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Mill Valley, California—U.S.A.

 

 

Dear Michael and Mother Spirit, We appreciate your efforts and your rather incomprehensible ability to convey to us your spiritual truths and insights in so many ways, through so many transmitters--each it seems with his or her own range of sensibility. Taken altogether the transmissions resemble a rainbow created by spiritual illumination shining through a soft rain of your wisdom coming down all around, and within, us. We are quite tickled to have the Teaching Mission in our lives. We thank you for your blessings, and ask you help us express this wisdom in our own lives, both for ourselves and in service to others. Amen.

Dear Michael and Mother Spirit, We appreciate your efforts and your rather incomprehensible ability to convey to us your spiritual truths and insights in so many ways, through so many transmitters--each it seems with his or her own range of sensibility. Taken altogether the transmissions resemble a rainbow created by spiritual illumination shining through a soft rain of your wisdom coming down all around, and within, us. We are quite tickled to have the Teaching Mission in our lives. We thank you for your blessings, and ask you help us express this wisdom in our own lives, both for ourselves and in service to others. Amen.

MICHAEL: Good evening, my dear children, this is Michael. My heart is very full this evening just being here with my faithful students, my dear friends. I know the faith and the trust you put in me, and I do appreciate the honor you do me in being here tonight. It gives Mother and I great humility, as Holy Spirit and Creator Son of Nebadon, to witness the courage of our children. We see our Universal Father’s motivation, the wonderful human drive for truth and understanding, shinning out of your souls. We only wish there were some way you yourselves could experience your own souls even more than you do, before one day joining with the co-author of those very souls--and so our lessons on the dimensions of spirit that you literally inhabit and live within.

MICHAEL: Good evening, my dear children, this is Michael. My heart is very full this evening just being here with my faithful students, my dear friends. I know the faith and the trust you put in me, and I do appreciate the honor you do me in being here tonight. It gives Mother and I great humility, as Holy Spirit and Creator Son of Nebadon, to witness the courage of our children. We see our Universal Father’s motivation, the wonderful human drive for truth and understanding, shinning out of your souls. We only wish there were some way you yourselves could experience your own souls even more than you do, before one day joining with the co-author of those very souls--and so our lessons on the dimensions of spirit that you literally inhabit and live within.

 

By now you should have some real perception of the effects of spirit. Think of how often it has been likened, by all the various cultures in the world, to the wind that blows unseen except for the way it tosses the trees about. So too now you are beginning to be aware of what we mean by value, and how it is such a fundamental part of your human reality. Now you can have some appreciation of its origin and, indeed, the kinds of spiritual beings humans are.  

By now you should have some real perception of the effects of spirit. Think of how often it has been likened, by all the various cultures in the world, to the wind that blows unseen except for the way it tosses the trees about. So too now you are beginning to be aware of what we mean by value, and how it is such a fundamental part of your human reality. Now you can have some appreciation of its origin and, indeed, the kinds of spiritual beings humans are.  

But now I feel some questions and comments bursting your seams, so I yield the floor over to you.

But now I feel some questions and comments bursting your seams, so I yield the floor over to you.

Student: I don’t have any questions right at the moment, Father Michael, just: thank you for your friendship, and love, and guidance, and also Mother’s love and guidance.

Student: I don’t have any questions right at the moment, Father Michael, just: thank you for your friendship, and love, and guidance, and also Mother’s love and guidance.

MICHAEL: Thank you, my son, we’re happy you can feel our love. This is why it is humbling, too, that we are so truly blessed with our children. Be in my peace. (Thank you)

MICHAEL: Thank you, my son, we’re happy you can feel our love. This is why it is humbling, too, that we are so truly blessed with our children. Be in my peace. (Thank you)

Student: Greetings, my big brother and father, my friend, Michael. There are some burning questions in my curious mind, as usual, and I hope you will entertain them for me tonight. I wish to start with the question of how is this planet, at this time, being treated by extra-terrestrial visitors?  

 

It’s my understanding that it’s being treated like an emergency room where only those whose highest interest is of the patient are allowed access. This has come into play since the Lucifer Rebellion has been adjudicated and the planetary circuits are open now only those who are here to help. Whereas before the adjudication, there were those who were allowed access to this planet that did not have our best interests at heart. So I would just like to know if I’m clear on what is taking place now with the visitation of our extra-terrestrial brothers and sisters.

