| Believe in the God within
When you believe in a God outside of yourself you are not acknowledging the God that is
within you. You are denying your birthright. Move into the holiness of your own being by
becoming aware of the God within. Know that you are all that you
need to believe in.
Each belief is a tool
A belief is a belief, it is nothing more. There are no good beliefs, bad beliefs,
incorrect beliefs or beliefs that are more correct. Each belief is a tool, a tool that can
be used by you to create the reality you wish to experience. You were given from the
outset complete and total freedom of will. Free will means just that, free will. There is
no higher authority in your life than you, the creator. You are a part of a greater whole,
but you are free to create exactly the experiences you wish to have. Within that freedom
also lies responsibility. That responsibility is that you will always have to deal with
the effect of your beliefs and the actions that you have taken based upon your beliefs.
Some have called this Karma.
Your Beliefs create your Reality
What has been a source of confusion for many are the differing reports concerning
descriptions of the 'afterlife' or of 'heaven'. In a Universe that springs forth out of
thought, it is entirely possible that all reports, although possibly contradictory, are
correct. Although we have described different levels, which are differentiated by
consciousness and vibration, within these levels are vast areas of belief systems. Souls
of similar belief gather together and create worlds within the Astral plane that reflect
their last identity on the Earth plane. In other words, a Catholic heaven exists, a Hindu
heaven exists. Each person on death, when being met by a guide to assist them, can have
encounters with Jesus, Shiva, Abraham, Buddha and so forth. These encounters take place
when strong belief in such encounters summons forth the experience. Heaven can be a place
of luxuriously green meadows with flowers, or a place of serious study - it all depends on
your expectation. When you read reports of near death experience or the stories told by
mediums and those who are able to communicate with the 'dead', do not take what is said as
undeniable fact, but recognise that an individual, unique experience is being communicated
to you.
Beliefs about "hard" work
With the shift of human motivation, also comes a change of perspective in your core truth
about your work. On the Gameboard the word "work" had a similar meaning to the
word "hard." For a time everything of value on the Gameboard was achieved only
through toil and struggle. The value of anything was determined by the amount of
difficulty it took to attain. Now, your prime motivation is to achieve actualisation and
Unity consciousness. This brings with it a new perspective to that which you call work.
Now you are finding that your success is directly proportional to the amount of passion
you experience on a daily basis. A new sense of effortless fun opens doors that were
previously only opened through hard work and struggle. You have moved through the many
ages of human evolution. The most recent was the Information Age. Now you stand before the
door of the Age of Empowerment. The new stage of human development brings with it a new
relationship with that part of life you call "work". You are moving to a time
when all will be effortless. This is the way of Home. Until that time you are in between
the worlds. In this interim stage it is still effective to work hard yet it is becoming
imperative to only work hard in the areas you are passionate about.
Discernment regarding messages from "the other side"
Many of us are going to have to sift through a lot of new data and learn to
discern which information has value and which needs to be put on the back-burner. What we
need to understand is that relative truth is a moving calibration, so that what we may
think is valid and unquestionably real today, may turn out to be completely false
tomorrow. Remember that once upon a time the common thought-form was that the Earth was
flat. Therefore, as we progress along this journey, we can be sure that we are going to
come across plenty of startling revelations which completely overturn many of our commonly
held beliefs. In most cases, the ego will provide any number of reasons
why you should reject new information outright. All such reasons will be associated with
the ego's basic fear - the fear of change.
Truth cannot be validated by the brain. The brain simply brings in
stored data with which it has been previously fed. So when new data comes to it, the brain
is not able to determine whether this new data is valid or not. This is why people become
confused when they first hit radical information, because they try to use analytic
brain-power on information that has never before been assessed. Therefore, when we are
subject to something new and previously untested, we have to go into our heart
and use our feelings to interpret this information. We must ask ourselves, "How
does this information feel to me? Does it feel true?"
It is also important to realise that what feels true for one person may
not necessarily feel true for someone else. The third dimensional laws of duality, along
with free-will, allow us to follow our own path. It could be said therefore, that there is
no such thing as absolute truth on this side of the veil, because truth, like beauty, is
relative only to the mind set of the beholder.
