Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving marks the beginning of our holiday season and brings into focus the importance of a thankful attitude. We know that appreciation and thankfulness keep our vibrations high; additionally, they play an important role in becoming positive and conscious co-creators--especially since we are in the process of co-creating a new Golden Age. In the popular movie, The Secret, Bob Proctor articulates the practice well by saying that we can increase our success by giving thanks in advance of things showing up in our lives. Won't you join me in expressing this thought frequently, “I'm grateful to live in a world of peace, harmony, fairness and abundance for all”?

Keeping a daily log of all we are thankful for is a wonderful technique that I have mentioned previously. Let’s not forget to include a line in our logs to support the co-creation of a peaceful earth; for instance, “I appreciate our peaceful world.” Another excellent practice is showing appreciation in small ways to those around us by saying, for example, “Thank you so much for all you do,” "Water, I thank you." Recently, one of our fellow lightworkers sent me an e-mail that included a nice way to thank our soldiers! Immediately I thought this would be a marvelous idea to include in this newsletter, and when I told her, she thought so, too. Go to the www.letssaythanks.com website, pick out a thank you card, and Xerox will print it and send it to a soldier currently serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. The e-mail also said that you can't pick who gets it, but it will go to a member of our armed services. The e-mail continued, "How amazing it would be if we could get everyone we know to send one out!!! It is free, and surely our bravest are worth a few moments of our time!" Don't you agree? Please share this website with all your friends.

In this special Thanksgiving issue, Rev. Catherine Julian Dove offers us an enlightening article on receiving guidance from our guides and master teachers. Rev. Vera Lauren, Jenifer McKenzie, and St. Germain through Shirley Mayes offer important pearls of wisdom also about thankfulness and appreciation. I hope you enjoy them.

I take this opportunity to express my thanks to God the Almighty for continuing to shower us with Love and to all the Masters and Advanced Beings of Light who work tirelessly for the improvement of our lives and the planet. I also sincerly thank you, fellow light workers, for all your support. Muchisimas gracias!

How can I learn to channel?
How can I ensure my best guidance?

Your guidance is there to offer you purer energy which we receive as loving healing energy, as well as valuable insight from a higher unique perspective. Accessing higher dimensions and those who dwell in these regions is intended to strengthen the connection of your personality to your divine soul which helps you flow with life and find purpose. With a strong desire to spiritually grow and to know your true self, you can come to know your guidance in a deep and profound way.

I was not looking to become a channel, yet many ask me how I became one. This is an interesting topic and it would take more than an article for me to explain all I have learned about this subject, but this is a good beginning to get you on your way. I must mention that not everyone is intended to be a channel to others. However, you may be able to recognize that you are able to receive messages from your inner guidance. I was on a spiritual path and desired to awaken, and this desire opened doors which moved my consciousness beyond earth. I would pray all the time. In late 1989, Mother Mary began to appear to me. Before this, I had attended mediation groups and actually did communicate with several spirit guides, but I did not consider this to be channeling. It was actually frustrating. I would ask a question, and they might or might not answer. It was not anything I could count on. When Mother Mary began speaking to me, things moved fast. At first, Mother Mary took me to places on, what is referred to as, the inner planes by means of soul travel. We visited saints and masters from other planets, and she told me they assisted earth. Due to personal situations, there were several years spent working with Mother Mary and the ascended masters solely for myself, before actually channeling them for the public.

The masters suggest students seek out groups who share a like interest, especially if they are a beginner to the spiritual path. You can even practice getting messages for one another. My teachers tell our students to begin to journal. You may be surprised at how much information is already coming to you that you are not paying attention to. You will need to make time for solitude and learn techniques to quiet the mind, such as meditation. One mistake I made is that I joined a psychic group. The woman channeled a spirit guide who was not able to protect those that were opening up, and she did not teach her students the importance of intention. They began their studies with subjects like, “How to contact your spirit guide.” In my case, once I made contact I really did not know what I wanted to gain from the experience. Getting out of the body was easy for me, and there were many beings out there just waiting for an innocent to be wide open. An archangel said I was saying, “Is anyone out there?” and he asked me, “Did it ever occur to you that you may find someone else in another dimension also asking: 'Is anyone out there?' What are you hoping to learn from a situation like that?” It really made me stop and think. The point of me sharing this experience with you is to show the need to be clear with your intentions and to know who you are speaking to (or request a master). Also, know what you expect to learn from them and ensure your connection is always with someone holding high intentions.

