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| ==Session== | | ==Session== |
| ===Opening=== | | ===Opening=== |
− | TOMAS: Good afternoon, loyal friends. This is Tomas. I am [[happy]] to be here with you today and to [[experience]] with you your ebullient [[moods]] in light of the fair weather, the holiday, and the [[joy]] in knowing each other as siblings in the [[Family of God]]. We'll have a visitor today. You've met Merium's energies before. I have a recollection of her bringing the story of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lamplighter Lamp Lighter] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Lamp-Lighter] and your equipment failing to capture her message. But let me step aside and allow Merium now to speak for herself. One moment, please. | + | TOMAS: Good afternoon, loyal friends. This is Tomas. I am [[happy]] to be here with you today and to [[experience]] with you your ebullient [[moods]] in light of the fair weather, the holiday, and the [[joy]] in knowing each other as siblings in the [[Family of God]]. We'll have a visitor today. You've met Merium's energies before. I have a recollection of her bringing the story of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lamplighter Lamp Lighter] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Lamp-Lighter] and your equipment failing to capture her message. But let me step aside and allow Merium now to speak for herself. One moment, please. |
| ===Lesson=== | | ===Lesson=== |
| ===='''''[[Joy]]'''''==== | | ===='''''[[Joy]]'''''==== |
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| This [[balance]] is a part of the [[pattern]] that will accompany you throughout [[eternity]], work always being balanced with [[play]]. Now, the subtleties of such a [[truth]] are infinitely varied, inasmuch as there are those who play at their work and work at their play; there are those who have their best time when they're working and those who play seriously. Thus it is not simply a matter to attending to your [[work]] with a [[solemn]] sense of [[responsibility]], setting aside your work and giving yourself over to rambunctious play, no, but to keep yourself sufficiently loose that you do not find the [[experience]] of life to be a [[burden]] or a monotonous experience. | | This [[balance]] is a part of the [[pattern]] that will accompany you throughout [[eternity]], work always being balanced with [[play]]. Now, the subtleties of such a [[truth]] are infinitely varied, inasmuch as there are those who play at their work and work at their play; there are those who have their best time when they're working and those who play seriously. Thus it is not simply a matter to attending to your [[work]] with a [[solemn]] sense of [[responsibility]], setting aside your work and giving yourself over to rambunctious play, no, but to keep yourself sufficiently loose that you do not find the [[experience]] of life to be a [[burden]] or a monotonous experience. |
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− | This is one of the indications of a [[society]] in flux that variety will enter in to embellish that which has been established, so that you keep doing what you must do while finding ways to [[enjoy]] it more. There were times when there was no enjoyment. There is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_gothic famous picture], in fact, of a [[farmer]] and his [[wife]] with their grim [[countenances]], and indeed it was true that life was a [[burden]] of existence for those early [[pioneers]] of your civilization which now has a picture of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_E._Newman Alfred E. Newman] to indicate the other column, that little goofy looking fellow on MAD Magazine. | + | This is one of the indications of a [[society]] in flux that variety will enter in to embellish that which has been established, so that you keep doing what you must do while finding ways to [[enjoy]] it more. There were times when there was no enjoyment. There is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_gothic famous picture], in fact, of a [[farmer]] and his [[wife]] with their grim [[countenances]], and indeed it was true that life was a [[burden]] of existence for those early [[pioneers]] of your civilization which now has a picture of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_E._Newman Alfred E. Newman] to indicate the other column, that little goofy looking fellow on MAD Magazine. |
| ===='''''[[The Teachers]]'''''==== | | ===='''''[[The Teachers]]'''''==== |
