Spirituality

Calming Our Own Inner Child

How To, Life Reflections, Spirituality, Stress

We each have our own inner child. This person, energy, or inner self is you when you were small. When we are young, we are the center of our own small world. We believe everyone and everything is here for us and because of us. If our childhood was happy and all our needs were met, we usually do not have problems as adults with our inner child kicking up a fuss. This circumstance is the exception. We are more likely to experience some kind of lack as we grew to adulthood and this is where a life-long struggle in some area of our existence begins.

Our inner child causes problems when we do not take care of ourselves. When we care for others\’ needs and we do without, our inner child tries to get our attention in the way a child would. They use non-verbal cues such as pain so that you are stalled in any outward efforts. You are forced to do something for yourself. They also use emotions. When you feel upset or depressed, your inner being needs to be soothed. When we criticize ourselves instead of encouraging, we invite our child-like energy to be uncooperative which brings on more things to criticize.

We are part of the universe and therefore deserve love and attention as much as the next person. We can not be effective in any endeavor if we are not in tip-top shape physically or emotionally. Our inner child seeks to keep us balanced. They bring your awareness to your physical being and encourage you to check in. If subtle hints are not enough, they employ stronger, more urgent means. Paying attention to yourself is more important than you realize.

As soon as you feel something isn\’t right, immediately call your Inner Child and see what is going on. Place your hand on your midsection just above the bellybutton. Take in a cleansing breath and blow it out slowly. Ask him/her, \”What\’s up?\” Your Inner Child will answer in pictures and thoughts. Give them time to appear to your inner mind. Once you figure out what he/she\’s afraid of, ask your Inner Child this question, \”What can I do to make you feel more comfortable?\”

Sometimes the answer is that he/she just needs a hug or to be held, and the reassurance that you are there. When your Inner Child needs this kind of comforting, imagine picking her up and holding her close. Imagine she lays her head on your shoulder just like a flesh and blood child would do. As you imagine doing this, physically wrap your arms around yourself as though you are holding a child in your arms. You can use a pillow or stuffed animal if it helps you to connect. For several minutes rock back and forth very slowly as if you are rocking a child.

Afterward, when you put her down, physically feel her relief as she smiles up at you. Feel this relief in your abdomen/gut where you previously felt that something was wrong.

Ask your Inner Child to go with a friend from your Inner Child\’s playground, watch them both head back together, walking hand in hand. Your Inner Child turns around briefly to smile and wave. The sadness lifts almost instantly. Express gratitude for all. Return to your day\’s tasks feeling focused and balanced.

When you ignore your own needs and desires, you make an unwanted enemy of yourself. Give yourself the attention that you deserve so that you make friends with life. We are all responsible for ourselves and only we can genuinely know what will make us feel better. When we care for others, we are merely guessing what they truly desire, even when they tell us in great detail. We are limited by our own perception of the situation. Our wholeness and contentment will spill over onto other people and allow them to feel better just by being in your presence. Your inner child is here to help you do just that.

Image- Child Asleep (The Rosebud) detail- 1841
Thomas Sully American
Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access Collection

~ ~ Learn more ways to help yourself from Catherine Denton in Metaphysical Girl: How I Recovered My Mental Health
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Heal the Self = Heal the World

Awakening, Life Questions, Life Reflections, Metaphysical Girl, Musings on Change, Spirituality, transformation

I worked for a podiatrist for several years. Patients would come in with hurting feet and ankles, exclaiming, “When your feet hurt, you hurt all over!” I knew what they meant. Headaches were my nemesis. Like the sufferers who came to our office, I would hurt everywhere when the pain in my head struck. Our weakest point can make us miserable. Once the painful foot or head was given relief, the body felt okay again.

Our bodies are the microcosm in the macrocosm of the world. When one of us suffers, the rest of us feel it. We can go about our day, take care of business, and be with our loved ones, but there is this nagging splinter in the background. Unconsciously we search for relief. Food, drugs, alcohol, adventure, romance, or drama are sought for a deliverance that is never achieved. Addiction plays a nasty trick on our minds and hearts. Awareness of the root problem brings the release we need but not the fix we crave. It is said, you must hit bottom before you are willing to admit your problem.

