Inspiration!

Previously published in the “Soul Connection” column of Wisdom Magazine
By Moriah Marston www.transformationaltimes.com

Plodding along through a pedestrian existence bankrupts the soul and makes life unnecessarily wearisome. Inspiration is the key ingredient to initiate, sustain and fulfill our passions. Without inspiration all incentive to follow our dreams flat-lines into the inevitable: “Why bother?” Inspiration, the key to taking action, ignites the fuel needed to move forward. How often are you inspired?

Although flooded with ideas of how to spend my precious days, I must await the juice of inspiration to enliven and implement these possibilities. As time rushes by at light-speed, I bemoan all aspects of my life that linger in the wings—hoping for an inspired moment to ignite discipline, drive, openness and readiness. Inspiration links visions of what the soul really wants with our ability to actually make it happen. But it seems that inspiration is a sporadic gift from the Universe—a lucky moment when we connect with the animus that kicks us into gear. Unable to make it happen, we can only hope that every once in a while just enough of it will come our way to quicken the dedication to all soul yearnings hungry to be honored.

I’m filled with incentive when inspiration strikes. But when I finally seize the moment act on it, the enthusiasm has evaporated like a dream. Where does it go? All that’s left is a blah resistance—negative voices eager to counter that treasured moment of afflation. Saddened, I’m stuck by inspiration’s ephemeral nature. Its transient essence, like a Divine Intervention, carries a momentary bleed through from the etheric plane. We can’t chase after the muse that illuminates our passion. Or can we?

How do we rally to fulfill soul assignments when it’s so illusive to access, much less maintain, the flow of inspiration that kindles the commitment to our truest pathway? Are we only meant to touch its Divine Spark for a fleeting moment and then left to drudge through earthly life, trying to stay galvanized by an evanescent moment of flight? Discouraged and cranky, we’re like hungry children who aren’t fed but are still expected to grow.

Why does the Field of Inspiration appear so inaccessible? Maybe we need to learn to reach for it—which serves to enhance our contact with Light. We would discover how to bask in inspiration, deeply absorbing its precious encouragement whenever needed. Then surely we’d write that book, climb that mountain, go for the better job, stay on that diet, confront that person, expand our perspective, release limitations, follow that vision, speak our truth, bounce out of bed in the morning, finish that big project—and love life! Inspiration warms the blood, expands the heart, opens the mind, lightens the body, exhilarates the psyche and illuminates the soul.

Inspiration, the Divine Catalyst that encourages us to go for it, ignites willingness. It bestirs us to experience our divinity by shedding the heavy blanket of impossibility that we use to hide our Light. Inspiration initiates the alchemical process. To liberate our authentic self inspiration’s potent fire melts all blockages. This breakdown of soul toxins can be painful, discouraging and exhausting—the very opposite of inspiration’s buoyancy. We question our initial delight when it results in such misery.

But inspiration—temporarily buried under fallout from the alchemical process it sparked—never abandons the soul. The Field of Inspiration always surrounds us, regardless of our awareness of its exalted energy. We must reach for its genius in the despair-filled moments that stem from cleansing the deadness underlying the “why bother” monster.

Inspire means to breathe in. Without the breath of life we expire. So too does the soul atrophy sans inspiration. We feel deadened inside—unable to receive Life Force when lacking the inspiration that breathes in Universal Chi. This leads to a wearisome depression. Numbing defense structures, comatose-ness based on denial, block awareness of the ever-present inspiration just waiting to be tapped.
Inspiration, the Breath of the Divine, is a wellspring of kundalini energy that prevents the soul flame from being extinguished. Its dynamic illumination propels us on a magic carpet toward a fabulous destination. When we ride this Cosmic Brain Wave, our life shifts from a black and white movie to full technicolor.
Inspiration informs us of the best possible pathway. It reflects life purpose—or reason for being—a reminder of the soul’s original exhilaration when it met with the karmic board to choose an incarnation beautifully suited to its evolutionary needs. The simple act of imagining ourselves breathing in Universal energy reminds us of the original state of inspiration that electrified the incentive to anchor the soul on planet earth one more time.

Sometimes we stifle inspiration because we don’t trust its enthusiasm. Or we may fear looking like fools who actually believe they’ve been struck by a Cosmic Muse that thrills the soul. Others, disconnected from their sources of inspiration, are quick to caution us to keep our feet on the ground and not get carried away by strange provocations unclaimable by the ego. But we’re divinely designed to have a real bounce to our step!

