Happy Equinox!

The fall is my favorite season, and it begins on Sep 22. This first day of fall is known as the equinox because the length of daylight and the length of the night-time are equal. It is also a time to enjoy cooler weather, and in South Texas, this is a much needed break from the intense heat of this summer.

All around us we find indications that the tempo of energies will most probably continue at a fairly accelerated pace. So many national issues still in great need of new approaches; i.e., a national health insurance, the economy, the environment, and so on. On a recent e-mail, Master Djwhal Khul (as channeled by Terri Newlon, 9/15/09) says that "as we enter the time period of 9/22 Fall Equinox heading toward 9/29 when Mercury goes direct, that we can easily have the possibility of financial upheaval or reorganization on a worldly scale." For lightworkers, reviewing old patterns is the theme until we can finally release them. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to hold on to our light during these times of intense change and remember to use our spiritual tools including participating in Returning to the Oneness' meditations and classes--many of which are free.

In this issue, to assist in getting us closer to the blueprint of perfect abundance from our Creator, Rev. Catherine Julian Dove has begun a series of classes and workshops on manifesting prosperity--prosperity in all areas of life including financial. In her article below, Vera Lauren outlines the highlights of the upcoming workshop and classes dealing with the subject. Reverend Dove's article on spiritual guidance is informative and provides us great information about the subject. Next, St. Germain through Shirley Mayes, reminds us to have faith in the wonderful future that awaits Mother Earth and her inhabitants, and finally, Jenifer McKenzie provides interesting pointers to assist in the integration of energies. I hope you enjoy this issue; feel free to share it with your friends.

Where does Spiritual Guidance originate?
Should I trust the spiritual guidance given to me by others?

True spiritual guidance does not try to persuade you to harm others or yourself, nor does it encourage you to focus anger, hatred or negativity towards others. These types of teachings are a distortion of spiritual law and do not demonstrate spiritual wisdom -- because they are not aligned with the principles of love. Do not accept what others share with you if it does not feel right. It does not matter if it is coming from a minister, priest, rabbi, spiritual healer, channel, or any other spiritual guide. Inner wisdom is a natural gift, given to all by our Creator in order to facilitate the connection between your divine soul and the embodied personality. Often guidance operates in our lives as our intuition, without us even recognizing it.
 
My teachers call me an oracle or a messenger. This means I not only hear their words in my mind, but I also allow them to use my voice chakra to speak directly to those I work with. I trained for years to become a clear channel. I received many initiations in previous lifetimes, as well as in this life, in preparation for my work with the ascended masters. I waited many years before I brought my work to the public. Now I have the ability to speak to those who dwell in the ascended master octaves. Now I teach others how to make their ascension, and how to deal with issues in their lives. The masters I work with are from a grid called the Christ Matrix®. I first began working with Mother Mary, then later Jesus the Christ, Lord Buddha, Lord Kuthumi, Lady Nada, Archangel Michael, and many others. All who I work with are ascended. I can also communicate with another person’s Higher Self as well as talk to those who have crossed over, however I do not see the latter as my work. I can speak to those who reside in other dimensions and even other universes. Once initiated into the higher orders, initiates are permitted into the regions that hold similar, higher frequencies.  

I thought I would share some frequently asked questions as a way to help others understand and attain spiritual freedom. So here is a sampling of thoughts that pass through the minds and hearts of some of my students when querying the ascended masters: What is spiritual guidance? How can I find my own source of inner guidance and inner peace? How do I know when to trust my intuitions? Can I rely on my intuitions? Should I trust the spiritual guidance given me by others?

