Background Awareness

Not too long ago I did a blog article entitled Situational Awareness, which described the exercise and practice of a heightened awareness that came as an outgrowth of the refined and growing vibrational rate currently affecting our world at this time, and the resulting shift in enlightenment this higher vibration causes. In the article, I described how “…one of the most fundamental gifts of awakening is that we start to become more and more aware of ourselves, our true purpose, and the myriad of things that are going on around us, both from the most obvious to the most subtle and discreet. The veils of illusion begin to drop away and we are left with clear, discernable and unfettered understandings of life in all of its dimensions.” While this situational awareness is an essential component of an active and engaged consciousness, there is another, even more basic aspect of this conscious awakening that is well worth mentioning. This fundamental, root consciousness has been described by some as Background Awareness.

Background awareness can be thought of as your default setting. When you have chanted your mantra, completed your asanas and Qigong, when you have done your Tai-Chi, completed your affirmations and aligned all your chakras, when you are connected to the universe and are ready to begin your day, then what? Your background awareness is your balanced (or unbalanced depending on preparation) center. This was described in great detail in my earlier blog, The Hub of Your Wheel. As you go throughout your day and experience the lessons put there to teach you, where do you invariably go to in your thoughts, and more importantly, your overall countenance? If you are in the balanced state, your background awareness should be one of love and gratitude, the God-centered awareness. For many people however, it is wrought with fear, anxiety, and worry. This is unfortunate, because as I and so many others have imparted, you create your universe by virtue of what you think; the resulting manifestations caused by the consistency of your psychic energy center.

Another way of looking at this is where does your idle mind go when rote activities are occuring or when all activities have ceased? Again, whatever is at the center of your wheel is what will be your central subconscious state and what will invariably manifest in your life. To reiterate the balanced state, your background awareness should be one of love and gratitude, the God-centered awareness. Within the realm of this balanced awareness, your situational awareness is much keener and NOW focused, allowing you to function in your daily life fully engaged while remaining in a happy, content, present, and self-empowered state regardless of outward circumstances. A balanced center allows one to be ready for any and all obstacles, and even more importantly, to begin to develop an innate sense of things even before they occur. A balanced background awareness taps into Divine awareness that is unrestricted by linear space-time and polarized energy. It allows you to become the channel that you as a light worker need to be in order to become most effective in your daily work. It will come provided you do the daily work necessary.

Living a balanced life with love and gratitude as your focus goes a long way on your personal spiritual journey of enlightenment and the subsequent collateral benefits that come from your being a conscious light worker for Source. When in this pure state, just your mere presence brings blessings to whatever you are doing and whoever may be in your general sphere of influence. You needn’t say a word, just be. Background awareness shows up in your auric field of energy, which permeates in all directions. The question is, do you choose to be the cause or effect in your life. I hope you choose conscious cause. Vigilance is key; a balanced background awareness is the foundation. Practice makes perfect. May you build a solid foundation for each and every day.

Understanding the Shift

We are at a very momentous and important period in our planet’s history and existence. An awakening of consciousness is taking place all around the world today, as we are collectively beginning to understand and realize who and what we truly are, and our literal connection to one another and the universe. With every passing day the illusions of limitation, divisiveness and separation are falling away. Even with the constant bombardment of negativity and ongoing attempts at polarization through fear and intimidation from forces that would try to keep this wave of spiritual energy at bay, the shift is occurring. The light is here to stay.

What is this shift? It is an awakening to our true identity. It is the light being switched on in each and every one of us to the conscious understanding of who and what we truly are. We are Soul, a divine spark of All That Is. We are eternal; we have always existed and we will always be. We inhabit a body, but this body is not who and what we are; it is merely a vehicle that we have been given to have mobility and experience on this physical plane of existence. We have been here many times before, in many different incarnations over millennia and have gained exceptional insights through our collective experience. We are the sum total of all of our experiences. This shift occurring is the lifting of the veil of what could be called spiritual amnesia, placed over each and every one of us so as to gain experience in lower world existence.

