The Consciousness Blog

Be the Change You Wish to See

This beautiful thought had to be shared. 

Great change is unfolding everywhere but the most profound change must occur from within before we can see it unfold in the world outside.

With days of change upon us both now and in the upcoming years ahead, having Reiki in your heart can be a great gift to give to yourself, family and those you love.

I'm considering dates for Reiki classes in Surprise, Arizona in 2011. The first one will be a certification class either Practitioner or Master Teacher certifications in November. 

Please comment if you would like to be notified of the dates and times.

Also let me know which level you would like to be certified in; either Practitioner (Levels I and II) or Master Teacher (Levels III and IV).

You are the miracle you seek. Opening your heart to new ideas is how change occurs from within. 

Learn more about Reiki Training at Reiki AZ

How Can God Allow Suffering to Exist

Social media is such a wonderful communication tool. Today someone posted this question on a LinkedIn group I belong to.

They asked: If He so existed, "How can a good and just God allow so much evil to happen to mankind and the universe which he so loved?"

I replied: Consider this idea. God loves you, me and all humanity so much that it will allow us all to create any experience we desire. It gives us life and free reign.

As God's emissary of love on Earth, we, as human beings, have the amazing potential to create our life and experiences as we see fit. That is the power of passion we ALL hold in our hearts, equally.

However, we often use the potential to create hardship, struggle and judgment rather than joy, abundance and peace.

In addition, our attitudes sent collectively as humanity, creates the disturbances you mentioned due to poor choices and mismanagement of energy. As physics states, for every action there is a reaction. The Earth is a living entity that responds to the energy placed upon her glorious ground. You are seeing humanities collective energy manifest as a result.

Another member asked: @Bill: "In addition, our attitudes, collectively as humanity, creates the disturbances you mentioned due to poor choices and mismanagement of energy." Kindly explain how we are able to cause tsunamis with our mismanagement of energy. Quite the intriguing statement. Didn't know we had that much power!

 And I had to say...

...oh yes, we are the power of presence of God on Earth. We have infinite power, through our talents, passions, knowledge and perspectives to move mountains. The problem is, we forgot that we are that expression of life and instead pretend to be limited beings subservient to factors outside of our control. When you think you lost control, you have. You're that powerful.

When you think about how can humanity cause calamities like we're about here, think about this for a moment. How powerful is hate? How much energy is expended in judgment and control of others (in some way) every hour? How much power is expended in worry, stress, lack, dis-empowerment of the individual (due to government and higher authorities desire to control the masses)?

Think about how much energy all that projects.

Now multiply that by 6,997,358,373 (at the moment I am writing this post and growing every instant) and it isn't hard to see that the energy created by the collective consciousness of humanity, primary focused on lack and limitation, war and famine and living for the success of the personality alone; totally ignoring the God principle we are all born to experience, could create tsunami, hurricanes, earthquakes and everything in between you can image. I'd would say it sure could and does.

That's true power and it can be channeled in other directions. Will humanity awaken in time? That's really the question, isn't it.

Do you think the collective consciousness of humanity will awaken in time?

The comment line is open

Why Aren’t Things Going Well for Me?

It’s so easy to be human with our thoughts. It must be a lot of fun, since we all do it so often.

Something happens that takes us to the survival mode, we panic, beta brainwave thinking kicks in and our ego gets free reign over our thoughts and emotions.

You couldn’t create that gift of panic and stress and lack unless you were human – how fun!

Actually, I have learned that these times are a prompting to demonstrate how we’re out of balance from our spiritual self.

We ask to walk the spiritual path and then these kinds of things come up. From my personal observation it seems that the more you walk the path the more frequent these kinds of issue come up. They’re here to be resolved so the encumbrance can be removed.

Imagine this.

You incarnate into life with an exact plan to live the spiritual life. Then you’re born, you’re raised by parents who love you and have nothing but the best intent for you and eventually POOF, you no longer have any idea why you were born in the first place.

