What an inspiring uplifting post! It gave me the feeling of "it's going to be OK" mixed with renewed commitment to do as much as possible in this life so I don't have regrets because of failing to do what I had planned before coming here. I guess I got myself into a bit of a hole recently by allowing myself to get into the loop of thinking that I can't even keep up with the recommended reading list and I've only now started reading Darwin's Black Box
It looks like Spirits do the Work in the afterlife. At least those that want to progress.
The above section reminded me of the First Initiation by Madame de Salzmann:
What an absolutely priceless gift it is to be able to see ourselves while we are still here on earth, and do the Work before we go back to 5D! And it seems to me that the Work done here helps the overall soul development more than the Work they do over there:
I really hope that when my time to transition comes, I will be able to say that I managed to achieve at least a good chunk of what I had planned for myself.
It would be totally awesome to take my bookshelf and Kindle with me!
So I guess 4D souls go to different parts of the afterworld and don't mingle with 3D souls.
I do wonder, however, where souls that want to progress to 4D STS go? Point 23 said that it is service to other that helps souls progress but I guess that wouldn't apply to souls wanting to remain in the STS mode upon graduation?
23. There are three basic ways to progress in the afterworld: admitting defects in one’s character, service to others, and yearning for higher states. Service to others demands effort, work, sacrifice. Nowhere do the spirits describe a deity who requires us to flatter or glorify him with our prayers. That is not the way to progress.
It looks like Spirits do the Work in the afterlife. At least those that want to progress.
7. Most spirits mention some kind of Judgment. One spirit wrote that the Judgment “consists in being able to see ourselves as we are, and by no stretch of imagination being able to avoid seeing it. It is a Judgment of God on us [lesser selves] through our Higher Selves. No other person could be so just a Judge as we ourselves can be when facing the truth. For many it is a terrible hour.” None of these spirits speaks of an inquisitor deity sitting on a throne.
The above section reminded me of the First Initiation by Madame de Salzmann:
The first requirement, the first condition, the first test for one who wishes to work on himself is to change his appreciation of himself. He must not imagine, not simply believe or think, but see things in himself which he has never seen before, see them actually. His appreciation will never be able to change as long as he sees nothing in himself. And in order to see, he must learn to see; this is the first initiation of man into self-knowledge.
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Today we have nothing but the illusion of what we are. We think too highly of ourselves. We do not respect ourselves. In order to respect myself, I have to recognize a part in myself which is above the other parts, and my attitude toward this part should bear witness to the respect that I have for it. In this way I shall respect myself. And my relations with others will be governed by the same respect.
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You must understand that all the other measures - talent, education, culture, genius-are changing measures, measures of detail. The only exact measure, the only unchanging, objective real measure is the measure of inner vision. I see - I see myself - by this, you have measured. With one higher real part, you have measured another lower part, also real. And this measure, defining by itself the role of each part, will lead you to respect for yourself.
What an absolutely priceless gift it is to be able to see ourselves while we are still here on earth, and do the Work before we go back to 5D! And it seems to me that the Work done here helps the overall soul development more than the Work they do over there:
12. Spirits greatly respect time spent on earth. One says, “Your world is the hardest school of your round of experiences. Prizes won here are won for eternity. The very density of the material in which you work makes the overcoming of it a finer conquest. . . . Experience on your planet is a unique opportunity and a privilege. . . . Make the best of every opportunity. A strenuous life on earth is of immense value.”
16. Many spirits had ambitious plans for self-improvement before they descended into flesh, but the density of earth’s matter, including their own dense brain, caused them to forget what they came for. Subject to material concepts, they lost their way. They died only to discover to their disappointment that they mostly failed to accomplish the goal they had set for themselves. But for many of them it's ok, for there has been much growth in unpremeditated ways.
I really hope that when my time to transition comes, I will be able to say that I managed to achieve at least a good chunk of what I had planned for myself.
31. Spirits enjoy hobbies, knitting being one of them. “Do not be shocked. Did you fancy that a lifelong habit could be laid aside in a moment?” said one spirit. There is plenty of time in the astral. Boredom and even homesickness for earth are mentioned in these accounts. I have read only one account of spirits enjoying ball sports - probably because it would be too easy to control the flight of the ball with one’s mind, and there wouldn’t be much challenge.
It would be totally awesome to take my bookshelf and Kindle with me!
15. Spirits are not allowed to overreach in the astral. They cannot enter a vibration or cross a boundary they are not ready for. There is justice in where they end up at death. According to their character, they gravitate to their rightful place. They can move ahead only when they are changed enough to do so.
So I guess 4D souls go to different parts of the afterworld and don't mingle with 3D souls.
I do wonder, however, where souls that want to progress to 4D STS go? Point 23 said that it is service to other that helps souls progress but I guess that wouldn't apply to souls wanting to remain in the STS mode upon graduation?