Create a sacred space. Christ told me if you sit in the same place while writing or meditating, they will create a vortex around that area. This will help hold the highest and purest of energies, which will benefit your time with them.

Breathe deeply. When you are making contact, you should learn to breathe deeply. This will give the busy mind something to do. It will also clear the energy in your aura, balance the chakras, and help to create your sacred space. As you connect, you may begin to feel gently nurturing energies moving close to you.  If you feel anything less than love, or if you are uncomfortable in any way, ask the energy to leave immediately. Then go back and work on self-love issues and your intentions. Also focus on bringing in more white light. Let go of any fear and understand you have complete control over what you allow into your energy field. Call in your Higher Self once more and ask it to send the proper guidance that will show you respect and honor this sacred contract being created.

Making contact. To strengthen your connection with your guidance, you can simply acknowledge their presence in your life. When you are relaxed, comfortable, and your mind is clear, start to telepathically call out to your spirit guide, to your ascended master teacher, and always to your I Am Presence, inviting them into your sacred space. Trust they hear you. Too many get into trouble because they ignore the immense power of their own divine nature to welcome the guidance into their inner world and work with it in the form of their Higher Self or I Am Presence. Spirit is always responding, it is we who are learning to listen. They may communicate by a vision, sometimes by words, or a feeling of knowing. The way they communicate is dependent upon the amount of practice you put into the process and your level of initiation. Seek enlightenment to be awakened to your divine nature and you will develop along a beautiful path. Most importantly, always remember to include God.

In your mind's eye, begin to see those called coming toward you. When you feel their presence, imagine a beam of light beginning to radiate from your guidance to you and ask for assistance in opening your heart so the light passes through feelings of love. You may even feel the energy flowing both ways from their heart to yours, and back to them. Most often, I was told, the channel opens to the heart first and the message the student receives is one of love and support. As you advance with expanding the heart flames, you can then ask if it is a good time for them to send light to your third eye. As the spiritual heart flames ignite, and the energy is flowing strongly, and the spiritual heart is expanding, you may begin noticing or sensing light radiating from your teachers to your third eye. You want to be cleared and sealed before opening your third eye, so what you see is pure images of a divine nature and not a portal into a lower astral region. You may want to ask your guidance for their assistance in helping you strengthen the telepathic communication link with them and with your Higher Self, before the third eye is opened.

Intentions. When you feel you are working with a being of high intentions, ask them what they have to teach that would benefit you and the world you live in. With proper intention there is nothing to fear. Feel the loving energy coming from your guidance. There is absolutely no harm that can come to you in allowing your guidance to come close, as most have been with you from birth. In the pure regions of spirit, they desire to make the connection to assist those on earth. True guides always come in with a tremendous loving energy. They should always make you feel comfortable, soothed, and uplifted. I attended a workshop and recall the time when a women’s guide insisted he wanted to speak and disrupt the workshop. The woman sat in the corner crying, because the speaker would not give her center stage. I can tell you with certainty, that was not anyone’s spirit guide or any being holding light. 

If you are a beginner, you might work with a teacher from a previous life. They may only be in the mid to high 4th dimension, as some guides are. Some may insist you work with them as they feel that what they have to teach you is of the utmost importance and want to interrupt your day. Again, these are all warning signs. Anyone who wants to work with you from the higher spheres will show you the utmost respect and patience.

Recap. Your guidance is there to offer you loving healing energy as well as valuable insight from their unique perspective which is much higher then yours. Accessing higher dimensions and those who dwell in these regions is intended to strengthen your personality develop into its divine soul. This assistance helps you flow with life more.

One of the hardest things for some beginners is to know what questions to ask. You could start with minor questions concerning friends’ problems, large world issues, and so forth. For more ideas, look through books and other writings and do not hesitate to ask questions on what you wish to learn more about. In the beginning, only ask questions you do not feel emotional about, so that you may remain detached. Most channels will tell you when it comes to their own issues, it gets trying at times. My guides overcame this by speaking to me in their own voice when I wake up, this way I am positive it did not come from inside of me.

With a strong desire to spiritually grow and to know your true self, you can come to know your guidance in a deep and profound way. In these chaotic times, taking a moment to connect with your spirit can give you the reassurance you need. Even if you do not have a specific question, connecting with your spirit brings you balance and healing energy, and it energizes you.