− | Sometimes we are serious and sometimes playful, and I am more known for my playfulness than my seriousness. Let's talk a bit about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_Day Mother's Day] since it's scheduled, even before we got here. And let me tell you just a bit about myself before we talk about [[mothers]]. I am not a mother in the sense of the word that you would understand. Even though I had a [[mortal]] life as you are enjoying, I did not have children; I never gave [[birth]] to any other human being in the flesh as you understand motherhood. However, I am a marvelous mother in spirit. I was perhaps what you might call an [[elder]] sibling, a teen-ager, and I had a hovering kind of attitude, much like a hen will have over her chicks. I amassed all the children in the [[neighborhood]], in the [[community]], and they became my charge, my interest. I have, of course, a great appreciation for the [[sibling]] relationship, but that never came into my [[personality]] [[frame of reference]] until after I left the mortal plane and began to experience [[parenting]] again in and through [[47:2 The Probationary Nursery|the nurseries]], and there I encountered others like myself who had not had physical children but who needed an understanding of [[parenting]]. Those others, then, were my siblings. Thus I have a full sense of [[appreciation]] for my brothers and sisters, but again, it was not a [[human]]-based [[frame of reference]]. | + | Sometimes we are serious and sometimes playful, and I am more known for my playfulness than my seriousness. Let's talk a bit about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_Day Mother's Day] since it's scheduled, even before we got here. And let me tell you just a bit about myself before we talk about [[mothers]]. I am not a mother in the sense of the word that you would understand. Even though I had a [[mortal]] life as you are enjoying, I did not have children; I never gave [[birth]] to any other human being in the flesh as you understand motherhood. However, I am a marvelous mother in spirit. I was perhaps what you might call an [[elder]] sibling, a teen-ager, and I had a hovering kind of attitude, much like a hen will have over her chicks. I amassed all the children in the [[neighborhood]], in the [[community]], and they became my charge, my interest. I have, of course, a great appreciation for the [[sibling]] relationship, but that never came into my [[personality]] [[frame of reference]] until after I left the mortal plane and began to experience [[parenting]] again in and through [[47:2 The Probationary Nursery|the nurseries]], and there I encountered others like myself who had not had physical children but who needed an understanding of [[parenting]]. Those others, then, were my siblings. Thus I have a full sense of [[appreciation]] for my brothers and sisters, but again, it was not a [[human]]-based [[frame of reference]]. |
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| I think perhaps that these early days of my life, those formative years as a [[human being]], were instrumental in forming my [[personality]] to be that which I am today. You may think of me as a [[story]]-teller with children sitting around me, hanging on me, pulling on my clothing and my hair, and I am with them, on the floor, wiping their noses, straightening their forelocks and babbling along with them in an attempt to [[communicate]] with or without words that divine [[harmony]] that comes from the playfulness of little children, and this is an act I [[engage]] in happily, as it is always in my [[consciousness]] that my elder brother and yours, [[Michael]], is always in our midst, standing nearby, watching as we play, overseeing our [[energies]], and being a part - although a [[quiet]] and unobtrusive pat - of our engagement. | | I think perhaps that these early days of my life, those formative years as a [[human being]], were instrumental in forming my [[personality]] to be that which I am today. You may think of me as a [[story]]-teller with children sitting around me, hanging on me, pulling on my clothing and my hair, and I am with them, on the floor, wiping their noses, straightening their forelocks and babbling along with them in an attempt to [[communicate]] with or without words that divine [[harmony]] that comes from the playfulness of little children, and this is an act I [[engage]] in happily, as it is always in my [[consciousness]] that my elder brother and yours, [[Michael]], is always in our midst, standing nearby, watching as we play, overseeing our [[energies]], and being a part - although a [[quiet]] and unobtrusive pat - of our engagement. |
| ===='''''[[Mother Spirit]]''''', '''''[[Motherhood]]''''', '''''[[Gender]]'''''==== | | ===='''''[[Mother Spirit]]''''', '''''[[Motherhood]]''''', '''''[[Gender]]'''''==== |
