Experiencing Nothing

What I experience in my everyday experience is what I have in consciousness. For instance, if I were experiencing a “green” consciousness, my attention will be drawn to all that is green. In the same way I know my Real Self to be “Nothing.” By Nothing I mean no thing, that which has no limits, cannot be labelled and is infinite. A thing in my reality is that which has forms and is limited.

It’s a bit like what St Paul talks about:

"…henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more." (2 Corinthians 5: 16)

The flesh is that which is limited, has identity and is mortal.

I was going into town this morning and used the long bus ride as an opportunity to meditate on Nothing.

I see no thing i.e. I see no labels or identity, no limits nor judge anything as having form

I hear no thing
I feel no thing
I taste no thing
I smell no thing
I know no thing
I am no thing

On the bus we hit heavy traffic and the bus was crawling along. A couple behind me were complaining about the traffic. I in the meantime was mentally chanting my mantra “I see no thing.” In the blink of an eye the traffic melted away.

I had also been experiencing pain in my joints. “I feel no thing.” Again it melted instantly.

When I got off the bus I was about to cross a road laden with traffic and didn’t fancy using the lights so I thought “I see no thing.” A space instantly appeared right where I was standing so I was able to hop across.

I find that the mantra is only a game. I don’t need to say it; just knowing with conviction that “I am no thing” is enough. And my experiences are nothing.

Have a nothing day i.e. that which is boundless and unlimited

Enocia

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Language Barrier

Yesterday I had a mental dialogue with Self. I asked a question that I still wasn’t clear about:

EJ: What is the difference between “I am Spirit” and “I am one with Spirit?”

Self: One is Truth the other is based on a false premise, hence, an illusion.

As I pondered on this it dawned on me that the biggest obstacle that gets in the way of man recognising his true nature is language. When you think about the above statement, to be at one with the Spirit means you have to have been separated to unite with Spirit. But the truth is we have never left home.

The paradox of knowing Self is we already know it all then we use language to try to understand what we do know; and it is this ‘wanting to know’ that creates the duality in the first place - the illusion of separation.

Even the great teachers that have been our guides have still fallen under the language spell. They were trying to explain that which is beyond syntax. Take Jesus’ teachings: on the one hand he speaks of the Father’s will:

“For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. “ (John 6: 38)

"I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.” (John 5: 30)

On the other hand Jesus says the following:

“I and my Father are one.” (John 10: 30)
“And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. (John 12: 45)

There appears to be a contradiction between the quotes above and the ones below. The ones above are suggesting that Jesus is separate but obeying the Father’s will. The ones below suggests that he is the Father/God. What's going on here?

I think it’s a problem of language and interpretation. I’m quoting here from the King James Bible which was translated from one language to another. Is it possible what Jesus was saying got lost in translation? On the other hand Jesus was ‘born’ into a reality that uses language as a communication tool. Language, though a useful tool, is very limited. For example, a tour guide of Australia is not the same as Australia. The word “dog” is not the same as the real dog wagging its tail. Words are mere symbols. Jesus was using a way of communication to express that which language cannot touch. He taught using vivid metaphors, imageries, similes and allegories. The truth lies behind these symbols. However, if one takes these symbols literally one experiences the ‘fall’ i.e. duality/illusion of separation from God.

So back to the truth of being. Jesus is saying he never left home, he is the Father. To explain God he used the term Father and Son which everyone can relate to since everyone is ‘born’ into a family. He is suggesting that God could be seen as the Father and the Father incarnates as the Son. If this is read literally then you’re believing God to be separate and there is such a thing as a human being. When we realise the truth that God is the same in every realm and there is no other reality but God/Spirit, then Spirit is what is appearing. There is no Enocia and God; only God.

Another teacher St Paul writes:

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” (Romans 12: 1)

This is another example of how language can be very deceptive. Again, if the above is understood literally you will believe yourself to be separate from God as we are asked to surrender to God. If you are to surrender to God then you have your own will that you either choose to relinquish or not. Either way you are experiencing duality: God versus man. In truth there is only One.

The Spirit is the only real and it pervades all. It is formless yet it can appear as forms. There is a mistaken belief that when you are formless you become invisible. This is not true. You can be formless and appear to have a body or be without a body. God, the Formless, takes forms to express its formless nature. Here’s an example.

Yesterday I had some household chores. Generally I don’t enjoy doing house work. Since I’d been pondering that there never was a separation, I put this into practise. My task was to clean the kitchen and hoover the whole flat. I did it from a state of inner silence. I had no thought and just let the Stillness that I Am do the work. It was effortless. The interesting thing was the moment I had a thought about what I was doing, I felt physically sick. So I took no thought. I watched the hoover do the steps without any effort and in no time I was finished. I suddenly had a thought that I had done all this effortlessly, I immediately felt nauseous so it was back to stillness.

Unfortunately when you live with someone like my mother who has a ‘form’ consciousness i.e. always thinking and making judgments, I have to improvise. When she returned she cooked us a meal. I could have stayed in the state of stillness and but I played the game. I told her the meal was nice because that’s what she expected to hear, and it’s the polite thing to do. Whether it was nice or not is neither here nor there as Stillness knows nothing of pain of pleasure. I found that even though I was playing the 'human' game I was forever in Stillness.

This morning I was up very early and went for a long walk, Again I took no thought. I as Spirit took the walk and the interesting thing was my posture changed. I felt as if my spine had melted and I was walking very straight. The moment I had a thought, my frame shifted and I felt some pain. I walked for a couple of hours and it was as if I’d only been walking for five minutes. I was neither tired nor energised. I was simply blissful.

The lesson I’ve learned is thinking is an illusion of separation from Spirit, and the result is so painful that it registers as pain on my body. So for me pain is a prod to remember who I am; and the same pain, due to habit, tries to distract me from remembering who I am. I know that I am Spirit, the Formless One. To express my nature is to do so in stillness. God’s language is silence. In silence I know all. When the silence becomes words I am attempting to understand the known through language.

Language is therefore the biggest obstacle man has which has created the duality in the first place. Language can be so enticing that what you think you understand you end up experiencing even if there is no truth in it. This is why many teachers have warned ‘students’ to avoid getting trapped in someone’s teachings.

The easiest way to know God is to be still and know God. In silence, all is known. Now what language can ever teach us that?

In Stillness I Am
Enocia

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Faith and Healing

I’ve been inspired to write about healing today.

Years ago, before I came across truth teachings, I was healing using visualisation, energy, the angels and the Masters. Occasionally I would pray to God directly and receive personal healing from period pains and headaches. One day my filling fell out which meant I needed a crown fitted. I decided I was going to trust in God for the healing. After a day and nothing tangible was going on I panicked that I would get an infection. The next day I had calmed down enough to hear God’s response to my prayer: “Go to the dentist.”

Why would God be telling me to go to the dentist?

At the time I’d just left my job and was on social security. In the UK we have NHS (National Health Service) dentists who can provide services for those on benefits but there are not many of them. I went through the Yellow Pages and the ones who could help me wanted me to make an appointment. Even the one my mother went to didn’t have a slot. I thought God has got to find me a dentist if that what He wants me to do. I noticed a practice that advertised itself as “friendly.” They could see me right away. When I arrived I couldn’t believe it! This was the first ever dentist I’d ever been to in London!

Now I don’t enjoy being in a dentist’s chair so to make myself comfortable, I thanked God for being there doing the work, being the instrument, filling all space in that room. I had a crown fitted, a couple of fillings and didn’t have to pay a thing.

I ask the question again. Why did God want me to go a dentist when I had faith that He would heal me? The answer comes from St Paul who puts it this way:

“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.” (Galatians 6: 7-8)

While I believed that God would heal me, I didn’t have the faith that God can create a new tooth. The fact that I was fearful of being infected suggests I was looking for a demonstration that was way beyond my understanding. God knew that I believed more in the material way and this is what I got.

Soon after, I came across Christian Science (CS) teachings and applied it to heal my mother who had sprained her ankle and because I had reached a new level of understanding she was instantly healed. God of course was the healer. I’m not saying one has to have an understanding before healing can take place, I’m saying that it depends on what one believes is possible. Science and Health, the CS textbook, opened my eyes to a realm where the impossible was possible to anyone not just Jesus. This is what helped me have the faith that healing a sprained ankle in seconds was possible.

Incidentally I have also used energy healing on a patient who had sprained her ankle and within a few minutes she could walk on it. However we were taught that we should work with orthodox medicine as we are not doctors. It turned out this woman had a physiotherapy appointment later. The physio examined her ankle and pronounced her well. So I know this method works as we pray to God before healing.

