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Post by catharina59 on Feb 28, 2010 12:33:49 GMT -5
Awaken and Sparkle Michael whispered to you through his music and art while you were sleeping. "Awaken," Michael says. "Awaken and be who you truly are. Let the real you Sparkle and make this world brighter." There will always be those who drink from a different fountain. Their fountain and its contents will not nourish. They may drink the Kool-Aid of materialism, gain, greed, sensation, titillation, excitement, stimulation, ego puffing, all kinds of physical, mental and emotional gratification and all the illusions that the world has to offer until they no longer do. They will engage in theft, addiction, darkness, sexual deviancy, destruction, metaphorical cannibalism, and the endless search for the orgiastic state until they realize their mistake. They are in the desert and they thirst. They are spiritually parched, dry, shriveled. They will do anything to make themselves feel better. Wouldn't you? So what did Michael and other master teachers say about this? Did he say destroy them? Fear them? Kill them? Dispatch them? Disabuse them? No! He said love them. They deserve our pity for they are miserable. They don't have enough love. Would you want to be them? Have you forgotten that you once came from there? From that same illusion? Better to shine a light than to curse the dark. Heaping more darkness upon them is not going to help. Better to invite them to the light. So I am not saying that you should take everything they are dishing out. I am saying to have compassion for the state they are in. Invite them to step beyond themselves. Hold space for their awakening. Understand that they do not love themselves enough and because they don't, others won't. It is all resonance, after all. They don't like their own "music" and who they are being--and they are living in that soup. I am not saying to live there with them or to allow them to darken your doorstep. I am saying invite them to be more. The only difference between them and you is that you have begun to awaken and they are still sleeping. They have not awakened to their metaphorical "Inner Michael." Condemning them is not useful for it will only serve to turn them away and back into the dark and it will dim your light. I am also not saying that this is easy. It takes work to pull it off and to stay in the love frequency all the time. But if we can do it more than not do it, we contribute to the light in the world instead of the shadow. Appreciation is a form of love; it lives on the same wavelength as love. Only the intensity is different. If we can find a way to appreciate who they are being, we open a space for them to evolve even more. Condemning them is an attack and will only help them contract more and shrivel more into their own darkness. Appreciation opens a space for them to let in the light. Even if it is just appreciating how truly creative they are with their darkness, it will change the vibe for us and for them. Someone wise once said: "it is just as foolish to expect that people will not change as it is to expect they will." Can you feel that? It is important to hold space for them to try on something new. Change is hard for everyone. Old habits create an illusion of security. We cling because we are afraid. If we feel someone is loving us while inviting us to try it on, we feel that support and make feel safer stepping out into new territory. When I say that this practice is not easy, I mean that. It is important to not hold yourself in contempt if you forget or if you contract into your own defensiveness. Because of our interactions with the world, we mistakenly think we must "protect" ourselves. This is an illusion. There is nothing to protect, no one to protect against and certainly no one to protect. We are not our ego. We are not even an individual; we are one. And we are not who we think we are most of the time. Who you really are requires no protection. Do we forget that? Yes. Is it important to work on it? Yes. Do we fail or forget sometimes? Yes. "But I'm only human!" And it's OK to be human. Just remember how far you've come. If you forget, square your shoulders, take a deep breath and try again. Everybody wants to be loved; everybody wants to feel L-O-V-E. Michael knew this. It hurt for him to love sometimes but he did it anyway. Can you love on behalf of Michael, for Michael? Will you do it? Blessings and Peace, Rev. B "One Wordsmith" at Inner Michael www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-I5XTLocE4
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Post by catharina59 on Mar 2, 2010 18:00:20 GMT -5
I sended this mail ti divastyle and because of the links and so on I send them her also; Love to all of you, my mj army family! Yes I KNOW IT IS REALLY terrible at some times and suddenly we cry of happiness; it helps to share and also to read more about Michael to understand why we grieve: we are called to our chosen plan to help Michael to change this world for the better listen to his songs, especially acapella, then you her more of his essages ; now I began to relate them and they tell a story, a lesson how to deal with all this; also the inner Michael messages are great, you can ask for them on the website:http://innermichael.blogspot.com/ I will send you here the last one of today rev Barbara has send me, it is great; I and other of the forum put them on this site as well at the tread "inner micheal messages all together " here some links to some alcapella songs, if you like we can discuss them:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qbOZVroox8 Will you be there www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mih0MlFRIdM bad www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4uxiOaafeg They dont care about us; he sings in it : I Live to God to fullfill his profecy Love you! Catharina Where are you living from? Something happened in that theater. Something spoke to me. Something that did not come from the screen. It came through the screen. This is It. This is it? I don't think so. The legacy that is Michael will evolve and live for a long time to come. His legacy is certainly in his fans for they have gotten and assimilated his message. Fans know they are the world. They know that it falls to them to make the world a better place; they accept that it is their role. They understand that they are chosen. By Michael and for Michael. But by and for so much more... Human consciousness on this planet is undergoing an evolutionary burst. The "New Human Experience" is attempting to be born. The new and improved version, the next incarnation of the human being is on the way. The countdown has begun! We have many selves... the physical self, the mental self, the emotional self, the spiritual self and so on... I have learned to call them bodies: the mental body, emotional body, physical body and so on... But there is a "Higher Self" that is the spiritual core of the human- the Spirit, perhaps Soul, or what some call the Brahman, permanent atom or Atman. What these parts of the human are called depends on what tradition or mystery school you ascribe to. It really doesn't matter what you call them... what matters is that we understand that we are so much more than what we appear to be. Who you are being or what part of you expresses itself in the world is a reflection of which "you" that you are identifying with and who you are being inside. If you just identify "you" as your physical body, then you will express as a being who is mostly physical. Your interests and drives will relate to a physical presence that is dominant. If you mostly identify with your emotional body, then your life will be lived in a place of intense emotion. Your life and how you relate to others will be based on how you and they "feel." You might even be swayed and dragged around by your emotions. You might find yourself on either end or somewhere in between on your emotional spectrum. That might be somewhere between miserable on one end and ecstatic on the other. Most times will be spent somewhere in between and hover around happy or sad with everything else falling along a linear spectrum or continuum. If you live mostly in your mental body, you might be in your head most of the time. You might be a thinking person who ponders or thinks thing through. You might live in a mostly mental world. You might process with your intellect, be intellectual, analyse and not live so much with your feeling. The spiritual individual comes from a much different place. A person who is in touch with their higher self, spirit or soul lives from that place. Life is viewed as a spiritual journey. You realize that you are a spiritual being having a human experience. The world is a spiritual place and all the people in it are spiritual beings whether they know it or not; whether they behave like it or not. The spiritual individual knows himself to be a divine child of God- by whatever name that God is called. A person living from their spiritual self sees and recognizes God in everything. All is the dance of creation; all are creations of God as well as creators themselves. Such an individual sees as God sees, knows as God knows. From this perspective, everything is Divine nature. From this viewpoint, when someone is behaving un-godlike, it is because they have forgotten who they are. They are not intimate with the spark of diviniity within. They are living from a place of pain instead of a place of hope. They live from a place of fear instead of love, of lack instead of abundance. They live more in darkness than light. They identify with the matrix and not the magic. Perhaps they have "drunk the Koolaid" and found it intoxicating. Or perhaps they are not aware there are other things available besides Koolaid for a thirsty soul that not only quench but nourish. Michael, his music, his message and the legacy he left the world in his fans, comes from the spiritual plane. Michael brought spirit through him-- through his body, through his music, through his creative work, through his humanitarian efforts, through his teachings to his fans- change the world by looking in the mirror and changing self in the world. Heal the world by extending the highest and finest of yourself and the human spirit. Michael was a portal or an open channel for Spirit. It poured through him and into his creative work. It is the stuff of the creator, the divine impulse, the blueprint of the god-man or soul infused personality. Yes, it's all for love. L-O-V-E. This spiritual level of developement can be attained in many ways. Meditation is one