Inner wisdom is a natural gift, given to all by our Creator in order to facilitate the connection between soul and the developing personality. Often this gift operates in our lives as our intuition, without us even knowing it.  In my channeled books, Jesus speaks about how intuition comes in through the solar plexus chakra and that is why many experience this as a gut feeling. The regular practice of prayer and meditation can assist you with moving past a gut feeling, to a sense of knowing. These nudges from spirit helps us in our daily lives to reconnect with our inner master. You can learn to develop this on your own, or you can seek out a spiritual teacher and channel, such as me. We are here to assist you in the process of the development of your mastery. But you should never give your personal power away to anyone, not even someone you believe is further along on the path to spiritual development then yourself or displays gifts you currently do not have. Christ explains in my work with him: “We should have reverence for those teachers who are further along on the spiritual path, but be careful not to worship them, and always recognize that the indwelling Creator exists in each creation.”

As you begin to access information for yourself, always consider your frame of mind and the state of your emotions. As your higher chakras open, you will find you can step aside more easily than when you are first beginning. The information coming through should help you to grow and develop deeper levels of love for self and toward others, and spark a desire to be in service. These kinds of thoughts will pull in higher teachers who share an interest in working with you. Mother Mary once told me, “I work with so many on earth, because like yourselves, I have also committed to our Creator to get a certain amount of work out onto the planet.”

How to Recognize Spiritual Guidance

Christ has told me inner wisdom and intuitions speak quietly, through the voice of love. Inner guidance often comes with a feeling of warmth, comfort, upliftment, love, and joy. Christ usually tells me something only once, as he does not waste his energy and normally he is the softest voice I hear. This confused me in the beginning. I would ask Christ a question and he would say I gave you my answer. My response would go something like this: "But that was a while ago!"  His reply was the standard – “but my answer has not changed”. I longed for him to repeat himself to me over and over again and came to realize Christ will not do this for me. However, in many cases ones higher self and spirit guides will repeat things until you get it. We often ignore the messages and later say I knew that, but I did not listen because it was not loud enough or strong enough to make an impact. What we need to develop are listening skills. I came to recognize that there are many voices out there, which are more than happy to have long conversations with those in human bodies. Some are beneficial, but some just desire to speak to anyone in human form. All of creation contains the essence of God's light and love, but not all accept it. You have a spiritual heart with many hidden chambers just waiting to be opened. For most, the social conditioning of the outer world has caused these chambers to be veiled from the masses. You gain guidance by stepping forward onto a spiritual path, and achieve this by developing within yourselves a strong desire to know the truth of your own divine nature.

Developing Discernment on the Spiritual Path

This is an important concept. For over 28 years I have been a student, a channel, and a teacher. I have seen many having a varied amount of experiences. When you are reading or listening to spiritual wisdom offered by a channel, spiritual guide, or teacher, always notice how it feels to you. How do you feel in your body and your emotions? The ascended masters and God's Presence have a certain rhythm that can be felt. Always be alert for signs that a person is trying to control you with their work, or if you feel your personal power is being taken. This does NOT mean the spiritual teacher is not reputable, it could mean you are developing inappropriate feelings toward them. Remember, they are there to guide your way to reconfirm what you are already feeling from your inner guidance, to answer questions you cannot yet get for yourself, and to assist you in strengthening the bond between you and spirit. Your spirit actually resides in a higher soul compartment, and this has to be drawn in to you through a process leading to ascension.

Remember that true spiritual guidance from the realms of light will never try to persuade you to harm others or yourself, or encourage you to focus anger, hatred or negativity towards others. These types of teachings are not from the highest regions and are not aligned with God's original blue print of divine and unconditional love. I have also seen some who open prematurely, thinking they have some special earth-type relationship with a master or someone from another dimension. I assure you, no one from the higher, purer realms desires to have a romantic tryst with a human. I have been told for them to have those feeling towards humans, they would have to hold a human chakra system and they do not.

Blessings, dispensations and healings accompany working with ascended masters.

With an ascended master there is always an occupying blessing, healing, or dispensation that accompanies my readings. This sharing is intended as a gift to help you to open your own source of inner wisdom.

