Life flows through the universe like a river from an infinite Source to you. Mostly unseen by our physical senses, it has power, awareness, intelligence, and the potential to create anything imaginable. Life engages us constantly, but developing the insight to see past our superficial experience requires understanding and practice. New potentials and visions unseen before are revealed. Spiritual laws are simple and precise but require understanding and consciousness. Through our ignorance and the effects of a cold world, our connection with life has been reduced to a mere fraction of its potential. Developing your consciousness allows you to keep out the influences of a negative world as well as recognize the divinity within. The relationship between the consciousness of life and the divinity within your being is fundamental to the ascension process. Understanding this process will naturally reflect on your own development and allow you to navigate through your life more gracefully, effectively, and with more insight. Within this book are many tools to assist you with reclaiming your power and achieving your true freedom. ¿ Transform your being into its true grandeur ¿ Learn how to live life consciously ¿ Improve your meditation practice ¿ Understand the twelve steps of the ascension process ¿ Gain insight into the levels within mass consciousness ¿ Develop solutions to many of life's common obstacles ¿ Apply powerful spiritual laws ¿ Reclaim your power and gain your freedom
MASTERING THE POWER OF LIFE
By Christian Michael SteeleBalboa Press
Copyright © 2012 Christian Michael Steele
All right reserved.ISBN: 978-1-4525-4754-1Contents
Preface.......................................................................vIntroduction..................................................................xiii1. The Seed...................................................................12. The Life Stream............................................................293. Evolution of Consciousness.................................................214. Knowingness................................................................475. Identity...................................................................596. Totality of Being..........................................................797. Self-Mastery...............................................................1078. The Stages of Life.........................................................1459. Stage III: The Trials of Life..............................................16110. Stage II: The World of Action The Drama of Life...........................17511. Stage I: The Experience of Life and The World of Form.....................19712. Stage IV: The Love of Life................................................25513. The Violet Transmuting Flame..............................................291Footnotes.....................................................................319About the Author..............................................................323
Chapter One
The Seed
"The greatest trees often grow from the darkest soil."
Developing an understanding of our being that covers the entire spectrum, from a disempowered state to who we are going to be when we achieve perfection, is the goal of the seed concept. Encompassing who we really are creates a transformation with real changes. We naturally reflect this insight back on ourselves so that we may see our self within this process. With this new insight, we are able to see not only where we are, but also where we are going. This enables us to reach our goals more quickly and efficiently. We will, with our new understanding, begin to embody the concepts discussed and see ourselves differently. Embodying the concepts is different from understanding them (this will be discussed more later). This natural growth process produces a state of being in which we will know ourselves to be the masters of life.
The concept of the seed not only describes a growth process, but is also a real conception that takes place within your being. The segments within the seed are parts within this overall process. These segments do not exist independently; they are overlapping. As you begin to understand the fullness of these segments, they begin to interweave with each other to form a greater and more encompassing concept. It is a conception, as this seed implants inside your being. The more you develop, revisit, and learn about these understandings, the more this seed is nourished. The more it is nourished, the more it grows.
As the seed inside you grows, it creates a new center within your being—a center that is strong and capable enough to encompass your entire being. It is a center that progressively shifts as you move ever closer to finding the divinity within you. It allows you to create the space whereby you can find your true self. This divinity within you contains all the love you need to hold and support every aspect of your being. It is the true freedom that we all desire.
Most people have a very limited understanding of the totality of their being. As a result, they have a limited experience in life. Their mind cannot conceive of anything more than who they think they are. The understanding discussed here will replace the limited one from our past with one that is not limited but honors the true grandeur of our being. Either knowingly or unknowingly, we have held onto limited understandings for a long time.
Most of the time, we don't even think about it until somebody makes us aware. Letting go of your limitations and smallness is easier when you can compare it to the truth of who you really are. You can let go of your limitations by choosing to accept and step into this grandeur.
Your world is merely a reflection of your being. As you change, so does your world. Embarking on your path is a conscious choice to evolve and grow. As you evolve, you increase the vibratory rate of your consciousness. This is the ascension process—the raising of your being into a perfect state. Limiting conditions, such as your state of health or biological age, can be overcome through this process. If you can realize who you really are, you will know that nothing is impossible. Anything that can be conceived can be accomplished; however, this does not mean that no work is involved.
Everyone on this planet is actually participating in this process. There are many different ways to evolve and many different paths to take. It is hard to believe, especially when considering the state of humanity, that we are all part of the same plan. Each individual is unique and functions at a particular level based on the quality of one's personal growth and awareness, as well as the influences of many belief systems.
The ascension process can be looked at in many different ways and from many different perspectives. Rather than trying to expound on the entire process, I find it helpful to divide the whole into smaller components to bring clarity and simplicity. These segments are not only part of the same process, but are also integrally related and overlapping. In fact, each part does not exist without the others.
Terminology is not as important as the concepts themselves. Many people get caught up in terminology; however, what you call something is not as crucial as finding it within yourself. When this occurs, you can call it whatever it is for you. Most people, including myself, have had to piece this process together from many sources. Our predecessors have left us many breadcrumbs. Often, when making a new discovery within yourself, it can be difficult to find where to place it and how it fits into the overall picture. This concept and many of the understandings that follow were founded by the Ascended Masters' teachings and furthered by what was given to me directly.
In my own experience, information and understanding have come to me in many different ways. There were times when I received a knowing in meditation or in a dream state. Other times, information was realized in an instant during a situation in my daily life. Most often, I received understanding through quiet reflection time in which I attempted to sort through and make sense of my daily experiences. My guides and teachers were always challenging me to keep an open mind and increase my awareness.
The following is a brief overview of main concepts in this book before I explain each one in greater depth. I feel it can be helpful to look at the overall concept before trying to grasp too many details at once. At the core of this concept is the life stream, which we will continually reference.
The Life Stream
The life stream is the core building block of our being. It takes precedence over all of the other components as it connects every aspect of our being together. It is your connection to and your relationship with Source. I relate to Source as God the Father; however, you may have a different perspective of Source. Perhaps you feel more comfortable with the feminine aspect or maybe with a different name. It makes no difference how you...
