Healing Tones

 

Light Divine The Great Creator of the Universe

Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave Me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer: I have overcome the world.” (John 16:32-33)

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“I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD.” Can you say that? Or has the world overcome you? This world has nothing of value to offer, as it is all transitory. Perhaps you have had the same or similar thoughts and impressions of this world. Nothing material impresses you. I have of late. Perhaps it’s my body’s ageing and tired brain. Then again, perhaps it’s my spirit emerging more fully after years of pressing forward yearning to be known and expressed. I spent most of those years serving as a holistic practitioner . . . during which I met lots of people, many of whom I came to know as friends, and some adopting me as part of their family. I am deeply thankful for those years and for the many clients and friends who came to me for help with their health.

The world may indeed be “too full to talk about,” as Rumi’s poem speaks of it. In truth it is passing away, simple by reason of the fact that the state of human consciousness which created and maintained it is passing away, making room for a new state of consciousness and a new world. The best counsel I have to offer is: Get over it. Let it go. Just let it all go. It’s only an illusion anyway. Let go of the unreal and let go to what’s real and everlasting: Love, Truth, Life , . . and creativity. These treasures are the essences of your Spirit, your very Being. They are the core qualities of the Creative Forces that brought forth the natural world, including our physical bodies.

The First Force is WATER, representing TRUTH. The Second Force is AIR, which represents SPIRIT. The Third Force if EARTH, representing LIFE. The Fourth Force is FIRE, representing LOVE.

REMEMBER THY CREATOR

There’s a passage in the twelfth book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament of the King James Bible that speaks to the declining years of a man, as well as to the youth of the upcoming generation.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say I have no pleasure in them.

What follows this call to remembrance is a blow-by-blow portrayal of the undoing of the human being:

“While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: in the days when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened, and the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all of the daughters of musick shall be brought low;

Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.

Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, and all is vanity.

Quite a detailed portrayal of what are ironically called “the golden years.” I think the author’s point and purpose, however, lie in the first lines of his message: “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth . . .”

The spirit of our youthful years lives on into our golden years . . . when we remember our Creator in the days of our youth. Although my physical body has slowed down, my spiritual body remains ageless and quite agile and active. Besides, I live and have my being in heaven where creation is vibrational, requiring no mental or physical exertion of energy . . . and where the yoke is easy and the burden is light. I never stop creating the new earth and the new world in my imaginal heart, where our living takes place. Then I watch it manifest and unfold out in the larger creative field of the world, particularly through the younger generation. I dream of better and brighter days in a new world.

I hold great hope and optimism in my heart for today’s youth, which includes our sons and daughters — who in one generation have transformed the role of parenting, guiding their children, our grandchildren, to be who they are rather than who they are expected to be, and to discover what they love doing in life rather than what they are “supposed” to do in order to “make a living.” Creativity emerges through our youth, even without a college degree. Living doesn’t have to be made. It happens while one is creating. True creativity is always fruitful as it is done in love. What is done in love returns in kind tenfold. It’s the One Law of Life’s Creative Process.

Remember now thy Creator — even as life’s evolving cycles move you toward your golden years of eldership. Never stop dreaming creation in your heaven, which is one with God’s Heaven . . . and God never ceases creating. It’s just what creators do. The word “creator” itself implies a creation. You can’t have a creation without a creator, nor a creator without a creation. The Creator is one with Creation.

Above all, let your creations be things of beauty, things that last and that you can be proud of. It’s what the world needs plenty of now. Remember now thy Creator while you are young . . . and then never grow too old to remember how to be creative in your imaginal heart, for somewhere some young person or persons will tune into your creative imaginings and achieve on earth what is conceived in heaven. We are One Body, One Mind, One Heart. There are no “others” in this world. There’s only the One I Am. Be who you are at all ages in your days, and your elder days and years will always give you much pleasure.

I take much pleasure in gardening, for instance, preparing the soil, planting the seeds and seedlings, watering the soil and watching the sprouting seedlings break through the ground and proceed to grow and bear fruit. Just doing what I can and sitting as my aching back requires. My partner in life, Bonnie, takes much pleasure in growing flowers. Together we co-create our little haven of paradise here in the sunny South.

I took a creative writing course early in life because I love writing and sharing my thoughts and inspirations . . . and this is something I can do in my elder years, along with reading. Creating is just what we all love doing naturally.

This is what I’ve learned and know, and now take pleasure in passing on to the next generation. What do you take pleasure in? Share your thoughts in the comment feature. I love reading my readers’ comments. Until my next post. . .

Be kind and generous to one another.

Anthony

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