The shift is in fact a multi-dimensional transition, an increase in the vibratory rate of current existence from 3rd density into 4th (and for some, 5th) density reality. This rise in our vibrational level brings with it an inevitable trigger of awakened consciousness and enlightenment for all who accept the change. I say “accept” because free will dictates that this transition is one of choice. We must all individually and collectively make a knowing choice as to whether or not we will embrace the love inherent in Divine enlightenment or continue to accept the status-quo consciousness of divisiveness, fear and the limited dense and negatively charged polarity that has plagued us for so long.

What I am talking about here are polarities of energy. Understand that everything is energy. When we break down our fundamental state of existence to the quantum level, it is all energy; it is all consciousness. These energies come in unlimited vibratory rates; polarities. We have for quite some time now lived in a crude and dense 3rd dimensional energy center. Within 3rd density, there are some forms of consciousness that have chosen to thrive here. Rather than embrace the light, they prefer this denser, more negatively charged form of energy and consciousness. It is for this reason that I say you have a choice. To embrace the dense, negative polarity means to reject the enlightenment that Spiritual evolution into 4th and higher density reality brings. Inevitably all will flow back to Source, but spiritual free will mandates that this occur only when Soul is ready.

So how do we accept this shift? We do so simply by embracing the love that is inherent in each and every one of us. It is the Divine seed placed in all of us from the moment of our beginning. We are divine sparks of the Creator, endowed with all of the qualities therein. We are the microcosm of the macrocosm. The driving force behind our very existence is one based on love. As we embrace this divine energy and realize the oneness between us and all that exists, enlightenment becomes inevitable. We should also ask for help and guidance within. However you choose to express your higher power, ask for inner assistance and guidance in helping you move forward, both inwardly and outwardly in the process of conscious enlightenment. Answers will come to you. Connections will be made through both inner and outer channels as well as synchronicity with like-minded Souls ready to engage in spiritual dialogue and discourse. Be ready for these opportunities when they are presented to you.

As this rise in vibrational reality occurs, it will be important to monitor your thoughts. Remember, thoughts are things. Thoughts have the ability to think, and their primary mission is to manifest what you project. So mental discipline will become even more important as we make this transition, because our ability to manifest and out-picture the things in our lives (whether we are consciously aware or not) will occur with much greater speed and proficiency. As such, our choice to embrace the love and reject the fear becomes ever more important, because you ultimately reap what you sow.

As we evolve spiritually during this shift, one very important aspect of this enlightenment process is the realization that all that you have ever needed to know has always been with you. You begin to discover that your task has not been to learn anything, but merely to remember what you already know. All truth is within you now. Your task of enlightenment is to awaken to it and bring it all back into conscious recognition and action. To coin a phrase from the movie DUNE, “The sleeper must awaken.” The shift becomes a change in perspective, perception and awareness, for it is all about expanding consciousness.

We are all in the midst of a spiritual evolution. Within this shift will come a change in behavior from divisiveness to connectedness and oneness. We know we can no longer continue to do the same things we’ve been doing to our world and each other, and expect different outcomes. This is absolute insanity. We all, each and every one of us, have a choice to make. Do we accept this change occurring within each of us or do we fall victim to the status quo traps built into the illusion of negativity and fear? I urge you to accept the love. It starts with one person. That person shares their truth with another, and then another. The sparks are lit, and eventually the love changes from a spark to a wildfire and becomes a spiritual movement. It is already happening. This movement is already taking place worldwide. It is not a hierarchical movement, but one based on a recognition of oneness with all people and an urgent need to love and help each other, and save the planet and its resources. We can no longer be spectators in our evolution. We must now be full participants in this process. It starts with a conscious shift within, a conscious choice to uplift and change. This is not a religious movement, it is a spiritual awakening. It transcends all theologies and belief systems. It is a direct reconnection with Source. Make the choice, embrace the love, become the shift.

