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 Post subject: A 'Day of Remembrance'
PostPosted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:37 am 


Day of Remembrance
 



Day of Remembrance
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Dear Beloved Ones,

We wish to invite you to join us for a 'Day of Remembrance' on Sunday, Dec. 17th, a day that we are creating to offer a gesture of healing and honoring in relation to those we have known who are now departed from the physical plane.  The 'Day of Remembrance' is a day of honoring “ for someone in our past who has blessed our life with deep meaning who is now in spirit.  It is also a day of healing, in which to complete a process with someone which may not have been possible in the past, through the expression of gratitude, forgiveness, or letting go.

The 'Day of Remembrance' will be officially celebrated at Light Omega from 8am to 8pm on Sunday the 17th, with an 'Altar of Remembrance' which will allow those who wish to, to light a candle for someone who has departed or who is in the process of making their transition.  This can be done at any time of the day except during the Sunday gathering which is between10:30 and 11:45am.  At all other times there will be a 'Tender of the Flame' beside the Altar of Remembrance, holding a prayer vigil for all souls in need of light.  You may come to light a candle at any time for someone you know, or to sit by the altar to share in this vigil.

Our prayers at the altar will also be for all souls who may need assistance in moving further toward the light.  Though the light is always present for each soul who leave the body, each one takes whatever time is needed in order to make their own transition.  


With deepest blessings - Julie of Light Omega and Those Who Serve the Light
http://lightomega.org/YCA/Day_of_Remembrance.html



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 Post subject: Resonant Meditations: Remembrance
PostPosted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 10:55 am 


Resonant Meditations:
Remembrance




"The attachments that love creates often surround the departure of a loved one with pain and sadness, and with a longing for the departed one's return. This is a natural outcome of the operation of the human heart in its expression of love. Where the human heart can be joined with the inner Divine essence, however, then sadness can be accompanied by joy at the knowledge that the loved one's journey continues on into a new cycle. Both sadness and joy can coexist at the time of a loved one's passing, when it is known that the soul has accomplished its purpose on one level and is ready to move on to another."


DEATH AND DYING: The Passing of Souls
Julie of Light Omega
http://www.lightomega.org/Earth/ANC/Dea ... Souls.html




"When we, as a society, become able to understand the continuity of life through death and beyond death, and most importantly, when we come to understand that the transition of the last stage of physical life is part of a learning process that may be invisible to others, we will spare ourselves much of the pain that adheres to the loss of the former relationship we held with our parents, partners, friends, and loved ones, and we will also be able to provide greater comfort, support, and even of inclusion for the departing one.  We will look for the clues that new learning is taking place, and will, even while experiencing a letting go of the past, celebrate the passage into a new stage of life.

Much of this is difficult for us at present, both as individuals and as a society, but as our consciousness grows regarding the sacred within life which emerges from the truth of our Divine origin, we will know more and with a decrease of doubt that life is continuous and that the last stage of physical life, however long it may be, and with whatever loss of mental and physical functioning, is a transition of importance that must be met with the courage, love, and compassion that we bring to any other experience in which loss and limitation may be present, yet hope, love, and trust are present as well."


CONDITIONS OF AGING: The Passage from Physical Life to Death
Julie of Light Omega
http://www.lightomega.org/Earth/ANC/Con ... Aging.html



Movement Toward the Light

"The path of movement toward the light for an individual soul is progressive, with souls learning more and more of what light means and how to recognize it.  It is not a path that has outer markers.  Rather, the inner markers are stages of awareness that convey to us when we have moved away from what we know to be true and right.  This knowledge grows over time and as time passes, we become better able to  distinguish light and darkness, right and wrong, truth and falsehood.  Out of this learning comes a strengthening of a moral center which allows us to stabilize ourselves in light.  Though such stability does not guarantee that we will not return to actions or thoughts that are compromised by darkness, it does prevent these from gaining the upper hand to the extent that we are aware of what is happening.
 
Overall, the path of our soul's history is shaped by the needs of the soul to explore the boundaries of its own experience while living within physical reality.  This exploration becomes the shape of a lifetime, and each lifetime brings with it new experiences and new levels of self-exploration.  For one soul the path of exploration may have to do with the role of creativity in life.  For another it may have to do with the subjectivity of relationships and discovering how relationships work.  For a third it may have to do with the pursuit of particular spheres of knowledge that relate to the construction of physical reality.  For still another, it may have to do with a relationship with God and with the realms of light.  All the varieties of experience that distinguish each one of us from every other occur as we  explore the territory of our own inner being, and as we try to give it maximum expression in all that we do."