So, you learn to react to life instead of live it. That reaction for many is survival.

Many men learned that they must be a great provider for their family. Many women learned they must be there to nurture.

On the broader perspective path you have to balance the encumbrance of ‘provider’ and ‘nurturer’ with another vision of life, the spiritual perspective.  There is no lack in God, only opportunity for evolution and growth.

If you’re struggling with these things, as so many are, here’s one thing you can do.

Create a picture (on paper, draw it) of what you want. You can scribble and then add words around it; that’s fine. Just make it mostly a picture of what you want to manifest. See it, then draw it.

Then view that picture(s) throughout the day. I use a journal to draw in. You can use anything that makes you feel good.

Here’s why this works.

In heaven (or where ever you see souls residing between lives) we only create in imagination. The reason is, this form of creation is the most powerful. On Earth, we are trained to suppress imagination. Ironic, isn’t it?

Because we’re so much closer to the source in the heaven space we manifest anything instantly. There's no gross matter to wade through first.

When we manifest in heaven, we only do it with imagination and that is picture and symbol driven. That’s why pictures (and symbols) are so powerful.

The ego makes us feel guilty for not working enough or not nurturing our children enough. That’s how the ego retains control of our life.

In essence, this snuffs out the gentle voice of God inside and we become lost in limitation.

We all do it at different times. It’s actually the best way to understand the encumbrances inside that must be resolve in order for us to live a full, spiritual life.

The God inside wants you to live with balance in peace; there’s time for labor, time for family and time for external fun. It’s all about balance, yin and yang.

Embrace that and see all times of “things not going well” externally as a chance to remove encumbrances and move one step closer to expressing your inner God on Earth.

What Happens When You Die?

There's a community I played in today called Soul Pancake.com. They asked the question, "What happens when you die."

I love that question so I gave an answer.

Here's what I said. I'd LOVE to add your thoughts through comments. What do YOU think?

When you die you'll leave your body behind. It will just fall in a heap. The essence of life has gone from it. Then you will move up and out of the body and once again you are a soul expression and not a human being. No body, no human being.

You'll see fully how meaningless the physical reality of "personality self" actually is/was. You'll understand the purpose of your life was to express the grandness of your soul, but you once again got lost in the human animal; ignoring the soul pretty much completely.

You'll feel the emotion of remorse for that, but too late, you're gone from the shell and are now the Holy Spirit.

You'll move into a review of your life, which gives you the chance to see what you learned, where you sucked completely and where you excelled and were amazing. You can see it all, as both the person who committed the acts of your life as well as the person who those acts were committed to, one-by-one, experience-by-experience.

You'll feel the emotion of those experiences and process them all as a way to understand them so they can be resolved in another lifetime.

Then you have the time you need for contemplation in the place called Heaven or whatever you would call that place. You create it with your consciousness, so what do you envision? That's what you create.

You contemplate the question of "How can I evolve to understand the spiritual aspect of myself in a physical form in the next life? What do I need to do to come back to Earth, own it all and make known the great mystery that is life and God?"

Then one day, you come to Earth, live the spiritual life, live through experiencing the emotions of removing ALL limitations from past lives to that life. You in essence transcend the human experience. Once you transcend the human experience you no longer have to keep reincarnating into life-after-life. You can move on to greater realms of understanding that are completely invisible to you now.

Does that help frame the picture of what happens to you when you die?

What do you feel happens?

An Inspiring Exercise in Light

Life seems so real and tangible in the physical body. But imagine what life is when you are not in a body in the physical world.

There's no body, no senses, only your consciousness. In this place that some have called life after death there is also peace and joy.

Why?

Because the context of people, places, time, space and events are taken out of the equasion. They no longer matter.

So the next time you are grappling with whatever issues you're pretending to empower in your physical life, return to where you came.

Go to the quite place inside. The place of pure consciousness, where the body and your wants and desires are not the issue.

Then take out people, places, things, time and events and see what's left. What's left is your pure consciousness. That is what you are in your heart, the true essence of self.

