Oprah Winfrey is in danger and everything in me is screaming "NO!"

Today I watched a YouTube video in which Oprah is asked how her spiritual beliefs are reconciled with Christianity. I enjoyed that video, and was very interested to find the parallels between her journey and mine, right down to the age at which she began to question. Questioning is a great failure in the eyes of the Christians I grew up with (and as), but in truth it is the beginning of the journey of discovery. I'll embed the video below, so you can see it if you are interested, though this is not the main point of my story.

As usual with Youtube videos, there were other related videos listed on the screen. I watched "Warning to Oprah Winfrey" by some new covenant pastor. He was all friendly and nice, but hard line of course. Then came the clanger - "New Age Oprah - World's Most Dangerous Woman". This video I didn't even watch all the way through, for it epitomizes the attitude and energy of the patriarchal, old and entrenched religious viewpoints, that whole feeling of hatred and antipathy towards anyone who does not follow their lead, their doctrine, their control. You can see this attitude in any hard-line church, not just Christian ones, but the underlying feeling is the same - do as we tell you or you will suffer, and if you are a woman, well, so much the worse for you. I will not link to this video here.

Several seconds into this video, I was on my knees on the floor howling in grief, for I could feel how they hate Oprah. These are the sorts of people who bomb abortion clinics and who torment pure souls in the name of God, who make sure that anyone who falls within their reach is severed from their connection with God as soon as possible, so that they are easy prey for their control.

I howled for Oprah, and for my desire for her to be safe. She is standing tall, doing what she can to bring the new energy to this world which so desperately is crying out for it. I want Oprah to be safe. I want her to bring her part of the new energy to those who need it.

If there is anything I can do to help her with this, I will! I pledge this now, with all my being and all the power and energy of who I AM.

Conscious Creatorship for Kids

Liliane Grace has written a novel for teens called The Mastery Club. I watched the YouTube video of her interview with the LifeTime program and was hooked at that point, not having read a word of the book yet. Here is the video, it's worth spending the few minutes to watch it, I promise.



After watching the interview I had to find out more about the book, so I downloaded the first four chapters and started to read. I had such a feeling of recognition as I was introduced to the girl Nina, who is the instigator of the Mastery Club. I wasn't like her as a child, there were too many decades of experience waiting for me before those parts of my character could blossom, but I know that girl! This brought up such emotion for me... Maybe you too will get that feeling when you read the book.

Here are some quotes about the book taken from The Mastery Club website:

"This prize-winning novel for adolescents is inspiring and empowering people of all ages and backgrounds."

"The Mastery Club inspires and empowers young people to take responsibility for creating the life of their dreams. It is the ONLY book that teaches universal laws and success principles (including practical tools like goal-setting, affirmations, visualisation and treasure mapping) in a page-turning novel."

"I only wish [The Mastery Club] had been on the reading list at my school; it would have changed my whole outlook and saved me from making some major mis-steps in life... I applaud you on your ability to get the message across to children in such a relevant and engaging way." - Denise Whitton

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The personal is the spiritual

I've been wrestling with this for months now. Most of my life I've had this feeling that it's somehow wrong to just do things purely for me, I should somehow be of service. Lately, however, I started to feel very differently. It became clear to me that being "spiritual" just meant giving out a lot and getting very little back. I turned my back on the "spiritual" and set out to make some money on the internet in purely capitalistic fashion... feeling damned rebellious and expecting the hand of God to grab me by the scruff of the neck and drag me kicking and screaming away from my hopes and dreams. (Yes, I know all that Freudian stuff about God and father figures... don't analyze me!) It was a hard time. I spent hours every day on the internet, working away at promoting my online affiliate businesses and learning, learning, learning. These were desperate times, as I knew my income was not covering expenses, and here I was putting all my energy into this unknown area. Sometimes there was no money for fuel for the car, we ate very cheap food, and I drove out into the bush every day to pick up sticks for the fire.

So what happened? Months and weeks later I'm still here. The online businesses are at last attracting some downline, and I've got support from an unexpected source which will keep me afloat while my businesses grow.

What did I learn? Mainly, that I am ok. My world did not fall apart, though we seemed to skate perilously close to the edge. I've lost weight, and lost my dependence on food as an emotional support. And I've found what a great feeling it is to pursue one's passion, despite everything...

Empowerment for women and comfort for men

Have you read "A Call to Power: The Grandmothers Speak"?

This book is a hug from spirit for all women. It is warmth and nurturance for the under-mothered, and confirmation for all who feel that the current imbalance between masculine and feminine energies needs to be remedied.