THE AKASHIC RECORD
Julie of Light Omega
http://www.lightomega.org/CL/Sup7-AkashicRecord.html




"There is a place within each soul once it has left its physical embodiment that, in the presence of greater light, rejoins the greater truth of its own experience and its purpose for being. At that time, and through a sense of meditative reflection in the presence  of God and light, the soul realizes where it is in the trajectory of its own history upon the Earth, and what it needs to do next in order to create the greatest movement forward in terms of its own inherent purposes.  Such realization is not an edict followed out of obedience, but rather arises from the soul's own knowing and from its love which makes the truth available to its consciousness that  had not been available while embodied."


SUFFERING AND LOVE: THE SOUL'S CHOICE
Julie of Light Omega
http://www.lightomega.org/Earth/ANC/Suf ... hoice.html




"The heart of humanity continues to beat within each human breast.  It continues to send forth its currents of energy that both bind people together and separate them in ways that are seen and unseen, known and unknown. For the sympathies of mankind toward each other are often selective, and they obscure the great breath of Love that comes from the Heart of God.  Yet, this greater Heart to which humanity's heart belongs is not selective.  It is universal.  This greater Heart has, in the course of time, continued to rain down Love upon the souls of all living things. Yet, it is not always known.

In order to heal this situation, to create a remembrance of truth, Divine illumination is needed so that truth can be brought back to humanity's heart - so that humanity can be brought back into the embrace of the Divine.  This illumination is the task of Divine light.  It arrives on the Earth, now, to accomplish the reunion of spirit and matter and to rejoin all that is separated from the Oneness.
In the course of this reunion, partial and selective love will expand into the universal. In the course of this reunion, the greater Love will infuse each human heart, illuminating it from within, awakening it to its own possibilities.  This is the function of Divine light – to awaken, to reveal, to uncover, to make holy and One, all that has become separated from truth and from love."


THE HEART OF HUMANITY - A TIME OF REMEMBRANCE
Julie of Light Omega
http://lightomega.org/oneworldmeditatio ... anity.html




"Many of you judge yourselves harshly and see yourselves with eyes that are veiled, perceiving only the limitations and not the beauty that lies within. Yet, every soul is radiant with an inner light that never dims though it may be covered over. There is no being who is not filled with beauty because each is created with a heart that is pure, a heart that beats with the rhythm of sacred life.
 
You may feel that you have departed from this purity, that you have tainted it in word and in deed. Yet, this does not remove what is inner, but conceals it from you as the actor so that there is a forgetting of what is really true – a disconnect from the experience of your inner being. This is a great handicap to go through life with. It is like looking at the packaging of something and evaluating what that something is based on how it is wrapped, rather than on what is inside. And whether this relates to intellect, or appearance, or success, or to the emotions themselves, it is still not the inner core of you, not the primary gift of your own creation."


YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL - THE PATH OF REMEMBRANCE
Julie of Light Omega
http://lightomega.org/Ind/You-Are-Beautiful.html




"For many human hearts there is a longing to participate in a reunion with love that is all encompassing, stretching the heart to unknown yet remembered heights and depths, and filling the soul so that it no longer experiences any kind of lack.  Such is the remembrance of the Divine experience of the One for souls that have, for the most part, left this remembrance behind.  It stands as an evocation of limitless love that is the stuff of heroic legends and romantic ballads, but at its core, it is a yearning for the inexpressible oneness-of-being that exists within the totality of Love.

Such a union cannot come to the soul until the way has been prepared through the labor of having rid the self of all that stands in the way – all that would receive love for the benefit of the self and not be capable of merging within the All.  Indeed, to receive such love, one must be capable of moving beyond the self to the place of the Totality of all that is, for only that Totality can create the experience that enraptures the heart and fills the soul."


THE MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE OF THE ONE
Julie of Light Omega
http://lightomega.org/Ind/Mystical-Expe ... e-One.html




Give Yourself to Love


Give yourself to love and let it
bless you.

Let the outpouring become an in-pouring
of remembrance of who you are.