That's the place where magic occurs. Where you can create and the bring to the world your true gifts.

Do it and let us know what experiences you created.

What Day?

What day do you feel you can turn around, reconsider your life and become the miracle you were born to be?

What day can you decide to drop judgment and the desire to live in the past to embrace the all encompassing reality that you are so much more than mere flesh and blood?

What day will you say; “I embrace and create something new, from my heart instead of rerunning and continuously judging the past, over and over again, through my mind.”

That day is any day you wake up and decide that your heart is the driving force in your life, instead of your head, which has already shown you how ineffective it truly is.

That’s the day you’ll start thinking with your heart instead of your head and embrace a brand new reality.

With all that said where are you creating your life from today?

Does God Have Wants and Needs?

A brilliant question was posted on Facebook today by a fellow named Garrett J. White. He asked, "Does God Have Wants and Needs?"

I really enjoy Garrett's Paid to Play Academy program so I wanted to participate.

To me, the first answer is: Yes, Garrett, God needs for us, as human beings, to remember how miraculous we are so we can reflect God's joy and energy onto the Earth in every moment.

Then Garrett asked the question: "@Bill...What are your thoughts about the distinction between Wants and Needs?  Does God Want?  Does God Need?"

So I elabored: In a broader understanding, when we say wants and needs we are putting our human persona on God.

God does not have wants or needs really because wants and needs are a human judgment of experience. God does not judge because that would limit its expression.

God put its energy within the hearts of us all, equally. Then God gave us free will to express our vision of God, on Earth, in any way we choose. Through every moment, every action, every thought we are in some way expressing God on the physical realm.

So what does God do?

God simply loves us without condition, without the judgments of desire, want or need, in a state many have called "Being."

In fact, God loves us so much it allows us to create any eventuality we can consider and no matter what that creation is God loves us without condition. The reason is we are the children of God, a direct reflection expressing our vision of God's brilliance in a human experience on Earth.

What are your thoughts? Does God have wants and needs?

When the Student is Ready...

In my mind, one of the most profound statements in spiritual teachings starts at the very beginning of most people's spiritual learning journey.

That statement is, "When the student is ready a teacher will come."

I love that statement because over the years I've personally found it to be absolutely true.

This past week, I was blessed by an experience with a prospective student who inquired about the Reiki classes I teach. 

That person wanted to know what I charge for classes. They went on to say that they know of a teacher that they resonated with, but thought the teacher charged too much for the classes they taught.

The logic was that the perspective student realized there are expenses involved in conducting a class but wondered, "How one can charge for opening one up to being able to access the energies available to all."

I was moved to share a perspective on that to help others with the same question gain an understanding.

What a teacher charges for a class really has little to do with the hard costs (location, marketing, class printouts, etc) involved.

Teachers charge what they do for classes based on their years of study, the costs associated with learning over the years, their ongoing progression and their hard won experience, which provides each teacher with the wisdom to share with others.

So what you're actually paying for is years of experience and hard won "wisdom" the teacher has gained from applying the modality they are teaching.

A teacher who has been conducting classes for decades has a lot more wisdom and direct experience to share. As a result they may charge more.

For the "Student who is ready" that investment may be the best money they ever spend.

I would encourage you to consider this when looking at classes. Don't look for the lowest price, look for the teacher you are intuitively guided to, by your heart.

The price you pay will ultimately be the greatest value you can receive.

The reason?

Because you are then a student who is ready to hear the wisdom of the teacher you are drawn to and who was sent to you by the divine power of the Universe.

The Best Resolution to Make in 2010

Here we are - 2010. A new dawn. A new day emerging. But unlike other days that have ushered in a New Year in the past.

Change is in the air everywhere. As a spiritual seeker, you may very well be feeling restless, wanting something but not being sure what it is. It is very common for those on a spiritual path to desire more peace, balance and satisfaction in life.

These are all signs that it's time to make changes so that you can finally live the life you desire in your heart instead of continuing to live the life that you feel forced into living in your head.