It’s so exciting to receive a moment of inspiration out of the blue—a gift of Divine Intervention that lubricates the dryness of apathetic despair. Our hearts are gladdened. Sluggish motivation is aroused to move us forward through our greatest resistance. Yes, we can’t conjure up inspiration out of nothing. But the notion that inspiration is just a lucky moment obscures our awareness of the wellsprings of uplifting vision always available. Regardless of circumstances, we can make a commitment to hold an open attitude that welcomes inspiration’s ever-present brightness.

We’re mandated to fill up on inspiration. This requires our attention. So we need to explore/identify our unique sources of the Divine Muse. What makes our heart quicken, passion flow, excitement ignite? I dip into the Field of Inspiration in moments of deep silence, listening to music, playing in nature, reading meaningful books, enjoying deep conversation with friends, surrendering to a Higher Presence during episodes of existential emptiness, and/or simply feeling my own essence and what a gift it is to be alive. In addition to these obvious sources of inspiration, unexpected flashes of titillation rally out of the Mystery to hit just the right spot at the right time. These serendipitous gifts respond to our willingness to bask in the wonders of not-knowing that magnetize the Divine Muse to tickle our fancy in the most unpredictable ways as we acknowledge/assert our divine right to be inspired.
The Tibetan, aflame with inspiration, emanates sparks of excitement that ignite even the most humdrum banausic pockets in the collective unconscious. He teaches:
“The soul sustains itself through inspiration. Humankind believes there’s little if any inspiration available while on the earthly plane—certainly a finite resource at best. So few challenge themselves to refuel on inspiration as a major food group for the soul.

“Inspiration is a dimension of energy that surrounds and infuses the earthly plane. Drink a big cup of inspiration from Source daily to fill self with the buoyancy to evolve forth in a state of joyful motivation. Take a minute to consciously breathe in prana, life force, in order to stimulate the great Field of Inspiration available to the soul. To revel in the gift of breath fills self with gratitude for Source’s sustaining abundance. Self is naturally inspired to be fully alive.

“These days of planetary darkness and difficulty beg for greater doses of inspiration to move humankind through the challenges of collective transformation. This uplifting fuel is crucial for meeting the expansion of soul purpose. Inspiration reminds humankind of its true destiny which quickens the heart and strengthens resolve. Its magnetic and contagious nature elevates everyone in its sweep and stimulates the current revolution in consciousness.

“It’s difficult to receive inspiration from customary ego-based venues. Today’s widespread depression stems from a sense of futility related to the inability to give self a boon through these outmoded sources of incentive. Humankind’s sense of purpose has shifted tremendously. The new direction is to serve the soul and hold a greater vision so needed at this collective alchemical juncture. With the loss of ego-based purpose, humankind is floundering -- desperate to grab onto something that buoys and arouses a deeper sense of possibility and catalyst in order to continue living in intendment.

“Humankind's’ ability to swim in the vast Sea of Inspiration that sustains the soul and earthly plane elevates belief systems to truly reflect the Divine Plan. Open to the illumination that guides self along new pathways toward the original horizon awaiting all. Inspiration is the source of energy that shifts perspective, deepens commitment and sparks a spirited alignment with Source.

“Remember to call on the Mysterious Muse at all times, regardless of the lower mind’s absorption in negativity, limitation and fear. Inspiration electrifies the third eye to reveal self’s true destiny. Allow trust to sustain the juices that flow from inspiration’s font of genius. Follow its brainstorm that literally floods the higher mind with illumination. Dance along the yellow brick road of life with a quickened prance. The soul is not meant to monotonously slog through earthly life, drearily attached to a wheel of rote deflation. Rather it has incarnated to fire up world evolution by magnetizing the Universal Cheer and Encouragement that propels all of humankind through the Gateway of Full Potential.”

Copyright©2008 School of the Golden Discs

About the Author

Founder of the School of the Golden Discs, Moriah has been a channel for Djwhal Khul since 1986. As a soul mentor, Moriah includes astrology, dream analysis and past life integration in the intuitive work as a mid-wife to the soul alignment process. Moriah has a private practice in Shelburne Falls, MA and specializes in phone sessions.
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The HEALING CRISIS: Leaving the Numb Zone

The process of healing should be an experience of gradually feeling better as wounds gently fall away and we’re filled with a sense of well being. But the rigors of healing aren’t necessarily neatly packaged. To cure soul wounds requires us to leave the numb zone and become fully alive. We have to feel in order to heal. It takes courage to relinquish the protection that numbness provides and have our hurts fully exposed. First contact with the raw, wild, acute pain hidden just under the surface of our deadness appears insurmountable.
 