path; Michael meditated. Sacred dance is another path; God danced Michael. Music and song is another avenue or "river" of spirit that can carry a soul to God. There are as many paths to the master as there are cultures, traditions and religions. And at their core, in the mystical kernel, they all hold the same God Code. The God Code is omnipresent. It is everywhere. All you have to do is pluck the correct string on the guitar of God and vibrate with the resonant frequency. Know the signature vibration that is Spirit and play it. Entrain to it. Become it. Become the vibration, the sound, the string, the guitar, the guitar player. Know yourself to be all of that. And know others to be that as well. Some may not play that beautiful music because their life is so loud they cannot hear the code for it comes in a whisper-- quiet, refined, rarified. It cannot be heard over the din. Some are out of tune. Some don't know there is a way to play the guitar. Some have lost their strings. Some have forgotten the guitar has a player or the player has a guitar. Michael knew this. This is what sustained Michael- his knowing that everyone in their heart is this musician. He knew the Universe was a manifestation of the sacred song. That people forgot, or lost or never knew the frequency that plays the music best-- the frequency of love. Michael's music was his prayer. He lived in gratitude for the gifts he was given. He used those gifts for the glory of his guitar and the guitar maker. Michael's life was not easy, however Michael's living was an example of someone who declares "I am only here for God" and goes about the business of living his life from there. Blessings and Peace, Rev. B "One Wordsmith" at Inner Michael
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Post by karencanada on Mar 7, 2010 14:02:41 GMT -5
Catharina thank you so much for posting this, I do sooo love to read Rev. Barbara Kaufman's work...she puts into words so perfectly what so many of us are experiencing. She just resonates with my spirit as I am sure she does with all of us who have found our way to this site, and to Michael
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Post by catharina59 on Mar 12, 2010 16:24:51 GMT -5
A vow is a very deep commitment. A vow is an amplified wish. If a wish is like the factory standard speakers on the TV, a vow is home theater with surround sound. When a vow is made from the deepest part of the human soul, it will find a way to manifest and express that vow. The human will can move mountains! It is that powerful! When you vow to do something or to be something, you set in motion a whole series of invisible forces. The Universe hears this vow, discerns the vibe, and immediately springs into action to bring you together with that which you desire. It is a conspiracy! The Universe conspires to give you exactly what you ask for. And it won't stop until you gain the object of your desire or until you replace that desire with one that has a higher amplitude. The Universe will work to bring you within striking distance, brings the correct people into your life, propels you in the direction of your vowed result, supports you in the attainment of it and confirms your desire to you over and over. Change the desire, and you change the Universe and its response. That is why it is important to keep your eye on the goal if you really mean to attain the vow that you made. Replace that vow with a greater one, and the Universe will do a 180 to go there. "Oops, we're going here now!" Sometimes we make huge vows and we forget we made them! Or we make a vow and replace it with a new one every day, month or year. Or we inadvertantly vow something that is bound to confound us. "I never want to experience that again!" Maybe you don't but then maybe when you mature more, you do. But that original vow is out there in the Universe working itself out. Confuse the Universe and the outcome will be as confused. Be fickle and the Universe gets fickle. Be direct, be resolute and the Universe responds accordingly. Throw some doubt in the mix and watch the Universe waffle. What also happens with strong desire or making a vow is that it will bring up everything that is its opposite. It calls forth the desire but also invites its opposite. That is just the way it is in this world of duality. There are laws which govern "how things work" and one of them is "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." So, expect it. The opposites show up as obstacles in the way of your pursuit of the desire. It is the dark side of the dream. Sometimes we make a vow at a time that we are less than coherent, less than sane. And we then forget that we have made that vow. It doesn't matter. The Universe is already working on bringing that goal into being. It may be droning on quietly in the background of your days but it is nonetheless there. It is working itself out and you may not even be aware that you made that vow so long ago in a different state of mind. Never mind; what is showing up in your life is directly related to what you said you wanted even if you don't remember what you said you wanted. You will remember that Michael decided that he was going to be the best at his craft- he was going to do it better than anybody. He was going to study the greats and become greater. He was going to sell more albums than anyone ever had. He was going to be the most visible star in the world. And he was going to make the world a better place! I suspect Michael made that vow at a very young age. We all know what showed up when he called forth that vision. We saw what showed up to oppose that vow. Did that stop Michael? Did it deter him? Did it delay him? Maybe he detoured for awhile. Any shadow that sustains for too long can dishearten even the most resolute and brilliant creator. But did Michael come back? Will you? Blessings and Peace, Rev. B "One Wordsmith" at Inner Michael
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Post by karencanada on Mar 14, 2010 3:07:38 GMT -5
Catharina thank you again for posting Rev. Kaufmann's articles.. I don't always have time to go to all the places I want to on the internet, and having this here helps me stay in touch with her beautiful and wise thoughts and understanding.
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Post by catharina59 on Mar 14, 2010 18:12:58 GMT -5
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Post by catharina59 on Mar 15, 2010 17:16:41 GMT -5
A Salon You are cordially invited... If you would like to attend a gathering... Hosted by Rev. B Wednesday, March 17, 2009 7PM CST, USA. The Conference Call number is: 712-432-1620 The Pin number is: 974041 # If you get a busy signal or are unable to connect, call back in. Try to connect a few moments before we are scheduled to begin. Please read the etiquette suggestions International Country Codes: www.countrycallingcodes.com Time Zone Converter: www.timeanddate.com Etiquette: * Rev B. will moderate. * Please do not interrupt the whomever is speaking. * If you would like to add something call me by name (Barbara) and I will acknowledge you. *Call from a land line if possible. If you call from a cell phone, the phone MUST BE muted unless you are speaking. When finished speaking, you will need to go back on mute. *Call from a quiet place. No radios, TV or dogs barking in the background if possible. *Mute your phone unless you wish to speak and mute again after you've finished. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is a Salon? It's another name for gathering for enlightenment. Salons are for gathering and exchanging ideas for the sake of knowledge; I like to add... for the sake of heart. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the Salon History and Definition: (from Wikipedia) At a time when society was defined and regulated by men, women could be a powerful influence only in the salon. Women were the center of the life in the salon and carried a very important role as regulators. They can select their guests and decide about the subjects of their meetings. Those subjects can be social, literary, or political. They also had the role as mediator by directing the discussion. The salon was a Chinese invention of the 16th century which flourished in France throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. The word salon first appeared in France in 1664 (from the Italian word salone, itself from sala, the large reception hall of Italian mansions). One important place for the exchange of ideas was the salon, a gathering of the intellectual, social, political, and cultural elites. Roman-born Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Ramouillet (1588-1665), ran salons from 1607 until her death. She established the rules of etiquette of the salon which resembled the earlier codes of Italian chivalry. The salon evolved into a well-regulated practice that focused on and reflected enlightened public opinion by encouraging the exchange of news and ideas. By the mid-eighteenth century the salon had become an institution in French society and functioned as a major channel of communication among intellectuals. Talk to you soon. Blessings and Peace, Rev. B "One Wordsmith" at Inner Michael Resources: www.innermichael.com A minister and metaphysician takes a look at Michael Jackson www.onewordsmith.com A writer whose mission is "to simply change the world." Questions? Comments? email: barbk@athenet.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It would be a good idea to write down some questions or comments you might have ahead of time. If we don't get to your question or comment, we will get to it next time.
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Post by catharina59 on Mar 22, 2010 10:29:16 GMT -5
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is Hatred, let me sow Love. Where there is Injury, Pardon. Where there is Doubt, Faith. Where there is Despair, Hope. Where there is Darkness, Light, and Where there is Sadness, Joy.
O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; To be understood, as to understand; To be loved, as to love; For it is in giving that we receive, It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, And it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life. - St. Francis
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Post by jacque on Mar 23, 2010 1:23:38 GMT -5
I just read Barbara's most recent Inner Michael message - to summarize, Michael's fans need to be about LOVE and peacemaking and not making war with each other. Let's make Michael proud! Let's make a difference and be the change he asks us to be! Make that change!