Student: Greetings, my big brother and father, my friend, Michael. There are some burning questions in my curious mind, as usual, and I hope you will entertain them for me tonight. I wish to start with the question of how is this planet, at this time, being treated by extra-terrestrial visitors? It’s my understanding that it’s being treated like an emergency room where only those whose highest interest is of the patient are allowed access. This has come into play since the Lucifer Rebellion has been adjudicated and the planetary circuits are open now only those who are here to help. Whereas before the adjudication, there were those who were allowed access to this planet that did not have our best interests at heart. So I would just like to know if I’m clear on what is taking place now with the visitation of our extra-terrestrial brothers and sisters.

MICHAEL: Yes, my son, ever since the days of Pentecost when I received the mantel of authority of Master Son of Nebadon, there have been no what you might call evil-intentioned beings of any kind whatsoever visiting Urantia. You must keep in mind what I spoke of earlier about the rarity of those very few planets that went into rebellion, in the entire history of our Local Universe of now some three million, eight hundred thousand—plus planets.

MICHAEL: Yes, my son, ever since the days of Pentecost when I received the mantel of authority of Master Son of Nebadon, there have been no what you might call evil-intentioned beings of any kind whatsoever visiting Urantia. You must keep in mind what I spoke of earlier about the rarity of those very few planets that went into rebellion, in the entire history of our Local Universe of now some three million, eight hundred thousand—plus planets.

Student: Yes, that was quite a bit of clarity. I appreciate that, Michael. Thank you for taking the time to answer that question quite thoroughly. I do have one more. We were earlier discussing the sequestering of those truly evil people who continue to pull this planet the wrong way and keep others from growing in spirit in any way they can. I’m trying to understand what is meant by these terms--that they will eventually be sequestered. Do I understand this correctly? Will they be taken away any time in the near future as we go into the stages of Light and Life?

Student: Yes, that was quite a bit of clarity. I appreciate that, Michael. Thank you for taking the time to answer that question quite thoroughly. I do have one more. We were earlier discussing the sequestering of those truly evil people who continue to pull this planet the wrong way and keep others from growing in spirit in any way they can. I’m trying to understand what is meant by these terms--that they will eventually be sequestered. Do I understand this correctly? Will they be taken away any time in the near future as we go into the stages of Light and Life?

MICHAEL: My son, I would have you consider completely anew, if you will, the nature of evil. What is its origin? What is it? What is it for an individual to knowingly embrace it?--indeed, is this possible? Or does evil on a human level really reflect an absence of spiritual awareness of true values coupled with a lack of willpower? Mother Spirit touched on this last week when she introduced a notion that turns the common human comprehension of power on its head. You have Lord Action’s famous dictum, referring to social and political power, that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. To which Mother Spirit contrasted the more profound, ultimate power of spirit, and made the statement that this kind of truly absolute power, the kind which approaches Supremacy in the human mind and soul, corrupts absolutely no one.  

MICHAEL: My son, I would have you consider completely anew, if you will, the nature of evil. What is its origin? What is it? What is it for an individual to knowingly embrace it?--indeed, is this possible? Or does evil on a human level really reflect an absence of spiritual awareness of true values coupled with a lack of willpower? Mother Spirit touched on this last week when she introduced a notion that turns the common human comprehension of power on its head. You have Lord Acton’s famous dictum, referring to social and political power, that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. To which Mother Spirit contrasted the more profound, ultimate power of spirit, and made the statement that this kind of truly absolute power, the kind which approaches Supremacy in the human mind and soul, corrupts absolutely no one.  

This I hoped to portray in my life as Jesus. I once advised Peter, in his intention to defend me, to put up his sword because there were then legions of angels sitting on the nearby hills, eager to rescue me. And I know it has been an incomprehensible fact for so many, ever since that day on Calvary, as to why a being with my power would choose to do what I did. I offer these examples, my son, for you to reassess your notions of power—what it is, and who really has it. What is really determining peoples’ lives on this planet?  

This I hoped to portray in my life as Jesus. I once advised Peter, in his intention to defend me, to put up his sword because there were then legions of angels sitting on the nearby hills, eager to rescue me. And I know it has been an incomprehensible fact for so many, ever since that day on Calvary, as to why a being with my power would choose to do what I did. I offer these examples, my son, for you to reassess your notions of power—what it is, and who really has it. What is really determining peoples’ lives on this planet?  

So you see there is no need to sequester these individuals. It is only necessary to spread the glory of personal freedom so all their followers can each know their own human spirit and dignity of will. Very few of evil intention work alone. It is only the unexamined belief, the unconscious identification, of others in them—all this need for a leader to tell one what to do--that gives them power, whether political, societal, or ecclesiastical. I repeat: the power, and the choice, is in your hands. But then a blossoming of individual dignity of will is only another name for approaching planetary Light and Life, is it not?