Many of us are discovering parts of our unconscious previously blocked from awareness by a dulling veil. We’re beginning to feel more. The ego has difficulty integrating these beclouded levels of distress chronically generated in past lives and reenacted in childhood. Eager for relief from the surfacing throbbing soul pain, we scurry back to our usual sources of anesthetization. But the soul, stifled in its benumbed world, longs for full contact with sensation in order to fully unfold and experience itself. The road to wellness forces us to go through a healing crisis that seems to exacerbate the agony of lifetimes by dropping us into a torturous hell, however temporary. Is this too big a price to pay for total soul health?

The psyche’s innate resistance to full exposure expresses itself in many ways. We may rise above our guts into the intellect, disconnect from our bodies or attempt to transcend human vulnerabilities with spiritual superiority. Or we simply deaden ourselves with whatever is available… drugs, alcohol, shopping, TV, workaholism, depression, lack of self-examination, preoccupation with other people’s issues, attempts to control reality, talking ourselves out of our experience and/or shaming ourselves for any sensitivities. There are countless ways to stupefy ourselves into a near-life experience—one of living just on the edge of reality with rubber coats on just in case life gets too close and we have to touch its mirror of our soul.

These buffer zones of desensitization, although cozy, stifle and suffocate us in monotonous insentience. Eager for the dentist’s Novocain to wear off, everyone wants to relish the taste of their food. All conscious or unconscious habits that blunt our experience need to be renounced. We must be detectives, vigilantly committed to uncovering and tracking areas of unfeelingness—poking at them every which way until we finally encounter a twinge of something deep within. Then we can trace that pang to the rich world of feeling that has somehow escaped the death sentence of our anesthetizing habits and held its integrity of sensation until help finally arrives in the form of penetrating awareness.

The accelerating energies, powerful electrical currents moving through the collective unconscious, are blasting us out of the numb zone. This electricity is catalyzing the Cosmic Life Force—kundalini—to rapidly move through our energy body. When this force hits blockages we’re struck with an intense awareness of the extent of our soul wounds...no longer muffled by numbness. This creates a healing CRISIS. Full exposure to unmedicated soul torments can be so powerful that we’re overwhelmed by shock, disorientation, powerlessness, vulnerability and even shame for having such terrible hurts—as if our soul is irrevocably damaged—crippled for eternity. No wonder we choose the road of numbness! It cauterizes the flow of despair that gushes forth in the wake of these unresolved traumas. The Divine Mandate to heal the soul is daunting in its unveiling of so much unfinished business.

I’m struck by how many of my clients are finally FEELING their lives and becoming aware of disturbing emotions, impulses and buried personalities that clamor for integration. My own healing crisis leaves me begging for new numb zones to diffuse the intensity of my soul’s full emergence. Conflicted about the demands of entry to the emerging consciousness, I have to force myself to remember that this upheaval is a process of healing not destruction, regression or failure. To succumb to discouragement/ depression fuels the false belief that things are only getting worse not better.

The healing crisis creates a crossroads. We can allow ourselves to be seduced by the poison being released in the purging of wounds. This toxicity reinforces the false beliefs that have generated these traumas. Or we can hold a steadfast focus on the awareness that our soul is initiating a cleansing of impurities /distortions in order to make way for the liberated Self. It requires lucidity and strength to hold the bigger picture while being bombarded by the concentrated exposure of wounds to a new Light so powerful that all comatoseness dissipates to expose the core distortions that have troubled our pathway for lifetimes. Regardless of the temporary distress, this is an unprecedented opportunity worthy of humble gratitude.

We may not recognize ourselves during these healing crisises. When the numbness dissipates, disowned parts of self suddenly make themselves felt. We feel like a monster. Denied psychic energy returns doubled in force. Volcanic rage erupts to shatter our identity as a gentle being. We must accept and carefully release this fury.

Buried pain may surface in response to a seemingly small situation that unleashes soul suffering locked up in the Tower of the Insensate just waiting for the Divine Timing that initiates the healing crisis. To ask for the soothing balm of Cosmic Love eases the distress and allows us to integrate its impact without breaking our spirit.