This fountain of the heart is not meant
to be held back,
but to give and give,
and to receive and receive,
knowing that in the deepest truth
there is no difference.

Receive then, beloved one,
from the fountain of your own love,
and rest in its magnificence.

– Julie of Light Omega –


Give Yourself to Love
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 Post subject: I Love You.
PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:17 am 


I Love You.



Yes, we have never met, most likely we never will. Even still, I say with a full heart - I love you.

I love you . This expression of my heart has been the foundation of everything I have written since my first post, 1359 postings ago.

I love you. The love which I share with you calls me forth to be here on this forum, whether posts are read or not, whether posts are responded to or not - my love is not dependent on the actions of others, it comes forth from a heart which loves because I am of you and you are of me.

I love you. I may not know you, or have looked into your eyes, even so, my heart is deeply bound to your heart, for we are one, planetary brothers and sisters.

I love you. For you are of me, and I am of you, one and one of the One.



I love you.
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 Post subject: Let Light Hold Firm
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 Post subject: Blessings Of The New!
PostPosted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 8:50 am 



Dearest Beloved Ones,

Blessings of the new!  This is a blessing that may be offered for the new year or for any moment in time in the life of the Divine.  For such a life is perpetually unfolding, and the direction of its unfoldment is wholeness.  No matter what difficulties you may face at the present time, no matter what challenges, know that there is no moment in your life that is wasted, none that does not embody a promise of goodness for the future.  This is not a reason to look forward to pain or difficulty, but to know that all of life is held within the sacred - every moment and every second form a tapestry of sacredness. 

May this new year be blessed by the fuller manifestation of the holy, so that those who have faithfully waited while hoping and yearning may find the fulfillment of their prayers in manifestation.  Blessings of the new, beloved ones.  You are surrounded by love and light at all times. 

Julie and Those Who Serve the Light





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 Post subject: Change and Transformation
PostPosted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 9:20 am 


Change and Transformation


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Change can be a frightening prospect for many an embodied soul.

Those who have experienced transformation have known the energies of fear associated with change in the very fibers of our being-ness. We have faced, each in our own way, the energies of fear associated with the unknowingness change brings forth, and have moved through them to experience the blessings of transformation - growth, self awareness, experiences of awakening, and a deeper knowing of love.

In the presence of change, the energies of fear will seek to inform uncertain hearts and minds that they shouldn't move forward. Fear informs, "Be afraid of change as it will bring pain, uncertainty, and a loss of self".

Whilst the process itself may invoke many of these states of being, it is important to remember that it is a process, not the reality of what is and what is to be.

One could imagine the process of change and transformation as a journey which involves at the beginning walking through a tunnel to get to the destination one seeks. As we stand at the entrance to the tunnel the way before asks of us "will you trust that a way has been made to help you get to your destination?" As we move deeper into the tunnel blindly walking forward all one can see is the darkness around them. In these moments it takes a spirit and consciousness of trust whilst walking in the darkness, to continue forward. As one walks even deeper into the tunnel the trust which upholds us and inspires us to move forward into the unknown needs to be fed as one reminds the self that I am moving forward, and there will light at the end of this tunnel. As one continues to move forward through the darkness of the tunnel, the light at the end of the tunnel begins to shine, ever so dimly at first, and a sense of relief is felt and hope deepened, as one can now see the light before them. As one continues on their journey forward the light grows stronger in its luminosity as one reaches the end of the tunnel and hope is replaced by knowing. The experiences of change and transformation are the journey through and out of the tunnel.

Transformation of the embodied self is a gift of Grace.

Whilst the process of change may at times be fraught with the energies of fear and uncertainty - this process also offers us opportunities to trust and open our mind's and heart's to possibilities that await each of us, never imagined by the fearful mind, which infuses the heart with hope, freedom, love, and new levels of self awareness.

We have and will be forever given, in all moments in time, the sacred gift of free will. We have, each of us as embodied souls, the opportunity in all moments the free will to choose which reality will be the foundation of our truth. Change will prompt us asking us to choose which direction we want to move in. Shall we move towards the past? Shall we move forward into the unknown future? Shall we choose fear? Shall we choose love? Shall we choose to trust that a way will be made for us? Shall we ask for guidance? Shall we reach out to one another when we have lost our way? Shall we look out for each other, uplift each other, and support each other as we together walk through at times, the dark night?