Inner Michael Messages I am going to ask you to do something in Michael's name... I just received word from one of my publisher contacts that they will feature my Weapons of Mass Destruction article and a tribute to Michael that I wrote for them. This publisher and venue is an international humanitarian and peace organization with a long reach and readers all over the world. They are going to try to get this work the most exposure they can and they will aggressively promote it. I am excited that the publisher recognized the importance of this work. And it's the perfect place to launch from-- a place that stands for peace, justice, charity and non-violence-- all the things that Michael stood for. I would like to post the publisher's link soon on Inner Michael but I need to know it's safe to do that. I need to know that if people go to see the article, that they will be respectful and keep in mind what these "Voices" stand for-- making peace in the world. The WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) piece is about many people who have been harmed by unscrupulous journalists-- not just Michael. The thing about WMDs is that they aren't personal, they're impersonal-- they don't care who they kill. They just spread the poison to anybody who's downwind. Michael just happened to be downwind. Whoever is in the spotlight is downwind today... Diana, Vince Foster, Martin Luther King, John Lennon and Yoko Ono... The list goes on... and on... In my tribute I talked about Michael Jackson fans and how they were being in the world. And just as the publisher and I were working out all the logistics and she was telling me how they plan to promote it... I got emails telling me that fans are making war with one another. What? Michael Jackson fans? In Michael's name? About MICHAEL? WHAT? Michael's work was about ENDING WARS and making the world a better place not warmaking with others. What is this war about? Opinions? Beliefs? Do you know how many wars were started on this planet because humans made the guy with another viewpoint the enemy? An opinion or a belief is an idea in someone's mind! Opinions evolve, they change, they are proven wrong, revised, re-thought, rescinded, and clarified all the time. You are the only you that you can be. That is the you that you're being right now. In the future you could be a totally different person! That's true for all of us. Experience is supposed to make us wiser and more generous. Our beliefs will evolve too. The "Right and wrong" game on this planet has caused a lot of wars, suffering and death here. Let's wind down this game- making war over beliefs. If you are having discussion or discourse, be civil. If you are insulted by someone else's stance, move away from them. "Beat It" and hang out with those you do resonate with. Don't get out your weapons. And as a wordsmith I can tell you words are weapons. When I was informed of what was going on in the MJ camp, I said: "This can't be true! This sounds too much like the 'haters.' Wow, let's not go there. Opinions come and go but Michael's message remained the same all the way through.. even while threading his way through the minefields of his life: "No more war! We need to put a little love back into the world." Have beliefs or opinions ever been wrong? Revised? Regretted? Of course... "The earth is flat." "The sun revolves around the earth." "Disease occurs because God is angry; sickness is a punishment from God." "A black will never be elected president; America is not ready for it." "The moon is made of cheese." "Nothing can go faster than the speed of sound." "There's no such thing as global warming." "The Berlin Wall is permanent." "Michael Jackson harms children." Opinion is your private version of reality. And someone else's belief is their private version of reality. That does not make it truth. It only threatens you if you believe it does. (And now you've just layered another belief on top of that last one.) We are one, it's true. But we are individuated parts of the One. The thing about humans is they forget who they really are when they are born. And until we remember-- we forget. So are you... Causing Grief In Human Relations? It's A Turf War On A Global Scale? I'd Rather Hear Both Sides Of The Tale See, It's Not About Races Just Places Faces Where Your Heart (Blood) Comes From Is Where Your Space Is! I've Seen The Bright Get Duller I'm Not Going To Spend My Life Being "Another." (A Color) We are ONE! And until we can recognize that: we all cry at the same time tonight- INSIDE. Are Michael Jackson fans about "love" or not? Is it "all for love" or not? Because if it's not about love and peacemaking and being humanitarians and the "major wave" to create the new and improved human race, then my voice is outta here. I realize that these are difficult times; I know the grief is huge; I know that Dr. Murray's coming trial is on the minds of Michael's people; I know that the media continues to hammer Michael's memory with negativity; I know there are people still trying to use his name with their own hidden agenda. I know, I know. None of this is easy. The human race is a work in progress-- that means me and you. It's up to you and me to make it unpopular to smear Michael or hurt anybody with made up garbage. We make something unpopular by elevating its opposite and making it cool. So now.. Help me sing it! I was so upset upon hearing about the fighting and wars that someone had to tell me to tone it down. This is not my first draft of this message! So I had to revise and rethink. And I will share with you my fear that I will be disappointed because we blew an opportunity to make a difference. So I was coming from fear. And that led to anger. So I had to take a deep breath and start over too! I know that Michael never gave up believing in humanity. So if he can do it, I can. He was steadfast in his commitment through some of the most difficult times a person could ever encounter. Even in the darkness Michael held his light. Did you forget that you are a light? You don't prefer darkness, do you? So who are you being in the world in this moment? Are you being who Michael asked you to be? Here is what I wrote about Michael Jackson and Michael Jackson fans... "If one digs underneath the hype, sensationalism and medialoid portrayal of Jackson, one finds a visionary and true humanitarian. If one looks beyond the label of "crazed" attributed to his fans, one finds mostly intelligent, thoughtful people who quite possibly are the greatest legacy he left this world. As the world's most famous and visible global humanitarian and cheerleader, he leaves behind a worldwide family of 250 million admirers who are take his teachings seriously. Michael always said his fans were his legacy. Many in the media have given them a cursory dismissal because of the "fan" label. But they got the message and they mean to be the change they want to see in the world and make it a better place. They are an army of humanitarians who are being the change. They mobilize themselves and resources for causes like the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile and others. They got Michael's message and are weaving it into their lives.
Perhaps it's time Michael Jackson is recognized for who he really was and not for the media frenzied and tabloid portrayal that pandered to a sophomoric public drunk and fixated on the cult of celebrity. His genius is there for anyone who wants to take a closer look, who wants the truth and not the tabloid caricature version. If he were recognized for his real accomplishments we would see an unappreciated visionary and genius, a spiritual teacher among us who was hiding in plain sight and masquerading as a Moonwalking Maker of Magic. If you feel impelled at all to take a closer look you may find your mouth agape and your surprise staggering. And you might even come to understand the Force that was Michael Jackson; then the real legend continues." I meant that when I wrote it and I want to mean it now. When this work is released, and if you go to the publisher's website: I need you make REASONABLE, INTELLIGENT AND THOUGHTFUL short comments because that is who I said you were-- reasonable, thoughtful and intelligent. It is very important that we are on our best behavior. No rants. No sarcasm. (Sarcasm is thinly veiled violence. No "I love you forever MJ and I miss you..." (Save that for fan forums.) No conspiracy stuff. (Not with Peacekeepers.) And notice that the WMD article is NOT just about Michael Jackson so don't make it just about Michael. The tribute IS about Michael but once again, I ask you to be thoughtful and careful about your comments. Talk about how you admire Michael's courage in taking on the issues and how committed he was to changing the world. Again, save the gushing for fan forums. Above all-- don't prove "them" right about Michael Jackson fans being crazy. And don't make me wrong- I want to believe in us. I am staking my reputation on it. Make Michael proud and be the change he asked you to be. This particular mission is about getting back the integrity of journalism and exposing the violence and harm that can be wielded with words. So...DO NOT GO THERE AND ADD MORE VIOLENCE! Are you interested in getting Michael the recognition he deserves and the distinction of peacemaker and humanitarian? Then you are going to have to get it together and help me out. There is a plan. I have a plan and a strategy for that plan. I am not able to reveal it all completely yet. But I am on a mission-a Michael Mission. You with the program? If you are on board with this mission, then suspend any infighting and go back to being real Michael Jackson fans. Fire care and compassion at each other, not insults. Save your energy and channel it into something positive. Save your energy because the future is going to need you! Michael needs you to speak for him now because he can't speak for himself; he doesn't need you (his legacy) to fall apart. Tell me "will you hold me? When wrong will you scold me? When lost will you find me? WILL YOU BE THERE?" I can't continue on with this project to recognize this humanitarian and messenger we call Michael and risk exposing a publisher that promotes peace to hateful and violent comments. I just can't do it. I admit it; I'm afraid for us. So I am asking this: do not engage in behavior unbecoming to Michael's legacy. Michael's dancers and other performers were an extension of Michael. Are you willing to be an extension of Michael? Because that is exactly what he is asking of you. And I am asking you. If you can engage with this "change the world" vibe, please let me know. If you want to help brighten Michael's legacy, then write and tell me. If you decide you'd like to participate, I will post the link to the publisher on my website. And I will expect that you'll share your brilliance not your shadow by supporting the light and keeping your comments positive and supportive of the message. I think we all want to see it change. So I cared enough to scold a little and set you straight and to let you know what I need from you. We need to make this right. To make it right, we have to get it right.Together, we can. Let's move on... Write and tell me if you can manage this. Tell me if you will follow the guidelines that I have set. Please let me know... Will you be a light in the darkness? I will post the link to the publisher on my website if you feel you can. Yes.. or no.. you decide. Can you feel it? Do it? It's all for the love. I'll leave the light on for you... Because the world needs a little light right now and a whole lotta MJ kinda love. Rev. B One Wordsmith at Inner Michael
