If all this forum concerned itself
with was self-discovery, then it would be complete, for this is the most important subject for each of you. It does
not deal with finding the "best" in you, or finding "self-worth," or any of the intellectual items that your medical
helpers deal with. This subject deals with finding the bridge between the human "you" and the universal "you" as described
earlier in the duality discussion. Finding this bridge will change your whole life, including how you feel about yourself, others,
and the Earth. It will also give a far wiser perspective on what you might do with the rest of your life in order to raise
the vibration of the planet. In short, it is everything for you. It is the prime directive at this time, and is a fast
"work-through" for your remaining karma. Many of you spend a great deal of time trying to understand
the workings of things, and the history and meaning of things. Some of you spend huge amounts of energy and riches
in the endeavor to solve unexplained phenomena, or the mystical meanings of ob- jects and structures left for you to
ponder. This is your human intellectual approach to apparent self-discovery, under the pre- tense that if you know about
these things, then you will know about yourself. It also represents that part of you that wants verification on a logical
human basis of things you do not understand, so that you can better relate to the whole picture. Although these methods served
you well in the past energies, they are of limited value in the new energy. You still don't understand how your brain works...
but you can't very well deny its viability just because you can't explain it; and of course the irony is that you have
to use it to question it. Now comes a time for you to grasp the essence and emotion of
who you are and really see as much of the "piece of God" that is you which you are allowed to see in lesson. As previously mentioned,
this is easier now and is offered to all who are ready, instead of just a selected few. Because of this, the subject
of your self-discovery is dripping with potency, excitement and fulfilled dreams. This is your "take-charge" action
that is felt but not analyzed, and it is the new gift that is standing before you, waiting for you to acknowledge. However
it requires courage to move through your fear of it. It does not replace the intellectual pursuit,
but it enhances it greatly. It has only been in the past few years that some of your Earth scientists have followed
an entirely different method in their thinking, and it would serve you to follow suit regarding your own self-discovery.
In the past the hypothesis of an apparent scientific mystery had to be solved before scientists could further hypoth- esize
about something within the mystery, or next to the mystery. This forced everyone to stop thinking until the first mystery
was solved. Your forward-thinking scientists have realized that this kind of human compartmentalization of logic is
flawed for certain types of examination (such as that of small particle behavior). Now when they reach a point of apparent
dichotomous results based on careful experimentation... they simply move past it without a rea- sonable explanation,
but knowing that one exists, and that perhaps it will show itself if they continue to look further into the puzzle,
even though they don't know what they are looking for. They base their further experimentation not on the workings of known
mechanics, but on the probability of past observed behav- ior, and expected future behavior, even though it is not under- stood.
This is trust. It is with this attitude, therefore, that I address and challenge even the most intellectual
of you. If you will endeavor to go through the exercise of "feeling" who you are, and verbally asking your guides to
assist you in the process, you will emerge on the other side with tremendous wisdom of how to proceed with the in- tellectual
side of it as well. I would never ask any of you to sacrifice that logical part of you that wishes to know about truth.
What I will ask you to do is to learn how to fly the vehicle, and feel what it's like to soar to unimaginable heights.
Then you can land, open the engine, and try to find out how it all worked. What follows is
a metaphor in the form of a parable. It contains many facets regarding your human condition in regard to life itself,
and especially about self-discovery. It also paints a picture, for those of you who are insightful, of
how the Universe works and responds to you. If you are puzzled by any of this, then ask your guides for
its meaning. What follows is given in love.
The Room of Lesson
There once was a
human whom we will call Wo. Wo's gender is not important to this story; but since you do not have an adequate
word for a neutral gendered person, we call the human Wo... to encompass a man called Wo, or a Wo-man. For trans- lation
only, however, we will say Wo is a him. As all humans in his culture Wo lived in a house,
but Wo was really only concerned with the room that he lived in, since it was uniquely his own. His room
was beautiful and he was charged with keeping it that way... which he did. Wo
lived a good life; he was in a culture where he never wanted for food, for it was plentiful. He also never was cold,
for he always had cover. As Wo grew up he learned many things about himself. He learned the things that
made him feel happy, and he would find objects to hang on the wall that he could look at, to make him
happy. Wo also learned of the things that made him feel sad, and he learned how to hang these things on the wall when
he wished to be sad. Wo also learned the things that made him angry, and he found things to drag out and place on
the wall that he could turn to when he chose to be angry. As with other humans, Wo had
many fears. Even though he had the basics in life, he feared other humans and certain situations. He feared
the humans and situations that could bring change, for he felt secure and stable with the way things were, and he
had worked hard to get them to that state. Wo feared the situations that seemingly had control over his stable room,
and he feared the humans who controlled these situations. He learned about God from the
other humans. They told him that being a human was a very small thing, and Wo believed it. After all, he
looked around him and saw millions of humans, but only one God. He was told that God was everything and that he was
nothing, but that God in His infinite love would answer Wo's prayers if he prayed in earnest and had integrity during
his life. So Wo, being a spiritual person, prayed to God that the humans and situations he feared would not create changes,
so his room could remain without change... and God answered Wo's request. Wo feared the past for
somehow it reminded him of unpleas- ant things; so he prayed to God to block these things from his memory... and God
answered Wo's request. Wo also feared the future for it contained potential for change, and was dark, un- certain and
hidden from him. Wo prayed to God that the future would not bring change to his room... and God answered his request.