According the the Grandmothers, the masculine or yang energy is exhausted. We (including the women) have tried to run the world with an excess of yang, and the current state of affairs is the result. Now it is up to women as the natural carriers of yin energy, with the aid of supportive men, to restore the yin/feminine energy again.

The Grandmothers promise that as the yin resumes its full power on the earth, there will be increased healing and balance brought to all situations, and benefit for all people, all animals, the entire planet.

This is something you can be a part of without even leaving your home, for consciousness connects us all in a net of light.

Come into your true power and beauty with the guidance of the Grandmothers.

What can one person do to change the world?

What can I do to change the world? It seems that so much terrible stuff is happening, with weather, the environment, and population growth. It is overwhelming if you feel a personal responsibility about it. It makes you feel bad about having a good life yourself when you are doing nothing to "help", though you may feel that any help you give will be lost in the endless ocean of need and misery.

There are two ways to help in this world. One is practical and visible, and involves aiding, assisting, training, donating... whatever it takes.

Another way is by inspiring consciousness. The things which happen in this world are mostly a result of someone's attitude and action. There is enough food in the world, but it doesn't get through to all those who need it... there is enough arable land... we don't really need to fight wars. All these problems are caused by human consciousness, and they can be resolved by human consciousness.

So, can the individual raise the consciousness of the whole? Perhaps not single-handedly, but together, all those who are choosing a more loving, more empowered way are adding their influence and vibration to the planetary mix. This has been going on for all of human history, but now we are at a point of massive change and quantum acceleration. Whatever we do has more impact than it ever would have before.

This world is becoming a better place. See the love expressed by nations, communities and individuals in the face of natural disasters. Don't just look at the pain and suffering, look at the learning and growth, and add your genuine good will and any other positive, forward-moving or expansive energy you can express. There is much power in this.

By inspiring consciousness, we can shape the future, but we must do it now.

If it's my life, why am I doing what you want?

Can you remember back to when you were very young, and you had a strong feeling of what you liked, and disliked, and what you wanted? And do you remember what has happened since then? Somehow you've lost that clear feeling of your identity, you've accepted the thousands of inputs from family and friends, the media, and just human consciousness in general, all telling you that who you naturally are is just not good enough. So, you've given up on being yourself, and you are trying to be what you believe you should be. To some extent, you even believe that all these ideals which you have taken on, are yours. So you struggle on, feeling at odds with yourself, trying to do what you should do, and not even realizing that most of this is not what you really want at all.

What if you could clear away all that baggage, and simply function as your true self? Imagine just knowing what you want and going for it, without having to expend tremendous amounts of energy on doubting yourself, looking for confirmation from outside of yourself, feeling worried about what other people will say? How simple would life be then! How many of your dreams would you accomplish? Can you imagine the feeling?

Is this all a bit scary? Well, you don't have to do it all at once, in fact it's not even possible to do it instantaneously. Becoming your true self is a lifetime's work, and a very exciting and liberating journey. Are you willing to take your first step?

Life is so exciting...

When I am expressing myself, doing what I choose to do, my life is great! It is exciting, rewarding. I get out of bed quickly in the morning on days like this, with so many ideas of what I want to do. I am full of confidence and energy... and the more I express, the more energy flows through me, until I am so full of it that I must keep active, or burst! What a feeling! Wow!

How to fail...

There is no failure, for this life is a life of experience, and any achievement which we make along the way is part of that experience, but not the goal of it. The true achievement is in the experiencing. You cannot take your achievements with you when you pass from this life, but your experiences will be your great treasure. So, take a deep breath, feel your feelings, feel the wind or the sun on your face, for these are all part of your experience here on earth. Nothing is too small to be of value, nothing...

Why it is good to feel like crap at times...

Feeling like crap? Celebrate this, for it is your opportunity to create something new in your life!
What, you don't feel like you can create anything? Well guess what? It is this resignation which got you into this unpleasantness to begin with! So, what will you do now? Will you continue to allow life to do things to you, or will you grab hold of the steering wheel and chart your own course? It is always up to you!

When you have done all you can, and it's still not enough...

When you have done all you can, and it is still not enough, what more can you do? When it is obvious that you have not reached your goal, that there are shortfalls to be made up, and yet you can do no more, it is time to stop doing. Your entire being is telling you that you have done enough, that it is time to take a rest and allow nature to take it's course. Is this scary? Of course it is, if you have been trained to expect the worst. Do you understand? This is a matter of how your mind has been trained. If you had lived a life in which you were nurtured and sustained, you would now be expecting help to arrive. Instead, here you are, expecting punishment and disaster. Silly you! You really should understand this by now! And of course, you are beginning to understand, simply because you have no other option (and also because you are willing to). So go and rest, and all will be well in the morning.