Situational Awareness

I have been talking for some time now about awakening to one’s own divinity, to the realization that we are all Divine sparks of God awareness; that in fact we are all Source energy itself, individuated and self aware. Within the context of this awakening comes a few interesting perks. These perks include a conscious and growing recognition that we now control our destiny and fate by virtue of what we think, and that we can create and manifest anything we want in accordance with the spiritual laws of the universe. But one of the most fundamental gifts of awakening is that we start to become more and more aware of ourselves, our true purpose, and the myriad of things that are going on around us, both from the most obvious to the most subtle and discreet. The veils of illusion begin to drop away and we are left with clear, discernable and unfettered understandings of life in all of its dimensions. But this awareness often includes the good, the bad, and the ugly. There is an old and well-worn saying that goes “Ignorance is bliss”. This sentiment was very well illustrated in the movie, The Matrix “…do you want the blue pill or the red pill?” Knowing changes things, for when you know, you can never go back. It is within this framework that I write this current entry, for awakening in its most fundamental realization, means seeing things as they truly are; raw, clear, and uncensored.

There is a term that is used in both military and technology related circles, as well as public affairs arenas, and serves as a very good frame of reference for this conversation. It is known as situational awareness. Situational awareness in its basic understanding is being aware of one’s surroundings both from the standpoint of what is within your control and what is not within your control, in order to formulate proper conclusions, decisions, plans, strategies, tactics and directions that will ensure desired outcomes. It is a keen perception of what is going on around you and how it impacts the decisions you make. It can also be considered the degree of accuracy by which one's perception of his current environment mirrors reality. When one perceives something, they become aware not just of the existence of the thing, but based on previous experiences in life, what the implications are both for you and within your sphere of awareness. But perception can often be manipulated to suit the whims of the manipulator, so the utilization and strengthening of all of your newly acquired senses will become increasingly vital. It is important to not always take things at face value. Healthy skepticism can be a good thing, for it means digging deeper to get to truth.

Our society for far too long has been dummied down to the degree that people know less and less about the world they live in and what is going on within it. On a daily basis we are fed intellectual and psychosocial pablum by the entertainment-centric media machine, and many have become addicted to this 24/7 information cycle filled with little substance and so much hype (garbage in, garbage out). With reality television, exploitative entertainment news cycles and hard news stories that carry an increasing amount of editorial opinion (right, left and center) and less and less objective news content, our opinions and beliefs are being shaped and molded in a manner that does not allow people to exercise very much independent thought at all. This is the age of the sound-byte and information is being taken in and accepted at face value. As such, few people are digging deeper to find the more intimate and subtle aspects of the “truth” they are being fed. We’re getting information overload and as such are finding it harder and harder to contemplate on any one thing long enough to formulate a balanced and nuanced point of view. This is the sad state of affairs (and awareness) our world currently faces.

I say all of this to implore each and every one of you to look deeper into that which you currently call truth and reality. Look deeper both from the context of your own more nuanced inner understanding of self through the daily practices of meditation, contemplation and inner spiritual travel, to peeling back the onion of information being given to us on a daily basis. Remember, you are the microcosm of the macrocosm; you are a spark of God awareness with all of the tools and capabilities that such a creation embodies. Now is the time to start exercising this awareness within you. It is the time to begin developing and expanding your (extra) sensory awareness to the degree that you will be better able to discern the wheat from the chaff, the fact from the fiction. As the cosmic energy begins to speed up more and more, the awakened will better see the things around them as they truly are, whether that truth is pleasant or otherwise. When that awareness becomes clear, it will be time to act. It will be time to do your part in making this world a better place for all mankind. There is no fear, for you live in eternity, and you begin to realize that part of your current mission (in this incarnation) is in fact to awaken at this point in time and do your part.

The truth is out there if you have the curiosity to look and the courage of your convictions to want to know. Not everything is fun and rosy in Whoville, but we all have the power to make things better. We just need to build the collective will to do so, and the unstoppable spiritual consensus to make it happen. Take the time to start peeling back the onion of truth and existence. The layers are deep, but the truth is there for those willing to look. The question becomes, how deep down the rabbit hole are you willing to go? Don’t worry, your spiritual family (All That Is) has your back.