I have often wondered why some people pray to God and then end up using material methods. I remember hearing two Christian Scientists discussing their views about dentists. One said she applied CS principles and she has never needed to go to a dentist. The other said that she used the dentist because she believed God to be the intelligence behind dentistry. This got me confused. Who’s right, who’s wrong? The Spirit reminded that Jesus healed using material methods such as clay. He also healed by laying of hands (energy) and by speaking the word. In each case the patient had faith and it was done. There was one occasion when a centurion asked for healing on behalf of his servant. His faith was so strong that he said to Jesus to simply “say the word” and his servant was healed.

I believe many of us who don’t have the faith for remarkable healings should find a ‘centurion’ – someone who can uphold us in faith. I believe that if I had had someone who had the faith to intercede on my behalf, there would have been no need me to visit the dentist.

Am I saying that I advocate faith in God through material methods? I’m saying that it is all spiritual. It all depends on one’s perception of reality. The various methods available are mere symbols. If you choose to use a doctor, the doctor is a symbol. He has symbols of faith in his practice: certificates, the white coat, a stethoscope etc which lets you believe in him. If you pray to God and then go to see a doctor then that is where your faith is. It might sound like a contradiction but it’s not; so long as you understand that God is ever present and the doctor is a symbol only.

On the other hand say you prayed about cancer. You visit a specialist and are so mesmerised by the doctor’s belief, that it is impossible to cure, that you have x amount of days to live, then you are praying amiss. You are demonstrating faith in the material only. Your healing is only as good as the doctor, technique or technology.

I have been trained in many different healing techniques but one thing I know is that God is the healer. It matters not whether you go to a dentist, an osteopath, or spiritual healer.

When we put our faith and trust in God, He meets us exactly where we are.

Blessings be to all,
Enocia

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Free at Last

”Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” (Jesus, Matthew 5: 17-19)

It is true that as Spirit I am already perfect and have never sinned as God is perfect. God is teaching me how to make the experience on earth become at one with that of heaven: by forgiveness and witnessing its effects in the human realm in accordance with the law that created the ‘discord’ in the first place. What do I mean?

Spirit advises me to first of all dissolve all forms into the formless state; meaning that which I created outside the Father’s will that are not in the image and likeness of God. As I work with energy I simply visualise the earth in front of me which represents my beliefs and creations. I project light onto this image until all is transformed into Light and become formless. Next, I am to intend that Light take the form of experiences required in order that the slate can be wiped clean with everyone I have hurt, including myself, in thought, word or deed. I am to trust that the Light is now creating the necessary realities in order that forgiveness can be experienced. I am to follow inner prompts by Spirit in order to make all things new.

My relationship with my mother is a good example. The reason we didn’t get on in the past was because our ideas of expressing love were at odds. Her idea of love was that it has to be tangible and have to be demonstrated by action. Mine was love meant being in the presence of Spirit and vibrating at that frequency so all around me, who are receptive, benefit from this Love. We reached an impasse and I thought that maybe we would never be able to resolve this. Recently I followed inner guidance to live with my mother for a short while to resolve this. This time round we both got our ideas of love met: I stayed in the presence of Love while at the same time I gave her in a tangible form what she expected to receive. And now our relationship is growing deeper every day in mutual love and respect.

In the beginning of this piece I used a quote where Jesus says he is here to fulfil not to break the law. Jesus came to teach about Grace, the Love of God that frees mankind from suffering. There is a catch however. Since man has been under the law of cause and effect, it is this same law that Spirit works with in order to free mankind. The law cannot be broken.

In the Gospel of Mark the story goes that some people came to tempt Jesus and asked him whether, as a man of God, he advocated paying taxes to Caesar. Jesus could see right through them. He said “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” (Mark 12: 17) Meaning that whatever man’s expectations and beliefs this is what you give them which always fulfils the law.

So you owe the bank some money. You could pray to God to clear the debt. While in your reality you affirm that “there are no debts nor loss in God” the banker doesn’t share your optimism. He expects to be paid in a tangible way, currency. So you should expect the energy that dissolves the loan into formlessness to manifests as a reality that the banker can understand. Only then are you in accord; you are debt-free and the banker has his money back.

If you ever follow Jesus’ miracles he healed in various ways, all taking into account the need at the time. There were some that were healed by touch, some by the word, a blind man by spittle and clay, others by touching the hem of his garment, all based on their faith. God, the Father, doing the works through Jesus knows every man’s thoughts and beliefs and gives according to beliefs and expectations.

Sai Baba, the Avatar in India understands that miracles are about fulfilling the law and not breaking it. I remember reading a story about how Baba materialised a Rolex watch for a devotee. Now all Rolex watches have unique numbers. Baba ended up being in two places at the same time; appearing in the shop where he purchased the watch where it was recorded on the sales record, as well as being with the devotee when he materialised the watch. http://scari.org/social_paradox.html You’re probably wondering, why go through all that palaver? Because he wasn’t about to break the law by pilfering the Rolex, he simply created a reality where the watch was paid for. Everybody wins!

Imagine you’ve agreed to call a friend on her mobile at a particular time and she’s waiting for your call. She never receives the call; in her reality you’ve broken the agreement. The next time you meet she is cross with you for not calling and you say: “how could you say I didn’t call you? I spoke to you telepathically, didn’t you get the message?” Her response is bewilderment and anger for not understanding where she’s coming from. If she could communicate telepathically, she wouldn’t have asked you to call her on her mobile, would she? Forgiveness is therefore gaining an understanding to meet your ‘brother’ halfway in his reality even if you’re not in agreement over your methods.

When one is serious about forgiveness and being free from limitations, God in His infinite wisdom, answers our call. Since God is the only reality, God could very well be creating realities where one is given the opportunity to wipe the slate clean. Only God knows how. Our task is to be obedient and trust in the Spirit’s ways, which is not man’s ways. We should also be willing to give our brothers and sisters what they expect rather than what we think they should have.

Only then can we shout: “Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!" (From: I Have a Dream)

Namaste
Enocia

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Resist Not Evil

"But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil." (Jesus, Matthew 5: 39

"Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts." (Zechariah 4:6)

I was on my way home from the west end in London. I hopped on a bus. I chose a seat next to a young man who had just come from an anti-war demonstration.

"Do you mind moving your demo placard," I said to him. "It's blocking my view." He shifted it slightly.
"It's still blocking my view, can't you move it further away?"
"No. If you don't like it, sit somewhere else there's loads of other seats."
"I''m staying right here," I said. "Why don't you sit somewhere else?"

Our glares locked horns in a silent battle; neither of us was about to give way. I figured if I couldn't win this battle of wills there was only one thing to do.

"So tell me," I sneered. "What exactly motivated you to attend this peaceful demo in the first place?"
"Because I think going to war is wrong," he said.

He explained he had gone to the demo off his own back and not affiliated to any political party. He asked if I supported the demo or indeed attended any demos. I said I used to during my college days but I was now involved in meditations for peace.

It was as if I'd said the key word. Suddenly the tension melted and we were soon discussing our spiritual beliefs and life in general. We were old friends who had recognised each other behind the human veneer and were renewing our friendships as Spirit beings. We also discovered we shared interests in personal development courses, particular ones developing one’s mind power. He has been on a fire-walking seminar; I have attended seminars teaching you how to use the mind to bend spoons (i.e. the "spoon is not really there!") and breaking an inch thick board with your hand. (A couple of days later, I received a brochure from an NLP company inviting me to a seminar to do fire-walking, spoon-bending and board-breaking, but I passed on that one - been there done that). The bus journey with my new friend was the most fun and exciting I'd had in a long time and we didn't want it to end. Just before he got off the bus we exchanged big hugs and kisses.

I’d be hard pushed now to remember the young man’s face or his name but the one thing that will stand the test of time was the reminder that to win any battle you cannot do so by might as your opponent might be wielding a bigger or more dangerous weapon, just like my friend and his placard. It’s no use trying to use thought power, mind techniques, or mental powers as the other might also be more adept at mind manipulation. As it turned out my friend and I had both attended the mind power courses and bought the t-shirts. The only way you can win is by Love and then you realise that there was never an enemy in the first place nor is there ever a battle to be fought; just like my friend and I discovered that we were actually Spirit friends who hadn’t recognised each other behind our personality masks. This is what happens when you “resist not evil.”