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Post by catharina59 on Mar 29, 2010 10:35:46 GMT -5
Inner Michael Messages You said: "I AM MICHAEL'S LEGACY! Ok, now there is a lump in my throat because so many people wrote to say: "I AM Michael's legacy and I want to be Michael's voice now." Wow. Michael would be proud. And I know he'd be happy that his legacy wasn't lost because his constituency collapsed under their own gravity. Many wrote to say that yes, they felt like they were being pulled down and pulled under by what was going on in the MJ fans' camp. That heaviness was and is real for them and caused a great deal of discouragement. But a lot (and I mean a lot!) of people said "No," we're not going to go there. Or they said: "if we allow this fracture to happen among us we will dishonor Michael and be just like the rest of the world. And we'll never 'make that change.'" Thanks for restoring my hope and inspiration, and for renewing my faith that you, Michael's legacy can really pull this off--you can change the world. I guess you really meant it. OK, I'll take you at your word. You asked: "what can I do?" Here's what you can do: Go and meet the Voices people... Here is what they stand for: "Around the world, in neighborhoods and schoolyards, cities and countries, we can lay the basis for a more hopeful world by creating a new type of conversation in which all voices can be heard, and all points of view included, without engendering fear, hatred, or anger. Difference can lead to dialogue and growth rather than violence. By understanding the mechanism of conflict, we may be able to move beyond the seeming inevitability of war. The Education Project offers tools, philosophies, and learning methods that can help us transform the conditions under which conflict becomes intractable and violent. Discovering solutions to conflict is a task that can galvanize young people especially. Through the Voices Education Project, we provide films, curricula, books, photo exhibits, web-based self-publishing and information resources, hands-on training for teachers - and a methodology of conflict resolution - that will help young people understand the roots of conflict, confront the pain and fear at the heart of conflict, and help to rebuild healthy human communities." Here is what I think about Voices: Voices Education Project is on a simple mission: to lift up humanity and make the world a better place. They shine a light where more light is needed. And they do it with culture and elegance. The arts can say what history books cannot in a voice that speaks past the human mind to the far reaches of soul. They say it with texture, with energy, with savvy, with sparkle and so much more and they do it leaving the humanity of it gloriously intact. Voices is all about the art of humanity and the making of humans. Their projects heal the world. For example, their recent feature length documentary gives voice to the experience of war with poignant vignettes from those who live it. Voices has published it! In the interest of encouraging us to be a little more human, a little more soulful and a lot more aware, Voices has generously featured my recent articles. Go to Voices and meet a community of: peacemakers, visionaries, humanitarians, leaders, way-showers, and responsible global citizens, Voices raises their voices to raise up the vast expanse of the human spirit. I believe in Voices because I stubbornly believe in us. It is with great pride and pleasure that I introduce you to a beacon for humanity- Voices Education Project. You will find my recent articles at Voices: A New Version of a Weapon of Mass Destruction: www.voiceseducation.org/content/new-version-weapon-mass-destruction (Click on the link for the whole story) Michael Jackson: Spiritual Messenger Hiding in Plain Sight voiceseducation.org/content/michael-jackson-spiritual-messenger-hiding-plain-sight If you'd like to see my poetry in the online book "Waging Peace" published by "Voices in Wartime:" voiceseducation.org/content/waging-peace And if you like what you find at Voices and the work they are doing in the world, you might want to do what I did and "Make that change in Michael's name" by leaving a donation in Michael's memory: voiceseducation.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=3 Go ahead and spread the word. You have permission to re-print these articles, translate them, to post the links, to comment about the articles, thank the publisher (Voices) and generally be the change by asking for the change. Send it wherever you think it will do the most good. If you want to post a comment at Voices, please be brief, thoughtfuland courteous. Please no inflammatory or violent language; these people are peacemakers. It doesn't help so much to condemn as it does to question. So question. Leave food for thought. What to write about? * The media elevating their standards, of putting integrity back into the communication field. * Caution people about being accessories to or complicit in killing not only the messages, but humanity's messengers when they buy tabloids, go to tabloid websites or watch tabloid TV programs. * Appeal to those journalists and photographers to elevate their opinion of the masses and the human condition by appealing to our brilliance, not our darkness. If you have something you really need to say but are timid or not sure of your writing skills, and it is brief, send it to me first and I will edit it and tighten it up leaving the essence intact. I'll send it back to you in edited form. If there are writers among you, let me know if you want to help edit. Remember this is an international forum that reaches all over the world. Profess your love for Michael on the fan sites, not at Voices. It's not that kind of venue. These people are serious about changing the world. No name calling. No hateful rants. Be the change here too. If you really want to get the attention of media: * Tell them that the first media outlet that features stories about celebrities celebrating their art and their gifts instead of scandal-- guarantees your subscription! * Tell them that the first one of them that cleans it up and goes back to professional journalism standards will get you as a loyal reader or viewer. * Tell them that the new wave of communication will be positive and uplifting and you are tired of the same old same old. Tell them what you will and will not buy with your money. Ratings are everything! Voices is thinking about featuring the story front page next week. Copy the link and send it wherever you think it will do the most good. Facebook it. Tweet it. Make a list of people whom you'd like to see it, then send it to them. If you write to the media, please do not condemn, yell or rant. I have said that Michael fans are reasonable people! Inform rather that condemn. Send the editor a note and copy (or links) of the articles. Maybe something like this: "Editor: (or Publisher) I am sending a copy of an article that expresses my sentiments about what is happening in the media. I would like you to consider carefully is being said here. My friends, family and I all feel the same way about how the media treats celebrities and others in the public eye and we would like.........." (or) We don't want this practice to continue. We don't want you to hound celebrities to get a story. And we especially don't want to see them die because of what we and the media do to them............ Well, you get the idea. Personalize it, write what you feel and send them the links. Write to schools and tell them you want them to address "words as violence" including tabloid journalism along with their bullying initiative. And if you have more great ideas, be sure to send them along. Now go ahead: make a difference, be the change and change the world. For the Love, for the Love.Thank you more than you could ever imagine Blessings and Peace, Rev. B "One Wordsmith" at Inner Michael
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Post by catharina59 on Mar 29, 2010 10:38:27 GMT -5
We've Had Enough Love was taken from a young life And no one told her why Her direction has a dimlight From one more violent crime
She innocently questioned why Why her father had to die She asked the men in blue How is it that you get to choose Who will live and who will die Did god say that you could decide ? You saw he didn't run And that my daddy had no gun
In the middle of a village Way in a distant land Lies a poor boy with his broken toy Too young to understand
He's awaken, ground is shakin His father grabs his hand Screaming, crying, his wife's dying Now he's left to explain
He innocently questioned why Why his mother had to die What did these soldiers come here for ? If they're for peace, why is there war ?