So you see there is no need to sequester these individuals. It is only necessary to spread the glory of personal freedom so all their followers can each know their own human spirit and dignity of will. Very few of evil intention work alone. It is only the unexamined belief, the unconscious identification, of others in them—all this need for a leader to tell one what to do--that gives them power, whether political, societal, or ecclesiastical. I repeat: the power, and the choice, is in your hands. But then a blossoming of individual dignity of will is only another name for approaching planetary Light and Life, is it not?

Student: Yes, Michael, thank you for reminding me of the obvious. (much laughter)

Student: Yes, Michael, thank you for reminding me of the obvious. (much laughter)

And so, not trusting themselves, and simultaneously not wanting to accept the fact they are co-creating their own reality, they have no faith they can create their way forward. Instead they rely on driving themselves along through fear, forcing themselves to be good for fear of what might happen to them, as this is exemplified in notions of hell--though conveniently put off into the future to allow them to keep sinning—by their own measure, today. This only plugs a lot of guilt into an already messy situation.

And so, not trusting themselves, and simultaneously not wanting to accept the fact they are co-creating their own reality, they have no faith they can create their way forward. Instead they rely on driving themselves along through fear, forcing themselves to be good for fear of what might happen to them, as this is exemplified in notions of hell--though conveniently put off into the future to allow them to keep sinning—by their own measure, today. This only plugs a lot of guilt into an already messy situation.

This is a difficult situation, my daughter, because it is not amenable to reason. (much laughter) The best you can do is, really, try not to confront them, but simply express your own positive spirit. This is most effective because it keeps you out of all kinds of dead-ended arguments, or even seeing them as overly-needing you. Let them be free to be who they are, and channel all your love and concern into expressing as best you can, at those moments, your own faith in yourself. Be a living example right in front of them that their souls and their spirits can recognize.

This is a difficult situation, my daughter, because it is not amenable to reason. (much laughter) The best you can do is, really, try not to confront them, but simply express your own positive spirit. This is most effective because it keeps you out of all kinds of dead-ended arguments, or even seeing them as overly-needing you. Let them be free to be who they are, and channel all your love and concern into expressing as best you can, at those moments, your own faith in yourself. Be a living example right in front of them that their souls and their spirits can recognize.

Do you remember that passage in the Urantia book where it states how the human mind intrinsically enjoys, seeks out and creates, material means to express itself? You are now seeing for the first time the material means by which your world can feed, clothe, house, and educate its entire self, but more because of this emerging world culture’s valuing doing so. This social evolution is inexorable—with your help. We’re back to the large and the small, the One and the many, inextricably reflecting one another.  

Do you remember that passage in the Urantia book where it states how the human mind intrinsically enjoys, seeks out and creates, material means to express itself? You are now seeing for the first time the material means by which your world can feed, clothe, house, and educate its entire self, but more because of this emerging world culture’s valuing doing so. This social evolution is inexorable—with your help. We’re back to the large and the small, the One and the many, inextricably reflecting one another.  

As for your own personal efforts, my son, you know how to tap into your higher consciousness, and Mother Spirit, and myself, and our Father. You must make your decisions day by day in the light of all you can absorb. But the wisdom is yours, as are the decisions. I can only offer to help you keep your hopes up. (much ironic laughter this time) Have faith, my son.  

As for your own personal efforts, my son, you know how to tap into your higher consciousness, and Mother Spirit, and myself, and our Father. You must make your decisions day by day in the light of all you can absorb. But the wisdom is yours, as are the decisions. I can only offer to help you keep your hopes up. (much ironic laughter this time) Have faith, my son.  

MICHAEL: Well, I did tune in to some of your doomsday scenarios…(now everyone broke up, Michael referring to the lively discussion before his lesson) I can only ask you to recall all those times before, like when the Black Plague would come through and wipe out a third of the people. Think of your recent two World Wars. Think of the genocide even now going on. There is always this tipping of good and evil happening, and we can only work to lessen the worst effects. There is an enormous possibility for both, and that constantly modulates, but it is part of the human condition. I was once criticized for saying that the poor are always with you. I draw your attention to what the Urantia book calls the inevitabilities of the human situation. (Ed: page 51) So once again: social evolution is inexorable—with your help.  