Some time later, I started experiencing the first symptoms of a cold. It’s been years since I had a cold because I stopped believing in it. There are times though when as soon as I’ve felt the first symptoms like a sore throat I would quickly apply one of the many healing techniques I have collected over the years and I would be back to normal. This time the inner voice said “You’re not going to use any of your healing techniques, nor are you going to pray for healing. You’re going to relax in the truth of who you are, that you are already whole and perfect, therefore nothing can be added to you nor can anything be taken away from you.”

I figured what the heck, I’ll give it a go, how difficult can it be? I know that God/Spirit is who I am so it’s just a matter or realising this truth. I also know that having a cold is merely a symptom of the mass hypnotism of the race or carnal mind that leads people to believe in the law of disease, contagion, climatic conditions etc. But it wasn’t as easy as I had thought. In the meantime my physical body was getting worse, I ached all over, my nose was all bunged up, I was coughing and feeling pretty miserable. My mother called and “diagnosed” that I had the flu. Great! The inner voice kept telling me to rest in stillness and “resist not evil.” I was told to deny nothing and not to use any mental powers by trying to fight error with truth as it would be giving power to the illusion. Spirit is the only power.

I was sick for two days. During that time I observed myself as two selves. There was the Me who was observing the whole drama dispassionately and was in total bliss. There was the other self struggling with the belief that I was my body so if my body ached I ached, and feeling pretty miserable at finding myself in this situation. This conditioned self is the sum total of beliefs held by majority of us that one needs to fix the body by any means necessary be it allopathic or complementary, mental powers, prayer or otherwise and this self has no idea how to go au naturale. At one point I became delirious and the conditioned self got me to list all my healing techniques. "Go on use one of them." She said. "Surely God doesn’t want you to suffer! Doesn’t it say that God helps those who help themselves? Who’s gonna know? You can even phone a friend!" I wouldn’t listen. I knew that there couldn’t be two of me. One of them was most definitely a counterfeit version and I knew that the Self that was in bliss and wanting me to rest in stillness was the real Me. When I fully accepted that realisation all the symptoms disappeared as quickly as they had appeared.

For the first time I have to say I felt truly humble. I realised that I was only a minute part in the whole drama of manifestation. Infinite Intelligence doesn’t need to be told what has to be done, nor does It need assisting, It is doing its job perfectly well without any interference on my part. How could I ever have imagined that I knew anything about health or indeed how to heal. I mean if you think about it, Consciousness is what is appearing as the world we see around us but this consciousness is the unmanifest state. This unmanifest state is unmanifest perfection, wholeness, peace, love, truth, joy, abundance, all there is that is all good. It is like having a bank account with billions of Pounds that has been stored for your use and remains unclaimed because you prefer to earn the money your way, to be independent. When you allow the unmanifest state, be it wholeness or perfection, to take form you are letting your real Self run the show. When you get in the way by applying healing techniques or think you know what is best then you block whatever good that is yours by right and you end up being stuck in the human dream whose wisdom is infinitely limited. We are the unmanifest and this means that what is in manifest state is nominal and doesn’t even make a dent on infinity. Even scientists have acknowledged that the majority of the universe is anti-matter which is the equivalent of the unmanifest state. With that information doesn’t it sound foolish trying to instruct Infinity on how to run the show?

After the healing experience the first temptation hit me the very next day I went out. I spotted a woman taking her poodle for a walk. He was really beautiful and I asked if I could stroke him. While I stroked him she relayed to me what was wrong with the poodle.

"He’s been ill you know and has lost so much weight and the poor dog is now a former shadow of himself. The medication the vet has given him causes alopecia. Poor love, he’s a bit shy now that he’s looking so skinny and pathetic; these types of dogs are usually very vain. I’m sure he feels really good that you’re giving him all this attention."

I nodded politely while secretly realising the truth that Consciousness was appearing right where we were and the truth about us is that we are perfect and unconditioned. I then wished them good day and went about my business.

Temptations continue to appear everywhere I go whether in the form of disease, sickness, aging, poverty, etc and all these are reminders for me to stay in the truth of reality that Spirit is the substance of all that is appearing in the manifest world.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that if we are going to change the world to the peaceful state many of us dream of, we’re going to have to relinquish all power and let Spirit do its work. Humanity is currently in the mental state where they are using mind power and thoughts to change their environment or their lives. The last thing we need are new techniques, new inventions or new technologies. What mankind needs badly are people who are courageous enough to “resist not evil” and let go of all they thought they knew and submitting themselves to Consciousness, that which is infinite intelligence. Healing within the spiritual realm is about leaving effects alone. You never try to change what is in the material realm of existence. You simply rest in the Truth of who we are and this Truth will then be made manifest as harmony and love on earth. Man will become the blissful creature he innately is and the world will be transformed accordingly.

The principle of “resist not evil” is not an easy one; it is one that leads you to walk the narrow way of Life. It is a lonely one that many are not prepared to take but this is where humanity’s freedom lies. Sooner or later we are going to have to take that step and wake up from the material dream with its weapons of mass destruction in material and thought forms, to the spiritual reality which is pure consciousness, pure unmanifest energy, pure love and bliss.

I believe it is possible for humanity to wake up and the reason I do is because that reality already exists Now in the unmanifest state. We simply need to "let go and let God."

Enocia Joseph

How to Receive the Desires of Your Heart

A woman was giving a talk entitled "How to Receive the Desires of Your Heart." She booked a hall with a seating capacity of 1000. On the actual day only about 100 people turned up. The speaker stood on the stage observing the audience. They were scattered all over the hall and only a handful of people were sitting in front. Most of the them looked ill at ease. The speaker decided to allow for a few more minutes in case of a last minute rush. She smiled at her audience sending them lots of love.

A woman in the middle row raised a tentative hand. "Excuse me, is this the right seminar for fulfilling your dreams?"

"Yes it is."

"There wasn't a price on the flyer. Is that correct?"

"Yes it is. This seminar is free."

"How come?" another woman piped in. "Nothing is for free".

"This course is free," the speaker said. "It is my gift to you."

A man at the back shouted "Are you sure this isn't a big con?"

"No con."

Another voice, "There must be a catch here!"

"No catch" the speaker said all the while beaming at her audience.

"You're having a laugh aren't you?" A man suddenly stood up and looked around him. "Let's check if there are hidden cameras around. For all we know we're probably being watched by one of those dodgy Reality TV shows."

The mood in the audience was tense, some people walked out, others looked around suspicious that there was a hidden agenda. More people got up and left. The speaker waited patiently until there was complete calm. There was now about half the audience remaining. She asked the rest of them to move closer to the stage which they did. She smiled at them.

"Welcome all of you," she said. "Let's make a start shall we?"

The above is an allegory. It represents the good that God, Spirit, Substance, the I Am Presence has for each and everyone and your good is free. It is a gift from God but how many of you would rather pay thousands of Pounds than receive something for free. We believe if it's free it has no value. How many of us are often suspicious when someone offers us something with no expectation. We think there's got to be a catch. We believe "there's no such thing as a free lunch." The truth is all that is good from the Father of Light is rightfully ours, free, with no expectation. It matters not whether we are good or bad, it simply is our divine heritage.

There's a lot being written about humanity evolving or ascending to a higher spiritual plane or consciousness. While this is true the only way for humanity to transcend duality is to accept what has been freely given to us. How can we ascend when we still have a slave mentality that everything has to be earned or there always has to be an exchange. This is because we think of ourselves, the personality, as the giver or receiver and then believe that the other is being deprived, thus the belief that the vacuum has to be immediately filled. The phrase, "nature abhors a vacuum" does not mean a human personality needs to fill it but that there was never a vacuum in the first place. For instance, a tree may appear to have lost all of its leaves in the autumn or winter but within its saps is the potential for new growth which is always present. In other words, God, Spirit, the I Am Presence appearing as all of us is always full. But you have to be aware of that presence for it to be of any use. "In his [God's] presence there is [always] fullness of joy". When we understand that giving is not coming from a personality but from our God Presence then there would be a shift of perspective. Remember, when you give it is God that is giving. God's kingdom is infinite. You cannot deprive infinity because infinity simply is just that, infinite.

It is now time for us to wake up to the fact that God's goodness is within us Now. All the solutions to the problems that humanity has imagined or created can be resolved when we go within. The answers are there and freely given. We have been programmed that everything has to come to us outside of ourselves and always through the "sweat of our brows"which is the materialist view of life. The truth is that all goodness, love, truth, abundance, joy, bliss, truth and life are within you. "The Kingdom of God is within you." You don't have to be religious to realise that truth, simply be still and know who you are. "It is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom".