− | I'd like to expand this picture then to incorporate our [[discussion]] of Mother's Day and [[parallel]] that picture that I painted for you of who I am, to the [[relationship]] that exists between [[Nebadonia]], our [[Divine Minister]], and [[Michael]], our Lord. These are our [[parents]]. They are the parents of the celestial helpers. They are, in fact, the parents of the worlds of this [[local universe]]. Together they have plotted and planned their kingdom, their [[domain]], their realm, and they have been overseeing the development of their kingdom, their universe, in the natural [[course]] of their [[existence]]. And so let's look at what it is that [[Mother]] does, what Mother offers, as [[compared]] to what we know about the [[authority]] of the [[Father]] figure, the strength of Dad, the [[power]] plays that are appropriate and natural for the Father figure. There is talk on your world about "men's realm" and "women's realm" and with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_liberation women's liberation] these roles have been upset, upturned, [[disguised]], [[confused]] and rent asunder. And so let's look at the universe and how it's set up and what the roles are of the Eternal Parents, the universe parents of [[Michael]] and [[Nebadonia]]. | + | I'd like to expand this picture then to incorporate our [[discussion]] of Mother's Day and [[parallel]] that picture that I painted for you of who I am, to the [[relationship]] that exists between [[Nebadonia]], our [[Divine Minister]], and [[Michael]], our Lord. These are our [[parents]]. They are the parents of the celestial helpers. They are, in fact, the parents of the worlds of this [[local universe]]. Together they have plotted and planned their kingdom, their [[domain]], their realm, and they have been overseeing the development of their kingdom, their universe, in the natural [[course]] of their [[existence]]. And so let's look at what it is that [[Mother]] does, what Mother offers, as [[compared]] to what we know about the [[authority]] of the [[Father]] figure, the strength of Dad, the [[power]] plays that are appropriate and natural for the Father figure. There is talk on your world about "men's realm" and "women's realm" and with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_liberation women's liberation] these roles have been upset, upturned, [[disguised]], [[confused]] and rent asunder. And so let's look at the universe and how it's set up and what the roles are of the Eternal Parents, the universe parents of [[Michael]] and [[Nebadonia]]. |
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| Remembering that I am a [[story]]-teller, we can overlook my vague [[recitation]] of what [[your text]] has revealed by indicating that the [[Mother Spirit]] is installed/ ensconced/ interned in [[Salvington]], the capital of the local universe, and that she is a permanent resident therein, that she sends forth her representatives, her many orders of children throughout the universes to speak on her behalf and to act for her in the [[birth]] and nurture of her millions of offspring, her creations - [[morontial]] and [[material]]. Let's throw the floor open and think outloud as to how you can see the Mother's work in her universe. | | Remembering that I am a [[story]]-teller, we can overlook my vague [[recitation]] of what [[your text]] has revealed by indicating that the [[Mother Spirit]] is installed/ ensconced/ interned in [[Salvington]], the capital of the local universe, and that she is a permanent resident therein, that she sends forth her representatives, her many orders of children throughout the universes to speak on her behalf and to act for her in the [[birth]] and nurture of her millions of offspring, her creations - [[morontial]] and [[material]]. Let's throw the floor open and think outloud as to how you can see the Mother's work in her universe. |
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| Look around and express how it is that you [[perceive]] the [[essence]] and [[energy]] of the [[Divine Minister]], our Mother indeed, in your daily life, in this setting here, and in all you do. [[Laughter]] is certainly one of the gifts I accredit our Mother with for she has such [[joy]] in her. Her joy stems from knowing who she is and how she serves. Not how she rules, but how she serves. And the natural response in the greater universe of [[service]] is the [[reflection]] of that [[attitude]] and [[goodness]] that is at the heart of the need to be attentive and caring to those you love and who look to you for [[direction]], just as I look at you children here playing on the floor with me, with your fine hair all tousled by the wind and your socks on backwards. | | Look around and express how it is that you [[perceive]] the [[essence]] and [[energy]] of the [[Divine Minister]], our Mother indeed, in your daily life, in this setting here, and in all you do. [[Laughter]] is certainly one of the gifts I accredit our Mother with for she has such [[joy]] in her. Her joy stems from knowing who she is and how she serves. Not how she rules, but how she serves. And the natural response in the greater universe of [[service]] is the [[reflection]] of that [[attitude]] and [[goodness]] that is at the heart of the need to be attentive and caring to those you love and who look to you for [[direction]], just as I look at you children here playing on the floor with me, with your fine hair all tousled by the wind and your socks on backwards. |