Our reality is created by us. Our beliefs and behaviors enforce or deter what we experience in the world. What you give out, consciously or unconsciously, comes back to you. Our emotions give our intentions power. Do you express heartfelt gratitude, or do you say thank you so that you will get what you want? Do you declare \”Sorry\” like a child trying to get out of trouble, or are you genuinely apologetic for your behavior? The world becomes what we are, and reality reflects that back to us. What existence are we creating?

In the first Matrix movie, a child speaks to Neo about bending a spoon-

Spoon boy: Do not try and bend the spoon. That’s impossible. Instead… only try to realize the truth. 

Neo: What truth? 

Spoon boy: There is no spoon. 

Neo: There is no spoon? 

Spoon boy: Then you\’ll see, that it is not the spoon that bends. It is only yourself. 

Looking at the news and world situation, we reflect on what we believe and how we behave as a collective. We, as individuals, have no control of the mob. It would be like trying to bend the spoon.  Healing our own issues alleviates some of the collective sufferings. This is the bending of yourself. Understanding the need for us to adjust instead of demanding the world adapt to us is the key. The mirrored world will only show you the person looking into the mirror. If you see a face that needs shaving in the reflection, you do not put the razor to the glass. 

Those of us who are called to be healers do not heal others. We are here to hold the mirror, allowing you to see with clarity the wound within you. Once a person can own and see how they are responsible for their suffering, they can heal it themselves. I have had clients that insist they are fine- everyone else is the problem. I help them see there is no one else- only you. Just like there is no spoon. It is a difficult concept to grasp. Once it is, you aren\’t likely to forget it when circumstances show you your part in the big picture again.

In the movie, the spoon boy has several bent spoons on the floor in front of him. He has bent himself and his self-work has bent the spoons, and they stay that way. When Neo bends, he eventually curls his spoon but gets distracted by a person calling his name. His spoon becomes straight again. Learning to bend our reality, invoking our healing takes time and effort. Distractions will happen. Once we realize that our adjustment or bending is the transformation we seek, our restoration will appear in the world. Believing and behaving to reinforce the reality you desire becomes the permanently bent spoons in front of the boy. It is now a way of life instead of a sporadic occurrence. 

The Other does not exist. There is only you. When you understand this concept, healing yourself means healing the world will no longer be impossible to grasp. Our world is our collective reflection. If we see injustice, where do we deny ourselves due process and honesty? Are we in denial about something? Do we lie to ourselves? If we see poverty, where are we feeling lack or inadequate? Do we withhold love from ourselves? Do we demand more from ourselves than we can give? If we see corruption, where have we misrepresented or polluted ourselves? Do we harm ourselves with food we know isn\’t good for us? Do we hide our imperfections and transgressions from ourselves?

Knowing there is no Other can be freeing. If we are the only ones to worry about and deal with, it is a simple matter of adjusting our beliefs and behaviors. The world we experience will have to conform to the new person we are. Who we are reflects outward. Looking deep within and healing our wounds is the answer to changing our reality. Individuals doing this en masse will fix the world\’s problems.

~ Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

~ ~ Read the healing story of Catherine Denton in Metaphysical Girl: How I Recovered My Mental Health
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Thiel #9

channeling, Life Reflections, Spirituality, Thiel, transformation

Voice– Katana

Me– Yes

Voice-I am Thiel.

Me– What message do you have for me?

Thiel- You are loved. Indeed you are love itself. For this is your core self and we would have you know this truth. You are remembering this. Allow it to fill you to the brim and beyond. When do you feel this love, Katana?

Me– When I see my children, my dog, my husband, my parents. When I am outside in the forest, looking at water. Lots of places.

Thiel– When do you not feel this love?

Me– When I struggle with my perception of myself, when I am feeling lost and alone.

Thiel- What is the difference in the situations?

Me– I don\’t know.

Thiel- We see love in all and through all. For that is it\’s make-up. We see perfection. We see the hidden. We feel the honesty and clarity of each things. There is no distinction for us on this plane. You are sitting on a fence between two worlds, between 2 ways of being. It is as if you have one foot on one fence top and another foot on the other fence top and the fences are getting further and further apart stretching you in two pieces until you must choose one fence top or the other and before you fall into the abyss. You will choose for self preservation will win out over all other feelings. The stronger of the two feet will allow you to choose the fence that is best for you. Feed the foot you wish to choose. You will then find the struggle easier to manage and the choice won\’t be hard at all. Each must make this choice so You are not alone or managing this fear-filled journey alone. There is no fear where we are and you will come to this realization when you are ready to feel that.

