Masters of the Spirit World

QUESTION: Masters, suddenly after a spiritual phase why am I so restless and tempted to follow egoic reactions like frustration, anger etc.? Am I not supposed to be spiritual inclining after understanding the source and its purpose of creating us instead of declining in the spiritual ladder? ~Rimi, India

ANSWER: Retracing some of your prior lessons to make sure they have led to increased knowledge of life does not mean you have skidded down to your starting point again. If you block out the understanding you have obtained, then you may return to ignorance and the beginning of your journey. But if you enter into a “relapse” with the retained knowledge of how you got through it before, you have not declined but are being retested to make sure you really have learned and understood the lesson involved.

All human life is being conducted in a judgmental, egoic atmosphere, so that is the starting point for everything human. The basic negativities of hate, control, revenge, frustration, and anger are all around you. When you complete a lesson you have been working on, you free up space around you since you have chosen what path to follow and all the other possibilities you explored no longer need to be considered.

The completion of a lesson is a step toward the awareness of who you are as a soul and takes you away from negativity and toward an existence of unconditional loving energy. But, what it also does is allow you to be re-exposed to the basic energies surrounding you on the planet – those of the duality.

This is a test. Did you truly learn to move away from the negativity? If you did, all that is needed is to remove yourself once again. If you didn’t, you will have to work through those choices once more. This is not a decline because you still possess the knowledge you gained in the first encounter.

QUESTION: Masters, thank you for your messages. After reading your books (which are very good) I feel that there is a paradox of sorts in the knowing of our true origins as souls. We’re here in human form with amnesia to have lessons and experiences to learn about our imperfections. This amnesia is key to learning lessons fully. If we become enlightened to our true being, won’t this interfere with our experiences here and be counter-productive? ~Jonathan, UK

ANSWER: There are two ways to look at your dilemma. No matter how much you understand the abilities of your essential soul, that does not give you any inkling into the particular lessons you chose for the life you are currently living. Also, knowing that you are a piece of Source energy will allow you to approach the “mysteries of life” with a little less sense of overwhelm but won’t give you any clues as to why you are incarnate.

Until you uncover a lesson, the amnesia still rules. You are forced to follow the signposts of the doubts and fears announcing it to you. The help knowledge gives you is an affirmation that you do possess freedom of choice in being able to change your status and belief systems. Many people never understand that they have that power. And even some who are made aware of the fact disregard it and look to others to continue making choices for them, just as their parents and teachers always have.

With some souls, their choice of lessons includes becoming aware of their divine status and using some of those incredible abilities to shape their Earthly existence. That is the ultimate human mission. Mostly, one wants to merely understand what a trait such as betrayal feels like and how it can affect one’s entire life.

When a person seriously attacks their doubts and fears and reaches a realization of their chosen lessons, they still might flounder with accepting and working through and with a lesson until no aspect of it continues to interfere with their life. Knowing the process doesn’t speed it along, because you must attack the parts in a sequential manner.

It is rare for a soul to complete all their chosen lessons and become conversant with their essential powers and abilities in a lifetime. It is possible, though, for a soul to choose to come for the purpose of “knowing” their true self without also choosing lessons.

I hope this comforts you and allows you to see that, with or without knowledge, you aren’t cheating or getting cheated in life.

QUESTION: Masters, I am learning that I am not my thoughts, I am the observer of my thoughts. So being aware of this, I can begin to notice when my thoughts go to negative patterns. I can then begin to change my thoughts to something more positive and intentional. I am making a choice. I have wondered about diseases like depression, alcoholism, gambling, etc. We are learning that these diseases can be a symptom of a chemical imbalance of the brain. So, these diseases may not be a choice. My question is what is the best strategy to treat these diseases? Are drugs that affect the chemical imbalance the answer? Or, can we affect a change by changing our thought patterns?  I feel that we may not understand how much power we have to shift our thinking. That changes our intentions, then our actions?  Can you advise? ~Aj, US

[In compliance with US law, the Spirit Masters do not diagnose or prescribe for medical conditions. Their observations are spirit-based and concern life lessons. Readers may like to review details of the Masters’ booklet/ebook on healing.]

ANSWER: The human experience is a soul deciding to come into the duality for the purpose of learning about choices. A soul is a piece of Source energy, having been broken off from it. Therefore, each soul is omnipotent and has the ability to create, manipulate, and control all aspects of its human existence.

This is not a carte blanche power since the soul has handicapped itself with conditions created to enable it to be presented with very specific lessons – as, in this case, ones concerning addictions. The restrictions enabled for addictions may be mental, emotional, genetic, or chemical in nature. The learning aspect is understanding the nature of the problem and implementing choices to reverse its effects.

The first step always involves the subject’s realizing it needn’t continue with the affliction but has the ability to modify its life. A majority of the populace feels they have no choice in life. The spiritual path is in the realization that each person is in control of their own human future.

Everyone’s thoughts arise out of the belief systems they have developed throughout life. They are composed of things told to them by family, teachers, and society. Because it is easier, most just accept without question what others say and hold to those beliefs. These will unconsciously control people’s behavior unless/until they decide to change them.

Changing your beliefs redirects your entire existence. It is possible to have an effect upon your physical condition by the “ideas” you accept as possibilities. If you feel you can change your mental state, and you proceed unquestionably and unconditionally, you will find that it works. Any doubts and it will fail.

In severe disruption cases, it is necessary to intervene medically, such as with a medication, to allow the conscious mind to have the understanding necessary to help direct future thoughts and actions. Changing the intentions then overrides the need for further medication.

The soul, within the body, is incredibly powerful. The person must first accept that principle, believe they can use it, and then have the intention to create what they desire.