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Let us speak of addictions.
seems there is a lot of denial about how addictions cut us off from the source. If you have ANYTHING that is more important than your spiritual work (booze, material things, compulsive behaviors) you are shutting off the Light.
No matter how much we "strive" for enlightenment as long as there is something that we can not or will not give up, chances are our spiritual growth will suffer.
The actions of opening to the Light unfortunately include the pain of recognizing how our egos try to hold us back. Fear is the killer. We attempt to hide from the pain of living with all kinds of "coping" mechanisms. Booze, drugs, sex, gambling or shopping, they are all a way to "take the edge off"
But taking the edge off is not our task right now. Feeling those "edges", owning them and being able to confront the fears they hide is the only way to open that channel of light. Fear and Faith do not dwell in the same house.
Confront your fears, name them, throw them into the light of your consciousness. Fear hates Light. And, my friends, I can tell you from personal experience, once you unmask those fears they grow smaller and weaker. It is the act of hiding from Fear that gives it strength.
Some have had bad experiences with 12 step programs, some have never looked at them. But let me say that a 12 step program's ONLY purpose is to give us tools to find a spiritual way of life. Tools to help us on our journey to connect with the Source of All. A 12 step program is not the only answer to confronting Fear but it is and has helped millions of people all over the world from all walks of life to find strength.
Here is hope and blessing to all who are dealing with Fear in all it's forms. Don't let your addictions keep you from the Love that is broadcast every where in every moment. Find the tools you need to tune into that Energy and banish the Fear.
I'll leave you with a Channeling that was posted by another member in another Forum as a prayer for all of you in pain or fear today.
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> We of the Hosts of God have cautioned you
> ones, time and time again, to always seek first
> inner balance and peace prior to taking any
> action or making any major life-altering
> decision. Why do you think we would
> repetitively say these things? It is because we
> see you ones constantly slipping into habits of
> reactionary behavior, brought on by past pains
> and fear, that will throw you into a yelling
> match when a quiet and calm discussion
> would be quite a bit more productive and
> fulfilling. When you get centered within
> and find peace, you are allowing your
> frequency to raise, and thus it becomes
> easier to connect within to your Guides
> and Higher Source.
>
> Some escape the pressure of life and
> responsibility by taking and using drugs.
> Drugs (this includes alcohol) tend to to shift
> your focus away from the past pains and
> hurts, and allow you to experience a more
> euphoric state of consciousness. Where the
> problem comes in is that ones in their
> drug-induced state often also drop their Light
> shielding along with everything else. This will
> allow for low-level astral entities to more
> easily attach themselves to the host being.
> These parasitic entities will assist the host with
> justifying the need to have, say, a drink so that
> one can “relax” after a “stressful” day. Thus
> a downward spiral begins.
>
> This condition usually goes unnoticed until
> the host is confronted, usually by a loved one
> who is concerned for the well being of the
> host. Then there is a confrontation. The
> low-level astral entities do not like to have their
> “meal ticket” taken away from them, so they
> begin to exert their low-level influence over the
> host entity in a more deliberate manner. The
> result is usually a physical confrontation, with
> the daring loved one becoming the focus of
> abuse, or there results a family torn apart.
>
> You ones do not need to use alcohol, pain
> killers, marijuana, cocaine, LSD, magic
> mushrooms, or any other legal or illegal drug.
> For the most part, these will only serve to
> disconnect you from Source and distract you
> into NOT fulfilling your purpose. Let go of
> the vices and deal with the “pressures”, for
> the pressures are why you are there. You are
> never given more than you can handle and you
> will be given to see a better way. The better
> way will always require you to have your wits
> about you, and will always have Creator God
> as part of the solution.
>
> The perceived pressures come about due to
> going against your life purpose. If you choose
> to go after fame and fortune, rather than to
> help prepare for the transition of a planet into
> a new birthing, as you had originally intended
> to do, then you will find that the internal
> pressures are indeed building. However, don’t
> worry, because if you do ignore these internal
> signals (nudges), they will get bigger and
> bigger until you can no longer just ignore the
> “pressure”. This is the “bio-feedback”
> mechanism of the conscience working and
> performing its function perfectly.
>
> When the pressure gets to the point that you
> can no longer ignore, it, you then have to do
> something about it. Some will run for the
> bottle and justify doing so by saying that it’s
> the only way they can relax, or get to sleep, or
> whatever. This ends up in a very vicious cycle
> and usually will continue until the one
> operating in this mode hits “rock
> bottom”—rock bottom being alone, without a
> job or money to support the habit, and in a
> condition where change must occur. It is at
> this point when ones will finally realize that all
> they need to do is let go of that which is
> justifying the addiction in the first place, and
> in doing so a better answer will become clear.
>
> These ones who go through this type of cycle
> are often afraid of public humiliation. The
> ones who drink too much, and are in a state of
> denial about it, will often find themselves
> being arrested for drunk driving or spousal
> abuse or such. This is often their own Higher
> Self working with them so as to point out that,
> yes indeed, they are off course and off
> purpose. The public humiliation is often what
> it takes for these ones to see themselves as
> others see them.
>
> Allow for the recent unfolding events to play
> out. The “housecleaning” has just started and
> many are faced with making very personal
> choices. Each must choose for themselves
> what they will do, believe, and think. There are
> no wrong choices. You will naturally choose
> that which will garner you the greatest growth
> opportunity. You cannot get it wrong. Those
> who are truly serving The Light will not judge
> you, or harass or coerce you. A loving friend
> may very well try to “help” you to see a
> situation from their perspective, but will never
> condemn you for exercising your free-will
> choice to walk your own path.
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