Next time someone gives you something, whether it is a smile, a compliment, a gift simply say thank you in recognition that it is God that is using that personality as a channel to bless you. There's no reason to feel compelled to give in return because that is the human way. Remember that the person's good doesn't depend on you and is ever present. On the other hand if you feel inspired to give something know that you, the personality, are not the giver. You are simply acting as a channel for the Infinite Spirit to bless others. This realisation is the first step: giving and receiving from a consciousness of Spirit. This is the meaning of prosperity consciousness whereby you are aware that it is substance that is the source of all that is in the visible form.

Awake now to your divine heritage. While I know that the collective consciousness of humanity hasn't reached the point yet of not having to receive wages, the time is at hand when you will see many courses, books, teachings, healing being freely given from those who are aware that God is the doer. Many God inspired writers have referred to this infinite substance which is our daily supply and it is where our liberty lies. I love this quote from Isaiah which reinforces my perspective:

"Ho , every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness." (Isaiah 55: 1, 2)

May we all take this first step to freedom by learning to give out of love as well as receive out of love with no expectation.

Love and Infinite blessings,
Enocia

25 July 2003

How Startrek Saved the Day

I believe that God gave us desires, things which we love doing, not only to connect us with eternal joy but to also use that moment to know more about who we are being. The Kingdom of God is always where we're at, whatever we're doing. Some of my favourite things in the Kingdom include Raisins and Star Trek The Next Generation/Voyager. I've learned many vital spiritual lessons watching the re-runs.

Last year I discovered Science and Health, the Christian Science text book. I was so excited about its teaching I considered becoming a Christian Scientist. I'd been studying the book for about a month when tragedy struck. When I arrived home I saw that my mother was in agony. She said she'd sprained her ankle. She hadn't called for medical assistance but was waiting for me to help her. Now I've studied various energy healing techniques and my mother has always been my guinea pig but this was a whole new level, giving healing through prayer i.e. trusting in God! My mother said it was time to put what I was learning into practise. Panic!!

I decided to go to the living room and think about how I was going to approach this healing. The whole idea is to let God/Christ work through you anyway and I was sure it was a done deal. I switched the TV on and caught an episode of StarTrek, The Next Generation. It was one I'd never watched before.

The Captain and the Android, Data, return from a mission and find that the crew has been infected by an alien virus and they have mutated into various species. The Captain then contracts the same virus and starts to experience initial symptoms of mutation. Data is immune since he is already perfect. It is now up to Data to find a cure.

There had to be a lesson in there somewhere. My mother was seeing herself as injured and it was my duty as the healing channel to see her as the Perfect being that she is and not be affected/infected by my senses or belief in "injury".

A passage from John 9 in the Bible came to mind about when Jesus' disciples asked him whether a blind man asking for healing was born blind because of his parents sins. Jesus replied that no one had sinned but he'd been born blind in order that God would be glorified; then Jesus healed him. I believe this scripture was revealed to me because there was a part of me that was still conditioned and attributes an injury or sickness to one's thoughts, past or karma etc. The whole idea of Jesus and his teachings was for mankind to move away from the "Law of Moses" or cause/effect to the Law of Truth and Grace. We are to trust that wholeness exists in the ever present Christ consciousness, which knows nothing of past or future. I realised that I had to remove that block from my own consciousness before I could help my mother.

A few minutes later I put the TV on mute and gave my mother treatment. I paid no attention to the how of the "injury" and simply instructed her to sit down and relax. Then I reminded her that she is perfect and nothing can impact or influence that perfection and wholeness. In silence I prayed: "Thank you God that you are my mother's health and she is perfect as you are perfect." I then grabbed her right arm and told her to get up and walk.

My mother got up and walked perfectly; she was healed. She was amazed and kept saying that it was as if nothing had happened. As you can imagine she was very excited and hugged me but I asked her to go and glorify God elsewhere as there was still 10 minutes left of StarTrek I didn't want to miss.

The episode ends with a cure being found for the crew which restores their DNA, rather the way God restored my mother's health.

Though I never became a Christian Scientist, I'm grateful for what the Christian Science textbook taught me: to have faith in God. "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." Philippians 2: 13. I'm also eternally grateful for God appearing as Gene Roddenberry, the creator of StarTrek.

Peace and Love.

Enocia

We are All Angels

There are so many books been/being written about angels. We tend to think of angels as ethereal colourful beings that occasionally appear to help us in times of needs. Since God is all there is, what are angels but God? And since God is appearing as all of us, who are these angels but you, me, all of us? What we don't realise is how vast our real spirit body is which can expand to others and can even manifest as forms according to someone's expectations.

A while back I watched a programme about how this man in America was driving a truck past this tall apartment building. He describes seeing a woman suddenly appear in front of his truck waving her arms wildly for him to stop and he stops just in time. Right at that moment the man hears a loud thud in the back of his truck. He gets out and finds a toddler in the back of his truck. The toddler has just fallen from the top of the building. When the man returns the toddler to his apartment he finds his grandmother, who is supposed to be looking after the boy, fast asleep. The man is shocked because he knows this woman is the same one who had beckoned him earlier to stop the truck. How could this be? Simple. In the woman's sleep, she had projected herself in her dream to the man to stop the car outside the building so her grandson would be saved. This is astral projection at its best. How cool is that?

Someone sent me a story about the effects of prayer - wish I'd kept a copy. Basically this missionary was in Africa and one night he camps in the forests. The next day he's approached by some men he's been helping and they confess that the night before they were going to rob him because they knew he had money and drugs. Their attempts failed because the missionary had about 15* guards around his tent. (*Can't recall the exact amount). The missionary knows this is impossible as he was alone. When he returns to America he gives his testimony at the next service. It was then the full picture emerged. At the time the missionary was in Africa, a member of the church had this strong desire to pray for the missionary so he got a group together to pray. The people involved in the prayer stood up and they were the same number as the 'guards' that had kept watch over the missionary's camp on that night. So you see another demonstration of how we can appear as guardian angels.

A couple of years ago I had an experience that taught me how we are each other's angels. I was feeling energy coursing up and down my left ankle. I remember meeting a woman the year before who had experienced the same phenomena and we'd discussed it and attributed the sensation to maybe connecting to earth energy. Why was I experiencing this energy now? This continued for a week or so and I forgot about it. At this time I was sharing the house with my mother. She was out for the evening and I thought I would do some meditation. The answerphone was built into the system so even if the phone rings, you're not disturbed as you can't hear the messages. I switched off the phone and television.

I closed my eyes to meditate. I suddenly 'saw' myself walking down a particular road where the woman who shared the energy whatsit lived. I had only been to her house once and I couldn't remember her house number. "Look mate, you know I can't stand conundrums," I said to God. "If you want me to meet up with this woman you're going to have to provide something more tangible like her address and telephone number. What's the point of showing me going to her house when I can't remember how to get there?"

I've always loved cats. My mother at the time had this cat calendar. Even though I knew it was on the wall, I hadn't consciously looked at it. Something told me to look at the calendar. I admired all the cats and kittens and returned to the current month's cat. It was a grey fluffy one with great big eyes. I had this spooky sensation the grey cat was calling out to me. That's it, I'm cracking up. I'm off to bed.

The next day I checked whether there were any messages on the answerphone. There was a frantic message from the same woman with the energy anomaly. She said she'd been trying to get in contact with me for two weeks and finally phoned my healing teacher in Italy to get my number. Her cat was critically ill and not responding to the vet's medication. Could I go and heal him right away? The year before I had given some healing to the cat for gastroenteritis and, being the good healer that I am, I never bothered to keep in touch and find out how the cat was doing. I had simply believed all was well and left it up to her to call if the need arises. Funny how I had completely forgotten about the incident. So a couple of hours later I walked down my friend's road, just as I'd seen in the 'movie' the night before.

My friend told me she'd been praying about the cat and been so desperate for my assistance, as the cat had been healed the year before. She shouted "God help us!" At that very moment I returned her call.

I found the cat lying under a table in the back garden, swaddled up in a blanket. Imagine the shock when I saw it was grey and fluffy just like the cat on the calendar. How could I have forgotten? It was as if the cat was saying to me "you took your time, didn't you?" I apologised for the delay and not listening to my intuition and did what I could. Alas, my desire to help was limited to what I knew at the time; energy healing has its limits. The cat passed away a week later.

My friend and her partner were devastated. The cat was their 'baby'. For days I thought about how to express myself in a way that could ease their grief. Soon I went to a talk about Maitreya and I was drawn to a card and the words spoke to me. I bought the card and posted it to my friend. A couple of days later she rang sounding really upset. Now what? She said when she received the card she was so moved because she felt the cat was right there beside her saying the same words. Her tears were of gratitude for the time she had spent with the cat. She told me she was feeling a lot better and now had a sense of peace. I left it up to her to call me if she required further assistance.