Write notes, or begin speaking into a tape recorder exactly what you are feeling about the messages you are receiving. For some, you may experience your voice change slightly or your writing change, do not be alarmed as this is quite normal when practicing channeling. You will want to track these changes in your journal as well.

There are a number of flames in your spiritual heart that, over time, an awakened initiate learns to use to expand their light and the regions of light that they can communicate with. Most do not realize that while there are many ascended masters around, it is by your dedication to a spiritual path that you are invited to work with them. A high master from the inner planes once told me that in some dimensions students sit outside an ascended master’s ashram praying and mediating, hoping to be chosen as an initiate for that particular master. She told me some chose to come back into an earth life because the ascended masters are more available to initiates here than on some of the inner regions.
To learn more about me, the spiritual path and becoming an initiate, to sign up for a class, or to schedule a reading, log onto my website: www.christmatrix.com. There you will also find the release dates of my upcoming books, where you will learn a great deal more about what we truly are.

Blessings,
Catherine Julian Dove

I offer this short article to assist you on your path to developing your true inner divine self. To learn more visit me at www.christmatrix.com where channeled meditations are available downloadable in MP3 format.

Adopt an Attitude of Gratitude

I love this time of year when the energy of the season electrifies the air stimulating our thoughts in grander ways to turn to family, friends, and those in need, as we anchor to God’s illimitable love. Unfortunately, situations are still dire for most folks with the current questionable economy. So I know it is challenging, but be appreciative of every situation that comes across your path no matter how arduous, blocks are stepping stones to success, and are often concealed pearls of wisdom. Careful not to dwell on negativity or become pedantic, and do not replay the circumstances to everyone who will listen. It may seem innocuous, but when we do this we are giving more energy to the problem, and creating a more formidable obstacle. Petty chatter clutters your mind creating limitation, and works against the desired outcome. You have certainly heard the expression what we concentrate on expands, well of course it does. You are spinning your wheels telling every captive audience your woes, all the while building this wall, this tsunami, which will eventually come crashing down on you. Stop or you will be swept out to sea caught up in a storm of your own creation. Do not wallow in your losses, become melancholy, or risk being rancorous; think only of what you have now, and who you are. This is what truly defines us. Rather than drowning in your own pool of tears, chose to marinate in gratefulness no matter how small the blessing may seem, and begin to resonate with the oceanic current of joy. Volunteer to send others a life preserver. When you direct your energy toward another, giving of your talents and time, you magnify your spirit, and you will always receive more than you give.

When we are truly grateful, not just for gifts we have been blessed with, but when we have an attitude of gratitude woven into our daily life we connect with God in a deeper way, and have unlimited access to a never ending reserve for resolving all possibilities. In other words, when you have this gratitude attitude embedded in your cells you will notice you have availability to actual solutions to every difficulty. Live this philosophy, be that example others can emulate, this is your true gift to humanity. Once this appreciative shift in thinking becomes second nature, anything is possible. Soon your gratitude attitude is spontaneous and your situations are divinely transformed. Make this resolution now to adopt an attitude of gratitude and be a part of the solution to raise the consciousness of the world.

St. Germain’s Message

By Shirley Mayes

Beloved Children of the Light,

I come forth to bring greetings from the higher realms of light.  With all the holidays, family and friends, there is so much to be grateful for.  Remember to look at the bigger picture and the many opportunities to grow and to be of service at this most important time in the evolution of the human race, mother earth and all living things on her.  Ask for ascension and take those steps necessary to move in that direction.  You have many angels, guides and Master Teachers standing by to be of assistance.  Call them forth dear children.  Now go in peace, you have my Blessing this day.      

I AM St Germain
Message received by Shirley Mayes 11/10/09

St. Germain and Shirley offer clearings including "Healing Tones of St. Germain" and also "Violet Flame clearings." Find out more about the Healing Tones by visiting Shirley's website:
www.gatewaytothegoldenage.com or email Shirley at mia288@att.net for more information. Note that St. Germain clearing decrees can also be found at Shirley's website. It is recommended that you use them daily.

Shirley and St. Germain also work in conjunction with Jenifer, Martha and other Ascended Masters to provide Personal Clearing Sessions. Go to www.returningtotheoneness.com for more information.