Transformation awaits us.




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 Post subject: Visions: Love Awakens
PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:48 am 
Visions I have received that I would like to share with you Dear Readers.

with love,
Johanna




Visions: Love Awakens



Deeper awarenesses coming forward of Divine connections and awareness of our souls.

Awareness of the soul as real.

Reconnecting seemingly lost connections. That which which embodied souls thought was lost or severed - resurrected from the dust and death.

Reconnection with Source-Creator. (Known as God, The One, Nameless One, all names of the Divine).

A time of healing. Reconnection with aspects of the self once thought dead or irredeemable in the presence of great loss.

Souls rising from the dust.

Trust in the unseen Light in the presence of energies which would seem to block that which is of the Light, which is before you.

Holy presence of Life arises from the dust.

That which was lost is found. Recognition of being seen.

Rising, awakening from the illusions which have created separation within the embodied self.

Rising, awakening from the illusions which have caused humanity to lose themselves in that which was dead and lifeless.

That which was neglected in the self gaining greater importance.



* * *


Awareness of the lost self, reintegration, connection.

Connecting of the holy self - the Light infused self, in the presence of energies which would seek to destroy the common man and woman.

That which was lost being found. Lost dreams and hopes find bridges between hearts and souls. Hope once seemingly lost - found.

Realization of the dreams of the soul.



* * *


Seemingly lost hopes and aspirations rising - no longer based in class, social mobility, or material wealth - rising within the realms of the heart and soul.

Loss of the material, finding that which one has always longed for.

Confusion arises. Who are we? How have we suppressed ourselves? Who we are meant to be?

The rising holy self in the presence of corruption, obfuscation, dishonorable actions.

Loss of the material self and the gain of the spiritual self.

In the presence of loss of the material self the spiritual self is discovered.

Awakening from sleep - illusory dreams, in the presence of woe leading to the awakening of Divine within.



* * *


Embodied awareness of the unification of the nameless One, the soul, and the conscious self.

Remembrance of Love - Divine Love.

Freedom from the illusions rising from the shadow self.

Extending Love. Expanding awareness of the presence of Love from Source-Creator flowing to the soul, from the soul to the embodied self, and from the embodied self to other embodied souls.

Increased radiation of the energies of Love and Light in a time of darkness.



* * *


In a time of great sorrows, pain and despair, pray, for the Light shall be with you.

Obfuscation of the Word and hence words.

Obfuscation of Truth and hence truths.

Obfuscation of Divine reality and hence reality.

Illusions presented as reality. 

Theories of truth presented in place of Divine Truths.

Truth found in the Word. The Word anchored within human heart's awaiting revelations of Love, Life, and Light.

Energies of darkness seeking to imitate energies of Light.

The narrow path of Love sought as hearts awaken.

The Divine and human united within the heart.

Resurrection, Life, Truth, Love, and Light.

Transformation.



* * *


A way will be made by the Light even if situations do not turn out as one would long for them to be.

Pray and trust for each soul knows what is best. That which is unfolding will ultimately lead to that which has been longed for by the soul since time immemorial - the connection between the soul self and the Divine to be awakened within the embodied self.

The effects of the 'fall of humankind' healed by the sufferings of the Christ's death and the sacrifices of the Christ's resurrection. A time of redemption.

Souls arising from the dust of the earth. Resurrection of the awakened soul and the conscious self.

Awareness: "I AM knows I am here." Embodied souls become aware that I AM is aware of them.







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 Post subject: Sometimes When Energies Are Intense
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Hello Dear Readers,

Sometimes, when energies are intense, I am unable to communicate and must wait until the energies pass. Oft times, this sacred work involves waiting and trusting in the presence of dense energies which can effect my being able to be present as often as I would like on this blessed forum. Please know that I do check in each day anchoring my love and prayers, and know that my heart gives thanks for all who visit.

Remember - in times of darkness your love is your light.

with love,
Johanna




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 Post subject: Spiritual Guidance: Hold Love
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 Post subject: Stabilizing One's Energy Field
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Stabilizing One's Energy Field


"The karmic 'pull' of energy fields that resonate with each other is what causes the 'triggering' mechanism that is so familiar to people, where something that someone else does creates a reflexive response of discomfort, anger, or withdrawal within oneself. This interweaving of energy fields happens because both persons involved are in need of healing of the same issues, although the manifestation of the issue may occur quite differently in each.

