When Places Call

 by Rev. Amari Magdalena

Over the last many years, places have called me. I’ve come to trust that bugle of Spirit and followed the winds of change.  Much like the movie Chocolate, wind always does seem to bring the knowing that it is time to move on. Truthfully, I thought at this age and with some physical infirmities, Mesilla would be my final place. Apparently not!

 There has been a toss up for me between the Pacific Northwest and the Southwest. Both have tugged on me and pulled me towards them. In these waning years I asked my I-Ching if I would have one more move and the answer was yes! So it was that I just got back from Vancouver B.C. where my youngest son and grandson live.

 The majestic meeting of mountain and sea, it sees, is quite compelling. I found I could breathe much better. Altitude has been a more recent challenge for me. The moisture was also helpful. Friends have for some time there told me they’d love to have me back.

 Returning to the desert and altitude of nearly 4,000 ft caused breath issues again as I reacclimated.  The newest, and 10^th, grandchild due in July has also been a draw. When I lived in Bellingham, my Nexus pass was much used to access the nearby boarder to Canada. And thus, I made the big decision to return to the Pacific Northwest. This will indeed be my last move, and I am finding comfort, joy, and anticipation.

Each and every move I’ve made since leaving Colorado at the Angelic Age of 33 has been of great benefit. Everywhere there has been growth, acceptance, and opportunities to carry out my ministry of peace. I have friends all over the US and even in parts of the world. All the changes have contributed to the expansion of my services and appreciation for the different cultures and tempos of each place.

Truly, I will always hold the Southwest in my heart and soul and yet it is time that elusive commodity we all must face. Surely climate change has had an effect, yet the overriding reason has been my knowing. And, I am assured, that knowing is ultimately our greatest sense. When we know, we know. There is comfort in that short sentence.

My advice to you, asked for or not, is to tune into the Spirit Within every now and again to see what joys may be coming your way. Always, Spirit sends messages or winds of change. We’ve only to amplify our inner urgings to find the perfect roads to follow.

 “A man is like a novel: until the very last page you don't know how it will end. Otherwise, it wouldn't even be worth reading.” ― Yevgeny Zamyatin

 “So many believe that it is love that grows, but it is the knowing that grows and love simply expands to contain it.” ― Wm. Paul Young, The Shack

 “Be not another, if you can be yourself.” ― Paracelsus

 “When you know the knower within, you don't need to know further. When you know the meditator within, you don't need to meditate further. When you truly know the worshiper in you, you are to be worshiped.” ― Amit Ray, Nonviolence: The Transforming Power

Change, Change, Change-The World in Flux

by Rev. Amari Magdalena 

 

The times they are a changing. It often feels like things are upside down in many areas of our lives. In America our politics have taken a 180-degree turn depending on your political view. Our country is losing its number one status in the world influence much like that of other empires. The environment is simultaneously losing steadiness of seasons to which we’ve become acclimated. What is going on?

Metaphysics has predicted this turn for some time.  Several gateways promised major shifts depending on which one you subscribed to. There was the Harmonic Convergence, the 11:11, The Lion’s Gate Portal 8:8, the 12:12, The Harmonic Concordance and perhaps others of lessor importance or acknowledgement.

I was an active participant in the 11:11 Gateway.  From 11:11 am to 11:11 pm in each time zone around the world people were converging. The crux of this gateway was a belief in a 20-year span of spiritual growth and change. It was believed that the poles on Earth would shift as they have over long history of the planet.

Today we know that the poles are indeed shifting though perhaps not as rapidly as was thought. Air traffic controllers at airports are having to adjust flight paths due to magnetic north shifting. These are measurable events not imaginary.

Our country once touted as a democracy and heralded by many countries is becoming authoritative and oligarchy like. Violence is on the rise in every corner in part due to population expansion and rising gun ownership including assault weapons. The long-held dream, though illusionary, that the poor could pull themselves up by their bootstraps has been shattered. Wealth has grown exponentially and poverty a nosedive as necessities have become out of reach.

All this is sufficient to cause concern for concern, and for more awakened folks, announcement that the world is shifting dimensions. There was a time when one could sit on top of the divide of good and evil in gray. No more!  We could be a little ‘bad’ and be OK with that at long as our good outweighed it. Now, we have a definitive choice to make.  There is no more fence sitting.  We are being called to choose: El Mundo Bueno* or El Mundo Mal leaving some preparing for ascension to the 5^th dimension and others to live in the squalor of the 3^rd dimension.

This is the true source of the flux time we are experiencing. Though it is filled with daily distractions, some fear of closure, angst, and anxiety as humans are being replaced by robots, many want to find Waldon Pond and drop out.

On top of all of the above, we enter the Chinese Year of the Fire Horse on February 17^th. According to Eastern Astrology, it’s going to be a whooper. Many institutions falling. Reshuffling of many long-held beliefs and priorities. More divisions. It will be quite challenging to sit back and watch without having feelings about all of the chaos.