She called a couple of months later to share her good news. For years she'd been trying to get pregnant. Now she was. They had let go of one cat baby and opened themselves up to another baby they could share their love with. I was so thrilled for them and how events had turned out.

The whole episode with my friend taught me the value of being open and how we are each other's angels. I haven't been in touch for a while but now and again I feel energy coursing up my left ankle and I immediately send lots of love to my friend and her family.

I've now become so sensitive that I can 'feel' when someone is thinking about me or need my assistance. It's like feeling this energetic pull. All I do is let Spirit that I Am do the work that is necessary.

So my dear friends, this is a reminder for us to be open. Whether you are aware of it or not, each of you is assisting at a 'multi-dimensional' level. To some you may appear as a beam of light, or even manifest as a form according to the seeker's expectations. This is why it's important to love one another, whether you agree with the other's opinions or choices. Love is unconditional.

Blessing be to all Angelic beings,
Love Enocia

God Is

God is Power
God is Will
God is Love and
God is Peace
God is Wisdom
In your Heart it's true
God is speaking to you

God is Beauty
God is Strength
God is Life and
God is Health
God is Ageless
Looking after you
God is thinking of you

God is Goodness
God is Wealth
God is Lavish
God is Trust
God is Generous
Giving all to you
God is listening to you

God is Freedom
God is Truth
God is Joy and
God is YOU
God is Faithful
Always be with you
God is reaching to you

(c) Enocia Joseph 2002

Not All Suffering Is

Sometimes suffering is the time it takes for the human level of experience of the “Below” to link in with what has already been achieved as the Spirit level in the “Above”. This is a story that happened to me two weekends ago when I found myself in the casualty department of the local hospital (Kingston, in England) and the insight I received about the health service.

I wasn't feeling well and my appetite was waning. I was quickly losing weight and it got to a point when I couldn't eat or even drink water and whatever went in promptly came out. I became incontinent. I was in pretty rough shape. I prayed of course for healing and I was told by inner guidance that I was already healed but my body wasn't registering this information. After two days I called a friend in the middle of the night to help uplift me with prayers and called the ambulance.

When the paramedic saw me he asked whether I was bulimic/anorexic, I said no. He said I looked like an athlete. "Have you been doing a lot of running?" I raised my head and gave him a withered look. “I guess you won’t be doing any running in the near future,” he said. Since I hadn’t seen a doctor in years he offered to take me to the local casualty department. On the way to the hospital the paramedic said he was really puzzled by my condition. “You look really healthy,” he said. “Your skin tone looks radiant.” He pinched my skin and proceeded to give me a lecture on the difference between a dehydrated skin and a normal one and my skin was pronounced healthy. Of course I understood what he was saying. Naturally I knew that Spirit had been sustaining me and the paramedic was obviously seeing the real Me beyond the material body. "Yes, I know what you mean," I said to him. “But would you mind passing me a bowl or something, I think I’m going to be sick.”

We arrived at the hospital and while I waited I prayed frantically to be seen as soon as possible. Casualty was quite empty at that time of day. This department did not have the sickly smell of disinfectant nor were the walls painted pale green; they were light orange which gives life to the place. It appeared as if they were very much into colour therapy. After speaking to the resident nurse, she took samples for their tests and then led my swaying body to rest in one of the cubicles. “I’m going to put you in cubicle number 8,” she said.

Now the number 8 has a huge significance for me. The infinity symbol is which as you can see looks like 8 lying on its side, which represents “As Above, So Below” or “In earth as it is heaven.” The 8 level of consciousness is of perfection, bringing heaven on earth, or those who live in eternity. (Is it possible that the reason why David Blaine fasted for 44 days over the Thames recently was because of the 8 symbol which he called “Above the Below.” I'll let you decide). So being in cubicle 8 was my perfect haven. I crawled into bed and had a rest. I suddenly had a feeling I was finally at one with the healing I had received days before. I asked for some water and it stayed down, the first time in 24 hours. Yup, I was healed all right. I knew there had to be another reason why I was in casualty, something I had to learn. I decided I would remain in a state of non-judgment after all: "There's nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so."

The nurse came in later to give me a cocktail of drugs. I knew I didn’t need them but I wasn’t about to protest, so I swallowed them. The nurse fed me some more drugs intravenously and told me to rest. I was having none of that, I went for a walk round the wards, talking to the manager and a few of the nurses about spiritual healing. The doctor who had examined me earlier couldn’t believe I was the same patient who had staggered in an hour earlier, now swaggering about as if I owned the place. I sat next to my neighbour who had fallen and hurt himself but was now all stitched up, ready to go, and waiting for a taxi.

Let me backtrack for a while. Earlier during that week I’d read an article in a newspaper about a character in Othello. I remember saying to myself that one of these days I must get myself the complete works of Shakespeare and study some of his other works apart from the ones I had studied at school which at the time had given me little pleasure.

Back in the hospital I noticed my neighbour was reading a book. I asked him what he was reading. “The Complete Works of Shakespeare.” We spoke for a few minutes then the nurse called me back to my bed as she wanted to connect me to the drip. I asked my new friend if he could sit beside me and keep me company. He offered to read to me. The first sonnet he read me was: “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,…” We talked about his favourite plays. I quoted part of the monologue by Mark Anthony from "Julius Caesar" which I had had to memorise: “Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears...the evil that men do lives after them, the good is often interred with their bones...” He was very impressed. We grinned at each other. My new friend's name was Anthony. He was so good at reading and he said he'd always wanted to be an actor but it was too late now. Now and again he called out to a passing nurse or doctor to see if they were interested in Shakespeare. He got varied responses: a few no's; a yes but not now; and from my nurse a look of terror in her eyes as she fled to the other side of the ward. (Forsooth, the lady doth yet suffer Post Traumatic Shakespearean Disorder!) Tony said that in his previous career before he retired he met many people who were very good at playing these characters from Shakespeare's plays.

"Did you work in the theatre?" I said.

"I wish. No, I was a psychiatrist nurse," he said. "They were my patients."

He got up to have a stretch and complained of his aches and pains.

"You know something Tony," I said. "There's the real You who is never sick or touched by the human drama." Good advice from the woman whose hand is connected to a drip machine! But he did understand because he told me he is an artist and he designs cards which he sends out to friends and family. He knew about this Perfect Self who inspires and actually expresses through him and he said he'd think about connecting full time.

Tony said he was a frequent visitor to the hospital because he's always falling partly due to the drugs he takes for diabetes and partly because he loves drinking. Right now he had a half-moon black scar around his eyes which he said made him look like a panda. The last time he fell, his eyes were covered with black circles. It was the evening of Hallowe'en. Someone rang the bell. His neighbour was doing the "trick or treats" rounds with his daughter, who was dressed up as a witch with a long pointy hat, and a black gown. When the girl saw Tony she clung to her father. "Daddy that man is scaring me!"

"It's OK love," her father said. "Don't you recognise him, it's our neighbour Tony."

I was laughing so hard the drip bag was shaking violently beside me.

"What Hallowe'en character were you trying to be, Dracula or something?" I said wiping the tears from my eyes.

"An owl of course," he smiled. "I should have said to the little girl 'Whooo are yhoooo?'"

I thought it was such a funny story and he's an excellent raconteur, and he should write it down. He gave me permission to write it so I hope I'm doing his stories justice.

Finally I said goodbye to my new friend. With his book of Shakespeare aloft he saluted me and said "be lucky!" and he limped out of the ward. There’s someone I will always remember as a lover of the arts, beauty, filled with so much joy, life and fun.

Later, while I was waiting for a taxi to take me home, another male patient came in accompanied by a woman. While the nurses administered to him, she sat in a chair across my cubicle which I had open and as she had a book I asked her what she was reading. She was reading a sci-fi book I wasn't familiar with. She came and stood beside my bed. It seemed she wanted to talk. The patient was her father who had also fallen and hurt himself but she lives with him and as she was home at the time she called the ambulance. She was bothered about his condition and how she was going to cope in the future. I could sense her love and concern and that what she needed was reassurance. I let her unload. Half of the time she remained in a pensive mood and I stayed in stillness to assist in any way I could. After about 15 minutes she went back to her father's cubicle.

On my way home I spoke to the cab driver who said to me that his daughter had suffered the same symptoms I had experienced and she had also been rushed to the hospital. He thought there was some kind of bug going round, which I may have picked up.