To move beyond karmic relating, it is very important to be able to stabilize your own energy field. To the extent that this becomes possible, you are no longer easily drawn into the interactive energy pattern and can operate independently according to your own positive Divine intention.

Stabilizing of one's energy field is a function of stabilizing light within oneself and stabilizing one's relationship with the Divine. To the extent that you wish to move things to a place of healing in your relationship life, freeing yourself from karmic patterns, it is important to take responsibility for this aspect of being. The Practice of Alignment can help with this, as can other forms of attunement to the higher vibrations of light. "

NEW WAYS OF RELATING - PART 2
http://art-of-being-present.lightomega.org/2009/


THE WAY OF INNOCENCE
8:50"   (Dec. 10, 2017)
Anchoring in innocence is most important when faced with situations that are difficult, harmful, or anger-provoking. More than a thought, innocence is a counter-force to darkness. 
http://lightomega.org/podcast/media16/2 ... ocence.mp3


MEDITATION ON THE LIGHT OF YOUR BEING
19:43"   (July 23, 2017)
http://lightomega.org/podcast/media16/2 ... -Being.mp3





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 Post subject: For The Energetically Sensitive: Nourish The Light Within
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For The Energetically Sensitive
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"As the body becomes more infused with light on a cellular level it also becomes more sensitive to the energies around it and within it that are not of the light. The perceptions of light and darkness are therefore part of the growth of the light body - energetic perceptions that primarily occur within the energy body but that can be felt within the physical body as well. 

Awareness of light comes differently to each of us, conveying a sense of spaciousness, expansion, upliftment, clarity, and love.  Awareness of darkness, when encountered, often conveys the opposite effect - sensations of  disquiet, agitation, anxiety, fear, heaviness, or oppression.  Within our present collective state of awareness we tend to experience energies of darkness as belonging to our personal self, to the emotions we believe ourselves to have and that we identify with. We do not think of these emotions as influenced by energies both within and outside of us, yet they are.

…At present, when we feel negative emotions such as fear, anger, or depression we tend to look for their external causes.  We do not think that they 'just happen.'  Yet, in the spiritual universe that we inhabit we move into the Unknown, we move past rational explanations of causality into a world in which energies from one plane of reality can be felt on another, and where energies within our own physical reality can be transmitted from one person to another without their knowing it or intending that this be so.  It is in this way that we are continually affected by forces beyond our perception that influence both how we feel and who we perceive ourselves to be.

…The energy of darkness is opposed to light and love on all levels of expression. It cannot contain it. Here, on the physical plane, its oppositional effect can be felt most strongly  and with the greatest force.  It is because of this force and because of the separation of most of humanity from the direct experience of their Divine nature that darkness gains a foothold, fostering, as it does so, an even greater separation from the truth of our being. As we become more conscious, however, as we begin to recognize who we are and allow ourselves to trust our own learning process, we can learn to recognize the energies that are present within our daily life, to recognize and to allow this recognition to bring us to a new view of reality and of what it means to be human.  For humanity is meant to no longer be separate from the Divine or from knowledge of the Divine, but to feel the truth of Oneness that exists throughout the Universe and to allow that Oneness to inform our life on Earth as individualized expressions of the One."


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THE NEW LIGHT BODY AND THE GROWTH OF ENERGETIC SENSITIVITY
Julie of Light Omega
http://lightomega.org/Ind/Pure/New-Ligh ... ivity.html



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 Post subject: Expressions of Love
PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 12:08 pm 


Hello Dear Readers,

I have been reading in the last twenty-four hours the accounts of those in Hawaii who had received the false ballistic missile attack warning and have been deeply moved by the expressions of love which came forth. In the Hawaiian false alert instance, a possible reality of life ending brought first for many, panic, and for others immobilization. Even as this was true, once the false alert had been processed, for many whose sharing's I had read, their following thoughts and actions were rooted in love.

It came to me when in prayer and reflection concerning this horrible and terrifying experience, that when impacted by the experiences surrounding the false warning, many of the embodied souls involved, illuminated for all of us as witnesses, the power of love, and even more so, love as the core truth of who we are. In the face of a possible end to a life cherished, I found that it was the messages and actions of love which shone through the brightest in those moments of darkness and unknowing.

All blessings.

with love,
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