Though we may choose to be part of the changes, we may also want to remember to ground ourselves daily and hold visions of a much better world evolving.  Remember we are in charge of how we experience each and every change. We may or may not have contributed to the change though it is up to us to deal with it through love.

If we can hold on to the belief that the only true thing is Love, we may navigate this coming time with peace. I simply suggest that we hold Love in the foreground of our lives and release all else. We keep our intention for ascending in the Fifth Dimension foremost in our minds. Consider wearing something with a heart symbol on it every day.

All Blessings for every inhabitant of the world that chooses Love.  All the rest will sort itself out.

“Fight for the things that you care about. But do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” –Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better.” – Georg C. Lichtenburg

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do.” – Amelia Earhart

“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” – Coretta Scott King

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead

 

 

 

·         El Mundo Bueno: Saving Humanity and Our Glorious Planet by Amari Magdalena

 

Ego and the Golden Parachute Clause

by Rev. Amari Magdalena

Our ego, a constant companion or one that sabotages all our relationships. This is the question. What is it for and how does it serve us?  More importantly, when is it time to pry its long fingernails off our day-to-day living.

 

In the beginning, from infancy, life is all about us. If we are fortunate to have parents that welcomed the rather thankless job of raising children, we were coddled, fawned over, even provided entertainment.  At each stage of the “I” growth, we were encouraged to master each task of becoming human.  For many we were the main entertainment. However, that mostly did not last.

 

Astrology divides the zodiac into three groups: “I”, “We,” and “Us.” The first 4 planets are about mastering the “I” (Aires, Taurus, Gemini, and Cancer). The next 4 planets are for us to master relationships, of all kinds (Leo, Virgo, Libra, and Scorpio). Finally, we have the 3^rd group focused on the Universal “Us” (composed of Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces).” If we were to divide our lives into these groupings the first might be from say 1-26; the next 27-53, and last 54-78 for example.

 

Even our growth in mind, body, and spirit supports these periods. First, we master the “I” with complete identification as a self. Next, we move to the “We” and see a second mastery of “We” which includes all kinds of relationships.  It requires that we look a bit outside of our I, me, and mine, in all circumstances towards working partnerships. This is one area of significant failure for many.  We bring the unmet needs of our childhood to the party romantically, in employment, and all areas of our lives. As a former HR Director I often observed that the workplace can represent a very dysfunctional family if too many of the workers failed to get past the proverbial “I.”

 

Yet approaching that final third of our lives, we are often more interested in the esoteric, our legacy, and final times. At this juncture, we are more likely to move into the Universal “Us.”  Isn’t it interesting that the abbreviation for the United States if US? Someone was on the ball with that! Here is where we finally surrender that old Ego and allow ourselves to provide service to others. Of course, some fail at this task and end up alone and miserable. I would not wish that on anyone.

 

OK, so how do we accomplish putting this part of us that is selfish and self-centered to rest. First, I find it useful to give your Ego a name. I chose my mother’s foster parents name for her that she hated, Mildred. Afterall, it was her judgments, criticisms, and goading, that had preeminence for the first 2/3rds of my life. I could hear her voice in my head much too often. I wanted to banish her to Siberia or Kafiristan but instead came up with the golden parachute program.

 

The way it works is that first you need to flatter your ego and thank him/her for doing such a fabulous job.  Flattery is much appreciated by Ego. Next, conjure up the ideal place for the Ego to go into retirement with all the bells and whistles that are compelling. Sell it hard. Next assure the Ego that should you need its council; you promise to get in touch.  The old “don’t call us, we’ll call you.” Not too many egos can escape such thoughtful flattery and helpful decision making.

 

Now for some reprogramming. Every time you hear a judgment in your head, stop, and then ask yourself if that judgment has any purpose in your head now.  Is it true? Could it be true now? Have you ever spoken in judgment? Is it possible that you might? Just decide to make what is said irrelevant.  It’ll save your sanity and eventually you’ll shut down those little stage 2 bleed-throughs.

 

Finally, you’ll find you are no longer caught up in many of the personal emotional turmoil of youth.  With time running out, your desire for ire wanes. This gives you the gift of brushing off things that have lost importance like ego. You may become more concerned about legacy, emotional equity, and ending days that move at warp speed. Like the snake, you begin to slough off the old sensitive skin, for more reliable ways to interact and engage. You finally understand “LET GO!” This helps you concern yourself with the “Us” and Universal Good.

 

With this you’ve completed the contract you made in this incarnation. You’ve experienced separation, which was the major lesson of this life ride. Once you’ve mastered it and moved into a less attached spiritual view of the Universe, you are as MLK said, “Free at last, free at last!” Welcome home!

 

“True self is non-self, the awareness that the self is made only of non-self-elements. There's no separation between self and other, and everything is interconnected. Once you are aware of that you are no longer caught in the idea that you are a separate entity.” ^_

Thich Nhat Hanh