The whole hospital saga had two lessons for me. The first is an ongoing one about not seeing myself as having a material body. The paramedic had seen right through my material sense to the Self, that is invisible. Reminds me of what Paul wrote "call things which be not [spiritual identity] as though they were." It's interesting that a few days later I regained my normal body weight for about a week or so and then the weight fell right off. I realised that it is a lesson for me to stop seeing myself as a material sense: tall/short; fat/thin; male/female; black/white; etc which means you will attract all manner of beliefs or illnesses if you have a material sense of self. It would seem that I had picked up on the belief of a bug and this had manifested as those material symptoms; the hospital had found my blood and urine samples to be normal. My real body is Spiritual which is unconditioned i.e. knows nothing of sickness/health; hunger/thirst; gender, sexuality, race etc. It simply is Spirit and knows only perfection. This is a lesson I continue to learn.

The second and bigger picture lesson is how we can all uplift each other wherever we are. My friend uplifted me; the paramedic saw me for the fit athlete that I am who had no place riding in an ambulance; Tony uplifting me with his stories and vice versa; I uplifted the woman who was concerned about her father; the nurses and doctors uplifted and so it goes on... Because the medical system has become so pluralised, people seeking out alternative or complementary care elsewhere, the conventional health service has been left to "get on with it". Actually they are doing the best they can with their view of reality. Love is everywhere present and it was a reminder for me to lift up all manner of medical techniques into the Light. All practitioners in whatever field they're working, whatever their beliefs are working to eradicate the suffering of humanity and what affects one, affects the whole. It is time to stop seeing the medical institution as evil, "pumping drugs into people" but seeing the good it does in the only way they know how. My lesson is to love all and not judge any techniques as good or bad. In other words to spiritualise all levels of health care. Then will the above and below become one.

Enocia

(November 2003)

God Doesn't Play Favourites

I've always loved cats. Maybe it's because my eyes are shaped like a cat's, I don't know. I always wanted to have my very own. When I was very young we lived in an apartment building where the neighbour on the other side had a beautiful black cat. I immediately fell in love with him. My family thought the woman with whom the cat lived was very strange. Mum told me not to play with the cat. But he came over to see me every day and eventually I got to know his guardian. My neighbour turned out to be a very nice lady and my family and her soon became friends. I spent many afternoons after school in her sitting room stroking the cat, feeding him or playing games with my neighbour. After a while we moved away from that house. I was very upset to leave my furry friend. Mum promised she would get me my own cat at our new house.

At our new house we got a dog. It was the first time I had lived with a dog and I loved him. Yet I still pined for a cat. We soon got one but she wasn't as friendly and liked being left alone. She gave birth to six kittens. My brother and I chose a couple and the rest were given away. After a few days my kitten died. I was really sad. I tried to love my brother's but I missed mine so terribly. My brother's cat ran away. Then I discovered our new neighbours had this lovely white cat. She was soon a constant visitor to our house. My brother and I called her "Clarissa" because we thought she looked like a Clarissa. We never did find out what her real name was but she answered to Clarissa. We loved playing with her and she enjoyed the food we gave her. Every night she returned to her house. It didn't feel so bad when she went to her home because I always knew she would be back the next day. Years later we had to move to to another country. Although I missed Clarissa, I knew she had a home and other friends who loved her.

When I grew up and was living with friends, we lived next door to someone who had this fluffy white kitten which looked like a cotton wool. I called her "Snowy." Every morning she came in to say hello. She had the most adorable meow. She would run up the stairs and miaow until I let her in my bedroom, and she would hop on my bed. I fed her and even bathed her. I loved Snowy and she liked being around me and my house mates, but she always went home at night. Snowy had another name but she answered to Snowy all the same. I guess just like humans have two or more names, some cats can have two names also. Soon I had to move. Although I felt sad, I knew that Snowy would be OK because my friends, still living in the house, loved her and continued to feed her.

Over the years I have lived with a dog and several cats and I have loved them all. I never get tired playing, feeding and caring for cats and dogs. Often when I go for a walk and see a dog I would ask the guardian if I can have a stroke. I get so much pleasure stroking dogs and they always seem happy about the attention.

Cats and dogs have taught me a valuable lesson about love: I have so much of it and love is to be shared. You see God created us and God loves all his creation. God doesn't play favourites. Because I am God's creation, I also have God's love. When I was young and was attached to loving one cat, I was not open to the many opportunities to love other animals. I know it is lovely having your own pet, but I have learned that it is so much more fun when you love all animals: cats, dogs, rabbits, hamsters, birds etc. You get to know about different animal behaviour, and they give so much love back.

I also use this same lesson to loving people. I have met many people and made many friends. Each time I meet someone new I love them and have so much fun with them, even if I never see them again.

If you ever have to say goodbye to your friends or pets, don't be sad. Be grateful for the wonderful times you have shared with your friends or pets. Remember that not only have you got the happy memories, you also have lots of fun to come meeting new people. Think of the fun of getting to know a new animal. You have so much love to give. God doesn't play favourites and as God's creation, neither can you.

(c) Enocia Joseph 2003

A Revisionist Interpretation of The Garden of Eden

When I was at university the course I studied meant always looking at things in a different light. They call it revisionism or post-structuralism or post-modernism. Following is an interpretation of the story of the Garden of Eden. Part of it is written in Cockney, the East London dialect. If you've seen the movie Mary Poppins, it was the dodgy accent Dick Van Dyke was using when he played his character, Bert. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

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We join Eve in the garden just before she's about to eat the fruit.
[Pay particular attention to the moment when mankind develops their irrational behaviour. I'm going to test you after.]

Serpent: Go on Eve, have it, one bite won't kill ya!

Eve: OK. Hmmm, tastes nice, tastes really good. What was the old geezer upstairs fussing about. This is lovely. Where's Adam? Ere, Adam, come over 'ere.

Adam: What is it my beloved Precious One, my dove, the Light of My Life, my Twin Soul?

Eve: Oh, shut up! Come over here and try this!

Adam: Isn't this, my beloved, the fruit the Lord God told us not to eat?

Eve: Go on, give it a go. It's really nice. Go on, 'ave some.

[Adam takes a bite. He likes it and continues eating until he's finished it. He screws up his face, sticking his tongue around his teeth.]

Eve: What's that silly expression Adam?

Adam: I think I've got some stuck in me teeth.

Eve: What dya mean?

Adam: Dontcha know nothing? I'm gonna make something to remove it.

Eve: Where you going Adam?

Adam: What's it to you anyway? Nag! Nag! Nag! That's all you ever do. Leave me alone! And put some figs round ya, you're beginning to give me funny ideas!

Eve: Don't leave me alone Adam, I'm scared.

Adam: Tough! I'm off, I'll be back later for me dinner.

Eve: Adam!

Meanwhile, out in the garden there are animals sitting together, lions among sheep, elephants nuzzling tigers, all the animals are at peace with the world until...the moment Adam and Eve broke the rule and ate of the fruit. Suddenly, the lion is thinking of "prey." The sheep is no longer adorable but "prey." The creature with flapping ears is now potential "prey." The woman he can see in the distance is potential "prey."

The Lord God senses something is amiss. He's just noticed a pack of lions fighting over a bloody sheep. Something's gone wrong and he's going to find out. The Lord God goes in search of Adam who is in the forest sharpening a stick.

Lord God: What are you doing Adam?

Adam: What does it look like? I'm sharpening this stick aren't I?

Lord God: Why do you need to sharpen a stick, Adam?

Adam: Don't ya know nothing? I'm making meself a tooth pick.

Lord God: [bellows] TOOTHPICK! WHAT DO YOU MEAN TOOTHPICK? Have you been eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, Adam?

So there you have it. The first few minutes when mankind fell, all because they didn't listen to the Lord God. Would you Adam and Eve it? (By the way "Adam and Eve it£ is the Cockney rhyming slang for "would you believe it?"

Love Enocia :)

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Miss Jones

Did you know the first entity God created was a woman called Miss Jones. God had so much work to do and he needed a secretary so he created one.

God: Dictation Miss Jones. "dearselfiamthinkingofcreatingmanydifferentspeciessothey
cangooutandexpressmyself..."
Miss Jones: Whoa, stop right there. You can't write that, no one's going to have a clue what you're going on about.
God: What do you mean Miss Jones?
Miss Jones: You have to break things up a bit, create punctuations, do it as a letter and divide the letter into salutation, body, closure.
God: Huh?
Miss Jones: Let me show you what I mean:

"To Whom it may concern

Date

Dear Self,

I am thinking of creating many different species so they can go out and express myself...