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− | How can I not love you [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rascals little rascals]? How can Our Mother not adore her creations? When you retain your [[attitude]] of childlikeness, when you continue to look to your [[parents]] for their [[overcare]], you continue to be manageable and adorable. When you think you're too old for Mother's [[attentions]], when you push her aside to show off how big you are and how you don't need her anymore, fussing over you, [[counseling]] you, [[admonishing]] you, you have run aground. | + | How can I not love you [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rascals little rascals]? How can Our Mother not adore her creations? When you retain your [[attitude]] of childlikeness, when you continue to look to your [[parents]] for their [[overcare]], you continue to be manageable and adorable. When you think you're too old for Mother's [[attentions]], when you push her aside to show off how big you are and how you don't need her anymore, fussing over you, [[counseling]] you, [[admonishing]] you, you have run aground. |
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| Your [[experience]] here may have shown you that it was [[necessary]] for you to cut the cord between you and Mother in order for you to grow up and [[embrace]] the ways of the world, "man's world". But in the spirit realm, the [[truth]] is, Father will always [[share]] his [[throne]] with his Bride. You cannot love one more than the other for they are one. You cannot pay more [[homage]] to the [[authority]] of Father than the ministry of Mother, for they are united. | | Your [[experience]] here may have shown you that it was [[necessary]] for you to cut the cord between you and Mother in order for you to grow up and [[embrace]] the ways of the world, "man's world". But in the spirit realm, the [[truth]] is, Father will always [[share]] his [[throne]] with his Bride. You cannot love one more than the other for they are one. You cannot pay more [[homage]] to the [[authority]] of Father than the ministry of Mother, for they are united. |
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| Right now, in my [[minds eye]], my beloved little brothers and sisters, you are only now beginning to learn how to walk and how to talk. Your [[communications]] skills are funny and your best communications are still best conveyed through [[gestures]], like bopping each other on the head or reaching out to [[touch]] that which appears to be different from what you know. | | Right now, in my [[minds eye]], my beloved little brothers and sisters, you are only now beginning to learn how to walk and how to talk. Your [[communications]] skills are funny and your best communications are still best conveyed through [[gestures]], like bopping each other on the head or reaching out to [[touch]] that which appears to be different from what you know. |
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− | Think of each other as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toddler toddlers], even as you [[aspire]] to become [[mature]] and adult, for if you can perceive of the childlike aspects in each other, it will be a natural and innate - shall we say "[[genetic]]" -- disposition for you to adore your brothers and sisters or ignore their antics as mere [[learning]] experiences in the [[art of living]]. | + | Think of each other as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toddler toddlers], even as you [[aspire]] to become [[mature]] and adult, for if you can perceive of the childlike aspects in each other, it will be a natural and innate - shall we say "[[genetic]]" -- disposition for you to adore your brothers and sisters or ignore their antics as mere [[learning]] experiences in the [[art of living]]. |
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| Mother's work may never be done, but it is not an unpleasant chore. [[Loving]] is never a chore. Caring for each other from that font of [[affection]] which is from [[Paradise]] Source is a never-ending experience in [[expression]]. Let's pause on this note for awhile. I'll be back. [tape turned within seconds of running out] I have another [[story]] for you. That was not me, that was a [[midwayer]]. | | Mother's work may never be done, but it is not an unpleasant chore. [[Loving]] is never a chore. Caring for each other from that font of [[affection]] which is from [[Paradise]] Source is a never-ending experience in [[expression]]. Let's pause on this note for awhile. I'll be back. [tape turned within seconds of running out] I have another [[story]] for you. That was not me, that was a [[midwayer]]. |