Did God say that they could decide Who will live and who will die ? All my mama ever did Was try to take care of her kids
We're innocently standing by Watching people lose their lives It seems as if we have no voice It's time for us to make a choice
Only god could decide Who will live and who will die There's nothing that can't be done If we raise our voice as one
They've gotta hear it from me They've gotta hear it from you They've gotta hear it from us We can't take it We've already had enough
They've gotta hear it from me They've gotta hear it from you They've gotta hear it from us
We can't take it We've already had enough
They've gotta hear it from me They've gotta hear it from you They've gotta hear it from you baby
We can't take it We've already had enough
Deep in my soul baby
Deep in your soul and let God decide
Deep in my soul
It's up to me and i'm still alive
They've gotta hear it from us
We can't take it We've already had enough
It's going down baby Just let God decide,
It's going on baby Just let God decide
Deep in my soul baby
We've already had enough
They've gotta hear it from me They've gotta hear it from you They've gotta hear it from us
We can't, we can't We've already had enough. (c) Michael Jackson
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Post by jacque on Mar 31, 2010 17:58:51 GMT -5
Here's Barbara's most recent Inner Michael message - yay!!! Michael Moves to Front Page! ;D Michael Jackson's Tribute just moved to the front page of Voices Education Project! www.voiceseducation.org/content/raise-your-voice And... there is more exciting news! Are you an Educator? Want to Change the World? Want to know how? You already know that Voices Education Project has published my pieces: New Weapon of Mass Destruction: How the deaths of Princess Diana and Michael Jackson are related to yellow journalism and pursuit and hounding by tabloids. It also briefly mentions reality TV and expose` film and programming. Michael Jackson: Spiritual Messenger Hiding in Plain Sight: A piece about the humanitarian and philanthropic work of Michael Jackson, his accomplishments and spiritual messages for the world. The articles have been getting attention and Voices is pleased to be able to shine a light on a problem that harms national treasures, people and the future. Michael Jackson Humanitarian just went to front page! But there is something even more exciting... This is the Vision of Voices Education Project: "Acknowledging that conflict is inevitable, we envision a world in which nations, communities, and individuals move beyond polarization and destruction, instead viewing conflict as an opportunity to create understanding, empathy and positive change. Through education, the arts, and self-expression, Voices aims to transform how we respond to, engage in, and recover from conflict. By working directly with instructors and students we strive to model pedagogical methods and social processes that challenge and enrich the arts, humanities and social science curricula." I knew that if the issue was exposed that people would respond and if not respond, at least they would think! I sincerely believe that we (humanity) are better than that! And I truly think that we can change the world. You wrote thoughtful responses to the articles and Voices paid attention. So what comes next? I believe you, Michael Jackson fans, that you really intend to change the world so I am going to tell you what's next... I need you to make that change in Michael's name now: I need educators who are Michael Jackson fans and who want to change the world, to step up and help. If you are a teacher, principal, grant writer, curriculum developer, workshop designer, professor, or are related to the educational field, I need you to contact me at innermichael@gmail.com Why? One article, no matter how widespread or how much attention it gets cannot completely change how things are done in an industry. It is rare that change happens from inside a paradigm. Real change often has to happen when a revolution occurs outside a paradigm. And how do we impact the future? Through children. Michael knew this and a great deal of his life's work was about impacting youth in order to change the future. You are Michael's legacy and the children of the future need you. Here's how it changes: Marilyn Turkovich, who is Executive Director of Voices has just said "yes" to my proposal. In doing research for writing, I became acutely aware of how tabloid journalism is a form of violence perpetrated on persons, societies and the future. So I proposed to Marilyn and Voices that a curriculum be developed called " Violence of Words." I am acutely aware that words have power. They have the power to kill. I want to create awareness of how that happens, so I put together some ideas and approached Marilyn. Marilyn just said "YES!" I just received a reply from Marilyn who wrote to say she thinks it is a great topic and proposal for a curriculum. She approves of the idea and she has just offered to write the curriculum with me. The Board of Directors at Voices includes grant makers, photographers, filmmakers, fund raisers, development specialists and social scientists, so I recognize the future potential of just such a project. This is really important for children, for schools, for the future. So are you with me? Would you like to support this initiative? I am inviting you educators out there to write to me and send a brief proposal about "Violence of Words." As a long time peacemaker, I know what I want to see addressed in such a curriculum. Now I want to hear your vision. If this were your project, your assignment, your request from Michael Jackson, how would you do it? This project will need research, development, fundraising ideas, exploration and review of what is being addressed in schools currently, teaching methods, materials development and... well, you get the idea. The time has come. You said you wanted to make that change in Michael's name. Tell me how you plan to do it. And let me know if you would like to volunteer some time for the project. Want to be the change? Let me know! Rev. B One Wordsmith at Inner Michael
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Post by Ann/Asia on Apr 4, 2010 5:02:32 GMT -5
Hi everyone, how you all doing? this is Ann (my old account cannot be activated, sorry for any inconvenience) thanks Jacque for sharing, may I just copy your post to my mj.vivomi.com later to share with MJ fans there. Thanks and lots of L-O-V-E Ann
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Post by jacque on Apr 5, 2010 21:12:04 GMT -5
Hi, Ann! Always glad to hear from you! Certainly, Rev Barbara Kaufmann's Inner Michael messages are for everyone! The more we share positive articles about our beloved Michael, the better! What happened to your old Billie Jean account? Can you fill us in on what's happening at your website? Love you! Jacque
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Post by jacque on Apr 5, 2010 21:23:26 GMT -5
I love how Barbara eloquently describes what she thinks Michael has been doing since he left this plane! And we are a part of what she calls a phenomenon! What is Michael doing? It is charming and heartwarming to think of Michael as having no restrictions now. Of being able to fly like Peter Pan. Freely moving about the Universe, able to be in more than one place at a time. Changing locations in the blink of an eye by simply thinking it so. Moonwalking on the real surface of his favorite nighttime fantasy. To whoosh now and instantly visit fans and loyal supporters everywhere in the world. To watch their loving ministrations to the world in your name and on your behalf. To quietly thank them knowing some will hear you, some will feel you and some will just know how grateful you are. To slip in and out of their dreams leaving quietly before morning. To touch their cheek or their neck or brush their eyelids and place your hand in theirs while appreciating their real beauty. To stare at their shimmering soul in all its color and splendor. To know that you thought them lovely before but see them as stunningly beautiful from this new space. To be able to still feel their love for you only amplified because there is no barrier to love, no boundary it cannot cross and no heart that is closed to it from here. To find yourself with a lofty freedom: no restrictions, no limitations, no need for a mask or security guards, no cameras snapping pictures without permission. In fact, you can hardly remember it. To look in the mirror of boundless love and clearly and really see yourself through them, through those who loved you on earth. And to feel intensely how they loved you. To touch your mother's love and your father's pride, and yes, his love too, and the tender longings of your siblings to go back to earlier times. To tap their shoulders once in awhile if only to remind them of the silly games of youth. To hear the color of the wind and see the music in the water, to feel the land and clutch the fire. To walk the landscape that takes your breath away if you needed breath. Or sleep. There is no need for sleep now unless you choose it. And sometimes you, do knowing there are no more anguished nights of not being able to rest a body weary of the demands of a life lived nakedly and in service to all. To never again feel emotional stings from having to walk ahead to pick up the tabloid magazines and turn their faces to the wall so the children won't see. You can protect them now with a different kind of magic, so you do. To stand beside your precious children and hear their tears and prayers for you knowing that there really is no distance, not when you love. To sing softly in their sleep and dance through their dreams while the moonlight plays on their faces. To know that you lived well and loved well, that you gave all for all and that you were only here for God. And to rest in the peace of knowing you are, and always have been a favorite son. That is how I like to think of Michael. Do you think it's possible? Well, some really unusual things have been reported to me. Some interesting stories. And I am collecting them. People from everywhere write to tell me they have experienced Michael and an awakening since Michael's death. Some interesting things have happened: From him, about him, with him. Some have been hypnotically drawn to his music, his videos, his books with some spending hours on You Tube and online looking at his work, interviews, memorials and all things Michael. "Michaeling." Some have seen Michael as a misty figure or glimpsed a flash of him; some are meeting him in dreams; some have felt his presence; to some he appears in their journals and some feel his energy inside themselves and have found that they move and dance like never before. They ask why and what is happening and ask for explanation. No one can definitively say what happens after death because the research would have to be conducted there and from what I understand, once you have crossed into that world, there is no return to this one. There are as many theories and beliefs as there are teachings and doctrines. Thanatology is a vast study. Many cultures, many traditions. Much history. The variety of beliefs and rituals is as diverse as the peoples of Earth. Science and empirical studies do tend to prove the existence of consciousness after the experience called death. I tend to believe it because of my own explorations and experiences. What I can say with authority is that Michael Jackson's presence has been encountered by many, many people around this globe. It is so widespread a happening that I have to conclude there is something to it and something about his passing in particular, that is unusual. It is said in some traditions that devotion during a lifetime creates some unusual abilities. I think it's entirely possible that he is using those unusual abilities now. Why would he be any less talented now than he was in life? His devotion while living was constant. The energy that came through Michael and allowed him to create is as vibrant and forceful as it ever was. Universal law says energy cannot be created or destroyed, just transformed. Some religious traditions might counter the idea of Michael's presence remaining on the planet. Some might consider it heresy and others would call it "Miracle." But something very unusual is happening. There are far too many people in far too distant places to constitute mass hysteria or hypnotic trance about Michael. And certainly there is no charismatic or cult leader to suggest the experience to followers who will drink any Koolaid being passed out. I have a kind of unusual position. Being a confidential listener and a clearinghouse of sorts, I can say there are far too many stories and they are far too similar to dismiss them as wishful fantasy. In fact there are enough stories and they are similar enough to constitute a phenomenon. What is happening is far too real to be simply dismissed as delusional imaginings. So it appears that This Is Not It and Michael is not finished with us yet. Blessings and Peace, Rev. B "One Wordsmith" at Inner Michael
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Post by Alicia on Apr 6, 2010 20:30:36 GMT -5
Wow, I really like this article by Rev. B. It is a lot more of a cheerful way to visualize Michael for me. I don't know about anyone else, but I had felt especially sad about Michael the past few days, probably because of the court appearance on April 5. Guess the idea of court and Michael made me feel sad and also I don't want to hear a lot of negative stuff thrown at him you know? But these words made me feel better. Actually earlier today I spent a lot of time outside in the lovely spring day and walked my dog so that helped a lot too. And of course prayer and trying to feel gratitude for the good things in my life.