Yours sincerely,
Your Supreme Highness, God"

Miss Jones: What do you think?
God: Hmm, not sure, but we can give it a go if you like.

God: Miss Jones, let's continue with the letter, shall we?
But Miss Jones is busy dreaming up punctuations, grammar, syntax, similes, metaphors, personification, signifier, signified, referent, sign, symbol, acronym, antonym, synonym...

God: Miss Jones! Hello!
Eternity later and Miss Jones is still dreaming. Till this day God's letter remains unfinished.

Have fun you'all
EJ xxx

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As High as a Kite

I sat on a bench at Hampstead Heath
Watching people flying kites
With tails that whistled in the wind.
I was taken back to my childhood days -
Oh, the excitement of building your own kite,
And waiting for the glue to dry,
Just for that Easter Monday Bank Holiday,
As was the tradition in those days.
Kites maybe representing the Resurrection
Or Ascension, who can tell?
All I cared about was flying kites.

I had a thought that right where I sat
Was an unusual experience waiting to happen.
Soon a man cycled by, a smile on his lips.
"Right back at You!"
He returned and sat beside me,
Because I had a magnetising smile -
Oo-er missus!
We talked about kites
Said he had one at home
And maybe we could go fly it sometime.

Three days later I met my new friend
In Hampstead Heath.
He didn't have the kite (it was broken)
But as he was a local, born and bred,
He could give me a tour around the grounds
Where no ordinary walker has been before.
Then he revealed his true agenda.
"Here's the thing.
I have a girlfriend who lives in Poland
Who I see and travel with 6 months of the year.
How would you like to be my London-based girlfriend
And travel-mate for the rest of the year?"
"As attractive your proposition is," I said "How about
I become your girlfriend NONE of the months of the year?"
(We can always be friends).

We walked and talked
About religion and Christianity,
Travelling and wealth:
(He was actually a millionnaire).
We frolicked around in deserted woods,
Paid homage to nature,
Smelled the fresh and damp earth,
Ate ice cream at the local restaurant,
Sat on the grass and held hands like old friends,
While the hours melted away.
And then he said he would dearly love
To share with me pictures of his trips around the world.

We went to his house he shared with his mother
(She was out at the time).
Had a tall drink of juice
And it was up to his bachelor-pad of a bedroom.
He showed me slides on his laptop
Of Egypt, Australia, Bolivia, Canada
Peru, and many more interesting places;
Also photos of his part-time girlfriend
With her Polish part-time boyfriend beside her.
And then it was time to depart,
So he offered to drive me to the station.
But before we left and
As a parting gift
For making his day so special,
He gave me a statuette of the Buddha!

I was high as a kite!

(c) Enocia Joseph, 2003

Immaculate Concept - Part 2

I am presuming from my last post that you're all holding Immaculate Concepts (IC) of all you meet and know. Great stuff! However there is another level to this concept which you should know about and it will make your lives so joyful that you will be grateful for being here right now on Earth. Note that what I'm about to share is so simple that if you're into complicating your lives, you might miss it. So here goes...

Holding ICs about someone is easiest when you ask the One who already knows and holds the ICs of all. By the One I'm referring to God, Love, Mind, Truth, the Universe, Higher Self - that which is the unifying force behind everything. You see there is an intelligence behind all, which is the source of all, that is appearing in infinite forms. The forms could either be very pure and refined, active or very dense. For instance in the material world the sun and its rays are very refined, then you have an erupting volcano which is active, and a stone which is very dense. Yet all of these originate from the same source. If you apply these ideas to human psychology, some of you have natures that are peaceful and calm; others who are into action can be aggressive and restless; while others are just inert and lazy. Many people of course have a combination of these natural states and people's professions are largely influenced by their dominant natures. These states depend on what parts of the Energy or Substance of God you are using, yet they are still part of the One.

Now as I type this piece, I'm in the library using a computer. God or the One is appearing not only as the other people around me but the computers, the chair I'm sitting on, the words I'm writing, the speed at which I'm typing, everything. God is in all and appears as all but in different manifestations.

Going back to the easiest way to use IC, all you do is you put out an intention to God that you would like to experience that person's IC and then do nothing and watch it being created. Writers will be able to relate to what I'm saying. If a sitcom writer, for instance, wants to create more laughs, what does He do? He creates a situation that would create laughs or brings in a new character. God is the Cosmic scriptwriter but also appears in the different roles cast in the movie, play or comedy.

I want at this point to discuss creative visualisation, i.e. using your imagination to create the life you want which is now very popular. There is a slight problem with this technique, however, that you're trying to co-create (as the term goes). No one can co-create with God. God does not and will not share His glory with anyone. Say, you achieve the desired results who gets the praise and thanks? Do you say OK God you get 50% cut of the glory and I keep 50%? What happens with this is you lose perspective and say how wonderful you've done and how you did this, or you did that. That is the personality speaking which loves self-adulation and it will separate you from the infinite source that is God. However you could visualise the perfect idea then release the vision to the Power within you that is infinitely greater than what is out there, and let it create in its own way. How does God bring dreams into manifestation? Remember I said that God is all there is so this means he creates, he directs- he does everything. I will explain how shortly.

There's another way to visualise which achieves what you want with no fuss and that is to ask that the perfect plan or IC be revealed to you. How? Time for a personal example.

Years ago I was with my boyfriend at the time, travelling in Australia; he lives there, I was visiting. We hadn't seen each other for a while so it was quite intense getting to know each other again and we were spending 24 hours together cooped up in a camper-van. By the second week we were we were barely on speaking term and ready to strangle each other. IC was the furthest thing from my mind in those days. There was only one thing to do so I prayed: "God you brought us together and you know how much I love this man, please help us to remember who we are." Immediately a picture flashed in my mind of my boyfriend standing behind me with his hands around my throat. Great, I thought, I'm being shown a picture of how I'm going to meet my maker! Soon after he stopped the van in a town so we could have a rest. I was feeling very hot and bothered by then and had this headache that wouldn't go away. As a chiropractor he offered to massage the back of my neck and my throat and so stood behind me to do it, which broke the ice between us. I then realised that that was the picture God had shown me in response to my prayer. But it doesn't end there. See when I first saw the picture, my human mind conceived it as very 'bad' and who knows if I'd continued to be petulant, death by strangulation may have occurred. However, the image was a demonstration that what is from God has to be made manifest. God who showed me the picture also created the situation so we stopped the car and because I had a headache (which God did not create of course), God as my boyfriend responded to my needs and we remembered who we were. Do you see what I mean? God was appearing as both of us, the road, the van, the town that was close by and was my boyfriend's hands that massaged my neck.

A few days later we got into another rut when we weren't speaking so again I said "God help!" Again God showed me a picture of my boyfriend giving me a loving hug. I thought "yeah, like that's going to happen, we're not even speaking to each other!" Soon we stopped at a "lookout" the Aussie term for a scenic view usually quite high up, and we got out to take a walk. By that time I'd seen so many lookouts I felt like jumping off one. Anyway, we spotted a lizard which amused me for a while then he noticed an injured beetle which an ant colony was about to make their supper. He picked it up and moved it up a branch of another tree. We were both so enthralled by the scenery, the plants, the animals, the insects and all the beauty around that we hugged. There was no way I of myself could have achieved this result. I had made the only first move I could muster by crying out for help, and even though I had a mustard seed faith I was open and God created the perfect situation and appeared as all the roles: both of us, the lookout, the lizard, the insects, the fauna and the atmosphere of love that we couldn't help but melt.

God is all and has created the many roles that we are currently playing just as Shakespeare wrote "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." If you want to experience people as God made manifest ask God to reveal it then sit back and enjoy the movie. You're in the office and you're not happy or you think someone is getting on your nerves, ask God to reveal HimSelf in you and your colleagues and then sit back and watch the

LOVE Action Movie
Starring God.

Co-starring

God as Consideration - your boss extends the deadline
God as Cooperation - your secretary is doing the best job she can
God as Joy - the man you thought was a right wally is actually making you laugh
God as Peace - the phones have suddenly gone quiet
God as Gratitude - your boss says thanks for all the good work

The cast is endless.

This is what prayer is: asking the script writer to write a new situation for whatever to be experienced and then don't try to do your bit, and make things happen just sit back and watch as opportunities are created so that God can star as HimSelf and appearing as everyone.

Remember that God will appear as Himself and will not tempt you. By this I mean God will not create a situation so you can demonstrate Love, i.e an irate customer so you can show patience. What's the point of that? That is the long-winded and difficult way. It's much easier for God to transform the customer to a loving man, or transform you to be so peaceful that whatever that the customer is transformed. God keeps things simple.

