Hello
Dear Ones,
Hanging
Out With God will now be titled IN THE SPIRIT. Same writer (me). Many things are changing. God
is constant - yet ever new. (S)He has declared to us that there will be a
new thing and we are to know it. (Isa.
43:19) "Shall ye not know it?"
IN THE SPIRIT
(Rev. 1:10)
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Perception:
"Render
unto Caesar (materiality) the things that are Caesar's and unto God
(spirituality)
the things that are God's." (Matt.22:21)
Therein
lies the enigma of man. We are spiritual beings
dwelling in a material plane of existence.
In
truth, it is all perception; awareness; consciousness. I know people who are
very "earthy minded" who live to satisfy very earthy, sensual
sensations. It's part of the earth-game of life. It's a built-in
biological gimmick. The earth-urge causes us to eat, drink, and
procreate. "All creatures great and small" follow this pattern.
Some more, some less.
For
instance, one rather expects animals to act like - well - animals.
However, there are degrees of animal consciousness: wild, ferocious
beasts; barnyard variety; and domesticated. Each acts appropriately to
its level of consciousness. Through a spiral of evolutionary
consciousness, the beast becomes tame; even loving.
And,
there are hu-mans (thinking breath of God beings)
that have the capacity to grasp more subtle vibrations than the average. But, how often we choose to act as barnyard creatures, identifying
ourselves more with replicating forces of nature than with our true natures,
which are godlings.
Perhaps
it comes down to those who see things as "letter of the law" and
those who perceive it all as Spirit. (The letter of the law killeth; the Spirit giveth
life.) (2 Corinth. 3:6)
"Letter
of the law" people who see the world as facts and figures, as "i's" to dot and "t's"
to cross, should perhaps, be the ones to attend to those functions - while
those who live in an awakening awareness of the quantum field should,
perhaps, be free to examine and pursue the Infinite Possibilities that are
ever unfolding.
A
little something for everyone!
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A
Good Question:
Is
the experience stronger than you? Or, are you stronger than the
experience?
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On
the Stillness:
We
are so geared to "going someplace;" "getting there;"
"goal-setting - visualizing - becoming." To
DOING.
Sometimes
we just need be still - and listen to the "still, small voice."
Sometimes
we need to just "be." A human being,
not a human doing.
As
Scripture says: "Be still and know that I AM God"
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Ego
Trip
Someone
told me recently that until she met me her
understanding of God was not too great. Hers was a stereotypical concept
of God as rigid ruler and stern judge who minutely watched our actions and
rewarded us accordingly. (Heavens to Betsy! - We are
undone!)
Then,
she came to know Spirit as a loving presence with a wonderful sense of humor.
What
an ego trip - for me. To think of myself as a
light-being, shedding knowledge and wisdom. For
a moment. But then I realize (wistfully) it's just me.
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When
I was a little girl, my mother and sister thought a trip to
Southern
women (and little girls) were known for their subtleness (ha), so naturally I
must also go for "educational
purposes." (My education - the reason for the trip).
(Oh yeah. I was getting educated all right!)
My
brother-in-law-to-be was such an old fashioned gentleman who had a care for my
delicate sensibilities. He procured tickets to various amusements for us;
Broadway plays, etc.
I
so clearly remember that he would not get them for a certain play because the
word "virgin" was used in it. He felt it too "blue" for my
sweet, unsullied self.
Some
years later, the musicals "Hair" and "Oh Calcutta" erupted
on the scene with nudity on the stage. They "Let the sunshine
in," for sure.
Now
I see that Harry Potter ('Daniel Radcliff) is appearing nude on stage in
What
a message to send to all young "Harry Potter Wannabees."
Some
one wrote a book once and called it The Late, Great Planet Earth.
Perhaps
it is well that my brother-in-law went to live in another realm last summer.
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The
Question:
I
was asked by someone (nosey) how old was I. How
does one answer that? How old is this body? It's new. All new cells constantly. How old is my soul?
It's ancient. I don't know when it emerged on this planet as a conscious
entity. Long, long ago, I feel.
It
seemed to be a matter of some importance to her as she was most insistent
that I tell her. I can only say what my mother told me:
"You are as old as your tongue, and a little older than your teeth."
(As
I understand from some wise ones, my brain got rewired when I had a
stroke. I do not know how old the thoughts of them are, or the method by
which they come to me. I suspect that is old, too.)
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Quote
from old, forgotten manuscript:
"Can
the soul once alive to the secret temple, the Holy of Holies, forget its own
divinity and become again the sordid thing it had been in its
ignorance?"
The
Master
Chela of the West: Man's Fragments of
Forgotten History
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Blessings to you my dear ones. I wish you peace.
Rev.
Carolyn L. Crane
IN
THE SPIRIT MINISTRY