Give yourself a break and do not demand your idea of perfection as it serves no purpose except to feed the ego mind. All is perfection from our perspective and it needs no explanation for itself to be as it is. Allow yourself to look in the mirror and see the perfection we see. Transform your vision and feel the perfection we feel. We are all one and have no need for individual separation except to allow each aspect to have a chance to learn and grow and shine and have purpose in all things. Realization is wonderful for it allows the all to feel the wonderousness of beginning through each aspect. To begin a journey as a new thing is exciting and fresh. We all glory in that feeling and enjoy experiencing it with you and you and you. We would that all feel the joy we feel all the time and the beginning of a thing is the closest time you feel that joy in this existence. Allow the foot to choose it\’s fence top and choose your path without the struggle. You will not fall or regret. This is our message for now.

Me– Thank you

Image by Lars_Nissen from Pixabay

~ I met Thiel in my meditations in June of 2015 during a Gemini Full Moon while Mercury was retrograde. They indicated that they were from the 6th & 7th plane. We had 29 conversations over 3 1/2 years. Interestingly, in astrology, the 29º in any sign is considered a critical degree. One of its connotations indicates a sense of urgency. Gemini is ruled by Mercury and both are concerned with communication. It is with urgency I share these messages with you.

~ ~ Read the Thiel story by Catherine Denton in Metaphysical Girl: How I Recovered My Mental Health
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Cognizant

Awakening, Culture, Life Reflections, Metaphysical Girl, Musings on Change, Spirituality, Stress, transformation

I was a psychiatric care consumer for 16 years. For more than a dozen years, I was actively on multiple prescription psychiatric medications. I was deep in the system, for sure. My family\’s health history could have kept a small hospital running for decades- alcoholism, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, along with mental health issues. About halfway through my affair with being non compos mentis, I woke up from my drugged slumber. I spent the last eight years of that time trying to extricate myself from it.

I had been asleep to so many things. Obviously, my own emotional baggage accounted for much of my lethargy. I was in denial of how my behaviors contributed to my illness. I trusted my parents, who had navigated the medical system, and they trusted their doctors. It didn\’t matter that they slowly deteriorated partially from the medical care they consented to and the rest from their own obliviousness to their personal contribution in that area. I followed their example even when it didn\’t feel appropriate for my circumstance. The world around me droned on without my attention nor conscious input. All that was about to change.

The first snooze alarm happened with the insurance industry. Mental health was paid on a different tier than a physical malady. I advocated for this to change by writing congresspersons, insurance companies, and governors. At last, my pleas, and those of the advocacy group I belonged to, were heard. The problem with our victory was TARP, the Troubled Assets Relief Program authorized in October 2008. We had to piggyback on bailing out banks, auto-makers, and insurance groups to get what we considered a humanitarian cause passed through congress. This left a sour taste in my mouth.

The second time I hit the snooze button, I was experimenting with more natural means of care. My insurance did not cover sound therapy, energy work, and alleviating vitamin deficiencies, so I had to pay out of pocket. The Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010. It was a step toward universal healthcare, which included only allopathic measures- prescription drugs and the diagnostic means to determine which one to use. Western medicine treats symptoms, not root causes. Many of my friends at that time were advocating for universal healthcare. I was finding relief outside that system and could not in good conscience join them in that fight.

Most of the medications I took were causing me unbearable side effects. A few were life-threatening. In my quest to get off of all of them, I found resistance from my psychiatrist. He was a caring person, and I thought I had an ally in my care for a time. When I began researching each of these drugs, I discovered I did not give informed consent. The mild complaints listed under each medication were the only ones presented to me when they were prescribed. My system produced all the obscure effects that one could have, leaving me damaged and wondering why. This was when I became fully awake to the world.