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Post by jacque on Apr 8, 2010 2:28:41 GMT -5
I couldn't agree with you more, Alicia. I have been doing really well lately with respect to feeling the grief about Michael's passing, but the past few days, I've been feeling down once again and it's because of all the stuff I've been reading and hearing about the Conrad Murray case. I don't want them to bring up all this negative stuff in court, especially blaming Mike himself for injecting the fatal dose. I can't stand hearing this stuff! It just kills me! And I'm afraid it's going to get much worse before it gets better. I just wish there was a way to isolate and protect ourselves from all of this, but I don't think that is even possible. ANYTHING Michael-related gets so much media attention, we'd have to be hermits not to hear at least some of it. But reading Barbara's description of what she thinks Michael is doing now is so beautiful and absolutely resonates with me. It's as if she is describing all of our experiences! Love, recognizing the blessings in our lives, and gratitude for them will help us get through this. I feel SO blessed to have been brought together with all of you and especially to have gotten to know and feel Michael in my life! I love you all! Jacque
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Post by jacque on Apr 15, 2010 17:56:03 GMT -5
Here's Barbara's most recent Inner Michael message - Catharina, did you see Barbara's reference to one of Gregg Braden's books? Wow!! Are you the Hundredth Monkey? Have you heard of the "Hundredth Monkey" phenomenon? In 1952 on the Island of Koshima in Japan, researchers observed some interesting behaviors in Macaque Monkeys. The Macaques loved sweet potatoes but would get a mouthful of sand when biting into them- not a very pleasant dining experience. Researchers observed that when one monkey began washing his sweet potatoes in the surf and then eating it, other monkeys began mimicking the behavior. Then more and more monkeys began washing their potatoes before eating. The researchers observed a phenomenon as the ritual caught on with the Macaques. It appeared that when a certain number of monkeys were performing the same ritual washing, all the monkeys, at some point, started doing the same thing- washing sweet potatoes before eating. Now one could extrapolate that by observation, the monkeys learned to mimic one another but the strange thing was that monkeys on all the surrounding islands also began to wash their sweet potatoes. Since the monkeys lived on Islands, no physical contact took place between the tribes of monkeys, yet all at once, they seemed to understand the potatoes should be washed. How is that possible? How do you explain it? This phenomenon has occurred with other things that have mysteriously "caught fire" around the world and everyone seems to be doing it despite the fact that the locations are isolated from one another and no contact occurs. For example, archeologists often find evidence of diverse civilizations discovering fire at around the same time, of agricultural advancements occurring in similar time frames, of evidence that peoples developed tools within the same era, of similar advancements in architecture and building methods, of advancements in healing and medicine. How does this happen? In human consciousness, it seems that when information reaches critical mass suddenly everyone knows it. So how many people must know something before everyone knows it? Critical mass occurs when the momentum of something passes the point where it can be contained or ceased. The idea first appeared in conjunction with the development of the atomic bomb. In the smashing of atoms, it appears that there is a point of no return where enough atoms are involved so as to make the eventual explosion unstoppable. Critical mass is a tipping point or the place where a social epidemic becomes irreversible. The theory was challenged after its original publication but subsequently social scientists like Rupert Sheldrake and Lynn McTaggert have completed studies and written books about the "field" (Sheldrake called them Morphogenetic or Morphic fields)that surround and interpenetrate all of existence. Non-local reality and the quantum world seem to bear this out. Electrons across vast distances communicate with one another! Just the presence of a consciousness in the field of an experiment changes that experiment. An observer changes the whole equation! Think what a deliberately focus consciousness with an intention might do to an experiment? Gregg Braden, in his book Divine Matrix says that the population of the planet is about 6,795,000,000. The minimum number of people required to jump start a change in consciousness is the square root of 1% of a population. This means that only 8,244 people are needed to bring about a shift in awareness- to bring about Peace, Harmony, Unity and Balance on the planet once again. Again, WOW!!!! Only 8244 people! How many Michael Jackson fans are there? How many people got Michael's message? Ready to play the High Game on this planet? The game Michael taught you about? Ready to change the world?Are you the hundredth monkey? Blessings and Peace, Rev. B "One Wordsmith" at Inner Michael
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Post by Ann/Asia on Apr 26, 2010 5:23:49 GMT -5
Hi Jacque, Thanks for your message, I have got problem logging in my billie jean account, so I have added a new account, sorry for making you guys confused. I have uploaded over 25 issues of large-size Michael's magazines of the 70s, 80s, and 90s at my site mj.vivomi.com . Most fans visited my MJ site loved the eMags as the image files are in good quality, downloadable to their PCs and they feel like reading real MJ Mags of the past. Check it out when you have a chance and pls (if possible) also leave a message to our sweet Michael in the page 'Fan Message to Michael'. June 25th is coming and I am sure we all will again 'cry the same time that night' I love you all more, A
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Post by catharina59 on Apr 28, 2010 11:57:52 GMT -5
Guardian at the Gate If you are still here, then you did sign up for this mission. You came to change the world. You also came to be a guardian. What's a guardian? Someone who watches. Someone who feels deeply. Someone who is awake and aware in the world. Someone who asks what is the deeper meaning of this? And guardians also guard the collective consciousness of this planet. They read the atmosphere. They shift the collective vibe. They are powerful beyond recognition. The collective consciousness of this planet is like weather. Weather is a good metaphor for the collective cloud we live under and we live in. Collective consciousness is like a vapor that hangs in the air (weather metaphor) that affects those who live in and around that weather pattern. The collective consciousness in Chicago right now is supporting a crime wave. The prevailing winds (intention) are suppportive of the lower nature of human beings. It's hard to commit a crime in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. Why? The vibe! The weather in there! The collective consiousness that has visited that scared space has imprinted something that creates the prevailing winds and weather. It is a consciousness of reverence. What do you think might happen in Chicago if the weather shifted to prevailing reverence? My guess is that the crime wave would subside. These experiments have been done on the planet and with amazing success. If you are curious how this works visit: The Global Consciousness Project at: noosphere.princeton.edu/ You are also the guardian of your own gates. The most sophisticated computer in the world lives between your ears. And you are only using a portion of its faculties. What lives in your mind? What do you feed it? Do you feed your mind a steady diet of horror movies? Then what lives in your mind is the vibrations of Chuckie, Freddie Krueger, Children of the Corn, the ax murderers, the chainsaw massacres, the aliens and monsters and all things darkness. What do you allow to live there? Whom do you allow to walk through your mind? Who walks through your mind with their dirty feet? Or do you allow only those who walk softly and gently on the Earth? What music lives in your mind? Dark music? Or music that inspires, uplifts, is transcendent? What books do you insert into your mind? Biographies of great leaders? Art? Poetry? Inspirational novels? Spiritual tomes? Sacred texts? Or do you consume and imprint your mind with Tabloids? Gossip internet sites? Sensational newspapers? Murder mysteries? Get it? You completely determine what lives in your mind. Do you allow intruders? Drama queens? Shadow mongers? And if you encounter those- and you will, what do you do about them? What about the doom and gloom of the nightly news? Are you doing shadow work? The prevailing wind in your little corner of collective consciousness and its resulting weather patterns is INTENTION. What do you intend for yourself? What do you intend for the world? What do you intend for the weather in your life? Intention is like a vow-- that is the power of it. What you intend happens-- whether it is acceptance or resistance. What you resist amplifies in your world because you are giving it energy, giving it a space to live. We are taught that matter cannot be destroyed. Many believe that there is a subtle matter that permeates existence. This is a subtler form of existence. Thoughtforms are considered part of that finer matter. There are dense particles and fine particles-- which do you suppose allow you to move around and create better? The volcano in Iceland erupted last week spewing its particle ash in all directions making air travel impossible. Why? It seems counterintuitive to think that so fine an ash could present a danger to airliners. Well, yes, it's the accumualtion of this ash that gums up the inner workings of the engines and the airplane falls out of the sky. How could these little atoms cause so much grief? They pervade the atmosphere and gum up the works. Thoughtforms are like that. If matter cannot be destroyed, only transmuted, then the thoughtforms are still hanging out there-- in the noosphere creating misery for