Wo never ventured very far into his room for all he really needed as a human was in one corner. When his friends came to visit,
this is the corner he showed to them... and he was satisfied with this. Wo first noticed motion in
the other comer when he was about 26. It frightened him severely and he immediately prayed to God for it to go away,
for it suggested that he was not alone in his room. This was not an acceptable condition. God answered Wo's request and
the motion stopped, and Wo did not fear it anymore. When he was 34 it returned, and again Wo asked
that it be stopped, for he was very afraid. The motion stopped, but not before Wo saw something he had missed completely
in the comer... another door! On the door was strange writing, and Wo feared its implications.
Wo asked religious leaders about the strange door and the motion, and they warned him not to go near it, for they
said it was the door of death, and he would certainly die if his curiosity became action. They also told
him the writing on the door was evil, and that he should never look on it again. Instead they encouraged him to participate
in ritual with them, and give of his talent and earnings to the group... and for this they told him he would fare
well. When Wo was 42 the motion again returned. Although Wo wasn't as afraid of it this
time, he again asked for it to stop... and it did. God was good to answer so completely and quickly. Wo felt empowered
by the results of his prayers. When Wo was 50, he became ill and died, although he wasn't really
aware of it when it happened. He noticed the motion again in the corner, and again prayed for it to stop; but instead
it became clearer and came closer. In fear Wo arose from his bed only to discover that his Earth body remained,
and he was in spirit form. As the motion came closer, Wo started somehow to recognize it. He was curious
instead of frightened, and his spirit body seemed somehow natural. Wo now saw that the
motion was actually two entities who approached. The white figures gleamed as though they had a light from
within, as they drew closer. Finally they stood before him. and Wo was astounded by their majesty... but he wasn't
afraid. One of the figures spoke to Wo and said "Come, dear one, it's time to go." The figure's
voice was poignant with gentleness and familiarity. Without hesitation Wo went with the two. He was starting to
remember how familiar all this was... as he looked behind him and saw his carcass seemingly asleep on the bed. He was
filled with a wonderful feeling, and could not explain it. One of the entities took his hand and led him directly toward
the door with the strange writing on it. The door opened and all three went through it.
He found himself in a long hallway with doors to rooms on each side. Wo thought to himself, "This is indeed a far larger
house than I had imagined!" Wo noticed the first door with more odd writing on it. He spoke to one of the white ones.
"What is in this first door on the right?" Without a word the white figure opened the door and motioned for Wo to enter.
As Wo entered he was amazed. Stacked from floor to ceiling were riches beyond his wildest dreams! There were gold bars,
pearls and diamonds. In one corner alone there were enough rubies and precious stones for an entire kingdom. He looked
at his white, glowing companions and said "What is this place?" The larger white one spoke and said, "This is your room
of abundance, had you wished to enter it. It belongs to you even now and will remain here for you in the future." Wo
was startled by this information. As they returned to the hallway Wo asked what was in the first room
to the left... another door with writing that somehow was starting to make sense. As the white one opened the door he said "This
is your room of peace. had you wished to use it." Wo entered the room with his friends, only to be surrounded by a thick
white fog. The fog seemed to be alive, for it immediately encased his body, and Wo breathed it in. He was overcome with
comfort, and knew he would never be afraid again. He felt peace where there had never been any before. He wanted to
stay, but his companions motioned for him to continue, and they again started down the long hallway.
Still another door on the left. "What is this room?" Wo asked. "It is a place where only you can go," said the smaller
white figure. Wo entered the room and was immediately filled with a gold light. He knew what this was. This was
Wo's self essence, his enlight- enment, his knowledge of past and future. This was Wo's store- house of
spirit and love. Wo wept with joy, and stood absorbing truth and understanding for a very long time. His companions
did not come in, and were patient. Finally Wo again stepped into the hallway. He had
changed. He looked at his companions and recognized them. "You are the guides," Wo stated matter of factly.
"No," said the large one, "we are your guides." In perfect love they continued. "We have been here since
your birth for only one reason: to love you and help show you the doorway. You were afraid and asked for us to retreat, and
we did. We are in service to you in love, and we honor your incarnation of expression." Wo felt no reprimand in their
words. He realized that they were not in judgment of him, but in honor of him, and he felt their love.
Wo looked at the doors and was now able to read the writing! As he was led down the hallway there were doors marked
HEALING, CONTRACT, and another marked JOY. Wo saw even more than he had wished, for down the line there were doors
with names of unborn children... and even one marked WORLD LEADER. Wo began to realize what he had missed. And as
if they knew his thoughts, the guides said, "Do not be reproachful with your spirit, for it is inappropriate
and does not serve your magnificence." Wo did not fully understand. He looked back down the hallway from where he had
first entered and saw the writing on the door, the writing that had originally frightened him. The writing was a name!
... it was his name, his real name... and He now fully understood. Wo knew the routine, for now He
remembered everything, and He was no longer Wo. He said good-bye to his guides and thanked them for their faithfulness.
He stood for a long time looking at them and loving them. Then He turned to walk toward the light at the end of the
hallway. He had been here before. He knew what was waiting for him on his brief three-day trip to the cave of creation
to retrieve his essence... and then on to the hall of honor and celebration, where those who loved him dearly were waiting
for him, including those whom He had loved and lost while on Earth. He knew where he had been, and
where he was going. Wo was going home.