Tracing the pharmaceutical companies to congressional lobbyists gave me a partial answer to the questions I asked. Several congressional members had deep connections to these entities- family and/or investments. This discovery led me to how our money is made and the Federal Reserve. The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin filled in a lot of the blanks. From there, it was a hop and a skip to learn of the United States becoming a corporation (away from being a Constitutional Republic) after the Civil War. Though Lincoln and company emancipated the African slaves of America, we were well on our way to everyone becoming slaves to the corporate system. The Birth Certificate, standardized in the 1930s, became the instrument that made us subject to the corporation and not a sovereign flesh & blood being in the eyes of the law. A cursory trip through Black\’s Law Dictionary will give you a taste of how words have a different meaning if you are on the other side of the real world.

I was, since late 2007, awake to a reality that many have known but have been shunned, derided, censored, hospitalized, or jailed if they dare speak of it. Now, in 2021, thousands of other people are trying in vain to hit the snooze button, but the feeling of \”something ain\’t right\” keeps them from going fully back to sleep. For those of us who have been on this quest for some years, it is incumbent upon us to be kind and remember how it was for us to throw off our blankets and wipe the sleep from our eyes. We have had years to adjust and refine what is true and what is not. Those newly revived will need our calmness and patience as they find their equilibrium amongst the cognitive dissonance in their minds.

We are indeed in this together and cannot afford to leave a fellow traveler behind. There will still be some who can’t make that leap and will defend the trappings of our former western society to their death. Experts and authority figures will be revered, and the status quo, which is rapidly disappearing, will be held in a stranglehold by those who desperately need \”normal\” to return. It is said that prisoners come to love their cage where they are cared for (however abominably), housed, and safe with the devil they know. Allow them their illusions for however long they last. We have better things to do. Our country needs us and our expertise. Creating a world we all want to live and thrive in will be a daunting task, but we were built for this time. How will you contribute to such a world as we have not yet seen?

~ The Interrupted Sleep 1750 François Boucher
Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access Collection

~ Read the story of Catherine Denton and how she created a healing for herself and others using holistic practices in Metaphysical Girl: How I Recovered My Mental Health


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Book Launch!

Awakening, Family, Metaphysical Girl, Spirituality, suicide, transformation

Dr. Catherine Denton is proud to present:

Metaphysical Girl: How I Recovered my Mental Health, 2nd Edition in E-Book format on Smashwords! The day has finally arrived to unveil my memoir detailing family history and my journey out of despair, confusion, and a mental illness diagnosis.

Metaphysical Girl is available for Pre-Order for $7.99 until the publication date of December 26th, 2021. After that date, the price goes to full retail at $9.99, so order your copy soon! Your card won\’t be charged until publication.

The 2nd Edition has been re-edited for clarity, grammatical changes, better sentence structure, and additional details to stories told. The original was written in 2016. Since that time, I have endeavored to improve my craft. For more book information and reviews, see my Book Page on this blog.

Smashwords is the largest distributor of E-Books on the internet and has been an invaluable partner in making this project happen. You will be able to find this book at your favorite online book stores and mobile apps where e-books are sold, such as Smashwords, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo

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Metaphysical Girl: How I Recovered my Mental Health, is just the beginning of my life chronicled in this book. I have projects in the pipeline aimed at helping other folks realize how powerful they are. I am working on my next book detailing how those of us that have been “mental health consumers” can move beyond the current psychiatric paradigm and into a better, more healthy life. I look forward to presenting it in the coming months.

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Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.

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Serving Others

How To, Life Reflections, Spirituality

As souls on this earthly journey, we choose one of two paths for our life. In a previous post-Integrating Societal Duality Part 1 & 2, I explain why we have and need both paths for this world. We can be Service-to-Self oriented where more than 95% of our life is devoted to seeking our own way in all things. The required high percentage is due to the difficulty in sustaining the negative path. We must constantly bend others to our will. If we help another it is to further our own means. Our intention is personal gain without thought of how our actions affect the other person.

If we are on the Service-to-Others path, then for more than 51% of the time, our intention is to do good in the world without it necessarily giving anything back to us. We take care of our own needs but are aware of others and what they are going through as well. We seek win/win scenarios. This polarity is easier to maintain due to the natural positive proclivities of Creator/God/Source/Universal Love.

In our zeal to help other people with their problems and issues, we may over look the fact that we live on a Free-Will planet. Not everyone wants our help or needs any assistance. These people may be learning a new skill, desire independence, or are aware of other circumstances that you are not privy to where your help may interfere. Some people desire to have everything done for them without any responsibility for their own lives. These people will take advantage of a person willing to help but when things go wrong, will blame the helper for the negative outcome.

