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With all the challenges and activities of life, it can be easy to forget that each step you take IS your spiritual path. It can become habitual to feel that you are on a spiritual merry-go-round, pursuing the path but somehow not getting where you need to be. It is at these times that you need to stop, take a breath, and reevaluate where you are in your spiritual journey.
Your Spiritual Ascent is a miraculous journey. It represents the blossoming of your soul, the unfolding of the spiritual powers latent within you. Earth is a schoolhouse and you are here to grow and serve the divine plan. In this school there are definite grades and levels. Right now you are in the process of growing through the spiritual planes. These planes are actual dimensions of life and consciousness that you have to embody and master if you are to win the crown of life, the culminating achievement in your earthly journey.
In the esoteric work, these spiritual planes are called the astral worlds. The astral worlds are the dimensions of life you go to when you pass from this life through the portal called death. These dimensions are magnificent, but they are not just for the day when you are finished with your earthly life. These dimensions are part of you right now. You receive help and support from the astral planes. As you earn spiritual light, you grow through these realms while you are right here in physical life. This is the essence of your spiritual ascent.
There are seven of these astral dimensions that you are evolving through. Eventually you will finish with the astral planes altogether and step into the next dimension of life known as the heaven worlds of Spiritual Etheria.
Your passport to the spiritual worlds is the Divine Light you earn. The more spiritual power you earn the higher in consciousness you can climb and the greater your spiritual ascent through the astral planes. It’s a wondrous journey.
How do you help in your spiritual ascent? Is there a way to quicken this process? The answer is straight forward: there is no shortcut to spiritual enlightenment, but by putting your hands to the plough and applying yourself, you can accelerate the process, right now.
The key to your spiritual ascent is the Divine Light. Do all that you can to earn light. Through every good word, thought, act and deed you are earning light. Your efforts do add up! In all your choices and decisions, look to the best course of action regardless of personal feelings. Be willing to face the challenges of life head on. These tests are the very opportunity to help you grow and mature. And as you master these challenges, you are building your spiritual power.
The other way you earn spiritual light and quicken your spiritual steps is through meditation. By meditating regularly, you are giving yourself time to commune with the Divine and receive the gifts of Spirit. There are some who say they are too busy to meditate or say they do not know how to meditate. This is like saying you have no time for God or don’t know how to receive from God. Of course you do! It’s all a matter of choice.
Through every sincere effort you are growing and unfolding your spiritual power. Put God first in all you do and watch your life blossom.
In Divine Light and Love,
Barbara Y. Martin
Spiritual Director
~ For those who wish to climb the mountain of spiritual awareness, the path is selfless work. For those who have attained the summit of union with the Lord, the path is stillness and peace. ~
~Bhagavad Gitta
Here at Spiritual Arts Institute we have a special New Year’s tradition. We encourage everyone to make a wish list of their hopes and dreams for the coming year. Then, after New Year’s Day, seal the list and ask the light to bless your wishes. Keep the list on your altar all year, and open it at the end of the year to see what came to fruition. In addition, make a list of things you want to let go of, that you do not want to bring into the new year, and burn that list as close to midnight as possible on New Year’s Eve, feeling the old being released as you are infused with the fresh energy of the new year.
Easter is a very important occasion in the esoteric work. It represents the laying down of our lower self and the resurrection of our higher, divine nature; the victory of life over death, not only for Jesus but for ourselves as well. During this time, we celebrate the establishing of the Christ light on Earth, the light that is in the process of resurrecting the world.
We do not have to be of any particular religious faith to appreciate the spiritual significance connected to Easter. It’s open to everyone. In the inner worlds, Easter is a major celebration time. There are conclaves and ceremonies that go on as well as a great deal of prayer work. The divine draws especially close to humanity to bless and uplift us.
In celebration of Easter, make an extra effort to release something from your life you feel has been holding you back, and make a stronger effort to welcome your own Higher nature into your heart and mind.
A most blessed and Happy Easter to you!
The Holiday season is a special time as the divine down-rays a tremendous amount of light during this time to uplift humanity. Regardless of our religious affiliation, God loves us all and uses this time to touch deep into our soul. Do your best to stay in as high a spiritual place as you can even if difficult situations come up. Keep your thoughts elevated and avoid getting into confrontations with others. Simply be receptive to what God wishes to give you.These next few weeks are a good time to take personal inventory of the year. Look at the things you accomplished and did not accomplish. Forgive those you may have had entanglements with. Pray for your family and loves ones. Pray for the world and the troubled spots where tensions are high.We have a tradition at Spiritual Arts Institute to make a wish list for 2008 and seal it after January 1, 2008. Ask the light to bless those wishes and then at the end of the year open the envelope and see how well you did. Also make another wish of things you do NOT wish to bring into the New Year and burn that list as close to midnight New Year’s Eve. Feel those things being dropped away.
Welcome to our new blog! We have started this blog as a place to share information about the aura and spiritual growth, and to keep you informed of events and activities at Spiritual Arts Institute. We have had so many people call and write us, showing their appreciation for what the light has done for them. They’ve also shared some remarkable personal experiences and successes. We’d love to hear about your experiences in working with the light!
