Masters of the Spirit World

QUESTION: Masters, there is a lot pain and suffering in this world. It is hard to believe that we choose these painful experiences. It makes me believe we are all masochists. Why would we leave a loving place to come to this World? ~Arturo, USA

ANSWER: Souls are adventuresome beings. Living in an existence that is perfect can get boring at best and downright frustratingly brutal at worst. A soul will sit at Home, in that unconditionally loving place of which you speak, and watch what the souls who have chosen to come to Earth are experiencing.

Without a body, souls cannot feel emotions, enjoy a fantastic meal, engage in a sexual act to an orgasmic conclusion, or know what it is to accomplish a difficult or complex task. All they can do is watch. They have no senses to smell, taste, or feel. They start to yearn to do what they see others doing, whether it looks difficult or easy. From their perspective nothing is right or wrong; it is just an experience to have and then decide if they wish to repeat or not.

The whole purpose for Source to split off pieces of itself, what we call souls, was to be able to experience what it was not – the opposite of perfection and magnificence. If you spend all your time in a liquid that is body temperature, with no additional stimulation, you have no idea what else there is.

You have to be born to be subjected to heat and cold, wet and dry, windy and calm. Each experience builds knowledge, which you convert into wisdom by applying what you have learned in making choices for your future. After you have a basis for the climate you desire, you then decide the society you want to deal with and the type interactions you want, and you go on doing and deciding.

Lessons, the discovery of the opposites of love, can only be understood by trying them. Remember, the purpose is to understand them, so the soul has to work through the negativity to choose the positive, desirable knowledge. Souls choose to experience negativity in order to educate themselves; masochists merely derive pleasure from pain (though their souls might have chosen that form of negativity as a life lesson).

QUESTION: Masters, recently I had an experience of connecting to my soul and my inner self in a way I had never experienced before. My energies were lifted up, I felt so good that everything else seemed unimportant. But, it concerned another person whom I have been very attracted to since I first met him years ago. Now I’m stuck thinking of him and this feeling we shared and neglecting my marriage even I feel I should transfer this energy for my own development. I feel I need to change my life’s direction, my marriage is not really working but I don’t know if I still have things to go through with my husband. What is this experience trying to tell me? Who is this person? I feel he’s a half of me but my fear tells me I’m just imagining it all. ~Kesia, Finland

ANSWER: You desperately want to connect to the same unconditional love of which your soul is composed. You feel you will never have it with your husband because it has not happened between you. When you are totally open to the universe you connect to this energy. You were able to make the connection with this man because you so frantically have searched for love that you opened yourself without any restrictions, unaware of potential vulnerability. You became “hooked” on what you thought was his energy, thinking it is the only way to feel love.

It is not just with this man – you have always had the ability but the fear has kept you from opening yourself. You are so frustrated with life that you have fanaticized this man as your salvation and savior from tedious boredom and lack of love. You can use this energy any way you want once you realize the connection is always available to you.

This is a turning point in your life. You are ready to accept the ability to manifest that which you desire. Let go of your need to be directed by another and create a new reality. You are finished with the reasons you and your husband married. It is for you to decide if there is anything remaining that would cause you to want to stay.

Remember to be yourself at all times in the future. Don’t depend on the energy or thoughts of others to feel what you need. Be true to yourself and the universe will help you bring to yourself that which you want to experience. Create each new day without trying to bring along things from the past. Stop just imagining and start living.

QUESTION: Masters: I am in a relationship where my head says it’s not right, we don’t suit each other and I’m not getting what I need from it. But my heart feels different. When we’re alone together it feels amazing and I feel such love. But when we’re among other people my head kicks in and it feels wrong again. It’s so confusing but I know there is a powerful lesson here. Can you help me to understand it? ~Suzanne, England

ANSWER:  Who ever said that there was only one aspect to life? Living in a duality you have negative and positive choices constantly confronting you. Oh, and don’t forget the influence of the ego and the higher self. You are here to learn lessons by using your freedom of choice. Those choices come from the input of your belief systems, your emotions, your physical reactions to events, and your inner dialogue.

Ever heard about opposites attracting? Your situation has some features from your physical body’s reactions to the connection between the two of you. Two peas fitting spooned into a pod, comfy and cozy. This is a lesson in enjoying the functions that can only be felt by the soul when in a physical body. Is that wrong? Not from a human or spiritual standpoint.

Now, let’s look at the facts. Your “head says it’s not right.” That means the ego part of you, with contributions from your beliefs coming from learning and society, doesn’t think you should be where you are. “I’m not getting what I need from it.” Again, judgment from beliefs and society with a little contribution from your higher self because you have a sense of what you are entitled to receive from others. This shows you know and accept your power and don’t want to give it away to anyone else.

The physical part of love and interaction is the part your soul needs for validation of your life as a partner to someone. The reaction you have when you are with others shows that, in your decisions concerning your lover, you defer to the opinions of others. Your head, your ego, doesn’t want you to be judged by others when you feel they disapprove of your choices. You can let them run your life, or you can ignore them and make your own choices. There is no right or wrong to this situation – just your abilities to make choices. Go with your feelings, not what others think.