Now a word of warning, there are prayers that God will never answer. Let's put it another way there are many wishes that people have and while many of them come true not many of them are of God but the human will. A drastic example is imagine you are someone who works in the Mortuary of a hospital and business is very slow. You can't start praying for more action, this will be going against God's laws of life, harmony and health. No, these are the types of prayers that God ignores but if you're persistent your wish may come true but then as you're helping to create karma, you will have to suffer the consequences of your actions sooner or later. Ask in accordance with what is good for all. If you're not sure what to ask for then ask for Love and you can't go wrong since it's the highest you can go. Then sit back Baby and enjoy the movie!

To recap, this type of IC is to recognise that God is appearing as all in different guises. Since God is everything then he is the "author and finisher" of all experiences.

Pray in accordance with the good of all then be open for whatever instructions you receive. They may come as pictures, ideas, books, or an urge to do something so you follow that instinct. Your instinct may appear to take you in the wrong direction but trust since no one can ever be lost since God is everywhere and it is your little will that is deceiving you.

It doesn't matter if you have little faith, remember my Aussie experience I had little faith in the outcome yet it still manifested according to God's plan.

Observe as God creates all the opportunities required for such and such to happen and when you are allocated your role, act accordingly. I recently wrote a poem about a desire I had about wanting to experience riding a bike? I thought I was lost for a while then I met a stranger who also appeared 'lost' and we helped each other out and he gave me a ride on his bike, and we had fun for a while. That's because God was appearing as all and so there was no need for me to fear him.

If you prefer to visualise by all means do so but ALWAYS offer your vision to your Higher Self or God to perfect and then again do nothing. Just wait until you're guided to take the right action in the situation that God would have written just for you.

So dear friends, make IC part of your daily experiences wherever you are and whatever you're doing. You will notice you will become more and more conscious of events unfolding around you.

Remember to choose interesting scripts, OK?

Enocia Joseph
August 2003

Related article: Immaculate Concept

Immaculate Concept

In this piece I'm going to discuss the Immaculate Concept (IC) which has nothing to do with the term "Immaculate Conception" in the Christian sense of how Jesus was conceived by the Virgin Mary. IC is an inner plane teaching by the Masters of Truth, Teachers of Light, Masters of Alchemy, The Perfected Ones, The Bright Ones, The Ascended Masters - whatever term you are familiar with. An IC is a way of perceiving people as their perfect selves before they were tainted by the duality of good and evil. We all use this concept to some extent when we fantasise about what we would like to happen in its perfect idea or when we're in love with someone and try to see him or her as their highest self. The problem with being in love in the human sense is that it is imperfect and based on personality, race, gender, sexuality, religion, class etc and as changeable as the British weather. IC however takes it a step further to uplift others regardless of whether we "know" them or not.

Michelangelo's realisation about the way he sculpted best describes IC in operation: "The statue was already complete in the marble I just removed the matter surrounding it." IC is therefore seeing another as God created him/her and the way s/he was meant to live, in perfection. There are many ways IC can be applied in practical ways in all we do to help others be their best selves. Here are a couple of examples.

I have been using IC at an unconscious level since I was a child. When my parents split up, we went to live with relatives in Freetown, Sierra Leone. My uncle became our stand-in father. He was very strict and ruled his home with fear. There were lots of fights between him and his wife, and his kids, but for me it always seemed like they were playing a game. I could never take their rows seriously. We were all meant to quake before him but I refused. He could beat me but he would never break my spirit; how could he when I couldn't take his beatings or abuse seriously? It was all a joke and I always saw him for the man he was: the one he was when he was in a very good mood. Can you guess what happened? My uncle transformed into the man I always knew him to be. Unfortunately this transformation was only for my benefit because as the rest of the household were still scared of him (they still saw him as a bully), according to their beliefs he remained one. To me he was my idol and we would sit for hours talking about nothing in particular yet enjoying each other's company. I was his adorable niece and even now he still perceives me as his favourite niece.

In my early twenties I was into music and clubbing and so lived with girls who were into the same. There was a particular flatmate, who was only 17, that I was very close to because I felt she needed looking after. I went to America to visit a cousin and one night I had a vivid dream that my favourite flatmate had been stabbed. I didn't see the assailant's face but it was vivid enough to leave me a bit shaken. I dismissed the dream as a "dream". My "girl" couldn't possibly get stabbed! I went back to sleep and had the same dream. Again I woke up scared but then I refused to believe it. The next morning the dream was on my mind and so I discussed it with my cousin. He suggested I phone home. After a moment's thought I said "nah, she'll be OK, she's not the type to get herself stabbed!" I forgot about it and went partying and clubbing.

When I returned home I discovered the meaning behind the dream. Apparently my favourite flatmate's boyfriend had been round one day and he was angry and jealous about another man and while they were rowing he went to the kitchen drawer and pulled out a knife to stab her but the other house mates stopped him and it was quickly diffused. I asked her what day it was and it turned out it was the same day and same time I had been dreaming, taking into account the time difference. I was amazed at the turn of events but never thought about what it really meant until much later when I went deeper into metaphysics.

As you can see in both cases I was using IC though not fully aware of it. With my uncle I simply saw him as his perfect Self and because of my persistence he became that Self to me. And to him I could never do any wrong; even when he had to discipline me, he stopped being as strict with me as he was with his own children or my brothers because we both knew we were only playing. In the case of my flatmate I believe that denying the reality of assault must have acted like a prayer which helped to diffuse a volatile situation. Besides, in my eyes I was always her guardian so I shouldn't have been surprised when I was forewarned about her distress. I have read and heard lots of stories about the effect of prayers and the remarkable miracles that occur. Prayer is another way of holding an IC about someone. In truth we all have the capacity to be each other's guardian angels in times of need.

I wish I could say that my relationship with my uncle was perfect throughout! You see when I came to England I opened myself up to a new collective thought. The effects of abuse on one's life, pop-psychology, "survivor or victim" mentality were all the rage within popular culture. I also started believing that because my uncle had been cruel to the rest of the family (who had different concepts of him) I had the right to be bitter and angry, despite the fact that we had a special bond between us. This is the effect of the mass hypnotism many of us are subjected to. For years I disassociated myself from him which he was bewildered and hurt by. I became confused and was so "mesmerised" by survivor mentality that I concluded that the rage I felt particularly in relationships was caused by childhood trauma; this was now my truth of course. I now realise that had I continued to hold ICs about others, I could have snapped out of the "trance" a lot sooner. Now although my uncle and I lead different lifestyles and I don't communicate with him (my mother does), I have a deep fondness for him which I always will have.

This mass "hypnotism" is one of the reasons why many people hold negative concepts of others whether in relationships, friendships etc. Why do you think people have difficulties letting go? Take forgiveness for instance: you're in a relationship and someone you love does something to hurt you. You forgive them but if you haven't let go or "erased" the memory it still exists as a "frozen picture" in your mind. This frozen picture is the negative version of IC. This frozen picture is building up energy willing the other to make the same mistake (don't forget thought forms are real) and then before you know it you're having the same row or worse. Now when you hold an IC of someone it means that you don't blame them for their actions because you know that in truth they are love, peace, joy, truth, abundance so that which is not the IC can't be real, so you forgive. They make the same mistake or another, you forgive. You continue to forgive until you make a breakthrough, just like Michelangelo says again about his statue "the more the marble disappears, the more the statue appears." Similarly, the real Self of the person is revealed in all its glory.

So what are the other benefits of holding an IC about someone?

The person will start to become more of who He or She really is.

The person will attract to Her that which is for Her highest good and that which isn't whether relationships, friendships, careers will be released from Her.

The truth of who the person is will make Him free to be who He set out to be in His original IC before incarnation.

You will be making the world a better place.

Remember the "Golden Rule", what you do for others you do for yourself. This is why it is not advisable to hold a negative concept of others as you're holding yourself back.

So start holding ICs NOW, there's nothing stopping you!! Start with yourself then work your way to your family, your loved ones, your friends, your neighbourhood, strangers, your work colleagues, your government, your country...as far as you can take it. See everyone as their perfect Self that is Love, Peace, Joy, Truth, Abundance, Life, Wisdom and Success and whatever else you'd like to add to the list.

Remember that holding an IC is the best gift you can give anyone. So go ahead, hold an IC today.

I am holding Immaculate Concepts of You all!

Love, Peace, Joy, Abundance be Magnified

Enocia Joseph
August 2003

Related article: Immaculate Concept - Part 2