into a career. Perhaps it is just a stepping stone to a future I am still trying to understand. But no matter what it will be in the future, for now it is my distraction. The Job is my escape. It is where I can go to get away from everything else that is My Life.

And, I do mean everything. I don’t have a lot of spiritual moments at The Job. It is almost as if it all shuts off while I am there. It gives me something to focus on. It gives me grounding.

It is my Waking Meditation.

In as much, I want to do The Job right. I want to learn it and know it and do it. This is not to be better than anyone or move up in the company or to show off. It is simply because that is how I like to function. I like to learn a thing and know a thing so that I can do a thing. I like to have something to work at and for which I can strive. So, I want to do my job right, but I also need to maintain relationships with coworkers and balance in them.

Those two things, very often, mix like oil and water.

Just as My Life seems to turn off when I go to The Job, The Job must stop when I return home. It is but a moment in time. And, when I get home, that time is done.

It is a powerful time, Fellow Travelers. Use it. Revel in it. Be grateful for it.

Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die.

And, from those ashes our Phoenix shall rise.

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So, without hesitation…

For now and for always, from here in Geistopia, this is your beloved Rev…

WALT: And Walt…

DOC: Unt Doc…

JOHNNY: Aaaand Johnny…

And, those guys, saying, “stay tuned in Fellow Travellers,” and wishing you Peace, Love, Light…

WALT: ...and freakishness, baby!!

TOTEMS:

**from Ted Andrews’ Animal Speak**

Turtle - Motherhood, Longevity, Awakening to Opportunities

Help unite Heaven and Earth within your own life. Fairy connections. ‘Keeper of The Doors.’ Symbol of the Primal Mother. Long life and grounded was within life. Can teach new perceptions about time ad our relationship with it. The mystery of awakening the senses - physically and spiritually. Stimulates hearing/Clairaudience; Help with vision/Clairvoyance; Develop sense of smell and higher discrimination. Are you not seeing what you should? Are you not hearing what you should? Are you or those around you not using discrimination? A reminder to use your own head and knowledge to right yourself when your world gets tipsy-curvy. Sometimes Turtle shows up as a totem to help during these times. A reminder to pay attention or you will miss opportunities. A symbol of Mother Earth and that she provides all our needs. Turtle can slow us down to help us see our opportunities. Is our life becoming too hectic? Are we not taking time for ourselves? Are we so busy that we can’t really see what is going on? Are we going too slow and need to pick up the pace a little? Also study Raccoon. Vitamin D/Diet. Link between water and land. Water is the creative source that we can draw on and live in, but we must also come out of it and apply that creativity within the physical world - the land. Also hints at needing to think things through before you act on them. It is time to get connected to your own primal essence. Go within your shell and come out when your ideas are ready to be expressed. It is time to recognize that there is abundance out there for you. It doesn’t have to be gotten quickly and immediately. Take your time and let the natural flow work for you. Too much, Too soon, can upset the balance. Reminds us that all we need for all we do is available to us, if we approach it in the right manner and time. Reminds us that the way to Heaven is through the Earth.

Raccoon - Dexterity and Disguise

Also study Bear. Diet - vegetables and fruits. Expert at disguise and secrecy. Can teach you how to mask and disguise and transform yourself. Can teach you how to become dexterous in the masks you wear. Can show you how to wear a healing mask or show you the face f what you will become. Holds the knowledge of how to change our faces. Do you need to present a different face to people for greater success? Are you hiding your true self? Are others hiding their true selves? Learning to use masks to put one area of yourself to sleep so that another can be awakened. Will help you develop dexterity in using masks to achieve new and altered states and dimensions. 20 week cycles.

Bear - Awakening the Power of the Unconscious

The Seven Great Lights of The Divine. Ties to subconscious and even unconscious mind. A symbol for alchemy, the ingredients of primal matter. It relates to all initial stages and primal instincts. How to go within to find the resources necessary for survival. Help you go within your soul’s inner sanctum to find your answers. Discernment and discrimination. Is your judgment off? How about those around you? Are you not recognizing what is beneficial in your life? Are you not seeing the core of good deep within all situations? Being too critical of yourself and others? Wearing rose-colored glasses? Go deep within so that you can make your choices and decisions from a position of power. Linking Heavens and Earth. Symbol of fertility, of things that grow. We must bring what we awaken into the world and apply it. Keep the cub inside alive and occasionally climb trees. A need to go deep within yourself. Have periods in your life when you are more reclusive. Go within yourself and even give birth to two or three ideas or projects. The Natural sweetness of life. Go within to awaken the power, but only by bringing it out into the open and applying it will the honey of life be tasted.