the collective consciousness. So be careful what you think-- for it goes on and on into eternity. At least clean up what you're sending out. Be conscious! Be awake! Be a guardian! Be sure that you are performing your service to shadow and shadow work. When you see dark clouds forming, shift the atmosphere! If you are watching the nightly news and the darkness comes, change it! INTENTION is everything. It is power and powerful. See the situation completely in the light! If you add your mind and its thoughts to the darkness, you make the precipitation heavier and we all know what happens when that rain falls! Do not add to the cloud of darkness! See perfection. See light. Know that every being in that situation has just been presented with an opportunity to shine their brightest! They have just been given an incredible gift- the ability to learn and change from the circumstance they find themselves in. They can choose the human nature they wish to express there. If they are unaware, they are not culpable. But you are aware and you are! That's the good news and it's also the bad news. As a guardian, you have a role to play, a work to perform. To clear the space in your mind, use meditation, prayer, but mostly INTENTION. Ask with conviction and you shall receive. To clear your immediate space, use incense, essential oils, flower essences, vibration lifting sprays like rose and pepermint, use a bell to clear dense vibrations, burn sage or cedar and smudge. Use geometric forms and mandalas. Use music to imprint the vibrations you'd like to live in. Clarity, beauty, simplicity can consecrate a space. A candle becomes a devotion, holy water sprinkled becomes a prayer in the space. To clear larger spaces use the same tools, just make the intention bigger. Or just use intention itself. Everything that exists was once an intention-- the chair you are sitting in at one time lived in someone's mind. As did the utensils, the music, the objects around you, the ideas you embrance-- democracy, inspiration, intuition, are all born in a mind. What is born in yours? What do you allow to leak into the atmosphere- the immediate one around you and the collective one we all share. Minds impact reality. Make a change and change a reality. The world is your mirror. The world is our mirror. What would you like to see reflected? Blessings and Peace, Rev. B By cosmologists' latest reckoning, there are some 100 billion stars in our galaxy, and ours is one of perhaps 100 billion galaxies. There are as many stars in the heavens as there are grains of sand in all the deserts and beaches on earth. And that is only our cosmos. There could be others. Divide the stars among us and, in our galaxy alone, every individual alive on earth today would be the proud possessor of some seventeen personal stars. If you choose to name yours (actually a fun thing to do), you can't start too soon. Naming one's own stars is more than a lifelong project. By my reckoning, the cosmic star-to-person ratio is 1.7 trillion to one. So what do we do? Do we name our stars and shake our heads in humility and wonder? No. We sit on a single grain of sand on this vast cosmic beach and argue over who has the goods on God. Is it the atheist or the theist? The Hindu or the Buddhist? The Catholic or the Protestant? The Muslim or the Jew? We duel (sometimes to the death) over which religious teacher has the best insider information on God and the afterlife. Is it Jesus? The Buddha? Muhammad? How about Nietzsche, Gandhi, or Freud? Billions of accidents conspired to give each of these compelling teachers the opportunity even to teach. Knowing this--pondering numbers beyond reckoning--doesn't strip me of my faith. It inspires my faith. It makes me humble. It fills me with awe. If our religion doesn't inspire in us a humble affection for one another and a profound sense of awe at the wonder of being, one of two things has happened. It has failed us, or we it. Should either be the case, we must go back to the beginning and start all over again. We must reboot our lives until the wonder we experience proves itself authentic by the quality of our response to it. (c) Forrest Church, The Cathedral of the World: A Universalist Theology
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Post by jacque on May 9, 2010 2:59:43 GMT -5
Want to Heal the World? How About Michael's Legacy? (Rev Barbara Kaufmann's most recent message and upcoming Salon and Discussion Forum on May 12th) Inner Michael Messages Michael's people write me to say they are upset about how his memory is being treated by the media. Michael admirers have been through a roller coaster of emotions his entire career because of his treatment by tabloids. As if that wasn't enough wounding, they feel that now after his passing, they must watch helplessly as his memory is sullied and his legacy smeared. They are disheartened because Michael is still exploited by the tabloids and he is not here now to challenge or refute the "inside stories" that pass for legitimate journalism and news. They are still talking about his private life as if it's OK to dissect someone and feed on them after their death.There is a name for that and it isn't pretty. It wasn't OK in life and in death, it is particularly disturbing. Admirers are disgusted and repulsed by the doctors who are supposed to keep medical records confidential and with spiritual advisors who are supposed to have integrity and who betrayed Michael's trust and now his legacy by revealing private conversations. They are angry that a program like Investigative Discovery's documentary by Aphrodite Jones that featured Michael and his trial and included actual interviews from his attorney, jurors and close confidantes seems to have been all but overlooked in favor of the still viable tabloid factor that seems to invade Michael's life and legacy at each opportunistic twist of fate or every deliberately manipulated moment. When they are not sad and weary from the constant barrage, they are angry. They long for a way to push back, to protect the humanitarian and gentle soul they have come to know. They long to preserve the real Michael. They long to see his legacy preserved. They want it to stop. They have had enough. Ok, if that describes you... here's what I want you to do: I want you to be on the phone with me Wednesday to talk about this. I will hold an open line for you and we will talk about how to push back, how to change the world, how you personally can be a part of making it right for Michael and with Michael. We will talk about his legacy. I know he has personally recruited many of you and I want to hear from you. Why do you think you are here? You ARE Michael's legacy. You ARE Michael's hands to push back. You ARE Michael's arms to embrace another tomorrow. You ARE Michael's heart for the children of the future. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I will be available by phone for a salon and discussion forum Wednesday May 12 from: 5-7 pm PST 7-9 pm CST You are invited to drop in and stay or just visit awhile To discuss: Michael's Legacy and how you can help. We will discuss the Violence and Words Curriculum and how you might be a part of it. The Conference Call number is: 712-432-1620 The Pin number is: 974041 # Before we meet, I would like you to read the articles at Voices Education Project: WMD Article Michael Jackson Voices Tribute You might want to explore Voices Education Project at www.voiceseducation.org and take a look around At Inner Michael there are some entries that will give you some background about our new collaborative project. See: What is Important? Blessed are the Educators Make that Change with Your Voices Check out the curriculum area at Voices by clicking on: Community-groups-Violence and words and sign up. Log onto Facebook and search "Voices" then become a fan of Voices Education Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What about Words? I want to hear your thoughts on the violence that permeates our world as a result of words being used irresponsibly and as weapons. We will discuss the spoken word and the written word and languaging. We will talk about what can be done about media-gone-wild, about celebrity and exposure and privacy. We will examine how words might have hurt and harmed you, and what you would like to see happen in the future for your children and your children's children. We will talk about shadow and what to do when it is encountered. Images are important pieces of the narrative we create now and for the future. What images, icons and archetypes have we yet to create for a brighter future? What is in your world that supports bright shadow and what does not? What images fill your immediate environment, your home, your mind? Do they speak of beauty and elegance? How can you shift your world? What part does compassion and the divine feminine play in the world we wish to create? Are you using and being the outdated yang energy or are you being the vast container that embraces the wounding of humans, spans it and softens it with your heart. The narrative of the future must come from the heart; how can we create heart space? What is the purpose of this journey and what does the despair mean? Does the deep wounding felt when someone beloved is held in contempt and harmed have meaning? What is the purpose of this suffering? If you would like to hang out and chat, I invite you to come together and add your voice, reclaim your power and give the power voice. If interested, please express your interest and to RSVP to Jenna, our Librarian at: vwclibrary@yahoo.com The email above is also the contact address for any materials, submissions, case studies, questions and information requests for the curriculum project. We are in the initial stages of this project so we need your input and your vision in order to move forward. It would be a good idea to purchase a special notebook just for your work with Inner Michael, Voices or the curriculum. Please bring that notebook and pen or pencil to the conference call so that you may take notes and keep information all in one location. If you like, jot down your questions and concerns so that you are prepared for the call. There is power in gathering in circle and you will want to scribble down any ideas generated during the conversation. If you would like me to discuss something in particular or answer a specific question, send it ahead to RevB@innermichael.com If you have thoughts, ideas, suggestions, articles and materials for the curriculum, please send them to Jenna at the library. I look forward to speaking with you on Wednesday evening. This is so exciting! We will embark on an exciting adventure to put a little love back into the world. I'm Michaeling*; you coming along? (*Michaeling: Making that change in Michael's name) Blessings and Peace, Rev. B. One Wordsmith at Inner Michael