Our powers of discernment are also tested in other more mundane areas of
life. We will find that we are called upon to analyse all our relationships, our current
life-style and our method of creating a living, Searching for 'who' and 'what' now holds
importance and value for us. Everything will come under the microscope to be examined in
detail, so we must learn to constantly ask ourselves, "How do I feel
about this person? How do I feel about this part of my life?"
Always remember that this journey out of the third dimension calls upon
us to free ourselves from all those chains and bonds that keep us experiencing limitation.
This is why the use of discernment is so important, for by using our feelings we can more
easily determine what must be left behind.
Mind is of the physical realm
It is necessary that you start rising above the dross; rising above
the garbage that is in the mind. Know that the mind has nothing to do with God. The mind
is a tool of the physical realm.
What is a belief?
You could describe a belief as, "An idea about which you have a feeling of
certainty."
Most of us tend to think of (and refer to) beliefs as 'things'. However, while 'things'
seem solid and difficult to change, an idea is much more malleable, more dynamic and more
open to change. A belief is characterised by a feeling - a feeling of
certainty about something. That feeling of certainty can be built, maintained or
undermined by the referential experiences we attach to it.
So why would you want to change your beliefs anyway? Your beliefs are both a
'perceptual filter' through which you experience life, and an 'action filter' which
determines how you create your life. Take this example:
A woman, working in an office, offers to make her co-worker, John, a coffee.
John holds the belief: 'women are tricky and dangerous'. Using this 'perceptual filter' he
assumes that her offer is a front for some scheme. As an 'action filter' his belief
has him deciding that it is too risky to go into her 'trap', so he declines her offer,
even though he's gasping for a cup of coffee!
So, given that your beliefs have such an impact on your every-day experience, when you
begin to examine your beliefs, it's worth asking yourself, "Which beliefs are
empowering me (which beliefs promote positive, nurturing and strengthening experiences)
and which beliefs are disempowering me (which beliefs weaken me, hurt me or limit my
experience)". When you become consciously aware of the beliefs you hold,
you can make positive decisions about whether they are creating the experiences you desire
and, if not, change them.
What are your beliefs?
Some of your beliefs you are fully aware of, some you are not. Your subconscious has
chosen to keep some of your beliefs 'hidden' from your consciousness. Waking up to
your 'hidden' beliefs can be something of a revelation. With hindsight you will
probably be able to see how these beliefs have had a huge impact in your life. You might
even be left wondering why you didn't make the connection before! However, on some
level you are always (and have always been) aware of all your beliefs, all
your true and deep motivations and all your denials. When you make a
commitment to honestly and openly look into your heart and mind, you will find that all
you seek is there. Once brought into admitted consciousness it becomes subject
to the power of your personal choice.
Examining Your Beliefs
This exercise asks you to examine not only those beliefs which you are already consciously
aware of, but hopefully will also lead you to uncover some of your 'hidden'
beliefs. You can begin your voyage of belief discovery from the starting point either
of mind or emotion, but inevitably one will lead to the other. So here are
explanations of both approaches:
From Mind
This is the most direct method and, to begin with, simply involves writing down your
beliefs as they come to you. Either write a list, or engage in a written 'dialogue'
with yourself (an excellent technique for self discovery!). Examine your beliefs in
several different areas. What do you think of yourself, your daily life, your body,
your relationship with others. Examine your beliefs about other areas, such as
'Time', 'Opportunity', 'Scarcity and Abundance' etc. Try to include both 'If-Then'
type beliefs (e.g. 'If I make people laugh then they
will like me') and 'Global' type beliefs (e.g. 'People are strange').
From Emotion
Think of a situation or set of situations that relate to particular areas of your
experience (do this separately for each different aspect of your experience as indicated
in the list above). As you do this, notice how it makes you feel.
Notice where in your body you are feeling the emotion, and allow yourself to feel the
feeling fully. Now go ahead and ask yourself, "What would I have to believe in
order to feel this way?"
You must accept your feelings as they are, but recognise that they are your feelings about
the situation or condition and not factual statements about reality. For example,
you may feel yourself to be helpless in the face of circumstances, however this
does not necessarily mean that, in fact, you are helpless in the face of
circumstances.