The language and concepts used are to share inner guidance that may or may not be familiar to you, and may sometimes differ from your own experiences or spiritual beliefs. This is okay, the important thing is to receive what information or energy is helpful, and to let go of what does not resonate with you. When I was studying different paths, I noticed some teachings used different names. I was a novice then and this confused me. Now that I am more experienced, many times my master teachers will tell me the meaning of an unfamiliar term and how their terminology relates to words they are using. So do not be turned off by language you may not understand. Ask to align with your own Christ Light Body, which is your Christ mind or ask to attain the highest wisdom possible for you at this stage. This is an ongoing process of purification to increase clarity for those learning to become all they are intended to be.

Do not accept what others share with you if it does not feel right. It does not matter if it is coming from a minister, priest, rabbi, spiritual healer, channel, or any other spiritual guide. If it does not resonate, bring it into yourself and ask the master within if it is to be your truth. It might or might not be truth for you at this time in your experience; this is why it is best not to judge. Better yet, ask for the ability to recognize truth for yourself and this will help you to maintain your personal power. Always work with a teacher you respect, because if you do not you will receive little from their guidance. This is just how the universe works.

Unfortunately, most are taught from an early age to override their natural inner guidance and wisdom. So if you have difficulty connecting with your own inner voice of wisdom, make a commitment to sit quietly each day to reconstruct that connection. Create an area that feels like a space you want to share with a divine part of yourself.

Developing and expanding a meditation practice can transform your life and your consciousness. It is simple and profound, and will reconnect you with your own inner master. You can use any meditation technique that works for you. Or you can simply sit quietly, placing your hand on your heart, and focus attention on your breath, and on being in the present moment. When I taught classes in San Antonio, Mother Mary would always suggest to us that we place our hand on our heart and she would say “now remember I am only a breath away”, this brought comfort to many who attended those meetings. Whenever the mind demands your attention, simply notice this and bring your attention back to your breath. Hold no judgment toward yourself, because the mind tends to be very active. Each time your mind strays, just gently bring yourself back to your breath. You may want to focus on an object such as a crystal, a picture of a sacred site, or a spiritual master who has attained a level you hope to someday reach. As you take higher initiations into your light bodies, you will notice many of these annoyances of the busy mind disappear. I tell my friends and students, my mind is blank of mindless chatter and it is a blessing, and now it is always ready for spirit to fill.

As the spiritual heart expands, you grow closer to your true divine essence. As your spirit body descends, your experience deepens. Old patterns of fear and defensiveness dissolve and spiritual wisdom begins to open naturally. Now the master within begins to take over more and more. So Remember, the goal of any form of true spiritual guidance coming to you is to help you connect with God and with your own divine nature and its purpose.

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. You can sign up for a class, a reading, or learn about the release of my upcoming books, and the times and dates of my show on Sedona Talk Radio and more services.

Blessings,
Catherine Julian Dove

The Equinox is Here and Why Should you Care?

Catherine’s August 27th prosperity class was not your usual fare. No one was telling the participants that all they had to do is to place an open mouthed frog by your front door and you will be very wealthy. No, the masters that came forth gave specific means to improving the quality of life and opening the doors of abundance on every level, but get this, we were told that we would have to do the work and that we are each accountable. You cannot just sit on a mountain top and money falls from the sky. This was a real hands on, pragmatic, tangible approach that everyone could do.
Due to the nature of my work and my philosophies my core peeps are on a pretty strong spiritual path. Living their lives fully intending and determined to consciously leave this world a better place. They put their ego aside selflessly giving, not for ambition, vanity, or power. They ask for little or nothing in return. Many think that spiritually inclined people should not have money, that somehow money is the root of all evil. Yet, we accept doctors and lawyers charging top dollar, while light workers barely make a living. 