Unacknowledged fear creeps in to flood us with the paralyzing influence of free-floating terror. Every step is filled with trepidation as we release the brainwashing effects of false beliefs that project a world to be dreaded, distrusted, avoided, manipulated. This cleansing breaks the spell of cowardice that closed in around the soul like a dark cloak of doom and weakened its glory in the heartbreaking prison of panic. The heart must be strong in its spiritual roots to hold us steady in the storm of awakening that sets us free to heal at long last.

The healing crisis is unavoidable. But how we respond to it is our CHOICE. To avoid succumbing to the false beliefs that generated the poison being purged, all conclusions need to be suspended. We must open to the Mystery underlying this Sweeping Surgery and trust in the Divine Goodness inherent in the process. To forestall a descent into madness/misery, it’s essential to remember that this crisis/sensitization opportunity is the gateway to unprecedented happiness. We can cooperate with these healing energies by allowing ourselves to be undefendedly available to the impact of the wounds being cleansed. With compassionate self-love we gather the insight/wisdom that arises from dismantling frozen soul pockets while strengthening the spiritual muscles that help us to breathe through this rigorous birth process.

Emanating waves of compassion, the Tibetan teaches:

“At this juncture in human history, all poisons must be cleansed from the soul. The kundalini, sparked by increasing vibrational frequencies, leaves no stone unturned in its uncanny ability to target soul encumbrances. Humankind can transmute the poison oozing from the boils of affliction now being lanced. But this turbulent process appears too difficult to manage/integrate.

“It seems easier to take refuge in the assumption that self is crazed.... with no recourse except to try harder to benumb all sensitivities in order to function. From a distancing insensate cocoon self attempts to wait for the transformational heat to finish its work. But it’s wishful thinking to try to “ride out” such a powerful

passage for humankind.

“No longer able to tolerate anything that would muffle their full embodiment, all souls are materializing into an impeccably clear Divine expression. Crisis blasts of healing indicate a profound spiritual emergence that appears to be an “emergency.” Be prepared for shock when the kundalini bestirs feeling to long-anesthetized hurts. Self must submit to the discomfort that brings attention to these wounds. There’s no need to create suffering when all that is happening is a release of buried pain.

“As numbing defenses succumb to the power of kundalini blasts, self may “hit bottom” fully surrendered to a metamorphosis that unfolds a path of ease, comfort and safety.  
The sheer impact of the uncharted new consciousness is colliding with familiar haunted places that have repeatedly imprisoned the soul. The only choice is to move forward and leave the past behind...having INTEGRATED the wounds, not sidestepping them through a transcendence that circumvents the sensation of the soul.

“The heart—ultimate gateway to the new consciousness—generates and houses feeling. It’s impossible to walk the path of the heart while insentient. If steeped in deadness, self cannot register the heart’s wisdom. Insensitiveness must dissolve. Yield to an aliveness that augments the hearts’ message. Travel inward into the far crevices of the unconscious to release all obstructions to full awakening. Be totally available to the accelerated energies. This is an Initiation that requires spiritual muscles to hold the focus on the New Destiny ... a 5th dimensional state of Joy, Soul Health, Wholeness and Grace.

“This immense healing crisis is also occurring in the intergalactic family because earth and humankind are an essential part of the intergalactic body. The earth plane’s metamorphosis has profound repercussions on the greater Universe. Because of the far-reaching imprint of this healing-crisis Initiation, the Divine Plan has dispatched legions of assistance/support to everyone. All of the Ascended Masters, Angelic Force and Ancient Ones are Present at this turning point ...embracing and encouraging each beloved student to walk through the Cosmic Healing Fire without getting burned…simply transfigured.”

Copyright © 2008, School of the Golden Discs

Moriah Marston, soul mentor in private psychotherapy practice since 1983, combines tools of depth astrology and dream analysis with her intuitive blend with Ascended Master Djwhal Khul’s soul perspective. Moriah has a penetrating multidimensional approach to healing and transformation. She specializes in phone sessions for individuals and couples. Moriah also offers group seminar intensives through her educational center, The School of the Golden Discs, in Colrain, MA. She is author of Earth School (a compilation of 68 articles from her Wisdom column) and Soul Searching with Djwhal Khul, the Tibetan. 413-624-9606, moriah@transformationaltimes.com.  Click here to visit her site!