Our Spiritual Reality: Discovering- Examining- Modifying

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Feb 4, 2000

In our previous articles on this subject we defined our spiritual as being all that is non-physical, or that which cannot be examined through our physical senses. We were able to see that included such as thoughts, ideas, perceptions, even aspects of some emotions or feelings. We have found that such a list of non-physical aspects of our "beingness" can be extensive. many of them not appearing to be all that spiritual. Like all areas of learning, we begin by recognizing and defining the gross; working our way into areas finer in definition. We tend to first see in "black and white"; only later recognizing and determining shades of gray and colors.

A useful analogy for the process of learning about our spiritual reality would be that of music, as it is something that requires the use of both our minds and our senses. Imagine that you are listening to loud rock music. Until you can tune it out or turn it off you will be unable to hear or appreciate the soft easy-listening music also being played. Also, until you can tune out or turn off the easy listening music you will be unable to hear or appreciate the gentle and beautiful melody also being played. And finally, until you can tune out or turn off the melody you will be unable to hear the angelic sounds, the music of LIFE, that can draw you to unimaginable heights of joy and peace. Though the religious upbringing of your childhood will color what you "see" somewhat. We have learned it makes no difference whether one's guide, savior or teacher is Moses, Mohammed, Jesus, an angel, a spirit guide or ones own Higher Self. We will each see what we need to see.

And now for the process of getting there. We have experimented and worked with meditation, auto-hypnosis, hypnosis and reverie. What seems to work best, in our experience, is a process called Directed Reverie. The challenge comes from attempts to take and active hand in a passive process, an impossibility for our conscious minds to perform. We must recruit the assistance of other parts of our consciousness.

For those who cannot understand the problem or who already have some experiences with other techniques, we suggest a simple exercise. We suggest that you try to go to sleep. As you probably already know, it doesn't work. The harder you try the farther away you get from your goal. Some of you already know the secret and that brings us to our point. Sleep is an effect, not a cause. It is not

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