If we are to fulfill our mission and passion in serving others, we must have the required amount of fuel to do the job. Our emotional and physical bucket must have enough for taking care of ourselves before we care for others in need. In an airline passenger safety training, it is always instructed that we must put on our air-mask before helping anyone else- this includes babies, children and infirm adults. Imagine placing this life-preserving assistance on your child first only for you to succumb to ill-health or death, leaving the child without you for further care. In caring for ourselves, we are more fully able to be there for the others in our life when a crisis happens down the road.

How do we know when to assist? Our first priority is to ask the person (or group) you desire to help- “Is there some way I can help you?” If they say yes, “Do you know what kind of help you desire/need?” If they do know, do what they ask in the manner they prescribe. If you know a way that may work for a better outcome, offer the suggestion, allowing them to say no to your idea without taking it personally. If they do not know what will help, give them your idea of assistance so they can agree or not to take you up on your offer. If they say they do not want help, allow their wishes to stand. You may let them know they can change their mind and ask for your help later.

Relationships take time and attention to become what they are intended to be. We do not always have the best examples from childhood to follow. Sometimes, we must learn healthier ways of conducting our behavior in order to get along with folks. In filling our emotional and physical tank we are respecting ourselves and teaching others through our actions how to accomplish self-care as well. By asking permission of others before we attempt to assist, we are respecting that person. In allowing their yes or no decision to stand, we build trust.

Fill your fuel bucket first and give yourself the love you are desiring from others

When you want to help another:

Ask if they want/need your help

Accept their answer- Yes/No/Maybe Later

Do as they ask when if they say yes

Offer an alternative (if you have another idea) but accept their decision if they decline

Love yourself all the way through this process

Artwork- Washerwomen 1768 ~ François Boucher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Open Access

Cathy Denton

Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.

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Thiel Message #8

channeling, Culture, death, Family, Life Questions, Spirituality, Thiel

This message came through in July 2015. These messages were helpful to me then but feel much more pertinent for this now time. My parents died in June 2019, just 16 days apart. Still feeling the sting though not as sharp as before. Time heals but the scar is there.

Voice– Katana

Me– Yes

Voice– I am Thiel.

Me– What message do you have for me?

Thiel– You are loved. Indeed you are love itself.

Me– Why do you tell me this each time?

Thiel– It is important to know. It is the most important thing.

Me– What else do you have for me?

Thiel– Your parents will not ever truly die. You know this. There are many on this planet who are changing and shifting. You are part of this also. It is ever so and has been so. The core, the essence of a person is eternal and therefore not to be gone even in this expression of life here and now. In the 3D look of things it is difficult to watch a person age and deteriorate but their essence is not aging in the same way. It only gains more experience and there fore helps the whole have that experience. You are helping the whole see it from the other perspective by watching it happen to others you care about. This is important and edifying.

Me– I am tired of seeing them go down hill and suffering.

Thiel– You feel emotion for them. (at this point I am crying) This is part of the 3D experience and not to be shunned. You are attached to them and this causes you to suffer with them. Allowing another to go through with their contract is not as easy as it was explained. You are doing a good job and are providing needed data for those that come after you in this experiment that is life here on this planet.

Me– I see my little dog suffer some days and then he seems just as young as before. My parents do the same thing. Why?

Thiel– Such is life here and such is your perception of this life. There are days when you see beyond what is 3D there and you see the perfection of the eternal. Then there are days when you only see what the illusion lets you see. Then you see suffering. Being here with it all in every way that you see it is good and part of the purpose. All in this experiment see as you do at various times. Some acknowledge it and others do not see the difference. It is enough.

Me– Is there more you would tell me?

Thiel– There is a storm coming. Not the conventional storm with thunder and lightening but one none the less. Preparation is needed and information will be provided to weather it all. Continue to look, see, listen and hear for there will be signs of what is to come and you will be led to what is needed to do for yourself and those you love. Be open, be engaged, be honest.

Me– I need to rest now.

Thiel– Yes you need to rest for now and for the time ahead. There is much to do, to be and to expect for it will all be well.

Image by Richard Mcall from Pixabay

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Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.