I was recently sitting in the waiting room at a doctor’s office and three other patients were having a conversation about the death of a celebrity and the downside of being wealthy. They all concurred that money is the root of all evil and each recited different quotes to back this. I decided to gently ease my way into their conversation and suggested they look at the topic from another perspective. I told them of the generous folks I know and all the good they do sharing their love, time, and money and that perhaps one’s intentions are where judgments lay. Money does not make one instantly cultured or up one’s IQ. If you are a poor jerk, you will be a rich jerk. If you are a generous spirit while poor, you will be even more generous when financially wealthy. Let’s get real about abundance and put some perspective on what we most value. Spirit does not differentiate between a billion dollars and a penny. They are both of the same energy. Spiritual people are entitled to wealth, health, and happiness. Put your money where your mouth is.

The word equinox is a Latin term for equal night, a concept meaning that night has the same length as the day (photoperiod), although it would be more accurate to say the length of time for night in both hemispheres is equal. An equinox occurs only twice a year, once in the fall and again in spring. By now you might be asking, why should I care? During equinoxes, the auric or magnetic field of the planet is affected by the sun’s alignment with earth’s equator. The fall equinox changes earth’s life-force or universal energy. This alignment enhances and amplifies opportunities to co-create, meditate, and pray. Lady Nada and Pallas Athena of the Karmic Board, are gifting us with a September Rags to Riches workshop that sits nicely in this time frame and is a follow up to the August 27th prosperity class, channeled by Catherine Julian Dove of the Christ Matrix.

Before going on, I would like to say a few words about the misconception of the Karmic Board and the fear associated with it. The Karmic Board was set up on our behalf, to assist and support the people of earth, not to judge us-- please eliminate that idea from your minds immediately. For example: if your personal trainer said that  to reach your goal you needed to add more reps to your weight training, you would not consider it a judgment, rather valuable advice without an agenda attached. When it is appropriate, the board gives dispensations and many opportunities to raise souls into the higher light. They also remove obstacles and seals given to protect you in former incarnations.

One of the biggest shocks I received early on was that this universe does not always reward you in your current life for being a good person. So this fall, the Rags to Riches workshop is especially valuable. Catherine is not only my spiritual partner, but my dear sweet sister/friend. We have many conversations as girl friends do, and often we center on prosperity. In part, this is how the classes, radio broadcast, and workshop topics come about. Since we both put our intentions out through our various modalities in service, we do not want to ever say or write anything that we do not live by or that does not work for us. Aren’t you tired of hearing many well meaning, but misguided, teachings on abundance that leave you feeling less than and the golden ring just out of reach for you? Not everything could be shared in the one class, which is why I am gently suggesting you consider the September Rags to Riches workshop. The masters will continue to unravel the mysteries and just what it will take to make the laws of attraction dynamics work in your individual situations. During these series the Lady Masters of the Karmic Board intend to open pathways within your higher DNA and recode each of you for more abundance. Okay, maybe you do not realize what this means. These workshops could be life changing. The thoughts they will teach you to hold will be placed in a chakra within the Divine Mind of creation. We expect many blessings to emerge from this series as Lady Nada and Pallas Athena unravel the many mysteries of abundance. Understand that, just as clutter must be eliminated from your life, so must limiting beliefs be transmuted into new ideas. You will have to deal with your fear of letting go and be on discernment alert, while creating a life that focuses on your truths. I am so convinced we will all benefit from this information that I am putting myself on a limb here by using this platform.

St. Germain’s Message

By Shirley Mayes

Beloved Children,

I speak to you this day about faith in all that will manifest in your lives in the coming days of change upon this beautiful planet Earth.  Believe and image all that you wish and desire to have, it will be yours and even more so.  Sit down and relax the mind, open to receive all the many Blessings that God has in store for you. 

As you are relaxed and quiet, image, see it in your third eye, all the wonders you desire for yourself and your loved ones, and your desire for humanity in the coming times.  Get together in groups and focus your love and light to all those that are less fortunate than you at this time.  Have compassion and remember that they are God having their own experience just as you are.  Be grateful for the opportunity to grow and to be of service at this most wondrous time on Earth.  Now go in peace, you have my Blessing this day.  

I Am St. Germain.
Message received by Shirley Mayes, Sep 09, 2009

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.