The simple act of turning your attention onto these beliefs will in itself begin to
uncover some of the beliefs that, up to now, you have chosen to ignore!
You will discover that you believe different things at different times. These
areas of conflicting belief or contradiction are worthy of further attention. As you
examine a particular contradiction you will begin to recognise 'traits' or
'characteristics' shared by each 'opposing' belief. As this common aspect becomes
apparent a 'unifying' or 'bridge' belief becomes apparent. The bringing into
conscious awareness of a bridge belief is a powerful experience, for it allows you to
unite or assimilate previously incongruent (conflicting) aspects of yourself - a powerful
healing process.
Empowering beliefs
Having discovered what beliefs you hold, it's time to take charge and begin to make some
conscious choices. The first thing you will need to do is look at your list of beliefs and
decide which ones empower you and which ones disempower you.
Here's an exercise to eliminate a disempowering belief and replace it with an
empowering one. Choose the belief that you feel is your most disempowering one.
1. Test the validity of the belief
Ask yourself:
'In what way is this belief ridiculous or absurd?'
'Was the person I learned this from successful in this area?'
2. Understand and feel the real pain that this belief has caused and will cause
you
Ask yourself:
'What has this cost me and what will it ultimately cost me emotionally if I don't
let go of this belief?'
'What has this cost me and what will it ultimately cost me physically if I don't
let go of this belief?'
'What has this cost me and what will it ultimately cost me in my relationships if
I don't let go of this belief?'
'What has this cost me and what will it ultimately cost me financially if I don't
let go of this belief?'
'What has this cost me and what will it ultimately cost my family/loved ones if I
don't let go of this belief?'
As you answer these questions, Allow yourself to really feel the intense pain of not
changing this belief. See what you would see, hear what you would hear and feel
what you would feel.
3. Make A Decision
Decide now that you are absolutely committed to ridding yourself of this belief,
that you absolutely will refuse to follow this line of thinking any more.
4. Replace the old belief with a new, empowering belief
Having dissolved your association to the old limiting belief you need to replace it with a
new empowering one. So right now, build a new belief - the positive opposite of the
one you have just destroyed. For example if your old belief was 'I'm a failure'
then choose a new belief such as 'I've succeeded many times'. Build upon
your new belief with visual imagery of past successes. Fully associate yourself with the
incredibly positive effects of taking on this new empowering belief.
Remember that your beliefs act as both perception and action filters, so if you feel
resistance to building the new belief, then it might indicate that there are other hidden
beliefs you hold that you will need to dissolve. A good question to ask yourself in
this case is 'What would I need to believe in order to feel this way?'.
When you ask this question be open and honest with yourself - the answer might not be what
you expected!
Examining your beliefs
By observing your thoughts regarding certain activities or areas of your life, you can
begin to bring into your consciousness your deeper beliefs, and habitual thought patterns.
You can start doing this by choosing an area that doesn't seem to be working for you, and
observing your every thought on the subject.
As an exercise, take a piece of paper and write this sentence;
"I believe that ...........................................
is................................................(write whatever comes up).
You can fill in the first space with "love, sex, money, health, relationships,
I, life, God, etc, etc". Once you have written a sentence or two, repeating each
time, "I believe that 'love' is...........".
Let go of trying to find the thoughts, but simply allow your pen to flow. You will soon
have a page, or many pages, full of beliefs. Some may surprise you, or even shock you.
After you have written your list, go through each belief and ask yourself these
questions;
1) Is this belief serving my highest good?
2) Does it make my life more joyful and more exciting?
3) Do I want to have this belief?
4) Where did this belief come from?
Once you have completed this part of the exercise, take another piece of paper and write
out all the beliefs that you want to have. For instance, you might write
out, "I believe that (love, money, sex, relationships etc) is (good, plentiful,
sacred, joyous etc)."
The third stage of the exercise is to write down all those beliefs that do not serve you,
and those that you have taken on from others. Write down "I dissolve the belief
that (love, sex, money, relationships etc) is (scarce, evil, shameful, disappointing
etc)."
After completing these written exercises, destroy each sheet, thus symbolically removing
all limiting beliefs from your reality.
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