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Thiel Message #7

channeling, Life Questions, Spirituality, Thiel

Voice- Katana

Me– Yes

Voice– I am Thiel.

Me– What message do you have for me?

Thiel– You are loved. I do not mean your form in this life that is loved but the essence that is you is loved first then it radiates out into the outer you, your form, that is encompassed within the love we feel. Loved has been high-jacked in modern times and does not mean what everyone thinks it means. Loved is action but it is much more. It is being and “is-ing” and “are-ing” and “were-ing. It is the all in all. Do you feel love, Katana?

Me– Much of the time but sometimes it feels far away.

Thiel– That is because you use the senses of this life and not the senses of your eternal self. The part that is not separated from LOVE. It is the make up of your cells and sinew and blood and bone.

Me– Why have we mistaken it for something it is not?

Thiel– It was the hijackers path to help in this experiment. It was not foreseen how the effect would be so insidious. That is the nature of experience. Unintended consequences are part of the whole.

Me– How do we get back on track with our LOVE?

Thiel– Become more of what love is and love does and what love used to be. You will remember if you allow yourself to have that joy of experiencing it as before the time you came to this space. It is ever in your path waiting for you to recognize it and use it and be it.

Me– Thank you for this advice. I will become what you have explained.

Thiel– You are on your path and rightly so in all things in this moment. You are using opportunities that present themselves. You will have more of what you desire of this experience and you will be able to handle the joy of it all.

Me– I know I have help from you and others of your plane, but will I have physical help from this plane of existence?

Thiel– You will have the help when you need it and how you need it. There will be people and money to do all these things. You are growing tired so we will leave you to rest and feel what we have said.

~If you want some background on Thiel, go to this post: The Beginning of the Thiel Messages

~Image by congerdesign from Pixabay

Cathy Denton

Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.

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Project Upgrade: The Individual

Culture, Life Reflections, Musings on Change, Spirituality, transformation

You are comprised of: 84 minerals, 23 Elements, and 8 gallons of water spread across 38 trillion cells.
You have been built up from nothing by the spare parts of the Earth you have consumed,
according to a set of instructions hidden in a double helix and small enough to be carried by a sperm.
You are recycled butterflies, plants, rocks, streams, firewood, wolf fur, and shark teeth,
broken down to their smallest parts
and rebuilt into our planet’s most complex living thing.
You are not living on Earth. You are Earth.
~Aubrey Marcus

Nature is not matter only. She is also spirit.
~Carl Jung

Each of us is a puzzle, a creative spark, and a gift. No one on this earth has any more or less value than another person. We have endured hardships, achieved unimaginable heights of creativity, and inconceivable destruction. We have also shown others unquenchable love and compassion. We are all players in a great game. The creative spark that is our soul essence can not be extinguished nor does it truly suffer.

Our changing world forces us to acclimate. Things can not stay the same. Adapting is the name of the game now. Personal responsibility is coming to the fore. In these modern times, we have become used to blaming others for our suffering. This was not always so. Historically, the ancient way was \’an eye for an eye” mentality. Equal punishment for wrongs done. We each dealt with another person to settle our differences. We were on equal footing with each other. An individual could therefore extend compassion and forgiveness if they chose.

With the advent of legal entities such as Limited Liability Companies (LLC) and Corporations we abdicated our chance for compassion. Personal injury lawsuits were uncommon prior to televised advertising of lawyers specializing in that field in the late 1970\’s. When corporations were more widely used as business models, mediating problems between folks became a faceless endeavor. Blaming a company was easier to do and was profitable for the individual. These businesses had liability insurance to take care of their occasional negligence.

As the universe goes through its upgrade, the individual becomes free. Our recent involuntary confinement gave us the opportunity to know ourselves and what motivates us. Many discovered what they could do without and what they could not. Depending on a person\’s state of mind and attitude, they either suffered or thrived. I am aware of deaths that occurred and suffering children. I point out that these things happened when the world was “normal” as well, but we were happy to blame others for this plight. I do not advocate self-flagellation or being overly critical with oneself. I do see though that the gifts we bring to the table are more than enough when we responsibly use them for the welfare of those we care for either personally or in connection with other folks.