How do you do that?

By realizing your consciousness (the realization that you are the Miracle of the Universe) is the most powerful force you have at your disposal.

Consciousness is an awesome force that is available to you constantly. There is never a limit to your power, knowledge, prosperity and joy when you live in consciousness.

To use this awesome power all it takes is tapping into the creative force of your heart instead of defaulting to the thinking patterns that you may be using unconsciously now.

• If you are seeking answers to life's deepest meaning.

• If you are feeling the pull to know and understand the Miracle of Life that you already are deep inside.

• If your desire to enhance the lives of others is so strong you feel like you are about to burst.

Then it is past time to act on your inner callings.

Learn to realize that you are on Earth in this moment for a reason. And above all understand that you, as a human being, are the most profoundly creative species on the planet today.

All of nature holds you, a human, in awe for the profound powers you possess.

Your consciousness will create miracles if you can learn to understand it and allow it to unfold. All it takes is personal awareness that you are a creative and miraculous being who can change the world with your thoughts and actions.

Make your New Years Resolution for 2010 one of "I will understand and use my heartfelt consciousness to add value to the lives of others."

How does that make you feel?

Email me at bill@reikiaz.com and let me know. I'd love to share in your experience of understanding and unfolding as this new decade of enlightened beings unfold.

Will you be one of them? Day 1 of a new time in history starts today.

I wish you a Blessed, Conscious and Joy Filled New Year!

From the Heart of Unconditional Love

Bill Gluth
New Years Day 2010

Planning for the Future is Not Necessary

Here's an idea to dive into and contemplate on a day of rest.

As infinite human beings, we don't ever have to plan to create our future. The reason why is simple to grasp.

You don't have to plan to create your  future because in reality it does not yet exist.

This moment exists and whatever pattern you create right now will dictate the future you experience.

The future is the next moment - a new NOW so to speak. You are creating that future with your consciousness as you read these words in fact.

Live in this moment focused only on yourself, for it is the only reality you have influence over.

Live in joy by removing the encumbrances that restrict your expression of life today.

And if you think these things are impossible to do, simply realize that's fine. In another  moment perhaps what is impossible now will become the reality of your life.

It's always your choice to make - embrace and love that fact about your reality in this moment.

Open  your  heart to realize that the future only exists based on the reality you're manifesting in this moment - Now.

Your consciousness will create miracles if you allow it to be so.

Personal Development Also Develops Consciousness

I know that you are very busy these days. Running like a crazy person most days. Working on so many important things you feel like you can’t take on any more.

But if you’re like the majority of people, you’re overlooking a very important life expansion tool.

That tool is consistent personal development.

Personal development can be anything that expands your thinking, provides new ideas and gives you new action steps to follow in making your life work better, with less stress.

The secret to making the most of personal development information is easy to understand.

All you have to do is take in new information.

Develop one or more steps you’ll follow in putting that information into action.

Use that information to expand your life and consciousness consistently.

After integrating one idea into your life, move on to the next idea.

The majority of personal development concepts will expand your thinking, which increase your conscious awareness and gets you moving in a new or different direction.

The key is to use one idea before taking in more.

This takes discipline. It’s fun to take in new ideas; they feel great.

It’s not always easy to put those ideas into action because they generally involve change. As we all know, change can be challenging if viewed as tedious.

I recommend spending fifteen to thirty minutes each day in realizing your personal development goals. That short time can make a big difference in your life.

You can find the time by:

• Starting your day thirty minutes earlier. I like to use the mornings as my personal development time.
• Ending your day thirty minutes later.
• Using half of your lunch hour as personal development time.
• Taking thirty minutes before you go to bed as personal development time.

The point is everyone has time. Whether you chose to use it or not is a personal decision you have to make for yourself.

If manifesting abundance has been challenging, here's a tremendous personal development opportunity you won’t want to miss.

For my readers in Phoenix, AZ, there is a very unique personal development program coming on March 30th.

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