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Post by jacque on Oct 5, 2010 3:12:16 GMT -5
Here is Rev Barbara Kaufmann's most recent Inner Michael message, which I found extremely interesting: Michael Messages We have looked at Chakras and developed a basic understanding of the human and how humans function in the world according to chakra orientation. Now we look at another system that helps explain human behavior-- a more modern pyramid: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) was a Humanistic Psychologist professor at Brandeis University whose work and in particular, his theory of the motivations behind human behavior appears in every textbook on Psychology and Human Behavior. Maslow was a graduate student in my home state at the University of Wisconsin and he went on to Columbia University and met Alfred Adler who was a student of Freud. He also studied the work of Max Wertheimer and his Gestalt Therapy and Ruth Benedict, Anthropologist and colleague of Margaret Mead and student of Franz Boas, anti-racist egalitarian and author. Maslow also "studied with the greats and became greater." Not satisfied with the explanations of Freudian Psychology that credits all human drives as sexually and unconsciously driven, nor the behaviorism theory that explains it scientifically without feeling, Maslow theorized a third way: that human behavior is driven by needs and by the impulse toward self-actualization. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maslow makes much more sense to me as an artist, a clergy person and in my lifelong study and observation of human nature and it's longing for union with the divine in its quest for spirituality. We can be dehydrated, feel dry and empty and not realize that this feeling of being hungry or parched is masking a thirst and hunger for something we long for to quench or satisfy us and that it only comes from taking a drink from the fountain of spirituality. The impulse toward self actualization has been demonstrated to me over and over in all kinds of work situations-- from those who were injured physically to those injured emotionally or psychically and even those mentally ill. I saw it in the inmates I worked with, the unemployed and underemployed Job Club participants and in the PTSD clients whose symptoms mimic the classic "dark night of the soul" spoken of by mystics. And it has been activated in many who are grieving the loss of someone whom they have never met but who either touched their lives before or whose passing and energetic touches them now. They may be dazed and they may be confused by the power and magnitude of their feelings but almost to a voice, they say the same thing: What does this mean, why is it happening to me and what am I meant to do with this? The drive is there-- to be more. There is an intuitive knowing that something essential is missing. There is a hint of something more waiting in the distance but what is it? It is the calling, the thrust, the beckoning of bright shadow. It is the need to be one's true self. Michael is not the only one who has called. He is not the only way shower but he is theirs. And he is now. That may be why so many feel and know his presence and do not accept him as gone. He may no longer inhabit a body but to many, he is still present, still here and still LOVE.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is important to understand about these instruments that illustrate the motivations of human behavior is that they indicate that there is a path to the realization of God or God-realization. The impulse toward the Divine is real and is achievable. There are many paths to the center- Eastern ways and Western ways, esoteric ways and philosophical ways, theological ways and the way of the shaman. But the destination is the same. And we are all going. We are just not arriving at the same time. Some are not ready, some are not prepared, some are not yet interested. Some are stuck and some even find the darkness seductive because the light is unfamiliar. That's a form of desperation too. That is a place of pain. In fact many are "buried beneath their pain" and they want to "bury you beneath their pain" too in order to have company because it's lonely there. They like to bully other people or intimidate them or remind them how hopeless and dark the world is so that they don't have to face it alone. Or if they can see you as face down or lower in status in some way, they believe they can feel better about themselves. This is counterfeit gratification. It's a kind of masturbation of the ego, and it is harmful and gets in the way as a roadblock toward the destination-- the true spiritual apex of human brilliance. God realization is not an intellectual exercise; it's an embodiment. These dark spirits too are destined to arrive someday. They too are the creator's spark. We can sympathize but we must not enable. We must leave them to their darkness until they get filled up on it, decide they have had enough, and move on. We must allow them the consequences there that teach that darkness is not friendly to humans. We can invite them to the light or we can demonstrate light for them but don't expect them to be happy about it or thank you for it. At least not in the beginning of that journey-- it's not an easy one. But it is a choice as that is how some people learn. Sometimes all we can do is just hold space for them and hold their feet to the fire for too much heat and the burning with fear and self loathing can motivate and motivate quickly. When someone has no bed to sleep in, they are not interested in personal growth. When someone has no food to eat, they are not interested in taking a class in philosophy. When someone is addicted to cocaine, they are not interested in the story you tell them about Jesus and how he can save them-- they are looking for their next high and how to finance it. They want your money not your brand of salvation. They deserve your compassion but not your pity. Sometimes compassion is leaving them face down so that when they wake up, they clearly see where their choices have taken them. That realization too, is a teacher. Taking them by the hand to a shelter or a hospital when they wake up and see where they are and checking them in is kindness. Escorting them to an AA meeting or a NA meeting is kindness. Allowing them to stay where they are or financing their downfall is not a kindness. Taking them by the hand and saying "come this way" is kind. When people don't have a place to live, money to eat and pay bills or support their family, and feel disenfranchised or cast away, they are not going to feel secure enough to move to the next level on the journey to self actualization. Belonging is important to most humans. Everyone wants to be accepted. Everyone longs to be valued and part of a group, culture, society and all of their various incarnations. Want to begin the healing for someone who is broken? Take them by the hand to somewhere they can feel safe, belong and feel at home. That is why support groups work for people. Supportive peers, family and friends, health and wellness with a modicum of stability can build the foundation for the next level of development-- feeling better about oneself. It's called valuing self or self esteem. The self esteem thing can be an alone journey. No one can give you self esteem; it's a personal choice. One has to make decisions that cause one to respect and value their own personhood. There are groups and places to do that as well. Everyone wants to succeed. But when people have no reference for success and how that feels, an important piece of information is missing-- the satisfaction of accomplishment and the self esteem that accompanies taking a risk and succeeding. Arrange for someone to succeed, not fail. Guide them to a place where they can actually experience it. You will be responsible for turning on a light for them. There is nothing so attractive as someone who believes in themselves. There are places to learn that, programs to join, things to learn and grow from. They are located in the social services, human services and volunteer sector. Nothing rewards like giving of self through volunteering. If someone seems lost or preoccupied or despondent, take them by the hand to a place where they can work side by side with other volunteers to give to someone who is hurting more than they are. That is the first step toward getting out of your own way and moving forward to appreciate self and others. If you are the one in despair or in need of self esteem or finding value in self, go and volunteer somewhere. If you are hurting too much to work with people yet, go to your local animal shelter and get and give some unconditional love from the animals there. Then move on to people when you are ready or almost ready. Force yourself to move forward. Too afraid? Leap anyway. Then when you or the person you are assisting are ready, find or suggest programs, people, places and activities that lift up and celebrate the human spirit. Gift them with an inspiring book or audio tape. Ask people if there was a book that changed their lives, a teacher that inspired them, music that carried them through a difficult time, someone who made them feel safe and wanted, somebody who cared when no one else seemed to, someone who appeared in their lives just when they needed them most, someone who lifted them up, someone who was a guardian angel. They will always have an answer. Some of them will answer: "Michael Jackson." Blessings and Peace. ~Rev. B Rev Barbara always comes up with a new perspective - a new way of looking at things in a way I haven't thought of before! Jacque
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