Our world is a series of contracts, many of them unconsciously enacted. We have abdicated our inner authority to others we select to act on our behalf with no real oversight by us as individuals. We are content to allow acts to be done in our name, as long as we do not feel personally responsible. Out of sight- out of mind. Becoming aware of the many ways we contract with society, religions, governments and more, we can then take back our power and decide if that is where we want to use our authority or is it better spent elsewhere. Our ethical dilemma becomes personal. We can\’t un-see what we are now aware of and are privy to. Choices can then be made, ones that we have considered and weighed against our own personal code. It can be a daunting task to “be a responsible adult” when up until now, you allowed others to dictate your life, even if you did not see it as such.

Freedom is not free but it can be freeing. When we do not have to wait on an outside authority to take action, those closest to the problem can do what needs to be done. The puzzle that must be solved is to make people aware of their own sovereignty. We are powerful as individuals. We are unstoppable as a group. We are a force to be reckoned with when we are free. The realization of our individual sovereignty is the upgrade we will experience. Not everyone will handle becoming this type of human. Some will fight tooth and nail to keep the status quo while others will simply leave the earth plane by various means. For these, dying is preferable to change. For those of us whose soul planned to live through this up-leveling of humanity, it will be rocky, but we were built for this time. Life happens- this new upgraded life- when we were unconsciously making other plans. Let\’s now be conscious and enjoy this ride.

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Cathy Denton

Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.

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Project Upgrade: Human Collective

Life Reflections, Musings on Change, Research, Spirituality, transformation

Now we can hop down a few levels from the Galactic View of this upgrade project to examine the human collective. I mentioned in the previous post that humans are going through an upgrade in our DNA. Our consciousness is becoming more expansive as well. Let’s take a look at the ways this is playing out and what is potentially in our future.

Our world is constantly changing and evolving. As a consequence, humans must change as well or get left behind, like the Neanderthals. There are forces, in the shape of evil people, natural disasters, or personal hardships that provide the catalyst for transformation. We search to find a way out of our suffering. Some people find solace, albeit temporarily, in addictions of various kinds. Others find different routes of escapism. The groping in the darkness for peace has vexed the human psyche for millennia. The ancients discovered that reflection and study could help abate at least some of mankind\’s anguish. What else could be done to alleviate our discomfort?

Meditation has always been the go-to modality to achieve “enlightenment” and peace according to sages, shamans, wisdom-keepers, and life coaches alike. Many folks can\’t seem to make time nor have the inclination to try any sort of meditation practice, though they may believe it would be a good idea to do so. Along comes the time and lack of other distractions with the advent of a global pandemic. I don’t mean to downplay or dismiss those who died during this year-long-plus event but most of the population lived through this past year or some, even if they caught the virus.

Those that were living during this all-inclusive event found that work and social activities were severely limited or curtailed altogether. After a few rocky starts, some people suddenly found time and inclination to begin or reestablish a spiritual practice such as meditation, prayer or even just daydreaming. Mindfulness was implemented because that was all there was to do in the quiet of a nursing home where no one visited you, the solace of a flower or vegetable garden with the soil as your only companion, or being home alone due to no family coming over to cook for.

Amazing things can occur in isolation. Coal under pressure becomes a diamond. Caterpillars in cocoons transform into butterflies. Butter, sugar, flour and eggs magically emerge as a cake from the silence of the oven. Tony Stark turned into Ironman when he surfaced from his cave confinement. Humans evolve when we allow the pressure of the outside world to force us to adapt. No one says this transformation is easy. Many times it is done in fits and starts. Most would come to the realization that the journey was worth the pain after enough time to assimilate the new awareness had passed.

As a collective, we had enough folks seeking relief by going within themselves to assist the world in its desire to shift from the status quo. The direction of the earth\’s trajectory was becoming unsustainable. The divide between the haves and have-nots was too wide to bridge. A complete renewal had to be achieved. Stopping the mechanism of modern-day living was the only way. Evil somehow serves the light.

The collective has emerged from this temporary cocoon or oven, into an awake and more aware people. For the most part they are not buying what the media is selling anymore. When they tuned into their feelings and discernment these past months, they discovered that things felt “off.” Their search for what was really happening took them to places they never dreamed. The collective is being upgraded to something better able to withstand the changes that need to be made.

Stay-tuned for Part Three.

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Cathy Denton

Catherine Denton is a Metaphysician living in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Check out her musing on family, life, health, and various metaphysical topics.

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