MICHAEL: Well, I did tune in to some of your doomsday scenarios…(now everyone broke up, Michael referring to the lively discussion before his lesson) I can only ask you to recall all those times before, like when the Black Plague would come through and wipe out a third of the people. Think of your recent two World Wars. Think of the genocide even now going on. There is always this tipping of good and evil happening, and we can only work to lessen the worst effects. There is an enormous possibility for both, and that constantly modulates, but it is part of the human condition. I was once criticized for saying that the poor are always with you. I draw your attention to what the Urantia book calls the inevitabilities of the human situation. (Ed: page 51) So once again: social evolution is inexorable—with your help.  

Student: Anyway…Michael, I wasn’t here for that doomsday talk… Anyway, I’ve been reading this great book called Spiritual Peacemaking. I’ve been asking myself, and asking the universe, the direction to go in my life to open myself up to a greater expression of who I am, and my own faith—putting myself out there. There’s so much good material in this book I want to jump ahead and read it from the back; you know what I mean?  

Student: Anyway…Michael, I wasn’t here for that doomsday talk… Anyway, I’ve been reading this great book called Spiritual Peacemaking. I’ve been asking myself, and asking the universe, the direction to go in my life to open myself up to a greater expression of who I am, and my own faith—putting myself out there. There’s so much good material in this book I want to jump ahead and read it from the back; you know what I mean?  

Anyway, something you said about, we can change the things we see but not the things that are, because there is a reality—God’s reality: heaven on earth is already here. All we need to do is see it, and live it, and believe it. We really need to focus on that; not to minimize what is going on the world—that is tragic. But when we are in tune to our true sense of self, then we are empathetic to everyone’s situation.  

Anyway, something you said about, we can change the things we see but not the things that are, because there is a reality—God’s reality: heaven on earth is already here. All we need to do is see it, and live it, and believe it. We really need to focus on that; not to minimize what is going on the world—that is tragic. But when we are in tune to our true sense of self, then we are empathetic to everyone’s situation.  

Because I’m by myself a lot, I always ask myself: who am I? And it goes deeper and deeper each time. So I imagined throwing myself into a linear accelerator, to find out who I am, and as I progressed further and further, I quickly, in a sense, became nothing but light and energy. But there was also awareness. There was no more gender, no more social/economic labels, no more being Jewish, or Christian, or Atheist, or whatever. I was just pure awareness. And that’s heaven—here, now. (another student: Wheee!)  

 

Because I’m by myself a lot, I always ask myself: who am I? And it goes deeper and deeper each time. So I imagined throwing myself into a linear accelerator, to find out who I am, and as I progressed further and further, I quickly, in a sense, became nothing but light and energy. But there was also awareness. There was no more gender, no more social/economic labels, no more being Jewish, or Christian, or Atheist, or whatever. I was just pure awareness. And that’s heaven—here, now.  

 

(another student: Wheee!)  

 

But you know, my feet are on the ground; I still have to pay my rent. It just opens up whole new possibilities and potentials, still always my choice to live in this reality I cannot ever be apart from except in my blindness. So…

But you know, my feet are on the ground; I still have to pay my rent. It just opens up whole new possibilities and potentials, still always my choice to live in this reality I cannot ever be apart from except in my blindness. So…

MICHAEL: Yes, my son: amen. It’s good to find your home base—as we once called it. It’s good to just hang out there for a while. You may discover the magical-enough possibility that when you joyfully let it go, without clinging, without any self-pity of leaving this pure state, but just lightly let it go to rejoin the world, it tags along with you and does indeed transform all that out there. So once again you are face to face with: what is real; and what is ideal; and where do they merge; and where do they not? You discover the adventure is, by God’s good grace and love for you, continuing. There is another step to take, another risk requiring courage, another dimension to encounter and make your own. So we thank our Father that he made us the kind of beings we are, whether Creator Son or human being—that I had the great honor and delight in experiencing, myself. Rest in my peace, my son. I’m delighted you’ve found so much of it already, and are willing to look the economic necessities in the eye with a brave attitude.  

MICHAEL: Yes, my son: amen. It’s good to find your home base—as we once called it. It’s good to just hang out there for a while. You may discover the magical-enough possibility that when you joyfully let it go, without clinging, without any self-pity of leaving this pure state, but just lightly let it go to rejoin the world, it tags along with you and does indeed transform all that out there. So once again you are face to face with: what is real; and what is ideal; and where do they merge; and where do they not? You discover the adventure is, by God’s good grace and love for you, continuing. There is another step to take, another risk requiring courage, another dimension to encounter and make your own. So we thank our Father that he made us the kind of beings we are, whether Creator Son or human being—that I had the great honor and delight in experiencing, myself. Rest in my peace, my son. I’m delighted you’ve found so much of it already, and are willing to look the economic necessities in the eye with a brave attitude.  

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